The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1871.
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OFFER OF COLONIES
British Speaker Tells of the Policy of
Reciprocal Trade Eolation.
PLAN .ORIGINATED IN VICTORIA'S REIGN
Wu Discussed at Conference Bold in
Jubilee Yoar of Queen.
SOME COLONIES ADOPT THE SCHEME
Canada and New Zealand Prefer Goods
irom Great ritain.
HOME SECRETARY DELIVERS ADDRESS
gaya Fiscal Pollc of Government I
DrftatlT and ot Protection
a Known la Farmer
Year.
ONDON. Jan. H. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) An address on The Colonial
Offer" wa delivered by Mr. L. J. Maxse
nt a meeting of the Compatriots' club in
Paxlon hall, Westminster, this week.
He said that the preferential movement
was neither Invented by Mr. Chamberlain
nor botn at the colonial conference at the
coronation. May . 187. would be notcdl
by the future historian as a mna-mar in
the hlatory of the British empire, for on
that day, at the colonial conference held
during- the celebration of the Jubilee of
queen Victoria, the delegates Including
the then premier . of South Australia,
Queensland and Newfoundland, the speaker
of the legislative council of New Zealand,
Mr. Service, later premier of Victoria; Mr.
Dcakin, then secretary of Victoria, and
Mr. Hofmeyr, leader of the Boulh African
Dutch declared in favor of Imperial prefer
ence. It was a somewhat humiliating re
flection upon the Intelligence of this part
of the empire that persons who mas
queraded as Imperial statesmen should be
able to deny th(H the colonies had offered
the home government preference in the
face of the fact that three out of four
great groups of self-governing colonies had
artually given Great Britain preference,
the principal being already embodied In
the legislation of Canada, South Africa
and' Hew Zealand. Moreover, there had
been since the first adoption of this policy
a remarkable development of British trade
in colonial channels; and, while the stand
still party were only too anxious to utilize
this Increase to swell the triumph of free
trado, they stoutly refused to recognize
that part of it, at any rate, was due to
What, in their ridiculous jargon, was
labeled "protection."
Colonies Prefer Britain.
- Efforts had been made to discount the
effect of the Canadian preference on Brit
ish Imports Into Canada by pointing
to the still greater increase of American
Imports. But an examination of the facts
would show tnat while the Increase of
British trade with Canada was In articles
which .might equally well have been sup
' "piled ' by Germany or the United 'Slates
the Increase of American Imports Into
Canada wis mainly in raw materials,
in which Great Britain did not compete.
In this case, therefore, preference had
bren given the home government a mate
rial advantage over Its rivals, and Great
Brltuin was not such a dog In. the manger
as to resent Canada's buying elsewhere
goods which Great Britain was unable to
supply. Preference, which was the old his
toric policy of Great Britain, was, in its
modern aspect of colonial origin, hall
marked by many years of colonial approval
in the face of steady discouragement from
the home government. It would, indeed,
be amazing were the Canadians, the Aus
tralians, tl.e South Africans or the New
SCalanri'era to renudlate their own ofrsnrln !
at the very - ynent when the grandmother
country was' preparing to kill the fatted
calf and receive the prodigal into the
family.
The liberals were rejoicing over the re
cent defeat of the Canadian conservatives
because they were supposed to be more
enthusiastic on behalf of Mr. Chamberlain
than Sir Wilfred Laurler and his col
leagues. The supporters of preference were
prepared to accept Sir Wilfred Laurler as
the spokesman of the whole empire on this
question and only wished that there waj a
little of the Laurler spirit ln the British i
liberal party
. Quotes Canadian Liberal.
In speaking at Gueiph during the general
elactlcn, when public men were wont to
open their hearts to their countrymen. Sir
Wilfred Laurler declared: "The govern
ment of Canada Is ready, and lun declared
Its intention and readiness, to go on and
extend the British preference as soon us
the British people are ready to give us a
corresponding preference. The answer is
no longer In our hands; It Is in the hands
of the British people, and there the matter
stands. The matter Is not free from diffi
culty, but It seems to me that if the good
of both sides, with tbe good of either side
in view and with a determination 10 rind
A common ground, we can have the boon
of natural preferential trade between
Canada and Great Britain."
Lord RoseUery was fonder of asking than
of answering questions, but as un imperial
perorator of, many years standing he could
hardly remain Silent in the face of this
challenge. Was Ixird Rosebery prepared
to acdept tbe offer of the Canadian pre
mier? If not, what ot his passionate love
for an empire for which ho was once pre
pared to die? Much capital wus made out
of the fact that some colonial stuiesmen
were In favor of giving a preference to
the mother country ln the shape of in
creased duties against the foreigners, while
plhera were In lavor of maintaining exist
ing tariffs with a refute In favor of British
imports. To his mind the matter was
immaterial. Great Britain hud no desire
to Interfere in the Internal affairs ot any
self-governing country, to hamper Its fiscal
freedom, to dislocate Its finances, or to
Jeopardise nascent Industries. The stronger,
the more propserous, the wealthier the
colonies, the greater would be the British
dominions. All Great Britain was entitled
to ask was that on those things which
were Imported from outside the empire the
friend and kinsman should reoelve better
terms than the stranger and the foreigner.
