Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 11, 1902, Page 1

Alll I8 ll ED J UNE ‘THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 12, OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNIN ‘\lA\ NG, 11, 1902- TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE cory FIVE CENT KNOX FILES HIS SUIT Attorney General Asks for Wr't of Injuno- tion Against Alleged Beef Trust. CHARGES CONSPIRACY IN THE PETITION Bays Oombination Oontrols Price Becretly Paid for Live 8tock. COMPETITIVE BIDS NOT IN GOOD FAITH Temporary Restraining Order Will Be Asked for at Ohicago May 20, ATTORNEY BETHEA WILL OPEN CASE o sible Obedle to Court's Decree Followed hy De Petl- tion Problematical Defense of the Packers, urrer to CHICAGO, May 10.—With the full ap- proval of Attorney General Knox, repre- senting the national government, Distriet Attorney S. C. Bethea this evening filed with the clerk of the federal court a bili tor an injunction, designed to destroy the alleged glant conspiracy to ilfegally con- trol the meat trade of the Unlted States. The original of the bill was retorded the moment filed ,and was at once placed in the officlal files of the court clerk's office. At the same (ime District Attorney Bethea served motice that at 2 p. m., May 20, he will appear before Federal Jidge Grosscup and ask for a temporary Injunction against the packers and thelr representatives uader the Sherman national anti-trust law. When the case shall come up for hearing ‘May 20 District Attorney Bethea will be present in person to present his arguments in support of a motion for a temporary in- Junction. He will be assisted by Attorneya C. B. Morrison and Oliver Pagin from his office, and probably by Special Counsel W. A. Day. Nature of Packers' Course. What the defendants will do now that the government has begun the long-talked- of proceedings wi forecasted by one of their representatives. They will not make a fight on May 20, according to this au- athority, They will submit to the entry of an order enjoining them from the acts complained of in the bill and will promise to refrain from further alleged violations ot the law untll the time of the next hearing. That probably will be about June 20. Be- fore the latter date they will have filed a demurrer in which the insufficlency of the government's petition will be alleged. This demurrer will raise an important point under the Interstate commerce regulations, probably to the effect that the shipping of meats to one’s own agent in another state under a ceriain ‘eement is not interstate commerce. In the event that the demurrer shall be overruled the packers will still have the privilege of filing an answer which will necessitate a further hearing on the merits of the government's charg If, on the other hand, the demurrer shall be sustained the federal attorneys can flle an amended bl Notity Packers’' C Coples of the government’s bill were re- celved at Mr. Bethea's office from Washing- Iton today through the malls by special de livery. Tho district attorney and his as- sistants then made out a notice to the de- _fendant’s counsel and after swearing to the bill Mr. Bethea filed it. The petition charges conspiracy, unlaws ful combination, illegal cartage charge, an illegal .credit agreement, creating fa market prices, lllegally depressing the mar- ket and accepting railway rebates. All of the principal packing companies organized under the laws of New Jersey, Michigan, New York and Illinols are made parties to the defense, and all are residents of Illinols, save Mr. Sulzberger and Mr. Noyes of New York and E. C. Swift of Bos- ton. " The government recites that their plants and yards are at Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City, St. Joseph, Kansas City, East St Louls, Cudahy, Wis., and Hammond, Ind. Following is the petition jn full: Text of Petition. it Court of the United State: uo:'h.hcnlrfll})?r:h‘!m District of Illinols, Northern vision. 'I‘g-o United States of Ameriu against llllt nd Company and Others. Pydition the Honoravle, the Judges of the Circutt Court of the United States of ‘America, for the Northern District of fil 01‘. Northern Division, Sitting in uit our pnmoner tn- United States of America, 8. H. Bethea, its atiorney o e ok thern dlateict of Tilinol 'by and under the direction of yml-nder Knox, its attorney general, brings this, $5o T ot compiaint, “against Bwitt and g mpany, The Cudahy Packing Company :\l Hammond Packing Company an |(Armour and Company, cor llhml or- I.nlle and exllllnl under an e of the state of Tilinols: Armour ¥ acking Company, mond Company, Schwartzchild and Sul berger, Lurpm'lllonl organized and exist. ing under and by virtue, respectively, ot the laws of the states of ew Jerse: Michigan and New York: Nelson Morri e AF gn " iinota. s B0 *Louts ness at lcago, o uls, Eoun 8. .vouph Jitssourl Patrick A.' Valentin ‘Albert reher witt, Louls Fawitt Law: D! Edwin Hmw.x( Jeaso Vogel, Louls Pfaelzer, Bert