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OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEimUAKY 25, 1901 TEN PAGES.
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SHELLS THE REfVS
Cspta'n Wainwrigh.'i Rspjrt Re
from San Domingo. j-"
HAS WARM TIME WITH THE INSURGEN.a
Tire on American Veisel and Newark Lands
Battalion of Marias a.
INSURGENTS SCATTERED WITH BOMBS
Bebeli Sign Agreement Hot to Fir and
Then Violate Fromlie.
NEWARK WARNS INSURGENT COMMANDER
Among Those Wounded by Rebel
Ballets Are Daughter and Brother
In-I.aw of American Con-
alar Agent.
tVABHINOTON. Feb. 24 -By order of
Secretary Moody, the report of Captain
Richard Walnwrlght, Commanding the
Newark. regarding his ree?nt reconnais
sance about Ban Domingo wu mode pub
lic at the Navy department today. Cap
tain Walnwrlght found on hla arrival at
Sanchez that the daughter and brother-in-law
of tho American consular agent both
had been wounded by the earn bullet In
the fighting there.
It wai expected the attack on February
8 would be repeated th following day, and
he wrote a lettei to the government and
Insurgent forcea protesting against further
firing In the streets of the city or toward
the houses of the Inhabitant!, and to make
hla protest effective landed a force of
twenty marines and a company of blue
Jackets, who took up their position In a
general merchandise store for the night.
rtie night paased without an attack. The,
following day the Montgomery arrived and
landed marines to relieve the forcea ashore
from the Newark. Captain Walnwrlaht
had an Interview with President Morales
on board the Newark that day aa to con
ditions In Samana bay. Regarding the fir
ing on the American steamship New York
by the Insurgent forces while It, was un
loading It cargo. Captain Walnwrlght
ays:
President Morales returned to Sanchez In
the presidents late In the evening of the
Win of February and remained until the
next morning. In the meantime 1 had
learned from the representative of the
Montgomery that It waa claimed by the
.American consular agent In Samana that
president Morales had violated the protec
tion granted by our consular agent to two
men several days ago. President Morales
came on board the Newark and Informed
me that he bad not taken the men from
the consulate tt Bum a mi, but from a farm
outside the town, which belonged to the
consular agent. I Informed him that he
must be careful to respect the American
flag and the consulate.
Walawrlaht Warns Morales.
Ha informed me that he had paased a
decree closing Mouto Crlstl and Macorls.
1 advised' him to be careful how he Inter
fered with American or foreign commerce,
but did not question the doubtful accuracy
of his decree as an officer at Han Do
mingo. City.
1 t unoer way about 9 o'elor a. m. Feb-1-dury
1ft, hmviug the Montgomery In charge
of Americana in Samana buy and steamed
directly for Shu Domingo City, where I
arrived at about 10 o'clock on the morning
Of the llth.
The New York reported that It hnd
utered Monte CrlHtl, having cargo for
that place, but thHt General Morales bad
fired upon the lighters coming out to tuke
this cargo. The New York Went to Puerto
Plata, where a written agreement was en
tered Into between General Morales and
the Clyde agents, that the cargo for Monte
Crlstl, with the exception of arms und am
munition, ahould be deposited there In the
custom hoiiHo and later sent overland to
Monte Crlstl. The whole southeaatern
peninsula Is In the hands of the Insurgents
and Kan Domingo City is surrounded
and closely Invested by about 1,200 men
of I he Insurgent forces.
I'pon arriving off Hun Domingo City 1
found the United States steamer Columbia
and at once reported to Captain Miller.
The steamship New York arrived shortly
after me and at noon went alongside tho
dock In the river to unload Its cargo, about
barrels. Captain Miller had made a
written agreement with the commanding
generals of both forces that there would
be. no tiring on that side of the city while
the New York was at the dock.
Newark Opens Fire.
The Columbia's steam launch with a
large United States flag on the bow went
lnt the duck preceding the New York, also
flying au American ling. The Insurgents
rrum the cast bunk of the river fired upon
rT New York and unon the Columbia n
steam launch. After consultation with Cap
tain Miller, and by his direction. I moved
to a position directly opposite the river
and shelled the east bank of the, river in
order to drive back Into the Interior ail
insurgents In that neighborhood, preparing
the way for landing a battalion composed o(
the landing force of the Columbia and
Newark
The battalion under command of Lieu
tenant Commander Parker,- equipped In
light marching order, landed at atout
4 ;t n'cliM K. At a small town in the Interior
tho Insurgents were found In some force
tinder the command of General Jose Tibur
sler. The general was warned to remove
lna forces at one back Into the Interior,
away from the neat bank of the river, and
that he should not rtre on the town again
from that side. 'He signed another written
agreement to that ehVct and collected his
forcea fM marched his men Into the iu
tersrVJ INJURED ON ELEVATED TRAIN
Twenty Persona Hart, Fire Seriously,
la Collision la New York
City.
