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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
W. 8. RAKER, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
Brief Telegrams
Ellas Powell, colored, was hanged
at Toxarkaha, Arlc, for tho murder of
J. 0. Gardner, a whlto farmer, flvo
years ago.
A blooded Kentucky horso from
West Tcnnc8seo arrived at Frederick,
O. T., for tho uso of tho president
during his hunt.
Tho Erlo Railway company rtlcd.
with tho secretary of New York n
certlflrato of Incroaso of capital stock
from 1177,000,000 to $107,000,000.
Goorgo E. Hobcrts states that tho
question or rato legislation has ab
sorbed tariff rovlslon, nftor return
from Investigation of sentiment In
New York.
Tho now cruiser HuBbcck, tho first
turblno propollod vessel ot tho Gor
man navy, ran hor trial trip from Klol
to Swlnomunde, 180 sea miles, at 23
knots nn hour.
A mnn apparently nbout 70 years
of nge, supposed to bo Charles H.
Simpson of Lincoln, 111., committed
ndlcldo at- St. Louis by jumping Into
tho river.
At St. Joseph, Mo., Casslus Drown,
colored, was convicted of tho m ir
tier of Mrs. Nancy (lay, November 23,
last. Brown bound and gaged Mrs. Oay
nnd cut her throat.
Preparations aro being mado for tho
meeting or tho Southern Industrial
parliament, which will nssomblo In
Washington, p. C, on May 23, nnd
continue until tho 2Gth.
Emll Klacsslg, tho American editor
tof tho Content Incntnl Tclegraphcn
cnmpalgno, otherwise known ns tho
Wolff bureau, died ot pneumonia at
his homoj In Brooklyn, N. Y. .
Tho disbursements for pensions by
tho United StnteB treasury for tho fis
cal year ended Juno 30, 1904, wero
$142,092,818.75, moklng a grand total
since 18C0 or $3,122,033,818.75.
Spotted fever has boon raging for
several month sin epidemic form In
Sicily. Much nlarm oxlsts among tho
people, especially tho laboring popula
tion, and many havo fled from tho dis
trict. Nino Servians, who wero captured
after n fight with Turkish troops In
Uskub province wero tnken to Kum
unovo .sixteen mllos from tho town of
Uskub, whoro tho Inhabitants lynched
them.
An effort Is being made by Attorney
General Ware Ellis of Ohio In tho
common pleas court to forco tho Mu
tual Homo Flro Insurance company of
Cleveland Into tho hands of a ro--colver.
It Is nnnounccd, according to a St.
Petersburg dispatch to a news agency
that tho commit ttco of ministers has
been notified or an Imperial decreo
granting nn cxtenslvo amnesty to re.
llglous offenders.
At a boarding houso In Oklahoma
City, O. T . M. L. Bheploy, Holdonvllle,
I. T., shot and killed his wiro and
then then committed suicldo. Domes
tic difficulties Is assigned as tho
cause of tho tragedy.
Secrotary Hitchcock designated Wil
liam II. C6do or Los Angelos, Cal., as
chlcr or Indian Irrigation. Ho will
linvo supervision ot irrigation con
structlon work on Indian reservations
throughout tho west
Engineer Wnrde of tho Chicago &
Northwestern railroad has broken a
record on tho Eastern Iowa dlvslon of
that road by driving his engine from
Clinton to lloono, a distance of 202
miles in 189 minutes.
Harvard university has invited Prof.
Wllhelm Ostwald or tho University or
Leipzig to servo as lecturer In tho
first half of tho coming academic
year, under tho arrangement for an
exchango of professors.
Tho secretary or tho Interior has
ordered tho withdrawal from entry of
600,000 acres of land In tho San Fran
cisco and Susanvllle, Cal.', land dis
tricts on account ot tho Sacramento
valley Irrigation project.
A series of remarkablo oxporlments
havo been concluded by an eminent
English physicist, who has demon
strated by an Ingenious mothod of his
own thntho Is able to dispel smoke,
funics and fog by electricity.
"Tho tapeworm is tho natural en
emy of the germ of consumption and
tho latter cannot exist when tho other
Is present," says Consul Canada, at
Vera Cruz, Mex., in a report just re
ceived at tho state department.
