Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, H;O"—TEN PAGES. —e SINGLE COPY Smperetedes FIVE OENTS. ARMY OF MEN IDLE One Hundred and Forty Thousand Anthra- cite Mine Employes Btrike, MITCHELL SAYS TIE-UP IS COMPLETE Union'd Order to mefim is Obeyed in Every COAL COMPANIES SHUT OFF &' e Operators Belisve President Mi Opposed to the Btrike, g INTO IT BY THE WORKMEN e CARRIED Scranton, Shamokin, Tam Hazleton, Reading Large Centers Report Col PHILADELPHIA, May 12.—Mine workers throughout the entire anthracite coal re- glons of Pénnsylvania, to the number of 145,000, formally began their struggle today for increased wages and shor hours. Never in the history of hard coal mining has a tleup been @0 complete, not one of the 357 collleries in the territory being in operation. There is every Indication for the bellef that the suspension, which was to cover only the first three days of this week,’ will be made permanent by the miners' general convention which will meet at Hazleton Wednesday. Absolute quiet prevailed everywhere to- day. In pursuance of the request of the district executive boards which met jointly at Scranten last week, all the local unions throughoct the reglon met today and this evening and elected delegates to the Hazle- ton convention, It iss significant that in every issue where a vote of the ‘“local” bocame public property the ballot showed & decided majority for a permanent strike, | unless the operators grant concessions. Predictions are made that if it is decided on Wednesday. to continué the strike the struggle will be longer and more bitter tban was that of 1900, which lasted six weeks. The coal companies in various parts of the region have already made preparations for a stege. Coal train crews, telegraph operators, switchmen, carpenters, ma- chinists and other employes, numbering weveral thousands, not identified with the Mine Workers' unlon, have been lald oft until further notice. Eome of the companies have also brought their mules to the surface and placed them in pasture President Mitchell spent a busy day at s headquarters. He was in olose com- ‘munication with all the district leaders and expressed himself as well satisfied with the way the men responded to the call for & suspension of work. He will leave for Hagleton tomforrow afternoon, Prosident Mitchell's Statement, SCRANTON, Fa., May 1i.—President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers stated that the tieup in dts- tricts 1s complate.’: 240,000 men and boys are idle, of which number only one-half are in the Lackawanna and ‘Wyoming region. In every inatance, Mr. Mitchell said, the order to suspend opera- tiong had been obeyed. About 20,000 mine workers are out in the Lehigh district and 60,000 in the Schuylkill field. An official of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rallroad compuiy wseid today that that corporation had no intention of resorting to a lockout. Continuing, he sald: ‘We do not ln!lnd to frritate the men and the other companies are of ( same m nd Notmn’, will done un ter Wi he situation is now in the ln s lho miners. Afterward it will be in our Wa lnwu!lh the (aol lhlfi -’ohn Hllnhtll does not want a st do the companies, des) ll- whlt ll ll|d to the oonll“ly. ll & fight n lll lh. want e will fight lhly l!re i tfly flldd. that th G From the same official lonmu nonn- t anuouncement that the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western company has stopped eelling coal. Not & carload has been shipped since Saturday morniug. Any order must be approved by the head of the coal de- partment before being filled. other companies have taken similar action, an? it is belleved & coal famine will speedily result if the suspension is wade permanent on Wednesday. The elec- tlon of instructed delegates is in progress and will continue today and tonight. mnmm went to Wilkesbarre last night, but he said there was no significance in the Shamokin Cellieries Closed. AMOKIN, Pa., May 12.—The forty-five ies in the Ninth mining district were letely tied up this morning by the \ 90, employes, excluding bosses, firemen, engli 4 pump men, enforoing the three| days' suspension ordered by the Scranlon convention. Two-thirds of the collierfes are in the vicinity of this place, and arp owned principally by the Philadel- phis & Reading and Pennsylvania and Le- Bigh raljways. All of the colllery whistles were blown, but the men kept away fcom the opera- tions. There were no 4lsturbances, Min- ers will be address<? in numerous sections of the district today by their leaders, who will explaiy all that occurred at the New York and Scranton meetings. Afterward the “locals™ will meet to elect delegates end Instruct them whether to vote for or against & strike at the Hasleton convention. TAMAQUA, Pa., May 12.