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STRICT NEUTRALITY
This Will be Enforced Toward
Russia and Japan
V UNCLE SAM FRIEND OF BOTH
Will Mum Nn Discrimination Whtfterer
llelween 1'nrtlM In l'ae of Hortll-
lll "Will be War" Sy Ota.
Naval officers arc somewhat cmbar
lasscel as to the best disposition to ho
made of United State? wan-hips on Ihe
Asiatic station In lev of the Imml-
iunt.o of war between Hut-slu anil Ja
ian. The policy of the administration
Is to observe the sttlctest neutrality
and to keep hands off except In the
hlngle contingency of Infringements
upon American treaty rights. When
Admiral Hvans' fleet was ordered back
to Its station Horn Honolulu it was ar
ranged that the cruiser squncliuii
should stop at Midway Island, wheic
there is a cable station, to receive any
Instructions the department might de
site to tend. These instructions wete
simply for Admiral Kvaus' fleet to
await Instiuetlons at (luam.
s It is expected that Admiral Kvans
P, will reach Guam In a few das and re
port his arrival to the department.
Inquiry at the navigation bureau dc-
eloped the fact that up to the pres
ent lime the admiral has received no
t-pfclnl instructions for his guidance
In the event of hostilities In the far
east. It Is now the purpofce of the de
partment to cable to the admiial a
special set of Instructions to meet the
present conditions in the cast and
tho-e instructions will be dellveied to
him at fiuam according to the present
program. It Is ttated at the depart
ment that they will show no discrimi
nation whatever as between the parties
9 to any possible hostilities, but the ad
mital will be expected to so dispose
his force as to nuilntulu the appear
ance of strict neutrality as between
the belligerents.
"War between Russia and Japan is
Inevitable. Whether now or later. It Is
bound to come, and If It does come it
Is my nirncst belief that Japan, un
aided will whip her enemy," said Hn
jlme Ola, lmperlul commissioner from
Japan to tho world's fair, toon after
his arrival In St. Louis. Ota left Japan
n month ago.
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED
llval-On Vt'rrt'k on Hock In In ml 14
T Mllea Weit of Tnpelm, Ki,
TRI. ONE ,.N
The Rock Island, California & Mex
ico express, which left Chicago at
11:30 p. in. for the west, collided heud
in nt V.'"1""'' Kas font teen miles
west of Topeka. with a cattle tialn.
Twenty persons were killed and' nearly
every person on the train injured. A
relief train left Topeka for tho scene
of the wreck, returning to that city
with the dead and wounded.
The train, which left Kansas City at
10 o'clock", was twenty minutes late,
and at the time of the accident was
running at the rate of thirty miles an
hour.
The train carried many persons from
Oklahoma who had taken advantage of
tho homstenders' excursion rntes. It
nlfo confined through sleepers and
chair ears for Sun Francisco nnd I.os
Angeles.
Tho wreck was one of the most seri
ous that has happened on the Rock
Island system in years. Between Kan
has City nnd Topeka tho Rock Is
land uses the trades of the I'nlon Pa
clile. Rented llefore II" Wn Senator
When the indictment charging Sena
tor Charles 11. Mel rich with alleged
a bribery In connection with the llast
Ings, Neb., postofflee appointment is
called tho defem-e will lefuse to admit
t hut Dietrich had become a United
States Senator when the alleged tran
sactions took place. The charge Is
made in tho Indictment that Senator
Dietrich ncgotlnted with Fisher as
rally as January of the year la which
the "legislature elected Dietrich to the
position of senator. General Cowln,
who repieaents Senator Dietrich, con
tends that there could he no violation
In tho building leaso chaigc, basin his
contention on I tie same ground as in
the bribery charge. This question
probably will be the flrtt to be adju
7 dicated when court convenes.
Fit II ml l India Jtevoliitlon
Dining the absence from Port au
Prince, Ilaytl, of President Nord, who
went to (Jonalves to take part In the
celebration of the centenniary of the
Independence of Haytl, (lenernl Mon
plalser attempt to raise a revolt against
the picsldcnt. but tho movement failed.
