Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
J’NEILL, NEBRASKA
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The Japanese emperor’s yearly ex
jpense of living Is limited. For thli
purpose he draws $3,000,000 from I he
national treasury. His personal wealth
Is not to be spent on his own living, sc
that $3,000,000 Is really his salary ar
•manager of the country. He Is re
quired to pay out of It some thousand
employes. The emperor’s dally fare If
Japanese. He Is perfectly satisfied
for breakfast with a bow l of bean soup
and a few other dishes. But his dinner
usually appears In splendid style. In
.some tweny courses, although he al
'ways denounces It as a useless extrav
gance. When any official feast Is held
—the cherry-blosscm-vlewlng party at
the Klcskikawa botanical garden or the
chrysanthemum party at the Akasaka
palace, for Instance—he will not spare
any expense In preparing an elegant
European banquet.
Two centuries ago a man who had
a cargo to send to the Mediterranean
contrived to get rid of some of the
risk by Inducing a friend to take an
Interest with him. It was necessary to
write out a statement of contract to
which the guarantors subscribed; this
was the first underwriting. These two
men happened to be frequenters of
Eloyd's coffee house In Eondon, which
was a favorite place for the merchants
of the town to gather to discuss busi
ness or to gossip. Others Immediately
saw the advantage of the scheme which
their colleagues had devised, and on
the next voyage the risk was parceled
out among a larger number of the
patrons of the coffee house. Out of
this small beginning has grown the
great European maritime agency still
bearing the name of the humble cof
fee houBe.
The French telephone service has Just
accorded the public one of those little
Amenities of civilization which might,
with obvious advantage, be extended
throughout the world. In every public
office there will be henceforward be
bung a white linen handkerchief, treat
ed with a chemical solution, with which
every person can cleanse and disinfect
the plate or tube before using It. If
he will only do so after breathing into
It himself for several minutes so much
the belter. These handkerchiefs are re
newed dally.
In a paper on "A Possible Explana
tion of the Formation of the Moon,”
rend before the royal society of Edin
burgh, recently, (J. Romanes showed
that there never had been sufficient
heat developed In the Interior of the
moon by gravitational compression to
account for volcanic action on its sur
face; and he explained how lunar mark
ings could be accounted for on his
hypothesis by the Impact of meteoric
masses.
There Is a record that Roger Bacon,
the filar who devoted more of his time
to science than to religion, was the
tlrst man to make spectacles, in the
year 1280. Yet some one points out that
on a tomb In Florence, dated 1290, there
Is an Inscription which awards the
honor to another In these words: "Here
lies Salvlno degli Armatl, Inventor of
spectacles. May God pardon his sins.”
Sufferers from severe disorders should
certainly try olive oil cure, which Is
most highly recommended to those who
have learned abroad to appreciate the
addition of oil to salads. The very best
and purest olive oil must be obtained,
and one teaspoonful three times a dny
Is the dose if the victim of neuralgia,
anemia or disordered nerves is In a !
hurry to be cured.
Novel designs In hatpins are In open
scroll work, Inclosed or topped with one
or two stones; or odd shapes in scroll
work with a flower In the center; a
baliy face In rose gold with flower;
faces surrounded by flowers; Spanish
topnz or an opal ball, or a pink tour
maline topping off open scroll work In
the German style of the "nuw art.” j
The largest station for receiving and j
transmitting wireless messages is be
ing erected near Pisa, Italy. On Its
completion, by the end of the year. It
Is expected to afford direct communi
cation with all countries of Europe,
as well as the United States and Can
ada, and with all vessels In the Mediter
ranean, Indian and Atlantic oceans. j
The British royal yacht Victoria and 1
Albert has been defective In stability i
from the first. The story In the navy
Is that the computer In making his
Salculatlons inadvertently added the
ate on the paper—1897—Into a column
of figures, the mistake not being dis
covered till the yacht was wobbling In
the water.
a suggestion mat n stiart be sunk
twelve miles for scientific exploration
has recently been made, but It has been
calculated lhat at that depth the pres
sure must be about forty tons to the
•square Inch, which would prohibit
shaft sinking by any known method.
Colonel ‘•BIH" Cnpp, the chairman of
the Kansas state democratic commit
tee, is the direct descendant of a
French ducal house. One of his grand
fathers was a teacher of Napoleon at
one of the military sc hools.
