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T B e T M, PART L bl “QWW”J THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. a PAGES 1 TO 12. E N R I T P "ABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871. DISTURBS SMART SET Americans Not Uoming to London to Bet the Pace for the Bocial Besson. SOME ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATER Revival of the Bumor that Henry White is to Be Transferred to Rome. GREEDY LANDLORDS ARE DISAPPOINTED Houses and Windows Along the Route of Ooronation Parade a Drug. ‘PRIC[S ARE BOUND TO TAKE A TUMBLE Ttalian Firm C(aptures Contract for Decorating Streets in Wentmin- ster, Much to the Chagrin 1912, by Press Publishing Co.) April 19—(New York World Special Telegram.)—The ab- sence of the American rontingent is sadly felt in London “smart” soclety. The Ogden Goelets are not coming unti! the middle of June, If at all. They have mot taker a bouse. Mrs. Maekay intends to prolong her stay in Paris until the end of May. The Bradley-Martins are still awav. Mre. Arthur Paget, the prime mover In (Copyright LONDON Cablegram setting entertainments going, ie recovering | elowly at Cannes. Secretary Spencer Eddy passed tbrough Lonfon this week on his return to the American legation in Constantimople, but will spend some weeks with the Grand Duke and Duchess Michael at Cannes on his way Mre. Choate has resumed her Thursdav afternoons at Carleton terrace. Mrs. Clover, wife of the naval attache. is ex- pected to do great things in the way of sntertaining at her pretty house on Park Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White have just returned from Rome. The rumor that be is to be transferred to the United Btates embassy in Xome has been revived but he laughs at it himself and his friends cannot bring themselves to believe that he would leave London, where he is to mive some very brilllant entertainments in his beautiful new house on Richmond terrace Whitehall. If he goes to Rome it cer- tainly will not be until after the corona- tion. Greedy Omes Are Left. Vanity Fair says: “On all sides corona- tions lets have been a snare and a delusion. Beyond a few large houses on the route the rents obtained are less than normal and the people who held out for higher prices are left with houses on their hands. Tt is the same story every year. With the exception of a few very specially ad- van‘ageous porch windows, places for the procession remain unlet and will be ob- tainable at one-tenih of the present prices before the coronation. Much patriotic indignation has been ex- pended here because an Italian firm came and scooped up the contracts fur decorating “be streets in Westminster for the coro- nmation. The Italian bld was 25 per cent lower than the bids frem London, but the English bidders tried to get the decision of the council upset, declaring that they could bid at the same ra f they got another chance. But the Italian firm would have an unanswerable clsim in law iIf the contract were to be cancelled, so the Ital- ian decorations will besutify the most im- portant part of the route of the royal Pprocession. QOne of the schemes of decoration likely t¢ de much adopted is an arrangement to oulline the harness of horses after dark with tiny ineandescent lamps, producing & charming effect. Assistant District Attorney James W. Osborne of New York, who came to England 16r rest after the Patrick trial, has greatly benefited by the spending of some of his Jelsure in studying the procedure in the London criminal courts. His opinion is it the prosecutors here are extremely ¥4 easy-going and that the largeness of N jportion of offenders who escape con« wicdon is due to that fact. Mr. Osborne was with Mr. Miller, of the firm of Hornblower & Miller, in the dis- tinguished visitors' gallery in the House of Commons last Tuesday, and on Saturday witnessed the bar point-to-point steeple. chases at Bridge, where he saw—to his as. tonlshment—several leading barristers rid- ing, and a supreme court judge acting as Jjudge. Ambassador Choate was also there. ELEPHANTS COME IN FLOCKS Paris Hunter Brings Back a Big Story (Copyright, 1% by Prees Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Epecial Telegram.)—Paris is ai- gesting the biggest clepbant story in its experience. The viscount of Bourg de Bozas was sent by the state on a sclentific mission to equatoral Africa in January, 1901. He pursued his researches for many months without any notable event, when one day he went forth in search of big game. Just st the moment when he had begun to despair he perceived two large elephants looming up before him. Hardly bad be prepared to fire when another charged out of & thicket at him. The re- doubtable viscoumt, rothing dsunted, fired two shots at the first, two at the second and plumped a volley inte the third. His deeds of valor did Dot end bere. Three more herculean beasts arrived on the scene. The six men accompanying the viscount quickly relieved bim of his empty weapons and passed him another loaded one. Then be attacked the three others with such deadly effect that they, too, succumbed. ‘Thus In less than four minutes the famous bunter, the viscount of Bourg de Bosas, killed with his own hand six mighty ele- phants. PARTICULAR ABOUT THEIR AGE AID ARRIVES NONE TOO SOON| Destitute Ameri Artists in Paris | Had Turned on the G 3 w Money Arrives. by Press Publishing Co.) 19.