Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 6, 1902, Page 1

[—— ‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. NO HELP FOR BOER Intervention of United Btates is Bought in Vain by Delegates, PRESIDENT POSITIVELY DECLINES TO ACT Bays Government Oannot and Will Not Interfore with War, STANDS BY STRICT NEUTRALITY POLICY Messrs, Wolmarans and Wessels Urge Plea State Department Prevent It WASHINGTON. March 5.—Messrs. Wol- fmarans and Wessels, the Boer representa- tives who came to the United States from urope for the purpose of conferring with the secretary of state, have achieyed thelr purpose. They were received by Mr. Hay at 11 w'clock this morning., It was distinctly un- derstood that the Boers were to be re- celved as private eitizens and not in an official capacity. Becretary Hay talked ‘with them freely with this understanding. The principal object of the delegates was to induce the United States government to do something to terminate the present bloody struggle in South Africa. They were mot wvery specific as to what they wanted and apparently would be satisfied with almost anything from Intervention direct to simple tender of the good ces on the part of the United Btates. Secretary of State Hay heard them attentively and promised to consider their representations and to do whatever he could to ameltorate the conditions In South Africa. But he pointed out that the presi- dent was the prime authority in such mat- ters and he recommended that they see President Roosevelt and ascertain his wiews. This they agreed to do and will be wecolved at the White House in the same wnofficlal way. Call at the White House Later in the day Messrs. Wolmarans and ‘Wessels, accompanied by Dr. Fred Mueller of the Orange Free State, called at the White House. They were recelved by President Roosevelt in the library and re- malned with him about fifteen minutes. They called as private citizens and not in their official capacity as Boer representa- tives. Mr. Roosevelt listtened attemtively to what they had to say and then informed them this government cannot and will not Interfere in the struggle. A matter of complaint by the delegates ‘was the shipment of horses, mules and pro- visions from the United States for the Brit- ish fgrees In South Africe. Becretary Hay ‘went over this subject very carefully with REVOLUTION IS A FIZZLE Ohtet tor of Serviam Tro BELGRADE, Servia, March 6.—An ex- traordinary attempt to start a revolution was made this morning at the frontier town of Shabats by a rald under the leadership of Alavantics, a relative of Prince Kara- georgevich, the pretender to the Bervian throe. The only result was that Al avotics was killed and his adherents were arrested. Alavantics, with a handful of followers, arrived at Shabats from Mitrowics, wearing the uniform of a general in the Servian | army, and called to the frontier guard to follow him. The latter, not suspecti anything was wrong, accompanied t! vantics ordered the men of the fire depart- ment to join him. This motley procession proceeded to the gendarmeries’ barracks, where Alavantics paraded the gendarmerie. Two of the latter, however, whose mus- were aroused eacaped and apprised commander, Captain Nikolies. The Jr, when he arrived on the scene, called Alavantics to produce some document as authority for his actions, whereupon the would-be revolutioniets leader fired a re- volver at Captaln Nickolles, slightly wounding him. Nikolics promptly shot and killed Alavantics, whose followers were then arrested. CHAKIR PASHA IS ARRESTED Held by M Upom Order of Sult; Turkish General Authorities CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4.—General Chakir Pasha, brother of the late grand vizler, has been arrested at Konok, Island of Prinkipes. The sultan ordered Sald Edin Pasha, the military commander of Constan- tinople, personally to arrest Chakir Pasha. Accompanied by sixteen officers, Sald Bden. Pasha started from Constantinople i & launch, crossed the Bosphorous and landed on the Skutar! shore at 2 o'clock in the morning. The party then took a speclal train to Kartal and thence in small ‘boats to the island of ‘Prinkipos, when they ef- fected the arrest of Chakir Pasha. The successive incarceration and ban- ishment of important dignitaries are caus- ing widespread uneasiness here. DEMAND EIGHT-HOUR DAYS Will Go on & Strike to rter Working Days. CALAIS, France, March 5.—The National Congress of French miners has passed resolution by & vote of 124 to 106 to tI effect that the miners must proceed to ob- tain an eight-hour day by an immediate general strike, without further negotiating with the government. News from Arctic Bxplorers. COPENHAGEN, March 5.