—Of the 7,000 men employed by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company in the Panther creek walley less than w score reperted for duty today. At the 4 breaker the slate plcker boys went fo work as usual and the breaker is now clesning the coal which was mined on Saturday. Efforts have been made to get the boys to quit work. During the strike of 1900 the Panther Creek valley men remaived at ‘work, and up to the time the whisties blew this morning the company expressed tho bellef that & sufficlent number of men to operate the colllerles ' would report for duty. This afterncon the various locals of the United Mine Workers will hold speclal meetings and elect delogates to attend l,ha Haaloton convention on Wednesda: delogates will be instructed to vote hl' . strike unless concessions are lnnlol in the meantime. Same Story of ldlencas. POTTSVILLE, Pa, May 12.—From the Panther creek valley, in the extreme east of this coal basin, to Willamstown in the est, and from the Mahanoy and Shenandoah valleys comes the same story of idlencss @t the hundreds of collieries in obedience to the order of National Preaidest Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America. It coll row by the locals te Instruct their dele- gates to the Hasleton convention and the sentiment of opinion at this time is favor- able to a strike, The local oficials of the Philadelphis & Reading Coal & Iron company put in anm appearance at an unusually early hour this morning, evidently anticipating some emergency. Nothing of an exciting nature was re- ported and the augmented police force was nbt called upon for any special duty. HAZLETON, Pa., May 13.—MIning opera- tions in this portion of the seventh distriot are completely suspended today. The whistles at many of the collleries were sounded this morning, as usual, but not as signal for the men to come to work, for the companies made an effort to _flq ir collleries, appreciating the % -angth of the union was such . ittempt would be futile. The only tw. 2 , émployes at work are the firemen, the efiglneers, the pump runners, a small snumber of non-union repairmen and clay-stripping hands who bave no connection with the miners. Coal company officlals refuse to say whether they will make a move for a re- sumptiort on Thursday in case Wednesday's convention declares for the continuation of the strike. Sunday quletude reigns through- out the district. Wyoming Valley Tie-Up Complete. WILKESBARRE, Pa., May 12—Every mine in the Wyoming valley is idle this morning and the tie-up is complete. ,Should the strike be ordered by the Hazleton con- vention the men now at work keeping the mines from being flooded expect to be called out. Some of the miners may not obey the order, but there is no question but the firemen and pump runners will. The foreign element look for a long strike and today the steamship and rallroad offices were crowded with Hungarlane,’Poles and Itallans. Many are going to Plttsburg, Cleveland and other iron centers to seek work I the mills. Others will take a trip to their native land and return when the strike is over. At the coal offices here the superintend- ents say there ls nothing to give out be- yond the fact that all their collieries are idle and it 1s not known when work will be resumed. All the local assemblies of thy United Mine Workers will hold meetings today to elect delegates to the Hazleton convention. READING, Pa,, May 12.—The coal short- #ge Is already apparent here. Coal dealers were besleged all of Sunday by customers, and they say that they have more orders than they can fill in a month with the mines running. With an average the Philadelphia & Reading Railway company transports through #his city about 1,600 cars of an- thracite coal daily. SHENANDOAH, Pa., May 12.—The mine workers of Shenandoah, Mahanoy City and vicinity responded unanimously this morn- ing to the request of the Scranton meeting to remain away from the mines pending the result of the convention which will be held at Hazleton on Wednesday. No attempt was made to start any of the collleries. Mines to Be Shut Down. NEW YORK, May 12.—Discussing the at- titude of the miners, the Tribune tomorrow will say: Anthracite coal operators in’ this" eity sald last night (Monday) that if at the delegates’' couvention at H eral etriice of the 147,000 anthragite m! was declared it would be imme@iately fol+ shutdown in all of the mines, best known miners who was firm In' the bellef last week that there ‘would be no strike admitted yesterday that he had changed his mind since the result of the miners’ convention at Scranton was announced. W.' . Truesdale, president of the Del ware, Lackawanna & Western road, sald that the shutdown would be general and might last indefinitely, Mr. Truesdale said that there could be no in the position of the operstors. tand was taken to make no conces- slon and to reject arbitration and they ‘would majntain it. Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the Civic federation, returned to the city today and ‘while he would not what the result of his trip had been, sald the fedération is 10’ close touch with the situation and that there is still a possibllity of the oper- ators agreeing to the arbitration suggee- tion of the miners. He seemed firm in the bellef that it the operators granted no concessions before Wednesday & strike will surely result. Denver Has a Strike. DENVER, Colo., May 13.