Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 5, 1902, Page 1

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUX NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1902—-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. LINKS EAST T0 WEST Water Btorage Bystom of Irrigation a National Benefactor, ITS ADOPTION IS STRONGLY ADVOCATED JPromotors Bay it Will Benefit Gommerce and Agriculture Alike, BIG MANUFACTURERS IN FAVOR OF IT as Tllustration of e ok Authorities Declare Preside. s Res- | @rvoir System Could Be Profitably Maintained by National Government. CHICAGO, March 4.—J. C. Braden, secre- Aary ot the engineering board of the Chi- oago drainage canal, had for his guests to- day Judge Cornelius J. Gavin of New Mex- ico and J. M. Glenn, secretary of the Illl- mols Manufacturecs’ association, in a trip down the drainage canal and inspection of the Beartrap dam. The secret of this ex- pursion lies in the fact that Mr. Garvin, one ot the supporters of Secretary of the Treas- ury Shaw at the National Business rien's feague last Thursday night, together with Becretary Shaw, made a strong argument mssoclating the president's reservoir policy gor the appropriation of money for the erection of immense dams throughout the awest in the mountaln regions for the stor- age of water for irrigation purposes. In his speech Judge Gavia showed clearly the benefits that would accrue to the bus mess interest of Chicago, including the man- wfactirers, by the development and settle~ ment of the arid Jands of the west. Sec- retary Glenn explained fully the close re- Jations between the manufacturers of this ity with the western country. Cost of Drainage. Mr. Braden places the cost of the drain- 2ge canal at $34,000,000, raised by taxation of this district and borne principally by the city of Chicago. If Chicago can fur- Jsh the funds for an enterprise of this mag- nitude it should be to the general govern- ment & simple and small matter to provide fthe money needed for the construction work 86 simple yet so far-reaching in Its benefits s the building of the dams for the proposed Fesorvoire. Mr. Glenn belleves that frrigation and the reclsiming of the arid lands of tho mountain reglon would result in great and unlimited benefit to the manufacturing in- Rerests of the east. Sald he: BRITISH POSITION IS SOLID President of Chambers of Commerce Has No Fear of § Subsidies. LONDON, March 4.—In bis presidential address at the annual meeting of the Asso- clation of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom today, Lord Avebury (better known as Sir John Lubbock) ad- mitted there were disquieting features, but he id there 00 necessity for de- spondency In regard to British sommerce. Speaking of subsidies, Lord Avebury sald that while French ship owners enjoyed sub- stantial advantages, on the other hand they bad been burdened by bountis subsidies and protection given to both sugar, wheat, textlles, coals, metals, etc. If the British ship owners were not bountied they, at any rate, were not burdened with contributions to bolster up other trades. As to the ship subsidy bill before the United States congress, Lord Avebury did not anticipate that Inland states would remain passive and see $9,000,000 in bounty g0 to the maritime states without protest. The doubts he had expressed last year as to the vitality of German commerce were fully justified. Germany's complicated em of bounties had led to more and more Intricate embarrassments. In the speaker’s opinion, the best thing the Brit- ish government could do for commerce was to lst it alone. The sheet-anchor of the commercial world was the favored nation clause, and he trusted the government would hold fast to the policy of the open door, and, in the case of north China, urge the United States, Japan and other na- tions to join Great Britain in insisting on fair plas for the commerce of the world. REBELLION IN CHINA GROWS Effort to Supplant Manchurian Dy- nasty with Chinese Assumes Grave Aspects. HONG KONG, March 4.—The rebellion in Kwang 81 province is spreading rapidly. Blgns of unrest are already apparemt at Kwe Lin and Nan King the newly opened river treaty ports. The Canton viceroy has dispatched troops to the scene of the disturbance and has stationed over 1,000 men at Kwe-Lin and Nan King, for use in case of eventualities. The rebels are belleved to be former soldiers of Marsyal Su who were disbanded on his promotion. Their propoganda, which has spread far and wide, includes the overthrow of the Manchuria dynasty, the founding of & Chinese dynasty, and helping the op- pressed and needy Chinese. The Fremch are sald to be secrotly supporting the rebels. STRIKERS PAY THE PENALTY from Madrid Are to the that tthe Labor Rioters Are Shot. LONDON, March 4.