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STATE IN CONTEMPT
Judge stereos of Colorid(-t' ' Arreit of
General Bel and Capiat Ua
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GOVERNO PEABODY ALSO . '.ISED
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Gmts QueUim Whether Etria'n ' r
4 sr Bute Art in Rebellion.'
ACTION OF MILITIA STRONGLY RESENTED
Trouble Grows Oat of Habass Corpus Pre
' ' ceedinfe Oyer Mover.
OFFICERS REFUSE TO OBEY THE WRIT
If Military,, Dnpollia Reigns and
CIU Authority Has Km Jirlt
diction r carta tan Go Oat
at Hmlirii."
1 OURAY, Colo., April 11 District Judge
Theron Steven today declared Adjutant
General Bherman H. Bell and Caitaln
Bulkley Well to be In contempt of court
lor not complying- with the writ of habeas
corpus, which required the officers to bring
before the court today Charles H. Moyer,
president of the Western Federation of
Winers, whom they are holding- In confine
ment at Tellurldo. The court ordered
Sheriff Corbett to arrest the two officers.
Judge Stevena severely criticised the course
of Governor James II. peabody and the
till II tar y authorities, say ins; they appeared
to be In Insurrection against the court.
' If the military continues to disregard the
orders of the court and refuses to release
President Moyer, Attorney E. F. Richard
son, representing the Western Federation
of Miner, will apply to the state supreme
oourt fof a writ of habeas eoroua
, Refased to Obey Writ.
The return to the writ made by General
Bell, through Assistant Attorney David
Howe of Telluiide, excused his failure to
produoe the body of Mr. Moyer on the
ground that he deemed It unsafe to bring
Moyer to Ouray or to reduce the military
force In Sun Miguel oounty by so doing
and that the governor had ordered him to
disregard the writ Judge Stevena said:
"1'eople of Ouray will rightly resent the
Imputation that General Bell or Captain
Wells could not come alone and In safety
with President Moyer before thla court. A
whether It la the striking miners or the
governor of Colorado and the National
Guard that are engaged In Insurrection and
reltelllcn against the laws of the state.
"If there la to be a reign of military dee
potlsm In thla state, and civil authority la
to hare no Jurisdiction, the latter might as
Well go oat Of business."
Holds Oatersar Gnllty, Too. '
Judge Stevens refused to permit the filing
of the return to the writ, ordered that
Charles H. Moyer be discharged from cus
tody. Issued an order of attachment against
General Bell and Captain Wells, assessed a
fins of WOO eaob and expressed regret that
Ih frnvc-rmor vu.nnt lwfnra'tfie court. as
He cohHderaB him equally guilty wun uen
oral Bell and Captain Wells.
Bell Makes Threat.
TKLLUR1DE. Colo., April 11. When
General Shercian M. Bell waa Informed
' today that Judge Stevena had ordered him
aelf and Captain Wells arrested and con
fined in the Ouray county jail on the
charge of contempt, he said:
""If Sheriff Corbett takes' us to Ouray It
wfll have to be over the dead bodies of all
the soldiers under my command In this
county. lie has not got men enough to do
that. The situation demands that we stay
In Tellurlde. Mr. Moyer will never be pro-
. . . . . . 1 1 OhmIma. TmmnAs
OUWU in IUUII UIM II . r 1 . . .........
orders me to do so unless he escapea and
goes over the range on enowshoes."
TEXAS READY FOR RACE RIOT
Brother of Congressman Is Killed
Xea Jlegro Charch and Trooblo
...
Is Feared.
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HOUSTON, T-. April U.-Newa from
Waller oounty, sixty miles north of here.
Indicates that race feeling is very high,
cwlng to the murder near Hempstead of
Tucker Ptnckeny, brother of Congressman
J. M. Ptnckeny of the Houston district.
It appwars that Ptnckeny and a compan
ion war riding by a negro cnurch when
they were fired upon. While the dead
Iran's body lay In front of the church a
B gro with a shotgun rode by and Informed
the crowd that he did the shooting, after
Which lis disappeared. Thla negro had a
finger shot off, which indicates that Ptnck
eny and his companion, whose name Is not
known, returned the fire.
Goorgo Goes waa with Plnckney when he
Waa ki'led. Goes saya they were hunting
, cattle and rode to a negro church for a
' drink of water, when they were fired upon
by the negroes, who were concealed beljlnd
tha doors. Seven revolver shots entered
Ilnckney's body and death was Instanta
neous. Goes said he has had trouble with
the negroes and thinks they mistook the
dead man for him. Over 1U0 armed whites
are In the field after the negroes. Con
gressman Plnckney wired that he would
leave Washington and would arrive home
Wednesday.
The deed man waa one of the leading
planters and alocktuen of this section.
WILL FIGHT BLAIR'S POLICY
Eastern laiaraaea Companies Fl
Amended Petition la Salt to
Slop Payment.
ST. LOUIS. April ll.-The amended peti
tion filed by an eastern Insurance company
In Ita auit to set aside the fmooo policy of
the late James I Blair,- former general
counsel of the World'a fair, waa auatatned
by Judge Adams In the United States dis
trict court today.' The amended bill was
fought by counsel representing Mrs. Blair
and her two children.
