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    Tlio Emperor of Corca
Inside Story by A. B. Hulbert, with Photos,
la Next .Sunday' Be.
The
Omaha
Daily
Bee.
If Th n Say It Happened It Did.
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tjNtJ, 1AK(H 12,
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 171.
OMAHA, HATUKDAY MOI
11UU TWELVE I'ACJES.
KINOLE COPY tiu:i:e cents.
DIETRICH INQUIR. $
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At ouggsitioi of Gemmittes E. A.
Act! it Senator1! At-.or-ey.
LEOPOLD HAHH THE FIRST TO TES1
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Detail! Substantially Same Story aa To,
to the Grand Jury.
ADMITS HAVING VIOLATED HIS WORD
Other Witnesses Oonfeu Political Enmity
to the Senator.
POSTMASTER FISHER TELLS HiS STORY
Goes Into Payment of Msntf to Diet
rich and What It Waa (or, and
Denies Having; Paid tor
Appointment,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March ll.-Speclal Tel
egram.) The room of the Judiciary com
mlttee this morning looked like a section
Nebraska republican district conven-J
transferred to Washington when the
of a
non transferred to Washing
Investigation Into charges made
agulnst
Senator Dietrich began.
Senator Hoar, chairman of the special
committee, with his colleagues. Senators
Plntt, Pettus and Cockrell, were a little
late ln arriving, but when preliminaries
were over It became evident that there
would be no time lost In examination of
witnesses. Chairman Hoar directed roll
call or witnesses and the following an
swered: Leopold Harm. J. 8. Williams,
William Kent. A. 8. Price, John Stake, E.
N. Hamand, Edwin A. Francis, Fred P.
Olmsted, Adam Breede, Jacob Fisher. J. D.
Miner, K. A. Bat'.ey, Elllet T. Lowts. John
V. Pope.
Thf following were reported too 111 to at
tend: Alexander Campbell. H. McCook. H.
C. Lindsay of Pawnee City and R. B. Wal
qulst. It was announced that William N.
Lowman and William Dutton wouid be
present later. It wa also stated that Ed
Ward Rosewater would be ln attendance
upon committee hearings Monday.
Mr. Hoar asked if Senator Dietrich was
attended by cour.nnl. Senator Dietrich
stated that he desired tne matter of counsel
to be left wholly with the committee; that
he did not know what the desire of the
crmtnlttee would be and that as he was
willing to conform absolutely to the scope
the Inquiry would take, he thought It but
right to await an Indication as to what the
committee desired
Batty Acts as Counsel.
Senator Cockrell suggested that It would
le entirely proper for the senator to be
u presented by counsel. In which tho whole
committee acquiesced and Senator Dietrich
then named R. A. Batty of Hustings as
his legal representative.
These formalities disposed of. Chairman
Hoar announced that, owing to the absence
of Senator Spooner, who was unfortunately
detained in New York, the committee would
proceed along the lines Indicated by Dis
trict' Attorney Summers In his summary
as to what . wltnosees would testify and
What they were ixpefted fo testify before
tfcw jMry -tr-feTaT court. ' " "
Leopold , Halm was the "first wltnesn
called. He muds a tfaneral statement of
bfs connection Wlt!l the postofftce at Hast
ings ;; told of his varied business experi
ences, la which he brought out that he had
been a member of the legislature, right-of-way
agent for the St. Joseph railroad and
saloon keeper and agent for a well xnowu
8t. Louis brewery. During the last six
months he has been out of business, hav
ing moved from Hastings io Omaha.
He then told of his conversation with
Jacob Fisher regarding thj Hastli.gs post
office and that Fisher had to'.d him about
Dlotrlch wanting to hold him up for $: 5'K,
should be (Fisher) be appointed postmas
ter. Aa confirmatory evidence of the truth
of the conversation between FiFher and
himself ho presented a memorandum of a
tnnversatlo.1 had with Fisher, written
ttthln hnlf an hour after It had occurred
Mfcd which he showed to his deputy,
K. A. llaman. This conversation, he s.ild,
took place after Dietrich hsd been elected
senator end while Hahn was still postmas
ter at Hastings.
Had Promised to Keep Still.
consulted Pope, who told him such
note as contemplated could not be collected.
Halm then told of tho political situation
existing In Adams county, stating that the
Nebraska City News hud stated that Die
trich was after Hahn'a sculp and would get
It on the first opportunity. Hahn bald that
relations between Dietrich and himself
were not very friendly, ln fact they had
been political enemies for years, and he
could not expect therefore to be reap
pointed postmaster, although the people of
Hastings had hoied he might be. He sail
Fisher had stated to him that he would be
for him (Hahn). but It was no use. that
Dietrich had made up his mind to make a
change.
When direct examination was concluded
Senator Hoar asked Hahn if he had not
pledged himself to ke-p silent regardlrg
the transaction about the contemplated
sale of the Hastings pnstoftice to Fisher,
and yet within thirty minutes from tho
time he hsd the conversation with Fisher
he had told the facts to his deputy,
N. A. Hamun. Hahn reluctantly admitted
'.he fact. On cross-examination by Mr.
Hatty, who endeavored to elicit the fact
fast he (Hahn) had at times fixed the
amount Fisher was to pay at tl.CUO, Hahn
stated that that amount might have been
used 1n connection with the disposition of
furniture.
