Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 3, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. POPULISTS N POWER ** Poople's Party Delegates Will Dominate Convention of Fusion Forces, WILL APPLY NAME TO N[W ORGANIZATION i Allied Party's Xnnna Oity Platform | Likely to Be Adopted. ANTAGONISM OF OLD PARTIES THE MOTTO Anything to Opposs and Defeat the | Common Enemy. %, TEXAN WOULD SIDE WITH EMMA G Dr. A Place of Nebraska N ery One of Louis- ville Conveniion Committees. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2.—The move- | ment for the formation of an allied party | comprising adherents of all parties opposed | “2o the republicans and democrats, or, as the | call for the mectings stated, “a union of roform forces against plutocracy,” took definite shape this afternoon, when a con- vention, attended by about 200 delegates, | Fepresenting elght states and as many dif- ferent parties, was called to order at Leid- | erkranz hall in this elty. Late in the day other delegates arrived | and when the convention is called to order | tomorrow morning thirty states will be rep- wesented. It developed tonlght, Lowever, that the national organizations of only three parties, the people’s party, the direct | legislation or Referendum league and the Public Ownership or Union Labor Reform league of St. Louis, will be represented iu the convention tomorrow by delegates who Dbave plenary powers, Four states—lowa, Nebraska . Missourl and Kansas—have allled delegations, but they have authority to speak only for thelr pwn states, and the convention tomorrow, 4t is stated, will be dominated by the peo- ple's party and the name of that organiza- ion probably will be adopted. Kun Clity P The platform which will be recommended by the platform committee will be prac- tically the same as that adopted in Kansas 'City last year, when the call for the allled party convention was made. . The committee on permanent organization met tonight and decided to make temporary organization permaneut and the plan prob- ably will be adopted. The work today was of a preliminary na- ture, a temporary organization belug ef- fected and committees appointed to pre- pare for the permanent organization. The convention adjourned at 4:30 this afternoon o meet again tomorrow morning. Rev, Senator Gill of Indlana offered prayer, after which Dr. Joseph E. Cham- bers of St. Louis spoke of the purposes for which the convention had been called and urged that the time bad come for action. He statod that the two great parties were watching the proceedings of the meeting with great interest und urged thet a party Do formed with a platform enough for all #o stand on. He compared the meeting With the continental congress in Philadel- hia. o Un In conclusion Dr. Chambers urged that all Mttle differences should be thrown aside and sald that while he advocated a plat- form of few planks, he wanted every one %o be strong enough to hold all humanity. Chairman Parker of the natlonal popull committee then read the call for the meet- ng, and the agreement reached by the con- gress In Kansas City in September, when the fmeeting In this city was provided for. This Mgreement stated that delegates to be en- titled to a seat in the convention must subscribe to the initiative and referendum #nd the imperative mandate; the public Jownership of all public utilities to the proposition that the land, including ail matural resources, shall not be monopo- Jlzed for speculative purposes and that wllen ownership shall be prohibited, also all lands now held by corporations in ex- mess of natural needs or held by aliens, ‘shall be reclaimed and held for actual _tlers, to sclentific money based on the wealth of the people of the natlon and mot redeemable In any specific commodity, but to be full legal tender for all debts, public or private, to be issued by the ernment only and without intervention of 'banks, sufficient In quantity to meet the Fequirements of congress; to just and natu- yal taxation, the election of the president, wice president, federal judges and senators by the people, the creation of a cabinet office of the Department of Labor and ®quitable arbitration, the establishment of #postal savings bapk Election of Ofticer Colonel J. S. Felter of Springfleld, III., ‘Wwas unanimously elected temporary chair- man. Mills Willlams of West Plains, Mo., wwas chosen temporary secretary and J. V. . Parson of New Jersey assistant tem- ‘porary chalrman, When the question of the organization of xommittees arose Dr. Chambers of 8t. Louls Proposed that a committee on conference be appointed, coneisting of one member from each state, in order to settle any dif- forences that might arise. This caused ‘considerable debate, but the motion pre- valled. Colonel Milton Park of San Antonio, Tex., strenuously objected to the appointment of & large number of committees on the ground that many of the states did mot | have enough delegates to serve on all of them. He further stated that while he was with any party opposed to the democrats or republicans and would even unite with (Emma Goldman or Herr Most to defeat the | common enemy, he wanted it understood | that he was not willing to surrender the | Iprinciples of the people's party. The committess on credentials, rul order platform, permanent organl {working organization, finance wnd confer- noe were then announced as follows: List of Committees. Platform—J. H. Ferriss, Illinols; Miito 8 Basselt, Georsi Indiana; A L. Mims, nnessee; George H. Shibley, New York; J. 