The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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CABINET IS DOOMED
Prediction the Balfour Wniitry Cannot
Burma the Budget Vote, '
POSSIBLY IT MAY NOT LAST THAT LONG
Chancellor of Exoheqnar Would Hot Be
Barry to 6ee it Earlier.
DEFICIT WHICH MEANS NEW TAXATION
Country Vet in Condition to 7aoe Th!i with
Equanimity
IRISH MEMBERS LOOKING FOR OPENING
Would Wrlrone Dissolution Brraaif
Tbfr Are Confident of Holding
the BaXanee of Power la
New Parliament.
(Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. Feb. 27. Nrw York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The BaI
four government cannot outlive the forthcoming-
budget. It la believed. If Indeed It
lasts till then. Chancellor of tha EC
chequer Auaten Chamberlain, who hu been
responsible for lta preparation, U so ap
palled at the prospect of having to provide
for a heavy deficit and the Imposition of
new taxation that he la strongly urging
Prime Mlnlater Balfour to Invite defeat on
Some q icet Ion before the budget cornea up.
The expenditure for the army and navy
Stands at the highest peace figure in his
tory. Provision la made for a atlll heavier
Increase next year and the revenue is
steadily falling off. The Mad Mullah cam-
4palgn has coet tll.0O0.0no already, although
the original estimate wns only S2.S0O.O0O.
i jnd no progress whatever has been made.
Ob the contrary. Great Britain Is only get
ting more and more seriously Involved and
unable to draw back. The mullah Is now
considered the leas mad of the two parties
concerned.
; The financial and commercial depression
la becoming apparent everywhere. Owing
ta constant rains winter agricultural opera.
tlons have been rendered Impossible, so
that the harvest outlook la causing dismay
to the farmers. In many parts of England
ralna have brought a terrible plagus of
ahigs and worms, which have utterly de
stroyed the early corn and other crops.
With thla condition of things and comols
going down to SO (a loss of 84 points In Ova
years), .with tjno.oro.OOO added to the na
tlonKl debt as a result of the South African
war, Austen Chamberlain's attempt to find
a new source of taxation la certain to lead
to ministerial disaster.
The Irish party Is running the British
Parliament Just now. It absorba the bulk
of the tlme for dlacuaalng Irish questions
and leads an attack on the government at
every point. Between alxty and aeventy
Irish members are In constant attendance
at Westminster, ready to take advantage
of every opening to discredit, and If possi
ble, defeat the government, which at the
opening of .the es.lon had declared Its con
tinued hostility to home rule.
The ' normal ministerial majority Is 110,
but owing to the demoralisation of the
tortus and their dtagust at the discreditable
Incompetency of their government many
have given up voting. The government
whips go almost craay trying to keep a
majority of any kind In the House. The
Irish party Is waiting In constant readiness
to seize a chance of defeating them. Last
Monday the- ministers actually had to al
low a motion affecting their control of
business for the whole session to be nega
tived because they would have been beaten
on a division by the Irish vote. On Tues
day the same situation arose and the min
isters had to put up men- to keep talking,
while their messengers scoured clubland In
cabs, capturing and bringing down minis
terialists to save them from defeat then.
Thursday night the Irlah party snapped
a division, bringing ths government ma
jority down to fourteen.
The Irish party naturally la anxloua to
knock out the government, because after
the next general election It la practically
certain to hold tha balance of power.
ITALIAN NOBILITY VISIT POPE
fife of Former Premier at Italy gets
Precedent Which Is Likely
I Bo Followed.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
ROME. Feb. 27. (New York World Cable
gram, Special Telegram.) Plus X recently
received several women of the Roman
aristocracy In a seml-prlvate audlenoe and
one of the party was the marquise of
Rudlnl, wife of the former premier of
Italy, wao Is decorated with the collar of
the Annanztata, and therefore la addressed
as cousin by the royal family.
The marquise directly asked the pope,
before he withdrew from the room for
a special bleating for her husband,
and Plus X. although visibly embarrassed
by the unusual request, after a brief hesi
tation consented, saying: "All right; I
bless him and all his family with all my
heart."
This fact made a great Impression in
Rome, where everyone In the least way
connected with the government was ta
booed from the Vatican receptions, and
it Is expected that In consequence many
liberal dames of the Roman aristocracy
who never set foot in the papal residence
will shortly apply for audlenrea with the
pope.
ELOPEMENT LEADS TO A DUEL
Two Officers Flaht Over Sllghtlag Re
mark Aboat Crown Princess
, Louise.
(Copyrla-ht. 104. by Press Publishing Co.)
VIENNA. Feb. 27.-tNew York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The elope
ment of Crown Princess Ioulse of Saxony,
although that episode is more than a year
- old. caused a fatal duel early this month
at Castle Salsehurg, the seat of the grand
du,ke of Tuscany, her father.
