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OMAHA, MONDAY MOliNINO, MARCH 6, 1003.
SINGLE COrY THIIEE CENTS.
BOTH FLANKS TURNED
Pata of General Kourapatkin Hangs in the
Balanoe.
FIERCE ATTACK UPON RUSSIAN CENTER
General Uogi'i Yeterani from Fort Arthur
Hurl Themselfes Upon Forts.
RUMOR OF AN ATTACK IN THE REAR
Body of Japanese Catalry Ee; - to Be
Moving on Tie Pass
BL003 FIGHT LONG DRA
OUT
Each fid Reports a Xinbe At
tasks aid Coanter Attack,
Heavy- Losses Japs Cat
tare Supplies.
BT. PETERSBURG, March 6.-3:26 a. m.
The fata of General Kouropatkln and his
army hangs In the balance today, depend
ing on the result of the fighting almost In
the outskirts of Mukden. According to
latest reports thla morning the righting
went well for the Russians, who beat hack
the wave that threatened to roll over Muk
den aa It had over the fortifications of
Tort Arthur, but nothing Is known as to
what Is going on beyond the line of break
era, whether part of General Nogl'a force
la In full career for Tie Pass or whether
the Japanese have staked all In a cast
against Mukden. The imminence of the
peril on the west wing has withdrawn at
tention from the operations on the center
and left, where the fighting has been ex
tremely heavy, and on the left especially
where the Japanese gains are sufficiently
great aa to cause apprehensions. Military
critics here point out that the Japanese
have put themselves in a critical position
by the extreme extension of their lines
laying themselves open as they did at Llao
Yang to the possibility of a most effective
counter stroke and probable defeat, if
General Kouropatkln should be able to
launch a column against a weak link in
the chain.
In other respects the situation also re
sembles that at Llao Yang, the Japanese
making a costly "demonstration" to hold
the Russians In their fortifications on the
center, and throwing away the lives of
thousands in order to give the flanking
force an opportunity to administer a telling
blow.
A feature of all accounts of the fighting
reaching St. Petersburg Is the emphasis
laid on the awful carnage. There Is ref
erence, after reference to dead piled high
on the ground over which an attack was
delivered, strewing breastworks, almost
hiding abatis from sight and even being
used by the Japanese to construct hasty
entrenchments. The Russian losses on both
flanks are conceded to be enormous, but
they claim that the defenders of the center
suffered comparatively little by the Japa
nese bombardment and beating off the
Japanese attack. ....
;VrAVoK'."!otl,a Mfi.
( The attacks delivered by General Nogl'a
soldiers were marvelous in view of the
forced marches which they made for six
days, recalling the records of Stonewall
Jackson's "foot cavalry." They entered
the battle with the greatest dash and
fought day after day with vigor, but those
of them who were taken prisoners dropped
to the ground utterly exhausted and hardly
able to speak. They had not eaten for
two days, which accounts in part for their
utter fatigue. General Kouropatkln's line
of communications has not been touched,
though It is In extreme jeopardy. His
right flank Is bent so sharply backward
that It may necessitate the abandonment
of the PutllofT and Novgorod hills, to
which the Russians are still firmly cling
ing. The Japanese possibly are pushing
northward at tangents with both flanks.
A hopeful sign Is the postponement until
tomorrow of the grand council of war which
was to have met at Tsarskoe Solo today.
This lends color to reports that the general
situation has somewhat Improved. The
council was called to discuss the retirement
on Tie pass, but the action of the Japanese
has made a successful retreat far more
difficult than that at Llao Yang, where but
one flank was rolled back.
A flood of dispatches came through today,
but they were mostly old, referring to the
fighting on. the left flank and General Line
vlch's losses, which have been already de
scribed. Ja, Near Mukden.
The advance guard of the Japanese left
army was within five and a half miles of
Mukden atatlon Saturday, according to a
telegram 'ram General Kouropatkln given
jut , -oJay. Other Japanese had captured
Suchunila and i.anschnnpa the sume day,
while thrlr attacks on PutllofT hill and
thirteen fierce assaults on Kandnlesan were
repulsed. The commander-in-chief's dis
patch, wh'ch Is dated March i, la as fol
lows: Friday, night was quiet on the western
flank. On Friday a detachment of our
forces on the Mukden-tilnmliitin road met
tnd fought a bony of the enemy advancing
ruin the westward. Uun firing has been
tudlble from morning lu the direction of
uchudxta.
All is culet tAi the center except In the
Shuktie sone, which the Japanese attacked
during Friday evenli g, creeping up to the
wire entanglements of our fortifications
and hurling hand grenades. The attackers,
however, were aoon rep u 1st d without. suc
ceeding In damaging the entanglements.
The JHpanese guards during Friday even
ing continued its attacks on Kandolesan
and the tenth attack was repulsed at 4
o'clock thla morning. Japanese corpses are
piled high against our eurthworks.
The enemy a attacks against the Gantu
pass position was suspended toward Fri
day evening, but i renewal of it la ex-pec-ted.
Their operations on our left flank were
also suspended Friday evening and It waa
noticed that the Japanese troops opposite
Kidlndiasu were falling back.
