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    ' TITK OMAHA DAILY PEE: MONDAY, KEBKIJAKY P. 1004.
Baltimore and th Indication are that the
residence at reel are doomed to he Invad'd.
Tha Baltimore St Ohio railroad office
building: haa been destroyed. At 11:45
o'clock ths temporary customs house ad
Joining the postofflce caught fire. One
hundred and fifteen pollremen from Ihlla
delphla arrived here to a as tut the Baltimore
police and military.
BlMk After Block. Doomed.
On Baltimore etreet, the block between
Liberty and Sharp, was aoon ablaze, and
then came the next block east to Hanover,
and after that the block on the aouth aide
to Charlea atreet burst Into flames. Block
after block followed.
The Conaolldated Oas company's building
and Oehm's Acre hall were soon burning
fiercely. The big Baltimore Bargain houae
alao caught. Down In Hopklna Place,
where the conflagration started. Hurst'
building and the other wholesale house
crumbled and fell. The big dry goods
houae of Daniel Miller Bon and R. M.
Button A Co. were soon aflame and along
German, east and west, from the Hursts'
building there were a acore more In ruins.
Mae A Kempess big wholesale store on
Baltimore atreet quickly succumbed to the
flames snd the walla fell with a craah. The
Hurat building waa utterly destroyed and
was apparently the center of the caldron.
For a time considerable alarm was felt
at the alty hospital when the rain of cin
ders waa at Its flerreet. The Bisters of
Mercy In charge of the hospital were all
at their posts and the fact of the confla
gration waa kept from the patients. A
few cinders falling on the roof were ex
tinguished by the physicians. Eighteen
women, two babies and several nurses
were taken from the irlaternlty hospital In
police ambulances and given quarters at
' the city hospital. A woman HI In bed
with typhoid fever waa taken to the city
hospital.
Explosion of Whisky,
At 3 o'clock a tremendous explosion of
about 160 barrel of whisky stored In the
-upper floors of 24 Hanover street hurled
tons of burning matter across the street
on the roofs of the buildings opposite,
which the firemen were drenching with
water In a vain hope to make Hanover
atreet the eastern boundary Una of tha
conflagration. The flame quivered tor a
few moment under the water, but soon
we he eating Into the buildings on the east
aide.
An engine wa burled by a falling wall.
the firemen fleeing for their lives. The
churches In tha central section of the city
were filled with worshipers, many of
whom became frightened, and while no
panics ensued, hundreds of men and women
lr-ft.
Borne by the strong southeast wind the
' column of smoke, biasing cinders and
even piece of tin roofing, spread over the
center of the city and a rain of cinders
fell, compelling pedestrians to dodge red-
hot pieces of wood.
Two more explosions followed and thou
sands of people hurried to the scene of
the fire. Policemen guarding the ap
proaches to the fire had to repeatedly shift
their positions and dodge falling cinders.
Pieces of tin six by eight feet square were
lifted Into the air by fhe- terrific heat,
aalled upward like paper kites and when
they reached a point beyond the tone of
the most Intense beat fell clattering to
the street. The firemen and police, who
ware obliged to stick to their dangerous
posts, dodged Into doorways tor shelter
from the rain of hot missiles.
hmum Two Haadred Mtlllosu
President Clinton Richardson of the
salvage corps estimates that before the
fir can be extinguished the losses will
aggregate 1200.000,000. Chief Uorton haa
been disabled by an electric wire and
Mayor McLaln la directing the. fire fight.
' Beside the wholesale house on Hopklna
- 'i Place the fire haa destroyed all the house
on Baltimore from Howard to I'ght ttrceti
on both. Ides, a distance, of four blocks.
Houses are being blown, up with dynamite
to stop the spread of the flames, , Bo far
a known no live were lost ' .
On Hopkins Place the Hopklna Saving
batik, and the National Exchange bank
were putted by flames. Across the street
were the ruins of the John E. Hurat com
pany and next to It 8. Hecht, Jr., A Bon
were In flame. Adjoining was the large
building owned by the William Koch Im
porting company, which was also quickly
destroyed.