At a court ball at Munich, a Bavarian
officer spoke In slighting terms of the
Countess von Monlignoso. as the divorced
crown princess Is now called. A brother
officer made her cause bis and challenged
hlrn. The grand duke of Tuscany was
glad to shelter the duel under the roof of
hi castle at Salaeburg. Principals and
seconds repaired to this archdural reel
oenre anq tne two officers fought with
. swords In one of ths salons of tha chateau
Itself.
At midnight a body covered with a black
I elonk was carried from ths place. It was
f .! ot ,h officer who had Insulted the ex-
J crown princess.
! Complete details of the duel are not
known In court circles here, so carefully
have all concerned kept their counsel for
tuora tha thro weak.
PLEASES TORPEDO MAKERS
Think Resalts la Present War Dem-
f the Weapon.
(Copyright. UTH, by Press Publishing Co.)
F1UMH, Feb. 27.-1 New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The World
correspondent vlHlted today the Whitehead
torpedo factory hero, whose torpedoes are
playing such a large part In the Russo
Japanese war. The works are now man
aged by an Englishman named A. E. Jones,
whose Inventions largely contributed to
bringing the torpedo to Its present ' state
of effectiveness.
"The result of the torpedo work causes
us no surprise," he said to the World cor
respondent. "Both sides have large num
bers of our torpedoes and It merely de
pend on which Is best able to utlllso them.
"Jaan has always shown great faith In
torpedoea, especially since its experience
with China, and has put more energy, ex
pense and time Into torpedo training than
almost any power. Before this war is over
every power will recognise that the torpedo
la a cardinal factor In a naval engagement.
"Japan has shown Port Arthur that once
a torpedo flotilla succeeds In getting within
range, battleships are comparatively help
less, and with a comparatively small sac
rifice a torpedo flotilla can always damage
If not destroy the strorurest fleet.
"Japan has been buying heavily from us
In the last five years.
"After tha American war with Spain con
fidence In torpedoes was much shaken, yet
we never lost hope, but improved our tor
pedoes, manufacturing larger and swifter
ones, carrying more explosives. With the
new steering apparatus straight shooting
now is certain. 1
Torpedo nets, once believed to be a sure
guard, art now a thing of the past. The
only remaining defense against torpedoes
Is to keep out of range."
The Whitehead company, which prac
tically stands alone In the manufacture ot
torpedoes, was founded In 1858. When em
ploying; a full complement of WO skilled
hands It can turn out two complete tor
pedoes daily, selling at 13,800 each. The
men employed, nearly all Croatlans, re
ceive a nigh rate of pay, for this country,
soma earning- (360 a day. It was said
Just before the Russo-Japanese war began
that It would either ruin the Whitehead
company or establish it on a basts of un
shakable prosperity.
ROMANCES RUNJN THE FAMILY
Brother of Crown Princess of Suony
Bans Away and Marries
Peasant Girl.
(Copyright, 18u4, by Press Publishing Co.)
ULDA-PJSST, Feb. 27. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Another
grand duke, Tuscany's Imperial royal child,
figures In a runaway love affair. Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand secretly married a
beautiful Hungarian girl, the daughter of
Mltsko, who keeps a reataruant in this
city. The archduke fell In love with her
as many a young gallant of tha town had
done and following the example of several
of his kinsmen, offered an honorable
marriage, involving, as It did, renouncing
his family privileges, which amount to
little, as far aa hla possible succession to
the crown of Austria la concerned. Court
officers from hla father tried .In . vain to
dissuade and coerce the archduke. A
rumor of marriage, current last month,
was officially denied. Blnce then, how
ever the, young pair have been made one.
They went by night to. a chapel near
Poertschach, where he found a Friar Law
rence willing to solemnize their union. It
will be next to Impossible to annual this
religious marriage.
The present runaway archduke, is 23 years
old. Is next younger In the family to Crown
Princess ' Louise of Saxony, who eloped
with Tutor Glron. Their eldest brother,
Leopold Ferdinand, eloped with an actress
at the same time his sister ran off with
Olron. The latest hero of romance Is named
Joseph Ferdinand Salvator, Francis Leopold,
Anthony, Albert John The Baptist, Charles
Louis Rupert, Mary Euxlltatrlx, and he is
a knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden
Fleece To the other punishments In
dieted upon Louise, has been added an
Imperial decree taking away from her the
right to be called an archduchess and for
bidding her to use the imperial coat of
arms, thereby disinheriting her, and turn-
In her out of the Austrian imperial family
QUEER MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
Section In France Where Official
Matchmakers Dispense) with
All Coartahlps.
(Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
BREST, Feb. 27.-(New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Rebellion
would convulse any state In America If
law or custom should order all marriages
to be solemnised together In oar particular
day. Such Is the strange rule In a queer
section of Brittany, near Brest, where
stand the little towns of Ploughastel and
Paoulas. Besides, the young women know
nothing of the Joys and heart pangs of
courtship. The Inhabitants seem either of
Spanish or Asiatic origin. In each village
Is a matchmaker, called the "Bastalalne,
mho arranges the marriages. He needs
only the approval of the parents of the
parties most interested to say to any young
man: "You will take to wife such and
such a girl."
