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VOL. XLI NO. 24S.
OMAHA TUESDAY MORXIXO, APRIL 2, 1912-TiVELVE PAGES.
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MISSOURI ANTI
TRUST LAW' GOOD
Statute Attacked by lockefeller
Corporationi it Upheld by United
States Supreme Court
OUSTER PROCEEDING STASIS
Companie Refused to Pay Fines and
Charters Were Forfeited.
The National Capital
Monday, April 1, 113.
The Senate.
Adjourned out of respect for the late
Senator R. L. Taylor of Tennessee.
The Home.
Met at 11 a. m.
Resumed debate on wool tariff revision
bill, which It will vote on before ad
journment. HOUSE VOTES FOR
WOOL TARIFF ACT
Democrats with Aid of Progressive
lepnblicans Pass Bill Without
Amendments.
"I Will Accent the Nomination if Tendered " T B.
SUDDE.N FRESHET
SWEEPSJALLEYS
Elkhorn Goes on Another Kampkge
Tearing Away Eoadbeds and De
stroying; Bridges.
REPAHtS BEING MADE EAPtDIY
f Kceerme cm-
lt)IDMt.er) I
THBU5A1 DECISION U5A5UC0US
It Says Sights of Corporations Are
Hot Interfered with.
HARVESTER COMPANY AFFECTED
Ouster Pcccca Haa Been Eatered
Aaalast It aad II Appealed Alleg.
last that Law la tmt
Ceastltatlsaal.
WASHINGTON. April l. The lull'
trust laws of Missouri were upheld to
day by the supreme court of the United
Mates. The court approved of tlie
steles anion to ousting the Standard
Oil company of Indiana and the Repub
lic Oil company of New York from the
state and fining each IM.Wt under these
laws.
In proceedings begun In Missouri the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, the
Republic company. a New York
corporation and the Waters-Pierce oil
company, a Missouri corporation, wera
charged with having combined to control
the prices aisi to prevent competition,
and the supreme court of Missouri found
tliem guilty.
The Waters-Pierce company was a Mls
aourl corporation and the court set a day
when Its charter would be forfeited If the
company did not pay a lo8.M) fine. The
fine wua paid. Only the Standard and
the Republic, which were ousted, ap
pealed to the supreme court.
The claim was made that the cor
IHirations could not be ousted In the
rime proceedings. Furthermore It was
urged that ousting corporations was
greater punishment than waa inflicted
on Individual violators by the laws.
The International Harvester company
recently appealed to the court from
Mlsaourl ouater decree, the appeal 'be
ing based on the ground that these
laws were unconstitutional.
Justice Lamar, who announced the
unanimous opinion of the court, held that
Bo right of the corporations had been
denied under the law In the trial.
Will Ask Rehearing
in the Patent Case
WASHINGTON, April 1. - The de
feated parties to the "patent monopoly
rase recently decided four lo three by
Hie ajupreme court of tke I'nlted States,
today asked the court to rehear the Is
sue before a full 'bench."" The Vnlted
States government Joined In Ilia appeal
with a request for permission to Inter
vene beeauso the caaa la regarded aa
of the greatest public Interest and In
volves the enforcement of the Sherman
anti-trust law.'
According to the government's applica
tion the I'nlted States la seriously con
cerned In a number of Sherman law suits
by the court's decision, which sustained
the right of a patentee to attach to the
sale of an Invention restrictions stipu
lating that the purchaser must use In
connection with the patented article only
such supplies, which are not patented,
as are bought from the patentee of the
Invention.
The decision the government submits
"extends the power of property held un
der letters patent beyond the warrant of
the constitution and the grant of the
patent laws, and puts It above the au
thority of congress to regulate commerce
among the aeveral slates, and above the
universal limitation expressed In the
maxim, 'so use your own as not to injure
another's.' "
TENNESSEE MAY HAVE
REPUBLICAN SENATOR
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. April I.-For the
first time since the period of reconstruc
tion there Is a prospect that Tennesoee
may have one republican representative
in the I'nlted States senate.
Pending the meeting of the legislature
next January the aeat made vacant by
the death of Senator Robert L. Taylor
will be filled br an appointee of Goveraor
Hooper, republican, should he name a
man from his own party. It la aald here
today that Newell Sanders of Chatta
nooga, chairman of the republican atate
committee, la the foremost candidate.
