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The Omaha Daily Bee THE OMAHA DEE a clean, reliable newspaper that it admitted to each and every home. WEATHER FORECAST. Tnr N'ehrssKs Fair. For I own Kslr. For weather report wn page 8. VOL. XXX VII I NO. 2oo. OMAHA, FK1DAY MORNING,.. APRIL 9, 190!) TWELVK PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. HOUSE NEARLY HEAMTO VOTE Long Session Held Yesterday to Com plete Several Sections of Tariff Measure. REPUBLICANS CAUGHT NAPPING Shallenberger Denies Any Deal Tith Chas. Metz Gove vs His Friends Merely SHARP WARNING FOR NICARAGUA Indications That United States May Send Ultimatum to Central Amer ican Government. Scl ,Saha Man to Prove CIPHER TELEGRAM MUTILATED DUTY ON HIDES ANDIRON ORE These Two Schedules Are Occupying the Attention of Senate Commit tee on Finance. WESTERN SENATORS COUNT NOSES Move to Test Opinion Regarding Tariff on Hides. SENATE BILL NEARLY READY Committee Begins Work of Inserting Rates. Democrats Amend Iron Ore Schedule When Many Members Are Absent- CALL SENT FOR DELINQUENTS Committee Provision Is Reinstated After Their Return. SILK SUSPENDERS AND GARTERS Pol In on Thrw Artlrles -Are I -.creased Brrifiw of Mlitnkr Made In Consolidating Paragraphs. WASHINGTON. April 8.-Bccause of the numerous committee amendments to the Payn tariff bill, the house of representa tives waa compelled to sit until late In the evening In order to Insure action on the various paragraphs coming; within the scoh of the special rule adopted last Monday before the final vote la taken tomorrow. At one time the republicans were caught Hupping nnd an amendment by Mr. Clark of Missouri was adopted fixing the rate of duty on Iron ore and steel wire of the No. 16 gauge at Vent per pound, but this was thrown out later. Fearing that he might not meet with such success again, Chair man Payne took his republican colleagues to task for absenting themselves from the chamber and appealed to them to remain In their seats. This waa done, with the re sult that In all the committee amendments lie was sustained. While occasionally there were outbreaks of bad temper, on the whole the session assumed a normal aspect and business pro ceeded with a reasonable degree of facility. Pineapple and Cocoa. Following a spirited debate, a committee amendment was adopted placing a duty of 8 cents a cubic foot of the capacity of barrels or packages of pineapples. The rate on crude cocoa, or cacao and leaves, was reduced from 4 to 3 cents a pound. In atder to meet the decision In regard to the counting of threads In cotton cloths, paragraph 318 of the bill was stricken out and the provision of the Dlngley law on the name subject was restored In Us stead. Jacquard figured goods for upholstering, rovers, etc., composed wholly or In chief of cotton or bther vegetable fiber, were given protection by levying a duty of SO per cent ad valorem. Long Staple Cotton. 'A tax of 45 per cent ad valorem was also put upon tire fabric, or fabrics used for pneumatic tires. The effect of this provision will be to place the duty on the long staple cotton used, in the fabric. A duty of JD per cent ad valorem also was put Upon cotton bleached and purified, whether medicated or not. The dividing line between the high and low rates of duty on oil cloth and linoleum , whs fixed at eleven fet instad of nine fuet ub originally In the bill. It was twelve fret in the Dtngley law. The .-intendment restoring the Ilnglev ratea of 48 cents per deaen pieces and .15 per cent ad valorrm on collars and cuffs composed of cotton, waa agreed to. In connection with this change Mr. Harrison (N. Y.) took occasion to criticise the methods employed for presenting committee amendments. He argued that they should have been printed In the record prior to their presentation on Hie flovr. t Ciartera aud "uaprnder. Because of an Inadvertence In con solidating the paragraphs covering laces and articles of silk and India rubber, the duty on bindings, garters and suspenders was Increased. Mr. Hill (Connecticut!) offered a com mittee amendment to have retained the duties now levied In the Dlngley law. Mr. Fitzgerald (N. Y.), who said that he acted in the Interest of all the American people, whom he wished to see wear silk suspenders and garters, offered an amend ment reducing the duties SO per cent ad valorem on suspenders and garters. . f'pon a division vote this amendment Waa lost and the committee amendment agreed to. Republicans Cauah Napping. The committee amendment Increasing the duty on round Iron or steel wire smaller than No. IS aaa voted down, lii to 146 and la its stead there waa adapted a substi tute presented by Mr. Clark of Missouri, fixing the rate at 1 of 1 