The marriages being arranged, all brides,
however unwilling, and all bridegrooms,
however unhappy, meet at the church arch
door, the women Pocking on one side, the
men on the other. The brides and bride
grooms Join each other before the altar In
turn. After the wholesale wedding la a
common banquet, at which 1.0UO guests at
tended this year, coming from the country
side. After the feast, which left heaps of
tipsy people and tables, the brides, accord
ing to anolent custom, returned to the
parents' houses, the bridegrooms to theirs.
The next day the newly mated couples
take up their abode In their own homes.
AUTOMOBILINGJHARD ON DOGS
Paris Pets Mast Wear Goggles aad
Blankets ta Protect Their
Eies aad Liaga,
(Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Feb. ST. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The automo
bile has been bad for the dog In the road
unlucky enough to atay In Its way, but It
also has been and Is bad for the dog that
ides with his master. The dust gives
him sore eyes and ha catches cold. Now
It Is no uncommon sight In Paris to see the
dog peering from the front seat through
enormous goggles, such aa the chauffeur
himself wears. He wears a heavy blanket,
tailored to fit snugly, and a scarf about
hla neck t keep pueuinonia at a distance.
FRESCII ARE NERVOUS
Fear Their Country Will Become Involved
in the War in the Far East.
GOVERNMENT PREPARING FOR EVENT
Army BeieTTei Notified to Remain Where
They Can Be Found if Needed,
NAVY IS ALSO BEING rv ORDER
General Op'r' ., These Move
itr Effect.
DONE TO ,iTAIN RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP,
Ulvlng that Country No Excuse for
Tarnlngr to Its Old Enemy for
an Ally and Leaving
France Isolated.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Feb. 27. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) These are
anxious days and sleepless nights for
overnervoua French wives and mothers.
Even the absinthe drinking boulevardlers
look serious as they discuss the possibil
ities of war. Reports are current today
that the reserves have been called to be
ready to move at twenty-four hours' no
tice. The fact Is they have been told not
to go away for the present, but to remain
ready to report In casa of an emergency
call. There has been a revision of the
young conscripts who drew numbers at
the beginning of the year to determine
the length' of service, which should begin
In April, but has been expedited. The
conscripts have been ordered to report
for examination March 1. Thla la re
garded as significant.
The World correspondent verified the re
port that all officers of the merchant navy
have been ordered to hold themselves In
readiness to report to the fleet after March
1. The prefects of seaboard localities are
also ordered to hasten the examination of
candidates for the naval service.
Poor Pellelan, the minister of marine,
recently the target of doubtful witticisms,
owing to his marrying a echool teacher,
la attacked because of the unpreparednees
of the French fleet. Ills removal Is
clamored for generally.
Deputy Jaure's utterances and the attl
tude of the conservative French press Is
making clear to Russia that France Is
a luke warm ally. Germany has accu
rately gauged the situation and Is using
Its utmost endeavor to win Russia's good
will, proffering sympathy and manifesting
Interest, hoping to treak up the Franco
Russian alliance. Russia Is lending a
willing ear, knowing this course Is sure to
startle France Into a realization of Its
existing treaty obligations.
In order to atem the tide the French
ministry la about to make a ahow of pre
pared nesa In case Russia calls upon
France. Hence the order to the reserves
and the hurried revision of the conscripts,
although Prases really baa no Idea of
fighting - unless some overt act against
Russia, committed by soma power, com
pels It to aid Its ally or forever relinquish
the hope of alliance with any nation
Frances most earnest hope today Is
"that the war be stopped." If Russia
should "win In a canter," It would need
no ally.
Comment on Disasters.
According to the cabled opinion of Port
Arthur naval men, the destruction of the
Russian warships, Ysnesl and Boyartn, by
Russian torpedoes intended for the Japan
ese ships, was due to the fact that the
roadstod at Port Arthur has a rocky bottom
where the anchors of mines fall to catch
and they float about.
There Is adverse comment on the report
that only one Russian officer knew the
exact location of the mines, and he was
killed In one of the above explosions. The
Petite Republlque quotes an unnamed
high American official now here aa saying
that while the Americas newspapers show
distinctly, sympathy with Japan, they do
not represent public feeling. This "official"
attributes the antl-Russlan sentiment to
the American Hebrewa having great official
power and being large advertisers, to
Klshlneff - massacres and to "business Is
business." He also says an Important fac
tor In the molding of sentiment Is the
belief that Japan Is about to place an
enormous loan in America.
The Eclair says "all Surope and
America, the. whole white race, should
desire to see Japan crushed, for If should
prove victorious It then would make
warriors of W0, 000, 000 Chinese, and Europe
would see a new Invasion by Huns."
Japanese Military Catechism.
Toklo dispatch to Raphel describes the
self abnegation and eothuslun, almost
fantlclsm, of the Japanese soldier In the
present war, who had been taught this
catechism. "Who is your master."
Answer "Our Emperor."