i at the city of New Yorl on information and belfot. alleg spectfully shows to your honors Pla of Business. First—Thut sald corporations, ®hip and persons for many years last past have n and now are engaged In the business of buying live stock, to-wit, cattle, wheep and hogs, at divers points through- out the sald United States, where stock and such like open and competitive e of Illinols; Omaha, in Nebraska; Sloux City of Towa: 8t. Joseph, Missourt: Ka City, sourl; East St Louis, in the nols, ‘and St. Paul, in the state of Minne- sota—and slaughtering such live stock at the several extensive plants for that pur- Jois, maintained b Certain ot ‘sala "de- ants respectively, to-wit, the plants Co, @ oity of Chicago, in ‘et the city of Kansas in the state of Missourl; at the clty th Omana. in the state of Nebraska, and at the city of Bloux City in the & of Towa; the plants of the Cudahy ’ uth Omaha Kansas City an at_Cudahy, in the plants of the Hermond Packing Company st Chic and Omaha, aforesaid; Hammond, in t state of Indlana, and ioum Bt Joseph, in {he state of Hluolgl lants ‘of elson Morris & it Bt Louis Colonials. 1%2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram. /—Oxford is still agitated over the Rhodes bequest, concern- | ing the utility of which varying opinions | exist in academic circles. A motion made in the Oxford Unlon Debating society, tha forcing house of future British statesmen, that Rhodes’ scheme was impracticable and incompatable with the best Interests of Oxford, was hotly debated and defeated by 1123 votes to 30. Bitter complaint is made that Rhodes did nothing for English schol- ars, but only for Yankees, Germans and colohlals. Prof. Phelps of Orlel gives an account of Rhodes’ college character and career which reads strangely in view of the enthusiastic declarations of his will. Prof. Phelps says: “He was & man for whom the studies of the place meant nothing. He had no sympathy with the literary tradition of scholarehips or sclence of Oxford. He cared nothing for the characteristic amusements of under- graduate life or the distinctions they con- fer. As a result he formed no lasting ties of friendship, no very wide circle of ace quaintance.” RIVAL FOR DUMONT AIRSHIP Latest Candidate for Honors Is Also the Invention of & (Copyright, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—A new navi- gable airship has been attracting consid- erable attention during the last week. It 1s named Pax and was designed by Severo- Santos, a compatriot of the distingulshed member of the Brazillan Parliament. Se- vero has been in Paris nearly a year work- ing on the balloon. It is now completed and awaiting the first rainless day to at- tempt to circle the Eiffel tower from the Vauglrard balloon factory, which is about the same distance that Santos-Dumont cov- ered. Next Severo intends to sail all around Paris, following the fortifications. Thrice last week Severo, accompanied by an engineer, successfully maneuvered the Pax while it was held captive 500 yards above the ground. Numerous prominent persons attended, afterward speaking en- thusiastically of the Pax's performance. The airship is larger than Santos-Dumont's and more complicated, including two sep- arate motors and seven propellors. BELIEVE QUEEN IS IN DANGER French Experts Do Not Give Full Cred- (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Tel pered In diplomatic circles that two French specialists, one of them Dr. Pozzl, were summoned to Holland for a consultation as to Queen Wilhelmin: condition. Despite the encouraging bulled! the experts here belleve the queen is still in grave danger on account of the almost unavoldable com- plications. France has displayed the warmest sympathy throughout her illness. Since the govermmemt sent the crulser Gelderland to bring Kruger to Burope Wil- hemina has worshiped the French. The unanimous opinion Among statesmen 18 that in the c of the queen's death Holland will surely refuse to accept a monarch either from Prussia or Saxe-Weimar and will undoubtedly becom: republic. ALL EUROPE HAS THE SHIVERS d Spain Report Snowstorm Great Damage Done to Fruit. France (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—France, like the rest of Europe, Is suffering with wintery weather. This ason's meteorological annals are unique. It has been raining in Paris for the last eighteen days and the thermometer has thrice fallen below the freezing point at night. The capital has even had several evanes- cent snowstorms and the rest of the coun- try reports severe snow storms. The fruit crops are ruined in several regions. North- ern Spain also reports snow storms. ROBS THE POOR OF AN OUTING Dwellers of Smallpox. (Copyright, 102, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—One of the cruelest consequences of the smallpox scare is mow manifesting itself. Every summer nearly 100,000 of London's poorest slum children get a week in the country by the exertions of various charitable organiza- tions. Meantime the epidemic is dylng down, as was predicted for the summer months, but the medical authorities say it will break out with increased intensity next winter. FORD TRAGEDY COUNTERPART Paris Not to Be Outd States When it O msatio e by United to (Copyright, 1002, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pectal Telegram.)