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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
SNOW STORM in COLORADO
Proves to he the Most Severe Blizzard
Experienced There This
Winter,

DENVER, March 1S-Tne snowstorm
which reached this city from the west this
morning has proved to be the most severe
blizzard experienced here this winter. The
snow, driven hercely before a high north
wind, makes pedestrianism difficult and
business is generally suspended. There is
every indication that the storm will con-
tlnue throughout the night and that the
weather will become decidedly colder, es-
pecially in northeastern portion of state
Within the city limits all street cars with
the exception of a few downtown lines were
effectually stopped and trains have been
stalled on some of the railroads.
F. P. Johnson, a we'll known stockman,
said If the storm should continue for twelve
hours the loss of cattle will be incalculable.
'The sleet is of such dampness that It
will stick to their hides" he said, ''and
will chill them so that they will die by
thousands
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 1s.-What the
stockmen consider the worst blizzard of the
winter has been raging in this section since
early morning. The air is full Of wet snow,
and high wind is drifting it badly. The
weather is cold
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 1S.-The Sc
verest snowstorm Of the winter is prevail
ing here today. Up to o'clock over 'our
inches of snow had fallen, accompanied by
a forty-mile wind, AMI street trafie is
seriously interfeTed with. The storm is
general throughout southern Idaho north
ern Utah and western Wyoming and Is
working westward rapidly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
PENNSYLVANIANS TO MEET
Are Arranging for Their Annual Re-
union at Myrtle Hall on
March 90.

The Pennsylvanians Of Omaha, South
Omaha, Council Bluffs and the tributary
vicinities are to have their annual as
sembly and reunion at Myrtle hall, FIJI
teenth and Douglas streets, Thursday even
ing, March 2i. In preparation for the
event, which is invariably a "big time, s.
the various committees met at Driesbach's s
candy store last night to report progress
and discuss the finishing details.
This year, as last, the plan is to have a
box social at which each woman will pro-
vide a box of lunch and the men bid for
It, the highest bidder to lunch with the
woman who filled the box. The proceeds
of the auction defray the expense Of pro-
viding music and decorations.
The Pennsylvanians have an organization
or club, with w. G. Shriver as president
and Mel Horner as secretary. At the box
social the attendants are to be native Penn
sylvanians or the wives or children of such.
1t is anticipated that between 500 and 600
will be present.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
MOODY LIKES THE HARB0R
Says Proposed site for COaIinE STA
tiOn in Cuba ia Most
Desirable.

HAVANA, March 1s-secretary Moody
and party, with the exception of Postmas-
ter General Payne and Senator Hale, left
for Santiago on special train today. Mr..
Payne continued his journey to Santiago
on Dolphin and Senator Hale has started
for v Washington.
Mr. Moody will stop for three hours at
Matanzas. He will also visit Santa Clara
and Buerto Principe and will arrive at San
tiago Friday.
The secretary informed the correspondent
Of the Associated Press previous to his de-
parture that the impression he had formed
during his three hours stay ashore at
Bahia Honda was entirely favorable. The
harbor, he added, is convenient, and there
is ample site for a coaling station.
The coral formation Of the bottom Of the
harbor will apparently require little dredg-
ing. Mr.. Moody found that an American
company had already purchased a big tract
OF land for colonizing purposes in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the coaling site.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
TO STUDY THE RACE PROBLEM
Bill Before the wsisconsin LeEislature
Provides for "a Conference
ON the Subject.

MADISON, Wis, March 1s.-The Joint
resolution Of Senator Hatton providing for
a conference on the race problem came up
in the senate today for action.
Senator Haton made a speech in favor Of
the resolution. He spoke of the Importance
Of the question and cited the sayingo Of
southern writer's on the outlook. 1t was
not proposed he said, to have a gathering
of politicians, but of economists and So
biologists to consider establishing train
ing schools for teachers in different
branches, etc.
He read letter from Acting President
of Wisconsin University E. A. Birge rec
ommending The conference, and moved to
refer the resolution to the committee on
education. The motion was carried.
While the sentiment in the senate seems
to be strongly against the bill Senator Hat
ton is of the opinion that when its intent
and scope are better understood the feel
ing regarding It will be different.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
NOVEL MACHINES FOR FAIR
one of Them Catches the Heat Units
Flying Out of n Factory
Chimney.