Wkjr Oppose a. Conference
That this was a praotlcal policy was
tlear from the opposition excited among
free Importers by the proposal to summon
an Imperial conference. If Mr. Chamber
lain's opponents believed a tithe of what
they said as to the Indifference of the
oolonles on this question they would hall
a conference which could only be abortive
save Insofar as It shattered Mr. Chamber
lain's program. He could not close without
an apology for the title of his address,
which might Induce thoughtless persons to
Imuglne that the supporters of Mr.
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
IRISH POLITICS IS B1 ,'
Orangemen Denonnee
Plan and Redmo
Conditions I
lon
of
anht.
DUBLIN. Jan. .,cc1al Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Gi ,d Orang" Lodge of Ire
land has adopted the following resolution:
That the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland,
believing that devolution Is merely another
name for home ru.'-. strongly protests
HK'iinst any utlempt to weaken the union
between this country and Gieat Britain,
and repudiates in the most unrtscrved man
ner the action of so-culled unionists in Iden
tifying themselves wiUi the members of the
Irish Reform association.
Speaking In Dublin at a gathering of the
Ireland Lranch of the United Irish league,
John Redmond said that the Gaelic league
was doing a noble work lor the country,
and that he had always rtgarUed It as com
plimentary to the political movement. He
wouid deplore the existence of any friction
betwjen them. In recent years young men
had not been as prominent in the national
movement an they were in the time of Par
nell's leadership. He thought that one
reason for their absence was to be found
In the tragedy of Parnells end and In these
years of unhappy conflict which followed
that terrible disaster. During these years
the young men who were growing up found
that the politics of the country had largely
degenerated Into personal controversies.
Now that these unhappy events had out
lived, he hoped that the young men would
take their proper place In the national
movement. In udvlslng young nationalists
to study the history of Ireland Mr. Red
mond said that nothing in Sir Horace
Plunkett's recent book was so Intensely
offensive to him us the suggestion that the
younger generation In Ireland wouid be
wise to forget the past. A greater insult
was never hurled at the nation.
Addressing a meeting of nationalists at
Templiboy Mr. Kedmond said that the
problem of tlie west of Ireland was only
now beginning to be understood painfully
and slowly In Kngland. The Idea that the
province of Connuught was barren and un
productive was wholly false. There were
rich lands in Connuught, but they were oc
cupied with cattle ranches which were In
the hands of ftw men, while the whole
population of the congested district was
huddled on the. fringes of bog and moun
tain. From these wretched people th6
shadow of famine was never absent. The
persecution which had driven them from
the rich lands had been created and main
tained with a callous cruelty by English
rule. The only effective remedy for this
state of affairs would be to sweep the un
economical holdings out of existence. The
land necessary for constituting economic
holdings was lying at hand, and their plain
duty was to force the government to carry
out its declared promises to the Irish peo
ple. The Irish members had warned Mr.
Wyndham that without compulsion the
land act would fall In Connaught.
Mr. Michael Davltt was the principal
speaker at a public meeting on the subject
of the distress In Cormemara which was
held this week at Clifden. Rev. Canon Mc
Alpine presided, and in the course of a
speech said that the people of Connemara
did not ask for alms, but for work. If, in
a crisis like the present, tbe state should
fall to discharge the first duty which it
owed to the community, namely, to preserve
and support life their people would be the
variest fools If they allowed themselves to
starve so long as fat sheep were grazing
on the hillsides or sleek kine browsing on
the plain.
A resolution was adopted declaring that
the steps taken by the government for the
relief of distress were grossly Inadequate,
and calling upon the executive to provide
employment under the marine works act.
Mr. Davltt, who was received with cheers,
said that the existence of the distress and
the nature of Its direct cause were ad
mitted by the government. They asked
only that a share of their own taxes should
be BPent on Useful and productive employ
ment ln the distressed localities. If the
iana act. ot last year had provided for an
equitable settlement of the western prob
lem the paramount remedy for the recur
ring distress would now be In beneficent
operation. He hoped that certain emotional
friends would pardon him for saying that
the present state of the west was a sad
commentary on the boundless laudation
which had greeted the wonder-working land
conference. Possibly this return or distress
would arouse the country to a sense of the
deadly danger Involved In bargains which
tie thousands of t.mants of poor lands to a
high annual payment for a generation and
a half. The present proposals of the local
government board were no better thun an
LofTes. to feed a dog with its own tall. He
advised the people to Insist on receiving
relief of Irish resources and out of their
own taxes.
Major John McBride, late of the Irish
Transvaal brigade, has arrived In Dublin
from the west of Ireland and Intends to re
main here permanently.
Mr. McBride, who complains that he Is
followed by detectives, declares that he still
believes In physical force as a remedy for
the ills or Ireland.
SOCIALISTS HOLD A MEETING
Government Orders Marlanlat School
Closed on Account ot Alleged
Disgraceful Practices.
MILAN. Jan. 14 -(Special Cablegram to
The Bee)-The socialists this week held
another boisterous antl-clerlcal meeting to
protest against the Pallanxa scandals. After
the meeting' the crowd proceeded to the
palace of the cardinal archbishop, before
which they made a hostile demonstration.
