THE APRIL SNOWS WORTH MILLIONS Beneficial To The Grain Crops In The Northwest. SOIL IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CROPS: While the Fruits That Had Advanced During the Warm March Weather Are Damaged by the Freeze, the Loss Is Offset by the Benefit of the Snowfall to the Grain.-The Railroad Reports. Omaha, Neb. (Special). As a result of the unprecedentedly warm weather which prevailed during the greater part of the month of March gnd the freezing weather and heavy snowfall of the last few days early fruits, such as peaches, plums and cherries, in this region have been injured, but the general opinion is that the damage is not as great as has been reported. Indeed, many are of the opinion that while early fruits have been injured, and in some instances kill- ed, and possibly some of the latter varieties have been hurt, the bene- fits resulting to the grain crops from the snowstorm more than offset the damage. “Our reports the lines of our favorable,” said sistant general cago, Burlington road. “The fruit points along not un- G. W. Loomis, as- manager of the Chi- and Quincey Ralil- in the southern from road are warm weather in March had brought to an advanced state of development is reported to have heen pretty bad- ly damaged, but little or no damage is reported from points north. The snow, however, did a vast amount of good to winter wheat, and has put the ground in fine condition for other farm crops.” Similar reports have been receiv- ed at the general offices of the Chi- cago and Northwestern Railway “The snowfall was worth millions to the State,” sald C. F. Redington, clerk to General Manager of the Northwestern. “Our reports do not indicate that fruit much hurt, far can told. “Our work has to do with weath« conditions and not to effect on crops,” said Forecaster A. L.. Welsh, of the local Weather Bureau, ‘but from such reports have in I do no conditions are : as they have been represented fruit has but lieve, far that crop has been destroved. for warm weather in March ken twice during last month, average for the that for the 3 Weather Bureau i but the record for April, so been little below 80 as now their as come t believe been hurt, it 10x i from true very St. Paul, cording to Pacific and roads there along these eral weeks, pa Rocky Mountains er Bureau has heavy nowstorms Canad Northwe BnoOwSs North pec ted to Te no ers ETAain slight months, of Col temperature Denver, drop in snowstorm, 14 above zero corded by the Weather Bureau Denver and Pueblo, and fruit of kindg in Eastern Colorado, secordin to reports, was nipped in the At Grand Junction, the center of the more important fruit region west of the Continental Divide, the tempera- tare fell 30 degrees, and the weath- er observer there reported Sunday that the conditon of fruit was grave, The damage to the fruit in this state, according to some estimates, may amount to several million dollars; nearly all other crops will be greatly benefitted by the moisture. (Special) followed heir Kills Direct Vote Bill. Harrisburg, Pa. (Special). — The house bill giving of the State an opportunity to express their choice for United States Senators at the uniform primary elections, one of the most important political bills before the present legislature, failed on final passage in the senate, the vote being 22 to 22 A majority vote of the was neces- senate, 26, sary to pass the bill the voters To Reconcile Differences. Washington (8pecial). — Charge Brown telegraphed the State Depart- ment from Amapala, Honduras, that the representatives of Salvador and Nicaragua, appointed for the purpose, began a conference, with the ob- ject of composing the differences be- tween those countries that threaten a renewal of hostilities in Central America. His dispateh did not indi- cate the result of the meeting, Prayers For Rain In Cuba. Havanna (Bpeecial) Prayers were offered in all the churches through- out the island Sunday for rain, which has not fallen for six months. The country is patched, many cattle are dying and forest fires are devastat- ing various sections, Lost Child Died. Tamaqua, Pa. (8pecial)—The body of John Sobel, aged sir years, who disappeared from Hauto a week ago, and who was thought to have been kidnapped, was found lying beside a mine breach on the Lansford Moun- tain, The condition of the child's body indicates that he had been dead at least four days, and it is believed that he wandered away and died of hunger and exhaustion. It was at first reported