Tilt) general's son and an accomplice
wcie killed. Numeious ariests were
made.
IliifttlnnV nutl Iuh' HrHtlit Together
li i3 believed at Tokio that the Rus-
A Man tetpon?e has been hnnded to the
government, hut the secret of Its de
livery has been jealously guarded and
the nature of the leply rcmnlns undis
closed. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Komtirn called upon llaron do Rosen,
the Kn?hlan minister to Japan, with
whom he remained an hour and later
he visited Piemler Kntsurn. whpn an
extended conference was held. There
is every indication now that further
negotiations will take place, although
It Is expected Japan will refute to
tianafor the discussion of nffalrs to St.
0- Peterabiiig If this is proposed.
Turku Not 1-IvIhb Up to I'ledge
The Bulgarian government has Bent
a note to tho poite, complaining of
the non-tulflllment of its promlseB con
cerning leforms in Macedonia. Bul
garia urgently lequests tho porto Im
mediately to take tho neccbsnry meas
ures to end a condition of affairs which
is ho prejudicial to tho Interests of
both countries and points out that the
uppncntlon of the pioposed reforms
should bo easy, owing to the fact that
the revolutionists nrt? not hampering
the government at present by any In
terfere n'.e.
NEW FIRE ORDINANCE
DrtulU of Condition to ho Met llcfor
Chicago Ttirnlrea Are Opened
Radical changes In tho direction of
public safety In theaters will be re
quited under tho Chicago ordinance
now being drafted by tho city council
special commlttco In theaters, which
was appointed ns u consequenco of tho
Iroquois theater holocaust.
Thero must bo no more than eight
seats between aisles; nil aisles muit
have a minimum width of two feet
right Inches nnd must gradually widen
from the point faithcst from the exit;
fireproof passaKewaya, ten feet wide,
straight, nnd separate from nil other
exits, must lead from each auditorium,
balcony or gallery to places of safety.
The ordinance cieates llreproof foyers,
Into which almost an ontlro audience
may flee for lefugo In time of trouble.
Two llioproof exits must bo provided
for each lloor In any event. Should a
building fall to meet the requirement
of facing on one public street and at
least two alleys or public: spaces, tho
ten-foot fliepioof passngewaya aro to
supply the dcllcieucy.
Tho ituthoiltlea have ordered tho
dosing of forty-nine halls as unsafe.
TO PROTECT AMERICANS
S;iu liniiiliiKU Will be Mora Careful la
tlia future
With a firm hand tho Washington
government from now on will protect
American life nnd property In tho isl
and of San Domingo. This decision
follows a rather ataitllng report re
ceived from Commander Dillingham.
It Is said that tho administration
linn as yet adopted no permanent pol
icy for tlu) conduct or affairs In San
Domingo beyond that which It alwaya
baa pursued In ptotectlng American
life and property. Tho statement la
authorized that tho conduct of Cora
mnnder Dillingham, while following
only general Instructions, Is entirely
endorsed and approved by the govern
ment, and It Is believed that his Intel
ligent handling of the situation will
have a powerful Influence toward res
toration of order In tho Island.
It Is realized by the administration
that tho Dominican problem must bo
taken up and disposed of In a way
that, will put a stop to what was de
scribed by a European ambassador aa
"an Insuffeiable nuisance which tho
c'lvlll.cd world looks to the United
States to dean up."
Cuban Lottery Scheme etoed
President Palma, of Cuba, signed hla
veto of the lottery bill, which, as an
nounced, ho prepared last month In ex
pectation of the passage of the bill.
Tho president, in stating tho rca
Rmi fnr bis veto holds that a lottery
is a lowering and corrupting device
and that tho government would be
culpable in taking money of the people
obtalucd through such a scheme, no
matter what tho ond at wiilch tho lot
tery aimed. President Palma has been
assuied thut the bill cannot be re
passed over hl veto. At all events
there will be little tlmo for any dis
cussion over the bill, as congress pro
poses to adjourn thlH week until
March.
The object of the lottery bill was to
pay the veterans who had fought for
Cuba In the war against Spain.