In ths original petition the Insurance
company failed la set forth proper details
necessary to the grounds for s suit. Ths
case will later come up for trial. '
SENATOR QUAY IS VERY ILL
Doctors Say that Ho Is to See
1 Mo One Nor Receive
Messages.
NEW TORK. April Il.-Unlted States
Senator Quay la reported to be 111 in At
lantic City. 'No one is allowed to see hlra
and ths attending physician has riven
etrlct orders that no verbal or written
message pertaining to politics or business
shall hs taken Into the sick chamber. The
senator. It was said, must hsve absolute
Vest, and be free fur ths present trust all
tie is n sai vhi, s
SAYS MASS IN ST. PETERS
Foe First Time Since His roroaallea
Pop Celebrates Mass la
Cat krd rat.
ROME, April ll.-For the first time since
his coronation August I, 193, the pope went
this morning to St. reters to say msss In
celebration of the thirteenth centennial of
St. Gregory the Great, who died In 604 A.
D. '
The Immense basclllca of St Peter's was
filled, cpwards of 70.000 persons being pres
ent. The pope was In the best of health.
Ho appeared In the ardia gestatorla, al
though the motion of his chair carried on
the shoulders of bearers, makes him 111.
On his exprtss recommendation the au
dience refralnVd from applause or crying
out. contenting themselves with the waving
of handkerchiefs.
There were only three tribunes, four mem
bers of the srlstocrsry. diplomatic corps
snd royal families respectively. There was
also a rpedal reserved place for the pope's
family, which was occupied by his three
sisters.
America was represented In the papal pro
cession by the Most Rev. Robert Beton.
titular archbishop of Helloonlls, formerly
of Jersey City, N. J.; Rt. Rev. John J. O'Con
nor, bishop of Newark. N. J.; Mgr. Thomsa
F. Kennedy, rector of the Amerlcsn college
at Rome: Very Rev. J. P. Farrelly. form
erly of Nashville, Tenn., spiritual director
of the American college at Rome; Mgr.
J. A. Stafford and Father C. P. Carroll, of
Newark. N. J.
The simple Gregorian chant, forming an
Immense volume like one voice with true
melody produced a remarkable effect In
St. Peter'a, which la considered difficult to
attain In small churches. The merits for
the success goes to Abbe Peroal, the prime
mover In the Introduction of the Gregorian
chant.
At noon the pope re-entered his apart
ments, the procession being formed In Ihe
same manner aa on entering the church.
There waa no applause and a lack of Inci
dent except that aeveral persona fainted,
especially women and soldiers who had
been on the plasza since 4 o'clock thla
morning.
FLOOD SITUATION IN CANADA
Tralas for Montreal Still Delayed by
s High Water. Which Is Now
Receding;.
MONTREAL April 11. The flood situa
tion In this city and vicinity remalna un
changed. There la no danger at present
for the city proper, the water being lower
than yesterday and six feet below the top
of the dyke. Across the river St. Lawrence,
at I .a Prairie. St. Lambert and Longeull.
which were flooded yesterday, the water
has entirely receded, but Verdun, the mu
nicipality west of Montreal and on the
same side of the river. Is still flooded. The
only thing now to be feared la a heavy
warm rain. Trains from out of town points
are all delayed by the floods In the sur
rounding country- No lives have been lost.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 11. Both
the Red and Assinibolne rievrs are rising
rapidly and residents on their banks are
preparing to move.
OXPOW, N. W. T., April U. The Sioux
river is the highest known for years. The
greater part of the Canadian Pacific rail
way bridge west of Oxbow baa been swept
away. Several famillea had to leave their
homes In boats.
EMPEROR VIEWS ILLl'MIX ATIOSS
Enjoys Drill In Morning; and Reeen-
tlon In Evening;.
VA LETT A. Island of Malta. April 11.
Emperor William this morning visited the
British fleet and witnessed torpedo nets,
anchor and boat drills. He lunched on
board the battleship Bulwark, the flagship
of Admiral Sir Compton E. Domviel, com
manding the Mediterranean fleet, and made
a speech of congratulation to the officers
and men on their efficiency.
This evening his majesty held a reception
on board the Bulwark of 200 Invited guests
and viewed the Illuminations of the fleet
In the harbor.
MOB STORMS THE TOW HALL
Kioto End Political Meeting and Peas
ants Bnrn Pnblle Records.
VIENNA. April 11. A political meeting
at Samovar, near A gram. Croatia, yester
day ended in serious rioting. A mob of
peasantry atormed the town hall, carried
out public records and burned them In the
atreet. Deputy Kapalch, who had presided
at the meeting, and the town notary were
severely beaten.' A battery of artillery
dispersed the rioters.
GOVERSMEXT DECLARE! A SIEGE
Fear Expressed That Jlmlnes's ' Ex
iles Will Make an Attack.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl. April ll.-Fear
i felt here of an attack by numeroua
Haytien exiles organised by General Jim'
Inei, former president of th-j Dominican
republic and now gathered ft Dominican
territory. The government has declared
state of siege in all departments of the
republic and the frontiers aro guarded by
strong forces.
