FORM OF MERGER
WHAT INCREASE OF U. P. CAPI
TALIZATION MEANS.
COMBINE WITH OTHER ROADS
The New York central and North
western in the Deal—Effect of the
Announcement on Road's Common
Stock.
NEW YORK—The intention to in
crease the preferred stock of Union
Pacific by $100,000,000 was not known
to the Wall street public until Wed
nesday and was a general surprise.
This incident formed the central point
of interest in the day's stock market.
Union Pacific has been the subject
of gossip and surmise lor many
months, during the course of its re
markable rise, but none of the nu
merous conjectures regarding it
pointed to the measure announced
Wednesday. This fact in itself caused
a doubt that a large part of the re
ports which have circulated regard
ing this stock were ill-informed. The
effect on the common stock was un
favorable. as was not unnatural, in
view of the prior privilege of the pre
ferred stock, now to be doubled in
amount to dividends to the extent of
4 per cent. The common stock was of
fered heavily both for domestic and
foreign account. It was vigorously sup
ported. however, all day. Broker's be
fore the opening were making offers
to take all the stock that anyone
would sell, and the same brokers were
diligent buyers tin to the level of last
night. The support was then relaxed
again, but renewed at any periods of
acute weakness.
Officials of the company declined to
add anything to the official circular
as to the specific purposes for which
the proceeds of the stocks are to be
used or as to the proijosed time for
issuing it. Assertions were freely
made, however, among the speculators
in the stock that the project had to
do with the proposed combination of
Union Pacific with New York Central
and Chicago & Northwestern. It was
pointed out that President Harriman.
in maintaining the wisdom of seeking
financing capital requirements
through the issue of stock rather than
through the creation of fixed interest,
bearing obligation's, had interjected
into the official circular the remark,
“especially such as arise in connec
tion with the acquisition of stocks of
other companies." This was adduced
to indicate that a merger project was
in view, but Wall street had formed
the opinion that the supposed merger
was to be accomplished by the ex
change of bonds of a holding company
for existing securities, which would
not involve a great outlay of cash.
The prospect of a $10,000,000 block of
new stock, therefore, came as a shock
to sentiment and emphasized the ef
fect of the huge volume of issues
which is being added to constantly
from many sources.
A SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION.
Carry Inscription, “Death to the Czar,
the Assassin."
ST. PETERSBURG—The workmen
of the village of Smolensk made a
demonstration, the occasion being the
burial of an employe of the Palil fac
tory, who was killed by a policeman
a few days ago. Six thousand persons
assembled early in the morning in a
heavy snow storm and awaited the
funeral procession. There were red
flags everywhere, and a wreath depos
ited by socialists on the coffin was in
scribed. “Died an Innocent Victim in
the Struggle for Victory.” After the
interment revolutionary proclamations
were scattered among the people and
a procession was formed, headed by a
socialist carrying a banner inscribed.
“Death to the Czar, the Assassin.”
At this juncture a large force of
military and police interfered, dispers
ed the mob and seized the wreaths
and banners. The workmen did not
attempt serious opposition and none
was seriously injured.
EPIDEMIC STILL SPREADING
Anti-Toxin of No Value in Cases of
Spinal Meningities.
NEW YORK—Experiments carried
out at the Gouverneur hospital in this
city have resulted in the decision by
the medical staff that there is no hope
of establisning a cure for cerebro
spinel meningitis hv the use of diph
theria anti-toxin. After trials from
January 20 to date it was found that
a death rate of the same percentage
prevailed as last year, when the anti
toxin was not used.
Meantime the epidemic continues its
spread through all the territory with
in 250 miles. There were eighteen
deaths Wednesday in Greater New
York. Between Saturday noon and
the same hour Wednesday there were
forty-seven deaths in Manhattan
against forty-six in the four days of
the previous week.
The newspapers at Lima print
Chile's reply to the Peruvian protest
regarding Tarna and Arica. The reply
declares that Chile is resolved with
out wounding Peru, to acquire defin
itely dominion and sovereignty over
Tac-na and Arica.
The British government has not re
ceived from Count Wolff-Metternich,
the German ambassador, or any other
source a memorandum regarding Mor
occo similar to that handed to Sec
retary Taft by Baron von Speck
Sternburg, the German ambassador to
the United States.
Swindled Many Farmers.