At Honolulu tho legislature has
passed a bill establishing county gov
ernment for the Hawaiian Islands.
Tho bill divides the Islands Into flvo
counties, the leper settlement of Mol
okal being mado ono of them.
In New York It developed that tho
grand jury has been Investigating an
accusation mudo against a prominent
politician nnd attorney, David Itoths
child, the former president of tho Fed
eral bank, who is serving a term of
pine years in Sing Sing.
Tho United Statos supremo court
handed down its opinion In tho North
ern Securities caso In which dec'sion
was mado some weeks ago, refusing
the protest of tho Hnrrlman Interests
ngalnst proposed pro rata distribution
of stock.
A report from Superintendent Car
rol of the government boarding school
on tho Moscalero Indian reservation
in New Mexico, to tho commissioner
of Indian affairs, Indicates that an
epidemic or meningitis has penetrated
to that point.
FORM OF MERGER
WHAT INCREASE OF U. P. CAPI
TALIZATION MEAN8.
COMBINE WITH OTHER ROADS
The New York central and North
western In the Deal Effect of the
Announcement on Road's Common
Stock.
NEW YOIIK Tho Intention to in
crenso tho preferred stock of Union
Pacific by $100,000,000 was not known
to tho Walt street public until Wed
nesday nnd was a general surprise.
This Incident formed the central point
of Interest In the day's stock market.
Union Pnclllo has been the subject
of gossip nnd surmise for mnny
months, during tho course ot Its ro
markablo rise, but none ot tho nu
merous conjectures regarding it
pointed to tho monsuro announced
Wednesday. This fact In Itsolf caused
n doubt that a largo part ot tho re
ports which have circulated regard
ing this stock wore Ill-informed. Tho
effect oil tho common stock was un
favorable ns was not unnatural, In
vlow of tho prior privilege or tho pre
ferred Btock, now to be doubled In
amount to dividends to tho extent of
1 per cent. The common stock was of
fered hoavlly both for domestic and
foreign account. It was vigorously sup
ported, however, all day. Broker's bo
foro the opening wore making offors
to tako all tho Btock that anyone
would soil, and tho saino brokers wero
diligent buyers up to the level ot last
night. Tho support was then rolaxed
again, but renewed at any periods of
ncuto .wonkness.
Odlcinls of tho company declined to
add anything to tho official circular
ub to tho specific purposes for which
tho proceeds of tho stocks are to be
used or as to tho proposed time for
Issuing It. Assertions wero freely
made, however, among tho speculators
In tho stock thnt the project had to
do with tho proposed combination of
Union Pacific with New York Central
and Chicago & Northwestern. It wns
pointed out that President Harrlman,
In maintaining tho wisdom of seeking
financing capital requirements
through tho lssuo ot stock rather than
through tho creation or fixed Interest,
bearing obligatlonss, had interjected
Into tho official circular tho remark,
"especially such as arise In 'connec
tion with tho acquisition of stocks of
other companies." This was adduced
to Indicate that a merger project was
In vlow, but Wall street had formed
tho opinion that tho supposed merger
was to bo accomplished by tho ex
chango ot hotels or a holding company
for oxlbtlng securities, which would
not Involve a great outlay of cash.
Tho prospect of a $10,00,000 block of
now stock, therefore, came as a shock
to sentiment and emphasized the ef
fect of tho hugo volume of Issues
which Is being added to constantly
from many sources.
A SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION.
Carry Inscription, "Death to the Czar,
the Assassin."
ST. PETERSBURG Tho workmen
of tho village of Smolensk made ;i
demonstration, tho occasion being the
burial of an employe of tho Pah! fac
tory, who was killed by a policeman
a few days ago. Six thousand persons
assembled early In tho morning In a
heavy snow storm and uwnlted tho
funeral procession. There were red
flags everywhere, and a. wreath depos
ited by socialists on tho coffin was In
scribed, "Died an Innocent Victim in
tho Struggle for Victory." After tho
Interment revolutionary proclamations
wero scattered among the people and
a procosslon was formed, headed by a
socialist carrying a banner Inscribed,
"Death to tho Czar, tho Assassin."