'Cook, Nebraska. Credentlals—8. L. Mosier, Missouri; L. B. ihine, Kentuck: Cook, Ne- kia; George 1. Shibley, New York; J 3. Boon, Tennessee; D. M. McAfae, Tex: L rle AH. E. Chambers, form. and Strong Platform Indiana ; . Walker, 1llinols. d Resolutions—J Dr. A _J. Cook, Nebrask: . New Tork; A. H. Gor- 5. J. Jordon, Tennessee Roach, Texas: J. M. Patterson, I Willlam T. Walker, Georgia; T. lwards, 11'inol fik. l Culv‘h l'lnle.‘ll. Ihl.l Missouri: Dr. A J. Talley, {in the vestibule of the JUNE WRECK NOT WORK OF BOERS Smashap In Transvaal and Total Fatalities Number Forty-Seven. den It has been suggested wreck near Barberton, Transvaal colony, March 30, resulting i the death of thirty-nine soldiers and wounding of forty-five others, nearly all o whom belonged to the Hampshire regiment, was caused by the Boers, but Lord Kitch ener reports that it was accidental. The traln was descending a steep grad the engine and five trucks jumped track and turned over. PRETORIA, April wreck show that, LONDON, April that the train after leaving Barberton, the engineer lost control of the train on the down grade and for three miles it wen at the rate of elghty miles an hour engine jumped the rails at a sharp curve. ith five trucks filled with soldiers. #,0c smashup followed and the boiler o agine exploded. The engineer g vere killed. Six of the re since died. J0DY LIES IN STATE Casket Occuples Pls Bullding. Draped with Union Jack, April 3 and of CAPETOW for his family friends was held ove; the remains Ceeil Rhodes at here at midnight last night and deposited Parllament build ing. eration, which went through the fight at Massikess!. On the two flags rests the cap and gown which the deceased wore when he took hi: degree at Oxford. Cape policemen are grouped in the corners of the chamber as a guard over the remains. A beautiful wreath of flowers from Queen Alexandra has been placed at the head of the bler. Rudyard Kipling will funeral procession. take part in CAPTAIN DROWNS WITH MEN Members of Crew Sink and British Vessel in Totally Wrecked. MONTEVIDEO, Urugua; April 2.~Th British steamer Athena, C ptain Jones. wa totally wrecked on March 22 220 miles north of Cape Plllar, Chili. Eleven survivors o the crew have been landed at Arenas. The captain and the remainder of the crew were drowned. It was subse. quently learned that twenty men drowned when Athenia was wrecked. Athena was a steel vessel and was bull in 1898 at Sunderland, England. It regis. tered 8,190 tons and halled from Liverpool. It belonged to the Athena Steamship com: puny (limited). BLAMES COMMITTEE'S ACTION Porte Snys Revolutionary Activity in Macedonia and Albania Due to Importation of Ar CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2.—In to the representations of the ambassador: of the powers regarding the insecurity o Christians in Macedonia and Albania, th: porte alleges that the revolutionary activity 18 due to the Macedonian committee's im portations of arme and dynamite. The porte has communicated diplomats the instructions it has concerning the protection of the tants of the disturbed districts. to inhabi SHARP FIGHT WITH BOERS Kitchener Reports E ement Which Four Oficers Were Wounded. LONDON, April dispatch from Pretoria, made publio thi evening, announced that the Second Dra goon guard fought a sharp rear guard ac: tion near Boschman's kop, during evening of March 81. Four MISSING TOURISTS Three Who Tried to Asc Alps Discovered Alive, but Half Frozen. VIENNA, April 2.—The three tourists of the party of four who recentl attempted to ascend the Rax Alps in lowe: Austria have been discovered, half frozen, but alive. The fourth member of the expe. dition, as already cabled, was found dead. 't Emperor. An officlal note jus Prince Will Re, BERLIN, April 2 published announcy will be represented at King Edward's cor onation by Prince Henry of Prussla, wh will be accompanied by Baron von Secken dorft, Fleld Marshal Count von Waldersee, Vice Admiral von Koester and Count von Seckendorff, the chamberlain of the lat Empress Frederick. Prince Henry will be accompanied by his wife, on the special invitation of King Edward. Etraria Reaches Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Apri] 2.—The disabled Cun ard line steamer Btruria, which left Fayal, Azores, March 17, in tow of two tugs, ar- rived here today. Etruria salled from New York February It became disabled and was towed by the steamer William CIIff to 22 for Liverpool. the Azores, where it arrived March 9. British Crew Landed. LONDON, April 2.