—Letters dated from Franz Josef Land August 17 have been received here from the Danes who accompanied the Baldwin-Zeigler arctic ts, | expedition. The vessels arrived at Franz {Joset land after ot the general government to prevent the American farmer from shipping his stock, and the stock raiser from his produce to any part of the world he de- sired. He mlso pointed out that the gov- ernment’s attitude In this matter toward the South African war had been striotly neutral and that the government had done nothing to prevent shipments of commodi- ties to the Boer forces. IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY Confe termin of Rallroad Men to De- Course of Trafic As- soctatio CHICAGO, March 5.—The existence of sevoral large traffic assoclations will de- pend largely on the outcome of a meeting of executive officlals called for tomorrow &t tho office of J. O. Stubbs. The meet- ing will be the mecond of this character this week, and it 1s expected some decision ‘will be reached regarding the retention of There have beem no withdrawals except that of the Chicago & Northwestern. The Northwestern will be represented in to- morrow's meeting, but it is asserted that no effort will be made to get the run without the NOH.IM ttkou to mean that the Northwestern have agreed will of the majority, al- & member of the organization. of the lines today showed that alleged withdrawal of the Alton and Paul from the Kansas Oity com- is untrue and the officlals of the k Island denled the rumor that they contemplated sovering relations with all trafiic organizations. WOODWARD DENIED RE-TRIAL Man Conviete: ;F Murdering Sherift CASPER, Wyo., March 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The motion of Charles Woodward, coavicted of murdering Sheriff Ricker, for & new trial, was overruled today by Judge Bramel and the case will now be taken to the supreme court. The attorneys will have everything in readiness by next Mon- day, when the case will be taken to Chey- enne. Attorney Hensz today withdrew from the case, leaving Attorney Bennett to defend Woodward alone. Woodward did not leok the ‘east worrled today and greeted his sc- quaintances with smiles and pleassn words. Sentexce will be suspended pend- ing the finding of the supreme court, which ‘will probably be returned before May or June. CHASE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY Oltizeps Seek to Chastise A. T. But- His Op. ponents, CASPER, Wyo., March 5.—(Special Tele- - Butler 10 the suit for lbel brougkt against 175 of the leading citizens of this county, experiences, with [all on board well. “intended to winter at Frans Josef Land and then proceed morthward Gntil stopped by the lce, when the party on board was to start toward the North pole. Ships Ar ved. LONDON, March 5.—In consequence of the accldent to the Etruria no Cunard line steamer will leave Liverpoal Saturda; h 8, which was the date the Etruria to have salled from the port of New The malls which, under ordinary circumstances, would have been taken by Etruria, will be sent by Bt. Louls, salling from Bouthampton March § and Nomadic, leaving Liverpoo) the same day and Queens- town the 9th. No Complaint on Maude Gonne. PARIS, March 5.—The officials of the Forelgn office and of the British embassy bere unite in denylng the truth of the report circulated in the United States ye: terday that Miss Maude Gonne had aroused the English colony by her revolutionary speeches and that the British ambassador, Sir Edmund J.' Monson, had made formal complaint against her utterances, claiming they were treasonable. Oppose Sale of Islands. COPENHAGEN, March b.—New petitions are being circulated by the opponents of the sale of the Danish West Indian islands to the United States for presentation to the Rigsdag. They probably will have no effect. Sugar Convention Signe BRUSSELS, March 5.—The International sugar convention was signed today. GRAND RAPIDS MEN SENTENCED One of Them, Salsbury, is U et t M er In- for Defrauding aire Barton, RAND RAPIDS, Mich., March §.—Ex- City Attorney Laat K. Salsbury and Stilson V. McLeod were today sentenced by Judge Wenty in the United States circuit court. Both pleaded guilty yesterday to the viola- tion of the banking laws in connection with carrying & fraudulent check at the OM Na- tional bank, of which MacLeod was form- erly teller. Balsbury was given two years at the Detroit House of Correction, the limit in his case. MacLeod wad given the same, although his position as an officer of the bank made the penalty for him more severe. Salsbury is also under indictment by the Cook county grand jury, Chicage, for the alleged embezzloment of a large sum from the Bartons, two Omaha milliooaires. He ‘was receutly couvicted im the superior court of this city of attempted bridery in connection with the municipal water sup- ply scandal and is awaiting the action of the supreme court on that case. CONFIRMS SUGAR PLANT DEAL Manager OCutler Says Half Interest of Utah Company is Sola. SALT LAKE CITY, March 5.