—It is announced in a ites | special dispatch from Madrid that a num- ber of the strikers arrested for participation in the recent riots at Barcelona were shot at Fort Monjuich this morning. A brother of General Moode, the Carlist WILL APPOINT TAX REFEREE Bupreme Oourt Sustains Motion in Man- damus Proosedings. ASKS ATTORNEYS TO AGREE ON MAN Whoever is Chosen for the Place Will Be Expected to Begin Hearing in Omaha Without Delay, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 4.—(Special Telegram.) —The supreme court this afternoon eus talned the motion for the appointment of A referee to take testimony in the Omaha tax mandamus case and gave John H. Me- Intosh, attorney for the relators, leave to file a supplemental aMdavit, setting forth the facts regarding the injunction suit in the lower court. The court suggested that the attorneys Interested make an effort to agree on some person for the appointment and to submit bis name for consideration. It ‘is inti- mated that whoever is chosen will be ex- pected to listen soon to testimony and argument in Omaha. He will be authorized to glve an opinion both as to law and facts, subject, of course, to the eourt's ap- proval. The attorneys conferred tonight, but were unable to agree upen a recom- mendation. They will meet again tomor- row. The court devoted nearly all the morning session to listening to the argument om Mr. Melintosh's motion for the appointment of the referee, but the decision was not announced until just before adjournment tonight. City Attorney Connell appeared in behalf of the councll, and John L. Webster and W. W. Morsman in behalf of the corpora- tions, all opposed to the appointment. COAST MILLERS COMBINING New Company Practically Controls Flour Trade of the Orfent. PORTLAND, Ore, March 4.—The Ore- gonian says that the largest industrial consolidation ever undertaken in the Pa- cific northwest is being quietly worked into shape in this city and San Francieco. The enterprise is an amalgamation of the interests of the great export flour milling firms of the Pacific coast. No hint has been given as to the capitalization of the proposed consolidation, but it will prob- ably be somewhere in the neighborhood of $10,000,000. As now outlined the combinstion will embrace mills having an annual capacity of over 5,000,000 barrels of flour. The cor- porations interested in the proposed com- bine are: The Portland Flouring mills of this city, the Puget Sound Flouring Mills company of Tacoma, the Centennial mills of Seattle and Spokane and the Sperry Flour mills of Stockton and San Francisco, Cal. These concerns practically control the flour trade of the Orient, their ope- rations extending from Viadivostock and Port Arthur as far south as Singapore, ta .mmmun::mmun the Barceloms riots Wil be tried by | H g‘é! 5-3 ng re- tter, and constructed & iitiner &8 Lo last fof time in- h Mith abeolute safety to the sur. and its inhabitani % Suficient strength and. 48 the mammoth_ente: uno-lr:.ly completed by Chicagn Comirolling works at Lockport today back the waters of readily can dams be con- ‘where pature has lent every ald ;flm»‘lr‘mylohownmk thousand acres of water? This one of the best t for a student of this I &I. the simple turning h oul l‘:t of water can turn completely g H &5l ] it . t of minute, or at pnnclg: n ear Necessary for the maturing of the crops. Need Ald of Government. the reach of private en- e iy 0 RM\IMII'I Sven O BRI ia faternal” inmprovement !:‘;'rnl hi '"l- e lo W of furnisi na ome Bl S bt ot Amoun! ‘water can be stored =§ me mad At Auch season of the ] WON'T AFFECT MONEY MARKET Purchasers of San Francisco Street Rallways Say No Geold Wil Leave New York. NEW YURK, March 4.—Brown Bros. & Do, head of the underwriting syndicate which' bas undertaken to reorganize the leading street rallway lines of San Fras icate without he Jocal money conditions. It bas been arranged to through the subtreasury, but in Il probability not onme dollar of the $20, 000,000 fuvolved will actually leave this ity Will of John B. Sherman. B ER ah H Lo i SRR er the two aren I~y (4 gulneas per court-martial. Papers seized at the houses of anarchists in Barcelona indicate that a widespread plot existed.. Strikes were de- clared at Cadiz and Ferol, Spain. Cxar Helps the Needy. ST. PETERSBURG, March 4—The ozar has sent 160,000 roubles for the relief of the victims of the recent earthquake at Shamaka, Transcaucasia. Ceell Rhodes Improves. CAPETOWN, March 4.—Cecll Rhodes, who has been {Il for some time, is improv- ing. BIG LINER LOSES FPROPELLER Etruria Spoken West of Asores in Tow of Another Steamer. NEW YORK, March 4.