Major General Schattloff and Colonel
Guiko were among Friday's wounded.
Today (Suturduy) the advance guard of
the enemy which la enveloping our right
was noticed between the Mukdt-n-Slnmlntin
mad and the H un river, five and a half
miles from Mukden station.
The Japanese today captured 8chudzla,
but have not advanced farther.
They also captured Landschanpa after
hard fighting.
The Japanese advance on the Shakhe
atatlon waa commenced at 6 o'clock thla
morning, but haa been suspended; the en
emy has been driven back by volley firing
by our advance guards.
Two Japanefce attacks on PutllofT hill
Friday night and this morning were re.
pulsed.
, Japa Make Thirteen Charges.
In a later dispatch of the same date
General Kouropatkln says;
The enemy renewed the attack on the
Kaiidflnsan positions, but was beaten back
at- a o'clock this morning with great loss.
Altogether the Japanese made thirteen
cliaiKfu. The attacks have since been sua
ieud.l. Two attacks on the Kutlllnl position at 2
o'clock HiIk morning were repulsed.
The night and day were comparatively
quirt on our extreme left. Our detach
ment at Kuclilutsu (about twenty-two miles
euat of I.luo Yung) advanced somewhat
during the night.
TOKIO. March S.-I p. m. Field Marshal
Oyumu la continuing his great drive
SUMMARY 0FWAR SITUATION
Konropat kin's Position One of Ei
trrme Manser Japanese Line
Has Weak Folate.
Reports from Japanese sources claim that
the Russian right flank southwest to south
of Mukden and contiguous to the railway,
has been completely turned by the Japan
ese forces under the Immediate command
of General Oku.
To the eastward General Kurokl Is direct
ing a vigorous attack with heavy artillery
against strongly fortified Russians. Gen
eral Kouropatkln Is supposed to be con
centrating a strong force in front of Gen
erals Kurokl and Nogl. It seems probable
that General Kouropatkln will find It dif
ficult to retire to Tie Pass, which appears
to be a necessary move. St. Petersburg
has word that affairs latterly have taken
a turn for the better forRusslan arms
and the tactics of Field Marshal Oyama
In sacrificing many of his soldiers In an
attack on Impregnable positions on the cen
ter as a mere diversion while the real
blows were being struck on the flanks hi
criticised by the Russian military of
ficials. The critics also point to the at
tenuation of the Japanese line as an ele
ment of peril for Oyama and of hope for
Kouropatkln. The losses on both sides
have been heavy, but even estimates are
lacking.
MA X Y ARRESTS MADE AT WARSAW
Police Take Extra Precautions to
Preserve Order.
WARSAW, March 5.-11:20 p. m. It Is
reported that since Thursday the police
of thla city have arrested hundreds of per
sons who were thor.ght likely to participate
In any disturbances. They will be released
as soon as the situation Justifies it. The
city was quiet toddy. Soldiers are still vis
ible everywhere.
M. Muxonovltch, the governor general of
the government of Warsaw, who Is ex
pected to arrive here shortly, was born
In 1849. He received his early education
at Dresden and entered the army "in 1867.
His career was exclusively military until
1S93, when he was appointed governor of
the Ural. The position of governor gen
eral Is very difficult to fill. Apart from all
the troubles and complications attendant
on ruling the Poles, the governor, aa com
mander of the military forces, is respon
sible for the guarding of the two fron
tiers, Austria and Germany.
LODZ, March 5. This town Is quiet.
Strong military patrols guard the streets.
There are 7,000 workmen from the Pozen
ansky works on strike. The workmen are
indignant because several mill owners are
remaining abroad and threaten to cause
trouble unless the latter return.
After Rnaalan Censor.
NEW CHWANG, March 6. Via Tien
Tsln. M. Ronhoven, the Russian censor,
arrived at Tien Tsln today. Last week
he was In hiding at Hslnmlngtun, where
he succeeded in escaping attempts made
to capture him. H. Ronhoven Is con
sidered one' of the cleverest of the Rus
sian secret service officials and the Jap
anese are anxiously searching for him at
Hslnmlngtun. When he left that place
he was accompanied by several Russian
officers, who, it is believed, avoided the
vigilant , Japanese raiders and regained
the Russian lines.
Americans 111 In Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 6. Ambassa
dor Clayton, who has been suffering from
a severe attack of laryngitis. Is conval
escent. American Consul Parsons, who contracted
a severe case of typhoid while In the hot
country investigating the conditions for
rubber culture, is without much change.
He is still in the American hospital.
Jap Fleet Near Hons; Kong.
LONDON, March . The German steamer
Nubia, according to the correspondent of
the Dally Mail at Hong Kong, reports
having sighted two Japanese squadrons on
Saturday 100 miles southeast of Hong
Kong. The first squadron, comprising nine
battleships and cruisers, was seen at 2
o'clock In the morning, going at full speed
with all lights out, and the second squadron
of thirteen large warships was sighted in
the afternoon.
Canadian Cabinet to Meet.
OTTAWA, Ont., March 5. A cabinet
meeting has been called for tomorrow,
when it Is expected that the difference of
opinion between the government and Its
supportors over the northwest school ques
tion, -hlch It Is said caused the retirement
of Mr. Slfton, will be settled.