' NEW YORK. Feb. 24-At least twenty
persons have been Injured, Ave seriously,
In a collision on the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company's elevated line In East New
York. In the panic that followed tht crush
many passengers were severely cut and
bruWed whllo trying to escape from the
cars. The wrecked train waa approaching
a slutlon, having made the run from Brook
lyn bridge, when It collided with the rear
end of a stalled empty train. The motor
car of the loaded train waa shattered and
passengers were thrown Into a heap on
the floor amidst broken planks and glass.
Metal work came Into contact with the
fully charged third rail and there was a
weird electric display that added to the
terror of the passengers. The station plat
form alone held the car from falling Into
the street. Police soon arrived and suc
ceeded In reassuring the pasaengers, thus
averting a serious stampede.
WILL TEST COLORADO WATER
scientists Looking; for Radio Activity
In Springs of Hoc-by
Mountains.
DENVER. Feb. 24,-Prof Florin Cajort
of Colorado college and Prof. Wolcott of
the it ate School of Mines upon that In
vestigations made by them have shown
that radio activity li the source of thera
pautic qualities of the waters at Olenwood
Jags and two other places.
These scientific men now propose to
mik teats of every spring In Culorudo and
Prof. Vsn ttlae of the I'nlvtrsity of Wis.
cor.sln has prou.l.Al to use his Influence to
secure government aid for the Colorado
researcbeaV
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Rain. or Snow Thursday and Colder In
Southwest Portion i Friday Fair aad
Colder la Fast Portion.
Temperatare at Omaha Vesterdayi
ronr. Dear. Hoor. Dear.
a. m ail 1 p. in 211
O a. m 24 2 p. hi IfA
T a. m ..... , 22 3 p. m :i.
a. m 21 4 p. in :tl
ft a. m ...... 241 B p. m ...... 35
W I. ni 22 Hp. m 34
11 a. nt 24 T p. ni 3:1
18 m 2l ft p. m 32
t p. m 3o
ARBITRATION TALK WITH FRANCE.
Called Statea Informally Takes Ip
the Question.
PARIS, Feb. 24 It waa confirmed In
official circles In Paris today that negotia
tions were actually In progress between
the United States and France for an ar
bitration treaty. The French parliamen
tary group favoring International arbitra
tion Is said, however, to be over sanguine
In the belief that a treaty will shortly be
signed. It la pointed out here that the
Russo-Japanese war and the possibility of
complications growing out of that struggle
rather tend to cause hesitation on the part
of the negotiators of the arbitration treaty
Instead of hastening Its signature. More
over concern Is expressed In this city over
the dissatisfaction In ths United Htotr
over the decision of the arbitration trib
unal upon the question of preferential
treatment by the blockading Dowers In the
case of Venezuela. '
VV'lth respect to the exchange between
France and tho United States It Is under
stood that these occurred at Washington.
Huron d'Estournelies de Constant, the
leader of the parliamentary group favoring
arbitration, has had several conversations
with United States Ambassador Porter, In
addition to Interesting the authorities tn
Washington on the matter by means of let
ters. But no official conversations on the
subject of arbitration have occurred be
tween Foreign Minister Deloas.se and Gen
eral Porter, so far aa can be ascertained.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The State de
partment confirms the Associated Press re
port from Paris that the president has
been considering the possibility of arrang
ing a treaty with France providing for
the settlement of any future disputes be
tween the two countries by resort to arbi
tration. It is further stated that similar
propositions have been made to this gov
ernment by the diplomatic representatives
of Great Britain. Italy and Holland. All of
these have likewise been taken under
careful consideration by the president. Al
though earnestly favoring the principle
of arbitration. President Roosevelt Is Indis
posed to submit an arbitration treaty to
the senate until he is assured of its ap
proval. SAILORS BNGAGIS IN STREET FIGHT.
Spaniards Attack Americana and Are
Driven Into the Water.
ST. THOMA8. D. W. I . Vh 71 A fla-ht
occurred here yesterday afternoon between
sunors irom a Epanlsh and an American
warship, which resulted I n the wnllnHlnv
of several men The right originated when
a seaman from, the Columbia jostled a
sniior rmm the Spanish cruiser Rio De Ixi
Plata am ha , - - - mi ,im in 1. -1 . ri.
( -w. .., .. uiu .iirri, A lie
Spanish sailor drew a stiletto aud seriously
wouniea tne American.
Other men from the Columbia attacked
the two Spaniards, who defended them
selves with their knives and succeeded In
slightly wounding several other American-.
They finally escaped, ran to the wharf and
Jumiied Into the water. They were picked
up by a harbor boat and taken On board
their warship.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S HEALTH GOOD.
Denial of Sensational Iteport In Man
chester Paper.
LONDON. Feb. 24.-Vtth reference to the
Manchester Dispatch's story that Emperor
William s health Is critical, a representa
tive of the Associated Press talked with hla
majesty for an hour within a fortnight and
found him apparently In perfectly normal
health and excellent spirits. The emperor
starts on his Mediterranean voyage March
6, joining the Imperial yacht Hohenzollcrn
at Messina, Sicily, on that date.
All the best sources of Information In
Berlin say there Is no ground for any of
the sensational reports.
