Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 16, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU ‘E 19, 1871. OMAHA SDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1903—TEN PAGER. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. CASE AGAINST PORTE Bulgaria Presents Evidenoe Which Oaused the Note to the Powers. PREMIER PETROFF STATES HIS VIEWS | cign oMce today and the oral arguments @ives Bessons Why Oountries of the World Bhould Take a Hand. TURKEY HAS ENCOURAGED REVOLUTION | of the commissioners Make No Pretense to Fight Insur but Atteok Inncoents. BULGARIA SEES ONLY WAR AHEAD | staere Omei. Ma and Newspapers in Sensational Statements and Some Openly Declare War with gnrin Is Necessary. BOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 15.—Following are some of the points in the note which Bul- garia has just presented to the powers: That what the Bulgariun government had forescen, as expressed in its note of June 2 of the development of affuirs in Turkey has become amply verified. The Turkish government Is systematically annihilating the Bulgarian people. The mobilisation and concentration of | rectly facing the commissioners. The at- | such great forces in Buropean Turkey.|torney general urged the commissioners to under the pretext of suppressing the . revolution, gives Bulgaria reason to suppose lhat at an opportune moment she will be attacked by Turkey. The Hulgarian government can no longer remain indifferent to the presence of such & situation. which is of a nature calculated 1o bring about a hostile collision between Turkey and Bulgaria. 17 it powers do not take neasures td give the sublime porte counseis of wisdom and sf moderation the Bulgarian government il be obliged to take the Necessary stepe to be ready for every eventuality and to not be taken by surprise. Reasons for Note. Premfer Petroff was interviewed today by the correspondent of the Associated Press on the reasons which induced the Bulgarian government to issue yesterday's note to the powers. He said: It has been from the first plainly evident that the policy of Turkey was to hinder the developmert of the Bulgarian race in Mace- donia. which was the strongest national element there. With this end i= Turks proceeded to devastate the countr: and kill the Bulgarian Christians and b’ driving the survivors into the mountaine and forests, where they would either per- | ish of hunger or else cross the Bulgarian irontier and become a burden to the Bul- garian nation. In the meanwhile the powers paid a0t the slightest atlention to the Bulgarian note of June 3. but rather encouraged the Turk: who adopted the most severe measures to suppress the outbreaks. The Bulgarian gov ernment s compelied not only to prot ot f but also the Bulgarian ele- ment fn Macedonis. It ix further evident that Turkey has encouraged the revolution. as times a8 many guards on the front! as Bulgaria em- ployed, the never -‘1;1 pes 3 single thona nor an ual cross- Evidence of Tarkey's Position. too anxious to have RATT I The sxtarminstion of ¢ maesacres wnd now concen only Bul Tace. All our lutest informati mmu and Constantinople con- in! on Fram firms this view. Hilmi Pasha. the vali of Salonica, has y declared that war with Bulgnria is the only way of Settling the Macedonlan question. The Constantinople press, which i under the most severe censorship., was recently allowed to publish the most sen- sational reporis, with ‘the object of in- creasing the Mussulmans' fanatlc hatred of the B an_ Christians. The latest news from Constantinople says the porte is mobilizing the last line of re- perves, ‘including men of about ¥ years of age. Depredations by Troops. Yestorday came a telegram from Bu . aaying that & campany of Turkish troops while % near a frontier post, w: raluted by the Buigarian guard. but t Turkish officer ald not acknowledge the mal turned his back, and afterward remarked to the Bulearian officer in com- mand of the “When we have finished post a here we will come and see you." have also been received of Turk- "‘“n;m‘ T ‘ehéeh and Commitimg other ca ‘onfronted by such conditions, Bulgaria was foroed to the conviction that Turkey ‘V:“ l.l: :’:l- IA:; 'l:' of expecting the as powers to intervene. &htr"lle lurl’lrll must lake measures for its own protection. Tranquil at Beyroot. The Ameriean consul at Beyroot tele- graphs that the situation there is tranquil, although some fears are entertained of disturbances on the ocnasion of the feast of the cross. The consul adds that a good impression was created by Rear Admiral Cotton's con- ference with Nasim Pasha, the acting vall of Beyroot, and the latter's repressive ac- tlon, already reported by Admiral Cot- ton to the authorities at Washington Replying to notes of the Turkish repre- sentatives here, in which it was alleged that the insurrection in Macedonia was the work of Bulgarian bands, who had crossed the frontler, the Bulgarian government on Bat- urday last replied. refuting the accusation, reviewing the history of the insurrection and claimed that the outbreak was the direct result of the existing form of govern- ment in Macedonia, which had forced the youth of the country to fiee abroad, and gradually orgunize the Insurrection. Bul- saria also declined all respousibility for the events ut Adriauople. which, it de- clared, are due to the persecution of the Bulgarian population. Heaps Blame on Turkey. Finally Bulgaria stated that the Turkish Koverhment wis prolonging a catastrophe, serious 10 both Prince Ferdinand returns here tomorrow The revolutionary headquarters