The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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PART I.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, .1871.
OMAIIA, SUNDAY MOUSING, JULY 3, 1904 TIIIRTY-SIX PAGES.
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POPE PIUS TO YIELD
Vatican Organ Intimates Pontiff Maj
Eenounce Temporal Power.
EXPECTS TO RECEIVE AN EQUIVALENT
Contort Which Eu . Been in Progress for
Eight Centuries.
FIRST STANO TAKEN UNDER ADRIAN IY
Beginning of End Came After the Death
of Bonlfaoe VIII.
FINAL BLOW CAME IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY
jppa, vp to Preseat Oae, However
tlave- Refascd to RmoiIi It,
Though Eicrtlit No Author
ity Beyoad Vatican..
ROME, July 1 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Osservatore Romano,
.Vatican organ, declares that the pope la
prepared to renounce his right to the tem
poral power, supposing that an adequate
equivalent be offered to the holy see.
The temporal or territorial Jurisdiction of
the popes, as distinguished from their spir
itual powr. was exercised with varying
degrees of effectiveness from the early mid
dle ages until 1870.
' The first decisive stand was made against
It by the Emperor Frederick I In 1156, . when
Nicholas Brukespear, a native of Bt Al
lans, the only Englishman who has ever
been pope, sat at Rome as Adrian IV, but
by the end of the twelfth and beginning of
the thirteenth centuries it had more thau
regained Its former strength and by the.
end of the thirteenth century Pope Bonl
faoe VIII was reeking to occupy the posi
tion of temporal as well as spiritual head
of Europe.
With his death after a struggle with
Philip IV of France the downfall of the
temporal power began, and went on till
It received a vital blow with the falling
way of Austria from papal authority In
the middle of the eighteenth century.
From I860 to 1870 the pope was main
tained In Rome by a French garrison. This
was withdrawn on the outbreak of the
Franco-German war and In September,
M70. Victor Emmanuel's army entered
Vnnm uid the temporal power ceased to
exist. Plus IX refused to recognise the
(act and his successor, Leo X.HL, also fol
lowed this poUcy.
TREATY NEVERWAS SIGNED
Ties Franco and Spain Vp l u
Offensive and Defensive -
Alliance.
MADRID, July 2. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) El Globo publishes what pur
ports to be the text of a draft treaty con
certed between Franco and Spain In 1901
r , by M.' Deloasae and Senor Bagasta's gov
' 1 " eminent. This Is -ths treaty-'' rewarding
which Senor Maura, the present premier,
aid In the Cortes that he could never
save slept peacefully had he signed it. He
considered It quite providential for Spain
that when it was about to be signed Senor
Bllvela'a conservative cabinet came Into
office, and declined to carry out the project.
The main features of this alleged treaty
are an article binding France and Spain, If
necessary, to unite their military forces In
a proportion to be fixed by another con
- jtIoni the recognition of the right of
$ 'er European powers, especially, Eng
V, " land, to exercise control In Morocco; an
, understanding to respect the neutrality of
Tetuan and Tangier; the establishment out
side the neutralised territories of sones for
French and Spanish expansion; a stipula
tion that Spain would lease to France a
post on the Atlantlo coast, Casablanca or
Rabat; the construction of railways In
Morocco with the aid cj the Madrid and
Paris bourses, and free trade In both
' French and Spanish Bonos. Finally, France
and Spain were to have determined later If
the sultan's nominal authority was to be
consolidated over Fes and Marakosh, the
Spanish and French sones, or to b vmlted
to one only. I ff
SOUTH AFRICA WANTS WATER
Cecil Rhodes' Secretary- Interesting;
Capital 1a Glanntlo Irrlga
t!oa Scheme.
LONDON. July 1 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Gordon Letleuer, who was the
late Cecil Rhodes' private secretary, has
com to England from the cape for the
purpose of Interesting British capitalists
In a great project, which, ho says, will
make South Africa as fertile as California.
As he himself puts It, "I want to turn
South Africa Into a second Garden of
Eden," and he proposes to do this by Irri
gation. It Is only water." he said to an Express
representative yesterday, "that Is needed
to make the soil one of the pfchest In the
world. And the water Is there, in millions
of gallons. The country Is a vast under
ground lake. Government experiments have
proved this conclusively. Already shafts
have been sunk at a cost of 150.000, and
these have produced a water supply, valued
as a national asset at 1.000,000. '
. "Olve South Africa water and you- have
(one a long way toward solving the labor
difficulty, and the oountry will be able to
produce itu own provisions, Instead of Im
porting (,000.000 worth. At the same" time
it will be possible to provide immense
tracts of land for agriculturalists and open
ings for trade of every kind.
"The cape government will pay a subsidy
of half the oost of boring for water. Al
ready thousands of applications for drills
have been made to the authorities."
CANADIANS ARE ADVERTISING
took to Attract Scotch Immi
gration to Their
Conntry.
