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' KING WIXS KOSSUTH
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rtJon of Hungarian Revolutionist FaTorably
Impressed by Austrian Lmperor.
SHOWS HIS LOYALTY TO THE THRONE
Roquests Compatriots of Vienna to Refrain
from Enthusiastic lemonstrationa.
SITUATION INTERESTS AUSTRIAN PEOPLE
Separation of the Two Governments is
Causing Talk at Vienna.
PREMIER GAUTSCH WAKES A STATEMENT
Hint Bt Possible Opposition l Made
If Hungarian Government At
tcmpta to Chance tbe
Compact ol 1807.
, IENNA, March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Mr. Frank Kossuth, son of
the famous agitator who died several years
ago, is not following In his fathers foot
steps politically. He has been won over
by Emperor Francis Joseph, and has had
frequent conferences with the emperor re
cently. The son of the great rebel who
declared at the Debrezin Parliament that
the Hapsburgs mutt be expelled from Hun
gary, has developed before the aged mon
arch his political views and the emperor
hits been able personally to convince him
self that Mr. Kossuth has completely
abandoned his father's, proclaimed princi
ples. Indeed, the son of Louis Kossuth
.bns shown his loyalty to the emperor, who
n no longer doubt that Frank Kossuth Is
true subject to the ruling dynasty 'of
Hungary.
Mr. Kossuth was accompanied this week
from Budapest by numerous journalists
friendly to his party. Upon his arrival at
Vienna he at once issued an appeal to
Hungarian residents of Vienna to avoid
all demonstrations and open displays of
enthusiasm.
WVi.n lLf v. tfnnsilth first sntervHl thfi lm-
i .-uprlal audience chamber the emDeror ad-
vSkanced to meet him, shook hands with
W'3"&.!m and invited him to take a seat. The
If .J i . J A t I Tl.in
vtuivrimuuii nag tuuuuLiau mot u, uuir
garian, then in French. In the course of
the Interview which lasted an hour, the
Hungarian leader explained the program of
his party, which Includes an entire eco
nomic separation between the two halves
of the monarchy, as, according to the Kos
suthites this is the only possible way to
secure a lasting peace between Austria and
Hungary. 1 At the close of the audience Mr.
Kossuth recommended the emperor also to
receive other chiefs of the united opposi
tion party In order to hear tholr views.
On his return to his hotel he declared to
his friends who were awaiting him there
that he was not only deeply moved, but
quite fascinated by the emperor's kindness
and amiability. As he drove back fresh
ovations and enthusiastic applause awaited
him.
Austria.-! Interested-..
Effort hitherto Inconclusive continue to
he made to find a common denominator be
tween the exigencies of the independent
party and the real exigencies of the Aus-tro-Hungarlan
situation. It is rumored that
the Independents demand the separation of
the Hungarian royal from the Austrian
Imperial household, and the establishment
of the former at Budapest, but It Is not
yet clear whether this Is more than a
future symptom of the Hungarian desire
to be disagreeable to Count Qoluchowski,
whose full title Is minister of the imperial
nousenoia ana tor roreign anairs.
Austria, on the other hand, 1 waking up.
jTh" whole press of Vienna la firing warn
f.g shots across the bows of the Hun-
Austria will not willingly permit the carry-
Ing of cargo likely to be used to Its disad
vantage. This action has been accom
panied by the representation to the Reichs-
1 rain oi a ufrman rauiuva motion inai me
I J house appoints a commission of forty-eight
I members to fix the conditions for the "ex
ternal economic separation of Austria and
jjungary. and te examine the effect of
f jTonomlo separation upon the fundamental
V- v principles of the regulation of common af
I fairs."
rnta motion is supported by all the Ger
man parties. If not, Indeed, by the whole
house. In a debate on the estimates this
week the spokesman of the clerical center
demanded "either a compact equitable for
both countries or economlo separation,"
and he added, significantly, "as matters
stand today In Hungary It is hardly likely
that a lasting compact can be concluded.
If It cannot, It Is better to separate Imme
diately, as the compact now before the
house will not find a majority, nor will any
compact that does not regulate common
affairs more justly than hitherto."
Premier Makes Statement.
The Austrian premier, Baron von
Oautsrh. crowned this declaration with the
following statement:
i ne Ausirmn government stands upon
the legal basis created by the compact of
17. It Is Its duty legally to execute all Its
agreements with the loyal Hungarian gov
ernment. Should, however, the execution
of these agreements be made subject to
new conditions, or should hands be laid
upon the essence of the institutions which
we regard as common, or should the quea
tlor. of community Itself be raised, then
ths Austrian government, in full accord
with Fnrllanient and wltn the total publlo
opinion of Austria, will know how to de
fend the Interests of Austria calmly, but
energetically and with unshakable deter.
rnmutlnn. And we shall Just as energetic
ally defend the position of the monarchy
as a great power, the position fought for
on a Hum .and buttlefioldh, the position for
wnicn lormer gcnri auons nave ireely sad I
mva inrir nest, me position which Is at
once a guarantee of peace and surest
pledge for the welfare and prosperity of
Duin bibivb.
