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THE OMAHA DAILY HEK: MONDAY, MAKCTI 28. 100.
the gurdbnt Ptllnt, attarkf-d the cnomy
and destroyed the how of the foremost
Japanese nd'umer with a torpedo. Tins
steamer turned M the right and was fol
lowed by two other, wltli the p'wult thitt
the three were stranded to the right of the
entrance. A fourth steamer went to tlie
rinht of the enemy's ships and likewise
sink to the mde of the fairway. The
Htllnl then battled with the enemy' six
torpedo boatnt Engineer Artificer Swyereff
una six seamen were killed and the com
mander and twelve senriien were wounded.
At daybreak the enemy's battle-ship and
cruiser squadrons appeared, and 1 pro
reeded with the fleet under my charge to
meet h enemy.
The second attempt of the Japanese to
block the entrance to Port Arthur has
tailed, thanks to the cnerg-tlc defense hy
the sea and land forces, who acted ns they
did during the first attempt. The harbor
remains perfectly clear.
A further telegram to the emperor from
Vice Admiral Makaro:; says:
1 respectfully report that the enemy hav
ing withdrawn t re.-r.:ed to I lie liar nor
wuh the fleet.
The torpedo boat destroyer fltllnl. which
sttatineu on u roef on account of damage
raused to Its eiiainns hy one of the en
emy's shells, was floated during the course
of th flight and. entered the harbor,
thanks to inn energy or Its crew. Ita com
mander, Lieutenant If.iinlklnl. who was
voghtly wounded tn the arm, uld not quit
il post.
On the flreshlps were Infernal machines,
the wires connected with which were cut
by lieutenant Kedroff and Ensign Pll
niiudsky of 4 he Irregulars, whom I dis
patched oh this task. They boarded one of
the steamers as soon as It stopped, cut
the eleclrio wire and extinguished the fire,
which would have lit up the entrance of
the harbor to the enemy in the roadstead.
In the morning a floating mine was found
bearing an Infernal machine, but the lat
ter was successfully removed. The In
spection made showed that the steamers
utilised as flreshlps Were not old. They
were each of about 2,(i0 tons and were
armed with light caliber guns.
Jast After Moonrlse.
Tha following official dispatch has been
received from Ueneral ttmlrneff:
PORT ARTHUR. March 27.-I.aat night
after moonrlse the Japanese attempted to
block the entrance to the harbor. Four
flreshlps were seot toward the port con
voyed by a torpedo flotilla. Toward 2:15 a,
m. the approach of the enemy's ships waa
perceived by tha guardshlps and batteries,
which opened on them heavily.
Tiie flreshlps were preceded by torpedo
boat and followed at a considerable dis
tance by larger ships, which opened tire
, on the forts, supporting the action of the
flreshlps and torpedo boats.
Owing to the heaviness of our artillery
fir and tha holding of our torpedo boats
the flreshlps did not reach the entrance to
tha harbor. Two of them grounded on a
reef under Golden Hill, another sank be
hind the first turn of the channel, struck
by a, torpedo from one of our boats, and
the fourth sank, ita bowa touching a Japa
nese, steamer sunk In tha previous attempt
off Majstachanaja Onroda.
The entrance to the harbor remalne clear.
A Hotchklss, one-Inch caliber, quick flrer,
waa found aboard one of the sunken steam
era, from which a lire had been kept up
. on our torpedo boata. A boat left each of
the mnken ships carrying their crews. One
of these I believed to have been picked up.
Toward 4 o'clock a. m. the enemy's tor
pedo boats retired and the bombardment
ceased Vice Admiral Makaroff at once
proceeded In a steam launch to Inspect the
enemy'r sunken steamers.
The ensmy's torpedo boata reappeared at
t O'clock this morning. They were sighted
south of Port Arthur and the batteries re
opened on them. Toward 6 o'clock the en
emy' squadron appeared on the horizon
and oura steamed out to meet it. At 6:H0
the batteries opened Are. Our shins and
batteries soon ceased and the Japanese
drew on to the southeast, evidently de.
dining an engagement. At 10 a. m. they
disappeared
Russians Were on tinard.