"What constitutes a true military
spirit?"
"Obedience and sacrifice."
"What constitutes the highest courage."
"To march forward In spite of superior
force."
"What la a low order of courage."
"Getting excited over trin.es and yielding
to sentiments of brutality."
"Whence came the blood redeeming our
flag?"
"It was shed y a soldier on the' battle
field." "What remains of this dead soldier?"
"Glory."
S. E. Buller (said to be a kinsman of Sit
Butler of "regret to report" fame, in the
Boer war) recently an Instructor In the
Japanese army, tells the Presse "the
Japanese soldiers are both chivalrous and
savage chivalrous through bravery, savage
by cruelty toward a fallen enemy. They
can be beat compared with the Turkish In
1870. They have wonderful sobriety sub
sist on next to nothing and handle the
latest magazine guns with all skill peculiar
to Oriental, their chief weakness being in
volley firing."
The psnlo on the Bourse, was the worst
since 1870. The loos Is estimated at $178,
ati.000. The strength displayed by Russian
securities was remarkable, holding stronger
comparatively than French Is, the
latter dropping four points and the former
seven. In the Russian-Turkish war of
1877, Russian 8' a dropped from M to 74 and
French S'a from 73 to 87. The Oreek
Turklah war of 1897 did not affect the
Bourse. In the American war on Spain In
1M. Spanish bonds fell from 88 to S3.
Before the Boer war British consols were
at 114. Now they are fW. There has been
no sudden panic. In some quarters It la
believed that ths market attack was In
tended to annoy and embarrass the gov
ernment, but this report Is discredited. It
la behaved rather that It was ths doing of
speculator who met with no auaceaa.
I
TIRE OF SAN DOMINGO TROUBLE
Iness Interests t'rne the Adminis
tration to Intervene
There.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 1904.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. ZT.-(New York
Herald Service Special Telegram to The
Bee.) persons Interested In the San
Domingo complication have made many
suggestions to President Roosevelt. These
communications are sometimes written, but
frequently they axe oral. Both ask that
the United States Interfere to the extent
of establishing a stable government on the
Island, such as we have done In Cuba. At
present the revolutions on the Inland are so
many that It Is Impossible for the people to
bring about snythlng like a constitutional
or permanent government.
Influential business men In New York,
Boston and elHewhere are back of this
movement. They thnk the United States
ahould establish a method of election and
take charge of the Insular customhouses
and financial operations during a certain
period, at least.
American business interests In San
Domingo are demanding action by our gov
ernment. The administration authorities
realise, of course, that this Is a somewhat
critical subject to approach on the verge of
a presidential campaign by an administra
tion which Is already charged with undue,
activity In foreign affairs.
Many persons ask to what lengths our
protectorate of feeblo American "repub
lics" are to go. The ease with which Porto
Rico has been advanced a stage toward
statehood by the action of a single house
of congress may give serious-minded citi
zens some concern. The situation Is fur
ther complicated by the fuct that the Mo
rales element wish to give the United
States a coaling station at Samaiia bay.
OBJECT TO THECUBAN TARIFF
rhara-e Is Made and Denied that tt
Discriminates Against
I'nlted States.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The Cuban
Legislature has passed a new tariff bill
which has Increased the duties on all
Cuban imports from all countries. Those
Americans who are for higher protection
In order to discredit the principle of reci
procity have started a campaign agalnat
the Cubans., The allegation la made that
the greatest increases are -on products
which are principally furnished by the
United States, while on articles that are
not In competition with the United States
the Increase In the tariff Is merely nominal.
It Is asserted that there is great dis
crimination against the t'nited States and
that American flour and other foreign
products are paying the greatest amount
of augmented duty. Many of the leading
officials here take the position that the
United States has no light to complain.
"It is a great mistake to say that the
new Cuban tariff discriminates against the
United States," said Senor Quesada, the
Cuban mlnlater to the United States. "The
higher the Cuban tariff la made, the
greater will be the advantage to the United
States, because of the 10 per cent preferen
tial which It always received . under the
provisions of the Cuban treaty."
, "The I'nlted States, according to the
terms of the Cuban treaty, always has the
advantage of lta preferential granted by
the treaty, and as the increase, which
went Into effect February 6, affects all
Imports Into Cuba, it only gives thla
country a greater advantage over lta com
petitors."
MURPHY SHOWS HE IS BOSS
Checkmates the Plans of Ex-Senator
Hill and William R.
Hearst.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. (New York
Service Special Telegram to the Beei)
Charles F. Murphy has demonstrated
his absolute mastery of tbe demo
cratic organization of New York State
in arranging to have the democratic
state convention select the entire dele
gation to the national convention In St.
Louis next July, Instead of having tbe
state convention select only the four dele
gates at large and the delegates to ths
various congressional districts to the
smaller conventions, as heretofore.