—The sassination of Paul Lelcester Ford had an exact counterpart in Paris on the same day on which it occurred in New York. Edouard de Mortimart shot his brother Gustave in the latter's house after a refusal of money, committing sulcide at a small raflway station three hours afterward. The murderer was a former army officer and the vietim a distingulshed writer upon military topics. QUEEN WILHELMINA BETTER Ruler as Quite factory. THE HAGUE, May 10.—According to the bulletin issued at Castle Loo this morning, Queen Wilhelmina passed & remarkably §ood night. Her fever has.not returned and ber condition is all that could be de- sired. Denled by Cunard OMolals. LONDON, May 10.—~The Cunard line of- ficlals say there is absolutely no foundation for the statement made yesterday at Baltl- Md., by William PH A aglng director of the Neptune line of steam- COME TO CORONATION Invasion of London by Americans Has Now Begun in Earnest. FILL UP HOTELS AND RENTING HOUSES Mrs. Mackay Brings on Some Wonderful Piotures and Rare Tapestries. MRS, NEWHOUSE CREATES A SENSATION Displays a Valuable Btring of Pearls to Excite the Envy of Other Women. COUNTESS OF ESSEX BREAKS DOWN » is asxling ' Jeek & ublishing Co.) York World n.)—The Ameri- can {nvasion for Snation has now really begun. GeorMe. estinghouse is at the Cariton, as well as Mrs. Charles San- tord and Mrs. George Crocker, while Mrs. Endicott bas arrived on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, accom- panied by Mr. and Mre. Endicott, jr. Mrs. Mackay has returned to Carlton House Terrace, bringing with her some wondérful pictures, including a fine Romney and a Mrs. Slddons, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, which, with a number of other extremely valuable elghteenth century French tapes- tries and furniture, she purchased from an old French chateau in a secluded part of Touraine. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mackay have rented Lord Chesterfield's house in Upper Gros- venor street and gone shares with Lady Charles Beresford in her opera box for two nights per week, Mrs. Newhouse is creating a sensation with a wonderful string of pearls, reputed to be worth $250,000. Mr. Newhouse has been collecting them for four years and many of them have been plerced for the first time. The largest will cover a 6- penny plece and the clasp is formed of a single large emerald, which alone is of very great value. Mrs. Newhouse is spend- ing the season at Claridiges. She has been installed In a luxurious suite of rooms and is going out everywhere. Bhe had a box allotted to her at the opera for only one night weekly, but has arranged to occupy Lord Lichester's box twice a week as well. Arnold Lawson, the son of Thomas N. Lawson of Boston, has arrived from Egypt, where he has been wintering with his sisters, Gladys and Marion, who are at present in Rome and are coming on here at the end of the month. Young Lawson is an undergraduate at Worcester college, Oxtord, where he will shortly resume his studies. Colonel and Mrs. Lake of Boston, as »sll as Colonel Henry Borup, alde de camp 'n General Wilson, are in London, while Mr. and Mrs. Tony. Drexel are expected shortly, though “Mrs. Drexel is still in Indifferent health. Costume Fitting Too Severe. Commodore Gerry and Mrs. Gerry have just passed through to Paris, where, by the ‘way, the countess of Eesex is broken down and laid up very ili {n her mother’s apart- ment in the Elysee, under the strain of fitting on a serles of dazzling costumes for the coronation. Mr. Donoghue of the San Francisco bank- ing firm has been in London some months under medical care. He is often seen lunch- ing and dining at the Carlton with his medical attendant, who also takes him around to many of the theaters. The youngest peeress who will attend the coronation is Baroness Clifton, who will be exactly 2% years old when she appears in her robes at Westminster abbey on June 26. She is an extremely pretty child and poses with the pride that might be expected in one who the moment she was born In- herited one of the few titles which descend in the female line. Baroness Clifton, who Is a peer: in her own right, is a daughter of the late earl of Darnley, who died in 1900. The helr presumptive to Baroness Clifton’s title is her uncle, the present earl of Darn- ley, better known as Hon. Ivo Bligh, who succeeded his brother last year. Baroness Clifton’s mother, Jemima, countess of Darn- ley, before her marriage was a Miss Black- ‘wood. LAWMAKERS DISLIKE CHANGE of Commons De- nee Strain of Fitting a Ser/ Costumes for Coroy