Great Indignation has been caused by the
scandals at Pallanza on the Lake Mag
glore, where the Marianists. one of the
congregations expelled from France, had
settled and opened a flourishing boarding
school. Some days ago information
reached the authorities that practices of a
most disgraceful nature were carried on in
the school. An Inquiry was held and the
government ordered the school to be closed
but the principal offender managed to ef
fect bis escape. Deep resentment against
the Marianists is spreading .through Pai
lanaa and large numbers of police have
been drafted thither to prevent any possi
ble disturbance of the peace.
PRIRCE FUSHIMUS AT HOWE
Will Arrive at Tokla Tonight and
Parliauuentarlana Have He.
farmed from Continent.
TOKIO. Jan. 14.-Prlnce Fushimi and his
suite are expected to arrive at Toklo to
night. The naval and military attaches, members
of Parliament and others who left Yoko
hama December 5b on board the Japanese
trausport Manshu to witness the fall of
Port Arthur, have returned to Tokio. They
visited General Nogl and Field Marshal
Oyama, while on their Journey.
CENSURE VON BUELOW
French Socialist ii Not Satisfied with
Eeply of Oeraan Chancellor.
SAYS THAT BOTH NATIONS WANT PEACE
Ridicules Reference of German Statesman
to Probabilities of a War.
N0 NECESSITY TO STRENGTHEN ARMY
All Probable Enemies of Germany Are Too
Busy to Fight.
DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS MUST UNITE
ProBrresalre Spirits at Berlin and
Paris Most Keep Agitators froin
Fomenting Discord Be
tween the Xations.
PARIS, Jan. ll.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bie.) M. Jaures is dissatisfied with
the relpy given by Count von Buelow in
the Reichstag tothe German socialists, ln
the Humanite he says thut the chancellor
answered with u second-hand raillery and
worn out epigrams, and when by such little
maneuvers he called forth laughter from
the country squires of the right and the
clericuls of the center, he considered that
he had fulfilled his duty toward the nation.
Hut the questions remain. They were form
ulated in almost Identical fashion by Herr
Bebel artd Herr von Vollmar In the discus
sion on the last budget. Why, they ask,
should military expenditure increase, why
make such sacrifices to the growing exi
gencies of militarism when Germany is not
threatened by any peril of war? Neither
Russia nor France dreams of mobilizing
un army against the German empire. Rus
sia Is tco much absorbed ln the far east to
have uny warlike intentions toward the
west, ln France the idea of revenge is
gradually giving way to a peaceful settle
ment of the questions between the two na
tions. Why, therefore, does not Germany
adopt a policy of peace, of democracy and
of confidence?
M. Jaures upbraids Count von Buelow for
having avoided the crux of the question.
The chancellor reproached the German so
cialists with fostering war by the vehe
mence of their attacks on the government
of the czar. He declares this sophism un
worthy of the head of the government. The
German social democracy does not want
war, for if Russia were victorious and the
Cossacks came to Germany they would once
more crush the germs of liberty and de
mocracy that are beginning to grow. If
Germany were victorious the prestige of
the Hohenzollerns, who would appear us
the defenders of German civilization against
the barbarism of the east, would be forti
fied. Thus, when Count von Buelow charges
the socialists with preparing or desiring a
conflict with Russia he is guilty of stfch
strange confusion that It is difficult to con
elder his "Words otherthaii a rather weak
attempt at a dlverston. "...
France Desires Pence.
M. Jaures remarks that Count von Bue
low replied to what socialists had said
about Franca with superficial and frivolous
wit, ln order to show that France had an
arriere pensee of war, he pointed to the
difficulties encountered by M. Jaures him
self in combating the Idea of revenge.
That, says t!e socialist leuder. Is a serious
misrepresentation. With the exception of
a few excited groups or agitators without
influence In the country, all Fiance wants
peace and wants peace with Germany as
with the rest of the world. The govern
ment or the Parliament suspected of want
ing to launch the country into an adven
ture of revenge would be Bwept away by a
formidable movement of opinion.
Aggressive nationalism is only dangerous
because it may encourage the parties of
reaction to seek by means of war a di
version from the progress of democracy.
If war broke out It would be the result of
a criminal combination in Internal politics
and not of a fixed plan of foreign policy.
And it would be necessary to take France
by surprise, to terrorize and dupe it, in
order to drive it again into warlike en
terprises. France, says M. Jaures, Is resolutely and
profoundly pacific. Germany Is of the same
mind. What is wanting In the two peoples
Is not the desire to maintain peace; It. Is
the courage to give effect to this mutual
determination and to make all their acts
and all their words consistent with what
Is the genuine gist of their ideas. The
efforts made ln that sense by the Ger
man socialists as well as by the French
socialists and democrats deserved to be
recognized by the chancellor with greater
breadth of view. But the growing strength
of democracy and of peace will vanquish
the narrow mlndedness of official diplomacy
and the aspirations of reaction. The two
peoples understand, moreover, that their
loyal and definite reconciliation will re
lieve them and the world of a crushing
burden.
After predefine; a change by peaceful
methods ln the condition of the popula
tion of. Alsace-Lorraine, M. Jaures con
cludes as follows:
"Already, notwithstanding the artificial
violence of some of our politicians and the
somewhat commonplace irony of Count
von Buelow, It Is a sign of the new times
that these problems should be discussed
at the tribune at Paris and ln Berlin by
the democrats of both countries In the
broad sense of human solidarity."
