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1 THE ALLIANCE HERALD W. 8. RAKER, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. AVIllio Sprncklln or Windsor, Ont., Kot n decision over Joo Cherry of Saslnaw nfter ten fast rounds. A Mexican coasting vossol recent ly arrived nt Muege, Iower Califor nia, carrying Bovoral empty cases that had been filled with- Mauser rifles. It Is rumored that tho Russians may bo forced to evacuate Harbin and abandon northern Manchuria and tho maritime province to tho Jap anese Reports 'havo reached Now York that President CaBtro has aroused tho Ire of Italy by adzing coal mines leased to Italian, company by armed force. Senator Allison denies report that ho went to New York to confer with heads of commercial Interests rela tive to proposed changes In tariff laws. Tho TexaB Cattlo Raisers associa tion adopted resolutions Indorsing the American Stock Growers' association organized at Denver and advising all to join. Hon. William H. Taft has accepted tho Invitation of tho National Geo graphical society at Washington to address tho society on the Philip plnca. 4 Tho Newfoundland government or dered tho customs collectors through out tho Island to rofuso American fishing vessels license to procure halt In colonial waters. A party of Russian emigrants In cluding the wife of Fred Schullcr of Yankton, S. D., have been lost , en route to Amorica and may havo been sent to South America. Fred Stowart, who completed a torm In tho Nebraska penitentiary, was taken to Chicago. Ho Is .charged with robbing tho storo of, Uullock, Ward & Co, of Chicago. v John Conroy, who Is wanted in Washington oh tho chargo of embez zlement, was arrested at Ballyraoto, county SHgo, Ireland, where ho had arrived to visit relatives. Acting Secretary of thq Navy Dar ling has Issued n general order an nouncing tho award of medals of honor and a gratuity of $100 to men onjjoard tho battleship Iowa. Herman Hamilton, a negro, convict ed of tho murder of Loo Culver, fore 'man In tho Norfolk & Western rail road yards, was electrocuted In tho annex nt tho penitentiary at Colum bus, O. K. S. Inul. n Japanese student, won second place and a ?50 cash prize In tho annual oratorical contest at tho University of Michigan. His subject was "Tho Sick Man of Asia and His Doctors," Tho peace party seems to bo gain ing tho upper hand In Russia. Situation In Santo Domingo la acute as a result of tho failure of tho United Stntcs senate to pass tho Do minican treaty. Tho president nnd Secretary Taft nro making every effort to comploto the rearrangement of tho Isthmian canal commission prevlqus to tho de parture of tho president on his south western trip. Tho German banks did not partici pate In tho Japancso loan because they wero unable to agree with the Hong Kong and Shanghai banking corporation over tho shnro of tho un derwriters' profit. Tho battleship Kansna will bo christened by breaking a bottle of Knnsas crude oil over her prow In the placo of a bottle of champagne, as Is tho usual custom. This Is the Idea of Governor Hoch. Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Goddard, one of the most prominent women of Colo rado, was appointed a deputy sheriff of El Pano county, Colorado, to fa cilitate her work In tho protection of mistreated animals. . Two now athletic records for tho Young Men's Christian association vero established at Newton, Mass., when II. A. Gldney of Maiden jumped 5 feet 11 M Inches in tho high Jump and C. V. Mooro ran COO yards In 1:231-5. Presldont Roosevelt recently ap pointed General Rosser, who was the youngest brigadier general in tho con federate army, postmaster at Char lottesville, Va. It la understood now that he will bo nominntcd as United States marshal for tho westorn dls trlct of Virginia, A rate of ono fare plus $2 for the round trip, except whero open rato ol ono and a third will mnko less, 13 an nounced for tho first annual convon tlon of tho Amorlcan Stock Growors' association from points within the Jurisdiction of tho Westorn Pa3songof association. Tho convention will bo at Denver. May 9 to 12. At a meeting of the St. Louis asso elation or Genoral Passenger Agents at which all lines with St. Louis tor inlnals wore represented. It was dccld ed to continue Indefinitely the Joint validating agency which was egtab llshed during tho World's fair for the purpose of protecting tho railroads by preventing the sale by brokers ol cheap rate and excursion tickets. Troops fired on peasants in Russian Polaud, killing ten and wounding fifty; intense feeling Is aroused. At Alton, 111., fire damaged an olo vntor belonging to tho Sparks Milling company In which was 55,000 bushel of wheat the total loss being est! mated at J50.000. I Brief Telegrams SINGE WAR BEGAN RUS8IAN3 HAVE LOST HALF MIL LION MEN THU3 FAR. TACTS FROM J WAR OFFICE Bureau Officials, Stung by