WAR WILL GO ON EMPEROR OF RUSSIA DECIDES TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT. WILL PRESS ITWITH ENERCY Advices to the German Court from Russia—Czar's Advisers Think Chance for Great Victory in Man churia Is Good. BERLIN—The emperor of Russia has elected to continue the war. His position is absolutely firm and the German court has been advised in that sense. The war will be pressed with the utmost energy, the domestic situation being now within the control of the authorities. Those who have advised peace and suggested inquiries for japan’s terms, the French and British governments, are for the present silent and are like ly to remain so unless events of an extraordinary character shake the Russian emperor’s resolution. The considerations that led to the emper or’s decision as understood here are: “First—The judgment of the chiefs of the army that Field Marshal Oyama pot only cannot defeat General Kuro patkin, but stands in danger of defeat himself. How cowardly, therefore, for Russia to ask for mercy, with all the men and money essential to a suc cessful war. “Second—All the forces of criticism aow directed against the government Tor having fought rather than yield to legitimate interests and for having Tailed to w in victories, would be con tinued with added fury against the government that accepted war and then betrayed the country. A govern ment that would crave peace of Rus sia’s enemy while still capable of win ning victory would be giving the party - of change genuine grounds for revo lution. The facts of the military situa tion. love of country and arguments of expediency were all against peace and for pressing the war hopefully. ST. PETERSBURG—A second day has passed without dispatches having been given out from General Kuropat kin, which is interpreted to support the rumors that great, events are in progress in Manchuria. The war of fice, however, steadfastly maintains that there is no important news and that there have been no developments since the last dispatches made pub lic, in which the commander-in-chief reported all quiet with the exception of minor actions to the eastward. The Associated Press dispatches from Mukden made no mention of a battle and the retirement of the Russians. JAPAN WANTS INDEMNITY Has Spent $350,000,000 in Upholding Principles. PARIS—Rusia has not given any indication to France that she is ready to take up the question of peace and therefore the authorities hero do not feel qualified to discuss the St. Peters burg reports giving the precise terms. The reports are explained substantial ly as follows: “The peace sentiment has lately been steadily augmenting throughout Russia, particularly outside of St. Petersburg, and within recent days some of the most influential person ages in St. Petersburg have come out favorable to peace and have sought to impress responsible officials that the time has arrived to take definite action. However, those having the chief responsibility, such as Foreign Minister I^amsdorff, have not yet shown willingness to accept peace ar guments. Therefore, so long as the Russian foreign office is not prepared to accept the peace view it is consid ered doubtful of accomplishment. In spite of this the peace reports are considered a hopeful sign of a tend ency in the highest quarters towards peafe. The Japanese leglation points out that peace negotiations require certain definite steps between parties, and as Russia has not yet made the slightest overture to Japan concern ing terms Russia is not in a position to elaborate pacific conditions. The officials of the legation incline to the view that St. Petersburg reports wrere designed to sound official sentiment in Japan. What Tokio w ill say is not known.” TO PUSH LAND FRAUD CASES. President Roosevelt Determined to Cot? the Bottom. WASHINGTON—As the result of conference held at the white house with President Roosevelt further de velopments in the land fraud cases in Oregon and California may be expect ed at no distant day. Since the first steps were taken looking to the prose cution of the alleged offenders, the president has shown a keen interest in the investigations which have been made and in the indictments which followed. With the view of acquaint ing himself w'ith the situation as it exists up to the present time, the pres ident was in close conference with Secretary Hitchcock. Attorney General Moody and Special Attorney F. J. Heney, who discussed with him the evidence so far gathered. I^ater in the day he held a second conference at which