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TAKE OFFENSIVE
GENERAL KUROPATKIN REPORTG
ON MOVEMENTS.
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. A SEVERE FIGHT IS REPORTED
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Japanese Occupy Coveted Position at
Its CloGe.-lt Is , However , Said that
They Did This With Loss of Many & :
Men.
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ST. pg'I'lmSUUIlG-Genel'lll Kuro-
pntldn hila ( telegraphed to the emperor '
lloror , under date of February 2ii , as
fo1l0WR :
"At 5 o'cloclt this morning the enemy .
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emy occupied 'I'slnlchotchen
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' of ' ! ' ' losses have
reports our yesterday's ! : ! II I I
not 1et been received. 'I'hern arc
twelve oll\cerfl \ uIII : about :100 : men
wounded In hlspltal at SanhlllYu. The
percentages of killed \ Is very large.
'rho commander of the cletachmont reports '
ports acts of hmveJ' ) hy many detached .
cd bodies ( of troop ! ! . "
General KUl'Oplltldn Instances many
caROS of close fighting IUIIl bayonet
charcr. ! , and concludc : : " 'I'hlmorn : -
Ing n battalion of the enemy advanced
In the direction of Pnllin pass , six
miles southwest of San Lunyu , and
this ! : ! evening the enemy's outposts
l'ommencl'll to approach the passes
occupied ) by us. "
1:35 a. m.-An action of no mean
proportions Is In progress \ on the Russian .
slall left flanle. The advantage thus far
Is on the side of the Japanese , though
nt heavy cosl. From advices from the
front It Is difficult to say how severe
the losses have been 01' how decisive
the reverse and whether the Japanese \
are likely to attempt to drive In the
Russian left much further. General
u1'OpatIdn : evidently has been trying
- to establish his left flank far in advance .
Y
vance , to commllllll the crossings of
the 'raIteo river , the operation being
n counterpart of General Grippen
berg's movement on the right flank to
secure the fords of the Ilun river preparatory -
paratory to the breaking up of the Ice
In the s\wlng. \ The scc.e of the operations .
tlons Is fifty miles southeast of 1\Iule.
len horond Dn.1I.8S \ , an Important defile '
mo commalllllng the road to lIshun.
Roth armies occupying \ apparently 1m.
pregnable positions 011 the centers
General Knro\lIlt1dn \ evidently planned
to inaugurate widely sweeping O\lom. \
Uons on both flanks , hut the Japanese
countered hard.
Accorlllng to a Vladh'ostolcdlspatch
to the Associated Press the entrance
to that harbor Is upon and the squadron .
ron , which Is seaworthy , Is apparently -
ly taking no risks , hilt Is saving its I
strength for co-oporatlon with Vice
Admiral Rojcst\'onsly's ; : sfJl1IHlron.
STATEHOOD BILL MAY FAIL.
OppositIon In the Senate Blocks All
Progress
ASIIINGTON-mforts to harmonize . i
Ize the differences over the statehood
bill continued fruitlessly In the Senate .
ate on Friday. There seemed tf bo
no disposition on the part I of the
friends of the proposition for two
states to be made of four territories
to accept a compromise permitting
Oklahoma and the Indian territory to
come In at the present session and
compelllng the other territories to
walt. When this was proposed It was
I' Insisted that the house would not
agree to such an arrangement while
the appointment of conferees was
prevented by Senator \lorglUl Several
other senators who opposed \ the house
bill were ready to agree to these appointments .
pointments , butt evinced opposition to
the adoption of a conference report
which proposes to bring Into statehood
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico jolnUy. A disposition to debate .
bate at any ; length the adoption of
such a report would he fatal to . the
passage of any statehood measure at
this session.
GRAND OPERA.
At the Omaha Auditorium.
A season of Grand Opera will bo
given at the Omaha Auditorium under
the management of MI' Heinrich Conned .
ned , ntlll hy Ills entire company , orchestra -
chestra and Chorus from the Metro-
1)01tlan Opera house of New York I
City , In two performances UO' follows :
Wednesday , March 2th ! ) , at 5 [ j p. m. ,
HIcha Wagner's parsHal , In Ger-
man with these great artists : l\Imes.
I"l'omstlldt " , .Jacohy , LemonIm. ; .
BUl'gstlllIm' , Von Hooy , DIass , Gorltz ,
l\ll1hlrnlln ; conductor , 1\11' . Alfred
Hertz.