have re-| ant matter discussed was the schedule s; ceived news of a terrible situation at Losengrad. The whole district is filied with Turkish and Arabian treops and Bashi- Bazouks. Twelve villakes have been burned and over 0 families have been massacred Many of the women and girls captured have ' requested the minister of foreign affairs to | been sent to yarious harems. About 400 widows and ofphans have arrived at the | Dominican government, in the bill sent to| frontier villages of Tekendge “from Losen- | congress for approval, to make Samana bay | wTad A telegram from Burgas says the authori- ties of the town of Losengrad have or- dered the Bulgarian families to be removed | informed whether from the Greek districts. The decree canses great fear among the Bulgarians. |sels of foreign powers. All the Bulgarian prisoners in the town jafl at Losengrad have been killed by Mus- sulman prisoners, aided guards. Twenty thousand Bulgarian reserves be-|®ral now residing in Hong Kong, having longing to three dicisions of the Turkish | been deported there in 1897, with other rebel troutier have been called to the colors. SALONICA, Sept. 6~A band of I in- surgents posted at Baroritz killed thirty | Wil be sent him and is signed by many Turks In & recent engagement and retired | Prominent insurrectos in this city. oo e Mo, S S (Continued on Second Puge) | | view the | Justice le. ’é‘;"’x PALMA IS GIVEN AN OVATION government | jg tendered to me as the chief executive. | | i situation | of the Insurance umdon, comprising Ameri- filled with perils to the principality and | can fire and tornado companies and Cana- pointing out that there was danger of a|ajan companies doing business In the United countries. | States, by the prison| MANILA, Sept. 15.—A letter addressed to | | tween |ferred to the trend of the general coast CANADA PRESENTS ARGUMENT ry Co missioners Are S Have Shown Little Interest in Speech. LONDON. Sept. 15.—The Alaskan Boun- dury commission reassembled at the For- | | began Additional Interest was lent to the pro- ceedings attributed to some of the Cana- dlans that their country would seriousiy re- sent un adverse decision. Nevertheless only a few spectators, Including the wives nd of counsel, were present when Attorney General Finley arose and rommenced the presentation of the Canadian argument It was said that the commissioners were not first deeply interested at the at- tor “Wgyoral’'s statement. Having con- "*-r, ments already presented, the comt Wyt hat they were as famitlar with The arguments removing any doubts may exist in the minds or. ‘members o?i the tribumel. The agents of the govern-| ments, however, sitting on either side of the | blue-covered table, behind which'the com- | missioners sat, and counsel, occupying the desk in the center of the chamber, followed as any of counsel. the purpose of wunsel feel | the attorney gereral's address with the closest attention While Attorney General TFinley was speaking Chief Justice Fuller, accompanied by Ambassador Choate, entered the cham- ber. They were conducted to a table di- strictly confine themselves, in considering the question, to the terms of tha treaty be- Great Britain and Russia of 18%5, and not to depart therefrom. The interest of the commissioners grew as Attorney General Finley continued his an- Iytical study of the treaty. Speaking of the location of the line along the coast from the head of Portland chan- nel, as fixed by the treaty. the attorney gen- eral pointed out that the report of the | United States coast survey in 1888 showed that the Washington government had adopted the view that the line should follow | the “general trend of the coast” which | supports the Canadian contention Senator Turner at this point interrupted the speaker, saying that the report re- Attorney General Finley remarked that this was & “subtle distinction,” and Chief Alverstone ended the discussion with saying that It made little difference, as it was “merely the direction of the sur- veys." Lord . Alverstone’s ruling was registered by American counsel as being a point in favor of the United States. The attorney general went on at such length that Lord Alverstone reminded him that the tribunal wae familiar with the documents In the case and suggested that he simply cite the parties and volumes in which references were found. After luncheon Attorney General Pinley, who had previously lald much stress on the contention that the United States boundary line was drawn “in ostentatious definance of the treaty of 185" resumed his argument. Cuban Presidest jfakes a Tows of the Island Re- public. PUERTO PRINCIPE, Cuba, Sept. 15— President Palma, after he started yesterday from Havana on his tour of eastern Cuba, traversed long stretches of sparsely settled country. At every town he was grested by squad- rons of mounted Cubans, received addresses from the officials and party leaders and was | 'presented with bouquets by pretty senori- tos, who made speeches of welcome. The enthusiasm when the president en- tered the region in which opposition to the administration was reputed to be strongest increased. On President Palma's arrival at Puerto Principe last night the entire vicin- ity of the station was filled with & cheering mass of people of all colors and conditions. Nearly the whole population followed the carriages contalning the presidential party to the provincial butlding, where Senor Palma was formally welcomed. Commenting on the enthusiastic reception accorded him, the president disclaimed that | it was a tribute to his personal popularity. | He sald: It is the result of the people joy over the success of the republic. and the tribute President Pulma Is making no speeches, save brief responses to addresses of wel- come. When local speakers bring up the subject of the revolutionary soldiers’ pay, the status of the matter is courteously and briefly explained by the president. CONSOLS ARE STILL LOWER| ency is Begianing to e Felt in English Market, LONDON, Sept. 18.