Criticism, I atae a Statement of Operations. General Llnevltcb Continues His Retirement to the North. ST. PBTERSUURG Stung by the wholcsalo criticism lately heaped up on tho war office for its unprepared ncss and Incapacity In providing tho Mauchnrlan army with men, guns and munitions, tho army orgnn lays bare what has been done slnco tho opon ing of hostilities giving tho exact fig ures. From these It appears that up to March 12, tho war ofilcp-had dis patched 13,087 officer!, 7G1.4G7 men, 14C.40S horses, 1.521 guns and 310,321 tons of munitions nnd supplies to tho front declaring the transportation strained tho Siberian railroad to Us utmost capacity. Tho army organ admits that tho army in the far cast, when tho war opened was hardly worth tho hamo (no figures being given,, but It Is known that the troops did not exceed G0.000 men) defending this on tho ground that Emperor Nlcholas'dcslrcd to avoid war and thcreforo refrained from sending reinforcements which Biiroly with havo provoked It. Tho criticism of tho war office's failure to adequately supply PortAr thur is met by tho statement that it was provisioned for a garrison of twelvo battalions, tho decision to put thirty battalions there being taken so la to that tho original calculations could not bo remedied. Whilo nffirmlng that tho quick-firing guns nnd field guns of tho Rus sians aro superior to those of tho Jap anese, tho war ofilco explains that tho mlsfortuno in tho insufficiency of tho mountain guns was duo to the fact that when tho war broko out Russia was Just adopting a new pattern. It la denied that tho war ottlco was deceived In regard to tho available strength of tho Japancso army or tho organization of the Japancso resorves, but tho army organ frankly admits that tho talents of tho officers' nnd the wonderful spirit of tho soldiers were miscalculated. Tho publication of this artlclo has created a sensation nmong military mon and In public circles mnny of tho former nro censuring tho genoral staff for disclosing valuable military se crets and tho lnftcr finding from tho .figures a practical ndmlsslon that tho war has cost almost 500,000 men In killed, wounded, prisoners and sick, as tho wholo effective forco In tho far cast Js now believed not "to exceed 300,000" men. Gonornl Llncvltch continues tho re tirement of tho bulk of his army northward. Tho general staff now declares It Is certain that Field Marshal Oyama has been compelled to relinquish tho idea of a pursuit In forco for tho pres ent. The Japanoso forces on tho Rus sian flanks nro too light to constitute n serious danger and n lull In heavy fighting for several weeks If not months Is predicted by soma of tho correspondents. RATIFY WARNER'S ELECTION Non-Partisan Demonstration for New Senator. KANSAS CITY Convention hall was packed by nn audience which met to ratify the election of Mnjor William Warner of this city to the United States senate. Tho audience was composed of not only Kansas Cltyans, but of admirers of tho new senator from all parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and tho Indian torritory. Tho meeting was non-partisan, democrats being as enthusiastic as republicans In paying tribute to Major Warner. Other speakers were Thomns J. Ak Ins, member of tho republican na tional committee from Missouri; D. P. Dyer of St. Louis, United States dis trict attorney for eastern Missouri, and Charles Nagle of St. Louis. Senator Warner said In part: "Tho burning Issue of tho dny Is that of setting proper metes and bounds to corporate power, and tho suppression of the unlawful encroach ment upon tho rights of tho people of organized capital. Theso issues must bo met and solved In a spirit of fair ploy and with tho high rosolvo to give every Interest n squnro deal. Tho Just and equitable solution of these prob lems will tnx the experience and wis dom of legislative nnd executive de partments of the government. If in their solution rror Is mado tho orror should be on the sido of tho people." Time Extended to Syrians. WASHINGTON Minister Powell has cabled the state department from Port Au Prince that tho Haytlon gov ernment by dPcree has extended from April I to May 15 the tlmo trilowod for Syrians holding forgod naturaliza tion American citizenship papors to withdraw from Haytl. Get Seventy-five Lashes. WINNIPEG. Man. Sandorcock nnd McDonnld, highwaymen, wore sen tenced by Judge Richards to flfteon and ten years respectively, with Boventy-fivo lashes, for robhory with violence from Winnipeg merchants, nnd recolved tho first Installment of twenty-flvo lashes. McDonald made a groat uproar and from tho first stroke of tho dreaded cat-o'-nlne-tnils scream ed horribly and had to bo carried to his cell. Sandorcock groaned in a manner that made his punishment 1 seem severe. WILL TRY IT AGAIN. Another Beef Trust Report In Store For Congress. WASHINGTON