—The agents of the Cunard Steamship company here have re- celved a dispatch from London saying that Etruria, in tow of the steamer William CIff, had been sighted 400 miles west of Fayal, Azore lslands, having lost its pro- ller. p.l.a(JNDON, March 4.—The British steamer Ottawa, from Philadelphia for London, has arrived at Fayal, Azore islands, and re- ports having sighted the Cunard line steamer Etruria, in tow of the British steamer Willlam CIiff, 400 miles west of Fayal. Btruria bhad lost its propel Another report says Etrurla was plcked up when 500 miles from Fayal, west-north- west of that port. All were well on board the Cunarder, which according to this re- port, had its propeller shaft broken. It was otherwise uninjured. Previous to recelpt of news that Btrurla had been sighted in tow the reinsurance of the Cunard liner at Lioyds today was about nt. Little business was done at that rate. K NEW YORK, March 4.—The Evening World prints & dispatch from one of its re- porters who Js & passenger on Btrurla. The dispatch, which was taken to the Asores by the ofl tank Ottawa, which spoke Btruria on Friday, is as follows: lost its propelier Tnig-Atiantic on ¢ .;c sald for the bi o t or rayery onlaClvllln Btephens, whose the passengers and crew to tow Etruria to the te o mak- no ay. sea aguins and CUE not strong enough to do more 2R e "0n Board and after the first is quiet.” They are to _lash spars to rudder. om0 'Ol ket Rtwa, from frst port toched, Tapiain Biephens wishos uched. Capt ?3"..‘:‘:.“"’.11 that there is no danger. CATTLE GROWERS CONVENTION Address of President Lusk Deals Principally with Land Leasing. DENVER, March 4.—The American Cattle Growers' assoclation, embracing all cattle- men's associations west of the Missourl river, assembled at the Tabor cpera house today for its second anmual convention. F. C. Lusk, president of the association, called the convention to order. Several Hundred delegates were present. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor Orman and Mayor Wright of this city and & re- sponse by A. C. Cleveland of Nevada. President Lusk's annual address was de- voted largely to the question of leasing th public domain. He advocates the enact- by congress of a law to regulate “Untold barm is being done cattlemen,” he said, “by the free use of publie Jands for grasing purposes” - Its Engineering Department is Reor- &anised by Chief W. L. Darling. ST. PAUL, March 4.—The engineering de- partment of the Northern Pacific railroad has been completely reorganized by Chief Englneer W. G. Darling, the change dating from March 1. J. Q. Martin is placed In Tacoma as chief engineer in charge of engineering on 1l lines west of and including Ellensburg station. F. 8. Darling is made division engineer at St. Paul, in charge of engineering on all lines east of the Missouri river, vice J. 8. Bratager, transferred. W. O. Smith is appointed division engineer, at Livings- ton, Mont., and is placed in charge of en- gineering on all lines between the Missourt river and Butte and Helena, including Butte station, but not Helena. B. E. Palmer is made division engineer at Spokane and has jurisdiction between Butte and Helena and Ellensburg, includ- ing Helena, but not Butte or Ellensburg. Assistant engineers will report to the division engineer and the latter to the chief engineer. DISSOLVE FREIGHT BUREAUS Omaha-Kansas City-Chicago-8t. Paul- Sioux City Compact Falls Through. CHICAGO, March 4.—The dissolution of the Chicago-Kansas City, Chicago-Omaha- Sloux City and Chicago-St. Paul freight bureaus was decreed today by the executive officers of the western roads. No action ‘was taken in regard to the western freight bureau. It was contended 'that this was not a pool or organization that could be comstrued as being illegal, but simply a statistical bureau for the compiling of records and the issuing of tariffs. It is probable it will be kept in- tact and that some trafic man will be elected chairman. The notice of with- drawal from the three bureaus given by the Northwestern on Saturday was met today by the Milwaukee and the Chicago & Alton, which gave similar notices. This frustrated all further attempt to resuscitate the assoclation. Santa Fe Re-Elects Ofcers, GALVESTON, Tex., March 4.—At stockholders’ the meeting of the Guif, Colo- it us {rado & Santa Fe Rallroad company, held today, the old board of directors was re- elected. At the directors’ meeting the pres- ent officers were re-elected. Schwab is He-Elected President. NEW YORK, March 4.—The directors of the United States Steel corporation met to- day and re-elected President Schwab and all the other officers whose terma expired. Otherwise only routine business was trans- acted. From Wabash to Rio Grande. SPRINGFIELD, I, March 4—John J. Cotter has resigned as tralumaster of the St. Louis division of the Wabash railroad, baving been offered a division superin- tendency with the Denver & Rio Grande rail- road. Withdraws from Bureau. HOUSTON, Tex., March 4.