TIIK OMAHA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, I'EMllTARY 10, 1901.
An Inspection In being made to ascertain
he character of the damnc'. Details are
'ollowlng for your majesty.
The Russian battleship Retvixan was
tallt by the Cramps nt Philadelphia. It
1 of 12,700 tons displacement, has lii.ooo in
dicated horse fcower and has a. speed of
eighteen knota pr hour. Ita arrfior la of
Krupp steel, from four to ten Inchea in
thickness, and Ita armament conaiata of
four twelve-inch guns, twelve alx-lnch guna,
twenty three-Inch nun and twenty-alx
mailer rapid-fire guns.
Th Ctarvltch ia a battleship of 13,110
totia, built In France. In armor, armament
nd apeed It about equals the Retvixan.
The Pallada la a cruiser of ,30 tona. Il
was built In Germany and wna completed In
1903. Its armament consist of six alx-lnch
tuna, twenty three-Inch guns and eight
1.4-Inch guns. Ita apeed la estimated at
twenty knota.
Rasala Prepare foe "War.
The newc that Japan had duplicated Its
tactlca at the opening of the Chlno-Japan-ese
war by a tjrpedo attack on the Russian
shins off Port Arthur created Intense ex
citement. Details of the attack are anx
iously awaited. Extra editions of the morn
ing papers printed early In the forenoon
and the appearance of the official messen
ger conveyed the Intelligence to the popu
lation of the capital and dlapelled any
lingering hopea that War could be averted.
The clsr and hla mlnlaters, who had been
Informed Immediately of tha receipt of
Viceroy Alexleffs telegram, accepted the
gage and prepared to face the reality of
war. The-cxar's manifesto declaring a
state of war to exist Is expected to be Ifl
aued tomorrow at the latest.
Feverish, activity reigned at all the mln
Istrlea and war preparatlona were (hiahed
In all directions.
Hessians Show Loyalty.
The Russian Red Cross society already
has arnt 2,000 bandages to the far east and
Bisters of Mercy are leaving.
The temper of the people. Which waa in
dicated In the great personal demonstra
tion accorded to their majesties at the Im
perial opera house yesterday evening, the
audience rising and singing "Ood save the
cxar and give- him victory," waa further
manifested this morning1 after the arrival
of the news from Port ' Arthur In the
crowds of volunteers who besieged the gen
'eral staff offices. -
The naval reserves hare been called out.
The rctlon of the Japanese 'In attacking
the Russian fleet without a declaration of
' war la denounced as an outrage by the
Russians generally and the result, Instead
of discouraging them, seems to have been
to furnish the spark necessary to fire Rus
sian patriotism. From the larger centers
throughout European Russia comes Infor
matlon that the country la already aroused
by the Japanese action In breaking off the
negotiations.
False Report of Japanese Loss.
The announcement of the sinking of
eleven Japanese ships and he fact that
Port Arthur waa In flames was given out
In St. Petersburg at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon aa 'official, but investigation showed
the report to be untrue?-'The only con
firmed official communication Is that from
Admiral Alexieff, Issued early, announcing
that Japanese torpedo Doats had made a
sudden attack on the Russian squadron In
the - outer roads of the -fortress of Port
Arthur In which the battleships RetvUan
and Czarevitch and the cruises. Pallada
had been damaged.
Russian Fleet In Far Kaat.
The latest returns of Russian war ships
In the far east total ninety-four, including
eight battleships,, sixteen cruisers, eleven
gunboats' and fifty-six torpedo boat de
stroyers and torpedo boata. Three more
battleships and nine torpedo boata are to go
to the far east In the spring.
The vast squadron In front of the winter
palace ia crowded this evening with an
Immense assemblage. Among the excited,
cheering crowds, the wildest reports of
happenings In the far -east were clrcu
lating.
Those who attended the religious service
at the palace today asserted that the Japa
nese had attacked Port Arthur and that
tho fight was atlll progressing. From the
same source it was asserted that the dam
a a" done to the Retvimn, Cescrevltch and
Pallada by the Japanese torpedoa was not
erloua.
stocks slumped ominously here today
Qur per cent consols dropped from 144
to ,1S9; Imperial rentes from 95 to 94; the
Jtusslun Dank of Foreign Trade from 320
to 200; International lost 20 points; Man
tacbeff Petroleum . went down 80; Nobel
shares lost 46 points; first premium state
loan lost 43; second premium state loan
68.' and third premium state loan 34.