were present Secretary Hitch cock, Mr. Heney and Secret Service Inspector William D. Burns, who was active in bringing about a number of arrests. At this latter meeting, it is understood, a plan of action w-as mapped out and the statement was made that it need not occasion sur prise if further arrests are ordered. To Consider the Protocol. WASHINGTON—Chairman Cullom of the senate committee on foreign relations made an effort to have a meeting of the committee on Sunday, but, failing in this, gave notice of a meeting on Monday to be held imme diately after a vote is had in the Swayne impeachment case. The com mittee will sit daily until some deci sion is had as to the Santo Domingo protocol. It is expected that a re port will be made on the first day of the special session of the senate to consider executive business. A MINE DISASTER. Over One Hundred Men are En tombed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala—By an explo sion in the Virginia mines, about eighteen miles southwest of Birming ham, at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, between 110 and 135 union miners are entombed and it is believed that the entire number suffered an awful death. Scores of vigorous rescuers are at work digging into the mine to re lieve their friends and comrades on the inside. The explosion is believed to have been caused by an accumulation of dust, although the mine has hereto fore been noted for being entirely free from gas. It is also believed that as the entire quota has probably been killed the details of the cause of the disaster will never be known. The news spread like wildfire through the whole district. The camp is almost isolated from the rest of the world, as there is no telephone station at Virginia, and the only wire running to the place is a dispatcher’s wire of the Birmingham Mineral rail way. on which Virginia is located. Details are slow’ to come in, but each man who arrived in the city from the scene told a more gruesome story of the horror. Since the strike has been on in the Birmingham district, many of the most industrious and thrifty miners of Pratt City and other important mining points have removed to the Virginia mines, so that the mines were bing worked to their full ca pacity by the most skilled miners in the community. Relief trains with surgeons and workmen were dispatched from both Birmingham and Bessemer as soon as the news of the disaster was learn ed. They began the work of succor in earnest before 6 o’clock aud at midnight had not gotten half way through the mass of debris. It is thought it will be 10 o'clock Tuesday before the interior of the slope is reached. The slopes are well arrang ed and there has never been the least .trouble in the mines before. They are owned by the Alabama Steel and Wire company, but are leased and operated by Reid & Co. BIRMINGHAM—The scene at Vir ginia mines on Tuesday, where a ter rific afterdamp explosion occurred, imprisoning 1G0 men, 700 feet below the surface, was the most gruesome and sorrowing that has ever been witnessed in this section of Alabama. Of the miners who entered the mine so far only forty-five bodies have been recovered. The recovery already of so many dead bodies, precludes the idea that any living men remain among the unfortunates still in the mine. The corpses are frightfully mangled and disfigured and identifier tion is almost impossible. OSAGE OIL LEASE. House Resolution Asks Pointed Ques tions. WASHINGTON—Another chapter in the Osage oil lease incident developed Wednesday when Representative Stephens of Texas introduced two resolutions in the house addressing inquiries to the secretary of the in terior regarding the Foster lease of oil and gas lands belonging to' the Osage Indians. One resolution calls on the secretary to furnish the house with a copy of the Foster lease and of all subleases under the lease, giving the dates of the approval or rejection and all correspondence on the sub ject. The other resolution asks under what act of congress the Foster lease was made and under what authority of law the subleases w-ere approved. The secretary is asked whether ha did not ratify the sublease to the Al meda company and whether this was not the first sublease so ratified and whether he had not previously re fused to ratify subleases. The reso lution asks not only for the date of the ratification of the Almeda sub lease, but also calls for a list of the officers, directors and stockholders of the Almeda company, with informa tion as to w-hether any of these per sons are "personally known or in any way related to him (the secretary) and if so the name of such person and how related." The resolution directs the secretary to say whether he did not on Febru ary 13, last, in a letter addressee! to the chairman of the committee on In dian affairs, write that the commis sioner of Indian affairs “also shows that there is no necessity for the pro posed legislation in order to protect the existing rights of the parties who hold under the said Foster lease, and it is not deemed advisable, nor, in deed, would it he just to renew and extend the said lease for a period of ten years or any other period, with out the knowledge and consent of the Indians.” * The resolutions continue: “And if you did write this letter please state to this house what infor mation you have since received that has caused you to recommend the adoption of the senate amendment to the Indian appropriation bill extend ing said lease for ten years on 680,000 acres of said Osage Indian lands with out first securing the consent of said Indians.” The statement recently given out by Secretary Hitchcock is cited, in which he said that “the original Fos ter lease was an unheard of monopoly and nothing short of a public scandal,” and the resolution asks the secretary if he was correctly quoted, and if so to state why he now' recommends ex tension of the lease. Strike Has Collapsed. BRUSSELS—The miners’ congress at Charleroi Sunday, in consideration of the fact that the general strike has collapsed, decided that to strike is no longer compulsory, but is left to local organizations. Dennison Must Face Trial. WASHINGTON—It is the order ol the supreme court of the United States that Tom Dennison, indicted in Iowa for complicity In the Pollack diamond robbery, be immediately turned over to the Iowa authorities. TAKE OFFENSIVE GENERAL KUROPATKIN REPORTS ON MOVEMENTS. A SEVERE FICHTJS REPORTED Japanese Occupy Coveted Position at Its Close.—It is, However, Said that They Did This With Loss of Many Men. ST. PETERSBURG—General Kuro patkin has telegraphed • to the em peror. under date of February 25, as follows: "At 5 o’clock this morning the en emy occupied Tsinkhetchen. Exact reports of our yesterday’s losses have not yet been received. There are twelve officers and about 300 men wounded in hispital at Saniunyu. The percentage of killed is very large. The commander of the detachment re ports acts of bravery by many detach ed bodies of troops.” General Kuropatkin instances many cases of close fighting and bayonet charges, and concludes: “This morn ; ing a battalion of the enemy advanced | in the direction of Papin pass, six miles southwest of San Eunyu, and this evening the enemy's outposts commenced to approach the passes' occupied by us.” 1:35 a. m.—An action of no mean j proportions is in progress on the Rus sian left flank. The advantage thus far [ is on the side of the Japanese, though at heavy cost. From advices from the front it is difficult to say how severe the losses have been or how decisive the reverse and whether the Japanese are likely to attempt to drive in the j Russian left much further. General j Kuropatkin evidently has been trying ; to establish his left flank far in ad-1 vance, to command the crossings of | j the Taitse river, the operation being a counterpart of General Grippen ! berg’s movement on the right flank to secure the fords of the Hun river pre paratory to the breaking up of the ice In the spring. The scene of the opera tions is fifty miles southeast of Muk den beyond Da pass, an important de file commanding the road to Fushun. Both armies occupying apparently im pregnable positions on the centers. General Kuropatkin evidently planned j to inaugurate widely sweeping opera tions on both flanks, but the Japanese ! countered hard. According to a Vladivostok dispatch to the Associated Press the entrance I to that harbor is open and the squad | ron, which is seaworthy, is apparent : 'y taking no risks, hut is saving its | strength for co-operation w ith Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s squadron. STATEHOOD BILL MAY FAIL. j Opposition in the Senate Blocks Ail I Progress. WASHINGTON—Efforts to harmcn : ze the differences over the statehood ! Dill continued fruitlessly in the Sen ate on Friday. There seemed to be | 10 disposition on the part of the : friends of the proposition for two states to be made of four territories to accept a compromise permitting Oklahoma and the Indian territory to come in at the present session and j compelling the other territories