Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. .4#3: ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, PUZZLES THE SENATE Tillman-MoLiaurin Oase Presents Diffioult Problem for Solution. BENATORS ARE RESTORED T® PRIVILEGES Frye Removes Restriotions to Bring Matter to Bettlement. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IS SUGGESTED beration is Counselled in Deter- mining the Penalty to Be Meted Out to Belligerent South Carolinians. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Quite unexpect- pdly the senate adjourned today within fit- teen minutes ed. An hour before the body convened the palleries began to fill with spectators, all pxpecting a sequel to the great debate of yesterday on the rights of senators from Bouth Carolina to cast their vo! while under the ban of contempt by the senate. Several democratic senators had books upon their desks and it looked as though they were preparing to continue the co Lest of yesterday. evident even after the senate convened. When the clerk began the reading of the jJournal of the proceedings yesterday the msual request that the ading be sus- pended was made by Mr. Stewart, repub- llean of Nevada. “I object,” interrupted Mr. Turne: ocrat of Washington, and Mr. Dubof: oerat of Idaho, im unison and the reading was continued. At its conclusion the jour- mal was approved without comment. Instantly Mr. McMillan, republican of Michigan, a member of the republican steering committes, was on his feet. He house of rep- dem- The @nd then the senate, as an additional mark ©f respect, at 12:15 adjourmed. The dem- peratic senators were evidently surprised, offered no objections. Frye Restores Nomes to Roll. The most important development today in eonnection with the Tillman-McLaurin epl- of last Saturday was the act of Sen- 44 Senate to Decide Case. When asked 1f the result of this action would be the recognition of either of the tors: to either vote or epeak, Senator e feplied that it would mot, and that was & question which must be decided by he sehate, He decllned, however, to state how the question would be brought to the sttention of the senate, I in other developed the Eact there had & conference of leaders in Senator Aldrich's Frye' its far-reaching result, not oaly In this case, but as a precedent, had been very exhaustively discussed, the con- struction being that the actlon of the presi- dent pro tem in striking the names of the {Bouth Carolina senators from the roll and of the eenators pres- ent was that the South Carolina men should be punished to some extent for the altercation of Saturday and the senators present were quite agreed that suspension ‘would be the most practicable and reason- able form of inflicting this punishment. The question of time was left indefinite, the understanding that this should be de- termined by the committee, which meets tomorrow morning. The republican members of the sena committee on privileges and elections we: In consultation during the afternoon over the resolution which was proposed to bring to the attention of the senate tomorrow. None of the semators present at the con- ference would consent to disclose @ talls of their proceedings, but it s learned in genersl way, that considerable doubt ‘was expressed by some of the members @s to the regularity of the suggested pro- ceeding, some of the senators holding tbat the suspension of the senators, even, by he senate itself, would be subject to crit- The feeling was quite general that the L’:u- is & difcult and intricate one and opinlon was expressed that it would be impossible to formulate a line of action that could be put into execution at so early b date as tomorrow. Senators Burrows and Foraker were ap- Ppeiuted & subcommittee to consult authori- The democratic senators spent the day in ¥Continued on Fifth Page.) 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FmUARY 26, 1902—TEN PAGES. 1 Organisation Convenes in MOTHERS’ CONGRESS AT WORK | FIGHTS FOR EAST OMAHA|HELD FOR MURDER OF: WIFE | (ITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The sixth na- tional congress of mothers began its ses- slons here today. A large number of the delegates are in the city, and were re- celved by the committee on credentials this morning. The program for this afternoon includes the address of the president, Mrs. Theodore W. Birney, greetings from sister organifations and reports of officers, com- mittees and delegates. In her anmual address Mrs. Birney sald at what Is mast needed to effect improve- t along any of the many lines where re- is essential is systematic agitation, v public opinion is enlightened as to %", conditions and the methods for bet- te, am. She declared that the mothers’ comi = = its state and pational assem- blagé. he of the vital factors in this educaty Bublic opinion. In concluding