These losses are typical. Other sharea
fell cfrreepqndlnTly. .. ,,-..
Two Warships Disabled.
The following official bulletin has Just
teei). Issued In the form of a telegram from
Viceroy Alexleff's chief of staff, dated Feb
ruary p:
By order of the viceroy I beg. to report
that this day. at about 11 o'clock In the
morning, a Japanese squadron, consisting
of about fifteen battleships and cruisers.
Spproached Port Arthur and opened fire,
'he enemy waa received with a cannonade
mm the shore batteries and the guns of
our squadron, wbleh also participated In
the engagement.
At about midday the Japanese squadron
ceased Its fire and Inft, proceeding south.
Our losses In the fleet were two olncers
Wounded, nine men killed and forty-one
men woundod. The battleship Oltava and
the crulsw Novlk each had a hole knocked
In Ita side below the water line. The forts
were slightly damaged.
(Signed.) MAJOR GENERAL FLUO.
i ODESSA, Feb. . The Russian volunteer
crulsef, Tampoaa sailed today with a full
cargo for tha far east. The Ruaalan
GOLD MEDAL
P&av-American Bcpaaitloa.'
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steamers Kleff and Vladimir are atartlng
for the far east this week.
MOSCOW, Feb. .-Tlt Muscovites are
animated by ' patriotic sentiments, which
have been strengthened by the actual out
break of war. The local Red Cross so
ciety Is besieged by women who are offer
ing their services to nurse the wounded.
Prices on the Moscow Stock exchange are
falling.
NIJNI NOVOGROD, Russia. Feb. I.-Ex-
citement hefe attends the departure of
troops.
PORT ARTHUR. Fef?. . Japanese tor
pedo boats attacked the Russian fleet here
during the night and three of the Russian
ships were badly damaged. The Japanese,
who thus scored, the first success of the
war, escaped undamaged.
In consequence of the attack by the
Japanese torpedo boats martial law hat
been proclaimed' here.
Karal Rattle at CKemnlpo.
TOKIO. Feb. .-It Is reported here that
the Japanese fleet engaged and defeated
two Russian warships, whose names have
not yet been Teamed, at-'Chemulpo today.
It Is said the engagement began at 11 a.
and continued until J p. tn. The smaller
Russian vessel Is reported to have been
sunk and the larger one fired and hope
lessly disabled.
A part of the crew are reported to have
escaped to the shore and to have been
captufed. The Japanese ships are re
ported to be slightly damaged. Official con
firmation of the report Is unobtainable.
It was reported yesterday that the Rus
sian cruisers Korleti and Valrlg were ly
ing at Chemulpo yesterday and It la pos
sible that they were the vessels reported
to have been engaged.
f Japanese Ordered Home.
BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. . The Japanese
of San Francisco who are members of the
reserves, are busy making preparations to
return to their native country and take up
arma In Its defense. H. Toshloka, secretary
of the Japanese consulate, said today that
It Is probable that all members of the re
serve will receive their home orders In a
few days. These orders do not come
through the consulate, but directly to each
Individual. Several hundred Japanese are
reported to be coming from points in the
Interior on their way to Japan.
Has Meat for the Huaslana.
The Taclfic mall steamer Corea, which
sailed on February 9 for Japan will be the
first American vessel to sail through the
dangerous waters of the far eaat. It has
on board a large cargo of meat for the
Russian- government, which has been
shipped, by way of Nagasaki. The Corea
ailed from Honolulu yesterday without
knowing -that war had been declared. It
goes from there direct to Yokohama, there
being no way to reach the ahlp until it
Is In Japanese waters, unless, as suspected,
Captain Seabury has orders to proceed Jo
Midway Island enroute. No future ships
of the Pacific Mall company will accept
orders for Corean, Siberian or Manchurlan
ports. Should there be a blockade on the
Japanese porta, the Oaellc will run to
JlrtnK Kong, as It Is expected the Core
wlfl also do. The Accidental and Oriental
steamer Gaelic will sail tomorrow after
noon for the orient.
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONS
(Continued from Page One.)
