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OMAHA MONDAY MOKNINO, MAUCH 7, 1904.
SINGLE I'orV Til KICK CENTS.
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KO NEWS OF TCfe
Believed Polar Eiplorar Perished ia
Arotio Ocean.
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RUSSIAN EXPEDITION GOING IN SEARCH
Not a Word Replied tail Fata ia Complete
Myaterj.
REACHED BENNETT ISLAND IN SAFETY
Three Belief Partial Hare Made TJniuo
eestful Search for the Earon.
FIND DOCUMENTS LEFT BY THE EXPLORER
Boane Gasette Offers a. Liberal Re
ward for Specific laformat Ion
Establishing: the Death
of Baron. Toll.
ST. PETERSBURG, March B.-Answer-lug
an Inquiry concerning the fate of
lsaron Toll, the explorer who was recently
reported to have perished In the Arctic
Ocean, M. Dubrovln, secretary of the
Academy of Sciences, says that he has
received not a word of news for some
time. Another expedition In now searching
for him. The belief now la that the baron
has been lost. The Bourse Oaxette offers a
reward for specific Information establish
ing the explorer's death.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg July SI
of lost year said that the Imperial Acad
emy of Sciences wna beginning to enter
tain serious fears for the Polar explorer,
Baron Toll, from whom nothing had been
heard since ho left the yacht Zarla, May
23, 192. In company with two Yakuts and
started for Bennett Island.
The Zorla, which left Its winter harbor
quarters early In June, 1902, to find Baron
oil and his associates, was unsuccessful
In its mission and returned to the Lena
river. Three relief parties were sent out
by the Academy early In 1903, one. of them
being under the command of Lieutenant
Kolchala.
A dispatch from Yakutsk, eastern Si
beria, dated January 15 last, said that boat
men of the expedition commanded by
Lieutenant Kolchala had arrived there and
reported that the effort of the expedition
to find Baron Toll had been unsuccessful.
Baron Toll left documents on Bennett
Inland showing that he had turned south
ward November 8, 1902.
"BROTHER" JASPER'S CONVERTS
tome Scientists Hot So Certain
that the "Earth Does
Move."
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. March 6. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Three learned
men of Europe ,now range themselves on
the side of "Brother" Jasper, the Virginia
negro preacher who died In Richmond, still
declaring "Tho sun do move." When
Pasquler and Flamochs, two Belgian eel
' enthrterewrletr rnnenMjf.that there never
had been proof absolute of Galileo's say
ing, "The earth moves," the laughter In
France was as tho laughter In America at
Jasper.
Now no less a personage than Mr. Poln
care, president of the Astronomical Society
of France, takea sides with the Belgian
denlers of astronomical orthodox.
The thing takes even a more serious
aspect Bolemn discusaors of grave sub
jects have taken this up to see whether
the accepted notions on the motion of the
earth are visionary.
Flammarton, tho astronomer, has written
a joinder to Polnce.re, marshaling proofs
that the Gallleon theory Is right and Jas
per deluded.
THESE SPIRITS ARE MUSICAL
Make Piano Giro Forth gonads
Oae of Chopln'a Master
pleees.
of
Copyright. 1904, by press Publishing Co.)
MOSCOW. March . (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Two spirit
Ists, pamed Bltroff and BperansKa, bom
mediums, gave a seance at wmen were
present a number of people 'n0 these
things happened:
Soon after the circle was formed the
table began to tip and the edgea glowed
with a strange light. Presently Bltroff
went Into a trance, stood up, took Speran
aka by tha hand and led him to a portrait
of Chopin. Suddenly the same strange
light, something like an electrlo glow. II
In ml ned the picture a moment. Speran
ka naked a woman present to place her
hand on tho piano. She did so. Then
put one hand on her head and the other
on the portrait, whereupon the light shone
out of the portrait. Th piano Instantly
struck up In a very lively fashion "Bcher.
ao," by Chopin. The woman had nothing
to do with the playing for her hand merely
rested on the keyboard.
DANGER IN WRITING CF ROYALTY
Hot Only May Books Be Destroyed,
bat Author May Ba Sent
to Madhouse.
(Copyright, l!t4, by Press Publishing Co )
BASLE, Swltierland, March 6. New
Yerk World Cablegram-Special Telegram.)
The divorced Countess von Wedel Berard,
whose book, entitled, "My Relations with
Ills Majesty, Emrtror William II." caused
a profound sensation In Herlln and was
suppressed, even the plates being de
stroyed, has Just teen shut upon a sanl
torlum here.
The Berlin court, it Is whispered, was
Instrumental In having her thua secluded.
Once ahe was very populir In high so
ciety In Berlin and Vienna.
RESIDENT STILI.WE1-L I MEXICO.
Accompanied by Capitalists to lMspuss
Railroads with Government.
MEXICO CITY. March 8.-A. E. Still well,
president of the Kansas City. Mexico &
Orient railway, accompanied by a party
of Ixmdon and New York capitalists, ar
rived here today. President Stlllwell's main
purpose In coming to Mexico at thla time
Is to confer with the government relative
to the acceptance of the completed portion
from Topolobampo to El Fuerte, a dis
tance of nearly 100 miles. The line Is now
being operated and as soon as It la for
mally accepted by the government, the
subsidy offered for Ha construction will be
due and payable.