PRIESTS MUST AVOID POLITICS
Archbishop of Knen, Primate of Nor.
sandy, Isaacs an Addresa
ob the labject.
PARIS, Jan. 14. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The archlbehop of Rouen,
primate of Normandy, in a letter addressed
to the clery of bis archdiocese on the In
tervention of priests in politics; says: "The
Interference of the priesthood In political
affairs has always been fatal to the church.
We. have often said this, and we now re
peat it that which has been the cause of
death cannot bring back to life. Politics
cannot restore what they have caused us
to lose. There Is only one way ln which
the priest can Improve the political situa
tion and that Is by working with apostolic
seal and by apostolic means for the sane tin
cat I on of souls. The social effects which
transform a people are one of the first
consequences of the sanctlflcation of souls.
Everything else Is but sterile agitation,
which does not go beyond the surface and
falls to reach the heart. In which la the
root of all dlsoider and source of all re
generation. In order to weed out this root
and to cauae this source to flow the need
Is rather saintly pastors than political
lories ta.
MAY SQUEEZECHINA TIGHTER
Some Nations Object to Its Baying
Gold tn Market to Par
Indemnity.
PRICING, Jan. 14. (Special Cablegram to
The Pee.) Payment has not yet been made
by China of the Indemnity agreed upon.
The reason Is that the ministers are still
disputing among themselves as to What
fresh terms they can extort from the
Chinese. Hiving gained their rolnt that
China shall pay In gold, they now demand
that China shall sign .gold bonds, but shall
pay ln silver at a rate to be arbitrarily
determined by the powers, without refer
ence to China. Several artificial methods
for so determining the rate have been
suggested by the ministers, such as the
average quotation of exchange for each
month, or the average price of bar sliver
In London, but all have been rejected as
Impracticable. There remains the obvious
and natural course of appeal to the open
market. Since the first payment on ac
count of the Indemnity was made on Jan
uary 1, 1902, the International Bankers'
commlslson, who arbitrarily determine the
rato of exchange, have, by fixing the rate
unjustifiably low, succeeded in despoiling
China in three years of 2.167,285 Shanghai
taels, equivalent at today's exchange to
;i;92.i2S.
China, by Its new proposals, endeavors
to safeguard Itself against such spoliation
In the future. It arks that It shall be al
lowed to purchase Its own gold by free
operation In the open market. Russia, Ger
many and France, however, insist that
China shall be compelled to buy Its gold
through the several International banks, ln
order that these banks may not be de
prived of the exchange profit on the trans
action. With frank cynicism these three
powers avow that they must comrel China
to accept an unfavorable rate of exchange
In order that, the Russo-Chlnese bank, the
Deutsch-Aslatlsche bank and the Bank de
L'Indo Chene may make their profits on
the operation. As a last resource, China
now proposes to redeem Its right of free
operation In the open market by paying
compensatory commisslson to the several
banks Interested. It is hoped that the
opl.ilon of people In. Germany and France
will condemn the procedure of their gov
ernments. The action raised by one of
the ministers is obviously dictated by the
wish, which he has never concealed, that
each power should settle separately the
Indemnity question.
The action of Sir Ernest Satow, the
British minister, who supports the Chinese
proposal, has saet with the high approval
of the Chinese authorities, who are con
fident that England, in conjunction with
Japan and America, will deal Justly with
China.
TROUBLE IN THE BALKANS
Ilulgarlana Look on Coarse of Sultan
s Designed to . Delay
Settlement.
SOFIA, Jan. 14. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Sadlk Pasha, the Ottoman com
missioner, who has returned from Constan
tinople, brings nothing more tangible than
complimentary messages from the sultan
and assurances thriV Tli- ,i!g-truv!ti,g
question wU'ft'regafct Wthe Yi&trlatloftVrj
refugees In the Adrlunople vilayet will be
satisfactorily arranged. The lists of refu
gees furnished by the Bulgarian govern
ment will, in the first Instance,' be for
warded to the vail at AdrianoDle and subse
quently to the local authorities for verifica
tion. The demand for these lists is re
garded here as nothing more than pretext
for delay, and little hope exists of any
progress toward a solution of the question
until the powers take the matter definitely
ln hand. The longer repatriation is de
layed the greater will be the difficulty ln
ejecting the Mohammedans who have been
allowed to Install themselves In the houses
and farms of the fugitives. Any action on
which the powers may decide should be
taken promptly in order that the resettle
ment may be effected before the spring
sowing.
There Is reason to believe that the state
of affairs ln the Adrlanople vilayet, and
still more the marked aggravation of the
situation ln Macedonia, has for some time
past been seriously accupying the attention
of all the great powers.
Warfare between Bulgarian and Greek
bands In Macedonia continue. According
to a telegram from Constantinople, a Bul
garian band under the Kutzo-vlach leader,
Mitre Voda, exterminated a Greek band
near Zelenltch, ln the district of Fiorina,
the other day. Another Greek band under
one Epamlnondas Is stated to have been
routed and partially destroyed by a Bul
garian band, aidtd by armed peasants, near
Surakinovo, -In the district of Vodena. A
fight between Turkish troops and a Bul
garian band occurred at Zlblck, ln tha
Monuntir district, a few days previously.