CHE POO, March 27. The Japanese have
made another attempt to block the entrance
to Port Arthur. At S o'clock this (Sunday)
morning four stone-laden steamers, escorted
by eight torpedo boat, approached the
harbor. Thejr were discovered by the Rus
sian vessel, on scouting duty and a they
drew 'nearer the Russian fort and the
ship which were anchored In the road
stead opened Are on them and aunk them
The Japanese fleet, which consisted of
sixteen ship all told, remained oft Port
Arthur until daylight. At this hour the
Russian vessel weighed anchor, whereupon
the Japanese vessels disappeared.
The fate of the crewa on the stone-laden
. steamer I not known. Since the arrival
- at Port Arthur of Vice Admiral Makaroff
the Russian fleet has been more active.
Uo'n Visit Knds.
! SEOUL., March 27. Marquis Ito and his
ci suit left hero todsy. General IJIchl, who
V waa formerly military attache to the
.'! Japanese legation here, did not accompany
J him.
i - Aftef a farewell audience of the em
peror. Marquis Ito waa entertained at dln
' ner by hla -majesty. The departure of the
marquis and hi party was attended by
Corean official and the diplomatists In
Seoul.
During hi stay here Marquis Ito waa
ahowa distinguished consideration by th
emperor of Core and the crown prince.
Ill visit ha resulted In reassuring the
people of Core and in paving the way
for an extension of Japanese Influence.
At state function Marquis Ita always
advised deliberation, gradual reform and
that no Increase be made In the Corean
army, and there Is no question but that
the advloe of Japan will be accepted. The
mission of Marquis Ito has lessened politi
cal friction between Japan and Core and
It will make easier the task of the Japan
ese advisor who ultimately will officiate
here.
Core will send a return mission to
Japan. The official to head this mission
has not yet been chosen, but the emperor
deslrss that Tl Chi Ting, a former minis
ter of foreign affairs, be selected for this
post Tl Chi Ting hesitate to undertake
th mission, fearing to become too much
Identified with the pro-Japaneae party of
Cores.
Vleeray Appelated Lord Warden.
LONDON, March 27. -It Is officially an
nou need that Baron Curxon of Keddleston
viceroy of India, haa been appointed lord
warden of the Cinque ports, in succession
to the late marquis of Ballsbury.
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WIDE AREA IS BLACKENED
Fait Week a Diiasirom One in the Upper
Elkhorn 7 lej.
PRAIRIE FIRES CAUSE GREAT LOSSES
Sot Confined to Any One Locality, bat
(Martina In Mnmerons Places Defy
All F.fforts to Check
Them.
NORFOIK. Neb., March 27.-(8peclal.)
As a result of the terrific prairie fires which
raged through northern Nebraska counties
during a great part of the past week many
hundred auuare miles of the choicest hay
lands are today blackened and swept clean
of their products, the Northwestern Rail
road company Is loser by several tnousana
dollars and dosens and doxens of ranch
men have been driven out of their hounes
only to watch the unchecked fire eat up
their barns, their homes, their live stoca
and their granaries.
Fortunately there was no loss of lire.
though narrew escapes wsre experienced
by the families csught unconsciously In
their homes or penned between two separ
ate flames.
Near Atkinson a pitiful scene was caused.
John Copp, an old man affllctea witn pa
ralysis, lay helplesa and alone In his farm-
houso when the flames began to mow ui-
rectly for his home. On and on tne nre
came, running across the dry grass, with
a wind blowing sixty miles an hour at its
back. The house was directly In the patn
of the blaxe and it seemed that its de
struction was wholly Inevitable. The
craokllna- flame leaped up at his harn ana
burned it. with the live tock Inside. Then
It took the outbuilding and wa making
for the house, some little distance beyond,
when an army of men from Atkinson, rid
ing for their lives, drew up and burned the
guards around the building, which kept it
from the Are.
Northeast of Atkinson, at the farm or
Oeorge Raymerg, fire guards were set that
would have saved the property, when sud
denly the flames started In an unexpected
spot and sneaked up to the barn Derore a
check could be set. The live tock was set
free, hut a lot of young calves ran back
Into the furnace and were burned alive.
Engine Marts Fire.