BUTTE, Mont.—Federal officers are
looking for Henry A. Everett, proprie
tor of the Imperial Globe Mining and
Leasing company. The company is
alleged to have secured a total of
about $25,000 from nearly 400 patrons,
principally farmers of Missouri, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Min
nesota and Nebraska. The special in
ducement held out to investors is said
to have been a promise that they
would receive several thousand dol
lars worth of government bends free
of cost.
THE COMMISSION.
Mr. Shonts at Head of the Organiza
tion.
WASHINGTON—The president has
carried out his plans for the reorganiza
| tion of the isthmian canal commission
; as to the personnel and business
I methods, generally on the lines of
! the legislation lie suggested to con
gress at the last session, which failed
in the crush of business in the closing
; hours. On Monday, within half an
hour after the president's departure
from Washington. Secretary Taft, di
rectly in charge of canal matters,
made public the personnel of the new
commission and the division of duties
among them. Only one member of
the old commission was reappointed,
Mr. Benjamin M. Harrod. Otherwise
the commission is new from top to
bottom, for there is a top and bottom
and considerable difference between
the functions and pay of the commis
sioners. Finding he was obliged le
gally to appoint seven commissioners,
the president did so. but he carried
out his own plan by making three of
them practically the commission. The
other four, though bearing the title of
commissioners, not only receive a
much lower compensation, hut are as
signed much smaller fields of activity.
The president also has carried out his
scheme of dividing up the work of
canal building among the commis
sioners. so that nominally acting as
a body on stated occasions, each indi
vidual member would operate in a
special field. The head of the com
| mission is a trained railway man,
I chosen for his administrative abilities
j in the financial ami purchasing field;
! the new governor of the zone is a
lawyer, who also has had to do with
I state affairs: the engineer commis
| sioner already is known for his abili
I ties in the execution of the practical
i work of canal cutting. The other
j members of the commission are plac
ed to comply with the law as to the
; number of the commission, but are
men of high ability as hydraulic engi
neers. Secretary Taft told them that
they were expected to show results
and that is said to be the keynote for
the president's action.
The personnel of the new commis
sion is as follows: Theodore P.
Shonts. cha'rman: Sharles E. Magoon,
governor of the canal zone; John F.
Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admir
al M. T. Endicott, 1'. S. N.; Brigadier
General Peter C. Haines. U. S. A., re
tired: Colonel Oswald M. Ernst, corps
engineers, U. S. A.; Benjamin M. Har
rod.
BRADY IS ASKED TO RESIGN.
Governor of Alaska Must Quit Mining
Company or His Office.
WASHINGTON—A conditional re
quest has been made upon Hon. John
G. Brady, governor of Alaska, for his
resignation. This suggestion was fol
lowed by Secretary Hitchcock under
the direction of the president and not
withstanding it was dispatched about
a month since no res]>onse has yet
been received.
The request grows out of the fact
that Governor Brady is identified with
a mining company which is extensive
ly engaged in advertising its affairs.
This fact was brought to the attention
of the secretary several weeks since
and he immediately took the matter
up with the president. He agreed
that the case was on a par with the
charges made against the Dawes com
mission a year ago. and the secretary
immediately wrote to the governor
calling his attention to the require
ments of the department in matters
of this character and telling him he
must either vacate his position in the
company or resign his office.
SENATOR BURTON AT ST. LOUIS.
Will Be Retried in May. But Will Not
Discuss Matter.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—United States
Senator Burton of Kansas arrived
here, but declined to d'scuss the pur
pose of his visit or the report that he
had come to see District Attorney
Dyer relative to his retrial, which
comes up in the May term of the Uni
ted States district court.
ilie United States supreme court
reversed and remanded the case ot
Senator Burton, in which he was
found gu;Ity of having received fees
from the Rialto Grain and Securities
company of’St. Louis for alleged work
with the postoffice department in be
half of the company.
Meningitis in Michigan.
LANSING, Mich.—S. H. Sohuman
of the State board of health has re
ceived a report of an outbreak of
"spotted fever.” or cerebro-meningitis
is Star township, Antrim county.
There have been eight cases in the
township, with seven deaths.
Roast of Meat Kills Cook.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.—Paul Kaleeva, a
hotel cook, died at a hospital from
the effects of being struck on the head
with a roast of meat in a quarrel with
Nicholas Papenjick, another cook.
Cautious Young Ministers.
NEWARK, N. J.—Young ministers
were caut'oned by Bishop Joseph E.
