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1 K riirin 1? 1T 'I)1,.rii,"1lM?QQ sentntlvo of National Committeeman
JA1 J JjJD l; XlwUlLiOOiThonmB J An8 testified before tho
FIGHT ALONG WHOLE FRONT IS
RAGING IN MANCHURIA.
Czar's Men Make Counter Attacks
and Succeed In Driving Japanese
From Their Positions at Sandlapu.
Sslze Shakhe Bridge.
London, March 1. Klghtlnu en n
Int-Rj fcnlc Ik In nrogroBri between
tl.o Uiibblan and Japanese armies In
iMni.clmrla. General Kourojiatkln,
alter meeting Hie Initiative of the
JhitaiK'K' In tho eastern I'art of the
Shnltl.u valley. afKinned the ngKicn-i-lvu
In' the wehtern portion Tuesday,
mill nnilor cover or a heavy artillery
lire from I'utlloff lilil and Novgorod
hill, succeeded in driving tho Japa
nese from a position in tho outskirts
iil
OKNE11AL KAULI3AUS.
of Sandlapu. SimullaneouHly the
Hussliuis attacked and captured u rail
road bridge on the Japanese center.
Much more serious is the Japanese
move against the Russian left wing,
which threatens, unless quickly
checked, to oblige General Kouropat
fcin to nbnndou the positions on the
Ilun river, which he has occupied and
fortified during the winter. There Is
no confirmation or the report that tho
Ilussian commander-in-chief has noti
fied tho emperor thnt retreat north
ward has become imperative.
COUNTER ATTACK OF RU9SIANS.
tennte Investigating committee, stat
ing that Aldus had told him that
President Hoofovelt had asserted to
Aklns that under no circumstances
must R. C. Kerens bo elected to the
fr.ltcd States senate from Missouri.
Ellis went on to say that Aklns told
him that President Roosevelt had said
he "did not want any more senators
like Elklns, Clark and KearnB of
Utah."
Line of Battle Is Over One Hundred
Miles Long.
St. Potoisburg, March 1. Uitesi
news from Manchuria Is of the most
important nature, the Associated
Press dispatch from Mukden indicat
ing that a general battle was begin
ning nlong the whole ot the 100 miles
or front occupied by the two armies.
Genernl Kouuipatklu appears to havo
taken a. leaf out of Kleld Marshal
Oyama's book and replied to General
Kurokl's attacks on the Russian left
liy a counter attack on the Japanese
left, in which General Kaulbars' Initial
Miceess Is bettor fur the Russians
than the best efforts of Genet al Grip
jienborg, the Russian vanguard being
established at the outskirts of Saudi
npu. At the same time General Kour
opatkin delivered n blow against the
Japanese center, seizing a rallioad
lirldge across the Shakhe river. These
reports therefore give a more hope
ful aspect to the situation, as the
Jtussian aivuy, though driven out of
Da pass, appears to have succeeded
in stopping, at least for the moment,
the further advance of the Japanese
eastward and benten off the attack on
the center.
The effect of the developments on
General Kouropatkln's reported inten
tion to withdraw from the Shakhe
is problematical. Retirement in the
face of an enemy, which Is extremely
hazardous under any circumstances,
is doubly dnngerous when the armies
nre grappling In a general engage
ment, but If Genernl Kurokl succeeds
in rolling up tho RtiBsInn loft much
further, the perilous expedient may
becomo necessary. Tho counter at
tacks on the right and center may
possibly bo Intended to cover tho
wlthdrnwlng of trains and stores.
Further news Is awaited with great
anxiety. Anything like a decisive
Jnnancse victory now would probably
end the Avar.
Strike Situation In Poland.
' Warsaw, March 1. The atrlko situ
ation In Poland Is far from encourag
ing. A general strike of shop assist
ants in Warsaw Is expected today un
less tho demands of tho men are con
ceded. Sovonty-flvo per cent of tho
employers are willing to givo in, but
the remainder refuse to do so. The
domestic servants also threaten to
Ktrlko. The coal supply In Warsaw is
diminishing and prices nre rapidly ad
vanclng, owing to tho situation nt
Bosnovlce, where few mines are being
operated. Negotiations between tho
employers and strikers are continuing,
Says President Opposed Kerens.
.lelTer.son City, Mo., Mnrch 1.V. D.
