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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Conditions OF the Prisons.


1 must now describe to you some of the
prisons in which political prisoners are
kept. In the city of Warsaw and its vicin-
ity there are about $1,000 prisoners held for
political Offenses only. Many of these per-
sons have been in confinement two and
three months and have not been given ex-
animation. 1t is therefore probable that
they are innocent and are being "held on
suspicion" The authorities were unpre-
pared for so many "offenders' and had
made no provisions for caring for them.
After the regular prisons were filled they
placed the unfortunate prisoners in the
quarters most convenient to the officers
in places which under other circumstances
would not be used to shelter low-grade an
imals. Not having sufficient furniture for
these temporary prisons. they give each
prisoner ten pounds of straw to be used at
night for a bed and during the day for
seat.
1 here thought to describe the food given
them, but after writing IL down I fear to
transmit 1t, as 1t would require an affidavit
before a notary in order to impress its
truth upon American minds, and under
the circumstances l am making no affi-
davits on the subject when such must be
recorded by Russian officials. Suffice It to
say that such rations were never issued to
civilized man before, except perhaps dur
ing some of the starvation times in towns
besieged in the dark ages"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
After Our Farmers.

understand that the Canadians expect
to populate this country with Americans.
The railroad has given over the first 10000
acres, now ready for settlement, to an
American syndicate. which has already
made big money in selling tracts Of spring
wheat lands to immigrants from Minnesota,
Dakota. Iowa, Illinois and other states.
These American agents have colonization
offices at Calgary, and they are formu-
lating schemes by which they expect to
canvass the irrigated sections of the United
States to induce our good farmers to
come here and buy these lands as fast as
they are opened up. Said one of the syn
'Gicste TO me the other day:
1--WE viii work those parts of the union
just as a book publishing house works it's
territory. Our selling agents will go from
farm to farm like the canvasser does SELL
ing books. and will induce such as have
money to buy this land on installments.
II they are interested we win food them
with literature and win probably bring
them TO Canada at reduced rates of trans
portation TO show them what we have TO
SELL"
In the meantime the lands are offered at
several times the price asked for the
spring wheat lands further north and east;
but the Canadians claim that they are
cheap on account Of the water. which In
sures steady crops year after year regard
less o: seasons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Rir IrrirntIon nitch.

The Bow river flows by Calgary. drove
out today to look at the bitches already
excavated and to examine the irrigation
project as far as Il Is completed Taking
carriages, we drove for miles over the
prairie. riding at times along entertainments
of the main canal, which is sixty feet wide
at the bottom, ten feet deep and takes
from the Bow something like 5000 gall
Ions OF water every second At many
places the men were working and the
scenes were much like those 1 saw on the
Panama canal There were hundreds Of
horses scooping up the prairie there were
great steam shovels gouging out the earth
and loading It upon cars and there we're
long train loads OF excavated material NOV
ing on the temporary tracks from one
place TO another. The soil is harder to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Introdueed by the Mormons.

introduced by the MOrmOns.
The practical possibility OF an irrigated
Canada was suggested by the Mormons
There are about 1000 OF them now living
on irrigated lands near Lethbridge, be-
tween here and the United States boundary
They have established towns. have built
up a beet sugar factory with capital OF
100000, have one -four mill. which is now
turning out a carload OF flour daily. and
they are. altogether. one OF the most thriv-
ing peoples OF the new Canada.
These MormOns produced more than 1.0O0.-
600 bushels Of wheat last year. and they
are now shipping -four direct 70 Japan
and China They come from the irrigated
states OF Utah and Idaho. They farm on
tracts OF about eighty acres each. and I
am told that they raise two or three times
a. much on such farms can be raised
"a the non-irrigated sections
During my stay IN Canada have visited
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Scenes ON the streets.