Berry of Buffalo at the Newark con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church to talk sparingly of women
ard to make their pastoral calls in
the evening when the wife was sur
rounded by her husband and children.
The bishop declared that the after
noon call on women of the congre
gation when the wmen were likely to
be alone should be frowned on and
avoided as much as possible.
Camille Clifford, an American act
ress. was operated on for appendicitis
at London. She had been ill for some
time, but continued to appear in
Charles Frohmans production of "The
Catch of the Season” at the vaudeville
theater until obliged to give up while
playing.
The engineer and brakeman of the
Northern Pacific freight train which
ran into the rear of a stock train
standing on the bridge over the Little
Missouri river at Medora. N. D., have
been he! 1 by the coroner on a charge
cf manslaughter
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FLEET MOVEMENT
ONLY PORTION OF RUSSIAN
NAVAL FORCES SEEN.
SOME OF THE SHIPS ARE ABSENT
Only Two Battleships and Lighter
Cruisers- Are With Squadron.—
Whereabouts of the Others Are Not
Known, at Least Not Divulged.
SINGAPORE—Fifty-one ships of
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s second
Pacific squadron passed here Sunday.
The most important fighting vessels
of the squadron, including the battle
ships Kniax Souvaroff, Alexander II,
Borodino and Orel, with their comple
ment of cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers, did not arrive and their
whereabouts is totally unknown. The
vessels which passed Singapore were
the following:
Battleships Sissoi. Veliky and Oleg
Cruisers Admiral Nakhimoff. Dmitri,
Douskoi. Aurora, Izumrud, Jemtchug,
Almaz. Russ, Anadyr, Furst Bismarck,
Kaiserin Maria Theresa. Kaiserin Au
gust Victoria. Kaiser Friedrisch, Rion
and seven torpedo boat destroyers, all
sailing under the naval flag. Under
the commercial flag were the volun
teer steamers Voronez. Kief. Yaroslav,
Tamboff, Vladimir and Orel, the Rus
sian Navigation company’s steamers
Jupiter, Meteor and Mercury, the fast
Asiatic company’s steamers Korea and
Kaitai. the North Baltic company’s
steamer Kninz Gorkshoff. one hospital
ship and sixten colliers.
A French steamer arrived here Sun
day with a sailor belonging to the Ad
miral Nakhimoff, who fell overboard
and was nicked up in the straits of
Malacca, after having been twelve
hours in the water.
TOKIO—The following report has
been received from the Manchurian
army headquarters:
On April 5 at 2 o'clock in the after
noon one battalion of the enemy’s in
fantry and six companies of cavalry
came and attacked Tsulushu. twenty
miles north of Changtu. They were
repulsed. On the following day twenty
four companies of the enemy’s cavalry
with several guns, renewed the attack.
They were again repulsed. The main
force of the assailants retreated to
ward Pamiencheng. A portion stopped
near Choroyo. three miles north of
Tsulushu. Our casualties were ten.
No officers were included.
The enemy's loss, judging from the
corpses left behind and from the num
ber of carts carrying wounded and
killed, were over sixty.
TENTING AT CAMP ROOSEVELT.
President Says He Feels at Home in
the Wilderness.
FREDERICK, Okla. — President
Roosevelt and party left Frederick
shortly before 7 o’clock Saturday
evening and arrived at the camp,
eighteen miles southwest of town, a
little after dark. The camps is nes
tled in timber, fringing the bank of
Deep Creek, in a picturesque spot,
and when the president arrived, at
6:15 o’clock Sunday morning, and
first beheld the vast panorama of vir
gin soil without a sign of civilization
except the camp he said he felt at
home.
Major J. E. Mutchert of Sherman,
with C. B. McHugh and J. R. Aber
nathy of this place, located the camp
last Monday, rid'ng out to the big pas
ture. which begins four miles east of
here. A number of wolves were seen
in this 480,000-acre reservation as
they passed through. The camp con
sists of about, twenty tents, belonging
to the presidential party, and is call
ed Camp Roosevelt. One large tent
is occupied as a mess hall, a number
of tents being used for sleeping
apartments, about four cots being
placed in each tent. About a stone's
throw from these tents is Camp Qua
nah Parker, occupied by this noted
chief of the Comanches, three of his
squaws and other Indians. These In
dians traveled over forty miles to get
to see the president. A detail of
twenty troops was sent from Fort Sill
to keep tresspassers from this part
of the reservation. Their camp is
about 100 yards from that of Camp
Roosevelt. The people here, how
ever. appreciate the fact that the
president is here for an outing and
are remaming away from the pasture.