Across the street the Stanley & Brown
Drug company' building waa quickly In
ruin, while fronting on the Baltimore
street aid of this block were the Roxbury
Rye Distilling company, the building occu
pied by Bllberman as Tode and the house
of Allen Son Co., which haa hardly been
completed, while next to It wa the estab
lishment of the M. Moses company. On
th corner was th building; occupied by
Sugar & Shear and severaJ other smaller
UPWARDS O F
Tea
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OF THE
"The Rosul
Are iu tho Hands of tho People.
"FULL OF RICH MEAT
Cost? Not One
How then?
A miniature copy Is touud in every
Grape-Nuts.
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"Don't b a trtmr scAoIar ami earl opinion at (As .4 lot bra elat."
There ts ft power wlthtu you that can and will work miracles if you keep
the fool part of you silent and let the higher njtnd operate you."
Telephone (irot er for a puokuge of rostum or (Jrape-Nuts, find the little
book, read, and, our word for It, you
Well
TRY IT COSTS NOTHING I
concerns. All of these were swallowed up
In flames. ,
Ma Hen Hotel la Flames.
At 1:30 o'clock Mullln's hotel, a seven
stnry structure at Liberty and Baltimore
streets, was afire from garret to cellar and
Its great height and narrowness converted
It Into a anrt fit Sun mnA that Hnnm.il build
ing became a high and dreadful torch. All I
the guests of the hotel had been ordered
out of the building shortly after the fire
broke out In John E. Hurst' place. There
was no panic or confusion and no one was
injured. ,
Though every bit of fire fighting ap
paratus in the city waa called Into requisi
tion as the flames continued to spread, the
firemen realised that they had before them
a tnsk which was too great for them to
combat. Telegram for fire engines wer
sent to Washington and Philadelphia, and
about 1 o'clock six engines arrived from
Washington and four from Philadelphia
and Joined In the battle with the flames.
Boms of the apparatus traveled sixty mile
an hour.
Water plugs In every section within a
radius of half a mile from the fire were
In use and It Is roughly estimated that
there were ISO hose all playing at one time
upon different parte of the conflagration.
Owing to the great congestion of Are ap
paratus the crowds of people and the I
general confusion, many of the engines I
from out of town were unable to find a foundation of government rests upon the
place where they would be of service. protection afforded to persons and prop
Wlth loud roars wall after wall toppled erty. This proposition, however, hss been
over and firemen ran for their lives.
Mom of tha Loser.
Among th buildings consumed are the
followlng:
Koxbury Rye Distilling company; Allen
& Sons, leathers; Bugsr A. Shear, clothing;
L.. Biein & Co., umbrella manufacturer;
M. Friedman Sons; Crockln A Co., dry
goods; Schwara Toy company;' Mullins
hotel; Purgunder Bros., clothing; Mass
Tool company, manufacturers of confec
tioners' tools; Lewis Lowery A Co., dry
goods; Dry Ooods Exchange; 8. Neuberger
& Bro., dry goods; A. Bauber, clothing and
sponging establishment; A. C. Meyer A
Co., druggists; CarroltoA Chemical com
pany; William T. Dixon A Bro., wholesale
paper; Burger A Co., wholesale clothing;
Blanke'a saloon; Thomas Burke A Co.,
liquors; James A. Oary A Sons (cotton
mill) office; Charle Burger A Co., whole-
sale clothing; American Cigar company;
Cook Sanderson, local agent of Cluett, Pea-
body A Co.; John F. Hurst A Co., dry
goods; 8. Hecht, Jr., A Co., caxpeta; Daniel
Miller A Son, dry good; Digga, Curran A
Co., boots and shoes; Nolan's restaurant;
C. Y. Davidson, gas fitting establishment;
F. Bchleune A Co., cloth dealer; Oppen-
helm,. Koshland A Co., wholesale Jewelers; I
W. Katzen A Co., clothing; A. Federallcht
A Co., woolen goods; C. J. Stuart A Sons, I
hardware; O'Connell A Bannon, restaurant; I
building occupied by the National Exchange
bank and the Merchant and Manufactur-
era' association; Hopkins Saving bank
building occupied by Thornton, Roger A
Co., printers; Carr, Owens A Helneman
and Blank' saloons; Ambach Bros., cloth
ing manufacturer; Conrad Zeels' Sons,
trunk manufacturers; building occupied by
Bllberman A Todes, dry goods; Thalhelmer
Bros., dry goods, and the Florence W. Mo-1
Carthy company; Fussellbaugh-Blake com- I
pany, wall paper; Raach A Qarnor, window
ahades; R. Jandorff A Co., boot snd hoe;
Jamea Robertson Manufacturing company.