An extension of the reforms to the Adrl
anople vilayet can hardly be proposed with
confidence until better results are visible
ln Macedonia. Some amelioration might be
Introduced could the sultan be persuaded
to allow the Belgian and other foreign
officers engaged before the application of
the Murzsteg program to occupy poets of
observation ln the vilayet.
GURKHAS IN LUSHAI HILLS
Punitive Expedition Is Sent Against
, Natives of Mild Part
of India.
RANGOON, Jan. 14 (Special Cablegram
to The Bee) A small punitive expedition,
composed of 100 Gurkhas under the deputy
commissioner at Paletwa, has started for
Lushal hills. The natives recently entered
the Chin hill country and committed sev
eral murders, besides robbing the Inhabi
tants and taking several of them prisoners.
The Lushal hills are a wild, Imperfectly
known country on the northeast frontier of
India. The Inhabitants are nomadic ana
have hereditary chiefs. From the earliest
times they have been notorious for their
sanguinary raids Into British territory,
which are said to be instigated by their de
sire to obtain human heads for use at their
funeral ceremonies.
ANTI-SEMITIC AGITATOR SILENT
Believing Him Irresponsible, Berlin
Police Will Not Let Count
Packler Speak,
BERLIN, Jan. 14. Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Count Puckler, the notorious
anti-Semitic demagogue, has been at last
effectually silenced, after having vainly
tried to obtain a hearing at various public
hulls ln Berlin. An official notice from
the police authorities has been delivered to
htm. ln which it Is stated that, as the
police regard his mental condition ae ab
normal, he will not tie permitted to address
any public meeting within the Jurisdiction
of the Berlin police. Any attempt to vio
late thla order will be followed by his
Immediate arrest.
JAPAN AFTER FRANCE
Russia's Ally is Criticised for Alleged
Breach of Neutrality.
RECEPTION OF SHIPS AT MADAGASCAR
Tokio Paper Says They Should Hare Been
Sent Away Long Ago.
INTERVIEW WITH RUSSIAN ' GENERAL
Officer Talk) of Life ia the Trenches at
Port Arthur,
CZAR ADDRESSES AKMY AND NAVY
lie Irgee the Fksibtlng Men Not to
Be Dlamuyed by the Fnll ot
Port Arthur nnd Other
Heveraea.
TOKIO, Jan. 14. Noon.) The French
War oflice 18 criticized for permitting the
ships of the second Pacific squadron of
the Russian navy to make u prolonged
stay at Madagascar. Heretofore the
Japanese press and people, realizing the
peculiar position ln which France was
placed, were not disposed tn Judge its ac
tions too severely, but the Asuiil today
11 a:
It is no longer possible to overlook the
French nonobservunee ot neutrality nor
its disregard tor the obligations ot a neu
tral uation.
Coming the ships of the second Pacific
squadron in French ports has culminated
in allowing Rear Admiral Kojestvensky to
retnuin for twelve days awaiting rein
forcements and in the use of Madagascar
as a base OX operations against the Japa
nese fleet, now reported in the Indian
ocaun.
Such action Is little less than hostile,
and if France Is sincere in Its promises
or strict neutrality the ships of the second
Purine squadron ought long ago to have
been sent away or disarmed.
Further temporizing for the purpose of
rendering assistance to the Russian ves
sels, must be considered a serious ore mil
of neutrality.
Cossacks Abandon Arms.
Additional reports from the Japanese
army headquarters state that the Russian
cavalry, which was defeated In the neigh
borhood of Ylnkow Wednesday, retreated
In a disordered condition to Takuokan,
south of New Chwang, leaving sixty-two
killed and six wounded behind. Many
abandoned their arms and accoutrements
ln their flight. It is believed thut the
Russian casualties exceeded 20U. This
Japanese routed the Russians near New
Chwang Friday.
The Japanese casualties ln the recent
fighting ut New Chwang and other places
involved in the Russian raid are estimated
at one killed and fifteen wounded, oil non
commissioned officers or privates. The
Russian total losses are estimated at over
300. The Japanese report that the supplies
of munitions stored at New Chwang and
Nluchiatun were not damaged.
Rnaalaa General Talks.
...Lieutenant. General Median,, who la one of
the Russian officers who gave their parole
at Port Arthur, and who arrived here, Is
65 years old. He said to an interviewer:
When I entered Port Arthur I was a
majur general. Since then 1 have been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant general
and commanded the Fourth division during
tne siege. 1 lived in the trenches. The
bravery shown by the- Japanese navy is
beyond comparison. Its achievements are
unparalleled. With that navy and the
Russian urrny nothing In the whole world
could withstand us. Our soldiers are un
educatedIt is not so with the Japanese.
The bravery displayed by the Japanese sol
diers Is unrivalled. It seems shameful to
kill such splendid men. 1 lament the tre
mendous Bacrliice of life on both sides.
The emperor Is a good sovereign, who Is
rarely seen. He seems to be disgusted at
the cruelties of the war. I wish tor peace.
1 think hostilities will cease during I tie.
coming autumn, at the least.