Mrs. Bly vised those present to be patient, Jo. ;'charitable and not to forget the golden tdl The first business of the congress was the adoption of a resolution by Mrs. Hardings of Now York extending congratulations te President and Mrs. Roosevelt over the re- covery of their son from his recent fllness and expressing appreciation of the compli- ment to the womanhood of America in the selection of Miss Alice Roosevelt to christen Emperor Willlam's yacht Meteor. Miss Harriet A. Marsh of Detroit, Mich., aid she enjoyed the umenviable position of being the only “Miss” belonging to the or- ganization. The subject of the most prac- tical work she recommended the establish- ment in the state of a bureau for the distri- bution of lesson papers and other litera- ture on the relative value of foods and thelr preparation for children; the general care of children; the fmportance to them of cleanliness, fresh air and pure water. This information, she urged, could be dissemi- nated through the medium of the public school. In fact she sald these subjects could be taught in high schools and col- leges and communicable disease might be treated In the same way. Mrs. Herman H. Birney of Philadelphia urged the establishment of libraries of children's books. An interesting paper was read by Miss Mary D. Runyon of Columbla university on Children’s Literature.” She maintained that our attitude toward the literature of children depended very much on the mean- ing attached to literature as a whole. One of the strongest needs of children which literature must meet, she said, is the fur- nishing of food for the imagination, which serves a very legitimate purpose as pure recreation. That literature is bad for chil- dren, sald Miss Runyon, which portrays motives beyond their imagination. At the comclusion of her remarks the delegat plied her with questions regarding the ef fect on children of illustrated newspapers and certain books, which brought on con- siderable discussion. 'The consensus of opinion was that “funny pictures which a) pear from time to time in the mewspapers are hurttul. CURE FOR ALLEGED EVILS Burden of Pleas Made by National Counetl of w - R 'WABHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The National councll of women closed its session here today. It cted Mrs. Ellen 8moot Dusen- bury a delegate to the National Congress of Mothers and adopted a series of reso- lutions. These petition the government to immediately investigate reports that clal evil” is licensed by the government in the Philippines and that the Unitea States flag s floating from windows of licenteous brothels in Manila, and in vari- abolishment of these practices if found to exist. Other resolutions advocate arbitration, meciation and conclliation to settle dif- fcult! nd urge women to help to advance nmegro conditions by ald and support of kindergartens and day purseries in the south. TO REDUCE CHINA CLAIMS —— k4 United States Proposes to Powers to Consent to Pro Rata Reduction of Indemnity. WASHINGTON, Feb. States government b powers concerned in the Chinese treaty that they consent to a pro-rata reduction of claims 80 as to maintain the tetal within the sum of 450,000,000 taels, which the pow- ers agreed to acoept from China as full in- demnity for the Boxer outrages. Germany has discovered that it placed its claim too low and has demanded an increase in allow- ance of 10,000,000 taels, and if this is to be met the other signatory powers must agree to submit to the pro rata deduction of that sum from their own original allotments. United States is firmly opposed to amy attempt to extort from China any more than the 450,000,000 taels and it will at- tempt to avold the creation of a precedent to be followed by the other powers in the allowance of this German claim, LENTZ CASE IN PROGRESS Former Ohio C man’s Attorney WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Arguments the contested electio Emmet Tompkins of the Twelfth congressional dis trict of Ohlo were begun today before houte elections committee No. 2. Ex-At- torney General Frank S. Monnett of Obio presented the case in behalf of Mr. Lents and will continue his argument tomorrow. The contest election irregularities in the alleged use of money in a number of specified instances and the illegal casting of votes by state employes. KNOCKS BU_T__ SUBLETTING House Defeats Change of Ri Proposed WASHINGTON, Feb. change of the rural free delivery system from the salary to contract basis, was to- day embodied in a special bill ordered re- and postroads. This s int place of a similar provision in the postofiice appropriation bill, which is con- sidered incousistent with the rules. The special bill follows the form of the clause in the appropriation bill and in hd- dition probibits the subletting of rural Oongressman Smith Joins Other