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SHOOT HEARING OS
Eenate Committee Begins Inreitigatien of
Charges Against Him.
PROMINENT MORMONS FOR WITNESSES
Former Reprfsenta.ive Taylor, Who Un
dated Roberts, Attorney for Geo tiles.
HEAD OF MORMON CHURCH ON THE STAND
President 8mith, When Questioned, Admits
He Still Btlleves iu Po'.ygamy.
SAYS HE 15 A PROPHET AND REVELATOR
ICzneeteil the Hearing M ill ( oollnnr
rvrml Wrrka and that Kxam
lunllnn of President Smith
Will Take Tna Days.
vVABHINOTON. March 2.-Th investlga
tlnii which In to decide whether Reed Bmoot
of Utah la to retain his wt In the United
Stales eenate and Incidentally define the
political status of the Mormon church, was
formally begun today before the senate
committee on privilege' and elrctlona.
It la conceded the hearings will extend
over aeveral weeks. Interest Increased
with the announcement that Joseph F.
Sin if h. president of tho Mormon church,
will ho the prlncliml wltneaa, and In all
prohahllity will occupy the attention of the
committee for two or three daya. The at
torney for the defense, A. 8. Worthlngton
of thla city und Waldeniur Van Uott of
Salt Lake, arrived early and engaged In
conferc.ee with their client. J. CI. Carlisle,
former aecretary of the treaaury, and II
W. Taylor, former representative In con
gress and the attorney who proaeeuted the
Content against Hrlgham Roberta' retaining
hia scat In congress on the ground of his
having violated the anti-polygamy law.
are the counsel for the protestants. Half
a do, en wltneaaea, nearly all of them of
the Mormon church, occupied aeata In the
rear of the large committee rooms. Quite
a number of wemen were In attendance
and wntched the proceeding with Intcreat
I. It of Witnesses.
Chairman narrow, after ascertaining
by roll r-ll that a quorum waa preaent, di
rected Mr. Taylor to proceed with the caso.
Mr. Taylor Inquired the number of wit
bosses preaent and Mr. Burrows read the
following Hat of those on whom aummona
had been aerved: Mabel Parker Kennedy,
Amoa Charles Matthewa, Ogden llllea. An
drew Jenaen, John Smith. Hiram M. Smith.
Thomaa II. Morrill, Charlea K. Merrill,
Almc Merrill, Lor In Harmon, Mooes
Thatcher. M. W. Merrill, Joaeph R. Smith
nd Francis M. Lyman.
Mr. Taylor announced hla readiness to
proceed and naked that President Joaeph
F. Smith be aworn. After that had been
done Franklin 8. Richards, a Salt take
City attorney, stated that he waa preaent
aa an adviser of the wltneaaea In the event
ny Improper quextlona were aaked.
I Chairman Burrows, after ascertaining
Mr. Smith a president ,9 the cuurcti and
born In Missouri In 18 and went to
Utah In WX and always hue been In the
church.
Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Smith If he waa a
prophet, aeer and ravelator.
T1i witness nald he waa "ao euatalned."
Further uuestlnnn along the aame line
brought out the statement that he re
ceived his powers by reason of the position
be holda In the church. He Bald the apos
tles of the church were "sustained" In the
earn powera aa prophets, seers anil reve
lutrtrs. He was asked to name hla predecessor
aa president of the church, and gave them
III order back to the first president, Joaeph
Smith, Jr. The witness Falil he sustains
tho same powers aa hla predecessors.
Smith's Hastnesa Affairs.
Questions directed to ascertain the busi
ness occupations of Mr. Smith In addition
to the presidency of the church brought out
the following list of concerna of which he
la prealdent: Zlon Co-operative Mercantile
Institute, with a capital stock of more than
tl.OuO.ono; State Hank of Utah, I'tah Sugar
npany. Consolidated Wagon and Ma
chine company, Utuh IJght and Hallway
company. Suit Uike A Los Angeles Rail
way company, Salt.ilr Beach company and
Fait Lake Knitting company. He said he
was president of a number of other small
concerns, the names of which he could not
recall, and that he Is a director of the
t nlon Tactile Hallway company, editor of
the Improvemcnter and Juvenile Instructor
and director or official of a number of min
ing companies.
A llbt of the first preHdonoy or twelve
apostles governing the church was read by
Mr. Taylor and Identified by Mr. Smith.
This lint included the name of Heed Smo it.
Mr. Smith explained that the first presi
dency Is the prealdent of the church and
that the twelve apostles are next In au
thority. The presidents are elected by tha
i.iuiull and the apostles, he said, but lie
believed, and It Is taught, that the presi
dent arc really chescn by tilvlne revela
tion, and they are endowed with the au
thority of the holy priesthood by authority
direct from God. Ho said the apiwtles
might elect to thdr lumber In the event
of a vacancy, bu, that they would not go
contrary to the wish of the first presi
dency. Object to sui lib's Language.
Throughout the testimony Mr. Smith used
n.i h expressions aa "I think," "I presume"
und " I boievc." These expressions proved
unsatisfactory to members of the commit
tee and Senator Hour said he wanted to un
derstand whether Mr. Smith's form of
speech Implied doubt or whether It was
.n'ply an unfortunate mode of speech.