Chinese Being Departed.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 24.-Among
the passengers on the Empress of China,
which sailed for Yokohama yesterday, waa
Major Machlnds, military attache to the
Japanese legation at St. Petersburg, .re
called by his government. V.'nhal Cho,
recently Corean minister at' Washington,
was also a passenger. Eighty-live Chinese
are being deported.
Among the Chinese Is Leo San. who
claimed tn be a merchant of Washington,
D. C, and who has on two occasions been
held from departure from this port by the
Institution of habeas corpus proceedings
In the courts of British Columbia,
Canal Company Ready for Deal.
PARIS. Feb. 24-No obstacle will be
placed by the Panama Canal company In
the way of the consummation of the agree
ment with the United States for the sale
of its concession, now that the treaty has
been ratified by the senate at Washington.
It Is expected that counsel of the company
In the United States will conduct the final
negotiations.
Denmark Accepts Proposal.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 24-The Danish
government today announced its accept
ance of Secretary Hay's proposal In regard
to the neutrality of China. King Christian
has sent Sort) to the Russian aid committee
here and the premier, Prof. Deuntser, has
contributed 1T0 10 the same fund.
Rnsala Ab iOKatta Doty on Iron
BRE8LAU. Slllcls, Feb. 24 -The General
Antelger says that Russia In consequence
of the necessities arising from the war with
Japan has decided to admit German pig
Iron free of duty.
British Naval Estimates.
LONDON. Feb. 24 The British naval es
timates for 19O4-0R total $lM,445,O0O, a net In
crease of H'.lco.OcO over the estimates for
19US-04.
FREIGHT BLOCKADE IS RAISED
Railroads at Portlaad, Maine, Are
Rushlag Cars to Steam,
ship Docka.
' PORTLAND. Me.. Feb. 24.-A freight
blockade on railways running into this city,
reuniting from snow and cold, has been par
tlal'y broken and hundreds of cars of
fi eight are now at the transatlantic steam
ship dock waiting to be unloaded.
For several weeks the Intense cold and
heavy snow made it Impossible for the rail
roads to move all their cars and several
steamers were obliged to sail for European
port with las than half cargoes. Their
officials now believe that traffic will soon
SUBMIT BOUNDARY REPORT
Attorney! for Nebraska and Missouri Given
Tony-Five Daya to Tile Briefs.
PRESIDENT BALKS ON ROSEBUD BILL
Informs Sooth Dakota Delegation He
Will Veto It laless the Price to
Be Paid for tho Lands
Is Rjtlaed.
(From a Staff Corrrespondcnt.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Special Tele
gram.) Attorney General F. M. Prout of
Nebraska filed a stipulation in the supreme
court today In the case of the State of Ne
braska against the State of Missouri, In
volving the question of the boundary be
tween the two states. With the stipulation
Mr. Prout filed a report of the commission
ers appointed by the supreme court to take
testimony regarding the contentions of the
parties to the original action, together with
field notes made by surveyors. The stipu
lation recites that the case as now made up
shall be submitted to the supreme court on
briefs, together with such questions of law
which parties In Interest desire to be con
sidered by the court. Attorney General
Prout asked for a reasonable length of
time In which to file briefs and suggested
sixty days. The court thought that thirty
days would be ample time In which to pre
pare briefs, but after some talk back and
forth the court decided that attorneys for
the states Interested should have forty-five
days In T.hlch to file their briefs, and an
order was made to that effect. As tho
Judgment of the commissioners la In favor
of Nebraska It is thought that Mr. Prout
will rest upon his brief without oral argu
ment, but the attorney general for Mis
souri may want to argue the case orally
before the court, In which event Mr. Prout
will also have a few words to say why the
Judgment of commissioners should be made
final. General Prout arrived In Washing
ton jeuterday afternoon and will leave to
night for the west.
Balks on Rosebod Bill.
President Roosevelt has Informed the
South Dakota delegation that unless the
Rosebud bill la changed, portlcalaxly inso
far as the price of ihe lands are concerned,
he will veto the measure If It jassee con
gress. This Is a body blow to the South
Dukota delegation. At a conference on
Monday night, which was participated In
by every member of the delegation with
the exception of Representative Martin,
who was co ruined to his house with grippe,
the r.'esident nade no oones as to his posi
tlcu. Commissioner Jones was also present
at the conference, and some of the most
active r.parring of the year was indulged
In at that conference, which Is now com
mencing to leak out. Spades were called
spades and the delegation from South Da
kota endeavored to show' the ; resident that
he was wrongly advised aa to the value of
the lands In the Rosebud reservation. The
president suggated modification of the bill
to the extent of selling parcels of land to
the highest bidder. Thin, the delegation
contended, was wholly Impracticable and
the beat results would be obtained from an
upset price. There the matter stands.. The
tie legation Is at a ioss to know Just ex
actly what to do In "tew of the p sldent s
position. They will, 5:owever, have another
Interview with Mr. Roosevelt before any
mctilficaUtfn of the bill is made.
Bolldlna; Too Crowded Now.