Iowans in Strong Opposition, CITIZENS INSIST ON FULL BRIDGE RIGHTS Congressman Statement on § Dakota — Beet pects at Gra urke x C Gets Definite in South Pros- (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Congressman Walter 1. Smith of the Councll Bluffs district said today that he would oppose the bill changing the character of the East Omaha bridge across the Missourt river. “The people of Council Bluffe and vi- cinity,” he sald, “are opposed to permit- ting this bridge to be used entirely for rallway purposes. The people of my dis- trict insist that the bridge company shall permit them to cross the river with teams and on foot. I have had a number of let- ters from leading citizens of Council Bluffs relative to the bill introduced In the house by Congressman Mercer making radical changes in the character of the bridge, and for one I will not be a party to the change. The city council of Councll Bluffs has vig- orously protested against the bill and 1 will personally appear before the commit- tee on Interstate and foreign commerce and present the objections of my constituents to the measure.” As 1t appears now, with the opposition of Mr. Smith and largely that of the Iowa del- egation, it is Joubtful if the bill will ever get out of the commerce committes in its present form. Claim of the Sioux Indians. Congressman Burke of South Dakota, who has been active in behalf of the Indians of his state, received a letter today from Sec- retary Hitchcock of the Interior depart- ment, which was gratifylng to the Plerre representative. Mr. Burke has been per- sistent Tn his efforts to ascertain just what sum of money was due the Sioux Indians s a result of the treaty emtered into be tween the United States and the Sloux tribe in 1889, By this treaty the Sioux In- dians of South Dakota ceded a portion of their reservation and provided for a divi- slon of the remainder into separate reser- vations, now occupled by the Cheyenne, Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indians. The lands thus ceded were to be paid for at $1.25 per acre for all lands filed upon during the first two years after the passage of the act of ratification. After this period of two years, the lands were to pald for at 7 cents an acre for two years additional, and finally 60 cent an acre was to be paid. The government was also to pay $1.25 an acre for sections sixteen and thirty-six in each township in the reservation reserved for school sections. At the expiration of ten years after the ratification of the treaty, February 10, 1900, the government was to pay the Indians fifty cents an acre for the remainder of the lands not take: As is well known, a small portion of the lands was taken and-the government therefore owes the Indians for virtually all the lands included in the immense Sioux reservation, covering about 8,000,000 acres. The law provided that this money should be placed in the treasury to the credit of the Indiaas &t an snnuel/intergst of L Surveys to Establish Amoun Two years have gone by after the tem- year period and the Sioux Indians have not received a dollar from the government, nothing having been placed to their credit in the treasury of the United States. After two years of effort to secure some expres- sion from the Interior department as to whether any congressional action was ne: essary to have this money placed to the credit of the Indlane, or if mot, why the terms of the treaty have not been complied with, Secretary Hitchcock, in & letter to the congressman, today sayi ‘The terms of the act as such that the amount due the Indlans can be ascertained and properly placed to their credit in the treasury without further legislation by con- gress, except that a portion of the land es timated to be about 130,000 acres is yet un- surveyed, but this unsurveyed portion is now under contract, and as soon as these surveys are made the whole question will be determined and the money placed to the credit of the Sioux Indians. Many persons in South Dakota ara inter- ested In this matter as the whole amount to be deposited by the government to the credit of the Sioux Indians and to be divided among the several tribes will amount to mearly $5,250,000. Sugar Factory for Grand Island Henry T. Oxnard, president of the Ame: ican Beet Sugar association, says that he is receiving many letters from leading citizens of Grand Island asking that a beet sugar factory at that place be put in operation this yeal | “To these petitions and requests,” he adds, “I have instructed my local manager to say that if e can be assured of & suf- ficlent quantity of sugar beets we will op- erate the factory at Grand Island this eea- son. The question of operation rests en- tirely with the farmers of that vicinity. It they give us enough material we will re- me. It must be patent to everybody