Scenes on the streets.
1t may be better to illustrate rather than
to describe the street life in Warsaw at
this time, and for this purpose send a
number Of photographs. some Of them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

taken from life and others drawn by per-
sons who witnessed the incidents they
portray The photographs from life were
taken from a window of a house near the
scene. after ali precautions were taken to
avoid discovery. This picture shows how
one looks when a policeman, guarded by a
hands and submit to a search for contra
band articles or arms.
Each man in the city, as well as in the
country, is obliged to have a passport with
him at all times to prove his identity,
otherwise he will be arrested as a danger
Gus subject and conducted to one of the
model prisons by the assisting soldier.
Often you can see an old man or a small
child being taken to the police station by
several soldiers. You stop, naturally think
Ing that some desperate criminal has been
1pprehended. Bystanders will inform you
that the offense of the prisoner consisted
in selling newspapers. and perhaps he is
the sole support of family. Although
such arrests are in direct contravention Of
the law, we are living in a state Of siege,
and no excuses are permitted.
February II general review" was or
dered by the governor general Of Poland,
who is also commander-in-chief of the
forces Of the country. At this review II,
privates were decorated with the cross OF
the Order of st. Anna for bravery in action
on the streets of Warsaw during the pres
ent state of siege. The illustrations shown
herewith prove better than argument the
character OF the courage and bravery
which wins such a cross.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

Soldiers Strangers to People.
One of the principal reasons why the
bureaucracy has much support on the part
Of soldiers is that officers and men are
not permitted to serve in stations near
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

0ALGARY, Alberta, March Is
Especial Correspondence Of The
Bee.)-By all odds the biggest ir-
IE1R8l rigation project on the North
American continent is now under
way IN this province Of Alberta. In 1902
all the irrigated lands of the United states
old not amount to 100000 acres BY this
scheme Canada will redeem 100000 acres
OF semi-desert and that by private parties
without government aid. The work has
been undertaken by the Canadian Pacific
railroad, which has exchanged a mart OF
its land grant for 100000 acres lying be-
tween here and Medicine Hat. OF this
100000 acres will be put under water and
the balance will be sold to the irrigated
land owners for pasture and mixed farm
ing. This tract of irrigated land is almost
as great as all the irrigated land of Colo
rado or California. II Is more than twice
that Of Utah, Idaho or Wyoming and many
times that of any other western state
This work is now going on. One hun
dred and ten thousand acres are now
ready for the turning on of the water
and double that amount will be added this
year. The project will be handled in blocks
Of 100000 acres each and it will be con-
tinued until the whole tract is redeemed
and settled. Altogether, It means supply
ing homes TO something like $1,000 families,
ana with the towns and other Industries
which win be built up along the line it
ultimately means addition of about 100000
people to canada's population.
-
In the Great American Desert.
The lands to be redeemed are a part OF
what was once known as the Great Ameri-
can Desert. This runs northward through
the western part OF the United States and
on into Canada. There is more water
here than I'm our tributary country but
there are dry seasons. which make the
lands unft for ordinary farming. although
winter wheat Is now being raised on much
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

1t, 1906, by Frank G. Carpenter)
ALGARY, Alberta. March Is
Especial Correspondence Of The
Bee.)-By all odds the biggest ir-
rigation project on the North
American continent is now under
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

February 1S-Cspecial
Correspondence Of The Bee. THE
times are 20 exciting here that
one hardly has time TO write to
you people across the sea In your
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Woman BrutalIy Murdered.

Minneapolis, MINI, July II Miss
Nellie Ellston, of Ellsworth, WIS, was
found dying in the National Hotel, yes
terday afternoon. The woman's head
WAS crushed with a hammer blow, the
body tied to couch, which wss satuat-
ed with alcohol, and then set afire. The
discovery OF the smoke aud flames re-
yealed the murder. The woman died
while the a,mes were beiug extjnguish-
ed. The upper part OF the body was
terribly burned A man who registered
al the hotel IS w. Fl Wilson, of MI
waukee, and occupied room directly
over that of the woman, is believed to
be the murderer He was seen rnoniDg
from the won,an's room few minutes
before the FIRE Was discovered. He in
stsully left the hotel carrying two grips.
The murdered woman arrived at the
hotel Monday morning and registered as
"Mrs. johnson. Detroit" She was as
signed to a rom on the second floor. A
few hours later "Wilson" arrived and
was given a room on the third floor d.
rec;ly above the womap's. So Jar IS 10
known, the couple did not meet until
the crime was committed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11