metals; Peter Rose A Son, hemes and
saddlery; B. Kohn, notion : N. Pretsfelder,
boots and shoe; John Murphy company,
publishers; Baltimore News company, book-
sellers; The Ctishlrtg company, booksellers;
J. 8. McDonald A Co.. jeweler: the Good-
year Rubber company; Like Berwanger A
Co.. clothier; the Welsh Bros, company. 1
Jewelers; the Conaolldated Oas company
(office building); Oehma' Acme hall, oloth.
lers; the W. J. C. Dulany company; Huy.
ler1 confectionery; William Knabe Plan
company; Samuol Hunt' Son, leather
goods; th Jamea R. Armlger company,
lewelers: the Da Brau Hat comnanv: Krans
Smith Piano eomoanv: F. W. McAllister A I
Co., optician: Bryant A Bt rat ton buslnes
college; H. Lerts A Son, pianos; Imwold A
Co., furniture; Granger A Co., tobacconists.
Firemen Aro Helpless.
At o'clock tonight the fire I still raging
wlth unabated fury. The fire department
I helples and the flame are steadily
traveling eastward on Baltimore snd Fay.
ette streets. The Union Trust building has
fallen In. The Carrollton hotel la on lire,
the Herald and New buildings are appar-
ently doomed and the occupants havs moved
out The Sun is preparing to mov. Cloud
of burning cinder cover the whole city.
The fir la now within s block and s half
of the Associated Pre. ofiw. .n ,
both of th telegraph office. Both com. heard at th8 Pre8'ant h"1'1 " ai
panles are removing record and hundreds Play hU """"f PrU "d .'uch a"
of men and boy are engaged In removing
the book a
Copies
BOOK,
to Wellville,"
FROM COVER TO COVER"
Pennyl
package of rostum Food Coffee and
will flud some eternal facts there wortn
.
COPS SCARCE IN CAPITAL
Py It 8 xty Per Month md Tbera Ars
Twenty Vacanoles.
LARGE
VICIOUS CLEMENT EXISTS
Inadequate rroteetlon to Urea and
Property of Uoveraasent Official
Sal to Bo Dae to ParsW
mony of Congress.
(From a fttaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (Special )
Washington, with a population of nearly
00.000, embracing nearly seventy square
miles, with over 800 linear miles of streets
and nearly 0 miles of road, Is probably
the most Inadequately policed city In the
United States of like population. The third
largest police domain in the United States
Ith Its Important and valuable Interests
has been cared for by an organization too
much out of proportion to afford unques
tioned security to life and property therein.
The finest body of policemen In the United
Btates should be found In the nation's capi
tal. Congress, however, hiis been parsl-
monlous Insofar as the police and flre-de
partments are concerned, and yet the very
wholly overlooked by those who make laws
for the government of the District of Co
lumbia as well as the nation. The picture
of the situation Is not correctly had until
one realises the many attentions demanded
of the small force lit a Jurisdiction as dis
tinct In it social condition and In the
character of its surroundings as any In the
world. Here are the homes and official
quarters of the president of the United
Btates, the cabinet and supreme court
Judges, the heads of departments and those
who conduct the details of the govern
mental machinery, while the members of
both houses of congress, the ambassadors.
ministers and attaches of the foreign lega
tions temporarily reside here.
Large Virions Element There.
While the population, according to Major
Sylvester, ruperlntendent of police and, by
the way, one of the moat efficient tiollce
officers in the country, is generally law
abiding, there is still a large vicious ele-
ment, the petty pilferers, the dishonest
servant, the disturber of the peace, the
intolerable crank and others, and when
these are Included with those who violate
the city ordinances the aggregate of arrests
for last year equals those of the commercial
olty of St. Louis, the number of cases be
Ing between 20,000 and 30,000 annually. On
the 1st of the last fiscal year there were
689 privates In the force, but 100 f theae
were on detail duty at bathing beaches, at
the district building, serving aa guards at
the house of detention, at the workhouse
and thirty-two were doing guard duty at
the White House. When this detail Is
taken Into consideration and when you add
I to these the sick, which average twenty-
five or thirty a day, there are less than 400
officer and privates to patrol a city which
has nearly 300,000 people "Althln Its limits,
A third of this force does service In the
daytime, while the remainder look after the
Uvea and property and people at night.