—~(New York World Ca- | {blegram — Special Telegram.) — Another tragedy among the American students in | {the Latin guarter has been averted by the merest chance. Evelyn Mazolle, a girl from New York, being abeolutely destitute and starving, called three weeks ago as & last resort on a young Californian, a fellow painter, Andrew Coburn by name, whom the had met at some social recention. She |found him seriously i1l and without anv |one to attend him in his garret room except |a gruft jamitor, who reluctantly climbed ill\t stairs once a day. Instead of askine for a loan, Miss Mazolle went home. sold her belongings to buy food and medicine. | went to attend her countryman and saved bis life after five weeks, nursing him day and night As soon as he was well enouch he married the girl, but their abject want became unbearable. Neither could find work, and they had not even money enough to get painting materiale. Finally, as neither received an anewer to appeals sent to relatives in America, they determined to commit suicide At 9 o'clock last night a telegraph boy went to their room with a message. Re- (Copyright, 18 PARIS, Apri to the janitor a telegram for Mrs. Coburn at the same time telling him he had no- ticed a strong odor of gas on the top floor of the house. The janitor rushed upetaire, burst in the door and found the young couple uncon- #cious, but he revived them with some irouble. The dispatch was from Evelyn's married sister and read: “Have cabled you $50 through American Express. Hun- dred more by mall.” VICTIM OF FORTUNE HUNTER Former Helr Abandoned by H band Arrested on Paris Streets ant. (Copyright, 192, Press Publishing Co.) blegram—Special ~ Telegram.)—Laura de Verneuil, who was arrested yesterday for vagrancy, is only 24 years. Five years ago she married a young men of Boston named Willard, who was earning a modest salary s a clerk in one of the American banks in Paris Laura was a great heiress, the only daughter of an artistocratic family in the provinces. The match was opposed by her parents, who disinberited her. Three years afterward, when Willard was finally con- vinced that hie wife's relatives would never relent, he coolly abandoned his wife, renv- ing a letter saying that he had no fault to find with her. but his salary was not suf- ficlent to keep both, and he had ecountea on bis wife having a fortune, which was not forthcoming. He wished her luck and re- turned to America. For the last two years the poor woman, too proud to return to her parents, had sewed in various weat shops™ to support hereelf. Finally she fell sick and a week ago was driven out of her rooms, being unable to pay the rent. When she was arrested she had been wandering ceaselessly for two days without food. Her parents were notified of her arrest and came to her post haste, but Leura, worn out and delirious, 18 not yet able to be re- moved. PARIS SHORT ON NEW PLAYS One Noted Actreas Aceepts New Amer- fcan Drams and Bernhardt Revives O (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New York Worid Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Mme Lebargy has aceepted for her next season an Ameri- can drama, the name of which is withheld. The translation is by Rosny Bros. Coquelin revived “Cyrano de Bergerac" last night. Critics consider the fact proof of a dearth of new plays. Sarah Bernhardt will Crawford's “Francesca Tuesday. Jean de Reseke {8 back from the Riviera and has reappeared as Romeo. Ofclal documents published by the tax collecting department show that the re- ceipts of the Parls theaters in 1901 were $6,800,000. Every theater ticket In France is taxed. LONDON HAS THE MOTOR CRAZE Little produce Marion di Rimini next at Last. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 19.—(New York World | Cablegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The meets of the Four-in-Hand and Coaching clubs have been the dietinctive feature of the London semson for many years, but they Dow are thrown into the shade by the mee' in Hyde park of the Motor club. London has been slow to “catch on™ to the motor craze, but it now has it badly. All the “smart” women have electric broughams. Ths old coaching roads to Oxford, Brighton and Windsor are to bave motor coachee competing with the old-tashioned four-in- band. Motor broughams “which cost $3,000 W“Ir. housed and repaired for $76.50 & year. TWO-DAY FETE AT MARSEILLES Fremch and Italians to Join in Cele. bration elp Along National Amity. (CopyTight, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) MARSEILLES, April 19.