Steamship Lines to Mexico.
MEXICO CITY—Cons derable prog
ress has been made toward the inau
guration of a steamship line between
Mexican gulf ports and Canada, and
it is probable that steamers of the
new line will begin trips in May. The
question has arisen as to whether
steamers shall call at Cuban ports
as first intended and afterwards
changed. The government objects to
making stops at Cuban ports, but it
is hoped to secure its consent to this.
The regular service of the Mexico
Texas City Steamship begins May 1.
Case of Lieutenant Osborn.
WASHINGTON—The war depart
ment has received the court-martial
proceedings and findings in the case of
First Lieutenant Albert C. Osborn.
Tkenty-sixth infantry, who was charg
ed wim duplication of pay accounts,
absence without leave and embezzle
ment. The case was tried :n the De
partment of Texas and Osborn was
sentenced to dismissal. He was a
resident of New lork and served as
an enlisted man in the regular army
from 1894 to 1899. when he was com
missioned as second lieutenant.
Sunday Law at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS—Governor Folk and
Thomas E. Mulvihill. excise commis
sioner of St. Louis, are investigating
the interpretation of the state law’
governing the closing of saloons on
Sunday, and Commissioner Mulvihill
declares that he will enforce the law.
Just when St. Louis will become
"dry” on Sunday is not yet decided,
as Mr. Mulvihill says: "I want to be
sure that I shall be successful in en
forcing the law and hence I wish to
make my preparations with delibera
tion ”
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WANT LAND ALLOTTED.
What is Demanded by the Standing
Rock Indians.
FORT YATES, N. D.—In a groat
council called by Major McLaughlin,
the Indians of the Standing Rock
agency decided almost unanimously
that they were ready to have their
lands allotted. Each head of a fam
ily will have (140 acres and all over
18 years ;)2o acres. In addition they
will get a span of good American
mares, two cows, a wagon and har
ness. a plow, harrow, some other tools
and $50 in cash. All under 18 will
get 160 acres.
After the allotments have been
made there will be a big surplus of
land. The Indians are bitterly oppos
ed to selling this and it is doubtful
if it will ever be sold with their con
sent.
Each head of a family will be worth
$1,000 in addition to his 640 acres
when Uncle Sam relinquishes his
guardianship and turns these Indians
over to the states of North and South
Dakota as full-fledged citizens.
Between 1,000 and 1,200 voters will
be equally divided between the two
states.
The question of leasing their lands
was also placed before the Indians by
Major McLaughlin, but they decided
against it.
LUMBER KINGS UNDER FIRE
Federal Grand Jury Orders Secretary
to Produce Books.
PORTLAND. Ore.—Charles W.
Eberlin, land agent of the Southern
Pacific company, was the principal
witness Thursday before the federal
grand jury which is investigating
land frauds in this state. It is report
ed that Eberlin’s testimony may
prove an important factor in estab
lishing a conspiracy to secure large
areas of timber lands in the south
ern part of Oregon. This testimony,
it is learned on good authority, cor
roborated by the records of the
Southern Pacific company, estab
lishes the fact that simultaneously
with the securing of a large amount
of railroad land which comprised the
odd numbered sections, large tracts
of government land, which comprised
the even numbered sections of the
same district, were located upon.
The government, it is learned, will
attempt to prove that this simultan
eous acquiring of the. even and odd
sections was more than a coincidence.
MADE A MISTAKE IN THE BID
Not Allowed to Amend It Nor to Take
Down His Check.
WASHINGTON—Suit was insti
tuted by G. B. Spearin of Bayonne. N.
J.. to compel Admiral Endicott. chief
of the bureau of yards and docks of
the navy department, to deliver to him
a certified check for $25,000 for can
cellation.
The check was deposited by Mr.
Spearin with Admiral Endicott along
with a bid for the construction of a
dry dock at the New York navy yard,
for which Mr. Spearin was the lowest
bidder. Subsequently Mr. Spearin dis
covered he had made a mistake in the
addition of certain details of one
item to the amount of $100,000. Ad
miral Endicott. Mr. Spearin says, de
clines to have his bid amended by the
addition of $100,000, taking the posi
tion that he would accept the bid as
originally made. In case his amended
bid was not accepted he asked that
he be given back his check. Admiral
Endicott, it is averred, refused to ac
cept the amended bid or to return the
check.