—The Houston, Bast & West Texas rallroad, a Southern Pacific property, today gave notice of with- drawal from the Southwestern Passenger bureau. —_— C. O, Gilhams for Congress. FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 4—The re- publicans of the. Twaifth. alsteict today C. C. Gilhams of La Oflnlncal Ao o SET ASIDE OLD SPANISH LAWS ([T} (QUNCIL PROCEEDINGS[CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Commissioners Revize Statutes of Porto Rico, Making Radioal 4+The commis- slon to revise and le the laws of Porto Rico appointed of April 12, 1900, has to the attorney gemeral® The commission consists of Joseph Daly @ New York and L. 8. Rowe of Pennaylvania and J. H. Lopes of Porto Rico. The work undertaken was the revision and compilation of practically all the old Spanish laws. The commission after an exhaustive study of the Spanish system, proceeded to make the most necessary changes such as the re. organization of the judieial system and the system of local government, the revision of the laws of marriage and divorce and wills and intestacies, and a number of other im- portant branches of the eivil and eriminal law. The most important work of the commission was the revision of the or- ganic act of Porto Rico, commonly known as the Foraker act. The system of local government proposed by the commission in- cludes a county, city and ‘villnge organiza~ tion. Under Spanish rule the lsland was di- vided into sixty-seven divieions known as municiplos which were subjected to the strict form of control by the central gov- ernment. The mayors wera appointed by the governor-general and the members of the town councils were subjects to his will, in fact if not in law. Local self-govern- ment was unknown. The commission has taken a long step in the direction of local autonomy but has placed sufficient power fn the insular gov- ment to guard against the dangers of local inexperience or incompetency. Briefly stated the system leaves to the local authorities the manbagement of local affairs, but preseribes a defiaite standara of eficlency in the important services, such aa eanitation, draingee, water supply, street cleaning, etc. If the local government fail to meet these standards the insular gov- ernment is given sufficient power to meet overy emergency. The habeas corpus act is another of the important changes pro- posed by the commisston. NO CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY YET Government Will Make No Demand in Miss Stone’s Cane Until Inguiry Report is Made. WASHINGTON, March d—It is learned at the State department that the attitude of Mr. Leischmann, the United States minis- ter to Turkey, is liable to be misunderstood owing to the brevity of the cablo reports that hé has preferred a demand upon Tur- key in the case of Miss Stome. The under- standing here is that sny mction in that line that Mr. Leishmann may have taken is rather in the line of eaving all future rights rather than the submission of an unqualified d for. the! punishment of the brigands a repayment of the in- dempity given to the brigands, The same : o : e minisser S0 e R T Stone's case.. When that inquiry s con- cluded it is expected that the department will be In a position to squarely place the responsibility for the kidnaping, and when that is done no time will be lost In pressing the claim both for punishment of the perpetrators of the outrage and for - the Tepayment of the ransom. Meanwhile, act. ing under Instructions of the State depart- ment, Mr. Lelschmann will prefer no spe- cific clalm against either Turkey or Bul- garia. It is possible that the department may be hampered in its efforts to secure repara- tion by the pecullar political relations ex- isting between Turkey and Bulgaria and the inability to determine the exact measure of responsibility for Bulgarian shortcomings, should it be found that the Bulgarian gov- ernment itself is responsible for Mise Stone's capture. That question is now belng examined earefully. ADVICES FROM COLOMBIA WAR Reports Are Meager, but Iadications Are that Govern: t is Thor- oughly Aroused. ‘WASHINGTON, March 4.—Advices from the seat of war in South America are mea- ger. Nothing has been heard of the re. ported insurgent naval operations on the coast of Venesuela. But reports from Co- lombia show that the government is thor- oughly awakened to the formidable char- acter of the revolutionary outbreak near the ‘capital and that a large body of troops has been hastily ordered from the nerth te assist in the defense of the capital. This withdrawal may have a considerable influ- ence on the campaign on the Isthmus of Panama. The report came from United States Min- ister Hart at Bogota and in substance stated that 5,000 of the best soldlers in Colombia had reinforced the government troops near Bogota. Fighting had con. tinued for some days, but reliable details had not been received. MUSICAL AT THE WHITE HOUSE Bright Secial Function Givem by President and Mrs, Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, March 4.