GLASGOW, July t (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The Canadian government
has had built In Glasgow a traveling
"stand," such as Is commonly used at ex
hibitions, for the purpose of touring Soot
land, advertising the advantages of a Ufa
In the Dominion. The stand or wogan Is
now In Edinburgh. From there It Is going
north to A'frdeen. then on to Inverness
and down through the country to Perth and
Stirling and back to Glasgow, calling at all
the villages snd towns on the wsy. When
' the winn comes to a standstill the sides
ard ends are thrown up. converting It Into
a stand, on vhlch ae shown specimens of
prwiuctt of the colony. By means of
the stend It Is hoped to reach remote and
tlhervUe taaoccsaUils parts of the fcouatr.
SHIPS ARE MANNED BY ALIENS
Uaromfortuble Fart ftronsM to the
Attention of the British
Public.
LONDON, July I (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Express says: Admiral Lord
Charles Berenford. commanding the channel
fleet, has drawn attention In the most
pointed manner to the way In which the
British mercantile marine Is largely sailed
by 'Allen seamen. His signals at sea are
often Ignored by merchant vessels. The
Merchant Service guild of Liverpool states
that the re anon for this might easily have
been that the captain or officer In charge
was an alien "who would not feel Inclined
to answer the signals of a British man-of-war."
This possible cause cannot be lightly
passed over. Is It really the truth that
the British mercantile marine In passing
out-of the hands of British sailors?
We know that of recent years little has
been done to render life on a merchant
steamer popular among the seafaring popu
lation of these Islands. Aliens have been
content to work for a smaller wage and to
accept rations which the Britisher, ac
customed to a higher standard of comfort,
rebelled against. Many ship owners and
masters have, therefore, pr.efen-ed to sign
foreigners. -At first the idea prevailed thst
the ships should be ofBrered by Britishers,
but naturally the smarter men of the alien
crew have gradually worked their way up
the ladder, and now we have ships flying
the red ensign which are both officered and
manned by a cosmopolitan crew. This is
a condition of affairs which should hurt
our national pride. Moreover, It augurs
III for our supremacy on the high seas. If
In times of peace these alien skippers de
liberately Ignore the signals of the ad
mirals of our squadrons, are they more
likely to pay heed to them when there Is
war, and when the information which they
may possess or convey might be of most
vital Importance?
"So long as aliens are permitted to com
mand and officer British ships, so long are
such unsatisfactory Incidents likely to con
tinue." These are the words of the Liver
pool Merchant Service guild. Surely this
pormtssion rests primarily with British ship
owners and not with the British legislature.
Tou cannot make people patriotic by act of
Parliament. If the national Interests In
volved In this question were more keenly
realised we believe that less would be heard
of alien skippers In the British mercantile
marine.
We trust that the question will be raised
In Parliament. Unfortunately, thfre Is not
In the house at the present time a single
officer of the British navy. This Is a sub
ject on which a naval offloer would be
listened to with close attention. What prac
tical steps can be taken to remedy the
evilT A return showing the number of
British owned ships, with the names of
their owners, that sail from British ports
during the year should be Instructive. .
REDMOND SCORES GOVERNMENT
AeeasM It of Breakfast Faith In the
Matter of Irish Laborer's
BH1
DUBLIN, July 1 8pocial Cablegram to
The Bee.) In a letter which Is published.
In the Freeman's Journal Mr. John Red
mond. M. P.. says: 'l think It right to
warn the public that, as far. as any one
may Judge from current opinion here and
from the declarations of ministers, the gov
ernment Intends to drop the Irish laborers'
bill. The Iniquity of this course Is quite
Independent of any consideration as to the
value of the bill as It stands. On this Ut
ter point, there Is really no difference of
cplnlon; the bill as It stands la practically
worthless and Its Introduction cannot be
regarded as a fulfillment of the pledge
repeatedly given by Mr. Wyndham last
session that he would deal with the ques
tion of the laborers In a comprehensive
and satisfactory manner this year. The
withdrawal . of the bill without discussion
and without giving any bpportunity to the
Irish members to amend it and to endeavor
to make clear the real demand of the lab
orers Is to add Insult to Injury."
Having described the attitude of the gov
ernment to the Irish laborers' question
since hut year, and having quoted what
he regards ' a "a definite and explicit
pledge" made last July by Mr. Wyndham,
Mr. Redmond says: "Worthless as this
measure Is as It now stands, I think pub
lic opinion In Ireland ought to raise 'an
emphatlo protest against Its withdrawal.
If It be proceeded with we will at any
rate have the opportunity of ventilating
the grievances of the laborers and moulding
ths bill into a satisfactory shape. Its
withdrawal altogether Is 'a gross violation
of definite pledges and - a disgraceful
breach of faith.". .'
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS TO WELSH
Points Oat Where They Aro Vitally
Interested la Fiscal
', ' Reforms.
LONDON, July I. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Mr. Chamberlain was this week
entertained at a private dinner party given
by Lieutenant Colonel Pryce-Jones, M. P.,
for the Montgomery boroughs.
Responding to ths toast of his health.