German Battleship Aground.
KORSOER, Denmark, March 6. The Ger
man battleship Mecklenberg, which went
aground on Saturday off Hatten reef, east
of Samsoe Island, has been refloated. It Is
leaking in several places.
(C-rti:ried on CcconJ Pxjx.)
ALLEGED BANDIT ARRESTED
Man Arenaed of nobbing Wabash Sta
tion Agent Identified by
His Victim.
ST. LOUIS, March 6. Leonard Johnson,
alias Dutton. was placed under arrest and
taken to St. Charles today, on the allega
tion that he was a member of the Morris-Vaughan-Rosenauer
gang of train robbers
and assisted In holding up and robbing Wa
bash Station Agent Thomas Galvln at 8t
Charles, August 16, 1904.
Galvln Identified Johnson as the man who
held two revolvers pointed through the
depot window at him.
Johnson at first denied his Identity and
then refused to talk.
WEEK'S LEGISLATIVE GRIND
Commodity Freight Bate Sill Host Impor
tant in the Eonse.
STANDS GOOD CHANCE OF BEING PASSED
Dodge Primary and Bridge Bills Also
Coming Ip la House Drainage
Bill and MrMnllen Medical
Bills in Senate.
(From a Staff correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 8.-(9pecfal.)-Before
this week la over the people of Nebraska
will know whether or not the legislature Is
going to enact a freight rate bill. The
commodity rate bill goes on general file
In the house and the house must finally
face It. It contemplates a 10 per cent re
duction of selected commodities and la
generally hailed as a measure of potential
relief for the shippers. The feeling Is it
will go through. In that event the rail
road committee will kill the Caldwell max
imum rate bill.
Not only freight rates, but possibly pas
senger rates will come before the lower
branch this week for action. The railroad
committee may allow fhe Berge anti-pass
bill, which contains a new schedule of
passenger rates, to return to the house,
killing the other two measures of this
character Introduced by Harmon of Saun
ders, who also presented the Berge bill.
There Is no thought that any anti-pass
bill will pass, however.
One of the notable events of this week
In the house will be the Inevitable fight
on H. R. 265, the committee bridge bill.
This measure Is held up as the embodi
ment of all the best features of every
bridge bill yet Introduced, comprising the
Kyd bill, which was killed in its entirety.
The farmers of the legislature have formed
a sort of organization with the pledge to
co-operate for legislation calculated to
benefit their Interests and the passage of
this bill Is one of their chief objects. But
like other suet) organizations, this one has
Its weak spots and it looks extremely
doubtful If the unanimity of Bentlment
manifested at the meetings of this so
ciety will develop Into tangible action
when the issue comes. A bitter light is
being made by those opposed as well as
those In favor of this bill. Each side In
sists It has good grounds for its position.
The friends of the bill say If passed it
will result in the abolition of the bridge
contractors' grAft, and the bridge men
say it will simply make It impossible for
them to do business to a certain extent.
The first bill on general file In the house
Is H. R. 7, the Dodge primary election
bill. The house, in committee of the whole
Friday after a persistent fight, had Just
killed the McMullcn primary election bill
when It adjourned and the Dodge bill
came next. From the vigorous manner In
which most of the leaders of the house
In the country districts lined up against
the McMullen bill and the principle of pri
mary election as a means of nominating
candidates It requires no stretch of the
Imagination to predict that the fate of the
Dodge bill already Is sealed. It became evi
dent in the debate Friday that this legisla
ture would not pass such a measure. Not
withstanding this the- friends of this' sys
tem are going to make their fight for the
Dodge bill. -
Week in the Seante.
McMullen's so-called Christian Science
bill, H. R. 166, will come up In committee
of the whole In the senate this week. It
was laid over from last week owing to the
absenoe of certain senators.
Drainage and irrigation matters will have
their Inning In the upper branch. S. F.
157, by Tucker of Richardson, providing
for the organization of drainage district,
was made a special order for 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon, being the very first
matter of business when the senate con
venes. Senator Glffln's bill, S. F. 98, giv
ing Irrigation districts the right of eminent
domain, is a special order for Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. This bill enables
districts to acquire private property by
condemnation proceedings and by purchase
and has been the source of great Inter
est. The senate has special order, for Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
Senator Cady's bill, 8. F. 178, defining prop
erty exempt from taxation, occupies this
place on the general file for Tuesday aft
ernoon. For Tuesday forenoon four bills
are down ftr special orders. These are
measures by Senator Cady, defining In
heritance rights and property rights be
tween man and wife.
The senator's bill defining property ex
empt from taxation is a copy of the Illi
nois law. It is deemed of great Import
ance, especially to persons and organiza
tions owning property used for religious,
educational and charitable purposes. The
constitution Is said not to be clear on this
one point and it Is the purpose of Senator
Cady to supply a more distinct and com
prehensive definition and at the same time
keep within the bounds of the organic
law.
TRAGEDY AT PES MOINES
Fred B. Hoffman Murders His Di
vorced Wife and Attempta to
Kill Himself.
DES MOINES, la., March 6.-Fred B.