Emperor to Army nnd Navy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. H.-Emperor
Nicholas has addressed, the following re
script to the army and navy:
Port Arthur has passed into the hands
of the enemy. During eleven months tne
tight has been going on in its defense.
More than seven monins Its noble detenueis
had been cut off from the rest of the
world. Without any positive assurance of
relief they continued to fight and did
everything In their power to check the
progress of the enemy, sparing neither life
nor heart's blood to uphold the honor of
the Russian people.
Russia, wlin pride and admiration, fol
lowed each move in the contest. The whole
world was astounded at their gallantry,
but' dally their ranks were ilirnned, their
powers of resistance diminished and, under
repealed attacks by the enemy, they were
obliged to give way.
Peace, honor and undying memory will
be the portion of you Russians who have
fallen ln the defense of Port Arthur. Far
from home you have laid your bodies upon
alien soil; a sacrllice to the dictates of
your own honor and the demands of your
emperor. Peace and honor be your portion.
Always will you be held ln our hearts and
memory.
Honor to the living. May God restore
you to health and strength and give you
patience to face this disaster wlm which
you are confronted.
My gallant troops and sailors: Do not
let this sorrow dismay you. Our enemy
Is strong and daring. This fight against
them occurs 7,Uiiu miles from our home;
but, Russia is powerful. In 1,000 years of
Its existence there huve been still heavier
trials, worse and more threatening dan
gers, but Russia ever arose from trial
with renewed force and strength. Do not
let your souls be troubled by lack of suc
cess and heavy losses. Russian strength
grows with adversity.
With all Russia. 1 Join ln the belief that
the time Is coming when God will give
strength to our glorious: army and navy
to arise and break the forces of the enemy.
(Signed.) NICHOLAS.
Will Preserve Dotch Neutrality.
THE HAGUE, Jan. 14. Rear Admiral
Inethluge Is starting hurriedly for the
Dutch East Indies to take command of tha
squadron there, charged with the mainte
nonce of Dutch neutrality.
Stoessel Reaches Nagasaki.
NAGASAKI, Jan. 14 The Japanese trans
port Kamakuru, from Port Dalny, Janu
ary U, with General Stoessel and others
on board, arrived here today. After a
prolonged quarantine Inspection Governor
Arukawa, with the chief officials ot this
port, proceeded on board the Kamakuru at
S o'clock in the afternoon, and General and
Mine. Stoessel, two of tha Russian com
mander's personal staff, seven other offi
cers, two women and six orphan children
were landed tn three steam launches at the
Inusa Jetty, where they were received by a
guard of fifty police and several officers of
the gendarmes.
The Russian general was attired in a gray
military overcoat and wore Ms sword.
He looked well and walked with a stately
step. Preceded by a few police officers
and followed by his retinue. General Stoes
sel slowly wended his way up the bill to a
prettily situated bungalow on Inasa hill,
w'-re lie will be quartered. Half way
there, some dozens of Russian offices,
finding that their late chief was arriving,
ran up from all directions and saluted in
respectful silence. The party then en
tered the house. The closing act of the
great drama caused a feeling of sadness,
which was nut dispelled by the glorious
(Continued on Second Page.,1
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nehrnakn Fair nnd Not
So Cold Snndny anil Monday.
NF.W SFCTION
1 Trnde Proposal from Colonies.
French rtnllf a Not antlafled.
Japa Minn Teeth to France.
Lralalntnra f.o Home for Sunday.
H Merirlnahnna Iteelnred Not Gnllty.
Railroad Rill Partially Drafted.
tvs from 411 Porta of Nehrnakn.
Mrs. Poke Makea a Stutement.
4 Jackaonlnna Hold Annual llnnnuet
Doetnrlns: Ip the City thurter.
New Block for West Fnrnnm Street
fl House Pnaaea Many Pension nilla.
Denies I'lnrnl Marrlnse of Cnnnon.
f'oatn Itlen Provlnst Troublesome.
0 Paat Week In Omnhn Society.
Happrittn In Omnhn Suburbs.
7 Council Rloffa nnil lore News.
EDITORIAL SECTION
9 VVIllla Puranra Tn Complaint.
Potter Makes a Good Shnvrlns.
10 Editorial.
11 Thnmna Tnlks of Achievements.
14 Condition of Omnhn'a Trnde.
Kehoea of the Ante-Itnom.
Woman In Clon and Charity.
Iff Financial nnd Commercial.
1U Flaht for Termlnnl Tnsntlon.
II. 1.1 STIl ATFII SF.CTION
1 Recent Proarrraa In Kleetrlelty.
President nf State Rar Asaoclntlon.
Stories About Prominent People.
Some Terarly Told Tnlea.
Some Prominent Implement Men.
2 I'laya, Pln era nnd Plajhouaes.
Manic nnd Musical Notes.
3 Work nt the Omnhn llnrrncka,
Rnllrnnd Heajnlntlon a RIk Tnak.
4 Kplacopnl Mlaalnn Conference.
5 Flsr Culture lu Southern Cnllfornln
Sccretnry Morton on Railroads.
A in the Domain of Womnn.
T Sport 1ns; Review ot the Week.
Some Devices lard liy tlnmblcra.
8 Romantic Features of Weddings.
Stories for the Little People.
