The Omaha Sunday Bee.
NEWS SECTION.
PAGES 1 TO 8.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ,19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUSING, JANUAUV 8, 1905 TIIIKTY FOUK PAGES.
SINGLE .COPY FIVE CENTS.
POLITICAL POT BOILS
Unionists of Ireland Are Aroused Oter the
DinrTn Plan of leToluticm.
ORANGEMEN OF BELFAST ARE BUSY
Hold Meeting and Hear Debate Despite
Action of Grand Master.
SHAWE-TAYLOR DEFENDS THE SCHEME
Says that New Policy Will Help People of
the Islaad.
REPORTS OF LAWLESSNESS ARE ISSUE
Incentive Committee of Vninnlst
Alllsnce Tells of Trouble In
Effort to Defeat I'nlted
Irish Proa-ram.
JELFA8T. Jan. 7. (Special Telegram to
The Bee.) At a meeting In the hall of
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion this week Captain Shuwe-Taylor ad
dressed a meeting of unionists on the sub
ject of devolution. Colonel Wallace, grand
master of the Belfast Orangemen, has
utated that Mr. Sloan has no authority to
Issue the Invitations In the name of the
.Belfast Orangemen. Mr. Sloan replied that
he had distinctly disavowed any Intention
of speaking on behalf of the Orangemen
over whom Colonel Wallace was grand
master, but that he had acted on behalf
of a body of Independent Orangemen over
whom Colonel Wallace had no control and
for whom he could not speak.
. Mr. John S. Osborne presided. Captain
Bhawe-Taylor explained why the policy of
the devolution should be sanctioned. There
was no parallel between the condition cf
Ireland today and Its condition ten years
'ago. The Improvement was primarily duo
to the local government act, and the grad-
'ual disappearance of old prejudices. He
asked the Orangemen what their policy
was. Was It a policy of forming councils
and associations and nothing more?
, Mr. Sloane, M. P.. In the course of his
reply, urged that there was two classes In
Ireland. The Protestant contention was
'that as long as a Roman Catholic bishop
could enter a district council meeting and
'use his Influence In making appointments
the local government act of IW, passed
by a unionist government, waa a curse.
Protestants were appealed to for tolera
tion. Where was the toleration meted out
to them? Ho would like an explanation
of the boycotting and Intimidation in limer
ick, the persecution of the Jews, the pol
icy of Dublin castle, and the amount of
assistance which the policy of devolution
hnd received from Blr Anthony MacDonnell.
Captain Bhawe-Taylor replied that, hav
ing "tackled" the land quostlon and other
great questions, they wished to do some
thing -further for their country. Intoler-
ance did exist, but he asked Protestants
to use thetr Influence on the side of tol
erance and fair play for all men. He knew
of a case where-a Roman Catholic bishop
Jn Mulllngar had voted in favor of the
election of a Protestant nurse. Captain
Bhawe-Taylor received a vote of thanks
for coming to the meeting and explaining
his views.
Denounce Church Interference.
. Mr. William Moore, M. P., speaking at
a meeting this week at Brookborough, said
that Irish unionists were tace to face with
combination of the Roman Cathollo
hclrarchy and the Irish administration, un
der which no Protestant interest was safe.
The only way to meet the combination was
by combination. Their lighting forces In
Parliament could not be effective unless
the Ulster unionists at home set them an
Ideal up to which they expected them to
act. and assured them of their loyal sup
port. He was not attacking the unionist
government; nowhere did the Imperial Idea
and pride of race glow more strongly than
In Ulster; but from the highest to the
lowest It was a positive disadvantage for
a man to be a Protestant, and for a claim
upon public funds It was almost a dis
qualification for a constituency to be union
ist. They would criticise the government
without weakening their loyalty to union
Ism, and if the first stage of their com
bination gave them the united force of
opinion among Ulster unionists, such criti
cism would be much more effective. The
Ulster upuncll had a parliamentary repre
sentation which np single constituency had
or could ever have. It had the collective
strength of an Ulster parliamentary party
of some fifteen members, who would flglit
all the better when they felt that they
hud the collective support of Ulster be
hind them. The council would bring home
to i the government that It would be Im
possible to administer the country exclu
sively In the Interest of one religion or
one party.
Colonists Hear of Lawlessness.
DUBLIN, Jan. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Irish Unionist alliance,
held this week, the following statement
was unanimously adopted:
The executive committee of the Irish
Unionist alllHiice have received from num
bers In various purls of the country, whose
posit lull arid experience enable them to
speak with authority. Information respect
ing the growing lawlettHiiess in many purls
of Ireland. 8 urn Information is in entire
agreement Willi what may Uj read from
day to day In the public press, which rec
ord the violent speeches oil United league
platlorms, combinations- of a threatening
character uuecled uiiulli.il bolli landiuid
and tenants, lite passing of intimidating
resolutions, at meetings of local brandies
of Die league, and overt acts of outrage.