—Consols today con- tinued thelr record breaking downward | path. This morning they were quoted at | only 3-16 The further fall is attributed fo prac- tically the same adverse conditions as existing before, namely—the exports of gold | and the prospect for dearer money, In addition to the depressing effect occasioned by the cabinet meeting and the Balkan situation INSURANCE UNION CONFERS | TORONTO, Sept. 15.-The annual meeting | opened here todsy with elghty members present. The most fmport- about tem of rating Minister Wants K SAN DOMINGO, Republic of Santo Do- mingo, Sept. 15.—Minister Powell yesterday inform him 1f it was the intention of the | and Menzanilla bay neutral waters and to make the towns of the same names sea- ports. The minister also requested to be these ports were in- tended to be coaling stations for the ves- Mouney for reent Gemeral, Artemio Artice. the former insurgent gen- chiefs, has just fallen the local constabulary into the hands of It says that money The goverpment has authorized the eunlistment of 1,00 Moros b the constybulary. | system of retaliatory tarift, if the occasion | to present all | pamphlet vary little from those already en- BALFOUR WANTS PROTECTION Issues Pamohlet to S8how That Free Trade is Mistake. MINISTERS ARE NOW LEAVING LONDON Meetings Are to Be Held in Imme- te Future and Result Last Are Not An. LONDON, Sept. 15.—The cabinet met at 3 p. m. and the mitting ended at 4%0. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain entered the foreign office by a passage from the colonial office and consequently was not seen by the pub- lic, which today made no demonstrations. Nothing definite has so far developed re- garding the result of the cabinet meeting. The ministers are leaving town and it is presumed that no more meetings will be | held in the immediate future. The pub- lished statements both deny and aver that the fiscal question was discussed today. The Pall Mall Gazette says: “It would be idle to suppose [t could be disposed of at a single mitting,” and adds that it feels cer- tain that “no proposal for fiscal readjust- ments enbancing the cost of foodstuffs, or raw materials had been countenanced, though some sort of rational program for a should arise for their euforcement, have been an outcome of deliberation. Premier Balfour issued tonight the ad- vance sheets of & pamphlet on free trade, in which he presents at length documents in favor of a change in Great Britain's finan- clal poliey ree Traders Must Change. Mr. Balfour says his purpose in issulng the pamphlet is that it would be impossible the points of this question within the limits of a single speech, and | says the pamphlet may be a fitting prelimi- nary to the speech which he will shortly make. This undoubtedly refers to the speech Mr. Balfour will make at Sheffield, | October 1. Mr. Balfour says he approsaches the sub- ject from the standpoint of a free trader | as far as contemporary circumstances will permit. He continues 1 am a free trader. but not of the pat- tern which holds that the doctrine of free trade le 80 universal in its application and s0 capable of an exact expression that every conclusion to which it ally leads must be accepted without hesitation and without reserve. The arguments presented throughout the may unclated, but the premier points out that as | a result of England’s policy of retaining a fiscal policy made for a free trade country | in a world of free traders, not for a free | trade country in & world of protectionists, | the rate of her export trade has pot in- creased and in fact has serlously dimin- ished Compared with past years some depart- ments show an increase, while others show symptoms of decay. The premier asserts that there fs no reason ve expect an im- provement. Meanwhile Germany, America, France, Russia and even Great Britain's self-governing colones continue to bulld up a protected intersst within their borders. English at Disadvantage. Mr. Balfour says the mistakes made by the free traders half a century ago have left Great Britain bearing all the burdens and enjoying only half the ad- yantages which should attach to the em- pire. He devotes considerable space to the | effect of protection on combinations m; countries in which protection exists. | This, the premier points out, is to the dis- advantage of the British manufacture: who is unabie to compete with the manu facturer who is enabled to sell abroad at a lower price than he charges for the same article at home. He gives an instance of | German steel in this purticular, saying that ! it is selling cheaper in England than the English manufacturer can possibly Quce it. Mr. Balfour declares that the optimists who advocate a continuance of the h‘fe’ trade policy in place of the injury worked | by protection on Great Britain's interests | are foolish and thelr arguments little short of reckiess. The only hope of a mitiga- tion of the evil is through negotlation, | which, he says, can appeal to self-interest in protected countries, and in the case of | the colonies self-interest coupled with senti- | ment. pro- | Free Trade is Futlle. Mr. Balfour concludes: Were I proved to be wrong my opinion upon the fundamental question would re- main unchanged. Where we 1ail others can | succeed. 