Boers Leave for America.
PRETORIA. March .-The Boer rontln
gent which will give exhibitions at the
Ft. I-ou'e exposition left here today for Bt.
Louie. t
MANY ASK F0R decorations
lore Claimant for C.lorr Than There
Were Victims Who Were
Rescued.
yrinhi J9n4 by P Flushing Co.)
RI8. March . (New York World Ca-
" m-Sperlnl Trlcgram.)-An echo of
cent disastrous fire In Boulevard
.opol serves to demonstrate the ab
normal desire of the French for heroic
flecorstlons. The total number of persona
rescued from the flames wa Ave and yet
no less than thirty-one cltixens are clamor
ing for the honor of decoration. Sixteen
of these noble "rescuers" lay claim to
Mvlngr the same lodg-er, a woman, who
Indignantly declares that she simply saved
herself and the 'heroes" had nothing to
do with carrying her out of the building.
A bov of 16 Insists thnt he alone carried
to af"fy a whole family. The family de
nles his assertion In toto. Eleven dif
ferent young men swear they each caught
Mile. Fossettl, who Jumped from the fourth
floor of the burning building. Bhe de
clared she has never under any r'reum
etance been In the arms of a single one
of them. A rigid Investigation of all the
heroic tales will be made before any decor
ations are granted.
NINA SAILS FOR PENSACOLA
Llabthonse Tender Manned by Crew
from the nnnhoat Glow
rester. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March . The
United States lighthouse tender Nina, the
sailors of which recently were charged
with mutiny, has sailed for PcnsacoJa for
repairs, manned by a crew from the gun
boat Gloucester. The members of the crew
of the Nina, who were arrested for mutiny,
have been discharged and several of there
will remain here to swear a complaint
against Captain William Q. Cutler'for false
Imprisonment.
The crew of the Nina, numbering sixteen,
were arrested and placed In Jail on the
charge of mutiny In refusing to take the
vessel to Pensacola for repairs. The
prisoners said they were shanghaied In
New York last September and that when
they recently signed what they believed
was the pay roll they learned that they had
unwittingly contracted for service on the
Nina for a year
KAISER MAY POSTPONE TRIP
Critical Condition la Balkans and the
Far East Said to Be the
Cause.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 6. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The postponement of the
kaiser's cruise Is Interpreted to mean that
the situation is deemed critical and that
he cannot leave Germany or even go a
distance of twenty-four hours away.
No official announcement has yet been
made at Berlin that the kaiser has post
poned his Mediterranean trip, though the
critical state c affairs In the near east
as well as tho far bast may make this
course advisable.
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE GREAT
1.1 ma. Pern, Suffers from tho Recent
Disturbances of the
Earth.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
LIMA, Peru, March . (New York Her.
aid Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) It Is calculated the damage to Lima
as a result of the earthquake to crockery,
glassware and merchandise will reach $300,-
000, Irrespective of the damage to buildings
EIGHT CARLOADS OF EXHIBITS,
Mexican Commissioners for St. Louis
Exposition Start Today.
- CITY OK MEXICO, March 6. Tho Mexi
can commissioners for the St. Louis ex
position will leave In a special car tomor
row for that city. General Director Nunes
will take with him plans for the Mexican
conoervatory. which has not yet been built,
but upon which work will begin Immedi
ately upon the arrival of the commissioners
In St. Louis. The commissioners have ar
ranged fhelr business here with a view to
passing a year In the exposition city. Eight
carloads of exhibits have been forwarded
and a second lot will be sent forward about
the middle of the month.
ME IIC A COTTOS MILLS BHl'T DOW.
Increase la tho Price of Cotton Makea
Action Necessary.
CITY OP MEXICO, March 6 A number
of cotton mills in Mexico have announced
their Intention of temporarily shutting
down, owing to the Increased price of cot
ton. The owners state that the Increase
which they wauld have to make In the
prices of their goods would place them out
of the reach of the poorer classes of
Mexico and that tbe manufacture of cotton
goods In. thla country cannot be continued
on the present basis.
STCDETS REWEW THE RIOTINO.
Rival German and Bohemian Factions
severely Injured.
PRAGUE), Bohemia, March 1-Studen
rioting waa renewed here today on a larger
scale than that of last week. Rival German
and Cxech factions demonstrating for and
against Russia came to Mows and many
persons were Injured. The mounted gend
armes waa unable to disperse the demon
strators end the military was called out
und quelled the rioting-
Ol JIT YOJV WiLDKHIKE'l FUNERAL.
Boverrlana Send Condolence to Widow
of German Field Marshal.
BERLIN, March t The funeral f the
lato Field Marshal Count von Waldersee
will be held at noon on Wednesday. Em
peror William and Empress Augusts Vic
toria, all the members of the house of
Hohenxollern and the sovereigns of all the
German slates and also many eminent per
eons abroad have telegraphed condolences
to Count von Waldersee.