+(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.)— Marseilles counts among its inhabitants 110,000 Italiane, and is going to have a Franco-Italian fete, no doubt to stremgthen the links between the Latin countries. This will begin May 1 and last two days. The date is chosen because it is the anni- versary of the founding of Italian mutual aid societies ou the French Mediterranean comst. The presence of Italian Minister Luzsati is counted on, and the famous tenor, Tamagno, will sing. ADA REHAN AT DRAWING ROOM Consents to Appear at Private The. atrical, but is Not Seem on Hlf:;é @ |ceiving no response to his knocks he took | PARIS, April 19.—(New York World Ca- [ pow provided by la | Final Oourse of Beciprocity Measore is | | | { | | of the amendment was' OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1902-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT FATE OF CUBAN BILL Pusmling Friend and Foe. EYES NATURALLY TURN TOWARD SENATE | Upper House is Undecided as Yet, Making Ontoome More Doubtful. LONG DELAY IN ACTION IS EXPECTED | | Best Opinion is That Committee Will Hold Bill Long Time, PAYNE FINDS CAUSE FOR CONSOLATION Champlon of ; Amen Bill Asserts Morris’ ent Removing Differential Alse Aboliskes Counterv Duty of Dingley Act. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Inten’ est wes manifest among the m the house today ae a result of of the house last night in o ways and means committee reciprocity bill Chairman Payne took sophically. He pointed ley law, a result § "a of the amendment.y, Under the Dingley s t an additional or countervailing duty is levied on sugars coming from countries paying a bounty on sugar, equal in.amount to the bounty re- ceived. This is by section 5 of the Dingley act and is a provision separate from that making a differential between the duty on | raw and refined sugar Mr. Payne holds, however, that as the amendment specifies that the rate of 1.828 cents shall be “in lieu of the duties thereon . 1t takes off both the differential of about 12 cents per 100 pounds and the countervailing duty of the Dingley law amounting to between 26 and cents per 100 pounds. mter- & & » the | &lf uban ~ /e philo- “the effect “5ff not only ut aiso the by the Ding- by the author the differential on countervailing duty Sces n Greater Loas. Mr. Payne stated later in the day that the abolition of the differential and coun- tervailing duties effected an even greater reduction and loss than he bad at first estimated. His earlier figures showed the countervalling duty to be between 26 and 27 cents per 100 pounds. But this referred to raw sugar, and the countervalling duty | may be.’ on the refined article was even more, namely, .383 per 100 pound: This, with the differential of .125, makes a total reduction on reflued sugar of .508 per 100 pounds. Mr. Long of the ways and means committee also made estimates which, in his judgment, bore out the fore- going figures, that the amendment would take off in differential and countervailing duties a total of .08 on refined sugar com- ing from Germany and other countries giv. ing bounties. Representative Morris of Minnesota, who framed the amendment, is examining the Dingley and other Ila: to determine whether Mr. Payne's point is good. Morris said that from his Inquiry so far he did not think the claim was good, but If it was the matter could easily be remedied by amendment. Senate is Undecided. The senate is by no means decided to what it will do with the bill. The meas- ure reached the senate a few minutes after that body convened today and was received with excellent interest, which was made evident by the private comment of sena- tors. The bil! was referred to the committee on relations with Cuba, which is composed of seven republicans and four opposition senators, upon motion of Mr. Platt of Con« ecticut, chairman of the committee. When asked today if be felt disposed to outline his view of the probable course of the committee with reference to the measure, Senator Platt declined to say more than that & meeting would be called at an early date to decide upen a course of action, merely adding: “We are not going to lose but will consider the ques- The best opinfon is that the bill will re- main in committee for some time, and a republican senator suggested the possibility of an lovestigation into the question of the bill beneficiaries under the proposed reduction if made. Probable Fate of Bill. If the bill had passed the house without an amendment removing the differential on refined