RIGOROUS ANTI-TRUST LAW
Measure Providing Fines and Penal
ties Passes Illinois House.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.—The McKin
ley anti-trust bill passed the Illinois
house of representatives by a vote
of 112 yeas to » nays, and now goes
to the senate. The bill, which was
carefully drawn under direction of
Attorney General Stead, makes very
explicit definition of what consti
tutes a tni'lt. includes insurance
companies in the organizations sub
ject to the trust definition and pro
vides heavy fines and imprisonment
for violation.
For the corporations the fines
range from $500 to $1,000 for the
first offense to $15,000 for the fourth
offense. For the individual members,
presidents, managers, etc., of com
panies in trust a fine of from $500 to
$1,000 and a jail sentence not to ex
ceed a year is provided.
Elected Mayor of Chicago.
CHICAGO, 111.—A political tornado
on Tuesday overwhelmed one of the
most ruggedly unique leaders in the
country, incidentally, the republican
party met defeat in a memorable ef
fort to capture the mayoralty of Chi
‘•■ago. Judge Dunne (dem.) being chos
en. As a direct result the city is offi
c allv committed to the policy of the
quickest possible cessation of private
franchises for public utilities. Mu
nicipal ownership is especially threat
ening street car lines valued high in
the millions.
The Banker Not Guilty.
Denver, Colo.—By order of District
Judge Frank T. Johnson, the jury in
the case of E. M. Johnson, former
president of the defunct Fidelity Sav
ings association, charged with embez
zlement. returned a verdict of not
guilty. While lamenting the fact that
thousands of poor persons had been
made penniless by the failure of the
Fidelity. Judge Johnson said that the
worst that had been proven was m’s
management. wnich was not on trial
and could not therefore be considered.
Pullman Rates Too High.
TOPEKA, Kas.—The first important
complaint made to the state board of
railroad commissioners under the pro
visions of the railroad law was filed
on Tuesday last against the Pullman
company by R. S. Cone of Garden
City. Mr. Cone alleges that the rates
charged by the Pullman company on
all railroads in Kansas are “unjust,
discriminative and unreasonable, and
that like services are performed else
where for less amounts than is
charged by said, company in the state
of Kansas.’'
JAPS WILL WANT
—
INDEMNITY MUST COME OR WAR
KILL NOT STOP.
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WHAT BARON SUCEMATSU SAYS
i Japanaese Government Has Formu
lated No Terms Because Might Be
Accused of Skinning Bear Before It
Was Shot.
I.ONDON—Baron Suyematsu, for
merly Japanese minister of the inter
ior, has written an interesting and sig
nificant article for the Outlook, under
the heading “War and Indemnity—
the Japanese Claim.” The whole
trend of the article is intended to
show that Japan will carry on the war
until Russia consents to pay indem
nity. The baron says:
“A canon of the Japanese bushido
is, ‘one should not unsheath the sword
unless one is to totally overcome or
has secured equitable satisfaction for
one's cause.’ This is our ideal in in
ternational intercourse. The sword of
Japan is drawn, and the aim for which
it was unsheathed has scarcely been
attained. We want a peace which will
secure tranquility in the far east for
at least a generation or two.
“The world should know that in the
present war Japan staked her very
existence, whereas with the enemy it
was a mere war of caprice. Why, then,
in case of defeat, should not Russia
be made responsible in equitable ac
cordance with the nature of the affair?
I believe therefore, that in case of
the adversary asking for peace the
satisfaction which she will have to
make to Japan should include making
good the material loss of Japan; in
other words, indemnity.”
Baron Suyematsu says further:
"Japan has not formulated definite
terms of peace, because she might be
accused of skinning the bear before
it is shot. We have, however, outlined
our idea.”
The article argues out the right
eousness of Japan's position in de
manding indemnity as a basic condi
tion, and controverts the idea which,
he says, he finds prevalent outside of
Japan, that Japan is willing to make
peace at any price.
“Some say,” the baron continues,
‘‘that for humanity's sake an armistice
should be concluded with a view to
negotiating peace. It is all very well
to talk of humanity, but no injustice
must be perpetrated in the name of
humanity. If a proposition arising out
of the question of humanity gives
more advantage to one than another
of the contending parties it cannot
be justice.”
