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BRITISH ARMY PLANS
Bcheme of Arnold Tonter Meets witli Ap
proval of Men in Serrioe.
WINTRY ALSO LIKES THE NEW IDEA
Tear Expressed that Cbango of Gorernment
Will Change the Method.
BESPEAK FAIR TRIAL FOR INNOVATION
System Bhonld Be Tried for Time Eegard
less of Administration.
MAY INTERFERE WITH THE MILITIA
Opinion of Officer la thnt Regular
Kstnbllshment Should Be Step
ping Stone to Other Got
eminent Kmplf rar ni,
LONDON, Aug. . iBpeclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) Mr. Arnold Forster'a scheme for
remaking- the army has been received with
expressions of approval to an extent al
together unusual In the case of so drastic
a measure of reform.
Not okly Is the scheme welcomed by the
country; It meets with wide approval In
the army. It commands respect because
It la feasible and practical. The promise
of better barracks Is received with the
greatest enthusiasm.
On all hands It Is agreed that the next
adopted plan of army reform must have a
fair trial. Carefully collected expressions
of opinion published below show the chief
points that have attracted attention.
A, general on the active list, one of the
most progressive of the younger school
of soldiers, gave some striking opinions
on the army scheme.
"I consider It a step In the right direc
tion," he said. "The great danger lies in
the possibility of the government going
out of power and the plan being: knocked
on the head In the endeavor of another
war secretary to make his reputation with
something new.
"This la the bugbear of the service. In
the last ten years, want of a settled pro
gram has cost the nation something like
$60,000,000 of money dead waste on new
and unworkable schemes.
"The new scheme should be given a fixed
lease of life on trial. 1 ' ",l
"I am only afraid that this popular form
of service will kill the mllltla outright, and
atarve also the ranks of the long-service
foreign army. This la the weak spot, but
only time will show whether or not we
shall get enough long-service men.
"I am aorry that the guards are not re
duced. Our guard system Is wrong. There
should be no direct enlistment. Men who
serve not leaa than three years in the line
should so Into the guards by selection on
character and efficiency, From the guards
all men for government employment should
be taken.
- "This would give all men a direct Interest
In the continued service as a means of
future employment"
CHINESE KILL A EUROPEAN
Russian Authorities Investigate) Ex
eution of Stranger at Mukden
by Native Officer.
MOSCOW, Aug. . (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) A local paper prints ex
tracts from a letter written by Captain
Xlnleff of the Russian army in garrison
at Mukden, giving a circumstantial ac
count of the execution of a European at
the hands of the Chinese.
Captain Klnleff states that in conse
quence of It having been reported by a
Chinaman in the market place that a Euro
pean had that morning been put to death
by the Chinese authorities, together with
a number of Chinese bandits, he was dep
uted to make Inquiries Into the matter.
. He sent for the Chinaman, who con
ducted him to the scene of the execution,
and there the captain was horrified to
discover that one of the headless corpses
was that of a European, aa the Chinaman
had atated. A seared was made for the
head, but it had evidently been taken away
by the Chinese executioner to avoid
trouble.
On being questioned, the Chinaman said
that aeelng a crowd gathering that morn
ing at the place of execution, he had
topped to see what waa going on. Four
condemned men ware attached to atakes,
and the Chinaman at once recognised one
aa a European. Ills body was so enclosed
In a sack that he could not see his clothes,
but he wore long black hair, and had
evidently been a long time in prison.
The man cried out frequently In dls
palrlng accents, and raised his head aa
far aa the wooden "cangue" in which It
waa enclosed would allow him. He called
to the mandarin to approach, and shouted
out several times In Chinese: "I am no
bandit. I am a European,"
Then he began to recite In a foreign
tongue, aa though praying, but before he
had finished the executioner struck off his
head.
The Russian authorities are Instituting
an Inquiry into the matter.
SPANISH KING IS TO VISIT
Will Bo the Gaest of Portugal and
Great Britain This
Autumn.
MADRID, Aug. 6. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The king of Spain will pay a
vlalt to King Edward In the middle of
November. The otticlal announcement will
be published very shortly.
This will be tha first visit which KJjg
Alfonso XIII. has paid outside his king
dom. By the constitution, the reigning
monarch la only allowed to be absent from
Bpaln for a month at a time. King Al
fonso will stay with King Edward at
Windsor castle. His majesty la looking
forward to some shooting and also to a
day with the hounda.
The plana for the Journey are not yet
definitely settled. It Is Just possible It
may be made In a man-of-war. embarka
tion taking place at Cadis or some south
ern fcuirt.
Ilia visit will excite much Interest In
Spain, and is calculated to strengthen
those f oi.11 n gs of friendship which have
been growing stronger between the two
countries for the laat few years.
It ts much desired that Bpaln will be
come a more popular resort with llritlsh
tourists in the winter and aprlng. when tha
climate Is beautiful.