Depot at Yntan Is Robbed.
TUT AN. Neb.,1 April ll.-Special Tele
gram.) The depot at this place waa entered
by burglars Saturday night. The safe was
blown open and the contents which wi
not large was taken. There la no clue to
the robbers.
DISRUPT IMMIGRATION BUREAU
t alon PaelSo Serves Kotle It Has Km
, ployed Independent
Agent.
CHICAGO. April U.-rSpeclal Telegram.)
The Immigrant bureau of the Western
Passenger association was dealt a stunning
blow today by the Union Pacific railroad,
which, Is likely to end Its existence. That
roadeserved notice on Chairman MacLeod
of the association that it has decided to ap
point Peter McDonnell, the New York In
dependent agent, who has been waging war
on the bureau for the last Ave years, as Ita
lni migrant agent
The Union Pacific bases its action on an
old record It tiled some years ago provid
ing "that sny line. In. the protection of Ita
Interests, deulring to employ an outside
agency In competition with the Southern
Pacific and Canadian Pacific railways shall
have the privilege of doing so."
ARREST NEBRASKA MAN
George Volway of York Conaty Ar
rested In Ontario laser the
Alias of Frank Sheldon.
PETERBORO. Ont.. April 11. George
Volway, alias Frank Sheldon, was arrested
here today at the request of the authorities
of York county. Nebraska, on charges of
forgery. Volway has consented to waive
extradition proceedings. Us waa recently
uuurtel here,
COMPLICATIONS WITfl CHINA
Harsh Laws tad Ducoartoom Agents In
United otates.
CHINESE MINISTER FILES A PROTEST
Says That Chinese Mea of Inflsenee
Ar Subjected to Homlllatla
Treatment at San 1
Francisco.
ST. LOUIS, April 11. A special to the
Republic from Washington, D. C, says
that diplomatic complications In the relal
tlons between China and the United States
have arisen, according to Information de
rived from sources closely identified with
dlplomatlo circles, because of the harsh
manner In which the Chinese exclusion
lawa are operating against Chinamen of
consequence who itave business In this
country at the St. Louis World's fair. Sir
Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese
minister, has filed formal protests In the
matter.
The situation Is considered delicate; not
to aay serious, because of the war' In the
far east, which embarrassed all the dip
lomacy of the Orient and because of the
added fart that the whole Chinese exclu
sion question Is to come up for another
solution, since the period covered by the
existing treaty soon will expire. At the
present time the passive friendship of
China Is of Importance in Asia, that Amer
ican Interests may not suffer there.
The Incidents cited by the protests are
snld to refer to two parties of prominent
Chinamen bound for the World's fair, who,
though armed with certificates from their
government and with papers endorsed by
the American consul genera at Shanghai,
were detained at Ban Francisco.
Sabjected to lndlanlt lea.
It Is asserted that they were subjected to
Indignities which have been the cause of
their bitter resentment. In regard to the
protest Chang Tou Tong. secretary of the
Chinese World's fair commission, said to.
night:
"My countrymen were subjected to
humiliating treatment at San Francisco,
where they were held for two days despite
the fact that they had sufficient money
with them to Justify statements that they
were reputable cltlzena of China and not
paupers.
"They also had signed letters from the
American consul at Peking, stating their
financial and social standing In China, but
they were forced to furnish bond In the
aum of $500 in gold each before the customs
officials would release them. In St. Louis
they were subjected to a most rigorous In.
pectlon by customs officials, but the treat.
ment accorded them at the World'a fair
waa courteous."
MRS. BOTKIN AGAIN IN COURT
Oaves Sick Bed la Jail to Answer
Second Cbararo of
Marder.
BAN FRANCISCO. April ll.-Mrs. Cor
delia Botkln appeared today In Police
Judge Conlan'a court to answer to the
charge of murdering Mrs. Dean, sister of
Mr. John P. Dunning, at Dover, ' Pet,,
by means of poisoned candy. Mrs. Bot
kln 'appeared without counsel. She said
that . the Information against her, which
had been sworn to by Joshua Dean, hus
band of the woman alleged to have been
poisoned, waa newa to her and that ahe
scarcely knew how to proceed In the mat
ter. She added that she had risen from
a alck bed to appear In court
Judge Conlan. after stating that she cer
tainly waa entitled to the services of coun
sel, postponed a further hearing of ths
case until tomoriow.
WANT RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
Seven Aopllcnata Have Filed Reanest
for Examination Before Call-
forala Committee.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, April
11. Seven candidatea have offered them.
aelvea In the competition for the first Cali
fornia Rhodes scholarship at Oxford. ' Ac
cording to the arrangement made between
the University of California, Stanford uni
versity and the lesser colleges In the state,
the first scholar will be chosen from Berke
ley men entirely, the others getting their
turns later. Of these candidatea three are
graduatea and four undergraduates. The
examinations will take place April 13 and
14. The examination papers will be cor
rected at Oxford, and from the auccessful
contestants President Wheeler will select
the Individual entitled to enter Oxford.