, A clergyman, returned from Manila.
. lectured In San Francisco the other
day. He said that In a municipal pa
rade In Manila among the process'on
lsts was a company of city rat catchers,
who marched trap In hand.
Japanese agents are tn Dundee, Scot
land, purchasing Jute machinery to be
shipped to Kobe, where already jute
works have been erected. Dundee has
supplied great quantities of Jute to the
Japanese army.
The fund for a monument to the late
General Hector Macdonald, who com
mitted suicide In Paris last year, now
amounts to over $10,000. The monu
ment Is to be erected at Dingwall,
Scotland. I
Lord Strnthcona, opening the col
onial exhibition at Liverpool, said the
next fifty years would witness an
enormous expansion of Canada to a
population equal to Great Britain and
Ireland.
A woman named Kaanaanamokauea
balkuikawalknmookaht Keamokuhale
phoal has sent a petition to Governor
Carter of Hawaii, on the subject of the
disposition of the crown lands.
The city of Marburg. Germany, con
vinced that the university professor.
Dr. Opltz, has discovered a remedy for
cancer, has placed at his disposal a hos
pital for further experiments.
In one of the Argentine states a
graded tax on bachelors Is provided to
drive men to matrimony. If, however,
a man can prove that he has been three
■times rejected he Is exempt.
Arabia has ihe reputation of being
one of the hottest and unhealthlest re
gions on the globe, but all northern
.Arabia has a winter season, with cold
,rains and occasional frosts.
NEBRASKA SQLONS
Proceedings of the Week in Brief in
Both Homes of the Legislature. J* J*
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THURSDAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Lincoln. Neb., March 23.—The senate
! this morning passed the Burns bill, au
thorizing the governor to appoint a
j commission to appraise the necessary
land for an extension of Ihe state uni
versity campus: one appropriating $32,
000 for a library at the Peru normal,
and one for the appraisal and sale of
j the penitentiary farm and the pur
, chase of other lands.
H. It. 168, Chlrstensen's bill requiring
a state license for commission dealers
and a bond for $10,000. was indefinitely
postponed.
In the house Junkln moved for a
sifting committee, but it went over un
der the rules until tomorrow. This move
was taken to enable the men behind the
rate bill and the farmers elevator bill
to gain control of the general file so
that the house may have a club to com- 1
pel the senate to give them what they .
want.
Several bills were passed, but none of
general importance. The date of ad
journment Is still problematical. The ;
senate has all the appropriation bills
to pass upon, and it is unlikely that
and end will be reached for ten days
yet.
FRIDAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Lincoln, Neb., March 24.—If the house
consents, the legislature will quit on
Thursday of next week. The joint com
mittee on adjournment agreed on that
date this morning, and the senate voted
to concur after some little opposition
had been squelched.
In the house the friends of the com
modity rate bill say that this early date
is taken to head off any prospect of the
senate passing that measure. The
house has taken no action. In the sen
ate several members who favored ad
journment declared the sooner tlie leg
islature quit the better the people would
like it.
The house passed the Fishback tele
phone bill, 52 to 32. A number of mem
bers strolled out before the bill came
up, and it was necessary to have a call
of the house before the required num
ber was secured. The Hell lobby was
active on the door, rounding up oppo
sition.
Gould's senate bill requiring stock
trains to be run at a minimum of 18
miles an hour on main lines and 12
miles while on branch lines was ad
vanced to third reading.
The house later agreed to adjourn
nevt Thursday at noon, with the pro
viso that it meant the clock should then
be stopped.
SATURDAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Lincoln. Neb., March 25.—Despite the
talk of econmy. the appropriations as
now madeup about equal those
of the last session, about $2,700,000.
This d ies not include $200,000 for the
binder twine factory. It is possible the
latter project will yet be killed.
The house this morning refused to
concur in the senate amendment, which
struck out the word "hard,” referring
to the fiber. Conference committees
were appointed, but in the senate two
opponents and one friend of the bill
were named. It is feared this means a
premeditated deadlock.