—Secretary Horace G. Whitney of the Utah Bugar Re- fining company, received a telegram today from Manager T. R. Cutler in New York, stating that & deal for a sale of & half in. terest in the company bad been closed. The names of the purchasers were not glv: but it is believed the American Sugar Ri finlng company is back of the deai. The amount involved is sald to be about $1,300,- and several attempts bave been made to do | 000. him personal harm, but thus far he has| The afivent of eastern capital in the escaped. This afterncon several men chased bim two blogks, but the attorney ficet of foot and reached home without Laken —~ western suger industry will, it Is reported, be followed by the erection of more fac. tories in Utah and the development of the beet sugar industry on & large scale. OMAHA, THURSDAY BRYAN IS OPPOSED T0 HILL|UNREST OF THE RoSEBUDS||NDICTMENTS T0 BE TESTED|CONDITION OF THE WEATHE Nebraskan Vlng\u!y Assails Aspirations of Eminent New Yorker, PAST NOT FORGIVEN NOR FORGOTTEN (From a Staff Correspondent.) . LINCOLN, March 6.—(Special.)—In the current Issue of his paper William Jennings Bryan makes It quite plain that he has no intention of supporting the presidential pirations of David Bennett Hill. Mr. Brya say The speech dellvered by former Senator David . Hill at the Manhattan club ban- quet in ‘New York, February 2, may be accepted as a formal announcement o velt ew, He'is also certain that New York will be the battieground, and the inference is natural (though not necessary) that the democratic nomlnea should come_from New York—and is not Mr. Hill a New York man? ut in order that his candidacy might be fairly started on its way he outlines what he Considers o winning plattorm, It is fortunate that the dis- tnguished New' Yorker dlacioses Nis: pians early, aithough those who read the plat- form will observe that there is a famillar uity about the planks which when democracy platforms wi made to conceal issues rather than to present them. First, as to the man. As he has not taken the public fully into his confidence we must rely on circumstances to ascer- tain the exact hour when the present at- tack of presidential fever first made its a nce. If the minority had secured control of ihe Chicago convention Mr. Hill would doubtless have been the nominee, for_he was the an of the minority and was pecullatly fitted to represent. the methods mployod b& the gold men on that 3 is known he refused to thrown agalinst the part; paien was over he wro When the cam- a_carefully pre- gazino article assailing the demo- tform and arguing in favor of re- pudiating it This articie will be repro- duced hereafter. “Strength” of Bryan Democracy, At the time the article was written the reorganizers were loudly proclaiming their determination to reconstruct the 'part along the Wall street lines, und Mr. Hiil may have been deceived as to the extent of the gold sentiment. The elections of 1897, however, showed the overwhelming strength’ of the Chicago platform demo- gracy, and all talk of reorganization was for the time abandoned, during this Jun_ that Mr. W0 “publicly - admicte that he voted the democratic ticket in 189, it was so startling a plece of news that it was telegraphed al the cnumry md u has since been e fled that bl could be proved by a thumb mar X o:,lha tieket. It necessary, sort to the lhumh nurk—hmd nhnfl wil- ‘i' fiar Paome, Smsicer) on w lu'lll‘nl of the boof e had solemnly as- sumed re of !hn terrible responsi- it Bnm. h ted for the m;‘”. of conve! .&W '“-.n"".‘fn' o sfatte had Foamired the ttorm _he cl Mnf!d ‘his tactics t to prevent an reiteration of the at 'ul‘l fibmuonlblt to him. It I be remembered th at first pro- tested I‘*ll lnltrncuonl, blfl finally con- ted t tend the convention as an in- llrncled delegate. uring the campaign that followed he mmerzaech- but their influence can be measus by the fact that they secured neither the votes, the In. fluence, nor the contributions of those who are now most enthuslastic in support of his didac; c‘{l‘. is lgl favorite son of the mormltln' element in the democratic special representative of thos Q 'lhO hIVa so completely forgotten the story of the P son that they would place the on wheels and start In K oy to st Tatted catt ed to compel the y to eat faf :‘I"l:n It Ihe husks have destroyed his taste for wholesome fo« Critietnes Hil After quoting the platform of Hil Mr. Bryan proceeds to dissect it In this vigorous style: He, Platform. ound on tmperialism, but the Kan- s City platform I stronger, clearer and Tmore expiiclt than his. His advice to ress tarlff reform comes with bad grace From one who, as a democratic senator, re- fused to support the only tariét reform meas; since the civil war. As his in’18% contribute e suce silence uiccess of his hos- of recent and reciprocity, repub- B Boor It where it will 40 o 8300, nd democrats favor a tarift reform tha Wil largely remove the mecessity for recl- Procity: ‘l Il to be hbm that l‘b‘? “flmm will act n'the resolution lordmant to the eonnmmon nmv?flln} (Ol Lh‘ -Munn of U senators ireet vose of the peopie. i l)l\l the only definite ll| Me s plattorm will The ne St M K Roosevelt's