'I'trursday ! evening , March 30th , nt 3
o'clock , Donlzettl's opera , Lucia di l
I.allllllorllloor , in Italian. 1\1mes. SemI
hrleh } , BauoJ'lnoister ; 1\Im. Caruso ,
Parvis , .1ournet , liars , Glor anl. Con-
dllctol' , Mr. Arturo Vigna.
The local management calls atten-
tion to the fact that Omaha has been
granted the lowest scale of prices oC
any city on this trans-contincntal
tour , as below :
Wednesday , March 29 ! ) , Parsifal In
German , ( Fremstad and nurgstal1er ) .
Seats In boxes , $ G. l Main floor , first
twenty rows , $5 ( ; ; second twenty rows , '
$4 : ; last twenty rows , $3 ; raised seats
behind boxes , $2.50. Balcony , first two
rows , $ .1 : rows 3 : , 4 , 5 [ j and fl ( i , $3 ; rows
7 and 8 , $2 ; rows 9 ! ) and 10 , $1.50.
Thursday , March ! 30 , Lucia di l Lam-
mOl'moOl' , In Ila1an. ! ( Scmhrlch and
Caruso ) . Seats In boxes . $5. Main
floor ] , first twenty rows , $4 ; second
twenty rows , $3 ; last twenty rows , $2 ;
raised seats hehhlll boxes , $2. Balcony .
cony , first two rows , $3.uO ; rows 3 , 4 ,
5 and Ii , $2.uO ; rows 7 and 8 , $1.50 ;
rows 9 \ and 10 , $1.00.
Special \ rates will be arranged on
all ral1rol\ds. Applications ! for seats
may now be made. Mail orders accom-
\lIlnled \ hy checks , will be given immediate .
dlate attention. Address the local
manager , Clement Chase , 1505 Iiow-
ard street , Omaha , Neh.
DOLLIVER FOR QUICK WORK
Iowa Senator Desires Rate Regulation
Law at This Session.
ASIIINGTON-The senate committee .
mlttee on Interstate commerce agreed
to report a resolution asking that the
committee be authorized by the senate
to sit during the recess of congress
und take ; : testimony for the purpose of
preparing some measure for the regulation .
latlon of railroad rates. A subcommittee .
tee consisting of Senators Fornlwr ,
Lean and Carmacl met immediately
and drafted the resolution. It provides
that the full committee of n quorum
of the committee immediately after the
adjournment of the present session of
congress , and thereafter at the convenience .
venlence of the committee , and report
to the next session.
Senator Dolliver , proceeding under
a motion In a former meeting that the
committee should contInue the hear-
Ing and report a hill to the present I
session , ascertained hy Inquiry that
the sentiment was almost wholly In
favor of sitting during time summer.
Therefore he did not press his motion.
The ] resolution by Senator Newlands
creating a commission to frame n national .
tIonal Incorporation act for railroads
engaged In Interstate commerce was
ordered referred to the Interstate
Commerce commission , wIth such
suggestions and modifications as It
may seem advisable.
Presented to Harvard.
CAl\IBmDGI , l\lass.-Pl'of. lingo
\hmsterhm'g oC Harvard university
announced that the German emperor
had presented \ to Harvard that part
of the German exhibit at time St. Louis
expositIon which represents \ the social
ethics of Germanr. The collection ,
which Is regarded by the university as
a notahle' accession , will be officially
tendered to Harvard by Dr. Theodore
Lewald Imperial German commissioner .
er to the St. Louis exposition. It will
he accepted on behalf of the university -
sIt . br Prof. Munsterbe-g.
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FEARS OF REVOLT
BEGINNING OF A DANGEROUS
MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA.
I TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LUND I
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Southern Provinces In
Peasants In a
Restless Attitude.-Bellef that Czar
Will Issue Manifesto Dividing It
March 4th.
ST. PETERSBURG-'fhe beginnings
of a dangerous movement have been
observed among the lleasantry oC
Borne of the southern provinces , where
revolutionary agitators are circulating
reports that the emperor will on March
4 Issue a manifesto providing for n
general division l of lands. A new allot-
ment has been the dream of the men-
jlks ever since emancipatIon and according .
cording to private reports the stories
have spread like ! wildfire and are implicitly -
pIlcllty belloved. In the government
of 'l'ula a large proprietor went to his
estate last week and found the peas-
ants at work measuring oft and stak-
Ing their shares. In response to his
demands for an explanation they told
him of the coming manifesto Refusing .