PORTO Rl( O ADOPTS A BLACK FLAG.
Hooss Passes Bill ta Prevent Deseera
tloa of American Emblem.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, March . The
house has unanimously passed a bill recom
mended In a message from Governor Hunt,
the purpose of which Is to prevent the
desecration of the United Btatea flag and
the use of the black flag In Porto Rico.
Kins Is Much Better.
LONDON. March .-Klng Edward, who
Is suffering from a cold. Is much better
today and will preside at a elttlng of the
privy council at . Buckingham palace tomorrow.
II AKRISBURGST1LL IN DANGER
Ice Qorgea Above aid Ba'ow Town Choke
Stream.
RECEDING WATERS REDUCE THE MENACE
Pennsylvania Railroad Make Inef
fectual Effort to Clear Tracks of
lee and People Warned
by Mayor.
HARRISBURG. Pa., March 6 The Juni
ata and Susquehanna rivers have been
falling all day and Weather Observer Do
main says they will continue to fall for
twenty-four hours. The gorge above and
below Harrlsb-rg Is still intact and there
has been no r.rvement In the Susque
hanna since the break of yesterday In the
torge at Hlghspire.
An Improvement Is ehown from yesterday
and unless a sudden rise occurs In the river
It is thought the worst Is over. The North
ern Central railway Is clear and through
trains are being (sent east by the Pennayl
vanla railroad via York and Columbia and
fast trains over the Philadelphia & Read
ing ra;lway.
At Mlddletown. the water Is still higher
than In the great flood of T8K! and the
water supply and the electric light supply
of the borough are still cut ofT. The tracks
of the Pennsylvania railroad Jetween
Lochlel and Mlddletown are covered with
Ice and wrter and two large locomotives
Ith snow plows were sent there today
to try to clear the tracks end failed.
The Central Pennsylvania Traction com
pany's lines are open except from Hlghspire
to Mlddletown and cars are running as
usual.
The Iron worke In South Harrlsburg and
the Pennsylvania Steel works at Steelton
will not resume operations until the water
goes down. Precautions have been taken
by Mayor McCormlck to warn residente In
the lowlands In Harrlsburg In time to leave
their homes if there should be another
flood from above. ,
WILKE8BARRE. Pa., March 6. Since
o'clock this morning the Susquehanna river
here has been slowly receding. The meas
urement when taken at 10 o'clock tonight
showed a drop of one foot today, It being
twelve feet over low water mark.
Gorget Are Threatening:.
YORK, Pa,. March . Flood oondltlone
along the York county shore of the Sus
quehanna tonight are rather uncertain.
The Ice Is being held by Hartman'e Island
near New Holland, but It Is expected to
start against any minute and If It does,
great damage Is expected. For miles tow
ering gorges present a magnificent specta
cle and here and there Is devastation and
ruin. Sheely's Island, near Ooldsboro, Is
partly submerged tonight and, on it are
John and George Burger, their mother,
their wives and eight children. The gov
ernor will tomorrow send state officials to
the scene In an effort to remove the fam
ilies from their perilous position.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md.. March 6.-The Ice
gorge In tha Susquehanna river at thla
point has resisted tho pressure of the flood
for thirty-six hours, but now shows signs
of weakening. Tho tracks of the Port De
posit 4 Columbia railroad, which follow
the east bank of the river, are nutat-erged
for a distance of three miles, and North
Main street, which parallels tho railroad
tracks a few yards distant. Is the bed
of a roaring stream. The dwellings, which
stand between tho tracks and the street,
have been vacated and are filled with
water to a dHth of several feet.
, A line of rlprapplng which tho railroad
company constructed for the protection of
the tracks has prevented a general move
ment of the Ice shoreward, and so long as
the Ice Is retained within the river bounds
the danger la reduced to a minimum.
Reports received late today are encour
aging and the Indications are that the
water will go no higher. The great fle!d
of Ice at the head of Chesapeake bay has
moved off, and this reduced the length of
the gorge fjvm ten to four miles In length.
Toledo la Threatened.
TOI.EDO, March 6. This city Is In Immi
nent danger tonight. There has been rain
during the entire day and tho Ice gorgea
up the liver have been gradually moving
downtowards the city. At 10 o'clock the
Ice had formed a temporary gorge five
miles above the city. At tho bridge of the
Toledo Railway & Terminal oompany, a
mile below the gorge, the water In nineteen
feet above the normal stage. The gorges
took out three pieces of the Urban & Inter
urban Railway company's bridge across the
river at Maumee City and also did con
siderable damage to the wagon bridge
across the river at that point, but did not
take the bridge. In the city the water was
about seven feet above the normal stage
and waa rlsfng at the rate of about six
Inches an hour. Guards are stationed at
points along the river and are keeping the
officials In this city Informed as to the
situation.
Dynamite lee Paoka.