King Alfonso may pay a special state
vlalt to I'srls about the same time In ac
cordance with the precedent aet by the
king of Italy. Ilia majesty will also vlalt
Ue aliug of Portugal at e distant date.
CHILD BEGGARS IN
IN LONDON
ted by Yn'
to P.-
Serloua Problem Prnei
tera Who Appeal to
for Money
LONDON, Aug. I (Special ..gram to
The Bee.) Child bergars In London are
becoming a serious problem. The aston
ishment recently expresaed by Mr. Faul
Taylor, the magistrate of Southwark. at
the number of boys he saw begging about
London at present, has found an echo In
many a London police court.
Cmidren who beg because they are told
to do so by their parents are a familiar
trouble, easy to deal with; it Is the child
who plans to get money for ts own strange
reasons, In Its own curious way, who pre
sents the unfathonable difficulty with wh.oh
police oflk'lers have to deal.
The child business at various courta is
moatly transacted on one day In the week,
and varies greatly In amount. The two
city courts, the Mansion House and the
Guild Hall, have twelve or fifteen cases
of children before them every Thursday,
sometimes more. A little beggar lad wand
ers down these city streets, so famous in
his best beloved romances, certain that
every turn must bring him within sight of
their wealth. But visit after visit Is paid,
and the streeta of Eldorado remain behind
their veil, and then passersby find a small,
wistful face turned up to them, whispering
petitions for pennies.
One hears another and very human
story at the Westminster police court. The
child beggars here want sweets and buns;
the confectioners' shops in Belgravia are
more than their small souls can boar.
Outside aerated bread shops and Lyons'
tea shops these children stand for an
hour, turning pathetic eyes to the folk
who enter or leave; then, when 6 or 7
pence have been collected, they fly to their
own favorite confectioner's and the money
vanishes In a few minutes. . When brought
to the police court for begging they will
often confess that they have collected
some such sum only to spend on sweets.
Legal arrangements for English nursery
criminals are as near perfection as pos
sible. Remand homes, auch as the large
one in Pentonvllle road, are so extremely
comfortable that visitors to them, are not
at all anxious to leave. One young gen
tleman detained In one of them conveyed
such a glowing account of his residence to
his family that Hn the end his four broth
ers and sisters managed to Join him. Beg
ging can be punished with Imprisonment,
but. naturally, no magistrate dreams of so
punishing his young prisoners, and at
worst they are sent to an industrial home
till they are 16, with full power to the
superintendent to release them soonef If
they behave well.
Such children cost the state 7 shillings
6 pence a week each, desperate, and mostly
unsuccessful attempts, being, of course,
made to compel their parents to contribute
to this sum.
PROPOSES PEACE IN FAR EAST
French Statesman Would Have Japan
and Rnssla Co-operate in
Asia.
PARIS, Aug. (.(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.Wrtaln recent articlea by M.
Hanotaux on the war In th far east, ex
pressing the pacific tendencies of their
author, arouse some surprise, and. It Is
even aald, some dissatisfaction In St.
Petersburg. In the Journal the former
mlniater for foreign affairs seeks to ex
plain his standpoint more clearly. His
view Is that whoever may be the victor In
the present war, the conflict Is bound to be
permanent, and that It may even Involve
Asia and Europe unless a direct and loyal
understanding between the two powers be
comes possible, owing to the growth of
fresh conceptions of their real Interests.
The peace which M. Hanotaux extols would
bo in nowise a truce due to lassitude or
exhaustion, nor yet one of those unfor
tunate arrangements that flatter the pride
of the conqueror while Inspiring the van
quished with a deadly hatred. On the
contrary, It Is even now possible, M. Hano
taux thinks, to look forward to a time
when the, spontaneous agreement of tha
two countries will define the balance of
power in -Asia and draw up the bases of
the lasting co-operation of two worlds In
the domination of this portion of the
planet. Prudence, self-interest and honor
all make for thla Indlspenslble understand
ing, says M. Hanotaux. Both parties ought
to combine for the exploitation of
Siberia.. Inasmuch as this Is the
amicable solution that Is sure to come some"!
day, why not admit that the sooner the
betterT
NEW RULES FOR SWISS ARMY
Military Establishment of Confedera
tion to Bo Reorganised on
Model Lines.
BERNE. Aug. . (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The military department pub
lishes a draft , scheme for the reorganiza
tion of the army. According to the provi
sions of the new measure the first levy
(Ausiug) Is In future to consist of all able
bodied men between the ages of 39 and SI
the Landwehr of all those between 84 and
U and the Landsturm of all between 40
and Ui. The scheme further provides for
the establishment of a mountain Infantry
corps of six regiments of Alpine Chasseurs,
each consisting of two or three battalions
and for the formation of six divisions, each
comprising three Infantry brigades divided
Into three regiments, each consisting of
three battalions, and further of one bri
gade of cavalry and one of artillery. Pre
liminary military Instructions will become
compulsory, and all youths who have
reached their sixteenth year will have to
spend at least sixty hours In military In
struction yearly. The period to be passed
In the recruiting school Is fixed at eighty
days for the cavalry and sixty days for the
other arms of the service. This implies an
Increase of fifteen days' for the Infantry.