1t cannot be right for a couniry with free trade tendencles to enter into| competition with protectionist rivals, seif- deprifed of the only instrument whereby ! their policy can concelvabiy b: modified. The most essential object of our nationai| efforts should be to get rid of the bonds in which we have gratuitously entangle ourselves. The precise manner in which we should use our reguined liberty is im | portant, yet after all only a secondary | insue. | Charles H. Strutt, conservative member of Parliament for the Malden division of | Essex, in declining to resign his seat be- | cause his attitude on the education bill| {had been criticised by his constituents, writes “We shall all resign quickly enou There will be & general election before t: time next year. HOUSE NOW FAVORS TREATY | Colombian Senate, However, Opposed to the Docu- ment. i sun BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 16.—(Via Buena- ventura, Sept }~A reaction in favor of | the canal treaty has occurred in the House | of Representatives, but the Senate is still | opposed to It General Pinto has left Cauvca to take charge of the ministry of the interior. General Sarria leaves here Beptember % to take command of the forces on the islands. | The minister of Costa Rica has arrved st Bogota on & special mission to arrange | the frontier lmits. He will present his | credentials this week WOMAN CONFESSES HER GUILT| stered Chloreform to i Semtenced to Prison. WABASH, Ind, Sept. 15—Mrs. Belie Fountaine today pleaded guilty to assault with {atent to kill after she had confessed to chioroforming the Harnish family last | week and was sentenced to fourteen years in the Indianagolis reformatory, where she | will be taken tomorrow. 1 Miss Lola Harnish, one of the victims, of whom the prisoner was jealous on ac-| count of the attention of Albert Turner, is now able to sit up and will recover. Street Figh Athens. ATHENS, Sept. 1i—A cemonstration in counection with the municipal elections was followed last night by hand to hand street fights. Fourteen persons were sither killed o wounded | | has experienced in many years on the eve | municipal exhibits. BELLAMY STORER IN HURRY Wants 1o Be In Ebrope W ference on Bulgarian Situstion s Held. OYSTER BAY, 3 Storer, ambassador and Mrs Y., Bept. 15 —Bellamy fo Austria-Hungary. Storer were guests of President | Ambassador Storer Europe tomorrow. The ambassador said he the regarded danger of war between Bulgaria and Tur- key as Imminent. Bulgaria, he thought, had nearly reached the limit of endurance. and unless the powers of central Europe | intervened to prevent further outrages on | the part of the Turkish troops, war scarcely could be avoied. In the opinion of Mr Storer, the hope of peace now must be | based on the conference which is to be held the latter part of this month between the czar of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary. He did noll believe actual war would be precipitated | before that conference, although the strain | on Bulgaria is very great. He expressed the hope that the cgar and Emperor Fran- cis Joseph might reach some solution of the present difficulty that would avert a dieastrous conflict, Which, once begun, | might involve seriously other Kuropean powers Ambassador Storer discussed the situa- tion with the president today, and now is hurrying to Europe in order that he may be in Vienna at the time of the conference | between the heads of the two great powers of central Burope. | Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany the presi- | dent on the two days’ Visit. Bhe will be the | guest of the president’s sister, Mrs. Doug- las Robinson ot New York ST. LOUIS WILL MAKE APPEAL Frelght Congestion Be Laid Before wa That City to b State and nal Boards. ST. LOUIR, Sept. 15.—At & meeting taday | the Merchants' exchange decided to make | complaint to the Interstate Commerce com- mission regarding the congestion and de- lay of frélght in this elly and East St Louts, Ill, and also to invite fhe railroad and warehouse commistlons cf Hlinols and Missouri 1o investigate the terminal con- ditlons on both sides of the river. After many spirited speeches txphinln“ the Josses said to hgvo been occasioned by grain men and othér large shippers by the | congested freight condidons a commitiee | of five was appointed 'to investigate the | conditions and report to the state commls- | sions when they visit St. Louls. The com- mittee will also subhmit complaints of specific instances of delayed freight. It is| also charged with the duty of preparing the complaint to be laid before the Interstate Commerce commission. The members of the | committee are: J. B. McClellan, W. L. Green, jr., John Wiedmer, T. B. Teasdale and T. B. Morton. The cemmittee is not directed to suggest & selution of the traffic conditions, but to lay the matter fully be- fore the commissions. NEW YORK HAS A BAD RIOT One, Ma i< an Will Die and’ Several Others Are Serimugly In- 3 Jured. " NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—One man may die and several others are seriously injured as & result of the most merious riot this city of a primary contest The riot occurred at Fifth avenue and One Hundred and Tenth street. Many, shots were fired and only when a lar force of police reserves were rushed to the | scene was peace restored For more than an hour the street was | filled with & howling crowd of partisans of | Isanc A. Hopper and Daniel J. O'Connell, rival candidates