Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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<W‘""
John Mat yea, a Pole, slept In
straw stack during the r**r nr
weather and so badly fro/* h - ft
that they bad to be nm;> 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 0<h' F
lows lodge of Fairmont voted :o ’•
an auditorium in that citv. \ ;.
operations will commence as s ■■
weather will permit. Some fs
$10,000 will be expended.
The Steele cemetery a-w;a'
its annual meeting declared a
end of $14 per share. Th ■ - r*
reported forty interments dtiri: -
year which was a slight docr»a- '»
last year and that the lots t:r,- 1 : ■
the platted part of the grounds, u
comprises one-half of the pn ■ r •
belonging to the association. ;
sent a value of $1fi.00»». at the - ■
prices obtained for lots.
The Wyoming Fuel. Tron and M r
ing company was organized in g-.-m
Island, with an authorised < a-. :
Carbon county. Wyoming. G“>r..
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.