suger, it would have received the | support of two of the four opposition mem- bers of the committee. These are Messrs Money and Simmons, and they are mnow more th ever pleased with it. On the other hand at least two cf the republican members, Messrs. McMillan and Spooner, oppose the bill. The indications are that the democratic strength of the committee will now be thrown to the support of the differential amendment. Hence, it seems probable that the character of the report to be made to the senate, If any is made, will depend upon other republican members of the committee, Messrs. Platt, Aldrich, Cullom, Deboe and Burnbam. Senator Teller says he will support any action called te kill the bill in the senate and he is inclined to think that the house adoption of the amendment for the removal of the differential will have that effect There are not & few senators who predict that the bill will be allowed to die in com- mittee. ECHOES OF FIGHT IN HOUSE Weeks Tells Gros: - he or Object of Am Wae to Kill WASHINGTON, April 19.—After the turb- ulent scene of yesterday during the passage of the revised Cubsn reciprocity bill, the house settled down to routine business to- day. An opportunfty was found, however, for the two elements in the recent struggle to give expression to their feelings. This occurred while the fortification appropria- tion blll was under consideration. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohblo, one of the ways and weans leaders, sald that the amendment which the opponents of the ways and means commitiee bad engrafted upon the Payne bill ot only wiped out the differential on sugar, but aleo did away with the counter- wvalling duty of the Dingley law. Mr. Weeks of Michigan made s spirited rejoinder in behalf of those who opposed the ways and means committee. He frankly conceded that the motive of the opposition bhad been to kill the reciprocity bill. The fortification appropriation bill was s ey ——— Wontinued on Seceud Page) POPE'S BLESSING ON IRELAND William O'Brien ¢ view Had wi Prelate. Out an Inter- e Aged (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, April 19.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Bpecial Telegram.)—The pope re- celved Willlam O'Brien, M. P., and his wite in a special private audience Thurs- day, at which nobody else was present Mr. O'Brien afterward said to the World correspondent ‘His boliness was pleased to speak of my hard struggles in the cause of Ireland, whereupon 1 said that the Irish were n race of mearly 20,000,000, principally living in America, and all filled with reverence for his holiness and his supreme office “The pope replied: ‘Yes, 1 bave just been reminded how widespread the Irish race is. Only yesterday I received Cardi- nal Moran of Australia, who used to be bishop of Ossory in your country, and Archbishop Kelly, who has gome out to Sydney to fll his place. Another great Irishman.’ “Then, after a little, the pope added ‘Ireland always has been affectionately in my thoughts. She was always faithful from the days of 8t. Patrick to this moment.’ “Finally, with most touching kindness, the pope said: ‘You will take away with you my blessing for yourself, your wife, | and for Ireland. 1 repeat it, God bless Ireland and the Irish race wherever they HEART FOUND IN A CHURCH Strange Relic of Bygone Days Un- earthed in Making Repairs Upon a Church, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—"Found—a heart.” In the church of Val de Grace, Paris, to the left of the altar is a vault | where the Carmelites used to go to pray. There, on tables of marble, were arranged hearts of silver and gold. These inclosed the veritable hearts of nuns of noble blood, of kings and princesses, whose bodtes re- posed in the tombs of St. Denis. During the revolution these silver and g0l reliquary cases were converted into a monument During some repairs at church recently one of these heart rellquar- fes was found, and through a crack in it the human heart that it contained was vie- ible. It was but a poor looking thing, much like a lump of starch. On the case itself, half effaced, the inecription, “Sister Wil- liams,” was deciphered. Among the fam- flles who came to France with James Stuart were some young girle who took the vell in the convents of the Carmelites. What romance may not this poor heart have once held within its vibrant cells CROKER’S PLANS DEVELOPING Cuts a Straight Road from Wantage to His Newly Acquired Dairy Farm. (Copyright, 102, by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE, Eng.. April 19.