Proves Too ¥ Her Ney (Copyright, 12, by LONDON, May ’ blegram—Specia Members of Ho: cline to Put in Appea; at 2 0'Clock, (Copyright, 190, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Effclency of the House of Commons is serlously af- fected by the new arrangement for meet- ing at 2 instead of at 3 o'clock in the ernoon. Few members can and fewer still care to rush off to Westminster tmmedi- ately after lunch. The result is great diff- culty is found in eecuring a quorum. Then the questions which precede all other busi- nese and usually are the most interesting and important part of the session, belng the only check left on the administrate powers to the ministers, are being killed oft by the same cause. Furthermore, the innovation by which the House of Com- mons rises for dinner from 7:30 to 8 o'clock has converted the dining rooms of the house, heretofore crammed with mem- bers, into & howling wilderness and the re- freshing department, though heavily subsi- dlzed, s threatened with insolvency. ROBS TOBACCO OF ITS DANGER French ts Neutralizse the Nico- Preserve Fla of the Weed, (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Further ex- periments by various French physiclans confirm the success of the discovery which neutralizes ihe vicotive 1o tobaces, wo ibat | clgars and cigarettes, while retaining their perfect aroma, are absolutely uninjurious to the health. Dr. Gautier smoked thirty large black clgars in twelve hours without any bad effect, and usually three smoked successively make him {ll. Dr. Bouisson made & boy of 15 & non-smoker, smoke four clgars during an afterncon and pulse of the boy did mot rise and he w not nauseated. Fastidious amateurs have falled to distinguish the neutralized cigars from the ordinary ones. The process is secret and consists In steeping the tobacco leaves for several hours i some liquid compound. . - | bers objected to the democ ONE DEATH FROM WATER CURE KIO: of but of This Former ippine Soldier Says He One Fatality Ki WASHINGTON, May 10.—~Private Willlam J. Gibbs of the Ninth Infantry today ren- tinued his testimony before the senate com- mittee on the Philippines The witness sald he had never seen the water cure administered, but had seen prep- arations made for it, and had heard groans coming from the victim. He also had known of one instance In which a man had died under its infliction “I did not see hima dle,” sald the ness. “but I saw his funeral and it was the general understanding among the soi- diers that death was the fesult of the ad- ministration of the cure.” “Was it understood that the adminis- tration of the water cure was usual or common “It was." “Who usually administered the cure?" enerally the Interpreters or scouts.” “Wbat kind of water was generaily used “Usually dirty water was preferred to clean water. The men would go out from the shore and get a mixture of salt water and sand and administer it."" “Why was that done”"’ “In order to make the punishment more severe."" Replying to Senator Beveridge Mr. Gibbe sald the victims of the water cure whom he had seen after its administration gen- erally looked as though sick at the stom- #ch. but he had never known of but one death. Mr. Gibbs was excused and George G Boardman, formerly of the Twentieth in- fantry, regulars, was called. Mr. Boardman had not concllided hls tes- timonv when the committee adjourned for the day, but before he had been excused he had related some experiences which had come under his observation while serving for three years in the Philippines. He said he had never witnessed but one adminis- tration of the water cure, and that in that instance the victim had given the name of another man who had told where there were seventeen guns hidden. He related the particulars of the murder of a native boy by the natives, who accused him of baving deserted their cause and of having joined the Americans. The senate committee on the Philippines will hold an executive session on Monday to decide on a policy to be pursued with ref- erence to the calling of witneases. Some of the members of the committee are strongly pressing to have Miss Clemencia Lopez, sister of Sixto Lopez, called. This auestion will be decided at Monday's meet- ing. The committee will also consider other names at the same time. MEMORIAL DAY IN THE HOUSE Tributes Pald by Representa Stark and Others to Late Congressmen, wit- ‘WABHINGTON, May 10.