BERLIN, March 1s.-Among the new ma
chimes for conserving energy that Lieu
tenant Godfrey l.. Garden of the United
States revenue cutter service has found for
the st. Louis exposition is cne 70 catch
the heat units flying out Of factory CHM
ney. This appliance in a plant at Dussel-
don now yields 2,100-horse power.
Another device to economise force can
be attached to a steam engine and increase
its power one-third without increased fuel
consumption.
Lieutenant Garden, who has been search
ing Europe for eight months for useful ma
chimes invented since the Paris exposition,
has arranged to send over about twenty
other novelties, including the process for
making Smokeless briquettes, which has
been adopted by the British admiralty. and
also German briquette machine to utilize
coal waste.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
WABASH WAas oN UNIONS
claims Real ,Grfevances Originated
with Mems LEADERS, who wish
Organization Recognized.

ST. LOUIS, March 1s.-Afidavits were
finished and arguments commenced late this
afternoon in the Wabash Injunction suit
In opening for the company, Colonel
Blodgett said: I'VE claim that the griev-
ances said to exist on the Wabash origi-
mated with the defendants in this case and
not with any OF the employes of the COM
pany. As evidence Of this 1 point out that
there is not in any of the reports of the
meetings Of their grievance committee a
single statement to show that any OF these
so-called grievances we're ever discussed
by that committee.
These grievances must have originated
somewhere, and we claim that the proceed
ingS Of the grievance committee show that
they we're made in accordance with the
demands Of the western association Of the
general committee of these two organiEa-
tions as a foundation for their demands
for official recognition of their union.
'It is important" he declared after read
ing the bill of complaint, that it should
be understood what Is meant by union
road. 1t is road where committees Of
labor organizations are recognized and
contracted with, where written agreements
are signed by the men of their representa-
tives, and by the managers OF the road. A
schedules and posts them where they may
be seen. There are no signed agreements"
At this point court adjourned
Among affidavits submitted by the railroad
today were those Of John w. schrader. who
said he was a member of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and personally
acquainted with Grand Master Morrissey.
He declared he had heard Mr.. MorTissey
threaten to bring about a general tieup Of
all Gould lines unless the union was rec
ognized officially by The Wabash.
Grand Master Hannahan of tie Firemen
and Vice Grand Master Lee of the Train
men, were similarly accused.
In rebuttal, Messrs. Morrissey, Hannahan
and Lee offered afldavits Of energetic de-
nial. They declared the afidavits charging
them with uttering threats to tie up the
road or injure it's business we're false in
every particular and declared they had
never before heard OF the men who made
them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
PEOPLE OF FRANCE PLEASED
Although United states
VIII 4 IL.

H1
PARIS, March is. NtI< cement OF
the ratification OF the PAT. u treaty
by the United States senate n ras
received with satisfaction by tn
and others here who have long been
ested in this project.
In government circles the senate's action
was considered to be an assurance that the
United States will carry out the work be-
gun under French auspices Although the
government Of France has no connection
with the Panama Canal company, the
former has always taken a deep interest in
the success of the late Count de Lesseps'
project, owing to the great number OF
French investors in the canal company.
II is understood that the French com
pany will not make any definite plans for
the future until the congress OF Colombia
ratifes the treaty, when he procedure for
distributing the proceeds of the sale of the
property will be arranged
On the bourse today Panama per cents,
which closed at 46 francs yesterday, ad-
vanced to AZ and As francs. These repre-
sent the bonds having a face value of 500
francs, which sold almost at par during
the palmy days Of Count de Lesseps. They
had been greatly depressed during recent
years but revived and have advanced
steadily since the United States began the
discussion of the treaty with Colombia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
LABOR UNION INCORPORATES
First to Take the Step Files Articles
at Hartford, COnnecti-
cut.