Colombia's l'rotett Anmsred
Secretary Hay has completed his
final revision of the answer to be made
by tho American government to tho
protest filed by General Reyes, Colom
bian envoy, against the action of the
United States regarding affairs on the
isthmus of Panama. The communica
tion Is a long one and sets out In de
tail the position of the administration
on tho various points raised and tho
grievances recited by General Reyea In
hlB note submitted to tho state depart
ment In December. The reply has been
given earnest consideration by the
president, by Secretary Root, who as
sisted In Its preparation during the
time Secretary Hay was III, and by
Secretary Hay himself. ThlB paper to
gether with General ReyeV note, It la
expected, will be tent to congress next
week.
Uniform United Ntatea Judicial Coda
Representative Warner of Illinois
Introduced a bill of seven hundred sec
tions, providing a Judicial code for the
United 8tates. This is the second part
of a general revision of all federal
laws enacted to the present time, now
considering by a committee on revision
of the laws, of which Colonel Warner
Is chairman. This bill embraces all
laws concerning the jurisdiction and
practice of United StateB courts and
all judiciary acta and amendatory acts
thereof, providing for the removal, ap
peal and transfer of causes.
Many of the provisions heretofore
urged by the American bar associa
tion, respecting the organisation and
jurisdiction of federal courts afo In
cluded. The bill definitely doflnes dls
tiicts and idvlslons, thereby avoiding
confusion resulting from change in
counties by the states. Now lcgtsla-'
tlon Is proposed, reducing tho work of
the supieme rouit, Improving the jury
Kvstem, bettering civil and criminal
procedure, and improving procedure on
error and appeal.
llitlhlnK Meu at Cripple Creek,
C. H. Helmer, business associate of
Jamos F. Bums, president of tho Port
laud Mining company, at Crlpple,Creek.
Colo., was arrested by a military squad
aim lo'dged In tho bull pen. K. C.
Sterling, chief detective of tho Mine
Owners' asociatlon, who investigated
tho arrest, said that nfter being de
talncd for a time Relraer would be
banished from tho district.
IMarer Mining Method! Vollovred
Mothods of tho California placer
mines aio being used by the Chicago
police In recovering valuables lost in
tho Iroquola theatre fire disaster. Three
big wagonloads of dirt and ashes wcro
taken from tho theatre floor and were
couveyed by the pollco to tho basement
of a store near by. A placer mining
outfit, Including sieves and pans, was
erected and City Custodian Crclger
started a search for valuables among
the rubbish. ,. .
THE GRAf T IN STEEL
The Navy Department "Stood In"
With Steel Combino
NO CHANCE FOR FAIR BIDS
it-em tmpoMlhle for tlin tlovermnent
to Hfx-nlvn Legitimate. Midi for
Nuppllei of Any lleirrlptlon
In view of Ihe recent testimony of
Charles M. Schwab before the courts
that the Carnegie nnd Bethlehem steel
companies had always had an under
standing with tho navy department as
to the pi Ice of tumor before their bids
were submitted, tho house committee
on naval affairs authorized nn addi
tional question on this point to bo
tubmltted to Rear Admiral O'Neill,
who lu his testimony before tho com
mittee last week stated that he be
lieved that there had been nn under
standing between these two companies
regarding their bids.
Admiral O'Neill now has bis testi
mony before him for revision nnd tho
commlttco requested that he Include.
In It :i full statement ns to the navy
department's side of this matter and to
stnto specifically whether Mr. Schwab's
statement Is true so far as It refers to
the navy department.
The committee heard Rear Admiral
Rndlcotl, chief of the burenu of ynrdB
nnd docks, regarding mo estimates for
appropriations for ills bureau.
RUSSIA WILL BE LIBERAL
Will Ileipect Klzhta of Other Nation In
Maiicliurln
The Russian government has in
formed tho powers that it will respect
fully the rights any nation has in Man
churia under treaty with China. This
declaration la made without reserva
tion. Russia gives formal expression to
this policy now In consequence of tho
controversy with Japan, one of whose
persistent contentions has been for a
definition of Russia' policy In Man
ciiurlu nnd nn acknowledgement of
Jnpnn's privileges In trade.