—Right hundred men are now on strike in Denver. Bix large unions are involved and the trouble shows signs of spreading. The lumber yards, wood-working mills and the livery stables are completely tled up, while many bakeries are practically closed, owing to the strike of bikers which began yester- day. The organizations on strike, with the number of men out, are follows: Wood workers, 300; lumbermen, 150; stablemen, 130; bakers, 110; machinists, 65; team drivers, 26; total, 780. The carpenters and other bullding crafts will be without materials to work on by Wednesday. There is a further possibility that the grocery clerks will be drawn to the support of the unioa bakers if the retail grocers attempt to handle “‘untair’’ bread. NEW STEEL COMBINATION Corporat! is to ‘He the American Foundries, Known as Steel CHESTER, Pa., May 13.—Adaditional ad- vices congerning the new combination of steel casting plants whigh 1s to be formed with the American Steel Casting compay, whose prinéipal plant and officers are in this city, as a nucleus, have developed to- day. The new corporation will be known as the American Steel foundries and has as its principal underwriters Judge B. H. Gary, chalrman of the United States Steel corporation, Charles M. Schwab of the same company, John W. Gates and General Charles C. Miller of Franklin, Pa. The new company will control about one-fourth of the productien of steel castings in the gountry. Other concerns have beem approached to go into the combination, but they refused on the basis of stock consideration offered. ‘The capital of the combination will be §40,- 000,000, of which one-half iz to be in cash jons ihe comn ad waded wiilieg charges, and will be preferred 6 per cent cumulative securities, the common stock of An equal amount being given as & bonus. The .actual capltal invested in the plants 1o be included is something over §7,000,000. "The companies to be included are the American Stesl Casting compsny, the Shickle-Harrison and Howsrd and Ameri- can Steel foundry, St. Louls; Sargant & Co., Chicage; Benjamin Atha & Co.. PEOPLE ARE ROASTED ALIVE Numerous Viotims of Explosion Killed and Others Burvive in Agony. - RAILROAD YARDS A MASS OF FLAMES Naphtha Oil Explodes Setting Fire to Cars = Spreading Through Sewers to Other Parts of City. PITTSBURG, May 12. — The Sheraden yards of the Panhandle rohd, a few miles from this eity, is a mass of burning cars, naphtha ofl and merchandise. Many lives have been lost and many others will die from injuries recelved. The cause of the catastrophe from the meager reports recelved was the explo- sion of a naphtha car, brought out by a leak in the car communieating to a switeh t nearby. This expicalon occurred about 5:30 p. m. Crowds of people, men, women and children, to the number of thousands quickly gathered to look at the fire and were llned about the yard on the hillsides. Wher all droger had apparently passed A second explosion of naphtha followed, far Wworse than the first. The flames from the second car were thrown 500 feet in the air, completely enveloping the onlookers. In an instant the air was superheated to a degree impossible for human life to ex- ist in. Those nearest the explodea cars were stricken and fell to the ground. Vietims Become Frantic. The clothing of those farther away was soon afire and the victims ran frantically about, tearing their burning garments from their bodles and screaming for help. In the meantime the fire had spread to other cars and in an incredibly short time the entire yard was ablaze. It is estimated that seventy cars have been burned and the flames are still in possession, feed- ing on scores of other cars. The burning oll is said to have entered what {s known as Cork Run sewer and came out one and one-half miles beiow, where another fire is now burning. The burning ofl was carried through the sewer to distant parts of the dlstrict, one of the results being an explosion In a pool- room at McKees Rocks, where hundreds of men were gathered. Four men are re- ported killed at this point. Hard to Get Facts. The intense excitement and confusion in- cident to the explosion make it impossible to get anything like a reliable estimate of the dead and injured, but from some of those who escaped it is learned that hun- dreds were lying around on the ground in all_conditions of injury and death. All the ambulances from this city and Allegheny, together with many physiclans, were quickly started for the scene and at the earliest possible moment the victims were brought to the city. All of the hospitals were crowded with writhing patients and the morgue is full to overfiowing. Because of the burning of sll telegraph and telephone wires mear the scene of the accident news must. be carried by messe! ger, making definite news concerning the catastrophe .hard to get. Street cars are distance from Sheraden and raliroad tracks are com- blocked a the Panhandle pletely blocks CONGRESS PASSES- AID BILL Senate Concurs H We s in House Measure to Indian Island ferers. WASHINGTON, May 12.