—(New York World Cablegram—Special ~Telegram. Richard Croker's purchase of Mapor farm is taken here to indicate a definite inten- tion to make Letcombe his home. Posses- sion of this property emables him to out a road straight from Wanmtage to Letcombe. dolng away with awkward turnings for fast trotters or motors. He is planting many fir trees on the property and is immensely in- terested in the whole place. Dalry farm- ing is profitable and an aristocratic hobby. Mr. Croker has as fellow-dairymen such noted persons as Lord Rosebery, the duchess of Abercorn, Lord Hampton, Lord Raleigh, the earl of Leicester and many others. DAVID PORTRAITS FOR LOUVRE tions to the Art res of the Famous Collect! (Copyright, 1902, by Prese Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New York World Ca. blegram—Special Telegram.)—~The Louvre bas acquired two of the most admirable portraits painted by David—those of his brother-in-law and his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Seriziat. The first represents Mr. Serizlat in hunting costume, a hat with a cockade on the head, gloves and whip in his hand, seated, the left leg crossed over the right In the second, Mrs. Seriziat, life size, lke her busband, In a white dress, with an im- posing headdress and an immemse hat that the fashion of thet time held as elegant. Bhe bolds her child by the band. ARISTOCRACY LEARNS TO COOK Young Mrs. Vanderbilt Do Takes Lessons of Mother Moreau. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., attended the culinary ex- position lately, now opened &t the Tuilleries gardens, and took & lesson in cooking from “Mother” Moreau, a character famous all over France, being remarkably picturesque and an expert in home-made daint Young Mrs. Vanderbilt removed her hat, donned a pretty white apron and & palr of white sleeves. Her lesson lasted two hours The elder Mr. Vanderbilt, who was her es- cort, was highly amused at his daughter- in-law. PROVE EXPERTS WERE WRONG Man Pardoned After Lon, Testimony thy to Be Term on (Copyright, 1%, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19.—(New York World Ca- blegram -~ Special Telegram.) — President Loubet has ended the newspaper agitation for a mew trial for M. Danvala, a druggist who was condemned sixteen years ago on a charge of having poisoned his wife, by sign- ing & pardon. M. Danvala was convicted solely on evidence furnished by medical ex- perts, whose comclusions recent scientific Progress shows to have been preposterous. DRAMATISTS GO ON A STRIKE Demand & Subsidy from the Span Gov nt or Will Siep e Plays. (Copyright, 18, by Press Publishing Co.) MADRID, April 19.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram—The So- clety of Dramatic suthors in Spain threat- ens a general strike if the government does :.ot grant a subsidy to the new theater of of their dramatic or musi- the theaters of Madrid i subsidy is not granted. York World | the UNION OF SHIP LINES Oombination of Leading Transatlantio | Lines Will Be Made by Morgan. ALREADY [PLAN 1S CONSUMMATED { Oupitalization of the Oomcern Will Be i Almost Fifteen Million Dollars. | BRITISH, GERMAN AND AMERICAN LINES | Deal is Announced from Morgan Company's 1 Office in New York. LATTER WILL BE AT HEAD OF COMBINE Among Compoment Are Companies American a Dominton, White St Atlantie Transport and Others. NEW YORK, April 19.—J. P. Morgan, who is now abroad, has practically con- summated a plan to combine all the lead ing transatlentic steamship lines. London diepatches to the Assoclated Press announc- | ing the combination were today confirmed at the Morgan banking house. The com- panies to be consolidated will, it is under- stood, include the American and Red Star lines, White Star line, Dominion line, At- lantic Traneport line and the Leyland line The two last named lines have been under Morgan control for some time. Probable additions to this list are the Cunard, Wil- on and Holland-American companies, and, it s understood that a | ment”” will be reached with the other lead- ing transatlantic companies, including the | North German Lloyd, Hamburg-American, General Transatlantic (French), Allen and Anchor lines. Mr. Morgan has given the matter much of his time since his arrival on the other side. In this country the mos imvortant details have been in the hands of Clement A. Griscom of the American line, while Charles Steele, Mr. Morgan's partner in this city, has had charge of the legal pre- liminary. Exact Scope Not Known, It is yet too early to give the exact scope of the scheme, but now outlined there which all the steamship companies which stock holdings—pool their iseues—in exactly the same way that the various concerns embraced in the United States Steel cor- poration threw in their holdings, receiving in return stock of the maln or parent com- pany. Just what the capitalization of the com- pany will be is not as yet known. The amount 18 likely to be well in excess of $150,000,000. This phase of the project will depend entirely upon the number of steam- «hip companies taken in the combine. One of the most interesting features