Hoffman, a restaurant keeper, tonight ahot
his divorced wife and then turned his
weapon on himself, Inflicting a wound
which is expected to prove fatal. The
woman died Instantly. The motive for the
crime waa Jealousy, spurred on by the
report that his wife waa about to marry
again. .
New Havra Official Make Denial.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. March 6.-GeneraI
Manager Hlggins of the New Tork, New
Haven A Hartford railroad tonight de
nied that any strike breakers had arrived
In New York for his company.
It la expected that President Mellen will
return to thla city from Washington to
morrow and the agreement reached between
the adjustment committee of the firemen
and engineers regarding the difficulties be
tween them will be presented at that time.
WRECK ON NORTHERN PACIFIC
Two Dead and Six Iajared In Head
Oa Collision Near Bear
mouth Mont.
MISSOULA, Mont., March 5. Two persons
are dead and six injured as the result of
a collision of a freight' train and the west
bound Twin Cities express on the North
ern Pacific at Bearmouth this afternoon.
Dead:
W. F. WILCOX of Helena, division chief
clerk of the railway mall service, on tour
of Inflection.
J. 1.. HI I.LHAM of Helena, fireman of
the fc.xi reus.
The injured: '
A. W. Smith of Missoula, fireman of
freight; scalded and burned; Injuries to
chest: may die.
Joel 1 James of Missoula, engineer; leg
broken; left arm bruised; head cut seri
ous. Thomna I. Sheehan of Missoula, engineer
of freight; back Injured; may e serious.
Robert L. Stewart of Hnmu, mall clerk;
back and head Injured.
Mrs. T. H. Kerrier of Ellensburg. Wash.,
tourist passenger; neck twisted and body
bruised.
Marie Taylor of "The Virginians"; nose
broken.
The dead and Injured were brought to
this city on a relief train. The injured
are being cared for in the company hos
pital. The express was thirty minutes behind
time, and the freight had orders to wait
at Bearmouth siding. .
Engineer Sheehan misunderstood orders
and proceeded east. As the freight rounded
the curve east of Bearmouth it crashed
head on into the express. A high bank
had shut off the view of both engineers
and no attempt had been made to slacken
speed. Both engines were thrown from
the track and the mall and express cars
telescoped, but the passenger coaches came
to a dead stop and remained on the track.
Traffic has been resumed.
ST. PAUL, March 8. General Manager
H. J. Horn of the Northern Pacific re
ceived Information that passenger train
No. 3, which left St. Paul Friday night for
the Pacific coast, was in a head-on col
lision with a freight near Bear Mouth,
Mont., and that two persons were killed
and two Injured.
The dead: '
CHIEF CLERK WILCOX of the rail
way mall service, with headquarters at
Helena.
FIREMAN BELLON1, of the west-bound
train, Helena.
Injured:
Engineer James, Helena.
Engineer Sherman, Helena.
Mr. Horn said that none of the passen
gers of the west-bound train, was Injured.
Gift far Harvard.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Mnreh 5. In the name
of the city of Seattle, Humuel Hill, memlier
of th Hoard of Overseem of Harvard uni
versity, hut subscribed li.lKil to a M-ciul
fu-i-1 of (1 O.O.iM) to relieve the annual Uo
a.iuy sxlsilr.g at the Institution,
Paring at Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb., March 8. (Special.)
A petition for the paving of Fifth street,
between Main and D streets, has received
the signatures of the required number of
property owners and the paving will prob
ably be put In as soon as the necessary
legal stepa can be taken. It is a much
needed improvement
PRINCE NAPOLEON STANDS PAT
Says He Will Marry Belgian Prlaeeaa
In Spite of All Oppo
sition. BRUSSELS, March 6. (Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) It is learned that Ihe
grand marshal of the Belgian Court called
recently on Prince Victor Napoleon and
pointed out to him the embarrassing sit
uation which must arise between France
and Belgium If the prince should persist
In his design of marrying the Princess
Clementine, King Leopold's youngest
daughter. The gran marshal added that
by creating such difficulties for the Bel
gian government he rendered himself lia
ble to expulsion from Belgian territory.
To this Prince Victor answered: "Try
to expel me and you will see that the
country Is with the princess and myself,
and will disapprove the king's action'
After their marriage, said the prince, he
and the princess Intend to live In Italy,
NEW ZION IN NEW MEXICO
Report that Dr. Dorrle Will Not Re
tarn to His City Near
Chirac o.
CHICAGO, March 8 The mission of A.
Gladstone Dowie, who visited Zlon City
as the ambassador of his father. Dr. John
Alexander Dowie, has been disclosed at
a secret meeting of eldera and members
In high standing of the Christian Catholic
church. The part made public was the
definite announcement that a new Zlon Is
Boon to be established near the City of
Mexico, where Dr. Dnwle now la.
The "apostolic letter" which has been
looked forward to 'With much interest by
members of the church who had become
uneasy through the persistent rumors of
financial difficulties, was conciliatory and
encouraging In tone.
It has been rumored persistently that
Dr. Dowie never will return to Zlon City
permanently; that his advancing years and
111 health have made It imperative upon
him to assume less responsibilities and to
prepare the way for his successor, who, in
all probability, will be his son.