Many other names, however, are men
tioned. OMAHA RAILROAD MAN
ON TRIP THROUGH EAST
WASHINGTON, April l-Speciel.)-fUmuel
F. Miller, general manager and
passenger agent for Nebraska and
Wyoming districts of the Chicago at
Northwestern railway, attb Mrs. Miller
and their two daughters, who were at
tending school In Massachusetts, have
been In Washington for several days
"doing" the hart or! o, places In the capital.
They may go to New York tomorrow to
spend the Easter holiday a
The Weather
FOR NEBRAoK Fair:
much
trhange in temperature.
FOR IOWA-Oenerally fan-, except
rain or snow in southeast portion.
Tempera tares at Oaaafca Yesterday 1
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First Decision Made
by Commerce Court
Fails to Stand
WASHINGTON.. April t-A signal vic
tory waa won today by the Interstate
Commerce commission when the supreme
court of the Vnlted States decided the
commission had the power to compel
water lines to report to It regarding In
trastate as well aa Interstate business.
It waa the first case from the com
merce court to be considered by the
supreme court and the commerce court
waa leversed.
While the case before the court con
cerned Immediately only water lines, the
government declared In arguing the
cases that the defeat of the commission
in this case would mean that rail
roads also need not report regarding in
trastate business and the commission's
whole system of gathering reports re
lative to commerce would be worthies?.
The orders In question required re
ports regarding operating expenses and
operating revenuea of water lines and
affected principally lines on the great
lakes.,
The commerce court held that the
commission had power to require re
ports only regarding traffic carried un
der Joint arrangement with railroad
carriers, but not aa purely intrastate and
port-to-port business.
Justice Day said a mistake had been
made by the commerce court In confus
ing knowledge of Intrastate commerce
with regulation of It. He said it was
within the power of the commission to
require a "showdown of the whose busi
ness," Intrastate aa well aa Interstate.
Justices Lurton and Lamar dissented.
Dr. Hirsch Says No
Prejudice Against
Jews at University
CHICAGO. April 1. -President Harry
Pratt Judson of the University of Chi
cago testified today that Miss Esther,
Mercy, a former student, waa dismissed
from the university "because her rella.
bllity for truthfulness was not such aa
made her a desirable student." Mlsa
Mercy la suing Misa Marlon Talbot, dean
of women at the university, for IIOO.IX)
damages for alleged slander, and charges
that her character has been assailed by
the dean.
"Haa John D. Rockefeller any connec
tion with the University of Chicago?!
President" Judson waa asked.
No. but ha la the largest donor," re
plied the president.
Dr. Emll Q. Hlrsrh, who is an honorary
professor at the university, testified that
there waa no prejudice In Ita faculty
against Jews. Mlsa Mercy previously had
testified that prejudice against Jews hud
counted against her at the university.
President Harry Pratt Judson waa ex
pected to be the laat witness called by
the defense.
When court convened In the afternoon
Judge Pomeroy announced that he and
counsel for both aldea had received anony
mous lettera bearing on the case.
Both the Judge and counsel refused to
discuss the contenta of the lettera which
they had received or to say whether any
threats wera contained in them.
Man Found in Sioux
City Charged with
Theft of Notes
SIOUX CITT. Ia April l.-Paul Flem
ing of Chicago was arrested at the North
western station thla afternoon for the
alleged theft of 11? Cue in notes March N I
"t. ! T- K- f"rk,Mon ""
vumpwiwu. i iiv ar lent was mauc VH J
tne request or tne Chicago police.
CHICAGO, April l.-Uomplaint waa
made to the Chicago police by Mrs. Par
kinaon, whose home la In Rensselaer,
lnd.. that Fleming, who posed aa a land
agent, negotiated with her for the pur
chase of property.
Mrs. Parkinson declared that he went
with her to the station when she was
about to return to her home, and while
aha waa buying her ticket held her hand
bag for her. When she had bought the
ticket Fleming waa not to be found and
she reported the Ice of her notes to the
police.