Mr. Chamberlain said that If the unionist
csuse was to prosper in Wales they must
find some question which would touch the
people as nearly as disestablishment, and
that In bis opinion was to be , found In
the question of fiscal reform. There was
no part of the kingdom more directly In
terested In' that matter, especially In view
of the interests of its small farmers and
of the Iron and steel trades, upon' which
the coal and shipping trades so largely
depended. He hoped that the tariff com
mission would In a few weeks present Its
first report on those trades. . If natural
conditions prevailed, we were able to pro
duce Iron and steel cheaper than any of
our foreign competitors.
- Any tax which he proposed would be
largely bon.e by the foreigner, but even
If It were otherwise Wales was certainly
not less patrlotlo then the rest of the
kingdom. lie would continue his fight to
the end. and when the support of his own
party was seoured success was certain.
GOVERNMENT LAYS CABLE LINE
Orders Mora Than One Thoasaad
alllos of Wlra for Alaskan
System.
(Copyright by New Tork herald Co., 1901.)
WASHINGTON, July . (New Tork Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) The gov
enrment has placed an order for 1.S00 miles
of deep sea cable to bo laid between Valdej
and Nome. The second consignment,
shipped In a special train Of thirty-one
cars over the Lackawanna railroad.
Some time since the , Lackawanna han
dled a consignment of this cable, and the
actual running time of the train from Ho
boken, N. J., to I tie Paclflo coast was four
teen day
ROYALTY IS MIXED IX
Some Startling Berelations in Begard to
Pomeranian Bank Failure.
LARGE SUMS SPENT COURT FAVORS
Some P' ''-a as to Jnst What
oNY Was Used For.
. IjHS WHO RECEIVED IT NOT DISCLOSED
, ,
Press Calls Upon Court Chamberlain for
an Explanation.
FUNCTIONARY NOT INCLINED TO GIVE IT
Has Hitherto Beea Ready to Defend
His Acls in Other Matters and
Silence at This Time
Is Significant.
BERLIN, July 2.-8peclal: Cablegram to
The Bee.) The allegations made by Herr
Gehelmrath Budde in his evidence during
the coure of the trial of the directors of
the Pomeranian bank have exolted no
little surprise. But It may be added that
while Herr Budde's statements were re
ceived with consternation by the defendant
directors and their counsel, who appear to
have been totally unprepared fqr these
revelations, doubts and misgivings have
not been wanting for some time past in
commercial and financial circles with re
gard to the precise services on the part
of the defendants, for which court favor
and Imperial warrant were the ostensible
rewards.
Some years ago rumors were current to
the effect that large sums which had been
entrusted to the bank had been placed by
the directors, with a view to personal ad
vantage and advancement, at the disposal
of charities under the - patronage of the
court. Public opinion, however, felt as
sured that the bestowal of the title of
"Commerxlenrath" upon a member of the
directorate and of the warrant to the
bank to style- Itself "Court Bank of the
Empress" could not, and would not have
been made unless satisfactory reports as
to the general character and reputation
of the bank had first been received from
the stock exchange committee, or fronv
other qualified sources. No Inclination Is
manifested to attach blame to the em
press' chamberlain. Baron von Mirbach,
for recommending the bank for official pat
ronage If satisfactory assurances had been
forthcoming from the responsible authori
ses. In this event the error of Judgment
would seem to rest with the authorities,
by reason of their Imperfect acquaintance
with the actual status of the defendant
bank.
May Not Have Beea Consalted.
The alternative possibility that the com
petent authorities were not consulted In
the matter at all. also exists. Moreover,
In view of the peculiarly rigid nature
of the social dogmas and doctrines which
prevail In Germany, this Is an alternative
which cannot slug-ether be dismissed un
less Baron von Mirbach yields to the earn
est desire of public opinion and volunteers
to give evidence himself.
.The Vosslsche Zeltung recalls the fervor
with which Baron von Mirbach has de
fended himself and his work against per
sonal attacks upon former occasions. At
a meeting the the Evangelical Church
Building- society two or three years ago,
for example, ho declared that "the malice
of Satan was asserting Itself with re
doubled enmity" against him, and he
lamented the lack of Intelligence on the
part of the world for his efforts In the
cause of charity. The Berlin Journal ac
cepts - these declarations In no caviling
spirit, but It expresses the earnest hope
that Baron von Mirbach will. In his own
interests, consent to give evidence. It is
manifest from the whole tenor of the
liberal organ's reflections upon the matter
that It rates sound business Judgment at
least as high as a charitable disposition.
The socialist Vorwarts Is somewhat
more Impetuous than Its liberal contem
porary and expressed the hope that "the
Christian feelings of Baron von Mirbach
will not assure that what the sultan may
find reasonable in his religion with the
Deutsche bank, It Is necessarily right for
him to do so."
MAD KING MAY BE DETHRONED
Bavarians Agitating; the Renoval of
Present Raler and Proclaim
ing His Uncle.
BERLIN, July (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The deposition of King Otto of
Bavaria on the ground of his Insanity and
the proclamation of his uncle, Prince Lult
pold, who has been regent since 1886, as
king, aro now being actively advocated.