to wait. When this was proposed it was ; insisted that the house would not agree to such an arrangement, while the appointment of conferees was prevented by Senator Morgan. Several ether senators who opposed the house Pill were ready to agree to these ap pointments. but evinced opposition to the adoption of a conference report which proposes to bring into statehood the territories of Arizona and New Mexico jointly. A disposition to de oate at any length the adoption of such a report would be fatal to the passage of any statehood measure at this session. CALLS RUSSIAN ELECTION. Rule Made for Selecting Commission ers of Labor and Capital. ST. PETERSBURG—Senator Shid jovski. president o- the commission appointed by Emperor Nicholas to as certain the causes of discontent among the working classes of St. Pc tersDurg, in a note issued Monday in vites the employers and workmen to elect representatives to sit on the commission. Factory owners and con tractors employing not less than 100 : persons are entitled to elect fifteen representatives of the different Indus j tries, while the workmen of the vari ous establishments can choose elec tors who who on March 3 will elect forty-five delegates to serve on the commission. Each establishment, em | ploying 100 to 500 persons, is entitled ! to choose one elector, and those cm {ploying 500 to 1.000 persons} are en i titled to an elector for each 500 em : ployes. Both men and women are en ; titled to vote, but delegates must be | men who have worked at least a year In their respect.ve factories and must be freely elected hv toe workers themselves without interference on the part of the employers. Naval Anoropriation Bill. WASHINGTON—The naval appro priation hill as agreed upon by the senate committee carries $100,336 860, an increase of $422,520 over the house bill. For Increasing the number of petty officers, and men of the marine corps $305,000 is added. The limit of cost of each of the colliers and scout cruisers authorized by the last naval appropriation hill are increased to $1,450,000 and $2,000,000 respectively. The limit of cost of the sailing train ing vessels authorized by the act of 1903, is increased to $410,000 each. Court-Martial for Army Officers. ST. PETERSBURG—Grand Duke Vladimir, who is commander of the military district of St. Petersburg, has Issued an order of the day ordering the trial by court-martial of Captain DavldorfT of the Seventeenth battery of the First regiment of Horse Artil lery of the Guards, and three other officers and three men of the First battery of the Guard Artillery brigade, in connection with the firing in the direction of Etnperor Nicholas of a charge of case shot at the ceremony of blessing the Neva, January 19. HERE'S A NEW IDEA. A Convenience for Farmers Who Have Telephone Connection. WASHINGTON—Senator Millard is in receipt of a communication from Hon. C. J. Garlow of Columbus, Neb., enclosing copy of a resolution passed by the republican county convention of Platte county. The resolution de clares in favor 6f a proposed law to provide for the sale by the govern ment of a special postage stamp which when placed upon a letter and sent through the mails would be au thority for the postmaster at the point of destination to open the let ter and to transmit its contents by means of telephone communication to the party for whom the message may be intended. It is easy to see that this is intended for the convenience of farmers residing in the country whose homes are connected with towns by telephone wires. Upon inquiry, Senator Millard is advised that there is no legislation pending before either house of con gress on this subject. Last year Sen ator Fairbanks introduced a proposed amendment appropriating $20,000 for experimental telephone delivery of special rural mail matter under the direction of the postmaster general, but the amendment was not acted upon by the senate. In February, 1903, the senate passed a resolution asking the postmaster general to in form that body to what extent and in what manner the telephone is used in the collection and delivery of special delivery mail matter, and whether in the opinion of the postmaster gen eral special rural telephone delivery of mail matter is desirable and feas-. ible. In response to that resolution the postmaster general, under date of March 10, 1903, made a brief report in which he stated that the experi ment had been tried at ten important postoffices in various states. These experiments seem to have been con- j fined to the practice of