latesl message Eves. the. gusstion trom (he’ demain of removes the partisan polit! Op] ition to dangerous corpor com- binations of capital s entirely 00 va and indefinite. The last republican plat- form was lt.mu{nr than that, and yu M) Knox is the atiorney general. Mr. Clev land was much more emphatic in his co demanation Of trusts and yet he did nothing to disturb them. There is not a great trust in the ‘country that would refuse to con- tribute liberally to' the democratic cam- e fund It The DAFLY WG dept Me. Piifs anti-trust plaak and_then allow the trusts to select the candl ba’s Ganserous corporate. combina- tion? Is any likely 1o declare in tavor of such f t not, how can Mr. Hill's platform present an issue? Momey Plank Dissected. But the money plank of Mr. Hil's pro- posed platform is the most unique one. "We belleve in hard money!” How allur- such & platform would look to an art- f Sodger."A man could stand ob that platform and advocate gold, silver, nickel gr copper, und after eleation declare that “hard mone: &K meant joney that was bard 1o get. tle Mr.. Hill's money K may mesn anything or nothing so ‘metalite concerned he wants it unlhnlood ll 'l. is abl. t repul ot cven with the popullsts Who supparted fhe Gemocratie ticket he sulked and Tio ‘can foreive. the crats who voted the republican ticket and swallowed bigh tarifr, imperialism and the trusts in order to D the Vov York financlers fn control of the federal trens- Ury, but he ta mot willing to forgive ihe populists who were 'patriotic enough to come (o the rescue of the democratic party in its hour of need. Mr. HU\ wdds st i—{F—anything further i» ecessary on the maney question “a simple declaration in favor of the general prlwpx. ok bie metallism” would answer the pury This simple declaration would enab ishonest man to advocate bimetallism be- a 1 \nllon then, after the = ."i ‘fi:w. mn.meuoflf. u ' luwar legisla- standard upoy the country. Mr. ¥ i’ lias no word ot n 1ol ‘asset curre: K condemna - ney” or l mv- has nothl mable plays the part of the accom- h. u'lu to chlnml’om the sleeping my ‘while r flnanclers re- ul lht "l\llhu l’ro- lhl houn - e e (Connnuc un lneou hn) o Ja - unater-| "oy MORNING, MARCH ¢ 5, 1902—TEN PAGES. SINGLE corY FIVE OCENTS. Commi: er Jomes Optmistie an to Situations, but Others Worry a Little. (From a Staft Cofrespondent.) WASHINGTON, March 6.—(Special Tel- egram.)—W. E. Scott of Atkinson, Neb., recently sent a communication to Semator Millard, stating that theré was considerable unrest among the Rosebud Indlans in South Dakota, because of a contemplated change in the method of issuing rations to tho Indians. Senator Millard sent the commun- feation to Commissioter Jomes with the Tequest that any information he might have be given relative to the question. Commis- sloner Jones writes a chhracteristic reply and while admitting that changes are con- templated says they are entirely satisfac- tory to the Indians. The whole subject of these changes, he said, had been pre- viously taken up with the head men of the Rosebuds and after the matter had been explained to them they were highly satis- fled with the changes contemplated. He thinke, therefore, that Mr. Scott's letter is somewhat Incendiary in character and has little ground upon which to stand. Notwithstanding Commissioner Jones' optimistic view of the situation the fact re- maits, it is reported, that a great deal of dissatistaction exists among the Sioux In- dians in South Dakota and protests are being filed in the Indian office agalnst the reforms which are In contemplation. Postmaster for Pender. Senator Millard reached & conclusion today in the Pender pomtoffite case, which bas glven him perplexity for some time, in view of the general excellence of the candidates for postmaster. .After examining the papers on flle he has decided to mominate J. W. Huntsberger for the position, vice B. F. MecDonald. He also recommends” the appointment of Nathan Trego for postmaster at Lena, Lin- coln county, and recommends the establish- t Ferguson, Blaine Upon the request of Semator Millard, the City National bank of York, Neb., has been designated a depository of public meney, with security to the amount of $50,000. President McLean of Iowa State univer- sity, F. K. Stebbins, mayor o lowa City, and David Brant, editor of the Iowa City Republican, addressed the subcommittee on buildings and grounds this afternoon in be- half of the report of Mr. Rumple’s bill ap- propriating $125,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of & public bullding at Iowa Oity. W. J. Carroll, formerly of Omaha, but who for the past few years has been liv- ing upon his estate in Ireland, s in Wash- ington. Department Notes. The First National bank of Omaha has been approved as a reserve agent for the First National bank of Eaten, Colo. Cralls Dexter is appointed postmaster at Ware, Pocahontas county, Ia. The postofiices at Newtonville, Buchanan county, and Rising Sum, Polk county, la., will be discontinued March 31. Major Charles R. will proceed from business pertaining to partment and upon its unphuo- will re- REPUDIATE CANAL PROTOCOLS Nicaragua and Costa Rica Say that Last Spring’s Agreement i Eftective Now. WASHINGTON, March G.