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COUNTRY.
THE LAND FORGES
JAPANESE GETTiNG. READY TO
MOVE FORWARD.
ARE AFTER RUSSIAN POSiTMNS
Military Expgit Believe Japan's Next
Effort Will Be en the Land Prepar
ations that Must Be Made Befcre
the Army Can Go Forward.
LONDON. (New York Herald Ca
blegram.) Game is made by- some
Emjiish. papers cf the published re
port that the Vladivostok squadron
has put to sea and captured a small
Japanese merchant steamer off the
northern coast of Japan. This is sarcastically-
called a brilliant exploit, but
the important fact is recognized to be
that the Vladivostok squadron, is now
located. General opinion here is that
it cannot achieve anything o cense
qnence. unitary and naval experts here
aree "sitn the impression reported to
prevail in New York that the Japanese
are already prepared to move in force
on the Russian position on the Yalu.
It is questioned first of all whether
the whole story of the concentration
cf any considerable Russian army on
the Yalu is not a mere myth. In. that
case it may be Thar the Japanese will
nnd it worth their while to brush
aside, with a division rapidly pushed
forward to the scene, the Russian
troops which presumably cover a con
siderable accumulation of stores such
as it may be well worth while either
to seize or destroy This would, how
ever, not be a serious advance for de
cisive action against the Russian army
as such, but only a maneuver for the
advantage of position and to hamper
Russian movements by destroying the
stores on which they had calculated
for their large forces. Previous to
any advance of the Japanese army for
decisive acnon. if they are in the
presence at this point of really for
midable Russian forces, there must be
a vast accumulation of ammunition,
both for artillery and infantry There
must be a collection of immense quan
tities of medical stores and appli
ances. All these, besides food, must
be gathered in convenient depots near
to the front.
Latest reports from the front indi
cate that a battle on land is expected
hourly. The Japanese have massed
troops en the Yalu river, toward which
a Russian force is believed to be
marching, and a second line of defense
is being formed between the river and
SeouL capital of Corea.
It is reported that 200 at the crew
of the Russian ship Variag lost their
lives during the fight at Chemulpo.
A German cruiser has been sent to
take German women and children from
Port Arthur.
The Russian battleships Czarovitch
sad Retvizan bave been floated, but
the cruiser Pallida is still on the
teach.
Raising Funds f.-r Jzpan.
NEW YORK Consul General Uchi
da presided on Friday at a mass meet
ing in Carnegie ha!L attended by sev
eral hundred Japanese and many
American sympathizers, for the pur
pose of furthering the plan to raise
a fund for Japan. Mr. Uchida an
nounced that it was intended to raise
Sa.000.000. In view of the president's
proclamation of neutrality lie explain
ed that it would only be permissible
for American citizens to contribute
for the support of the Japanese Red
Cross society.
Army Officers Lose Jabs.
LONDON In pursuance of the
army reforms all the heads of depart
ments of the war oSice on Thursday
received letters of dismissal, and were
notified that they will be employi
elsewhere. Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief
of the forces; Lieutenr.it
General Lord GrenfcU. commanding
the Fourth army corps; Lieutenant
General Sir John French. In command
of the First army corps, and Sir Wil
liam Butler, cemmandinz the West
district, have been invited zo join the
new army council.
Reports of Heavy Firing.
TIEN TSIN It is reported from
Ching Wang Tao. about 150 miles
northwest of Tien Tsin. that heavy
firing has been heard at sea and it
is inferred that another engagement
has taken place.
lows Man a Big Lcser.
WEBSTER CITY. la. George H
Relnecker. the Webster City million
aire, lost a quarter of a million dol
lars in the Baltimore fire. He owned
the steel structure next to the Hurst
building, in which the fire started.
He carried but 54.000 insurance.
Witness in Smoct Case.
WASHINGTON. Senator Burrows,
chairman of the committee on privi
leges and elections, has subpoenaed
E. P- Critchlow as a witness in the
investigation cf Senator Smoot.
Opportunity, with ability, makes re
sponsibility Bishop Hurst.
Are Anxious fcr the Fray.
VANCOUVER. B. C Despite the
facr that no call for men from Brir
tsh Columbia has been issued by the
Japanese government. twenty-five
Vancouver Japanese have sailed for
Japan. They are going on tlieir owr.