—The house to- day passed by an overwhelming vote a bill granting $200,000 for the relief of the suf- ferers in the great calamity in the West Indles. The bill was a substifute. for .the rellet measure passed by the senate and followed the receipt of a message from the president setting forth th magnitude of the calamity and urging thé appropria- tlon of $500,000. The special meeting of the appropriation committee was held to facilitate action on the bill and it was reported to the house within a short time after the receipt of | the president's message. Mr. Heminway, the acting chalrman of the committee, ex- plained that the amount was limited to $200,000 owing to the fact that large private contributions were belug made. The dis- cussion was brief, Mr. Underwood of Al bama being the only one to speak in oppo- sition. The bill was passed by 196 votes to 9. Those voting In the negative were Messrs. Burgess of Texas, Clayton of Ala- bama, Galnes of Tennessee. Lanham of Texas, Moon of Tennessee, Snodgrasa of Tennessee, Tate of Georglas Underwood of Alabama and Willlams of Mississipp!l. The resolution offered by the appropria- tion committee follows: To enable the president of the United States to procurs and distribute among he suffering and duu!ula people of the the French ndles such provisions, clothing, modm and other necessary articles and to tal s as he shall deem adv blu Jfor the rpose of rescuing and succo he peo- nla who are in peril And thmtenod with starvation, the sum of §200,000 s hereby ap- propriate d. In the execution of this act the presi- dent 1s requested to ask and obtain the ap- proyal ot the French government and he o _employ any ves- 5F the United Btates havy “ana ' to charter and employ any other suitable steamships or vessels. The senate concurred in the house bill, CALVO SAYS PEACE PREVAILS Minister from Costa ¢ There is No I lca Declares WASHINGTON, May 12.—Mr. Bernard Calvo, the minister from Costa Rica at Washington, issued today the fol- lowing statement: ‘The news from Panama to the effect that the milli thborhood of San ublished today ry element in Jose, Costa Rica, ognize uival, Incorrect. There Is no insurrection at in that country. Premident-elect squival was Inaugurated on the 8th in- stant according to law and the news of this fact was officially communicated to lh ley nlon of Costa ica at Washington [ Instant, everything beimg quiet thara ll ulu al The assertion that the insurréctiontets ere proclatming = leader (hat want''lo lead Cxplaing in iiseit that the Pana) Incorrect. re) *‘;u important cl nnl that _haa bt- made among the government ol especially in the cabinet uu ( -ply consequent to the change unn it occurs -Iuwl- is no insurrection in Costa Rica. DEATH RE RECORD. Mre. B. Gufimette, Hastings. HASTINGS, Neb., May 12.—(Bpecial Tele- gram.)—Mrs. B. Guilmette died at her home Bere at 1 o'clock today. The deceased was 64 yoars old and had been & resident of Hastings for twenty years. The funeral will be heid from the Catholic church at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. DOES NOT LESSEN ACREAGE Import Duty on Gratn, Says Chaneel- lor of Exekequer, Has no fect on Cultivation. LONDON; May 12.—The shancellor of the «exchequer, Sir Michael Micks-Beach, has yieided to the storm of disapproval aroused by the feature in the financial bill affecting checks and today definitely an- toynced in the House of Commons the withdrawal of the éxtra tax of 1 penny placed on checks. He added that he re- served the right to Impose another tax to meet the resulting deficlency. On the second reading of the finance bill 8ir Willlam Vernon-Hargourt (liberal) moved that “This house declines to im- pose duties on grain, flour and other food of the people.”” During the course of his speech Sir Willlam urged that the innova- tion contravened the fundamenal principle of sound finance. The chancellor of the exchequer in reply- ing denied that there hmd been any gen- eral rise in the price ¢f bread for a mo- ment. The demand was greater than the supply, but it must not be forgotten that while it was necessary for Great Britain to obta'n wheat and flour from America and other quarters, it was equaily neces- ry for them to send thelr products to this country. It was ahsurd to suppose that the 3-penny duty on grain could cause a single acre to go out of cultivation in America. She must send her wheat here on actount of the protective duties else- where. The production of graln throughout the world was increasing at a greater ratlo than the demand. He believed that the producers and carrfers of grain would pay the new tax if thére was a big crop. It was necessary to impose additional taxation on the masses In order that they should be made to realize what war preparation and war involved. SUBSIDY TO BE RENEWED ‘White Star Line Agrees to Not Trans- fer Its Ships to Another Flag. LONDON, May 12.