—The house today transacted some minor business, including the e of a resolution to print 5,000 cop! of Jefterso “‘bible” and then laid aelde public business to pay tribute to the memories of the late Rufus K. Polk of Pennsylvania and the late Senator J. H. Kyle of South Dakota. Those who dellvered eulogles on the life and character of Mr. Polk were: Mesers. Green of Pennsylvania, Bates of Pennsyl- vanla, Richardson of Alabama, Bellamy of North Carolina, Stark of Nebraska, Padget of Tennessee, Clayton of Alabama. The following paid tribute to the memory of Senator Kyle: Messrs. Burke of South Dakota, De Armond of Missourl, Marshall of North Dakota, Bell of Colorado, Me- Cleary of Minnesota, Stark of Nebraska, Martin of South Dakota and Mann of Illi- nois. Bills were passed as follows: To make Port Arthur, Tex., a subport of entry and delivery In the customs district of Galves ton; to amend the act to grant the Clear- water Valley Rallroad company a right of way through the Nez Perces Indian lands in ldaho; to amend the internal revenue laws 80 as to place storekeepers and guag- ers on the same footing as regards salary; to grant an American register to the bark ‘‘Homeward Bound." ‘The Fairbanks bill appropriating $100,000 for the rellef of the citizens of the French West Indies were presented to the house shortly before 1 o'clock. Mr. Underwood of Alabama expressed the opinion that there was no occasion for a ‘“legislative m.” He sald the reports might be ex- erated and thought some official report should be had of the exact condition in the fslan\. It ‘would do no harm to walt until Monda = notwithstanding Mr. Payne's plea for the urge.ns, wi e ®M0 MAY OFFER A SUBSTITUTE erats of Both Houses to Draft Measure to Displace Philippine Civil Government Bill. WASHINGTON, May 10.—As a result of numerous conferences between democratic senators and representatives it is expected that a measure on the political the Philippiues will be agreed upon by the minority In both houses and intro- duced in each house as & democratic sub- stitute for the Philippine civil government bill. It was stated today by ome of the con- terees that although the meetings are still in progress a general understunding has been reached on certaln main features of concession on each side. The house mem- tic measure In the serate, which provided for a joint protectorate over the Philippines by the United States, Great Britain, Germany and other countries entering into treaty agree- ment for such protectorate. It is under- stood that this provision will be eliminated or much moderated. On the other hand the senators objected to the house provision imposing a consti- tution upon the Philippines during a period preceding independence. This provision also will be modified. In other respects the joint Philippine bill will combine the main features of the democratic bills in the semate and house providing for ultimate independence of the islands. The new measure has Dot yet been drafted, however, so that its detalls cannot be given. Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON, May 10.—The president today sent the followlng nominations - o the senate: Nayy—Commanders to be captains, Edwi G. Pendletan and James M. Miller; lieu- {enants o be lleutenant commanders, John A Dougherty and James M. Pickrell: e tenants’ (unjor grade) to be ieutenant Emor; l\.ln-mp nd George L. P. Stone Marine Hospital Service—Passed 'Assist- gnt Burgeon ) . Cobb, Bouth’ Caro- lins, to Po-mut.n—c.nmmu James C. nll. at Grass D:‘:% Mn WM unu. ALARMS THE BRITISH Publication of the Ship Combine Agree- ment Has a Stupefying Affect. INTO HANDS OF AMERICANS Financial Straits of Harland & Wolff Gave Morgan His Opportunity. FORCED ULSTER BANK WITHDREW ITS CREDIT New York Banker Did Not Require Urging to Supply Needed Funds. CONTROL OF FIRM GIVES HIM LEVERAGE Lord Charles Beresford Predicts that Within Three Years the En British Merchant Marine Supremacy Will Come, (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The publica- tion of the shipping combine agreement has caused perfect stupefaction here, where re- lance was foolishly placed In the antece- dent announcements of the operators con- cerned. Public opinion will welcome any measure, however drastic, to break up the combine and the law officers of the crown have been instructed to report whether a sult would lle agalnst the British com- panies concerned, on the ground that the trust operates in restraint of trade. King Edward, who was deeply concerned by the recent reports of the scheme to undermine British mercantile marine supremacy, was lulled into a sense of false security by pri- vate assurances similar to those publicly glven that the agreement contemplated nothing that would affect the flag of a sin- gle British vessel. Looking for a Vietim. As the Rt. Hon. I. W. Plerrie of the Har- land & Wolft firm is a privy councillor, the king in his resentment has asked for an opinion of the attorney general whether a participation in a combination directly in- imicable to the interests of the state is not Inconsistent with the terms of the solemn oath taken by Mr. Plerrie when he sworn in the privy council. The World has indubitable information that Mr. Plerrie was the originator of the whole scheme. It appears that when Sir Willlam Harland died some years ago his family drew all their capital out of the ship-bullding yards, leaving Wolff and Plerrie so hampered that they had to obtain heavy advamces from the Ulster bank to carry on