Inrdative, and will be joined at Vie
toria by a like number of their coun
trymen who desire to be early on hand
to take part in the hostilities. It is
estimated that there are in this prov
ince between 12.000 and 1S.000 Japan
ese and among them are 3.000 or 4.000
liable to service for their country.
Unions May Be Enjoined.
CINCINNATI Judge Hosea of the
superior court made perpetual a tem
porary injunction granted against the
Journeymen Plumbers' association
and the Building Trades conaciL'for
Diddxng them to interfere by patroll
ing; intimidation or persuasion with
the employes of master plumbers
This is a case where a. strike was or
dered, by way of discipfiae to campel
the payment of dues to a ram. The
coart holds that these bodies do net
hare to be incorporated at he aah ject
to iajuctJoB.
FLOAT
A LOAN.
The Present Conditions are Unfav
orable. HAVANA. The Associated Press is
informed by a person of undoubted
authority that the .000,000 Cuban
lean will not be floated until the
monetary conditions are more favor
able than at the present moment.
President Palma. and the secretary o
the treasury were practically so in
formed of a conference held February.
10. at which there were present rep
resentatives of the National City
Dame ol ew jor.tne juinn i-oeo
co. syndicate- &peyer Brotners and
otner oanjung insutnnons uaerestea
in the matter. The fact that the loan
is not to be floated at this time is
not intended as a reflection oa Cuba's
credit, but is due to the war situation
in the far east, the result in Wall
street growing out of the Baltimore
fire, and other current causes. When
the situation becomes normal it is
expected the Cuban bonds win be soW
without difficulty.
CUSTOM HOUSE IS RUINEB.
Contents cf
Bank. Vaults
in. Good
Condition.
BALTIMORE. As a result 'of an
examination of the new custom house
building, it is almost certain that the
whole structure must be torn, down,
so great is the damage doae. The
building is now nearly up to the third
floor, and nearly $330,000 of work has
been done. The building is about
half completed. A careful examina
tion will be made later before the con
tractors, Henry Smith k. Sons of Bal
timore, are notified what must be
done under the contract. Under the
law the loss, will fall on the contrac
tors unlass congress passes a relief
measure.
The vaults have been found in good
conditTon in several banks where ex
aminations were made. This includes
the vaults of the National Exchange
bank, where it is understood there
are SS0O.0OO of United States govern
ment fonds in the vault.
EXPECT A RUSSIAN ATTACK-
Where the Vladivoctocfc Squadron Fa
Believed tn Be Headed For.
WASHINGTON Thfr best naval
opinion here credits the report that
the Rassiaa. Vladirostocfc squadron of
four armored cruisers has left Vlad
ivostock and it is believed that it will
attack, the two coalma- stations oa
the northern coast of Japan; In an
ticipation of this move the Japanese
have several warships guarding these
points.
In Russian circles it Js believed that
the .municipal government of Vladi
vostock. will be transferred to a near
by town, together with the citizens..
and the entire- place turned over to
the army for use as a fortress.
From dispatches received here it Is
thought the Japanese will confine their
naval operations for the present tn
the destruction of the Russian fleet at
fort Arthur. -
BITTER TOWARD UNCLE SAM.
Russian Papers Are in a Pugilistic
Meed.
LONDON Special dispatches re
ceived from the far east and pub
lished Thursday morning add nothing
to the actual situation. The SL Per
tersburg correspondent, of the Daily
Telegraph quotes from the Nove
Vremya as making a bitter editorial
attack upon the United States, which
he supposed to he an outcome of the
dispatch to the American consul to
ilukden.
The Neve Vremya accuses the Uni
ted States of a desire to win the trade
of the entire globe and exclue Enrap-; I
of the entire globe- and exclude Europe
dares-, "If. as it seems likely, war
breaks out, it will have been instigat
ed by the Yankees." '
RAILROAD PENSION SYSTEM.
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Pennsylvania- Company Issues State- j
pient of Oaeratians.
PHILADELPHIA Statistics com
piled by the pension department of
the Pennsylvania railroad show that
in the four years the organization has j
been in operation JL224.0S7 has been
expended for the relief of those enti
tled to consideratiba. The report
gives the allowing yearly distribu
tions: 1303, J353.S74; 1902. $328,402;
1S01, S2929y; 1200. $244,019. These
expend! turesdo.not. include the cost
of the department's operation which
is paid by the company.
