Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-14
KANSAS CITY GETS EN- ALL
Great Enterprises and Attractions of the
World Relocated here
EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT UNIVERSE
Activity of the Commercial Club of
ESawviIIe Results In Bringing
Many New and wonderful
Things TO Town.

When II became known that the Union
Pacific headquarters, the New York Stock
exchange and the Assouan dam had been
relocated at Kansas City, a great wave OK
excitement swept over the country, and
much haste was made to get into the band
wagon. The following unofficial dispatches
indicate the general interest felt in the
work of the Commercial club Of Kawville
and show the effect Of it's unwonted &C
tivity:
WASHINGTON, ID. Q. March 13.-The
growing sentiment here in favor OF remov-
ing ne national capital to Kansas City is
subsiding somewhat since the announce
ment that Kansas iCty is going to secure
the location of the Union Pacific head
quarters President Roosevelt does not
feel safe in allowing the congress to be held
so near 70 a center of railway influence.
Gates wins Million.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-John w. Gates
made another 100000 today while taking
lunch at the Waldorf with Charley Moore
Of the Rock Island. Gates bet 100000 that
King Leopold had made all plans for re-
moving the rubber forests of the Congo
country TO the suburbs OF Kansas city, in
order to escape present labor troubles at
home. Although Moore has learned direct
from Leopold that the report Is correct, he
is resisting payment of the wager on the
ground that Gates had inside information
on the subject and accordingly was betting
on a cinch.
Letter ReIOcates His Mines.
zEIGLER, Ill, March 13.-Joe Letter has
finally arranged to avoid further troubles
with labor unions, the tax laws and the
car shortage In Illinois. He Is reported to
have closed plans for the removal Of the
entire coal fields OF the zelgler district to
Kansas City, in response to an Invitation
from the Commercial club OF that city. The
farmers Of the vicinity are selling their coal
stoves for junk and making plans TO re-
turn to the use OF corn cobs for fuel.
saIton Sea an Adjunct, ,., 81
IMPERIAL, Cal, March 13.-Southern Pa
ciho officials are jubilant over the latest
news concerning the salton sea- The South
ern Pacific has spent many millions Of dol
lars in the construction Of dams and other
methods Of protecting their roadbed from
the overflow Of the river that empties into
the sea, and they are not yet secure. The
news that the salton sea is to be trans
ferred to Kansas City means a big saving
TO the engineering department OF the South
ern Pacific. omcials of the road express
the hope that the Salton will be benefited
by the change Of climate and viii behave
better at Kansas City than it did in Cali
fornia.
Peace Conference Plans.
THE HAGUE, March 13.-Hollanders are
much disappointed over the report that
The Hague Peace Conference building Ia
to be removed TO Kansas City but they
realize the futility OF opposing any plans OF
the Missouri citys commercial club and ac-
cordingly are accepting the inevitable with
true Dutch courage.
DOubter summariIy Removed.
YUBA DAM, Call, March 1S-A stranger
supposed to be a Nebraskan, was lynohec
here tonight by a mob of enraged citizens
who had heard him express doubts as Il
the advisability OF removing the Union Pa.
cifio headquarters to Kansas City
Japan solves Problem.
TOXIC. March 1s.-The real Significance
OF the emperors decision TO withdraw ths
japanese from Manchursa has just beer
revealed by a semi unofficial bulletin an
nouncing the contemplated removal OF thu
Manchurian railway 70 Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. L. 8. A. The future headquarters o.
the railroad will he in the Union Depot o.
Kansas City, which is different from any
other union depot in the world.
Headquarters for Duma.
ST. PETERSBURG. March ls-Your cor
respondent is unreliably informed that thu
GEAR and his councillors. after protracteC
conference. have decided TO dissolve tn,
present Duma and order a new election
The new Duma VIII meet in Kansas city.
Home for Lame Ducks.
ATHENS. March lS.-General Grosvenor
who has retired from congress after a serv
+ ice OF twenty years, has planned TO call
convention Of Lame Ducks at Athens In