Deacon Barnes, now with the party In
Mexico, may be placed In charge of Zlon
City. Dr. Dowie Is expected- to arrive the
second week In April for a visit.
REPUBLICAN EDITORS TO MEET
Program of National Convention to
Be Held at Washing-ton Wednes
day la Announced.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 6. The pro
gram of the republican national editorial
convention, to be held at the New Wll
lard, Washington, D. C, on Wednesday,
March 8, has Just been announced by A.
O. Bunnell, editor of tho Danville, N. Y.,
Advertiser, secretary of the association,
and It Includes addresses by Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks and Senator Depew and a
paper by Dr. Wlnshlp of Boston on "Why
the East Is Republican;" one by W. S.
Cappellar of the Mansfield, O., News, on
"Why tho Went Is Republican," and one
by Colonel Lafayette Young of the Des
Moines, la., Capital, who has Just re
turned from a visit to the Panama, canal,
on "What We Got from Panama for
$40,000,000."
More than thirty state republican edi
torial associations will be represented at
the gathering and the editors will be re
ceived by President Roosevelt at the White
House at 2:S0 p. m., and there will be re
ceptions by Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks in the evening.
HISTORY OF THE RESCRIPT
It Waa Issued After Long Struggle Be
tween Liberals and Reactionaries.
MINISTERS NOT CONSULTED ON MANIFESTO
It Was Published on Advice of the
Holy Synod and Its Appear
ance Confounds the
Cabinet.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 8.-1:16 a. m.
The history of Friday's Imperial rescript,
as it has been authoritatively disclosed to
the Associated Press, sheds a curious il
lumining light upon the struggles for as
cendancy between the forces of teactlon
and liberalism which are raging about the
emperor, again compelling one to draw a
parallel with the French revolution and
Impressing the truth of Prlnee Bismarck's
famous remark that everything King Louis
XVI. did to preserve his throne came a
day too late.
Substantially the decision to permit rep
resentatives of the people to participate In
a consultative capacity in consideration of
projected refoims and preparation of laws
had been taken by the emperor three
months ago on the advice of Prince Svla-topolk-Mlrsky
and had been actually Incor
porated lit clause 3 of the December mani
festo. Reaetlonarlea Canse Delay.
Prince Svlatopolk-Mlrsky's heart was
set on this scheme, making It a condition
of his continuance In office, but at the last
minute yielding to the pressure of the re
actionaries, led by Grund Duke Serglus and
M. PobedonRteff, procurator of the holy
synod, It was stricken out and Prince Svia-topoIk-Mlrsky,
under the sunshine of whrse
Inspiration the hopes of the whole nation
burst into bloom, stepped down. Had Em
peror Nicholas then clung to his original
resolution many painful events since the
first of the year, including the assassina
tion of his uncle, might have been avoided.
The project on much broader lines was
again reviewed by Mr. Termoloff three
weeks ago at the meeting which Inaugu
rated weekly cabinet councils under the
emperor's direct presidency. The emperor
Insisted on preserving the principle of au
tocracy and some divergent views also de
veloped among the ministers. Between that
meeting and February 2i, the ministers
compromised their differences. When It
was presented, the proposition contained
the rescript. His majesty, while with
holding his definite approval, asked that
it be placed In concrete form. This was
done In the intervening week. The text
Is believed to be largely the work of
Finance Minister Kokovoff, although the
Associated Press Is not in a position to ab
solutely affirm it.
Manifesto Appears Suddenly.
In the meantime Prince Mestchersky,
who Is the editor of the GraShdanln, the
reactionary organ at the capital, and who
always has enjoyed a large Influence at
court, drew up a draft of Friday morning's
manifesto as a counterpoise to the rescript.
Just as Grand Duke Serglus had prepared
the communique which- accompanied the
December manifesto. Prince Mestchersky
sent the draft to M. Pobonosteff, who
wrote a letter to the emperor recommend
ing It. The manifesto was signed and Is
sued after midnight on Thursday without
the knowledge or after consultation with
any of the ministers, who were thunder
struck. But upon their arrival at Tsarskoe
Selo on Friday afternoon the ministers
were relieved when the emperor Informed
them that the manifesto would not Inter
fere with the rescript which he had re
solved to sign, explaining the connection
between tho two as stated In the Asso
ciated Press dispatches of March 4. It Is
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Increasing- Cloadlaeas. Rain or Snow
Tonight la Nebraska.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterdayl
Hoar. Ilea. Hoar. Des.
A a. m Jtn 1 p. m XT
a. m 37 p. m 39
Tausn Hit a p. m 41
Ha. ra...... 4 4 p. m 41
a. m 4. B p. m ......
lrt a. m 4ft H p. m ail
11 I, n 43 T p. m ...... RH
lis m as K p. m 117
0 p. iu 81)
INJURED W0MAN IS WHIPPED
Awful Story of Russian Cruelty in
Connection with Investlaa
tlon of Riots.
ST. PETERSBURG. March B.-(8peclaI
Cablegram to The Bee.) More terrible de
tails of the methods employed by the
Russian police to extort confessions from
those who fell Into their handa have come
to light.