In the four years' operation of the
pensioa. plan 2.126 employes hare been
retired as pensioners from tne active
service "of tne company. Of these 527
nave died. Of the total number re
tted. 426 were between the ages o?
65 aai 59 years Of the total number
retired- 34S were retired upoa their
own request and with the approval of
the employing- offcer..
Italy Will Not Mix.
ROilE. Premier Giolitri announced
in the chamber of deputies that Italy
would maintain, the strictest neutral
ity during the war in the far east, and
would do all possible to otherwise
bring atour the re-establishmeat of
peace- ' ' ' -
Miaetfe Trl Fifteen Mi
WASHINGTON Ooe. of the officers
of the"B2ttIship ICssourL which has
been engaged in target practice off
the Chesapeake cages,, came to the i
navy department with a remarkable i
statement. He said that one of the
twelve-inch gsns. being elevated sev
en degrees Jetfiy a shell which the
strongest glass could not follow tn
the end cf its flight. Later a pasaTig
steamer reported that the shoe had
struck the sea withia 200 yards f her.
The steamer was distant just fifteen
miles.
Exhibits at Wand's Fair.
ST. LOUIS The combined Talna of
the exhibits ia the tea principal ex
hibit palaces of the World's fair Is es
timated by- E. Si Hoca. assistant to
Directors aL Exhibits Skiff, at 172504.
000. This estimate ia based cat sta
tistics in the division of exhibits as
to the amount and nature of the ex
hibits which, win be-hutaBed in each
bnitdfrtg.. This doe aoc indade the!
display is the fine arts palace aorr
the contests of tit Tarious goTcrsr
mast straetaraw aar eaaeassions that
win be of a exhibit aatsre-
CUBA CANNOT
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BOATS ARE SUNK
THREE JAPANESE VESSELS
DOWN.
CSEAT USS UK
Japanese Attempt a Lantfiftf
Betfzera Come Into the Harwar
Flaawiwj
Advance. CHE POO. Out of the four Japan-
g torpedo" boats which made the
5 attach q Moadav sigmt atPort
j Alttim.t three were sunk with great
Iocs of life. Tme fourth was a 26-kaot
boat and escaped- The Japanese tor
pedo boats eCected am entrance into
the outer barker ay osiag tae Rus
sian siaal linlftaBfi . CoBseqaently
tae Wmwiaa'T did ant Ire ei. taem.
The. fbllowiag of the fast surprisaa
is from, a Rasaiaa aavai aalrrr .
-The battleship. Pallad was OKtkci
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1 ouaiue ease ul uie n irrir in
oa watch due; that night. Tie eafct
artaiery officer noticed foar tormeda
boats approaching, with full Hgkts
and in all respects like Russian, tor
pedo boats. -
"The officer informed his captain
that the approaching boats were Jap
anese. The captain denied this and
said they were built in Port Arthur.
The- artillery officer insisted that they
were Japanese and the captain became
angry, sayingr
'I am in command of the ship, sir.
"Despite this the artillery officer
gave orders to prepare for action-?
It is reported now that the Japan
tst attempted a landing near Bedzero,
eighty miles north of Port Arthur,
but were repulsed with heavy loss.
They again tried to effect a landing at
Talienwan. under the shelter of the
fleet, but owing to the strong fort
flrinjr. they were unable to snecerd.
It is said that one Japanese ship has
been torpedoed.
The British merchant ships in Port
Arthur have repeatedly applied, for
permission: to leave port, but this has
'een refused.
The Tsaravitch was towed into the
harbor here at Z o'clock: on Tuesday
afternoon. It is said only Its outer
bottom was penetrated by the Japan
ese torpedo and the Russians are
now bussy repairing iL It caa be re
paired in two or three days.
The Pallada is still outside and
beached. It must be. seriously injur
ed, but. it is now also being repaired.
It is the only one of the torpedo v
sels now outside.
A shell struck a hospital ship out
side the basin during the bombard
menc. The, captain's cabin and the
i-hart room were blown off, but there
was no loss of life, as the ship was
only reeeatly 'purchased, and was aa
manned. KILLED ONE HUNDRED CHINESE.