telephoning the A. D. T. offices to dispatch boys to the postoffice to get special deliv ery letters to be carried to the ad dresses. DOLLIVER FOR QUICK WORK Iowa Senator Desires Rate Regulation Law at This Session. WASHINGTON—The senate com mittee on interstate commerce agreed to report a resolution asking that the committee be authorized by the senate to sit during the recess of congress and take testimony for the purpose of preparing some measure for the regu lation of railroad rates. A subcommit tee consisting of Senators Foraker, Kean and Carmack met immediately and drafted the resolution. It provides that the full committee of a quorum of the committee immediately after the adjournment of the present session of congress, and thereafter at the con venience of the committee, and report to the next session. Senator Dolliver, proceeding under a motion in a former meeting that the committee should continue the hear ing and report a bill to the present session, ascertained by inquiry that the sentiment was almost wholly in favor of sitting during the summer. Therefore lie did not press his motion. The resolution by Senator Newlands creating a commission to frame a na tional incorporation act for railroads engaged in interstate commerce was ordered referred to the Interstate Commerce commission, with such suggestions and modifications as it may seem advisable. APPEAL MADE FOR BOWLBY Dismissed Cadet May Yet Get Into the Army. WASHINGTON—Congressman Hin shaw called on the president to inter cede in behalf of Cadet C. E. Bowlby, son of the well known Crete. Neb., editor, and to ask that he be appoint ed as second lieutenant of the army. It will he remembered that Cadet Bowlby was dismissed from the senioi class at the West Point military aca demy May 21. 1901, for an infraction of the rules, hut an examination of the facts indicate that there may have been an element of personal pique in the order of dismissal. The president did not indicate what his decision would be, hut said he would take the matter up with the secretary of war. Four other cadets were dismissed on the same offense. NO DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS j — Bard's Amendment to Indian Appro priation Bill. WASHINGTON—The Indian appro priation bill, as agreed upon by the j committee on Indian affairs and re ported to the senate, contains the fol lowing amendment offered by Senator Bard (Cal.): ‘‘That no portion of tne funds ap propriated by this act, nor the prin cipal nor the interest of any Indian trust or tribal funds held by the United States for the benefit of any i Indian tribe shall be available or be expended for the support of any sec tarian or denominational school.” _ “Waste of Ammunition.” TOKIO—The headquarters of the Japanese armies in the field reports that the Russians yesterday moved a division from the front of the Jap anese center to the front of the left and advanced from Ta mountain. Several columns moved fifteen miles westward halting at Hangchiataitzu. which is two miles northwest of Wan chiayuantzti. The Russians continued to shell portions of the Japanese lines Saturday and the Japanese frequent ly failed to respond to the bombard ment which often was ineffective. Attempted Assassination. WASHINGTON— Minister Dawson at San Domingo City cabled the state department that an attempt was made here to assassinate President Mor ales; that the attempt failed; that five of his assailants wer captured, and that the remainder escaped. No fur ther details are supplied, but the af fair Is supposed to have grown out of an attempt on the part ‘of the re volutionary element In Santo Do mingo to prevent the consummation of the financial agreement between I that government and our own. FEARS OF REVOLT BEGINNING OF A DANGEROUS MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA. TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LUND Peasants in Southern Provinces in a Restless Attitude.