The schooner Sullivan Sawin, with
l 900 tons of ice to the Mutual Ice Com
papy arrived here yesterday evening. Inc
schooner Henry S. Little, with .2OO
ton FIR the same company, sailed from
Buckspor,, Me, Monday, and the Es-
,elle Fi1ney, also carrying 200 tons,
left the same place today for this port.
A fourth schooner is now loading ice for
the Mutual Company. There will there
fore b. no scarcity of ice in Alexandria,
the Mutual Ice Company having taken
steps to avoid any such inconvenience
and TO furnish the same at prevailing
prices throughout the season.
The danger of a continuance OF the Ice
famine 10 Washington is also past The
four masted schooner Van Brudt, with q
cargo Of 900 tons of ice, and the three
masted schooner Cox Il Green, with a
cargo of 800 tons. are being unloaded at
the wharf of the American Ice Company,
making three ice-laden vessels which have
unloaded at Washington within the last
three DAYS. These, it is said, are being
followed by the big seagoing barge Ida
no with $500 tous on board, snd by
other vessels with csrgoes sufficient TO
supply al needs until late in August.
Officials of the American Ice Company
state that there will be no further short
age this summer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Personal.

Mrs. Geo. D. Hopkins has gone 70
Mcdaniel, Talbot county, Md, to sPehd
a few weeks.
Mr.. NJ. Ruben has gone 10 New VOTE
where he will attend the furniture exhl'
bit.
Mr.. Albert Henderson, now OF New
York. wss 10 The city today on SNORT
visit to his old home
Officer, Knight spd Ferguson are tax
ing their annual vacation. They LETT
TODAY for trip TO New York by water
on an ocean-goiug barge which Iet' che
ehipyard in tow of tugboat. Ofhcef
Jones is also tRking his vacation.
Misses Edna aad Minnie Barnett lett
Sunday for Philadelphia and Phoenix
willie. Pa, where they viii spend few
weeks with relatives aud friends.
Miss May Wright, OF Washington,
who has been in Europe for the last
eighteen months, is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. J. Stanley Nesle, SOS Prince street.
Mr.. Roy Robins, of King William
county, and Mr. Joseph Campbell, OF
Washington, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Neale.
Mrs. Frances b Ewing left today for
Glrdonsville to spend the summer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
North Carolina Republicans.

Greensboro, N c., July 1.-THE re-
publican State convention here yesterday
afternoon and early all Of last night.
was the most bitter and at times the
most bitter AND at times the most tugbu-
lent ever held in the State. The great
fight was over the election OF a State
party chairman. Tue election oi Judge
Spencer b. Adams over Z. Spencer
Blackburn, the 'insurgent," Con-
gresham from the Eighth district,
and Charles J. Harris, Blackburn
partisan by a majority of eighty-6ve
over both, is decisive victory for the
element that at present has control Of
the party nachi1esy represented hy the
Office holders element and calling them
selves Organization" or administration
men. Former Supreme Court Judge
Robert n. Dougl ass, who WAS late last
night nominated for Corporation Com
4iss,qReE, lbsonly elective Office to be
filled this year, Is he son OF the famous
Stephen A, Douglass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Rnrninr of one steamer KENT

The oil steamer Kent, which has for
several months been lying on the Mary
land fats opposite this city @as burned
10 the waters edge late yesterday sven
ing. The steamer was purchased about
a year ago by Dreiius x Co., OF this
CITY. who after taxing out the machinery
ami everything Else Of value towed the
null to the opposite fate. Yesterday
coal oil was poured upon the nall aud
set on fire. The steamer burned several
hours, lighting up the eastern portion
of the river for a long distance. hany
people of this city were attracted to the
,wharyes and hills by the light Tee
Kent wss the Oldest steamer in this
section having been built in Baltimore
in 1854. For many years she ran
from Baltimore to different places down
Chesapeake bay. OF late the steamer
piled between Washington, AleAasdFls
and river landings, until she had out
Lived her day of usefulness
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Heavy Fines.