The young Czech leader. Dr. Kramari
this week referred to the "crisis of duel-
Ham," and stated that, though the Ciechs
might naturally feel malicious satisfaction
over the prnsent situation, and though it
was comprehensible that the Pan-German
should desire separation from Hungary
nd a customs union with Germany, the
logical consequences of the division of the
monarchy must be thought out. The Bo
Tiimlun people could never mrin tn h
l'nn-Gerraan schemes.
Rmperor Thanks Von paan.
VIENNA, March 11. -In an autograph let
ter thanking Admiral Baron von Spaun,
Austria-Hungary's representative on the
International North Sea commission, for
bis labors. Emperor Francis Joseph ex
presses the opinion that the result will tend
to promote the reference of International
disputes to arbitration.
IRISH UNIONISTS ARE ACTIVE
Will Obtain Information as to Griev
ances of Members of tbit
Part-.
DUBLIN, V . y cablegram
to The ..e committee of
the Irk ..ance adupted the fol
lowing . -ii with reference, tc the
circular, . .nch was Issued recently by Lord
Ashtown and Mr. J. Mackay Wilson:
That the Irish Unionist alliance, having
for yeais pant been engnned in obtaining
Information as to the grievances of Irisu
loyalists, snd having been in official com
munication with the Irish unionist members
or parliament on inp pimj'-ri. m j
no w carefully consuierea ine lem-r m
has appeared In the public press signed by
Lord Ashtown and Air. Wiison to now
nominate a small subcommittee of tleir
members. Including Lord Ashtown and Mr.
Wilson, to consider and report what
further steps can be takin to carry out the
objects in view.
The lruh Unionist prtes Is of opinion
that the session of parliament has opened
favorably for the government and badly
for the opposition. It awaits with much
interest a further development of Mr. Bal
four's proposals on the subject of redistri
bution. The nationalist organs attack the
king's speech for Its reference to redistri
bution, and because It "promises something
to every Interest except the Irish Interest,"
Natlonallnts are not enthusiastic over the
opening tactics of the liberals. "There is
no disguising the fact that the liberals have
begun the session very badly." says the
Freeman's Journal. "It looks at the
moment as though they are going to fritter
away all the advantages of the position in
which the meeting of Parliament finds
them."
Mr. Timothy M. Healy, M. P., discussed
the political situation this week. He holds
that, even from the point of view which
an English Tory might take up, the gov
ernment has acted absurdly In provoking
such a manifestation on the university
question as that disclosed in recent letters
of tho Irish Roman Catholic bishop. His
own specific for dealing with Ulster
hostility to a conservative government
which should concede a university de
manded by Roman Catholic opinion would
be to offer to neutralize the Orange vote
in Parliament by detaching a contingent of
nationalists to support the government on
all of concessions to the wishes of the
majority of the Irish people. Mr. Healy
thinks that the reduction of the number of
the Irish members is a practical Im
possibility. Speaking at the annual meeting of the
South County Dublin Unionists Registration
association. Lord Ardllaum said that if he
were asked the question, "what Is the use
of voting-for a government such as we
now enjoy?" he would reply, "you are not
going to vote for the government that at
present rules In Dublin castle. Tou are
going to vote for a reformed government,
a government that will drop Its vices and
Its present mistakes and that will be' ob
liged to do so by your votes and by others
revolting against what we disapprove of."
If the Irish unionists members were
properly united they would be a- power In
the House of Commons, and the farce
which they have seen and acted In Ireland
would not be allowed to continue. It was
a farce in which the servant sat in the
chair of. the master and dictated his own
policy, while fhe master, who counted for
nothing, but to keep up appearances, wrote
occasionally t strong letter, oould ' not
regain his scat or the master of his own
servant. The members of that association,
In voting for their candidates, Mr. Persy
Bernard, were voting to correct the present
government and to put it out If it did not
reform.
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Anarchy la Samara.
8T. PETERSBURG. March ll.-Advl.es
from Samara say that anan-hv Is reinnin
there. TThe authorities are passive In the
face of the most appalling outrages. Num
bers of people have been killed by bands of
troughs atid no one ventures out In the
atretsim.
LABOR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND
Fewer Strikes Occur This Year Than
Formerly Because of Hard
Times.
LONDON, March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Last year established a labor
record. There were fewer strikes, fewer
people affected and fewer working days
lost than in any previous year on record.
In dull times, with an army of unemployed,
as was the case last year, to strike for
better wages or conditions of labor was
to court defeat. It is In the fat Industrial
years that the demands of labor are most
Insignificant.
The following table gives the figures for
a few j ears:
Workmen Working
Disputes. Affected. Days lst.'
