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2 THE OMAHA PA1TA HKE: HATFItDAY, FEBIUTATIY 13, 1004. ths railway from the Interior to the cont proceeded with great precision. Think Onlr Two Rattle FooaM. A careful study of the report that have reached America and Europe from the eai"t. Including press dispatches and communica tions through official channels, would Indi cate that bvit two actunl conflict of any moment have so far occurred. These are the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur on Mojiday night and Tuesday morning and the affair at Chemulpo on Monday and Tuesday. In circle whiw knowledge of conditions In that part of the world allows them to speak with accuracy the various reports of other engpments are consid ered hut echoes of these two lights.. News travels slowly In north China. Cable and telcgTsph facilities are limited and It Is evident that as re ports of the Tort Arthur and Che mulpo affairs reach various, points they are promptly cabled by resident corre spondents, resulting In a natural confusion of dates. The circumstantial report of an other engagement, sent by the Renter Tele gram company from Toklo, under date of Februiry 10, published In this country yes terday afternoon, also undoubtedly referred to the original Port Arthur engagement, pews of which had Just reached Toklo. This belief Is strentghened by the fact that no official confirmation has been re ceived of subsequent ngagements, and It la pointed out that such official advices ware received through the Various embas sies at Washington- promptly on the heels of the press reports ef tb events of Mon day and Tuesday. Disregard Humors of Battles. The flood of conflicting dispatches from various north China point during the Hoxer revolution is recalled. For this reason the repnrt cabled by the Tien Tsln correspondent of ' the London Standard that a Russian fleet had bom barded Hakodate is entirely disregarded. Naval men In this city say that so far as known the only Russian vessels In posi tion to make a move ore thoao "at Vladi vostok, and that It cannot for a moment be thought that they would be withdrawn from the defense of the Important depot, even If they are free from the Ice and not blocked up by a Japanese squadron, as re ported. In view of the' fact that there Is no cable communication between Japan and China, except by way of Shanghai, It Is, to any the least, Improbable that such important news would be first heard In the Inland town of Tien Tsln. The 'official notice sent out last night from St. Petersburg that the cable from Vladivostok to Nagasaki, the telegraph line from Seoul to Masampho and the tele graph Mne from Seoul to Won San are broken, limits communication with Japan to tha cable that land at Shanghai, which are under Japanese censorship. This Is ad ditional reason to discredit the vague re ports of further engagements. .. Toklo Has no Ofltrlal lleports. LONDON, Feb. 12. The Japanese minister here. Baron Hayashl, haa received a dis patch from the government at Toklo an nouncing that the latter has not yet re ceived an official report tf the batt'.e fought oft Port Arthur, and adding that apparently the disembarkation of Japanese troops Is pooeedlng satisfactorily and without disor der at Chemulpo; the port of Seoul, Korea, and elsewhere. .The advices of the Japanese minister fur ther announce that M. Pavloff. the Russian minister at Seoul, and the Russian legation guard have departed for China, and that ttie Russian officers and sailors who sur rendered to the Japanese after the battle fought off Chemulpo will be cent to Bhang- LAST CALL So we make It a loud call I TWO HUNDRED iBOYS' SUITS, SAILORS. 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This is the opportunity you have been waiting for. Take advantage of it and visit the great and growing Southwest. Descriptive literature furnished on re quest . Itemeiuber the date Tuesday, Feb. 16. And the lioute liock Island. Full information at this office. AniirniiT o onmnrn 1 400 farnam UUUIHI. I C& OUUUIE.O Telephone 930 A B OHIO, ROCK SPRINGS, UyHE. ILLINOIS , SHERIDAN.) hal under parole on the first neutral vessel available. The official telegram adds the Information that al! the survivors of the Variag, Koretl and the transport Sungart were taken on board the British, French and Italian war ships off Chemulpo. Japanese May Take Port Artliar. The British government has Information which leads It to believe that Japan Is likely to be In possesion of Port Arthur a week from now. In the best Informed Japanese circles here It Is private y thought that the war will be over by July. Those