Two Oil Companies
Lose Fight Against
Missouri Laws
WASHINGTON. April l.-The anti
trust laws of, Missouri wera upheld to
day by the supreme court of the United
8 tales. The court approved of the
stales action ta ousting the Standard
Oil company of Indiana and the Repub
lic Oil company of New York from the
atate and fining each tM,m under these
laws.
G. W. BAKER WITHDRAWS
CLAIM TOEDDY ESTATE
BOSTON, April L George W. Baker
of Tliton, N. H.. one of the six claimant
t the estate of Mrs. Mary Baker O.
Eddy, the founder of the Christian Sci
ence denomination, announced today that
be had accepted an offer of aettlement
and would withdraw from the litigation
Mr. Baker entered his suit against th
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estate on March 11. mi. and at the same j
time asked the court to prevent George
w. Glover of Lead, 8. D.. and Dr. E. 1.
Foster Eddy of Waterbury. Vt, respec
tively the son aad adopted son of Mrs.
Eddy, from continuing their suits against
the estate because of releases signed un
der a former suit.
Tna amount of the offer is not ttated.
EFFORTS TO BABE BATES LOSE
Attempt to Substitute Minority
Measure is Defeated.
TAB IFF BOABD GETS CRITICISM
All But Three Democrats Stand '
Their Party.
PRAISE IS GIVEN LEGISLATION
Asaertloaa Made la Debate that Bill
stoald Save Bis; Sana to ronaeaa
era tVltheat lajartag
Wool Indastry.
WASHINGTON. April l.-The demo
cratic wool bill today passed the house
II to ft! with twenty progressive repub
licans voting for It. Representative
Rueker of t'oloiado. who opposed it In
debate and answered "present" on the
roll call and Representative Kranclg of
Ohio, who voted against It. were the
only democrats who did not line up with
the majority.
Representative Payne moved to recom
mit the bill with Instructions to the
committee to report the republican sub
stitute, but that was lost 1 to Ms.
The twenty republicans who voted for
the bill were:
Anderson, Akin,
Lindbergh, Jackson.
Miller. Munl.sk.
Nelson, Young,
Nye, (l-a Kollrlte.
Rteenerson. Warburton,
Stevens, Lafferty.
Vol.itrd, Manila,
Haugen. Kent.
Hubbard, Nonis.
Supporters of the bill declared It would
not rut the government's revenue, but
would save more than I.V'.OOO.imo a year
to consumers because of their adjust
ment of rates.
All the attempts of the republicans to
amend the bill to Increase the rates
were lost.
The tariff hoard came In for criticism
In the speechmaklng.
Representative Kitehln considered that
Seniors Smoot and Warren had dellber
ately Imposed on the tariff board to
maintain the high dirty on wool.
"How Is It." he cried, "that sheep
growers In Washington are able to rulse
wool at one-twentieth of a rent a pound
and In Wyoming, according to the
board's report, a pound costs thirteen
centa"
Representative Mnndell replied that
wool costs 11 cents to produce In Wyom
ing. "And yet." returned .Mr. Kltrhln, tills
infallible board shaded that cost prlct
Just I cents. The gentleman's estimate
giKiwn me wcamy or me system.
Fourteen Thousand "
Chicago Carpenters
Strike for More Pay
CHICAGO, April l.-Bulldlng operations
aggregating expenditures estimated at
from t3D.ew.0M to S,ooo,0. were ex
pected to be affected In Cook county
today by a strike of 11,000 carpenters
who have bten ordered to suspend work
this morning. Contractor and carpen-.
ten estimated that construction work on
at least MM buildings would coma to a
atop.
The carpenters are demanding cents
an hour, an Increase of i oanta aa hour.
The situation waa given a mora serious
aspect today when union leadera made
the statement that a greater Increase
would be demanded should employers ap
pear obstinate in granting the demand
made.
The Chicago downtown district stands
to be the most vitally arretted. Several
sky-scrapers are In course or construc
tion at a cost ranging from l,ae,0D to
S3,,0N each.
DE8 MOINES. la.. April 1. -union car-
nsnlsr nf rwa Mnlnaa nanl Aaa B.ik. Ia
day because of the mt.r builders' re-
fugg)
i - .v lira iiiimse in wage.