Among thlse who were wounded In the
massacres waa a young Russian woman
atudent, whom a Cossack struck on the
breast with his sword. She was conveyed
to the hospital, and when the chief of po
lice sent for her the surgeon said she ws
too weak to move. A second application
received the same answer, but the police
agent refused to listen to the doctor, and
the young woman, covered with bandages,
had to follow him.
Twenty-four hours later she was brought
back to the hospital In an ambulance, aa
pale as death, and wltii ier uody literally
covered with black and blue lines and
swollen violet colored ridges. It waa
learned later that the young woman had
been brought before the commissary of po
lice, who called upon her to tell all slis
knew of anarchist and other plots against
the government.
The student, knowing nothing, could give
no Information, so although still suffering
from her wound, she was struck with a
whip across the shoulders and back. Then
she was Interrogated again, and as she
still maintained silence she was beaten
once more, this time on the ribs.
After that she waa willing to confess
anything that would satisfy her torturers.
This abominable act Is by no means an
isolated one. A Russian who visited some
of the hospitals of St. Petersburg on the
day when the soldiers massacred the un
armed people said he counted the corpses
laid out In the yard at each hospital, and
although he only went to fifteen out of the
forty-six hospitals In the capital, his list
showed a total of 2,196 dead.
EMIGRANTS WITHOUT HAVEN
Party of Europeans Barred from
America Are Refused Ad
ulMSlon to Italy.
LONDON, Mirch 6. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) An extraordinary game of
battledoor and rhuttlecock la being played
across the Atlantic with a party of Euro
pean emigrants. Some weeks ago they
sailed for New York, looking forward to
finding a home under the aegis of the
American eagle. When the voyage . was
-completed they failed,, however,, to satisfy
the New York Immigration authorities.
They were promptly herded together on
Ellis Island and declared "undesirable."
Squalid, poverty stricken and dirty, there
was, Indeed, little about them promising
good citlsenship. Accordingly, America re
fused to have them and arrangements were
made to return them to Europe.
They were shipped on board the Cunard
liner Carpathla, which sailed for the Medi
terranean, and amid much angry declama
tion, begun their second voyage. The ves
sel arrived at Flume, and the would-be im
migrants made their arrangements to land.
But this time the Italian authorities oh-
the fact, however, that the ministers were i Jected, and after some debate positively
so fearful that some adverse Influence refused to allow the party to leave the ship.
might Intervene before It could appear In In tn8 face ot tnls opposition nothing
the regular morning edition of the Official couId be 3one and wnPn the Carpathla
Messenger of Saturday that it was made aatn al,el t0T New York four d"" lBtcr
nubile Instantly on their return to St. wltf L00 emigrants on uoara tne unnappy
Petersburg,, and at the same time the min- 200 WM" 81111 the KUefl'8 of the snln- Tne
liters ordered its publication In a special New York authorities, having already de
edit'.on of the Messenger. i cIared lnem to be ""desirable, their trou
bles will not end with the completion of
uiversity oi opinion. thelr thrd voyage.
Notwithstanding the paeans of praise Thev will be transshipped to a vessel
with which the Russian papers greet the I bound for Liverpool and the process of
document, hailing it with such expressions ' dumping, so familiar In the history of
as ine aawning or a new era lor the Slav Great Britain's alien Immigration, will be
race," "The Rubicon of mistrust has been j repeated. They undoubtedly will be al-
crossed, ine moment for which we lowed to land, at Liverpool, and In view of
have been thirsting with trembling, long- their record, probably will become a per
ing and torture souls has arrived," and ' manent charge to British taxpayers.
"The voice of the people at last will be I
heard In the councils of the empire." there ! NEW TRACTION CAR FOR WAR
IS llic Bittticni uivtMBiiy ui views as tO
Novel Appliance Tested by British
Government Moves on I.ega
and Wheels.
OLD INDIAN PASSES AWAY
Seminole Known aa "Old Fish" la
Dead at Shawnee at the Age
of HO Years.
SHAWNEE, Okl., March 8. Klathlo
Harjo, a Seminole, known as "Old Fish,"
said to have been the oldest living Indian
In America, Is dead at the age of 110.
He was born in the Everglades of Flor
ida and fought In the war of 1812 against
this country as well 'as In the Seminole
wars. He enlisted as a volunteer soldier
of the United Statea during the civil war
and served with distinction.
Since then he hod lived with his tribe
and acquired a reputation as a doctor
among the Indians.
Inter Parliamentary laloa to Meet.
WASHINGTON. March 6.-RepreaentatIve
Bartholdt of Missouri, the president of the
American group of the Interparliamentary
union for the promotion of International
arbitration, has railed a meeting for to
morrow at the capitol to receive the report
of the last convention at St. Louis and of
the excursion of the representatives of the
foreign powers who were guests of the
United States. The meeting also will con
sider arrangements for the next confer
ence of the Interparliamentary union at
Brusaels and the appointment of delegates
representing the United States congress
at that gathering!
FREIGHT TRAINSJN COLLISION
One Trainman Killed and Two Seri
ously Hurt in the Wreck Near
DeBance, Ohio.