The first eight years' contingents of the
first levy will each year have to go through
an eleven days so-called "repetition"
course of Instruction, to be followed by an
other such "repetition" course of eleven
days in the Landwehr.
GOLD IS FOUND IN SPAIN
Discoverer Thinks Another Call for a la
Mea laser Two Mountains
Near Capital.
MADRID. Aug. (.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A great sensation has been
created here hy the news that gold In con
siderable quantity has been discovered at
Ksplnar, which la about 100 miles distant
from Madrid.
The mines have been discovered along
the sides of two mountains known respec
tively as CalM-sa de la Reiia and Cerro de
la Camiwintllu. and the spot Is quite close
to the Northern railway. ,
An annlysla which, has been made here Is
rejxirted to have given 400 grains pure gold
to the ton of quart.
ijd ON IRELAND
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rate of Ireland Depend Upon the Irish
Voters in Great Britain.
THEY MUST STAND SOLIDLY TOGETHER
By Acting in Unison the Irish Can Dictate
Policy of the Empire.
AMERICAN HELP NOT SO NECESSARY
Day is Coming When Men at Home Can
Manage Affairs.
MUST MAINTAIN BALANCE OF POWER
By Playlnar One Party Against the
Other Home Rale Will Come,
la Opinion of Irish
Leader. ' '
GLASGOW", Aug. 1 (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) John Redmond, M. P., this
week addressed a meeting of 3,000 men in
this city. He waa loudly cheered and aald
he received their hearty welcome with
deep saturation and pride because It
proved to him that in the opinion of the
Irishmen of Glasgow he had done his best
during the four years since he last visited
Glasgow to cement the unity and promote
the freedom and prosperity of Ireland.
Looking back to those four years he held
they might congratulate themselves that
the national movement had been revived,
that organization was now more pewerful
than ever and in Ireland the United Irish
league was aa widespread and as well or
ganized as It had ever been. Warned, as
the Irish 'people had been, of the conse
quences of disunion, never In their llfo
tlme would that evil appear In the political
life of the country. '
What was true of Ireland was equally
true of America. In a few weeks he pur
posed crossing the Atlantic to. attend the
second national convention of the United
Irish league. .
They had in Britain more men In their
organization than at any time for twenty
years, and their funds were also larger
than for a like period. They were rapidly
approaching a time when the future cause
of Ireland would depend not so much on
Irishmen In Ireland or America, as upon
the fidelity and discipline of the Irishmen
In Great Britain. . It depended upon how
these-men In Britain cast their votea what
government would be elected to power.
Vere either of the two politician parties in
England to be sure of securing the Irish
vote, the power of the Irish party would be
gone; nay, its power depended upon being
able to act as one man and at the word of
command from their leader.
Lays Down No Policy.
He did not lay down any advance policy
to Irishmen in view of the general elec
tion. Politics changed ao rapidly that It
would be unwise to dq so, lie was there
to tell them to prepare. They had heard
brave orda from Mr. Balfour about the
intention of the government to' remain tu
office, but . nobody gave any attention to
that kind of talk. The hour would come
suddenly, and Irish - partisans would be
asked to aot loyally and at the word of
command. There was one advice, however,
which .under no circumstances would their
leaders ask them to follow; no Irishman in
Great Britain at the next election wouid
be asked to vote for a candidate repre
sentative of the party favorable to the In
definite postponement of home rule, on
tha predominant partner principle of Lord
Rosebery. He could name a few places
not distant from Dalmeny where the Irish
vote counted for a good deal. He noted
that Lord Rosebery had taken pains to
remind them on the eve of a general elec
tion that he still remained rooted in his
dishonorable repudiation of the policy of
Mr. Gladstone, but they need not seriously
regard Lord Rosebery or his pronounce
ments. In the present situation he was a
negligible quantity. For whom did Lord
Rosebery speak? If his lordship did not
speik for the liberal party, then did he
speak for his lordship's own liberal league,
the liberal Imperialists T Apparently not,
for at the very meeting where Lord Rose
bery made hi3 declaration against Ireland
two prominent supporters. Sir Edward
Grey and Mr. Emmett, roue and repudiated
his lordship's statement In the politest
language, and they remained members of
the league. In addition, on that very day
Mr. Benn, a member of Lord Rosebery's
league, and the liberal imperialist candi
date for1 Devonport, signed a, document
pledging Mr. Benn, If he got the Irish
vote, to support the policy of Mr. Glad
stone's home rule bill.
Home Hnle the Irish Policy.