that an idle plant is not only hurtful to the ma- chinery, but to the business interests as well.” Nebraska Postmasters. Semator Dietrich today made the follow- ing recommendations for postmasters: Mrs. Lucy K. Partridge, at Kenesaw, Adams county, vice her husband, L. B. Partridge, deceased. Mrs. Partridge was higbly indorsed by the citizens of Kenesaw. Charles C. Gregs, at McCool Junction, York county, vice Willlam McFadden; Mrs. M. E. Miller, at Bradshaw, York county, re- eppointment; S. B. Newmeyer, at Guide Rock, Webster county, reappointment. Captain A. Slaker of an artillery corps, who commanded the Sixty-sixth company st Honolulu, and a brotber-in-law of Sena- tor Dietrich, 18 in Washington on a short leave, having just returned from the Pa- cific islands. Captain Slaker expects to be ationed at Fortress Monroe and within a year or two to recelve his majority, as he stands elghth in line in a lst of 150 cap- tain L. A. Myer of Montana, & nephew of Sen- ator Dietrich, is in Washington. Senator Millard has sent a large consign- ment of sugar beet seed to the Commercial club at Omaha for experimental purposes. Representative Smith today introduced an important measure in congre the president power to negotia treaties with all forelgn powers until July 24, 1905, “I do mot know that {his bill will receive attention at the hands of congress, but I do know that something of this kind ought to ** said Mr. Smith. After & number of years of hard work, Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaba had the Boston Judge Denles Charge of Out- ting Off the Woman's Head. NEW YORK, Feb, 25.—Judge Wilfred Blondin, charged with the murder of his wife, by cutting off her head at Chalmstord near Boston last June, wal arrested here today. He was identified detective from Boston while he was appli tion to be examined for an engineer's license. The prisoner admitted his iden- tity, but professed to know mnefhiag of the killing of his wite. Yesterdny Blondin called &t the bureau of boller inspection at hs to ap- ply for an engineer's i ‘evidently did not notice his pleture on the wall, with the usual ann of a re- ward for his apprehension, Titus of the detective bureau told man to call n this morning am to Bos- ton for a detective whe . Adentity Blondin. R, When Blondin returned this merning he was idantified by the arrested. In court the p manded until tomorrow to tion papers. At headquarters he declas last seen his wife while Bl Was aeeing her off from the station at ¥ H ing later of the discovery feared that he would be murder and fled to New Yi he had made several trips on a North German Lloyd arrested he sald he was endeavoring to get the position of engineer #i & hotel in which he worked MRS. SOFFEL OUT t BOND Sherii'a Wife Who Afded Biddle Brothers is Under Grave Charges. BUTLER, Pa., Pob.,!‘.—-ll’.ilu Softel, wite of the Pittsburg jail w who as- sted In the escape of the brothers and was wounded during the they were recaptured, was rei Butler hospital today and burg by County Detective tully recovered from her Three charges have been her, one of alding In the escape derers and two alleging felonlous ussault and battery. Upon arriving in Allegheny Mrs. Soffel was drivem at once to . the court hou Pittsburg, where her attorney made. pleas before Judge Marshall Brown far the pris- oner’s release on ball. Through her attor- ney she offered a bond signed by her father, Conrad H. Dietrich, for $5,000, but Judge Brown decided the bail not sufficiently se- cured and ordered that the prisoner remain in custody of Detective Robidon, who re- moved her to the county jall and placed her in a cell three hours, pending the se- curing of the bend. % Mrs. Soffel walked slowly . bowed down. She dfd not show' is daughter. gned the bond voluntarily, of persuaded him to do st being released, left with her bome in Mount Washington. TAKES HIS OWN AND ! Foimer sulfor Shoota Ye and Finally Drowns Him- melf in Well. DECATUR, Ill, Feb. 26.—Fletcher Bar- nett, a school teacher, today entered a schoolhouse ome mile from Camango and without warning shot and instantly killed Miss Eva Wiseman, the teacher in charge. He then ehot at Bert Hopewell, a pupil who attempted to interfere, but missed bim. Barnett then shot himself, but ap- parently without serious injury. He rushed out of the bullding and shot himself again, but still not fatally. He jumped into a well and was drowned. Barnett had been a sultor for the girl's hand. All were highly connected. Miss Wiseman was a daughter of Dr. W. A. Wiseraan of Camargo and was a gradu- ate of the Illinois Normal school at Normal. Fletcher Barnett, who was 23 years of age, had been teaching school near Ca- margo and bore an excellent reputation. He leaves a widowed mother. He had been & suitor for Miss Wiseman's hand, but it was not known that there had been any trouble between them. Puplls of the school who saw the trag- ‘ody say that when Barnett came upon Miss Wiseman with the weapon he charged her with baving rulned him. WOMAN ACCUSES HER HUSBAND Wife of Rich Lumberman ter Cut Her Throa LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 25.