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INTERVENTION IN THE WAR HAZ
ARDOUS UNDERTAKING.
Dnro Not Hopo for rityslcnl AsuUtnitco
l'rum United Stntes In lJebulf
of ,J 11 pun, and Cannot
Go Alono.
LONDON. Henry Norman, In h
long latter lo the Times this morn-
i , ln, ehi unites tho views he ox
4y Dressed in un interview Tuesday last
to the effect that any personal or
national attempt to Step In between
Japan and Russia seemed to 1) i it) to
be outside tho range Of rational
surmise, and that ho would be very
much sut prised indeed If King
E'Jwatd had said or done anything
which would give rise to such a ru
mor as that which stated that tho'
k'ng had undertaken to mediate be
tween tho comoatauts.
Mr. Norman thinks that Japan
may have counted ou initial victor
ies and then on inducing the powers
to intorvciio, . and that such calcu
laton on the part of Japan may pro
duoo a delicate and perilous situa
tion, because it is impossible for
Russia to accept defeat or counte
nance intervention In any form while
Bhe has u sluirlo rouble or soldier left.
Whatever happens, says Mr. Nor
man, whether Japan bo victorious or
defeated, it is certain that Great'
Britain and the United States will
bo expected to take the lead In pro
posing or enforcing intervention, and
since it is impossible to suppose that
tho United States would join Great
Britain in military operations for
the purpose of coercing Russia while
Franco and Germany are friendly
to Russia, it would bo madness for
Great Britain thus isolated, to at
tempt forcible intervention.
Kinkald Bill a Law.
WASHINGTON. At 12:45 today
President Roosevelt, In the prcsenco
of Judge KinKald and others, atllxed
his signature to the bill providing
for GO acrc3 homesteads in the sand
hill country. This was done in U12
president's room at the capitol.
Senator Millard spoke to the presi
dent in support of tho bill soon
after ho reached the capitol, and the
president replied that it Judge Kin
kald would get the parchment over
to him at once he would take
pleasure in approving tho measure.
Senator Milliard sent this word to
the Judne, who induced the houso
clerks to expedite the case, irater
President Roosevelt sent to Judge
Kinkald the pen with which the bill
was signed.
Four Elevators Burned.
SIOUX CITY, la. The little town
of Mt. Varnon, twelve miles west of
Mitchell, S. D., had a narrow
escape from boing destroyed by lire
today. A warehouse first was burned
to the ground. The lkmes spread to
four largo elevators and all were
burned. limbers were carried to tho
business district and dwelling, houses,
and the Mitchell fire department
was called upon for assistance.
About 200 citizens responded on a
special train furnlsLed by the Mil
waukeo railway and through thoir
olforts many buildings were saved.
In two of the elevators there were
large quantities of grain, and tho
loss will probahly reach $50,000,
practically covered by Insurance.
No Trace of Barbon Tolle.
ST. PETERSBURG. Engincei
RronsnefT who was sent In the
spring of 1902 by the imperial
academy of sciences, in company
with Lieutenant Kolch and a num
ber of experienced Yakubs coast
people towafds New Siberia and
liennett island to search for the
polar expedition headed by Baron
Tolle has returned hero. Baron
Tolle has not been heard from since
lie and his companions loft tho
yacht Zaria May 23, 1902, in com
pany with two Yakubs for Bennett
Island. The Brousneff expedition
visited Bennett Island after Lieu
tenant Kolch had searched Kotelnyl
Island and Now Siberia and tho
Thaddeus Islands. No, trace of tho
Tolle expedition was found.
Trv To Kill a Candidate.
JEFFERSON VILLE, Ind. An
attemDt was made to assassinate D.
M. Robins candidate for mayor on
the independent labor ticket. Mr.
Robings was seated in his homo
when two bullots crashed through
the window, one splintering the
chair In which he was sitting and
the other demolishing a lamp.