These ieKjits are fully borne out ly lae
police slullsllcs tiuoied by the Judges at
tile recent uix for tne provinces of
Coiinaught and Munsler. At this Juncture,
when the unsatisfactory condition of the
country Is apparent, the executive coin
niillce understand thut the reduction of
the royal Irish constabulary is still in
progress, and that a reduction of the num
ber of the (ttpendury muglslrates is con
templated. The executive committee think
It their duty to again express their opinion
thai the reduction of constabulary Is more
iuai Hid icuuLiiifii ui iiuisia i'u uti y is more
tliun inopportune and constitutes a greut
danger to the peace of the country, and
thin danger they believe to be seriously in-
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fieaseu u uie vuuin anu mint or rreiuna
by the reduction of the number of silpend
ary magistrates. They also desire to ex-
itttiu i iiio uu i ii mid v-ni ui ireiulm
jy the reduction of the number of gilpend
iry magistrates. They also desire to ex
press iheir opinion that the neglect of ilio
government to deal with public speeches
netting to violence Is likely to le followed,
is on previous occasions, by more aeilous
j'lrii .ii.ti .'I'liii.'ii iimi inv iiffticei ill II1U
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POPE TO SEND A VISITOR
Affairs at Havana , Diocese Will Be
Reported Coon Directly
to Home.
Jto ME. Jan. J. The Vatican ha decided
to send an apostolic visitor to the diocese
Of Havana In connection with the trouble
between MonBlgnor Chappelle, archbishop
of New Orleans and former papal delegate
to Cuba, and Mongignnr Brodrlck, former
auxiliary bishop of Havana.
Monslgnor flerafl.nl. apostolic visitor in
Uexieo, .has resigned for reasons of health.
XH resignation hJM been accepted.
CONSIDER SHORTAGE CF CROPS
Government Issues Letter to Lo-nl
Officials Regarding Jleas-
to Be Take- .sVXV"
t ' '
DUBLIN, Jur V Cablegram to
The Bee.) in ..dressed to clerks of
unions in the ( sted districts Sir An
thony MatDonald says that the govern
ment has under consideration resolutions
on the subject of the failure of the potato
crop, and has riasoii to hope that the steps
already taken by the local govenimcin.
board will be in the majority of unions the
on.y form of exceptional ielief which it win
be necessary to n fluid. With reference to
some uiBlricts, wheia un increased demand
lor rcilif may be anticipated, the fcovern
moDt has come to the conclusion thut the
pour laws and the thirteenth section of the
local government act afford an efficient and
far-reaching means of relieving such ab
normal distress as may be nnllclpaWd l
these district!. The government believes
that by tho uppllcatlnn of these enactments
most unions will out of their own resources
be abie to make effectual provision for the
relief of auy distress which may prevail
next spring. The letter continues:
'There are, however, certain congested
districts In the west with hlfe-h rates and
low ratable value in which It would not be
possible to meet in th:it way the cost of re
lieving widespread distress without Indict
ing un excessive burden on the ratepayers.
If, therefore, the distress In any poor ana
highly taxed district should unhappily as
sume thut character, the government will
be prepared, subject to the conditions here
inafter Hated, io muke a grant from pub
lic funds toward nny relief expenditure In
curred under section 13 of the local govern
ment act enforced. The reports which
the government receives from duy to day
show thut distress, If It occurs, Is not likely
to become acute In any district before the
end of January or the middle of February
next. It Is nevertheless ' udvlsable that
boards of guardians should be prepared be
forehand for uny eventuality, and shoulo.
distress threaten that they should repre
sent to the county council the facts of the
case and stnto clearly the grounds on which
they consider thut extended powers of af
fording relief outside the workhouse are re
quired. It is left by law to the county
council to dctermlno whether the alleged
distress Is no greater than should be met by
tho operation of the poor law, or whethe
it Is of such exceptional churacter as to
warrant an extension of outdoor relief. In
the latter case the county council should
apply to the local government board for nn
order authorizing an extension of outdoor
relief to all classes of outdoor poor. In tho
event of a county council determining, In
view of severe distress, thut an order under
the local government act Is necessary, nnd
of the government being satisfied that,
owing to high rates, low valuation and
poverty of the district, assistance from pub
lic funds should be given, the government,
will be prepared to make grants towara
the relief expenditure while the order Is In
force, provided that the work selected, the
character of the labor test applied and the
conditions ns to pay and employment of
the workers are such as the local govern
ment board shall approve. The government
takes the opportunity afforded by this
early announcement of Its views and In
tents to express Its belief that bonrds of
guardians and county councils will exercise
their powers Judiciously and to'the "Best In
terest of the destitute poor and of the rate
payers." A special meeting of the nationalist par
liamentary party was held this week at
the Mansion house to consider the distress
in the west of Ireland. John Redmond
presided. The meeting adopted unani
mously a statement and a number of reso
lutions. The statement sets forth that the
failure of the potato crop in the west of
Ireland has occurred regularly and period
ically since 1846; yet on the present oc
casion the government is as helpless and
resourceless as at any former time. The
only remedy consists In the formation of
a strong commission with compulsory
powers and the necessary funds to buy the
grass lands in congested districts and to
redistribute them to economic holders. The
statement pronounces the land act of l!)i3
a dead failure In tho west owing to the re
fusal of the government to adopt the
amendments of the Irish party, when the
bill was In committee, and the exorbitant
prices asked for the small holding and un
tenanted grass lands. The resolutions
called on the government to apply the pro
visions of the act to the west of Ireland;
to Introduce an amending bill giving com
pulsory power to the estates commissioners
and the congested district's board; to start
relief works of permanent utility; and to
provide for a steady introduction of a fresh
variety of potato seed Into the western
districts. The concluding resolution con
demned the conduct of Irish landlords III
aggravating the distress by pressing for
full rents and arrears and by Issuing eject
ments by wholesale.