Kills, formerly tho confidential ropre-
CHURCH FLOOR COLLAPSES.
Eleven Persons Killed and Fifty In
jured in Accident at Brooklyn.
New York, Feb. 28. Eleven per
rons wcro killed and upwaids of lllty
Injured, some probably fatally, by the
collapsu of tho itoorlng of the Fleet
Street African Methodist Episcopal
church In Brooklyn. Of those killed,
eight were women, two men and one
child.
Tho building was an ancient rnnv
ehnekle, frame structure, erected sixty
years ago, In tho lieatt of the colored
section or Brooklyn, In Fleet street,
near Myrtle avenue. Arrangements
had been made to hold funeral serv
ices or Sydney Tatnter, one or the
older members of the church, and the
auditorium, which Is on the second
floor or the building, was crowded
with an audience of upwards of 300
persons, of whom the majority were
women.
The congregation wua waiting in
silence for the arrival of tho body and
Pastor Jacobs was standing at the
altar awaiting the summons to meet
the funeral procession at the door,
when n splintering of timbers wn3
beard ami in an instant the half of
the auditorium nearest the door col
lapsed, carrying down more than 100
persons, who were crushed in the
wreckage of the flooring and pews. A
great volume of dust for a few mo
ments hid from view the victims. The
remainder of tho audience, finding
IhomscIvcH cut off from the door and
expecting every instant that the rest
of the flooring would collapse under
them, fought madly to reach the win
dows, and in some instances leaped
from them and sustained serious in
juries. On the arrival of the police and
firemen the work of rescue began.
Those remaining uninjured on the
portion of the floor remaining intact
were taken from tho windows by lad
ders. Those lying in the mnss or
wreckage on the lower floor could
only be got at after the firemen had
hewed their way to them with axes.
Out of the wreck elgjit bodies were re
covered and taken to a station house
and about thirty removed to tho
Brooklyn hospital, where three women
died. All the ambulances in Brooklyn
were called out and about a score of
those hurt were able to go home after
their injuries had been attended to.
Henrtrendlng scenes were witnessed
in tho stntlon house, which was
thronged with relatives and friends.
Those killed were: Bertha Green,
Theresa Ellis, Samuel Chlsbolm, Anna
Bean, Anna Sullivan, Umlsa Smith,
Mary Scott, four unidentified.
The cause of tho collapse was tho
decayed condition of the beams and
bupports of the flooring.
Htcndy; pioil tit choice wi'IIuth, f.".80,nl.'J.":
fair to choice mixed, ,$l.lK5.r)j western
lutnliH, f.YOOWI.'.'O; niitlve IttmliH, fi.7'(tt
7.70; western IhiiiIik, $5.7fi?17,7.
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kiiiihiih City, Kelt. l!S.-CilttleKciTlptS,
8,000; Hlenily to 10c hlKlier; choice beef
Hteer.s, iCi.OiV?!."."."; fulr to innl. .'jU.OUM
5 00; vcxteru fed uteeiH, $.'l.7.Vriti.00; Mock
ith mill fecilcrn. $.'!. H MM. "0: cowrt, $1.7,Vif
4.L'5; lielfei-H, $2.7.Vfl.(!0: IiuIIh, VJ.Wan.'ri;
c-nlvftt. $!1.00fil.7.". lIoKM-ltccflptM, r,MK);
fie hlKlier: tor, $.".05; Imlk of nnlcx, iM.T.Vff
5.00; heavy, $M.Vi5.(l5; pjiekern, $4.!)rf
5.00; plM Mini llRllt, ?V-0i.l5. Sheep
IteeeiptH, lO.r.OO; Hteuily, IhiiiIih 10e lower;
lambs, $11,5047.7."; wet hern, ?.V-'.ViU.O0;
fed ewe, $4.S.7y".7"i.