! Practically avecv tar hnllfn. -
of construction la deserted. . The carpen
ters demand an Increase In wagea of from
50 to it eenta an hour, giving the high
coat of 11 nog aa the principal reason.
New York City
Shaken hy Explosion
in a Powder Plant
LITTLE FALLS, N. J.. April l.-The
Laflln-Rand powder mills at Wayne, five
riles east of here, blew up shortly after
S o'clock today. The detonation shook
the district for mllea around.
Three of the buildings of the plant
wera destroyed. Information aa to the
further extent of the explosion waa not
obtainable at the company's offices at
Wayne. Tne mills are under the opera
tion of the E. I. Dupont be Nours com
pany of Wilmington. Del. Two men
were killed and three others Injured.
PATERSON. N. J.. April l.-A treraen
dour explosion, which shook the country
for mllea around this morning, waa lo
cated at Mountain View, about five miles
west of here, at one of the powder mills
of the Laflln-Rand company. The ex
plosion was felt all through Greater New
York. There were three distinct vibra
tions, beginning shortly after a o'clock.
j Irrigation Farmer
Hit hy a Decision
WASHINGTON. April L-In a case of
vital Interest to irrigation farmers of
the west the supreme court today held
that landowners along a river had no
right to object to change In the river
current by riparian owners below them.
The court held that the Henry Scbodde
estate la Idaho waa not entitled to dam
ages because the current of water used
for Irrigation from the Snake river haa
been changed by a dam built by a power
company below.
From the Sioux City Journal.
COAL MINERS SUSPEND WORK
Four Hundred Thousand Hen in Cen
tral and Eastern Mines Idle.
BITUMINOUS MEN ABE VOTING
Probability that Terms Agreed On
at levelaad Conference W ill
Be Accepted Anthracite
, Men More Apprehensive,
CLEVELAND, O., April 1. -Scores of
thousands of coal miners quit work today
In the anthracite fields of Pennsylvania
and In the "central competitive field" of
the bituminous portion of the- Industry.
Officially the movement la a "suspen
sion" of work, and whether It Is to de
velop Into a widespread strike depends
upon the outcome of voting In the union
ranks and of conferences between the
men and employers within the next ten
days.
Anthracite men art more -ar-nrehsnsl v
than their bituminous brethren aa to the
outcome. Thla eondltlon la predicated
upon the fact that there ta no definite
agreement Immediately In aighl for the
hard coal men, whereas the bituminous
conference here adjourned after the
mens representatives had abundoned
practically all their demands except for
Inrrcased wagea, and on this point modi
fied their terms considerably.
Referendnsa slallol Braan.
The union men are to take a referendum
ballot at one aa to whether the modified
terms for a new wage agreement are to
be accepted and there la a general feeling
met ine reauii ok ina ballot will Da a
return to work.
Upon the outcome of the voting In the
central competitive fleld-comnrialna
Pennsylvania, Ohio, InUlara and Illinois
will depend also the basis for new wage
scales In other sections of the country,
where the present agreements do not
expire until May 1 or later. Southern and
southwestern mines and the compara
tively few In the Rocky mountain atatea
are affected by thla status of affairs.-
Foar Hundred Thoaaaad Affected.
Weat Virginia and Kentucky bituminous
fields wilt not be greatly affected unless
the present suspension becomes a strike.
Nonunion labor predomlnatea la these
mlnea and the men In similar situations
la the Industry have shown a disposition
to continue at woik.
Approximately w,0u men are directly
affected today and aume JO.'JOtl more.
scattered throughout the coal districts
of the country are watching the oucome
of he "suspension" for Its possible ef
fect upon their own wagea and working
conditions. It probably will be at least
thirty days before all mlnea will have
resumed. If the referendum votea and
conferences result favorably, and the
laat ten days of that period may pre
sent a problem aa to fuel supply to In
dlustriea of all character.
aert Caal M leers Will Aeeept.
INDIANAPOLIS. April l.-"H's all over
but signing the new wage contracts. Aa
a matter of course the Increase in wagea
won by the soft coal miners will be fol
lowed by the granting of an Increase to
the anthracite minora without a struggle -
mis waa the statement of John P.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers of America when he returned to
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Merchants are known
The little business finds
vertising and the large house
through the use of larger space, filled with good copy.