General Manager lloldrcdge of tho
Burllnuton Is homo, from the west
George F. Bidwell, general mana
ftor for tho Northwestern, is in
Chicago
D. P. Shcllenbargor died at his
residence west of Stella. Ho has
Mvcd here twenty-ono years.
J. A. Mur.roc, frolght tralllc mana
ger of the Union Pacitle returned
from Chicago recently accompanied
by his wlfo
.7. A. Bunting, the millionaire
orakeman, was In Omaha on his way
noma to O llifornia 'from a visit lu
Cuba with his family.
ItlictitimtiMiu lit Utnli.
Frisco, Utah, May 2. There Is n
great deal of Rheumatism lu this and
neighboring States, and this painful
disease has crippled many a strong
man and woman among an otherwise
healthy people.
Recently, however, there has been
Introduced Into Utah a remedy for
Rheumatism which bids fair to stamp
out this awfully painful complaint. Tho
name of this new remedy Is Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and It has already
wrought some wonderful cures. Right
here In Frisco there Is a case of a Mr.
Grace, who had Rheumatism so bad In
his feet that he could hardly walk. Ho
tried many remedies In vain, but
Dodd's Kidney Tills cured him.
His wife says: "Wo both had Kidney
Trouble and my husband had tho
Rheumatism so bad that ho could
hardly walk. Wo used Dodd's Kidney
Pills with much benefit. We have
tried many remedies, but none havo
done us so much good as Dodd's Kid
ney Pills."
Similar reports come from nil over
the State and It would seem as If
Rheumatism had at last been con
quered. Thomas Tllgglns and Miss Uarrio
Jenkln svere married at the homo
of tho bride's patents at Stella
General Manager Mohlor and a
party of Union Pacific oflloiuls went
wjst last night in a special train to
look over the conditions on the
main lino
Daniel Golslomar died at the sani
tarium. He was operated on by Dr.
Summers of Omaha and the opera
tion loft him in a very exhausted
condition.
Hiram Billings of Table Reck, an
early settler is dead at the homo of
his daughter, Mrs. O. II. Brock.
He was 80 years old and had been a
resi.ient of that vicinity forty-eight
years
Reiplo Springfield and Miss Maude
Asheroft were married at Stella at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. II. E.
(Jlark, the Rev. D. B. Lake of
Auburn olllciating. The groom is a
member of tho 11 rm of Stringrield
Bros
The Equal suHrago club of Geneva
has planted a Thrulow weeping
willow In the park as a memorial
to Mrs. Slsler, who was vice presi
dent or the club. This Is the tirst
planting tho club has done
The board of co nry commissioners
of Pawnee has called a special elec
tion for May .'11, at which time the
proposition of voting bonds in the
sum of $75,000 will bo submitted
for tho purpose of building a now
court house and jail for Pawnee
county
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until " to Still" to Hentl Over.
"When 1 drank coffee 1 often hnd
sick headaches, nervousness and bil
iousness much of the time, hut about
two years ago 1 went to visit a friend
and got in the habit of drinking
Post um.
"1 havo never touched coffee since,
and the result has been that I have
been entirely curort of all my stomach
and nervous troubles.
".My mother was Just tho same way.
Wo all drink Postum now and havo
never had any other coffee in the house
for two years and w are all well.
' "A neighbor of mine a great colTeo
drinker was troubled with pains In
her side for years and was an invlld.
,Sho was not able to do her work and
could not even mend clothes or do any
thing at all where she would have to
bend forward. If she tried to do a
little hard work she would get such
pains that she would havo to lie down
for the rest of the day.
J "I persuaded her at last to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
'Coffee, and she did so and she has
used Postum ever since; the result has
Ijieen that she can now do her work,
can sit for a whole day and mend and
can sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit of pain In her side;
In fact she hns got well and it allows
coffee was the cause of the whole,
trouble.
, "I could nlfio tell you about several
other neighbors who huvo been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
In Its place." Name given by Postum
Co., Rattle Creek, Mich.
Look In each pkg. for tho famous
little book, "The Road to Wollvllle."