The house passed a number of sen
ate bills, two amending the wife deser
tion laws and one providing for incar
ceration of dipsomaniacs and dope !
fiends in the state asylum. The senate
passed a house bill prohibiting the sale I
of cocaine without a prescription, und a j
half dozen senate files, among them !
one requiring county superintendents
to hold at least first grade certificates,
one providing for the recovery of bon
uses paid to factories that closed up
for the purposes of trade restriction,
and two constitutional amendments,
one increasing the supreme court to
seven judges, and the other authorizing
the legislature to fix salaries of su
preme and district judges.
MONDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Lincoln, Neb., March 27.—The house this
evening passed the Dodge railway commis
sion bill, submitting an amendment lo.
the constitution for the creation of such ,
a body. Tills bill will be the rival of the I
Cady commission bill, which has already
passed the house.
Other legislation was of a routine na- I
tare.
The senate and the house have settled !
down to the last week of work in the ses- !
sion, which will end probably Saturday or
Sunday.
After an extended session tonight the
senate boodle investigation committee I
wound up the testimony and concluded ,
that the evidence did not support the
story of a $5,000 boodle fund raised to de
feat the biennial election bill.
SHOT AT HIS FATHER.
Stories of What Caused the Affair at
Variance.
Seward, Neb., March 28.—About ten
miles north of Seward Wednesday, a i
farmer name.'. Finney, who owns 300
acres of land, was out herding cattle
and his wife told their son to go and
call his father to dinner. The boy
loaded a gun with large shot and as his
father approached the boy, who was
concealed In the woodshed, tired the
charge at his father. The shot flew |
wide of the murk, but enough shot en
lered Finney's head to make three
holes in his ear. Thirty-three shot were |
taken from Finney's head. A younger
brother was sent on horseback to
summon a physician from Ulysses, but
the boy who did the shooting also
mounted the horse and escaped.
The father came to Seward and swore
-Hit a warrant for his arrest, but as yet
Sheriff Smiley has not found him. The
boy is only 16 years old. The friends
:>f the hoy claim the father was chas
ing him with a club and the boy
grabbed the gun and fired tlie shot.
KIRKMAN COURT MARTIAL.
Many Witnesses Are Being Heard, but
Nothing Is Given Out.
Valentine, Neb.. March 27.—The trial of
Taptuln George W. Kirkman at Fort Nio
oraru will probably last for several days
ongvr. The court martial sits for from
.hree to four hours each afternoon, and
i>folute secrecy Is being maintained aw
o the character of the evidence that is
oeing submitted. About a dozen witness
es have been examined so far. He is ac
cused of conduct unbecoming an officer in
.aking a woman to his quarters at the
cost and also with breach of arrest. Kirk
nan has pleaded not qullty to both
charges and will attempt to show In an
iwer to the first allegation that the w-om
in. was sick and he took her to his
quarters for medical treatment.
Declines to Run for Office.
West Point, Neb., March 28.—Samuel
Rcppert, who was nominated by the peo
ple's party for councilman in the Second
ward, has declined to run, and tlie name
of \V. H. Spillner has been substituted.
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Banks Are Prosperous.
O'Neil. Neb.. March 27—The bunk In
this county are Just closing one of the
most prosperous years In their history.
There is more money on deposit In Holt
county now than ever before. This is
credited to the splendid crops of last year
and to the good condition of the stock.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Negro in Lincoln Kills His Faithless
Wife and Then Takes His
Own Life.
1 Incoln, Neb. March 27.—Alien
Ephraim of Omaha shot and killed his
wife in an East O street block this
morning, and then, turning the revolver
on himself, blew his brains out. Roth
were colored. The woman has been in
I.incoln three weeks. Ephraim came
in this morning and finding her with
James Stevenson, another negro, at
tacked her with a knife. She got the
weapon away from him, and he then
drew a revolver and began shooting.
The woman lived an hour, but Ephraim
died instantly. Stevenson hid in a
closet during the affray.
LONDON FIRM LOSES SUIT.
Action Growing Out of Sale in Eng
land in Flavor of Defendants.
Seward, Neb., March 27.—The case
of Joels’ Commission company of Lon
don, England, against Wilson was dis
posed of in the district court. The
suit originated over overdrafts and the
defendant put in a counter claim. The
jury returned a verdict for the defend
ant, Wilson, for $813. Wilson shipped
the cattle over to London consigned to
the commission house with the under
standing that the cattle would sell at
dressed weight instead of live weight,
but the commission merchants sold
and settled on live weight basis, hence
the counter claim. The English house
was represented by Mr. Gaines of
Omaha, and Norval Bros, and Mr.