shat he had been en- ticed away by # strange man. Domestic. Benedict Gimbel, the Philadelphia millionaire who was arrested in New York and later admitted to ball on the double charge of improper con- duct and attempted bribery of a po- lee officer, tried to kill himself in a Hoboken hotel. The Ann Arbor Railroad denles the right of thé State of Ohio to regulate the equipment of its rolling stock, maintaining that only the na- tional government exercises control over Interstate commerce, The administration ticket of the Mutual Life Insurance Company has been officially declared elected by the inspectors of election appointed for the purpose of counting the votes, Salvatore Gemorese, an Italian banker of New York, received an in- fernal machine by express from an unknown man who has been demand- ing $2,000 by mail. The Supreme Court of Illinois has declared the Muller act, to finance Chicago municipal ownership of street car lines, unconstitutional. The hand windowglass plants of Pittsburg, employing over 15,000 men, are to close down owing being overstocked. The northern part of the Island of Luzon was shaken by an earthquake and considerable property was de- stroved. Secret agents investi gating a plot among Hazleton (Pa.) anarchists to assassinate Roosevelt, Evelyn to Service are Thaw says she longs a rallway a pouch en C. to New Edward A. Nelson, confessed stealing containing $10,000 from a route from Wilmington, N. York Secretary Taft and his party sailed from Juan for home, accom panied by Beekman Winthrop, the retiring governor, and Mrs throp The fourth trial in Boston of * John Sinclair on the charge ing the death of Annie M. resulted in his acquittal The new battleship into s8ion at arke packet San of caus- Kansas was the mi 1t "> IT put comimi in command. The Columbus (0.) a number nst the members of the City. Two hundred additional suits were instituted in San Francisco against companies account of grand jury of that ance on fire Bu wantec for of com- a Missouri at Myrtle sted dol- of New undred tichmond in used the ad a tua loss rated inaugu Ie IMISsIng the Attorney General of Police acknowledges the ole of Chi a- h contributed Shippyr 100 toward ction | | C1 ruggs shot by a while escaping North Carolina Penitentiary Every Hearst received in New York mayoralty fight cost and killed from Was ri pi vote the him A committee of the National Pub- Law Conference is considering resolution asking that the paign contribution books of the inspection. Foreign, The British government public a part of the correspondence between Rear Admiral Davis and ex-Governor Swettenham, of Jamal ca, resulting in the resignation of the latter as governor of Jamaica. M. Ponomarieff, chief of the gov- ernment detectives in the Douma, is threatened with dismissal becanse he invented the story of a conspiracy he pretended to have dis- covered, The coal miners’ strike in the dis- trict of Alberta, Manitoba, is becom- ing serious, and although President Mitchell has ordered the men back to work, it is said they will refuse to obey. The Reichstag discussed methods of exterminating the phylloxera from the vineyards of Germany and the question of experimenting with American stocks. The Emperor of Japan hag joined in the popular welcome of General Booth, of the Salvation Army. A typhoon swept over the Caro- line Islands on Good Friday and 230 natives perished. At the annual meeting of the Cunard Steamship Company in Liver pool Chairman Watson sald that overtures made to that company by its continental competitors for an al- lance hid not been considered. Unseasonably cold weather pre- vails throughout Germany. The twenty-seventh session of the Japanese Diet has adjourned after a crisis which weakened the position of Marquis SBaloji's cabinet, Fire in a laundry in Montreal caused the death of 3 women em- ployes and the injury of 12 others, French officials say that no naval demonstration is intended off Moga dor, Morocco, A bill constituting a court of criminal appeal In eriminal cases passed its first reading In the British House of Commons, i { i i we tves— REAR J — OF TWO. NATIONS The Suffering Millions of Russia and China. COUNTLESS NUMBERS ARE DYING. Dr. Kennard Declares This Is the Worst Famine Russia Has Ever Known Twenty Million People Cannot Live Without Aid to See Another Harvest Death’s Keign in China. A GHASTLY RECORD. RUSSIA-——Twenty in the Southeastern facing starvation. Hundreds of thousands to whom even the harvests cannot bring relief, Young