Owing to the extent of the city the beat
vary most materially, running from six or
eight squares In the business section of the
city to nrty or sixty in tne resident section.
" Is understood that there are over twenty
vacancies In the police department at the
present time, men available for the service
preferring to work where they have their
Sundays, holiday and rights off and no
uniform to buy rather than work for JC3
P" montn. wrntcn congress in its munin-
cence provide the salary of" a private
ahotild bo .at tho last cession. Congress
y"r v n ncreae of forty men
to the police VJepartment at 0 per month,
but. a said before, the department has
en unable to secure men who can pas
the civil serrlo examination for this small
compensation.
Cavalry Do Police Daty.
When Governor Taft arrived in Wash-
Ington last week to take tho War de-
partment portfolio as successor ; to Eecre-
tary Root, he was accorded an escort of
troop of cavalry. When Ellhu Root left
or York to ""U""6 hl private law
practice he was alo accorded a like escort,
Order have lnc been given that ambas-
-r and minister accredited to this
o""try by foreign countrie will be ac-
corded a cavalry escort In- keeping with
tne "nd Prominence of the lndl-
vidual. There ha been much criticism
undemocratic thing as glvtng citizen of
the United States military escort, but the
reason for this was made plain to a citi
zen the other day by the president, who
said that there were not policemen enough
In Washington who could bo detailed from
their dally patrol duty as escort to promi
nent personagea. Not in year have there
been so many crank calling. at th Whit
House on one pretext or another to aee
the president a during- the past six
month. Ambassadors and ministers have
also been pestered, and it I for the pur.
pose of giving a meaaur of protection to
the representative of foreign government
that the cavalry escort waa decided upon.
It wa but a ahort lm ago that Secretary
Loeb Bent for a number of representative
newspaper men to make the request that
little or nothing be said In their news
paper about the visits of crank to the
Whit House, and thl request ha been
crupulouBly observed by the men who
chronicle the doing of the capltoi. In
view of these conditions It seems that Jus
tice would demand a more liberal allow
ance for policemen in th District of Col
ombia. Seven hundred men are none too
many when the live and property of tbo
residing In Washington are taken Into con
sideration.
Prospect of Good Road Bill.
The attempt of a combination of auto-
mobll manufacturers to fore the Brown
low good road bill through congress ha
thu tar failed to aid that measure In to
lightest degree. A literary bureau la
maintained her at a great expense and
th various farmer' club and organisa
tions throughout th country hav been
loaded with ready-made petition to con.
gTeas to pasa th bill. But there 1 a wide
rltVr "uch ,e"ulaUo,t
Is not
This sentiment 1 well expressed by Rep
resentatlve James B. Perkins of New Tort,
who In an Interview today said
"I doubt If Mr. Brownlow' bill, appro
priating t21.000.ono for good roads, will be
passed. In the first place, the government
I on th verge of a deficit, and to enter
upon a new field of expenditure, of which
the amount might be unlimited, would
rem hazardous to many. Th fact la. w
ar spending about all th money th gov
ernment has. It would be a lamentable
condition for a country as rich sa this
to be running behind every year like Tur
key or Spain and it would be very un
palatable to Impose a lot of nw taxes in
a time of peaco.
"Besides this, many doubt th wisdom
of the general government going Into th
buslnea of building roads. I am a firm
betlever in th importance of good roada
When in th New York legislature in
I iws. j voted for the original good road
I act but th question is. whether the con-
I ,t ruction of good road hould not remain
i th. hands of the states. If we people
I In New Tork got anything out of th gen
I ra government for this purpose, we should
I have to pay for it, and w. should pay mora
than we got. We oontrtbut .to th ra
tional taxes In proportion to our wealth.
We should receive from the national treas
ury In proportion to our population. Ours
Is a much richer community than Is found
In most other state. Though no specific
tax Is made for this additional expenditure,
It cimes out of the pockets of the tax
payers Just the same, and they are so much
poorer at th end of the year.
"Furthermore, there Is a question
whether the superintendence of road con
struction from the Attantlu to the Pacific,
over this enormous country, could be wisely
carried on In Washington. The demands
for new construction In scantily populated
districts would he very great. The force of
agents and employe which the government
would. In time, have become very large.