JAPAN WEAKENED BY COREA
Snch Opinion Is K pressed by Ger.
man Press Treating of the
Orient.
BERLIN, Jan. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The German press Is devoting
considerable attention to the relations of
Jrrpan and Corea. Journals hitherto the
best Informed on far eastern politics pro
fess to believe that, in securing its position
In Corea, Japan weakened rather than
strengthened itself. One writer in Der
Tag goes so fur as to call Corea the
Achilles heel of Japan, and says It Is most
unwise of the mikado's advisers to take
from the Coreans their liberty, land and
soldiers.
Dr. Worth, the writer In question, is In
dined to think that Corea will never be a
Held for emigrating for the Japanese, as
it is populated thickly enough already,
"The Coreans," he says, "may be badly
governed, retrograde, Ignorant, but they
are tough, hard as granite, harder than
the Japanese, and let the Japanese be
ware." ALFONSO ON A WIFE HUNT
Klnsj of Spain 'Will geek Spouse
for Himself nnd Ignore
Advice.
MADRID. Jen. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) King Alfonso, who has consist
ently refused to consider any of the
schemes of marriage with foreign prin
cesses hitherto laid before him, has for
mally declared that It is useless to take
any more trouble on this head, as he
intends to act as a perfectly free agent,
and will himself choose as a wife the
woman who pleases him.
Ills coming tour in London, Berlin and
Vienna will be utilised by his majesty to
make the aciiuniiitance of princesses whose
marriage with him Is possible.
His majesty Is never tired of reiterating
that the question of a wife la with him
purely a personal one, and that he will
pay no attention to diplomatic reasons in
the choice of a spouse.
NAVY IS FOR DEFENSE
Eerai-Official Berlii Jeurnal 8peais of
Inteided Cse of German Warships.
ENGLAND NOT ONLY COUNTRY TO FEAR
Newspaper Poiiti Out Fact that Other
Satiens May Hake War.
COMMENTS ON SMALL FUEL C P CITY
Vessels Inteided for Use Withii Easy
Beach ef Laid.
NO COUNTRY CAN NOW RULE THE SEAS
Statement la Made that Time Is Past
When One Kalian Has the
Right to Disregard Alt
Others.
BERLIN', Jan. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The North German Gazette,
dealing with the recent references of
Count von Buelow to Anglo-German rela
tions nnd with the attitude of many organs
of English public' opinion, takes occasion
to protest against the view that the Ger
man navy must be Intended for other than
defensive purposes. The semi-official Jour
nal challenges In particular the suggestion
that, because so many German battleships
are being built and because their coal
carrying capacity is so relatively small,
these ships are primarily Intended for ope
rations against England In the North sea
or In the channel. In the first place, there
Is, according to the German contention,
no legitimate historical reofon for repre
senting England as the only or the princi
pal adversary which Germnny might have
to encounter In the North sea. It is further
urged that precisely the snmo objections
as have been advanced against German
naval development might bo raised, from
the English point of view, against the
French navy, and. In particular, against
the French northern squadron.
If, on the other hand. It be granted that
the French navy must be prepared to
reckon with other possible adversaries be
sides England, the same applies, as a mat
ter of course, to the German navy. As
to the limited coal carrying capacity of the
German battleships, the more legitimate
Inference from this feature of the ships
would be that they are designed for action
In waters not too far from the German
coasts that they are Intended for defensive
puri-oies.
Of still greater Interest, however, are
the declarations of the North German Ga
zette on the subject of the command of
the seas as a postulate of British policy.
In this connection the semi-official organ
of the German government expressed the
hope that in England "the most recent
declarations of Count von Buelow will
spread the conviction of the mistake which
Is made by those whose prime demand
still continued to be universal supremacy
on the seas a-dwrrxwid- which ho become
Indefensible In view of the growth of the
naval forces of all mariyytie nations.
Mnst Respeet All Nations.