—In the House of Com- mons today the president of the Board of Trade, Gerald Balfour, informed a ques- tioner that after considering the agreement of February 4 between the Morgans and the White Star and Dominion lines, it has been concluded that the vessels concerned were not precluded from retaining their English register. The financial secretary of the admiralty, Mr. Arnold-Forster, added the information that the agreement.of the pdmiralty with the White Star line was about to be re- newed, with an exceptional provision, as follows: The company shall not, without the pre- vious written consent of the admiralty, transfer to a forelgn flag any vessels Ject to this agreement. This provision, the secretary added, al- ready had been agreed to and an install- ment of the subsidy, on the terms of the new agreement, had been pald. The ad- miralty had been advised by the law officers of the crown that there was nothing in the agreement of February 4 which wi in- tertere with the admiralty’s Fight to en- force the terms of its agreemont with the White Star line.” COMPROMISE sub- SE IS~ PROBABLE Satisfactory Terms ‘on Danish West Factlitated by COPENHAGEN, May 12.—The conference committee of the Danish Parllament ap- pointed to consider the action of the two houses on the Danish West Indles treaty, bas commenced its sittiugs. It held two executive sessions today. The opponenta of the sale of the islands scem incliced to yleld to the demand of the ministry for a plebiscite relinquishing their ‘former pro- P limiting the vote to those who are qualified to vote for the election of mem- bers of the colonial council, that scheme having aroused popular approval. The members of the opposition, however, insist on withholding final judgment on the treaty until after a plebiscite, which, they contend, is necessary to show the real tem- per of the islanders. They are willls to bind themselves to agree to the ratification on specified conditions before the elections. The ministry will not agree to such a course, preferring to let the matter rest untll after the September elections, when the Landsihing is likely to give the minis- try a majority enabling it to secure the ratification unconditionally. Knowledge of this will in all probability conduce to a satisfactory compromise with the opposi- tion. EMPEROR HAS BUSY SUNDAY Begins Day at Wiesboden by Sending Sympathy to President Loubet. BERLIN, May 12. — Emperor Willlam passed a busy Sunddy at Wiesbaden. After breakfast he disposed of considerable state business, inclyding tbe telegram to Pre dent Loubet of France expressing his maj- esty's sympathy In the Martinique disaster, After this the emperor walked a short dis- tance from the palace to the principal Evangelical church in Wiesbaden, where he attended service. He then took a long ride in the country, and upon his return attended to more official business. After dloner his majesty attended the opening of the mew court theater, where he held receptions between the acts of the play and bestowed minor orders upon a number of persons. Bmperor Willlam wound up the day with prolonged beer sitting, to which he in- vited Prof. Uphues, Prof. Kanckfuss and Prof. Salesmann, as well as Prince Ratl- bor and Count Goertz. This morning Emperor William audience to M. Pobiedonotszeff, the Rue- sian privy counsellor and chief procurator of the Holy Synod in Russia, who had just arrived at Wiesbaden for his healtn. Queen tinues to Improve. THE HAGUE, May 12.—Queen Wilhelmina had a good night, according to reports from Castle Loo this morping. Her condition shows continued improvement. RACE WAR NEAR MUSKOGEE Atte White Negroes to Wipe Out MUSKOGEE, 1. T, May 12—A race war is on at Braggs, twenty miles east of Mus- kogee. Five negroes and one white man have been shot and one stabbed. Seventy-five negroes attempted to wipe out the white settiement of fifteen families near Braggs which is one of the worst dls- tricts in the Indlan Territory. The whites have applied to the United States marshal for protection and have been lustructed te arm and protect them- seives, FIXING RAILROAD VALUES E. Rosewater Asks for s Hearing Before Btate Board of Equalisation, BOARD FIXES THE DATE FOR WEDNESDAY Effort to Get Light on Question of Corperation Property Takes Form Which May Lead to Results, (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 12.—(Special.)—E. Rose- water, accompanied by B. W. Simeral, ap- peared before_the State Board of Equaliza- tion this morning to plead for the fixing of a higher and more equitable valuation of rallroad property of the state. At the conclusion of his few briet remarks the board agreed to listen to his statement next Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Rosewater called attention to the iact that the rail- roads pay only one-sixth of the taxes of the state, which s a smaller proportionate burden than that borne by the other taxe payers. ‘Governor Savage remarked that he was glad to get all the light that can be thrown upom the subject, and expressed himself as willing to stay there six months It mecessary to probe the matter to the bottom. He declared that Instead of being $180,000,000, the aggregate state valuation should be more than $1,000,000,000. Auditor Weston asked some questions comcerning the scope of the investigation, and Mr. Rosewater stated that he did not feel jus- tified in attempting to discuss the subject in all its bearings until he had examined records on file in the auditor's office, It