Neither the friend, of David B. Hill nor
those of William It. Hearst seem to realize
fully the Importance of this move, though
they admit that Mr. Murphy in, obtanlng
the adoption of thla method for the sel
ection of - the delegates haa checkmated
them absolutely. Mr. Hearst has been
confident -that he would obtain a few dele
gates from districts in the interior of New
York state pledged to his candidacy at the
convention. He bus been hard at work in
Troy and In other districts In western
New York with a view of obtaining control
of the congressional convention and nam
ing men who would support him.
ATTACKS THE RITUALISTS
"Flarhtlne; Vicar" of Hestoa, Eaarlaad,
Makes Another Foray on
Ills Opponents.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. (New York Herald
Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Rev. Mr. FUUngham. the "fighting vicar."
of Hexton, England, haa again attacked the
ritualists of the Protestant Episcopal
church In a letter to Bishop Coadjutor
Greer, In which he declares that Dr. Greer
Is violating his ordination and consecration
vows and "setting an example of treachery
and immorality for the whole community
of thla city." Bishop Potter he designates
as a "society bishop of New York, a mal
leable clay of which the New York smart
set la the product," snd he Inquires whether
Dr. Greer dare "refuse to be this Potter's
clay."
"I do not expect a reply," said Mr. Fll
llngham, "because I believe the letter Itself
Is unanswerable"
PH0T0GRAPHIN6ALL ANTIQUES
Italy Hopes Thereby to Better Pre
vent Their Male to Other
Countries.
(Copyright. 1904. by Preas Publishing Co.)
ROME. Fab. 27. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The Italian
government has Issued a circular note to
all prefects of provlncee ordering that
special Inventory and photographs of all
artistic, ancient tapestries existing In Italy
made to more easily prevent tbe sale
of such valuable works to other countries.
The decree la caused by accounts given In
newspaper of the recent exposition of
antique Italian tapestry In a well known
fallerr U New York CM7
CHANCE FOR AMERICA
Control to St. Petersburg Point Out Oppor
tunity ta Soore a Tan Strike.
COULD PLAY THE ROLE OF PEACEMAKER
No Country i Fciition ta Do it Bo Wall ft
tha United States,
TIME NOT RIPE YET FOR SUCH A MOVE
Should Bum's, Gain Import ait Victory
Would Welcome Proposal
MUST FIRST AVENGE WOUNDED HONOR
esamsnwasnasae
Points Oat that It la to the Interest of
the lulled States to Remain on
the Best of Terms with
the Muscovite.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
LONDON, Feb. 27. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
There may come soon to the United
States an opportunity for bringing to an
end the war between Russia and Japan.
That opportunity. If duly taken advantage
of by the American executive, will result
In removing all danger of a misunder
standing between Washington and St.
Petersburg and In cementing the friendly
relations which are a tradition of the two
countries.
By one stroke the I'nlted States can do
Russia a good turn and can benefit Itself
and the world at large. This Is the opinion
of a hard-headed, practical man of busi
ness, with exceptional advantages of form
ing a seasoned Judgment. He Is Mr. W.
E. Smith, consul general of the United
States In St. Petersburg, who Is at present
In London.
Mr. Smith told a Herald correspondent
this afternoon that Russia had been sur
prised Into the war. Three weeks before
the rupture of diplomatic relations a con
tract had been entered Into for the electrlo
lighting of Port Arthur.
"Russia could not but go on fighting
now. but once she gained a victory on land
and her prestige would admit of her listen
ing to pourparlers for peace, then," sold
Mr. Smith, "let the United Btates step In
and proffer its good offices.
"Washington can do what no other gov
ernment could attempt. It would not be
a mistake, far from It, If the president
were to send a special ambassador to St.
Petersburg. He would be persona gratis-
slma at the RusBlan court. The czar would
meet him more than half way. '
Mr. Smith deplored the suspicions of
Russia, which appeared to be prevalent
among a portion of the American press.
He thought the stand taken by tha Herald
was the fair and correct one. Some Amor
leans, he said, seemed unable to under
stand Musoovlta diplomacy. Just as the
Russians were puzzled by the American
"straight from the shoulder" methods. Al
lowancea ought to be made on both aides
for-differences In the national tempera
ment. ,
Thinks Stories Exaarorerated.
"It la to the Interest of the United
States," the coiibuI. general at St. Peters
burg continued, "to continue on the best
of terms with Russia, as It Is, I think there
has been a deal of exaggeration In the re
ports sent by English papers of an Amer
ican sympathy for'the Japs. I do not cues
tlon the existence of such sympathy, but
I do believe the English correspondents
magnify it In order to minimize the fact
that among Americans there are many
good ftiendB of Russia."
Speaking of conditions In Russia, Mr,
Smith mentioned that he had Just heard
In letters from St. Petersburg that the
Current expenses were over and above the
military estimate. The budget amounted
to 3.600,000 rubles dally. He did not think
Russia would need to have recourse to
a foreign loan. An internal loan probably
would be necessary, but this would be
easily rained, for there was a tremendous
amount of money In the country. Moscow
alone could furnUh a good many sinews
ot war. An encouraging sign waa the Im
provement in the rate of exchange. "That,"
Mr. Smith continued, "Is a highly signifi
cant fact. I may be wrong in ' this. I
wish to state I oannot apeak from actual
knowledge, but It points to tha return of
M. WItte to power. M. Wltte is a man of
peace and would do everything In reason to
bring tha war to aa and."