This
is Whst the Rtawtans
Are
Charged with- CeJng.
LONDON Special dispatches from
Tokio announce the arrival of Japan
ese troops at Seoul, but beyond this
the dispatches published in the news
papers here this morning add prac
tically nothing to the knowledge of
the .actual situation-
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard sends in a report that the
Russians have massacred 100 Chinese
at Liao Yang, in consequence of
which the officials at Shan Hai Kwan
are greatly alarmed and are appeal
ing to Pekin for protection. Other
dispatcnes say that 400 French troops
nave been ordered from there to Seoul
for the protection of the French Ieca
tion at the Korean capital, the em-
peror having taken refuge there.
These reports lack confirmation.
The correspondent of the Daily
Mail at. Tien Tsin says that Li. the
favorite court official of the dowager
empress of China, has been decoyed
r away and beheaded by order of Yuan
ffli. KaL commanderJn chief of the
mnese army anc navy, u was pro-
I Russian in his feelings.
GO TO OBSERVE THE FIGHTING.
American Officers Who May Go With
Russian Army.
ST PETERSBURG. By direction
of the authorities at Washington Am
bassador McCormick has asked the
Russian officials to permit the follow
ing officers to accompany the Russian
army in the field: CoIoneL John B.
Kerr of the general staff.. Captain Carl
Reich man of the Seventeenth infan-
try. Captain George G. Gatley of the
artillery corps. Captain William J.
Judson of the engineer corps.
Lieutenant, Newton A. McCuHock.
U. S. A will be attached to the Rus
sian fleet if the necessary permission
is obtained from naval authorities
here.
Russian Ship is Blown Up.
ST. PETERSBURG A report aa3
been received from Viceroy Aiexiefi
saying that the Russian torpedo trans
port Yeaizi has been blown up as the
result of accidentally striking a noise
at Part-Arthur. The Yenizi sank and
Captain Stephancff. nine officers and
ninety-one men were lost.
Operates In Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE Arthur S Spencer,,
who was arrested in Pittsburg on. the
charge of trying to sell rhiMfw
false registration certificates, was in
Milwaukee on January 23 aad made
the rounds of Milwaukee lass-dries ia
company with the deputy- United
States marshal, and a number of
Chinamen were sent to the county
jail because they: were nnabte to pro
duce certificates showiag rhejr were
entitled- to- reside la, the Uaited States.
Some of the Chfaamm produced pa
pers and were released.
Cashier Roe Gets Tew Y
CLEVELAND. O. George A.
late cashier of the Produce Exchange
bask, who recently eoatesed t em
bezzling $187,000- of. the basks fands.
was sentenced to serve tea. years Is
the penitentiary.
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ifAjuuuiuA atwiw cum-
miucc vB- 11111 nr llll-'Hjmi. sp UM
bill to prohibit slavery hi the PhSip-
decided tr hear Secretary Taft ami
subject.
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CAPTURE BY JAPS
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THOUSAND RUSSIANS.
CArTtftE TNBEE TtANSPORTS
Russians Make Attack When Request
ed by iapantx and Offer Ssttle
Vessela Sunk in the Harbor.
LONDON. Special dispatch from
Tokio says the Japasese - have cap
tured three. ""''" transports, hav
ing on board about 2,000 troops.
Dispatches to the TJaily Mail from
Tokio and Nagasaki, dated February
10, report the arrival at Sasbo,. Japan,
of two- large Russian steamers. One
is the- volunteer Fleet association
transport EkaterinosIaT, which re
cently landed troops and arms at Port
Arthur,, and the other is the steamer
Argun, belonging to the Chinese East
ern Railway company. Both were
captured by the Japanese cruisers Sai
Yet and Eei Yen in the neighborhood
of Fusan Corea. The Ekaterinoslav
Is of 10,030 tons displacement and had
been fitted up as an. auxiliary cruis-
ar.
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The Argtm was- going to Cladivostok
from Nagasaki. The Russian whalers
Clorig; NicelzaL Alexander and Mich
ael, captured by the Japanese,, have
also arrived at Sasebo.
Official dispatches from Tokio re
ceived ct Baron Hayashi says the?