Once started on such a course It Is
hard to say where we should end, or to
what an amount this item might grow.
There la, however, some question, certainly,
as to the power of the general government.
I am no stickler for state rights, but when
It comes to road bulldlnf I believe that the
states, and certainly the state of New
York; can get more for It money and ac
complish better results If road building Is
kept In the handes of our state under the
laws we now have, Instead of being turned
over to the general government. Such, at
lertst. Is my present Impression. I sympa
thise with those who believe In good roads,
but let us be wise in our policy and not
allow our zeal, to lend us Into Ill-advised
action."
In Washington with Snowshoes.
Mr. John J. Boobar Is The librarian of the
house of representatives. Mr. Boobar came
to Washington from Minnesota. Up In his
northwestern home the librarian Is accus
tomed to deep snow. He. like nearly every
man In Minnesota, learned early In life the
use of snow shoes. Not the skees so popu
lar with the Scandinavian residents of that
state, but the wide, rawhide woven oval
snow shoes of the Canadian Indian. When
Mr. Boobar came to Washington he brought
a pair of these shoes with him. He has
had few opportunities to use them since he
came until within the past few days. Since
the heavy fall of snow nearly ten Inches
fell In one day Mr. Boobar has been In his
glory. Mo lives on the heights to the
northwest of the capltoi and he makes the
trip of nearly three miles from his house
to his office on snow shoes every morning.
No one In Washington ever saw northwest
ern winter locomotion before and Mr. Boo
bar has. during the past week, attracted
more attention than Is accorded to Senator
Tillman or to General Miles, when he ap
pears In full uniform.
Efficiency of Army Chaplains.
A bill that is attracting a great deal of
Interest throughout the country has been
reported from the senate committee on
military affairs recognizing and promoting
the efficiency of army chaplains. The bill
alms to give chaplains of the army a
standing which they do not now hare.
Fifteen chaplains are to be selected from
time to time by the president from those
who have had ten years' service with the
grade and pay of a major, the present
designation of "chaplain" to remain a
now. At present there nre fifty-seven
chaplains in th army with the rank and
pay of captain, but fifteen of this nura
her, however, are to receive the rank and
pay of major, and those only who win it
by exceptional efficiency. Th bill place
promotion absolutely upon the established
record of a chaplain In the military ser
vice which record ! made upon com'
mendatlon for unusual merit from his
regimental eommanaer and a concurrence
In this opinion and commendation on the
part of the department commander. Ac
cording to the report of the military
affair committee ' the recognition of
efficiency Is one of ,fh principles of jus
tlce which the bill proposes. "The rtlmu
latlon of efficiency1, aivays result frem
the possibility of precognition and promo'
Hon," says the report, "and ths service of
any class of officer Is sure to be Im
proved by , the knowledge that advance-
ment depend (entirely upon a record for
particular efficiency." Ths bttl ha ths
approval not only of Secretary Taft, but
ty his Immediate predecessor and more
than thirty general officer and colonel.
It has teen endorsed hy many arch-
rlshops and b.'shops, clergymen nd lay
men representing practically1 every shadn
of religious belief and resident In every
state In the union. ,
IROQUOIS
WILL REOPEN
Interior of the Theater In Which So
Many Lost Their I.Ives Being;
Redecorated.
CHICAGO, Fob. 7. A contract hss been
let for refitting and redecorating the Iro
quois theater, in which 673 lives wore lost
on December 90 last. It was" uncertain
whether th Iroquois would open again aa
playhouse, but th letting of the con
tract for repair Indicate that the thei
ater will be reopened to the publlo as a
place of amusement. The cowt of the re
pairs will be about $22,0ub and the man
agement hop to reopen tho house In the
early spring. It la said th name of the
theater will b changed to th "North'
west"
A Guaranteed Cars to Plies.
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Pilea. Tour druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT falls to cur you Is
I to M day. SOs.
GUN FIGHT AT ST. LOUIS
Hotel Proprietor - and Police O nicer
grille Fend with Plstola mm Re
reive Fatal Wonnd. (
ST. LOU18. Feb. 7.-In a fight today. ald
to have resulted from ill feeling, Joseph
Littler, proprietor of the Bachelor hotel on
Olive atreet, was ahot and killed and Po
lice Officer Edward Mackel was shot and
seriously wounded. Mackel wa taken to
the city hospital. The fight took place on
Olive street before daylight and over a
doaen shot are aald to hav been fired.
