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_________ •---—-----—--. VOL. XVIII. LOUR CITY, SII HUMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, ARRIL 12, 1901. NUMBER. 22. ■ ■_ _ _ Russia's Alleged Severance of Ties With Chinese Government, fAR-REACHI\G RESHTS fEARED Look* Like llrcsiHt of Diplomatic IIiMh* lion* ll"t wtM'ii the Nation* Washing ton Autliorlth* Admit £<|uler* Cabled a Coiiu i»<l rum. Hut Give No Detail** WASHINGTON, April S.—The ad ministration is perplexed over a t able dispatch received yesterday from Mr. Squires, now in I’ckin, in charge of the American legation in Pekin. This dis patch, according to a publication today, ^ said 'hat the “Russian minister refuses to receive oliicial communications from Chinese commissioners," which carried the inference that the diplomatic re lations between the two countries in terested would be broken off. Tile officials are very reticent about the matter and decline to affirm or deny whether it is correctly stated. They will go only so far as to admit tlie re ceipt of a dispatch, whose purport was not clearly understood, for which rea son it was not given to the press for publication. Another cablegram which reached here today from Mr. Rockhill. the special commissioner of the United States, engaged in conducting the peace negotiations, made no reference to the alleged refusal of the Russians to re ceive official communications from the Chinese commissioners. As Mr. Roek liill is iu a position to know promptly what develops between the ministers and the peace commissioners it is be lieved lie would be prompt to report a step of such far-reaching importance as the published dispatch from Mr. Squiers would indicate. At the Russian embassy no informa tion on the subject was obtainable to night. It was said there that no com munications had come from the foreign office at St. ePterslmrg since the Rus sian note of several days since, which declared that government's intention regarding Manchuria, a copy of which was handed to Secretary Hay. The im pression of the officials at the embassy was that no special significance at | fached to the Squiers dispatch. Ac cording to them, it simply meant that the Russians had discontinued further i negotiations at this time on the Man churian question alone, which, for the time, is held in abeyance. This was In accord with the spirit of the official publications of the government on this matter, which asserted that.remaining faithful to its original and oft-repeated political program regarding Manchu ria, “it will quietly await the further course of events.” Absolutely no con cern was felt at the embassy on the subject, the officials apparently being perfectly satisfied that the communica tions referred to relate entirely to the Manchurian question. In other diplomatic circles the report failed to receive credence, on the gen eral theory that the interests of the Russian government in China Mere too great and far-reaching to permit the severance of diplomatic relations at this time, when substantial unity on many of the matters of negotiation wore so promising. RIO’S POPULATION IN DOUBT. Snnltary A u t liorh U« Creel It Janeiro With 793,000. WASHINGTON, April 8.—A wide discrepancy between the population figures given by tlie statistical author ities of Rio Janeiro and by the sani tary authorities there is called to the attention of the marine hospital ser vice in the annual report of Acting Assistant Surgeon Havel burg at that port. He says the sanitary authorities j make the present population of Rio Janeiro 793,000, while the statistical authorities make it 431,716. The impression prevails that Rio lias a larger population than that shown by the census, but not so large as es timated by the sanitary authorities. The figures of the sanitary authorities show a total mortality during 1900 of 18 per cent, aganist over 20 per rent the previous year. The number of still births is equivalent to 77 per 1,000 of the total births, a remarkable show ing. The number of deaths has ex ceeded the births. Tuberculosis fur nished almost one-fifth of the total mortality. Ten More Cane, at Capetown. CAPETOWN. April 8.—During the last forty-eight hours ten fresh cases of the bulmnie plague have been offi cially reported. Of these four are Eu ropeans and the others colored persons. REAL EIGIITIRS STILE EIGHT. Ilnrr* fflin Hate Surrendered Are Not Those 1\ anted. LONDON, April 8.