cent per pound. A long wrangle ensued over the right tu amend any olher portion of paragraph 134. The chair ruled that such amend ments, except to the Clark amendment, Which was adopted, were out of order. An appeal from the decision was lost, 178 to 13S On the final vote the Clark amend ment waa defeated, 126 to 177, and the orig inal Payne amendment was adopted. Mr. Payne criticised his republican col leagues for leaving the chamber. He de clare! the slow progress waa due to that (ait. Tlie committee has worked hard for five mouths," lie said. "Can't you afford to Slay here this afternoon and tomorrow aaornlng In order to vole on this bill?" The rate on briar root, briar wood and laurel was Increased from 6 to 25 per cent ad valorem. Tho tobacco schedule was amended so as to fix a duly of T5 cents a pound If im stammed and II a pound if stemmed, on all filler tobacco Imported from countries which prohibit similar Importations. I .H BKy ATOM 9 (IHIitMIE Members From Beel and t'aav Mates rla Pulllpplu Industry. WA8H1UNGTON. April S.-Bcet sugar producers and the senators representing beet sugar states at a romVrriic today termed an organisation intended to include the senators from rsne sugar slates, the ubjet-t of which will be to safeguard (tie Industry against the development of the augar Industry In the Philippine Islands in competition with th I'nited States. Mr. Smith of Michigan today Introduced, and the senate adopted, a resolution call ing upon the secretary of agriculture fur full statistics relating to augar. Tha amount of tax levied on sugar by . tire.it Hrltaln, France. Germany. Austria- Hungary, Tha Netherlands, Belgium. Spain, Italy and Denmark, la called for In a reao- (CoaUaued oa Second Page ) (From. 'Correspondent.) LINCOLN. , i Special Telegram.) vernor Sha r denied the state ment of Charles iet that he had made a dicker for the brewery support In hla race for governor. The governor made this statement : "Interested persons. In the'.r excited frame of mind over this bill, are likely to make erroneous statements. "I don't consider that a charge of this snrt carries much weight, under tho cir cumstances, but In order to clesr up any misapprehension I will give the facts as I remember them. "The conversation to which Mr. Metx al ludes took place during the primary con test between Mr. Dahlman, Mr. Berge and myself, while I was at the Paxton hotel in Omaha conferring with my workers of that city. The question came up whether or not Dahlman was to have the solid support of the brewers, the votes they con trol and tho money backing It was re ported they stood ready to put Into his campaign. It had lieen represented to me thnt Dahlman would likely receive the united support of the liquor elements and Bi-rge had the liest show to land the tem perance ote. That made It look as though I would be left out In the cold, and I was strongly In the notion of withdrawing from the race. I did not want to go up against a big fund contributed by the brewers In Dahlman'a Interest. "My friends at Omaha, who were strongly opposed to Dahlman, urged me to slay in, and to convince me that the brewera would keep hands off they offered to bring In Mr. Metx and have him make a atatement. I agreed to the arrangement and someone telephoned for him. He then came to the room in the Paxton and stated that he was taking no part in the fight. That Is how It came about. I did not go to him. nor did I even send for him. "It Isn't true that I solicited the support of the brewers In any way. The meeting was arranged by my friends aolely to sat isfy me that the brewers were not putting up a large sum of money for Dahlman'a campaign. This waa not done at my in stance, but to reassure me that there would be a fair field and a reasonable chance of winning. On this showing I was persuaded by my aupporters to give up the Idea of withdrawing. "If I aald anything on that occasion about the Slocumb law, which I do not recollect, It was what I have said many times, which was that aa a regulatory statute I consid ered the Slocumb law the best one any state hss. "It la a matter of pretty common knowl edge, I think, that Mr. Dahlman got the votea of the liberal element In the prl marlea. The only support coming to me from that source was given by men who thought Dahlman oould. not.Jje elected .and I. could." Modjeska is Dead After Long Illness Noted Polish Actress Passes Away at Island Home in Cali fornia. LOS ANGELES, Cal April 8 Mme. Hel ena Modjeska, the famoua Polish trage dienne and one of the most noted actresses of the American stage, died at 10 o'clock today at her Island home at Bay City, Orange county, at the age of 6, after an illness of about two montha. For several Cays she had been unconacioua and her death was almost hourly expected. Brlght'a disease, complicated with heart trouble. waa the Immediate cause of death. Gathered around the bedside of the noted actress when she passed fcway were Count Boxenta, husband of Madame Modjeska, Italph Modjeaka and hla wife, a son and daughter-in-law, of Chicago, and Dr. J. c. Boyd, the family physician. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Mme. Modjeska'! Omaha friends bad been expecting her death for many days. Mes sages ot condolence nave been sent her son from here. THREE MILLIONS FOR THEATER Mexico Will Spend Tbla Amount of Money tor n National Playhouse. MEXICO. CITT. April 8-The annual budget to the national congress carries more than $3,000,000 for a new national theater. 14.900,000 for educational purposes, 111.500.000 for improving Irrigation facilities and the water system of the federal dis trlct, and 81.0OO.0ft0 for a monument to com memorate the lflOth anniversary of Mexican Independence next year. J. B. Rahm Takes Strange Chance to Do a Good Turn J. B. Kahm. head of the United State Supply company, will get a cherk from Sioux City within a day or two aa a refund for carfare paid for a young woman, whose name Mr. Rahm did not obtain and who went broke in Omaha Wednesday. Mr. Rajim aas reading In hla home on Thirty-first near Pacific street Wednesday evening, when he got an opportunity to buy a young woman a railroad ticket sim ply because he had the window curtain up. It a as hardly an hour until the last train left for Sioux City when Mr. Kahm diwr hell rang. It wss answered by one of his children. Mrs. Rahm bring In the south. A young woman waa unnouueed and the child showed her into the room where Mr. Rahm wss reading. "I've got to go to Sioux City. Mr. Rahm. and have only 75 centa to my name," waa the plsin, pointed statement the young woman msde, Sha was a stranger to Mr. Rahm and said she learned his name from some boys across the street and decided to ask him to pay her railroad far to Ploux City, as the only people sha knew iii Omaha lived in tha next block and were not at horns. ' I've failed In nit studies at school nt t St. Louis," said the young wona "1 COMPROMISE ON IRON ORE Duty Will Probably Be Placed at ao Cents Ton, Half That Provided by the Dlngley Lliii WASHINGTON. April 8. Western sena tors today started a canvaas of the senate to determine the sentlmen'. In relation to putting hldea on the free list or assessing a duty upon them. If a majority of mem bers are found to favor free hides, aa desired by the house, the aenate committee on finance will accept this verdict. By this method It Is argued that long debate over this question may be avoided. It Is the Intention to discourage general debate when the tariff bill Is reported to the senate next week and begin work at once on the adoption of the committee amendmenta. The committee continued all day and until late tonight Inserting rates In the bill and will be ready to report all but the administrates features to the senate on next Monday. The present Intention of the senate com mittee on finance Is to place a duty of 20 centa per ton on Iron ore. I'nder the Dlng ley law Iron ore Is dutiable at 40 cents per ton, while the Payne bill puts It on the free list. The decision of the senate com mittee Is In the nature of a compromise and waa brought abqut by the Insistence of Senator Burrows and hla colleague. Senator William Alden Smith. Iron ore Is one of the products which have given the house and aenate commit tees a great deal of trouble. While some of the ore producers admitted frankly to the house committee that they could stand their share of reduction If there was to be a general revision of the tariff downward, few of them were willing to admit that they could stand free ore. Some of the principal Iron ore ranges of the United States are located in Michigan, particularly the Meaaba range, and the Industry la one of supreme Importance to the state. Until yesterday It was practically con ceded that the senate committee would agree to free ore. It la asserted that a majority of the members of the committee believe the Industry would not suffer ma terially If the duty were taken off of Iron ore entirely. It Is recognized, however, that In order to get a tariff bill through congress trades of various- kinds must be made and this Is one of many. Wife of Rector Gets a Divorce Decree Issued in Chicago Frees Mrs. Anna Brown from Episcopal Clergyman at Creighton. CHICAGO, April 8, (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Anna Brown secured a divorce from Rev. Marcus Brown, former rector of St, Albany's Episcopal church here, but now doing mlaston work