—Mrs. James E. Regan, wife of a wealthy lumberman, was found in & room at Welch's tavern, 1030 West Main street, today, with her throat cut from ear to ear. The woman, who prpbably will die, charges her husband with having committed the deed, after a quarrel between them. He was arrested. Regan denies the accusation and claims that he and his wife were assaulted early this morning by thieves, who, after wound- ing his wife, cut him on the chin and robbed him of $146. When Regan was arrested a bloody knite was found in one of his pockets. In the police court he was placed under $15,000 bond. DELAY IN STEWART FIFE CASE n on Account of Witnesses Being Absent. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 25.—A special to the Daily News from Savannah, Mo., says that the attorneys for the prosecution in the trial of Stewart Fife, alleged murderer of Frank Richardson, bave asked for a continuance on the ground that two import- ant witaesses, the little sons of Mrs. Rich- ardson, widow of the murdered man, are absent, although they were regularly sub- ed. id that Mre. Richardson hae sent her children to the home of relatives in Texas. DEFEATS LAW WITH DEATH Farmer Kills Neighbor Suicide Before Officer: Reach H Commits Can VINITA, I. T, Feb. 25.—Jesse Glenn, a well known farmer, today shot and instantly killed Edward Montgomery and seriously wounded Montgomery’s son during a d pute that arose over a trivial matter. A United States marshal went from here to Glenn's farm, twenty miles northwest of re to arrest him, but when the marshal arrived there Glenn had killed bimselt, Now Oontract with Eleotrio Light Company @ets Approval, COST OF STREET LIGHTS IS LOWERED SOME Twenty Dol & Year Cut Off and Royalty on Gross Receipts of Company to Be Pald the City. Last night was an evening of oratory in the city council chamber, the motit of the eloquence being the new contract with the electric light company. Lobeck was the only member present who opposed the con- tract; all the others favored it, but no two of them favored it for the same reason, 50 there was ample opportunity for the di play of forensic power. When nothing re- mained to be sald about the contract the discussion turned on a point of parliament- ary rules. The contract with the New Omaha Thom- son-Houston Electric Light company was finally approved. According to Its terms, the concern will furnish arc lamps at $94.50 per year, provided the city will order at least 300 such lamps, and it will pay the city a royalty of 3 per cent per annum on its gross receipts. This Is a reduction of $20 per year per lamp, as the price pald under the old contract was $114.50 per lamp, and the royalty is also a new feature. The con- tract_is good from December 31, 1902, to December 31, 1905. One of the most attentive listeners to the discussion was Fred Nash, president of the electric light company. Municipal Ownership Suggested. The confusion began when Trostler moved an amendment to the resolution to the effect that the contract of the Omaha Gas company be extended with that of the electric light company, and that both be made to expire at the same time. Then Lobeck moved a substitute, which provided that the city attorney be instructed to pre- pare an ordinance submitting to a vote of the people at the regular election this fall the question of bullding conduits to put the electric wires under ground, and the ques- tion of the municipal ownership of the gas plant. *“When you were up for election,” be re- sumed, ‘‘you pledged yourselves to munici- pal ownership, and now you want to ex- tend the time of this company. I have no objection to the terms named in this con- tract. I think them reasonable, but I say there is no hurry about approving the con- tract.” In his reply to this Hascall urged at great length the inability of the city to undertake such an extensive project as conduits at the present time and declared in favor of the contract. Zimman was not in favor of conduits either. “[ think,” eald he, “that this eity will bave its hands full if it undertakes municipal ownership of the water works. ‘We can't build conduits anyway, becaus 'we're enjoined from doing so by the courts. Mount sald: “The price named in that tract s as low as any city of this class | |, getting in this western country and we mot do better than to accept this op- ty, The city can not afford to build - and nays were called for, and Lobeck’s substitute motion was lost by a vote of 7 to 1. The motion to extend the time of the company to