—Lord Kitchener has informed the War office that eigh teen volunteer companies, freed by re liefs, are coming home and that ar rangements are in progress for the speedy reliefs of further companies. He thus appears to be endeaovring to meet the demand that fresh troops be sent to the front to replace the stale men. The Pretoria correspondent of the Morning Post, who warns his country men against hoping for an early term ination of hostilities or believing the stories that the Boers are tired of war, says: “It becomes daily more evident that tlie Boers intend to tight to a finish. Many are surrendering, but they are men of no standing. The real fighting men are still on commando and, al though recently successful British ac tions. tend to bring the (lose nearer, it must be admitted that the Boers must lie completely crushed before a general surrender is probable.'' It is reported from Brussels that Acting President Sshalkburger has re moved the seat of goevrnment to Leydsdorp. Acording to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Hilversum. Mr. Kruger, who has just arrived there, lias expressed an intention to go to the United States in dune and visit Washington, Bos ton and Chicago. “It is definitely ascertained," says a dispatch to the Times from Kroon stadt, dated Saturday, “that General Dewet and General Botha met at Vrede.” KAISER WARNS HIS ARMY. Tell* lli« Troops Thai Serious Trouble I* lrmloub|(4lly Approaching;. BERLIN, April 8.—Careful inevstiga tion at Potsdam today regarding the circumstances in which Emporer Wil liam delivered his latest military ad dress developed the information that during a review last Tuesday a num ber of military bodies belonging to the Potsdam garison. Including the First regiment of foot guards, extraordinary piecautions were taken to prevent any repetition of the press or other civilian obtaining knowledge of his majesty’s remarks, which were uttered in the Lustgarten. adjoining the royal castle. From persons who were present it was learned that the kaiser spoke sub stantially as follows: “A hand from out of the people was recently raised against me. to my in tense sorrow. Evidently serious times are coming, which will try our met tle. I know that the army is true to its traditions and to the solemn oath i' has taken. I know it will remain steadfast and faithful to me. "My conviction is especially strong regarding the guards and regarding this regiment, now present, which is tied to the llohenzollerns by indivso luble bonds, as the past lias shown dur ing the troublous times abroad and even during revolutionary times at home. "The authority of the crown must be maintained at all hazards. Woe to the soldier who listens to the voice of the tempter.” Move in I lie Carter C’rtae. WASHINGTON, l). C., April 8.—At torneys for Captain O. M. Carter, now serving a sentence in the* Leavenworth penitentiary for defrauding the gov ernment. have given notice to the gov ernment that they will make applica tion to tin* supreme court tomorrow for the release of their client on bail pending a bearing before that court on his appeal from the judgment of the lower court refusing him a writ of 'habeas corpus. The application will bn contested by Solicitor General Richards o! the department of justice. To Receive the t*re*hlput. DENVER, April 8.—A Denver firm lias selected a non-partisan committee of twenty-one citizens, including Unit ed States Senators Tidier and Patter son. ex-Senator Wolcott and Congress men Bell and Shafroth to receive and entertain President McKinley upon his visit to Denver. The president is ex pected to spend three days in Colo rado; one at Denver, one at Colorado Springs and one at Pike's Peak. Thirteenth KchcIiph ( liicafo* CHICAGO, April 8—The Thirtieth volunteer infantry, just returned from the Philippines, arrived home at mid night. In spite of the lateness of the hour there was a considerable gather ing of parents, brothers, sisters and sweethearts at the station to greet the homecomers. * m Eutsia Gives Sweeping Assurance of Treating With China Unselfishly. LNITI!) STATES HAS THE PIE DOE. Secretary Hay the (omniutilca tlon from AiiibiimiHiur C'MMlDi-~lt lieu* Ufr» hcas A la l ining Former Report* Rcgardi'ig Military Aetlflty. WASHINGTON, April 6.—The Unit eil Staten government has received a communication from the government of Russia of unusual conditions. It v'tars on conditions in China and par ticularly those relating to Manchuria. The document has created a profound ly favorable impression and at the State department it is looked upon as the most salutary event that has oc curred for several months in the east ern situation. Secretary Hay received the communication from Count Cas sini last night and communicated it to the president. Although the terns of the Russian communictaion are withheld, it is known that Russia takes occasion to give strong assurances of her disin terested purposes throughout her deal ings with China. As to Manchuria, it is stated that Russia's course never has varied in the determination to leave that province as an integral part of China and to retire the Russian troops as rapidly as safety will per mit. But, as a more signal evidence of Russia's purposes and as an evi dence of the* emperor's devotion to the principle of peace, assurances of a defi nite and satisfactory character are now given as to the execution of these purposes. The belief is held in official quarters that flic* assurances of Russia arc so sweeping as completely to avert the threatened crisis in