Ing to listen to his declaration that
the report was absurd they would only
say "We have hear the little father
has decl ed. "
When the proprietor asked what
would become of him they replied ,
"Oh , we will' leave you the buildings
and forty acres. "
Once the peasantry becomes possessed .
sessed of the Idea that the emperor
has willed a division of lan it will
be exceedingly difficult to disabuse
their minds , and agrarian troubles on
a large scale are feared. The moujlks
are likely to turn on the proprietors as
they did several years ago In the provinces .
vlnces of Saratoff and Polteva , when
anarchy reigned for some time.
Among the reservists agitators are
spreading the story that the war Is
over. A case Is cited which occurred
n fortnight ago at Raizaln , where 200
reservists who had been called In flatly .
Iy told the officer they did not intend
to serve. "The war Is over , " said the
leader. \Vo know you simply want to
make money out of a contract for
feeding us. \\10 will not serve , " and off
they marche An Instance was' given
of reservists who actually left a railway .
way train after they had been started
for the front.
Private reports also leave no room
for doubt that the strikes in the whole
rglon below Moscow are almost entire'
Iy political In character. The situation
generally In the south of Russia Is becoming -
coming worse Instead of better and
contains many factors which are causing .
ing the authorities the greatest alarm.
The possibility of the necessity for
the dispatch of additional troops to
the Caucasus Is already being con-
sidero
NO DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS
Bard's Amendment to Indian Appropriation .
prlatlon Bill.
WASHINGTON-The Indian appropriation .
prlatlon bill , as agreed upon by the
committee on Indian affairs and reported -
porte to the senate , contains the following .
lowing amendment offered by Senator
Bard ( Ca1. ) :
"That no portion or tile hinds appropriated .
proprlate by this act , nor the principal .
clpal nor the interest of any Indian
trust 01' tribal funds held br the
United States for the benefit of any
Indian tribe shaH be available 01' be
expended for the support of any sectarian . !
tarlan 01' denominational school. "
Carnegie Offers $500,000.
ASHIN'G'I'ON-It was reliably re
ported In Washington that Andrew
Carnegie had offered to give $500,000
to the University of Virginia on the
condition that the authorities or the
institution would raise a similar
amount from other sources.
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TRAFFIC OF THREE ROADS. t
C. F. Daly Selected for a Highly Responsible "
sponslble Position.
CHICAGO-Since the reorganization
of the Vanderbilt roads east of Clmi-
cage , a short time ago , several changes
have been made In the operating de-
partment. The most Important Is the
fl a ° -I
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promotion of 1\11' C. F. Dilly from the
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position or Assistant General Passeu j
gel' Agent of the Lake ; : Shore , to that
of Passenger Traffic manager of the
Lake Shore , Michigan Central and
Lake Eric and Western. The general
passenger agents of these lines retain
their positions. '
l\Ir. Daly came to Chicago three :
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years ago from the Lake Erie & West.
ern , where he had been general passenger . a
senger agent. His promotion to so re- '
sponslblo a position Is a deserved trio
butte to Mr. Daly's ability as n rail' '
road operator. Some further changes
In the Vanderbilt lines are expected
In the near future but have not yet
been nO\lIlced.
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TERMS OF PEACE
They Arc Said to Be Under Consider tt
ation.
LONDON-A dispatch to Reuter's
Telegram company from St. Peters-
burg , confirming the Associate Press
advices of February 17 and 18 from
St. Petersburg to the effect that peace
was under consideration , says : The
question of peace has not only been
formally discussed , but the conditions
on which Russia is prepared to make i .
peace have practically been agreed
upon. These are as follows :
Corea to be placed under Japanese
suzeraInty.
, Port Arthur and the Ltaotung peninsula .
Immla to be ceded to Jalmn.
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The Eastern Chinese railroad to ho
place under neutral International
mlnlstration.
1\Innchurla as far north as IIorhln
to be restored as an Integral part of
the Chinese emplro
The difficulty lies in settling the
question of indemnity upon which It
Is known that Japan Insists , hut It Is
though that this difficulty Ig not In.
superable.
Time most trustworthy opinion at St.
Petersburg is that In view of the internal .
tornal situation and time enormous
difficulty In carrying on the war ,
peace on the terms outlined wIll be
concluded within a comparatively
short time If time Indemnity question
can be arranged , but It Is quite possible .
sible that Russia wIll risk another
battle before a decision Is reached.
l\IOSCOW-The assassin of Grand
Duke ; : Serglus maintains an attitude of
profound Indifference.
When pressed to reply to questions _
he declared that ill the efforts of the
authorities would have mme result-
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