Hahn testified to the reliability and up
rtglitness of Jacob Fisher, whom he had
known for many years as a sterling cltl
sen of Hastings. He said Fisher had sup-
porteu uietncn loyally when he ran for
governor, but did not know whether he
was conuected with the bank of Senator
Dietrich at the time the deal regarding the
Hasting postotnee was on.
Consults with Pope.
Hahn then stated that Fisher told him
that Adam Ureede had offered I2.SC0 to
Dietrich for the postofflce, but Breede sub
sequently bad said It was a lie made out
of whole cloth. Hahn said Fisher had
asked hlra what he had to pay for the
Hastings postottice to ex-Senator Thurston
and he said he repildd, "Not m penny, not
even a cigar." Then ensued some talk
between Fisher and Hahn us to whether
a note, which be stated Fisher was to give
Dietrich for the postomce. would be valid
and collectible. Fisher asked Hahn to
get legal advice, and later suggested John
M. Regan or McCreary. This. Fisher
thought, was coming too close to home and
wanted to know from Hahn if he didn't
know some attorney who could be trusted.
Hahn suggtted General Cowln as one of
e ablest lawyers in Nebraska. He Could
not se Cowln, and while on hra way to
Hastings he met John D. Pope of Friend.
Relating how Hahn came to tell the
CouUuutd on Fourth Pugs.
PAYS peyof his crime
Mark Dunn, Missouri .Murderer, la
Hanged at St. Joirpk
This Morning-.
i IT. JOSEPH, Mo., March It -Mark Dunn
?.i ' '"V'.V "':7u"yi, , ,
V'. lnn went to the scaffold attended by
" , M. M. Oonde of the Christian church.
rs hail examined him snd had said
condition waa such that there wan no
reason why the execution should not pro
ceed. The rent) It was telegraphed Governor
Dpckery and he Mild he would not inter
Ore, on the scaffold Dunn made a state
ment charging that his conviction was the
result of a conspiracy and that Kenton waa
shot by a man named Cy Fisher.
The murderer s wife u In 8t. Joseph
and appeared at the undertaker's soon after
the body had been removed there to be
prepared for burial here today. Dunn's
neck waa broken by the drop.
The murder for which Mark Dunn was
hanged here this morning; was that of Al
fred Fenton. a wealthy young farmer of
IlUHhvllle, this county, July 20, 1902. He
was sentenced to be hanged March 11.
Early In the morning of March 7 Dunn
escaped from jail by overpowering the
guard and threatening to kill hlrn with two
revolvers that had been smuggled Into his
cell In a coul oil can. unless the Jailer
1 ,n ou ln the hoeL He kept
wood" fo.r. two and
...iijr io me nome or his brother-in-
law In Andrew county, where he was cap
tured. Dunn was 28 years of age and mar
ried. SNOWSLIDE BURIES SEVERAL
Two Men Killed and Others Injured
and Barely Escape Bottom
of Canyon.
BAKER CITY, Ore., March 11 -Two men
were killed and. six injured In a snowsllde
at the. Queen of the West mine. In the
Cornucopia district, sixty miles northeast
of here. The dead ore: ,
H. W. HOLLAND.
A. COJC.
The Injured:
O. W. Esta.
Thomas Smith.
T. H. Mills.
John Hunt.
Frank .Larimer.
Nels Ludstrom.
The slide rared the shaft ...IMlng and
bunk houses ami swept the occupant! down
almost to the bottom of the canyon, hun
dreds of ftet below. The dead and Injured
were recovered with difficulty from the de
bris. Tho mine Is located ln Bonanza
mine, ten mlies from the spot where Super
intendent Fred C. Dobler of the Cornucopia
lost his life a year ago.
RESUME DEWEY MURDER TRIAL
Defense Introduces One Witness and
State Resins Introduction of
Testimony In Rebuttal.
NORTON, Knn., Murch :i After a recess
of a week, owing to the Illness of one of
the Jurors, the trial of Chauneey Dewey,
William MeBride and Clyde Wilson for xhn
murder of Burchard Herry, was resumed
today. The defense Jujodjed bullae
witness, "Mrs. I C. . Barnes, . nnd then
rested. Mrs. Bnrnes corroborated the tes
timony of her husband thr-.t Pearl Ross,
the school teacher, who had testified in
behalf of the state, dldnot take dinner at
their house the day McBrldo and lils
brother were there. In November, 1S02. At
that time Pearl Ross had testified. Me
Bride made the statement that If they
could not put the settlers out they would
drive or shoot them out. The state then
began the Introduction of Its testimony In
rebuttal.
BUFFALO BILL WANTS DIVORCE
Colonel W. F. Cody Files Petition
Asking; Severance of Present
Marital Ties.
DENVER, March 11. A petition for di
vorce filed In the district court of Big
Horn county, Wyoming. January , last
by Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill),
has Just been made public.
The complaint charges cruelty and al
leges that on December 2. 19nf, mVs. Cody
attempted to poison the pluintlff. Another
ground on which the plaintiff asks a de
cree. Is that the martial relation has been
made unbearable to him by his wife's re
fusal to entertain his friends at his former
home in North Platte, Neb.
Mrs. Cody, who Is at North Platte, denies
her husband's charges and will contest the
suit. Colonel and Mrs. Cody were married
at St. Louis March . 1R6C
PATRIOTIC WOMAN IS DEAD
Travels Hurriedly from Canada ae
Child Might Re tltlsea of
Halted States.