Chicago, July 1.-THE Chicago * Alton
Railroad Company and two of its form r Off
cials, John n. Faithorn and Ere Wann,
we've fiued an Aggregate sen Of So, 900 today
by feder ! Jude lands. Faithorn was
vice president aud VAIN General Freight
Agent Of the Company la Nav, 1905, when,
it is alleged to have paid $l3, 400 to the meat
hacking firm Of Schwarszcfild aud Sulzbergtr
Of Kansas Cits. The packers owned a side
track TO their plant and charged 81 a car TO
railroad companies which used the track.
The railroad paid s., 400 as a sum equivalent
to the fares paid by the packers salesman, !"
both of these Iayments were according 10 the
verdict Of the jury which found the defend
ants guilty Of indictments for violation of the
infsrAusle cammeree laws, were disguised
rebates The fnes were for six separate Of
Tenders. two against each defendant. The
Chicago & Alton Company was fined S40, 900
and the officials Of she company $4,000
each. Notice Of appeal was given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
10 Appear Before Tennessee Court

Samuel +. Morgan, president Of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
Fortesque White, one of the managing
directors, and j. Rice Smith, a sales
agent Of the corporation, under indict-
ment for alleged violation of the Sher-
man law forbiddIng companies and CON.
bines from doing anything in restraint OF
t,ade and commerce, were Yesterday be-
fore Judge yYaddill in the United States
District Court, iu Richpond. Toe pro-
ceedings are 10 the nature OF sXtrsdl'lon
cases. the object OF the assistant attorney
general, Edward 7. Sanford, of Knox
Vile, who is prose uting, being to OBJ
tain an order for their removal to the
middle district OF TennesseS fer trisl.
The Virginia Carolina Company officers
are included 10 list of 40 or 30 officers
of different corporations indicted for the
same alleged ofiense.
Other indicted men involved IN yes
terday's proceedings are: F. ;. Royster'
of the Independent Fertilizer Company,
Of Norfolk, and j. G. Tinsley, vice presi-
dent of tss Tennessee Chemical Com
pany.
A preliminary application was made
by Mr.. Sandford for warrants for the ar
rest of the indicted officers, all of whom
were present. Judge Waddill intimsted
that as the tAea yere present and IN
custody there was no necessity for the
formality CT taking them into custody.
A warrant of arrest was finally issued
sgainst J. G. Tinsley, whose case was
the first taken up. The defense began
their fight with a sweeping denial OF the
charges
The defense having challenged the
certified copies of the indictments, Judge
Waddiil aanopnced after ordering re-
cess that he wonid giye decision yes
terday afternoon on the question whether
these certified copies should be accepted
as evidence sufficient upon which to base
commitment.
Late 10 the afternoon Judge Waddill
announced that he would require bal
for the appearance of the men before the
Tennessee court; and the amount OF the
bal will be fixed today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Arre,tsd At Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July IA man
who 81 first claimed to be a member of
the secret service and thsR asid that he
was seaman, on the battleship Ken
lucky, was arrested at Coleman's livery
stable this morning, while negotiating
lar q rig to go out to Sycamore Hill.
When arrested by Que of the real, sure
enough secret service men he gave his
name as Edward More pronounced
Morey) and said be came in from New
York last evening 10 see the President
about ~ important matter. Instead OF
being angered Of griege9 oyer his arrest,
More was inclined TO be faeetious. the
secret service guard turned More over
to Constable McQusde who now has
him in charge. He will be arraigned
before Squire Franklin this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Today's Telegraphic News
ATTEMPT to Assassinate Admiral.


Odesss, Russia, July ll.-An attempt
wa made at SevastopOl today 10 as . ssh
nate Admiral Chuenine, commander OF
the Russian Black Sea feet. The ad-
miral was wounded and taken TO hos.
pital for treatment. He has been picked
out as a victim of the terrorists for sotne
time. % February 9, last, a woman
tried to kill him
St. Petersburg, July ll.-Mutinies
on the part of dissatisfied troops ID
various parts Of the empire are becoming
very common, and the outbreaks wnlch
have occurred where soldiers have Otier-
ed violence to their officers or resisted At
tempts to make Them obey officers are
Significant as showing the general nn'
rest which prevails in the army. len
serious putinies have been reported ITO"
as many different districts.
la Warsaw the soldiers absolu-
tely refused to do police work 10 the
streets. At Odessa, the soldiers passed
resolution demanding that the Douma
shall call constituent convention AT
5amara, Osovs, Kief, Riga, and Tampoh,
the troops have refused to act against the
reyolutionists. The mutiny at Tamboff
has been especially serious since the
cavalry forces barricaded themselves 10
their barracks, and resisted the attempts
of loyal soldiers TO dissrm them, when
an attempt was made to arrest the mutt
neers for disobeying orders.
At Sevastopol the soldiers refused to
obey their officers and at EkatorinaslaV
and Ust, Medyielskoy, the troops are
keeping within their barracks and have
refused to obey orders TO mobilize.
Added to these disorders are many
Others which have been reported. he
Minister of War receives reports OF these
disturbances daily.
No new details have been reported to-
day of any OF the mutinies and the gov
eminent is basing some hope from that
fact. None of the reports show that
the mutineers at any point haye secured
the upper hand definitely.
Reports from these emissarles to the
revolutionary leaders state that the ma
tineers are not manfesling good staying
qualities. They revolt one day only to
tameIy submit to their officers the next
day and this prevents anything like a
general mutiny. The government de-
clares it is fully able to cope with the
present situstiou and that the mutiDies
will be put down without difficulty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Police Court.