"On the European continent the day when
a hagemony could be exercised, now by
one power, now by another. Is forever
past and precisely, in the same way every
ono of the maritime powers will have to
become accustomed1 to respeet the rights
of others. The history of Europe during
the past generation teaches that the mu
tual respect which has prevailed In Inter
national relations since the collapse of the
last attempt to subject the peoples of
Europe to the tutelage of a single power
has furnished all nations with sound foun
dations on which they are able to display
their natural gifts without having to ap
prehend violent Interferences. It Is im
possible to see why a similar development
of trans-oceanic relations should not be
practicable. If It should prove to be Im
practicable the blame would certainly not
He with Germany, whose love of peace
may be credited with a very material
share in bringing about the aspect which
the state of Europe has in our times as
sumed." The Berliner Neueste Nachrlchten com
ments upon Lord Belbourne's memoran
dum on the new arrangements for the local
disposition and mobilization of the British
navy. It finds that In view of this posi
tion there Is no excuse for reproaching
Germany with her "modest scheme of
naval construction, and It continues:
"The whole system of grouping the fleet
as heralded by this announcement Involves
an emphatic assertion of the claim to the
command of all the seas, a claim which
we can understand, but which we do not
overlook when we are considering the sub
ject of German naval policy. We would
therefore point out that this Improvement
In England's naval readiness and effi
ciency represents a fresh factor which
could not be taken Into account in our
present naval scheme. The lessons of the
Asiatic war, the American high pressure
rate of naval construction, the agitation
In favor of an Increase In the French
naval estimates these and similar facts
all belong to the same category. We must
once more express tho hope that those
who are responsible for German naval
policy may draw the proper Inferences
from these new facts before the impres
sion created by them has been effaced."
RAISOULI WOULD KEEP PEACE
Moorish Bandit Bays He Can Stop
Outrages Ipon Foreign
Residents.
TANGIEBS. Jan. 7.-(Speclsl Cablegram
to The Bee.) The brigand, Ralsouli says he
Is willing to undertake responsibility for
the protection of the environs of Tangier
and of the roads In the district. He de
plores the Insecurity to which Europeans
are subject, and regrets that the European
representatives apparently fall to see that
in the Perdlcaris affair hs waa acting in
circumstances over which hs had no con
trol, and his success In the affair makes
him sure that God willed It. He thanks
God that his relations with his victims have
always been of a most friendly nature,
and feels sure that In the long run the
European representatives will realise tits
honesty and good faith.
In spite of tbe stupendous Incidents of
Ralsouli s communication he doubtless could
materially assist to keep the neighborhood
quiet, provided he received authorisation
and a pardon. It Is doubtful whether the
humiliation Involved In employing a no
torious brigand would be any greater than
the humiliation of the European powers
and the Moorish government which exist
t present, when almost daily outrages are
occurring undr the very Bags of a dosen
legations i
DEMOCRATIC JDEA IN FRANCE
Ideals of Equality Rnpldly Ralalnar
(iron ad In fewest Republic
of Europe.
PARIS, an. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) An article on the progress of
democracy by th distinguished former
president of the Chamber of Deputies, II.
Leon Bourgeois, appears In the current
number of the Revue Politique et Parle
mentalre. It Is an eloquent defense of dem
ocratic Ideas, which, according to M. Bour
geois, are rapidly gaining ground through
out the whole civilised world, not except-
Ing the monarchic states, while it further
more constitutes sn interesting and sug
gestive contribution to the theoretical dis
cussion of the subject. In dealing with
the Intellectual and moral causes that have
promoted the development of the demo
cratic movement M. Bourgeois refers to the
contention that primitive Christianity was
a school of democracy. That would be
true, he replies. If what was meant was
the realization of democratic Ideals after
death. But, he adds, the church never
seemed to Indulge In the hope that those
Ideals could be realized on earth. Tbe ef
fective Intellectual cause of democracy Is
the spirit of Inquiry, the Impulse to reform,
that has prevailed since the seventeenth
century. It has been greatly stimulated by
the science of the nineteenth century and
the consequent diffusion of education, con
currently with the revolution due to the
change from manual labor to wholesale
production by machinery a revolution that
has destroyed the previous economic equili
brium. Another factor Is the ever In
creasing consciousness of their own
strength among the masses by thels asso
ciations In factories and towns.
In thi course of a short analysis of the
relations between democracy and different
forms of government M. Bourgeois con
tends Incidentally that even the republican
administration of the 1'nlted States cannot
be regarded as really democratic, while the
prevailing opinions exclude negroes from
taking part In public functions. He further
dwells In a few pregnant sentences on what
he characterizes (In agreement with M.
Bougie, the author of "La Democratio De
vants la Science") as the "sophism" thut
democracy is contrary to nature, and that
In tho eyes of men of science JtB claims
are refuted by the discovery of the laws of
heredity.
REPAIRS NEEDED AT VENICE
Fall of Campanile Was Blessing; In
Disguise to City on the
Sea.
VENICE, Jan. 7. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The report of Prof. Manfredo
Manfred!, the eminent architect, and Slgnor
Lulgi Marangonl, the engineer, on the con
dition of Bt. Mark's, shows an alarming
state of affairs.
It confirms the statement that the fall of
the Campanile two years ago was a blesslnp
in disguise, as it called attention to the
Venetian antique monuments of art. ,
The greatest danger to St. Mark's is iu'
the foundations, - which have been con
stantly giving way In divers directions. An
the walls show such cracking and leaning
that it leads to the i;0rrlulon -that Under
the fnagnlfloent licV-H ,1 ni.Vb'. and mosaic
is conceded the most alarming decrepitude.
So bad Is the condition of the vaults
called the Paradise and Apocalypse that
their complete and definite restoration is
absolutely necessary. It is a miracle that
they maintain their equilibrium.
The dome of the choir claims the most
Immediate and radical measures, as does
also the great dome. Both are out of place
and show fissures.