Littler finally fell to th sidewalk a corpse.
'Bottled GoodnextT
in Fslts tU kosett uaMty."
Quality talk should b backed bjr "th
good." BUu Brewery wasiouaasd ia nS
early foftias. Blal qsslity is alatoA
traduloaal. Every bouts is ( all of quality
argument. Ths "Blalt" charactensoc
ar all roaaded up ia tha " Wiener."
Atk tor it dowa tows. Send cas boas.
Omaha Branch U13 Douglas St, Tel. 1061
SENATOR 1IANNA VERY SICK
Prominent Fhyiiclat) in Consultation wl'h
Da Rixy.
UMPERATURE SHOWS STEADY NET GAIN
Family Maeh Worried, bat Whll Pa
tient's Condition I not Dan ser.
oa Extreme (are I Bt
lac Observed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senntor Hsnna
passed today without any radical change
In his condition. His extreme weakness
was more marked than heretofore and his
tempersture was a little higher. Those
attending him, however, Insist there Is
nothing significant in these conditions and
that there are no developmenta on which
to change the expressed belief that the
outlook Is hopeful for the senator's re
covery. There was a consultation of Dr. Rlxey
and two other out-of-town physicians dur
ing the day, but the only Important de
velopment that transpired aa to the con
sultation was that It had been decided
to omit the evening call of the attending
physicians, so as to give the patient more
rest.
The consultation was held about 4 o'clock
this afternoon. Those who participated be
sides Dr. Rlxey, the surgeon general of
the navy, who 1 the regular attending
physician, were Dr. Osier, the expert di
agnostician of Johns Hopkins university of
Baltimore and Dr. Brewer of New Tork,
who has frequently attended Senator
Hanna In New Tork and who Is fnmlllar
with his general condition. Immediately
after the consultation the following bul
letin was issued:
Heart' Action Good.
Senator Hanna Is doing well. His morn
ing temperature was a little higher, but
the heart's action Is good and there are no
complications.
(Signed.) DRS. RTXEr AND OSLER.
It was announced that Dr. Edward Ter-
klns Carter of Cleveland, Senator Hanna'a
family physician, will reach her tomorrow
at the request of the senator.
Dr. Brewer came to Washington with
Dr. Osier, but did not sign the bulletin.
The two outsldo physicians ' loft th city
Immediately after the consultation.
Th senator was very restless lost night
and gained little sleep. This, together
with the general course of the fever, it is
stated, account for hi weaker condition
and increased nervousness today. The
physicians explain that It Is to be expected
that the fever will lncreass until the crisis
Is passed, but they do not name any defi
nite -date when that critical point will be
reached. His temperature has shown a
steady net gain for several days, with the
usual fall of I or t degree over night
The bulletin given out Immediately after
Dr. Rlxey made his call about 8 o'clock
this morning follows:
Too Weak, to Talk.
No decided changes In Senator Henna's
condition this morning. Temperature.
101 6-10; puis, W. This was a rise of 0-10 of
n. dno-ree In twentv-faur hours, and of 16-10
since Frldsy morning, when the first offi
cial announcement was made of the pres
ence of typhoid. The senator Is taking no
nounsnment except mils, tie is too weax
to talk except an occasional few word to
those who are attending him. Mrs.- Hanna
and Miss Phelps, his niece, being the only
ones permitted to see him beside the phy
sicians and trained nurses.
Mrs. Hanna haa been a stesdy attendant
at hi bedside and show tha effects of th
strain she is undergoing. She took a long
drive thl afternoon, which apparently
benefited her. Miss Fhelp remained at
the apartment so a to be present In case
her services ware needed. Daniel B. Hanna
of Cleveland, a brother of th senator,
called on the long distance telephone from
there, a has been his custom.
H. M. Hanna of ThomasviU. Oa., an
other brother, Is expected, tat tonight He
baa retired from business and Mr. Hanna
wanted him here to advise with her over
the situation. He will remain at ths hotel
here. Senator Hanna frequently ask for
hi secretary, Elmer Dover, but pretexts
have been used to divert hi attention from
business. Mr. Dover expected to go to Chi
cago to attend a meeting of the republican
national committee, but remained her on
account of the scnatpr' sickness.