of the plan deals with the subsidy question. The White Star and Cunard lines receive liberal sub- v| sidies from the British government. These subsidies would be withheld or abrogsted 1t the ships of these lines cha.ged their flag from British to American. Because of this the ships of' the White Star, Cunard and the Buglish subsidized companiss will doubtless contine nominally under British control. American interests Dominate. George W, Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co. is authority for the statement that Amer- ican interest will dominate the proposed amalgamation and says the resuit will prove mot only & great triumph for Mr. Morgan, tu‘ will make the United States the real rulers of the merchant marine of the world. Mr. Perkins also says that the plan will be of greatest benefit to importers and ex- porters as well as to the great raflroad in- terests of this country. Its effect will be feit by shippers from Maine to California, Mr, Perkins says, and also will result in a better understanding between the commer- clal interests of this country and Germany. “It is true,” he added, “that Mr. Morgan will act as syndicate manager in this com- bination, just as he brought together and welded the ious interests in the United States Steel corporation. The financial de- tails bave been completed to the extent that all the cash necessary for the deal h been subscribed. It {s too soon to speak about the directorate, but let it be borne in mind that comtrol of the company will be held here.” It is taken as & matter of course that the interests now prominent in the various steamship lines will be taken into the con- solidated directory. Bauking interests identified with the proposed underwriting cyndicate said today that the new company would have a New Jersey charter. contributions would be required from underwriting syndicate. The Rothschilds, they added, were to be among the under- writers Goes Inte the Combine. PHILADELPHIA, April 19.—The an- nouncement that the International Naviga- tion company had entered the steamship combine, of which J. P. Morgan is the head. was officlally confirmed today at the off of President C. A. Griscom by Howard Pusey, private secretary to Mr. Griscom. The terms of the agreement between the International Navigation company, the White Star, Dominlon, Leyland, Atlantic Traneport and Red Star lines. which are learned here, the statement being made that the Jetalls are in the hands of Mr. Morgan and their publication must come through him. “All we can say,” declared Mr. Pusey, s that Mr. Morgan's proposition was sat- isfactory to us and we accepted it The new combination, Mr. Pusey sald, will be operated under the direction of Mr. Morgan, and each company in the combina- tion will be represented on the board of directors. The detalls, he stated further, have not progressed to the point where the officers bere, otber than Mr. Morgan, can | be specified. A special act of congress, Mr. Pusey ex- plained, would be Decessary to permit a foreign-bullt vessel to sail under the Amer jcan flag, but, he said, there is nothing prevent an American company from ownin a controlling interest in & foreign company. In consequence, vessels affected by the combination will sail under their respective flags. but will be cemtrolied by American capital Mr. Pusey would not admit that the n combiuation would practically obviate com- petition, but sdded that the German com- panies would work harmoniously with the Morgsn consolidation. Condition of the Tre-sury. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Toda; ment of the treasury bal Teserve ws | “working agree- | will be an American holding company into | propose to enter the combine will put their | They | thought that no very great amount of cash | the | included in the combination, could not be| THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska braska, Showers n terr Fair Eastern West 1 Americans Worry Smart Do on Sugar. Irish Celebrate in J New President at Base Ball Results Nebraska News. Treaty. Revelation to Mormon Chureh. Lincoln Land office Short on Queen Wilhelmina Impro China Protests on Excl Promoting Olympian Soclety. Fail to Hit Mayor Moores. ton. ames, - 1 Grain in Nebraska, Take up Moulde Sportink Rev In Woman's World. Amusements. Story, “Banner of Blue.” Millions for Coronation. Editorial. Steyn, the Boer 6 kets. Temperature De at B 4 Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Deg 1 2 8 1 5 “ TO SETTLE THE JURISDICTION Attorney General of Minmesota Wil Oppose Transfer of Merger Suit to Federal Co ST. PAUL, Minn., April 19.