—Every tresh turn in the development of the isthmian canal profect discloses a mew obstacle. It now appears that the protocols ne- gotiated last spring with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, whereby those countries out- lined the terms upon which they were pre- pared to enter into permanent treaties with the United States, conveying the necessary rights for canal construction, are no longer of effect. Conditions have changed since then, and whenever the balance of opinion seems to incline towafds one route or an- other for the canal the governments inter- ested in the favored route suddenly hardens its terms and wants to abandon past ments, Therefore it was necessary to draw up new protocols, not only for the Panama canal “with Colombla, but for the Nicar- aguan canal with Costa Rica and Nicar- agua, in pursuance of the State depart- ment's policy of placing it within the power of congress to freely choose the route. GRAVE DANGERS MAY ARISE Serious Trouble is Feared from Dis- puted Control of Rio Grande Waters, WASHINGTON, March 0.—A delegation of Texas congressmen, including Representa- tive Lenham and ®layden, and Jadge Nich- ue | olson, called on Secretary Hay today to urge that steps be taken to reach an agreement with the Mexican government respecting jolut control of the waters of the Rio Grande river. Grave international fssues may arise at any moment from the con- fusion which now exists on the water boundary. ae a result of the meandering course of the Rio Grande and the diversion of water by irrigation works, and it was represented that mow s the time to reach some form of agreement on these matters. The subject will be brought to the atten. tion of the Mexican government and nego- tiatlons pressed to carry out the views of the delegations. MACARTHUR SUCCEEDS OTIS Will Take Command of Depart Lakes, Giving Colorado to G eral Funs t of CHICAGO, March 6.—The Record-Herald will say tomorrow: When Major General Otis retires from command of the Depart- ment of the Lakes, March 24, he will be succeeded by Major General MacArthur, row in command of the Department of Colorade. The vacancy caused by this trapsfer will be filled by Brigadier General Funsts who has recently returned from the Fhilippines. TAKES UP PEN FOR ITS POWER Bryau Says He Beesme an Edi NEW YORK, March b6.—~Willlam J. Bryan was the guest of the New York Press club (his evening at the club's monthly smoker. He sald he did not §o Into news- paper work entirely of his own free “will, but was led into it after be had become convinced that his oratory was mot sum- clently clear to convince & majority of peo- ple that his ideas were good. Plea in Abatement Involves Validity of Grand Jury's Work. STATE WILL FIGHT HARD TO PROTECT IT County Attormey Tho: Belleve that the Panel Shown to Have Been Illegally Drawn. Deputy Attorneys for George A. and Charles R. Hill have invited a struggle with the state and are to be mccommodated. The Hills were indicted by the last grand jury for selling liquor without a license and their attorneys have attacked the validity of the indictments by attacking the validity of the grand jury ftself, but Deputy County Attorney Elmer Thomas, after reading the plea in abatement, which they filed with the clerk of the district court yesterday afternoon, sald that he would fight it at every turn and would bhave the plea itself tried before a jury. Should the Hills be successful all other indicted persons who have not yet been tried” might follow suit and file stmilar pleas, on which it would, of course, be necessary for the court to similar action. The Hills’ attorneys, in praylng that this indictment be quashed, the proceedings de- clared vold and the defendants dismissed, make showing of two reaeons therefor The first is that the persons constituting the grand jury which returned the indict~ ment were not lawfully authorized and le- gally empowered to sit as grand jurors, be- cause Judge Baker, who was then on the criminal bench, upon finding that of the twenty-three persons whose names were originally drawn from the box In the county clerk’ Mce, only nineteen had ap- peared and seven of these must be ex- cused for reasons, directed the sheriff to summon four additional persons to serve and, upon these persons beélng produced in J. N. Drake, W. J. Mount, John Grant and Henry Ehrenpfort, allowed them to serve with the twelve others whose names had been regularly drawn from the box. The point seems to be that the four additional jurors were not duly empowered because they were not drawn from the box, but the deputy county attorney seems inclined to take this contention lightly. In their other reason, the attorneys for