—Tue crew of the Brit ish ehip Maxwell, from Saa Francisce fo! Hull, which ok yesterday elght mil southwest of Dungennes lighthouse, ha been landed at Bremerhaven by the German steamer Patagonla, from Bahia Dock Ha trike Ties Up Shi VIENNA, April 3.—The dock laborers a Flume Hungary, have again struck for an increase of wages and work at that port i practically at & standstill, vessels there a cargoes. A Dpumber ol unable to unload thel Diamond Workers Pick Up Tools. AMSTERDAM, April 2.—~The difficulties between the diamond workers and their employers bas been settied and work re sumed today. Cholera o Deaths in Ma MANILA, April 2.—Up te noon today 11 cases of cholera had been reported and seventy-three deaths trom the disease had Purely Acel- | the when the 2.—Detalls of the train The A and injured A private service Groote huue last evening. The body was brought The coffin is draped with a tattered Union Jack, which belonged to Mr. Rhodes and which he regarded with pecullar ven- and with a tattered flag of the British Chartered South Africa company, the Punta were reply the issued 2.—~Lord Kitchener in a the officers are known to have been wounded. No further detalls of the casualties have been recelved. FOUND d the Rax missing that Emperor Willlam ()\[:\ll \ THUR DAY — MORNINC APRIL POSTAL TRE\T\ WITH CUBA | New Amngement Wi]l Have to Be Made at Onoe. SLAND WILL SOON BE FOREIGN COUNTRY n Withdrawal of United States Takes Away Existing System and Re- auires 1 4 Convention to Con- trol Communication. WASHINGTON, April 2.—~The postmaster general today received a communication from the secretary of war officlally notify- ing him that on May 20 next Cuba will becomea foreign country and that upon the withdrawal of the United States there- from on that date there will be no state or postal convention under which mail can be transiitted for domestic postage or car- ried on the existing money order eystem between the United States and the island. Secretary Root states that it is desirable in the interests of the business which al- ready exists and for the promotion of fur- ther intercourse between the inhabitants of the two countrles that there should be no interruption to the present basis for the conduct of business. He also states that it is fair to presume that the diplomatic | representatives of the two countrles will at an early day address themselves to the | framing of & postal convention similar in general character, perhaps, to that which the United States has with Mexico, but In the meantime he suggests that congress be asked to authorize a continuance of the present basis upon the informal agreement of the postal authorities of the two coun- tries. The postmaster general will imme- diately take steps to have the matter put in proper shape. | el ( r . For Postal Currency. A commission, consisting of three offi- clals from the Postoffice department and three from the Treasury department, will meet here within a few days to consider the subject of the establishment of a pos- tal currency. The present plan is to pro- vide for a small currency to take the place of $1 and $2 bills, which it is believed will provide a safer method for the transmis- sion of small amounts through the malle, as it is Intended that these notes shall be payable only at the place designated thereon by the purchaser. EIGHTH SUPPLY BILL PASSES Measure Fixing Sundry Civil o s Appro- priations Goes Through r the House. t -| WASHINGTON, April 2.—The house to- day passed the sundry civil appropriation bill. This is the elghth of the regular an- nual supply bills which has passed at this session. Only & few unimportant amend- ments were attached to it. After it was disposed of debate on the revenue cutter bill was resumed. Messrs Sulzer of New York, Bellamy of North Carolina, Ryan of New York, Lessler of New York and Boldfogle of New York spoke for the measure, and Messrs. Loud of California and Crumpacker of Indiana against it, The item in the appropriation bill relat- ing to national parks led to some’ discus- sion and Mr. Maddox (Ga.) congratulated the committee on appropriations for incor- porating in the bill the direction to the sec- retary of war to submit to the mext con- gress a plan for the consolidation of the existing commissions in charge of the sev- eral national parks. Mr. Parker (N. J.) ralsed a point of order against this provision, insisting that this subject was properly under the jurisdiction of the military affairs committee. He ad- mitted that legislation upon the question of consolidating control of the national parks was desirable and assured the house that the military committee proposed to deal with the subject. The point of order was sustained, whege- upon Mr. Cannon offered the provision ap- plying to the appropriations for national park commiesions, and it was adopted: o portion of the foregoing sum for national military parks shall be nsed during the fiscal year 1903 for the payment of more than oue commission for service in connection with each of sald parks under the direction of the secretary of war, nor shall more than 10 per cent of the sums for elther of sald parks be expended for the salarles of clerks or other employe The appropriation for the defense of sults before the Spanish treaty claims com- mission was increased on motion of Mr. Cannon from $60,600 to $112,000. Without further amendment the bill was passed. The house then resumed consideration of the senate bill to promote the efciency of the revenue cutter service, which was interrupted when the sundry civil service bill was taken up. The house at 4:55 p. t s 4 o y r m. adjourned. TWO REPORTS ON FOOD BILL Majority Minority Factions Pre- semrt Views on the Hepburn Mean, t o re. WASHINGTON, April 2.