JAPANEASE SUFFER REVERSE
ON MANCHURIAN SOIL.
MAKE CHARGE THAT FAILS.
FIRE OF FIELD BATTERY TOG
HOT TO WITHSTAND. .
ton SintiiWml liy A tliioldiig . Vatcp
Nut Kmnvii CuHHituk llrlmuto
lu Xorllu itt Ivorrn Mov
Ini; UitOiiitel.
LIAU YANG. Japanese troops
which mussed tho Yalu river north
it KultJIou (TchangdJIouV) chaigod
airing the night or April 20 the
UiHsian position near Llxavcna. a
village on the Munchiwkwi bank ol
Hie Yalu. They were lopurlsud,
Mit their loss Is not known.
Two gunboats steamed up tlx
river to the support of tho Japanese,
thcn a Russian Held batieiy al
An. hau opened on them, resulting
in a light which lasted for twenty
iilouits. The Russian tire was too
lint and tho gunboats were forced to
ilea in out of langc.
The Japanese were aided l.i enss
tog by their occupation of tin Island.
)f Sam illuda.
SL. PETERSBURG. -An account
tlvcn of the movements of the
cavalry under Major General MistcbA
tnko, commander of tho western
L'issack brigade, while not olllcially
iniilii ined, Is accepted as trust
worthy. It follows :
Gen. Mlstchenko's Cossacks l cached
Song Jin, northeast Korea, and
Ifttr occupying that place, turned
porth along the Seoul and Peklq
rnad and occupied Anjn. Not a
not was tired, tho Japaueso and
Koreans withdawlng. Tne unex
pected appearance of Cossacks in
the rear of the Japanese loico na:
the Yalu caused a panic among the
Japanese troops proceeding towards
tho Yalu fiom Ping Yang and they
consequently retreated. The Japan
5so tioops at Pakchon, Kusui'g,
knsiin and Cboug Ju did not at
tempt to stop the Cussiieks, bur
novt'd towards the northwest b)
'orced matches.
Taylor a Much Married Man
WASHINGTON. L. K. Abbott,
iMerlir of Davis county, Utah, was
liefore tho senate conimltteo ou
privileges and elections today l.i
the houator Smoot investigation,
lie was examined In reg.ud to
Apostle John V. Talor, who he
lild, is reputed to havo live wives.
Two of these wives are neighbors of
Mr. Abbott In Earinlngton, Utali
These wives are known as Nettle
IVooley, who has five children,
ranging from eleven to two years,
in1 Nel.le Todd, who h is six child
it'll, ranging from sixteen to two
'ears, all of whom ate recognized
is Apostle Taylor's children. 'I wi
ither wives of Apostle Taylor, said
VI r. Abbott, are llhoua and Roxey
IVt'llin, who iiro about tweniy-thieo
ir twenty-four years of age. It was
oported two years ago that they
Md been married to Taylor. One
vas working for Nettle Wnolev and
!he other lor Nellie Todd, both as
I micslios.
Senator Overman wanted to Know
if their ages had been given cor
'cjtly at about twenty-four years.
I'hc witness said he believed th.it
o he about their ages.
"Then they must have been mar
led since tho manifesto?" said the
cnator.
"I don't know. I have told you
111 I know about them." respondod
ihe witness.
A'tnrney Taylor placed in tho re
;ord a letter written to Senator Bur
iws ky President Joseph F. Smith
espectlng his inability to have the
Mormons come to Washington to
testify before the committee. Ha
lays that John Henry Smith, Mar
finer W. Merrill and George Teasdale
re 111 and that .lorn W. Taylor and
M. F. Cowloy were unwilling volun
tarily to testify. President Smith
concludes his letter as follows:
"As this is a political matter and
not a religious duty devolving upon
them or me, 7 am powerless to
exert morn than moral suasion In
the case."
Mr. Taylor said no had nothlns
(urthor to offer at tho presont time.