At this juncture n largo forco of
military and police Interfered, dispers
ed tho mob nnd solzed tho wrenths
and banners. Tho workman did not
attempt sorlous opposition and none
was seriously injured.
EPIDEMIC STILL SPREADING
Anti-Toxin of No Value In Cases
of
Spinal Menlngitles.
NEW YORK Experiments carried
out at tho Gouverncur hospital In this
city havo resulted In tho decision by
tho medical staff that thore Is no hope
of establishing a euro for cerebro
spinal meningitis by tho uso of diph
theria anti-toxin. Atter trials from
January 20 to dato It was found that
a death rato of tho same percentage
prevailed as last year, when the anti
toxin wns not used.
Meantime tho epidemic continues Its
spread through all tho territory with
in 250 miles. There were eighteen
deaths Wednesday In Groator New
York. Between Saturday noon and
tho snme hour Wednesday Ihero were
forty-seven deaths In Mnnhattnn
against rorty-slx in the four days of
tho provlous week.
The newspapers at Lima print
Chile's reply to tho' Peruvian protest
regarding Tacna and Ariea. The reply
declares that Chile Is reeolvd with
out wounding Peru," to ncqulro defin
itely dominion and sovereignty over
Tacna and Arlca.
Tho British government has not re
ceived troni Count Wolff-Metternlch,
the German ambassador, or any other
source a memorandum regarding Mor
occo similar to that handed to Sec
retary Taft by Baron von Speck
Bternburg, tho German ambassador to
tho United States
THE COMMISSION,
Mr. Shonts at Head of the Organiza
tion, i
WASHINGTON The president has
carried out his plans for tho reorganiza
tion of tho lsthmlnn canal commission
; ns to tho personnel nnd business
methods, generally on tho lines ot
tho legislation ho suggested to con
gross at the last session, which failed
In the crush of business In tho closing
hours. On Monday, within half an
hour after tho president's departuro
from Washington, Secretary Taft, di
rectly In charge of cannl matters,
mado public tho personnel of tho now
commission nnd tho division of duties
among them. Only ono member of
tho old commission was reappointed,
Mr. Benjamin M. Harrod. Otherwise
tho commission Is new from top to
bottom, for there Is n top and bottom
nnd considerable difference between
tho functions nnd pay of the commis
sioners. Finding ho wns obliged le
gally to appoint seven commissioners,
tho president did so, but he carried
out his own plan by making threo of
them practically the commission. Tho
other four, though bearing the title of
commissioners, not only receive n
much lower compensation, but aro as
signed much smaller fields of activity.
Tho president nlso has carried out his
scheme of dividing up the work of
canal building among the commis
sioners, so thnt nominally acting as
a body on stuted occasions, each Indi
vidual member would operate in a
special field. Tho head of tho com
mission Is n trained railway man,
chpson for hli ndmlnlstrntlvo abilities
in the finnnclal nnd purchasing field;
tho now governor of tho zone Is a
lawyer, who also hns had to do with
stato affairs; tho onglneer commis
sioner 'already Is known tor his abili
ties In tho execution ot tho practical
work of canal cutting. Tho other
members of the oimmlss'on are plac
ed to comply with tho law as to tho
number of tho commission, but aro
men of high ability ns hydraulic engi
neers. Secretary Taft told them that
they wero expected to show results
and thnt Is snld to bo tho Iccyqpto for
tho president's action.
Tho personnel or tho now commis
sion is as follows: Theodore P.
Shonts, chn'rmnn; Sharles 13. Magoon,
governor of tho cnnal zone; John F.
Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admir
al M. T. Endlcott, U. S. N.; Brlgndler
Genornl Petor C. Haines, U. S. A re
tired; Colonel Oswald M. Ernst, corps
engineers, U. S. A.; .Benjamin M. Har
rod. BRADY IS ASKED TO RESIGN.
Governor of Alaska Must Quit Mining
Company or His Office.
WASHINGTON A conditional re
quest has been matte upon Hon. John
G. Brady, governor of Alnskn, for his
resignation. This suggestion was fol
lowed by Secretary Hitchcock under
the direction ot the president and not
withstanding It was dispatched about
a month slnco no response has yet
been received.