Baron Suyematsu treats sarcastical
ly the special plea that Russia should
be allowed to ‘‘save her face.” and
compares Japan to a dwarf fighting a
giant, and says:
‘‘The public at large seems to have
guaged the relative value of Russia
and Japan. They are glad that the
large bubble which had been causing
a nightmare to so many people for so
long a time has been pricked. They
have seen that it was no use to sup
press Japan's aspiration by the com
bined force of western powers. Yet
there seems floating in the air some
sort of compassion for our adversary.
This I deem an inconsistency, arising
out of some psychological instability.”
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY.
Nearly Five Hundred Indian Soldiers
Entombed by Collapse of Barracks.
CALCUTTA—It now appears that
400 of the Seventh Gurkhas were
killed at the Dharmsala cantonment
by the collapse of a stone barrack
building in conseque:«»’e of the recent
earthquake. In addition twenty mem
bers of the First battalion and fiftv
members of the Second battalion of
the First Gurkhas were killed, while
it is roughly calculated that from 20
to 30 per cent of the native popula
tion of the surrounding villages were
killed.
Tn addition to the Europeans al
ready reported killed at Dharmsala.
seven children of Europeans are said
to have perished.
LAHORE. India—Four hundred and
seventy men of Gurkha regiments
were buried alive as a result of the
earthquake at the Hill station of
Dharmsala. according to the latest
information from that place. The re
port adds that it is impossible to res
cue the entombed men.
The greatest difficulty is exper
;enced in procuring news from Dharm
Ta*a. The telegraph staff at the sta
tion there was practically wiped out
and temporary office has been opened
thirteen miles from the town, but the
facilities are most scanty. The Kan
gra valley is believed to have been
devastated and it is reported that the
town of Kangra was reduced to ruins
with great loss of life. No confirma
tion of the report is obtainable as the
telegraph station at Kangra is wreck
ed.
Purpose of Watering Erie Stock.
NEW YORK—It was ascertained
that the increase in the common stock
o? the Erie railroad company from
$113,000,000 to $133.Q00.000 recently
announced was made to prepare for a
conversion of its outstanding $10,000.
000 of convert'ble bonds, which have
been convertible since April 1. This
amount is necessary to care for the
bonds, since they are convertible into
stock at S50 a share. This calls for
twenty shares of stock for each $1,000
bond, and the stock Is now selhng at
46Ms
Four Mine Operator Held.
BIRMInGHAM. Ala.—The coroner’s
jury which has been investigating the
Virgin'a mine disaster, in which 111
persons lost their lives, returned a
verdict which charges four mine oper
ators with willful and criminal negli
gence. The jury returned a separate
verdict in the case of eacu man kill
ed in the mine, which sets forth that
each decedent came to his death by
an explosion in the Virginia mines,
JefTerson county, Alabama, on Febru
ary 20, 1905. The indicted are charg
ed with criminal negligence.
A TALK WITH SAKAROFF
He Sayu There Was no Conspiracy
Against Kouropatkin.
ST. PETERSBURG—War Minister
Sakaroff, in an interview, declares
that the reports of Russia counter
manding orders for war material
abroad are baseless and grow out of
the declination of the foreign offers
with which the war office and the ad
miralty have been swamped. He in
sists that there has been no relaxa
tion in the preparations to continue
the war. but says there will be no
new mobilization at present, explain
ing. as stated in these dispatches, that
140,000 troops of the last mobilization
have already started for the front
and that instead of mobilizing new
troops these will he followed by a
portion of this year’s conscripts.
General Sakaroff denied emphatic
ally that he ever intrigued against
General Kouropatkin, affirming that
he gave the latter the most loyal sup
port. At the same time, in discussing
the battle of Mukden. Sakaroff declar
ed that the men and material of the
Russian army were equal to those of
the Japanese, forcing the reluctant
conclusion that the Japanese general
ship was superior to the Russians.
In denying the popular impression
that a large proportion of army re
serve men were sent to the front. Sak
uroff made the important admission
that reserve men were only sent in the
early stages of the war, “before we
had assurances from Europe,” which
is interpreted as a confession that an
arrangement was made with Germany
for covering the frontier of Poland.
The announcement that President
Roosevelt lias left Washington on a
vacation trip is accepted here as evi
dence that the efforts to draw Russia
and Japan into peace negotiations
have come to grief for the moment.