their busine Recently the bank, alarmed at the risk to British shipbuflding by the prospect of the enactment of the American ship subsidy law, pressed for a repayment of the advances and In this ai- lemma Plerrie and Wolff approached J. Plerpont Morgan with a proposal of deben- tures as security for advances. Morgan saw his opportunity and seized it, and, hav. ing the White Star line in his power, easily got the other companies to come to terms. England’s Marine Waterloo. The transfer of the shipping supremacy of the Atlantic to the United States fs bit- ter enough to Englishmen. What maddens them beyond endurance 1s J. Plerpont Mor- gan's subcontract with Harland & Wolff, binding the greatest and most successtul shipbullding concern in Great Britain not to build any steamships without the con- sent of American paymasters. This is re- garded as of national betrayal, especially unpardonable in & firm which, through its 30,000 orange workingmen, has always been held up as & model of loyalty in disloyal Ireland. At the House of Commons today nothiug else was talked of but the ehip combine, which the members did not hes! tate to say is the Waterloo of England's mercantile marine, “In three years we shall be nowhere,” sald Lord Charles Beresford to a Newcastle ship owner. “Every one of these steamers will be under the American flag and officered and manned by Americans. The ship subsidy bill will transfer shipbullding to the United States and with the decline of our mercantile marine our navy will suffer. Amerlcan advance is for British ship owners to form an opposing combine and for the government to give a large subsidy in sup- port of it. These views are not more alarming than those commonly current and exciting devel- opments in Parliament are expected. COURT ETIQUET DRAWN FINE Nice Distinction Between Debutant and Married Women at Court Receptions. (Copyright, 1%2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The king' newest regulations for his courts read strangely to those who cannot appreciate the niceties of etiquet that hedge around royalty. The following instructions appear on the Imvitations to the next court: “If a girl debutantee is presented she wears & train, as will the lady who presents her, and both may pass the royal presence, but if a married woman is presented the lady presenting her does not wear & traln and does not pass the king and queen. Ladles who do not pass will remain in a different room with their husbands and after the court is over the king and queen will pass through this apartment and see their guests and probably speak to some of those they know." The king has even so arranged it that other royalties are kept quite in the back ground at his receptions Instead of stand- ing in a semicircle around the reign, as in the late reign. Such guests as pro- ceed to supper have the privilege of pi ing the royal table, loaded with delicacies, while they themselves partake of sand- wiches, sweetmeats and thin champagne. LIFE IN LONDON IS A BURDEN Cold Weather, Sleet and When 1t Sh Warm, ow Comes (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LON May 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—London is shivering under unparalleled May weather. Sleet, snow and ghunderstorms of ex- traordinary violence and all the worst fea- tures of the worst kind of January weather have marked the merry month. Heavy winter ofercoats, furs and footwarmers have been taken out again and the streets present an aspect of bitterest winter. This state of things has been continuous for ten days and shows no sign of abating. It has added « superfiuous chill to the opening of the coronation season and is a serious set- back to the laborious efforts to galavanize it into lite, The only chance of checking the | = THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska — Fair Sunday; Warmer in Eastern Portion: Showers at Night or Monday In Nc rthwest_Portion: Fair in East and South; Winds Becoming Southerly. Americans Come to Coromation. Shipping Affairs Stun British, Eruptions in Martinigue Continne, Money to Finish Omaha Postofice, Fight Made on Specinl Embassy. Nebraska News. Thompson to Start a Paper. Masked Men Hold Up Tri Plans of the Preshyteria --uu. -.um.u.rm- in the North, Re South (Im.h- New Week in Omaha Miners Expect to Council Bluffs and lowa News. Sporti My G Weekly Sporting Review, Woman and Her Work. Amusements and Mosic. Story, “Banner of Blue. Growth of the Syndicates. Editorial, ext Fleld Queer Things ronation No Rellgious Decline. Epochs in Medical History. Market Reports. 24 Garbage Question Up Again. Temperature Hour. t Omaha Yesterday: es. Hour. | Dex. 64 1D Mooeess 68 w0 2 [ 57 @ .68 1 [ 5 61 “ ses B8 7 v BB v a 10 11 a. 12 m.. 1 » » » » » ——————— LATE SNOWS THREATENING Falls In Michigan, Ohto and Wisc ain Cause Consternation Among Horticulturists, MILWAUKEE, May 10.