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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
said. the artists treatment OF 1t Is both
broad and simple.

said. the artists treatment Of 1t is both
broad and simple.
Mr.. william T. Evans has just presented
to the Metropolitan Museum painting by
Charles 81. Miller entitled "A Bouquet of
Oaks" For more than twenty-five years
Mr.. Evans has consistently done ali In his
power for the advancement Of American
art. He has organized exhibitions. offered
prizes for the best work. and bought, with
discriminating judgment, American paint
ings. OF these he has perhaps the largest
and best collection in this country. and
with them. in the matter of loans, he Is
proverbia1ly generous. When the National
Arts Club opens It's new house in Gramercy
Square next month It will be with an ex-
hibit OF sixty canvases borrowed from Mr..
Evans collection.
The Maryland Institute which lost its
home In the Baltimore fire is erecting a new
building at cost Of 100000. which Is be-
ing contributed by the state. city. institute.
and members Of the Jenkins family. Mr..
James Henry Hopkins is its director. and
about LOO students have registered this
fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
How the Chinese Fight the Capitalists

Our first twenty-five hundred Chinese can
probably be controlled without much trou
Bile at Panama. but If their number Is dou-
bled and quadrupled. may be the case
when the canal is in full swing a serious
strike might cause considerable trouble and
even danger of life There was a strike at
Shanghai some years ago against a magls-
trate there during which the strikers took
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
HOSPITAL FUND Is ALL IN
Four Hundred Dollars Over Amount
Necessary to Clip"h DR.. Jonas
Donation.

The balance necessary to clnch DIR. Jo-
mas donation of $4,000 for the Methods.
hospital fund is complete. and there Is
some over
February 13 a remainder of $4,000 had
to be raised before the Jonas gift could he
claimed. and 1t had to be raised by March
l. A committee was appointed which set
to work on~a systematic campaign of rails
ing this money. Last night Rev. c. :.
Cissell D. D., secretary of the fund COM
mittee, announced the committee had col
lected s35, GO.
And gifts were still coming in when
left the committee headquarters" said DR..
Cissell I'VE wish to state that it is de-
sirable to get all over the mark which our
friends may wish to send in. for it gener-
ally happens "A surplus is needed in such
cases OF big building projects"
DR.. Cissell said the gifts TO this commit
tee had come from loo persons; at least,
tIat was the number of donations and
they ranged from % cents up to 5000
OF the total S26OO was raised in Omaha.
The committee having this work in
charge consisted of T. r. Sturgess, chair
man; DR.. Cissell, secretary; c. c. Troxell,
c. w. Deamatre, +. c. Holder l. 5.
Leavitt and G. w. Pattncr
The Methodists will hold jollification
meeting Sunday night at one of the
churches to express their gratitude pub
licly to their friends whs have helped
them out.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
-FOUR PRISONERS BREAK JAIL
one Promptly Rccapturcd, but the
Other Three Make
GetawRy.

successful jail delivery in which -four
prisoners escaped from the Douglas county
jail was accomplished at 1:3o O'Clock last
night. one of the men, Mike Ford, was
rccaptured within an hour, but the others,
John Berry, James j.. Buckby and Patrick
. Brien, made good their escape, going in
the direction of South omaha. The en-
tire county and surrounding territory we're
Immediately notified and instructions given
to lookout for the men.
The men made their exit from the sec
ond floor of the jail building by taking
off the metal top of a radiator and batter
ing a hole through the brick wall large
enough to admit mans body, The latter
three then crawled through feet first, one
dragging the next hut Ford went out
head first and failed in his attempt to
turn a complete somcrsault so as to light
on his feet and had his left foot badly
spralncd. He limpcd to the sidewalk,
where a young girl. seeing his predicament,
but not knowing the cause, called a cab
Ford gave orders to drive to house in
South Omaha, but he had been recognized
getting into the cab by man who
tipped" him off to James Bull. night
engineer at the jail. and Buhl caught him
on the Twentieth street viaduct.
While the men were getting through the
wall Bull came upon two men with re-
volvers, who ordered him away and fired
two shots at him and also threw bricks
These Bull says, were outsiders who
aided the escape. He rushed to a tele-
phone and notified the police and then
called up Jaier Smith Brown, but gave
him the wrong directions by mistake, so
that revolver in hand. Brown rushed out
on the wrong side of the building giving
the men time to get away.
Ford and Berry were awaiting trial on
charges of burglary. while O'Brien was
to be tried Monday for robbing the post
Office at Carney and Buckby had been
convicted of robbng a saloon at South
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
PACKERS FEARED TRUE REPORT
Mr. Garfield ELIMINATED Evidence of
Combination, According to Wit
ness for Government.