British official who are crgnlinnt of tha extraordinary thoroughness with which Japan prepared for the war are Inclined to share the Japanese view regarding the duration of the struggle. It Is evident that tho Toklo dispatcher rf yesterday received by the Reuter Telegram company referred to the first tight at Port Arthur and not to a subsequent engage ment. M. Pavloff, from Seoul, reported that he BKked Mr. Allen, the I'nlted States min uter to Corea, to convey the survivors of the Russlun ships to Shanghai or Che Foo on board two American transports which were anchored off Chemulpo, after con verting them Into noncombatnnts, but the Japanese minister at Seoul was ultimately Instructed to accept the French offer to take them to Shanghai on board the cruiser Pascal, on the condition that Rus sia engaged not to allow them to proceed northward from Shanghai during the war. Baron Hayashl, summing up events In tha far east so far as they have gone, said to the Associated Press today: ' Whatever may be the eventual result of the war, Russia, In allowing us to occupy and fortify Masampho, has created for her srlf Another-Dardanelles. With the fortifi ratlon of Masampho the Integrity of Japan ! assured forever. No fleet can now pass there against Japan's wishes. Even If we are beaten we would not give up Masampho. The Associated Press understands that the Japanese troops are advancing rapidly toward the Yalu river. There It Is expected they will meet and engage the Russian forces. The Japanese declare that the num bers of the Russian troops are greatly ex aggerated. The p!an of the Japanew appears to be to take the road which leads almost straight to Mukden. They profess to have no doubt that they will be able to drive back the Russian forces toward Harbin. Plana of the Japanese. Baror. Hayashl points out tnat the Muk den road, though nominally under Rus sian military control, will be subject to constant raids from Chinese bands, who will swoop down from the hills. Proceed ing dUgonally, the Japanese intend to cut the line of communication between Port Arthur and the mainland of Manchuria, not only preventing reinforcements from reaching the Port Arthur garrison, but In flicting damage on the Manchurlan rail road. Tha English view, that the Japanese will In the meantime be able to occupy Port Arthur, Is chiefly based on the latest Information that the Russian guns cannot be brought to bear on any force landing at Pigeon bay, which Is on the western Bide of Port Arthur, and It Is believed that the Japanese admiral will, follow tac tics almost exactly similar to those In tended 'to be pursued at Santiago, the troops storming the batteries In the rear, while tho Japanese fleet lies watting for the ships of Viceroy Alexleff. who, In the vent of a land attack being successful, must either make A dash for liberty with his crippled fleet, or flght where they are against practically hopeless odds. In spite of lack of news It Is confidently held here that the Japanese land forces are actively engaged In a most' Important movement, which will come to a climax as swiftly as did Japan's first naval attack. The Japanese minister said: Only those who went through the Chines war can quite understand the emulation which fitxtu he t ween the JaoanesS navy and army,, In the former war the army was all to the fore, and no little lenldusy existed between the two arms or me serv Ice, though our navy was then In ItsMri- funrv Wnnwlntf thfl flrmv as I knoW it there must now be tremendous anxiety to score a success equal to tnat just mtrae by the navy. You may look for some very keen tuna ngnting. Referring, In the House of Lords today. to the Russian charges on he subject of Wei Hal Wei, Foreign Minister Lansdowne declared the report that Great Rrltaln rjal given Wei Hat Wei as a base for the Jap anese operations against Port Arthur was entirely unfounded and so far as he could conjecture It was a "mischievous fabrics' tlon." Lord Lansdowne added that he had tele graphed to the British representative there In order to ascertain If any Incident had occurred to give the slightest color, to the report. Lull In War . There Is a marked lull In war news. , No confirmation hni he-en received hers of the Reported attempts of the Japanese- to land . rrui.ta nAufl. Pnrt Arthur. CiintBIn Tsmarl. the Japanese naval attache, discredits these rumors. He said: "The Japanese will never attempt to take Port Arthur from the sea alone." -.. The caDtaln attaches the greatest Ira nortance to the seixure of Maiamnho. Corea, as giving Japan command of the traits of Corea and preventing a junction Torpid, Congtstid Uvir Is primary rauie of disease. One bottle of Drake s Palmetto Wine cures. A trial bottle free. Oralis Formula Company, Onloago. i F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A. 1323 Farnam Street, OMAHA. 