women prostituting themselves to obtain food. CHINA-——Three millions actully gtarving; 10,000,000 more on verge of starvation, Five thousand dying from destitution. Parents exchanging their chil- dren be eaten; women and children eating the bark and roots of trees and the green seum of vegetation from ponds. million people povinces daily fo L.ondon (By Cable) the Russian famine district, Dr. nard, who was sent by the SBoclety ol to investigate conditions the peasantry, draws an the funds, ter to of attention need calling immediate he BAYS: “This worst famine fs the throughout the cannot harvest, has rmet- gOV- distributed Provinces another this figure people aid to may say gee that ernment itself ‘The date of the the harvest will vary and the famine is spread times than volved latitude, gion {five more re area th de are direet tha size of reos the 10 This means from south will from 0 4 { ney wivied Black Bread for at deg of latitu that to nos he Babes, be seen toy the ont and to the bahies forced and £ The Starving Women. 3 14 them ty and from eastern provinces: ing in of women -g ’ * ye i forced to i outitute food whom y > > 14 4 nothing, relie whole diffienlt encountered in re- ving t people made 10 times worse now, owing to the prae- tically impassable condition of the country roads; the winter snows are and volumes water in cotaracts hese Are melting of projecting vast countless beast can in the way of travel." nor DEATHS DUE TO STORM. Wind And Hail Do Much In Jacksonville, Fla and hall at 3.30 Damage Jacksonville, (Special). storm P. M., wind Jacksonville considerable damage B. capsized and Captain Sloan was drowned The driver of a milk wag- on was killed by a “live” wire. Glass windows on the west of buildings were demolished, and several bulldings were unroofed. A dozen or more horses, lashed by the large hallstones, ran away, some of them crashing into and shattering plate glass show windows and others running into the river Dixie Land Amusement Park suffered several thousand dollars’ damage. Some of the hallstones measured one and a half inches in diameter. Numerous small craft in the river were either beached or swamped, The Wheelmen's Clubhouse was wrecked. doing sides Urges Asylum For Thaw. Rome (By Cable).—The Tribuna has published an interview with A. Blair Thaw, a half-brother of Harry K. Thaw, who is spending the win- ter here with his family. Mr. Thaw sald he hoped that the lawyers for the prosecution and the defense would agree in a request that Harry Thaw be sent to an asylum, Michigan Has Two-Cent Fare, Lansing, Mich. (Special) .——Govér- nor Warner signed the two-cent fare biii, which is to go into effect May 1. Upper Peninsular rates are re- duced from four cents to three cents and lower Peninsular roads under the $1200 limit can charge three cents. Other rates are reduced to two cents, Springfield, 111. (Special) .—The House passed the Young anti-cigar- otte bill making unlawful the selling of cigarettes or elgarette paper In Minols. Given The Cross of The Legion of Honor. New York (Special) Andrew Car- Pittebur of and father of the peace congress just had about his Wednesday a board red ribbon o'a negle, g's apostle peace adjourned, pinned neck from which hung the grand cross of the Legion of Honor This was a gift of the appreciative Republic of France, It was at the dinner which was given at the Hotel Astor, jointly with another one at the Waldorf-Astoria for the entertainment of the dele- gates and foreign guests at the peace conference, that the presenta- tion of the honor was made. Mr. Carnegie had been sitting in the little box raised above the head of the diners in the main ballroom, calling for speeches from ambassa- dors and dignitaries by the crook of a finger The father was in high feather. About 10 o'clock Baron de Con- stant came into the hall with a sup- pressed alr of having something up his sleeve. Mr. Ely, the secretary of the peace cong arose and made an announcement. “The Baron d'Estournelle de stant has come from the banquet on a mission of importance,” he said “He hears a message from peace of ress, Con- over other emblage, France to this ass and I he to gay. iaror has The little speak CO overed into oblong his ran screened Then into to the from pocket around from {the v Baron speech ered meeting "On | France of his the deliv- times before at various of the Peace Congress behalf of the of and as a public testimonial eateem and gratification act bullding | Palace of Peace at The Hague 