The one great fact to the Irish leader's
mind which stood out In the present poll il
eal situation, was that home rule was still
the be-all and end-all of the Irish policy
and program. Every day that passed made
It clear that nothing but this could restore
to Ireland Us prosperity, its good govern
ment and Its power to keep the Irish people
at home, and nothing else could satisfy its
indestruclable national instincts. The land
question might come to a settlement apart
from the home rule, and the finances of
Irejand might be placed on a better footing,
but these could only be valuable because
they were stepping stones to home rule.
He believed that amongst the masBea of
the English and Scotch people the grave
objections which poasessed their minds a
few years ago had largely disappeared; a
remarkable change had then come over the
minds of all thoughtful men of both par
ties in the House of Commons, and oppo
sition In the House was now more bent in
the direction of selfgovernment for Ireland
than It has been for a score of years. The
experienoe of the last few years has shown
the party machinery had broken down and
that It waa Impossible for the House of
Commons to fulfil its functiuns adequately
if imperial matters were to be set attldo for
local matters, or local matters for imperial.
The bent of the House of Commena was
more for an evolution of business than
It hat, been for twenty years. They
have seen bills forced through by a system
of closure, but that kind of thing could
not go on. For the first time In his ex
perience all partlea were now taking seri
ous consideration of the financial situation
of Irelund. He believed If a responsible
statesman were to come forward with a
reasonable scheme to give Ireland power
to govern ltr own affairs he would re
ceive the - support of the overwhelming
masses of all the thoughtful men In Eng.
land and Scotland. Home rule was steadily
advancing In the country. Whatever party
at the next election won, Ireland and home
rule wou'd gain. Organized labor In this
country would make itself felt at the next
general election and would return a larger
body to represent It In the House of Com
mons. Representatives of labor were the
friends of Ireland.
FACTIONS FIGHT IN MACEDONIA
Change In Government System Dora
Wot Bring the- Peace
Expected.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 4.-8peclnI
Cablegram to The Bee.) Orders to begin
at once the gradual dlsbandmrnt of the
Rodlfs In the three vilayets have at last
been sent to Hllml Pasha. This step has
not been taken before It was needed, for
the presence of these troops, who are
bitterly discontented at being kept so long
from their homes, are badly disciplined,
and are often kepf months without pay,
has been one of the chief obstacles to the
re-establlshment of tranquillity and confi
dence In the disturbed districts. In many
cases refugees who have returned from
their homes are unable to work their fields
on account of the danger of being robbed
and maltreated by the soldiers.
In spite of the reform of the gendarmerie,
the struggle of rival nationalities Is still
maintained with all the old bitterness and
by the old violent methods. News has Just
been received here of a sanguinary conflict
between Servian and Bulgarian bands near
Krushevo, and patrlarchlsts and exarchlsts
continue to persecute one another by all
means In their power. The patriarchate,
setting as usual the interests of Hellenism
before those of the church, refuses to
budge from Its attitude of non possumus
with regard to the moderate demands of
the Kutzo-Wallachs, who desire that some
consideration should be shown to their
language and nationality by the ecclesiasti
cal authorities, and the question Is rapidly
approaching acrltlcal stage.
According to letters from Adrlanople. the
Turkish officials, though .hampered by lack
of means and their own, dilatory methods,
are really trying to relieve distress among
the refugees. Work la being provided by
the continuation to the coast of the excel
lent road from Kirk Klllsse to Malo Tlr
nova. This scheme has been under discus
sion for some weeks, but It was doubtful
whether anything would come of it. Now
the contract has actually been given and
400 picks and 400 .shovels have been bought
by tha government at Adrlanople.
ENGLAND HAS LOST SPIRIT
Correspondent of the Times Says that
the Nation Mnat Teach
Patriotism.
LONDON, Aug. 6. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Some striking points are made
in a letter signed "It. E. V.," which ap
peared In the Times this week upon what
are asserted to be changes of recent growth
in national charactertlstlcs. . .
The requirements of a nation that is to
win a war are. It is stated, three in number
money, brains and bravery. It has been
the custom to assume that what English
men lacked In the second qualification they
made up by possession of the last to an
unusual degree. The writer believes this is
a mistake that may some day lead to dis
aster. "The fact really Is that we have lost, as
a nation, that absolute fearlessness that
we onco possessed," says the writer. There
Is a "tot"' in the national spirit, a lack of
self-sacrificing patriotism.
"What would be- thought," it Is asked,
"if one were to meet the father of a young
man Just killed In action and were to con
gratulate him on his son's death for his
country, as they do In Japan, and have, no
doubt, in England? I am afraid it would
not be prudent. The spirit is not there, and
until we go through the fire and give death
Its proper value we shall remain so clogged
with prudenoe as to be apparently afraid.
"It Is not too late to stop the 'rot,' but
as every step backward must be paid for,
so must this, and paid for with some sacri
fice. "Let us teach our children, In school and
out, that It Is a glorious thing to die for
England, and perhaps In time we may re
turn to our old ideas and the temperament
of the Japanese in this war."