Tho request grows out of tho fact
thnt Governor Brady Is Identified with
a mining company which Is extensive
ly engaged In advertising its affairs.
This fact was brought to tho attention
of the secretary several weeks slnco
and he Immediately took tho matter
up with the pres'dent. Ho agreed
thnt tho case was on a par with the
charges mado against the Dawes com
mission n year ago, and the secretary
Immediately wrote to the governor
calling his attention to the require
ments of the department In matters
of this character and telling him ho
must either vacate his position In tho
company or resign his office.
SENATOR BURTON AT ST. LOUIS.
Will Be Retried In May, But Will Not
Discuss Matter.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. United States
Senator Burton of Kansas arrived
hero, but declined to il scuss the pur
poso of his vifclt or the report that ho
had como to see District Attorney
Dyer relative to his retrial, which
comes up In the May term of tho Uni
ted Stntes district court.
Tho United States supremo court
reversed nnd remanded the caso ot
Senator Burton, In which ho was
found gu'lty of having received tees
from tho Rinlto Grain and Securities
company of St. Louis for alleged work
with the postofllco department In bo
hair or tho company.
Meningitis In Michigan.
LANSING. Mich. S. H. Schumaii
or the siato board of health has re
ceived a report ot an outbreak- or
"spotted fever." or cerebromenlngltls
Is Stnr township, Antrim county.
There have been eight cases In tho
township, with seven deaths.
Roast of Meat Kills Cook.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Paul Kaleova, a
hotel cojk. died nt a hospital from
the effects of lining struok on tho head
with a roust of moat in a quarrol with
Nicholas Papenjlck, another cool;.
Cautious Young Ministers.
NEWARK, N. .1. Young ministers
wore oaut'onvd by Bishop Joseph E.
Bony of B ifTalo at ihe Newark con
ference f the MethodlHt Episcopal
church to talk sparingly of women
and to mnke tliolr pastoral cahs in
the evening when the wife was sur
rounded by her husband and children.
The bishop daclared that tho after
noon call on women of tho congre
gation when the womon were likely to"
be alone should lin frnwnoil nn nnrl
J avoided as much us possible.
FLEET MOVEMENT
ONLY PORTION OF RUSSIAN
NAVAL FORCES SEEN.
SOME OF THE SHIPS ARE ABSENT
Only Two Battleships and Lighter
Crulsert- Are With Squadron.
Whereabouts of the Others Are Not
Known, at Least Not Divulged.
SINGAPORE Firty-ono ships or
Vlco Admlrn! Rojestvonsky's second
Pacific squadron passed hero Sunday.
Tho most Important fighting vessels
of the squadron, including tho battle
ships Knlnx Souvaroff, Alexander II,
Borodino nnd Orel, with their comple
ment of cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers, did not arrive and their
whereabouts is totally unknown. Tho
vessels which passed Singapore were
tho following:
Battleships Slssol, Vol Iky and Oleg
Cruisers' Admiral Nakhlmoff, Dmitri,
Douskol, Aurora, Izumrud, Jemtchug,
Almaz, Russ, Anadyr, Furst Bismarck,
Knlsorln Maria Theresa, Kalserln Au
gust Victoria, Kaiser Frledrlsch, Rlon
nnd seven torpedo boat destroyers, all
sailing under the naval flag. Under
tho commercial flag wero tho volun
teer Pteamors Vdronez. Kief, Yaroslav,
Tamboff, Vladimir and Orel, the Rus
sian Navigation company's steamers
Jupiter, Meteor and Mercury, tho fast
ABlatlc company's stonmers Korea and
Kattal, tho North Baltic company's
steamer Knlnz Gorkshoff, ono hospital
ship and slxten colliers'.
A French steamer arrived hero Sun
day with a sailor belonging to tho Ad
mlral Nakhlmoff, who foH overboard
nnd wns picked up in the straits of
Malacca, after having been twelvo
hours In tho water.
TOKIO The following report has
boon received from tho Manchurian
army headquarters:
On April 5 at 2 o'clock in the after
noon ono battalion of tho enemy's In
fantry and six companies of cavalry
came and attacked Tsulushu, twenty
miles north of Changtu. They wore
repulsed. On tho following day twenty
four companies or tho enemy's cavalry
with several guns, renewed tho attack.