-r Bmlth said hV used express!..:! which
s-r.-ere not positive when he referred to mat
tna from memory, but that In ull matters
of church and of the. revelations and the
powers of the church he waa certain and
Old not want to be misunderstood.
Hevelollons aad Senators.
Ill relation to revelations, the witness
aid the church holds that any elder may
receive a revelation for his own guidance.
"Then Mr. Smool may receive such
revelations direct from God?" said Mr.
Taylor.
For his own guidance, yes" was the
aniwtr.
In response to direct questioning Mr.
Smith said only those revelations to the
president which had been presented to the
church and accepted by the members were
binding UMn them
Mr. Overman wanted to know what hap
pened to those who did Dot believe In the
f spired revelations.
"Ar they unchurched?" he asked.
"They unchurch themselves." was the re
sponse
After more direct qui situnlng concerning
the rights of the church members to reject
(Continued on. Second Page.)
PAY LAST DIVIDENDS
Accounts V
Colombian World's
Pair t the officers
V -
CHICAGO. M ...ft 2 The accounts of the
World's Columbian exposition of K3 were
closed today with the payment of a final
dividend of 4.1,5 per cent to all of the 2 .')
stockholders. This payment, with a divi
dend of 10 per cent, which was puid in
134. makes a total of if per cent In dll
dends paid on the capital stock.
Many of the stockholders have expressed
their satisfaction at the closing of the
business in this way, as It was at first
thought that less than 10 per cent divi
dend would be paid.
Several suits against the company are
still pending. For this renson a small sum
of money has bi'ii retained by the officers
of the company to meet any possible claim
against It on these suits This amount Is
so small, however, that no further divi
dends will be declared should this amount
nut be paid out in claims against the com
pany. VERDICT FOR INSURANCE MEN
Illinois Coirt Kinds that Alleged
Combine of Companies Is ot
In Restraint of Trnd e.
81'RINOFIKLD, III.. March Judge Hur
roughs In I he St. Clair county circuit court
has rendered a decision In favor of certain
Insurance companies in a case brought
ugalnst the companies by Attorney Oeneral
Hamlin, charging them with forming a
combine In St. flair and Madison counties
to keep up rates, fine hundred and twelve
companies hud employed wliat they called
a "compact manager "
Attorney General Hamlin asked that an
injunction be iswued to restrain the com
panies from combining to fix ratca. Tho
demurrer of the defendants, which held
that the agreement Was legal and that per
sons Insured were benefitted by It. also de
nied that they were acting In restraint of
trade, and alleging that the compact man
ager simply reduced expenses and enabled
them to write Insurance at lower raes
than otherwise, waa sustained by the court.
CFFER OFFICEJTO JASTROW
"resident of Semitic I.anaraaarea at
I'rnnsylvnnlu I nlverslty May
Have Chair at St. I,onla Fair.
PHILAOKLPHIA. March 2-All.lno W.
Small. L.I D., vice president of the Con
gress of Arts and Science of the I'nlversal
exposition at St. Louis In 1MVI, has notltled
Morris Jastrow, Jr., Ph. I)., president of
Semitic languages at the University of
Pennsylvania, that an official Invitation Is
extended to him to act aa chairman of De
partment 8, history of religion. Tills de
partment Includes lluddhism and Uraham
anls.n, Mohammedanism, Old Testament,
New Testament and history of the Chris
tian church. Among tli eminent Kuropean
scholars who have accepted Invitations to
deliver addresses In this department are
Profs. Oldenrurg of Kiel, Ooldhlser of
Ruda Peat, Smith of Glasgow, Rudde of
Marburg and Hamack of Berlin. Dr. Jaa
trow has been prominent. In authorship
along the lines Indicated aa the Work of thla
department.
PAY FOR TITLE TO CANAL
t nlted states Ready to Take Final
fttepa to Acquire Prop
erty. WA8H1NGTOV, March 2. -A conclusion
of the negotiations for the title to the
Panama canal nioperty Is in sight. At
torney General Knox, who had a confer
ence today with the president, authorized
the following statement:
"I have advised the president that he Is
authorized to pay at once to the Republic
of Panama the Sln.tlOt,om stipulated for by
the treaty, tho ratidculons of which have
Just been exchanged. Also that he Is author
ised to pay to the new Pannma canal com
pany the S40.ono,rtiin which under the agree
ment between the United Stntea and that
company we are to pay Tor Its property
and have notified the canal company we
are ready to close the transaction. The
details In connection with the transfer of
the canal company's property should not
require more than thirty days."
MRS. M'CANN ON THE STAND
Wife of slnrdered Horseman Clvea
Testimony Against Har
rington. ST. LOUIS. March S Mrs Jessie Mc-
Cann, widow of the murdered horseman,
James P. Mi'l'ann, was the central figure
today at the trial of Frederick Harrington,
charged with the crime. She last saw Mc
Cnnn 11 live mi the night of May IS, when
he and Harrington went out ostensibly to
meet some wealthy Knglifh frlenda of the
latter who were to loan him (Harrington)
some money.
McCann not appealing t')0 next day. his
wife cf-keil BiMrlugtni: i.r-out him. Har
rington then told of his going away In a
en rlage with a woman afier the sllegel
fight at Suburban Garden. Harrington,
witness said, brought her an al'egeil me
sage from her huhbund to the effect that
he had got into trouble and was ashamed
to return home.