ERROR OF JRIAL COURT
Case of St. I.onls Alleged Boodlers
Will Be Reversed and Hew
Trial Ordered.
JEFFERPON CITY, Mo.. April U.-At-
torney General Crow today filed a brief
In the supreme court In connection with
the cases of John A. Sheridan and T.
E Albright, former members of the St.
Louis house of delegates, convicted of
boodllrtg. In which, after citing the record
regarding the caaea. Attorney General
Crow admits that the trial court erred
In not sustaining the demurrers to the In
formation filed, on the grounda that the
informations had not been properly veri
fied. 'This condition necessarily results In a
reversal and remanding of the cases for
another trial," aald Mr. Crow.
DENIES HEINZE'S PETITION
Montana Copper Klsg Loses Another
Point In the Fight Over Mich
ael Davltt Mlae.
WASHINGTON. April 11. By denying the
petition of F. Augustus Helnae of Butte,
Mont., for a writ of certiorari, the United
Statea supreme court today refused to re
view the finding of the court of appeals
for the Ninth circuit in the case of the
Butte 4: Boston Consolidated Mining com
pany against the Montana Oil Purchasing
company and othere Involved In the quarts
lode knowa aa the Michael Davltt
FRAUD MUST GO UNPUNISHED
Criminal Division of District Co art
Docldes Election Canes at Doa.
ver Cannot Bo Reached. 1
DENVER. April 11. Judge Palmer In the
criminal division of the district court to
day decided that there la no punishment
prescribed by statute in this state for
fraud conirulued at special elections such
ss ths recent charter elections In thla city. I
Thla decision rees aeveral election offl-
ciala who are charged wlta stuffing ballot
boxes.
WI,LL try to make the deal
Orchard Hill Improvers Will
Ask
Barton to Bay Bark
Thoeo Lota.
A committee was 'appointed at the meet
ing of the Orchard' Hill Improvement club
last night to wait upon Uuy C. Barton, who
sold the lots at the corner of Fortieth and
Seward streets to Shlmer & Chaste upon
which the cottage ere to be built to Which
the Improvers so strenuously object. The
committee was Instructed by resolution to
try and get Mr. Barton to buy the lots
back from the purc"aers. It Is under
stood that he has signified tils willingness
to do so provided Shlmer t Chase cars to
make a return transfer.
The construction of the cottages came In
for a lengthy . dlsoasslon at the meeting
and It seemed to be the general opinion
that the building of them should be stopped
If ways and means can be devised to bring
that end about
A resolution waa passed requesting the
Federation of Improvement Clubs to ask
Ihe chief of police o Instruct Ms patrol
men iq wKLm iur : vr- ntuin uruuinK me
ordinance against driving over sidewalks
on a certain date, J bo decided Upon by
the chief, and to1 arnrst all such offenders.
The object of the resolution being to furn
ish an object lesson if the results of using
the sidewalks for a srlveway.
The committee apviintcd to enter Into ne
gottations between Mr. Barton and Shlmer
A Chase was apporoed ,y the chairman
and Is composed of Members Campbell,
Alderson and Miss McCartney, secretary
of the club.
DECORATES WHILE YOU WAIT
w.
C. Calling; of Bennett
Gives Demoi istratlona
His Art.
Company
la
The first of a series of eight talks on
modern business, srranged by the Young
Men's Christian association educational
department was given at the association
parlors last evening by W. G. Colling,
head decorator for the Bennett comapny.
Mr. Colling chose far his subject, "The
Art of Displaying Gdods," Illustrating his
remarks with pracnlcal demonstrations
of the art window dressing.
Mr. Colling wrought a number of In
teresting effects from node forms and
uncut fabrics, explaining the technical
points aa he went along. The speaker
also explained some of the fundamental
principles of producing effects in window
displays and stated that a few articles
correctly displayed, with a careful regard
for color and harmony, produces better
results than a crowded window.
The talk was well attended and the re
marks of the speaker thoroughly appre
ciated.
The next talk Irr the series will be next
Monday evening,' when John C. Forbes,
officer manager for Oie Cudahy Packing
company, will speak, on "Modern Office
System and Organisation."
IN THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER
Kelley. Btlajor A I Co. Forced Into
Bankruptcy y Creditors
from New York City.
A petition In Involuntary bankruptcy waa
flled in the United States district court
Monday afternoon by creditors ot Kelly
Stlger 4 Co., the dry goods firm at Fif
teenth and ' Farnam streets. Tha total
amount of the liabilities mentioned in the
petition is $6,16C.S2. the petitioning creditors
and their respective claims being: H. B
Claflln A Co., $1,768.77; Teft-Weller com
pany, 12,373.84; Arnold, Constable & Co.
xsK.ua on current account ana X641.61 on
notes; Pelgram & Meyer, $124.35, all being
of New York.
Sidney W. Smith la named aa receiver
and E. G. McGilton and Charles B. Keller
aa attorneys for the creditors.
The petition states that Kelly, Stiger &
Co. committed an act of bankruptcy by
Informing their creditors that they were
unable to meet their paymenta, and hence
the application that they may be declared
bankrupt.