—About an inch of snow fell here this morning. Later the snow turned into raim. The storm is gen- eral in this vicinity. Temperature is at the freezing polnt and unprotected garden truck will suffer. DETRUIT. May 10.—Snow is falling to- day over the central part of the lower peninsula and fruit growers in western Michigan are alarmed. Sparta report a fall of six inches. City and Tonia report light falls Greenville two inches bad fallen and was still snowing. Fruit trees are in full bloom in the truit belt along Lake Michigan and if the temperature, which is just above the freez- ing line, falls any lower the crop will be seriously damaged. The local forecaster predicts a steady rise, however, during the day. There were very heavy flurries of snow in Detroit during the morning. PLAINFIELD, Wis., May 10.—The worst May snowstorm in many years visiled this vicinity today, equaling a winter storm. Five inches of snow fell and much dam- age was done to crops and fruit. CLEVELAND, 0., May 10.—A heavy snow- storm set in here today. Only once befors, since the local weather bureau office was established in this city, thirty vears ago, has enow fallen so late in the season. MRS. SOFFEL IS SENTENCED Gets Two Years in Penitentiary for Alding the Biddles to Escape. Reed At it PITTSBURG, May 10.—Mrs. Catherine Soffel, the Allegheny county jall, who entered a plea of gullty to the charge of releasing Kdward and John Biddle, the burglars and murderers of Grocer Kahney and Detec- tive Fitzgerald, was sentenced Judge Frazer to two years in the Western penitentiary. Mrs. Soffel received the sen- tence calmly and with no show of emotion. She was taken to the penitentiary this afternoon. Walter Dorman, the member of the Bld- dle gang who turned state's evidence, and entered a plea of gullty to the murder of Kahney, was called up and sentenced to death, It is understood that for the assistance rendered the state he will never be ex- ecuted and that the pardon board will com- mute his sentence to life imprisonment. BLOODY FIGHT ANTICIPATED Alleged Murderer is Located by = of Ofcers in Oklahoma. Foree VINITA, OKI. alleged murderer of Sherifft Powers of Clarksville, Ark., is reported located in Ok- 1ahoma and a force of deputies, accompanied by Sheriff King of Clarksville, has laft here to attempt his capture. closely guarded by friends and a fight s an- ticipated before he is taken. Grand Haven and | the wife of Warden Peter Soffel of | today by | May 10,—John P. Dunn, the | Dunn 18 reported | Powers was killed by one of the gang of | bank robbers whom he surprised at work. Dunn was arrested in Kansas and taken to | Wichita, where during a controversy be- tween the city and county officials over the reward offered for him, he escaped. It was intimated that Dunn was aided by some of the off.cials and Governor Stanley instigated an investigation, finally offering a reward, for his capture. DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR FORDS Bodies Are, Buried Different Parts of Family Lot. However, in NEW YORK, May 10.—A douple funeral for Paul Leicester Ford, the author, and Malcolm Ford, the brother who killed him and himself on Thursday, was held today in the late residence of Paul Ford. After the ceremony in the house the two bodles were taken to Sleepy Hollow ceme- tery, Tarytown. They were buried in differ- ect parts of the Ford family plot. Bishop Edward Burgess of Long Island read the funeral servic LINCOLN MAN DIES IN FLAMES W. W. Baldwin Belleved to Have Lost His Life in Colorado Hotel Fire. CRIPPLE CREEK, May 10.—A man be- lieved to have been W. W. Baldwin and to have been connected with the firm of Bald- win Br hardware dealers of Lincoln Neb., was burned to death today in a fire which destroyed the Sherman house and half a dozen otber small bulldings on Mey- ers avenue o this city, Property loss, §20,- ONE ALIVE IN CITY Agent of British 8hip Said to ‘Be Sole Burvivor at S8t. Pierre, ESCAPES WITH HIS FAMILY TO ST, TURA Mont Pelee's Deadly Ernption Begins May 3 with Dense Smoke Olouds. EMITS TORRENT OF FIRE TWO DAYS LATER Oulminates Thursday in Town's Extinotion and Forty Thousand Killed. DETONATIONS HEARD HUNDREDS OF MILES Latest Reports Say Crater Continues Emissions of Lava and Relate Story of Widespread Ruin and Distress, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, B. W. L, May 10.