Representative Burkett today had a con
ference with Secretary Shaw and treasury
officials regarding the occupancy of the
court room In tho federal bjildlng at Lin
coln hy the city council. Mr. Burkett was
told that the postoffice was so crowded that
they could hardly sec their way clear to
granting the request of the Lincoln city
council; that the T: ensury department
would be compelled to occupy the corridors
in the tending If such a request was
granted. ' He was also told that the Post
office department was seeking for quarters
on the rutslde In order to relieve the con
gestion. While no definite answer was
given Mr. Burkett. ha la not enthusiastic
over the prospect of securing the permis
sion prayed for In a resolution paased by
the city council.
Estendluar General Land Laws.
The house committee on public lands to
day ordered a favorable report on the bill
to select school Indemnity lands In the
ceded portion of the great Sioux reserva
tion In South Dakota. Representative Mar
tin, who waa ordered to report the bill
favorably, amended the hill to extend the
rreneral public land laws over the ceded
portion of the reservation. When the res
ervation was opened It was subject only to
the homestead and tnwnslte laws. The
amendment as presented by Mr. Martin,
who will make the report, will have the
effect of applying all operative land laws to
the reservation.
Minor 'Matters at Capital.
Mrs. Dr. .Glfford, of Omaha . arrived In
Washington last evening and Is the guest
of Miss Millard.
Senator Millard will leave tomorrow for
Nebraska to be absent about ten days.
Representative Hitchcock will go to
Omaha on Saturday on a short business
trip.
These Iowa rural routes were ordered es
tablished April 1: Danbury, Woodburn
county, two routes, area covered fifty-seven
square miles, population l.ldfi; Waucnma,
Fayette county, one additional, area twelve
square miles, population 4r-5.
William Crawford has been appointed
regular and Carl Raymond substitute rural
carrier at Stamford, Neb. .
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Mur
dock. Cass county, Roy B. Cox. vice O. P.
Stewart, resigned. Iowa Athens. Benton
county. William R. Mitchell, vice A. C.
Stewart, resigned.
The application of John M. Ragan of
Hustings, H. 8. Ragan. E. Shallenberger,
A. W, Vaslckle and A. L. Clarke to organ
Ire the First National bank of El wood with
K5.0u) capital has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
The Iowa delegation Interested In choos
ing a successor to Judge Shlras did not
meet today, but will hold a conference next
Tuesday afternoon, pressing business In
the senate and house making the con
ference as originally agreed upon Impos
sible. Ex-Senator Charles F. Manderson ar
rived tn Washington tonight and la at the
Arlington.
W. J. Bry an of Lincoln is In the city.
Oeorge Bldwell, general manager of the
Elkhorn. and Hervey Blum and wife of
Omaha, are at the Raleigh.
Texas at ParlBe Will Par Intereat.
NEW YORK.. Feb. It -Directors of the
Texas or Pacific Railway company have
decided to pay the interest on the secofTd
mortgage Income bonds, amounting to t
per cent on Ij6.OiO.oipO. A few weeks ago it
was announced that the Interest fiayment
would 1-e paasci. Aa official explanation
of the change of plan stale that iu view
of the fact that surplus earnings in excess
of the inteiest charges had been made it
was concluded to be for the interest' of
the company and of its security holders
that provision should be mad far Lbe
lyayavaut b till lutorest,
OMAHA MAN0N COMMITTEE
Encltd Martin Is Memoer of the Ex
ecutive Board of the Cltisens'
Alliance.
INDIANAPOLIS, Fh. I4.-The execu
tive committee of the Citizens' Industrial
Association of America today mapped out
the wjrk for more thorough organization
of the country. Many organizers will be
put Into the field at once. Missouri, Illi
nois, Indiana and Ohio will be the first
states to receive attention. The National
Molal trades and the National Horseshoers
association have filed applications for mem
bership. Euclid Martin, president of the Business
Men's association of Omaha, was made a
member of the executive committee.
The executive committee adopted reso
lutions referred to by the convention,
pledging moral support to the coal opera
tors of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and western
Pennsylvania In the event of a coal strike
and asking, the full support of the gov
ernment to maintain peace and to protect
those who may desire to work. The fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the executive committee
shall organize a department to be known
as the law and order department, whose
duty and especial business It shall be to
aid the local organisations In apprehending
and prosecuting the party or parties guilty
of violence in labor disputes.
Resolved, That no case of violence, when
onje taken up, shall be allowed to drop
until the criminal hns been satisfactorily
deposed of by the officers, and
Resolved. That any witness who may
testify against a prisoner shall be given
Ihe full protection of this association, and
Resolved, That, If need be. the necessary
funds shall be used to carry out the work
of this department,
TO RESTORE STEERAGE RATES
Steamship Companies Plying Between
New York and Southern
Europe Get Together.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 It waa announced
today that the various steamship lines in
the Mediterranean service have at last come
to an agreement td end the steerage rate
war that has been on for two months, the'
new agreement providing for a division of
the steerage business between the various
lines and restoring the old agreement as to
differentials in rates, with some slight con
cessions. The Unco affected are the Faare, the
Italian line, Laveloc, Navlgasloue, A. Va-r-.ire
line, the Anchor line, the Prince line,
the Kamburg-Amerloan line and the North
German Lloyd line.