The Atkinson fire started from a North
western engine at the home of David
Baker, who only saved hi house by hard
fighting. A bridge at lnman was burned
by the same engine and the next passenger
train along was delayed for eight hours.
From Baker's It ran north, taking in Its
path the stable at a schoolhouse, Clopp's
buildings, the barns of K. Fullerton and
much hay and many telephone poles. It
ran Into Eagle creek, where control was
gained.
Simultaneously with this, a fiercer flr
raged eighteen miles from Atkinson. Many
homes were burned entirely by this. It
destroyed the homes of Fuller & Sons and
Murray Bros., besides many others whose
losses have not been learned. One man
who fought It was severely burned in the
face and his team of horses were burned
to death before his eyes. This Was stopped
at Mlnnlte church.
The fire which caused so much alarm In
Rock county started In Loup. Alarms
were given all over the county by tele
phone and four big groups of men went
out to fight it. Myers and Mrs. Patch lot
their homes and all. The Flke school
house burned. II. Runte, J. C. Rupert
and J. I Ammon were heavy losers.
Sparks from a chimney at the home of
E. Busslnger started a second disastrous
blaxo. Many cattle were burned. The
whole west side of . Keya Paha county,
too, was licked off by the flames.
The fire which brought a special train
from Long Pine to Newport for protection
started nt the home of Ros Childs, eight
miles south of Hammond. He had been
burning hay bottom land Tuesday night.
The fire was held till Wednesday and the
wind fanned It into a blase. In a solid
sheet many miles wide it rolled up through
that land, reputed to be the greatest hay
land of America. F. A. Kenny, Lou Brown,
Mr. Dawson, Carl and Charles Fink, O.
Nelson, Frank Cole, Byron Conrad,
Charles Chestnut, Bteve Miller and George
Barber lost heavily, many of them their
homes. Besides these - were Lou Cush,
Harry Patch, John l.lnkle, Jerry Keller
and Avon Emith.
Plucky, School Teacher.
Miss Rose Stahl, a pretty and plucky
school teacher at Hammond, proved a
heroine of the best type. When the fire
was seen coming, she mounted a
swift galloper and rode for many miles
without rest, setting fire guards to save
the town. And she won In her fight.
Still another Are was that which origi
nated In Wheeler county and swept In a
path seven miles wide up Into Holt
county, threatening O'Neill, Amelia, Cham
era and many other places. The villages
of Simmons and Ray were burned off the
map.
Already the Northwestern railroad has
sent a claim agent out over the entire
burned district to sum up the losses for
which that Ill-fated locomotive Is responsi
ble, and the claims will be settled In full.
Many of the farmers snd ranchmen have
begun this soon to rebuild and carloads of
lumber sre being distributed throughout
the territory for reconstruction.
"We have met with bad luck." said one
of the men who lost by the fire, "but you
can bank on the nerve of the westerner
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HOOD PROGRAM FOR TEAt 1IF.R.
Two Associations to Mold Conventions
This Week.
fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) .
LINCOLN. March 27. tSpeclal -Programs
for the annual meetings of the Cen
trsl Nebrsska Educstlonal association at
Aurora and the Southeastern as.rclatlon,
which meets at Beatrice, have been re
ceived at the office of the state superin
tendent. Both will be held at the same
time, March SO, 31 and April 1.
The special features of the Aurora meet
ing are: Frank R. Robertson with his
Illustrated lecture; W. W. Stetson, super
intendent of instruction of Maine; a de
clamatorV contest, a high school debate, a
rural school rally, a spelling contest.
"Twentieth Century Farm Life" by Deputy
State Superintendent McBrlen, the "Geog
raphy of Nebraska" by O. E. Condra of
the state university. Woods brothers quar
tet, the Philharmonic orchestra and Au
rora's best soloists.
The special features of the Beatrice meet
ing Include: Interhigh school debate on
the question, "Resolved, That the United
States Is Justified In Its Action Toward the
Panama Republic." On the affirmative
side will be representatives of the high
schools of Beatrice, Pawnee City, Fall
City snd Humboldt. On the negative side
will be Wymore. Wllher, Nebrsska City
and Falrbtiry. Superintendent Stetson of
Maine, ,T. I,. McBrlen with the same lecture
he will deliver at Aurora, State Superin
tendent Fowler with his lecture on "Single
Teachers of 20 Against Married Teachers
of 40," a sywposlum on "How to Pave the
Boys," closing with an adilreps by the Rev,
Fletcher Wharton of Lincoln. Both as
sociations have prepared a strong program
aside from the features n entloned.