— Mont Pelee, a volcanic mountain some ten miles north of St. Plerre, the commercial capital of Martinique, is the mountain which made a faint show of eruption ffty years ago. May 3, last, it began to throw out dense clouds of smoke. At midnight the same day flames, accompanied with rumbling noises, lighted the eky over an immense area. May 4 hot ashes covered the whole city quarter of St. Plerre an inch thick and made Mont Pelee invisible. At noon May & a stream of burning lava rushed 4,400 feet down the mountain side, following the dry bed of a torrent and reaching the sea, five miles from the mountain, in three minutes. In its rush the flery flood swept from its path plantations, buildings, factories, cat- tle and human beings over & breadth of about half a mile. At the rear of the mouth of the Riviere Blanche stood the large Guerin sugar fac- tory, one of the finest in the island. It 1s now completely entombed in lava. The tall chimney alone is visible. One hun- dred and fifty persons are estimated to have perished there, including the owner's son, Sea Recedes All Around. As the lava rushed into the sea the lat- ter receded 300 feet all along the west coast, returning with greater strength, a big wave covered the whole sea front of St. Plerre, but doing little damage ashore or afloat, Terrible detonations, heard hundreds ot miles northward, followed at short, irregu- lar intervals and continued at night. In the intense darkness the electric light falled, but the town was lit up by lurld flashes of flame from the mountain. The terror-stricken inhabitants rushed for the hills in their nightclothes screaming, shout- ing and walling—mad with terror. The Plissono family escaped to St. Tura in & small steamer. Thirty-five persons, mostly women and children, arrived here in the foremoon of the 6th and furnished the above detalls. The men remalned at Martinique. The same day, later, telegraphic com- munications were Interrupted with Mar- tinique and St. Vincent. During the after- noon of the Sth the British steamer Rod- dam, which had left St. Lucla at midnight on the 7th for Martinique, crawled slowly into the Castries harbor, unrecognizable, ray with ashes, its rigging dismantied and sheets and awnings hanging about, torn and charred. Ra rd Ship, Captain Whatter reported thi having Just cast anchor off St. Plerre at § a. m. in fine weather succeeding an awful thun- derstorm during the night, he was talking to the ship's agent, Joseph Plissono, who was in a boat alongside, when he saw a tremendous cloud of smoke and glowing cinders rushing with terrific rapldity over the town and port, completely, in an In- stant, enveloping the former in a sheet of of Fire on B | flame, and raining fire on board. The agent | had just time to climb on board when his boat disappeared. Several of the crew of Roddam were quickly scorched to death. By superhuman efforts, having steam up, the cable was slipped and the steamer- backed away from the shor later managed to reach O Ten of Roddam's men were lying dead, burned out of human semblance, among the black cinders which covered the decks to a depth of six inches of the crew have since died. Two of the survivors of the crew were loud In their praise of the herole conduet of the captala, steering the vessel, away from destruction with his own hands, which | were badly burned by the rain of fire which kept falllng on the ship for miles after it got under way. Beyond burns over his body the captain is fe, as s also the ship's agent, though he Is badly scorched Sole Survivor at St, Plissono 18 belleved here to be the Plerre. Mr. | sole shrvivor of the 40,000 inhabitants of the town, and all the shipping in the port has been utterly destroyed, the West In- dian and Panama Telegraph company's re- palring vessel going first, then the Quebec liner Roraima. Captain Muggah of the lat- ter waved his hand in farewell to Roddam as hie vessel sank with a terrific explosion, The British Royal Mall steamer Hak, which called off Martinique at 10 o'clock last night, reports etanding off shore fi miles, sounding its whistle and sending up rockets. It recelved no answer. The whole sea front was blazing for miles. Esk sent a boat ashore, but it could not land on account of the terrific fire, which was accompanied by loud explosions. Not a lving soul appeared ashore after the boat bhad waited for two hours. Fire and ashes fell all over the steamer. In the afterncon a French coasting steamer arrived from Port de France, seek- Ing assistance, as all the country was burned up, the stock was dying, all the plantations were charred, the country peo- ple were flocking into the towns and & famine was feared. The steamer was losded with food of all sorts and w back to Martinique at 7 p. m. The captain of this vessel reported that some thirty persons left St. Plerre by the & o'clock boat Thursday morning for Port de France, and consequently were saved. St. Plerre Enclosed by Fire. All attempts to get to St. Plerre are harred by fire. The closeats observation possible showed houses still blasing and streets strewn with charred bodles. It is certain that the whole town and neighbor- ing country for miles is utterly destroyed and it is feared here that few if any of the inhablitants escaped. The volcano of the island of 8t. Vincent bas burst out i sympathetic eruption. A steamer which returned from there last night reports that the northern third of the islend was io flames and cut off from assistance by a continuous stream of burn- ing lava, ashes falling in beavy showers as far as 160 miles away. Kiogston, the capital of St Vincent, ls safe, but people