Aldrich of David City represented the
defense. *
The case of Perry Sargent, familiar
ly known as "Battle Ax” Is being tried
to jury. The state claims that Sargent
was working for farmer Wellman and
took a load of corn to town and failed
to account for the money. The defense
will he that Perry got drunk and did
not know what lie was doing.
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FOR CITY WATERWORKS.
Winside Commercial Club Working
Hard for Improvements.
AVInside, Neb., March 27.—After a
long campaign among the citizens, the
Commercial club of (his city com
mences to see some of the fruits of its
iabors and municipal waterworks will
likely be the result. At a meeting of
citizens next week this 'question will
be discussed freely and some action
taken relative to this Improvement. It
is evident to every one here that this
improvement is the next one listed for
'Vinslde.
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KIRKMAN HEARING SET.
New Charges Added to Case Sine*
Chandler Suicide.
Omaha, Nel>.. March 23.—The general
court martial of Captain George W.
Kirkman, Twenty-fifth l'nited States
infantry, will begin at Port Niobrara.
This will be the second court martial
for Captain Kirkman within a month.
His first trial was for "conduct unbe
coming an officer and gentleman,” the
specifications including a number or
scandalous practices covering a period
of one or more years. This lias been
suspended pending the arrival of cer
tain testimony from the Philippines to
confirm the theory of the defense that
the captain is insane, the suspension
continuing to May 10. In the mean
while other matters have developed in
the career of Captain Kirkman that de
mand a speedy trial, especially in view
of the fact that the captain, failing in
an attempt at suicide, had tendered his
resignation from the army.
The last charges against Captain
Kirkman reiterates that of "conduct
unbecoming an officer and genUemafi’'
and added thereto are the charges of
"scandalous conduct” and "breach of
arrest," with a host of specifications
reciting the career of the dashing cap
tain during the last year or two, ami
particularly bearing upon the suicide
of Mrs. Chandler of this city
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Safe Blown at Hildreth.
Hildreth, Neb., March 24.—Burglars
entered the posloftlce at this place Mon
day morning and by the use of nitro
glycerin, blew open the safe and rifled
Its contents. About $."i0 was taken, but
the stamps were not molested. The
safe was a complete wreck and the
damage to I lie building caused by the
explosion. Several parties in town
heard the explosion, but no alarm was
given.
GIRL FACES LOSERS.
Lone Young Woman Stands Off Cred
itore of Failed Investment Com
pany for Millions.
Philadelphia. March 24.—Investors in the
Provident Investment bureau would have
wreaked their vengeance upon the oftiee
last night had not the police Interfered.
For two days one lone stenographer, a
young woman, has faced the haggard
crowds, which, thru the Arm's failure,
having lost their savings, had become des
perate and wrathful.
The Arm had been taking Investments
and paying 4 per cent, monthly invest
ments. What the creditors w ill receive Is
not known, as no schedule of assets or
liabilities has been posted.
One attorney said last niglir the claims
against the company would amount to
$2,600,(XK), and probably twice that sum.
The only asset found so far is a small ac
count with the Central Trust company.
The concern is closely allied (o the
Storey Cotton company, whose smash
last week caused the loss of millions to
small investors. The two companies ex
changed lists, and what one did not gut
the other did.
W. H. Latimer, the manager, who has
been stopping at a fashionable apartment
house, has left the city. The stenographer
tried to stem the tied of Investors, but
yesterday disappeared.
“JIM CROW” LAW GOOD
Maryland Court Sustains It as to State
but Not Interstate
T ravel.
Annapolis, Md.. March 24.—In an
opinion delivered today the court of ap
peals held the act passed at the last ses
sion of the legislature commonly known
as the "Jim Crow" law, requiring rail
ways to furnish separate compartments
for white and colored passengers, is
valid so far as It effects commerce with
in the state, but invalid as to interstate
passengers.
OHO ON A RAMPAGE.
Crest of the Flood in the Upper Ohio
Past, with Loss of $1,.000,000.