They wero again repulsed. Tho main
forco of tho assailants retreated to
ward Pamlencheng. A portion stopped
near Choroyo, three miles north of
Tsulushu. Our casualties wero ten.
No officers were Included.
The enemy's loss, judging from the
corpses left behind and from the num
ber or carts carrying wounded and
killed, wero over sixty.
TENTING AT CAMP ROOSEVELT.
President Says He Feels at Home In
the Wilderness.
FREDERICK, Okln. President
Roosevelt End pnrty left Frederick
shortly before 7 o'clock Saturday
evening and nrrlvod at the camp,
eighteen miles southwest of town, a
llttlo after dark. The camps Is nes
tled In timber, fringing tho bank of
Doep Crook, in a picturesque spot,
and when the president arrived, nt
0:15 o'clock Sunday morning, and
first beheld tho vast panorama of vir
gin soil without a sign of civilization
except tho camp ho said ho felt nt
homo.
Major J. E. Mutchert of Sherman,
with C. B. McHugh and J. R. Aber
nnthy ol this place, located tho camp
last Monday, riding out to tho big pas
ture, which begins four miles east of
here. A number of wolves were seen
In this 480,000-acre reservation as
they passed through. The camp con
sists of about twenty tents, bolonglng
to tho presidential party, and Is call
ed Camp Roosevelt. One largo tent
Is occupied as a ipess hall, a number
of tents being used for Bleeping
apartments, about four cots being
placed in each tent. About a stone's
throw from these fonts Is Cnmp Qua-
,nah Parker, occupied by this noted
chief of the Comanches, threo of his
squaws and other Indians. These In
dians traveled over forty miles to get
to Beo tho president. A detail of
twenty troops was sent from Fort Sill
to keep tresspassers from this part
of tho reservation. Their camp Is
about 100 yards from that of Camp
Roosevelt. The people here, how
over, appreclnto the fact that tho
president Is here for an outing nnd
aro remaining away from tho pasture.
Steamship Lines to Mexico.
MEXICO CITY Cons'derablo prog
ress has been made toward the Inau
guration of a steamship line between
Mexican gulf ports and Canada,' and
It is probable that steamers of the
new lino will begin trips in May. Tho
question hns arisen as to whether
steamers shall call at Cuban ports
as first Intended and afterwards
changed. The government objects to
making stops at Cuban ports, but It
is hoped to secure its consent to this.
Tho regular service of tho Mexico
Texas City Steamship begins May 1.
Case of Lieutenant Osborn.
WASHINGTON The war depart
ment has received the court-martial
proceedings and findings in tho caso of
First Lieutonant Albort C. Osborn.
Tkenty-slxth Infantry, who was charg
ed with duplication of pay accounts,
absence without leave and embezzle
ment. The, caso was tried In the De
partment of Texas and Osborn was
sentenced to dismissal. Ho was u
resident of New iork and served as
an enlisted man in tho regular army
from 1894 to 1899, when he was com
missioned as second lieutenant.
WANT LAND ALLOTTED.
What Is Demanded by the Standing
Rock Indians.
FORT YATES, N. D.-Mn a groat
council called by Major McLaughlin,
the Indians ot the Standing Rock
agency decided nlmost unanimously
that they were ready to havo their
lands allotted. Each head ot a fam
ily will havo G40 acres and all over
18 years 320 acres. In addition they
will get a span of good American
maros, two cows, a wagon and har
ness, a plow, harrow, somo other tools
ami $50 in cash. All under 18 will
get 1C0 acres.
After tho allotments have been
mado there will be a big surplus of
land. The Indians aro bitterly oppos
ed to selling this and it is doubtful
If It will ever be sold with their con
Bent Each head of a family will bo worth
$1,000 In addition to his C40 acres
when Uncle Sam relinquishes his
guardianship and turns theso Indians
over to tho states of North and South
Dakota as full-fledged citizens.
Between 1,000 and 1,200 voters will
bo equally divided between the two
fctntes.
Tho question of lenslng tliolr lands
was nlso placed beforo tho Indians by
Major McLaughlin, but they decided
ngalnst It.
LUMBER KINGS UNDER FIRE
Federal Grand Jury Orders Secretary
to Produce Books.