BEIXEVITXE, III., March ll.-Mrs. Al
fred P. Bailey, who before her marriage
and removal of residence to Canada, over
a year ago, lived here, hurried here from
Montreal last week that her child might
be born a cltlsen of the United States.
She was accouched of a daughter last
night, and died early today, but the In
fant lives and thrives. Mrs. Bailey was 21
yeurs of sge. She had come here to visit
her sister. Mrs. John McLeary. The hus
band has been notified by wire and will
come to take his little motherless daughter
and the remains of his wife back to
Canada.
BUSINESS MEN IN TROUBLE
Head of Madison Lragrae and Others
Arrested for Esisglsg la
Riot.
MADISON. III.. March 11. Supervisor P.
F. Cretlly of Madison township, William
Coudy. prrnldent of the Madison Ruslnexs
Men's league, and Grand Jurymen John
R. Beale and William Hlldehrand were
placed under arrest today a charge of
rioting, preferred by Marshal McCam
bridge. The arrerts are the latest de
velopments In the Madison poolroom
trouble, which resulted In a riot recently
when a posse of cltliens attacked the
plce and attempted to arrest the opera
tors. The four men Immediately gave bond
In the sum of 130 each.
Two Iowa Ranks Aaslsn.
CI.ARINDA, la.. March U The Farmers'
bank of Garden Grove, la., and the Bank
of Coin, la., made assignments today. The
Garden Grove institution assigned to Its
creditors. It has a capital of fcn.ooo. with
liabilities unknown and supposed to be
vastly larger than the assets. Ths Coin
bank has assets of 130.000 and It Is alleged
J the assets ara sufficient to pay depositors.
MEAT AGAINST IHATCDER
Wi neu in Smoot Case Telh.of Veto of
Polrgamj Bill.
WAS DEFEATED BY MORMON OFFICER
moot's Candidacy for the Senate Met
with Much Opposition . from
Republicans In Salt
Lake City.
WASHINGTON. March 11. F. B. Crlt h
low of Salt Lake City, formerly assistant
I'nlted States attorney In Utah, was the
first witness today ln the Smoot case. He
resumed his statement ln regard to condi
tions ln Utah and prosecutions of polyga
mies. An open letter from Moses Thatcher
to President Snow In regard to the plat
form on which he had waged his campaign
for senator was Introduced, and Mr. Crltch
low referred to threats which had been
made against Thatcher In ed-'torlals in tho
Deseret News.
In the legislature of 1901 was Introduced
the Evans bill to limit prosecution for cer
tain classes of offenses. President Snow
and Joseph F. Smith were in favor of ths
bill, said Mr. Crltchlow, and Mr. Smoot
was quoted as recommending that the
measure be left to the good sense of tho
people. The witness told of the passage of
the bill by a vote of 26 to 1" ln the house,
the veto of the governor and the sustaining
of the veto.
In answer to questions Mr. Crltchlor said
the governor was a' Mormon, but that ths
sentiment of the country demanded the
veto on ths grounds that It would defend
the presence of polygamy und prevent pros
ecutions of violations of the law against
polygamous cohabitation. The veto by the
governor was put into the record. It shows
that the governor feared the passage of
the measure would be followed by .a gen
eral demand for a constitutional amend
ment directed solely at eonditlons in U.ah
and that the demand could not be Ignored.
Governor Wells said the result would be
that the whole state would be put under a
ban. The Evans bill prohibited prosecu
tions for polygamy, except when the bus
band or wife filed complaint.
Republicans Oppose Smoot.
Following the history of the state down
to Mr. Bmoot's candidacy for the senate,
Mr. Crltchlow said Smoot announced his
candidacy first In 1900 and that the an
nouncement met with decided opposition
from republicans and others.
The objections were manifested, accord
ing to the witness, at the Salt Lake elec
tions for jaembers of the legislature and
from expressions of the Ministerial asso
ciation of Utah. Mormons, as well as non
Mormons, were opposed to sending an
apostle to the senate and It waa well known
to all that the candidacy of Mr. Smoot was
not received with favor. The witness said
that laymen ln the Mormon church felt
that the candidacy of an apostle would te
unwise when It was charged that a quorum
of the first presidency and apostles were
living ln open polygamous coh-bltatlon,
Mr. Crltchlow referred to an alleged In
terview with Reed Smott, which , was
printed In the Salt Lake Telegram Novem
ber 26, 1902, In which Mr. Smoot Is charged
with saying that he had no Knowledge that
any apostles of the church were living in
polygamous cohabitation. It was stated
hy the Telegram'that Mr. Smoot was told
that If he wanted the Information It would
be furnished, accompanied by ail dates and
facts concerning the marriages.
Mr. Wrrthlngton objected to the state
ment cn the ground that the interview was
denied, by Mr. Smoot and a long colloquy
ensued between the counsel and members
of the committee which the official reporter
was directed to Ignore. Later the entire
matter was put In the record.
The committee took a recess until thla
afternoon.
Women at the Besrlsg.
Msny women, representing organisations
Interested In the contest against Mr. Smoot,
arrived in Washington for the purpose of
perfecting their plans and wage a more
effective contest. They attended the ses
sions of the committee and before snd
after the hearings met In committee rooms
end discussed the progress msde. The del
egation included the following:
Mrs. Frederic Schoff. Philadelphia, presi
dent of the National Congress of Mothers
and chairman of the exeoi .ive oon.mlttee
of the National Union of Wotren s Clubs;
Mr. Theodore W. Berney, Washington, D.