Restoration will have to be made of the
walls and decorations almost everywhere to
preserve lntacl their artistic and antique
value.
Apart from the work necessary to rebuild
tho foundations. It Is estimated that the
cost of restoration will be $30,000. part of
which Is already In the hands of the ad
ministration of the Basilica, who have not
always spent the whole of the $10,000 pro
vided yearly by the government for the up
keep of St. Mark's.
St. Mark's Is one of the famous churches
of the world. Mr. Rusktn was enraptured
with the beauty of Its coloring "the color
of glass, of transparent alabaster, of
polished marble and lustrous gold." The
church was first built In 829 nnd frequently
remodeled thereafter and enriched with
decorations of lavish magnificence. It has
500 marble columns.
HARD TIMES lNS0UTH AFRICA
English Colonist Writes of Conditions
Existing In Oranire River
Colony.
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Pessimistic accounts of the sit
uation In Orange River colony are con
tained in a private letter Just received in
London from an Englishman who left this
country some lime ago and settled with
his family on a farm purchased from the
government.
This gentleman states that farming in the
colony Is In a state ,of stagnation, that
large numbers of stores are falling and
that the banks are refusing to advance
money even on first-class security. The
settlers, he declares, have In many cases
lost nearly everything, and are simply
stopping In the country because they can
not get out.
The government Is severely criticised for
mUtakes, and it is alleged that a large
number of resident magistrates appointed
since the war are not equal to their du
ties. The Boers are declared to be coalescing
with the old English colonists and the new
settlers on the common ground of unre
dressed grievances, and there seems to be
a large amount of dissatisfaction, quite
apart from -ace feeling, with the adminis
trative methods of the government of
ficials. '
MISSIONARIES ARE AVENGED
Eighty Natives of Bismarck Archi.
pelago Killed for Murder of
Ten Priests.
BTDNET, N. B. W., Jan. 7. (Special Tele
gram to The Bee.) The steam yacht Bea
Btern, belonging to the German govern
ment, reports that eighty nativea of the
Bismarck archipelago were shot for the re
cent murder of ten Roman Cathollo mis
sionaries. Tomari, the leader of the attack on the
Mlaslnn met with trasrio end flr.nl itlm.
culty was experienced - in tracking him I
down, but he was finally found, accom
panied by hie aged mother, hiding in the
mountains. The government force slghteq
hint behind a tree and opened fire. Tomari
fought for Ufa with his gun, and when his
ammunition was gone with bow and arrow
and a sling.
A shot fired by the expeditionary party
finally pierced his heart and. passing
through his body, struck his mother, who I
fell dead beside him.
ALVA ADAMS SEATED
Colorado Legislature Declares Him Boly
Elected Govenor.
REPUBLICANS GET THE OTHER OFFICES
Adams' Plurality os fact of tks Estnns
llightly Below Ten Thousand.
COMPROMISE IS AGREED
UPON
Pssbody Agrsss to Appoint Snprems
Judges Aocsptabls to All Ktpublicans.
WOLCOTT MEN THREATEN TO BOLT
They Proposed to tomhine with Dem
ocrats and Seat Adams if Appoint
ments Satisfactory to Them
Were Xnt Made.
DENVER, Colo., Jan. . Alva Adams was
tonight declared by the legislature to be
the duly elected governor of Colorado. The
returns showed Adams 123.078, I'eabody 113,
3o4; plurality for Adams, 9,774. A cheer
greeted the announcement of the result or
the election when made by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Ilaggott.
The republican candidates to all the other
state offices were declared fVeted. I'nde.
the terms of agreement reached today by
the various factions In the legislature nu
notice of contest can be filed by (lovernor
Peabody until after the Inougtiration of Mi.
Adams, which Is set for 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. It has not yet been definitely
decided by Governor Peabody whether or
not he will make a contest.
Dove of Peace Appears.
When the legislature convened this morn
ing Representative William Griffith of Crip
ple Creek asked for a recess until 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, giving as his reason fo
the request that "ti white-winged dove
of peace Is about to light on the dome
of the capltol."
It was nine long hours before the dove
came down, and many and devious had
been her flights before she lit. It was a
day given over to secret caucuses, to con
ferences, to proposition and counter prop.
sition. It was finally agreed at 6 o'clock
in the afternoon that the vote should be
canvassed, that Alva Adams should b de
clared governor, and that no contest should
be made for any office until after his In
auguration at , 10 o'clock next Tuesday
morning.
Throughout the entire struggle for the
governorship the chief aim of both demo
crats and republicans has been to secure
the appointment of two new Judges to the
supreme court. The question of whether
Peabody or Adams sat in the governor's
office was a secondary matter. The Wol
cott republicans were Insistent In their de
mands that they be recognized In the ap
pointment of the judges, and It waa fin
ally agreed that the appointees should- be
George W. Bailey of Fort Collins and L.
M. Goddard ef Denver. The , Woloott men
made m Jrtmng fight for Judge M. B. Lewis
of Colorado Springs, whom they preferred
to Goddard, but they finally gave way.