—The attor- ney geperal of Minnesota, W. B. Douglas, will oppose the removal of the merger suit from the Ramsey county district court into the United States circuit court. He will &0 into the United States circuit court and there move the court to remand the suit to the county court from which it came. General Douglas said today, after a consul- tation with Senator Wilson, associate coun- el in the case “The transfer of the case will not em- barrass or hinder the action of the state. It is immaterial in which court the case is tried, but the motion to remand will at once bring up the question of jurisdiction and when that is settled we can proceed with the trial of the case on its merits. In any event, it will reach the supreme court without unmecessary delay.” The state expects President Hill of the Northern Securities company to renew in the federal court his motion to vacate the service of summons on the Northern Se- curities company, and himself as presi- dent of that company on the same ground that the motion was made in the Ramsey county district court, that the Northern Securities company is Dot doing business as a corporation in Minnesota and has ap- pointed no agent in this state to recelve service. The service on Mr. Hill, as presi- dent of the Northern Becurities company, will be objected to on the ground that he is not a resident of this etate in that ca- pacity, but only as an individual. Shoyld the service be vacated, then the state will probably try to secure service by publica- tion. | FARMER KILLS LITTLE GIRL Confesses Deed After Burying the Body of His Young Vietim, | WELLINGTON, Kan.. April 19.—John Cummings, & farmer living near Portland, in this county, was arrested today, charged with the murder of Anna Dishman, aged 13 years, of Arkansas City, Kan., who worked {in his family as & domestic. The crime was | committed August 18, 1899, and it was wit- | Dessed by Cummings' wife and two sons, who have been compelled to maiutain se- ! crecy in regard to the matter. who struck her on the head with a broom- | stick. She was without medical attention {and died at the end of five days from the | effects of the blow. Cummings concealed the body in a strawstack and later buried |it. Consclous-stricken for her part in the |aftair, Mre. Cummings recently told the | county attorney the details of the murder, |and today Cummings confessed. He will plead guilty to manpelaughter in the second degree. Cummings is 45 yeare old, pros- perous and has borne a good reputation up to this time. Six-Year-0ld Girl Dangeronsly Hurt from Defect- ive Water Main. PITTSBURG, April 15.—As the result of the bursting of a forty-eight-inch main of the Pennsylvanis Weter company on Franks- |town avenue, Wilkinsburg, this eveniug. 1da Englehart, aged 6 years, sister, Lilllan, aged 15 years, burt that she is Dot expected to live through the night and the children’s father, William Englehart, has a leg broken and 1» otherwise seriously injured. The main runs just above tne Englehart house, which stood on the hill. The house was literally carried away, leaving only a portion of the rear standing alone, In which Mrs. Engle- bart mansged to climb and save herself and youngest daughter. The other mem- bers of the family were carried three-quar- ters of mile from the house. hill, BATSON JURY IS STILL ouT LAKE CHARLES, La., April 19.—The jury in the case of Ed Batson, oo tria] for the murder of six members of the Earl family, not having agreed, after being out three bours, Judge Miller adjourned court this evening until Monday morping, haviag de- cided not to receive a verdict after dark. The 1ailure of the jury (o agree has naturally created surprise and there is in- tense interest here. The courtroom was crowded with women today and many of them shook hands with Batson and his mother during the recess of court Carpenters Quit Work. OKLAHOMA CITY, April 19.—Four hun- dred union carpeuters have gone on a strike because of the refusal of the contractors to grant an eight-hour day and 4 cents an hour. Uuless the trouble is settied within a week a sympathetic strike will be declared. ambia College | The girl in some way angered Cummings, | CHILD PERISHES IN FLOOD| Killed and Others | is dead, her | is so bldly1 The flood of water did coneidersble dam- | age to several bouses on its way down the | CELEBRATE 1N JAIL Ireland Has No Part in the Jubilation at the Ooronation of the King. PEOPLE MAY BREAK AWAY FROM LEADERS Exasperated by the Rigid Application of the Objectionable Orimes Act. OBJECT IS TO CRUSH OUT THE LEAGUE | Trial by Jury Buspended in Nine Oounties with a Population of 1,500,000 | ACCUSED TAKEN FROM HOME FOR TRIAL | 1riah Leaders Accuse Government of Doing Nothing for Rellef of Te ants and Abandoning Land Purchase Act, (Copyright DUBLIN Cablegram 1902 April Special the Press Publishing Co.) ew York World Telegram.)