Manchuria. The Russian communication is the more significant, coming at a moment when the press advices front Europe asserted that Russia was collecting an army of 300,000 men for the purpose of holding Manchuria without refer ence to the desire of the other powers. There is no doubt that Russia has a large military force in Manchuria, so that had the czar determined to hold the province lie has the military es tablishment already on t he ground pre pared to maintain occupancy. To the officials in Washington one of the most gratifying features of Rus sia's action is that it is responsive to Secretary Hay’s note of March 1 last. This note had been previously com municated to the Chinese minister at Washington and advised him that the United States viewed as inexpedient and dangerous to the interests of China the conclusion of any private territor ial or financial agreement. A copy of this communication was sent to the United States ambassador at St. Pet ersburg. Mr. Charlemagne Tower, and tlie Russian ambassador at Washing ton also was made aware of its con tents. While the note never was ad dtessed directly to Russia yet tty tlie* foregoing means it came fully to the attention of the Russian authorities. WHAT’S TO Br BOM AT MANIIA? War I>«■ |>:i 1-( ment Receive* I'lxn* of Har bor Improvements. WASHINGTON, April 0.—The divi sion of insular affairs, War department has received copies of the specifica tions and blue prints showing the pro posed improvement of thp port of Ma nila, authorized by the Philippine com mission. The work includes about 150, 000 cubic yards rip-rap, 21,000 cubic yards concrete and rubble masonry in breakwaters, about 5,000,000 cubic yards of dredging and a pile of bulk bead 4,700 feet long. The dredging will be in mud, sand and shells to a depth of thirty feet, the dredged ma teria! to be used for reclaiming land. 8t. •Yo*epli C’aahier MUshur. ST. JOSEPH. April 6.—E. V. Hard lug. cashier of the Gerraan-American bank, left the city some time yester day and cannot he found. He wrote two letters, one to his wife and the other to the officials of the bank, stat ing that he had left the city for good. He said his accounts would be found to be straight and a careful examin ation, the officials say, prove this to be true. Myriad ItiiHHiuiift There. LONDON, Aoril 6.—“By the en*l of May," says the Moscow correspondent of the Daily Graphic the Russian army in Manchuria wiil number 300, OCX) men. It is understood tha.. the Russian minister of War, General Kourapatki. reckons upon the possi bility of having to dispatch an army corpo southward into Korea. THURSTON FAVORS CAR HR. l>oe» Sot Wish to ll« I’erninnrut ( hair* ■■■isii for St. f.ouis. WASHINGTON, April 5. It is ex pected that the newly appointed .tit. Louis World’s fair commission will meet in St. Louis Monday, April 15, or within a day or two of that date. Senator Thurston, who is acting as temporary chairman until the board select,- its president and secretary, said today that in all preliability Secretary Hay id’ the state department would call a meeting' for April 15, although ex-Senator Lindsay bad said It, would ha impossible for him to leave New York before April 20, but as the peo ple oi St. Louis are clamoring for the government commission to get togeth er there is every reason to believe that the board will he convened speedily. Ex-Senator Thurston was consider ably put out today when he read re ports in morning papers to the effect that he had been selected as chairman of the commission. "There has been no chairman so Ieoted. said the Nebraskan. "1 was asked to look after a few preliminary matters hv the secretary of state pending a formal meeting of the hoard in St. Louis. I have never been a eandidate for president of the com mission and I am for Senator Carter for that place. There is too much work attached to the chairmanship for me, and realizing this I e.innot un derstand why ilie report was sent out. that T had bepn made chairman. My name was first of those mentioned as appointees for the reason, I presume, that President McKinley tendered me the place first. T know of no other reason. I have, ns 1 said before, no desire to lie president of the commis sion. 1 realize the responsibilities and my only desire is to help St. f.ouis make flip greatest exposition the world has pvpi- seen." George I). Meiklejohn, ex-assistant secretary of war, is to he given, it Is understood, a loving cup on behalf of the army officers, bureau chiefs and clerks connected with the war de partment. The cup Is to he a massive, silver piece and if it cannot he made in time for its presentation to Mr. Meiklejohn before he leaves for the west, it will lie sent to him. DfMfS STORY Of VISIT. Hay Sn>» There l« No Truth in Report of Agalnaldo'a Coining. WASHINGTON, April f>.