No definite explanation of exactly
"hat happened is forthcoming, but
the general impression is that Japan
either declined to treat upon the Rus
sian basis or demanded a direct
avowal that there was a pacific dispo
sition. At any rate the advocates of
a continuation of the war seem se
cure of their position and everything
indicates that the hope of an immdi
ate change of fortune is staked on
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, whose
squadron, according to the best infor
mation. is now actually on its wav to
meet the Japanese. The admiralty is
greatly encouraged hv the prospects
that Rojestvensky will he able to de
feat Admiral Toga owing to the splen
did reports which have just arrived
here from Rojestvensky, dated from
the island of Madagascar, recounting
in detail the condition of the ships
and personnel and results of the tar
get practice of the squadron and of
the maneuvers in which the -warships
have been drilling for three months.
RUMORS OF PEACE.
Czar Said to Be the Ordv One Favor
ing Continuation of the War.
BERLIN—Peace at an early date is
regarded as piobable by the German
embassy at St. Petersburg, the Asso
ciated Pres? is informed, and in conse
quence of dispatches received from
there by the government during the
last three days this opinion circulates
in official circles for the first time
since the war began. The Russian em
peror. it is true, has not yet decided
for peace, but the grand dukes and
all other member? of the court who
have access to the emneror are for
peace. His majesty is described in the
gossip that goes about here as stand
ing alone. The considerations that still
delay his decision are personal ones,
he feeling that his reign is a failure
if Russia does not win the war and
that his prestige as a sovereign will
be lost at home and in foreign coun
tries. but he cannot yet bring himself
to speak the word that will set the
peace negotiations in motion.
Much good will and sympathy are
felt for the Russian emperor in higher
official life here, but it is regarded as
a certainty that he must yield to his
family and ministers and that the
month will not end without peace.
SCANDAL AT WEST POINT.
Men Accused of Selling Defective Elec
trical Supplies to Academy.
HIGHLAND FALLS. N. Y.—A dis
covery by United States secret service
agents of extensive frauds perpetrated
in the electric supply department oi
the West Point milirary academy was
followed Friday by arrests on war
rants issued by United States Commis
sioner Shields of New York of Charles
Laubenheimer and John G. Metzger
electrical eng ncer, of Newburg:
Frank Dornberger of West Point and
Charles Diller, a saloonkeeper 01
Highland Falls. Dornhprger has been
chief electrician for the past twelv*
years. The prisoners were chargee
with conspiracy against the United
States government in having causet
to he condemned and sold electrica
supplies and with having resold their
to the academy as new goods. The
prisoners were placed under bonds to
appear before Commissioner Shields
in New York on April 17.
Sues Standard Oil Company.
CHICAGO—The eitv of Chicago
filed suit for 540.000 against the Stan
dard Oil company. The bill is based
upon the alleged non-payment of in
spection fees by the Standard Oil com
pany. It is claimed that the company
lias for years refused to uav for in
spections made by the city under an
ordinance regulating commerce in
naphtha and gasoline. Representa
tives of the S'andard held that gaso
line and naphtha are not products of
petroleum and that the ordinance does '
not apply.
Will Net Affect Supply of Sugar. 1
WASHINGTON—The secretary of i
the treasury has proclaimed the net
amount of bounty granted by the Ar- 1
gentine Republic on the exportation of
sugar to he 1114 ef ntavos per kilo. ,
This is equivalent to nearly 5 cents a ,
pound. The -^retary has issued a ,
calendar no Tying out the provisions i
of section 5 of the tariff act and di- j
rating United States customs officers t
to assess a countervailing duty of 4.09
cents per pound on all sugar imported ,
into tlie United States from Argon- |
‘it a.
A commercial club has been organ
ized at Orel. _ . .
Sutherland will make an eftort,
get a sugar beet factory.
Exeter is having a great boom m
the building Bne this spring.
Carnegie's offer to help Pawneo
City build a library has been rejected.
Tecumseh has raised the occupa
tion tax on saloons from $500 to
$1,000. „ .
The “wets” won at the recent elec
tion at Gordon. Illegal voting is
charged.
Electric light bulbs were stolen
from the Young Men’s Christian asso
ciation rooms at Fremont.
M. J. Cannon of Omaha is out a
$:)25 sparkler at the hands of a smooth
rascal whom he met in a restaurant.
Mrs. J. C. Bowen, wife of a leading
citizen and business man ol Broken.
Bow. was seriously injun d in a run
away.