Next year the Bavarians will celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the foundation of
the kingdom, and many of the firmest ad
herents of the monarchlal principle con
sider It a mockery that the celebration
should take place at a time when a hope
less lunatic occupies the throned
Prof. Dyroff of Munich, the greatest Ba
varian authority on law, has published an
article In one of the leading German re
views, arguing that It is perfectly constitu
tional and legal to depose a king who Is In
curably Insane. Both the prince-regent and
his eldest son Louis are said to be strongly
In favor of the dethronement of King Otto,
and It Is considered probable that the ma
jority of the Bavarian Diet would vote for
deposition.
On the other hand, the attempt to de
throne King Otto is opposed by the smaller
German rulers. The kings of Aaxony,
Wurtemberg and several grand dukes who
are reigning' princes regard It as a danger
ous precedent, opening up all sorts of un
pleasant possibilities.
FIND DIAMONDS tN AUSTRALIA
Miles of Conntry Has Beea "Located"
and Great Excitement '
Prevails.
LONDON, July 1 (Special Cablegram to
Ths Bee.) An Important discovery of
dlsmonds in the matrix has been made
at Oakey creek, twenty miles from Inver
ell. New South Wales. The matrix la of
dolorlte rock, which experts declare to be
of similar formation to the South African
diamond bed.
This Is the first discovery of the diamond
in Australia, though It has long been
thought that the Inverell district was
diamond bearing. Intense excitement pre
vails. Miles of country have already been
pegged out and great hopes are enter
tained of the new fields.
The discovery was made by two pros
pectors named Pike and O'Donneil, who
have been working ths nalguborhood for
sU xan.
QUESTIONS BEFORE DEMOCRATS
Plad It Easy to Make Platform, bat
Candidates' Positions Mnst
Be Explained.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 1904.)
WASHINGTON, July 2. (New York Her
ald, Service-Special to The Bee.) Unlike
the republican convention at Chicago a
fortnight sirfce the democratic convention
at St. Ixiuls, pet for Wednesday of next
week, will be an old-fashioned family fight
from start to finish. While It lasts the ex
citement' will be Intense and the element
finally proclaimed victorious will feel that
It has- really won something worth carry
ing away.
After eight years of republican rule a
democratic platform calls for no great con
structive genius; pretty nearly everything
the republican party Is trying to do can
safely be condemned and something better
be promised in Its place. The serious work
of convincing and converting voters will
begin after the St. Louts convention Is over.
If Judge Parker Is nominated It will be
necessary to prove to the democrats of the
west that he is not so rigidly conservative,
and to those of the east, outside of his
home state, that his support of Bryan was
merely an incident, not a significant fea
ture of his career. 8ho1d Gray be named
there will be the (ami necessity for mak
ing both sides see him In a pleasant light
and overcoming the Inertia which often re
sults from nonacquaintance with a candi
date's personality. These things demand
skilful party management.
If Cleveland should run against Roose
velt, the choice of his campaign manager
would he of little account. The country
would then hnve two candidates to choose
between whom it knew by their works bet
ter than by their words, nnd whose charao
ters and records would be their platforms
and to a large extent their substitutes for
elaborate partisan machinery, - '
ARE FIGHTING FOR THE HOUSE
Close Districts Will Be Warmly Con
tested by Both Political
Parties.
(Copyright by New Tork Herald Co., M04.)
WASHINGTON. July 2. (New Tork Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) Party
managers in both parties are setting their
nets for a hard struggle for the control of
the house of representatives. The repub
licans have a good working majority In
the present house, large enough, In fact,
to enable them to carry out their policies
Irrespective of the occasional defection of
a few of the more Independent men on
their side of the aisle. Nevertheless, It
Is so small that the loss of a very few dis
tricts would make the margin uncomfor
tably narrow, and the loss of eighteen
districts would give the control to the
democrats.
Republican managers hope to hold all
of the districts they now have and win
a. few more from the democrats. The re
publicans have the advantage of being
sure to control the house If . they do no
more than hold their own. The democrats,
on the other hand, not only have to hold all
the seats that , they have In the present
congress, but they must gain at least
eighteen to Insure their being able to or
ganize the house- In' the Fifty-ninth con
gress. To glva thera a majority that will
enable them to undertake to carry through
any party measures they must win at least
twenty-five seats from the republicans. -
NO NEW OWNERS OF THE TIMES
Mr. A. F. Walters Characterises Rumor
to that effect as Being
Abaurd.
LONDON, July 1 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Replying to a correspondent
who referred to rumors of changes in the
ownership of the Times, Mr. A. F. Walter
writes:
"Such rumors are- so absurd In themselves
and so utterly baseless In point of fact that
it might soem unnecessary to pay any at
tention to them; and hitherto I have acted
in accordance with that, view.
"It may be, however, that the moment
has arrived when it is desirable to contra
dict once for' all the Idle talk to which you
refer, and to state for the benefit of all
concerned that there Is not, and never has
been, one word of truth In It. The control
of The Times has been In my hands for a
good many years past. It Is there now, and
there It will remain until events over which
mortals have no control shall place It In
the hands of my successor.