—The president and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight gave a largely attended musical at the White House, East room and other public portions of the house were very prettily decorated for the occaslon. There was a program of four double and one single numbers. The solo- ists were Miss Lella Livingston Morse, and Mr. Helorich Meyn, with Miss Isabelle Hauser and Mr. Isadore Luckstone at the plano. The guests included the members of the cabinet and their families, the foreign ambassadcrs, senators and representatives in congress and a contingent of residents of soclety. CANDIDATE FOR LONG'S PLACE Representative Moody of Massachu- wetts is Mentioned for See. retary of W, WASHINGTON, March 4.—Prominent among the list of possibilities to M the vacancy to be made by Secrteary Long's retirement from the cabinet ls the name of Willlam Henry Moody, & republican repre- sentative from the Sixth district of Massa- chusetts, and sald to be conuected by mar- riage with Senator Lodge. Mr. Moody is 49 years of age, a graduate of Harvard, s lawyer by profession and has served three terms in congress, where be has attained some of the most influen- tial gomimittee asslgnments, » Electrio Light Company Gets Two Good Points in Its Favor. NEW CONTRACT WITH CITY IS APPROVED Ordinance Giving Its Subway Plan Life Introduced in New Form and Put Over to Special Meet- ing Today. The new Omaha Thomson-Houston Elec- tric Light company has cause to comgratu- late itself today, as at last night's meeting ot the city council it gained two polnts. The first was the confirmation of its new contract with the city to light the streets during the next three years; the second was the favorable reception of an ordinance providing for putting its wires underground. The subway ordinance is, in spirit, the same as that passed last January, against which & permanent injunction now exists, but several technicalities to which the court took exceptions in the first are avoided in the second. For example, the name “New Omaba Thomeon-Houston Blectric Light company” doesn’t appear In the ordinance Introduced last night. It is entitled “An ordinance providing for placing underground all electric wires except telegraph and tel- ephone wires and wires used for propelling street cars.” The wires affected by the measure are those used for the transmis- slon of light, heat or power, and It 1s stip- ulated that these be underground by May 1, 1903, Goen to Special Session. This ordinance was put upon ite first and second readings last night and referred to the judlciary committee, and a special meet- ing of the city council was called for thls morning “to act upon the judiclary commit- tee's report.” The hour set for the special meeting is 10 o'clock, which is belleved to be early enough to anticipate a possible in- Junction. The city's new contrapt with the electric light company, accompanied by a $10,000 bond, was received from the mayor with his approval. As the contract had been amended since it was last before the council, another vote was taken om it,” with the result that it was approved by a unanimous vote ot elght. Lobeck, who had voted against it a week ago, changed his vote. All the members of the councll were present with the exception of President Karr, who s 111, and Vice President Mount presided 1n his place. Market House Muddle, A new market house ordinance was intro- duced by Zimman, the purpose of which was to extend the property to be condemned for market purposes one block further east, making the market district from Tweltth to Fourteenth on Capitol avenue instead of from Thirteenth to Fourteenth, as the first ordinance provided. Upon motlon of Has- call, this measure was killed fn its incip- fent state and the market district stands as originally defined. Hascall sald: “If we pass this substitute ordinance the effect will be to kill the e tire market house project, since it leaves it uncertain where the bullding is to be erected. 