—The presi dent and Secretary Hay were in con ference for almost an hour this morn ing. Secretary Root was present a portion of the time. The subject of the consultation was not disclosed, al though it was surmised that it related to the Chinese situation. Secretary Hay stated that the government had no official advices confirming the pro s reports that China hail definitely re fused to sign the Manchurian agree ment with Russia. Secretary Root pronounced the sto ries that Aguinaldo had been invited to come or that he was coning to the Cnited States in the immediate future to be baseless. After the secretary of state and secretary of war departed l.ord Pauncefote, the British ambassa dor, tailed at the White House and was received by the president in the blue parlor. The official explanation of the British ambassadors visit, giv en out at the White House, was ttiat he called to impart the acknowledg ment of the British government for the expressions of regret on the death of Queen Victoria. WASHINGTON CHI HITS IT. ItelievpH Spain Haft KatiHril Treaty of I'rieixlftli ip. WASHINGTON. D. C„ April 5.—Al though so far without official confirma tion, the report that the Spanish coun cil has approved the draft of the new treaty of commercial friendship be tween tlie United States and Spain finds credence here. Minister Storer has been working negotiating a whole tabide of treaties to take the place of those wiped out by the Spanish war. His first work was the proposition of an extradition treaty and this is now practically complete. Great difficulty was found in arriv ing at a common basis for the negotia tions for the treaty of commerce and friendship. But it is believed that Mr. Storer has succeeded and that Ameri can imports to Spain, wliiih since the war have paid almost prohibitory maximum duties, will secure substan tial reductions that will result in en larged trade. Two Dfatlx From Plague. CAPETOWN, April 5. Two deaths from bubonic plague and one suspect - ed case wore officially reported today tlie lowest record since the outbreak of the disease in Capetown. - Agtinaklo Nevfr Drentnrd Americauf Would Be so Fair and Liberal. TAKfS OAin WHIN (MIGHT! NIO Chief tliiftllce Arellano I iudi In Him Ready ('on vrrt^C'om plet e Surrender ]'u«hII)Ip Soon Probably Oult by April 15th. TJAXILA, April 4.—Chief Justice Arellano, who administered to Cmilio Agninnltlo th>> oath of allegiance to the I'nited States government, de scribed today to a reporter of the As sociated Cross tlic conditions leading up to and attending the ceremony, which was sent I-private. Agttinaldo, etiil detained in an apartment of the Malacanan pa'ace 1 and awaiting orders from Washing ton, had expressed himself as anx ious to learn more r»guding the American sy.-tem of government an 1 had asked Chief Justice Arellano t> enlighten him. The chief justice carefully < xplained the various meas ures passed by the Philippine com mission. headed by Judge Taft, and showed hint what provisions were made for education and pi ogress and for municipal and provin ial self-gov ernment. Listening with deep interest, Agui naldo finally exclaimed: "I ntver dreamed the Americans would lie so fair and liberal." Before the conversation had ended fie had agreed to take the oath of a’ legiance and this was immediately ad ministered. Senor Arellano says: "Aguinalilo's action will induce all the Insurgents to surrender and I pre dict that, the Islands will he com pletely pacified by June. “Aguinaldo is eager to visit the I’nited Httes, lint when I questioned him on tlie subject of holding office be replied that he had no desires in that direction and intended to re tire to private life after a trip to America. "It is rumored that President Mc Kinley has invited Aguinaldo to visit the United States and that the former insurgent leader may sail from Ma nila on.April 15. General MacArthur. when questioned regarding the rumor, said he had absolutely nothing to communicate.*’ WASHINGTON, April 4—After a consultation with the president Sec retary Hoot tonight sent a cable mes sage to General MacArthur giving him Instructions regarding Aguina'do ami the views of the administration on some recommendations as to Phil ippine affairs made by General Mac Arthur. The contents of the cihle gram will not he made public for the present. It is stated at the War department today that General MacArthur had made no communication relative to Aguinaldo today and that the attitude of this government toward the insur gent chief had not changed. He is yet held as a prisoner, and while he will be treated with kindness, there is no disposition to allow him liberty unless it is demonstrated that be in tends to comply fully with the am nesty terms and his oatli of allegi ance. The cable message sent tonight was of considerable length and was quite specific as to the policy of the government. It is understood that Aguinaldo would like certain assur ances or promises from the govern ment and the message informed Gen eral MacArthur Just what the govern ment would do. 1.r. It in for WASHINGTON, April 4—Although no official notice has reached here tif the reported departure of Prince