"Until that happens you may rest assured
that no outside Influence of any kind or of
any origin will ever bo permitted to affect
the character of the great institution which
was founded by my (great-grandfather 120
years ago, whloh has never for a moment
passed from under the control of his lineal
successors, and .which I, In my turn, have
the honor and the responsibility of con
ducting today."
BAD OPINION OF THE EMPEROR
French Anther Thinks German Raler
Cherishes a Disastrous
Dream.
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PARIS, July' ?. (Special Cablegram to
Ths Bee.) In a volume entitled "The Real
William II.," Just published by M. Henri
de Noussanne, the author reached the con
clusion that no - crowned chief of a state
ever did more harm to the monarchy or
more completely and unconsciously be
trayed the hopes of bis people than the
German emperor.
In a chapter headed "Germany against
England" M. de Noussanne takes It for
granted that the German emperor will
sooner or later engage alone In a supreme
struggle with Great Britain and attempt
to wrest from it some of Its colonies.
Egypt and the countries bordering the Per
sian gulf would be the object of the con
flict, which, would be fought out on the
seas, and by the German Invasion of the
coast of Scotland. '
FIRST HORSE OF NAPOLEON
Staffed Remains of Animal Foand In
Box Amongr Robblsh In
the Louvre.
LONDON. July .-(Spectal Cablegram to
The Bee.) Much Interest has been aroused
In Manchester by the announcement that
a packing case has been found In a lumber
room at the Louvre, In Paris, where It has
lain for years, addressed:
"To the Director of Imperial Museums,
Paris Napoleon I's Horse; from the Man
chester Natural History Society."
When opened the case was found to con
tain a stuffed white horse, spotted with
brown, with the Imperial crown and the
letter "N" marked on the hindquarters.
The Manchester Natural History so
ciety, after an existence of nearly fifty
years, was dissolved In 18t8. Its minute
book Is in possession of Mr. W E. Uoylo,
director of Owens' CbUegs uuecuJa,
DUMMIES IN DEMAND
Supply at Bonesteel Exhausted by the
Locating Agenoies.
SOLDIERS ARE TAKING LONG CHANCES
Registration by Kail is Likely to Prove a
Failure.
UNRELIABLE PERSONS ARE EMPLOYED
Inmates of Dance Halls and Hangers-On
' Used for Agents.
CONDITIONS THAT PREVAIL AT PRESENT
Reliable Agents Turn Avray the
Soldier Business Becnuse They
Cannot Take Care of It
Properly.
BONESTEEL, S. D., July l-(Speclal.)-Tho
soldier whe wants to make sure of
his chance to register for a piece of land
in the Rosebud reservation must person
ally appear at one of the registration points
or take a long chance. The president's proc
lamation doesn't read that way, and In
theory the matter looks simple, but from
present Indications, what was intended as
an advantage to the soldier, will now work
to his detriment, and must In many cases
result In the absolute loss of his right to
register.
According to the president's proclama
tion, a soldier Is not required to personally
appear In order to register for Rosebud
lands.- He may delegate an agent to do
this for him by power of. attorney, but
that agent may register for one soldier
only. Some of the numerous locating
agencies here have made a lively scramble
for this class of business, because It per
mits of a larger fee. The way the soldier
business is handled here is as follows:
The locating agent selects a name from
his list of "soldier dummies" as they are
railed and fills it in a blank power of at
torney. It is then sent to the soldier, who
subscribes to It before a notary. This,
with a copy of his discharge papers. Is
returned to the locator.
Early In the game they secured lists of
"soldier dummies" at a nominal fee of
$1. In consideration of this dollar the "sol
dier dummy" was required to register for
the soldier by tiling the power of attor
ney and a copy of the soldier's discharge
papers and later filing on the land drawn.
It was no trouble for the locating agencies
to secure a few hundred of these "dum
mies" from the residents In and around
Bonesteel, but with the Inrush of more
than 1,000 such applications bidding'' has
become decidedly spirited.
Boosting; Prices for Dummies.
And It Is this boom In the business which
makes the soldiers' registration a matter
of considerable doubt. Within the last
two days the price for "soldier dummies"'
has steadily advanced, with few. takers.
Yesterday solicitors visited the dance halls
across the track In their search for mors
"dummies," offering as high as 12.60.
' It is said the names of many prostitutes,
rounders and hangers-on were secured at
this figure. Later In the day more enter
prising locators with soldier clients went
over the same ground and offered 15 for
"dummies." Some who bad given their
names to the first solicitor were taken by
the raise and switched for the big money.
In a short time a Bee representative lo
cated five of this Irresponsible class, who
were still willing to make a third switch
for a larger .fee. The last comer with the
largest fee will get them.
And here Is where the soldier will lose
his chance. The dummy selected for him
may have sold out to another before regis
tration day. Should his dummy be selected
from the Irresponsible transient element,
the soldier Is taking big chances for before
registration time his dummy may be run
out of town, "pinched" for a vag or other
wise Incapacitated. The result would be
ttat before the soldier could secure an
other dummy registration would be over,
and his chance gone forever.