The county commissioners of Lancaster
county are going after the delinquent tax
payers and expect In a short time to clean
up thousands of dollars of back taxes.
Foreclosures will be made on property upon
which the owners are delinquent In their
tax payment for one year. By resolution
the county treasurer Is authorized to act
In conjunction with the county attorney
and to prepare by May 15 a list of all prop
erty upon which taxes are delinquent for
more than a year and at once Institute
proceedings for recovery. A petition pro
viding for the foreclosure Is to be filed with
the county clerk not later than July 1. The
county treasurer Is also requested to act
In conjunction with the city treasurer.
The Lincoln Improvement society, which
has done much toward beautifying Llneoln,
la Just now, through a special eommlt'ee
composed of T. M. Hodgmsn. Lewis Greg
ory, John E. Miller. A. Rohblns. Elmer
Stephenson. J. M. Oulle and M. J. Watigh,
going after the bad sidewalks. Lincoln
sidewalks are notoriously bad, even though
the sidewalk ordinance Is said to be one
of the best In the country.
WAYXK C'OISTY HAS A CANDIDATE.
Endorses J. P. Manning for Commis
sioner of Pnl.llo Lands.
WAYNE, Neb., March 27. (Special Tele
gram.) At the republican county commit
tee meeting, held here yesterday afternoon,
strong resolutions endorsing the candidacy
of Hon. J. R. Manning lor commissioner
of public lands and buildings were passed
and the delegates Instructed for him. Reso
lutions were also passed endorsing Picel-
dent Roosevelt and Congressman J. J. Mc
Carthy.-
The delegates to the state convention are
C. M. Crlven, T. A. Lundberg, A. A. Welch,
C. A. Chace, Mr. Snngrass, E. W. Huse,
II. E. Elmons, C. I'. Jonv, M. S. Moats,
W. F. Scars and George C. Merrill.
Congressional: W. H. Mch1, j. j. Wil
liams,. Frank Tracy, Fred French, F. M.
Northrop, J. M. Coloman, Feter Kauts, W
H. Gibbon, James O. Miller and Frank
Francis.
A resolution endorsing the action of the
state committee In recommending the noml
nation of United States senators by tho
state convention was passed.
Ilntler f'onnty Teachers Meet,
DAVID CITY, Neb., March 27. -(Special.)
The eleventh annual session of the edu
cational convention of Butler county was
held In the Congregational church In this
city Friday and Saturday. The afternoon
session Friday consisted of music and
readings. Friday night Edmund Vance
Cooke delivered a lecture on "Pot Luck
with a roet." which was well received.
The program Saturday wna lectures by
Deputy State Superintendent J. L. McBrlen,
W. H. Clemmnna of the Fremont Normal.
E. A. Ross and music hy local talent.
Saturday evening the teachers were en
tertained by Ptof. W. M. Davis and his
high diving dog, which was greatly en
Joyed by all. The convention was well at
tended by the teachers from Butler snd
adjoining counties.
Farmers Are Organising-.
WALTON. Neb., March 27. (Special.)
The farmers organised here last night a
branch of the Fnrmers' Co-Operatlve Ship
ping association. Much Interest was aroused
and stock subscriptions began. Several
hundred dollars was paid In before the
close of the meeting. C. Vincent of Omaha
was present by Invitation and addressed the
assembled fnrmers. Permanent organiza
tion was made and soliciting committees
chosen to canvasj for stock subscriptions.
Oaya for World's Fair.
GUERNSEY, Vyo., March 26.-(Speelal.)
This region will be represented at the
World's fair by one of th finest displays
of onyx ever exhibited. J. J. Haupjinff Is
now quarrying s?vrra! largo blocks of
beautifully colored onyx from his mines In
Onyx canon. The exhibit will be in the
form of a pyramid, the base block being
pure white and ten feet square. Each block
will be of a different color. The exhibit
will be placed In the Wyoming display In
the mines and mining building.