Li Hung Chang from Pekin for Shang hai. (he officials are inclined to be lieve it is true, and that Li Hung Chang is really leaving Pekin for good and because the emperor is dis pleased with his conduct. It was known here that when Li Hung Chang was made one of the peace en voys that lie was pro-Russian. ComtnUftiou Culls ot» President. WASHINGTON, April 4— Kx-Sena tors Thurston, McUride and Lindsay, cx-Representatives Allen of Misissippi end John F. Miller of Indiana, five members of the recently a; pointed St. Louis exposition commission, cill ed upon the president today. Mr. Al len remarked humorously ..Lir the in terview that the commission had sim ply called to thank the president on behalf of the country for the wi e se lections he had made. AGlilNAlDO IS SWORN IN. TakciOalhnf Allegiance lo Iho Onlttil St»l«4 Government. WASHINGTON. April 3.—Secretary Hoot has just made public the follow ing cablegram, received at the War department this morning at, S o'clock: "MANILA. — Adjutant General, Washington: Since arrival at Manila Agutnaldo has been at Malaeanan, in vestigating condition*? in at chi pel ago. He has relied almost entirely upon the instructive advice of Chief Justice Arellano. As a result today he sul> scribed and swort to the declaration on page 11 of my annual report. ' MACAHTHI R." The oath referred to is as follows: "I hereby renounce all allegiance to eny and all so-called revolutionary governments in the Philippine island.? and recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America therein. I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegi ance to that government; that I will at all times conduct myself a* a faith ful and law-abiding citizen of the said island, and will not, either directly or indirectly, hold cotrespondence with op give intelligence to an enemy of tlie 'United States, nor will 1 abet, bar ter or protect such enemy; that 1 im pose upon myself these voluntary obligations without any mental reser vations or purpose of evasion, so help me God." Four asterisks in the cablegram mark a passage withheld from publi cation, about which the officials will say nothing now. UNITfD STATES ATTORNEY SHOT Wounded in n Sr. I.onl* Election Row by n Itullet Mcmit Tor Another. ST. LOUIS, April 3.—It is Just re ported that United States District At torney Rosier was shot in the arm at a polling place near Vandeventer and Manchester avenue. A row was in progress and Mr. Rosier received a shot that was intended for another. The wound is not serious. While Mr. Rosier was standing at the polls in the Twenty-fifth ward, John Ranks, one of a crowd of twen ty or more negroes, attempted to vote. His vote was challenged hy Mr, Rosier who said the negro had already voted elsewhere. He requested the police officer there to arrest Banks. This was done, and while the officer was telephoning for the patrol wagon, the crowd of negroes surrounded him and his prisoner whom they rescued. Be tween forty and fifty shots were fired by the negroes, more witli the pur pose of Intimidation than to hit any body. After the negroes had escaped, it was found that Mr. Rosier had stopped one of the balls. His wound is not serious, however. HARRISON REMAINS MAYOR. Chicago Re-Elects Him, Hut Cota His l'lnrallty to 28,'J7ft. CHICAGO, April 3.—Carter H. Har rison has been re-elected mayor of Chicago lor the second time and will next week commence his third term as the chief executive of the city. His official plurality over Judge Elbridge Hanecy, the republican nominee, is 28,257. The total vote cf the city is: Harrison, 156,952; Hanecy, 128.695. In tin- last mayoralty election the vote was: Harrison, democrat, US, 496; Carter, republican, 107.437; Har rison's plurality, 41,059. In the pres idential campaign last, fall the city vote for president was: McKinley, 184,786; Bryan, 177,165; McKinley’s plurality, 7,621 Out of the thirty-five wards of tha city Harrison today carried twenty-si and Hanecy nine. The city wards were redistricted after the presiden tial election and the regular majori ties in some of the wards were turned squarely around from what they hive always baen. FORTS ARE TO BE DISMANTLED. foreign UcneraU (Inanimoun oh the rropoftitloii. PEKIN, April 3.—Regarding the do struction of the forts the generals aro practically agreed that those at Taku, Shan Hal Kuan and Tim Tsin must at least he rendered useless, whi’e the north fort at the entrance of th? riv er Taku must he destroyed entirely on account of the fact that ever since was built it has caused lower water 'on the bir, I) icing diverted (he courses of the nVeam. The merchants have frequently complained to the consuls, hut no government has liked to ask China to destroy a fort the en trance to an important river. This, however, can now lie done as a matter of military necessity, and will give foreign merchants intense satisfaction, as in consequence of Its being done the river will lu a short time again be navigable as f<>r as Tien Tsin.