MAYOR SIGNS PAVING BILL
Opposes Order Providing; Ffvc-Year
Contract for Kcw Work on
Sixteenth Street.
Mayor Moores has approved an order pro
viding for a contract for the repairing of
the pavement of Sixteenth atreet for a
period of five years. The property owners
on the line of ths repairs will be expected
to meet the expense of this work. Many
of them, it la understood, prefer to pay for
an entire new pavement rather than be put
to the expense of repairs every little while.
Preacher Will Testify.
BASIN CITY, Wyo., April 11 'Special.)
H. 8. Glenn, the Christian preacher,
who was reported to be making arrange
ments to leave the country because of his
knowledge of the Basin lynchlngs last sum
mer and the namea of the men who par
ticipated In the outlawry, will probably not
leave the state until after the trial of the
four men now under arrest charged with
the crime. It was said that pressure had
been brought to bear on Rev. Glenn to
leave the state and that he had received
certain sume of money to go away, hut
these charges have been denied, and Glenn
has asserted that he will remain here and
tell what he knows, about the murder of
Deputy Price and the lynching of murder
ers Gorman and Walt era
Brcnnaa Is Released.
BUFFALO. Wyo., April 11. (Special. V
Orover Brennan. wno waa arrested Dy
Deputy United States Marshal Joe La
Fore, charged with robbing Postmaster
Iang of Clearmont. at his preliminary
hearing here waa released. Ed Thorp was
hound over to the May term of the United
Statea court In the sum of $000. - He fur
nished bonds snd waa released.
Railroad Wreck at Clearmont.
SHERIDAN. Wyo.. April 11 (Special )
No. 46. an eastbound freight train, waa
wrecked three mllea east of Clearmont
by the breaking of a car wheel. Eleven
cars were thrown into the ditch and traffic
I wsa delayed for aeveral hours, but no one
I wm Injured.
targla Man Killed.
BTURGI8. S. D . April 11. (Special.)
Word has be-n received here of the shoot
ing and killing of Oscar Rumpf at Read
ing. CaL He was for a long time a resi
dent of this city. The man who did the
shooting, It Is aald, has been aet free.
Arrest Gibson for Marder.
PHILADELPHIA. April 11. Lawrone.
Gtlwon. sometimes known as John Oakley,
a former employe at Houston Hall, the
club house of the students of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, was arrested today
on suspicion of knowing something of the
murder of John Thomas, the aged watch
man, whose mutinied body was found last
ntght in one of tne oowllng allevs In the
basement of the club house. The police
will not eay whet vfcUuca tktr Jve
aaataat th prisoner.
TAKE CP KLNRAID'S BILL
Committee it Likely to Modify Meaanrs
Amending the Hoaieitead Law.
BIG NEBRASKA IRRIGATION SCHEME
Geological Snrvey Perfecting; Plane
Which Will Water Three Hun
dred Tkoaasaa Acres la
This State.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 1L (Special Tele
gram.) The subcommittee on Representa
tive Klnkald's bill permitting Intending set
tlers In certain portions of Nebraska to
take up 1,1x0 acres of land and homestead
the same. Is looking closely Into the vari
ous phases of the bill with a view of mak
ing a report on the same-. Representative
Mondell, chairman of the subcommtttie.
hopes to report the measure to the full
committee on public lands In a few days.
So great a departure does the bill make
from present laws that It Is hardly con
ceivable that the subcommittee will agree
to the bill as presented by the member
from Nebraska. It is possible the subcom
mittee will recommend that 640 acres may
bo taken under certain restrictions, but to
allow 1,280 acres seems to be wholly out
of the question. Representative Mondell
believes that the homestead lawa should
be extended to cover the section of coun
try contemplated by Congressman Kin.
kaid's bill, but he la not ready to go to
the extent of giving each Intending settler
the right of entering upon the amount of
land which Klnkaid wanta each home
steader to have.
Should the bill be reported it will be an
Important step In enlarging the homestead
laws of the country. When the homestead
law waa passed giving each settler 160
acres there were thousands of acres of the
best lands In the country to be had, but
these lands have all been taken, and It is
recognised that with the most fertile acres
occupied an increase in the number of
acres ot less desirable lands should be
made upon which to support a family.
There is a disposition also on ths part of
the subcommittee to make more specific
declaration as to the amount of improve
ments which should govern In making of
final title. A man under the homestead
law of today can prove up on his home
stead and yet not have $30 worth of im
provements. .Representative Klnkald's bill
Is deficient In this particular and the aub
committee, believing that the time haa
come when the amount of Improvements
should be considerably raised, will, In all
probability, stipulate that In the event 640
acres may be entered upon by the Intend
ing homesteader, that at least $500 worth
of improvements should be placed upon
the property before final title pastes.
Uig Project tor Nebraska.