Iloniesrrkrrs' Rates to orth Dakota.
Every Tuesday until October 25 the Chi
cago Oreat Western railway will sell round
trip tickets to points In the sbove named
state at a great reduction from the usual
fare. For further Information apply to
Geo. F. Thomas, general Agent, 1312 Far
nam street, Omaha, Neb.
COMBES TALK.S OF I.Ol BET'S VISIT.
Allude to I'ontlR'a Criticism as Being
the Pope's Business.
ROME, March 27. Newspupers here pub
lish an Interview with M. Combes, the
French premier. In which .e says that the
forthcoming visit of President Loubet Is
not only a courtesy from the prebideut of
the French republic to King Victor Em
munutl, but that It is a visit "from a friend
called France to a friend called Italy," the
relations of which countries sre now as
close aa posslblu. M Combes uddsd that
President Loubet never dreamed of visiting
the pope.
Concerning the speech delivered by the
i pontiff In receiving the members of the
sacred college on his name day, March IS,
in which he criticises the French govern
ment for Its treatment of the clergy and
the religious orders, and ugalnst which
speech the French ambassador at the Vati
can haa entered a protect, the premier said:
It is the pope's business, and he can do
what he thinks best. '1 t o Vatican hus nut
observed the concordat and it would be
mure frank and more loyal to announce it
MS ended I .r..l. i,Knnl tin- x...wh
of Pope Plu und Foreign Minister 1-Ii ami
protested likewise ani.niHt the Iriterveiitlnn
of th pope In uueslions which were not
spiritual and which contemplated
Mi WUVVIIUI,
RAMBONE ASKS FOR INQUIRY
Belieres He Wu U'jiitly Oonvioted of the
Cuban Fraud t.
IRRIGATION CONDITIONS IN OREGON
Belter Methods of Irrigation Are
Said to Prevail, bat More Econ
omical I ae of Water la
I rged.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Senator Piatt
of Connecticut, chairman of the senate
committee on relations with Cuba, has
received from Major E. J. Rathbone an
appeal for a review of his case by con
gress. He calls attention to the Investi
gation of the protests agalnat the con
firmation of General Leonard Wood had
recently hy the senate committee on mili
tary affairs.
Major Rathbone has on file with Sena
tor Piatt's committee a request for nn
Investigation of the circumstances under
which he was convicted of the Cuban
frauds, but no action has ever been taken
In the matter. Major Rathbone's Interest
In the fight made recently against General
Wood was because of his belief that Gen
eral Wood used undue Influence In bring
ing about his (Rathbone's) conviction. It
Is asserted also that the late Senator
Hanna's Interest In the case was due to
his belief that Major Rathbone was dealt
with unju.tly.
Major Rathbone uses. In his appeal to
congress, all of the comment concerning his
case which was made by Senator llannn
In his brief regarding the Wood case,
which was offered In executive session and
Is now a confidential document of the sen
ate. Major Rathbone bases his claim for
an investigation upon his "right to be
heard as an American cltlxen."
Irrigation In Oregon.
The census bureau today Issued a pre
liminary report on Irrigation In Oregon In
1)2. It shows that the Irrigation condi
tions, there were above the average. Bet
ter methods of management and a more
economical use of the ordinary water sup
ply are urged In order greatly to Increase
the number of acres that may be brought
under Irrigation.
In 1902 the number of farms reported was
6.133, with an Irrigated area of 439.SS1
acres, an Increase since 1S99 of 51,671 acres,
or 13.3 per cent for the three years. The
per cent of Increase for the ten years from
1SS9 to 1R99 was 11.2. In 1902 2,666 Irrigating
systems were In operation, representing a
total construction cost of $2.W9.609. an aver
age of $R18 per system and $4.75 per Irri
gated acre. The total length of main
canals and ditches was 3.653 miles, an
average of 1.4 miles per system.
The aggregate number of acres Irrigated
by tha 2,117 systems receiving water from
streams whs 41.925, belonging to 4,978
farms. The average cost per acre was
$4.81. The 114 systems supplied with water
from springs Irrigated 10.759 acres on 131
farms, the average cost per acre being
$2.13. Twenty-four well systems Irrigated
297 acres, representing twenty-four farms,
at an avenge cost per acre of $15.27.