—Belief that Czar Will Issue Manifesto Dividing It March 4th. ST. PETERSBURG—The beginnings of a dangerous movement have been observed among the peasantry of some of the southern provinces, where revolutionary agitators are circulating reports that the emperor will on March 4 issue a manifesto providing for a general division of lands. A new allot ment has been the dream of the mou jiks ever since emancipation and ac cording to private reports the stories have spread like wildfire and are im plicitly believed. In the government of Tula a large proprietor went to his estate last week and found the peas ants at work measuring off and stak ing their shares. In response to his demands for an explanation they told him of the coming manifesto. Refus ing to listen to his declaration that the report was absurd they would only say “We have heard the little father has decided.” When the proprietor asked what would become of him they replied, “Oh. we will leave you the buildings and fortr acres.” Once the peasantry becomes pos sessed of the idea that the emperor has willed a division of land it will he exceedingly difficult to disabuse their minds, and agrarian troubles on a large scale are feared. The moujiks are likely to turn on the proprietors as they did several years ago in the pro vinces of Saratoff and Polteva, when anarchy reigned for some time. Among the reservists agitators are spreading the story that the war is over. A case is cited which occurred a fortnight ago at Raiza;n. where 200 reservists who had been called in flat ly told the officer they did not intend to serve. “The war is over.” said the leader. “We know you simply want to make money out of a contract for feeding us. We will not serve.” and off they marched. An instance was given of reservists who actually left a rail way train after they had been started for the front. Private reports also leave no room for doubt that the strikes in the whole rgion below Moscow are almost entire ly political in character. The situation generally in the south of Russia is be coming worse instead of better and contains many factors which are caus ing the authorities the greatest alarm. The possibility of the necessity for the dispatch of additional troops to the Caucasus is already being con sidered. GRAND OPERA. At the Omaha Auditorium. A season of Grand Opera will be given at the Omaha Auditorium under the management of Mr. Heinrich Con ti ed. and by his entire company, or chestra and chorus from the Metro politan Opera house of New York City, in two performances as follows; Wednesday, March 29th. at 5 p. m., Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, in Ger man with these great artists: Mmes. Fremstadt. Jacoby, l,emon; Mm. Burgstaller, Von Rooy, Blass, Goritz, Muhlman; conductor, Mr. Alfred Hertz. Thursday evening. March 39th. at 8 o’clock, Donizetti’s opera. Lucia dl Lammermoor. in Italian. Mmes. Sem brich, Bauermeister; Mm. Caruso, Parvis, Journet, Bars. Giordani. Con ductor, Mr. Arturo Vigna. The local management calls atten tion to the fact that Omaha has been granted the lowest scale of prices of any city on this trans-continental tour, as below: Wednesday, March 29, Parsifal, in German, (Fremstadt and Burgstaller). Seats in boxes, $0. Main floor, first twenty rows, $5; second twenty rows, $4; last twenty rows, $3: raised seats behind boxes. $2.50. Balcony, first two rows. $4; rows 3, 4, 5 and C, $3: rows 7 and 8. $2; rows 9 and 10. $1.50. Thursday. March 30, Lucia di Lam mermoor, in Italian. (Sembrich and Caruso). Seats in boxes. $5. Main floor, first twenty rows. $4; second twenty rows, $3; last twenty rows, $2; raised seats behind boxes, $2. Bal cony, first two rows. $3.50: rows 3. 4. 5 and 6. $2.50; rows 7 and 8, $1.50; rows 9 and 10, $1.00. Special rates will ho arranged on all railroads. Applications for seats may now be made. Mail orders accom panied by checks, will be given imme diate attention. Address the local manager. Clement Chase, 1505 How ard street, Omaha. Neb. Prof. Goodspeed Dead. CHICAGO—Dr. George Stephen Goodspeed, professor of history at the University of Chicago, died of pneumonia. He graduated from Brown university in 1880, and took his doctor's degree at Yale. Russian Advance Posts Driven In ST. PETERSBURG —Official dis patches given out here Friday dispose of the rumor of General Kuropatkin’s retirement from the Shakhe. but taken in connection with the Associated Press Tsinkhetchen dispatches show that operations of an important na ture are in progress in the mountain region to the eastward. The movement was precipitated by the Russians, who last week sent out two divisions and occupied well advanced positions. Se vere fighting is looked for in near coming days. • Bryan to Kansas Democrats. TOPEKA. Kan.