Pittsburg, March 22.—The crest of the
flood was reached at 8 o'clock this
morning, and the rivers are rapidly re
ceding. The estimated loss to local in
dustries by the flood will exceed $1,000.
000. The Ohio river at Bellaire, O., is
still rising and the lower portion of the
city is indunated. Hundreds of fam
ilies were forced to abandon their
homes.
THE WAR HAS COST
RUSSIA 500,000 MEN
Startling Admissions Made at
St. Petersburg About the
Losses in the East.
' THEY CAUSE SENSATION
! The War Office Is Roundly Denounced
for Making the Remarkable Pub
lication of Figures at This
Time.
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4 4
4 COST OF WAR TO RUSSIA. 4
4 >
+ Official figures of the Russian war 4
4 office place the cost of the war, in 4
4 soldiers of the czar, higher than any 4
4 other authority has thus far 4
4 dreamed of placing it. The figures, 4
4 published today in St. Petersburg, 4
4 have caused a sensation. This is a 4
4 summary of them: 4
4 Soldiers and officers in the 4
4 east at opening of war.60,000 4
4 Soldiers since transported to 4
4 the seaf of war.761,467 4
4 Officers since transported to 4
4 the seat of W’ar. 13,087 4
4 4
4 Total .834,554 4
4 Deducting number of present 4
4 availables in the east.300,000 4
4 4
4 The loss by death, W’ounds, 4
4 sickness and capture is.534,554 4
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St. Petersburg, March 28.—Stung by
wholesale criticism lately heaped upon
the war office for its unpreparedness
and incapacity in providing the Man
churian army with men, guns and
munitions, the army organ today lays
bare what has been done since the open
ing of hostilities, giving exact figures.
770,000 Men Sent,
From these it appears that up to
March 12 the war office had dispatched
13,087 officers, 761,467 men, 146,408 horses,
1,521 guns and 312,321 tons of munitions
and supplies to the front, declaring the
transportation strained the Siberian
railroad to its utmost capacity.
The army oigan admits that the army
in the far east when the war opened
was hardly worthy of the name. No
figures are given, but it is known the
troops did not exceed 60,000 men.
Wanted to Avoid War.
The organ defends this on the ground
that the emperor desired to avoid war
and therefore refrained from sending
reinforcements which surely would
have pro coked it.
The criticism of the war office's fail
ure adequately to supply Port Arthur
is met by the statement that it was
provisioned for a garrison of twelve
battalions and the decision to put thirty
battalions there was taken so late that
;he original calculations could not be
remedied.
The Matter of Guns.
While affirming that the quick firing
guns and field guns of the Russians
are superior to those of the Japanese,
the war office explains the misfortune
in the insufficiency of mountain guns
as due to the fact that when the war
broke out Russia was just adopting a
new pattern.
It is denied that the war office was
deceived in regard to the available
strength of the Japanese army or the
organization ol the Japanese reserves;
but tht army organ frankly admits
that the talents of the officers and
the wonderful spirits of the soldiers
were miscalculated.
Causes a Sensation.
The publication of the article hat
created a sensation among military
men and in public circles, many of the
former censuiing the general staff for
discussing valuable military, secrets;
while the latter find from the figures
a practical admission that the war has
cost almost half a million men in
killed, wounded, prisoners and sick, us
the whole force effective In the far
east is now believed not to exceed 300,
000 men.
ARE BAD FOR RAILROADS
Interurban Lines Are Said to Be Get
ting the Big Share of the Busi
ness in the East.
Chicago. March 28.—With the corning
of warm weather, the question of elec
tric competition with the steam rail
roads is thrust more prominently upon
the attention of passenger traffic man
agers. The trolley lines gradually are
increasing their mileage paralleling the
tracks, and because of the low rates
they maintain, they secure a majority
of the local business. Railroad officials
hold different opinions as to the best
method of dealing with the question.
There has been a disposition on the
part of some of the railroads to work in
harmony with their electrical competi
tors, although the practice is frowned
upon by the passenger asso< iations.
There lias been some interchange of
business, but after an investigation of
this phase by Commissioner Donald of
the Central Passenger association, that
organization recently voted not tc coun
tenance the practice.
Ta Meet Rates Would Mean Loss.
To make lutes as low or lower than
their electric competitors, officials say,
the railroads must operate at a loss of
from 80 to 80 per cent, of the business.