The reclamation division of the Geological
Survey Is busily cugaged mapping out work
tor the coming year upon Irrigation proj
ects oecldod upon. One of the most im
portant projects, which glvea promise of
bringing under irrigation uOO.OOJ acres of
land in Nebraska, la rearing completion,
so far as detail work Is concerned. It Is
cootemvlatecL to construct a 4atn.&Xtv;flve
miles north from Casper, on ths Isorth
Platte river in Wyoming, and which haa
been named the Pathfinder dam alts by ihe
Geological Survey, with a capacity of 1,000,-uOO-acre
feet of water, enough water to
cover 500,1X10 acres two feet deep, the maxi
mum amount ' of water required In that
territory for Irrigation purposes. The
waters so impounded will be turned loose
so as to maintain a uniform flow of the
North Platte river during the Irrigation
season. Canals will be built leading off
from the river at various points in Ne
braska and Wyoming, so that these canals
will irrigate 200,000 acres in Wyoming and
SUO.OUO in Nebraska. According to the plans
of the survey It Is proposed to take the
water out in Wyoming near Guernsey for
the Irrigation of lands In what ia known aa
the Goshen Hole country, on the aouth side
of the Platte.
The lands on the south side of tha Platte
In Nebraska, will, in all probability, be Ir
rlgated by thla great canal, although it Is
possible that the geological formation of
the ground in that section may make it
necessary to construct aa independent canal
lower down, or it may be decided to build
aeveral independent canals, aa conditions
may arise.
On the north aids of the river In Ne.
braska It is expected the canal will come
out near the Wyoming line. The vastnesa
of the project and its tremendous benefit
to Nebraska, It is expected, will be seen
within five years at most Upon what uow
Is a long stretch of sandy waste, it is ton.
Jldently expected by the geological survey
will be growing crops to feed the entire
state of Nebraska should all the rest of
the state be absolutely dry and then enough
left to take care of and feed half of Iowa.
Urges Action on Derds
Senator Mlllurd toduy asked the Depart
ment ot Justice to expedite the approved
of deeds to the parcel bf ground purchased
by the government from the Byron Reed
company at Twenty-second and Hickory
streets, being the second purchase of land
fur the purpose of erecting the quarter
master's supply depot The senator was
informed that the deed seemdd to be prop
erly executed and would be given Imme
diate consideration.
Asks Psrdon for Relmcre.
11. 8. Beck, president of the Pierce County
bank of Nebraska, la in the city and today
had an interview with ths president in
relation to bringing about the pardon for
Reimers, who was connected with the
failure of the First National bank at Ne
ligb. The president gave Mr. Beck little
satisfaction relative to clemency which he
asked for old man Kelmer'a, now that his
son ia dead. Seuator Millard haa received
numberless telegrams since the death of
the eon at the Sioux Falls penitentiary call
ing upon him to bring to the attention of
the president that pathetic case of father
and aon. Senator Millard saw the president
on Saturday, but was referred to the at
torney general.
Decides Linton Case.
The supreme court today affirmed with
costs the case of Phoebe R. E. Linton and
Adolphus F. Linton, plaintiffs In error.
against Fred Heye, Michael Shriner and
others in error to the supreme court of
Nebraska. The case grew out of an effort
on the part ot Heye and others to quiet
the title to lands claimed to have been
conveyed to plaintiffs from Mra. Linton,
through certain alleged power of attorney
and also claiming the land independently
of any conveyance and solely by virtue of
ten yeara adverse possession. The court
below found for defendants In error, where
upon motion was made to dismiss In tiie
supreme court on the ground that section (
of the code of civil procedure of the slat
utea of Nebraska as construed by the con
atltutlon relating to the taking of private
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WAST ALL .tAPASESK VISMISSED
Raaala Fears Chinese Soldiers May
Injnre Koaropatkln.
ST. FErERSnURG, April 11. The re
ports that M. Lessar, the Russian minister
at Peking, haa made atrong representations
to the Chinese government on the subject
of Japanese military Instructors in ihe
service of China and the Japanese officers
with General Ma'a command, demanding
the Issuance of orders for their dismissal,
are confirmed here.
Russia regards their presence where they
are as being a most serious threat to that na
tion. It Is pointed out that without the con
sent of the Peking government the Japan
ese officers whe ore with General Ma who
la now north of the Great Wall, can easily
obtain dominant Influence over the Chlnose
troops and use them If the Japanese opera
tions demand the creation of a diversion In
General Kouroputkln'a rear, possibly re
sulting in rutting his cotrmunlratlcns. If
General Kouropatkln Is compelled in time
of atresa to meet a sudden and unexpected
attack from this quarter It might greatly
embarrass him. Of course the Peking gov
ernment would disavow complicity, but the
harm would be done, and Russia considers
that the Immediate removal of Japanese
Influence from the Chinese army Is impera
tlve. While it is not specifically stated
that China's failure to comply with the
Russian demands are to be considered as a
violation of Chinese neutrality and Is be
lleved to be the true account of the sltua
tlon. It !s said that Kouropatkln Is dispos
ing of I0.OT0 man where they will be availa
ble for use in the direction of the Chinese
frontier, but no confirmation of this report
Is obtainable.
COSSACKS R13CROSS THE RIVER
Irnsslan R.arasard Left to Watch
Enemy leaves Cores.