Russia's reply has been In sub
stance, as follows:
"We can not discuss Manchuria
with you any more than wo could
Aiislralln or tho Philippines. Man
churia belongs neither to us, nor to
you. It does not Ho within tho juris
diction of cither of ub to dispose of
the future of Manchuria.
Russia, however, Is willing to ob
servo the treaty rights of all the pow
ers lu Manchuria and now engages to
do so.
Russia, it Is added, thus removes
from the negotiations one of the points
upon which Japan counted for tho
moral support of other powers and
whereon she especially hnd tho sym
pathy of the United States and Great
Britain.
STOPPED RUSH TO CANADA
An Immigration Agent' Nuccciiful
Work for the Southvreit
G. M. McKInney, general emigration
agent of tho Southern Pacific, has made
n report to the traffic officials of the
Hnrrlman lines which gives tho re
sults of eighteen months of ono of the
most wonderful emigration campaigns
in the history of railroads. The efforts
of the burenu, which has headquarters
In Chlcngo, have been directed toward
colonizing with Americans three locali
ties served by the Hnrrlman lines, viz.,
tho northwest, represented by Oregon,
Washington and Idaho; the far wrest,
repicscntcd by southern California, and
the southwest, represented by Texas
and 1-oulslana.
During tho life of the bureau prob
ably JL'OO.OOO has been expended, but
(ho result has been literally to stem
the tide of Immigration from the far
northwest Canadian territories Into the
west nnd southwest and to locate there
thousands of people from the thickly
settled portions of the east Within
two years Mr. McKInney has organ
ized a foice of more than 1,200 com
petent, energetic colonization agents,
who are bending their efforts to Texas
and Louisiana alone.
Hlorkmcn ara Kicking Hard
The new rule of the railroads in re
fusing return passes for stock shippers
raised a storm of protest at the an
nual meeting of the Farmers' Shipping
association at Superior, Neb. The
shippers adopted resolutions instruct
ing their mariager to take it up with
the railroads at once, and sec if it is
possible to have the rule rescinded.
Tho shippers agree on their part not to
nsk for passes, except when it Is abso
lutely necesary for a man to accom
pany the stock. Tho shipping associa
tion has over .100 members and han
dles tho business of nearly all tho cat
tle nnd hog raisers of northern Jewell
county, Kansas, and southern Nuckolls
county, Nebraska. During tho past
year tho shipments havo gono exclu
sively to Kansas City via the Burling
ton. Want to Know About the Traits
The house commlttco on judiciary
authorized a favorable report on tho
resolution Introduced by Mr. Stephens
of Texas calling on the attorney gen
eral for Information ns to how the
,.. o.OOO appropriation to prosecute tho
trust cases, made lu the last congress,
had been expended.
To Settle MUtonrl-Nelirnikn Ilomidary
A conference between S. D. Jeffcrys,
assistant attorney general of Missouri;
F. N. Prout, attorney general of Ne
braska, and Judge W. H. Kelllgcr, also
of Nebraska, was held to discuss tho
report of the commissioners in tho
Missouri-Nebraska United States su
preme court ease Involving tho question
of state possession of n large tract of
land lying between Nomaha county,
Nebraska, and Atchison county, Mis
souri. The truct consists of ubout 15,
OlK; acres of land, formerly practically
valueless, but which In recent years
Jias become excellent farming land.
BOODLEK KRATZ AT HOME
The SI, l.onln Conm-lltitnn llaft Arrived
from Old Meilra
Charles Kiatz, former member of tho
city council, Indicted on a dm. go of
bribery, who Jumped a bond of $20,000
In March, 1002, and went to Mexico,
returned to St. ixiuls In charge of De
tective William Desmond nnd Sheriff
Bernard Dlckmnnu. Krntx wan In
dicted In the. latter part of 1001 for
tho alleged acceptance of a brlbo whllo
a member of tho city council. Ho had
served In the city council since 1897.