HARTFORD, Conn, March 1s.-The first
labor union to file articles of incorporation
in this state did so today, when an applica-
tion was presented at the Office of the sec
retary of state for the Incorporation Of the
Metal Pollshers, Buffers, Platers, Molders
and Brass Workers union No. 73 of Meridian.
The objects Of the proposed corporation,
as given in the application, are reduction
of .he hours of labor, municipal ownership
of public utilities, government ownership
of national monopolies, abolition Of govern
ment by injunction in controversies between
capital and labor and the enhancement OF
wages and the general welfare of all labor
ing classes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
FLOOD SURROUNDS TRAINS
Passengers Caught Between Washouts
Spend Day in Cars
WEATHER BUREAU is MORE HOPEFUL
Waters StiII Rise at Memphis, hut
elsewhere Situation Is Reported
~ ms Greatly Improved and
Danger Passed.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Ohio river
has fallen is feet at Cairo, and as a conse
quence the Mississippi river, while slightly
higher at Memphis, can rise but little more
The stage at the last named point this
morning is 39.6 The situation below is un-
changed, the stages being: vickoburg, 49.3,
a rise Of three -tenths; New Orleans, 1913,
a rise of one-tenth.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 1S.-There is
scarcely a ray OF hope in the food situation
tonight except in the fact that tributaries
of the Mississippi to the north of Memphis
are reported falling.
One Of the most serious developments
is that all railroads entering the city from
the west have been washed out and all
trains tied up.
So suddenly did the rise come after the
st. Francis levee broke at Price Landing
that two passenger trains we're caught be-
tween washed out points and are now sur
rounded by water on blind tracks about
three miles west of Bridge Junction, Ark.
Aboard each of the trains are about sew
enty-hve passengers.
Rescue Fifty by Risky Work.
The trains are on the track of the Iron
Mountain near Altman, Ark. BY taking
risks several handcars succeeded in reach
ing them today and about fifty passengers
were brought to this city over submerged
and shaky tracks. The remainder are
housed in the coaches, being fed by the
railroad companies.
Some persons were rescued from Marion
Ark. today by means of skiffs and the sit
uation there is somewhat relieved. Eight
white families and fully 200 negroes re-
main there in the second stories Of build
ings.
NATCHEZ, Miss, March 1S.-In spite OF
the great width of the river a rise of a
quarter OF foot was recorded here today
A dispatch from Covlngton states that
Island No. 35, which is considered one OF
the highest in the north end of the river, il
flooded for the first time in its history
Sixty persons were rescued from the island
this morning by a steamer.
The situation In North Memphis is un-
changed. People are transferred in skiffs
and many are idle because of the shutting
down OF several industries.
SPRING VALLEY, Wis, March 1S.-Very
heavy rains last night over central Wis
consin caused floods in all the smaller
rivers. At Martell, on the Rush hiver, a
dam went out, taking three men, two OF
whom we're rescued. Leon Gasman was
drowned and Henry Gasman badly hurt.
Five railroad bridges are out between
here and Elmwood, a distance Of eight
miles The roads are almost impossible.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1S.-In eighteen
hours LAP inches of rain fell in st. Paul
this being within 0.09 inches Of the nominal
rainfall for the entire month.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
MORRIS TO BUILD A PLANT
Chicago Meat Packer Decides to
spend One Million Dollars
in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, March 1s.-Nelson Morris
& Co., the packers, are to establish a
81, 900, 900 plant here which will employ 1000
hands, according to a statement made pub
lie today by Colonel C. f. Morse Of Chicago,
who has been in the city for several days
in connection with the project.
Colonel Morse says that building opera
tions will be begun at once and that the
plant probably will have been completed by
fall. The plant will be built at Riverside,
Kan, a suburb of Kansas City, near the
stock yards, and on a tract of land forty
ive acres in extent. which was purchased
several months ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
METHoDISTS HISS MORMON
Utah Elder Tries to Address Chris
tian Conference, without
Success.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1s.-A Mormon
elder. who attempted to address the
Methodist Episcopal conference today, was
elected amid a storm of Kisses.
DR.. Sarah j. Elliott formerly medical
missionary among the Mormons, was de-
nouncing Mormonism and polygamy, when
a middle aged man edged his way to the
front ana handed her a card bearing the
inscription, IN. F. Simpson, Salt Lake,
Utah" The reverse side bore the Mormon
declaration OF principles.
The card was passed to the chairman,
who announced that a Mormon elder de-
sired to speak. Immediately the church
was in an uproar and there were cries of
'Put him out"
81 only want to say a word" shouted
Simpson, but the sexton was called and
escorted the intruder to the street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
LIBERALS WIN ANOTHER SEAT
Conservatives Suffer a Crushing De-
feat I'm Bye Election
I'm Sussex.