JAPAN'S MINISTER MAKES PROTEST
Bepreaeatatlve at The Hasma
Hot Like Russian's Talk.
Does
THE HAQUE, Feb. !7.-MltsuhaRhl No.
boukata, the Japanese minister here, has
been Instructed by his government to lodge
a protest with the president of the council
of the permanent court of arbitration
against the language used by M. Muravleff,
president ot the arbitration tribunal, and
Russian minister of Justice, In a speech he
made after announcing the tribunal's de
cision In favor of the blockading powers
as agalnat Venezuela.
M. Muravleff, In the course of his re
marks, said the findings of the tribunal
had been reached after a most minute and
most Impartial Investigation. Like all hu
man acts, the decision was auueptlble of
criticism, but now It was made, every one
should accept It. The arbitration, begun
in times of peace, had ended amid the
sinister acts of war, which was a terrible
obstacle in the path of light and progress.
In spits of all good will, alas, no one was
secure against an unexpected hostile at
tack. A nation was obliged to accept a war
when the legitimate defense of honor and
liberty was Involved. The Just Providence
which ruled over battles would distin
guish between right and unfounded preten
sions At ths end of this war between
European and an Asiatic people the right,
he concluded, would shins out afresh.
It Is expected in dlplomatlo circles that
the only result of the protest will be that
a copy of the complaint will be sent to
the powers represented before the srbltra
tlon tribunal.
PROCLAIM WUl' AS OPEN TO TRADE.
Last of Russian Sympathisers Is Re
moved from the Cabinet.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. IB 4.)
SEOUL. Feb. 27. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Tekgram to The Bee )
The Corean Foreign office officially an
nounces the opening of WlJu to foreign
trade.
The Issue of Japanese war currency has
received official sanction. The emperor of
Corea notes that this currency Is being
redeemed locally at fed cents In gold per
yen.
The last Ri'ssophtle official in the Corean
cabinet bus been removed and only Japan's
eupporlera remain
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair
and
(bolder Randan Monday Fair.
Page.
1 Brltlah t ablnet la Boon to Fall.
Frenchmen Nervous Over the War,
America May nrlnsj Ahnnt Peace.
I.nrge Infantry Forres In the Field.
9 So Important f from East.
Wisconsin Mtate Capitol llnrned.
ft eva from All Parts of Nebraska.
Bits of Nebraska state History.
4 Csilflu 4'nnnnt Come to ebrnskn.
Kew York State la for Hnoaevelt.
Opposition to the Coastwise
B Vain Effort to Cot f lty Pay llolir"
Affnlra at Month Omaha.
Pnatnl Convict Kails to Appeal,
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Past Week In Omaha Society.
Coal Dealers Tire of Ulan Hatra.
Council 11 1 u IT a and Iowa rni.
Pnpe Inatltntrs Some Reforms.
Many Amendments to SnlppInK Bill
Yankee Nabobs In Cathay.
Gentle Art of Oolitic 'F.m.
lO
11 Monroe Rets the Better of Sharkey.
Maclten to Serve Two Yrnrs' Time.
IS Bneks the Private Car Lines.
How Armies tie! Their Food.
1.1 Mils Patton's Prise Ksaay.
Marries One Thonaand Conples.
Winn Thinks He Gels Off Kaslly.
14 .Ainnarnieiit and Music.
IS Weekly Review of Sporting F.venta
HI Japan and the 1 nlted njtatei.
Short Cnt to Bankruptcy.
17 Telephones and the Public.
IH Editorial.
It Sum inurr of the New Revenue Ijiw.
Roater of the I npenaloneil Onea.
22 Condition of Omaha's Trade.
S3 Financial and Commercial.
24 Mnch Spnrloua Money In Country.
Miiiaru Is Silent on Snmmers.
2.1 to 40 The Illnatrated Bee.
Temperature at Omaha Yrterria i
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CHINA RELIEVED OF HER PORK
Ship for the Orient Carries News
paper Mea aad Caroro of flop
piles for eastern Armies.
HAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. The Pacific
Mall company's steamship China sailed for
the Orient today with a big cargo and a
large number of passengers, Including
many newspaper men, who will report the
progress of the war between Russia and
Japan. The China was scheduled to leave
thla port yesterdoy, but was detained to
permit the removal from Its hold of 4.000
oasks of mess pork which had been con
signed to the Russian government. It was
feared by the Bhlppers that It might fall
Into the hands of the Japanese.
TRYING TO FORCE HAND OF FRANCE.
Preach Policy Is to Avoid Entangle
ments and Maintain Neutrality.
PARIS. Feb. 27. Reports of Interna
tional entanglements growing out of the
war continue to occupy a prominent place
In the sensational branch of the prera.