Under the old differential agreement the
two German lines made a steerage rate of
$30 between New York and the Mediter
ranean ports, the smaller lines making a
rate ranging from 125 to (27.' Rate cutting
was started and for some time rates have
been demoralised. Dally conferences for
over a week have resulted in an agreement
which will be ratified at a meeting of the
officials.
ATHLETICS FOR SOLDIERS
General Grant Maps Out Elaborate
Program for Systematic Instruc
tion of Men at Ft. Sheridan.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. AiniHlcs and phys
ical culture are to be a prominent feature
of the work of the United States troops
stationed at Fort Sheridan this summer.
Brigadier General Frederick D. Grant, the
new commander of the Department of the
Lakes', who Is an enthusiastic advocate
of athletics as an aid to the making of
good soldiers, hus mapped out an elaborate
program for- the systematic Instruction
of the men who make their home at Fort
Sheridan.
According' to an order Issued today by
General Grant outlining tho plan, there
will bo base ball teams, hand ball tejims,
foot ball teams and track teams in addition
to all kinds of classes In gymnastics and
calisthenics. In July there will bo contests
between the different teams and prizes
will be awarded the winners of each class.
An officer will be detailed to act as su
perintendent of athletics, whose duty It
will be to supervise the training and teach
ing of all kinds of athletics.
TRUSTED CLERK GOES WRONG
Superintendent of World's F'alr Post
office Station Arrested for Tain
. perlns; with Mall,
ST. LOUI8. Feb. 24 -Frank C. Tfostetter.
superintendent of the World's fair post
rfflce station, was arrested today, charged
with opening, detaining and embezzling
mall matter, Utters and packages, cover
ing a period of more than four months.
He was taken hefor I'nlted States Com
missioner Babbitt., waived preliminary
hearing, made a full confession, was ad
mitted to await action by the next federal
grand jury
Ills purpose according to his confession,
was merely to secure Inahlo Information
aa to concessions, exhibits, etc., designed
for the World's fair, and to either use
such Information himself or to give It as
tips to certain friends who were interested.
Hoatetter has been In the postoffice service
for twenty-three years. He was always
regarded as a most efficient man, and
belief In hla efficiency und honesty led to
his appointment as superintendent of the
World's fair station, when it was estab
lished a year ago.
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION
Name of General Charles Dick Only
One Presented to Ohio Legla-,
latore for the Senate.
COLUMRUS. O.. Feb. 24.-General Charles
Dick was nominated by acclamation for
both the unexpired and regular terms for
United States senator to succeed the late
Senator Hanna at ihe caucus of the repub
lican members of the legislature this even
ing. The n.ame of General Dick was the
only one presented.
As the republicans have a large majority
In both branches. General Dick's election la
assured and the balloting on March 1 will
be only a formality, in the caucusus luo re
publican members answered the roll call,
two senators and six representatives being
absent.
GLASS WORKERS END TROUBLE
As Result Work Will Be Resumed
at Ouee In Eastera
Plfiufs.
PITTSHl'RG, Feb. 24. -Official announce
ment is made that the differences between
the National Glass company and its em
ployes have been amicably settled and
work will be resumed at once at the fol
lowing plants: Indiana Glass company.
Dunkirk, lna. ; Ohio Flint Gluss company,
Lancaster, O. ; Riverside Gla.s compiny,
Wellsburg, W. Va.; McKee-Jeanneite Glaus
works. J,eannette, Ind.; Rochester Tumbler
works, Rochester. Pa., and Cumberland
Qla company, Cumberland, M4
JAPS TRY NOBSON TRICK AT
FEAR WAR. WILL SPREAD
Feeling that Such Will Be the Cue is
Growing in St Petersburg.
ADMIRAL EVANS A, STANDING BUGBEAR
Story Afloat la Russian Capital He Has
a Large Force of Marlaea Which
He la Prepared to Dispatch
at a Moment's Notice.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 21.-(New. York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee. I have to record the ever growing
belief In offlcial circles that the outlook
tends mbre than ever toward international
complications. In spite of formal declara
tions of neutrality by the powers, headed
by the Americans and the English, they
all are gradually massing forces In the far
east.
The Bushevlya Vledmostl says: "The
first news of fighting at Port Arthur has
raised a terrible whirlwind In the west and
has everywhere given rise to the conviction
that a period of war Is before Europe."
There la a report here today that Rear
Admiral Evans has 2,0u0 marines ready to
dispatch at a moment's notice. This once
again stimulates trie strong anti-American
feeling existing. An evening paper publishes
a report that GO.OUO Chinese soldiers have
gone over to the Japanese army.
It is also supposed that the Japanese are
landing at Tallenwan and other' places.
Japan's treaty with Corea la a surprise
to the dlplomatea. It Is considered possible
that It might make effective France's agree
ment to come to Russia's aid if the latter
power becumes Involved In a war with two
nations, - ,
RUSSIA WANTS CHINESE SYMPATHY.
Unless She Receives It Manchurlans
Will Be Exterminated.
YIN KOW, Feb. 24. Viceroy Alexleff has
caused a proclamation to bo lesued
throughout Manchuria notifying the Chi
nese that Russia Is at war with Japan on
account of Japan's treacherous attack on
the Russian fleet. This proclamation Is un
der six headings.