Mr. Hanna has made Inquiries on this
point and Mr. Dover has found It necessary
to avoid seeing the senator except once
since the Illness reached a serious stage.
On that occasion the senator showed that
he was devoting considerable thought to
business cares and a question about one
matter concerning which he wanted to glv
Instructions led him to make numerous
other Inquiries. It Is this mental effort
which those sttendlng him are earnestly
striving to avoids
WAR IS IN SIGHT NOW
(Continued from Flrt Page.)
printed In the Official Messenger at 6
o'clock this morning.
With war Imminent orders havs been
given for a rigid censorship over all In
formation relating to naval and military
movements. Preparation were also made
for the czar's journey to th ancient capi
tal, Moscow, where he goes in accordance
with the traditional custom of his fore
fathers to Invoke divine guidance. While
th imperial train I passing to Moscow
troop will line every foot of th way.
en of Co nf naton.
When the representative of th Associated
Press called at the Japanese legation thl
morning be found a seen' of great eon
fusion. During th night, aa If by maglo,
all th Japanese art treasures had dis
appeared and th spacious salons ware
bar.
Servants and attache, who had been
working all night were still busily packing
papsr and archive. M. Kurlno entered
the salon with tils habitual quick and nerv.
oua step. His bloodshot eyes gar evi
dence that h had been a stranger to sleep,
but he displayed the Impassive character-
in tics of hi race and wa without trace of
excitement. Thcis waa an air of firm resolu
tion about him, however, which was th
only noticeable change In his demeanor.
Throughout the strain which has Just
passed the attitude of the Japanese minister
has been strictly correct. He ha bean on
good terms personally with Count Lam
dorff and the other Russian officials. To
day, aa Is customary with him, he wa
extremely reticent and declined to offer an
explanation of ths count of Japan, saying
th authorities at Toklo would doubtlea
glv th world their side of th story. Ha
ventured, however, to point out that th
Irritation created by the delay In th Rus
sian response, postponed from day to day,
together with the forecasts of what It con
tained, might ' hav convinced hi govern
ment that It was futile to continue further
diplomacy.
As M. Kurlno looked out of a window at
th legation, which faces th Ktva, not
far from th winter palace, h saw a
battalion of th Russian Imperial guard
clad to the heels In big overcoats and their
guna slung over their backs. He showed
no ra.otlon at th light H said, rather
sadly, that th ruptur of diplomatics r
latlons did not necessarily maa war.
Japanese Minister Pop alar.
United Statea Ambassador McCortnlck
was on of M. Kurlno' first callers this
morning and later In th day other diplo
mat among whom th minister I popu
lar earn to express to him their regret
at the turn events had taken. In the
afternoon M. Kurlno and his wife made
a number of hurried farewell calls. Includ
ing one at the American embassy.
Four cars are ready at the Warsaw sta
tion for the minister and the legation staff
M. Kurlno will leave at the earliest pos
sible moment, but he probably will not be
able to get away before Wednesday. The
current business of th Japanese legation,
It is believed, will be turned over to the
Rrltlsh embassy, although It was once
thought posMlble, In view of the fact that
Great Rrltaln, as Japan's ally, might
be drawn Into the quarrel, that McCor
mlck might take charge. Mr. McCurmlck,
however, has received no Instructions on
this point. It Is possible that the czar
may personally undertake the protection
of the Japanese In Rusola as Nicholas rtll
In the case of the English during the Cri
mean war
Fighting May Begin In Teres,
It Is the general opinion of military men
here that Japan will Immediately land
troops In Cores, whence will come the first
new of fighting unless there should be
an accidental encounter at sea.
The Associated Press waa Informed at
a late hour tonight that the order for th
Imperial train to take the czar to Mos
cow had been countermanded, and that
the date of hi majesty's departure Is un
certain. Amid the crop nf stories afloat here today
there are some of the wildest character, as,
for example, that a naval battle has al
ready been fought and a Japanese fleet
sunk. Another story, which Is repeated,
circumstantially, la that while the Japanese
government did not wait for the official
presentation of the Russian response, th
contents of It were communicated privately
to M. Kurlno, who telegraphed it to hi
government. This, the press has been In
formed, Is not true.
Declined to Yield Fonr Points.
When Count Lamsdorff Informed M.