C, honorary president National Congress
of Mothers; Mrs. Robert R. Congress,
Bruce, N. C, vine president National Con
gress of Mothers and member of the execu
tive committee National Union of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. Charles A. Thorpe, Thiladei
phla, president New Century club, Phila
delphia, and member executive cnmmltteo
National Union of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
Doole, New York, representing Mrs. Dar
win R. James, president of the Women's
Interdenominational council and member of
executive committee of National Union of
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Alfred T). Warner,
Wilmington, Del., general secretary Na
tional Union of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Tu
nis Hamlin, general treasurer National
Union of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Margaret
Dye -Ellis, Washington, D. C, genersl sti
perlntendent. At the afternoon session, Mr. Crltchlow
proceeded with Ms statement.
Senator Beverldge questioned the witness
In regard to the general reputa'.'on of Sen
ator Smnot, particularly as to whether ho
Is a nolygamlst
Mr. Crltchlow said he had never heard It
charged that Mr. Smoot Iibb more thsn
one wife. The witness was asked concern
ing the protestants against Mr. Smoot and
he gave a list, accompanied with a list of
their business connections, and as a result
a number of them will be called as wit
nesses ln the case. In answer to Inquiries
Mr. Crltchlow said he had drafted the pro
test against Mr. Smoot.
The witness when asked as to Senator
Bmoot's power to prevent the violations
of the law In regard to polygamous co
habitation, said:
"By one word Smoot could either stop
what was going on or cease to be an
apostle."
Mr. Vancott attempted to obtain an ad
mission from Mr. Crltchlow that he al
ways had been bitterly opposed to Mor
monism, and succeeded sfter the word'
"bitterly" had been eliminated from ths
question.
lutl and Polyaamy.
Mr. Crltchlow was questioned in regard
to a formtr statement that Mr. Smoot
was reputed to be sot a poly gum 1st and
asked if he could not say positively that
Mr. Smoot Is not a polygamlst. He re
plied that the question never bad been
raised until Mr. Bmoot's election to the
senate. Then the suggestion was made
that President Smith would not allow a
person to have the endorsement of the
church for senator until that person sub
scribed to Mr. Smith's religion. Mr. Crltch
low said that he believed Mr. Srafrh would
not permit a person to becoms sn apostle
who was not s potygumtst or expected to
become cne. v
Ths names of John R. Winder. President
Continued on Second Page,
COAST! STORM MOVES INLAND
Butldlaa, Peaces. Trees aad Other
lrepcrty o Usvtn
Before It.
1
SALT HAKE CITY. Utah, March ll.-Tha
hurricane that since Wednesday night has
been raging along he Pacific coast (mm
San DlegqJ Cat., to British Colombia, hnu
gradually moderated today, according to
meager reports which It has been possible
to gather ' from an almost totally pros
trated telegraph system. San Francisco was
again cut ff from telegraphic communica
tion, for awhile not a wire being in working
order south of Ashland, Ore., or west of
Sacramento. Along the Oregon and Wash
ington coasts the wind has greatly mod
erated, t
While shaping in many Instances Is still
tied tip lsj the harbors no reports of
marine disasters have been received.
The storfn has whipped over the sea,
coast and lis now sweeping over Nevada
and Utah, and a mixture of snow, rain
and wind of bliixardllke violence.
PORTLAND, Ors.. March 11. The wind
storm of hurrhsno velocity that com
menced to low yesterday along the coat
Anally movil inland, blowing down fences
and outhnu s and tearing tip trees. The
rivers were churned Into mging torrents.
It is believed that the unusual cold will
harden the snow ln the mountainous sec
tions and Kiat serious damfiKi from flood
waters wilt be everted. Rnllroad compa
nies, report ' serious delays ln the Cascade
mountains snd ln southern Oregon and
northern C lforria, the result of land
slides. SAN FR.4NC18CO, March 11 The. dam
age done In l.orthern California by yes
terday's rtorm was more than counter
balanced by the relief It brought to the
south In the rhape of bounteous rain. The
downpour was hnnvy all the way to the
Mexican border. More than an Inch and a
half of rain fell ln Ixis Angeles and nearly
sn inch In Han Diego.
SACRAMENTO. Cel.. March U.-On ao
count of the high water railroad lines art
out of service. Trains between this city
nnd San Francisco have to lake the round
about Stockton route, making a difference
of several hours more In time. From two
to twelve feet of snow has fallen In the
mountains, making a total depth of fifteen
feet at the summit.
SEEKING TO SOLVE MYSTERY
Sew Jersey Police Would IJkc
Know About Two 1 nldentl
fleil Bodies. ,
to
BRIDOETON. N. J.. March ll.-The
poll'.e authorities are endeavoring tc un
ravel the mystery surrounding -The finding
of tho bodies of a man and a woman yes
terday In Delawnrs bay, opposite Bayrldge.
The woman's body is , headless. It wts
first tr.ought to be that of Anna New
kirk, who dl appenred In January from
her home a ; Hancock bridge, Balem
county.
The man's t, dy was found shortly after
the corpse oE'. the voman had been re
covered. Theft, Is nothing on either body
by which thef;Hn le identified.
Coroner Hal of Cumberland county said
today, Hfler ft 1 conversation wltfi pros
ecutor Slnulcicaon of Sclem county, ever
the telephone, llhst the dead woman Mas
not Miss- NewlJr .. ..