The stream systems cost. Initially, $2,062,
18S for 3.604 miles of main canals and
ditches and the ordinary dams and head
gates. The first cost of the spring sys
tems was $22,986, and the length of main
ditches was forty-nine miles. The con
struction of the well systems was $4636.
Expert Telegrapher Head.
Harry L. Wilson, one of the most ex
pert telegraphers in the country and for
some years day chief operator for the
Associated Press In this city, died today
of neuralgia of the heart, aged 44 years.
He leaves a widow and eight children.
LOOK FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENTS.
Com In r of Spring; Expected to Bring;
Active I.nnd Operation.
(Copyright hy New York Herald Co., 1W1.)
WASHINGTON. March 27. fNew York
Herald Service Special Telegram to The
Bee.) Military men here are now looking
for more rapid developmenta In the land
campaigns In the far east. The firmness
with which Vic Admiral Makaroff ap
pears to be handling the Russian fleet at
Port Arthur, which is shown to be still
open, deuplte previous reports It has been
closed, caused an Impression most favor
able to Russian prestige.
General Kouropatktn's hurried Journey
toward Manchuria leads to a general be
lief that when the natural battleground
of Manchuria Is released from the grasp
of winter the Russian plan of campaign
will become aggressive. Even from the
meager advices received In Washington it
Is evident that Russia Is maintaining a
strict surveillance over the operations and
tendencies of the Chinese army In the
northern part of the empire. General
Yuan Chat Kal. the Chinese commander,
Is known to be a violent pro-Japanese
sympathiser who Introduced a system of
Instruction by Japanese officers In the
Chinese service. He Is constantly sus
pected by Russia of working to embroil
China In the present war as an active
ally of Japan, despite the declared neu
trality of China.
Russia holds more grave fears than does
any other power of the danger of viola
tion of Chinese neutrality. Russia Is ex
tremely anxious to know to what length
the United States will Join with the other
neutral powers In enforcing the mainte
nance of neutrality in China. Secretary
Hay, who addreased all the powera on the
aubject of neutrality, was satisfied with
their adherence to the principle. There
fore no agreement was made as to action
If China did threaten at any future time
to Join In the war.
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FLOODS STOP BANQUET
Democrats Have Turned Fund Over
to City Relief Committee at
Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. March J7.-Be-cause
of the flood that has swept Orand
Ruplda the banquet planned by the Dem
ocratic club, which was to have been at
tended by guests of national prominence,
has been abandoned and will not be held.
The funds subscribed have been turned
over to the city relief committee and the
ue of the Auditorium leased for several
days' occupancy has been given to the
flood sufferers. Already many have been
fed there. All ape&Jters have been notified
of the action of the club and will be asked
to speak later, although no date has been
set for the event. General Nelson A. Mile
hud been expected to speak on patriotism,
but had sent a letter of regret owing to
Illness In his family.
NEBRASKAN USES OIL FOR FUEL
Makes Voyage from Ban Franrlseo tn
Sw York with Cargo
f Oil.
NEW YORK, March 27-The American
Hawaiian line steamer Nebraskan arrived
today from San Francisco and San Diego.
Cal., with a large cargo of wine, etc. The
Nebrakkan la flited Willi an equipment to
burn oil as fuel. It left Sun Francisco
January Sft, and used the oil continuously
and successfully throughout th voyage,
enabling It to steam direct to Nsw Tork
without making tho usu tl stops at coal
ports. The Nebraskan left 6an Franclco
with two tona of coal on board.
WORLD'S FAIR AT SHANGHAI
(Continued from First Page.)
out Into pieces and transported by railroad
to Philadelphia tor exhibition on the cen
tennial grounds. It was placed in a build
ing and was slowly being cut up by relic
hunters when the building took lire and all
that was left of t was consumed. The
Niagara Is the only survivor of the memor
able victory of September 10, 1813.
Ised as Standard at Sheffield.
American manufacturers have again In
vaded th "enemy'" country. Up in the
bureuu of atandard. a branch of the De
partment of Commeruo, are exhibited a
number of metal tapes manufactured by
th Lufkln Rul company of Saginaw,
Mich. One side of these tapes Is divided
Into Inches and fractions of ah Inch. The
other side is marked off In mlllmetets.