Russian government impressed the Japa
nese government all the more with the
necessity of the Insertion of a clause to
the effect that Japan has Important com
mcrcial Interests In Manchuria, and it
entertains no small hopea of their future
oevt'iopments, ana in race japan nas even
interests there by reason of its relations
to Corea, so that II could not possibly
recognise Manchuria as being entirely out
side its sphere of interests. These reasons
decided Japan to absolutely reject the
Russiah croDoeal. The Jananese govern
Thent advanced the above views and at trip
same time advanced other mlrior amend
ments In tne Russian counter propnaal.
They further proposed, with regard to a
neutral nne. that if one was to be created
It should be established on both sides , of
the boundary ,lne between Manchuria and
Corea, with equal width, say fifty kilo
meters. .Russian Reply Not Satisfactory.
After repeated discussions at Tokio the
Japanese government finally presented the
Russian government their definite arrange
ment on the matter. The Japanese govern
ment then frequently urged the Russian
government for a reply.. In that -reply
Russia suppressed clauses relating to Man
churia so as to make the proposed conven
tion possible for Corea and maintained Its
original demand In regard to the nonem
Ployment of Corean territory for strateai-
cal purposea as well aa a neutral tone, but
the exclusion of Manchuria from the pro
posed convention being contrary to the
original object of the negotiations, which
were to remove causes or conflict between
the two countries by, a friendly arrange
ment of their interests both in Manchuria
and Cores.
The Japanese government asked the Rus
sian government . to reconsider the ques
tion and again proposed the removal of the
restriction regarding the use of Corean
territory and the entire suppression of the
neutral cone on the ground that If Russia
waa opposed to the establishment of one
In Manchuria it should not establish one
In ( orea. The last reply or Ilussla was re
ceived -at Toklo January t. In this reply,
It Is true, Russ'a proposed to sgree to In
sert the following; clause In the proposed
agreement: V
The recognition by Japan of Manchuria
and Ita littoral aa outside- Its sphere of
Interest, whilst Russia within the limits of
that territory would not Impede Japan or
other powers In the enjoyment of rights
and privileges acquired by them under ex
isting treaties with China, exclusive of the
establishment of settlement." but this was
proposed to be agreed upon enlv uuon onn.
dltions maintaining the clauses regarding
a neuirm pme in t-orean lermory ana tne
nonemnlovment of Corean tarrltorv for
strategical n.irooses. the conditions whereof
were impossible or japan a accepting, had
already been fully explained to them. It
should further be observed that no mention
was made at all of the territorial lntearrltv
of China In Manchuria, and It must be self.
evident to evrrybody that the engagement
now proposea ny missis wouiq oe unprac
tical in vaiue so long as u wss unaccom
panied by a definite stipulation regarding
the terltortal Integrity of China In Man.
churls, alnce the treaty rights are only co
existing with sovereignty. Eventual ab
sorption of Manchuria nv Russia would
annul at once those rights and privileges
acquired by the powers In Manchuria by
viriu uk ircsum wun vnina.
Cares Colds tho World Over.
LAXATIVH BROMO QCININE. To
the 'genuine, call for the full name,
cents.
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PORK ADVANCES ON WAR NEWS
Chicago Prodae Market Feels Ctteet
of Present Mtnatlon In Far
East.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9. The outbreak of hos
tilities in the far east caused an advance
of $1 22H per barrel today In the price of
pork for May delivery. The price waa bid
up to $14.90 per barrel from the opening
figure of $ia.T0lTt.
The entire provision list showed advances
and it waa said that an active demand from
English houses wss largely retpDnslbla.
Will Pa AU Thla (or Yon.
Dr. King's New Life Pills puts vim, vigor
and new life Into every nerve, muscle and
organ of the body. Try them. Uo. . For
eale oy Kuhn ft Co.
- Amount of Cotton Ginned.
WAfiHINQTON. Feb. I.-The cenaus bu
rent today Issued a ' report showing the
amount of cotton finned from the crop
grown In 19ut op to and Including January
I. ls). There were 1,01 J active ginneries.
Square bales- amounted to $.t13a0; round
bales, 717.40, and 8ea Island crop, T3.90T.
Total bales, l.$&.7T.
Cares Colds In France.
LAXATIVE BROMO tJlt.NINE. To get
th genuine, -call for, tha full name,
cents.
WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES
Mayor of Bait! mora Deolarei Oi'.j Will Ra-
bnild Iti Famed Homes,
MAKES BUSSING OF ITS CALAMITY
Baalnea Men Arc Trying; to gcenro
Temporary Offices, bat Many Are
OOt of Rnslnesa Ten.
porarlly at Least.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 9 Mayor. McLane
when asked for a statement today dictated
the following to the Associated Preaa:
Baltimore will now enter undaunted Into
the task of resurrection. A greater and
more beautiful city will arise from the
ruins and we shall make of this calamity
a future blessing. We are. staggerfld by
the terrible blow, but we are not discour
aged, and every energy of the city as a
municipality and its cltir.ena as private in
dividuals will be devoted to a rehabilitation
that will not only prove the stuff we are
made of, but be a monument to the Amer
ican spirit.
After a meeting of the representatives
of Inaurance companies today It was an
nounced that they estimate the loss at $12:,
000.000. with Insurance to the amount of
$90,000,000.
After an Investigation It Is announced
that the vaults of the Continental Trust
company, which contain securities to the
value of $200,000,000, are Intact. The vaults
of tha Maryland Trust company and those
of the Mercantile Trust company have not
been damaged In the least. The bank of
Brown Bros., directly In the path of the
flames, practically escaped without loasos.
Holidays Relieve Cltlsena.
With the great fire which ate up prop-
witn the great nre wnicn ate up prop
erty variously estimated at from $25,000,000
to $150,000,000 slowly burning Itself out
Baltimore awoke this morning to face the
grave questions of civic and municipal re
adjustment. The mayor and his associates
of the city government are to decide the
problems of aid,. the acceptance or refusal
of generous proffers of assistance from
every section of the country, policing- of
the district where lies vant value in warped
safes and all the hundred minor things that
follow a calamity so stupendous that It ia
even yet hardly fully realised.
Wlttv admirable promptness nil the Im
portant phases of the rltuatlan have al
ready, been provided for. To relieve banks
and citizens from the embarrassment of
financial transactions the next seven days
have been declared legal holidays In the
commonwealth of Maryland.
Three regiments of state militia infantry
are on duty and Troop A of the State
Guard alao has been called Into service.
Bo thoroughly is the policing of the city
now systematized that the federal troopa
yesterday ordered here to assist the
National Guard were not needed, and after
a conference with Brigadier Oeneral Rlggs
Major General Corbln has returned to New
York and It is not probable that a single
federal soldier will be retained in Balti
more. '
The cltv Is orderly. The hours of the
early morning, which vmdals and looters
usually, seise for their work, passed wlth-
Lout event. But one man is under arreat
for an offense directly connected with the
fire.
But One Serious Accident.
Probably never before has there been a
fire of such magnitude absolutely without
loss of life and so remarkably free from
accidents. The only person seriously In
jured was Jacob Inglefrltt, a volunteer
fireman of York, Pa. He was unconscious
when taken to - the hospital. A report
arose that he was dead. He soon revived
however, and was reported this morning
to be suffering only from a broken leg
and minor Injuries. "'- " V: ' ,
..A careful round of the .hospMa,' reveals
the act that by far the greater part of
the entries In- the books aro simply for
foreign body in the eye."
In these caaes, as in many others, the
great blase that had the city In Ita grasp
for sixty hours Is unique. History af
fords no parallel to a calamity so costly
In treaaure and so fortunately free from
loss of life or limb.
Bright and early, In spite of the fact of
hl long tour of duty, Mayor MoLane was
at his office this morning holding confer
ences with other city and state ofllclals
and Governor Warfleld was also on hand.
Today dawned cold and clear and lack
ing wind. There waa a decided fall in
emperature during the night and by early
morning the full gutters of the fire district
and the flooded streets were turned to ice.
The cold, however, Is not Intense enough to
cause suffering among the police, rnldlera
and firemen on duty. The absence of wind
Is a Godsend, for thousands of feet of
tottering walls would surely tumble In a
strong breese and add greatly to the peril
of the men whose duty calls them In the
danger gone.
Baltimore Is not under martial law. Gen
eral Rlggs terms the condition "military.
control," but In no way have the civil au
thorltles been superceded." Military and
civil authority are working together.
Firemen Take n Rest.
, One-half of the local fire, companies were
ordered to their quarters at 1 o'clock this
mornlnin The newly arrived volunteer vis
ttors remaining to assist the weary local
men. With the exception of a few build
ings, 140 acres of valuable city property is
devastated. During the early morning
hours several small fires started among the
ruins of the burned buildings. Only debris,
however, waa left to be destroyed.
entries on Oaard.