Tne feufhorltle! here think It . probable
that the bodies floated down the Dela
ware river from Philadelphia or -from some
po'nt above that city. The mystery is
being Investigated by the county nnd state
officials. Both bodies are here awaiting
Identification.
ICE - GORGE AT ROCK ISLAND
Forming; ln Mississippi River and
' - Threatens Serious Damage
to Government.
DAVENPORT. la.. March ll.-Rock
Island, 111., is threatened by a big Ice gorge
that Is rapidly forming ln the Mississippi.
If the gorge does not break soon It may do
serious damage to the government water
power.
BUTTE, Mont., March 11. Heports from
the eastern portion cf the state tell of dam
age done by high wa'.er fjom the Yellow
stone. At Miles City the lee In the Tongus
river broke up and gorged where It empties
Into the Yellowstone, four miles above
Miles City. The river overflowed and the
entire residence portion of the town is
flooded. Dynamite Is being used to break
up the blockade, but so far tho attempt has
been unsuccessful. At G.'emllve the Ice has
pried up a short distance beyond tho new
stoel bridge crossing the Yellowstons and
ftmrs are entertained, thai when it breaks
It will carry thn bridge with It.
WILKE8BARRK. Pa.. March iL-The
water here has fallen to twenty-four feet
today, out the gorges three m'.les below
the city and two miles above remain Intact,
threatening another flood.
BOARD IS TO STAND BY PEARSE
Requisite Honker Pledged to Carry
- Matter Over the Mayor's
3to.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Maron U.-(Bpeclal
Telegram.) Superintendent Pearse of
Omaha, who has been elected superintend
ent of schools, arrived In Milwaukee today
for the purpose of consulting with the
members of the school bosrd relative to
the time when he will take up his new
work. Prof. Pearse said he would accept tho
position In spite of Mayor Rose's attempt to
shut him out, snd the threst thut he was
nit eligible for election on account of not
being a resident of Milwaukee.
The members of the school board say,
now that Prof. Pearse has been elected!
the honor of the city demands that he be
sustained. For that reason the resolution
Increasing the salary of the superintendent
from H.Ouo to $3.000. which the mayor will
veto, will be passed over his head. Six
teen votes are necessary and the directors
say seventeen have pledged themselves to
stand by ths resolution.
ONE DEAD IN FIRE ON BOAT
Believed that Tbea Others Have Lost
Lives as Result of Ki
ploslon. CONNEAUT. O.. March 11. The big car
ferry steamer Shenango No. 1, owned by
the Pere Marquette railroad, burned Just
outside of Conneaut harbor. It Is reported
that four men have been burned to death
on the vessel, which has been entirely de
stroyed. It Is known that at least one life
has been lost.
It Is supposed that sn explosion of oil or
gasoline started ths flames.
Log a a Election March SIM.
LOOAN, la.. March U (Special.) Mon
day, March X will occur Logan's city elec
tion. The following offices are to be filled:
Mayor, recorder, treasurer, assessor and
two councilman to succea Jwun A, Berry
aud J una W. Wood.
OUTLINES PLANS OF JAPS
Army to Be Conoentnled at Narrcwsst
Point in Nor:h Cores.
WAIT THERE FOR A RUSSIAN ATTACK
If This Does Xot tome Forces 'Will
Be Pnshed Forward and the War
tarried at Once Into
Mnnchorln.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 19.)
SEOUL, March 9 Via Che Foo, March
11 (New York Herald Cablegram Special
Telegram to The Bee.) Tho situa
tion now Is this: The Japanese will
have an army of HO,).) men In
Corea within three weeks, including too
35,001) already landed at Chemulpo. The
scene there d-.illy is one of animation. The
harbor's edge Is piled with 200,000 tons f
store.-t, packs of equipment, light guns and
carriages und bullet proof rhlelds and
there are G.OAO cavalry and pack horses
there.
A perfect system obtains. Troops dally
entrain for. Seoul, whence tiiey advance,
to the north In bodies of a few hundred,
or inarch direct overland or proceed in
open boats fifty miles to Hal Ju. Thus the
country north of Seoul is studded with
parties converging into the Ping Yung
neighborhood.
A number of three-Inch field guns made
I in J pun nave ucen mnueu at uai ju
and moved north..
Ping Yung will be the northern Japanese
base under Major General Klgoshl. It is
an ancient walled stronghold, capable of
easy defense. The guard already there Is
hurrying forward the fortitlcutlons of the
walls.
Landing will shortly commence at Won
son, where the arrangement Is perfect,
A garrison of ,0tX) men Ih permanently
stationed Ht. Seoul. Dun auks are neurlng
completion, and Oiose ut Masnmpbo. Fu
Bun, Wouson, Mokyo and In northern
Corea are being erected. i
The vicinity of Ping Yung and Anju al
ready have been the seene of the :lrst hind
engagement In the jesent war, when Rus
sian euouts were fo.cud to retire after a
short skirmish.
Certain routes south of the Y'alu river
leading to Ping Yang are still held by the
Russians, whero each village contains a
party of fifty or sixty cavalry, aggre
gating 3,000.
, Plans of Japanese,
Tho present schema of the Japanese ap
parently la to maaa a great army at the
narrowest part of the country above Ping
.Yang and await the Russian attack for
a reasonable time,' failing, a forward march
will be" commended. loBBlbly a. crf-oper-atlng
column will bo landed at Wonson
Tor the eastern. coast woVk, ultimately ar
riving before Vladivostok.