LINE COST TWELVE MILLIONS
Santa IVi link from Man Fraurlsco
orth Will lie Kspenalvo
Fnterprlse.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2 -The Santa
Fe railroad has finished all of Its prelim
inary surveys for a new line to Eureka,
Humboldt county, and ita engineer are
now figuring on the cost ao as to de
cide upon a final location. It Is known
the company has made three general sur
veys at a considerable outlay of time
and money In an effort to get a good
modern line through the mountainous
country of Mendocino and Humlsildt
counties. It will oost the Santa Fe In
the neighborhood of I12.000.0ott to com
plete Its connection between Eureka and
Sun Francisco bay.
rMniAM IMnisLIC nvilial
uannuinn II1UIMIW U I IP4U
Hroarae oi Smallpox aad lack of
Food Occasion Great
ST. PAUL. Minn., March 2 A special to
the Dispatch from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
says:
"Traders coming from the north report
terrible suffering among the Indians from
lack of fool and a scourge of small pox.
At Isle I Cross sixiy deaths are reported
Commissioner Laird of the Indian depart
ment has sent aa expeditioa foe Ui relief
of the Indiana."
NEGROES RESENT OUTRAGES
Uprising in German West Africa Cue to
Acts of Oommipsioner.
INSANE MAN UNDERTAKES REPRISALS
Letters Received In Berlin Cilve lira
sons for the t prising that la
Making All the Trouble In
the Kamerun Country.
BERLIN, March 2. The rising of native
troops in the Crows and Nsossunang river
region of German Kamerun, West Africa,
resulting In several factories of the North
west Kamerun company being burned
down and four Germans killed, uh an
nounced Monday, was caused by the
eccentric conduct of Count Von I'ue kler,
and was directly due to the theft of a
lantern from the Northwest Kamerun
company. Von Pueckler, who waa 1 tho
government district commissioner, was
reputed to be a quiet and sensible admlnl
tratior, having sound knowledge of native
ways and character. Ho formerly was uu
employe of the Northwest Kamerun com
pany, but recently had ben employed by
the government. Herr Sehoeller, president
of the company, received In December lust
a long letter from Count von Puwkler re
garding tha stolen lantern, concluding with
the assertion that he Intended to make the
property of white men respected by burning
five villages. Herr Sehoeller Inferred from
the violence of the language of Von
Pue-kler that iiie latter was derajiged, and
wrote both to the count and to the agents
of the company commanding that nothing
be done over so trivial a matter, saying
that the company for the first time was
about to pay a dividend, and adding that
the good will of tho natives must be
cultivated.
Herr Schooller's letters arrived too late.
Count von Pueckler with twentytlve men,
tried to arrest the head men of one of the
villages, but tho count was killed and hla
escort with difficulty escaped. During the
next few d.ya the company'a factories on
the Cross river were burned down and four
agents were killed. A punitive expedition
has now arrived In the hostile district.
Count von Pueckler, aa npepars from In
formation subsequently received by Herr
fiohoeller, had recently given way to fits
of fury against the negroes, attributable
to the state of his health as a result of
his long residence In the hot climate of
equatorial West Africa.
RMBKHS OF HF.nELLIOK SnoiLDRR,
lel Pilar, One of Irreroncllahles,
Joins the Ontlawi.
MANILA, March 2. Del Pilar, tho load
ing aplrlt of the Caribao Insurrection
against Spain and the United States, who
was exiled to Guam, but who returned and
accepted the oath of aJloglance, lias Joined
the outlaws who are defying the authority
of the government.
WASHINGTON. March 2-Ttiat the em
bers of revolution still smoulder In tho
Philippines is suggested In a recant report
to the War department by General Wood,
In which he aaya a rebel styling himself
Prym has lasued a commission to R'.carte
as lieutenant general of northern Luzon.
Little Is known of Prym and it Is hoped
that It la no more than a brigand demon
stration, ft I carte is an lrrenconcilable. He
waa transported to Guam and when the
other Philippine captives returned to Ma
nila under parole he refused to take the
oath and went to Hong Kong. Pcently he
returned to the Philippines, still l'alllng to
take the oath, and managing to smuggle
himself through the lines. His wherea
bouts are unknown and the Philippine con
stabulary Is looking for him.
toted Men Abroad.
COLON. March I Lieutenant Colonel
William P. Hlddle. U. 8. M. C, and h'B
aide-de-camp, Captain APexandor 8. Wil
liams, nre passengers on the steamer City
of Washington, which sailed from here
yesterdf.y for New York. Edward W.
Ames, tne secretary of the United States
legation at Buenos Ayres, la also on board
the City of Washington.
OPINION FORMALLY UPHELD
Derision Throwing Open Union Pa
cific Ilrldge to All Roads
Finally AlHrmed.
ST. LOUIS, March 2. -Tlie United State
court of appeals today sustained the dis
trict court In Its decision that any railroad
has the right to use the Union Pacific
bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha
nod the stations and switch yard facilities
of that road In the two cities.
The decision was reached 111 the contest
of the Mason. City & Fort Dodge, road,
owned and controlled by the Chicago Great
Western. It applied for tho use of the
bridge rnd was refused. The district court
decided In Its favor and the Union I'aclfio
company appealed the case.
This Is a formal affirmation and an
nouncement of Judge Hanhorn's opinion an
nounced from St. Paul Monday.