When the republican lenders called upon
Governor Peabody to inform him of the
conclusions they had reached and to tell
him that his only hope of a second Urm
lay through a conteat in the republican leg
islature,' they were met by a wrathful and
Indignant man. He refused to accede to
their .wishes and for four hours his friends
labored with him. It was only the personal
pleadings of some of his closest friends
that finally Induced him to agree to the
plan proposed and to send the names of
Bailey and Goddard to the senate for con
firmation. Peabody Men Balk.
Representative Griffith's dove of peace
was moulting badly about one hour after
he announced her presence. The Peabcdy
men were firm In their stand of yesterday
and were determined to go ahead with their
Investigation by the committee of fifteen.
Tho Wolcott republicans In the senate and
the democrats threatened to unite and de
pose three republican senators, Barela, Mc
Carthy and Wlllard, seat Adams and al
low him to name the two coveted justices
of the supreme court, and Mr. Adams had
agreed to name men who were agreeable
to the Wolcott republicans as well as to
the democrats.
The Peabody men refused to give way
until the supreme court this afternoon re
fused to declare legal the proceedings of
yesterday. It would not declare them Ille
gal, simply declining to pasH on the mat
ter at all. With the Joint session not de
clared legal, all things that canio from
It were In the same position, and the Pea
body men then agreed, to compromise. It
took but a short time to reach an agree
ment, both sides being fairly disposed and
In a conciliatory frame of mind. The re
publican leaders departed to confer with
Governor Peabody, and the house and sen
ate sat down to wait. At 7 o'clock all
things were settled, even to the fact that
Lieutenant Governor Ilaggott should pre
side over ths Joint session, except while
tha canvass was In progress, when he
would give way' to Speaker Dickson.
Canvass of the Vote.
The senators filed Into the house, with
Lieutenant Governor Haggott leading. The
lieutenant governor mounted the speaker's
rostrum, where Speaker Dickson was await
ing him. Ths men eyed each other for a
second, and then Haggott, with a laugh,
extended his hand and it was cordially
grasped.
The speaker stepped back and the lieu
tenant governor called the session to or
der. He announced the purpose of the
Joint session to be the canvassing ot the
vote and then gave way to the speaker.
Representative Griffith moved a recom
mendation of the action taken yesterday.
The rrsolution creating the committee of
fifteen was laid on the table and that
body passed out of existence. Ths can
vass of the vote then commenced and con
tinued until midnight. j
0.oarrel in tbe Coart Room.
The election commissioners of Denver late
last night refused to turn over to tha legis
lative committee of fifteen, appointed yes- J
terday, any of the ballot boxes In their I
possession. J
This morning John Waldron, representing
the committee, applied to the suprems
court for an order on tha commissioners
directing them to surrender to the com
mittee certain ballot boxes. Senator T. M.
Patterson, appearing for the commission
ers, requested until 10 o'clock Monday
morning to answer the petition. lie waa
given until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Dur- f
lug tne aeiate tne argument between llio
two attorneys became so heated that Chief
Justice Gabbert directed a bailiff to get
between the two men, who stood face to
face arguing fiercely.
Mr. Waldron, In upholding his legal con-
IContluusd. on Second Pugs.)
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair "nnday.
Monday Partly londy Probably
"now In West Portion.
F.W SRCTIO
1 Political Pol In Rnglnnd Bolls.
fiermsn t'lf Is Only for nefrnsc.
Adams Be Heated In Colorado.
Miikitra Hear o-f Port Arllior Fall.
'2 (.enerala oal nnd sinessel Meet.
Thompson to tin to Mexico.
Ills (iraln Kli-vntor Is nnrned.
.1 Xews from All Parts of Nebraska.
4 AITalra at nnth (Imnhn.
ews of Military Posts.
Contributions to Letter Box.
Tvrenty-Yrar-Old Snlt Settled.
B Kesrs from All Parts of Iowa.
Opera Mngers Injured la Wreck.
Conference at the White House.
41 Past Week In Omaha Society.
T Council HlafTs and Ions Mews.
EDITORIAL SECTION
to Editorial.
II Worst Car Famine for Years.
Echoes of the Ante-Room.
Doings Anions Heal Estate Men.
14 Inlform Titles for Cabinet Olllcers
Condition of Omaha's Trade,
in Financial and Commercial.
1U Japs Now Seek Vladivostok.
IIALF-TOME-SKCTIOX
1 What la Expected of President.
Speaker of Nebraska House,
(osslp of Prominent People.
Iieailrr of .Nebraska Teachers.
2 Plays. Players and I'lnj houses.
.Notes In tbe Mnslcal World.
3 Munlrlpnl Asphalt Repair Plant.
Dark Side of Port Arthur Fight.
4 Prominent Figures in Legislature.
Carinas, Romnntle tapers of Cupid
ft Natnral Itcsiinrrcs of Northwest.
Russell Knge nnd Ills ftrcat Wealth
i In the Domain of Women.
T ftportlaa. Review of the Week.
8 Progress In Field of F.lectrlcity.
Some Tersely Told Tales.
COLOR SECTION'
1 Buster Brown,
a ( holly Casbealler.
Alice Raises the Hread.
3 Sad Plight of Princeton Girls.
4 Beware of Beauty Doctors.
Children Supply Plots for Novels.