the defense call attention to the legislative enactment which became the jury law of the state on February 1, 1901, and which requires that in the selection of grand jurors in counties having a population of more than 60,000 the county commissioners, acting officlally, must, by choosing a pro- portionate number of properly qualified persons from among the residents of each town or precinct, make up a list number- ing not less than one-fifteenth of the legal voters in each town or precinot in the county, this list to be known as the “jury list” and to be kept by the county clerk, who shall write the name and residence of each person so selected on a separate ticket, the tickets to be placed in the box from which the jury fs drawn. | Gomplain of Ilegalities. aver that ho jury lst that the grand Jury drawn August 22, 1901, “was not drawn from a box containing the names of a llst of jurors as by law pro- vided atter February 1, 1901, or in the man: box contalning names of persons ‘‘selected and placed therein on or about January 8, 1901, by some persons to these defendants unknown,” without being properly appor- tioned to the several towns and precincts of Douglas county and without examina- tion by the board as to the qualifications, exemptions, character, integrity or judg ment of the men, as required by the law. The defendants even made the broader claim that the list was made in January by a clerk in the county clerk's office from & list from the personal property tax list “and from various names furnished to sald clerk by interested and unauthorized per- sons.” Concerning the effect of this alleged dele~ gation of work by the board and the county clerk, and the lack of proper ap- portioning, the deputy county attorney did not care to express himself until he hed given the matter further consideration. He would only say that even should the con- tention be sustained the indicted parties would not escape, as complaints would be filed, they would be heard in police court, bound over to the district court and event- ually brought back into the position in which they now are. “In fact this simply means,” he sald, “a lot of work in the county attorney's office and a lot of unnecessary expense for the county, for the valldity of the grand jury and its Indictments does not affect the rights of the Indicted parties nor thelr guilt or innocence. I tried to dissuade the attorney for the Hills to hold back this plea in abatement until we could dispose of these other minor cases, reminding him that he would have plenty of time for filing after we reached the Hills' case, but he declined to do It and now there s nothing but to fight it out. LEVEL PREMIUM FOR OLD MEN New System for Members Over Sixty NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 5.—The na- tional convention of the Knights of Colum- bus was continued today, the session being occupled with the discussion of the pro- posed comstitution, especially the articles relating to Insurance rates. The Connecticut council ot In a resolu- ion asking that the rates be lowered to & (level premium for members of the order who are 60 years of age and over. The su- preme knights were authorized to appoint committee of five to make such & revi- slon. The plan to create a department by which associate members could enjoy the advan- tage of insurance was defeated, 43 to 32, the councll adopting the majority report sent in by J. E. McConnell of Fitchburg, Mass., and C. L. McArdle of Chicago. s of Ocean Vessels March 5. York—Arrived—Cevic, Salled~ Phitadeiphia; Tor Sonth: ampton; Bouthwark. for Antwerp; Oceanic, for Liverpool Al Hmhur'—uullu-muur for - Ban Phoeni ork. nqlud, for Phil- 1j Mp.;’lnuum—-un ed—Graf Waldersee, from New York, for Cherbourg and Ham- lown Anlv-d Noordland, g Teutonle, orl or LIvGrmem Sailed— l, £ mplon KrAved st Louls, from vl- Franci V bo ete., lndail Vinoent 0¥, At xah—uun—kmh' ‘Tacoma, vis Yokohama, for Li lnnnvld‘o for Hamburg. or llt aud Forecast for Ne hrnnk)l — Partly Cloudy Probably Raln or Snow and West Portion; Fair in Bast Friday® South Winds, Temperature ut Oma¥a Yesterdavi Dex. H §sEEEEEEE’ OMAHA ARGUMENT POSTPONED Puts OF Mandamus Elghteenth of Mareh. preme Court Matter Unt LINCOLN, March 6.—(Special Telegram.) —Argument on the application of C. C. Wright for a peremptory writ of manda- mus to compel the. governor to appoint a board of fire and police commissioners for the city of Omaha has been postponed by the supreme court until March 18. The ense was assigned for hearing at this week's sitting, but continuance was necessary be- cause of the jnability of Mr. Wright's at- torneys to be present. The court this afternoon appointed W. S. MoGintle of Wilber as stenographer for Judge Hastings, to suoceed Fred Milens of Wahoo, who has been selected by Chief Justice Norval to Al the vacancy caueed by the resignation of Paul Pizey of Omaha. Prior to adjournment tonight the court delivered opinions in forty-seven cases, but none of them is of special importance. NEBRASKA CONVENTION DATE 1 Committee to Set the Time. LINCOLN, March 5.