PORTLAND, Ore. Charles W.
Eborlln, land ngent ot the Southern
Pacific company, was the principal
witness Thursday beforo tho federal
grand jury which is Investigating
land frauds in this state. It Is report
ed that Eberlln's testimony may
provo an Important factor In estab
lishing a conspiracy to securo large
areas of timber lands In tho south
ern part of Oregon. This testimony,
It Is learned on good authority, cor
roborated by the records of tho
Southern Pacific company, estab
lishes tho fact that simultaneously
with tho securing of a largo amount
of railroad land which comprised tho
odd numbered sections, largo tracts
of government land, which comprised
tho even numbered sections ot tho
samo district, were located upon.
The government. It Is learned, will
attempt to provo that this simultan
eous ncquirlrtg or tho even and odd
sections was more than a coincidence.
MADE A MISTAKE IN THE BID
Not Allowed to Amend It Nor to Take
Down His Check.
WASHINGTON Suit was Insti
tuted by G. B. Spearln of Bayonno. N.
J., to compel Admlial Endlcott, chief
or tho bureau or yards and docks of
tho navy department, to deliver to him
a certified check for $25,000 for can
cellation. Tho check was deposited by Mr.
Spearln with Admiral Endlcott along
with a bid for the construction of n
dry dock at" the New York navy yard,
for which Mr. Spearln was tho lowest
bidder. Subsequently Mr. Spearln dis
covered ho had mado a mistake In the
addition of certain details or one
Item to tho amount or $100,000. Ad
miral Endlcott, Mr. Spearln says, de
clines to have his bid amended by tho
addition ot $100,000, taking tho posi
tion that he would accept the bid as
originally made, In case his amended
bid was not accepted he asked that
ho bo given back his check. Admiral
Endlcott, It Is averred, refused to ac
cept tho amended bid or to return the
check.
RIGOROUS ANTI-TRUST LAW
Measure Providing Fines and Penal
ties Passes Illinois House.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. The McKln
ley anti-trust bill passed tho Illinois
houso of representatives by a vote
of 112 yeas to 9 nays, and now goes
to tho senate. The bill, which was
carefully drawn under direction of
Attorney General Stead, makes very
explicit definition of what consti
tutes a trirft. Includes Insurance
compnnlos in tho organizations sub
ject to tho trust definition and pro
vides heavy tinos and imprisonment
for violation.
For tho corporations tho lines
rnngo from $500 to $1,000 for the
first oftenso to $15,000 for tho fourth
offense. For the individual members,
presidents, managers, etc., of com
panies In trust a fine of from $500 to
$1,00(1 and a jail sentence not to ex
ceed a year Is provided.
Elected Mayor of Chicago.
CHICAGO. 111. A jHdltical tornado
on Tuesday overwhelmed one of tho
most ruggedly unique leaders In tho
country, Incidentally, tho republican
party met defeat in a memorable ef
fort to capture the mayoralty ot Chi
cago, Judge Dunne (dem.) being chos
en; As a direct result tho city Is offi
cially committed to the policy of the
quickest possible cessation of private
franchises for public utilities. Mu
nicipal ownership Is especially threat
ening street car lines valued high in
the millions.
The Banker Not Guilty.
Denver, Colo. By order of District
Judge Frank T. Johnson, tho jury in
tho case or E. M. Johnson, formor
president of the defunct Fidelity Sav
ings association, charged with ojnbcz
zlomont, returned a verdict of, not
guilty. While lamenting tho fact that
thousands of poor persons had been
mado penniless by the failure of tho
Fidelity, Judge Johnson said that tho
worst that had been proven was mis
management, wnlch was not on trial
and could not therefore bo considered.
JAPS WILL WANT
INDEMNITY MUST COME OR WAR
KILL NOT STOP.
WHAT BARON SUGEMATSU SAYS
Japanaese Government Has Formu
lated No Terms Because Might Be
Accused of Skinning Bear Before It
Was Shot.