1f you want to take in more ters, “do"1t by means®of an Irdépendent ordinance, but don't repeal the first ords- nance.” Trostler sald: “I find that there is an element in Omaha that is trying to thware this council's market house plans, and 1r We hope to succeesfully combat it we've got to stand by our original ordinance and not let them dictate to us, It may as well be understood first as last that the market house 1s to be on Capitol avenue, and not on Howard or Jones Streets.” Object to New Ordinance. Clty Engineor Rosewater, author of the second ordinance, said: “This ordinance is the same as the other, except that it adds another block of space to the territory al- ready defined. It was drawn in good faith and for the purpose of giving the gardeners and others what they want. There is room for only séventy booths in the territory now defined and this ordinance just ‘doubles that number." Lobeck sald: “I think we should stand by the first ordinance. Most of the objections to the Capitol avenue site, as I understand it, come from the Councll Bluffs people, and If they don’t like our arrangements let them stay away.” Zimman sald: “The reason we're not getting good prices for our booth privi- leges on the Capitol avenue site is that a great many of these hucksters and others think there {s golng to be a wholesale market established in the Howard street district, which would tend to divide patronage with the new house. This, of course, is & mis- take. The Capitol avenue market is to be both & wholesale and a retafl market When & vote was called on Hascall's mo- tion to kill the ordinance extending the territory of the Capitol. avenue site all voted for it except Zimman, For Omaha Beautiful. An ordinance providing for the planting of shade trees and for sodding along street margins, between the sidewalk and the curb, and for the levying of special taxes against abutting property to pay for the same, introduced and placed upon its first and second readings, after which it was referrea to the judiclary committee. Major D. H. Wheeler, author of the measure, made this explanation: “When I was a member of the council in 1894, sald he, ““an ordinance of this kind was passed, but was killed by Mayor Bem!s' veto. Since then, until now, no attempt has been made to revive the project. When the request came to me to write this ordinance, I dug up the old one, and have used a great many of its features, It 18 the only way to preserve a uniform appearance of a street. Unless the city takes hold of it and places the planting ot hade trees and the laying of sod in the me category with grading, paving and similar improvements, to be paid for in special ta: asseased agalust abutting property, non-resident property owners will neglect to plant trees and lay sod, and the result will be that the street will have a ragged, uneven appearance. To overcome this difficulty is the principal purpose of this ordinance. It plans that the work is to be done by contract.” Samuel I Gordon's Salary. The city clerk announced that 8. I. Gordon has sent in a bill tor his “February salary,” which was the signal for a volley of humorous oratory, the burden of it being that there was mo money at hand to pay for actual labor, to say nothing of paying for the maintenaace of a “mosquito court' down in the city jail bullding. 8. C. Walkup, deputy city' clerk, sald he bad embodied the dominant spirit of the “eity hall crowd” in four stanzas of dog- gerel. He passed them to Councliman Zim- man, who read the effusion, which plain- tively recites the well known fact that the pay roll has been held up pending the tax levy settlement. The city comptreller submitted the fol- Forecast for Nebraska—Falr Wednesdny: Thursday Fair, Warmer in East Portion; Bast to Bouth 'Winds. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: » " 3 " ggggesse DENIES STORY OF A RATE WAR Steamship Official Says Passenger Fully Adopted, NEW YORK, March 4.—According to the Commerclal Advertiser the various steam- ship lines plying between this port and Europe have finally united in an agreement 48 to passonger rates and although the White Star and Cunard lines are not sign- ors to the agreement it was authoritatively denled today by a prominent steamship official that a rate war was impending. “On the contrary,” sald he, “the Cunard and White Star lines will in all probablility come into the combination.” The present agreement only affects passenger rates. The parties to the agreement are the Amer- fcan line, Hamburg-American, Holland- American, North German Lloyd, Cam- pagnie Generale Transatlantique and the White Star. Both the White Star line pand the Cunard line had been given un(fi Febru- ary 28 in which to signify their intention of Joining the combination. The agreement went into effect on March 1. BIG DEAL IN SUGAR COMPANY Half Interest in Utah Comcern Sald to Be Sold for Over a Mil- lton Dollars. SALT LAKE, Utah, March 4—The Even- ing Telegram says that negotiations for the eale of an undivided half interest in the Utah Sugar company have practically been concluded, and