CHICAGO, March SPECIAL Agent Du-
ers' case and when court ended for the
day his direct eXaninat ton had not been
finished. His testimony related to the con-
versa tions he had held with members of
the various packing firms, and these did
not differ materially from those related by
Commissioner Garfield during his examina-
ton.
Mr.. Durand detailed conversations held
between the packers and Mr.. Garfield and
himself after the preparation of the report
Of Commissioner Garfield Mr. Garfield
was requested to eliminate from the report
a statement showing that Edward Morris
held stock in Swift and Company. 1t was
taken out. and a request was then made
that all reference to a possible combination
between the packers be stricken out of the
report. This was asked because. according
to Edward Morris, tbs packers did not
desire even an inference TO the effect that
a combination existed.
Did you hear Arthur Meeker testify that
Mr. Garfield and yourself had examined
the books Of all the departments"
II did"
"Is that the fact?"
We did not examine all the department
books
The witness said that at another con-
ference with ]. Ogden Armour the latter
expressed his Indignation concerning the
contemplated grand jury examination.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
RATES ON PLATE GLASS
Pittsburg Firm Charges Rank Dis
elimination in Favor of
Importers.

PlTTSBU RG March lone of the cases
that will be argued before the Interstate
Commerce commission when it sits in this
city on March 9 will be that of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company against the Tlli-
nos Central Railroad, in which the COM
pany charges the railroad company with
discrimination in railroad rates. Tho Pitts
burg Glass company alleges that while I'M
pCrters are able to deliver plate glass in
Chicago from Antwerp, Belgium, for 81
cents per lOO pounds by way of New Or
leans, the Illinois Central railroad charges
20 cents per leo pounds from Chicago to
New Orleans From Antwerp to Mime
apolis rate cf but 81 cents is charged.
while from Chicago TO Minneapolis the
glass company is charged 10 cents per lOO
The rates from Antwerp include the yes
sci toll and the freight is carried over 20
per cent farther by the railroad at a less
tate than is charged The domestic manu-
factur,.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
CARPENTERS ARE IN CONTEMPT
Six officers and Members of st. Louis
Union Adjudged Guilty by
Judge Thayer.

ST LOUIS, March six officers and
members OF the Carpenters and Joiners of
America union We're declared. in an o?in-
ion handed down today by Judge Treber in
the United States district court, to have
committed contempt of court, violating the
injunction issued April IS, 1904, by Judge
Thayer, restraining them from interfering
With the purchase by any firm corporation
or individual Of material from the Huttig
Sash and Door company.
George j. Bohnen, national organized of
the carpenters and joiners organization;
James A. Shine, secretary of the Carpen-
ters District council of st. Louis; Rein
hardt Fuelle, Algin Honenstein, George w
Melville and Thomas j. Crow, were found
guilty Of contempt ana will appear Satur-
day morning To plead cXtenuating circum-
stances. The Judge will then fix their
punishment.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
SEVERE STORM At ALLIANCE
Worst Day of the winter Comes in
the Western Part of the
state.