But within a week the officials of the gov
ernment, who are In close and constant
touch with the cabinets of other capitals,
have satisfied themselves, first, that no In
ternational complications are Imminent or
likely, at least for tha present; second, that
France In In no presont or prospective
danger of being embroiled In an Interna
tional contllct,
Concerning the ability of France to hold
aloof from the war, the officials base their
belief on the txperlence of the first few
weeks of - hostilities. At first the deter
mination to observe neutrality brought out
a sentimental reaction favorable to Rus
sia, with popular demonstrations and sub
scriptions In behalf of that country. The
authorities now have been able to take
Into account all the various currents, tha
result being a firm conviction that France
will not have Its hand forced by Internal
agitation or external complications.
An official sold today that the new
Corean-Japanese treaty had been the oc
casion for putting out a number of reporti
calculated to fomnnt discord between
France and Corea and perhaps force the
hand of France In relation to other powers,
particularly Russia. The authorities) had
taken note that the reports emanated from
high Japanese sources. But, the offloial de
clared, French polloy was definitely .fixed to
maintain neutrality and to refrain from
the slightest active preparation In the war,
and this will not be changed by the Corean
Japanese treaty or other events so far u,i
possibly can be foreseen at present.
PRAISES JAPANESE COMMISSAIIY
Foreign Experts Think Much of Wny
Food Is Handled.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27-Forelgn military
experts loudly praise the excellence of ths
Japanese arrangements for the transport
of their commissariat, says a World dis
patch from Koyang, Corea. General Allen,
U. S. A., who Is here on leave of absence,
especially commends the srrangement.
Each Infantry unit has a detachable cyl
inder two and one-half feet high and two
and one-half feet in diameter In which to
build fires. Tbe cylinder seats a large
sheet Iron kettle und this again holds a
perforated kettle In which may le cooked
enough rice for one meal for ino men.
With the troops aro carried half pound
tins of meat. KlKhty of these tins are
packed hi a box and three boxes make a
load for a horse. Ttlce Is carried In sixty
pound sacks, one sack being a load for
a man carrier, two tacks for a pony. Ths
army takes with It a quantity of sulphate
of sodium to purify drinking water. Each
sukUer carries an aluminum mens pan of
German pattern which contains two rations
of cooked rice, and rr addition, six emer
gency rations of rice which, having been
boiled and dried In the sun, are wrapped
In cotton bags and weigh very little.
RISSIA REFISES TO MAKE A ..OA
Iaforma Fore lam Bankers There Is No
Necessity for It.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27 The min
istry of finance, tt Is stated, has again de
clined firmly the offers of several groups
of leading foreign banks lo float a Russian
loan, on the ground that there Is no need
for adopting such a course.
According to a telegram received here
from the commandor of the Russian cruiser
Askold, at Pert Arthur, all rumors regard
ing the sinking of his vessel are false. The
commander adds that the Askold Is quite
aound.
Count Leo Tolstoi baa contributed 1,000
sets of his works, the profit from the sale
of which Is to be ex pen led for ths benefit
of the troops taking part la tha campaign
In the far eaat.
FENCE OF INFANTRY
Russian Soldiers Guard Road Between
Lian Yang aad River.
FRONT AND FLANKS STRONGLY SUPPORTED
Right Flank ia at Taku Ihan and Lft
Near Wiju.
RUSSIAN CAVALRY CROSSES YALU RIVER
Occupies Road Between Anting and Tang
ampho Toward Bnk Chon,
COSSACK SCOUTS ROAM CARAVAN ROUTES
Russian laad Foree Now Preaenta
Almoat Solid Wall of Bayonets
autd Sabers Atonic River
and Hallrnad.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., lf'4 )
SEOUL, Feb. 27. tNew York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
Tho vicinity of Ping Yang or Anju will
probably be the scene of the first ennrnge
nent shortly. A I body of Russians
with fifty-four guns has reached Anju,
sixty miles north of IMiik Yang. Other de
tachments 01 Russian sohllers are at vari
ous places between Anju and the Yalu
river. The force, probably totalling 6.O1KI ,
men, has now crossed Into northern Corea.
The telegraph lines from Ping Yang ta
the north have been suddenly interrupted.
Indicating the presence of Russian scouts.
MOSCOW. Feb. 27TAccor.!lng to thn
latent Information In high in'Mtary clrciej,
Husslur Infantry hus occupied the rad
between Llau Yang, on the talitoud from
Mukden to Port Arthur, a-.id the Yalu
river. Its front and flank being strongly
supported. The right flank Is at Taku
Shnn and the left near tho town of Wl Ju.
Tho Russian cavalry crossed the Yalu be
tween Antung and Yongampho and occu
pied the rond toward Suk Chon, and Cos
sack scouts advanced along the greater an 1
leaner caravan routes. Scouts are r.ow ten
miles east of Phyeng Yang. The cavalry
Is 8T5 miles north and the infantry 126 miles
liorthwest of Thyeng Y'ang. v
CHE FOO. F"el. 27. Several Japanese
officers rnd sailors who landed here from
an open bout early today refused to give
nny information as to vrtiere tliey came
from. At the Japuntse romulate It was
given out that they belong to a gunboat
which uus damaged during the fight oft
Port Arthur and which Bank trying to
reach thlB port.