There has been little rate cutting on
the part of the steam roads, passenger
officials as a rule preferring to overlook
the competition and hoping against
hope that the low rates of the electric
lines will lead to bankruptcy.
In the east there is one steam road,
the New' York. New Haven and Hart
ford, which has taken prompt measures
to protect itself. It buys the competing
lines and makes money out of them.
Recently it purchased the Hartford
street railway system. The New York
Central and otner roads in the east
have made street railway investments,
hut none has gone so extensively into
the business as tile New Haven line.
Ohio is another thriving field for the
electric interurban railroad. The tracks
of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern have been paralleled for miles.
Heretofore the road has paid no at
tention to the competition, but now the
reports from Ohio indicate a change in
policy. It is said that a loss of 60 per
cent, in local traffic has induced it to
reduce the rates to three points on
the line of tlie Lake Shore electric line.
In Illinois the Chicago and Alton has
had its tracks paralleled south of
I Bloomington, and if is said this compe
| tition has proven disastrous to local
traffic. Last week a new time card
was put into effect on this division,
and it is declared that coupon books
will be issued to patrons of the Alton,
enabling them to ride as cheaply as
on the electric lines. The Wabash is
expected to take similar action between
Decatur and Springfield on account of
the competition of the parallel inter
urban lines.
MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
Frank Rogers Returns After Long Ab
sence, but Knows Nothing of
His Aunt, Mrs. Ely.
Chicago. March 2S.—Frank Roger?
who disappeared from his home in Ev
anston four years ago with his aunt.
Miss Florence Ely. returned. Young
Rogers stated that since leaving Chi
cago he has been working in Buffalo
and New York city. The police and
others for a long time worked on the
case as a kidnapping mystery. The
boy now denies that he has been with
his aunt.
When he disappeared from his home
■ in July, 1901, his aunt. Miss Ely, who
j had lived at the house of young Rog
! ers’ parents, also disappeared, since
when no trace of either had been found
until he suddenly appeared in Evans
ton.
The boy had been the pet of his aunt
j ever since he was a baby. So close
was this friendship that Miss Ely
could scarcely allow the boy to be out
of her sight. Her affection was re
turned by young Rogers, and in order
to break the attachment between the
two, Mrs. Rogers decided to send her
son away to school and notified Miss
Ely of the plan.
On July 13, 1901, the boy and his aunt
left the Rogers home, presumably for
j a walk. They did not return and what
j has become of Miss Ely is still a mys
j tery.
When the boy returned to Evans
ton In search of his parents, he found
strangers living In his former home.
He then went to the home of an uncle
in the vicinity, and his parents were
notified of the boy's return. After be
ing with his son for some time, the
father refused to make any statement
concerning the strange disappearance.
Mr. Rogers said that a statement would
be made by him, which would clear
up the mystery.
The boy was very reticent concern
ing his whereabouts since his disap
pearance. He denied that he left
Evanston in company with his aunt,
and said that he did not know of her
disappearance until he read of it in the
papers. The boy declares that he has
I been in New York and Buffalo ever
since leaving Chicago. He has been
I working in restaurants, according to
his story, and has never heard from
Miss Ely since he left Evanston.
AMBASSADOR IS QEA9.
Was First Rcpresenative of the First
Class from Mexico to This
Country,
Washington, March 28.—Senor Do..
Manuel de Aspiroz, Mexico s first am
bassador to tlie United States, died at
the Mexican embassy, surrounded by
his family.
Although sick since last fall the am
bassador's death was due to exposure
on inauguration day. Against the ad
vice of his physician Senor Aspiros at
tended the ceremonies at the capitoi,
where he came near fainting.
Born at Puebla, Mexico, June 9, 183G,
Senor de Aspiros studied law, but left
his law office to enter the Mexican
army. He rendered gallant service
in the uprising of his country against
the French intervention, and rose from
second lieutenent to colonel. After the
fall of Queretaro he was appointed
prosecuting attorney in the . fuirtmar
tial of Maximillian, Marimon and Me
jai.