1SS3 615 634,801 30.487,765
181)7 23(,3i7 10,345,523
l'Ol 642 17U.546 4,142 2S7
104 334 M,922 1,416,265
The downward movement in employment
In Great Britain which commenced about
the middle of 1D00 continued during 1904,
says the Labor Gaiette. Employment waa
good and better than in 1903 in the tlnplate
manufactories; it showed little change in
cool and iron mining, but moderate In the
former and good In the latter; but In most
other Industries It was dull, and showed a
decline as compared with 1903, especially
In the metal, engineering, ship building,
building and boot and shoe Industries, in
the cotton, trade employment was bad for
the greater part of the year, but since the
fall In the price of cotton full time has
been resumed. In the woolen trade em
ployment Improved during the year, but In
the worsted trade It remained slack.
Return relating to about 670,000 members
of trade unions show that the mean per
centage of members unemployed at the
end of each month of 1904 was 6.5, compared
with t.l In the previous year. The figure
for 1904 Is the highest percentage since
1894, when the proportion was 6.9 per cent,
while In 18SS it was 7.5 per cent. Employ
ment was better In January than in De
cember last, the percentage of unemployed
In organized trades being 6.8 per cent, as
compared with 7.5 per cent in December.
COTTON TRADE IS BOOMING
New Mills for Spinning; Egyptian and
American Cotton Open In
Lancashire.
LONDON, March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The boom On the Lancushire
cotton trade is shown by the Increasingly
large number of mills now In course of
erection In southwest Lancashire.
Mr. William Tatteraal, In an interview
this week, gives a list of fifty new mills
for the spinning of Egyptian cotton. One
of these has already begun working, others
have half their machinery in motion and
the remainder are fast Hearing completion
They will have a total of 1,14S,000 spindles.
Four other millc, for the spinning of
American cotton, are being built, wiih a
total of 300,000 spindles, and six others, for
Egyptian cotton, with a total of 45,0 )
spindles, are proposed.
No difficulty has bten experienced In rais
ing tho required capital over 15.0uO,0nO,
much of which has been subscribed by the
operatives themselves. The new mills will
mean employment for nearly ld.Ooo people,
and the working people naturally look for
a continuation of the brink times they are
now experiencing.
The Lancashire weaving trade is as busy
as the sister industry. Ninety per cent of
the lnoms are running full time, snd for
the first time In soma years there 1 a
dsarth of competent weavers.
BOERS ARE UNEASY
Former General Hints at Repetition of
Rebellion at Blaghters Nek.
DESIRE A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
Speaker Uses Language Which May Be
Repudiated by His Fellows.
SOME STILL HOPE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Many Boers Consider Themselves Captives
Who May Yet Be Free.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BRITISH DIVISION
Leaders of Afrikander Bond Hope to
Gain Political Supremacy Through
Present I'neettled Conditions
In Colony. '
JOHANNESBURG. March 11. (Special
Cablegram to The Bee.)-A speech made
by Generul Beyers at Pletersburg recently
has caused widespread discussion. General
Beyers, who is a member of the head com
mittee of Hot Volk of the Transvaal Bond,
stated at a public meeting that If things
continued as they were now that Is, If
responsible government were not granted
immediately tho Boers would have to steal
to put bread Into their families' mouths;
then there would be a repetition of the
Slaghters Nek rebellion of 1815. The whole
speech was of an Inflammatory nature, al
though the ostensible object was merely
to support tho demand of the Boer leaders
for Immediate responsible government,
with unequal representation In favor of the
Boers by the maintenance of existing elec
toral districts. Of course the rest of the
head committee are horrified at General
Beyers' Indiscretion. If he cannot allege
misquotation they will threaten General
Beyers with public repudiation.
There is nothing novel In General Beyers"
speech except a departure from the careful
attempt of the members of the head com
mittee' to throw dust In the eyes of the
British public. The possibility of a recur
rence of trouble is never allowed to be
absent from the minds of the Boers, al
though their leaders, who aim at a mo
nopoly of public utterances, muke a point
of protesting their loyal acceptance of the
status quo. X
Thought of Liberty.
In the churches and congregations the
Boers are taught to regard themselves as
In captivity .ind to look forward to the
restoration of Independence. Every now
and then an unguarded remark betrays
what Is running in the minds of the rank
and file. Twe years ago a Boer, in answer
to one of General Botha's appeals for sup
port, offered to place a whole command
at his service. At the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war one section of the
Boers wanted to know if their leaders
wished them to hold themselves in readi
ness for emergencies. A few days ago a
speaker at Krugersdorp declared' that they
wanted to see a united South Africa under
rr independent TfagV " J" "
A section of the British community here
preach In season and out of season the
doctrine Of "trust the Dutch." At the
present moment the Boer leaders, finding
the British community divided, are making
a bid for political power by demanding
immediate responsible government with the
retention of the old electoral districts. To
Insure the success of this move they must
rally every Boer to their standard. There
fore, It is just as necessary now as In
Kruger's time to preach racial antagonism
for all it is worth. General Beyers' covert
exhortation to rebellion does not represent
the tactics of the Boer leaders and will
be deprecated by them, but it emphasizes
the fact that the Boers have not yet set
tled down to whole-hearted acquiescence
in the new ordei of things.
BULGARIAN PRINCE PLEASED
Ferdinand Prolongs Visit to Berlin
to Satisfaction of tbe
- People.