at Creighton, Neb, Mrs. Brown obtained the decree on grounds of cruelty. She recited episodes which tended to Illustrate the tempestuous disposition of her husband. On one occasion, she testi fied, that when she had remonstrated with him for striking one of their sons, he hurled a chair at the boy, rendering him unconscious. Brown was transferred to the mission in Creighton after hla domestic discords. Bishop Anderson aald he could not say whether the church would take cognisance ot the divorce or not, since the clergyman ia now serving under the Juris diction of Bishop Williams of Omaha. MODIFY C0UNTY OPTION BILL MUsonrl Pasaea Me wo re After Al lowing "epurute Vote la Towns of 10,000. JEFFKRSON CITY. Mo.. April 8.-The house today passed a btll amendimr the local option law so as to allow separate votes on the subject In cities of 10.000 dodu lation. It Is a county unit measure and Is designed as a substitute for the Pereberton bill, defeated Inst week, which exempted cities or 24,000 population. It la aald tha the measure passed today will receive fa vorable consideration In the aenate. wrote my father and he waa to meet me in Omaha. As he failed to meet me. went to the postofflce and expected a let ter. Did not get that. Then I Ihnu.ht in lamiiy wnicn we know here. They are not at home. I saw you sitting in th room rmuuia ana nere t am to ask von to pay my fare to Sioux City Will you do it?" Mr. Rahm deliberately walked tn h telephone, called a aon-ln-law and asked turn to take the young woman to tl train and buy her a ticket. The nn.ln.lu obeyed, but. like Mr. Rahm, forgot to ask me young woman a name. "All she said was her father knew perintendrnt Park of the Union Pacific railway." aald Mr. Rahm, "so I Invested me smsil amount and will get tt back HEAVY SHOCK AT MESSINA ..ran r.nnnenaae la Stricken Olty Arromnaaled by Subterranean Humbling. MESSINA. April 8.-A violent earthquake waa experienced here laat night at t.a o clock It waa accompenlod by aubttr rauean rumblings. More Revision Coming of a Much-Needed From the Minneapolis Journal. JOBN D.S PROFITS ARE SMALL? Attorney Milburn Ridicules Idea Standard Makes( Big Money. LOSES PATIENCE WITH KELLOGG OH Lawyer "ays Corporation Could Have Made More by Loaning Money at Corapoand Interest. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. April 8. -Attorney Mil- burn, heading the Standard's array of lawyers here In defense of the govern ment's now celebrated suit to have the great corporation with Ita many millions of capital, declared illegal aa a violator of the Sherman act, this morning resumed his argument commenced late Tuesday even ing. The four dignified Judges of the United States circuit court, sitting en banc, are following the noted lawyer's address with marked attention, but do not hesitate to propound perplexing questions to him, when hla meaning is not quite clear to them. His answer, however. Is always ready and apt. This morning Mr. Milburn devoted sev eral hours to replying to special Attorney General Frank B. Kellogg's charges that the Standard had earned the enormous profit of over $500,000,000 upon a capitalization of 837,260,000. Thla $700,000,009, Mr. Kellegg charges was both enormous and unreason able. That the defend nta had made either enormous or unreasonable profits. Mr. Mil burn denied at the commencement of to day's argitme.v. In no uncertain term. That the profits exceeded the sums paid out as dividends, the attorney aald was true, but that auch aurijjua had been used in the extension- of and construction'- of other properties. Attacks Kellogg's Theory of Proftta Another statement waa that, the value of the properties owned by the Standard of New Jersey, which the government seeks to dissolve, capitalized at J9?,2SO,000, really possesses Interests worth n6t less than $00,000,000. "And," declared Mr. Milburn, with marked emphasis, "the government's theory for estimating profits, aa set forth In the petition, Is unbound In law and does not accord with business principles or the facts of human experience. It ia even dif ficult to discuss such a proposition with patience." The attorney pointed out that the funda mental fallacy In the government's posi tion was that It failed In any way to recog nise the enormoua cumulative effect of compound Interest. Taking as a basic proposition that the properties of the Standard In 1882 were worth $70,000,000. as testified to by Mr. Archbold, the attorney quoted from a tabic to show that compounded at 7 per cent from 1S2 to Ifr th original $70,00n.floo would. reach the very comfortable amount of 8C55,- 0C5.68i;."4. AsHUmlng that this 7 per cent had been added to the capital, irrespective of dividends. Mr. Mllbuin