It la ulleged that he held one of two
keys to a safety deposit, vault of tho
Mississippi Valley Trust company,
where It Is alleged ?t'0,000 had been
deposited by the Suburban Street Rail
way company for alleged distribution
among tho combine members of tho
council to secure, tho pnssago of a bill
granting tho Miburlmn company tho
right to oMend its tracks over certain
streets of tho city. After Kratz went
to Mexico, where ho engaged In busi
ness at Guadalajara, various attempts
were mndo to secure his icliirn to this
country for trial. It was not. however,
until recently, when tho efforts of Cir
cuit Attorney Folk wcro supplemented
by President Roosovolt nnd the na
tional government, that Kiatz's return
on a requlbltlon was Becuied.
HEADED OFF INJUNCTION
Union ratllln I.ar Truck at Night In
1'remont, Kntirnnkn
By hustling around nnd Inylng n
block of track between 0 nnd 12 o'clock
Sunday morning, tho Union Pacific
railroad stole a match on Mrs. Nancy
Turner nt Fremont and headed off ti
possible injunction suit. A gang of
thtity men was stilt trom Omaha with
tics nnd rails for constructing tho
track. They arrived about 5 o'clock
and Inside of nn hour the work was
well started. Before Mrs. Turner know
what was going on, the Job was more
than half finished, and It was then too
Into to take any legal action toward
stopping the work.
Tho section of track laid Is outside
tho limits of tho city and is intended
as part of the spur tho Union Pacific
will build to the canning factory that
has recently located there. Tho city
granted a permit to tho railroad to
construct tho spur nlong Wnshlngtou
street as far as the municipal bound
ailes, und the county conferred tho
same privilege for the rest of tho way.
Mrs. Turner's land fronts on Washing
ton. Tho railroad company anticipated
that she might Heck to prevent tho
track from being laid along her prem
ises, nnd accordingly decided to rush
Ihe work In advance of nny action on
her part. The track already construct
ed la nn Isolated piece, but will bo con
nected up Inter.
Winter Wheat la I'lne
Nebraska winter wheat la In good
condition, according to the reports be
ing received by the stnto industrial nnd
crop bureau nnd the Irrigation depart
ment. The fields ure well covered with
snow in the northern and In some sec
tions of tho soutuerstcrn part of the
state. Whllo tho winter has been a
comparatively open one In most sec
tions tho weather has at no time beon
cold or severe enough to freeze tho
young grain and the molhture carried
in tho ground from the wet fall has
been sufficient to lnsuro an early and
healthy growth In tho spring. No com
plaints of dryness aro to be heard, ex
cept among stock and gruin market
operators, who arc prone to take a pes
simistic view of mutters apt to affect
the murketB. Farmers aro cheerful
and look forward to an early spring.
New Revenue Law Money
Receipts under tho new rovenuo law
have already begun to como into tho
state treasury, and tho hearts of tho
state auditor and treasurer are glad as
a consequence. The first money to bo
received cornea from the New' York
Life Insurance company and wan sent
to Deputy Auditor Pierce of tho insur
ance department and was turned into
tho treasury. Tho amount was S,
330.C8, 2 per cent of the gross pre
miums paid the company by policy
holders in Nebraska during tho year
1003 as provided by tho revenue law.
During the year 1903 the Now York
Life Insurance company received from
its policy holders in Nebraska the
sum of 1416,534.00, of which amount
I8.330.C8 is 2 per cent. In making tho
remittance the insurance company in
cludes its annual statement for tho
period named but makes no comment
on the validity of the law.
Reaion for Railing Railroad Itatei
Representatives of largo steol com
panies testifying before the intcrestate
commcrco commission today In regard
to an advance In freight rates on grain
from Missouri rlvor points to Chicago
by western railroads, contradicted
statements made before the commis
sion by railway traffic, managers. The
railroad men declared that the reason
for tho advance In rates was on ac
count of n heavy advance In tho prlco
of railroad material, This statement
was repudiated by representatives of
firms that furnish such material, no
marked advance in the price of ma
terial having been made according to
the testimony of tho material men.
Colombia T.ookliiK for Here nloni
News received nt Colon from Carta
gena is to the effect that the authorities
there arc much concerned as to the In
tegrity of the islands of San AndrcB
nnd Providence, lying north of Colon,
is being known that tho sympathy of
the inhabitants la more In favor of
Panama than of Colombia.