BERLIN, March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
haa prolonged his stay in this country, to
which he wag primarily Invited by Em
peror William upon the occasion of his
majesty's birthday. The prince is delighted
with the reception which has been ac
corded to him by the emperor and In offi
cial circles. Prince Ferdinand in his turn
has., made an. excellent Impression as a
"very sagacious man, wno possesses a
sense of his own Importance, but who Is by
no means inclined to political adventures."
The Cologne Gazette expresses the hope
that his visit will prove to be of permanent
value for the friendly development of Ger
many's relations with Bulgaria. It la un
deratood that the negotiations for a treaty
of commerce between the two states which
are being conducted here are making satis
factory progress.
SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Konropatkln Takes Personal Com
mand and Extricates Remnant
of His Army.
f
Official Information from Russian head
quarters In the field, supplemented by dis
patches from the Associated Press cor
respondent with the army of the Russians,
show that General Kouropatkin, after suf
fering by far the most severe defeat of
the war, has succeeded, as he did after the
battle of Llao Tang, In extricating the rem
nant of his army from a position which
military experts twenty-four hours before
believed would result in Its annihilation or
surrender.
The retreat from Llao Tang has been con
sidered the most masterly ever executed,
but It is far overshadowed by this latest
feat of the Russian general, who has taken
personal command. After fighting for
nearly three weeks, losing in killed,
wounded and missing probably a third of
his army, or nearly 100.0000 men. and a
fourth of his artillery, Kouropatkin gath
ered what was left together north of Muk
den and Is taking them toward Tie pass,
through a rain of shrapnel which is being
thrown on them from both right and left.
This he seems to have been able to ac
complish by resorting to the same tactics
which saved his army at Llao Tang. As
recently as Thursday last he commenced
ndlng his artillery north by rail and road
and that night he destroyed by fire what
he realized could not be removed, and Fri
day morning the retreat was ordered, strong
forces protecting the rear and flanks. Even
the hospitals, containing the more seriously
wounded, were left behind so as not to
hamper In any way the movement of the
army. This movement commenced on Fri
day morning and as the Japnnese forces on
the east, which were to join hands with
the western army and cut off the retreat,
did not cress the Fushun-Mukden road un
til Saturday morning, the Russians had a
full day's start of their pursuers, and hav
ing no guns or baggage to delay them,
seem to have made good their escape. There
Is still, however, a chance of General Ka
wamtira's army taking a hand In the bat
tle, and should ho strike the Russians at
Tie pass or cut their communications to
the northward the disaster to General
Kouropatkln's once fine army will be com
plete.
The shrapnel fire under which the Rus
sians are again retreating was found In
the retreat from Llao Yang not to have
a .very serious effect on the army, and
was scattered and straggling, which un
doubtedly holds good in the present case.
So If Kawamura fails Oyama and Kouro
patkln's rear guard can hold back the
pursuers the losses suffered In the battle
will not be greatly added to In the re
treat. What part of his army the Russian
general has saved Is apparently not known
at the Russian headquarters. All dis
patches indicate that part of his force ha9
been cut off. General Kaulhars seems to
have extricated his corps, likewise Bllder
llng. but not so Llnevltch.
The Associated Press correspondent says
the Japanese separated the First an'l
Fourth Russian corps, and added that help
could not be sent them. Their fate is not
recorded and the Inference Is that they
have suffered either defeat or capture. The
censor no doubt took out of the dispatch
whUreally happened v tbrm- orps The
first of Stacke.berg's old corpn. which has
borne the brunt of every battle since Va
fangow, and the Fourth, under General
Zaroubaleff, has also been In the thick
of all . the battles. Rennenkampff's fate
is still In the balance. The Japanese re
port the capture of some railway rolling
stock. This is probaby the rolling stock
of the light military railway built along
the Shnkhe positions, and the road which
runs with the main line along the south
bank of the Hun towards the Fushun
mines, among which General Kouropatkin
had his winter quarters. The confidence
of the Japanese Is shown in the statement
published by Marshal Oyama to his army
early in the week, that they would be In
Mukden Friday morning. He was true to
his word, for early that morning the old
Chinese citadel was in their hands.
The Russian government and people are
as determined as ever to continue the war.
The reigning family, through Grand Duke
Vladimir, has spoken and will be backed
by the official and military classes, while
the feeing of the people, even the ad
vanced liberals. Is expressed by the Russ,
the organ of the liberal party. While
many were opposed to the war the Russian
people would resent a surrender to Japan.
Still, In Europe, outside of Russia, there
Is a feeling that peace will follow this
latest disaster to Russian arms.
CHANGING BOARD OF TRADE
Pterr British Ministry of Commerce
Will Revolutionise an Old
English Institution.