for Tammany leadership in the TJnrl)'~flrll assembly district. Sticks and stones filled the air, while the cries of the contestants could be heard for blocks. Robert Crombie, formerly a city detective on the staff of District Attorney Jerome, is in the Harlem hospital with a fractured | skull, one arm broken and, it is feared, in- | ternal injuries, which he suffered when a mob kicked him into unconsciousn He | is not likely to recover. George leonard, a policeman, was bruised about the head and body and | beaten almost into insensibility. Half a dozen others were hurt and one man was shot In the leg, but the police | 4id not get their names. BARBOUR ASKS FOR SPACE Head of Nebraska Educational Ex- hibit Visfts St L to Get | Allotment. { ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Mr. E. H. Barbour, professor of geology in the university of | Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb., and who is also | superintendent of education for the Ne-| braska State commission, visited the | World's Fair today to receive the allotment | of space for the Nebraska exhibit | Nearly all the members of Georgia's com- | mission arrived today and conferred with he exposition officials in regard to the Ground was broken to- day for the erection of the Temple of Fra- ternity. The committee on ceremonies has designated Beptember 3, 194, as Temple of Fraternity day during the exposition | THERMOMETER DROPS STEADILY DOWN | age. FROST ALMOST A CERTAINTY | Olouds Break Awsj at Nightfall and the Wind Dies Out. Opiniens Differ Materially as to Ex- tent of Damage Which Would Be Dome by a Killing Froat. During the afternoon vesterday there were signs of & tendency of the clouds to break away, and as these were practically the only hope of warding off a frost, they were watched with more than usual inter- est. By 9 o'clock the clouds had entirely disappeared and the stars were shining. The wind had died ‘down perceptibly and under th onditions it was practically certain that there would be frost during the night. Whether it will be heavy enough to seriously damage the corn of course cannot be told at this hour. The ther- mometer at § o'clock registered 46 and was still dropping. Reports from out in the state during the evening ajso reported clearing weather and almost a pertainty of frost Those best posted on the situation give it as their opinion that a light frost will do 1o damage, in fact, will belp mature the corn by dropping the blades and stop- ping the growth of the stalk, but & hevy one would serfously damage a large por- tion of the corn. In the western part of the state most, if not all, of the crop s out of harm's way. In the central portion reports vary, placing it at from half to three-fourths. In the eastern and north- eustorn probably half of the crop will not be damaged by frost and the remainder will be rendered soft, or In some instances only fit for fodder. Tie weather forecast indicates warmer weather and if the frost of this morning should not prove damaging there is pros- pect of the entire crop maturing. Clouds Prevent Frost. DE8 MOINES, Sept. l6—Last night's cloudy weather saved lowa's corn crop, according to the bulletin issued this morn- ing by the state crop reporter, J. R. Sage Sioux City reports a frost, but the extent of the damage will not be known for several da: In speaking of the condition of the crop, Mr. Sage this morning issued the following statement: | be Early planted corn is reportel mostly teyond danger Garm by frost in the northeast district ard in frvored Jocalities in the scutheast district; but for the state at large the percentage of well matured corn is as yet relatively small The bulk of the corn crop needs two oF three weeks of ripening weather. Oondition of Nebraska Crop. WEST POINT, Neb., Sept. 15.—(Special) —Corn is the staple crop of Cuming county and its conaition and the prospect of the crop is a matter of vital comcern to its people. Your correspondent has in the last few days travelied over a large portion of the county and interviewed many farmers, and from the best information obtainable fully 50 per cemt of the corn crop is hard enough to suffer no injury from a slight frost, requiring however, frem (Wb te three weeks of warm, dry weather to fully mature. The Temaining 50 per cent will mature only under very favorable condi-| tions and some of it, notably on the low bottoms, will not be fit for feed umder any | circumstances. The continuous heavy, cold | ralns of the past week and the almost un- interrupted cold nights of the past month | have greatly retarded the development of | the plant and should this continue it is| feared that the average yleld of the county will be cut short at least one-half. WAHOO, Neb., Sept. 15.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Weather clear and cold and heavy | frosts are sure to follow. This will mean a two-third crop of corn, Dakota Corn Safe. MITCHELL, 8. D., Sept. 15.—(Special)— | The thermometer for the past two mights| has gone very close to the freezing point, touching at 33 degrees, but the anticipated frost did not appear. In conversation with furmers In various parts of the county they agree that corn is out of the way of frost | and if any should come it would be a little | help to that grain. The weather for the past two weeks has not been as favorable to corn, owing to the many rains and the cool atmosphere. In spite of it, however, corn has matured in very fine shape and Davison county farmers will have prac- tically & full crop. A large quantity of| corn has been delivered to the corn palace. in this city for decorative purposes and it shows that the grain is the best that has been raised here for years. Large ears prevail throughout the fields and it is & lit- Ue difficult to form anything of &n aver- Reports are received every week from the threshing machines in this county and wheat is turning out in & very satisfactory manner. There are no cases where it is ylelding any less than fifteen bushels per | acre and from that up to twenty-five, YANKTON, 8. D, Bept. 1i.