LOOKS LIKE LONG LITIGATION
Judge Thayer gnatulna Bennett De
murrer In Contest of William J.
Ilryan to Secure K.MMWKI.
NEW HAVEN,' Conn., March -Judge
Tliaxer. In tho aupeiior court, today sus
t iail a demurrer by the ounse f,,e Mrs.
I'hilu S. Bennett, to the suit of William
J Prv.m for the cin: tru. tl. n of the will f
Mr. Bennett, in the action broujht In bf
nalf of Air. Bryan an effort w; s made to
have a sealed letter left by Mr. B.-nnett
and i;lvlng $"0 000 to Mr. Bryan crifon-'d as
a .iocluratlun of trust. In sustaining the
demurrer the court decldts that the ques
tion of the status of the sealed letter can
not be determined In the present action,
but must be reserved for decision In other
aulta.
CANAL COMMJSSION IS GOOD
Srnata Committee on Interoeeoutc
Canals Agrees to Report
Favorably,
U'lCIIIV'i.'VAk, II....L m .
......... senate
committee on inleroceanic canals today
agreed to report tne nominations of the
Panama canal commission with a fjvoruhle
recommendation.
Adancluu license Case.
PIERRE. 8 D . March 2 (Spt-cl il Tele
gram. The Hand county saloon 11c use
case was before the supreme court today
on an order to show causi why it shoull
not go on the calendar for Immediate heir
Ing. and an order was granted, return il le
the 16th for argument on the order to s. o
cauie. This Is the ia--e whue the tom
misxloners of the county refused to grant
a llcens after tha town board hrd graated
Ja permit.
HARRISON STILL IN CONTROL
Mayor of t hlcanro by. Meter Knae,
Reaalns Paddle In Conk Connty
Democracy,
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March .-By a
sensational bit of strategy today, the con
trol of ihe political uuxilinrj orriuiuntlon,
known as the Cook County Democracy, was
obtained by the adherents of Mayor Carter
II. Harrison.
The victory waa achieved by a legal 1 use.
Eagerly watching for a cluince, the fol
lowers of the mayor caught tlie opponents
napping. With a demand lor incorporation
as 'he Cook County Democracy. John
Powers and other liietids of the mayor
suddenly appeared today brfote Secretary
of State Rose, It was shown to the satis
faction of Secretary Rose that the charter
held by opponents of the mayor had become
invalid for noncompliance with the law
requiring nn annual report to the secretary
of state. A llcenHD was thereupon Issued to
Powers who thus regained control from
which he had recently been ousted by a
court decision upholding the anti-Harrison
faction led by Mayor Harrison's former
chief lieutenant, Robert E. Burke. The
decision had enjoined officers of tho Har
rison faction from appearing at the meet
ing or otherwise interfering with the Cook
County Democracy.
Subsequently It appears from the proceed
ings today, the Harrison faction discovered
the organization from which it had beeh
shut out had failed to make annual reports
to the secretary of statu under the law of
l'.'Ol. and at midnight last night was the
latest time that such a report could bo
made. Accordingly a number of Harrison's
adherents, formed a new orgwnlaatlon.
which was granted It license today.
An amendment to the law passed by the
legislature of 19U3 exempted corporations
not for profit from making annual reports
to the secretary of state. The amendment
however, applied only to corporations
organized after tho amendment beeamo a
law and thus did not apply to the antl
Harrlson Cook County Democracy, the
charter of which was cancelled by the sec
retary of state.
NOTED EDUCATORS IN SESSION
Four Thousand Writers. Teachers.
Preachers and fpislki-r ni.
cuss llellginna Kilarntton.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2. - Distin
guished prelates and edecators, prominent
writers and speakers on religious and edu
cational subjects, and a delegation of re
ligious workers numbering nearly 4.000 are
In attendance nt the annual convention of
the Religious Education association. Nearly
two score teachers will be present during
the two days of the convention. The asso
ciation ehas seventeen departments and
In all of them endeavors to fulfill Its pur
poee In which "to promote religious and
moral education."
The general theme of the convention
"The Bible In Practicable Life." "Ita Par
ticular Phases." "The Bible in Religious
Experience," 'The Bible. In Education. '
and "The Bible In Social and Civic Life"
will be discussed In three mass meetings.
The general officers of the association
are: President, Frank Knight Sanders,
Yalet first vice president. Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, Columbia, general secretary.
Ira Landreth. Chicago; treasurer, James
Herron Eckles, Chicago; chairman execu
tive board. William Ralney Harper, pres
ident of the University of Chicago.
"What Would Constitute a Scientific
Basis for Religious and Moral Education
and to What Extent Does Such a Basla
Already Exist." was the first subject pro
pounded for discussion at today's session.
It was considered, first, from the stand
point of psychology, by President O. Stan
ley Hall, D. D., Clark university, Wor
cester, Mass ; second, from the stand
point of ethlca, by lYederlck Tracy. Ph. D.,
University of Toronto, Canada; third, from
the standpoint of theology, by Prof.
6haller Matthews, D. D., University of
Chicago; fourth, from the standpoint of
educational practices, by Luther Halsey
Gulick. M. P., New York.
STICKNEY MAKES NEW CUT
Slices drain Hate Down to the Quick
and Heault la Anxiously
Watched.