Telegraphic communication with Anju
has suddenly been Interrupted. Indicating
a Russia u, advance southward, probably
with the Idea, of dislodging tho Japanese
at Ping Yang before they are too strongly
entrenched. ,
The final movement from Seoul will bo
made northward today, only the garrison
remaining.
Northern Coraan ports will be les free
in. a, week and then probably the bulk of
the Japanese will be landed near Chemulpo,
obviating a six days' march.
Japanese military currency Is being Issued
here under the Corenn i npcrlal sanction.
The local bunls redeem It at 4 per cent
discount.
Americans in tho Ping Yang district havo
nsBcmbled at Chlnumpo awaiting transpor
tation to Chemulpo by a Jupanese steamer.
This has been arranged through the cour
tesy of .the Japanese minister, Mr. Huyashl.
There Is a strong probability of tl)e com
pulsory closure of the operations at the
American mining concession, which Is
midway between Peju nnd Anju. nnd Is
the center of the probable battle scene.
Women and children have already been re
moved and Jupanese employes, have de
serted. The Japanese are foraging for grain
throughout Corea, telling the Coreuns they
must help defend their own Integrity.
Japs After Concession.
Japan. Is pressing for the concession of
the Scoul-WIJu railway, allowed to lapse
by the French concessionaries, and will
probably demand a strip of land ten miles
on either side of this line for colonisation
purposes. Japan thus will possess railway
communication from the northeast point to
the southernmost point of Corca.
General Mln Yung Chul, the new Cofean
cabinet minister, left on the 2111 ult, via
Che Foo, being hurried away by the Japa
nese authorities. His stated purpose is
to make a treaty between Japan, China
and Corea. Such a treaty will probably
provide for nil possible help to Japan,
notably from the large, efficient Chinese
force around Han Kow, which long has
been officered by Japanese. The treaty
will also possibly provide for the use of
the Corean army, numbering 11000. China
will thus be reassured that nothing was
inimical to Its Interests In the recent Jupa-nese-Corean
treaty. Moreover, It Is wil
ling to Join surh a coalition, since the loss
of Russia's prestige.
The Japanese government Is taking re
markable measures toward the rapid con
struction of the Seoul-WIJu railway. Prac
tically all the railway engineers In Japan
already have been brought here. More
than S.Onn men are engaged on this work
alone. Ths rails and equipment huv been
taken from the existing railways In Japan
and are arriving dally. Pontoon bridges
are used and tunnels avoided. These works
win ue mauis permanent uii wiv ruiu una
afterward the railway will become a valu
able adjunct for military purposes.
The Russians are concentrating twenty
five miles north of Anju. also at KJung
Sur.g (Heung Song) on the ast coest and
unless they retire soon the ilrst'btg en
gagement will occur this side of the Yalu.
The Ice in the Yalu Is rapidly breaking
up, which Is Important from a military
standpoint.
Woniaa Secures Hussion Plana.
NEW YORK. March 11. A daring and
clever feat has been performed Ly a Jup
anese woman, who escaped from Dalny by
means which are still shrouded In secrecy,
says a World dispatch from Tien Tsln. It
Is said she secured official plsns of the har
bors of Dalny aid Port Arthur ar.d took
them to Toklo, getting away simply as an
ordinary refugee. A decoration for bar
heroism Is ths reported reward.
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SUMMARY OFJTHE WAR NEWS
Arrival of Xer .Russian aval Com
mander Shorn t'hnnue In Rus
sian Program.
(Copyright by New York IIci-hM Co., llUM.)
NEW YORK. March 11 (New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to The liee.i
-Admiral Mnkntroff has Infused en-rcy
into the port Arthur squadron. A reenn
nolssance by Russian torpedo boats brounht
on a sharp light with the Japanese
mosquito fleet, supported by cruisers. Each
side lost u torpedo bunt. Tho Russian ad.
mlrul danhrd oitt with two cruisers to
cover the retreat of his torpedo sqtMdron,
but ;ound iili iself outnumbered. The fact
that the admiral steamd out to 'he rescue
v-'Jth but two mull, unprotected cruisers,
may Indicate ihat his heavy ships had not
steam up or thut they "were ton badly
crippled to move.
Definite news from Seoul (evidently for
warded by steamer til Che Foo r.nd cabled
from there) indicates tnnt e Japanese
army is not yet lendy for nil advance in
force. Its van Is at Ping Yung trMigth
ening the .'ortltlcntlons, nnd troops are
being hurried to that point as they i.ind.
Cossack outposts are sprinkled through
northern Coiea, observing the Japanese kd
vonce. The mikado's forces are evidently
establishing fortified buses on th sides of
the. peninsula, accumulating stores, build
ing railroads and providing for nil con
tingencies before advancing nnd offering
battle.
A possible movement toward Vladivostok
ns veil as one In the direction of WIJu Is
outlined.
lir. Bennett Burleigh's dispatch from
Chemulpo shows that he continues to ex
pect an invuHlon of the IJuo-Tung penin
sula or a descent on the Manchurlan coust
iroin the Japanese base on the islands of
the Blonde and Ellott groups.
Conitnunder Sawyer's reported protest
against nn attempt to block the port of
New Chwnng und thus Imprison his ship
(the I'nlted States gunboat Helena) was
discussed nt a cabinet meeting In Wash
ington. No communication from Com
mander Sawyer on the subject has reached
Washington. The administration would in
dorse such a protest It one lias
under the circumstances indicated.