5 Strange African Fetishes.
Animals that Hunt.
Q George Gould's Interesting; Family.
T A Royal Romance.
A Sepia Sketch.
H Denmark's Wonderful Blondes.
From Far and Nrnr.
O Top o' the Mornln'.
10 Bevy of Stage Bcauly.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hour. Deg. Hour. Dear.
5 a. m 1ft 1 p. m KO
O a. m 14 a p. m ito
T a. m lit p. m v:i
8 a. m lit 4 p. in 8.1
O n. ni lit ft p. m '2'i
III a, in 14 ( p. m ao
11 a. ni 17 T p. ni XH
lit m 1
MAIL CAR ROBBED IN ALABAMA
Masked Man Takes All the Registered
Packages from Train Near
Meitgontrr,
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 7.-The mall
car of the Atlantic Const train which ar
rived In Montgomery at 0 o'clock this even
ing was robbed nbout five miles east of tho
city; A large amount of registered mall
was secured and the bandit escaped, drop
ping off the train ns it entered the out
skirts of Montgomery. Eugene Hester, the
mail clerk, was shot through the hand.
A stop was made at Wiley, six miles from
Montgomery, and Hester believes the rob
ber entered the car at that point. Shortly
after leaving there Hester was ordered to
throw up his hands and, turning, saw he
was covered by a pistol In the hands of a
masked white man. Hester grabbed at the i
pistol and tho robber fired, the ball going '
through the mail clerk's hand. Hester then !
gavo In and the robber, keeping him cov- I
ered, helped himself to the registered pack- !
ages, and when the train slowed up leaped
from the car.
It ear.not be told at this time the amount
secured, but It Is believed to be large.
BISHOP SPALDING flQ BETTER
President Roosevelt Waa Among; the
First to Scud Ills Sympathy
Special Prayers Today.
PEORIA, 111., Ian. 7. The condition of
Bishop L. Spalding was unchanged today.
Since his paralytic attack yesterday he
has practically recovered the use of his
vocal organs. Ills left arm and the re
mainder of the lift side of his body is
entirely paralyzed.
At St. Mary's cathedral tomorrow morn
ing prayers will be offered in connection
with high mass. Several priests will assist
In the service.
All of today tne episcopal residence was
deluged with telegrams of sympathy com
ing from all over the United States. Presi
dent Roosevelt was smong the first to
send his regret. Hundreds of others fol
lowed. Including men of national promi
nence In all walks of life.
STATE 0FFICIALJS INDICTED
Superintendent of West Virginia
. School for Deaf Charged with
Publle Gambling;.
ROMNEV, W. Va.. Jan: 7.-The Hamp
shire county grand Jury has brought In an
Indictment against Superintendent Rucker
of the West Virginia State School for the
Denf, Dumb and Blind on the charge of
Sunday gambling. Rucker Is a brother of
ex-Attorney General and Congressman
Rucker of West Virginia and of Congress
man Ruckrr of Missouri. The indictment j
has caused a great sensation and several
well known Romney men have been In
dicted on the same charge.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan. T,
At New York Arrived : l.ucanla, from I
Liverpool; La Touralne. from Havre; Car. j
Eatnia. irom jnesie. oaiieu: ivernia. lor
Jverpool; Deulsthland, for Naples; Phil
adelphia, for Southampton; Pretoria, for
Hamburg.
At Naples Arrived; Slavonla, from New
York.
At Plymouth Arrived: Bt. Louis, from
New York.
At Trieste Sailed: Ultonia, for New
York. Arrived: Slavonla, from New York.
At Havre Sailed: La Gascogne, for New
York.
At Genoa Sailed: Napolltan Prince, for
Now York.
At Glasgow Sailed: Sardinia, for Boston.
At Antwerp Sailed: Finland, for New
York via Dover.
At Southampton Sailed : New York, for
New York, via Cherbourg. Arrived: St.
Louis, from NfW York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Campania, frem
New York; Mihaon. from rleatlle. Sailed:
L'nibriu, for New York.
At Hong Kong Arrived : Alga, from Sun
Francisco.
At Cherbourg Balled: New York, for New
York.
At Rotterdam Sailed: Ryndam, fur New
York.
At Fluras-Balled: yitonla, for New York.
Foreign Office Wants to Tats a Hasd in
Peace Negotiations.
WOULD LIKE TO DICTATE TERMS
Officers lay Belligerents May Make Fsaos
Without Ooiwilting the Powers.
MUKDEN ARMY HEARS OF THE FALL
News of Surrender vf Pert Arthur Bt
ceired by Eassiai Troeps.
asananssBsansk
BOMBARDMENT MARKS CHRISTMAS EYE
Russian Forces Facing Oka's Army
I'se Heavy Guns W ithout Effect
on Japanese la Their
Shelters.
PARIS, Jan. ".After conferring with
Minister Delcasse. a leading diplomat said
today that mediation In the Japanese-Russian
war would be as unacceptable to Rus
sia now as It would have been to the north
after the defeat at Bull Run. The belief is
growing that Great Britain's snxlety for
mediation Is not entirely disinterested. A
British olTlclul recently said:
"If Europe or America does not inter
vene Japan and Russia will make their
terms of peace without consulting Europe
or America."