Chairman Burrows stated that
other witnesses were on their waj
here and that he would adjouVn the
hearing suDect to call and would
notify ull persons concerned.
FORT SCOTT HEM MED IN BY RAPID
RISE OF WATER.
niinunetl Itmift Thrnnicli St rent, Dlvlil.
lug (he Oily Stuck l.ont and
Property 1ihiiiij;imI Tor
nado lit Mttl'horiinn.
FORT SCOTT, Kas-Fort Scott
Is experiencing the most serious Hood
In Its history Marmaton river and
Mill creek, which runs into thd
former si ream hero, havo risen ten
feet In the past twenty-four hours,
tho result of heavy rains. Several
hundred persons have beon rescued
In boats. As far as known toulghti
no lives havo boon lost. The est!
mated loss to livestock drowned and
property damaged Is $100,000. '
The two streams began to rlso at
10 o'clock last night and today tho
city was divided Into thrco sections
and almost completely isolated.
Normally Mill creek tuns Into tho
Marmaton river northeast of the
city, t:ut becuuso of the rapid rlso
they formed ,i new channel that
rut across one end of the city. To
night tho entlro northern part of tho
3lty Is out off, and pint or tho city
Is Inundated. Ten feet or water Is
lushing through tho streets in that'
part of the city nnd several bundled
persons In what Is known as Bell
town have been forced to leave their
homes. Many were taken in boats.'
There were several narrow secapos
from drowning. Many who icfusidto
leave Bclltown today will still havo
to be taken away In boats, as all
avenues of escape havo now been
cut off.
MoPHKRSON, Kas.-A seveio
toinado struck McPhetson this after
noon, demolishing six icsldcnces and
causing damage to other property
Three persons were Injure!, one
seriously. Much damage, was done in
the country north of here. Beyond
McPherson the tornado followed tho
ground, taking tho path or an old
vater course.- Tho tornado passed
four miles east of Sallna, wrecking
telephone and telegraph poles and
farm property. Kffoits woro lnado
to follow the course of the storm by
telepnone, but all tho wires woro
down.
Graves is Found Guilty.
DBS MOINKS, la. -Charles
Graves, a furniture dealer, charg J
with murdeilng his wife and burn
ing tho body, ivn found guilty In
the district couit today, a Jury rec
ommending life imprisonment.
Graves Is said to havo choked his
wlfo to death in a lit of rage and
then to havo sal u rated the body
with kerosene, setting It on lire.
His stories relative to tiring the
ibody and his visits to the home on
jthe morning of the crime weie con
llk'tlm. This, coupled with pre
vious L heats to kill her, led to his
jarrest and piosecution. A daughter,
.Winnie Reader, a member of thd
Gran Opera company, then playing
In Chicago, arrived homo to spend
the holidays, and three days after
the crime, was committed. She
Purled her mother, accused her step
father of the cilme and secured hid
conviction.
Church Holes Election:.
WASHINGTON. -When the Inves
tigation of the Smoot case opened
today Judge O. Powers was again
called to the stand. Ho read a
'petition prepared by supporters of
Moses Thatcher (or senator, ad
dressed to the senate of the United
States, alleging that church In
fluence had been used in the elec
tion, and asking for an investiga
tion. Another instance of church
interference had been shown, said
ho In a mayoralty contest at Provo
when Reed Smoot favored the can
didacy of George Sutherland. The
witness said Smoot was held in dis
favor with the church and charged
with going to the liberal party.
Senator Oveiman ask?d if women
mem elected to the legislature in
Utah. The witness answered in the
aflirmativo and said a Iwoman was
chairman or the Judiciary committed
of the houso in tho legislature
which elected Mr. Smoot as senator.
Half A Million Fire Loss.
CAMDEN, N. J. Tho Interior of
the largo four story building of tho
Victor Talking Machine company
of this city was totally destroyod by
tiro this afternoon, causing a loss
estimated by an otllclal of tho com
pany at nearly $500,000. Tho con
cam carried an Insurance of $250,000.