These tapes have been adopted as the
standard In Sheffield, th horn of the Eng
lish steel manufacture, and the Sheffield
people have discovered that they can pur
chase of the Saginaw concern better and
cheaper steel tapes of this variety than
they can make themselves.
Insists on t lean Money,
Representative John Wesley Galnca of
Tennessee has won the commendation of
nearly every business house in the coun
try through his efforts In behalf of "clean
money." Mr. Gaines tiees no reason why
the Treasury department should not keep
Its presses running long enough to supply
all demands for new bills at all times. The
only real obstacle In tho way Is the cost
of expreseage upon national banknotes and
silver certificates to and from the treas
ury. But inasmuch as the federal govern
ment Is th direct gainer every time a
bill Is lost or destroyed It might pay the
cost of transfer without any real expense
whatever. Mr. Oalnea Is a -persistent
gentleman. Rebuffs do not swerve him
from his purpose and he Is Certain to suc
ceed In his efforts eventually, especially as
he has practically the entire population be
hind him.
Kclfer Conies to l ife Again.
J. Warren Kelfer of Ohio will In all hu
man probability re-enter political life with
the convening of the Fifty-ninth congress.
General. Kelfer was a gallant soldier of the
civil war and ngalti won a star on his
shoulder during the war with Spuln. He
was elected as a compromise to the speak
ership of the Forty-seventh congress and
m&do a flat failure as the presiding officer
of the house of representatives. Ho could
not control civilians as he controlled sol
diers and the minority. In consequence,
won several victories to which they were
not entitled. He made himself exceed
Incly unpopular with the newspaper frater
nity by throwing open the press gallery
of the house to his personal friends on
the day of adjournment, and killed him
self politically by appointing two relatives
to lucrative positions us "stenographers to
committees," to serve during the recess st
$417 I er month each when there was ahso-
lutsly nothing whatever to be done and
neither was a stenographer. This action,
followed by an unwarranted attack upon
General H. V. Boynton, which resulted fn
the complete exoneration of the latter,
proved irelfcr's undoing. He was not re
elected after the Forty-eighth congress ad
Journed. But time has healed the wounds
of twenty yetrs ago and those who Op
posed him then nre perfectly willing to
help him today, which will assure his re
turn to his seat In the house.
Getting; Bendy to Qnlt.
The annual discussion over the adjourn
ment of congress corminecs seriously with
St Patrick's day. Those who know all
about the adjournment of congress usually
are found predicting the dissolution of the
long session about the middle of May.
This year, however, the wiseacres have
set the middle of April or the first of May
at the furthest for conpress to adjourn
this year. If congress gets away by the
first of June it will maii a precedent for
100 years. In 1SP3-4 when congress met on
the first Monday In November an adjourn
ment was had In May. But since congress
has been meeting on the first Monday In
December the earliest long session of con
gress adjourned on June 7 and that was
away back lr. the '40s.
FATAL HOTEL FIRE AT QUINCY
Former Actress Burns to Death and
Waitress Leaps from Third
Story and Is Killed.
Qt'TNCT. 111.. March 7.-F1re today in
the Hotel Neweomb resulted In the death
of Rose McDonald and Antoinette Bron
lskl, two employes of the house. Flames
were discovered shortly after midnight la
the annex, occupied by servants, and the
entire building was quickly filled with
rmoke.
The guests were aroused and poured out
In their nlghtrobes, hut the flames were
chiefly confined to the separate section In
which the Are originated. Rose McDonald,
formerly on actress and recently from Chi
cago, was suffocated In her room and her
body was afterwards badly burned In her
bed.
swuuineiiB uroniKKi, a waitress, waa
penned In by the flames and compelled to
Jump from a third-story window. Her
skull was crushed on the brick pavement
and she died at the hospital an hour later
Margaret Connell. Elisabeth Mvera and
Josephine Ixhr. all waitresses, were badly
burned, but not fatally. Th total financial
loss will not exceed $20,000.
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JAPANESE SHIPS ARRIVE
Passengers Reflect Far Eastern Sentl.
ment "W hich Anticipates the I Ul
ulate Defeat of Russia.