TOLEDO, March 8. As a result of a head
on collision between two freight tralna on
the Baltimore & Ohio four miles east of
Defiance this morning, Fireman Samuel
Beadle 'of Garrett, Ind., was Instuntly
killed and Fireman J. E. Cogley and Brake
man Carr, both of Garrett, were seriously
injured. There were thirty-eight care in
one train and forty In another and the
Impact was so terrific that there was hardly
a solid car left In either train. .Confusion
of train orders Is said to be responsible
for the collision.
Bellboy Charged with Theft.
CHICAGO. March 5. Otis Coy, a bellboy
at the Victoria hotel, was arrested today
charged with entering the rooms of four
guesta and stealing Jewelry valued at ll.lmo.
Most of the stolen property was recuv
ertd, , - .
what Is actually Intended, but by evident
design all translate the imperial rescript
as a promise of a real legislative chamber,
upon which they intend to make the fight.
Extremists, of course, who demanded an
out-and-aut constitution, deride it as a
delusion and a snare, but thoughtful lib
erals, who are convinced that the auto
cracy Intends to yield as little as possible,
believe that they have , at least secured a
fulcrum for their lever and that the em
peror, like Aladdin, has rubbed the lamp
and called genii into being, but that he
will not be able to control the new creation
when it appears.
Will Strike While Iron is Hot.
A great fight must come on Interior Min
ister Boullgan's committee upon which the
liberals have demanded that the zematvoa
be represented. The decision has been
taken to keep the agitation at white heat
and to strike while the Iron Is hot. In this
the liberals will have powerful support
In high quarters within the government.
What they mainly fear la delay and the
cooling off of the people Into the apathy
of fancied security of a victory achieved.
At the r.me time they hope the general
situation will ameliorate and especially
that there will be no repetition of terror
Ism. Certainly the rescript has created a
powerful Impression.
The disorders which were predicted here
and at Moscow for Saturday and Sunday
did not occur, although the strike situa
tion here appears distinctly more threat
ening. The authorities profess great hope
that the rescript will completely change
the attitude of the vast bulk of work
men who really are only demanding eco
nomic reforms by a strike, but who are
assisted In their campaign with their
revolutionary comrades.
The Rubs and the Vleddomosky did not
appear today owing to the fact that the
printers are on a strike.
GAYNOR AND GREENE FIGHT
Big; Legal Battle is Promised Before
They Can Be Brought Back
for Trial.
OTTAWA, Ont., March 8. Honoro Ger
vals, a member of Parliament, has been
engaged to assist Mr. Taschereau of (Jut-bee
In the defense of Gaynor and Greene, and
a bJg hgal battle la promised before It
la definitely known whether they wllj be
furevd. to return to the United B Miles,
LONDON, March 6. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) A most Interesting expert
ment in military mechanical traction was
conducted this week at Aldershot over the
rough and loose ground Joining the long
valley. The test waa In connection with the
War office trial of the Pedrall traction en
glne. the novel feature of which Is that In
stead Of the ordinary flanged hind wheels
the engine Is fitted with a aeries of revolv
Ing feet-like projections. In fact, it may
be said that the engine runs on wheels In
front and walks behind. The feet are fitted
with socket and ball Joints and are worked
by means of aprlngs, which adapt them
selves to all Inequalities of ground, thus
securing a wide distribution of weight and
a firm and upright position, no matter how
rough or rocky the ground may be.
The Pedrall passed with great ease over
the loose sand of the valley, drawing a
wagon loaded up to five tons and climbed
some very steep hills. The Inventor claims
that the engine's great forte Is hill climb
ing and aaserta that it would even climb a
staircase. The testa were made under the
direction of Captain Wilde, R. E., aecretary
of the War office committee on mechanical
traction.
SPENDS DAY AT HOME
President Passes Pint Sunday After In
angnration in Quiet.
GREAT CROWDS AROUND WHITE HOUSE
Visitors Bwarm Throigh the Main En-
tranoe and Wander Over Grounds.
MR. AND MRS. FAIRBANKS GO TO CHURCH
Vice President and His Wife Hear Bermoa
by Dr. Prank U. Bristol
PRESIDENT RECEIVES INFORMAL CALLS
Large Companies of Personal Friends
Are Entertained at Luncheon
and at Dinner -Roosevelt
Weather Continues.
WASHINGTON. March 8. President
Roosevelt passed the first Sunday after his
Inauguration quietly at the White House,
except for a horseback ride through the
suburbs during the afternoon. He was
alone and took his mount at the outskirts
of the city.
Surrounded by the mombers of his family
and his house guests, he spent the day la
recuperation from the fatigue Incident to
the heavy mental and physical strain which
he underwent during the Inaugural cere
monies.
It was expected that the president would
attend religious services today. In antici
pation of his leaving tha White House
thousands of people gathered in and about
tho White House grounds as early aa 9:30
o'clock.
No restrictions were placed on entrance
to the grounds and throughout the day un
numbered fhousands of people wandered
about the historic executive mansion. They
swarmed about the main entrance, peered
through the closed glass doors and windows.