Tho statement that they were members of
the crews of the merchant steamers sunk
near the entrance of Port Arthur for
the purpose ot blocking It, and that
they were not picked up by the torpedo ,
boats In company, was positively denied.
They creased the gulf In the open boat In
which they arrived. The consul o'almed
that he had been expecting the at rival ot
survivors of the action off Port Arthur,
KAMIMl RA REPORTS BOMBARDMENT
Says Harbor Was Not Closed by At
tempt of Japanese.
TOKIO. Feb. 27. The official report of
the attempt made last Tuesday night to
Dock the entrance of the harbor cf Port
Arthur leichel Toklo last :ilght (Friday).
The report was vrltten by Vice Admiral
Kamlmura, d.vlston c.rmander under Ad
miral Togo. The rfport asserts that at a
certain point near 1-ort Arthur T.teday
evening a lumber of merchant ftoamera,
escorted by a toipfdo !l".l!a, vere dis
patched for the purpose of closing the
entrance to the harbor. The .orpedo flo
tilla rejoined the 'leet at 10 a. m. Wednes
day at sea nt a rendezvous previously
agreed upon and rt ported that the steamer
lfokoku Mom had been sunk at the foot
ot the 1'thth; use on the left a'de of the
entrance. The Hushlu Maru was sunk out
side, beyond the Hokoku Maru. The Ten
shin Man:, the Buoy Maru and Jlnaeo
Maru were sunk at the foot of Laotche
Hill, almost side by side. All the a bora
mentioned fcteaniera were sunk by thalr
own crews, who were all irafely rescued.
The torpedo flotilla was unh.trmed.
The torpedo flotilla also reported that It
discovered tho Russian cruisers Bayan and
Novlk. together with a few destroyers, In
tho outer harbor. After the flotilla Joined
It the main fleet advanced slowly on Port
Arthur, where tt found the Russian cruisers
Bayan, Askold and Novlk slowly moving
about the outer harbor under cover of tha
batteries A bombardment began at long
r.ir.Ro and at 11:15 a. m. all the ahlps and
batteries were responding vigorously.
Shortly after noon the Novlk retreated Into
the Inner harbor. The Askold and Bayan,
quickly following, demonstrating that the
sinking of the steamers had not blocked
the entrance of the harbor. A bombard
ment of the Inner harbor was then ordered
and for fifteen minutes all the heavy guns
of the Japanese fleet threw shells over thn
hills Into the harbor. Thn Jape nets were
unable to determine the effect of tbe bom
bardment, but saw huge columns of amoks
arlBlng from time to time. In the mean
time the Japanese crulaer squadron discov
ered two Russian torpedo destroyers at the
foot of Laotche Hill and gave chase. Ona
of the destroyers ui aped, but the other
waa pursued Into Pigeon bay, where it wag
sunk. Vice Admiral Kamumura reports
that the Japanese fleet sustained no dam
age and did not loso a single man.
Ill SSI AN STOHV OF THE FIGHT
Correspondent of St. Petersburg Paper
Tells of Koaiuieuient.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-The Port
Arthur correspondent of the Ruts tele
graphs as follows:
On the morning of February 2S a Jap
anese !ioualron, consisting of six battle
ships and four light cruisers uppearud est
the horizon. The Rusaian erulnera Askold
Mayan mid Novlk nrti In the outer hr
bor. The Japanese ahlps. upon attaining
a posltl'iii within thirty-five cable lengths
(about four nod one-quarter miles) of the
HuHslan ablpa opened an gjtuck. At this
time two of our toriiedo boats were re
turning to our ships from Pigeon bay. Alt
the Japanese cruisers attempted to cut
them off; nevertheless one of the torpedo
boats succeeded In reaching Port Arthur.
hlln the other turned back. The acenn
of the battle waa thus cut In two. the
Japanese battleships cannonading the As
kold. Iiayan and Novlk, which ' were sup
ported by the batteries, and the cruiser
pursuing the Russian torpedo boat which
entered Pigeon bay.
The cannonading lasted forty minutes
and several sheila fill at various points In
the fortress. One Chinaman was mortally
wounded by a splinter and one by a shell.
In yesterday's affair the maneuvers of the
Japanese appeared to tie defective. While
turning back to sea the Japanese battleships
got bunched and our ships did not fall to
take lulvant'iKe of this fart. They opened
a running Are and one could clearly see
shells bursting amidst the tremendous tar
get. Title clumsy maneuver on the part
of the Japanese la considered aa affording
weighty reason for' the belief that lbs
enemy's losaea were heavy.
A Jspanese torpedo boat lies on a bank
pa Port .Wait Wult It ap per ally la)
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