—(Bpecial Tel- | egram.)—No frost this morning. Seventy- | five per cent of the corn is beyond danger. e West. Sept. 15.—A heavy ! snow storm has been in progress here since | Sunday and shows no indications of abating. A great deal of snow has fallen, but It melts almost as soon as it strikes the WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—The committee | appointed by the secretary of the treasury to examine the vouchers and verify the ac- counts of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion company has reported that the vouch- ers are in proper form and show as claimed an expenditure on the part of the company | of $10.037.M9. The $5,000.000 appropriated in aid of the exposition therefore is now avafl- able and has been placed to the credit of the | company | Clothes of Missing Man Found at lo-r‘ ground From Laramie come reports of a fall of ecighteen inches of snow during the last twenty-four hours. Telephune and electric wires were broken by the weight of the snow and last night the city was In dark- ness. | DENVER, Sept. 15 — Reports from the northern part of the state are to the effect that a storm has prevailed there during the last twenty-four hours. In a number of places snow fell and the storm | approached the proportions of a blizzard. | [POLICE THINK IT IS HOAX! in the mountains it has been suowing | case will be appeaicd for several days Buena Vista a high the snow drift In the neighborhood of | wind prevailed, causing | In | { PETROIT, Sept. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER for Nebraska—Warmer Wednes- Thursday Fair and Warmer Forecast day; STRIVING FOR WATER Eleventh Annual Session of Temperature Yesterday: ational Irr'- Tl Thw Des | gation Oongress Convenes. «s 48 2pm 47? — L8 e 0 TWENTY-SIX STATES ARE REPRESENTED an S pm :: ot b 3 5w 47 | Delogates Present from Many Oemmercial o ; B fl Bodies of the West. s STILL THINKS IT AMBIGUOUS | MuCH MOKE INTEREST THAN FORMERLY hop Scannell Explanation of Oa: Accepts Printers’ | wat Advises | Action by Congress Has Instilled New Life More Specific Terms. to Seciety. “80 fur as the agitition between the Typo. PRO“'NEN‘ STATESN[N w“L sn‘x graphical unfon and the Catholic church i the diocese of Omaha is concerned the matter is a closed Incident,” sald o member | There Will Be a Display of What Hus of the union :.-vw]m. “and ihv"mnn‘:r Soon Acseigiiviils 96: Retdain- was given much wider prominence than its s . ing the Al importance desejved Members of fhe union and the church Hewt read with considerable surprise the in- terview with Bishop Scannell as published AR in an Omaha paper, and last Sunday a| OGDEN, Utah, Sept If — Twenty-six committee was appointed to ascertain just | States and territorfes of the unlon are what the views of the bisho: re upon the represented at the eleventh Natlonal Ir- rigution congress, which Legan a four days session in the Ogden Tabernacle tod: this belng the largest number ever repre- subject. The committee was received by the bishop Tuesday afternoon and explained to him the reason why the objecticnable clause was inserted in the obligation; that | sented eince the teginning of the move- it was put there to make it jmpossible for | ment for the reclamation of the arld west any set of men to control the affairs of the | A8 showing how the movement has taken organisation through a secret organization [ ©n & national instead of a sectional scope. within the ranks of the unlon, and that, | delegates were present oven from New by none of the members of the union, was | York, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Vermont, it intended to interfere with the religious { 4nd while the states of the western plaina or patriotic duties of the members of the | 8hd mountaine, representatives unde stute union. The bishop then authorized the fol- [ and municipal governments and commer- lowing stutement, which he permitted the | clal organizations of all kinds came by committee to publish: Ilul)drfd;‘ "l;he r;lyntnlh‘m‘h. fact hax run . away w he officers of the congreas, for T e, Cohosed 10 Ho0d Torals | 80 Sreat is the numbers of delegates ol- and ‘in"that ‘sense o Uatholic can take | ready on the ground, with more comin such an oath. As the members of the WMo | 4 o eve-y train, that the seating ca 2 e explained by the y 3 SBSTaNE the oath. BB SENEL pacity of the tabernacle is totally imade- committee, that is to say: that it is net mlen‘::d to \.