Not the slightest disturbance occurred
during the long hours of trc night, the
first since Saturday In which Ualtlmore has
dared to sleep. Utterly exhausted by the
long selge of watching and worry, when
no man could aay that any portion of the
city waa aafe, the people of Baltimore laat
night went to rest feeling assured that the
flames were entirely controlled and the
full extent of the damage Jtnown only the
firemen, police and guardsmen remained on
duty during the night. In spite ef the
almost entire absence of spectators, the
guard were vigilant to the uttermost, and
It was almost impossible for even the
firemen to keep watch of the progress of
the flames. Doubled sentries on every cor
ner of the, long cordon around the flame-
swept district challenged snarply every
passer and on many posts refused to honor
the police fire line permits or even the
regulation military passes, purporting to
be good on all posts and at all hours of the
day or night.
Beginning today the companies of the
First regiment, Maryland Guard, which
has been ordered here, waa posted on
guard. The Fourth and Fifth regiments.
which, with Troop A, cavalry, Baltimore
Guardsmen, who had been doing police
duty since the sounding of the riot call
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Sunday afternoon, were not reUeved en-1
tlrely, but were excused, a company at a
time, to go to their homes. General Rlggs,
ho, as commander-in-chief of the brigade
of etate troops, who has been In personal
command or the militia since the outbreak
of the fire. Is unwilling to say how long
It may be necessary to keep the
outside companies here or how soon
It will " be possible to relieve the
home guards, but It Is evident that " It
will be several days at leaat before policing
of the city la entrusted to Ita regular
guardians under normal conditions.
At Intervals during the day the out
side firemen, who had responded to the
call .for assistance from Baltimore, left
for their homes, as Chief Horton believed
ho could safely dispense with the battalions
from other towns.
Incoming trains during the forenoon
brought sUhtseers In considerable' numbers
from adjacent clUes and, the nearby coun
try districts. Those who came anticipating
the spectacle Of a great city tn great con
fusion and lost In clouds of, smoke were
disappointed. Even to . the very edge of
the burned ruin there Is nothing spectacu
lar. Residences Are Intact.
Ijy reason of the cessation of street car
service there are Urge crowds on the
streets, but the transportation companlea
are making brave efforts to resume serv
ice. The suburban lines are maintaining
service and certain tracks In the unaffected
parts of the town also display a few cars.
Of the great ' region swept by the fire,
curiously, enough no. part wns devoted to
residences, so the sheltering of homeless Is
no part of the city's problem. In the fire
area are embraced the financial district, a
considerable portion of the wholesale dis
trict, an area given over to brokers of
various kinds and a large' shipping district
along the wharves. In the wholesale dis
trict, at the northwest part of the fire
xone, were located many wholesale dry
goods merchants and . manufacturers ot
clothing, an important Baltimore Industry.
Adjacent to this was a high class retail
district, with most of the principal Jewelry,
furniture and piano establishments. Every
office building in the city was destroyed,
along with the banks and trust companies
In tha financial district, nearly every one
of these being consumed.- Around the
Stock exchange and Chamber of Commerce,
which early fell before the flames, were
located the offices of many brokers, and
those, with all the foreign steamship nnd
custom house brokers' Offices, were In
volved In the widespread ruin.
Scramble lor Houses.
Another wholesale district destroyed was
that devoted to groceries and produce, the
historic old "MarHh market" going down In
ruins. Right lti the heart of the .burned
district was located the Immense central
power plant of the United Railways and
Electric company, its four closely grouped
stacks being visible from every side of the
flame-swept aone and its fallen walls form
Ing one of the most Impressive as well as
inaccessible ruins, . To the eastward of the
power house and extending to Jones Falls
and the harbor, the eastern and southern
boundaries vjf the fire, Is a region given up
to lumber yards, canning and packing fac
tories and Ice houses, accessible on .two
sides by water and marking the first real
check and farthest progress of the flames.
Today there Is a scramble for temporary
office room on the part of hundreds of bus!
ness firms.
inbtrensnry Opens for Business.
Despite the legal holiday of seven days
declared by Governor Warfleld. the United
States subtreasury re-opened for business
today under the direction of the secretary
or treasury, and the hulldlng haa been con
"nw into a military .camp .. to avert any
poaslble attempt.,, at ... looting or other
disorders. Secretary .haw and Assistant
Treasurer A. LlncfcUnsfDryden had ,a long
conference by telelme today,' na a result
of which the Tte5iry department - will
send supplies of, niney To, reinforce the
present resources of inubtreasury 'and this
money, which will be received tomorrow
will be added to froni time to time to any
amount needed to meet the demands of the
business Interests of Baltimore, so suddenly
crippled of banking facilities.