LONDON. March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The new ministry of com'
merce will amount practically to a recon
struction of the Board of Trade. There
will be a central ' board, with separate
bureaus for marine, railroads, trade and
Industry, and the home office will delegate
Us duties with regard to certain of these
matter to the new department. The
minister of commerce will have the stand
lng of a first class servant of the crown.
with a salary or 25,ooo a year, and trade
is thus to be assigned a leading position
tn tne caoinei. ir tne necessary act of
parliament should be carried In the Dres
ent session the first minister of the de
partment probably will be Mr. Bonar-Law
the parliamentary secretary to the Board
or Trace.
MME. SYVET0N BRINGS SUIT
Widow ol rrencu statesman Asks
Damages from Several Paris
Journals.
PARIS March 11. (Bneclal Pihl,.n ...
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The Bee.) Mme. Syveton has begun her
actions for libel against the Matin and the
rame. one cnarges ine matin with hav
ing slandered her In the account of her
past which appeared In Its columns a few
weeks after the death of her husban). The
account was' copied by the other news
papers, against which she has taken pro
ceedings. Mme. Syveton claims 16,000 dam
ages. It has to be stated that the editor
of the M'-'ln published a rectification of
some of the statements made by the corre
spondent who gave him the account of the
widow's past.
TIME FOR ACTION
Busy Days Only Salvation for Many
Measures in Legislature.
DELUGE OF BILLS STILL PENDING
Both House and Senate Have Their Hands
More Than Full.
RAILROADS NOT LOSING BY DELAY
Slow Pace and Sifting Committees Offer
Them Much Hope.
NO RATE LEGISLATION GETS THROUGH
Measures Pertaining; to This Popular
Subject Are Caught in tbe
Blocknde In the
House.
House. Senate.
Dills Introduced 421
Passed nnd signed by
stoTernor SW
Indefinitely .postponed .. lit
Failed to pass. 7
On general file now.... Ott
On third reading; 2.1
In hands of committees.. 89
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LESS WINE IS BEING USED
Poblle Taste of Britons Is Changing
and Times Are Not
Uood,
LONDON, March 11. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) If the consumption of wine
cont:nues to decrease at the same rate as
it did last year none at all will be drunk
In this country In six years' time.
This fact appears in the Board of Trade
returns just issued, showing the clearance
of wine for home consumption during the
last years. The figures are as follows:
Total clearance of wins for home con
sumption, 1902, 15.348.23S gallons; 1903, 18,946,
191; 1904, 11,990,000.
The editor of the Wine and Spirit Trade
Reoord, In an interview this week, said
that, In the opinion of the trade, the great
decrease was due first, to economic con
ditions, and secondly, to a change In the
public taste, saying:
During the last three years the enormous
expenditure of the South African war has
pressed hardly upon the public. When they
are short of money, wine Is the first thing
In which they will economize.
Then, as regards the public taste, It Is a
well known fact that men will not sit long
after dinner, as they used to do, and drink
their bottle of port or claret. The moment
dinner Is finished they begin smoking, the
only form of liquid refreshment they in
dulge In afterward being in most cases a
gluss of whisky and soda.
WANTS NO FRENCH AMUSEMENT
John Burns Defeats Plan to Erect
Sample Paris Basar la
London.
LONDON. March U. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.V The proposal to bring Paris
to London by the establishment of a perm
anent French center In Aldwych was re
jected by the London County council this
week by 77 votes to 28.
A F.ench syndicate offered 1260,000 yearly
ground rent for the site, on which they
Intended to erect a theater, restaurant and
cafe, and to lay out gardens and a prom
enade. The Improvements committee was de
lighted with the proposal and Mr. Davles,
Its chairman, brought It to the council for
ratification with a glowing eulogy of the
financial and social advantages that would
accrue to Londoners from such an Institu
tion. But Mr. John Burns pulverized It,
and his vigorous speech drew luuii cheers
from the council.
Sir William Richmond characterised Mr.
Burns' speech as "inflated and undignified."
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 11. (Special Telegram.)
Indications are unfavorable to a sixty
day session of the legislature. If It does
not extend a few days beyond the constitu
tional (salary) limit greater progress must
be made In both houses than has charac
terized deliberations since the fortieth day.
A deluge of bills is yet to be acted on in
house and senate, among them many of
the most important measures. Including all
the railroad bills that have survived tho
committee's axe.
Speaker Rouse proclaimed at the first of
the session that the house would have no
sifting committee. He still persists in this
determination. If the speaker finds it
possible to carry out this resolution then It
certainly is manifest that either one of two
things Is Inevitable many bills must die
for want of action or the session must ex
tend longer than sixty days, for even
though the pnee was quickened, now it is
admitted by many the volume of work re
maining could not be done in thirteen or
fourteen days.
Altogether In the house 421 bills have
been Introduced and 383 In the senate.
These numbers are less than two years
ago, but so many of the Important meas
ures are yet practically In the embryonlo
stages of legislative routine. In the house
just eighty-nine bills were In the hands of
committees at the time of adjournment
Friday afternoon and In the senate fifty
four. These bills, therefore, must first run
the gauntlet of committee consideration,
which Is generally a tedious and prolonged
course, and then, If passed by the commit
tee, take their place on general file, and
undergo the uncertain ordeal in commit
tee of the whole, the forum of debate
where one measure may take up a whole
day. as was the case Friday with the big
appropriation bill, or may be disposed of In
a twinkling. During the present session
some measures have even dragged along
more than a day In committee of the
whole. -
Where the Obstacle Is.
