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ELECTORAL VOTE WILL BE CANVASSED -
VASSED WEDNESDAY.
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VOTE ON THE STATEHOOD BILL
All Amendments ' Mast/re " Itself
to Be Disposed of at Once-Rail-
road Rate Legislation Has the
Right of Way In House.
' ° WASIfINGTON-'J'he senate bas
{ ] aid out an extended program for It-
t4 belt : this weel According to this
' plan l\lotlllay and Tuesday will he
given over ! allllost entirely to the
statehood hili. Wednesday the senate -
ate will proceed to the hall of representatives ! '
Hentallvos and assist In canvassing
the electoral vole On Monday the
HlalehoOlI bills will he displaced telll-
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lol'llrlly ) 10 permit the managers
the Swuyno impeachment trial to
m present ) he 1 replication of the rouse ]
of representatives 10 Jlldge Swayno's
answer In the proceedings against
him , hilt. It 16 not expected that they
will consume much lIm { ' . Appropria-
} lion hills will occupy the balance of
the tune during the woel -
The republican steering committee
han lleclclcll that the pure food bill I
shall become the 11III1nished business I
after the lJlslosal ) of the statehood
bill , hilt It Is not believed that much
If any time will he found this week \
t for Its consldcmtlon
'I'ho agricultural I alllroprlution ) Is
now 11I11101' consideration and will con-
, , tlnlle to uo discussed as opportunity
offers ! and It Is expected that uy the
i tlmo It Is out of the way the District
of Columbia anll the Indian hills will
1. lie reudy for conslderallon. 'Wilh the
slatl'hooll hill out of the way , the 1)01 .
Icy will 110 to press the SUJlllly hills
persistentlyand ) nothing hut time
$ Swayno trial will he permitted to
6tlll1l1 In their way.
In accordance with the unanimous
r' agreement reached the statehood bill
and ! all anwndlllents offered to It will
he'ot cd on before adjournment on
1'ueslay.
' Time ' ' or the
contest over sonic
amendments to the hill will be sharp )
i and mar continue time session Into
N t the night.
} ' Railroad rate legislation Is to have
the right of way In time house of representatives
rescntatlves during Monday and Times :
I day and Wednesday. 'rho rule mal I
i hug ! the bill giving the Interstate Commerce -
merco commission power to fix rates
n special OJ'llel'lII'lng \ sessions which
are to begin an . our ear1lc1 than
usual on Tuesday and \Vednesdar
110 the subject or lively debate on
1\londny. Opposition \ ) to the hill which
has been agreed on hy the ropuhll-
cans on the commltteo of interstate
commerce will UO voiced In the do-
hate on this rule ' 1'hls opposition
mayconme from the minority developed -
oiled In the republican conference
Friday , as well liS from the democrats
of the house. If the two should unite
to defeat the rule those who have
l'ountell noses fay this could ho ac-
comll1l8hol\ \ Should time mimic he
adopted , as Is the belief of the ml\-
j rarity leaders , there will he ! no opportunity -
IInity to amend the hilI. The demo-
( 'mts will bo given an opportunity
to show their strength on the Davy
bill to he offered as a substitute for
the Esch.'I'ownsond bill , when the
time comes tu vote on that measure
atI o'clockVednesdar , Time discus-
sion will uo interrupted on ' Wednesday .
day to penult the two houses of congress .
gl'ess to assemble In the ball of time
house and count time electoral vote
for president and vice president.
General Matsllmara Dies
LONDON-Genoral l\1atsumal'a , according .
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cording to the 'oldo correspondent ot
the Daily- Telegraph , has died at the
front from congestion of the hraln.
lie commanded time operation at Two
Hl\Illh'ed and Three.\letel' : mill ] nIlll
k was decorated and promoted for hero-
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THAT BEEF TRUST.
No Evasion of Decision Relative
Thercto.
WAStltNG'I'ON-ll can he said uy
authority that unless the corporations
constituting the alleged "becf trust"
shall heed the Injunction made permanent .
manent hy the decision of time Sll-
II/'l'rno court of thc United States , time
government will institute proceedings
against the Indlvlclllal members of the
corporations to enforce the decision
of the court.
The lroceelllngs will bo lindoI" the
criminal law , If such can ho Instituted
The minds of the president and mem-
bers of his cabinet are made 1111 flllly
on the qllestion. They have determined -
mined that time "beef trust" shall obey
the law , and now that the highest
court In the land has ] upheld time
lIIIHls of the administration , it Is
said they wtll permit no further
"dilly-dallying" \ \ ! with the suuject.
At Tuesday's cabinet meeting the
president and Attorney General
Moody shared In the congratulations
of time members of the cabinet on the
result of the "heef trust" cases before -
fore the IUllrome : ! cOllrt.