The Brandelg store, grown to
use of newspapers in advertising,
thirtieth anniversary, he sixteen
ineir aTertisemenu in The Sunday Bee of March 17. hag been com
mented upon In all parts of the country. Here Is a recent view from
ice Biair (eo., Tribune.
"A complete section of If pages of the Omaha Bee laat Sunday waa oc
cupied with the advertisements of the Brandela stores, the occasion being
no ceieDration or ineir thirtieth anniversary. Thla great housa began
business In a very modest way, and by persistent and consistent advertis
ing their Interests have grown to great proportions. Had they i.ld their
light under a bushel they might atill be among the smaller tradesmen of
umana, but publicity waa featured from the etart and the result la that
I Jages costing thousands of dollars Is no more to tnem now than a col
umn of space In a country weekly would
succeaa or just aaco concerns should be an Object lesson to all business
men. I onslstent, conservative advertising la an Investment, not an expense. "
Hitchcock Says He
Did Not Help Reject
the Sherwood Bill
WASHINGTON. Ajrll I.-Some of the
democratic senators who voted against
the service pension bill aa amended bv
the senate declared today tliry had been
placed In a false attitude by statements
In preea dispatches that by thla vote Hie-,
aided In rejecting the Sherwood duller,
a-day pension Mil, which came from Ilia
house. Among them were Senators Chil
ton of Weat Virginia, Gardner and John
son of Maine, Hltrhcork of Nebraska,
Kern and Shively of Indiana and Marline
of New Jersey.
These senators favored the Sherwood
bill, aa shown when they voted for the
amendment offered by Senator Curtis,
which would have substituted the dollar.
a-day provision of the house bill for the
graduation of the senile bill, and would
have bad the trfect of restoring the liter,
wood btllr- The Ourtls amendment -waa
lost, SS ta 41. however, and so the bill
did not commend Itself to the northern
democrats, and most of them Toted
against It.
The bill la now In conference, where a
bitter contest between representatives of
the two houses la expected.
Clark and Wilson
File Their Petitions
in Springfield, 111.
SPRINGFIELD. III.. April l.-The pe
tition of Champ Clark for nomination for
president at Ihe state primary April .
waa filed with the secretary of atate to
day and he waa given first plara In the
democratic presidential ballot. Wood row
Wilson will have second place on the
ballot. Colonel Roosevelt's petition also
waa filed today, and his name will have
second place on the republican ballot.
President Taft's name going on first.
The Clark petition was presented to
Filing Clerk Elmer Hill aa he entered
the door, but the Wilson petition waa
found by him on hla desk and a contro
versy arose over which was first pre
sented. Secretary Roae finally decided
the Clark petition should have prece
dence. Clark's representative retired on the
ruling of Secretary Rose that no peti
tions would be received or watchers al
lowed to be about the office outside .'f
regular office hours.
Water Company Must
ray for Connections
WASHINGTON, April 1. -Water com-
panlea muat bear the expense of tapping
their pipes to furnleh connection with
city residences. If they are to serve
the public Impartially, according to a
decision today by th esupreme court of
the United States.
Albert L. Hatch of Couer d'Alene.
Idaho, brlught auit to compel tlie Con
sumers' company of that city to furnish
to him a connection without hla having
to bear the expense. The supreme court
decided in hla favor today.
by their adrertisfflg
its nourishment in small ad
gets its sustaining food
fmrnena size through Judicious
have Juat finished celebrating their
page section which they used for
have been at tlie start Tha irowib
MISSISSIPPI jim RISES
All Previous Marks on Gauge at
Cairo Are Exceeded.
MISSOURI HIGH AT ST. JOSEPH
lswlada ill KaaM Cltr Art
fr'InnnVtt. Mat ftertaaa Uaatatfa la
Nat Kiarrtrtl -! Molara
Hirer Pallia.
CAIRO. III., April l.-tlefugeea from
pnlnta In Missouri, Kentucky and lllimila
arrived here thla morning with talea of
devastation by Ihe high water of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Tlie river
gauge hem stood at U.S feet, the high
est ever recorded.