The fltst warns the Inhabitants that they
must prevent the encroachment of Chinese
on Russian territory.
Second, Russian and Chinese interests
are declared to be identical, but as China
says It wishes to maintain neutrality, there
fore all officials in Manchuria instead of
hindering must assist the Russian army.
Third, the people shall continue their oc
cupations and shall treat the Russian
troops with confidence.
Fourth, the railroad telegraphs sre left
to the protection of the poople, who will
be hold responsible In case they are injured.
The fifth heading warns the people not
tc obey the threats of the chunchus (ban
dits), who are the curse of Manchuria, but
to assist the troops to exterminate; if they
ilo not assist la this they also will be
treated as robbers.
Sixth, If the people antagonize the troops
or show them hatred, they will be exterm
inated without mercy. The government is
taking all steps, In any event, to protect
Its Interests. The proclamation makes an
earnest appeal for the sympathy of the
people In the present crisis, when. It says,
"Russia must put Its buck to the wall."
II. B. Miller, United States consul at
New Chwang, Is Increasingly active In his
endeavor to protect Japanese refugees and
has made further demands for Information
as to the whereabouts of refugees. He has
made strong representations on the right
of search and Inspection.
RUSSIANS NORTH OF YALU RIVER
Scouts Alone, According: to Japa
nese advices. Have Crossed Stream.
TOKIO, Feb. 24. Reports from northern
Corea Indicate that the Russians have not
yet crossed tho Yalu river. Their scouts
have. It is rumored, penetrated Into the
country south of Wlju, but the main force
still remalna north of the river. The
Japanese seem to be convinced that the
Russians are unable to assemble a suffi
cient force to' attempt a movement into
Corea. The Russian strength north of the
Yalu la variously estimated from 20,000 to
4O.0U0.
According to the reports of local banks
the loan of lOn.ono.ooo yin ($49.K00,ono has
been covered nearly four times. The In
tense patriotism of all classes Is evidenced
by the facts that even servants and labor
ers are contributing from their savings.
According to the Seoul correspondent of
the Nlchi Nlchl pro-Russian Intrigues nre
being carried on there under the active
leadership of VI Y'on Oik, former minister
of war. The correspondent avers that the
Interested parties meet at night In the
French legation. Their object u", he says,
to get the emperor to move with his court
to Chyunchlon, fifty miles to the eastward
of Seoul.
SEOUI Feb. 24. The Russians are keep
ing open communication with Wlju and
Anjii, Corea- No advance to the south
ward has yet been made. Russian spies
were reported to be in the vicinity of Ting
Yang.
M. E. STONE RAISED CENSORSHIP
Renter Gives Credit for Order to Head
of Associated Press,
LONDON, Feb. 24. Reuter's Telegram
company has given out an explanation of
how the suspension of the censorship In
Russia was brought about, as follows:
Th abolition of censorship of news tele
grams sent a broad from Russia is under
stood to be the direct outcome of an inter
view which Melville E. Stone, general
manager of the Associated Press, had
with the czar at St. Petersburg. Mr. Stone
urged upon his majesty the wisdom of
abolishing the censorship and as a result
of the manner In which the matter was
represented 10 him, Ihe czar railed upon
M. Von Plehwe, minister of the Interior,
for a report on the subject. This report
having been made, the czar gave an order
that censorship should cease.
CITY CONTRIBUTES TO WAR FUNDS.
Moseow Has Donated One Hundred
Forty Thousand Dollars.
MOSCOW, Feb. 24-The Zemstvo (district
assembly) has voted 115.000 for war pur
poses and the corporation has voted 1126.000
toward the expense of replacing the Va
rlag. Arrangements are being made hers to
give a big reception to General Kouropatkln
when ha passes through Moscow on his
way to the far east.
In anticipation of Russian victories,
highly colored battle scenes, representing
the Japanese in rout before the Russians,
are being printed by enterprising litho
graphers for distribution la the neighboring
vUlaguv - - -w
TRIES HOBSON GAME
Telegrams yesterrljij Bflcrtirin
slated thet tlx .lai aneso warships
had lieoti sunk In mi nttiick upon
Fort Arthur. The report eninnntel
from St. Petennbiir); nn.l w ns of an
unolllclnl imturo. HiotiRh ut first
eiilrt to tie o HI fin I
I-iiter dispatches, from the Bflino
source nr.d elrwlnro. Indicate
tlint the iiffalr vug only nn nttetnpt
on flip part it the Javanese to piny
the Ilohncn trick and bottle up the
Itusslfin fleet In the Inner hnrtajr
of the port by sinking several old
ships In the narrow pntrnnce to the
harlmr. The attempt vm a failure
owlr.ti to the rlddllnsr of the ships
by the fire of the Russian ships
and land battering before they
could reach their Intended destina
tion. From the locution of the
wreckage It Is apparent, however,
that the attempt nearly succeeded.
Iteyond this the only war newg
of the day Is the fact that Russian
scouts have been seen within sev
enty miles of 1'liiR Van. Corea.