'rho president , who made no attempt -
tempt to conceal his satisfaction at
the decision of the court , united ! with
time members of the cabinet In con- i
gmtulatlng time attorne general The
sUbject was considered briefly at the
meeting , but no definlto conclusion
was reached as to what action , if
any , the government would take In
the future , except } the general lcter-
mlnation to enforce the law as it has
been construed by the courts. The
president and the memuers of the cabinet .
Inet regard the decision or the supreme -
prome court as a signal triumph of
law as they have viewed It and are
prepared to carry It Into effect auso-
lutely.
All the members of the cabinet
were present at time meeting except
Secretaries Hay and Wilson , the for-
mer still being confined to his home
by a severe cold
Again , time president emphasized I .
his interest In time arbitration treaties
pending before the senate Ho holds
that the opponents of time treaties are
proceeding on wrong premises In
maintaining that they may uo used
by foreign countries as a basis for ac-
tion against cortaln of the southern
states In the collection of old clahns.
Some departmental matters were
considered at the meeting , the most
Important of which was the action ot
Postmaster General Wynne In notifY- ,
Ing John G. Capers , republican na-
tional committeeman of South Carolina .
lina , that postmasters In that sta"
will ho dirnmissed from the service if ,
In time future , they pay time expenses
of delegates to political convontions.
The action of the postmaster general
was approved hy the president and
the caulnet. In principle the declara-
lion of 1\11' Wynne will \ apply to all
other states where such methods are
practiced
JAPANESE LOSE IN ATTACK.
Latest Report Indicates Wounding of
General Dombowskl.
S'1' PETERSDURG-Accordlng to
General Kuropatldn's latest reports ,
which indicate time wounding of a
third Russian gonoml-Domuowsld-
the operations at Sandlapu and the
fighting at Sahko have been momen-
tarily suspended The Russians successfully - I
cessful1y rcpulsed the latest attack
of time Japanese eastward with heavy
10:3s
Time cold is still Intense , there being
Ing twenty-fom' degrees of frost. There
arc Indications that the Japanese are
preparing to break : time inactivity on
their own account as soon as the
weather moderates.
The war office Is closed and no further -
timer facts regarlllng time reports that
General KurolmUdn is about to give
up his commanll can ue outalned
The rumor , however , is generally
discredited
IJAPS AGAIN WIN I Ii i I
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OKU'S LEFT FLANI I
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ASSAilANTS AT DSADV ! ANT AGE :
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Moving Over a White Surface and : I I
Frozen Ground With Cold Weather
They are Targets for Fire of Men . : I
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GENERAL < : OIU'S IIEADQUAR-
TEHS-Tho Russian attempt to tU1'11 I
General Oku's left flank has proved a
complete fat1uro Following ou the I
failure of time recent cavalr,1. . :
down the railway this , it Is thought
hy the .Jupal ese , wtll probably induce
the Russians to await In the future i
Japanese attacJ The attempt , even l
with time bombardment pf other portions -
tions of the line or a cavalry move-
mont around the flank , was doomed
to failure from the start. The Japanese -
panese were at llet1wutal , but withdrew .
drew its small force from there antI
allowed the Russians to occupy the
positions until they could move over
enough men to make its recapture
cortaln
The reoccupation of this position
was easily accomplished , although
the loss was heavy. The casllaltles'
have not yet been reported , but It is
belayed : that they will amount to
fully 3,000.
'rho Russians hall five divisions
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gaged at Hollwutal and In that lIrec-
tion They were driven hack by less
than two , Japanese divisions.
Over 100,000 men were engaged In
time Russian demonstration against
the , Japanese positions Immediately
east of Heilwutal , a force strong
enough to have been successful , as
but one Japanese divison ! was sent
against them. The Russian loss Is
estimated at over ,1,000 , although
prisoners say that . -one regiment was
practically annihilated. 1'he Japanese -
ese loss Is placed at only 200 , due to
time fact that they remained In tholr
trenches while the Russians were
forced to cross open ground , solidly
frozen , where the construction of
shelter trenches was imposslule The
ground being covered with snow , was
naturall a great disadvantage to the
attacking force , as it was plainly ,
visible against the white background - .
ground for a long distance The Japanese -
panese suffered the same disadvantages -
tages In the recapture of lIetlwul.ai.
Time weather was very- cold during
the fighting , the minimum being G
degrees below zero , and time maximum -
mum 14 degrees above zero. 1'he
Russians did not retreat north , but
retired , well out of range , with no
sign of further activity
ST PETERSBURG-The emperor
has 'received the following dispatch
from General Kuropatldn :
The Japanese during the night of
January 31 attacked Djantanchenan ,
on the left bank of the lIun river , opposite =
posHo Changtan They captured the
village , but subsequently were driven
out with great IO:1s : Time Russian
casualties were 100
A War For Independcnce.