a time equal to that of the ectric light company was lost by a vote of 4 to 4. Contract for Electric Lights. When finally the discussion reverted to the original resolution, that the contract with the electric light company be ap- proved, Lobeck raised the point as to whether the decrease in the price of lamps became effective December 31, 1002, or De- cember 31, 1901. A reference to the con- tract showed that the first date was named. This discovery created a furore for a mo- ment. Without formality the council re- solved itself into a sort of a committee of the whole to digest this point, but Fred Nash ¢ame to the front with a statement that set everything right. It was a mis- take, he sald. It was intended that the reduction in the price of lamps should go into effect December 31, 1901. Somebody seized a pen and amended this clause of the contract, making a difference of §20 per lamp on 336 lamps, and result- ing in & saving to the city of $6,700, It looked like a bhappy thought, but it came within an ace of shelving the entire project, because the point was raised: D?ln'! this invalidate the bond that is attached to the contract?” Zimman and Trostler thought it did, and resulted in their voting against it, though before the change was made they were fi orable to it. It finally carried by a vote of 5 to 3. Market House Matters. The appointments of John O. Detweller, Lewls N. Gonden and Charles L. Thomas to act as appraisers of damages as the re- sult of the vacating of Capitol avenue be- tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets for the erection of a maket house, which wore recelved from the mayor, were approved. A communication signed by twenty com- mission firms asking that an ordinance be passed defining a district in the vicinity of Eleventh and Howard streets to be set aside as a wholesale market was referred to the public properties committes. The clerk was ordered to advertise the fact that the city council will sit as a board of equalization March 11, 12 and 13 to “con~ sider the proposed levy of special benefits and equalize the proposed levy of speclal taxes and assessments” to cover the cost of several improvements. The improve ments are the bullding of sewers in seven different sewer districts, and the grading of Forty-second street from Farnam to Dodge. A contract with the Western Paving and Supply company to pave Cass street from Sixteenth to Twenty-second with sheet as- phalt was approved. The work is to cost $1.52 per square yard. ‘These councilmen were present: Lobeck, Mount, Whitehorn, Zimman, Hoye, Trostler and Hascall. FOR A GROSS EARNINGS TAX Branch of Ohio Legine eting Public Sery- fce Companies. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 25.—The Cole excise tax bill passed the lower house of the le islature today and favorable action is e; pected in the senate. The bill provides for the levying of a tax of one per cent upon the gross annual receipts of electric light, gas, natural gas, pipe line and waterworks, street rallway, signal, telegraph, telephone, express or Unlon Depot companies doing business in Ohlo. A tax of one-half of one per cent is now imposed upon the gross receipts of all except the last four nai 4 classes of cor- Poratioas. LY CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-—Fair Thursday, Increasing Cloudine: east Winds. ‘Wednesday: i South- Temperature at Om Deg a1 Yesterday: d BOARDERS PERISH IN_FLAMES Four Men Are K Badly Hurt Fire, SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 2i.—Four men lost their Wyes and a dozen others were in- jured, three probably fatally, in a fire of unknown origin, which destroyed the board- ing and bunk house of the Stamdard mine Mace, Idaho, shortly after Jast midnight. The dead: J. W. EDWARDS. DR. MANN. EUGENE BANGS. M. T. MOORE. Fatally injured: T. J. Yarborough. B. McCallum. John Bowbay. Sixty men were asleep ings when the fire was discovered on the second floor of the boarding house. The alarm was quickly given, but the flames spread with such rapidity that all escape was cut off except through the window Most of the injured were hurt while mak- ing their escape in this manmer, though several were badly burned. It is supposed that the men who lost their lives became confused by the fire and smoke in the hall- W and were unpable to find a window. Their bodles have been recovered. BROODS OVER DISSIPATION and Twelve Hotel the twe build- mt Mont n Becomes De- pondent nnd Takes Hi Life. MINNEAPOLIS, TFeb. 25.