The imperial house of Austria has
always taken the position that Aspiros.
through his connection with the court
martial, was In part responsible for
Maximillian’s execution, and during the
early service of Mr. Aspiros In Wash
ington this proved of keen embarrass
ment. Finally it was arranged that
when brougt together at official func
tions these two diplomats would ex
change formal greetings. This, how
ever. was not until an embarrassing
incident had occurred at the White
House during the administration of
President McKinley, when the Mexican
ambassador was assigned to escort to
the dining room the wife of the Austri
an ambassador, and the latter felt
compelled to decline.
BIG SHIPS COLLIDE.
Pa risian and Albano, Loaded with Pa*
sengers and Freight, Narrowly Es
cape Being Sunk.
Halifax, N. S., March 28.—Two great
trans-Atlantic liners, the Parsian of the
Allan lino, and the Albano, a Hamburg
American boat, both bound in, heavily
loaded with passengers, collided off the
harbor’s entrance. Both were seriously
damaged, but reached their docks and
landed their passengers safely.
The Parsian's stern touched the bottom
as she reached her wharf, while hard
pumping kept the Albano free.
The steamers were from European ports,
I the Parisian from Liverpool, Eng., and
j Moville, and the Albano from Hamburg.
I Halifax, N. B., March 27.—Two ocean
* steamers, the Parisian and the Albano,
whose 1,800 passengers were saved from
possible death at sea after the collision
between the two vessels off the harbor’s
mouth by a thrilling fifteen mile race for
shallow water, showed plainly today how
serious was the accident, the Parsian rest
ing on the bottom of her dock arul the Al
bano’s forepeak being full of water.
The Parisian came up the harbor with
a gaping hole in her starboard side from
the Albano’s bow, tilled gradually during
the night and at dawn her engine room
had been flooded and her tires extinguish
ed, the lower deck was awash and her
keel rested on the mud. A large part of
her cargo has been damaged by water,
but the bulk of the mail, consisting of 400
sacks, was recovered hi a dry condition.
The statements of the two commanders
of the vessels as to the probable cause
of the collision are conflicting and the
courts will be invoked to place the respon
sibility. Proceedings have been begun in
the admiralty court against the Hamburg
American company, owner of the Al
bano, and that steamer was libeled for
$150,000 damages in behalf of J. B. Allen &
Co., owners of the Parisian.
Later it was announced that a counter
suit would be brought by the German com
pany.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT
Delivered Today in Giving the Diplomas
to a Class of Young Naval
Doctors.
Washington. March 28.—Presiden.
Roosevelt presented the diplomas to
day to the class graduated from the
United States medical school at exer
cises held in the hall of the National
museum. He addressed a large audi
ence and delivered a message to the
twenty-three newly made doctors on
the responsibilities of the service they
had entered. He said the responsibili
ties that rest upon a naval doctor ad
mit of nothing but the hardest of work
in time of war. He said he was not
competent to talk of their professional
duties, but he wanted to repeat that if
war comes, it is almost certain to find
the medical profession unprepared, and
I this will entail greater trials to those
I at the front.
“Do your best, if you have nothing
but a jackknife to do it with," he ad
j monished.
MORE TERROR IS
REIGNING IN RUSSIA
two Bombs Thrown at War
saw, Badly Injuring Chief
of Police.
RESULT OF CONSPIRACY
First Explosion Occurred When Bomb
Was Thrown Into Police Station,
Injuring Seven; Second, When
E‘~" 1
Warsaw, March 28.—A bomb was
thrown Into the carriage of Baron von
Nolken, chief of police of Warsaw. It
was reported that the baron was se
verely wounded.
Warsaw, March 27.—According to
latest information the attack on Baron
von Noikei.t^as the result of an elab
orate conspiracy of the revolutionary
party.
Shortly before 8 o’clock last night
an elegantly dressed man went to the
police station at Praga, a large suburb
of Warsaw on the Vistula, and thew
a bomb into the court yard of the sta
tion, wounding seven persons, two of
them dangerously. The man started
to run away, but was caught up with
by the captain of the station. He was
found to be a Jew, but his identity has
not yet been discovered.
A telephone message was immedi
ately sent to Baron von Nolken at the
city hall, informing him of the outrage.
Baron von Nolken, accompanied by a
policeman, took a carriage and imme
diately started for Praga. When pass
ing the palace where the governor gen-'*
eral resides a man standing on the
pavement threw a bomb at the car
riage. Baron von Nolken, who was
sitting on the side nearest the assail
ant, received the full charge of the
bomb, while his companion escaped
unhurt. The coachman was throw
from the box and the carriage was
smashed.