Another report dealing with the operations of tho beef truBt Is to bo made to congress. It has been announced nt tho depart ment of commerce and labor that agents aro at work ascertaining data concerning tho operations of cattle growers on tho range nnd tho sa'.o of beat nnd food products at retail. Thcro are othor features, rolatlng to any thing that may havo looked criminal to tho Investigators which has been turned over to the department of Jus tice, and which arc to bo included in tho sccom reiwt. Just what tho secret service men discovered in this line has been care fully concealed for grand jury pro ceedings In various pnrts of tho coun try. Had It appeared In tho original report made by Commissioner Gar field, tho report would not havo so dis appointed those who expected a scath ing denunciation of the combine. Some of theso features of tho re port deal with private car transporta tion, refrigeration, and bucIi things. Just how carefully this information is guarded will ho recognized when It is known that fifteen secret service mon havo been sent to Chlcngo to guard witnesses thcro who aro to testify beforo tho grand Jury. MUST PAY JOHN G. CARLISLE Former Secretary Wins Suit for At torney's Fees. NEW YORK- Tho decree of a lower court awarding John G. Carlisle, for mer secretary of tho treasury, ?125, 330 for professional services In con nection with a contest against tho constitutionality of tho laws under which duties wero levied on goods imported from Porto Rico, has been affirmed by tho appellate division of tho supreme court. Mr. Cnrllslo was engaged by Rcon Barnes, who had been retnlned as counsel by vnrlous merchants, to as sist him In tho contest. As a result of tho litigation tho importers re covered nearly ?500,000 from tho gov ernment. According to Mr. Carlisle, some thing over $80,000 of this amount was paid to Barnes, but tho latter refused to mako n settlement with him, deny ing thnt ho ever had engaged Mr. Carllslo's services'. Mr. Carlisle then brought suit to recover his fco and was awarded $200,349. CHANGE IN CANAL COMMISSION President and Secretary Taft Work ing on Rearrangement. WASHINGTON Tho president and Secrotnry Taft are making every ef fort to complcto tho rearrangement of tho isthmian canal commission previous to tho departuro of tho presi dent on his southwestern trip. It is possible that this cannot be accom plished, as It Is necessary for a num ber of communications to pass be tween parties who must bo consulted beforo tho new plan Is completed. It has been decided that It will bo necessary under tho law for tho presi dent to appoint a commission consist ing of seven members. Ho holds that such a number would mako tho com mission unwieldy, but as congress failed to provide for a smaller com mission, it Is held hy the attorney genoral that tho commission of seven members Is mandatory in tho presi dent. RUSSIANS HALT TO REST. Stop Likely to Be a Short One, as Japanese Are Advancing. GUNSHU PASS Tho Russian re treat has now reached tho vlllapo of Slpinghal, seventy-four miles north of Tlo Pass, where It has temporarily halted. Tho army has been without rest for months and it Is natural that fatlguo should bo evident Tho Jap anese aro said to bo advancing on Slpinghal positions along tho railway and on both flankn. A brisk action occurred on the cvon lng of" March 18 at Kalyuan, tho Rus sian rear guard boating off two heavy attacks which lasted until midnight After blowing up railway bridges north of Kalyuan at flvo places, the Russian retirement was continued on March 19, 20 and 21, with only light rlflo firing. Tho Mukden branch of tho Russo- Chinese bank removed all Its money except $150,000. M'CORMlCK TOLD TO HURRY. United States Anxious to Have Him at Paris Soon. ST. PETERSBURG Mr. McCor mlck, tho retiring ambassador to Rus sia, has recolved urgent Instructions from Washington to proceed to Paris nt tho oarllost posslblo moment. -Whothor tho deslro of tho state de partment to havo Mr. McCormlck ns sumo his duties In Paris at onco Is duo to tho prospect of an opening of peace negotiations there, or to tho Venezuelan complications or to the wish of Ambassador Portor to depart cooner than expected Is not known here. Appeal For Outside Aid. BROCKTON. Mass. Tho first or ganized movoment for tho rollef of the families of tho persons believed to havo perished In the oxploslon and flro at R. B. Grovor & Co.'s factory last Monday, has boen begun As a result of tho disaster thirty-seven wlvos wore mado widows, forty-eight children wero mado fatherloss and six children became orphans. Mayor Keith presided at a meeting nt which a request was mado that every wage earner In tho city give over one day's waco to the relief fund. LEAVE OF HARBIN WOMEN AND CHILDREN GETTING OUT OF TOWN. BUSINESS HOUSES ALL CLOSING Preparations Apparently Making for an Extended Siege