On third reading In the house there are
twenty-three and In the senate thirteen
bills. Compared with this the house has
precisely sixty-nine bills on general file and
the senate seventy. So that, together with
the fact that the committees are loaded to
the guard, tells the story and denies war
rant to the Idea that when the Sixtieth day
dawns the calendar will be clean, unless
an impetus Is given to things at once.
"But who said the legislature Intended
making any other disposition of many of
the bills than to let them kindly fall
through the bottom of the hopper?" ob
served a "Careful Observer."
The figures just quoted do not Include
the house rolls In the senate nor the senate
files In the house, so that the surplus Is
even greater than appears.
Incidentally, of course, the present sit
uation of confusion and delay is not un
favorable to the wishes of the railroads
which are against those rate bills. And the
senate the other day adopted a resolution
which also Is not Interfering to any great
extent with the railroads. That resolution
was that no house roll should receive con
sideration in the senate until the senate
files were out of the way. This might
mean that even If the house passed the
rate bills they never would be considered
In the upper branch. A desire has been
expressed by some senators, however, to
have this order rescinded.
Senate Slftlna; Committee.
The senate showed signs on another oc- !
caslon of not possessing any serious Inten
tion of imposing on the railroads when It
appointed a sifting committee. The sen
ate, however, had the support of other
Interests In this matter. The action was
denominated by Senator Cady and others
opposed to tne sifting committee aa snap
judgment and there is some talk of try
ing to annul It, but no serious belief that
this will La done. The statement found
expression that but thirteen members of
the senate were present when this com
mittee wss appointed. Investigation, how
ever, falls to confirm this. It appears just
twenty-six of the thirty-three senators were
present.
The opinion Is growing that ths house will
override the will of the speaker or that
the sneaker will recede from his stand
against a sifting committee when It be
comes appare.it that something of the sort
will be needed to lose a few scores of
those belated bills.
Of the 421 bills Introduced In ths house
just twenty-nine have passed both houses
and been slgnsd by the governor. One re
mains In the governor's hands yet to be
signed. Ninety-two others have passed the
house and been sent to the senate. One
hundred and eleven have been indefinitely
postponed. In this connection It Is wor
thy of note that an unusually large num
ber of bills has been killed by the re
spective committees. Seven bills failed to
pass the house on third reading. In the
senate only three met this fata, Ths gov
ernor haa signed ten senate files. The
senate has passed and sent to ths house
seventy-seven bills. It has indefinitely post
poned sixty-two.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Saow Sunday.
Monday Fair and Warmer.
JfEWS SECTION
1 Klnar Wins Fnvor with Kossnth.
Iloers 'nt Satisfied with Affairs.
Present Status of Lealslsture.
Kouropntkln Reports Army Safe.
8 Russians Are Not Ready to Qnlt.
Chara-es Aaalnst tbe Santa Fe.
5 News from All Parts of Nebraska.
Baehr Still In Consular Service.
Womnn In Clnb nnd Charity.
Strikers Ask for Reinstatement.
4 Openlna- of East Omaha Bridge.
Snnpa for Omahn Office Holders.
B May Vote on Treaty This Week.
Mrs. Cbndwlck Is Fonnd Qnllty.
Law Library Is to Be Permanent.
6 Past Week In Omaha Society.
Work of Associated Charities.
7 Council II luffs nnd Iowa News.
EDITORIAL SECTION
9 Von llaller's Fate with the Jury.
Affairs at South Omaha.
Wife Gets Damages from Saloonlst.
10 Editorial.
11 Iowa Girl Left In Sad Plight.
Echoes from the Ante-Hoonu
15 Sportlnfc Events of the Day.
, Happenings In Omahn Suburbs.
News from the Army Posts.
16 Local Grnln Market la Growing.
FINANCIAL SECTION
17 Insnrnnee Has Many Forms.
IS Talks with Insurance Men.
lt Insurance as an Investment.
How Insnrnnee Rates Are Made.
20 Insurnnce Laws of Nebraska.
Stnte Pays Millions for Insurance.
31 Growth of the Surety Bond.
32 Financial and Commercial.
23 Tnrbnlent Santo Domingo.
Condition of Omaha's Trade.
HALF-TONE SECTION
1 Progress In the Electrical Field.
Gossip About Prominent People.
President State Commercial Clubs.
Girls W ho-Can Play Basket Bnll.
2 Plays, Players and Playhouses.
Music and the Musicians.
3 "Return of Sherlock Holmes."
4 Sonth Omnhn's New High School.
5 Carpenter's Letter from Pannmn.
Seaside Summer School of Science.
0 In the Domain of Woman.
7 Sporting Gossip of the Week.
COLOR SECTION
1 Buster Brown Tricks Tlge.
2 Savages lae Electric Lights.
From Near and Far.