WOMEN FOR FISCAL REFORM
Ask that British . Manufacturers Be
Placed on Equal Footing
with Foreigners.
LONDON, Aug. 6. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee. At a conference of the Women's
Association of the Tariff Reform league at
the Women's institute the following resolu
tion, proposed by Lady Ilchester, was car
ried unanimously:
That this conference of women delegates
and secretaries Is of opinion that the time
has arrived for such alteration In our fiscal
policy as shall enable the British manufac
turing and industrial classes to compete on
equal terms with their foreign rivals, and
shall strengthen by a commercial unlo;i
those bonds between Great Britain and its
colonies which alone can lead to a per
manent consolidation of our empire.
An address on the subject, "Women and
the Imperial Idea," was delivered by Mrs.
Fltzglbbon of Canada. At the conclusion
of the conference the delegates, who had
been previously entertained at luncheon by
the women of the executive committee,
made their way to the House of Commons
for tea, in response to an invitation from
Sir Gilbert Parker, M. P., and other mem
bers of Parliament who are supporters of
Mr. Chamberlain.
MAY DESTROY PARIS MORGUE
Historic House of Horror to Bo
Moved to Police Sta
tion. PARIS, Aug. 6. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) It Is probable that before long
I one of the sights popular to the British
tourist, the Paris morgue, will have ceased
to exist.
The Municipal Committee of Old Paris
and the Society of Modern Paris have both
decided that the well known and ugly little
. building behind the cathedral of Notre
1 Dame should be immediately pulled down,
on 4he ground that R mars the aesthetic
appearance of this part of Paris. A protest
1 has also been made that the morgue was
never intended to be a show place for pro
vincial and foreign visitors.
In all probability a pretty square, planted
with trees and flowers, will take the place
of the morgue, which will be transferred to
the building ot the police headquarters.
HONORS FOR A GERMAN JEW
First of Race to Hecelve Japanese
Title of Marquis Is Dr.
Hothntann.
BERLIN, Aug. . (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A Oerman Jew, Dr. Emll Roth
mann, has been raised to the rank of
marquis by the emperor of Japan.
Dr. Rothmann has been principal medi
cal adviser to the mikado and the Imperial
fvmlly for some years past, and the title
now conferred on him Is a token of the
Japanese emperor's gratitude.
Dr. Rothmann is the first Jew who has
ever attained tha rank of juarqubj
WARSHIPS TO TURKEY
Admiral Jewell Ordered to Proceed to
Smyrna with His Squadron. '
WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH WASHINGTON
Proceeds to Eastern Mediterranean and
Watch Black Sea.
CONSTANTINOPLE IS 300 MILES DISTANT
Trip Will Probably Be Made by Warships
in Three Days.
VESSELS AT PRESENT LOCATED AT NICE
Generally "apposed that Object of
Change Is to Watch for Vio
lations at Turkish
Waters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. . The European
squadron has been ordered to Turkish
waters.
The orders were cabled to Rear Admiral
Jewell, commander of the squadron, at
Nice. His ships are the Olympla, Balti
more and Cleveland. It Is understood that
he will proceed to the eastern Mediterra
nean somewhere near the Black sea.
The destination of the fleet Is Smyrna.
This place was selected because It afforded
direct cable communication with Washing
ton and Is only about 300 miles distant
from Constantinople. The trip probably
will be made In three days, and when he
arrives there Admiral Jewell will put hlm
aelf In communication with Minister Lelsh
man and also report to Washington.
BRIST0W CHANGES THE ORDER
Maximum salary for All Rural Car
riers Whoso Routes Exceed
Twenty Miles.
' (From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. (Special Telo
gramj) The snarl In the fourth assistant
postmaster general's office has at last been
untangled and hereafter all rural free de
livery carriers whose routes are over
twenty miles in length will receive the
maximum salary fixed by congress, $720
per annum. Mr. Brfstow early In June
decided that he had authority under the
law to grade salaries upon a basis of
twenty-five miles .as to length of routes
to entitle a carrier to the full pay. The
carriers thought differently and the whole
10,000 of them arose and protested. Thoso
In New York state were particularly em
phatic, nearly every one Joining in an ap
peal to the president to aid them to obtain
what they believed congress had promised.
Last week Speaker Cannon, Chairman
Overstreet of the postoffice committee and
a number of other congressmen called upon
the president and subsequently on Mr.
Brlatow. They were armed with convincing
arguments and the president was willing
to aid them.. Mr. Bristow capitulated and
the order was changed.
Rural free delivery routes ordered estab
lished September 1: Carletoii, Thayer
county, Nebraska, one additional; area
covered, twenty-four square miles; popula
tion, 430. Locust, Winneshiek county, Iowa,
one route; area, twenty-one square miles;
population, 515.