—The majority and minority reports on the Hepburn pure food bill were presented to the house today. The majority report says that the measure represents the views of all persons and sesoclations seeking pure food legislation. The report says the necessity of such legislation 1s shown by the vast number of adulterations and debasements on the market, most of them being imposed on poor people. The measure, the report adds, is In no semse paternalistic, but merely protective, the same as the laws against counterfeiting and forgery. Mr. Adams of Georgla, In a dissenting re- port, says the founders of the republic never intended that the federal government should prescribe menus and codes of table etiquette. He urges that food regulations should be left to the states Mr. Corliss of Michigan aleo dissents on the ground that the bill gives arbitrary power to fix standards, require labels, etc., and that uncertainty and confusion will result WOMAN'S HEAD ON NEW STAMP Face of Marth Adorn Th r a . t r Washington May Form of Govern- WASHINGTON, April 2.—The Postoffice department bhas under consideration the question of placing on one of the new issue postage stamps the head of some woman connected with the history of the country No particular person has been decided upon, although there is no doubt that Marthe Washington will be the woman so honored. This will be the first recognition of women in any of the governmeat securi- Ues issued by that department. T VARYING RESULTS IN KANSAS Republie Omcers. . April 2.—The resul in the municipal elections held in Kansas vesterday was varying. The only officer clected in the larger towns were council men and members of the school board tull line of oty officers were not except in a few of the smaller towns. Democrats elected elght out of candidates for school board, clerk and con stables, and five offictals and six council men TOPEKA—Republicans carried the six wards, and in the other wards the republican nomi nee, endorsed by the democrats, was elec ted. FORT SCOTT—Republicans gained one ol two councilmen OLATHE—Entire republican ticket exception of one councilman elected. three of OTTAWA—Entire republican ticket with exception of one member of the counci elected. LEAVENWORTH — Democrats elected four of six councilmen and judge and clerk of city court. LAWRENCE—Republicans elected all bu one councilman. EMPORIA—Entire republican ticket elec ted CONCORDIA—Republicans councilmen out of seven and school board. ABILENE—Republicans councilmen and one populist WAGGONER — Non-partisan elected. BLACKWELL—Almost elected the alected entire marshal and one counciiman. STILLWATER—Republicans elected ma: Jority of ticket. In Indian Territory. MUSKOGEE, 1. T., April 2.—The mu nicipal elections throughout the Indian Ter- ritory yesterday passed off quietly. Sum. mary of results: MUSKOGEE—Entire democratic elected. VINITA — Entire “gcod government” ticket elected over democratic ticket. SOUTH M'ALESTER—Present adminis tration sustained; party lines not drawn. HARTSHORNE—Hulsey elected mayor. Rewults In Oklahoma. 3UTHRIE, Okl., sulte in Oklahoma GUTHRIB—Republicans elected five ou of six members of school board; three o five councilmen. NORMAN—Entire democratic ticket, cluding Hullum for mayor, elected. ticke! April 2.—Summary of re in ANADARKO—Republicans elected mayor by several hundred majority and four of the other seven officers. Anadarko hereto: fore has been democratic. BIG GAINS Largest Four Cities of the Territory. SANTA FE. N. M, April 2—City elec tions in New Mexico resiJted in decided republican victories cities in the territory. Santd Fe elected the whole city ticke in the largest fou except two aldermen and one school di- rector against one alderman and one echool director for the democrats Las Vegas elected a republican mayor, and a democratic city clerk and city treas urer. The republicans elected all excep two aldermen Mayor George P. Money, son of Senato: Money of Mississippi, was defeated thirty votes in Raton, where the mayor. city clerk, three aldermen, three school directors elected are republicans; treasurer, two aldermen and one school di rector are democrats. Albuquerque elected the entire republicar city ticket except one aldermau. JONES’ DEFEAT IS onal Chairman Race for Senate to Former Governor Clarke. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 2.