At a general meeting of the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon
committee was appointed with Instructions
to make the following announcement:
To Our Fellow Merchanta and Corre-
SDondents. Wber Located: The irtat
culamlty which lias befallen our city is
unparalleled In the history, but the enerav
and resourcefulness of our cltlsens are serv
ing us even In this disaster and there are
already such evidences of recuperation that
encuumae an in xne nope or ine early res.
loraiion or every nrancn or trade, and In
tne not very distant future the entire re
bulldinr of the destroved diatrict in a man
ner creditable to a people that have always
mown uruKrresa even in me past.
It will reaulre onlV unlimited action on
the part of our financial and commercial
interests to accomplish tnis, and we are
suce all retain that confidence and cour
age which are characteristics of our people
and will, In the end, prevail.
The grain trade of Baltimore, considering
Its Importance and the great Interests In
volved, has suffered lesM than any other
nrancn or tne city s business. The fire did
not touch our elevators, terminals and rail
road facilities and It Is with pleasure that
we announce that our merchanta have al.
ready secured places of business and are
prepared to attend to all matters, with
v
ut little inconvenience to themselves and
no disadvantage to their patrons.
3 aisaav
(Signed;
JAMES C. (lOHMAN.
J AM KB CORN KR,
w. U. HlHttOi".
BLANCH AKI) RANDALL
CHARLES ENGINI),
. - i Committee.
Hernrltlee Are Safe.
An Investigation of the ruins of several
of the banks and trust companies tn the
destroyed section today disclosed the fac
that their vaults and contenta are abso
lutely intact. This discovery will enor
mously reduce the estimated losses, reveal
Ing aa It did that paper amounting to hun
dreds of millions of dollars in value Is un
scorched. The aspect Immediately assumed
a brighter tone, for It was this phase of the
situation that excited the gravest appre
henslon, for the financial life of some of
the city's greatest concerns depended upon
the safety of vault contents.
Insurance men representing the great
companies met this laornlng and formed an
organisation to expedite the adjustment of
the losses. There, was no discussion of
methods or formulation of official estimates
at this lnltlaj meeting, but the consensus of
opinion as expressed "by the experts was
that the total fire loss would not reach
above $12S.O0O,O0O, and somewhere In the
neighborhood of $30,000,000 would approxl
mate the loss to the Insurance companies.
K. &. 1'asschait. who represents a we:
known Insurance company, was an excep
tion. He said be believed that the tota
property loss would not exceed $TS,O0O,0uO,
the loss to the Insurance companies reach
Ing approximately $50,000,000.
COTTON PRICES TUMBLING
Publication of t eases Borean's Re
port Has Dlaastroas Effeet on
New York Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1 The publication of
tha census bureau's report this afternoon
was followed by a break In the cotton mar
ket that carried March to U 30 centa, Ma
to 13.40 cents and July to 13.46 cents, a de
cline from' the beat of 7oiW points, which
waa followed by a rally of 1&30 points.
Trading waa Very active and excited.
A Gnnrnmeed Care lor Plies.
Itching. BHhif. Bleeding or Protrudia
Piles. Your druggist will refund mooty It
PAXO OJNTUJCNT taJla to cur
I la U daa. Mn
ET MONEY FOR SANITARIUM
Appropriat'oni Committee Agrr-el to Bro
om mend an Inerraie.
CANNON GETS A LITTLE SATISFACTION
Congressman Bnrkett Compelled to
Forego the rieasore of Attend
Ins; the Lincoln Banquet
by Pressnre ot Dntles.