Iowa postmasters appointed: St. Sebald,
Clayton county, G. H. Feuhr, vice George
Schuchmann, resigned; Ute, Monona county,
James R. Harker, vice A. J. Patrick, re
signed. The application of B. A. Plummer of
Forest City, la., and F. L, Wacholz, E. P.
Wacholz, R. C. Plummer and Jane Pliim-
mer to organise the First National bank
of Bonesteel, S. D., with 125,000 capital has
been approved by the comptroller of the
currency.
FORMER MARSHAL KILLED
Meets Violent Death by Falling from
m Window at Victor,
Colorado.
DENVER, Aug. 6. M. W. O'Connell,
former marshal of Victor, Colo., came to
his death tonight by falling from a fourth
story window In the rear of the Markham
hotel. There Is doubt as to whether
O'Conneir" met with an accident, com
mitted suicide or was murdered. The police
hold to the suicide theory, on the ground
that an accident would, be almost impossi
ble. Friends of O'Connell declare that the
dead marshal was murdered, as he was
seen not more than ten minutes before
his death and at that time was in a cheer
ful mood. They declare that he had many
enemies who would not hesitate to kill
him. Against this theory la that none of
his enemies had been seen In the neighbor,
hood of the hotel and there Is no evidence
of a struggle.
Shortly before 6 o'clock O'Connell went
to his room In the Markham to change
his clothing. Ten minutes later his dead
body was picked up from the pavement
below the toilet room window. That he
had started to dress Is evident from the
fact that his coat and hat were found In
his room. The police are Investigating the
various theories of O'Connell's death.
O'Connell was marshal of Victor at. the
time of the Victor riot on June 6 and
swore in a number of union men to help
him to protect the peace. For this reason
he was removed from office by the mayor
of Victor and later was charged with par
ticipating in the riot. He was only yester
day released on $10,000 bonds. O'Connell's
friends say he was not a drinking man
and that he was a great favorite of the
union men throughout the Cripple Creek
district.
BISHOP POTTER CENSURED
His Model Saloon In New York Docs
Not Impress Reformer of
Indiana.
WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 6. At the closing
session of the National Reform associa
tion at Winona Lake this afternoon a
number of speakers took occasion to cen
sure BUhop Henry C. Potter for hip ac
tion relative to dedicating the "Model
saloon" in New York.
SENATOR VEST IS SINKING
At Lata Hour Last Evening He Was
I'nconacloua nnd Gradually
(jetting Worse.
SWEET SPRINGS, Mo., Aug. C.-Former
Senator Vest Is gradually sinking. He was
almost totally unconscious at o'clock to-
nlgljt. The belief prevails that he will
not survive more than a few huura.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Sunday
nnd Mondayi Warmer Monday.
Pnare.
1 British Make Plana for the Army.
Redmond Sneski on Ireland. ,
American Fleet fines to Turkey.
Another Battle in the Far Fust.
9 Amcrlcn'a Course ricnc Itnssla.
I nil arc Opens t'ampnlan In F.nat.
I )nlct In l.ocnl Strike Circles,
tblcasro Strikers Have n Picnic.
3 Watson Stands for Strwlaht Ticket.
Flaht Over Fusion In the State.
Hastings Bank Gets Forged Draft.
4 Politics from Both Sldca of Fence.
Dsss-Molie Combination Loses.
B Affairs at South Omaha.
Services nt Omaha Churches.
Past Week In Omnhn Society.
T Moults of Saturday's Ball Games.
Delhi Wins Firiy-Thonsnnd Stnkc.
8 Council ninffs nnd lows News,
town Sheriff Prevents n Lynching;.
9 Local Hare Matinee n Snccess.
Toini the Locnl Tennis Chnmpion.
lO Roosevelt on Hopes of Frln.
Sales of Ptanos Are Inrrraslng.
II Summer Day In Old Ireland.
Modern Methods In the Bunks.
All Sccklnn; Cheaper Power.
12 In he Amusement World.
18 Sporting Review of the Week.
14 Editorial.
15 Dea Moines' Donble Phone System.
Publication Work In Campaign.
ID Commercial and Financial.
SO Woodmen Buy Bonds In the Enat.
Bertha Mnkea Plen In nln.
21 to .Ui The Illustrated Bee.
Tempernture nt Omnhn Yesterdavi
Hour. Dear. Hour. Dea;.
5 s. m Hi 1 p. m 74
O a. m es a p. m TU
T a. m ....... 4 3 p. m TN
H a. m on 4 p. m TH
On. ra... ... m II p. m...... TH
10 a. nt Tl ' A p. m 77
11 i. m T!i 7 p. ni TO
13 m TS
COREANS FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA
Good Prices Paid for Commiasury
Storea Has n Beneflclent
Effect on Them.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WONSON, Aug. 4, via Seoul. August 5.