Baron von Nolken was removed to
the city hail and doctors were sum
moned, who found he had received in
juries on the head, neck, arm and leg,
which are believed to be serious.
Meanwhile the police official accom
panying Baron von Nolken saw the
bomb thrower fleeing and pursued and
caught up with him, but the criminal
proved the stronger and tore himself
away.
Anotner policeman tired twice after
him without result.
Half an hour later a man was
found dead in Souwai street whom
the police believe to be the bomb
thrower. The police think the man
snot himself to escape arrest.
A girl who was passing the spot
when the bomb was thrown was
wounded by splinters and had to be
taken to the hospital.
According to the theory of the po
lice the revolutionists calculated on
Baron von Nolken going to Praga on
learning of the explosion of the bomb
at the station there, and knew he must
pass the castle, that being the only
road by which he could reach the only
bridge across the Vistula.
The affair caused great excitement.
A popular rumor says the revolution
aries adopted this course of informing
the police that they have more bombs
besides those discovered in the Powon
ski cemetery Saturday.
Baron von Nolken is very unpopu
lar. He is hated by the masses of
the Polish population, who held him
responsible for the sanguinary sup
1 pression of the disturbances here at
the end of January. He has ben
here only a year, coming from St.
Petersburg, where he was chief of the
mountain division of the police.
RUSS ARMY HAS HALTED.
Worn Out It Stops for a Rest 75 Miles
Above Tie Pass.
Gunshu Pass, March 28.—The Rus
sian retreat has now reached the vil
lage ot Sipinghai, seventy-four miles
north of Tie pass, where it has tem
porarily halted. The army has been
without rest for months, and it is nat
ural that fatigue should be evident.
The Japanese are said to be advanc
ing on Sipinghai positions along the
railway, and on both flanks.
A brisk action occurred on the even
ing of March 23 at Kai Yuan, the Rus
sian rear guard beating off two heavy
attacks which lasted until midnight.
After blowing up railroad bridges
north of Kai Yuan at five places, the
Russian retirement was continued on
March 19, 20 and 21, with only light
rifle firing.
The Mukden branch of the Russo
Chinese bank removed all its money
except $150,000.
St. Petersburg, March 25.—It is an
nounced here that all the women have
been ordered to leave Vladivostok.
NAVAL BATTLE MAY BE NEAR.
—
Reports Even Allege That There Has
Been an Encounter Allready.
St. Petersburg, March 28.—Although
public interest in the war has suddenly
been transferred from the battlefield in
Manchuria to the Indian ocean by the
possibility of a great naval conflict be
tween Rojestvensky and Togo, and de
spite the reports that scouting vessels
have already been engaged near the isl
and of Mauritius, the admiralty de
clines to display any excitement.
Indeed, the tranquility manifested is
quite unnatural except on the theory
that pending the peace negotiations,
Rojestvensky has received orders to
keep out of the way of the Japanese.
Although without direct advices, the
admiralty does not credit the report of
the meeting of the scouting vessels off
Mauritius, and the same thing holds
good in regard to the report of .the sink
ing of the Russian battleships Sissoi
Veliky and Nvarin, which it is declared
was probably an arrant invention.
It can be asserted, however, that the
report that Rojestvensky is awaiting
Nebogatoff's division to strengthen his
squadron is incorrect. The vessels of
Nebogatoff's division are not of the
same type or speed as Rojestvensky's,
and are only Intended to trail behind as
a convoy to protect the fleet of col
liers.
Will Prosecute Gorky.
St. Petersburg, March 25.—The au
i thorities have definitely decided to
I piosecute Maxim Gorky on the charge
of drawing up proclamations with the
object of overthrowing the existing
state of things in the empire and dis
turbing the public order, the highest
penalty for which is three years’ de
tention in a fortress. Gorky is still in
the neighborhood of Riga in broken
health.
Report from Linevitch.
St. Petersburg. March 25.—General
Linevitch telegraphing the 24th says:
"The Russian patrol has been fired
upon by the Japanese cavalry and In
fantry occupying the village of Pul
juschu. There has been no change in
the position at t ie armies during the
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