AWAIT ARRIVAL OF MARQIIS ITO.
Position Similar to that of British
Resident In Earypt.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
CHEMULPO, via Seoul, Morch 11. fNew
Tork Herald Cablegram Special Tele
pram.) Whatever reports ra.y be current
of piovements. actually ln operation or Im
pending, you may accept my previous fore
casts, of tbo sosues of the greatest opera
tion to be correct. "
It Is expected that the Marquis Ito's posi
tion in Corea will be akin to that of the
British commissioners In Egypt and South
Africa- His arrival Is awaited with pleas
urable anticipation as a guarantee of se
curity and progress.
When the season admits of it, an advance
doubtless will be made in strength beyond
Cblnampo and Ping Yang, the sea and
land bases respectively.
It Is stated hero that the preparatory
bombardment of the last two days at
Dalney and Port Arthur has been very
auccessful.
It Is probable that the headquarters of
the Japanese transport and ammunition
column will remain for the time at Che
mulpo. RETT IKAN PROCF,EI8 TO ITS DOCK.
Floating of Battleship Occasion of
Rejoicing;.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 104.)
PORT ARTHUR, March 7. Delayed ln
Transmission From Mukderu via Che
Foo, March 11. (New York Herald Cablegram-
Special Telegram.) The Retvlsan
has been refloated nnd today proceeded
to dock under Its own steam. Am the
damaged " esse! slowly steamed Into tho
dock free Its beached position there was
great cheering. Much hunting was dis
played and the engineers received hearty
cjng'r. : illations and a gratuity of 60,000
rubles from the viceroy.
The entrance to Port Arthur Is now clear.
Operations are now 1 elng pushed In re
placing tho mines disturbed by the past
attacks.
COREA NULLIFIES HI BIA U RANTS
Protocol of Treaty Between Japan and
Hermit Kingdom Is Published.
TOKIO, March 11. The Japa nese-Corean
protocol was published st Seoul In an extra
edition of the Gazette yesterday. The
Corean government will publicly announce
that the publication of the protocol nulli
fies the concessions granted to Russia, such
as the nonalienatlon of coal mining at
Xocbyu island and Rose ii ljd and the for
estry concessions In the Ulleuugdo, Tuman
and Yalu valleys.
ARK I.A1IU FOR JIPA.IHbE SHIPS.
Russian Warships Await Merchant
men Off ;rrrlt Coast.
PARIS, March 11. Tho commander of
the French uteamer Sim ha lien, from Pi
raeus, Greece, on arriving at Marseilles
today reported that two Russian cruisers
and one torpedo boat destroyer were at
Piraeus about to put to sea for the pur
pose of Intercepting Japanese merchant
ships. Six of the lawer are at Havre,
Nantes and Bordeaux and others are Said
to be coaling ut English ports.
MAY PREJIDICK DHEtl'll APPEAL.
Exposure of Martin's Trenon Stirs Ip
French Ministry.
PARIS, March 11. Th ciiininnl investi
gation authorities have usslgned two lead
ing lawyer to defend the non- commis
sioned officer named Martin and his wife,
who are accused of disposing of secrets
of the ministry of marine to a Japanese
naval attache. The case is being compared
with that of the Dreyfus and) threatens to
prejudice the Dreyfus appeal.
Asks Favors for Chinese.
WASHINGTON March 10.-A cablegram
hss been received from Minister Conger st
Peking, urging this government to liberally
construe sll rules and regulations aftot!ng
Chinese subjects, so as to admit Chinese
subjects snd the exhibits Intended for ths
Bt. Louis exposition with the least possible
delay. It Is not doubted that Minister
Conger's recommendation, will be observed.
SHARP JiAVAL BATTLE
Brman War Va-aels at Port Artanr
Attack thi Jipmess F est,
JAPANESE LOSE ONE TCRPfOO BOAT
One Eussiaa Snip bank inJ .notkf
De:ro7ed Ly Ene.nj'i Uellh
ADMIRAL MAKAROFF CHANGES TACTICS
Eemovei Cb.truot.ioui at Harbor's La'raice ,
aad Gets Bjbj.
LAND FORCES SAID TO BE IN RETREAT
Chinese Refugees Assert thmt tho
Russians Are (a Full flight !on
Yalu River and Are Burn
ltigr t Ulnars P.nroute.
tiT. ?KTERS3i:RfJ, March 11. 10 p. m -The
Kus.iian torprd boat flotilla left Port
Arthur nt broad J.iyllght this moral.. and
attacked tnu J.ipunese ficot. One Japanese
loripedo bout -.vus unk and one liussian
torpedo boat destroyed. Ths Besiwthtch
adni wan sLt k. The fute. of ths Hitter's
crew :s vol known.
Aamlral Makaroft inaugurated his as
sumption of iho command of tho Russian
fleet iif-l'ort Arthur by a complete change
jf tactics. As soon as he nmi-sred he
J ordered the removal of tho battleship Ret-
vin.n, which was stranded at tie mouth
of "he harbor nnd barred the channel at
certain ctages of tho t.de, making the
egress tf battleships Impossible. This
morning he directed a sortie of tho to.-pedo
bout flotillu, supported by a purt of the
Russian squadron, against the Japanese
squudron. Tho details are not vet known,
except that the encounter resu.ted ln the
loss of uno Japanese torpedo boat, one
Russian torpedo boat and one P.ussian tor
pedo Loat destroyer.