ALLIANCE. Neba March 1-tSpecial
Telegram THE first blizzard and worst
storm of the year prevailed here all day,
and is hourly growing worse. The tclc-
graph and telephone facilities are dcmor-
allied west Of here as a result of sleet
storm that preceded the snow. 1t is hopel
it will not grow colder, as a severe cold
snap would prove disastrous to stock in
the face of this storm.
NORFOLK. Ncb March 1.-(Special) -
4 cold wave arrived here tonight, accom-
panied with snow and high northcrly
winds. The barometer fell almost an inch,
indicating a severe storm coming.
BEATRICE, Neh., March 1.--tSpecial Tel
egram.D--A heavy rainstorm accompanied
by thunder and lightning, visited this sec
tion this evening. The temperature is
gradually falling
EYENNE, March 1.--tSpCcial Tele-
gram)--A snow and wind storm begun this
morning and tonight reached the propor-
tons of a blizzard Considerable snow has
fallen and the weather is bitter cold One
passenger train on the Cheyenne Northern
is lost. All wires except one are down. rail-
road traffic being seriously delayed. Unless
the storm abates soon there will be stock
losses
DENVER, March Ia blizzard swept
down from Wyoming today and reports
from as far south as the New Mexico line
show that the storm had progressed that
far tonight. High wind drove the shot
Ike snow into drifts. causing considerable
trouble to railroad and other traffic. The
temperature was not greatly affected. The
northbound train on the Cheyenne &
Northern. which left Cheyenne this morn
AIDED somewhere between that point and
Iron mountain. No communication has
been had with it since some time this morn
ing on account of the wrecking Of tclc-
graph lines The storm today was well
coined by farmers and stockmen generally
in Wyoming and Colorado. though there is
sume fear that stock will suffer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
SPECIAL CONVENTION CALLED
United Mine Workers VIII Assemble
Marsh IL 10 Consider Trade
Questions.

INDIANAPOLIS, March Nv b. VII
son, International secretary-treasurer Of
the United Mine Workers Of America to-
day issued the official call for a special
national convention to convene in Tomlin-
son hall March 10.
Local unions are 10 select delegates fo.'
a regular national convention, and again
1900 delegates will gather here for the
purpose of considering the wage scale and
the transaction of such other business as
may lawfully be brought before the con-
vention."
NEW YORK, March 1.-The subcommit-
tee of seven OF the anthracite coal ooera-
tors, appointed to confer with a similar
committee of miners regarding the coal sit
uation, will meet in this city early next
week to consider the demands of the
miners. The call for the meeting was sent
out tonight. The date was not disclosed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
MONOPOLY IS PERMITTED
New York Attorney General VIII Take
No Action In Proposed
Merger.

ALBANY. y. Y, March L-Attorney
General Mayer today announced that he
had denied the application of William r.
Hearst demanding that the attorney gem
eral begin proceedings to annul the char
ter Of the Interborough- Metropolitan Hold
ing company under which the merger of
the New York traction compa nies is in
tended TO he effectuated.
The attorney general holds that the pro-
posed merger will constitute a monopoly
of the present elevated surface and sub
way systems in Manhattan and the Bronx
but that such monopoly in street transpor-
tation is permissible under the laws Of the
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
RECEIVER FOR WEaRE COMPANY
Action IL Taken 1T Request of Me-
Veil Grain Company of
SIOux City.

CHICAGO. March Judge Walker Of
the couu'v circuit court today appointed
the Chicago Title and Trust company as
receivers of the dcfunct Wesre Commits
sion company The appointment was made
a, the request of the Mcneil Grain com.
lany OF Sioux City, Ia, and other juds-
n"nt creditors of the commission. house.
Charges of a transfer OF $4,000 worth II
stock between the Weare Commission COM
pany and Adolph j, I.ichstern. a broker be-
fore the failure of the Weare firm. about
three years ago, are made In the bill
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
STEUNENBERG CASE TAKEN UP
Grand Jury Begins Work and Orch
ard is Takss 10 Caldwell
10 Testify.

BOISE. Idaho, March 1.-The grand jury
AT Caldwell this morning began its investi-
cation Of the assassination OF former Gov
ernor Steunenberg Harry Orchard was
taken from the state pehitentiary to Cald-
we'll in custody of Sheriff Nichols and
Deputy Warden Smith. Orchard was not
manacled. He chatted with the officers and
seemed To be- In good spirits
The first witness called before the grand
jury was Detective MCFARLAND. other wit
nesses waited in the courtroom TO he called
before the grand jury included Orchard.
Detective Thiele and Eugene and Andy
johnson, local officers who have been
working on the case. No attorneys for the
defense appeared at Caldwell.
The crowd in the vicinity of the court
house was not large and there was a de-
cided lack of local interest shown
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
B0NpS CREDITORS CLAM0R
Money Lender Desires to Attach Prop
erty I'm Home OF CasteI-
lanes.