Chance Is Very Apparent.
As several thousand soldiers will make
application to be registered by mall, and
the available supply of responsible "dum
mies" Is limited to a few hundred at most.
It, will t seen what chances must be
taken.
Ths only safe way for a soldier to reg
ister by power of attorney Is to confer
that power to one he knows coming here
from his home locality. If he has been
fortunate enough to place bis application
early with one of the reliable agencies here,
ho Is reasonably safe, otherwise he Is
taking big chances. While the agencies
"guarantee" the dummy's servloes, the
guarantee Is not backed by anything In
the shape of substantial redress should the
dummy fail. "In case of a failure," said
one of ths locating- agents today, "we
oculd only return the soldier's money."
There are many reliable locating agencies
here who will do all they con to protect
tbelr soldier clients. Some of them are
turning this business away for want of
reliable dummies. But the prospect of a
fee ranging from IS to $14 Is sure to result
In the selection of many dummies with
the chances largely In favor of the soldier
losing his right to register.
YANKTON DENIES A REPORT
Says that Story of Schemes to Defraad
. Aro Base Fabrications.
YANKTON, S. D., July t. (Special Tele
gram.) The article In the news columns of
lata papers, asserting that a vigilance com
mittee was necessary In Yankton to quell
schemes of blackmailing and fraud whloh
are likely to be rampant during the regis
tration for Rosebud lands, are without
foundation and utter fabrications. Many
people are hers to register and Tankton
people pursue the even tenor of their ways.
All that part of the 'article relating to
contests Is made out of whole cloth, as
contests' cannot be made until the land Is
open for filing, namely, August S. Frank
Fanslow, mayor; William Hlckey, city
marshal; Otto Pet miller, president of the
Business Men's club, vouch for ths ac
curacy of the above Interview.
WATER TANK IS BLOWN UP
northern Paella Aeetdeat Exposes
Supposed Plan to Hold I'n Oao
of Tralas.
BOZEMAN, Mont., July t A Northern
Paclflo water tank was blown up by dyna
mite today. There Is no clew to the per
petrators. Officials, however, say that the
explosive was stored near the tsnk, to be
used by a prospective holdup of a train
and that It was set pit by aryflrisnU
THE BEE BULLETIN.
day aad la F.aat Portion Monday.
Page.
1 Pope May Yield Temporal Power.
Royalty Mixes Ip la Scandal.
Dummies Demanded by l.ocnters.
Situation nt Port Arthur Critical.
3 Ko Compromise on Silver Question.
Ex-enuor Allen a Cnndltlute.
S News from All Pnrta of Nebraska.,
4 First Scavenaer l.nvr nlt Is Filed.
Welcome New Y. M. C. A. Secretary.
5 Advertise the Tax I.Wt In Bee.
Ilorseshoers Select Ohio Man.
A Punt Week In Omaha Society.
7 Results of ga'turtlay's null fiames.
Eagllah Lad Easily Lands Derby.
8 Council Bluff's and Iowa News.
News from Iowa Towns.
Miscellaneous Sporting; News.
10 Changes In Catholic Parishes.
Not Much New Railroad Building.
11 Creator of World's Fair lighting.
Queer Slit In a (amnion Hat.
President Now at Oyster Bay. '
13 Amusements and Maslc.
13 Weekly Review of Sports.
14 EdltortaL
15 Trials of Chief of Police.
1 Financial and Commercial.
StO Dcanlson Held by the Court.
Changes In Catholic Charges.
21 to 0 The Illustrated Bee.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hour. Dear. Hour. Dear.
B a. m B4 1 p. m...... 73
a. sn 4H 3 p. m T4
7 a. m a ft p. nt 74
H a. m n.1 4 p. m Til
l a. m 417 5 p. m 711
lit n. ra 1 p. m 7R
11 a. m...... 71 7 p. m 74
13 m 73
RUSSIANS GREATLY ELATED
Discover Their Ships Are Safe and
a tho Rainy Season Is
Now On.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2. (Now York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tho
Beo.) Just a week ago representatives of
news agencies and newspaper correspond
ents were crowding the telegraph offices
to communicate the news of terrible un
lucky events which had onoe more crippled
the Russian . fleets. This report, it was
found, emanated from a Chinese source,
which alone made It extremely suspicious.
Later came the report of Togo, who was
himself out of sight of the content, giving
a flashy narration culled from the com
manders of his torpedo boats, who since
admit having been blinded by smoke and
the glare of searchlights. There was no
Russian official admission of the supposed
damage to the Russian ships, and now at
last the official version comes and throws
a cold douche upon the zealous'' news
gatherers simply by remarking that there
was no damage to the Russian warships,
but, on the contrary, two Japanese de
stroyers are supposed to have been sunk
as a' result of the Intrepid dashes. Other
Japanese destroyers mode observations
with such caution In view of their self
preservation that they were almost out of
range and at suoh distance It Is not the
least likely they hit the battleships. It
will (be Interesting now to hear what
Togo has to sayi
Good news on the "Russian side abounds
today. There was an Interesting" race be
tween the Japanese and the weather aad
the latter has won. According to a Llao
Yang telegram the rain is falling in tor
rents. ' The roads are flooded and the Japa
nese will be more than tacky If they find
shelter for themselves and their .large
force of artillery, both light and heavy,
which they dragged so painfully over the
mountains.