WASHINGTON, March . Dynamite was
successfully employed today In breaking
up tho heavy, compact Ice In the Potomac
river above the Three Bisters, several
miles from the city. The work will be
continued several days with a view to hav
lag tha narrow channel reasonably clear
so as to avoid a threatened flood at Wash
ington when the thaw In the upper river
and mountain streams set In.
FIRE IS STILL BURNING
Apaches and Soldiers Busy Fighting
FUuues on the Oklahoma Indian
Heaervatton Near Lxwtoa,
LAWTON. Okl., March 6. The fire which
broke out In the military reservation north
of Fort Sill last night Is still burning to
night. The soldiers and Indians have been
busy all day fighting the fire. AH the cities
In the territory are sending aid to the suf
ferers In the stricken district.
Office Building- In Ruins.
NEW YORK, March 1 The general office
building of the New York Central railroad
was destroyed by Are today. Involving a
loss of more than tlOO.uoo. The building
contained. In addition to tho general offices.
tha American Express company's o files.
four stores and the Lake Shore hotel, wlilch
waa recently vacated.
Movemeate of Ocean Vessels Marrh 8.
At New York Arrived: Hekla. from
Copenhagen. ChrUUanla and Christian.
siuui; Italia, from Genoa, Leghorn and
Naples; vinoenxo Clone, Iroru Genoa, N
plea and Asorsa
At Naples Arrived: Republic, from Alex
andrta, for Gibraltar and H union.
At Southampton Arrived: Philadelphia
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. At Liverpool Arrived: Cevlo, from New
York,.
At Glasgow Sailed: Astoria, for New
York, via MovIIIh.
At (jueeiutown Sailed: Umbrta, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At BouthamDton Sailed: Blaenher. from
ia"rg, lor s ew a ore, via, CUorosura.
POISON VICTIM IS SINKING
Doctors Express Ho Hope of the Flnnl
Recovery of Miss Reus;
Nlleon.
PIERRE. 8. D . March 6 (Special Tele
gram.) While Miss Rena Nelson, the vic
tim of the package of poisoned candy, wna
)et living at noon today, she was growing
weaker, with the extremities becoming
numb, and the attending physicians con
sider that her death cannot be prevented
within a few hours.
The case la one which nttrarts Intense
Interest, and while It Is hoped that the
young woman will yet rally from the ef
fects of the poison, after holding out so
long, the Indications are all that she Is
gradually losing her hld on life.
State's Attorney Goodner has been con
fronted with a case without a legal pre
cedent In the opening efforts to secure
custody of Mrs. Dye, the accused party,
and If he can secure her Tor i-lal will be
securing a precedent for any such cases
In the future. A telegram was received
from Sheriff I-aughltn of this county this
afternoon dsted at Boone. Ia.. saying hat
Mrs. Dye had been arrested but hat
habeas rorpus proceedings had been com
menced snd set for hearing at 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Tils fixes the hearing
af a time when It will bo Impossible for
State's Attorney Oorxlrer to be present to
represent this strte. uit he will probably
leave for Boone on an arly train tomor
row to see what can bo done toward se
curing the presence of Mrs. Dye here. The,
case Is one which will no doubt be vigor
ously fought In the Iown courts before It
ever gets to South Dakota, If that Is ever
accomplished, and every effort will be used
to this end. If It Is held that Mrs. Dye
cannot be xtradlted it leaves the matter
of murder by such means one which can be
committed with safety by any one so long
as the person Is sent across a state line,
which fact gives the case Interest far above
the ordinary.
The hearing on the application for the
requisition of Mrs. Dye will be held before
Governor Cummins of Des Moines Tuesday
morning. Sheriff Laughlln will ask that
the hearing on the habeas corpus be post
poned until after the hearing on the requi
sition. BOONB, Ia., March Sheriff Laughlln
arrived here from Pierre, fi. D., this morn
ing with the warrant for the arret of
Mrs. Sherman Dye, who Is charged with
rending poisoned cand to Miss Nelson at
Pierre and who It Is expected will die from
the effects of eating It. He left for Des
Molncs thla afternoon to get requisition
papers from Governor Cummins. Mrs. Dye's
attorneys are preparing to fight the extra
dition.
TRIBUTE TO ROBERT EMMET
Irish Societies Observe the Annlvers.
ary of the Martyr's
Death.
WASHINGTON, March 6. Sympathy for
the people of Ireland and a declaration of
hope that It would soon be free were the
keynotes of addresses made by the speak
ers at the celebration tonight of the 126th
anniversary of the birth of Robert Emmet
by the United Irish societies of the District
of Columbia. Among thoee who made
speeches were Representatives Kehoe
(Ky.). Dovenor CVT. Trt d Wiley (Ala.)
and Delegate Rodey o( New Mexico.
Resolutions were adppted appealing to
the liberty loving people of the United
Btatea to take steps In aiding to restore to
the Irish' people "allied to them by so
many glorious associations In the revolu
tionary and civil wars the God-given right
of nationhood" and for the erection of
statues to General John S. Sullivan and
Commodore John Barry of revolutionary
war fame.