PORTLAND. Ore., March ?7.-The Port
land & Asiatic liner Indrapura arrived
here today from Japanese porta with a full
cargo of merchandise, which Included ex
hlbita for the St. Louis fair. It also
brought 8. Nsgal and Y. Shlmado, Japan
ese fair commissioners snd forty-six
Japanese passengers.
According to the passengers of the In
drapura all the white people In the far
east express confidence that ultimately
Japan will defeat Russia.
While the puople have little real news
of the progress of the events at th front,
thy are given to understand that the war
la resulting in a decided advantage to
Japanese arms and with thla they are
satisfied to make every possible sacrifice
The woslthlsn classes In Japan have ten
dered to the government all their earthly
possessions to prosecute the war, and tn
aome rases nobles have even pawned their
Jewels to raise money to contribute to
the war fund.
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IMPEACHMENT CASE IN HOUSE
Jndji Bwfyne'a Cam Mar Follow Scnd:y
Civil B.ll.
PURE FOOD BILL OPPOSED IN SENATE
Enemies of the Measure Will Seek to
Prevent Ita Consideration ny
Keeping; It In the llark
round. WASHINGTON, March !7.-The sundry
civil bill hns the right-of-way In the house
this week and Chairman Hemenway be
lieves that It will require the whole week
to dispose of the measure. . Should tills
not be the case, two special orders have
been set to follow it-pension bills und the
omnibus claims bill.
Judge Chniics Swaync's Impeachment Is
now properly before the house nnd is u
matter of the hlglnst privilege. Mr. Pnlmer
Is In charge of this case and says that he
will not press It during consideration of
the sundry civil bill, but he will call up
the case at the conclusion of thnt measure.
While the minority views arc. to be tiled In
this case by Representat: Glllctt of Cali
fornia, It Is expected Unit the decision Of
the house can be reached without prolonged
discussion.
Oppose Pure Food BUI.
Senator Heyburn has given notice that
tomorrow he will move to take up the pure
food bill, but the enemies of that measure
will seek to prevent consideration of It by
constantly keeping appropriation bills be
fore the Semite. This policy was made
plain by the early adjournment of the sen
ate on Saturday,-' which was taken to pre
vent the completion of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill on thnt day,
thus forcing It over and affording material
In the way of appropriation legislation for
discussion on Monday.
The opponents of the pure food hill count
on continuing the discussion hf the district
bill until the postoffice appropriation bill
can be reported from committee. The post
office bill will receive Its first attention at
tho hands of the committee on postofflces
tomorrow, und there will be an effort to
report It by Tuesday or Wednesday.
If the district bill Is passed before the
postoffice bill Is ready for consideration the
conference report on the army appropria
tion bill, or tho bill authorising a new de
partment building In Washington, may be
mado to servo the purpose of holding off
the pure food bill. Senator Heyburn an
nounces his Intention to call up the pure
food bill, If possible, and says he will use
his best efforts to secure Its passage.
GENERAL, OSBORXE DIES BVDDBXLY.
Stricken with Apoplexy While Visit.
Ingr In Wnshlnsrton.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Brevet Major
General Thomas O. Osborne of Chicago,
for many years United States minister to
the Argentine Republic who came to
Washington a few day ago with his niece,
Mrs. C. L Hasklns of Des Moines, la., for
a visit, died here of apoplexy thin after
noon. The funeral will take place on
Wednesday next and It Is expected that.
In view of General Osborne's distinguished
services In the United States volunteers
during the civil war, that full military
honors will be accorded. The Interment
will be made In the Arlington National
cemetery.
DEATH RECORD.
Cornelia Urlnnell Willi.
WASHINGTON, Mureh 27. Mrs. Cornelia
Orlnnell Willis, widow of the author, N. P.
Willis, 1s dead here, aged 80 years. The
funeral will be held In New Bedford, Mass.,
her girlhood home, tomorrow. Prior to
coming here, about eight years ago, Jlrn.
Willis was for, many years at Cornwall-on-the-IIudson,
where sho and - her husband
lived during the greater part of their mar
ried life. She was a daughter of former
Representative tn Congress Joseph Orlnnell.
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