Odds Were Awalnst Russians.
The complete story of the fierce fight
off Port Arthur between the torpedo flo-
tiJlus. which occurred Wednesday, and the
bombardment which followed on Thursday
morning. as not gtven out here until after
midnight. Two official messages from Vice
roy Alexleff had been received during the
day and presented to the emperor, tut the
public had remained ln suspense.
When the' texts appeared It became evi
dent that the collisions between the tor
pedo flotillas haa occurred accidentally dur- -.
Ing the night while the Russians were
n outing in search of the enemy.
As far as Is known hero this Is the first
time torpedo posts r.ave engaged each
other at tea. Although the odds were
against the Russians, as tho Japanese
flotilla was supported by the cruiser squad
ron, the Russians made a heroic dash for
the foo und apparently had the better of
the attack, sinking a Japanese torpedo
boat, until the cruisers got within range
and one of ths latter shells crippled one
of the Russian boats.
The gallant action of Vice Admiral Ma
karoft In transferring his ling to the fast
cruiser NovU und sailing o.tt rr too faco
of the enemy In an attempt at rescue, re
ceives unstinted praise, stamping him at
the outset of ills command as a man of .
force and action who Insists on being in
the van of the fighting.
Leaves Harbor Open.
The removal of the Retvlsan from the
mouthof the Inner harbor which marked
the assumption by Admiral k'tkaroff will
permit :he free exit of the heavy armored
ships. It hss besn believed that the resson
why the Russian ships had not made a
sortie before was the apprehension of meet
ing with a superior force, rut It Is now
clear that the ships were unable to leave.
With the channel open, It Js expected thut
Admiral Makaroff will make the squad
ron un aggressive force.
Appreciating tho misfortune of the di
vision of the fleet before the war. It Is
believed that Admiral MakurofT will at
tempt to unite his forces by bringing the
Vladivostok squudron to Port Arthur.
Repairs on the battleship Retvtxun will
be completed In a few weeks,, but tiie bat
tleship Cxarevitch Is so badly damaged
thut It Is not thought It can participate In
any operations for a long time.
Viceroy Alexleff has sent tho following
message to the cxar:
In the fight between our torpedo boats
and the Japanese cruisers on March 11
Captain Mstteussevitch, Unulgn Alexun
droit and Mechanical Kligtneer HI Inert re
ceived slight wounds. The commandant Ht
Port Arthur reports the following details
to the bombardment of the fortress thuro
on March 10:
As soon as the enemy opened fire our
batteries replied, filx of th enemy's ships
remained behind the Llao Tlshln promon
tory tl'lsxon bay and opened fir on the
fortress over that shelter. They ceased
bombarding at 1:1S o. m. Tho inninv flr.i
about projectiles. One shell from bat
tery No. 16. on Klectrlo cliff damaged n
Japanese cruiser seriously. The results of
the bombardment were Insignificant, six
soldiers were wounded. Three inhabitants
of the town wer killed and ouo was ser
iously wounded.
According to eOneral Bloessrl's report the
offleers snd soldiers In the shore luitterles
displayed exemplary rourugo und tired their
guns lu perfect order.
Makaroff Mends Re-port.
MUKDKNV Manchuria, March 11. Admi
ral Makaroff, commanding tho Russian
fleet, reports from Port Arthur as follows:
Six torpedo boats which went to sea
March 10, four being undor the general
command of Captain Mattoussevitch, en
cou itered the enemy's torpedo bouts, fol
lowed by cruisers.
A hot action ensued in which ths tor
pedo boat destroyer Vlastlnl discharged a
Whitehead torpedo Rnd sank one of too
enemy's torpedo boa's. On the way bin g
the torpedo boat destroyer Htereguschtchi,
commanded by Lieutenant Klerguieff. sus
tained riaroega, lis engine being dUahle.l
snd It begtrn to founder. Hy s o'clock In
the morning five of our tjrpcdo boat de
stroyers hud returned.
When the critical position of Iho Stere
guselitchl became evident I hoisted mv flag
on the cruiser Novlk und went with the
Novlk snd the Rayarln to the res'-ue. Hut
as five of the enemy's cruisers surrounded
our destroyer, and us - their hattlushlp
squadron was apnro.'ichli'g. I did not suc
ceed In saving the Steregusehtchi. which
foundered. Purt of the crew was mads
mide prisoners and part was drowned.
On the ships which participated In tbe
sttack one nfflcer wss seriously wounded
snd three others were slightly wounded:
two soldiers wets Willed snd eighteen
wounded.
Kay Russlaas Aro la Retreat. (
TIEN TS1N, March U.-A Chinese nfu
gce from Hsu Ylun insists that he has seep.
Russians retreating irotn the Vu u rlxe.'
and deslro)tfig villages enroute.
Cine field battery lias been Installed ln the
fort at New Chnung und also one compuhy
of Infantry, while preparations are being
made to mount a siege gun.
One officer and four Japanese soldi. r
who recently were captured near WIJu,
Cores, were puruded through the streets of
Mukden on Tuesday. March I.
On February 20 Mujor (Jtnerul Pf.ug,
thief-of-stuff of Vloroy Alexleff, tele
graphed from Port Arthur to St. Peters
burg that a numt.er of Cossacks marching
from WIJu had captured a Japanese major
numed Tatjiiru, with five soldiers and two
civilians. Another dispatch from Port AT-
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