A big force of men Is patrolling the
levees and thousands of sandbags, ant
ready for use If the river begins to
weaken the levees. All of the bualnaaa
aataW-teoloiK . atettoa of i Hickman, Kg
waa flooded today, when the water began
to go ever the top of Ihe levee.
The Iron Mountain track between Cairo
and Thebes Is under water and trains are
being detourrd over the Mobile ft Ohio
road. Practically tlie entire Cairn district
outside tat tlial protected by the local
Isveea la under water.
DAVENPORT. Ia April L-The suae
of the Mississippi river today la 11.7 feet.
one font lower than on Saturday morn
ing. The decline came following the
breaking up of the lea gorge alx mllea
below Davenport Saturday night. 'The
railroad bridge over the Cedar river at
Buchanan on the Cllnton-lowa City
branch of the ltock Island wsa washed
nut today.
ST. LOl'IS. April l.-The Mississippi
river at St. Ixiuls rose .1 foot In Ihe
laat twenly-four hours and It Is
pected to remain stationary at St.! feat
for thirty-alx hours, when It will go
above the flood atage of thirty feet. The
lowianda along Ihe Kast t. Louis, III.,
shore are under water, but no great
damage haa been done.
Kansas l.anlaads Klaede.
KANSAH CITY, Ma. April ..-The
Missouri river continued lo rise hern to
day and the Kanaaa river waa affected
by back water from the Missouri, but
all the Kansas streams. Including the
Kansas river west of here, were railing.
Some of the residents of Ihe east and
west botuims moved from their homes
today rearing art overflow of the low
lands. Aitnougn the Missouri river waa a
feet above low wuter mark, a depth
known aa the "flood stage," P. Connor,
the government weather forecaster, said
no serious damage would result here
unless heavy rains ensued at once. He
said a light rain that fell today would
nave little erieet and predicted fair
weather by tomorrow.
The Kansas river at Kansas City has
been diked since Isst year and can carry
off a larger volume of water than aver
Derore.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. April L-The Mis
souri river la within three Incbea of high
water mark and gradually rising. Real
dent of the neighboring bottoms are
moving their families and live stock to
the hills.
ttea Molwea stiver rallies.
DKS MOI.NFJt. Is Anrll I h..l.
relief from flood conditions ini.
fated here early today, when the Dea
Homes liver stood at 17.1 feet, with pros
pect Of a fall. FlOOd SlBM hj.ns Is 14
feet, but the river was reported to have
gone down two feet at Boone since yes
terday and the lower stage waa expected
to reach here by noon or a little later.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia.. Anrll 1 Th...
sands of dollars' damage has been done
to atocKa stored In the tautements hv
the Cedar river flood. Th rtve i- , v..
highest since 18M. Th flood Is expected
to begin to fall tomorrow.
DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST LYONS DISMISSED
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. April L-The dis
barment proceedings brought against
Leslie J. Lyons. Vnlted States district
attorney, by Ernest D. Martin, a former
state senator, were dismissed by the Kan
sas City court of appeals today. Lyons J
waa charged with Irregularities m the
conduct of hia office, .but tite court's
opinion today exonerated him of every
charge made againtt him.
P. is
KUNS WILL BE RESUMED TOSAT
PlaXtsmouth Bridge Foreman Has
Marrow Escape from Death.
WATER IS FAILING GRADUALLY
larapeeted Flood. Cosaes Monday
Morales Ueatrwylaat Bridges that
Have Heretofore Beea
'date. .
Tweaty-foor Union Faolfio aad Worth,
waatera train are tied ap at rrsasoat.
Official promise that trafflo will be
raanxasd tossy, bat aeveral day will
be ro sired to get back to schedules.
aUkaora goes ea another respag-
yesterday aad esadltloa wars were
then at any tune aeries: th need.
acseoart raetfi la the ealy read eat
of Oat aba that was raaalag trades
yeeterday.
Stew eaeaael la eat aero Treaseat
lelaaa, aad It appear ta be a perass
asal one.
Orewa of brMgamaa are aaateaed t
the aoane of the lass age to repair trme
twrea aa aooa aa possible.