It is now supposed they will not be able
to gain their goal at Hal Cheng, for which
they worked so hard. In brief, another
Llao Yang telegram announces that the
Japanese are retiring all along the line,
and lastly, as a tonlo at the end of the
week, comes another success of tho Vladi
vostok squadron. For the third time it has
defied the large Japanese squadron speci
ally set to watch It. It Is now confidently
asserted that the aspect of the campaign
has entirely changed In favor of Russia,
for, as a highly Intelligent aid-de-camp has
just said:
"When the rainy season Is over we shall
have at least 100,000 more men In the
field."
When It was remarked that this seemed
a high figure, according: to the rate at
which the men had heen arriving, be re
plied: "Remember the railroad is Just
getting- Into thorough , working order."
RUSSIANS PLEASED WITH NEWS
Criticise Japanese for Sending; Oat
False Reports of Battle.
ST. PETERBBURG. July L Much satis
faction is expressed In all circles at the
Information coming from Russian official
sources that Rear Admiral . Wlttsoeft's
squadron did not sustain any damage In the
fight at Port Arthur on June 23.
Ths papers are ; unsparing In their de
nunciation of the reports disseminated
from Tokto of the sinking of a battleship
and the crippling of two other war ves
sels. .
Ths Novoe Vremya publishes a leading
article on ths subject under the caption
"Togo Lies."
The Journal de St. Petersburg prints a
special dispatch from Llao Yang dated
yesterday, saying ths Japaness are retreat
ing all along the Una
The Russky Invalid, the army organ, ex
presses the opinion that the movement of
the Japanese from Feng Wang Cheng In
the direction . of Llao Yang la simply a
demonstration made for the purpose of
checking the Russian cavalry north of Bat
ms.tase and drawing off General Kouro
patkln's attention from the Chlpanlln and
Dalln passes over which the Japanee are
advancing toward Hal Cheng, which Is
their real present objective.
VLADIVOSTOK I4VADH01 DIVIDED
Oaly Three Ships Seen aad Thought
Others llava Returned.
LONDON, July t-Acoordlng to a dis
patch from Tokto to the Central News, only
three cruisers of the Vladivostok squadron
appeared In Tsu Island channel and the
torpedo boats belonging to ths squadron
had apparently returned to Vladivostok.
Heavy firing was heard ashore at l:S0
yesterdsy evening, the dispatch says, but
the nature and result of the fight are not
known. The Russian ships, however, seem
to hsve suffered no dsmsga, as they were
afterwards seen making In a northeasterly
direction.
Chinese Junk Is Blows Up.
CHQ FOO, July 1 A Junk was blown up
by a contact mine at the entrance of the
Llao river below New Chwang, Friday.
Twenty Chinese were killed and twelve
were wounded. The captains of the ves
sels hers are la a. state of alarm.
AFFAIRS AT CRISIS
Russians Beady to if eet Situation with All
the Force ai Their Command,
N0NC0MBATANTS LEAVING PORT ARTHUR
asuasssnnamnn
Merchants Get Receipts for Their Stocks of
Goods and Fly the Oity.
LARGE FORCE OF ARMED SHIPS AT HARBOR
Four Battleships, Gunboats and Torpedo
Boats Kept in the Harbor.
ONE RUSSIAN BOAT MAKES THREE TRIPS
Several Chinese Junks Succeed la
railing; the Blockade and Land
ing Provisions at tho Bo
Blessed Garrison.
CHE FOO, July 1 11:30 a. m. Affairs
are. It Is assertod, reaching a crisis at Port
Arthur Ana ths RiiRMlsnH irit roaAv to meet
! it with all the forcea at their command.
The few foreigners remaining at Port '
Arthur, with the exception of several who
are under busplo!on have been ordered to
leave.' A number nrrlved hers today. .They
Included the managers and clerks of large
firms which continued in business during
the siege. The Russians sealed the prem
ises and gave tt)u merchants receipts for
their stocks of goods. The Norwegian
steamer Hrntla Is in the harbor ready to
tring out the women and cnlldren. Every
Russian subject. It Is reported, has been
ordered to take a place In the ranks and.
join the forces facing 'the Invaders on tho
hills back of the town.
Four battleships, gunboats . and torpedo
boats, are kept In the harbor, while two
battleships, five cruisers and torpedo boats
make excursions to sea. One torpedo boat,
It Is claimed, has succeeded In making
three trips to Yin Kow and It Is reported
that on Its last trip Admiral Bkrydloff was
taken to Port Arthur on board.
Fresh Provisions Arrive.