—W. J. Bryan ad dressed a meeting of Kansas demo crats on “Back to the People.” The occasion was a Washington birthday banquet given by the younger element in the Kansas democracy. Advantage was taken of the occasion to begin reorganization of the democratic party in the state. It was decided that a vigorous campaign would be waged until the next election in the hope of electing a state democratic ticket. State headquarters will be maintain i ed here permanently. TRAFFIC OF THREE ROADS. C. F. Daly Selected for a Highly Re sponsible Position. CHICAGO—Since the reorganization of the Vanderbilt roads east of Chi cago, a short time ago, several changes have been made in the operating de partment. The most important is the P——11 — * promotion of Mr. C. F. Daly from the position of Assistant General Passen ger Agent of the Lake Shore, to that of Passenger Traffic manager of the Lake Shore, Michigan Central and I-ake Erie and Western. The general passenger agents of these lines retain their positions. Mr. Daly came to Chicago three years ago from the Lake Erie & West ern. where he had been general pas senger agent. His promotion to so re sponsible a position is a deserved tri bute to Mr. Daly's ability as a rail road operator. Some further changes in the Vanderbilt lines are expected in the near future but have not yet been announced. TERMS OF PEACE They Are Said to Be Under Consider ation. LONDON—A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company from St. Peters burg, confirming the Associated Press advices of February 17 and 18 from St, Petersburg to the effect that peace was under consideration, says: The question of peace has not only been formally discussed, but the conditions on which Russia is prepared to make peace have practically been agreed upon. These are as follows: Corea to be placed under Japanese suzerainty. Port Arthur and the Liaotung pen insula to be ceded to Japan. The Fastern Chinese railroad to be placed under neutral international administration. Manchuria as far north as Harbin to be restored as an integral part of the Chinese empire. The difficulty lies In settling the question of indemnity upon which it is known that Japan insists, but it is thought that this difficulty is not in superable. The most trustworthy opinion at St. Petersburg is that in view of the in ternal situation and the enormous difficulty in carrying on the war. peace on the terms outlined will be concluded within a comparatively short time if the indemnity question can be arranged, but it is quite pos sible that Russia will risk another battle before a decision is reached. MOSCOW—The assassin of Grand Duke Sergius maintains an attitude of profound indifference. When pressed to reply to questions he declared that all the efforts of the authorities would have no result. Before his victim was laid under earth, he said, other victims would be found. Regarding his motives, the assassin said he only acted in the interests of an oppressed people. He considered the deed was an act of duty. The grand dukes had for years violated every canon of ordinary decency and ruined the country while exploiting the weak will of the emperor for their own end. DIDN'T CHANGE IT A DOLLAR. House Passes River and Harbor Ap propriation Bill. WASHINGTON Without a dollar bring added or subtracted, the river and harbor appropriation bill passed the house on Thursday after the ses sion had run well into the evening. The total amount carried by the bill is $17,234.667. Throughout the day the progress of the hill was impeded by the offering of amendments, but only those presented by the commit tee were adopted, although on a point of order the house struck out the com mittee provision giving the supervisor of harbors at New York authority to make regulations regarding the towing of vessels. The most important com mittee amendment agreed to was one giving the supervisor of harbors at New York increased police power and providing for the protection of oyster beds against deposits from dredgings. The military academy appropriation bill was sent to conference after agreeing to the senate amendment au thoring the president to appoint Sen ator Joseph Hawley (Conn.) as briga dier general on the retired list of the army, and with a further provision conferring similar authority in the case of General Peter J. Osterhaus. Japs Will Build Vessels. TOKIO—The statement cabled to the United States from London that Japan has ordered four battleships in England is incorrect. It is probable, unless circumstances dictate other wise, that Jaren will in the future construct all h« vessels at home. She has equip™ 1 extensive yards, shops and een and armor founderies and P’ere is a strong and growing senti ment in the navy and among the peo ple generally in favor of home con struction exclusively. The yards ar« already engaged. News in Nebraska j i The business men of Cedar Rapid*' have organized a commercial club Mr. and Mrs. Alien Barnes of Tab ** Rock have just celebrated th- ir en wedding. Joe Bucksley. of Kearney, i- in at Grand Island for deserting hi- : and children. A building and loan associatio t just been organized at Fairburv. v an authorized capital of $3 tt.i • i. William P. Sheldon, a ran hi: a it from southwest of Ainsworth, his feet on February 14. IT will !