GERMANS BETTER SATISFIED
Glad, to See Russia Showing More
Energy In Warlike Operation
la the Far East.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co., lMI.)
BERLIN. Feb. 24 (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
Satisfaction is expressed here trfat the Rus
sians are showing more energy than at the
beginning of the war. The feeling of satis
faction Is Increased by the announcement
that Cossacks have been seen thirty miles
to the south of the Y'alu. A certain mitts
faction Is also evinced In the more Inde
pendent newspapers at the reports from
St. Petersburg that Admirul Alexieff is In
hourly expectation of being recalled from
the chief command In the far east on the
grounds of 111 health.
It la announced here that ."orway, Sweden
and Denmark are negotiating together for
tho common defense of their coast line and
for an assurance of neutrality In the ad
vent of an Anglo-Russian conflict. Tele
grams from Stockholm announce that the
first-class reserve In the Gothland district
has been called out and that a detachment
of cavalry has been dispatched to that
Island. As this concerted Jet Ion was pre
ceded by a consultation, of the Swedish
minister. Count Tauho, with the Imperial
chancellor. It Is extremely probable that It
Is a direct result of advice from the Ger
man government.
The news from Constantinople that Tur
key and Bulgaria have practically arrived
at an amicable settlement Is officially cred
ited, but these peaceful assurances of Bul
garia, hardly coincide with the fact . that
iHrge orders for smell arms and ammunition
have lately been given to several well
known Germn houses.
IRKUTSK FEELS EFFECT OF WAR
Prices Are High and One Man Makes
Fortune In Felt.
IRKUTSK, Siberia, Feb. 24.-Great ac-.
tlvlty prevails here In connection with the
transport of troops. The Ice railroad. across
Lake Baikal Is expected to continue work
inglintll the end of March, when the Ire
breaker will resume operations.
The prices of provisions are rising ly
leaps and bounds. A local paper demands
the adoption of measures against specula
tion in food stuff. A .'ortune of 1100,000 was
made In a few days by a man who bought
up all the available felt used for lining.
After he had secured all tho supplies a
telegram was received by tho government
officials Instructing them to line tho inside,
of railroad cars with felt and consequently
the authorities were forced to buy nil the
speculator's stock at over double the price
ho had paid for It,
ARMY IS TO WAIT ON KOUROPATKIN.
No Important Move to Be Made Vntll
Commander Arrives.
PARIS, Feb. 24 Tho Temps this after
noon puhllahei a dispatch from St. Peters
bury which says Ofneral Kouropatkln, who
has been relieved of his function as minis
ter of war and has been appointed com-mander-ln-'hlef
of the Russian army in the
far east, probably will visit his mother tho
day after tomorrow; that he will leave for
the far east March 7 and that he Is ex
pected to arrive at the theater of war be
fore an Important battle occurs.
The Temps has a dispatch confirming the
report that Japanese troops have reached
northern Corea and adds: "Russia will
not oppose the passage of the Y'alu river,
but will withdraw Its first line of defense
farther Into Manchuria, believing that such
action will be disadvantageous to the en
emy, because of Its distance from Its base
and the inefficiency of lta cavalry.
COSSACKS ARE Rf OUTING IN COREA.
Have Been Seen Within Seventy Mllea
of Plug Yang.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
SEOUL. Feb. 24 (New York Herald Ca
blegram Special Telfgram to The Bee.)
It is repined that small scouting parties
of Cossacks continue to he seen at points
about seventy miles north of Ping 'ang.
The British cruiser Amphltrlte left today
for Colombo with the Russian refugees who
escaped from the Vurlag and the Korletz
to the cruiser Talbot. The refugees who
escaped to the Italian cruiser Elba will
leave tomorrow on the Italian gunboat for
liong Kong, but their final destination is
not decided.
OBSERVERS CANNOT GO WITH FLEET
Foreign Naval Representatives to Be
Provided for In Japan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Tlie Navy de
partment has receive the following cable
gram from Commander Marsh, the Amer
ican naval attache at Toklo, dated today:
The foreign navul att ic s will not be
permitted 10 accompany the Japanese fleet
Will be provided for at imperial head
quarters, probably Kioto, Japan, next
month. Later, possibly at Tsuslma islund.
Great Britain Keeps Out.
LONDON. Feb. 24 The under foreign
secretary, Earl Perry, replying to a ques
tion In the House of Commons today, said
the British consul general at Shanghai oad
taken no pert whatever in the demand
made for the withdrawal of the Russian
gunboat Manjur from Shanghai, as re
ported in some European newspapers
Japanese Squadron Cora bail.
WEI 11 AI WEI. Feb. 24--Four Japanese
battleships and nine cruisers pass, this
port toUavy, 0un4 cMtwiiidt
PORT ARTHUR
Make a Enn with a Number of 8hipa for
Narrow Entrance to Harbor.
ALL OF THEM SUNK BY THE RUSSIAN FIR
Cone Very Rear Accomplishing What They
Started Out to Do.
FIRST REPORTS TELL DIFFERENT STORY
State that Fonr Japanese Warihipa and
Two Transports Were funk.
GIVEN OUT AS AN ATTACK ON THE PORT
Story Causes Great En.husium Among the
Easian Populacs.