9 WW of the Russian squadrons. He thinks from the plana previously arranged that the main Japanese squadron Is still In the vicinity of Port Arthur, probably prepar ing for another attack. ' Merlin Knows Sothlna: of Fleet. BERLIN. Feb. 11 It Is officially an nounced here that nothing Is known of the alleged passage or Impending passage of fhe Russian Baltic fleet through the Kaiser Wllhelm (Baltic' North sea) canal. The German cruiser Hanza left Che Foo today for Tort Arthur to bring away the German women and children from that port. The best denial of the statement that Russia wishes to svnd fifteen warships through the Kaiser Wllhelm canal was made at the Navy department, where It was said that. Russia has not flftcn ships In tho Baltic that could readily be rent to the far rnst, seven or tight being all It has there, according to the Intelligence here, that could be made serviceable against Japan, and, as many more coal ng ships might have to go with them, the German naval opinion is that so small a fleet could do nothing alone. Russia is withdrawing tortious of it garrisons on the German frontier, pre sumably because it Is fully confident of Germany's neutrality. M. Kurlno, the former Japanese minister to Rupsla, and his staff arrived here today from St. Petersburg. M. Kurlno Intends to observe events from Berlin Indefinitely or at least until he receives further Instruc tions from his government. China Will He Kentrnl. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mlnister Con ger cabled the State department today from Peking that China would tmmodlutely Issue a proclamation of neutrality, but has not received from the Rus-lan minister the declaration of war. If this proclamation Is observed It will, of course, prevent the threatened Invasion of Manchuria by tho Boxers. China also mupt prevent the use of Its soil by cither Russian or Japanese troops. All the answers to Secretary Hay's prop osition are not yet In, but It Is hoped that they will be received within the next twenty-four hours. A cablegram received at tho Navy de partment announces the departure of the gunboat Wilmington from Hong Kong to Che Foo, Just opposite Port Arthur. It will remain at this neutral port ready for service at any moment as a dispatch boat to communicate with the American min isters and consuls In case of need. Calls Russian Red Cross to Work, ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.-The dowa ger empress has Issued a rescript to the Red Cross of Russia, directing1 It to make provision to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded !n the war with Japan. A branch of the Red Cross has been established In tho new1 hermitage of the Winter palace. The offers of services have been so numer ous that no more will be entertained at present. A continuance of the patriotic demonstrations, in which thousands of stu dents and workmen participate, are re ported from Moscow, Kief? and other places. It Is positively stated by the government that no telegrams have been received from Viceroy Alexleff except those already given out, and It Is understood that even the czar Is expectantly waiting for complete direct official Information. At the admiralty It was said that some additional technical de tails had been received, but nothing In re gard to further fighting. The explanation of the admiralty of, the nonrecelpt here of direct news of the naval batt'.e off Che mulpo was lack of cable connections. What additional information the authori ties have has been obtained from the Rus sian embassies abroad. The ambassador of Russia at Paris has sent a full story of the battle off Chemulpo, In which he praises the heroic conduct of the Russian so.1 lor s. The newspapers h,ere today print the bare foreign telegrams tilling of what,haji hap pened In Corea. ' Large crowds of people are constantly at the admiralty seeking Information In re gard to the fate of relative In the fleet. The movement of Russian troops tast- ward Is being pushed. Notice has been given that migration eastward Is suspended; In fact, the Siberian railroad Is monopolized by the transporta tion of troops and war munitions to the complete exclusion of commercial traffic. In r.esponse to the appeal of the dowager csarlna several grand ducheses and numer ous other noble ladles have organized com mittees In St. Petersburg. The Official Mes senger dally prints pages of loyal addresses from