COLOR SECTION
1 Ruster Brown nnd Tlsre.
2 Chnlly Cnaheallcr.
Alice and the Snow Mnn.
ft The Rlnek-llalreil Roy.
An Old Cost,
4 Ancestry nf the Mnaher,
From Fnr nnd Near.
B Five Thousand MnrrlnBcnblc Men.
41 New York's Queen of Beauty.
Story of a Ilrnve Girl.
7 Reauty laeleaa Without Rrnlns.
Mystery of Woman's Moods.
H Six Dnela for One Girl.
O Top o' the Mornln.
lO Darllnaa of the Gallery Gods.
Temperature at Omnhn Yesterday!
Hour. lire. Hour. llrlt.
fl a. m 41 1 ii. m tl
it a. m A 2 p. m f
7 a. m 2 8 p. m U
SI n. m ;t 4 p. tn It
t n. ni 1 R p. m 4
10 a. m O p. m ft
11 a. m 2 T p. m 2
12 m 4
Indicates below aero.
GRUBER GOES TO BURLINGTON
General Superintendent of I'nlon Pa
ct fle Becomes General Man
iter of H at M. Lines.
CHICAGO. Jan. li.-J. M. Gruber, gen
eral superintendent of the Union Pacific
railroad, will be next general manager of
the Burlington lines east of the Missouri
river, according to report here tonight,
which is believed to be well founded. The
appointment, It Is said, will take effect
February 1. 1
Before going to the I'nlon Paclflc Mr.
Gruber was connected with the Rock Island
system, but prior to that time had been ln
the employ of J. J. Hill.
The position of general manager of the
Burlington Hues east of the Missouri river
was made vacant last week by the resigna
tion of F. A. Delano, who retired for busi
ness reasons.
AFFAIRS OF HARR0UN BROS.
Joseph K. Davidson, Who Allesres
Joint Aatrcrment with Defunct
Firm, Asks Accounting;.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. H. Suit was filed today
In the St. Louis circuit court by Joseph K.
Davidson asking that the assignment ot
Harroun Bros., grain dealers, to A. C.
Stewart, H. C. Haarstlck and W. T. Kem
per be set aside; that a receiver be ap
pointed to take charge of the firm's busi
ness and that the Chicago, Burlington A
Qulncy Railway company be restrained
from paying Harroun Bros. 115, oOO, which It
is alleged the railroad owes. '
The order to the railroad company to
show cause why the Injunction should not
be granted was issued by Judge Fisher, re
turnable Thursday morning.
Davidson alleges that he had entered Into
an agreement with Harroun Bros, to
mutually conduct business at several places
In Indlam Territory, mentioned, and charges
that the agreement was terminated with
out notice and he asks an accounting.
FIVE PERS0NS SUFFOCATED
New York Lawyer and His Family
Meet Death la an Early Morn
ins; Fire.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-F1ve persons were
suffocated In a fire that broke out early
this morning ln the basement of No. 133
West 130th street, occupied by William T,
Mason.
The dead:
WILLIAM T. MASON.
CLAHA T. MASON, his wife.
MAKOON MASON, aged 4 months.
ANNIE WELLS, a servant.
HELEN MASON.
The fire was burning fiercely when it was
discovered, but the firemen soon had It
under control. The bodies of the five per
sons who were suffocated were found In
bed.
Mr. Mason was a prominent lawyer, with
offices at No. S3, Wall street.
Movements of Ocenn Veaarla Jna. 14.
At New York Polled: Zealand, for AnN
werp: Princess Irene, for Naples; Qrttf
Waldersee, for Hamburg; Lucanla, for
Liverpool; Minnehaha, for London; Re
public, for Genoa: Furnessia, for Glasgow
At Antwerp Sailed: Vaderland, for New
York.
At Southampton Sailed: St. Louis for
New York. Arrived: Philadelphia, 'from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Merlon, from
Philadelphia. Bailed: Campania, for New
At Glasgow Arrived: Buenos Ay res
from, Philadelphia. Sa'led: Caledonian'
for Boston; HungHrliin, for Portland; Mon
golian, for New York.
At Havre Sailed: La Savuie, for New
York.
At Rotterdam Bulled: Rotterdam, for
New York.
At Yokohama Arrived; Onrmajilcua,
from San Francisco.
At Cherbourg ballad: St. Louis, for
Nw Ycrk.
At Queenstown Arrived; Cedrlc, from
New York,
SOLONS QUIT LINCOLN
Not Enough Legislators in City 0sr Sun
day to Make Committee Quorum.
PRINTED BILLS READY FOR THE HOUSE
Regular Legislative Grind Can Be Taken
Up oa Reassembling Monday.
AUDITOR HAS BATCH OF CLAIMS REAIY
Senatorial Election Will Be the Absorbing
Topio During the Week,
SOME BILLS WHICH wILL PROVOKE FIGHT
One by Saunders Granting Prlvlleae
to Corporations to Art na F.aeeua
tors nnd n Loral Option
Measure.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 14 (Special.) In Lincoln
today there are not enough legislators to
make a quoruirt for a committee meeting.
Epperson of Clay, member of the senate,
and Perry of Furnas of the house, and a
few others who have brought their families
along, of course remained tn town, but they
are Just writing letters and resting, and
i tin Is all. A few house bills came back
from the printer today.