Water at several polata ta the state
rise agala alarstlaa; rale, eeualng
aaaca adalttoaal dasaags.
riattesaoath bridge terexsaa ta swept
fro hi velocipede ea BarUagtea tracks
aad la aearly drowned.
The flood si I nation In Nebraska waa
more serious yesterday than at any lima
tines the waters of the Platte and Klk
horn reached flood stage last week.
The wuter, though. Is . now receding
rapidly an dthe roada' promise that some
sort of service will be resumed today.
Early Monday night the streams went
higher and at aeveral points track and
bridges that have heretofore been safe
wera washed out.
For the first time since the Valon Pa
cific waa built not a train la moving in
or out of Omaha. Additional washout
are reported at Fremont twenty-four
Union Pacific and Northwestern train
are tied up between here and that place.
Th only trains out of Omaha yesterday
were those of th Mlsaourl Pei'flc and
the Burlington, which Is detoui tg It
trains over that road by way V tu
Joseph.
The track of Ihe Northwestern waa ov t
at Arlington so that th L'aloa Paetflo
was again shut oft from th use of thla
fV lM..th West. ; . ,
.At w'sierlo Sunday tfcewater tell fit-,
teen inubes, r exactly to the high water
mark of lMt. bdt at I 6 clock yesterday
morning a run set In. At noon th water
had gone up again about 7 Inches above
the 11 mark, and was still rising. At
noon there was three inches of water to
th Waterloo buslnea house and activity
tliere remains practically at a standstill
r ere as a a Haa Narrow K scape,
Th Crest of the flood at Plattamouth
apparently reached II height Sunday,
but yesterday the waler was still aurglng
ever the Burlington and Missouri i'aeifto
tracks In three place between Piatt,
mouth and Orea polls K. W. Eavgrea,
bridge foreman for the Burlington at
Plattamouth, attempted to ge la Ore
spoils on hat velocipede. la trying
to go through the turbulent at ream
aeroaa th tracks hla vehicle was swept
from th rails and by heroic effort he
saved himself from drowning. The water
is now falling at these points.
Arlington had another scar during the
night. The water had gone down Sunday,
but early yesterday a rise again set
In and continued up to about 1 o'clock,
alien It began to go down. A North
western fill two miles weat of Arlington
toward Fremont ws washed out during
the night.
At noon reports were received that th
water la. falling steadily at Valley and
Ashland.
Six spana of Ihe wagon bridge at Louis
ville have been washed away. The water
la falling at these points.
Makeshift service Prwaaiaed.
Officials say that service will be re
sumed soon en all tines to th weat, with
th exception e fth Rock Island, which.
will not be able to complete repairs ea It
bridge ever th Piatt river at South
Bend before Wednesday at the earliest.
Th Northwestern has succeeded In
putting Ita track at Arlington In passable
condition and thla morning will run train
on Its Black Hills and Wyoming line out
of Omaha. Thia line will be used by th
Union Pacific until th repair en Ita
road between Fremont and Waterloo are
completed, which wilt be some time dur
ing the latter part of the week.
With the line opened to Fremont the
Union Pacific will again establish through
service west.
The Burlington completed th repairs
on Its Ashland bridge over tbe Platte
last night and thia morning trains will
probably run between Omaha aad Lincoln.
from Lincoln weat the road haa been
epea for several days. The Omaha road.
tied up b ya waahout at Pender sine
early last week, completed repair hut
night and this morning service et Sioux
City will be resumed. The branch from
Emerson to Norfolk has beea In eperatloa
two days.
The Union Pacific ha not operated a
passenger train out of Omaha Lo th
weat since Saturday night at U o'clock.
Nor ass a train arrived since that time.
This ia th eioogest period of time that
the Overland system baa beea tied np
since the road waa open to traffic more
than forty year ago.
Sissy Faaaerage-ra MareeaeeU
After opening the line from Grand
Island Into Fremont, the latter town
became eoae-ested arlth f ntn vMttm
train Sunday and Monday and last, at
is estimated that there were tt.fi east
bound passengers there unable to get
away. Twenty-tour Union Pacific trains
were lying la the yards, waiting te get
late Omaha. Daring Sunday and Monday
traina were made sp and sent west, re
lieving the sttuarJoa so far a those whs
For First Time in History V.
Not Operating Train.