xemstvos and municipalities and gov ernmental and private correspondents. The czar takes pains to personally thank the senders of addresses In each case. The situation In financial circle here Is slightly improved, but Is still very critical From all parts of the empire come tele gram's telling of the feverish activity of ladles' committees, embracing various classes of the population, who aro preparing linen bandages and other supj. les for the hospitals and the Red Cross society. A bottle of Plso's Cure for Consumption will often prevent pneumonia. Try It. Auction! Auction! Auction! I'nredeemed pledges at Adler's loun of fice, 8. E. Cnr. 12th and Farnam sts. ONE COMPANY IS PROSPEROUS Metropolitan Life Shows Immense Gain In Business the Past Year. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. (Special Telegram ) In the face of the general depression In financial circles and the shrinkage In In dustrial and other securities, no better evi dence of the general prosperity of the country and the thrift of the people could be given than Is contained In the recently published statement of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. This company shows a great gain In assets and, notwlth standing market depression, a handsome gain In surplus. It Issued in 1903 308.8M, 074 of new Insurances, a larger amount than that Issue!! by any company In the world. It has done this for the last ten years. It has 7.3,915 policies in force, which Is a larger number than Is held by all the other regular life Insurance compa nies In America put together, l si one equivalent to policies on one-tenth of the total population of the I'nlted States, greater than the combined population of twenty-nine states and territories, or, as the report puts It, greater than the ccm- blned population of Qreater New Yotk. j Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and St. Ixuts. When one realties that an average: of one out of every ten human be ngs, men, women and children, one passes on ' the street Is InBured In the Metropolitan Life the widespread beneficence of this great company can be appreciated. The Income of the Metropolitan Life In lira was $tf.Sil7,&0-ni and It paid out ti policy holders and added to Its rere've fund ta8.U2.76 every business day of tho past year. The company nt.w holds a'S'ts of fl05.6U.ni.60 for the benefit of Its po t y holders and a reserve fund consisting of capltsl and surplus over snd above every Natality of fl0.691.s72. The succts of the Metropolitan has been so great that it recently announced a special dividend, which will amount to about KJVVH) (In ad dition to over four and a half ml lions pi Id In the past seven years), for certain rlasees of policy holders who had continued with the company a dividend not nominated In the Insurance contract and which Is a windfall to tha policy holders. The growth of this company from f63.0u0.000 In IS-J to fl.S4lS81.457 of Insursnre In fores In 1903 Is on of Las wonders of the insurance world. LINCOLN AS A GUIDING STAR Ke;ublican Party Still Fo'lowi Eii Lead for Human Advancement HIS WONDERFUL FORESIGHT AND PATIENCE John I.. Webster Kuloalaes the tirest President Hefure the Colorado Hrpubllran t'lnb at Denver. DKNVEIl, Feb. U. (Special Telegram ) Lincoln's birthday was observed In most ostentatious style by the Colorado repub licans. The new clubhouse was litted up gorgeously for the occasion, and about 0 loyal and prominent republicans attended tho gathering. Among the notable out siders at the gathering were John I.. Web ster of Omaha, C. C. Goodwin of I'tah and niuny other men who are prominently Iden ttlled with the party. Judge N. Walter Dixon of Pueblo acted as toastmastcr. A message of sympathy was sent to Senator ilanna by the unanimous vote of those present. - Speeches were made by Hon. John D. Webster, former Senator Wolcott of Colo rado and Hon. C. C. Goodwin. The gather ing was very harmonious In every respect. Mr. Webster spoke as follows: Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of the most loving and faithful biographers, or tha most sesrchlnn and talented his torians, and of the most pleasing and elo quent ornto-s. By the common consent of all, he stands second onlv to Washington In the hearts of his countrymen. The man liness of his character, the honesty of Ills purpose, the sincerity of his motives, the nobleness of his heart, and hla self-sarrl-tleliig devotion to the I'nlon won for this great American the love and reverence of the high and the Inwlv, of the proud and the humble, of the rich and the poor allk'V So favorably was he known and so uni versally was he admired