CHICAGO, IU March 2 The Chicago
Great Western has announced a further
cut of three cents a hj mired pounds In the
rate on grain from Missouri river points
to Chicago. The new rati-s, which will
be four cents on wheat and three cents on
corn, will go In effect next Friday.
The last announcement of a cut In the
grain rates by the Great Western was
received with surprise in Omaha by rail
road men. The geniral Impression seemed
to te abroad that Mr. Stlckney would not
continue the light by cutting gruln rates
further.
At Northwestern headquarters nothing
could be learned regarding the future pol
icy of that line In the grain rate war, as
J. A. Kuhn, asallint general 1 assenner
and ticket agent. Is In Chicago where he Is
conferring with official of his ei mpany re
garding tho situation.
If the Northwestern continue the rate
war by making another cut In tho Chicago
rut eg it will necessitate the cutting of the
local grain rates Into this city, and that
Is said to be Just what Is desired by Pres
ident Stlckney. Another reduction In the
through rates of the Northwestern from
Nebraska points to Chicago will put at
least half of the through rate from Ne
braska stations below the local rates Into
this city, und that will necessitate a lin
ing up of Use locals from all parts of the
state. The Burlington, In case It should
meet another Noriwestein r. ductlon, also
would have to :eul.iust Its Nebraska h
cals and this woiiM caqc another read
justment all along the' line.
CLOSE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY
president Castro's trllnns In sjlinttlnw
Off Salaries i liroivs l.cga-
loners Out of VorL.
NEW YORK. March 2. -It is staled here
that the Venezuelan legation in Washing
ton will be closed because President Castro
has stopped the salary of Minister Hernan
dez, who, howevir, has not i.een rec-tlitd.
This In said to have been bronchi ab in
through a letter to th fiscal agents lie e
of the Venezuelan government Instrm ting
them not to pay the general's salary, as
hcretufcre, on the 1st of aeh nioittn.
Augusto F. Pulldo. who has been secre
tary of the legation for several years, suf
fers only hulf as much as his chief, for he
Is to continue in his pnscut offii e at S.30
a month, instead of 14. o.
Nichols I leri andez, a son of the general
wl.o Is un ur.der secretary, already has
sec 11 ml other employment in PhKadelph a.
Up to lust sitmiuer V nt-y.uela had been
witnout a trlnlsier t Washington during
four jears Pulldo represented the Inter
sals of the republic as secretary, with head
quar'ers in a Washington bosrdlng house.
CANNOT. HOLD PORT ARTHUR
Jfpmf-se Bepresentatite Says it is in No
Condition to Stand Siege.
PLACES COUNTRY'S CASE BEFORE WORID
Rnmor Is Current In Business Circles
In St. Petersburg; that Hnaalans
Will Abandon Port
Arthur.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. V 4.)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 3.-Ncw York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) Ominous rumors ran through
the city today In the huainesx circles that
Port Arthur Is to be abandoned to the en
emy, after sinking the ships, as was done
In the Crimean war. This Is pnrfiably ex
aggerated, but the story Is lortltlod by a
telegram from Port Arthur published In
the Gazette to the effect that the com
mander has called upon the people to shed
the last diop t their blood in case the
enemy takes the town, the some dispatch
telling of several Chinese being caught
on the heights at iho back of the town
signalling to tin; Japanese.
Today the list of tho iwenty-nlne killed
aboard the Variag and also a few of tho
casualties, aboard the Askold, the Novlk
and the Pallada, is published. Tho latter
does not Include yesterday's damages, if
any.
Mates Jupait'a Case,
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 19"4.)
NEW YORK, March J. -(New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
"Port Arthur will fall into our hands by
Its own weight. It has Inadequate pro
vision to stand a siege," said Baron Sulte
matsu, former mlnlsetr of communication
und minister of tlie Interior of Japan, son-in-law
of Marquis lto and for many years
high in the council of tho Japanese em
pire, when seen at the Waldorf-Astoria
today immediately on his arrival from
Yokohama, ufter an eastward Journey.
"Understand," continued the baron, "1
am on no official mlssiou, but fur me to
leave my country at this tlmo has some
meaning. You can draw your own con
clusions. 1 am now 011 my way to Eng
land, Intending to sail from heie next
Saturday 011 tho Cunard line, and 1 do not
expect to be Idle. I want tho grout civi
lized nations to understand the position and
purpose of Japan. 1 want to tell It and 1
want to tell It to you. We do not want to
alienate moral sympathy, and tliat we may
not I want It to be understood that we
realize the Importance of caxrj Ing on this
war according to the rules of international
law and the rplrlt of tho highest modorn
civilization, us Judged by other nations. It
may be necessary to explain some matters
to the civilized nations, and I am ready to
do It. 1 left Yokohama on February 10 for
this purpose, landed at Victoria, then went
to Seattle and have come across the con
tinent, and have heard much sympathy for
our cause, for all of which I am truly
thankful.
"ljet me Impress upon you atid upon all
the people of the great United States that
we are not carrying on this war for any
selfish purpose unless a battle for exist
ence Is selfishness. We have been compelled
to take the step that we have' taken, yea
compelled, for we have tried to avoid
trouble with Russia and have found It Im
possible. "Please understand me that It Is not th
bcipilsltion of new territory that Japan
wants, but we demand the Integrity of the
Chinese empire und alao the integrity of
Corea. excepting thnt we must have some
sort of preponderance of influence In Corea.