This leads diplomats to say that Great
Britain Is less desirous for peace than to
secure a voice In the terms of peace.
Mukden Hears of the Fall.
MUKDEN, Jan. .-tVla Peking, Jan. 7.)
Though the news of Port Arthur's capitu
lation wan first generally known here
today. It waa surmised by the Russian
army January i, from tne cheering heard
In the Japanese camp along the entire lino
when '.rlcs of "banxal" were distinctly
heard. The rews created no surprise, be
cause the army had become accustomed to
the possibility of Port Arthur's fall from
before the battle of Liao Yang and since.
While concerned at the disaster the Rus
sians are lost In admiration of the won
derful and unexampled defense. Although
the deaths of Generals Fock and Kon
dratrnko was not published here, the facts
regarding Fock had been accepted for six
weeks and the condition of Port Arthur
was known throughout. The authorities
here us early as December 26 denied that
relief vessels had successfully run the
blockade, as reported, and candidly ad
mitted the desperation of the heroic de
fendert. The Russians regarded the ex
pectations of foreign expert visitors to
Port Arthur before the war that Port Ar
thur would doubtless resist for eighteen
months, as being too optimistic, provided
there was no relief.
While it Is Impossible to telegraph the
tenor of opinion, . yet it la evident that
greater events must transpire before the.
end of war Is apparent
The Russian army Is beginning a cheer
ful but quiet celebration .of the Russian
Christmas, which Is tomorrow.
There was an unusual cannonading yes
terday along tho center. It was continued
in moderate form today.
Russians Bombsrd on Christmas Kve.
GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUARTERS,
Jan. 7.-U a. m. tVla Fusant The Rus
sians, In celebrating their Christmas eve,
began a heavy rifle fire at 10 o'clock yes
terday evening (January li) opposite Llni
himpu. Their artillery Joined In at II
o'clock and kept up two hours of the hard
est firing known since the Shakhe river
waa reached, spreading along the whole
front of General Oku's army. Tho Japa
nese sustained no damage and refused to
reply. They simply moved Into their
trenches, preparing to repulse and ex
pected attack, which was not attempted.
There were no casultles among the Japa
nese troopa
neport Transfer of Prisoners.
TOKIO, Jan. 7 (2:30 p. m.i-General Nogt
reports the following additional transfer
of prisoners st Port Arthur, msde yester
day, January 6:
Twenty-sixth regiment (additional) 1,004
men.
Twenty-eighth Rifles, fifty-two officers,
1.5fK men.
Seventh battalion reserve conscrlps, four
teen officers, 2ii men.
Thirteenth battalion reserve conscripts,
twelve officers, 308 men.
Tenth regimental headquarters, two offi
cers, 6i men.
Eleventh and Twelfth regiment. Third di
vision, four officers, l'Ja men.
Fourth artillery brigade, twenty-six offi
cers. SHI mon.
(lartison artillery, two officers, 118 men.
Twantjng garrison artillery, sixty-eight
cfVeers, i.'M men.
Gendurines. two officers, twenty-foul
men.
Total, !R2 officers. 7.177 men.
One hundred and fifty-one officers wera
paroled.
Await Russian Fleet.'
In naval circles hero the reeall of tha
Russian second Pacific squadron Is not
regarded as a sign that Russia does not
hope for final success on the seas. It 1
considered that the . authorities at St.
Petersburg have realized the Improbability
of the second Pacific . squadron alone de
feating Vice Admiral Togo and, has re
called it to await reinforcements and te
further train Its officers and men pre
paratory to a suprei.ia effort for the mast
ery. A naval officer said to the Associated
Press correspondent today:
Japan has confidently awaited the ar
rival of the second Pacific squadron of the
Russian navy in the fur east. It would
have been a splendid fight. Now we must
prepare for the future, of which we are
not afrnld.
Russian Ships Disarm.
R4 Admiral Kataeka in his report re
ceived here nt 2 o'clock yesterday morning
(January 0) says that the commanders of
the flotillas sent to Kiaochau and Che Foo
have returned at last satisfied that the
German and Chinese authorities have com
pletely disarmed the Russian vessels which
have sought refuge In those ports. The
armored cruiser Chlyoda and a flotilla of
destroyers remained outside Kiaochau har
bor until p. in. Wednesday (January 4).
Mikado Thanks Army.
The emperor today Issued a rescript
thanking General Nogl, the Third army,
Admiral Togo and tho combined fleet, for
the taking of Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo has Uaui-d sn order abol
ishing from today the blockade of the LI
Tung peninsula.
Russian Admiral Escapes.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 7.-A special dls.
patch from C he Foo says that Rear Ad
miral Prince Ouklomsky and ltuar Admiral
Docliirisky have arrived there, disguised,
on board a launch.
Prlnoe Ouklomsky assumed command of
the Port Arthur squadron after Admiral
Ma W ii off was drowned as a result of ths
kinking of his fl.igshlp, the battleship Pa.
tropavlovsk, at the entrance of Port Ar
thur April 13. Later the prince waa rt.
placed lu command of tbe suadxet f the