(New York Herald Cablegram Special
Telegram to The Bee.) No movements have
been made by the main Russian body to
the south of Ham Heung. One scouting
party of twelve men proceeded south to
Tien Ping, but returned after investigating
the district closely and Interrogating the
Coreans.
The Ham Heung telegraph office has been
seized by the Russians, who are now con
structing a line northward to connect with
their recently constructed line to Vladi
vostok and all the large towns north of
Horn Heung, where the Russians have a
garrison.
i The Coreans show a friendly disposition
toward the Russians, who pay good prices
for cattle and fodder. When the Russians
arrived at Pukchen the native soldiers and
civilians gave them a hearty, demonstrative
welcome.
The Coreans' knowledge of the Russian
movements and the amicable relations be
tween the Coreans and Russians are Indi
cated by the following trustworthy Infor
mation: On July 30 the Loongwan magis
trate Informed the governor of Ham
Heung that the Russians would soon ar
rive. Thereupon the governor went ten
miles , to welcome them, meeting the Rus
sians three days later and offering them
every assistance In procuring horse feed
and supplies and even causing certain
lower Corean 'officials to receive severe
beatings because they had refused to as
sist the Russians. Furthermore, the vil
lagers gladly received his order for each
household to set aside one bundle of hay
and one measure of barley In view of fu
ture Russian requirements.
The Russians reciprocated the Corean
friendship and assistance with courteous
treatment. Russian officers have had three
Cossacks shot for outrages to natives.
The total Russian force now In Ham
Heung comprises 150 cavalrymen, 200 pack
horses and a large .number of bullock carts
loaded with supplies.1
BRITAIN WANTS PLAIN DEFINITION
Asks Russia to Come to Positive
Terms on Contrabnnd.
LONDON, Aug. 6. In connection with
the discussion between Russian and Great
Britain with respect to a division of the
Russian regulations prescribing the con
duct of naval commanders toward neutral
shlpplrg and commerce, it is learned that
the British government, now that It be
lieves a satisfactory adjustment of the
Knight Commander Incident is within sight,
is laying special stress on the advisability
of a clear definition of contraband, more
in accord with the practice of other marl
time nations. The government of Great
Britain is of the opinion that only by a
settlement of the broad principle can the
development of Irritating Incidents be
avoided. Russia Is disposed to meet Great
Britain In the most friendly fashion. In
sisting however, that Its special geograph
ical situation, which makes It difficult to
send prises to Its own ports, should bo
taken into account and that any modifica
tions of Its list of contraband shall apply
not only during the Russo-Japanese war,
but In a future war. Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne is giving the matter urgent
attention, particularly owing to the Inter
ruption of British far eastern commerce.
KNIGHT COMMANDER LAWFUL PRIZE
Russian Prise Court Approvea Slaking
of ltrltlsh Ship.
VLADIVOSTOK, Auk. e. -The prize court
yesterday adjudr the sunken steamer
Knight Coinmnnu .' and Its cargo a law
ful prise. The tr!;d of tne case and an
investigation of the steamer' papers, etc.,
established the fact that tho cargo, con
sisting principally of railway material, was
consigned through a Juianse port to Che
mulpo, leading fairly to the Inference that
It waa designed for use on the military
railway under construction fruul Seoul to
the Yalu.
American Attaches In Russia,
ST. PETERS BURU, Aug. .-li.5i p. m
It. W. Putteraon and Captain Blddle, the
Unite. 1 Slates military attaches at Berlin,
arriveJ here today from tin; German enp
Itul by wuy of Finland. They will remain
here a week as tha guests of Ambnsaudnr
McCormlck. Thence they will vlalt Mr.
Patterson's daughter, the Countess Glzyclil,
on her estate near Odssea,
CRITICAL HOUR SEAR
Believed that Torcei Around Llao Yang
Are on Eve of Decisive Engagement,
KEYSTONE OF MANCHURIAN SITUATION
Fortunes of Whole War Tied Up in KeauU
of the Battle.
INTEREST IN PORT ARTHUR ECLIPSED
Present Pause Has Given Japs Chance to
Asaume New Formation,
ALL HOPE CENTERS IN KOUSOPATKIN
Believed by Military Authorities that
He tan Save Llao Vang nnd
Thereby Save Russia ; '
Prestlae, i . 1
8T. PETERSBURG, Aug. .-General
Kouropalkln's report ot small, shifting
movements by the Japanese, with a slng'.o
unimportant skirmish, bringing the mill
tary situation up to August 4, is Just about
what was expected by the authorities here.
It is believed that the lull In the fighting
has lasted about as long as possible and
that the forces around Llao Yang are now
on the eve of a desperate and decisive en
gngement. The, pause of the last few days is believed
to have been long enough to enable the
Japanese to assume their formation, bring
up supplies and make ready for a grand
assault upon the powerful positions gird- '
lug Llao Yang, and the battle of the war
is hourly expected to occur. An issue of
such importance momentarily eclipses la
Interest the scene at - Port Arthur. Tha
fall of the latter place is not likely to In
fluence the destinies of the campaign, but
Llao Yang Is tied up with the fortunes of
the whole war.