ST. LOUIS, March 6. The Irish national
ists of St. I-ouls, at their celebration of
the birth of Robert Emmet, tonight adopted
resolutions upholding Russia In Its war
with Japan and expressing "sympathy with
Christian Russia against this pagan horde."
The resolutions concluded:
'The special thanks of the exiled chll-
Cren of the 'Scattered Gael' be extended to
the Russian government for Its work done
In the Interests of humanity by Its opposi
tion to the designs of England In Persia,
Turkestan, Thibet and other Asiatic coun
tries, thereby preventing the extension of
England's tyranny over helpless people."
A copy of the resolutions will be sent to
the Russian minister at Washington.
WORDS OF PRAISE FOR SMITH
Brlatham H. Roberts Rejoices that
Senate Hns Hrouaht Out His
Testimony.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March I
Brlgham H. Roberts, who was expelled
from congress because of his polygamous
practices a few years ago, declared In an
address here today that he rejoiced In the
testimony given by President Smith before
the senate committee because In this way
a larger audience was reached than could
be by any other means.
'I see the finger of God In taking this
means of putting the truth of Mormoulsm
before the whola world," raid Mr. Roberts.
The eubject of Mr. Roberts waa "Wit
nesses to tha Book of Mormon."
NEGROES DRIVEN CUT OF TOWN
Twenty Shots Fired la an Encounter
Between Whites nnd Blacks la
Indian Territory Town,
GUTHRIE, Okl., March 6. It is reported
here that the negroes and whltea at Boko,
she, I. T., engaged In another fight last
night The negroes were driven siut of the
town and about twenty shots were fired.
The negroes were recently sent from
Guthrie for employment on the Midland
Valley railroad, now being constructed In
the Indian Territory.
ROCK ISLAND'S NEW LINE
Tracklayers Sixty-Five Miles Iron
Kansas City and Grading Complete
Within Ten Miles.
KANSAS CITY. March 6.-The Rock Is
land's St. Louis-Kansas City line will be
completed May 1. The track layers, mov
ing westward, are sixty-five miles from
Kansas City and the grading Is completed
to a point ten miles east of Kansas City.
Their connection will be made with the
'Frisco track for an entrance Into this city.
VICTIMS NOWJJUMBER TWENTY
Three Moro Bodies Recovered from
the Wreck of tha Darllaa-toa Ho.
trl la Sew York City.
NEW Y'ORK, March 6. Three more
bodies were recovered today from tha
wreck of the Darlington hotel, making the
total nuratier cf fatalities twenty. They
are believed to be bodies of workmen em-
BLYTI1E DENIES ONE RUMOR
Says H Hai Not Been AaVed to Manage
Campaign in the Northwait
DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WILL BE
Expresses Ills Opinion of the aisTulfl.
cance of Action of tho Polk
County Republican
Convention.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 6 (Bpecial Tele
gram.) J. W. Blythe, general counsel of
tho Burlington road, said to The Bee cor
respondent today that, there was no truth
In the tumor emanating from St. Louis
that he was to manage the campaign In
tha western and northwestern states for
the republican national committee. He
stated that he had not been approached by
any one In regard to the mntter and that
tlx? president had never Intimated to him
that he would like him to direct the cam
paign In the section mentioned. Mr. Blythe
does not bellevo iie will be asked to give
attention to the western section of the
country, although he would not refuse If
requested to do so by the president.
The acilon of the republican convention
of Polk county, la.. In coming out boldly
for protection and endorsing J. W. Blythe
for delegate-at-lurge from that state Is
tnken to be the beginning of a square fight
b"tween the Cummlr.s and Blythe forces.
Mr. Blythe said today:
"Polk county serves notice that the re
publicans are awake; that the republican
party In our state is going to be run by
republicans and that the farmers of our
state are going to take a hand in politics
for their own protection. The fight In
Iowa Is not a fight between men. Great
principles are at stake and as republicans
we propose to see to It that men repre
sentative of the best In the party shall be
sent to Chicago. Polk county Is to be
congratulated for the courage of Its con
victions. The people, through their repre
sentatives, are beginning to assert their
republicanism and they are standing by the
party."
W. I. Malone of Omnha is In Washington
to take an examination for entrance Into
the pay corps of the navy.
NO EVIDENCE OF. WEAKENING
Kansas City Truck Drivers' Strike
Promises Not to Be Abadoned
While Funds Hold Out.
KANSAS CITY, March 6. -There were no
Important developments in the truck
drivers' strike today. Each side Is con
fident of ultimate victory and neither side
gives any evidence of weakening. The em
ployers say they have a strike fund which
Is ample to meet all the expense incident
to '.he strike and that If this fund should
be exhausted they have assurances that
they may depend upon the- Employers as
sociation for all the aid they might need.
The transfer companies declare that they
will appeal to the national organisation of
the Employers' association rather than
make any concessions to the strikers. The
employers say that they have all the men
needed to carry on tholr business. Tomor
row th?j-vrt.to run. 280 warnns. or
about three-fourths of the nurojer In use
before the strike began.
WEATHER RETARDS THE TROOPS.
Freest ng; and Thawing Renders Cor
can Roads Impassable.