ST. PETFRSBURG. xprll 11. The news
of Ihe signing of the Anglo-French colonial
treaty was cordially received here. Ia re
sponsible official circles tne understanding
between the allies of the two belligerents
Is regarded as the best guarantee sgalnst
complications, and when the wnr ia over
and if Russia Is victorious, as an assurance
that Great Britain will not try to prevent
It from reaping the fruits of Its triumph.
The Corean government has not complied
with Jopan'a reported demand for the re
call of the Corean minister at St Peters
burg, who continues in official ' relations
vlth the Russian Foreign office. In an In
terview vlth the correspondent of the As
sociated Press the minister said:
"I have not the slightest Intimation from
Seoul confirming the reports that Japan Is
'..slating on my recall. The Japanese could
not make such a demand without violating
the Anglo-Jabaneee treaty pledging Corean
independence."
General Kouropatkln ts proceeding on an
Inspection -'four of the outposts along tha
Yalu river.. S
General Jcnnenkampff'a Cossack division,
which waa left south of the Yalu to recon
nolter after the Russians retired, succeeded
in locating the Japanese positions without
discovery, swimming their horses a mile
and a halt In recrossing the river.
Rl'SSIAM ASSWER TO FALSE REPORT
Expresses Satisfaction Over the Man
ias; of Anglo-French Treaty.
PARIS, April 11. -The Russian ambassa
dor, M. Nelldoff, acting on Instructions
from Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, haa ex
pressed to Foreign Minister Delcasse the
satisfaction of Russia at the conclusion of
the Anglo-French colonial treaty. This is
accepted aa Russia's answer to the reports
that the Anglo-French ' treaty waa In
directly hostile to Russia. M. Nelldoff
aald:
We are friends and allies of France. As
friends we rejoice at your successes. As
allies we are gratified at this new guaran
tee of French strength end security. We
wish to see our ally as strong as possible
and with the 'least possible international
issues. Therefore, as the accord removes
numerous vexations it is most agreeable to
Russia.
, As an Indication that the accord will have
the effect of Improving the relatione be
tween Russia snd Great Britain, the am
bassador concluded by Baying:
The old proverb, "Friends of our frlende
are our friends," may again be verified In
this case.
f(l TRITH in REPORTED ATTACKS
Japanese Make No mot at Fort
. Arthar or Dalny.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. In.)
PEKING, April 11 New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Reports of renewed attacks upon Port
Arthur and capture, of - Dalny are un
founded. The Japaneae have attempted to
do nothing and the situation at Port Ar
thur, Dalny and' other points la un
changed, perhaps owing to the severe
storms.
Japan's First Army is Landed.
PARIS, April 11. Official advices received
today by the French government confirm
the press dispatches announcing that
Japan's first army, consisting of four army-
corps, la now completely landed in t'orea
and that the second army, consisting of a
similar number of corps. Is about to start.
The points of debarkation of the second
army are not known.
Fighting Along the Yala.
PARIS, April 11 A dispatch to ths Temps
from St. Petersburg today says soma
further exchangee of shote have occurred
between the Rustan and ' Japanese forces
along the bordera of the Yalu river. Vice
Admiral Mskaroff. the dispatch adds. Is In
specting the outlaying defences of Port
Arthur. .
Xo Dlstrnhaaro In Rossis.
BT. PETERSBURG, April 11. E tS p. m
The Associated Press Is informed officially
thst up to the present hour the government
has not received sny sdvlces of Easter dls
turbances anywhere In European Russia.
Complete quiet reigns, according to reixirta
from all the Jewish centers of population,
Keev Chvraag Practically Closed.
CHE FOO, April 11. A Chinese steamer
has Just returned from New Chwang. The
port pilots would not respond to Its signs la
for them to taks the vessel up the river.
Two British steamers found themselves In
ths ssms predicament. The port of New
Chwsng is practically closed to commerre.
I'. S. Trrnanry Statemeat.
WASHINGTON. April 11. Today s state
ment of the liesHury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of IISo.OOVajO goid re
serve In the division of redemption, shows:
Available taU baJsuce, I-J.1M.7U; fold,
New Cuffing Traint u Big- Gunt Upca the
Pilot Bos'-i ia ths Harbor.
ALLEGED IGNORANCE CAUSES TROUBLE
Did Not Understand Cnstemi Signals and
Confusion Fol'owe Mistake, '
TWO CHINAMEN KILLED DURING SHELLING
Hirer Boat Fleshing Depth of t!e iitttin
When Sighted. ' ;
GUNS IMMEDIATELY CALLED INTO FLAY
Russians Fire Twesty-Fesr Shots, In
closing; Projectiles from Lararo
Mortsra, and Eacttcd aeatry
Kills Two Men.
NEW CHWANC1, April ll.-Offldat ex
planation was Issued today of the firing
of guns from the forts here lsst night,
which caused a cenlain amount of esolte
ment and the klli'ng of two Chinese. It
appears from the official atatement that
cwlng to th fact that the officers of the
garrison did not understand the system of
customs flash signals In use at the mouth .
of the river, for the purpoBe of elgnelln
the depth of the water on the bar, bo ss
to enable ahlps to put to aea, fire wa:
opened last right at soms pilot boat.