—(Speclal Telegram.) ~—Ahairman H. C. Lindsay will issue a call tomorrow for a meeting of the republican ate central committee in this city on March 20 to determine upon a time ana place for holding the state nominating con- vention. Mr. Lindsay made thls announce- ment after conferring with Secretary M: lalieu by long distance telephone. They agreed that March 20 would be a satistact- ory date. It is understood that officers of the com: mittee favor an early convemtion to be held during the latter part of June or early part of July. JARVIS D. HURD IS DEAD intimate Friend of Bryan and Former Manager of Lincoln State Journal. CENTRAL CITY, Colo., March 5.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Jarvis Dehart Hurd, for several yoars business manager of the Ne- braska State Journal and an intimate triend and political worker of W. J. Bryan, died here suddenly this morning of heart faflure. Yesterday he remarked 'to a triend that he newer felt better in his life. He was 60 years old. At various times during his life Mr. Hurd in_politios and busi- . THe most unfortunate ol his busi- ness ventures was at Ogden, Utah, where he 'was caught by the collapse of a boom. His influence when publishing a Wyoming paper gave the democrats of that state a majority in both branches of the legisla- ture. Mr. Hurd moved to Denver In 1895. He opened a printing establishment and made money. Later he came to Central City and bought the Glipin County Miner, a paper which be owned at the time of his death. His wife and four children are now living at Central City, and two grown sons are employed in Denver. He was founder of the Lincoln Bryan club, composed of braskans living in Denver. CLAIMS HIS BID WAS LOWEST Olsen Asks for Writ of Compelling Co) Give Him Mandamus ty Board to ntract. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 65.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—Charles Olsen filed a peti- tion in the dlstrict court here this evening asking for a writ of mandamus compelliog the county board to let the contract for the construction of the n as he was the low in round numbers wes $77,000, and Faldort & Kirschke, local bidders, who were awarded the contract, was $84,000. Olsen refused to enter an agreement to complete the court house by January 1, 1903. He is also sald to have admitted to the county board that he had made a mistake In one item of $3,400. Faldorf & Kirschke were awarded the contract on an offer to com- plete the bullding by Jamuary 1, 1903, and upon the finding of the board that the lat- ter's was the best bid. All other bidders were above $84,000, PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE State’'s Side of Patrick Trial Termi- nate's with Doctors’ Testimony on Autopsy. NEW YORK, March 6.—Several bank tell- ers were examined at the trial of Albert Patrick today. All gave testimony that the disputed signatures were forgeries. D Donlin, who made the autopsy on Mr. Rice’s body, testified that the embalming fluld didn’t touch the lungs. Dr. Witthaus, ana- Iytic chemist, who was recalled to tell the result of his anal of the embalming fluld, was not permitted to describe the results of such analysis to the jury. He was, hov.ever, allowed to show the jury the glass slides on which s the mer- cury taken from Rice's body. 7he presecution closed its case against Fatrick the afternoon session of the tourt. It was understood that the defense expected to call about thirty witnesses, LUMBER SCARCE, PRICES HIGH Grandually De CHICAGO, March b.—8peakers at the tenth aonual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' association, held here today, declared that while bus! ness in the past year had been prosperous, prices have been unusually high, because of the growing shortage of the supply of lumber. President Lippincott, in his annual sddress, predicted that there would be a turther rise in prices of the product unless the supply was replenished. General Counsel J. J. McKelvey argued action on the forestry question with & view of providing av abundant supply of lumber for the future. Four hundred dealers Grom all parts of the country attended the opening session. * [ PRINCE BACK IN EAST Completes His ‘mtfi:l Tour of the West- ern Country, WILL \VIEW SCENERY OF NEW ENGLAND Is Tired Out After Loaving Milwaukes and Disappoints Orowds. MAKES ONLY A BRIEF STAY IN CLEVELAND Btops Short' Time in Buffalo and Then Visits Niagara. IMPRESSED WITH MAGNIFICENCE OF SCENE Royal Tourist Cros: w Covered Houndary and s Cordially Greeted by Oficial Canadian Representatives, ROCHESTER, Y., March b5.