< the toes on both feet. Engineer Stull of the Chb a- ». Sr Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha ra died at Oakland from cancer v. m which he had been Inr.g afti • While chopping meat with a cleaver in F.alduff' butch m she Fremont, Harry Jarmin hit the • i of one of his fingers and cut i' > Wm. Bender of Pawnee c- ur; while engaged in chopping v. m !. caught his axe in a limit and « a frightful gash in his face w! took several stitches to sew u, . W. T. Cudley of Beatrice 1 a 1 t r» muscles of his left arm. bet we t •• elbow and shoulder, badly • • i by being bitten bv a horse whb !i h was in the act of feeding. The Wyoming Fuel, Iron. Oil and Mining company was organ:/. ! a Grand Island with an author! • i « ital stock of $5,000.0P0 to do • • in Carbon county. Wyoming. While at work sawing wed a ! farm in Hall county, William IT - sustained an accident that oo~' ' part of a foot. He ha.-? a saw mill a I while it was in operation his P came tor) close to the saw. bugene L. Hoyie. or Beau 27 years, was taken to the n~v : Lincoln by Sheriff Trude. H . • ha I studied for the ministry and < a ' thought on religion is stnpo.-. 1 have brought on his affliction Frank Bartunek, aged a1 nr 4 was killed by one section of t? > H : ings passenger, two miles west , f Linwood. His body was not f r 1 til next morning. He leaves a wift r five children at Rockville. As a result of dropping a l a’ can of milk on his foot .Tan V Kelvey formerly manager of t’ Papillion creamery, was com ■ ' submit to an operation. It was n - sarv to amputate three toes. An Ainsworth dispatch sav- ti • ranchmen are beginning to r* .> !, • an after many days of cold an I The loss to stork is nothing «a • r i with what it was thought to '••• '!'* ■• cold weakened the stock, bur will be small. . The body of Will Lauter. a ;• ni g i man living northwest of I‘ -d - was found with a bullet hole i t. s forehead and a revolver in his In t He was still alive and his clot!;.- _ « : fire when he was discovered bv f . section foreman. He was hr • -h* to town. Doctors sav there is no f •>■■■< for his recovery. Three-year-old Amy Gardner n burned to death in the home < ' ! parents in Holt county and th ■ was later burned to the groun i wl. the parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. <; ■ ner. were in Spencer. There several other children about place, the entire family having • n left at home during the abs« u< e nf their parents. Hugh Lomax of Bethany, r ■>! * ing Cotner university in the sta* oratorical contest held at Gram! I land, won first honors and will r. sent the Nebraska colleges at • c terstate contest, to be held in Ini r . at which the colleges of elev* ,i y slssfppi valley states will he r-j : • sented. Mr. I^omax had for his < ; > ject. “The Battle With I,awle.sue~ The Independent Order of 0r.. stock of $5,000,000. to do levin* - Carbon county. Wyoming. G Gibson of Ord. Conductor .! hn It. liff of Ord. George W. Fit - -ini’- .* of Scotia, John -Robertson am! .1 Gunning of Rawlins, organized company, the greater number < members ebing in the loin v. r this state, and at David City. The suit at Kearney of F. P Chit tenden against Bishop Grav ^ a 11 N. Russell, growing out of .tiff at the military academy, has • e compromised, the plaintiff Ivins > i a sum agreed upon and the ra-. missed. The big buildings which for • teen years contained the m;e 1 : • that ground out sugar from beer v . at Norfolk, are now empty Th* carload of wheels and boil. > ; been shipped to l a mar. Colo., an ! b masons are patching no *he h,r . , the walls which the removal of ’ » mammoth engines made e< n> Arthur Reese broke two f> , *'JL bones and one in the hand at clt» \ X P. shops at Grand Island. Wh sisting another employe in earr.-vg a heavy timber he slipped on the b .* and fell, the hand being forced hat**. ward in some manner under tt * heavy timber. Firth has organized a telephone rompany, after three or four meet- j ings. to be the Firth Telephone com- ( pany. The following officers were pdected; J. M Van Burg, presi.Ient; Ll. \Vismer, vice president; m m WR tat ruck, secretary; John Hem * mers, treasurer.