suggested it might In a woy explain the rapid and ap parently phenomenal growth of the Stand ard's assets. "It's but a matter of a pencil, a bit ot paper and a school boy to figure it out no lawyer Is required," added Mr. Milburn. Lawyer's Figures Interest. Even taking the value of the properties of the defendant In 12165.710,000 as claimed Wy the government the attorney said compounded at 8 per cent from 12 to 1W6 It grew to $3i3.2n.0OO, which was but $0,128 5&S lens than the actual assets of the latter year as shown by the accounts of the corporation, "Why," said he. "If we had never pur chased a gallon of oil, but loaned our cap ital expeditiously and carefully, we could have made aa much, and recalling the high (Continued on Second Page.) Beautify your lawns and gardens, at the same time help to make Omaha the garden spot of the west. On our classified page, under the caption of "For Garden and Lawn," is a direc tory of reliable florists and nurserymen, people who have been established for years and' who are building up a per manent business in Omaha. Beware of peddlers and canvaso en, aa they are often unreliable, here to day and gone tomorrow. Deal with the men who advertise, as they merit your patronage and are alwaya here and can only suc ceed by furnlsning what they prom ise. Have you read the want ads. yet todavf Jules Lumbard Is on Death Bed at Chicago Home Famous Singer, Formerly of Omaha, Is Credited With Raising 20,000 Troops. CHICAGO. April 8 Jules 1-umbard, known throughout the country as a cam paign singer and republican worker and one of the few remaining characters of the Lincoln campaign. Is dying at the home of hla sister-in-law in this city. President Lincoln credited Lumbard with raising 20,000 troops for the northern cause during the civil war. Iate In the struggle when the fever for enlistment had greatly waned, Lumbard stood on the court house steps in Chicago and aang "Rally Round the Flag, Boys," with a spirit and fervor which resulted In raising several com panies. In every republican campaign alnoe his powerful voice has been raised in song for the party of which he was an enthus iastic member. For many years the old singer was in charge of the Pennsylvania road'a traffic affairs In the Transmlssippl territory, with headquarters at Omaha. Fifty Buildings Are in Flames Fire is Sweeping Through the City of Manchester, New Hampshire. MANCHESTER, April 8.-The tenement house district of the southern section of the city, covering an area of nearly a square mile, and occupied mainly by for eigners employed In the cotton mills and shoo factories, waa swept by fire today. Within -two hours fifty buildings had been destroyed or damaged In the area from Kim street eastward to Beach street, and from Auburn street north to Cedar. A gale was blowing and a. on after the outbreak help waa aeked of Concord Nassau, Lowell, Portsmouth, Dover and Rochester. With the aid of the firemen thus summoned, the conflagration waa soon under control. The loss Is estimated at $100,000. Fully 2,000 persons were made homeless. MILWAUKEE. Wis., April 8.-A Wis consin special from Wlnneconne, Wis says: Fire today destroyed nine business buildings on May street, entailing a loss of $20,000; partly covered by Insurance. MIDLAND, -Texas, April 8. Fire here today caused a losa of $3uO,0iiO in the busi ness section of the city. One hotel, two banks and many stores were burned. Champion Butter Cow is Killed Animal Producing 712 Pounds of Butter a Year Takes ratal Fall Into Ditch. COLUMBIA, Mo., April 8. Pedro' Es tella, the champion butter Jersey cow of the world, I dead. She died at her home, the Missouri Agricultural college farm, at Columbia, last night. In tm-elve month she produced 712 pounds of butter, fully 100 pounds more than her nearest competitor. Eetella was in good health, but stumbled Into a ditch and was unable to get out. Wien aid reached her she was too far gone to recover. The university statistician figured tiiat the Income from Estella for one year would have kept an average student In the University of Missouri for a like term. Restless Natives New Peril to Roosevelt Hunting Party MOMBASA. British East Africa, April 8. According to native reports received her the Mullahs of the Somalia inhabiting the dcs.Tt country north of the protectorate are allowing further signs of unrest ami arc massing on the northern boundary of Kenya province. The restlessness first be came evident some six month ago, and there lias been apprehension of troublu in the dry season when travel over the trails Is eashr. This northern district always has bren a territory to watch closely. When the na tives do go out for trouble they gem ruily b-ar to the wesiward. In