Win, !. Bryan at New lliiven
William J. Bryan went to New Ha
ven, Conn., to attend some legal busi
ness in concoction wilh the Bennett
estate nnd to be the chief guest at the
banquet of tho New Haven democracy
In obeorvance of Andrew Jackson t'ay.
Mr. Bryan spoko at tho banquet, his
subject being, "A Consclcnco Cam
paign," nnd nt tho Hyperion thoatre
later when ho delivered the first Philo
S, Bennett course of public lectures,
his topic being "Tho Vnluo of nn
Ideal."
TOM PLATT UNEASY
Ho Defines Outlook for 1904 With
Groat Earnestness
DANCER IN BEING SATISFIED
Repnlillran Victory Depends Upon Keep
ing llefore the People Incapac
ity of Detuorralle I'arly
A complimentary dinner in honor of
Senator Thomas C. Plntl wn given
at thv Shoreham hotel. Wnshlngtou,
by the New York republican delega
tion In congress rrom the Empire slate.
Tho principal speech of the evening
was made by Mr. Plutt, who spoke in
part ss follows:
"Thero la neither factional nor per
sonal dlblurbanco In tho New York
delegation to embnrrnis or Impede Its
work. The slgna of the nppionch of a
great political year nio nlieady numer
ous, nnd some of them Indicate tho re
turn of the demon nt le party to n sane
and dnngorous condition. Fortunately
we nro already at'sured of courageous,
Intelligent nnd popular leadership. The
government under PirMdent Roosevelt
hns been Htrong mid wlho, but It often
hnppcns In poll licit that a political
party which tins hnd n long Icaso of
power Ib never so much In danger as
when nobody has anything In particu
lar to complnln of, for It ii; then that
many people vote nu, w'zi u'lmrd to
great principles, but lo small nnd
trivial events nnd dtcuniHlunren. We
shall need, therefoi thioughout tho
coming cniuivalgn to keep constantly
beforo the people tho often proved In
capacity of tho democratic paily to
conduct public affairs and the meunce
to business which piocceds from its
very constitution.
"Tho newspapers relate that Mr.
Brynn denies that he Is a socialist, but
the spirit of soclallktu In rampant lu
his party and Its Influence will appear
at the moment when any democratic
president sets foot In tho White house
It will makn little difference who ho
la or where ho comes from. He must
yield to the spirit of hlu party and lie
Its Instrument or ho must break hla
party and be tho lock 011 which It splits
in pieces."
UFFOCATED TO DEATH
Tltotimi Crawford of llnvelork l)ln In
Ciuhmau Motor Fire
cbnrrcd body of Thomas B.
Crawford was dragged by flrcmon
from tho burning oftlco of the Cushman
Motor company at Twentieth nnd N
streets, Lincoln, circumstances Indicat
ing the probability that death had como
from suffocation beforo tho tlames hnd
harmed tho body. Crawford was em
ployed as night watchman by the Cush
man Motor company. It was after tho
fire had been practically extinguished
and tho smoko hnd partially cleared
away that the dead man's form was
distinguished lying on tho floor In tho
middle of tho 100m.
Crawford left a son, Orvnl Crawford,
who Uvea at I4D2 O street, and two
daughters, Mrs. W. II. Stahl and Miss
Jewell Crawford, who reside at Have
lock. Mm. Stahl Is the wife of a
Havelock dealer In cigars and confec
tionery. Union Tactile Will Ray the Alton
According to reliable authority In
Chicago, the Alton will bo sold to tho
Union Pacific. This was the object of
tho Kuhn-Loeb circular asking for tho
deposit, of stock to facilitate In tho sale
of tho road. The response to the re
quest for tho deposit of stock has been
so general as to Insure the success of
tho deal.
Tho Alton will be used to afford the
Union and the Southern Pacific a dl
rert Chicago outlet nnd the headquar
ters of the entire system may be moved
to that city.
It la intimated that the purchase of
the Alton by the" Union Pacific! may not
In nny way interfero with the plans
suggested for the closer affiliation of
the former with the Kansas City
Southern.