—Authentic returns give the following revised figures on the United States senatorship: For James P. Clarke, 74 members of the general assembly. doubtful 14 For James K. Jones 47, 8. congresional district show that Wallace defeats W. V. gress, the delegate vote 41, Tompkins 37. Unoficial estimates from the Third district place Congressman Hugh H. Dinsmore’s majority over J. C on a popular vote, at between 100 and Tompkins for con Came to Hotel with Female panion, but Found Alone Uncon- scious and Soon Succambs, SEATTLE, Wash.,, April Jones, a machinist of Portland, Ore., here from what the coroner belleves to have been violent poison, given by a woman with whom he was registered at the Hotel York as his wife. The woman came into the hotel office, an. nounced that the man was (1l and left, pre- She did not re- sumably for a physician, turn, and when the hotel management se cured a doctor conscious. where he expired a few hours later. His clothing was strippéd of valuables. Letters found in his grip reveal that the He reg- i{stered at the hotel under the name of J. man has parents in Oskaloosa, la. H. Sayre. OSKALOOSA, Franklin Ia, April Jones, who is Frank Jones. The death. He bore an excellent reputation up to the time he left here, eight years ago. John Jones, a brother, is & stationary engineer. Frank Jones was ranked as an unusually expert machinist and commanded & high | salary. Territorial Supervisor Stricken. GUTHRIE, April 2—Newt Tubbs of Okla homa City ‘was found dead today in his room in a hotel He came attend a session of the regents of ngston university and Tonkawa uni versity, by whom he was employed as ter. ritorial supervisor of public bulldings. 3 Racq LONDON. ~ April of matches for &£ side and the prof champlonahip took’ p ub he m defeating Gil he second -utchl Al chosen elevea the demoerats elected two, with five entire three ticket cltizens' ticket elected, republicans securing only a Democrats elected clerk. IN NEW MEXICO Republicans Win Decided Victories In by the city IS ASSURED There are 135 members and the number required to elect a senator is | The election of Clarke is now assured. The complete returns from the Seventh R. Minor being Wallace | Floyd, 200." MAN POISONED AND ROBBED Com- 2.—Benjamin dled the man was found un- He was removed to & hospital, —Benjamin reported to have been poisoned at Seattle, 1s known here as Assoclated Prefs dis- patch was the first intimation his aged par- ents had of the circumstances attending his of apoplexy the two this afternoon and 1902—TEN PAGES s SINGLE 1 | MATCHOF WITIN THE SENATE Bailey and Depew Amun Colleagues Over Amerioan Girls and Oleomargarine. FORMER BRINGS IN LATTER'S MARRIAGE t $l in ot w erlons Discussion consin Declares Oleo Bill a Spooner Measure WASHINGTON, April 2.—Discussion of the oleomargarine bill in the senate today was enlivened by two or three bright col- loquies between senators. Mr. Balley of Texas concluded his speech begun yester- day in opposition to the measure, occupy= ing most of the time devoted by the senate today to the bill's consideration. His ar- | gument was brilliant and at times elo- quent and attracted the careful attention of senators on both sides of the chamber and of the occupants of the crowded gal- leries. He was followed by Mr. Depew of New York in a bright and witty speech in support of the measure. Mr. Depew matched his wit with that of Mr. Bailey on the subject of the American girl, and the sallies of the two senators were greeted with shouts of laughter both | on the floor and in the gallerles. The Texan's keen reference to the recent mar- riage of Mr. Depew was most happily fenced by the New York senator in his reference to the love and admiration ex- cited in woman by the “youth and beauty” of Mr. Bailey. Budget of Bills. When routine business had been concluded in the senate consideration of bills on the calendar was begun and the following were passed: For the relief of John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, in connection with the plans for the congressional library bill; author- izing the White River Rallway compamy to construct a bridge across the White river in Arkansas; authorizing the appointment of John Russell Bartlett as a rear admiral on the retired list of the navy; providing for the issuance of a patent to the town of Basin City, Wyo., to the municipal authori- tles thereof for the use and benefit of said town; confirming in the state of South Dakota, title to a section of a land here- tofore granted to that state and author- izing the president to issue to A. W. Hunt- ley a certificate of honorable discharge; authorizing the secretary of war to deliver old pleces of ordnance to the Indian war veterans; authorizing the committee ‘to turnish to the mayor of Detroit, Mich., con- demned cannon for a statue of the late Major General Alexander Maccoom, U. S. A.; extending the time for the presenta- tion of clalms to reimburse the government of states and territorles for expenditures incurred by them In alding the United States to raise and organize an army in the war with Spain to January, 1903; granting land near Salt Lake, Utah, for a