(From a Staff Co-respondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. $.-(Bpeelal Tele- i
gram.) Captain Henry E. Talmer will i
leave Washington having secured an ad
ditional appropriation for tha Battle Moun
tain sanitarium at Hot Springs. 8. 1)., If
promises go for anything, and the accom
plishment of; this appropriation Is about
the shortest on record. . Just before noon
today Captnln Palmer hft1 an Interview
wlfh Speaker Cannon, which was much to
the point and business-like. Captain rai
nier told Speaker Cannon that the appro
priation for the Battle Mountain sani
tarium, whlOh had been made while the
speaker was chairman of the committee
on appropriations, was not sufficient to
carry out the plans adopted by the Na-
tlonal Soldiers' Home commission. Cap
tain Palmer admitted that the speaker's
Judgment regarding the amount of the
appropriation wrb much more In line with
present conditions' than his; that he had
as chairman of the appropriations com
mlttee shown a much more comprchenalve
knowledge of conditions than he (Cap
tain Palmer) had; that there had been such
an appreciation in the cost of materials
and labor that It was Impossible to con
struct the sanitarium at Hot Springs for
the amount appropriated and that the
commission was short $90,000 of the amount
with which to complete the buildings ac
cording to the .original plans. ' Speaker
Cannon, after listening to the statement
of Captain Palmer, sententlouslj said:
Why, you tell that to the appropriations
committee. I am hot connected with that
committee now."
Captain Palmer took the hint, thanked
the apeaker for his suggestion, and Im
mediately proceeded to look up Mr. Mar
tin, of the South Dakota delegation, who
Is vitally Interested Iri the appropriation.
Mr. Martin at once called upon the sub
committee of the approprlntlona commit
te3 having matters of this character In
charge, and prevailed upon Chairman Htm
enway to convene his subcommittee for
the purpose of hearing Captain Palmer s
statement. Mr. Burkett was active In
assisting Captain Palmer end Mr. Martin
In getting the subcommittee together. As
a result Captain Palmer told his story to
the full subcommittee. It did not take
him very long to show the membera what
was needed to complete the sanitarium ac
cording to the original plans and after a
number of questions tending to bring out
more fully the conditions as they exist
today throughout the country, as to the
Increased cost of buildings nnd labor, the
subcommittee gave notice that they would
recommend an additional appropriation of
$75,000 to complete the sanitarium.
Calls at Postofllce Department.
This morning Senator Millard, accom
panied by Captain Palmer, called at the
Postofflce department, the senator pre
senting the fiew postmaster of Omaha to
the chiefs of divisions with whom he would
have to do business. Incldently the sena
tor took up the question of Palmer's bond,
which was found to be entirely satisfactory
and Captain Palmer gave notice that hn
would take possession or tne omce next
Monday. '
Tomorrow evening Captain t'aimer win
be tn guest of Speaker Cannon, at dinner
and wlU leave- for the west . Dy way qi
New York. , , .
Bnrkett Cannot Attend Dinner.
Owing to Imperative demands that he
shall remain In Washington curing u
consideration of appropriation bills now
being considered In that committee, Repre
sentative Burkett will not ce nme 10 go
to Lincoln for the Lincoln day exercises
on February 12. This la greatly to Mr.
Burkett's regret. He feels, however, that
hi. d.itv Is here and consequently ne nas
been compelled to send his regrets In the
shape of a letter to those who have charge
of the Lincoln club banquet. .
Mrs. Andrews Receives.
Mrs. W. B. Andrews, wife of the auditor
for the Treasury department, gave an ex
ceedingly large reception this afternoon.
In which she was fsslsted Ini receiving by
her sister, Mrs. MrCoy, Miss Dietrich. Mrs.
v. o Snyder and Mrs Prince or Illinois.
Mrs. Bishop of Michigan, and Mrs. John
Shafroth of Colorndo. In eddltlon to the
receiving party Mrs. Andrews was aided by
Mrs. gwlnburn of lown, Mrs. Henry C.
Smith of Hastinga. Neb., Mra, Tobey of
Lincoln, and Mlas Bandera. Many oi tne
Nebraska colony resident In Washington
called, Including the Nebraska delegation
In congress.
REGARDS BLOW STAGGERING
(Continued from First Page.)
only condition concerning the battle which
had been received by the administration.
Dispatches from United States Minister
Allen at Seoul, Corea. received this morn
ing did not mention the nava' engagement.
It was decided that the unitea oiaies
should preserve absolute neutrality oo-
tween tho combatants, but it is scarcely
likely that a proclamation formally an
nouncing that decision will be made until
official advices of the actual beginning 61
hostllltleo have been received. Aamirai
Evans' cruiser squadron will oba-.TV the
naval operationa of the war. The cubinat
also discussed briefly the Panama canal
situation, but no Information concerning
the details of the discussion were disclosed.
Secretary Hay,' who attendtd today's
meeting, la much Improved in health and
took an active part In the deliberations.
Japan's Dnrliin Font.