now transpires, since this action was begun, it has leaked from the upper story of the state house that the democratic lead- ers of Omaha and Lincoln had seriously discussed the proprioty of starting the very proceedings which were begun today, with the anticipation that they could make capital for their candldates in the coming campalgn. R. L. Metcalfe of the World- Herald was in Lincoln in conference with some of the populist and democratic lead- ers. A representative of a rallroad who was present during the brief discussion inter- rupted to ‘inquire whether or not the taxes on the Bee bullding had been pald, to which Mr. Rosewater repiled that the Bee Building company had paid in the 1 years approximately $60,000 in taxes, which amount $7,000 was pald last year. TO CALL CLEMENCIA LOPEZ Philippine Committee Decldes Summon Woman to Give Testime: to WASHINGTON, May 12.—The senate ocommittee on the Philippines today decided to call as & witness before that committee Miss Olemencia Lopez, a sister of 'Sixto Lopes. The woman ls now in Boston and she will be asked to come from that city to Washington to give her testimony. The date of her appearance has been fixed. Senators Lodge, Hale and Burrows voted with the democratic! members to. ask her The committee alge decided the. proba-. bilities as_to securing a vote on the Phil- ippine government bill and the democratic members all gave assurance that they had no desire to prolong. the debate beyond legitimate bounds. The opinion was gen- erally expressed that the vote could be taken by the middle of next week. priaman e FIRE RECORD. Carbondale, Kansas. CARBONDALE, Kan, May 12.—A fire which originated in Frank O'Donnell’s store this morning destroyed practically the en- tire business section of the town. Among the principal losers are Frank O'Donnell, general merchandise; the McCoom Hard- ware company, Nora Lewis, millinery; the Barry Harness company, Sutherland hall and Sutherland hotel and the R. H. Mc- Clair Hardware company. The cause of the fire is unknown and the loss is not esti- mated. Two Stores at Exeter. EXETER, Neb.,, May 12.—(Speclal.)—The bakery of C. A. Taylor and, Mart Price's restatirant were destroyed by fire early this morning. Price carried no insurance, but his loss I8 small. Taylor had $300 insurance on his stock. The buildings. were owned by C. A. Longster aud were partially in- sured. Steamboat South Dakota, YANKTON, 8. D, May 12.—The steam- boat South Dakota, J. Lach captatn and owner, burned yesterday near Greenwood, Neb., while on_a trip up the Missourl. The loss on the boat and cargo was $32,000. No insurance. The passengers and crew es- caped. HYMENEAL. Henry-Chapman. The wedding of Mre. Anna E. Chapman to Mr, Joseph Henry took place at Casper, Wyo., Sunday, May 11. Mrs. Chapman is well known in Omaha, this having formerly been her home. Mr. Henry has served the state for two terms as one of its state rep- resentatives and also is the owner of a large ranch. After & short trip Mr. and Mrs. Henry will be at home to their friends on the ranch, which is mot very far distant BEATRICE, Neb., May 12.—(Special.)— County Treasurer W. W. Wright departed yesterday for Flat Rock, O., where he is to be married Wednesday noon to Miss Tillie Kuhn of that ecity. “After a short wedding trip they will take up their resi- dence in this city. California Limited Wreeked. KEOKUK, Ia., May 12.—The California limited, eastbound, on the Santa Fe, was wrecked this morning at Revere, Mo., tem miles from the scene of the wreck of the same train two weeks ago. The axle of the dining car broke snd the train ran into a switch. The traln crashed into & L The corner of the dining car was torn off and six coaches were thrown from the track. The speed of the train at the time was more than & mile & minute. One passenger, Miss Adams of Chicago, slightly injured. Katy W KANSAS CITY, May 13.—It s stated t' the Missourl, Kansas & Texas will build |ts own line between Pacla, Kan., and R Je- dale, Kan., & suburb of Kansas City, 4 miles, and enter this city over the Sar 4 Fe tracks. The “Katy” new reaches _ansas City from Paola over the 'Frisc track, but the increasing trafic renders ! scessary w road, which will almost' pe allel the CONDITION OF THE WEATHE Forecast foc Nebraska — Partly = Cloudy Tuesday: Wednesday Fair in East, Show- W e Cooter in West Portion; Variable nds, ». » ». ». » ». » » CracsTenE- CONVENTION OF BANKERS Meeting Will Be Addressed by Henry W. Yates of Omal Others. KANSAS CITY, May 12.