miners’ | home, f e | A t t t t 1 Bolley Defends the Industry. Mr. Bailey resumed his speech on the oleomargarine bill, conceded the right of congress to evact the proposed bill as a | revenue measure and every eenator who | supported the measure to ralse revenue was entirely within his conscience and his oath of office, but if any senator should to suppress the oleomargarine r t ! | vote for it industry he would do violence to his sense of duty and to his obligation of office. He declared that the purpose of the bill t was not to raise revenue and in support of his assertion quoted the statements of | the principal proponents of the pending measure. Mr. Bailey sharply arraigned the cream- eries and cheese factories of the country, the former of which he sald were the real backers of the legislation proposed. It would be as just, he said, to place a tax on a cloth which looked like wool, but was not, or which resembled silk, but was only a high-grade woolen fabric, as it was to, enact the proposed law. Depew Suppor 1] the Bill. Mr. Depew of New York followed Mr. Bailey and eupported the bill. He sald he bad never heard a speech which had so fired his fancy, so appealed to his imagin- ation and had had so little effect on his judgment as that of Mr. Bailey. He had been taught that competition was the life of trade, but competition ought to be honest. If a merchant deceived his customers by foisting on them a fraud he belfeved | that man ought to be reached by law, be- cause every man, when he purchased an article, had a right to get what he pafl for. It was perfectly evident that no in- dustry with a good article could compete successtully with a spurious substitute with which the people were deceived. In | | the course of his brief speech Mr. D:pew referred to an allusion made by Mr. Bailey sald that the American girl had been put in a wrong position before the people of the United States. n h Contest in Wit, “I forgot for the moment,” interjectel Mr. Bailey, “a recent occurrence in the life of the senator from New York or I should not have made the allusion,” (Laughter.) “And but for that occurrence,” retorted Mr. Depew, laughing as he spoke, “I should have left a younger man to come to the defense of the Amerlcan girl. It was the senator’s youth and beauty (great laughter) which astonished me when he made that remark." At the conclusion of Mr. Depew’'s re- warks Mr. Bailey and Mr. Spooner became involved In a colloquy as to some legal phases of the bill. “Will the senator from Wisconsin say,” Inquired Mr. Balley, “that the object of this blll is to raise revenue?" “I say that the object of the bill raise revenue,” replied Mr. Spooner. The senate at 4:45 went into executive session and at 5:10 p. m. adjourned. WHY THE POSTMASTER SHOT Details of the K M. Reach He o is to ing at Claytom, N, w uarters, April 2.—Details of the killing of & man named Bearles by Post- master Guyer of Clayton, N. H., have been received by the postmaster general. In a letter written by the pcstmaster he de- clares that Searles came Into bis office on | March 26 about 1 o'clock in the afternoon and asked for 10 cents' worth of stamps The postmaster was standing at the delivery window at the time, and as he reached for the stamps Searles, he eays, opened fire on bim and emptied his revolver. The post- master says he immediately picked up a re volver near by and returped the fire with the result that Searles is dead. The post- master declares that Searles never sald a word to him beyond asking for the stamps and that be is entirely ignorant of bis ob- Ject 1o eudeavoring to kil him, o 3 WASHINGTON, & [BLOW TO ANTI-TRUST LAW | unconstitutional CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebr: Friday; Variable Kka Winds. r Thursday and Temperature at O Yesterday Deg a2 4 45 a5 " il " " T . m . m. WARM MAN HUNT AT LAKE VlEW Al Night eant Who Assnulted n Girl, Cltizens M Search A for =n CHICAGO, April 2.—Citizens of Lake View spent last night in a man hunt, with the fn- tentlon of wreaking vengeance on a man who had assaulted Margaret Murray, a pretty telephone operator. Miss Murray ‘s confined to her bed euffering from concus- sion of the brain. She was followed by a well dressed young man while walking home last night. When near home she started to run, but her pur suer overtook her and grasped her throat She tried to scream, but her assallant smashed her head against the brick wall and she fell unconscious. When she recov- ered she staggered into a store and gasped out her story. The proprietor sccured a rifle and with a party of fifteen men armed with clubs, pistols and shotguns began to | search for the miscreant. From Miss Mur- ray’s description he was recognized as a man agalnst whom other complaints have been made recently. According to men who participated in the hunt it was the intention to execute the young man in approved vigilante style despite their metropolitan environment. They returned this morning very much dis- couraged at having been unable to find h.m. WILL MEET AT BATTLE CREEK Indians Get G Hold A arantee and Decide to boot tn Michi- gan Town. nun KANSAS CITY, April 2.