The loss ot such a position, with Its vast
accumulation of stores, would Immediately
and perhaps Irreparably endanger the
main Russian position In Manchuria.
The military authorities do not entertain
the slightest doubt of General Kouropat
kln's ability to repulse an attempt to cap
ture and cut off Llao Yang. The defense)
there has an Immense advuntage, operat
ing within the small radius of twenty
miles, thus enabling General Kouropatkln
to reinforce promptly any weak point. The
army at his disposal is estimated at 150
battalions, besides cavalry and arllery,
altogether not far short of 200,000 men.
Only one-third of this force was engaged
In the fighting of July 30 and 81 and Aug
ust 1. The pick of Kouropatkln's troops,
the newly arrived European regiments, are
stationed at An Ping and Anahanshan,
where the hardest onset Is expected to bo
made. Some of these regiments were
raised 200 years ago, and have great war
records. Officers acquainted with the men
declare that the dogged tenacity displayed
at Yushu pass and Nanga pass have be
come only more fierce and unyielding un
der the reverses met by the troops.
Experts at the Wur olllce are discussing
the probable course of the impending oper
ations. They say that the Japanese will
try to capture either Ah Ping or Anshan-
shan, whence they will be able to strike
Llao Yang, and think it more likely, that
Anahanshan will be selected, because that
place Is In the line of advance of Generals
Oku's and Nodzu's armies and must be
captured before an attempt Is made to
flank Llao Yang from the westward.
The Russian position at Anshanshan la
as strong as that at Kin Chou. It con
sists of a precipitous barrier fifteen mile
long, flunked on the eastward by the river
and a marsh and on the westward by a,
level plain, and is impossible of approach
by infantry from either Bide. The only
weak spot Is to the eastward, where the
Japanese may mount heavy guns with a
longer range than the Russian pieces and
pour in a flunking lire.
The persistent reports from Che . Foo
that the Japanese have captured two com
manding position near Port Arthur does
not receive credence here, it being pointed
out that the battleship Retvtzan's big guns
would be able to shell a besieger's battery
without danger to a ship, and the Japanese
guns are too far away to be ot effective
help.
Another Big Buttle.
A dispatch to the Bourse Gazette from
Llao Yang says that another great battle
has been fought In the neighborhood of
Houtslatze, on the railroad about fourteen
miles west of Llao Yang, In which the
Japanese losses are estimated to have been
from 1,000 to 13,000 and the Russian losses .
insignificant.
The dispatch to the Bourse Gazette,
which Is dated Thursday evening, sayst
There has been fierce fighting Tuesday.
Wednesday and today. The Japanese mad
a vigorous attack on the center of tUe Rus
sian position at 11 outsail tie. The enemy
was liny-four battullons strong, thirty-six
of which were regular troops aid the bal
ance reserve men. General Kuros.1 em
ployed the reserve men In the attack, while
the regulars carried out the feints Intended
to delude the Russians. The reserve men
attacked with desperation. Their ranks
were declnrmted by the Russian fire each
time they advanced, but the vaoanciee were
quickly filled up with fresh men. The Rus
sians ultimately slowly retired to suitable
positions, when they inflicted great losa.-g
on the Japanese by heavy artillery fire.
The Japanese losses are estimated at lfl.urt
to 13.UOU men. The Russian losaea were
comparatively lnslgnlticent.
General ' Kouropatkln reports that the
Japanese advanced ten miles north ot Hal
Cheng Thursday and that thoy are also ad
vancing in considerable force from Pahul
sal (Kutaui) on the Russian east flunk. The
Jupanese were concentrated in the neigh
borhood ot Hulungou and considerable
forces of Japanese at Houtslatze and Slk
seyan to the right bank ot the Taltse river, '
but were driven back.
May Be nn Old Story.
At C:46 p. m. the Llao Yang dispatch to
the Bourse Gazette Is believed to refer to
the fighting of July 10, 31 and August 1.
The Wur office has not received any reports
of later fighting mid points out that Hout
slatze Is a couple of miles westward of
Yushu pass, whence thu Russians fell back
on Anplng after the buttle ot July 3L
SAYS PORT AH Till H IS FALLEN
Nagasaki nets Report that Russian
Stronghold la Won.
NAGASAKI, Aug. ft. It Is reported her
that Port Arthur haa been captured by
the Japanese.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. It Is not probable
that Nagasaki would be the first point
and the only point to learn of the full of
Port Arthur. There are no odvlcea from
Toklo or the Japanese legations at Wash
ington or London to confirm the Nagasaki
report.
ST. PETEBBBl'RO, Aug. I.-The report
of the full of Port Arthur received from
Nagasaki does not obtain greater credence
at the admiralty and War office her than
previous leltgraui on the mm subject.
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