Upwards of a half million phono
graphic disc records und25,000 talkln'
machines.
DISQUSTED WITH GERMANY'S ILL
SUCCESS IN AFRICA.
HERER0 WAR IS COSTLY.
OFFICER RETURNS N A GLOOMY
STATE OF MIND.
.Scrl oT Hilbiiol SiiKtiiliicit by Torccn
oT I'ntlH't-liiiiil Cltiinuiilior von
llittilow S it lit in it by
KotKor,
BI0IIL1 N. Colonel Duerr, concern
ing whoso rotuin from Gorman
Southwest Africa conlllctlng reasons
have been given, arrived at. Hamburg
today and made the Impression that;
he was a very sick man.
Tho commandant of tho Grout
fontoln district, German Southwest
Afiloa, cables that tho Germans
there have sulTorod most severe losses
und lack the necessaries of life. Ho
adds:
"I beg for Immediate assistance."
A Kcml-otllclal publication says tho
authorities hero do not expect
further engagements with tho llercos
until the German forces seo tho op
portnlty or striking a declslvo blow.
Tho Cologne Zcltung prints today
a Berlin dispatch, evidently Inspired
and designed to defend tho govern
ment against tho charge of lack of
energy in suppressing tho rebellion.
"Tho government pursued a
policy," says the correspondent,'
"or letting the Southwest Africa
authorities determine what forces
they needed, and sent all thoy re
quested." The Vosslscho Zoltung says Km
pctor William has expresssd tipeii
dissatisfaction with tho management
of all'alis In southwest Africa.
Tho Tagellche Rundschau prints a
letter Irom southwest Africa, ap
parently written by one of Colonel
Dieir's otllcers, describing the an
noyauce to which the otllceis and
men arc subjected Up ui binding at
Swakopmund the local customs olll-
zi il insisted on a minute examina
tion of t telr hagauc and suppllci
ii ml col ecu (I duties on the olllceis'
sporting lilies, wine, oig.in, otcj
Tills examination delayed tho dc
p:irture of the column for the front,
-ind many of the privates had to
leave without their bapgigo and
accouterments because the railroad
authorities wanted space to carry
pitvato minds which paid freight.
Tho army supplies left atSvaknp
uiuod were stored In sheds from
whlcn large quantities were stolen.
The conespondent udd-i that all
thesi w irrlcs had a deprcsslnir ulfoct
on C lonol D.ierr, who suH'ered from
a weak heart before ho left Ger
many, iid his physician had to otder
his Immediate return h' me.
Political circles ascrt that the
objectof Kmpeior William In order
ing Chancllor voi Buleow to
Karlsruhe was to confer with hlir!
un the Arilcan situation. The
chancellor takes with him an elabor
a to review of the military situation,!
drawn up by the genoial stall, which
h is been busily conferring for sev
eral days with tho colonial otlico
It is expected that the ompcror will
reach a speedy deuislon and order
large reinforcements to Afrlci.
Penalty Is DeaMi
ROUK RAPIDS, Ia.-A Jury today
found Charles Rocker guilty of tho
nurdor of August Schroeder, at
Doon, la., Junel-'IO, 1000 and fixed
jho penalty at death. Judue Wuke
tleld will Impose ludgment on May 7.
Rocker woiked for Schroeder on a
farm, Rockwell gave Schroeder
drugged whiskey, and when Schroei
ier became unconscious Rocker beat
ilm to death and hauged the body.
In the barn to suggest suicide.
Later Rocker murrled Mrs. Schroe
der, who had secured $1,000 In
iurancc on her husband's life and
the couple wont to Ekton S. D.
When a child was born Rocker pro
posed to kill It and when Mrs.
Schroeder protested against tho hor
riblo suggestion Rocker told her that,
he had killed Schroeder. Mrs.
Schroeder was able to appear as the!
principle witness. It was known.
that the second marriage was void
as Rocker had a wife living twvrf
whom be had not boon divorced.