1 have the honor the Cros of the Let Carnegle,"” ing the cross fronmas- t me hope that as President in the your to bestow upon you Legion of Honor it m f. Mr de from me attach veel laron Constant, t) said red ribbon which ndant the hung pet ter's about neck, “and l« you are a good American and a good Englishman yon now an honored Frenchman an honor- » world.” . ties 1ie¢l il le Moroe- fact «d the refrom the bros it and ‘arnegie silver stood Cross th wi on while token about meanwhile d the olf £1 cheer of the heard Mr wel did for unt in her ay of need know aver bb has : nake to aid what France has art I know Honcr means distinction in France humani done in the irld of what Legion of It every men of of embraces field AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL Some Interesting Happenings Briefly Told human endeavor. The Treasury tiled Mr. Floyd Hughes, collector of customs at Norfolk, that 12 addition- al inspectors of customs would be ied as steamboat Inspectors The body of George W. Roosevelt, a cousin of the President, who died recently in Brussels, will be brought to this country and interred at Ar- lington National Cemetery President Roosevelt gave a recep- tion to a party of Austro-Hungari- ang who are making a tour of the United States looking into the coal industry, Mrs. Donald Mclean and the en- tire administration ticket was over- whelmingly elected by the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. Governor Hagerman, of New Mex- fco, has resigned by request, and the President hag appointed Capt. George Curry, now governor of Samar Prov- ince, Philippines, to succeed him. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf fin- ally signed the plans for the two big battleships, which are to be of 20, 000 tons burden and built on the Dreadnought pattern. The Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual elee- tion, Mrs, Donald McLean being again elected president general. Brigadier General Alfred C. Mark- ley was placed on the retired list. The lack of searchlights at the Boston coast defenses will prevent night drilling by Massachusetts and other coast artillerymen next July. A similar state of affairs is sald to exist all along the Atlantic Coast. Dr. Ira Remsen, president of Johns Hopkins University, was elected president of the National Academy of Sciences, and Dr. W, H. Welch, also of Hopkins was elected a mem- ber of the board of council, Individual deposits in the national banks of the United States have in- creased about $154,000,000 in two months. HUNDRED DEAD AND MANY INJURED Earthquake's Terrible Destruction at Chi'apa. SULPHUR FUMES FILL THE AIR. The Sulphur Phenomena an Evidence That the Farthquake Had Its Origin in Some Subterranean Explosion—No News Yet From the Volcano Section Shocks Continue. Com- in City of Mexico (By Cable) several towns affected by the Make it certain that the death list will exceed 100, There are a number of small towns yet to be heard from, but up to date the fatalities at these places have rang- ed from 9 to 12 and the injured from 30 to 40 Through an error made in the transmission of a telegram from the City of Chilapa, the city in the State of Guerrero which was almost to- tally destroved, the telegram made to read that 233 been taken from the injured had 1 al - hospitals Later munication with the district cent earthquake most re- Was ruins transferred telegram ”y {3 the wa and perry 10 the that BOLE were injured and 77 gstroved One pred uliar bas § been first for ulphurous great distress ‘here are many 16s Case consider |t had Aan quake its or explosion son considerable is surrounding and Juri The Water Sulphurous. Even the i streams was made from news of Colima water in the tele- oy Bi am “In the movement was changed to i could tell how long lasted t of the | y of nomena ha more thar nave BAM earth and then “a NOL tha qx OQ YN trepl on ace 4 Wo n phe- been u the the time vile wher! excavati On far made houses were yundred and destroyed seventy-ni houses in office egraph Losses On or “The 82,000,000, of Cathedral, the city hall amounts to total loss property, the and other over $2.000.