Russians Mot Conciliatory.
"RuKsla has not shown the least con
ciliatory attitude toward us. The bear had
hla paw on the Pacific and he has been
nut only determined to hold It there but
to advance It. We had to say 'no.' Small
us we are us a nation we found a limit to
patience and forbearance. Vou know the
atory of diplomatic corresiaindence. The
Russian government Insisted from tho be
ginning to end to say not a single word
about Manchuria to us, the life of tho en
tire question, while all of the time It was
trying to tie our hands In regard to Corea.
"We were exaserated. We endured the
conditions as long aa possible and the
end came. We warned the Russian gov
ernment that If It protracted the nego
tiations solely for Its own advantage a
heavy responsibility was Incurred by it.
That, of course, meant that If Russia failed
to show any spirit of conciliation war
would be Inevitable and could but be con
sidered provoked by Russia.
"Still we kept 011 aiih our negotiations
until about January 20, when we sent a
notice to the Russian government that
pructically amounted to an ultimatum,
leaving Russia to say yes or no. It was
then the understanding that a definite
answer was to be given to us about Feb
ruary 2X. We said emphatically and pos
itively to the Russian minister that If tha
answer was postponed later than that date
wo would be free to take Independent
action.
The reason for France taking an active
part Is that It is said the secret treaty bu
tween France anil Russia provides that
if two powers combine against either the
other will go to the rescue. It Is said
that aa Con-a has become our ally Russia
can demand that Prum-e help her. In our
eyes Corea is not worth cor. aid, ring. We
respect tlie Sovereignty of Corea, but wuut
is Corea after all'.' We do not rely 011
her troops to fight for us. Her resources
Hro not givat. Corea is important for us
for other reasons, not as an ally.
"(inn thing more. 1 um of thu council
of the Red Cross ill Japan. The day be
fore my departure u council was h M, and
I have leen rciueted to thank the Amer
icans for their kindly offers to render us
aru-istancM lii many ways, tl la with re
gret that many offers have, to be refused,
on account of tlie i-iaffx being full and in
ability to care for and feed thotte who
Would willingly help us in the Red Crosi
work. If this same kindness Is shown by
the offer of liie ever needed money we
lll be delighted to receive It.
Defends Attack ou Xblus.
"Time went on and no answer, until some
days after that date. You know what
hapened. We notltled the Russian govern
ment and the Russian minister in Japan
that we must consider diplomatic rela
tions between the two countilcs at aa end.
Continued on Second Page.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Thursday and Krlilnj 1 Wanner
Friday.
Temperature at Omaha iratenlat
"our. ii,.,,. Hour. lr
A n. m I.t 1 p. ni . . .
o a. 1.1 4-1 8 n. 111 . . .
7 n. m :t i. 111. . .
a. ni 4.1 4 l. nt . . .
1n.ni 40 It 11. ni,,,
IO n. ni . , . . 1 . r.o 11 p. in . . .
1 I a. in r7 T 11. ni . . .
12 ni let H p. m . . .
0 p. in . . .
MARCH MAKES FIERCE RUSH
Mercnry Falls l'lft-sl Itearees In
Six Honrs and Wind Travels
Fifty Miles.
Wind traveling fifty-six miles an hour
nnd mercury falling Tnj degrees In six houis
was the taste of real March weather will, h
Omaha fell yesterday.
As meek and mild 11s any lamb that ever
was, March slipped Into existence Tues
day snd everybody had begun to call the
groundhog by alsiut two weeks, when sud
denly and fiercely something happened. It
was a little after 1 o'clock In the after
noon when the thermometer wis T4 above
and people were basking In the sunlight's
glow, with overcoats In many enrep thrown
aside or light topcoats on and wearing
oth.T apparel suggestive of spring. The
wind r.rosii with remarkable vltor nnd blew
dust In all directions. It continued Into the
night and made things nbout 11s disagree
able as one could Imaglno tinder the cir
cumstances. The wind attained a velocity of fifty
miles an hour, traveling forty-six miles for
a perold of five minutes more than once
during the afternoon. The maximum wns
reached at about 4:15 From 71 nt 1 o'clock
the mercury dropped to t4 at 2 o'clock nnd
4:t nt S and 1S nt T o'clock, continuing on
the toboggan as night progressed
"It's the most radical dec'lne nnd worst
wind w have sci n for manv n day," said
one of the weather bureau officials.
Signboards, windows nnd other portable
objects suffered, or nt least were truris
ferred from their moorings by tho fierce
wind and some of the downtown sticcts
resembled foot bull gridirons, .vlth people
running hither nnd thither for their hats
and caps.
MANSFIELD WINS NEW HONOR
Ills "Ivan the Terrible" Hailed In
tv York aa the Triumph
of Ills Career.
NEW YORK. March 2 (Special Tele
gram. - Richard Mansfield In Alexis Tol
stoi's mediaeval Russian tragedy, "Iran
The Terrible," created a sensation nt tho
New Amsterdam theater last night. It
was the first time the play haa been given
In English and It was apparent from the
first view nf the singular, sinister old czar
that Mr. Mansfield has found one of the
most remarkable characters ever given an
actor. The grim humor of tho dlasipnted
old tyrant Is fascinating and his defiance
to the Polish ambassador (Act II) aroused
a storm of applause, which wns repeated
frequently thereafter. Ills alternating
rrlnglng penitence ami frenzies of rage In
Act IV and the superb choleric death In
Act V left an Impression created by no
other character In many years. It Is freely
commented on as Mansfield's mnsterpleoe,
to him what Louis XI la to Irving or Oth
ello to Palvlnl.