These vessels were sighted by the torts
some time after midnight and at 1:M the
artillery opened fire on the vessela, twenty
four allots being fired. Including projectiles
from larfe guns. . The effect of tha Aro
had not been repotted up to noon today,
but the firing caused txcltment among
the troops, during which a sentry fired
and killed two Chinese eppprtte the foreign
settlement and three mMes from the fott.
The, Chinese had beuomo ai.jmed at tha
firing and wvre endeavoring to cross the
ri rer.
In view of the reports received here of
Japanese activity In CiTea and of the ar
rival cf p.paneaa troops on the Yalu river.
It Is understood that the troopa of the
garrison had teen fuily warned that it
was possible the Japnte would snt'aa an
attack on this place, and the oUUens on
bearing the firing naturally supposed that
the attempt was being made last tight
EASTERTIDE OCCl PlEs Rl URIAHS
Crowds Bosy with Holiday aa: Officio!.
Business 1 Snsnended.
BT. PETERSBURG, April 11. Tha Easter
merry making Is in progress, business is
suspended,- ths government Apartments
are closed and the war bulletin boards aro
bare, .otcept tor the order for tha mobili
sation of the naval reserves. - Only three
r.ewspapers appear r.-id they aro In the form
of fly sheets. M. MesWcheriky, in ths
Graubdanln, pays a fine tribute to Prince
Hllkoff, the minister of railroads, whom
he oomparea with Teter the Great, working
with his own hands an the Baikal afh-ead
to atltnulats Um workmen to perform mar
vela, like Peter' at the foundry in' St.
Petersburg. Ths minister will ret am Ut
Lake Baikal to resume personal direction
of building the circular Una whioh It ia
hoped will be running by July, a year ear
lier than planned. Prince Hllkoff expecta
soon to have seven two-section military
trains running dally.
In addition to ths Hat printed yesterday
the N6voe Vremya thla morning contains
the belated Easter greetings of the officers
of the warships Retvlsan, PetropavlovsWy.
Gaydumak, Evaadnyk and Glllak and the
transport Angara.
New model Russian three-Inch quick
firing guns, firing eleven shots a minute,
are being isaued to the artillery colleges of
St. Petersburg for the purpose of Instruct,
tng the senior cadets In the handling of
these pieces. The emperor will confer
diplomas on them In May Instead of next
fall.
SEBA8TOPOL. April 11. Tha observance
of Easter here was marked by a patriotic
demonstration In honor of lbs arrival of the
captain and other surviving members of the
crew of the Russian gunboat Korleta. Vice
Admiral Skrydloff. the commander of the
Russian Black Sea fleet. In handing them
the, crosses of St. Oeorge, compared their
exploits to the heroic defense of the Rus
sians at Sebaatopol.
VLADIVOSTOK, April 11. The churrhra
today have been crowded In observance of
the Easter holidays with people praying
for victory. Many of the Inhabitants who
fled for Khaborstok. Eaat Siberia, at the
outbreak of war, are now returning bars.
GOD OX SIDE OF HEAVIEST GlS
Rnssla Plana by Superior Xnmbero
to Crash Japan. i
BT. PETERSBURG. April 11 Exception
ally reliable Information regarding the
Russian ni'V.tnry plans confirm the re
peated annottnoements made by the Asso
ciated Press that these plans will not ma
ture until late in the summer. They are
of far greater magnitude than la generally
believed abroad and take Into account all
possible contingencies.
General Kouropatkln, remembering the
experience of Russia f'uMng Its war with
Turkey, when the Russian army of $0,000
placed In the field at the beginning had to
be more than doubled, haa Inflated that
the men and guns to he placed at his dis
posal shall cover the extreme limit re
quired to settle the fate of the campaign.
The Russian plana sre predicated on Na
poleon's dictum that "God fights on the
side of the heaviest battalions," and they
aru being worked out and timed so aa to
apply to a superiority of numbers on land
and sea simultaneously. The army la de
signed to attuln the enormous total of
&,0ii0 nt tn time scheduled for ths rein
forcement of Vice Admiral Mnkaroff's fleet
with the Baltic squadron. The Seventeenth
and Tenth army corps now drafting are ex
pected to reach Manchuria by the middle
of Jne. i
The mobilisation of four other corps, st
least two of which will be from the Volga,
will be announced by the middle of next
month and will start eastward a month
later, reaching their destination at the end
of August. Rear Admiral Rojeetranshy
will hoist his flag as commander of tha
formidable Baltic squadron In July and
will sail Immediatery for Port Arthur.
Give Ont So War Rows.
BT. PETERSBURG, April ll.-On account
of the holidays the committee on military
censors sat for only an hour today, leaving
their offlce at 10 o'clock. I-ater official djs
patchta from tha scene of war will pot be
made public before lomdrrow.
Corean Minister to Help lreroy.
TIEN TSiN. April ll.-M. Pavloff, re.
renily RussUn minister to Corea, returned
to Tien Tain today. He will proceed to
Mukden Tuesday next for the purpose, ot
aaaiaUng Viceroy Alexia ft.