4uiiiAa(Uiiivafcafc4ifcifcU(iiua4(aifcuiu,ifcvfc4ivkw.ii,vwU(aiUia(iiifca(iivJ(4iaiui4p
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Oniiilui, l-'eli. M. Cuttle -HccclntH,
4, ."(Hi; xtcnily to HtroiiK: native xtecra. $:i.50
(5. to; cows mid hclferx, SJ.IUMI.IO: can
ner.x, $I,.'i04'J.,0; Htoekern anil fecdem,
fL'..VK(l.'J5: csiIvch, ?:UKK(MK); IiuIIh, HtiiKH.
etc., ?'-MHK(:t 75. UiiKH UeeelptH, D.5IK);
5c hlulicr: heavy, St.85Vi5.0ll: mixed, .ft.75
dll.S"; IlKht. $IV(M.M): pln, !?.'l.75'f4.50;
hull! of Hales, $1 N)' 4.85. Sheep- IteeelptH,
H.OOO; Htendy to cinder; wentemn, S.VJO'.i;
(I.OO: wethern, SIMHHjll.tH); ue, ?t.75$i5.CO,
In lull. $0.55$ 7. 50.
i-TItE LOSS 5.000.000
SAY, niSTER!
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well as US, to buy your Building Mu
torial and Ooal at. our yards Not only
that our prices aveuaok lower, or at
least us low, as those of our eomputit
ors, but hecau.se we tulco especial earo
of and protect all can be elnssod as
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FLAMES SWEEP RIVER FRONT
AT NEW ORLEANS.
Ice Gorge Breaks at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 2S. Tho cargo of
ice that has sheathed the Mississippi
river hero from shore to shore for al
most three months was broken by n
sudden rise in the river stage of eight
feet, and a channel was forced,
through which tho huge cakes of ice
passed, grinding and breaking, but do
ing little harm to river property.
The ice again gorged at the foot of
Davis street, but a few prompt blasts
or dynamite broke it up. The gorged
condition that has prevailed is un
precedented in river annals here.
Nelson Defeats Young Corbett.
San Francisco, March 1. Battling
Nelson of Chicago made Young Cor
bett of Donver appear the poorest
tyro at the lighting game last night,
when he practically knocked him out
in the middle of the ninth round. In
order to save their man a complete
knockout, the seconds threw up the
sponge. Tho man who twice met Ter
ry McGovem was not In It with the
young Dane nt any stage of the game.
CHICAGO GRa7n"aND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
ChlcuKo, Feh. 'S.-The May ileal III
wheat In down anil out. At leant that wiih
the Kcuurnl Interpretutlon of a new break
of 'J')Mr.!u today In the price of wheat
for Mnv ilclh imv. .1 1 1 1 v win. hi until nir m.
even lie The market cIiim-iI nt practically
the loWl'Ht of till- llnv. Mnv I'nrn vvuu iff '
fttffll OlllM U'l'l'f, llfltVIl l'.i. fitnl iiij.tilul..iio
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UWiMOe. Closing prleeo:
Wheat-May, $t.l!l)i; July, tlSSc; Sept.,
Corn-May, 47!ie; July, I7fte; Sept., 48e.
Oats May, lite; July, .'lie; Hept., aijic.
I'ork-.May, !fl--'.5-Ji(.; July. ?1l'.5.
l.iuil May, :fiS.t5; July, $7.07'a.
Itllm-May, $d.7.V, July, $0.1X).
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, I'eli. l'S.-Cnttle-lleeeps, 5,500;
Hteaily; kooiI to prime Hteern, ?5.8.VrU0;
poor to nicillum, ?.'I.IKKfi5.75; Htockera mid
fcedeiH, .fl'.-VliStl.-lOj cowh, Jl.W 4.50; hclf
eis, $2.(XKi5.K); eiinueiH, .51.V(ji'.70; hulls,
?L'.tK)5.t.10; eiilves, ?:i.(XVii7..'0. Hnpi -Ite-celptH,
L'L'.IKKI; 5e hlKlier; mlxnl nnd hutch
era, $1,804(5.0."; kooiI to choice heavy, ;f5,(H)
dl5.1'J'ii roiiKli heavy, ?1.85fijl.H5; hulk of
BUlea, ?.lH)ri.O0, Shceji- UecelplH, IftOOO;
Vast Freight Terminals of the Illinois
Central Wiped Out Besides Docks
and Grain Elevators Immense Quan-,
titles Merchandise Consumed.
New Orleans, Feb. 27. Fire, involv
ing millions of dollais losa in property
and which strikes a borlous, if tem
porary, blow at the Immense export
trade of New Orleans, swept the river
front and wiped out the vast lrelght
terminals of the Illinois Central,
known as the Stuyvesant docks. Near
ly n dozen squares of modern wharves
and lreighs sheds, two magnificent
grain elevators, hundreds of loaded
cars and vast quantities of freight, In
cluding 20,000 bales of cotton, were
destroyed, together with u largo num
ber of small residences. The loss
may exceed $5,000,000.