Judge fawrelt Appointed
The supreme court has1 appointed
Judge Jacob Fowcett of Omaha to a
commisslonershlp on the supreme
bench caused by tho resignation of
Judge Barnes, who took the oath of
office aa a member of the court proper
at this sitting of the court. Judge
Fawcctt's term of office Is for an in
dfinlte period, aa six of tho commis
sioners are to be retired this spring.
Judge Fawcctt Is one of the leading
jurists of Douglas county and Omaha
and is a republican of long standing.
Hla appointment meets wltn the gen
eral approval of the Douglas county
bar.
liny 110,000 Hale of Htraw
A government contract for 110,000
bales of wheat and oat hay, or aliout
0.400,000 tons has jiibt been let to mer
chants of San Francisco for a total
prlco of 8100,00,, for use In tho ...ip
plnca. This is said to be tho largest
single lot of hay ever sold on the Pa
cific coast.
Knapp Mill flat New Trial
Alfred A. Knnpp, self-confessed mur
derer of five persons, now In tho peni
tentiary nt Columbus, Ohio, awaiting
execution for murder of his wife, was
granted a now trial by Judge Swing.
Tho principal ground on which the
new trlnl was granted was tho alleged
error In allowing Knapp's written con
fession of five murders to bo read to
tho Jury.
Montreal Knyal Clnh Horned
Firo gutted the Mount Royul club, the
most exclusive! club of Montreal, Can.
One fireman was killed by falling tim
bers and nnothcr was badly Injured.
A young lady who acted as stenogra
pher to tho secretary, wns nlto in
jured. The loss Is about 1100,000. Col
onel l.lardet, the secretary of the club,
sustained Injuries from which ho died
later. Miss Oman, the bookkeeper, had
her leg broken and was Injured Internally.
IS EAGER TO QUIT KANSAS
C 1. Ilrnrr llai C'mmiilMloret) tt4
Helllnc "f lh HiR Rnittli
All tho land agents In norUiwrnttrn
Kansas havo been commissioned by 0.
P. Dovvoy, the Chlcngo inllllonniro wlm
owns Oak ranch In Ritwllns, C'bfyc iiiki
nutl Shnrtnnn counties, to noli his prop
erty. Thin ninilcB tho end of tho bHtcr
range war which has been wnged be
tween the bcttlris and th cnUH'inen
of tho northwestern pnrt of the ntnto.
It wan generally bollovcd Hint Um
Dovveys would continue the war niter
tho rnso against Chnuntey I)fyci too
ion of the owner of the property, for
tho alleged murder of three- tneiiiltem
of the Borry family last June, ubotJltl
be settled by the courts.
Tho ranch Is one of the large M tii
tho state. It Is believed that lm Pnv
eys can dispose of their holdlngu nt i
profit, as the grentcr pnrt of th land
was nurrliiihcd at a tlmo wlmn Um
cottiers were dfrspondent over poor
crops,
The Dewcs h.'vc ifild nothliiH about
their plans for the fntnio, but It til
understood that they will not Iciivo
the state and will contlnuo In the uil
lie biLilncuB.
COLDEST EVER IN NEWVORK
Ilelotr Zero In New York City and Sfl
Atone llmUoit Klver
When the government thrnnoineler
teacher four below v.oro In New York,
all local local January cold juoidn
rince 1875, when six below wan reitlb
tored, were beaten. ThermometMH In
vnrluuo outlying pnrts of tho city vvnt
bcvcrnl tlegiccs lower nnd In the nub
urbs from 8 to VI below zero wcit ro-
ported. At !) o'clock tho official tbii
mometer hnd gone up to 2 below vm
nnd tho ubnenct of wind wn Minn ie-,
iter.
At Flshklll nt 5 o'clock tho Ibet
mometer rcglhtor 30 degrees bciov
ro. Along tho Newburg bay notion
of tho Hudson river it registered itrl
ously from 2 to 3C degrees below.
Twenty-five degrees' below sero, Mm
lowest temperature in twenly-titfivt
yenrs, wa recoidcd nt Albany.