PARIS, March An application was
made to the civil tribunal of the Seine
today in behalf OF money lender. for
permission to levy on the household goods
I'm the Castellane mansion to satisfy
claim for money advanced to Count Boni.
The lawyers of the countess resisted the
request ON the grounds that the goods
are her separate property.
The case finally was referred to a Judge
in chamber to determine whether "a pOr-
ton Of the counts belongings are in the
mansion. The case is considered to be a
test affecting numerous other creditors
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
SHORTS HELP GENERAL MARKET
Rush to Cover in hin aud LocaI
Traction stocks Hold
Prices.

NEW YORK. March Stocks steadied
today after some temporary disorder as
the effect of Yesterdays slump. Calls sent
out last night for additional margins be-
cause Of wide decline had the ultimate re-
suit of selling orders from various quar-
ters which We're executed during the first
hour and carried prices moderately below
last night. After these orders were out of
the way the selling was not pushed
An uncovered short interest was devel-
oped in the HIN railroad stocks and I'm the
local fractions and volatile advances in
those helped pull up the rest of the market
10 about last nights level The two Met
ropolitan traction stocks rose to N over
last night, Great Northern preferred 79s
aud Northern Pacific 5I4.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
ARKANSAS BANK CLOSES DOORS
Fort smith Attorney Promises to Pay
All the DePositors
In Full.

FORT SMITH. Ark. March THE South
ern Bank and Trust company, a recent
corporation with an authorized capital of
$iO0,0O0 failed to open its doors this morn
ing A notice was posted 20 the effect that
the banks interests had been sold 10
Thomas Neal. an attorney of Fort Smith,
who, II was stated, would pay all depos-
itors IN full.
The deposits amount To about $4,000 The
assets, consisting Of notes, loans discounts
and office fixtures, amount 10 about a like
sum.
The Southern Bank and Trust company
was branch of the Southern Bank and
Trust company OF Dallas. Tex
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
NEGOTIATIONS ARE CHECKED
Germany Would Have Diplomatic
Corps mt TapRier supervise
the state Bank.

ALGECIRAS. Spain, March 1.-The result
of the last forty-eight hours negotiations
is another check. threat Ito prolong
the Moroccan conference. The Germans,
after reflection. wish the diplomatic corps
at Tangier to exercise surveillance over
the state bank. thus preventing its use
for the French political designs The
French resist this, claiming that Germany
is chiefly occupied with minimizing French
influence i'm Morocco. The delegates now
talk OF the struggle being prolonged to the
latter part of March
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
WOMAN KILLS CONSTABLE
ChicagO Oficer Attempts 10 Force
WAY Into Home to Levy on
Property.

CHICAGO. March 1.-Constable Joseph
Flcis was shot and Instantly killed today
by Mrs Lawrence Baker while he was at
tempting To levy on some property In her
home at 9s5 West Chicago avenue Flcis.
according to the police. did not read the
warrant for the execution OF the levy but
attempted TO force his way into the Baker
home. Mrs. Baker was arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02