OFFICIAL NEWS IS EAGERLY AWAITEI
Telegram from Admiral Alexleff
Finally Tells Story, but Insists
Rome Warships Were Also
Unlimited In Encounter.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co., 1M )
NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-(Nw York llornld
Service, Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Admiral Togo has evidently tried, ns Rear
Admiral Sampson did at Santiago, to bot
tle up the opposing fleet In a narrow-necked -harbor.
While reports are conflicting. It Is
clear that an attempt was made to sand in
steamers (old transports, probably) and
sink them In the channel, which In soma
places Is very narrow. It is not likely thai
the daring attempt was successful. It msy
safely be assumed that the Russians had
the regular vidette of destroyers and cruis
ers well out from tfco entrance and that an
Inner line of torpedo boats and launch pick
ets was maintained. -With these to give the
alarm, the chances are strong that the Jap
anese ships were sunk by the lire of the
forts and cruisers long before reaching tho
narrow chunnel and o,t a point where there
is plenty of room for ships to pass.
Earlier reports that the Japanese lost
four battleships or cruisers are explained
by the later news. "Flreshlps" are not used
In modern naval warfare.
London was depressed and Paris elated
by the earlier dispatches announcing a Jap
anese disaster.
St. Petersburg was greatly excited over
semi-official news of a great Russian vic
tory, but no official details was vouchsafed
and the puzzled crowds dispersed.
Admiral Alexleff's official reports states
that tho channel Is still, open. The navi
gable channel at the points where the ad
miral reports that the Japanese ships were
sunk Is not more than 360 yards wide. Two
largo transports swung across the channel
would nearly block such a passage. But as
the attempt with the Merrlmac at Santiago
showed, It Is not easy to handle ships un
der such circumstances and the vessels
were probably beached broadside on.
London Discusses Episode.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
LONDON. Feb. 25. -(New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
AnMher Merrlmac episode, though unat
tended with the success which the Amer
icans had at Santiago. Such was the re-'
port which London discussed with Its sup
per last night. At tea time It had just
heard that four Japanese batUeshlps had
been sunk at Port Arthur. By the dinner
hour this statement had received apparently
semi-official confirmation, and It was added
that two Japanese transports had like-'
wise been sent to the bottom In an attack
upon Port Arthur. The mention of the
transport tended -to confirm the suspicion
that there was something radically wrong
with these St. Petersburg reports. Ad
miral Togo would not employ troops In an
attack upon tho Russian squadron at Port
Arthur, It was argued, and .the British
sympathizers with Japan plucked up their
spirits.
It Is thought here that when the meager
version from St, Petersburg Is supplemented
by fuller Information R is probable we
shall have an account of one of the meat
during attempts In the modern history of
naval warfare. In the dark hours of yes
terday morning, according to the Russian
report, four merchant steamers, crammed ,
with explosives, were towed Into the outer
harbor of Port Arthur convoyed by sonio
vessels of the Japanese fleet. Tho Russians
made a timely discovery of their foe. Tba)
arsenal opened fire with all the guns thai
could he brought to bear, whether by-the
butteries or the vessels still flying the czar's
ensign. The Japanese ships are said to
h-ivo been blown up without doing liny
dumuge and two torpedo lioats of the con
voying flotilla sre declared to, have f aded
their career.
Until the Japanese version is lerelved
London will not be ready to acknowledge
thnt this attack upon Port Arthur was a
reverse.
Hear Firing- nt Che Poo.
(Copyrighted by New York Herald Co., 1904 )
CHE FOO. Feb. 24.-Ncw York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Tho Bee.)
The Japanese again attacked Port Arthur
last night. The heavy tiring was heard
at this distance. During tho engugement
the Japanese attempted to 'and at Society
bay, but were repulsed. Four transports
were sunk by the forts while trying to en
ter the channel. The engagement lasted
nearly an hour, after which the Japanese
retired, their losses being fdur ships sunk.
A Chinese stoamer, the first merchant
man which cleared from here for Dalny,
whs forced to return yesterday, being un
able to obtain permission to enter the port
at Ialny. The steamer signalled for five
hours and finally received a reply ordering
It to depart Immediately. Its captain re
ports that he lighted part of the Japanese
fleet twenty-elrtit miles off Dalny,
) Hie la I Russian Report.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25, 1:12 a. m.
Roports of a Russian victory today at
Port Arthur were current late yesterday
afternoon and early in the evening and
about midnight they seemed to have been
definitely confirmed, but In the absence of
an official announcement, which is mo
mentarily expected, the stories of the di
mensions of the victory were most eon
fllHIhg and confusing In character. The
moot circumstantial report was that the
Japanese had attempted to bottle up Ad
miral Stark's fleet In Port Arthur by link
ing two stone laden vessels at the entrance
of the harbor, employing the tactics of the
lute Admiral Sampson, V. 8. N., with the
Merrluiao at Santiago during the Spanish
American war.
According to this account two Japanese
ships appeared off the harbor wlto a Japa
nese fleet behind them and ostensibly in
pursuit. The Russians, however, suspected
a ruse and their ships steamed out and
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