In exposed places In Troy niitf I'M
suburbs, It was .'12 degrees below arirt
nt. other points 22 below, tho colcKM
In the history of the city nnd vicinity.
TWO PFR CENT LESS FAIL
Thli I the Kmalleit Number Htmiilnil
for Thirteen Ya.-ire '
There were H.708 fnllures rcpoitnl ti
RrndstroetB In the calendar yenr 1&03,
with liabilities of $104,277,093 nntl rev
sets of $8t,i)t;o,47fi. This marked . do-
creaso In number of Just 2 ir tout
from 1902 nutl of 8 per cent from 1D01.
With tho exception of 1899, the In
crease over which was 1.4 per itJht. U'O
year 1903 shows tho imnllcst niuoHr!
of fnlluro casualties reported since IHH7.
Liabilities, however, owing prlmurilyi
to tho InrreaRe In suspensions of -financial
Institutions, but also becuuw of
the considerable number ot htinvjr
manufacturing concerns suHprudmn.
wero larger by 45 per cent thnn ititwm
of 1902, and tbc heaviest In fnct, tdnt-o
1897.
Thero were 9CG failures, JnvphiuK
98,328,362 of liabilities nnd $3,862,397
of assets, In the Dominion of Cutmda in
1903, a decrease of 12 per rent in mi um
ber on a practically Identical tottil cf,
liabilities.
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Ilarrlman Will Horeeed Ilnrt
It was ecmi-ofnclally stated in Oma
ha that E. If. Hurrlmnn will brcoiiHt
president of tho Union Pacific rr-JIronti
Ui succeed Horace fl. Burt, t1iom. n
Ignntlon wn3 recently announced, Jt
general manager will bo nniucd wbo
will be the netunl head of the nffalrtt
of tho road, with headquarters In Oma
ha. Tho road will be operated by at
method similar to that In vogue on the
Southern Pacific road. Mr. HarrJiouu'd
incumbency, It Is rtated, will ho sx
year, at the end of which period hln
permanent suciesbor, If nny, will bo
( named... , .,r
rresitunt Burt, whet asked If Jt win
truo thnt'Mr. Harrlihau would nw'ttd
him as president' of' the TJnlor PbtMIt
system, said he hnd no official Informa
tion to that effect, nor had be beori In
formed of any intended action of tbo
board of directors. Anothor offitln) uV
the Union Pacific headquarter, bow
ever, expressed the belief that Mr.
Ilarrlman would In tho future' (Hint
the affairs of tho road, and that tbc
active head would be a vlce-ptf.thk'iit
or general manager.
Suddenly Htrlclren Hllnd
Aftillo seated at tho dinner (alio, fl.
A. Ward, a well known York itlwn,
suddenly startled his family by tbo
announcement that he had lioino
blind. Medical attention was limnU
ately given by Mr. Ward, but it has
not yet been ascertained whether or
not the defect of tho eyca is ot a per
manent natuie. Mr. Ward had ltd pre
liminary warning of anything of Ifih
kind, as his eyes liuvo never c&UMd
him trouble before, Mr. Ware is fore
man for the Nebraska Newspaper
Union of that city. A short time nyo,
Carl Zlmmerer, another York eltbteti,
was also deprived of the use of lilts
eyes.
No Hie for Arbitration
The state board of arbitration of Illi
nois called on'tho'Dloomlngloij tflmt
car company and the employe ) an
effort to settle tho strike. . Tbj mtr
vlccs of the board were refused by flo
company. A West Washington telnet
car was attacked nnd tho wiudovn
broken. No arrests wero made. '
Ntrutton'a Mine Mot Halted
In tho caso of the SlrnUonilncfrrn
dence Mining company oT london
agnlnst tna executors of tho citato of
tho lato Wlnflcld S, Stratton, tho Crip
ple Creek millionaire), claiming fix mil
lion dollars damages for the nliegcnl
"salting" of the Independence mine be
foro its sale to the English comjiaoy,
Judgo Rlner, In tho United States court
nt Denver, decided for the defendants.
Attorneys for plaintiffs will piesotit a
bill ot exceptions.
A luxury Is something that only a
lucky man can afford. .
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