—Ireland | will cele coronation of Edward | VII as it celebrated the first jubliee of | Queen Victoria—with jails full of political prisoners convicted by what is considered there mockery of law. With unbridied | police rule to exasperate the people, the Irish leaders can no longer be responsible for consequences. Never has coercion, been so gratuitously applied in Ireland as by Irish Secretary Wyndbam's proclaimiug nine counties under the crimes act. Never has it caused such bitter resentment. Being called upon in the House of Commons by Jobn Redmond and the Irish to justify his action, Mr. Wyndbam utterly failed to make out a case for extortional iegislation. He wi only able Lo give seven cases of real boy- cotting throughout Ireland, admitting that no crimes of violence or of a serious char- acter had arisen from the agrarian ques- tion and could not deny that, taken all around, Ireland has less crime than any other country in Burope at present, and has had less for some time back. Object of Coercion. The real object of the coercion is to crush the league and thus enable the land- lords to get higher rates for the purchase of their holdings than the United Irish league advises the tenants to pay. The issuing of the proclamation putting the crimes act In force was due to the influ~ ence of Lord Londonderry, mow in the cabinet, who is the leader of the Irish landlord party and to the inciting and the gros: exaggeration of circumstances by cer- tain London newspapers, whose pictures of conditions in Ireland Secretary Wyndham himself acknowledged were ridiculous traversties of the truth. In order to coerce the tenants into pay- ing more than the market price for thelr holdings the British cabinet has suspended trial by jury in nine counties, which have 1,500,000 inbabitants, whose liberties are placed as the mercy of two police magis- trates who never were known to acquit anybody; who, without legal knowledge, have jurisdiction in a vague charge of con- spiracy and who, if they fail to comviet, may be immediately transferred or dis- missed. Taken Moreover, no one charged with any of- fense indictable before a jury can be tried in his own county, but at the request of the attorney general venue must be changed to any other part of Ireland. Under this power nationalist tenants, whom there was no chance for convicting anywhere else. have been taken to Belfast to be tried by an orange jury. In short, every nationalist in those nine counties is deprived of every constitutional right and is placed absolutely in the power of any policeman who cousiders him in- fluential among his fello and chooses to trump up any kind of & charge to bring him before the removable magistrates. The government does not even make any pre- | tense of doing anything for the admitted grievances of tenants, and the land pur- chase bill introduced in the House of Com- mone before Easter was dropped simul- taneously with the adoption of coercion. In fact, it was never intended to pass the land bilL PROVES FUN FOR LISTENERS Fortune Teller at Soclety Fumetion Tells Some Embarassing Things. from Home for Trial (Copyright, 1802, by Press Publishir.g Co.) PARIS, April 18.—(New York World Cs- blegram—S8pecial Telegram.)—Mrs. Brad- ley-Martin and the countess of Craven re- cently gave a clairvoyant party. Eighteen English and American women were lnvited and an equal number* of genuine Bobemian fortune tellers were engaged. Each guest drew ber fortune telle name from an urn and them, beginning with No. 1, her past life was revealed and her future was predicted while the others listened. Mrs. Bradley-Martin is proud of ber ilnvention. The first trial of the novel mode of amuse- ment provided endless fun, but for some of the women it was SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS abitants of Russia and Mexico Greatly Alarmed by Selsmic Distarbance. ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—Severs earth shocks occurred at Shemaka, Trans- caucasia, during the night of April 17, caus- ing a panic among the inhabitants, who es- caped the recent visitatious. Earth shocks were also felt in the dis- trict of Ferghana, Turkestan, early yester day morning MEXICO CITY, April 19.—A severe earth- quake shock was felt here st 7:50 last evening. lts duration was & minute and & balf, exceeding any period in recent years. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.—A sharp earthquake shock was felt here shortly after § o'clock this morning. POPE SUGGESTS SUCCESSOR Firmly Bell Ital ROME, April 18.—Considerable impor- tance is attached to a recent remark of the pope, who in conversation with Father Lor- enzo Perosl, the Italian composer, asked him for mews of bhis friend, Gluseppe Sarto, the patriarch of Vendoe. “Hold bim very dear, Peroel” sald his boliness, “as in the future he will be abie to do much for you. We firmly belleve be will be our successor.’” Cardival Sartg ie an Italian He yay bors in 1836 and was created & cardinal iy 1883, Ty T ——————