—Prince Henry of Prussia traveled from Chicago to Niugara Falls today, crossed the Canadian froutier for a brief stay, during which he was officially welcomed by the Dominlon and resumed his journey tdnight, bound for Boston' over the New York Central lime. His longest atop in almost thirty hours of continuous traveling was at Niagara Falls, which he saw bridged in with foe. H viewed the Horse Shoe falls from Table Rock, the American falls from the ledge over the whirlpool on the Canadian shore, rode down the gorge to a polat below the lower whirlpool and there inspected the plant of the Niagara Power company. He was much impressed by the falls and as he stood on Table Rock looking across at the Horse Shoe he sald: “It is magnificent; it is grand,” Prince Tired O The speclal train had traversed the dis- tance Dbetween Milwaukee and Chicago, crossed Indiana and was well on its way over Ohfo before Prince Hi arose. He was worn out when he left Milwaukee and he did mot respond to demonstrations by the people of Toledo and of Bandusky. At Cleveland there was a friendly dem. onstration. ‘Here Peter Karpp, formerly a bugler in the German army, climbed into the car for a reunion with the prince, which greatly pleased both. Karpp wi sallor with Prince Henry back in 1877 and they were shipmates for more than two years. The prince recognized him at once and, taking him by the hand, led Bim into the car. They talked over the old days while a crowd looked on with approval. At Erfe, Pa., there was a great crowd. . Several women fainted. Widow of Captain Gridley. Mrs. Harriet Gridley and Miss Gridley, widow and daughter of Captain C. V. Grid- ley, the man who fought on Olympla at Manila bay, were received on the traim by Admiral Evans, who went to the naval academy with the dead captain, and were presented to the prince. All through the morning, as the traln ran through a couer of Pennsylvania out into the . ‘wers the prince and tender assurances of frieudship. At Buffalo Mayor Knight welcomed the prince and the local German singing so- cleties sang. At Niagars Falls station the prince was met by Mayor Butler and a large reception committee and formally bid- den to the city. ‘When Mayor Butler concluded Dr. Wil- liam Snyder spoke in bebalf of the Ger- mans of the city. The prince did not make @ speech in response, but thanked both of them for their greeting. Steps Into Canada, The prince was then driven to the Cana- dian side, accompanied by a mounted ei cort made up of local militla officlals. Midway on the bridge which spans the rapids the prince was met by the man who spoke for the Canadian government and people. Major F. 8. Maude, military secretary for Lord Minto, governor general of Canada, presented tne formal greeting to his chief, and the Hon. R. Harcourt, minister of education for Ontarlo, delivered the ad- dress passed by the legislature of On- tario. Karl Muller presented an address in be- half of the municipality of Berlin, Ont. The German consul at Montreal, Samuel Nordhelmer, German consul at Toroato, and W. H. Hespeler, German consul at ‘Winnipeg, were intgoduced. The prinoe thanked the Canadians for their cordial- ity, and leaving his Aperican military es- cort behind was driven to the Canadian carriage turned up toward the prince sald: Climbs Through and prince jumped out of the carriage and olimbed through the snowdrift to the gai- lery on the ledge of the rapids, to which be showed the way. After viewing the American falls the prince was driven to Table Rock, where he agaln dismounted. The prince was driven back to the town of Niagara Falls, and there transferred to & special electrio car for the trip down the gorge. He left the car at the Whirlpool rapids, and with his suite walked down to the bank. On returning to Niagara he was taken to the power house of the Niagara Power company and with W. B, Rankin, vice president of the plant, as his guide, he made a tour of the place. He asked a Bumber of questions about the amount of power generation, the means, and the man- per and means of the transmission. When be left he thanked Mr. Rankin for baving shown him through the place. As the party was leaving the powerhouse Admiral Evans felt something tugging at his coat. He turned to find the hand of a youthful looking pickpocket with & hand in one of the pockets. As the admiral shook him off he coolly sald: Young man, you'll find my purse in an- other pocket.” The admiral did not delay long emough to turn the thief over to the police. At 6 o'clock the prince was back and aboard his train. Fifteen minutes later it departed for Boston, brief etops as Rochester and Syracuse belng scheduled. Besteged by Thousands, Fully 20,000 people crowded the traim shed and the depot of the New York Cem~ tral railroad and additional thousands lined the tracks for blocks east and west of the station. As the train pulled into the sta~ tion the Fifty-fourth Regiment band played “Dle Wacht am Rheine” and & salute of twenty-one guns was fired, but the balance of the program was not carried out as planned. Welcome to the city was tendered by Mayor Hollenberg and Heury C. Brewster, president of the Chamber of Commerce, At the close of thelr brief addresses Mrs,