that the deal will be closed upon the arrival of Manager T. R. Cutler In New York Oity today. The amount Involved 1s $1,500,000, the sale belng made on a basis of $16 per share. It was stated by persons interested that the American Bugar Refining company was interested in the purchase. It was also stated that the Colorado Beet Sugar Re- fining company was the.real purchaser and that the deal was one of several contem- plated looking toward the consolldation of the beet sugar interests of the country as opposed to the cane sugar interests. OM- cial confirmation or denial of the reports could not be obtained today. PITCHED BATTLES ON STREETS Mob of Strikers Defy Police and Keep Town in Up- roar. NORFOLK, Va., March 4—A mob of 500 zll’l. sympathizers today held the streets of k on whi he main line of the Nor« Tk Ruflway' @ Light” company’'s cars are run and the police were unable to cope with it from noon until after dark, when the cars, which were guarded by detachments of military and had run with dificulty all day, were housed in thelr barns. Cars were repeatedly derailed, wagon loads of stones were piled on the tracks and free fights between the military guards and the crowd occurred at frequent inter- In one diffculty a sergeant ran a bayonet into the arm of H. H. Harmenzef, & barber. Mrs. Harmenzef knocked the soldier down and discolored the face of Lieutenant E. R. Gale, who was near her. CAUSE OF MRS. BLOOM’S DEATH Three Physicians Unable to Determine Whether She Was Vietim of Violence. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 4.—(Spectal Telegram.)—Drs, Stewart, Becker and Fletcher held a post-mortem examination yesterday over the body of Mrs. Bloom, who dted under suspiclous clroumstances at her ranch in Bauner county, fifteen miles north of Kimball, Neb. The physiclans found that Mrs. Bloom's death was the result of & fracture at the base of the skull, which might have been produced either by fall upon the head or by a blow from some flat instrument. The physiclans express themselves as unable to state whether or not death was caused by violence. The authorities of Banner county are still investigating the affair on the theory that the woman was murdered. SEEK TO BAR SALOONKEEPERS mbus Will Propose s’ Exclusion from Order. NEW YORK, March 4.—The national con- Was ! vention of Knights of Columbus began here today, Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn of South Farmington presiding. His annual address represented the order to be in a very prosperous condition. The principal business of the convention will be consider- ation of the propesed new constitution, which is a rigid exclusion of saloonkeep- ers and liquor dealers from membership in the order. The annual report of National Secretary Colonel Wells showed that there were on December 31, 1801, 609 councils, with & total insured memibership of 32,700 and an assoct- ate membership of 46,016, NEBRASKA MAN ON COMMITTEE nent in Meeting. ST. PAUL, Minon., March 4—The anoual meeting of the National Association of Co- Operative Mutual Insurasce companies opened here today. President W. D. Forbes, Des Moines, Ia., called the meeting to order. The address of President Forbes outlined the phenomenal growth of mutuel {nsurance companies in the United Btates. The presi- dent appointed this committee on creden- tials: 1 B. Yates of Madelia, J. H. Case- ber of Blue Springs, Neb., and H. A. Fley of Kewanna, Ind. Movements of Ocean Vessels, March 4. At from Hamburg, Victoria, trom At Hi K "B Moaps, from Van couver, via Honolulu, for Byansy. N 8 W, AL’ Liverpool—Sailed—Livonian, for Port- New York — Arrived — Deutschland, At Jaffa—Arri New York, via Funel , Genoa, ete. & Buey, trom Tacol At Bris Arrived-] —Salled—Hathor, from Ham: burg, for 8an Francisco. At the Lizard—Passed—Neder] land, from PRINCE ON THE GO From Barly Morning Till Late at Nigit Orowds Besiege Him, CHICAGO ADDS TO HEARTY OVATIONS Royal Visitor Spends Another Day in $he Western Motropolis. LAYS A WREATH ON LINCOLN'S MONUMENT Hears Address by Governor Van Sant on Behalf of Minnesota Germans. MILWAUKEE RECEIVES ROYAL GUEST Enthastastically hed Sciom wonsin City. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 4.