—Despondent from brooding over his inability to throw off the drug habit, N. J. Isdell of Pony, Mont., ended his life at the Nicolett hotel today by shooting. Mr. Isdell was wealthy and was well known throughout Montana, having large business interests at Bozeman and Butte. About a week ago he came to Minneapolis, with his wife, to be cured of the drug habit. He enlisted the services of several physi- ctans and tried hypnotism and several other treatments without avail. This morning while his wife was in the breakfast room he placed a revolver in mouth and fired. The bullet lodged in the brain and death was instantaneous. On the center table was & note to Mrs. Isdell explaining that complete discouragement had led to the suleide. Mr. Isdell was 63 years old. EPIDEMIC AMONG INDIANS Prevalence of Diphtheria Necessitates Quaranting Ageinst Pueblos < b New Mexice. SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 235.—Owing to the ‘prevalence of diphtheria among the Pueblo Indians, Superintendent C. J. Crandall of the United States Indian school has pro- claimed & gemeral quarantine against the Pueblo Indians and has warned them from coming nto any of the towns or American settlements. He b telegraphed the In- terior department for authority to procure anti-toxin for use among the Pueblos in their twenty or more villages. In northern Taos county scores of Mex- tcan children have died of diphtheria in the last few weeks. Miss Disete, super- vising teacher of the Indians, was sent to San Juan today to close the schools there on accoustt of the diphtheria epidemic. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGREE Former's City Clerk Appointee s Con- firmed, but Other Deadlock Continues. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25.—The mayor's nomination of Edward H. Becker as city clerk was confirmed by the council tonight. The deadlock between the council and Mayor Reed over the office of city counselor remains unbroken. The mayor sent in no new name for the office and the council agaln rejected E. E. Yates and M. A. Fike. The mayor today empowered his private secretary, Jacque Harvey, to administer the oath of office to the newly appointed officiale and the council tonight approved his action. This step greatly relleves the situation as it will again put in operation the business of the city, which bas been at @ standstill for several days. ENGINE TELESCOPES CARS Train Da One Local Into Express and Passenger in Crushed. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 25.—The New York and Philadelphia express on the Le- high Valley rallroad, leaving here at 3:06 this afternoon, was run into by a local train at Newport. The engine of the local partl telescoped the rear Pullman of the expres: Fortunately, the few passengers in the car caped, with the exception of J. H. Hill, & traveling man of this city, who wa crushed between two chairs and injured. Engineer 1 McCarthy was badly scalded byf§team. The other two Pullman cars were deralled. FOR MAYOR OF KANSAS CITY Former Oity Treasurer Secures Sup- port of Delegates Repub- lean Nomination. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25.—John J. Green, who served as city treasurer during two administrations, secured a majority of the delegates to the republican convention to be beld next Thureday at the primary election today, which insures his nomination for mayor. It Is belleved that James R. Reed, the present mayor, will be mominated by the democrats. Movements of Ocean Vessels, Feb. 20, At Cherbourg—Arrived—Kalser Wilhelm der Grosse, from New York, via Plymouth, for Bremen. At Gibraltar — Arrived — Hohenszollern, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. At Bremen—Arrived—Darmstadt, from Baltimore. At Moville—Arrived—Furnessia, from New York, for Glasgow. At Queenstown—Arrived—County of In- verness, from Ban Francisco. the lLisard—Passed—Putricla, t e for Plyiuouth, Cherbousg abd Hamburg. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. METEOR IS LAUNCHED German Emperor's Oraft Set Afloat Amid Graceful Oeremonies, CHRISTENED BY MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT Auspicious Program is Exeouted Withont Blightest Imperfection. PRINCE AND PRESIDENT CENTRAL FIGURES Both Are Greeted with Din of Roaring Oan- non and Cheers. HENRY GIVES BANQUET ON THE SHIP of New York City is Ace Royal Visitor, Who Be comen Special Guest of Mayor Low, NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Sunshine was the only thing needed to make complete the otherwise successfully carried out and brilliant program arranged for today, when the announced purpose of the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to this country as the represemtative of his brother, Empaerer Willlam, was accomplished, and the kalser's yacht Meteor was launched and christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt, attbnded by her father, the president. The launch on Shooter Island took place in the morning and took up semething more tban an hour. and president were the c assemblage of guests privil an interesting exchange of internatiomal courtesies. After the launching the president and Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt were the guests of the prince on board the royal yacht Hohen- zollern, the president amd his wife leaving for Washington In the afternoon. Miss Alice Roosevelt remained in New York with friends. Tarns City Over to Prim The feature of the afternoon was the presentation of the freedom of the city of Greater New York to Prince Henry. The ceremony, which took place in the city hall, wus short and the prince, in response to the mayor's brief address, gave pleasant ex- pression to the desire for continned and in- creasing friendship between the two coun- tries, while he made grateful acknowledg- ment of the unusual welcome accorded him. Notwithstanding the rain it is estimated that fully 100,000 people waited outside the city ball until the prince appeared after the ceremony, and here, as il as along t! route afterward taken by the carrlages, the royal visitor was accorded an ovation by the people of New York. In the evening Prince Henry, his sulte and the presidential delegates were the guests of the mayor of New York at dinner at the Manhattan club, and the day brought to a close with a wonderful formance at the Metropolitan opera house. The special traln bearing Presidest Roosevelt from Washington to the laupch- | ing reached Jersey City at 6:40 a. m! The president rema! _bogrd: uath ar- tratn A fow Tival of ‘the after 8 o'clock. Train Delayed by Accident. A cylinder head on the engine of Prince Henry's special hlew out and the traln was more than -an bour late in reaching . the clty. The accident occurred shortly after leaving Baltimore. The stalled train was pushed into Magnolia, Md., by & passenger train and there got a new engine. Soon atter 8 o'clock the president and the prince and their sultes embarked on a boat for Shooters' Island. The party pr ceeded directly from the ferry boat to the stand which had been erected at the in- shore end of the ways, on which Meteor rested, the guns meantime booming salutes and the crewd cheering enthusiastically. The president and prince, with Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt, arrived on the platform at 10:22. The prince conducted Miss Roose- velt to the small platform immediately un- der the bow of the boat. Under Fire of Cameras. During the preliminaries on the stand a photographer from Hobenzollern stood by with a camera and took numerous snap- shots. The prince looked at him occagion- ally and smiled. Two moving picture ma- chines were trained on the scene and there were scores of cameras leveled at the party. resident and Mrs. and Miss the following party: BSecre- tary Root, Mrs. Root, Miss Root, SBecretary Hitchcock, Major General Henry C. Corbin, Mrs. Corbin, Rear Admiral Bva Miss Evans, Senator Lodge, Senator Bpooner, Congressman Litauer, Admiral Bewles, Commander Willlam Cowles, Mrs. Cowles, Assistant Secretary of St Hill, Colonel Theodore Bingham, Mrs. Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Boyd and Willlam Loeb, jr., assistant private secretary to the president. Prince Henry was accompanied by his whole suite, and with Ambassador von Hol- leben was the staff of the embassy. Con- sul Gemeral Buenz of New York was also present. Meteor is Launch. In a drizgling rain amid the roar of can- non, great cheoring and waving of flags, Meteor was launched. The scene was one of animation and good humor, the cue for the latter spirit being taken from Prince Henry and Miss Roosevelt, who standing on the platform near Meteor en- gaged in lively conversation, laughing and Jjoking. Precisely at 10:39 Miss Roosevelt raised the bottle of champagne, which had been encased in a beautiful silver filigres, and which was suspended by a thirty-five-foot sliver chain. Dashing the bottle against the side of the vessel with a vigorous and effective band, the wine breaking finto spray, Miss Roosevelt sald in English; In the name of the German emperor | christen thee Meteor. Her voice was loud and clear and could be distinctly heard on all the surrounding platform. Then she raised a silver axe and severed the rope holding the weight which kept the ship in the ways and the vessel went gracefully into the water. Din of Voices and Canunon. Simultaneously canngn boomed and the poise of the gun was lost in that resulting from the roar of human volces, added by the royal German band, the Naval Militla band, and several bands on board the vari- ous | vessels surrounding the lsland, whose occupadts were not privileged to land. Every hat was raised and th was cheer after cheer for the pi the prince and Miss Roosevelt. After the launching the president pre- sented several persons to the prince. Presi- dent Roosevelt leaning over the ralling, shook hands with many of the guests who were old acquaintances, While this scene was golog on the crowd remalned cos~