TJastice II. B. Cation presiding.
The following cases were disposed OF
this morning:
Harrie Lyles, arrested by Officer Hen
derson for using insulting language to-
ward him while on duty, was dismissed
with a reprimand.
Sarah Catlett, colored, arrested by
Officers Beach and Lyles charged with
disorderly conduct, was dismissed.
Four celored girls, arrested by Othcer
Garvey charged with disorderlv conduct
were fined so cents each.
VIM. Anderson. colored, arrested by
Officer Roberts charged with stealing
sacks from Messrs. W. II. May q sons
Vyas held for trial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Accident on a steamer.

New York, July 1.-THE British
steamer Sir Richard Greenville arrived
this morning from Huelva, Spain, minus
her smokestack, which she lost at sea.
Captain Jones said that on Sunday July
8. when the vessel was 10 latitude
1880; longitude 1880, a tremendous
wall of water, or tidal wave, sud-
denly struck the steamer amidshiPs
on the starb0ard side, carrying away
the smokestack, which ia its descent
smashed the rail and damaged life
boat. Forum tely no one was Toured.
Al improvised smokestack of heavy
scautliug was made which served to
barely make drsught for the furnaces
and the steamer proceeded under easy
steam. The Grenville is loaded with
iron pyriles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Naked Among the TOmbs.

Two men in a state Of nature were
discovered in . car in the Southern hali,
way depot last night. When SURPRISED
they left the car and ran rapidly to"aru
the cemeteries, and are now supposed
to be secreting themselves among the
tombs. Officers Belts and Nicholson
were apprised Of the incident and they
underwood to intercept the fugitiVes tor
the purpose o.! clothing them, slthongh
they were unsbie to place them in their
right minds. Taey failed, however. 1t
is supposed that The men escaped from
some asylum e4d entered the box car.
Both were naktu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
Duels In France.

Paris, July IA duel was fought
on Monday between Col. Picquart and
General Gonse, growing out OF the Drey
fus case, and Count Boni de Castellane
is reported 10 have two duels on bis
handa ne the result Of the annpllpent
of his election to the Chamber OF pepu-
ties on the ground OF fraud.
At the Masons Lafitte race course
recently NJ. Charles de Bruchard slapped
the face of CASTOR de Beauvoir. This
offered a preiext hi s lpei and evident
ly the insuller wanted light as be M
mediately offered his card. NJ. DE
Beauyoir accepted the card, but instead
of appointing aec9nds, Immediately,
slapped the face OF his adversary Ia re.
turn, thus saving his honor
A challenge WAS sent to Fernand
Brun, a member of the Chamber Of
Deputies, by Jules Albessard. The lat
ter naaed his teeolds bit when they
tried to make arrangements Tot msets
ing were t Id that NJ. Brun and his
friends would settle the matter in their
own way by a new method fol such az
fairs. Aibesssgd % still waiting to dis
cover what this methOd 10 TO be,
At Brest, Capt. Amene, an artillery
officer, assaulted NJ. Melmoux, the as
sistent station master, who bit bach, Civ
ing the Captain ali the atteetion ne de-
sired. Friends OF the Captain waited on
Melmoux later, demanding that he fight
a duel. Melmoux replied that the duel
would take place in police court. Cap
tain Amens sni bic bFQtheF then went
to the station apd assaulted Melmouz.
The Captain was promptly arrested.