ROME-Prlnco G. Inca of TIou-
mania , who has been elected hy the
Albanian committee as "suIIJ'omo head ]
for Alblanan independence , " wag interviewed -
viewed regarding his 1lans } and time
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purposes of time commltteo 'rho prince
said his election meant time beginning ;
of 11 general revolution In Albania and
a hitter struggle to achieve the libertyy
of that countrr. Ho said ho wOlIlll In
person assume command of time Albanian .
uanlan forces , which ho asserted ,
would ho reinforced uy 1 ° ,000 European .
pelln volunteers.
May Replace the Drawback.
WASHINGTON - Senatorl ! : , Ill S ,
bl'oull1 introduced In the form of an
amendment to the sundry civil hill ! a
measure which If adopted would have
the effect of repealing ) the drawbac , \
t.t'Uvlslon of the Dtngle act , 111 JO tar
as It IlDDltes to wheat.
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MEANS MUCH FOR OMAHA.
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Proposition to Make : It General Des :
trbutlng : Point for Supplies
\\'ASlIING'1'ON-There Is pending .
In . ' ' l'roposltion to raise t
the war office ! a ,
Omaha to time importance ) of a general . . " i J
d't , Ibuting pmiut ) : for quartermaster's \ " I .
SUlIIIcs ) ! ' It Is now time distributing , f. ,
station for array s'IP1llles destined to , J
mtlitar posts within the department f' !
of the illissoul'i. The recent complo- )
tion of the new addition to the qual'- "
termaster's supll ) depot warehouse In
Omaha has provided ample space for \
the candling of a much larger ton-
nage. It Is understood that there are
hut three gellcl'Ill supply depots In
time United States , vlz" , New York , Sun "
Ii'ranclsco and Jeffersonvllle , Ind. , time . _
latter station having been established
dUI'Jngtho - civil war and nmaintz'incd
largely because of tradition. The del . .
\'elopment of the west In the matter
of tl'ltIISIO'tution facilities has giver' ,
rise io a demand for a general suppl ; " r H
station In the mitl-wcst. Omaha'
claims to this new distinction hav' ' ' : .
been advocated bv Senator Millard , . 'I
who recently tool the matter up with I
General C F. Humph roy , quartermas-
tel' general of the army. General .
Humphro was for a long time sta-
tlon2d at Olllaha as chief quartermas- I .
tel' of the department of the Platte 'W , ' , ,
and Is personally c011\'ersU1 with the i. 'k
situation , as ho Is , of course , with the " '
needs of the service In everypart oC \ , :
time United States Senator Millard
feels confident that he will have time
good will of General Humphroy in the
effort to enhance the Importance of 1C
Omaha as It supply station Success
In this matter would , of course , en-
able the wholesale merchants and
unanufactur ers of ehrasJm. to bid on
a variety or army supplies for use
throughout the United States and the r
Philippines and ! no doubt they would
receive large contracts It Is Ilcsslble
that an act of congress may uo neces- .
san' to bring this about , but Senator ' . . -
Millard Is In hopes that It can bo
done uy order of the secretary of war
FAILS TO FIT CASE.
House Bill on Railroad Rates Thought
To B = Faulty
ASHINGTON-C'ongrossman Hin-
shaw called at the white house to con-
fer with President Roosevelt on mat-
torr pertaltiln ! to the Fourth Nebraska -
Ita district and also to measures pend-
Ing hereto the house relating to subjects -
jects 9f legislation of paramount pub-
lic Illterost. Incidentally , time talk turned .
oIl upon the hill \ which MI' Townsend
Introduced in the house January 31 ,
providing for additional powers to uo
vested In time interstate commerce
commission : \11' , Hinshaw expressed
the opinion that while the Townsend
bill \ WOllld meet the puhllc demand for
a better regulation or railroads rates ,
It docs not go far enough , and since
that hill will uo considered uy the
house within a few days , Mr. Himhaw
desired to learn whether , . its provisions
would he satisfactory to the admlnls-
trallOJ1. 'rho president , however , did
not express approval 01' disapproval of
the 1'ownsend bl\l \ but J\lr , lIi\1shaw ' , ,
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left I the white house with the impres- '
. slon that the president } would lice to
the present session enact a law empowering -
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, powering time interstate commerce
commission to fix rates , to prevent
dlsel'lmlnation between shippers , to
abolish private ear lines , and to give
the commission authority to enforce
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1\Ir Hinshalv Is of opinion that
r.othlng short of such legislation
woulll satlsf his constituents , hut ho
Is not at all sanguine that time senate
would pass such a hl1\ \ while It Is not
yet selllod that the house will \ do so.
No Talk of Peace
WASlIINGTON-1'ho German embassy .
bassy , upon receipt of a cablegram
from time home government ! , authorized -
cd the statement that there hall not
been even so notch as an exchange ot
ideas between time Berlin and London /
guvcrtmments regarding : time ending oC - - . - ,
4. thus war In ll10 far east.