The lire Is said to have resulted
from a Journal that had not been suf
ficiently oiled. In hnlf an hour tho
lire covered two squares, the lowet
clevatof was practically consumed
and the fire was sweeping with irre
sistible fury, both up and down the
river. As soon as it became known
that the zone of the fire was the
Stuyvesant docks, harbor tugs hast
ened to the wharves and vessels that
were moored there were pulled out in
to the river. At the same time switch
engines were rushed to the wharves
and hundreds of boxcars loaded with
freight were drawn to points above
the upper end of tho terminals, be
fore the fire reached them. Hundreds
more, however, were consumed.
The wind was blowing down tho
river as .the blaze began and the fire
spread with greater speed in that di
rection. By a o'clock the lower ele
vator and sheds and wharves from
Amelia street to Louisiana avenue, n
distance of six squares, had fallen in.
Fortunately Louisiana avenue is a
very broad thoroughfare and the fur
ther spread of the fire beyond that
point into a residence section was
cheeked. Between the points named,
however, the flames swept to completo
destruction many cottages of the
poorer classes, tho occupants in a
great many instances losing all they
possessed.
The river boats, the employes of tho
road and tho Are department concen
trated all their energies In an effort
to save the upper elevator, between
Austorlltz and Constantinople streets,
nnd to check the fire at that point.
The fire, however, gradually worked
past the point occupied by tho ele
vator. Heroically the forces kept at
work, but ultimately they, were beat
en and tho big steel structure, cov
ered with corrugated iron, suddenly
burst into flames and in hnlf an houi
was a complete wreck. More than
nine squares of tho terminals havo
been completely destroyed and It
seemed unlikely that tho fire 9oulil
be cheeked until it reached Napoleon
avenue, which also Is a broad street.
During tho fire a heavy wind blew
and tho blazo was of Indescribable
fury, carrying brands- to great dis
tances, driving back the crowds of
sightseers. Immense pieces of cor
rugated Iron, torn from the sides of
the upper elevator, were carried
through the air as if they were feath
ers, and dropping in every direction,
constantly endangered the lives of
firemen nnd spectators.
Aside from the tremendous loss In
volved In tho destruction of property,
the Are Is a calamity to New Orleans
In tho tomporary abatement of the Im
mense export business of the Illinois
Central, particularly In the matter of
grain shipments.
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plowlfltr in their shirt sleeves in
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1". O. llox 3093
CIiloopoo FnllB, 3Thk., U.S.A.
In the District Court of Webster County.
Nebraska.
.!. O. Hnmcl, Plaintiff. 1
vs. 1
Charles L. Stiylor and
MiigBlO M. Snylor.
DofoiitlantB.
LEGAL KOTICK.
ClisrlcH L. Snylor nnd Mn(?clo M. Savior, tie
fcmlaiitx. will take notice Hint on tho ''nl ,,iT
of Jiuiiinry. A. O. MWT.. tho iilnlntlff (lied h
tietltlon In tho district court of Webster county
Nebrnskn. tho object nnd prayer of which tire
to recover the sum of I700.0U upon ccrtnln
promlksc-iynoto dated October 17th. ItKW nnd
due fourteen months ufter ilnte. loKother with
Interest on Uo satno nt 6 per rent from date
Blven by the defendants to tho plalntilf; and
nt tho same time filed mi aflldnvlt for attach
ment and nn allldavlt itRolnst Alex Monln
Charles Norrls nnd tho Uiuik of Guide Itock na
Kiirnlshees. Plaintiff alleges In snld anidavit
ntcahint haul Kamlslnes, amoiiK othor tblnei
UuttldKarnlhheeH therein named havo nron'
erty and money In their possession bolonciuc to
you the said defciidunts herein. That tin said
2nd day of January, A. D. lOOr., tho clerk of the
district court of raid county of Webtter on
said allldavlt ol plaintiff for m attachmon
Issued an order of nttnehment for tho sum due
on said promissory nolo, principal nnd liuarost
and cosiH of suit. Von are rcipilrod to aiibwer
said petition, order of Htti.hmB,, .i . .?,....
sheo process nnd cause of action of the plaintiff
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