News of the daring exploit of the Japa
nese torpedo boata ut Port Arthur last night
waa received with great Interest by the
naval officers. The general Impression that
the Japanese boats did not actually run
Into the harbor, but, passing swiftly across
tho mouth, under cover of darkness, let
fly their torpedoes broadside and at least
three of these found their mark. Naval
officers heie say this feat could not have
been performed It the Ruaslan vessels hail
remained under the guna of the furta In
the Inner harbor, but the torpedj boat ad
vocates point to a daring raid by Japan.e
torpedo boata Into the splendidly fortified
harbor of Wei Hal Wei, Juat oppialte Port
Arthur, during the China-Japanese war,
when three great Chinese battleslilpj ware
sent to the bottom.
(iladness nt Berlin.
BERLIN, Feb. . Japan's Initial success
In tha first attack with torpedo boata on
tb Russian flett off Port Arthur produced
a deep Impression both on the people and
military and naval critics here. Groups
gathered around the distributer of the
"extrsa" in ihe etreets and read the newt
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almost with exclamations of gladness. The
Comment at the marine department waa
that even the temporary disablement of
three warships placed the Russian at a
great disadvantage In the future rpera
tlons. It wns added that the torpedoing of
the enemy's vessels lying under powerful
land batteries must have been carried out
daringly and skilfully. As Viceroy Alexieff
did not mention any Japanese losses In his
first dispatch, the common talk of the naval
officers wns that the Japanese have shown
that they can handle their ships better than
the Russians
France Regrets Action.
PARIS, Feb. S.-Tho news of the first
Japanese attack with torpedo boats on the
Russian fleet, off Port Arthur created con
sternutiun here. The ofllclals of the For
eign office were among the first to receive
the' Information and their advices were
similar to those of the St. Petersburg offl
clnl gazette, showing that two Russian
battleships and one cruiser were damaged
and also showing that four torpedo boats
made the attack.
An official of the Foreign office said:
"It Is profoundly to be regretted that such
a decisive step has been taken, as It ter
minates the efforts the powers might have
mode to avert actual warfare."
Information has been received here show
ing that the British government will Issue
a declaration of neutrality within a few
days, perhaps Immediately, and that Francs
will take the same course within a day or
two.
At a conference of ministers held at the
Elysee palace today under the presidency
of M. Loiibct.. Foreign Minister Delcaase
communicated the news of the first Japan
ese attack with torpedo boats on the Rus
sian fleet oft, Port Arthur and announced
that the French minister at Toklo had been
asked to assure the protection of French
subjects.
France, Mays Kentral.
The attitude of the French government,
In view of the war, Is now definitely deter
mined upon. France will maintain neu
trality under any and all circumstances
the Franco-Russian alliance being con
strued na not requiring France to Intervene
In behalf of Russia, even should Great
Britain or ut.y third power Intervene In
behalf of Japan.'
The naval 'engagement off Port Arthur
la understood to have mainly occupied the
attention of the council of ministers. The
Impression prevailed that the three Russian
ships torpedoed are so disabled as to be
unserviceable for the remainder of the war,
thus placing the Russian fleet In a state of
manifest Inferiority. It Is said that mem
bers of the council of ministers expressed
astonishment at the alleged negligence of
the commanders of the Russian ships In
permitting the Japanese to surprise them.
The Japanese legation announces that
Japan haa requested China to declare coal
contraband of war. The effect of this would
be tp cut off the main coal supply of the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur. The legation
officials add that China's continuance of
supplying the Russians with coal would be
i breach of neutrality. y .
One Vessel la Sink, - ..
It was announced at the French Foreign
office this afternoon that the Russian
cruiser Pallada was sunk In the torpedo
attack made by the Japanese on the Rus
sian fleet off Port Arthur. Tfce Injuries
sustained by the Retvixan and Caarevltch
are not known.
It waa reported on tho aame authority
that the cable from Vladivostok had been
out
China, It In understood, has given official
assurances that It will Immediately Issue a
declaration of neutrality. This Is consid
ered highly Important In view of the possi
bility of Chinese, Impressed by the Japanese
success ct Port Arthur, Joining the
Japanese.
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street. The ceremony was performed by
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being present were: 'Mrs. Iietweller, mother
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Clark. Dr. -and Mrs. Dntweller departed at
7:60 on the Illinois Central for Chicago,
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and Jersey City, spending a few days there
and sailing from Hoboken Saturday on tho
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