—Milwaukee was host to Prince Henry of Prussia for six hours this evening and gave a recep- tion that was highly enthusiastic and an entertainment that was unique. His special train came In at 4 o'clock and At 10 was away again on the long run to Niagara and New Bngland. The interven- ing time was all given over to the recep- tion and entertalnment of the royal visitor. It began with a drive through the business and resident districts in review before a crowd that numbered 200,000. Then there was a public reception at which Governor Robert La Follette and Mayor David 8. Rose voloed the welcome and the united singing . socleties raised their volces In mighty chorus. There was also a splendid fllami- pation and a brilliant night run of the Mii- waukee fire department. Later there was a banquet at which the prince met the leading citizens of the city and state. The thousands of German resi- dents in Milwaukee joined heartily in the welcome of the young prince to whose house they once owed allegience, and veterans of the German wars gathered from throughout the state to assist in the reception. Met by Enormous Crowd. The speclal train bearing the prince and his party ran up from Chicago over the Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul rallway and there was an enormous erowd at the depot awaiting its coming. Thers was & cheer as the prince alighted, and another louder than the first when he entered his carriage outside the depot grounds. Mayor Rose and Admiral Evans entered his oarriage and, flanked by police and guarded by troopers of the First Wisconsin cavalry, the drive through the city began. Ambassador von Holleben and Assistant Secretary of State Hill rode in the second carriage with Captatn Frederick Pabst, chairman of the reception committes. Just outside of the depot 1,000 veterans of the German wars were drawn up. They had come here from Green Bay, Stevens Point, Port Washington, Appleton, Plymouth, Fond ml&c. Racine and other distent polnts in state and they gave the prince s velley. of cheers as l-‘n-.l::-. ' The streets were blockaded ‘with and the: police had to fight to keep a driveway clear. Dedicates New Street, Prince Henry was given the honor of rid- ing in the first carriage to roll across the new Grand avenue-Wisconsin street bridge, and as this point was reached Battery A. stationed on the lake front, fired a salute of twenty-one guns. The reception of the prince as he drove through the streets was wildly enthus- iastic and there was ovation when he entered the exposition bullding for the public reception. As he appeared on the stage cscorted by his staff, and the re- ception committee the mass chorus of 600 volces sang “Deutsch Licd.” There were 10,000 persons packed in the exposition building and it was long before they were sufficlently stilled for Chairman Joba John. son to briefly introduce Mayor Rosé. The mayor welcomed Prince Henry in behalf of the city. The mayor gave way to former Congress- man P. L. Deuster who spoke in behalf of the German residents and in thelr ‘tongue. Governor La Follette then welcomed the prince to Milwaukee in behalf of the state #nd expressed regret at the shortness of his visit. $ Captain Emil Court, who also spoke in German, was the last speaker, | Crowd Repeats Cheers. The great chorus sang agaln and as the prince arose to leave the hall the erowd broke into cheers. He touched his cap in salute and smileq as he turned to loave the stage. The fire run followed the public reception and it made a spectacle that was novel and exciting. Thirty-two pleces of appara- tus marshaled by Fire Chief Foley, were raced for a mile at high speéd. They ran two abreast and 200 feet apart. haq come and the engine lights made the plcture all the more inspiring. ‘The prince was then driven through filum. inated streets to Hotel Pfister where the banquet was served. Hundreds of strings of electrio lights were arched across Grand aventie and Wis- consin streets, hundreds of bulldings were outlined in light and high up on the tower of the city hall, printed iu incandescent lights the words “Welcome to Prince Henry. Bspecially pretty was the lght- ing of the Court of Honor on Grand ave- nus. When the prince was driven through the court the chimes in the tower of St. James Eplscopal church played the national airs of the United States and German and Lutheran hymns, There was a great display of bunting and under the glare of the lights it looked even more attractive than in the daylight. Crowds thronged the streets during the evening with the Hotel Pflster as the com. mon objective, and the night scene was a brilliant on Prince Speaks at Banquet. Prince Henry was the guest at & banquet tonight given at the Hotel Pfister by the ol of Milwaukee. The dinner lasted about two hours. The decorations of the banquet hall were very elaborate The table at which the prince sat was literally covered with Alabama smilax, arching gracefully over the place where Prince Heury sat. Three toasts were proposed, those to the president of the United States and those to the emperor of Germany being drunk as the orchestra played the national alrs of the respective nations. These were fol- lowed by the toast: “Prince Henry of Prusela.”” The prince responded as fol- p -‘7—«.\"