LONDON, March T. Tho Dally Mall s
Ping Yang correspondent, under dato of
March 3, describes the great difficulties met
with on the' road from Seoul. He says
that recent thaws broke up the roads,
which again have become froxen over,
while from time to time there are severe
snowstorms. One pans which the corro
spondent traversed , was covered with sheets
of sloping ice. The . country as for as
Hwangju is mountainous and Impregnable
from the north, but afterward It becomes
more open. He says It Is piteous to see
the terror of the Corean refugees fleeing
through the snow with their household
goods.
Cabling under yesterday's date the some
correspondent says that the missionaries
are averse to leaving Ping Yang and are
not likely to accept the offer of United
States Minister Allen to allow refugees
to go aboard the 'Jnlted States cruiser Cln
rlnnatl, as they believe they will be able
to escape later should the situation be
come acute.
The Dolly Mall's Che Foo correspondent
describes a visit he made to Chlnampo.
He says the country thence to Ping Yang
Is Impassable, owing to the thaw. The
villages are deserted and horses and pro
visions cannot be obtained, everything hav
ing been bejght up by the Japanese.
am Informed, says the correspondent, that
there will be no advance until 100,000 men
have been concentrated at Ping Yang. It
Is thawing Inland and the waterways have
groitly helped tha transportation arrange
ments. The Japanese are busy at every
landing place and are buying all suitable
crart along the coast.
At noon Friday transport steamers con.
voyed by the cruiser Takao and two tor
pedo boats, landed men and stores ten
miles below Hwangju.
Cossacks are keeping a sharp watch on
tna Japanese movements.
PEDDLERS' GlILD MAKES TROVB1.E
Fomenting; Demostrntlons Against tbe
Japanese.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. T0O4
SEOUL, Marrh 6.-(New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
mere are dangerous symptoms portending
anti-Jupanese demonstrations by the rw-
erful Corean Peddlers' guild, who strongly
opposed the recently signed Japanese-Cor-
ean protocol. It Is probable that the at
lam .it H ..(, h.1 l i . . .
uiiuiiuij hii "wf was per
petrated by them. No trouble to other for.
elgners Is anticipated, as the Japanese are
taking active police measures to prevent
a possible uprising. Kll Yung Boo. chief of
the Peddlers' guild, has been deposed as
governor of Seoul and relegated to an ob
scure magistracy in an Interior district
Week of Sacrifice.
vukusesh, Russia, March' f The
fourth week In Lent will be observed here
as a week of self-sacrifice and the proceeds
will be devoted to the purposes of tho Red
cross society.
Four Jap Spies Arrested.
KRON8TADT. March Four Japanest)
spies are saia to nave been arrested here.
Admiral -Blrtlef has Inspected the ship
wmca ars ners preparing to be put In
commission.
May Cut Oar Export Coal.
mu, rtussia. March a. Several mills
have been notified by British eoal purvey
ore that they must hurry their orders, as
the export of coal may be forbidden.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Colder
Mondayi Tuesday
Fair and Warmer,
Temperature nt Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hour. Ilea. Hour. Dear.
ft a. m 3TM 1 p. m 4T
a. m its a p. m. . .'. . .
T a. m 27 H p. m tv
H a. m..,,.. ST 4 i, m 4't
a. nt.,,... ai ft p. m tin
10 a. m .14 p. m 4tt
11 a- m...... 41 T p. in 47
.12 m 4 4 . p. m 44
l p. m 42
QUIET PREVAILS AT TOKIO
Indications Are. However, that Im
portant Land Movements Arc
Pending. (
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1!HM.)
TOKIO, March 4 -(New York Herald Ca
blegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Affairs have been very quiet here after the
excitement consequent upon the opening
victories of the war. The Japanese do
not give way to emotion In the samo man
ner as Europeans when engaged In war.
People tire going about their business ns
if nothing In particular were afoot There
Is little news from Cnrea or Port Arthur.
T?:e newspapers have ceased to Issue spe-
lal editions. The present situation, how
ver. Is only a lull before a storm.
Preparations ore going rapidly forward
for the commencement of the land opera
tions. I expect Important events will bo
heard of In the course of a few days. The
Japanese government Is not anxious to
begin its land campaign prematurely and Is
oiganlxlng Its forces with marvelous fore-
Ight and completeness for every possible
contingency. The opening ot hostilities,
herefore, Is likely to furnish Russia with
as great a surprise as did the naval notions.
It Is Impossible for one, of course, to give
the details, but events will soon Show the
capacity of the men who ore directing
Japanese affairs and the quality of the
roups at their disposal.
The Foreign office here hns Issued posses
to war correspondents, but the correspond
ents are not yet permitted to leave Toklo
for Corea, as events are not yet sufficiently
developed.
According to reports received here the
Russians are moving large masses of
troops toward the Chinese frontier. Tho
population Is In a state of unrest and Is
paving large towns.
Rustdan troops have occupied Denshodu,
Chlmlncho and Kohochl, but they are said
to be evacuating Itenchau. It Is reported
that 20,1X10 Russian troops are south of the
Yalu river. No serious encounter, how
ever, Is anticipated for some time.