wherever liberty was cherished find civilisation prevailed that "the whole earth became a willing redcstal to his fume." There are men who now and then step out from the shadowstof the centuries and tower above their fellows like, mountain peaks above the ranges; whose lives mark epochs In tbe world's progress. They rio not come from hlKh-tltled parentage, nor from purpled hereditary dignitaries; they come up from nature's wlldness, unher alded and unknown until their genius of power or strength or greatness IIhbIics meteor-ilke aerows the horlr.on that bounds the virion of the human race. Such men were Homer and Shakespeare. Such were Michael Angolo nnd Voltaire. Such were Mohamet and Mnrtln Luther. Such were Cromwell and Napoleon. Such was Moses, and such was the American colossus, Abraham Lincoln. When he came It was ns though God hnd said. "Let there be light, and there was light." For Human Liberty. When Washington battled for the liber ties and the independence of the colonies, there were the lights of the revolutionary camp tires to kindle patriotism In the hearts of the people. When he sat In the presidential chair, his wisdom, aided by ihe genius of Hamilton, gave to the na tion a federal character whose splendor shed a luster thnt France saw, and Eng land admired. Then followed the forest fires of discussion and dissension, and from thence the descent Into darkness. Now and then, In emergencies, the light of the strong federal sentiment touched the hearts of the people and the country rose again to the dignity of a nation. 80 it was dur ing the war of 1S12. So It was when under threatening circumstances the Monroe doc trine was proclaimed. So it was In the north when Webster made that masterly reply to Hayne. Kut the country degen erated again into the gloomy period of a fragile compact between states. Then began a still darker period the period of the contest oi human slavery against human freedom of , slave labor agninst fr?e labor.' Henry Clay. by his resistless eloquence and overmastering personality, might 'appease by compromises tne irreconcilable conditions tnat inrew themselves across the pathway of conser vative Ktatemanshlp, liut the agitation would not qown. uut 01 Kansas came John Brown, whose' figure stands forth as unique in the annals of America, as does that of Savonardla' Irr Italy nnd Joan of Arc . In Franc, and whose voice was as the Voice ' of 'ohe"rThg in the wilderness; end. what-he sntf 'was true. . When he tlung his 'ITe nwip- at Harper's Ferry, like TVInkelreid- -tit old, he gathered to his breast the spears of the Slave owners, nnd "the cry for (fd)ylltlon rose to a roar." The life of the nation was In the darkeat peril. Then It was that the light of the wlr.dom of the immortal Lincoln broke over the land. 1 Incoln'a Great Courage. One of Ihe strongest tests of Lincoln's greatness was his courage publicly to ex press and rigidly to adhere to his earnest, convictions of political truth and Justice. In his speech at Independence hall In the city of Philadelphia, made at a time when he believed, and the whole north believed, that his life was threatened because of his political opinions, he said that he would rather be assimilnated where he stood than surrender the sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty to the country and hope to- the world. He was prompted by no less of courage when, during hla campaign for the I'nlted States senate In the state of Illinois, he laid: "A house divided against Itself can not stand. I believe this government cannot permanently endure half free and half slave. I do not expect the house to fail, but I do expect It will ceese to be divided." Whnt Lincoln then said, thousands of men believed and hundreds of men must have thought before, but they dared not say It. Jefferson must have be lieved that. Madison must have believed that. Clay must hve believed that. Web ster and Benton must have believed that. Hut. faltering between compromises and palliation, they did not have the courage to say it. Abraham Lincoln's t-losest per sonal friends advised him not to say It. But he declared it must be said and he did sav It. When he said It he endangered his chances for a seat In the Tnlted States senate, "but, losing the toga of a senator, he won the laurel wreath of aiory and martyrdom In the chief magistrate's chair of the nation. Ills Greatest Trait. While Lincoln won for himself the title of The Liberator, Which, of Itself,- was He's a. WISE MAN who changes FOOD until he finds that which keeps liliu lu prime HEALTH For when wo use the. kind of food fitted to our needs we KEEP WELL. . After 2 