—A joint conven- tlon of the Bankers' assoclations of Mis- sourl, Kansas and the Indlan and Oklaboma territorfes will begin here tomorrow for a two days’ session. It )8 expected that 500 bankers will attend, among them several financlers of national reputation. The pro- gram includes the following: Tuesday Morning Sessfou—Report of B A. Kelly, Leavenworth, Ki on bank money orders and addres: 'he Evolution of Banking Law,” by Thomi B. Paton of New York, editor of the Banking :Law Journal. Tuesday Afternoon—Addresses on the subject of bruiich banking by Horace White, editor of the New York Evening Post, and Henry W. Yates of Omaha, president of the Nebraska National bank. Weduneaday Morning-—Addresses by Mor- ton Albaugh of Topeka, state bank commis- sloner, and by W. T. Jones of St. Louls, the latter taking for theme ‘‘The Fed- eral Bankruptcy Law. Wednesday Afternoon—Jamee H. Eckels, president of the Commercial Natlonal bank of Chicago, address on ‘“‘Assets Currency,” and Charles G. Dawes on “Assets Currency and Branch Banking.” Among the arrivals today were a number of New York bankers, including G. 8. Whit- son, Charles L. Robinson, Lewis B. Plerson, John C. Van Cleaf, J. R. Bronch, W. O. Jones and Horace White. ODELL GUEST OF HARRIMAN Governor of New York Central Figure at Banquet Given by Rail- road Magnate. BAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—Governor Odell of New York was the guest of honor tonight at an elaborate banquet given by B. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific company, at the Pacific Unlon club. This will be the only affair of the kind the governor will participate in during his stay In California, though he will be greeted at informal receptions by the Union league and other organizations. The banquet room was elaborately dec- orated and when the seventy-one guests were seated presented a scene uf great beauty. B. H. Harriman presided as Lost. Governor Odell was seated on his right and Governor Gage of Californla on his left. Immediately opposite Mr. Harriman sat Mayor Schmitz of this city. Among the other prominent guests were: Chief Justice Beaty of the supreme court of Chlitornia, United States Judges Morrow and Ross, Admiral Miller and General R. P. Hughes, Presidents Wheeler of the Uni- versity of California and Jordan of Stan- ford, Prince Poniatowski, H. E. Hunting- ton, W. H. Crocker, Postmaster Montague, Collector of the Port Stratton, Congress- man Kshn, J. D. Spreckels, J. Kruttschnitt and J. C. Stubbs. The affalr was purely social, Governor Qdel! and Mr, Harriman being old friends and natives of the same county of New York state. MOB HANGS NEGRO TO A TREE Lynch Prisoner Who Boasts of Killing and Threatens More Such Crimes. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 12.—News has reached h of the lynching of Jim Underwood, a negro, at Decatur, Melgs county, Tenn.,, Sunday morning. Under- wood was.in jall charged with carrying a pistol. He openly boasted that he had killed two men and threatened to kill two prominent citlzens at the first opportunity. About 10 o'clock Bunday morning Jailer Legg was aroused by the breaking of the door of his room. A score of men with blackened faces forced their way in, se- cured the jall keys and, taking the negro a mile from the town, hanged him to a On his breast was piuned a state- hanged because he had the lives of two good MANY NON-COMBATANTS DEAD Venesuelan Government Troops Vio- late the Rules of Civile sed War. NEW YORK, May 12.—Great carnage was wrought at Carupino, the Venezuelean sea- port town which was attacked, says the Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent of the Herald, by land and sea on May 6, by government troops and gunboats without twenty-four hours’ notice having been given so that nom-combatants could leave the town. Foreigners in Carupino are without as- sistance from their reapective goveraments, notwithstanding their appeals. Many women and children wers killed. TAINTED MEAT ON TABLES Impure Beef Sald to Be Sold im ST. JOSEPH, May 12.—Through revela- tions made at the investigation of the Beet trust, the Boaid of Health of this ‘city ha been apprised of the use of tainted meats in the chophouses and cheap restaurants in this city. Warrants were today sworn out for the arrest of many offenders who were trapped by detectives tracing car- casses of ‘‘lumpy faw" cattle and other diseased meats from markets to consumel THREE MEN ARE KILLED One is = Ranchm. LIBERAL, Kap., May 12.—At Tucmurarl, 4 & Pacific tension sputhwes three men were killed in » fight last night. One of the men was & ranchman and & band of cowboys, armed with Winchesters, were at last reports marching into the town to seek revenge. Much excitement pre- valled. Government Crop Report. WASHINGTON, May 13.—Winter wheat, 76.4, ugainst 94.1 last year; acreage, 27,- "AT RUINS OF CITY Amerioan Consul Aymu of Guadsloupe Reaches Scene of the Voloano, DEATH AND DEVASTATION AT ST, PIERRE Bpot Where the Metropolis of Martinique Btood is a Complete Waste, LATE DETAILS CONFIRM EARLY REPORTS Grim Disaster of Friday Forecasted by Olouds and Oannonading, RAIN OF ASHES FOLLOWS, COVERING CITY —~—— X Land and Sea Strewn with Thirty Thousand Corpses Wreckage of Bulldings and Ships Form Gruesome Sight. FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, May i2. It now seems to be genmerally admitted that about 30,000 persons lest thelr lives as the result of the outbreak of the Mount Pelee volcano. Careful investigation by competent gov- ernment officials shows that the earlier re« ports of the Assoclated Press were acon- rate. The American consul at Guadeloupe, Louie H. Ayme, has reached the desolate . spot where 8t. Plerre stood and confirms the awful story