—The Indians, an organization of noted shooters, have decided to hold their next annual tournament at Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek has prom- iscd to add $600 to a llke amount donated by the Indians for prize money. Thirty-five cracks attending the grand handicap tour- nament were at the meeting. The all-American team of wing shots which won so much fame abroad last year, held a meeting to select a design for a medal to be worn by the members of the team. The following will wear the medals: Tom Marshall, who was captain of the | team; Fred Gilbert, Rollo O. Helkes, J. S Fannlog, W. R. Crosby, E. H. Tripp, C. W. Budd, C. M. Powers, Frank Parmalee, Dick Merrill, J. A. R. Elliott, Leroy Woodward, Edward Banks, Paul North, H. G. Getschell, A. W. Money, A. W. Judge, Emil Worke and F. S. Harrison, referees. {MURDERER HAS NO REGRETS Lane, Who Shot Employer's and Children, is Not Worrled. Wite PHILADELPHIA, April 2—William Lane, the negro who yesterday murdered Mrs. Ella J. Furbush and her daughter Made- line, and fatally shot FBloie Furbush, another daughter, was held today to await the action of the coroner. Lane expressed no regret for his crime. When asked what caused him to kill the woman and child, | he said: *They deserved to dfe.” | At the hospital today it was said that there was little hope for the recovery of Eloise. Charles A. Furbush, the reputed hus- band of the murdered woman, whose right name was Ella Jarden, spent last night in the house where the crime was com- mitted, but the policemen who are guard- ing the premises said he was not yet in a condition to make a statement. Decision by Texas Court of Appeals in Favorable to the Cor- porations. AUSTIN, Tex., April 2.—The court civi] appeals has dealt a severe blow to theanti-trust laws of Texas in afirming the case of the State of Texas against the Waters-Plerce Oil company and the case of the State of Texas against the Shippers' Compress Warehouse company. The court held in the case of the Waters- Plerce Oil company, which was brought under the act of 1889, which held that it was to recover penalties and | that the law contains the same provisions as the Illinols act, which was declared to be unconstitutional by the United States supreme court. In the Shippers' Compress and Warehouse company case the court holds the act of 1889 to be unconstitutional The decision in the case from Illinois was held to be applicable. IN HONOR OF JOHN P. ALTGELD Memorial Services to Take Place in PS of per Union te Commemorate 1line B NEW YORK, April 2.—Preparations are | being rapidly completed for the memorial meeting which 18 to take place next Thurs- day evening in Cooper union to commemo- rate the life and services of John P. Alt- geld, the late ex-governor of Illinois | Ernest H. Crosby will preside. The prin- clpal address will be made by Clarence H. | Darrow of Chicago. An interesting feature of the program will be the reading of the famous Chicka- mauga addrees, delivered on the battlefield of Chickamauga by Governor Altgeld on the dedication of the monument to the Tlinols troops. Short speeches will be made by well known labor leaders and single advocates. FAVOR THEIR COLORED SISTERS Newspaper Women of New England Decide Attitude for Los Angeles Convention, tax BOSTON, April 2.—The newspaper women of New England, at a meeting today, took decisive action on the color question. The following resolution was adopted Resolved, That the New England Wom- ‘s Press association instruct its de gates to the bleunial meeting of the Gen- eral Federation of Women's clubs, to be held in Los Angeles, Cal, in May, to con- Ccory | gram.) der, in all discussions and legislative acts ‘of the convention, the necessity of maintaining the rights of our colored club- women as of paramount importance. To this end they shall vote for reorganization, n state lines, according to the Massachu’ tts pl if given opportunity, or the best substitute for this meas roved by the leaders of the sta - ation af the time, preserving the unity of the state's vote and influence by con- certed action with other delegates HOPE FOR IRRIGATION DIETRICH ENCOURAGED BY CENTS. INTERVIEW Believes Executive Will Sign Measure Oongress Paases. OTHER WESTERNERS IN CONFERENCE Ohanges in Phrassology Not to Affect Aim of Measure. SISSETON TO BECOME STATE PROPERTY Commissioner Jones Plans Other In- novations for the Furthering of Indian Ciy the West. (From a WASHINGTON ff Correspondent.) April Senator Dietrich, turned from Nebraska, had a conference today with President Roosevelt in relation to the irrigation measure now pending b fore congress. As a result of the inter- view Senator Dietrich said the president's position in relation to the irrigation bill was greatly exaggerated; that be did not insist upon a change in the bill as indi- cated, and he said if any measure looking to the reclamation of lands in the west was presented to the president he belleved he would sign it “l am in great measure will be ator Dietrich. need irrigation together the upon some 2.