days' use of Grape-Nits FOOD you will discover "There's a Reason." and a profound one. e It will make It's mission well understood liy the Increase in lira In uiid nervous ixiwer and that In- deseribaltle "nil-over" feeling of muifort which comes with well digested food ami iKiundltipr Kood health. ', 8eoure the little book, "The Road to Wellvllle" In flch pkjj. afaSaSfiSnVBslI enough to make bltn rank highest amongst the world's greatest reformers, there was something grander and nobler In his life than that, and that was his unswerving patriotism and unshaken devotion to the union of the states and to the perpetuation of , the American constitution. The repub lican party got its ftrst notion of a strong federnl government Irom the deed of Washington and the teachings of Hamil ton. Hut Its second great lesson was acquired frc m the life and career of Abra ham Lincoln. That thought of, a federal constitution and perpetual union ran through all his debates with Stephen A Douglas; that thought was In his great speech, "ft house divided against itself cannot stand." for Its tenor whs that slavery should be abolished, si that the union might be preserved. Hut at last ho gave expression to It In words that were unmistakable, and whose meaning could not be misinterpreted, when, during the course of the civil war. In that his toric letter to Horace Greeley, be said: "My paramount object In this struggle Is to save the I'nlon. It Ms not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the T'nlnn wtlhnut freeing any slave, I would do It; and If r could save It by freeing nil the slaves. I would do It; and If I could save It by freeing some and leaving others alone. I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race. I do because I believe It helps to save the i'nlon : and what I forbear, I for bear because I do npt believe It would help to save the Tnlon." The men who shed their blood on Ameri can battlefields In patriotic devotion to their country and the constitution reached tho sublime In action; but Lincoln stood forth greater than they, because, his heart was so big nnd his patriotism so great and his comprehension so universal that he was able to minister to the Interests of races, of liberty, of civilisation, of country, and Insist that "the union should be preserved for the ! Inheritance of the American people. ! Ills Wonderful Words. It some times happens that great men i give utterance to single sentences which go ringing down through the corridors of the nges, not only as evidence of their ; superiorly, but as an index to their I character. When we read that saying of : Cuesnr's, "Venl, vbll, vlcl," we think of I his conquering career through Oermuny and Gaul. When we read of that saying of Napoleon's to his troops in the shadow of the pyramids, "forty centuries look down upon you," we think of one whose i chief ambition was to conquer empires, i When we read the words of Daniel Web- ster. "union and liberty, one and Insep arable, now and forever," we ttiink of the masterly statesmen whose fervent hope was ! that tho federal union might be perpetual. When we read the words of Abraham Lincoln, In Ills second Inaugural address. I 'with malice toward none, with charity for all," we think of a patriot, who would first snvo this country, nnd whose big heart would then forgive his erring brethen, and who, if he were living today, he would stand by with exulting rrlde when the children of those who wore the blue and tho gray march together and battle to gether in the cause of their country, under their country's flag. THERE IS SOME HOPE (Continued from First Page.) retained It. At 6:10 Senator Hanna's brother on leaving the sick room said: "Mark had a very severe chill, but Is slowly coming out of It under the Influ ence of powerful stimulants and oxygen. His temperature Is lower and he la breath ing better." Prior to this those coming from the sick room scarcely knew what to say regarding the senator's condition, so much depended on his power to rally. It was stated sev eral times that his breathing was better, but at first it could not be told whether the breathing was natural or superficial and only Induced by the oxygen. Later the bul letin announcing the reaction and Improved condition was issued by the doctors, giving relief to the large number of the senator's friends who were In his office and In the corridors of the Arlington. . A greater portion of the Ohio delegation called today, also a long list of senators nnd members of the house, among them Senators Spooner, Lodge, Kean, Piatt (Conn.), Elklns and representatives Payne and Dalsell. Among the