in all its essential detalls, From an interview with Colonel Ayme, who 18 a trained American newspaper man, the correspondent of the Associated Press learned the following facts: Thursday morning the inhabitants of the city awoke to find heavy clouds enshrou: ing the Mount Pelee crater. All day Wednesday horrid detonations had beem heard. These were echoed from St. Thom on the north to Barbadoes on the sout The cannonading ceased on Wedneaday night and fine ashes fell like rain on St Plerre. The inhabitants were alarmed, but Governor Mouttet, who had arrived at St. Plerre the evening before, dld everything possible to allay the pamic. Roraima on the Scene. The British steamer Roralma reached St. Pierre on Sunday with ten pacsengers, among whom were Mre. Stokes and her three children and Mrs. H. J. Ince. They were watching the rain of ashes when, with a frightful roar and terrific electric dis~ charges a cyclone of fire, mud and steam swept from the crater down over town and bay, sweeping all before it snd de- stroying the fleet of vessels at anchor off the shore. There the accounts of the catastophe so far obtainable cea: Thirty thousand corpses are strewn about, buried in the rulns of 8t. Plerre or elss floating, gnawed by sharks, In the surrounding seas. Twen- ty-eight charred, half-dead human beings were brought here. Sixteen of them already dead and only four of the whole number are expected to recover. The Ase sociated Press steamer, chartered in Guad~ eloupe, neared lnrun!qu- at 6:30 lnm morning. ¥ Island Wid by v-u. The lsland, with its lotty hills, was hid- den behind a huge vell of violet or leaden colored haze. Enormous quantities of wreckage of large and small ships and houses strewed the surface of the sea, Hugh trees and many bodies with flocks of seagulls soaring above and hideous sharks fighting about them were floating here and there. From behind the volcanic vell came blasts of hot wind, mingled with others loa cold. At Le Precheure, five miles north of.§t, Plerre, men and women In canvas, frantio to get away, begged for pi e on the steamer, The whole north end of the island was covered with a sllver-gray coating of ashes resembling dirty snow. Furious blasts of fre, ashes and mud swept over the steamer, but finally St. Plerre was reached. The elty of Bt. Plerre stretched nearly two miles along the water front one-half a mile back to a cliff at the base of the voleano. The houses of the richer French families were of stone, Human Bodies Feed FI The still smoking volcano towered above the ash-covered hills. The ruins wers burn- ing In many places and frightful odors of burned flesh filled the air. With great difficulty a land was ef- fected. Not one house was left {gtact. Viscld heaps of mud, of brighter ulhu .r plles of volcanic stones were so side. The streets could hardly M l.ruod Here and there amidst the ruing were heaps of corpses. Almost all the faces were downward. In one cormer twenty-two bodies of men, women and children were mingled In one awful mass, srms and legs protruding as the hapless belngs fell in the last struggles of death’s agony, Through the mjddle of the old Place Ber- tin ran & tiny stream, the remaing of the river Gayave. Great trees, with roots up- ward and scorched by fire, were strewn in ery direction. Huge blocks and still bot stones were scattered about. From ler one large stone the arm of a white woman protruded. Most notable was the wutter silence and the awful, overpowering stench trom the thousands of dead. Careful inspection showed that the flery llrum which 80 completely destroyed 8f. Plerre must have been compased of pol- sonous gases which instantly suffocated everyone who inhaled them snd of gases burning furlously, for nesrly all of the victims had their hands covering their mouths or. were in some other attitude showing that they had sought relief from suffocation. All the bodies were carbon- ized or roasted. A. G. Husten, the manager of the Colonisl Bank of Barbadoes, landed st Bt. Plerre with & party from the British Royal mail eamer Solent. He found the bank clock stopped some minutes before § o'clock. A borse and a buggy and & policeman were in a dead group at the door. Few Bodies Recognisable. NEW YORK, May 13.—Sucoessful at- tempts bave been wade to reach Bt, Plerre, says a London dispateh to the Tribune, Cabling from St. Lucia, the corréspondent of the Dally Mall says the town is & hesp of ruins and dead hodies are lying all around. Few e will be recognized, so great are the mutilation and distortion. Searchers have found 3,000 corpses on the site of the cathedral. All appear to have been asphyxisted from gas. Not & soul was found alive in the whole town. Describing the destruction of the island city, the correspondent eald that last Mon- day Mount Peles poured forth a stream of molten lava twenty feet high and half & mile wide. Its progreas was appalling Rushing down the dry bed of Riviere Blanche, ft reached the sea. The force of the impact was such that the ses receded for 300 teet for miles along the western coast. Loud detonations followed at shory, irregular intervals, abselutely aw