S Strangest Bnttle Ever Fought.
4 Why Does Baby Cryf
Sonic Queer Coincidences.
5 Are School Children Overworked?
Reducing the Waist Measure.
6 Actresses Divorced Three Times.
7 Top o' the Mornln.
8 Lucy and Sophie Say Goodbye.
Alice Trims the Duchess' lint. .
ft Pablo Domenech Jly Carmen Sylva
lO In Plays Old and New.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyi
Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg.
B a. m j A t p. m 2
On. m in 2 p. m SI
T . m IS a p. oi 81
H a. m 1M 4 p. m 31
a. m...... SO' K p. m 31
10 a. m 22 S p. m 81
1 1 a. m ?n 7 p. m...... 81
12 m 27 ; : ,
SLAVS FLEE
TO SAFETY
Kouropatkin Reports that the Bussiaa
Armies Are Out of Danger.
RETREAT BEGINS FRIDAY MORNING
Russians Abandon Fart of Their Wounded
and Destroy Stores.
TRAP
IS SPRUNG TOO LATE
Most of Army Passes North Before Japanese
Flanks Meet.
LOSSES GREATEST OF THE WAR
ECKELS AGAINST REGULATION
Former Comptroller Says Legislators
' Should Have No Control of
nailway Traffic.
PHILADELPHIA. March ll.-James H.
Eckels, former comptroller of the currency,
and James M. Beck, former assistant at
torney general of the United States, were
principal speakers tonight at the banquet
of the Pennsylvania Bankers' association.
Mr. Eckels in his address defended the
right of capitalists who Invest their money
in railroads to control the stocks. He said
that "the economic questions such as the
railroads and banks should be Intrusted
to those who build commerce and know
what they are doing and -who have their
money at stake, rather than to those who
stand In legislative halls and whose only
call is that they hold public office and who
are In governmental authority."
Mr. Beck disagreed with Mr. Eckels on
some points. "It is a mistake that capital
which Is invested in such affairs as trans
portation," he said, "is not In a manner
subject to the supervising powers under
the constitution, as may be made by such a
body as the Interstate Commerce commission."
BAND OF BOY ROUGH RIDERS
t'nlque Features of Entertainment
for the President at Sher.
maa Texns.
SHERMAN. Tex.. March ll.-Among
many unique and attractive features pro
posed In connection with the reception to
be tendered to President Roosevelt on his
trip to Sherman Is a squadron of Juvenile
rough riders attired In characteristic cos
tumes on carefully selected ponies,
equipped with all the accoutrements of
war. The little warriors will head the hon
orary escort. The first stop of the presi
dent In Texas will be at Sherman and his
first address will, be delivered here.
ASK RECEIVER FOR JESURUN
Affairs of Missing Wyoming Doctor
Said to lie In Bad
Shape.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., March U. (Special)
A new theory has been advanced for the
strange disappearance of Dr. Mortimer
Jesurun, the Douglas citizen who dropped
out of sight at Council Bluffs a month ago.
A local paper says Jeeurun's business af
fairs are In bad shape and that his debts
aggregate $30,000. A receiver will be asked
for to straighten out and settle up his
business affairs. It Is asserted that
Jesurun neither met with foul play or Is
Insane.-
DR. HARPER GOING TO EUROPE
President of University of Chicago
Leaves for tho Continent
Monday.
CHICAGO, March ll.-Presldent William
Harper of tha University of Chicago has
so far recovered from' ths. effects of his
recent surgioal operation for cancer that
ha feels equal to taking a long journey.
It was reported at the university tody
that he would leave next week for Europe.
Two destinations are given, Carlsbad and
Italy, but Dr. Harper wl'l reserve choice
until Monday.
Movements of Oernn Vestels March 11.
At New York Sailed: Pennsylvania, for
Hamburg; Minneapolis, for London: C'a
ronia, for Liverpool; 8t. Paul, for South
ampton ; Zeelnno. for Antwerp; Koenlgen
LuIko, for Naples; Astoria, for Glasgow;
Arkansas, for Copenhagen. Arrived: Gere.,
from Hremen; Neapolitan Prince, from
Naples; Brandenburg, from Bremen.
At Manchester Sailed : Iberian, for Bos
ton. At Southampton Sailed: St. Louis, for
New York.
At London Arrived: Sicilian Prince, from
New York.
At Glasgow Sailed; Corinthian, for Hall
fax. At Havre Sailed: La Bavole, for New
York.
At Liverpool Sailed: Lucanla, for New
York.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Bluecher. from
New York. Sailed: Bt. Ixul, for New
York.
At Queenstown Arrived: Elrurla, from
New Yorx.
At Plymouth Arrived: Philadelphia, from
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Rhyndam. from
New York. Sailed; tatendam, for New
Dead and Wounded on Both Sides
Estimated at Over Two Una.
dred Thousand Many Rns.
alans Captured.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 12.-2 a. m.