A . number of Junks, loaded with, fresh
provisions, have succeeded in pausing- ths
Japanese blockading fleet, one Junk landing
E.OOO Backs of flour. A curgo of coal is
also said to have been landed. Chinese
who arrived today say the Japanese have
Increased their blockading fleet' to forty,,
vessels.
1116 ships which have been under repair
have returned to the squadron. Foreigners
who h;ive arrived are reticent,' but they
contend :).'it since' tho disaster to ths
battl.c. 7'etropavlovsk the Russian fleet
has sus! 1 ,cd no damage beyond ths seven
foot hole In Uie battleship Be.-aatopol, whloh
has already been r paired. They claim to
know nothing of a vessel previously re
ported ashore southeast of Llao Tio fehan
promontory.
HAVE PICTURES OF MUTILATIONS
Such Claim Is Mada by Unssln flew.
.. paper Against Jupnneae. .
BT. PETERS BClRG, July 1 Trie Journal
de Bt. Petersburg, tho semi-official organ
of the Foreign office, prints this morning
one of Its infrequent editorial articles deal
ing with official denial by ths Japanese
government of the reports of mutilation
of Russian wounded. The article says:
A simple denial la not exculpation. We
do not deny that our wounded are well
treated ut Basebo and otiicr Japanese
cities, where well organised hospitals are
operated under the eyes of Uurope! but
on the field of battle, when, the Russians'
are forced to abandon the wounded, a
cruel fate awaits them, as their agonised
orles there cannot be heard In Bvrope. -
A photograph has been tsken by Dr.
Stankevltch of General Mlstuhlenko's di
vision, showing horribly mutilated Rus
sians, with hands out off and tongues out
out und pierced by thongs. An officer was
found In a pitiable condition, but still
breathing. He was restored to conscious
ness and said he had been fired upon de
liberately by a Japanose soldier. Ills
deposition, aigned by the Ru'elan authori
ties and several military attaches, will
sKn be In our possession.
Genersl Romanoff has madei a detailed
report npon the subject to the Red Cron,
and Prince Jaime de Bourbon has fur
nislied . testimony regarding the battle nt
Vafengow. News has also come, snd hss
not been denied In the Japanese accounts,
that the Japanese use lanoes and have
decided to give no quarter to the Cos
racks who full Into their hands.
In the face of such grave facts we thing,
an "Indignant denial will not fuffloe tii
snve tho JaiianesH honor, We have reason
to believe that the Japanese massacre and
mutilate the wounded, but treat veil, for
the eyes of Europe those regaining after
the massacres.
The proportion of dead to wounded will
prove much thst It Is hardly possible now
to determine: but sooner or later the truth
will come out.
During the Turco-Riisslsn war the Turk
ish atrocities were Incredible. When on
the march General rTkobeleff came upon
half, naked and horribly mutilated Rus
sians, who said to the English correspond
ents: "Behold, gentlemen, an instructive
spectre. Let the people of your country
know what they are sustaining."
In this dilemma the Jatisnsee must prove,
but not by affirmation, that the allegations
made against them are false or bear the
Indelible disgrace which would prove It to
be perfectly true that a people cannot pass
suddenly from a state of cruel barbarism
to one of civilisation by means of purely .
terhnlcsl skill, without passing through
the Incomparable school of l,9ou yearn of '
Christianity, which, perhaps. Is the most
valuable possession of Europs.
In any case, the Japanese may be oer- .
tain of one thing thst Russia will never
have recourse to reprisals, whloh would ,
be against every instinot of our nation.
TKLLS OF TWO DAYS' FUIUTINO
Cho Fo Hoars' that Japaaeso War
Successful In Latest HnsTnaeaiant.
CHQ FOO, July l-JJO p. m. It ras teem,
learned hers that a big battle was fought
on land near Port Arthur on June IS and
June 27. The Japanese were successful and
on the morning of the 28th they occupied -certain
heights within ten miles of Port
Arthur. The first Japanese division, which
suffered so heavily at the battle of Nanshan
hill, and the Eleventh division, fresh from
Japan, were engaged. The Japanese losses
have not yet been learned, but the . Rita-'
slans are said to bars suffered very heavily.
Refugees who left Port Arthur yesterday
and who have arrived hero declare ' that
wounded Russians were being brought In
by the hundreda Other refugees from
pigeon bay assert . that hundreds of
wounded Russian soldiers were rassing
near ths bay, being transported In numer
ous and various kinds of conveyances. The
fact that ths Russian wounded were seen
at Pigeon bay, which Is dus west of Port
Arthur, would Indicate that tho Japanese
have advanced along the .east and west
ooasts of ths peninsula at ths same time.
Ths two divisions whloh attacked Port
Arthur were composed of 40,000 men and
an Independent artillery corps.
As a matter of precaution ths Japanese
have landed a division of 10,000 man on one'
of the Elliott group of Islands, snd on
June 28 they landed the sixth division of
20,000 man at Kerr bay. The Elliott Islands
are -about ten mtlsa southeast of Pi Us wo
and about sisty-fivs miles northeast of
Port Arthur, while Kerr bay Is about