The gorgeous production vividly por
trayed the splendor of the mediaeval Ruh
Isnn court.
Overworked with long study and re
hearsals and exhausted by the demands of
the new role. Mr. Mansfield wss over
whelmed by the demonstrations of the au
dience and was on the point of collapse
after Act IV. He finished the play after a
long wait with preat effort.
ANOTHER WARRANT FOR HAM
Second Charge la for Kmbessllna; :l I.
OOO from the Funds of Si.
Luke's Hume.
BOSTON. March 2. A warrant charging
Wallace) II. Ham with the embezzlement
of int.OOO from the funds of St. Luke's Home
waa Issued today on complaint of tho Right
Rev. William Lawrence, president of the
corporation; Francis C. Foster, secretary,
and George II. Richards, counsel for the
Institution.
Ham was arrested last week, charged
with the embezzlement of 1104,000 from the
American Surety company, of which he
was Boston manager. He waa also treas
urer of St. Lukn's Home. The new war
rant was served on Ham at the Charles
Street Jail, where he Is In custody on the
previous charge. He will lie given a hear
ing on today's warrant tomorrow morning.
DEWEY STILL 0N THE STAND
Millionaire Ranchman Continues His
Testimony In Hnrrhard llerry
Murder Trial.
NORTON. Kan., Murch 2. Oiuunocy
Dewey, the millionaire runohnian, 011 trial
with Ids two cowboys, William Md'ride
and Clyde Wilson, for tho murder of
Rurehard Berry, resumed the stund when
court opened today and his cross-examination
was taken up by the state. Before
adjournment yesterday Inwey had cor
roborated the testimony of Mi Itildo to the
effect that the Berrys had persecuted them;
that the Herrys had opened lire on the day
of the fatal light and that Dewey and
McBride hud shot In self-defense.
WARD RESIGNS COMMISSION
Mlssourlan Sucrredrd on the Forestry
Ill vision of World's Fair by T. I.
Huaaell, m Lumberman.
ST. LOUIS. March 2-Al th mec'lng ,.f
I the Missouri World's Fair comiuissinn to-
day the resignation of E. C. Ward of Cape
i Glianloau. Mo., as superintendent of the
j division of forestry of the Woilds r Or.
I was tendered and accepted Mr. Ward
j slated that l e was so occupied in other
1 business that he deemed It best to relgi:
I tho siipcrlntctidcncy. T. P. Russell a lui.-i-!
hernial! of Cape Girardeau, Was appoint, d
, to fill tlie vueinoy.
NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED
Relleicd that :ilU- Onlv Will Break
the Deadlock at In
IIiiihiioIIm. INDIANA POI. IS. March .' .-Tr.f i. int
scalo committee of tha competitive 1100 is
In this district met today and adtoi ri.. d
tonight without effecting an igi. euieiit.
V.'. D Ryan, chairman of the toint i!e
ctanmb lee, said P night, lifter me adjourn
ment f the meeting'.
'r-m the way things look I can see no
way ot:l of t"i" " 1 ' -
BLOCKADE OF HULKS
Ent:aro9 to Channel at Port Arthur
Part y Closed.
NAVAL ENGINEERS ARRIVE AT SASEBO
Eaj Sunken Shfps Were Succesufnllj Ex
ploded from Torpedo Boitfc
LAND ENGAGEMENT IMMINENT IN COREA
Japs Land Troopi and Occupy Positions to
Guiuniand Vladivostok.
CONCENTRATING ARMY NEAR PING YANG
t.enrral Movement o( Mikado's l.aad
Forces Reported front Hasslaa
"onrres. Indicating Pros
pective Engagement.
NAGASAKI. March 2 The Japanese
hospital steamer, Kobe Maru, which ar
rived at Saaebo on Monday with seventy
one invalids. Including six naval engineers
who were employed on board the vessels
which were sunk at Fort Arthur, brings
continuation of the reHrt that the at
tempt to obstruct tho entrance to that har
bor was partially successful. It Is re
ported that the hulks of tho Hokoku Mnni
and Bushlu Maru now block part of the
channel. The explosions on board the
steamers wore, caused by electric wires
operated from the torpedo boat destroyers.
hlch i.ftrrward saved the crews.
Smperor Summons Dirt.
TOKIO, March 2 The emperor late today
Issued a rescript, countersigned by the
minister of state, rummonlng the Diet to
meet In cclal session on March lit It la
not believed that tho session will last over
ten days.
Vladivostok In-vested.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.-A dispatch
from Vladivostok, dated today, says that ac
cording to private reports from Vladivostok
throe Japanese detachments of 800 men
each recently landed nt Cblung Chan, Co
rea, uboat Un miles north of Won San, with
the supposed object of reaching the valley
of the Tumcn river and threatening Hun
Chun, Manchuria, nine miles north of the
Col-can boundary und about eight miles
west of Vladivostok.