FORTIFICATIONS BADLY DAMAGED.
Reported also tb'at New Chwangr la
llelnic Evacuated.
YIN KOW, March . Russian private
letters disclose the fact that In recent en
gagements between the Yalu liver and
Ping Yang the Russians, with superior
numbers, defeated the Japanese, but lost
heavily.
Refugees arriving here say that Port
Arthur has not been attacked since Feb
ruary 26, but stores and ammunition are
still arriving. Work on the mud dock
In which.. It Is expwted to . repair the
zarewltch, has been abandoned for the
past three days, the foreign engineer be
ing unable to raise tho Retvlxan, quitting
Port Arthur together with tho only other
Anglo-Saxons there. That considerable
damage within the fortifications has been
caused by the Japanese fire from Pigeon
bay has been corroborated and the de
fenses on that side are being strengthened
by barbed wire entanglements and addi
tional artillery.
Street traffic In Port Arthur, the refugees
say. Is largely confined to the ammunition
carts. All the forts have been provided
with naval signal officers for the purpose
of identifying Russian ships and prevent
ing the forts from firing' on them when
they arrive.
The derailment of one car yesterday
north of Dalny by an obstacle on the
track delayed trains for fifteen hours and
a serious accident was only averted y the
low speed at which the train was running.
The removal of 'the furniture of the
police and military quarters ' at New
Chwang. the withdrawal of unnecessary
rolling stock and equipment from the New
Chwang railway terminus and the removal
of silver from tho bank Indicates an In
tended evacuation of New Chwang. Tho
bank authorities have arranged to leave
French and German agents In charge of
their Interests.
A large force of cavalry Is reported go
ing to New Chwang before the river opens
for tho purpose of reconnoltering.
Rl'SSIAN INTENTIONS ARK VEILED.
Movements at New Cliwanu' IMflirnlt
to t'nderstnnd.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1!H )
TIEN TS1N. March . (New York Harold
Cablegram Sieclal Telegram to Tho Bee.)
The Russian Intentions at New Chwang
are lmpoaalblo to divine. They are send
ing off all movable property and railway
material and are promising to pull up the
branch lines to Tosl Chow, where they are
preparing entrenchments.
Five thousand new soldiers arrived at
Yin Kow today. The roldlers themselves
say they will leave tomorrow but others
will take their place.
Nangolln and the other stations are now
deenrjed by Maxims and entrenchments.
but in many places near no soldiers are
visible.
The rumor of a heavy bombardment of
Port Arthur was exaggerated. The Jap-
anese fire was Ineffective. On Friday Cos-
sacks captured a trarsport train of 189
horses, with baggage, south of Kala.
J4PAKEFK SHIPS ARK OCT OF WAY.
Viceroy Aleslcff Makes Official Report
of Vladivostok Bombardment.
T. PETERSBURG. March 6 A com
munication from Viceroy Alexieff to the
csur from Mukden bearing today's date
says:
I most humbly Inform your majesty that
the ommuiwlant at the fortrex at Vladi
vostok reports that at 8:fi0 this morning
seven vessels were sighted fouth of Askold
island. At 11:45 they were seen to be war
ships making for Askold island. About
noon the enemy's squadron was mldwy
between the coaxt and Askold Island, mak
ing for Ussuri bay. They were out of
reach of the shore batteries. At 1 :?,0 the
eiiemv opened fire. Two vessels In the
squadron were prohal.lv the firMt-rlata
crullers Idzuma and Yakumo. but the
names of the other vessels are unknown.
MAY SHIT OFF Sl PPLY OF COAL.
Intimation from Cardiff that Dealers
Better Start Cp.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1!M.)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1 (New
York Herald Cablegram Sptxiai Telegram
to The Bee.l Coal dealers at Riga have re
ceived an Intimation from Cardiff that
they better hurry orders for coal, the in
dlctLtlons bring that shortly rill deliveries
will be stopped.
FIRE AT LOSC RANGE
Japanese Shall V;adios'.ok, bnt Do Varr
Little Damage,
FIRE OF THE SHIPS WAS NOT RETURNED
Enemy Did Not Approach Within Eraoh ef
Shore Batteries.
MANY LYDDITE BOMBS FAIL TO EXPLODE
Fleet Approaches Town from tha Direction
of Askold Island.
SIX AND TWELVE-INCH SHELLS WERE USED
Estimated that the Two Hundred
Rounds of Ammunition VaedtCoa
the Enemy On ' Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
VLADIVOSTOK. March 8.-A fleet of
five Jaiiancito battleships and two cruisers
appeared off this place at 1:26 o'clock thl
afternoon and bombarded the town end
shore butteries for forty-live minutes.
The fleet approachod from the direction
of Askold LMlnnd, at tha extreme entrance
to Ussuri bay and about thirty-two miles
south of Vladivostok. Entering Unsurl
bay the enemy formed a line of battle, but
did not approach to a closer range than
a mile and one-third. They directed their
fire against tho shore batteries and tho
town, but no damngo resulted, as most of
their 2tO lyddlfe shells foiled to burst.