—(Special Teles who had just re hopes that an irrigation agreed upon,” sald Sen- Nebraska and the west What we want is to bring varied interests and unite measure that we can all sup- port. I had hoped that the measure passed by the senate and now pending In tha house would be acceptable to all sections. I am still hopeful of good results, and my talk with the president today leads me to belleve that some irrigation bill will pass congress at this seeslon, because I feel sure the president is with us in our fght for the right.” Conference on Irrigation. President Roosevelt gave an hour or more to the conference on the subject ot irrigation, and more particularly to the details of the bill now pending in congress providing for a plan of national irriga- tion Congressman Mondell of Wyoming, who has been one of the most active advocates of an irrigation measure, called for the con- ference, there being with him Representa- tives Tongue, Newlands, Terrell and Suth- erland of the irrigation committee of the house, together with George H. Maxwell and Chief of Forestry Davidson Pinchol. The conference extended over a wide range and was interesting in that the president outlined his position regarding the mu ure that is before congress. I* was ascertained that it will not be mecessary to strike out the section of the bill having relation to the state and terrj~ torfal control of the use and distribution of the water. It was agreed that the phraseology of the section should be changed but that it ehould not alter the purpose of the section. Another matter for modification is that portion of the bill affecting the withdrawal of lands from entry. It is desired that bona fide settlers shall take the land under irrigation established by this bill rather than throw the lands open to speculation, and this feature will be closely looked atter by the members of the committee having the bill in charge. Mr. Mondell at the close of his confer- ence with the president said: “Speaker Henderson has indicated that this bill shall be given time in the house for discussion. No date, however, has been fixed. We are hopeful that an carly date will be set, when we can discuss this most vital question properly, and I am convinced that if we get this bill before the house its Justice will appeal to the body of which I am a member."” Transfers Sisscton to State. Senator Kittredge's bill, transferring the old Fort Sisseton reservation to South Da- kota and quitting the title the government has In it, passed the senate today, as well as the bill Introduced by Senator Gamble, providing for the relief of bona fide cettlers in the forest reserve. The Indlan appropriation bill which was reported to the senate yesterday contains an item setting apart $100,000 ‘from the trust fund of the Omaha Indlans carried by the treasury for improvement of their Jands, purchase of stock, etc.$ The bill also con- tains an ftem of $10,000 for the construction and repair of bridges in Thurston county, This same item was covered in the bill which passed congress last year, but it only provided for the repair of bridges, and as no bridges were in existence, the money still remains in the treasury for this specific purpose W. R. Akers was renominated today by Senator Millard for receiver of the Alll- ance land ofce. Benefit of the Roseh Another innovation in connmection with Commissioner Jones' plans for furthering Indian clvilization is about to be Inaug- urated. Authority has just been given for the set- ting apart of $22,000 for the benefit of the Rosebuds of South Dakota, representi the amount heretofore spent in the pur- chase of rations for that tribe. Commi sloner Jones regards the action of the sen- {ate Indian committee in refusing authority for the issuance of rations to the pupils in the sectarian schools as an endorsement of his general policy for the withdrawal of rations to the Indian wards of the govern. ment. It is the intention of Commissloner Jones wherever possible to turn over t the Indians an amount representing the value of the rations formerly dlstributed among them and disburse it for the various forms of labor on the reservation which the Indians perform. This plan will be put inte effect first in the Dakotas and If it works well there it will be extended to other r ervations. Representative Shallenberger today intro- duced bills granting increased pensions to Benjamin F. Olcott, $30; Albert G. Dales, $30, and Fergus P. McMillan, $50. Department Notes, Captaln Benjamin B. Hyer, Thirteenth cavalry, upon being relieved from hospital treatment at Washington Barracks, will joln his troop at Fort Mead. Contract Surgeon Arthur C. Stokes, now st Omaha, has been ordered to duty in the Philippines. The vame of the postofice at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., has been changed to Yellowstone Park, with Jennle H. Ash as postmistress. The civil service commission anmounced an examination to be held May 15 for & cook in the ludisn school at Omaba.