members of the cabinet calling were Secretaries Taft and Cortelyou and Postmaster General Payne. j President a CnllerT The 'president and Mrs. Roosevelt called during the afternoon. Mrs. Roosevelt was with Mrs. Ilanna, when the doctors at noon announced an Improved temperature. The president came later and remained In the senator's apartments nearly half an hour, when he was fully advised of the condition of the senator at that time. He had not been gone long when the change occurred. ' The constant attendance occasioned by the senator's rrltlcal Illness has been a severe strain on the physicians and espe cially on Dr. Carter. Dr. Carter was so much exhausted tonight that Dr. T. B. Fulcher of Baltimore, .the assistant to Dr. Osier, came over to spend the night and relieve Dr. Carter of the watch over the senator. At 11 o'clock the doctors Issued the fol lowing bulletin about Senator Ilanna: At 11 o'clock the senator has reacted from the chill and depression. Temperature, im pulse, 120; respiration, 82. lie Is quietly resting. R1XKY. OSLER. CARTER. Senator Ilanna as the night wore on con tinued at least to hold the rally he had shown, and at 11 o'clock the doctors said that the Indications are that the senator would have a quiet and comfortable night. Te Cr si Coin n nm Dsy Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An druggists refund the money If It falls ts cure. E. W. Grove's signature Is on sack bog. 26a, EXPLAIN HAY'S PROPOSAL (Continued from First Page.) far east a greater force than It now pos. sesses. Colonel Younghusband, who eonv mauds the expedition, will probably have more than winter weather to encounter, for It Is reported that the Thibetans will fight the Invasion of their territory. This probability of hostilities assumes great Im portance now. Representatives of foreign governments here today frequently asked the question: "How will England, Japan's ally, be able to further Invade Thibet If It agrees to respect and asxist the neutrality of China?" It is pointed nut here that If RUs.xla agrees to the neutrality proportion It will doubt less declare that further progress of an English force Into Thibet would be as flag rant a violation of the agreement as Rus sian occupation of Peking. Russia Sot Head to Answer. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.-Russl Is evidently not prepared at this time to give an answer to Secretary Hay's note on the subject of the neutrality of China. As pre viously stated In thca dispatches hostili ties having begun the military authorities tr.ust be consulted, and the czar will doubt less refer the matter to Viceroy Alexleff, If he has not already done so, - Russia, It can be said. Is certainly as anxious urf the United States that the war caune no risings or disorders In China, Indeed the attitude of China Is already causing some misgiv ings here, as It has not yet declared Its neutrality. It Is thought here that the action of the Japanese In flooding Peking with posters re luting their victories V part of a well laid campaign projected from the beginning to break down Rusvla'a prestige In China for the purpose of . ultimately effecting the union of the two races, which would make the "yellow peril" a reality. Russia has already learned of the posi tion taken by several powers regarding Secretary Hay's note. Oermuny ami Great Britain, It U said, both express sympathy with Its purpose, bu with an Important reservation concerning Manchuria, which Is now the theater of war. Germany's views In this respect were an ticipated, but U'reat Britain's fal'ure to Oplul n4 Surplus $10B.(X)0.0G. Idle Funds ........ j v.. f, . Why not let it esrn 4 per cent. 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Including XP Records, especially adapted to the Kdlsen Machines 25 Ccn . COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., Dealers Wsnted Vln Every City. 1621 Farnam give Secretary Hay unqualified support has caused surprise here. Iteirnrrtn te with Favor. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. . 12 -Unlted States Minister Swenson delivered Secretary Hay's note to the Dunlsh govern ment today, it is understood that the gov ernment regards the note with favor. IS AS SAFEAS BEFORE The Baltimore Fire Does Sot Affect Pbenlx Insurance Company of Nw York. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. (Special Telo gram.) The Fhenlx Insurance company of this city loses but about J2X,CK) by the Bal timore fire, while Its monthly Income Is, nearly $.VJO,Cn0. Its surplus Is 1.7(i0.(i00, cap ital $1,000,000, gross assets 7,6O0,0(0. 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