Tho Russian battorles, commanded hy
GencruJs Veronetz and Artamonoff, did not
reply, awnltlng a closer approach of the
enemy. The Japanese tire maned at 2:20
p. m., and tho enemy recred in the direc
tion of Askold Island. Simultaneously two
torpodo boat destroyers appeared near
Askold Island and two more near Cape
Ma Idol. The Japantse ships were covered
with Ice.
Tho attack resulted In no loss to the
Russians, but cost tho enemy 200,000 rou
bles (1100,000) In ammunition. Most of thai
projectiles were six and twelve-Inch shells.
The population of Vladivostok was
warned this morning of the presence on the
horizon of a loslilo ft rot and the prospect
of attack during the day, but everything
remained tranquil.
Five Russians Killed.
Official dispatches received here concern
ing the bombardment of Vladivostok by a
Japanese fleet thla afternoon do not men
tion any Russian losses, but private ad
vices suy that live were killed. It Is ap
parent the Japanese were afraid to risk
their ships to the fire of the land batteries
and It Is considered here that the attack
was really for the purpose of drawing the
fire of the Russian forts, compelling the
Russians to disclose the position and cali
ber of their guns and for the purpose of
ascertaining whether the Rusfclun squadron
Is In port If this was the object of the
Japanese It Is believed to have failed slg
nullv, as the batteries did not Are a shot
and If tho squadron la In port It could not
be seen rom the Japanese la the hay of
Ussuri on account , of. the high coast oti
that side obstructing the view of the bar
bor. '
Fleet Probably Gone.
LONDON, March 7. Only Russian re
ports on the bombardment of Vladivostok
have yet been received and , these give no
Indications as to whether tho Russian
squadron is still there. According to a
report from Toklo the squadron was seen
off Gensan, Corea, last Thursday, but on
this point there Is no reliable Information.
Speculation, however, mostly inclines to tha
belief that the Russian squadron Is not In
port at Vladivostok, as neither the official
nor the other reports of the bombardment
mention Russian battleships.
Port Arthur dispatches of Saturday and
Sunday say that everything Is quiet there
and on the Lla Tung peninsular. The Jap
anese fleet was seen scouting oft. Port Ar
thur Friday night during a heavy snow
storm. '
The Dally Telegraph's Che Foo dispatch
says the Russians are employing thousands
of coolies at Port Arthur and Dalny on
entrenchments and new forts and that
they are also mounting over 100 guns to
protect the neck of the isthmus.
.The correspondent ,of the Standard at
Tien Tain gives a rumor that thirty Rus
sian sailors were caught In an attempt to
escaiw-from Port Arthur and that Ihey
were shot the samo day.
The Standard's St. Petersburg corre
spondont telegraphs under reserve a story ,
to tha effect that a party of Japanese, dis
guised us Tartars, were arrested by a guard
of the Siberian railroad bridge at Syxrnn
on tho river Volna, having packages of
dynamite in their possession.
A special dispatch from Tien Tfln esti
mates that there are 31,000 Tungese regu
lars In Southern Manchuria, largely le by
patriotic JaiKinese who volunteered for
tho dangerous work.
The Russian cruiser Aurora ha arrived
at Suda bay, Turkey.
laps Fall In Purpose.
PARIS, March 7. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo De Paris says
concerning the bombardment of Vladivos
tok yesterday aftermton that the opinion
of comix-tent men is that 'the Japanese
wished to find out whether or not the Rus
sian squadron was in the port of Vludi-
, vostok, In the belief that should it prove
to be absent it would be necessary for tha
vessels to return and defend "the piece.
The correspondent adds: "These tactlo
; are useless, us the general staff here known
Rcltxenstcin's exact destination and that
he has succeeded perfectly In carrying out
the plan confided to him despite the con
stant vigilance of the Japanese."
JAPANESE ADVANCE O.N IH.NCHIN.
Relieve They Arc Trying; to Reach the
Russian Flank.
ST. PETERSBURG, March .-Advlce
from Vladivostok say that the 2.500 Japa
nese troops who landed at Plaksin bay (on
the east coast of northern Cores) are ad
vancing toward Mutin (718 miles from
Gensan) with the Intention of ultimately
reaching Hunchun (on the left bank of
the Tuinen river, about HX miles west of
Vladivostok) and threatening the Russian
flank.
In order lo checkmate this move the Rus
sian outpost. l.DuO strong, .which recently
crossed the Tumeu la advancing to occupy
Koyryong, on the Tunieu river, a wullel
city commanding the trails along which
the JapaneHe must pass.
The naval mobilisation foreshadowed in
these dispatches was purtiully decided upon
today.
Three eaMteni provinces of European
RiiSHia. Vyatka. Perm and Ura, are In
cluded In the plan, che pu:-jo stated be
ing the slrwigilieniiig of tho crews of the
t'uciilc vquadron.
Tin- Novostl prints a slgnincant editorial
article which Is very tvuvlUalur' toward