-rnm«"‘l‘ '"flul.m' ;‘u?;n uhf lh; quate. An international wspect was lent members of the unjon, either to the churc o e : or the state, it cannot stand between the | 10 the proceedings by the presence of (wa representatives of forelgn governments, M¢xico and France, while the government member of ihe unjon and the church. The words are most unhappily used and the ob- at Washington was represented by Recre- tary of Agriculture Wilson, ligation should be changed so that it will Time to Dn Som sey just what it means. is matter is purely one of morals. The intention of the individual will govern and it is not probable that abselution would be Tefused any Catholic who @ccepts the ob= | A¢ hon the morning and afternoon ses- b o stated by the com- | o e the building was packed with intes- ested delegates and the keynote of the DATE FOR GROCERS’ PICNIC | present congress, as cxpressed both by \| Governor Wells of Utah in his speech of welcome, and President W. A. Clark In his response, that ‘“The Time flas Come | to Do Things" was heartily cheered. Im- portunt resuits, beneficial to the csuse of irrigation, are confidently anticipated by both delegates and officiale from the pres- ent congress, and the first resolution, in- troduced by Senator Burton of Kansas September 22, is Decided Upom as the Sure Encugh Day to Celebrate, The Retail Grocers' assoclation held a meeting last evening to consider the picnic question. The committee reported it had consulted the oracles, the goose bone, the | favoring the conserving of the flood waters corn husk, the old man with the rheuma- | of the great rivers as a parl of the scheme tism and the old woman, with corns and | of irrigation of the west was received with each and every one of these weather-wise | =0 much favor that there seems to be no ones hed assured the committee that next | doubt that such action will be overwheln- Tuesday, Beptember 22, would be the finest | ingly favored. Kind of a day for the holding of their much | Other resolutions, outlining a distinct plan postponed picnic. After recelving these as- | f forest preservation are expected to be surances the date was fixed for that ooca- | adopted before the sessions of the congress sion and every grocer in the eity, bis wife, sweetheart and the muall boy Is g.puctel and pledged to take a day off on that ocea- sion and iet the fmprovidext, who forget the date and neglect to lay in an advance sup- ply of mo‘znm go hungry for the nonce. | A brisk fight for the honor of entertain- Incidentally the grocers aud those who go | /& the delegates to next vear's conven- with them are expecting a fine time on that | tion is already under w Tp to thir after- occasion. In addition to the program of | noon El Paso, Tex., apparently had almost sports as originally intended for the picnic | @ Walkover, but lale in the day the Tdaho a barbecue and a foot ball game have been | delegution, one of the largest 4f the con- added to the attractions. | &ress, unanimously resolved to support and | fight for Boise for the honor. Rene, Nev., JEROME IS OPPOSED TO LOW {'is also meking a brisk fight. while Port- land has many friends. No opposition to New York Reform Attorney Throws of Reform close. . ‘ “Tomarrew the suhject of “Caloriipation” will be taken up and discussed by ren prominent ju railway and soclal organiza- | tlon work. | the present officers of the congress has developed und sentiment seems unanimous | for the re-election of President W. A. Clark and other officers. President Clark this afternoon caused considerable unholy joy by declaring his | intention of limiting the speeches to ten minutes if possible, the great. number echeduled and the amount of work to be accomplished rendering some action of this kind absolutely necessary. Rocks in Roa Maye NEW YORK. Sept. 15—District Attorney Jerome, who is at his Lakeview, N. J. home, has written to a member of the Citi- | zen's unon in this city, the reasons for | his opposition to the candidacy of Mayor Seth T. Low for re-election. He says "1 have sutieficd myself Ly careful in-| A trained chorus of 30.volces than sang quiry that the great mass of people to | the national irrigation ode, written by Mrs. Gilbert MeClurg of Colorado Bprings. Fif- i ing campaign believe that he cannot be re- ;:i':w . daiaseiel And-"eliatory iy ) S e orus, 1o the tune of “Amer- elected and while they may give a half-| " \ {1ca,” and the effect was tremendous. An hearted support to'him for the suke of the | "o 900 the <fect Bas tromen - cause, they cannot overcome their disitke | (0 L s urg at its and disgust for him. 1t is necessary to | trace the comment of ihis to the prelimi- | COmmittees on credentials, permanent or- | Banization and resolutions were then pro- naries in 1897, when lack of frankness or a81.,3,q for, to consist of one member from some may of the disingentusness and |, b |each state ana territ prese entire absence of selfish courage, laid a ;‘dwum:“m:"mm'l’",‘_;""p "m "::"‘-.:";“ foundation for a personal dislike amnog the | “4PURICI Unill B b m. was taken. members of the Citizen's union which has | i, 15 GUeg of (8¢ [vbcation Sovermor increased in extent to the present moment.” | ftof LU0 WO WelmMAt the 4S The weakness of Mr. Low us a candldate yo A welcome to Ogden was then ex. for mayor, Mr. Jerome attributes to “Ego- | 1004 by Mayor Glassman, tism, self-complacency and constitutional Mayor Welcomes De! 1tmitations. In his address of welcome Willlam Glass- AGAINST NATION | man, mavor of Ogden, sat: 1 congratulate voy and the people of the md for | &rid section of the Umited States in being | able to convene in #ssion during this con- | gress and contemplate the enjoyment of tha | Truits "of the unceasing toil and iabor of eleven years in behalf of irrigution in the { United States. For cleven vears the irrigators of this ountry have met year after year with the one great object in view—to secure national whom we must look for support in the com- JUDGMENT Lading. 16.