Kurlno on Thursday night that the re
sponse had gone to Viceroy Alexleff he did
not give him a copy of It, but it Is under
stood that he made known In a general
way the Russian position. RuhsIo, while
making concessions, decllnod to yield on
the four following points:
1. Japan's right to ask for a treaty cover
ing the sovereignty of Manchurln.
i. Russia Insisted upon mutual recognition
for the protection of Cores.
8. That there should be no formication of
southern Corca which might threaten Rus
siuu communication with Port Arthur and
Vladivostok.
4. Russia declined to meet Japan's wishes
with regard to a neutral zone on both
sides of the Yalu river.
The news of tlie breaking off of diplo
matic relations between Russia and Japan
was spreud far and wide throughout the
capital by extra bulletins of the Novoo
Vreroya and other papers. Much excite
ment was created, and this resulted In
patriotic demonstration.
At the performance of Tellnkas' hereto
opera, "Life for the Caar," at the Marde
theater, the enormous building was packed
from floor to' celling and many military
offloara were present. Whon the peassnt
Sousatn, who in tho play come to save
tho czar's life, sang the national ode, "God
Save the Czar from His Enemies." th
emotional Russian character was stilled by
th solemnity of the occasion, but when th
curtain was rung down, the audience burst
Into vociferous applause.
Tha Bourse Gazette halls the breaking off
of relations because It terminates the pres
ent suspense nnd declare that th entire
nation will respond to the Imperial call.
ilelay Canard th Trouble.
PARIS, Feb. 7. The . Japanese minister
to France, M. Motono, made publlo this
afternoon an announcement of th break
ing off of diplomatic relation between
Japan and Russia, saying thl action wa
due to Russia's dilatory action in making
a respons te Japan.
The Foreign office has been Informed of
the departure of Baron de Rosen, the Rus
sian minister, from Toklo, end it ha been
advised of the announcement that th
Russian government considered It possible
that aotlon looking toward mediation might
be taken. No exchange with Oreat Britain,
however, have yet taken place. Something
In this direction may be done tomorrow.
The Japanese government communicated
a statement to M. Motono announcing the
t-everanc of diplomatic relations with Rus
sia and giving details of the reasons there
fore. M. Motono took this statement to
the Foreign office, where he personally om-
munlcated it to Foreign Minister Delcasse,
Subsequently the Japanese minister gave
the Associated Prs the following statd
ment: Japan Walt In Vala.
TOKIO. Feb. C The last Japanese note
In response to the Russian cote of Janu
ary ( had been remitted to the Russian
minister at Toklo on January 12. Japanese
government had Insisted that a prompt
response be made to It, owing to the gravity
oi me Sliunuon. woi receiTin inn rrpij
requested, M. Kurano. the Japanese minis
ter at Rt. Petersburg, hss made to Count
Lamsdorff on several occasions recently
representations In order to secure an
answer from Russia. Not having obtained
this answer, He asked mm to inaicat tne
oarllost date for th reply. Count lams
dorff, whll promising to make a response
as early as posnlble, nas not been able to
Indicate when the response could be trans
mitted to th Japanese government
The Japanese government having valn'y
waited on its part the Russian answer for
more man tnree weess, ana naving Deen
moreover. Informed that Russia was mak
ing active preparations for war and wa
concentrating It troops and naval forces
toward cores, it is unaer ire necessity or
breaking Its negotiations with Russia and
resuming Its liberty of action.
Official New at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Fob. T.-The Associated
Press was informed today at the Russian
embassy that the Russian government haa
received s not from Japan announcing
the discontinuance of negotiations and th
interruption of diplomatic relations.
Simultaneously with the receipt of this
note, which occurred Friday, which stated
that Minister Kurlno, th Japanese min
ister at St. Petersburg, was recallod by
hi government, the Russian government
then recalled Baron Rosen, Its Minister at
Toklo.
Th further statement wa made that
th receipt of the Japanese hot announc
ing th Interruption of relation occurred
be for Baron Rosen had delivered th full
reply to Jspan. The Russian government
resent what it declare to be an unwar
ranted Interruption to negotiation, which
It wa hoped up to the last might result
In a peaceful settlement. All hope of
avoiding war now It I frankly admitted
ha been abandoned by th Russian gov
ernment. Count Cstnl, th Russian sm-
baaaador, upon receipt of th cablegram
from St. Petersburg, called upon Acting
Secretary of State Loomi and Informed
him of th Interruption of relation.
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