LONDON Baron Suyematsu, for
merly Japanese minister of tho Inter
ior, has written an interesting and sig
nificant article for tho Outlook, under
tho heading "War and Indemnity
tho Japanese Claim." Tho whplo
trend or the article Is Intended to
show that Japan will enrry on tho war
until Russia consents to pay indem
nity. Tho baron says:
"A canon or the Japanese bushldo
Is, 'ono should not unsheath tho sword
unless ono Is to totally overcome or
has secured equitable satisfaction for
ono's cause.' This Is our Ideal in In
ternational Intercourse. Tho sword ot
Japan Is drawn, and tho aim for which
it was unsheathed has scarcely been
attained. We want a peace which will
securo tranquility hi tho far oast for
at least n generation or two.
"The world should know that In tho
present war Japan staked her very
exlstonce, whereas with the cnomy It
was a mere war of caprice. Why. then.
In case of dereat, should not Russlti
bo made responsible In equitable ac
cordance with the nature of. tho affair?
I believe therefore, that In case of
tho adversary asking for peaco tho
satisfaction which she will havo to
make to Japan should Include making
good tho material loss or Japan; In
other words, Indemnity."
Baron Suyematsu says further:
"Japan has not lormulatcd deflnlto
tornis of peaco, because she might be
accused of skinning the bear beforo
It Is shot. We have, however, outlined
our idea."
Tho article argues out tho right
eousness ot Japan's position In de
manding indemnity as a basic condi
tion, and controverts tho Idea which,
ho says, ho finds prevalent outsidq of
Jnpan, that Japan is willing to make
peace at any price.
"Some say," the baron continues,
"that for humanity's sake an armistice
should bo concluded with a vlow to
negotiating peace. It Is all very well
to talk of humanity, but no Injustice
must be perpetrated In the name of
humanity. If a proposition arising out
of tho question or humanity gives
more advantage to one than another
or the contending parties It cannot
be justice."
Baron Suyematsu treats sarcastical
ly the special plea that Russia shouht
bo allowed to "save her face," anil
compares Japan to a dwarf fighting a.
giant, and says: ,
"Tho public at large seems to have
guaged the relative valuo of Russia
and Japan. They are glad that the
largo bubble which had been causing
a nightmare to so many people for so
long a time has been pricked. They
have seen that It was no useto sup
press Japan's aspiration by the com
bined forco ot western powers. Yet
thero seems floating In the air somo
sort of compassion for our adversary.
This I deem an inconsistency, arising
out of some psychological Instability.",
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY.
Nearly Five Hundred Indian Soldiers.
Entombed by Collapse of Barracks.
CALCUTTA It now appears that
400 ot tho Seventh Gurkhas were
kllled at tho Dharmsala cantonment
by tho collapse o! a stono barrack
building In consequence ot the recont
earthquake. In addition twenty mem
bers of tho First battalion and fifty
mombors or tho Second battalion of
the First Gurkhas wero killed, whllo
it Is roughly calculated that from 20
to 30 per cent of the native popula
tion of the surrounding villages were
killed.
In addition to tho Euiopoans al
ready reported killed at Dharmsala.
seven children of Europeans aro said
to havo perished,
LAHORE. India Four hundred and
sovonly men of Gurkha regiments,
wero burled alive as a result of the
earthquake at tho Hill station of
Dharmsala, according to the latest
Information from that place. Tho re
port adds that It Is Impossible to res
cue tho entombed mon.
The greatest difficulty Is exper
ienced In procuring news from Dharm
sala. The telegraph staff at tho sta
tion thero was practically wiped out
and temporary office has been opened
thirteen miles from tho town, but the
facilities are most scanty. The Kan
gra valley Is bolleved to have been
devastated and It Is reported that the
town of Kangra was reduced to ruins
with gieat loss or life. n0 confirma
tion of the report Is obtainable as the
tolegraph station at Kangra Is wreck
ed. Purpose of Watering Erie Stock.
NEW YORK It was ascertained
that the Increase in tho common stock
of tho Erie railroad company from
$113,000,000 to lias.000.000 recent!?
announced was made to prepare for a
convorslon of Its outstanding $10 0001
000 of convertible bonds, which havo
been convertible slnco April 1 This
amount is necossary to care for tho
bonds, since they are convertible Into
stock at $50 a share. This calls for
twenty shares of stool; for each $1 oof
bond, and the stock Is ,- .iJ1
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