Probable In vestment of Vladivostok by General Kurokl. GUN8HU PASS, Manchuria The women and children nro reported to bo leaving Harbin and tho business Uouscs nro closing. Tho stationary hospitals aro being moved back nnd tho entire railroad east and pouth of Tsltslhar Is being prepared for tho next stage of tho war. The conviction exists that General Kurokl Is now directing his move ment toward tho northeast for the In vestment of Vladivostok, changing his base for that purpose to Gesan. Whllo the Manchurlnn railway Is em ployed to supply the main army In Its advance on Harbin, tho Japanese rfeem still partial to tho plan of keep ing closo to their sea bases, nnd In stead of following tho Russians some of tho military experts aro of the opinion that the Japanese may rclfcve tho pressure upon General Llncvltch and thus Induce him to concentrate In the region between Santoupu and Tlo Pass for another battle. But throughout the campaign all tho prog nostications of oxperts regarding the plans of the Japanese failed, tho as pirations of the Japanese consistent ly fattening up on tho victories ac hieved. Tho rank and- file of tho' Russian army show peculiar adaptability to conform with the new conditions and accommodate themselves to tho wishes and Intentions of tho com-mnndcr-ln-chlef and the government Tho Russian retreat has now reach ed tho village of Slplnghnl, seventy four miles north of Tie Pass, where It has temporarily halted. Tho army has been without rest for months and it Is natural that fatlguo should bo evident. Tho Japanese arc said to bo advancing on Slptnghal positions along tho railway and on both flanks. A brisk action occurred on tho even ing of Mnrch 18 at Kniyuan, tho Rus sian rear guard beating off two heavy attacks which lasted until midnight.' After blowing up railway bridges north of Kolyuan at flvo places, tho Russian retirement was continued on March 19, 20 and 21, with only light rifle firing. Tho Mukden branch of the Russo Clilneso bank removed all Its money except $150,000. Tho news from tho front continues to Indlcato preparations for a with drawal of tho main portion of tho Russian army beyond Harbin, eo as to, placo It out of danger of having Its communications with Russln severed if, It Is found impracticable to at tempt to hold the lino at the Sungarl river. Tsltslher 300 miles west of Harbin, Is mentioned by several cor respondents In a fashion to suggest that It will be tho new point of cori centratlon although others speak of tho Amur river. TO ATTACK VLADIVOSTOK. Japan Preparing to Take Russian Naval Base. PORTLAND, Ore. According to ad vices brought by tho Portland & Asiatic liner Arabic from Yokohama, which arrived here, it Is believed In Yokohama that Japan will soon at tempt to capture Vladivostok. There aro at present nbout forty blockade runners In Japanese ports of different nationalities which havo been cap tured attempting to enter Russian ports. The crews of tho captured ves sels aro treated well by the Japanese and ns rapidly as posslblo sent to their various homo ports. According to blockade runners cap tured on tho return trip from.VIadivos tolr, tho hnrbor there Is filled with vessels loaded with provisions and coal. Provisions aro said to bo cheap, meat being sold for 20 kopeks (10 cents) per pound. Tho samo Impres sion exists In Vladivostok as In Yoko hama that, tho Japanese Intend to at tack the placo In tho Immediate fu ture. FIFTY FARMERS SHOT DOWN Nine Are Killed and Eleven of the Wounded Are Dying. KUTNO, Russian Poland Ten peasants were killed and fifty were wounded at Lamcnta, March 21, as tho rosult of tho shooting of Infantry sent to quell disturbances. A crowd of peasants from Benlg nowa proceeded to Lamenta to induce tho farm laborers to strike, and riot ing occurred. Tho chief of police with a company of soldiers went to tho sceno and the troops fired two volleys at tho peas ants, killing two on tho spot and wounding fifty. Tho latter wero brought In carts to the hospital hero, whore seven men and ono woman sub sequently died. Eleven others aro dying. JAPAN FLOATS NEW LOAN Gets Better Terms Than Before New York Takes Half. NEW YORK Negotiations for a Japanese government loan for $150, 000,000 have been successfully con cluded In, London. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of this city, who will share In the loan, made the announcement today. The loan will bear interest nt 4 per cent, and will bo secured by a first mortgage on the tobacco monopoly. One-half of tho entire loan will bo 1 taken In this country. BEEF TRUST JURY. It Is Now Ready to Commenco Busi ness. CHICAGO Tho special grand Jury to Investigate tho so-called "beef trust" was completed Wednosdny. Thrco vacancies loft In tho pnnel Tuesday were filled nnd the hugo mass of testimony avnilablo was Im mediately attacked. A. J. Hoffman of Mendotn, 111., was designated by tho court ns foreman of tho Jury. District Judgo J. Otis Humphrey charged the jury to "present no ono from envy, hatred or malice, nor to leavo any ono unpresentod for fear, favor, affection, reward or hope of re ward." The charge was delivered In a most Impressive manner nnd was listened to with deep lntorcst. In charging tho grand Jury Judge Humphrey said: "This body stands between tho up right and honest citizen nnd the ma licious accuser. You are savers of reputation?, as well as the body through which tho honest accuser ob tains Just inquiry. "I call your attention particularly to tho statute which prohibits and fixes a penalty for combinations In re straint of trndc, In the interstate com raorco laws and their various branches. "Whllo you are not selected to try the guilt or innocence of the accused, In order to justify a true bill you will have such evidence as, If unexplained and uncontradicted, would satisfy your minds of the guilt of the accused. "You are not to disclose to any per son or at any time the secrets of your iellbcratlons. Reputation Is tho great est earthly Inheritance. "The mere fact that some person's name Is beforo you as being accused of crlmo would blacken reputation even though you might not return a true bill. No human being has n right to know, and you nro not to disclose to any human being, tho secrets of your deliberations. All that shall como to light shall come through the return of Indictments, if Indictments shall bo found." Among the Important witnesses who will appear before tho beef trust grand Jury are Miss M. A. DInoek, pri vate secretary to J. Ogdcn Armour; C. O. Young, general superintendent of Swift & Co., nnd Georgo F. Mor gan, assistant to Young. Two witnesses wero examined dur ing tho afternoon session. The first ono testified for almost two hours, when ho was excused and returned to his homo In Philadelphia on a night train. Tho second witness finished his testimony at 5 o'clock, when the ses sion was adjourned until tomorrow morning. WILL HEAR GOV. CUMMINS Iowa Dissatisfied With Shiloh Monu ment InscrlDtions. WASHINGTON Secretary Taft has arranged to give a hearing April C to Governor Cummins of Iowa In sup port of tho deslro of tho officials of that state to have the inscriptions on tho Iowa monuments in the Shiloh Battlefield park amended so that they shall show the tlmo that the various Iowa regiments appeared on tho sceno of battle. Secretary Taft, after an exhaustive investigation of this proposition, which had been under consideration by tho department for many months, recently decided against changing tho Inscriptions adopted by the proposal of the Iowa authorities to Shiloh Park commis sion. Governor Cummins was not satis fied with that decision nnd appealed to tho president. The latter referred tho matter to Secretary Taft and he has decided to grant Governor Cum mins a personal hearing. SENDS MAN TO INVESTIGATE President Roosevelt to Find Out About Panto Domingo. WASHINGTON Arrangements for tho investigation of the affairs of Santo Domingo wero completed Frl day after a conference between Presi dent Roosevelt. Secretary Taft and Prof. J, H. Hollander. It was derided that Prof. Hollander, who Is to make thef Inquiry, will sail from New York on April 1 in a mail steamer for San Juan, P. R. From thero he will go to Santo Domingo on the Chattanooga, which will bo at his disposal to con vey him from placo to placo while he Is pursuing tho investigation. Ho will return to tho United States In May, and, If his investigation is not com pleted by that time, ho will return to tho island. New Assistant for Morton. WASHINGTON President Roose volt has tendered the office of assist ant secrotnry of the navy to Truman H. Newberry of Detroit, Michigan, and tho proffer has been accepted. ' AntLForelgn Outbreaks, LONDON A correspondent at Hong Kong reports nntl-forelgn out breaks In the provinces of Knlpln and Szechuan, adding that tho rebels have defeated the Chinese troops. Chamberlain vs. Balfour. LONDON -Open war has boen de clared botween Josoph Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour over tho fiscal ques tlon. Despite tho attitude of Mr. Bal four and tho government In refusing to sanction an effort to compel Lord Hugh Cecil to resign the parliament ary seat for Greonwlch, Mr. Chamber lain has written a lettor claiming that ho has a majority of the unionists with him and approving of tho selec tion of a protectionist candidate to contest Lord Hugh Cecil's seat at the next General election. Snlser'ft Home Ilnlliler Cora. So named because CO ncres ptouueed so heavily, that its proceeds built, ft lovely home. See Snlrcr's catalog. Yielded in lnd. 157 mi., Ohio 100 bu., fenn. 103 bn., nnd in Mich. 220 bit. per acre. You can beat this record in 1005. 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