LONDON March 1S.-The conservatives
have suffered a crushing defeat in the Rye
division of Sessex. where bye election was
held yesterday for a successor to A. l..
Brookfield, conservative. who has been ap-
pointed British consul at Montevideo.
The result was the return OF c. F. Hutch
inson, liberal, by a majority of 5S4 over
Edward Boyle, conservative. Mr.. Hutchin-
son, who appealed TO the electors as a
critic of the governments whole policy,
obtained over 1000 more votes than he did
in 1900, when he opposed Mr.. Brookfeld
while the conservative vote fell off about
100.
There was much talk in the lobby of the
House of Commons today about the moral
effect this and the Woolwich reverse would
have on the government
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
OMAHA TACTICS REPEATED
Kansas City Southern Follows Union
Pacific Lead I'm Attempt to
Break Strike.

PITTSBURG, Kan. March 19.-After
being idle for a week, the Kansas City
Southern shops started again today with
ninety nonunion men brought in frcm the
north. The men were unloaded and escorted
to the shops under an armed guard fur
nished by the railway. The guard, however,
was unnecessary, as the strikers made no
attempt to modest the new men.
A stoekade is being built around the
shops and grounds, inside which the new
men will sleep and eat in tents and board
ing cars. Today fifty guards walked a beat
around the shops, while 800 rifles were
stacked up inside tbs, enclosure.
A number of the railroads painters went
out today and eight of the company's 3
roundhouse men also quit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
Movements of Ocean Vessels March is.

At New York-Arrived: Georgia from
Liverpool; Astoria, from Glasgow. Sailed
st. Paul, for Southampton; Germanic for
Liverpool; Statendams for Rotterdam.
At LiverpOOl-ATriYed: Oceanic, from
New YORK; HhynIand, from Phlladelphla.
town.
At The Lizard-Passed: Minneapolis. from
New York for London.
At Queenstown-Arrived: SaXonia, from
Boston, for Liverpool and proceeded.
Sailed: Ultonia, from Liverpool for Boston.
Al Southampton-Arrived Philadelphia,
from New York.
Al Naples-Arrived: Palatia, from New
York, for Genoa, and proceeded
At Faysl-Sailed: Commonwealth, from
Genoa and Naples for Boston.
At Algiers-Sailed: Sardegna, from Genoa
for New York.
At Cherbourg-Arrived: Pennsylvania
from New York
Al Hong Kong-ATriyed: Hyades, from
Tacoma via Yokohama: IndTasama, from
Portland, Ore, via YokOhams; ShinnO
MaTu. from Seattle via Yokohama
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
MERCURY BREAKS RECORDS
Reaches Eighty in the Shade at Bur-
IInEtOn and Breaks Rec
Ords Elsewhere.

BURLINGTON, Ia, March 1s.-The mer-
curry rose to so In the shade today.
MILWAUKEE,, March 1s.-According to
the weather bureau today's heat broke the
record for March for the thirty-three years
since the local weather bureau was estab-
lished, the thermometer registered 1914,
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 1s.-The Their
mometer registered 81 degrees today, 25
above normal.
CLEVELAND, March 1s.-The tempera-
ture today for March was a record breaker.
reaching TAG. The highest previous record
for March was in 1896, when IA degrees
was reached.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
SULTAN IGNORES AMERICA
Refuses to See minIster Bearing
Claims Roosevelt Wishes
Settled.

LONDON, March 19.-The correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle at Constantinople
says United States Minister Leishman is
still vainly waiting for an audience with
the sultan to deliver President Roosevelt's e
autograph letter on the American claims
regarding the missionary schools in Ar
menia.
In response to Leishman's demands Tew-
FIX Pacha prom ised that the sultan would
receive him afteg the celebration OF Ba.ram,
but the festival passed and Mr.. LSshman
is becoming exasperated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
FINE FUN TO WRECK TRAIN
Indiana Boys Pile Rails on Track
and Hide 10 watch the
Crash.