The auditor has already compiled K4
claims thut will be referred to the legisla
ture for payment, and he has on his desk
probably fifty more that will come In be
fore the claims committee gets through Ita
work. A large number of these claims al
ready filed are for small amounts and many
of them are claims of sheriffs that the
auditor has heretofore refused to allow.
Next week, after the election of tha
United States senator, the two houses will
be able to get down to work, for there will
be a large number of bills to work upon.
Among the senate bills thut will attract
considerable attention early In the session
is the one by Saunders of Dojglas providing
thut corporations be allowed to act as
trustees, receivers, administrators, etc., and
the one by Shreck of York providing for
local option by counties. The first Is the
same kind of a bill as the pne Introduced
by Senator Saunders two years ago, which
was killed. A number of senators have ex
pressed opposition to it. Should It become
a law a corporation would have the same
power us un Individual to act as an admin
istrator and ilie money belonging to heirs
of estates could be taken charge of by tha
ugents of the big eastern corporations. It
tends to a centralization of power ln the
big corporations of the east that have
agents in Omaha and ln Lincoln.
Corporations as Executors.
The bill Is us follows:
Section 1. Corporations may be organised
under I lie gener.il corporation laws ot this
suite, wnu Ii corporation when so author
ized by lis articles of incorporation and
when so uesignated or appointed by the
court or by competent autnority, may act
us executor or administrator of wills or
estates; trustees under wills and of estates,
properly or business; guardians fur minors,
insane persons and incompetents, and may
act us trustee, receiver, assignee agent ami
attorney in tact for persons, partnerships
and corporations; which corporations when
so appointed shall have the ssme power
and authority as an Individual person aot
ing in such capacity. Such corporation shall
huve sucn power as may be given It by Its
articles of incorporation and such other
powers as muy be provided In the general
incorporation laws of this state.
Bee. 2. Courts and Judges having Juris
diction, are hereby uulnorized and em
powered to appoint any such corporation,
executor, administrator, guardian, trus
tee, receiver or assignee, and to require
such corporation to give bond or under
taking as would bo required ot an lndl
vidua! person.
Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of acts
ln conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Senator Shrek's bill providing for local
option by counties will meet with consid
erable opposition for the reason that It
provides that at every election the question
of local option must be voted upon If 10
per cent of the voters In the county so
petition. It would mean the question would
have to be threshed over at every election;
that while some communities desired sa
loons, other communities would not, and at
the same time the proposition might carry.
Under such a law both Omaha and Lin
coln could be shut out of their saloons
over the protests, probably, of a majority
of their citizens. A lobby. It la said, will
work for the passage of the hill, while at
the same time It Is understood here that
the brewers are getting in shape to opea
up headquarters and fight the proposed
change ln the law. In all probability
warm fight will result over this bill.
Rooms for Committees,
Rooms . have been assigned to senate,
committees us follows:
Accounts und Expenditures Secretary's
oflice.
Agriculture Room No. 6.
Apportionment Room No. 5.
U-uiks and Currency Room No. 6.
Claims State architect's room, ground
floor.
Constitutional Amendments East room oC
enrolltid ui.d engrossed bills.
City and County Boundaries Room No. K.
Deaf, Dumb und Blind Asylum East
room of enrolled and engrossed bills.
Education Room No. 6. i
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills East rooraj
of enrolled and engrossed bills.
Employes Room No. 6.
Finance, Ways and Means State archU
tect's room, ground floor.
Fish and Gome West end large assembly
room.
Highways, Bridges and Ferries West end
large assembly room.
Internal Improvements "West end large
assembly room.
Insane Hospital Room No. 6. .
Insurance Slate architect s room, ground
floor.
Irrigation West end large assembly room.
Judiciary Room No. 6.
Labor Room No. 6.
Library East room of enrolled and en
grossed bills.
Live Stock and Grazing Room No. B.
Manufacture and Commerce Room No. 6.
Medical Societies West end large assem
bly room.
Military Affairs Room No. 5.
Miscellaneous Subjects West end large
assembly room.
Miscellaneous Corporations Room No. 8.
Privileges and Elections State architect's
room, ground floor.
Public Churltles Room No. 5.
Iliblle Lands and Bulldlnas Office n
j commissioner nf public lands and buildings.
I'riniing Assemniv room.
Railroad Assembly room.
Reform Schools Assembly room.
Revenue Assembly room.
Rules Room No. 6.
F'-liool Lands and Funds West end as
sembly room.
Soldiers' Homes Assembly room.
Stste Prison Room 86, Llndell hotel.
University and Normal Schools Assem
bly room.
MINISTERS BIND THEMSELVES
Episcopal Clergy of Kansaa City
Diocese Take Stand on Di
vorce Question.
KANSAS CITY', Jan. 14-The follow,
trg has been signed by every minister In
active work In the Episcopal diocese of
Kansas City:
We, the undersigned clergv, In view of
the mugnituilM ut the divorce evil, do
hereby give notice to all whom It muy con
cern that e will not solemnize holy matri
mony In any ruse In which either pHrty
has a husband or wife living, who hue
been divorced fur any cause arising after
marriage.
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