possession Of pre- Great excitement
prevailed on Friday. mass meeting was
held on Saturday and was followed on Sun
day by riot, during which .he property OF
the Catholics was burned The Protestants
took refuge in the adjoining house OF MI.
Kingman. The house was burned and six
priests and two OF the kingman family
were killed
The Chinese governor attempted to check
the riot and rescue the missionaries. The
men Of the Methodist mission. aided by
Chinese soldiers. took their school girls
to, Chinese homes, in the city. and brought
Misses Hoyt and Kahn from hospital
All took refuge in mid river in a launch
which was furnished by the Chinese off,
cials The launch waited until the Chinese
soldiers brought the remaining missionaries
at daylight on Monday The launch reached
Kiukiang on Tuesday. The wounded King
man girl died on the way. Chinese could
have blocked the passage of the launch
during the twelve hours journey down the
river but they were friendly. Rev. A. p.
Ouirmbach Of the Methodist China Inland
mission remained at NanChang to care for
property lie is under the protection of
the government and Is probably safe.
Rev Spencer Lewis. superintendent Of the
Methodist mission at Chung King wired
Consul General Rodgers at Shanghai on
Sunday warning him of the disaster, and
wired the facts to Bishop Bashford. on
Monday Captain Fletcher commanding the
American ships, had the location Of every
American missionary in the YanEtse valley.
After consulta tion Captain Fletcher ordered
the gunboat FL Cano from Nanking to meet
the fugitives AT Kiukiang or Poyang Lake.
They werc met at Eiukiang. The cause of
the riot was local Serious blame at
taches to the French Catholics Chinese
friendly to the missionaries object to priests
exercising civil functions,
| There Is much discussion throughout
! China but there is no indication of gen
! cral uprising against foreigners.
! Mr. Rogers the American consul general
at Shanghai in cabegram to the State
| department received today, says:
Definitely known American property
Nanchang safe: refugees Kiu Kiang.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
Davies Identifies One Negro.
Outbreak Feared in Dayton.

DAYTON, o. March l.. Concurrent with
the report from Springfield that the death
of Davis would lead to relentless pursuit of
his murderer. a number OF strange men
have been noted on the streets here tonight.
They have stopped citizens to ask for lodg-
ing places and have invariably inquired
whether any railroad men frequented there
The police, the sheriff and the militia are on
the alert for an outbreak
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
bishop Potter in Rome.

ROME, March l.-Rt Rev. Henry Goldman
Potter. Protestant Episcopal bishop of New
York. and his daughter arrived here today
with the intention Of spending a month in
Rome. Bishop Potter afterward will visit
all the American churches in Europe.
While in Rome the bishop will take charge
of St. Paurs church.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
British Ask Fish TO Remain.

LONDON, March l.-Viscount North
cline tbetter known as Sir Alfred Harms
WORTH, chairman OF the protection COM
mittee OF the British policy holders of the
Mutual Life Insurance company. has ca
bled TO Stuyvesant Fish the committee's $
alarm at his resignation and urging him
to continue 10 support genuine reforms.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02

HAUGESUND. Norway March /. -
Thirty men were drowned last night by
the wreck between Haugesund and Ber-
gen OF the Norwegian coasting steamer
Thor The vessels cable broke during a
hurricane and II was blown ashore ana
sank Only three Of It's crew were saved
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
EMPRESS is SAID TO BE DEAD
London Places No Faith in Reported
Demise of Ruler of
China.

LONDON, March THE rumored death
Of the dowager empress of China Is re-
g6rded here as wholly improbable. 1t
originated IN q vague rumor from Hong
Kong and neither the British government
nor the Chines- legation here has had any
intimation of il.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
Transports st Malta.

VALETTA. Island OF Malta, March l.
The United States transports Fitzpatrick
and Mcclellan. having the First infantry
on hoard. arrived here today from Gibral-
tar ON their way TO Manila.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
MirhiEan Mrn for CaIISor.,.

STAMFORD UNIVERSITY. cal. March
DIR. George Hampl professor Of mill
alogy and general linguistiCs in tn, Uni
NersitN ol Michigan. has accepted the in
Nhation 70 occupy the chair of Ciermsnic
lank kuaee AZ stanford university, which was
vacated !ast summer by Or. Julius Goahel
~ Michigan. class of 1879 He has taught
AZ johns Hopkins university and has
studied ~ Goettinger Berlin, jena ana
6uassburg. "'
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
| JAPAN MAY OWN RAILWAYS
Cabinet Decides 10 submit BIII to Diet
for Naturalization OF steel
Highways.

TOXIC. March AFTER protracted meet
ing the cabinet today decided To submit
to the Diet a bill providing for the national
iaztion of the Japanese railways. II is re-
ported that Foreign Minister Kato strongly
sign
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
snow aud Colder FridaNt saturday.
Fair and warmer.

weather ForecRstcr welsh hoisted
his cold wave flag last evening and
predicted a decided tall i'm tempcra-
turc.