MARION, Ind, March 1s.-Charles Cecil,
1S, and Harry wilkinson, 12. were ar
rested today for attempting to wreck
train on Saturday.
Cecil says a crowd OF boys placed iron
rails on the tracks and then hid under
bridge to watch the train jump on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
AMES PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Appears in Minneapolis Court on
Seven Indictments Charg-
ing Bribery.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1S.-Dr. Ames,
former mayor Of Minneapolis, pleaded not
guilty TO all seven indictments against
him, charging bribery, conspiracy and ex-
tortlon, in the district court today.
Bail was then fixed at $4,000 and he was
given four days to secure bondsmen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
TO HUNT FOR BLUE BEAR
English Museum wants Specimen of
One of the Rarest Animals
in the World.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-To seek in
Alaskan wilds the blue or glacier bear, an
animal so rare that so far as is known
only one has been killed and none captured,
two English sportsmen, Captain Charles
Eustace Radcliffe, a retired officer OF the
Life guards, and Richard Fitzgerald Glynn
Of the First Royal dragons. having been
commissioned by the British museum to
get a specimen Of this animal. have arrived
here on their way to northern Alaska
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
FIVE BOYS DEAD IN WATER
Raft CapsIEes on which They Are
Playing Near Chant, In
dian Territory.

JOPLIN, Mo. March 1s.-News Of the
tragic death of five boys was received here
today from Chant, !, T. The boys were
playing on a raft which espsized.
Dead:
RAYMOND CROCOFT.
RALPH OAKS.
CHARLES OAKS.
PETER BERRY.
LUTHER BERRY.
The ages of the boys ranged from to Q
years The bodies we're rescued
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
WOULD RAISE RAILROAD TAX
MinnesOtA's Lower House Asks PeO-
pie 10 Vote On Prop
OsitIOR.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1s.-By unani-
nous vote this afternoon the house passed
a bill to submit to vote OF the people
a proposition to raise the gross earnings
tax on railroads from to per cent.
similar law passed by the last legisla-
ture failed to receive a sufficient vote at
the last election.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
JAIL OPENS FOR MAD MAN
So. Joseph EmbeEzIer Leaves Prison
for Washington Insane
Asylum

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. March Is
United States Marshal E. R. Durham to-
day started with Lee Gallagher Tor Wash
ington, d. c., where ne will be placed in
the government insane asylum
Gallagher was serving a term for en-
bezzlement committed while a bank clerk
In 81. joseph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
COLORADO MINERS SCORE WIN
Most Companies Agree Not to ship
to BOycOtted Reduction
Works.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, March 1s.-
With few exceptions the mines approached
by the Western Federation have agreed
not to ship ore to the mills Of the United
States Reduction and Refining company.
The mines which have shut down are the
Independence, $50 men; Isabella, 100
Thompson. 80, and Granite, 4O-a total Of
GAO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
MEMORIAL WREATHS CENSUREO
berlin Police Guard Against seditIsn
when the POpuIace Decorate
Rebels Graves.

BERLIN, March 1s.-This being the an
niversary Of the revolutionary outbreak of
ls4s, crowds OF Berliners wandered to the
cemetery 10 decorate the graves OF those
who were killed.
A police lieutenant stood at the gate and
examined the inscriptions on the wreaths
while policeman standing behind him
with a pair Of shears clipped of the rib
hons on which objectionable inscriptions
had been made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
KING REMEMBERS COL. CODY
sends Distinguished American Hand
some Scarf Pin as
Souvenir.

LONDON March ls.-King Edward has
sent Colonel Cody buffalo Bid a hand
some scarf pin with the royal cipher in
diamonds surmounted by the crown, as a
souvenir OF his visit last Saturday to the
Wild West show.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-19
CLEVELAND KEEPS BIRTHDAY
Former President Passes SIxty-sixtb
Anniversary Quietly at
Home.

PRINCETON. N. j.. March 1s,-Former
president Cleveland was Sc years old today
He passed the day quietly with his family
at his residence on BGyard lane.