Many Callers Received,
The White House, of course, was closed
to all visitors except the personal friends
and relatives of the Roosevelt family. Dur
ing the day the president and Mrs. Roose
velt received Informal calls from many of
such friends and at both luncheon and
dinner large companies were entertained.
It became evident early In the day that
If the president should leave the White
House to attend service at his church he
would be surrounded both at the church
and going to and from the service by an
almost uncontrollable crowd of curiosity
seekers and admirers. He was advised
strongly not to leave the White House un
der the circumstances and finally yielded
to the admonltlona of his friends.
Vice President Goes to Chorch.
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks at
tended service this morning at their usual
place of worship, the Metropolitan Method
ist Episcopal church. The Rev. Dr. Frank
M. Bristol, pastor of the church, preached
the sermon, the theme of which was 'lib
erty? his. text .beJnr. xrami Faul. Eplatle
to the Galatlana: "Ye have been called unf,o
liberty." At the conclusion or the service
the pastor and a large part of the con
gregation gathered about the vice presi
dent's pew and extended to him their con
gratulations on his Induction Into his high
office.
While thousands of visitors to the inaug
ural ceremonies left the city last night
ahd early today, other thousands remained
over Sunday. The day was fair but the
air was frosty.
Automobiles and street cars were
thronged to their capacity and the prin
cipal thoroughfares of the capital wore
congested with humanity throughout the
day. It waa remarked by old Washlngton
lans that this was the first inauguration
period for thirty-two years when the
weather had been so uniformly pleasant
for so many successive days and comments
upon "Roosevelt's luck" and "Roosevelt's
destiny" became trite In repetition among
the vast crowds which thronged the cap
ital. The electric Illuminations of the puhlle
buildings along tho line of march of the
Inaugural parade which have proved ao at
tractive to the thousands of visitors wera
turned on again tonight. The streets wera
thronged with people, most of whom spent
much of their time within the precincts of
the court of history, where the electrical
display was particularly pleasing.
SENATE MEETS AT SiOOS TODAY
All Members of Cabinet Will Be Nom
inated Except One.
WASHINGTON, March 8. The extra
session, of the senate, which adjourned
yesterday, will meet at noon tomorrow.
At that time the expectation is that the
president will send In a number of nomi
nations, the most Important being mem
bers or his cabinet. It is believed that
with the exception of Postmaster Gen
eral Wynne these will be present Incum
bents. For tho poKtmaster generalship the
president will nominate Hon, George B.
Cortelyou, the head of the republican na
tional committee. Mr. Wynne will be nom
inated for the office of consul general to
London, now filled by Hon. H. Clay
Evans. Another matter which will en
gage the attention of the senate during
the extra seoslon will be the consideration
of the San Domingo treaty, which comes
over from the regular session.
The president has ready a message to
the senate urging the Importance of the
ratification of that treaty, and, unless he
has chunged his mind, the meseage will
be sent to the senate during the coming
week. The length of the extra session Is
problematical and It Is thought will de
pend almost entirely on the time required
to dispose of the Sun Domingo treaty.
BASE METAL IS IN THE BOX
Gold Removed and Lead and Iron
Substituted in Transit from
Mines.
LONDON, March a. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The theft of a box of gold
bullion valued at 120,000 and the substltu
tlon In lta place of a box containing lead
and iron has been discovered by Messrs.
John Taylor Bona. London.
The box was one of nine sent from the
Champion Reef, the leading nilne on the
Kolar gold fields In India, to Bombay for
shipment to this city.
When the consignment arrived the agents,
Messrs. Taylor & Sons, found that one of
the boxes contained, not bullion, but lead
and Iron. This was In the mlddlo of Feb
ruary, and since then no trace of tho
thieves haa been found.
Movrmruta of Orris Vessels March ft.
At New York Arrived: Minneapolis, from
lymdon; Caronl.t, from Llvi-rpmil.
At Naples Hulled: t'anopic, for Gibral
tar. At bueenstown-Sailed: L'inbrU. for New
iYw-s.
MOVEMENTS OF FARM PRODI CTS
Statistics Compiled by Department of
Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, March 6. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has received a report
on foreign trade In farm and forest prod
ucts in 1J04. compiled by the division of
foreign markets. It shows:
Balance of trado In farm products In
each year from 1W1 to ltH was In favor
of exports. There was a distinct gain In
lfrttit when the exMirt balance Increased to
oK'.ihj,ixi, a gulu of Ii:57,u"O,0OU over the
preceding year, and for six consecutive
vears iii-glnnlng with Ikku, the annual
export balance for funn products exceeded
410,)Oi,IHA.
The Btatement shows that the domestic
exports of farm or agricultural products
for the year 1!M were fl9.fKsj.fas less than
In the preceding year and pa.M,(xX less than
the annual average for 1M to ltn3. The
total value of 1H waa fV.lG.t''4. The ex
ports of forest products In MM aggregated
t69,5i".0, and were an Increase of $11,(1)0,.
UK) over 19 3 und $:M,mrt,li0 more than the
annunl nvi rage tor 1MH to 1M)S. For the
period of 1Mi to I'M the total value of tfo
mcstic exports of farm products aggregated
U,000,(j0o,Uu0, The total lwyorU ut farrg
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