Clyde Perkins, burglar, and William
Halbo, horse thief, have been sentenc
ed to a year in prison from Cass
county.
Orvil Woodward and Emery Bald
win were bound over to the district
court for breaking into a school house
near Albion.
The business men of Schuyler, re
gardless of politics, gave a reception
and banquet to Representative Zue
low. There were 102 plates.
John Riley is suing the Cudahy
Packing company of South Omaha
for $10,000 for injuries received while
working in that establishment.
York college was officially recog
nized by the state superintendent of
public instruction, and graduates from
its normal receive state certificates.
Mayor M. E. Schultz, who has been
in the drug business in Beatrice for
the last twenty-two years, last week
sold his store to J. W. Buswell of Lin
coln.
Lightning struck a Nance county
barn and revealed the presence of a
bee hive with 150 pounds of honey,
which will repay all damage from tho
elements.
The barn at the home of Frank Gol
den, in Nebraska City, was burned,
and the household furniture stored in
the barn while the house was being
repaired was consumed.
John Redmond, 72 years old, who
had lived in the vicinity of Crab Or
chard for thirty-five years, is dead as
the result of the amputation of a leg,
necessitated by gangrene.
Miss Daisy Lutz, assistant secre
tary of the state library commission,
has resigned her position and so-.a
will depart for Clinton. Ia., to become
librarian of the public library of that
city.
Two York women have receivt 1 ap
pointments at the Milford Industrial
Home, Miss Elsie Beck as secretary
and teacher, and Mrs. C. S. Carscad
den as a member of the advisory
board.
An election was held in Fairfield,
called by the hoard of education to
vote on the proposition to bond tho
district in the sum of $15,000 for the
purpose of erecting a new schor l
building.
Governor Mickey signed senate file
No. 141, by Meserve of Dixon. Tho
bill applies to cities of 5.000 or less
and requires a two-thirds majority be
fore water plant or lighting bonds can
be issued.
The board of public lands and build
ings is advertising for five cylindrical
fire escapes to be installed, two at the
Grand Island Soldiers’ Home, one at
the Milford Soldiers’ Home and pui
at the Hastings asylum.
i ne state board of public lands and
buildings has decided to improve tho
electric equipment at the Hastings in
sane asylum and has advertised bids
for an automatic engine and electric
generator, also for two 250-horse pow
er boilers for the boiler plant.
Rev. George F. Williams, who for
tnree years has occupied the pulfut
of the First Presbyterian church in
Seward, has resigned his charge
there to accept a like charge in the
Presbyterian church at Lexington.
Neb.
Alleged carelessness on the part of
a past custodian at the Norfolk hos
pital for the insane has b?en respon
sible for a lot of bursted pipes in
the hot water system at the institu
tion and a big bunch of expense to
the state.
E. D. Novak shot his wife in tho
neck while she was attending servi< a
in the church at Howells. After fir
ing the shot from a -IS-caliber revol
ver, which he believed to be fatal,
Novak walked out of the edifice with
the revolver in his hand, and arriving
home shot himself fatally. His wife
will live.
Through a law passed by the lato
legislature the members of the sol
diers’ relief commissioners of the dif
ferent counties will be allowed to re
tain 5 per cent of all the noneu
passing through their hands for ac
tual lelief. This retained money will
be their compensation for the serv
ices rendered as such relief commis
sioners.
The members of the local organlza
ion are making elaborate prepara
tions for the entertainment of tho
delegates of the Traveling Men s Pro
tective association, which meets i„
Nebraska City on the 14th and 15th
Charles E Tellis ot Ocpnio ami El
Penn of Broken Bow, who were take,
r a, Grand Island charged with using
,ad SU nf"r ,rauduler“ Purposes,
tad their hearing. Tellis was let go
iwait The1111 W3S taken t0 °maha
nvait the next term of the United
states court that convenes in May
Dr Charles A. McKirn of Norfolk
ms been appointed state veterinarian
TU“Vhe (luties of his office !
Dr- Thomas, the uresenr i y
*"<■ *»■ retire „n that dUe °C"m*
Frank Barker, whom the supreme
°urt has said must hang June Z ?
nurdering hla brother and the lat,
rife, may yet cheat the 3
Varden Beemer is of rh . gd,,OWs
er is Insane and he'wuf m? ” °n Bar‘
1 it is proven that he U
sylum instead of the mi banf th°
is finish Sallows will ba
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