Russla still has an army in tha far east
and Its line of retreat Is not cut. Field
Marshal Oyama's trap was again sprung
too late to bag the prey as he desired, and
though pounded on the rear and both flanks
by artillery juod losing heavily in killed,
wounded and prisoners. General Kouropat
kin with the main portion of his forces
Intact Is falling slowly back to Tie pass,
whither a considerable part of his army
has already arrived and joined hands with
the reserves In preparing a position be
hind which the beaten army may find shel
ter. General Kouropatkin himself with the
rear guard was reported Saturday after
noon In the vicinity of Syansiaza, twenty
five miles below Tie Pass, having accom
plished some fifteen miles of his retreat
and being already beyond the Jaws of the
trap as originally set. How many of his
men he was obliged to leave behind and
whether any of the units of his army were
cut off or captured before the retreat be
gan significantly Is not stated.
Relief at St. Petersburg.
Both General Kouropatkln's official dis
patch and that of the Associated Press
from Tie Pass were filed Saturday after
noon. The news contained in theae dis
patches will cause unbounded relief In
St. Petersburg, which In the absence of
any Information since Kouropatkln's la
conic "Retreat began," published Friday,
had come to believe Toklo rumors that the
entire army would be driven to the moun
tains and forced to surrender.
A. long day's march or even two remain
to be accomplished, but the retreat now
presents no tactical difficulties and is be
lieved to be largely a question of shaking
off the pursuing Japanese from Its flanks '
and rear and apparently no longer a mat
ter of cutting its way through a formidable
force.
Strategy of tbe-Japs.
The Associated Press dispatch from Tie
Pass was. filed with great difficulty by ths
correspondent, who left Mukden with the
rear guard, spent Friday with General
Kouropatkin and took a long ride to Tie
pass Saturday morning, after which he
again returned to the front. The dispatch
indicates the strategy of Field Marshal
Oyama's double turning movement. The
attack on neither side Is to be regarded as
a feint, but as having been designed to
have the jnws of tho trap closing cast
meet at the village of Tawan on the Man
darin road, where a mountain range point
ing like a gigantic finger southwestward
toward Mukden begins to slope sharply
away from the road and railway.
General Kouropatkln's Report.
A dispatch from General Kouropatkin,
timed 6 p. m. March 10, says:
The retreat of the army was very dnn
geious and especially trying lor those
corps which vere some uimance from tuts
Mandarin ro:.d.
The Japanese penetrated far Into the
mountains In the direction of Tawan. They
threatened our troops, but, thanks to ex
traordinary efforts, our armies are out of
aanger.
The enemy cannonaded tho route of our
retreat from the east and west. The east
ern Mandarin road was bombarded at two
points near Tawan and the Pu river.
Our troops are very brave.
The reason the Japanese advanced so
easily from the pouth Is that the Hun river,
which is covered by our position at Muk-
rl .. n u a m frnvitn rtver
General Zerplttkv Is wounded, but re
mains Rt tho front.
Tho Associated Press learns that tho dis
patch received by Emperor Nicholas from
General Kouropatkin Inst night, in addi
tion to announcing the retreat uf ths Rus
sian armies, added:
Our retreat is being conducted with tha
enemy harrassing both our flanks.
The second army under Bildorling has
suffered the heaviest, bmh In killed,
wounded and prisoners. How many ar
surrounded Is unknown. The army Is still
In darker.
Story of the Retreat.
TIE PASS, March 11. 2 p. m. For many
versts all the approaches to Tie Pass sre
covered with troops, artillery and baggage,
transport pressing northward, and twenty
five miles away the strong rear guard of
troops, which Is commanded by General
Kouropatkin, Is retiring slowly, doggedly
disputing with the pursuing enemy every
foot of ground In order to cover the re
treat of the remainder of the army.
The losses In this defeat, which Is the
most bitter yet experienced by the Russian
army, by a moderate computation la not
less than 200,000 men on both sides.
The Russians, in addition, sacrificed enor
mous quantities of munitions and stores,
the greater part of which were set on firs
before leaving Mukden.
It Is Impossible to say' whether the Rus
sians will be able to put up a fight and
hold this position, or whether It will be
necessary to continue the retreat to Har
bin, but the rank and Ale, whose military
qualities never shine so brightly as In re
treat and defeat, are far from being panic
stricken, and under capable leadership and
given a brief time to strengthen positions
may be able to check their pursuing enemy
at this point.
Order to Fall Back.
The order to abandon Mukden and retreat
to the Tie Paas position was given at 9
o'clock on the evening of March 9. At
dawn of that day the Russians held a line
on ths Hun river from a point ten miles
east of Fushun to M'-dyapu, ths west front
extending to a poli.t six miles north of
Mukden station, the continuous, line of
battle generally paralleling the railway
four or five miles distant.
A terrible dust storm raged and tension
had reached Its extreme limit. It was re
alized If any point of the the Russian line
gave way all would be lort.
The position In the most extreme danger
appeared to be north of Mudken station,
where it seemed for a time the Japunesa
might break through and entirely cut I lie
lines of retreat. Generul Kouroputkla con
centrated htavy columns there, took com
mand himself and succeeded lurws- Thurs-