- churches, buildings “The whole stricken and rebuilding Since Sunday been felt.” A movement population nobody the or a is panic- is thinking destroyed houses. distinct shocks have is under way in the of Mexico to furnish relief to those who were rendered and destitute in Guerrero being made for the Plans are gathering of a Vice President Ramon Corral, act- ing for President Diaz, has taken an active part in relief measures, and sent the following message to “The seismic movements on the night of April 14, and those that sub- sequently followed, have left nearly the entire State of Guerrero in ruins, especially the cities of Chilpancingo, Chilapa, Tixtle, Ayutle and Acapulco. “The calamities consist not only of loss of property, which may be considered as totally destroyed, sc- cording to latest telegrams received from the cities and towns above men- tioned, but also a considerable num- ber of lives lost and a large number maimed and injured. “In view of the gravity of the catastrophe, the president of the re- public considers that as a national unit we ought not to leave the State of Guerrero to shift for itself, but that all states ag well as the federal district find it thelr duty to offer co- operation.” Ashes Now A Common Fuel. Lewistown (Special), —- Burton Searer, of this city, has discovered the secret of burning coal ashes and his mother made a demonstration before a number of people in the family range, keeping a hot fire in the range all day. Searer does not use coal In his experiments, but treats plain coal ashes with the so- lution, reusing the ashes as they drop through the grate. Searer is still in his ‘teens and says the solu- tion is ly cheap. Girl Watches Suitors Shoot Until One Falls, After #8 the hand model who had the deadly duel, one man wae killed in- gtantly and the other, whose bullet had plowed through the of hig best fr g chum, turned his ow his breast and died hospl- The young woman of many of the participants’ friends who witnessed the fatal com- mat, and she saw of her sultore carried away a patrol wagon to the morgue the hur- ried dying to the hospital, ed away as unconeernedly an afternoon tea This affair, which has no match in the police annals of Greater New York, and which even outdoes fiction, occurred at Ozone Park, a suburb of Brooklyn The partic nts of the duel were Vincenzo eight years old, a dino, twenty-five York pistol New {Bpecial). battle | artist's furious for f a aitifi of a beautifu promised to wed the victor in heart and lifelon weapon lend against the n n later in wae tal one the after one in and walk- from she as twenty Tian- whe rd Ha VOSS 4 { roomed together nue, East were artists of ar the be ™H ; “ oy a & 2 New tion New {| whose in York affections ark-haired girl ed with au lead Jiear she was | both them choose WARSHIPS IN BLAZE OF GLORY Feature of Opening Ceremonies at Jamestown, Presidente Capes and route to remain when she Roads whic New until will The h arriv t Newport N sg undergoing pairs Mechanics [lusy. Although Sunday was rainy and | disagreeable, a large number of car- | penterg and painters were employed the various on the { ground There were a number of visitors to go over grounds | Owing to the exhibits being installed, | many of the larger buildings are | closed to outsiders, though the favor- | od few who get inside see that there lis a great deal being done and there | will be many things to see on open- ing day The government is going to make an exceptionally good ex- {hibit in its various departments, | Nearly all of the exhibits have ar- rived on the grounds, and they are being placed by a corps of men who have much experience in that clase of work The exhibit of the War Department will be especially good. In the Man. ufacturers’ Building 100 or more booths are in various stages of com- pletion, and the same is true of the Food Products Building. in the States’ Exhibit Building the work is going on slowly. Three gangs of men, each compris ing more than 100, were put on those roads that are yet to be fin- ished One gang with scrapers and steam rollers, prepares the surface, the second gang lays bed rock and gravel, while the other gang gives the road the finishing touches. The other gangs, each 100 strong, are working on the walks, laying a bitu- lithic footway that is put down rap- idly and with but little trouble. Ae———— IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD, There was no change in the Bank of England's discount rate. The stock market is now wholly professional in character, say al! the leading brokers. The Belmont Trust Company fis the new name for the recently er ganized State Trust & Security Com- pany, of Philadelphia, Wagers of two to one were offer od on the street that Pen May dividend will be 8 the same as the last buildings in also tha
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