the drectiun of the tetiled districts and the good hunting grounds. There I today some local anx ety, particularly as a majority of the protec torate group are at Berbers. In British Somallland'. It la said here that the'eo Ibnlal office In I .on don has Issued Instruc tions to th governor of tha protectorate to surround Mr. Koosevelt on his hunting trip with every possible precaution for his safety. v Sir II. Ilesketh-Bell, governor and commander-in-chief of Uganda, will Irav. Uganda April it for England. Mr. Rouse Variety. LIQUOR FIGHT IN MISSOURI Advocates of Constitutional Amend ment Win Two Points in House. MEASUEE SENT TO ENGROSSMENT Tax Amendment Intended to Make lp Deficiency In Revenue Should Any Occur la Defeated. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., April 8.-The lower branch of the Missouri legislature adjourned tonight until tomorrow, with the prohibition constitutional amendment pend ing for engrossment. The prohibitionists won two points today during the session. They forced tho adoption of the minority report recommending the amendment for passage, putting It on the calendar for engrossment and by a vote of 16 to W they defeated the tax amendment to make up the deflclencyln revenue should the amend ment carry. The tax "rider" allowed a levy of 26 cents for state purposes and 2 per cent for county and city purposes. The prohlbtlonlsts attempted to force the question through to engrossment, but the antis caused an adjournment after an amendment had been offered allowing the general assembly to fix the tax in case the amendment should carry at the polls. The debate probably will continue until noon tomorrow, as other amendments are to be offered. Gale from West Sweeping Boston Hurricane Passing Over New Eng land, Carrying Havoc to Coast Vessels. BOSTON, Mass., April 8 The hurricane frtm the middle west is passing over New England today at velocities ranging from fifty to ninety-two miles an hour. Such a gale haa not been experienced In many years. Three bargca were reported to be In distress off the southern lthodo Island shore. A little sloop waa driven on the end of Cape Cod and many vessels lost sails and other gear. The hlgheat wind velocity that has been reported In New England for sixteen years was reported from the Blue Hill observe tory, where tho register showed ninety-two miles an hour. MICA SCHEDULES REVISED House Also Iteduces Duty on Steel Ingots, and WASHINGTON, April 8. When cunaid eration of the Payne tariff bill was re sumed by the house today, further com mittee amendment in the nature of verbal corrections was taken up and adopted. Tho mica, whedule waa struck out und an other one providing that unmanufactured mica should pay a duty of 6 cents a pound and 3) per cent ad valorem, and that mica cut or trimmed mica plates and all manu factures of mica should fay 10 cents per pound and 30 per cent ad valorem. Steel Ingots, blooms and slabs were re duced from 1 cent to 8-10 of a cent per pound. The ad valorem proposition on boiler and plate iron or steel was stricken out and the duty made specific. In some cases tho rate being reduced. A vigorous fight was waged on an amend ment increasing the duty on round Iron or steel wire smaller than No. Id gauge from 1H to 1 of a cent a pound. It was claimed the proposed increase waa an outrago on the farmer. velt and hi party will be received In Uganda by 8. C. Tompkins, one tif the pro vincial commissioners. The plans fir the hunting trip of the Roosiwelt party are reaching completion. It ha been decided that Kermlt Roose velt i to take a number ot short separata hunting tilpa with a Portuguese Indian guide named Sllva. who Is famoua as an elephant hunter. For the firet fortnight of their stay, the Roosevelt party will be the guests at A till river of Sir Alfred Pease, a well known hunter, who has a large estate t KIHna Thcki. The second fort night they will bo the guests of Unortje McMillan at Ju Ja ranch. F. J. Jai kson, lleiiu-uajit governor of the protectorate. Is at Mombasa arranging the detail of the icceptlon to the Roosevelt party. A local hunter recently obtained an ele phant in the cannibal country whose tusks weighed 290 pounds. Mr. Delamere, a game ranger; Perclval, an entomologlKt. and Mr. Anderson, mem ber of the local Natural History society, have been avpiHnted a aiib-commtttee to Mr. Jackson to confer regarding the de tails of Mr. Kuosevelt reception. Hlooma Mnbs. Official Dispatches From Charge Gregory Are Interferred With. INCIDENT CAUSES ANNOYANCE Diplomatic Communications Are Held To Be Inviolable. MORAL SUASION HAS' FAILED l nlted Mate and Mexico Are Again Considering; Means for landing Intolerable State ( Affairs. WASHINGTON, April 