A fleet of ten Japanese warships was
recently sighted tfep horizon nea'r Vlad
ivostok. They were believed to bo reserve
vessels, not powerful enough to blockade
Vladivostok or endanger the Russian flret
rlasH cruUcrs whoso base Is that port.
Japanese Concentrate Troops.
PARIS, March 2. Information reaching
hero from oith-lal sources shows tho Jap
anese concentration of troops Is going on
extensively In the neighborhood of Ping
Yung, Corea. Large forces nro debarking
from transports at nearby ports, front
which It Is assumed that an extensive land
engagement la Imminent in northern Cores,
Sappers and Miners pall.
KOLPINO, Russia, March 1-The cora
panlos of pontoon miners and sappers' were
embarked here on trains today, bound for
tho front.
SUEZ, Maxell 2. The Russian armored
cruiser Dlmitrl Donskol, which applied for
permission to remain hero for repairs, has
been alowed fivo days In which to complete
the neoesary work.
LONDON, March 2. A rumor was cir
culated In the lobby of the House of Com
mons today that Port Arthur had fallen.
Tho origin of the rumor oouid not be traced
and no confirmation whatever waa ob
tainable. Troops W ell t lothed.
ST. 1 ETERSBURG. March 2.Oeneral
Soukotine, who Is ou hla way to the far
cast, telegraphs to War Minister Sakharoff
from Tomsk, Siberia, as follows:
During my long Journey I saw sevetai
divisions of troops. Their transport waa
precluding In perfect order. The men were,
I rovldeo with warm clothing. At Chelln
btnsk everything la under, the close con
trol of the military chief o? the district,
who sees personally that the troops are
supplied with warm garments.
tlnlms Friendship of World.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1-The Kovoa
Vremya today prints an editorial on thu
Anglo-Saxon rejoicing In England and
America at the reports of Japanese vic
tories, In which It says "The whole world
with those exceptions realizes that tho
Russian occupation of Manchuria would
benefit civilization."
Russlnn Cruiser Released.
PORT SAID, Egypt, March 2.-Tbe Rus
sian cruiser Aurora, recently In the Red
sea, left today for Candluk, island of Crete.
One of tho five Russian torpedo boat de
stroyers, which left here yesterday fot
Algiers, has returned.
1.0 tor three more Russian torpedo boat
destroy eirs returned here.
Jtl'tM'.H: 1CPF.CTIG A ATTACK.
Open Fire on Persuing Cossacks from
Toners of Plna Vans.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2 -In a dis
patch to the czar. Viceroy Alexleff suys:
Admiral Stark, telegraphing from Port
Arthur today, March 2. says tlie enemy
did not appear off Port Arthur on either
February 1, a" or March 1. Hecotinnlsances
made by cruisers and torpedo boats over
a radius of sixty miles from Port Arthur
also fulled to discover the enemy's vessels. .
Major General Pfiug. Viceroy Alexlcffs
chief of staff, rrnda the following telegrum,
dated March 2:
According to additional Information,
which haa readied me. our pilro;s having
pi.ssed the night twelve vorsts (eight mllesi
irom ping Vunp,. niaooatlicd that town on
the morning of l-ibiuary .. They wer.t
closely preislng a Japanese pitrol of seven
o'lli crs. lieutenant Lot chn koff attacknl
this i.trol with three 'Yssacks. fori ing It
to retreat at u gallop toward tile gates Of
Ihe town.
iii presence of oar pniro's near Ping
Yang caused jiieat alarm und soon th'.
cueo.v . si arj'sh. et, rs manned tbi wall
met tmyejs at d opi-nid lire, expecting an
a'tacl.. A 1 curding to the report our pttro'a
ai'irnaihed wltHn To paces of ihe town.
iv 1 o h 1 hey Ion 10 1 lo lie sut rounded by both
o-j i.ld !..'' I -!l)l rM. '.'hese. bow. v -r.
v re l ot vet occupied bv 'lie eneriy and it
Is ioK'd that tic Japanese hare lot
more ih.'ii l.im 'in 11 In Ping Vji.g
Tom: ni' 11is.1t vi i) 1 : fhikmim .
Tetter I nderst a 11. II on I'uluts liver
VAiileli I)' Tore nci's i'Alsled.
r. i iJTKUSiil i '!. Ma.et. . The R.
sla 11 ."..i: 11 .-,.1 . 1 . 11 1 .1- .r. j- t lie eo;t-
I 1 ' V 1 lo. 1 '.: l e i,., .ft f 1. l.iUr.jn Ite-
lU'.n the l .dttil rttilis :id 'he implre.
The opil-.loll lu )Xiised lute that the t 0
i. iitilr.-s are i.ow on lit. eve of a hott I
'.itiic'stunding of ih.- (ioin coi.cernlTig
witch din", roiicci, I.b,,- , xieted. 'Ihe runi
I .. 1 iir of rei ri;rln.itto:i. union Is progress--h
; hi u portl' n of the leys of both couu
trie? is t .prec.ited and l: e t.o.errnn'iit
hi r, h. .-ideally dls .vius rep visibility for
the ;M"r:i nt is tf soni.- liin.l.i. p.iit.-:'
IlKal'lst the I I I if , ule e,( 1 tint
huc inflamed a poi th,n of :'.. A...ei '.. an
pr-s against Russia.
' ".'al lo he n if. e I