~The case of chigan Central rafiroad against the the In- ternal Revenue department, In which the |$if, EXCTISUngly Ketping at it has caused plaintiff endeavored to recover money al-| President Roosevell. to grant us several leged to have been unlawfully collected for 'million dollars annually. The most ardent war revenue stamps on duplicate bills of “'l:’g;*;:.;‘-"}{‘l not ask for a more liberal lading, was today taken from the jury by | ‘A prominent eastern newspaper has asked Judge SBwan In the United States circult ' the uul::;!‘x:th“‘\fg:;r:-;renn:d‘hc: n‘v;.\- court and a verdict rendered In favor of | MOre 0" . the plaintiff for the full amount set forth | By ko lands oo caniae _the reosipts of the public lands for the reclamation of the arid west? ] want to say there is more need for an irrigation congress today and in the future than there ever was. True, you have the money wppropriated b ernment n the declaration, erest The case was brought to test the legality of the Internal Revenue department in col- which was $6,83% and in- the ‘gov- lecting the tax and the verdict, it is said will result in similar suits being brought by railroads in other parts of the country. The Movements of Oce: Vessels Sept. 15, = e w many places it Is| At New York—Arrived: Kaiser Wiihelm | reported to be ien feet deep. 1L, from Bremen. for Southampton and v, | Cherbour Balle Deutschland, for Ham First Death - burg, Via Plymouth and Cherbours; — = Georgic, for Liverpool | MINOT, N. D., Sept. 15.—The frozen body | 5 i AT e A | "At Nantucket Lightship—Passed: Ka CHICAGO, Sept. 1i—The finding of &|of a man named Kirkry was found today |'Wilhelm il. from Hremen. for New York. l.llzh:-l nu:nu bfllltl\(‘d from articles 0und | near his home \Bm Queerisiown—Arrived: Ivernia, from in the pockets Lo belong to Charles C. Mor-| AT ST LOUIS, I, Se oston. for Liverpoo). and proceeded | . U, Bept. 15.—During Westernland, from Philadelph = » - L r om Philadelphia, for Liv: rison, an em:lu_ . o!‘ the Postal Telegraph |, neavy thunderstorm late today the heavy erpool. and proceeded. T v. 5 company, and the absence from his home | wiig gverturned two cages containing lous At Liverpool—Arrived: Nomadie, from in Jollet of Morrison, suggests & crime of Portland. some sort and the police department has | been asked to investigate | In the pockets of the clothes, which were found in the rear of & Monroe street bulid- | ing, were & watch, & certificate of deposit, | telegrams and other papers. The police | enture the opinion that the clothes were | placed where found as & hoax. Ladies Meet. : Kuig LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 15.—~The Kunights | and Ladies of Honor began their four- | teenth annual convention bere today with an_ attendance of 10 delegates from all parts of the country. There will be no Tadical changes in the general laws of the order, although a few minor wmendments will be made Lo the constitution, in & park where the East Bt Louls fall carnival is in progress. The cry was raised that the lions had escaped and a panic en- ! sued. In the driving rain men ran terror . stricken and many women fainted. Many | took vefuge in & tent, which soon after fell, adding to the uproar. When the rain had moderated it was found that the lions | cages and that no persons had suffered | serious injury in the panic. i In St. Louls several buildings were struck | by lightning during the storm. In the | southiern part of the city the rainfall as- sumed the nature of & waterspout and (Continued on Second Page.) At Moville—Arrived: Anchoria, from Glas- | gow, and proceeded. At Bellly—Passed: Phoenicla, from New York. for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham. urg. At London—Arrived: Minnehaha, from New York. At Glasgow—Arrived: Mongolian, from New York. At Bremen—Arrived: Kronprinz Wilhelm, | were still imprisoned in their overturned |from New York, via Plymouth nd Cher- bourg but it will be the privilege and the duty of this congress 1o e thet this money s proverly used and not m'sapplied or wasted. You have greater work before you at this seasion than at any time dur- in the elever, years history of the Irriga- tion congress. ‘You must be able to provide a plan for the expenditure of the millions of dollars set aside for our cause which will meet the approval of the secretary of tha interior and the national congress. It will be_your privilege to adopt a system for the | sale of the reclaimed lands that will meet with the aporoval of the American people a system that will be a blessine 10 i(he genuine settiers. Tt must be as meritoris if not excel the famous hom-stead 13 signed by that greatest of modern Amer!- cans, Abraham Lincoln ext four & Tex- As your host for the ¥ itality (he ity af tend to you every h | fords. 1 welcome you on behalf of the wood men and women of Ogden and extend to you every courtesy and our hoswitalits ceept it, partake of it, and be one of us while you are here, Response of President Clark. Presidcnt Clark then responded on behalf of the National Irrigation congress, saying in part Wo have passed the first mile post and scored a victory. “Nothing sucoeeds like At Genoa—Arrived: Vancouver, from |success” is a trite but true aphorism. For Boston, via Azores and Napies 1en years the frionds of irrigation worked At Naples—Sqfled: Carpathia, for New |earnestly and hopefully, but York, via Queenstown. were retarded by op At Auckland, Z—Arrived: Slerra. | agements. But at la from San Francleco. via Honolulu and |an impregnable position. they will Sum- Pago Pago, for Sydney, N. & W. mon a1l thelr energies and om and la At Sydoey. N B W.-Arrived Aro- fout, expand and perfect the plans 'Nfz angl. from Vancouver, via Honolulu “and been outlined,” which will result in risbane. 11be ‘upbuilding of 3 great agricult