8. Nkaraguait mu tilation of official diapalchiia to tills gov ernment und continued grave conditions In Central America are under the earnest con sideration of tho Washington government. Investigations have convinced the officials hero that cipher dispatches passing bctweru John H. Gregory, the American char go ut Managua. Nicaragua, and the State depart ment at Washington were purpoaely mutil ated during Nicarag-ua'a unusual military activity. It would not be suTprlxlng, in view of the unsatisfactory conditions which prevail. If the American government should at any time take active steps to end the existing state of affairs in Central America and notify Nlcarague that henceforth peace must prevail at all liaiards. Moral suasion with Nicaragua has failed to accomplish thu objects sought, that of Impressing it with the desire both of the United States and Mexico that there he a cessation of condi tions which keep other Central American republics constantly guessing as to what may happen and that tend to the Impover ishment of the people because of their fears of the future. Intervention In Central American affairs has been talked of un officially repeatedly. Cruiser North Dakota Earoste. American war vessels are still retained In Central American water and only yes terday the cruiser North Dakota sailed from Magdalena lay for Amapala, Hon duras, In tiie gulf of Fonseva, In which some of the naval activity maintained by Nicaragua has manifested Itself. An Interesting side of the political sltuu tlon In Central America became known in Washington today. Borne lime ago dis patches Indicated that Nicaragua had in tentions Involving Coala Ulea, which ha . not been engaged In any of the embroil ments which have characterised tha history of Central America. It now appear from new Just received that an election waa about to be held In Cost Rica at the. Urn which leads to th In'eroui-e t'iat N'icara gira' reported attitude toward it l but part of the working out of a political plan which haa been associated with th re ported ambition of President Zelaya to be come a dictator of the destinies of Central America. The government has felt particularly an noyed over the mutilation of Charge Gregory's dispatches. Diplomatic com munications between a minister and his government ate held to he Inviolable and any Interference with them was aeriuus. Mr. KsplnosH, the Nlcaraguan minister, was among Mr. Knox's callers today. Tramp Poisoned by Hand Out Member of Cooks' Union Stricken After Eating Jelly Given Him by Woman. PITTSBURG, Kan., April 8 -Poioned by the food he begged at the door of a kindly faced country woman was the fate of C. Oavls, who died at the pollen station here today. Davis, who had a passbook aliuwlng that he was a member of the Oook' union of Des Moines, la., arrived her penniless. The police saw him slip from a freight train on the outskirts of town and planned to watch him. Last night a patrolman found Davis at the depot supposedly drunk. Ho was taken to jail. Shortly after being placed In the Jail corri dor Davis called to the chief that he was 111 and said that he had eaten a piece of bread upon which Jelly had been spread by a woman whom he had asked tor some thing to eat. City Physician Bogle wa called ani pronounced Davis' trouble ptomaine pois oning, ptomaine presumably having been In the Jelly. GOVERNOR HUGHES' PRIMARY KILLED AT STORMY SESSION New York Republican Organisation, Will Support Bill Amending General Uw, ALBANY. N. Y., April 8.-Govrnor Hughes' plan of direct nomination em bodied In the Hlnman-Oreen bill Wa re pudiated by the assembly Judiciary commit tee after a stormy session last night which lasted well Into the morning hours, and the committee today reported the bill ad versely to the assembly, where Ita defeat Is confidently predicted. Instead, the republican organisation pro poses to support the prlmsry bill of As semblyman J. S. Phillip, which amend the general election law relative to the conduct of primaries by requiring primaries In those rural localities where no official primarlea are now held. It is required that primaries hall not be held prior to August !, except In presiden tial years, and that the pulls shall be open from noon until 7 p. m. SEEK WATER. FIND DIAMONDS Disco erles In Urrnian "ou therest Africa held To Re Very Important. WKHIil.V. April 8-Thn lalect Intell! genco from German Southwest Africa sa the discoveries of diamonds at Iuderit bay are more lmprtant than was ut first siipred. Diamonds hitherto have been picked up on the candy desert, but at tempts to bore fur water led to the finding of blue earth pocket containing diamonds similar to the KJinbcrley aud oilir VuvU Afriiau stoiii.