Japanese admiral, on arriving at'
Chemulpo, Corea. sent in word to the
two Russian cruisers, giving them a
time limit in which to leave. Shortly
afterward 'the Rusisans came out and
attacked a Japanese torpedo boat,
which replied with a torpedo inef
fectively. A general exchange of
shots then followed. After a hot fire
. ,. . . ,.
ana same ax tne entrance ul cue uax-
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bor. It is not yet known whether
their sinking was due to the Japanese '
fire or to the Russians'" own action.
but it is believed to be due to the;
former. The crews of both the Rus
sian vessels sought refuge on a French
rmwttar tr Phafnnlnn Thoro 7X?art I
,.,iri ,.,, T.M,cai
sad their vessels sustained no damage.
-We were slow in negotiation, so we I
are making up for lost rime by quick-,
uesslHction," said Baron .Hayashi
this morning. -The engagements at
Port Arthur and Chemulpo were mere-
ly in accordance with plans long ma-
tured- As soon as our forces are land-!
ed in. Corea look for an important
fleet action at Port Arthur. The Rus-
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sian vessels are not likeiy to give
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lag under the cover of their land bat-1
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tenes. By going to the Chinese sice. ,
however, the Japanese fleet, by high
angle fire. can. drop ia shells which
should make it very uncomfortable for
the Bussias ships lying moored close'
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Possibly, like Admiral Cervera. he1 f aaa7 b,uTies3 touses m tUs "7
mar anticipate fate and come into the1 J; e?ormotiS sses P
open of his own accord. The present f", saffered b? f ce companies,
events merely go to show the utter far lrned; osnr
oselessness of Port Arthur from a!!??- camPKUf doi?s bu!"ness
strategic view point." , ? beadquarters
here suffered losses estimated by each
A NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION i at 530,000. There are 138 other in-
' suraace companies carrying risks In
It Will B Issued by the President of. chin city.
the Urtted States.
WASHINGTON' The president has
decided to issue a proclamation c
.1
neutrality. It probably will make its
appearance Thursday. The proclama
tion ia ia stereotype form and simply
rn-itoi i ulnn. ft.. ;-n, t
hostilities between Japan and Russia
and emjolna open citizens of the Uni-I
ra cru . .tw , -i,-a
w-. . .t "S"" UU""lV..
ance of the seutrality laws.
Wanes Legatien Archives.
CARACAS. Vesezaela The Colom ,
biaa sorernmest has sent notice- to
W. W RasselL the American charge nasals in a very few days. Ia view of
d'aaairas here, wha has in his posses the financial uncertainties caused by
akm the archives, safe and books be-' the war in the far east it Is cot ex
kmaieg te the Colombian legation at. pected. however, that these proposals
Caracas stsce diplomatic relations ae- win be ?bsoIuteiy definite. President
twees Colombia aad Venezuela were Pa!m-v Las Issnerd a decree that the
eaered, to tracsmit this property to revolutionary bends of 1S3 aad 1S37
Basses. It has been learned here , may be presented, here after the pres
thar mrae ejsaatities cf provisions re eht. weekzr examination and recog-
tlj have bees bceght at Cura 1
lad TrisMed. ts be seat to Sa
Tsams sad Csrtsgesev Colombia.
Ceiifci flit Ten.
WASHINGTON. Acting Chief Mo
ras of the United States secret serv
ice asaeaaees the afceovery of a new
coesterfeit tie sstimtr bask note on
the-Third Nacioaal bask: of Rockford.
UL fcb t. paernaiuhli. production.
WASHIXGTON. The statement of
the traeesry helaaces is the geserai
ef the Sia.O6.600
mthedrvisjon of redemp-
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LOST HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
Baltimore Suffers a Conflagration Cov
ering Many Acres.
BALTIMORE. After fighting from
11 o'clock Sunday morning until sun
down Monday, the firemen succeeded
in stopping the great conflagration
which swept through the heart of the
city of Baltimore. The Games swept
everything before them until they
reached the small river which flows
I through the city. Here the fire tug
Catarcat and the engine companies
cvnr from V7Tir Vnrlr mnilia. a sfnr?
and by the foothold on the lumber
yard and by the most heroic efforts
succeeded in preventing the fire from
gaining a foothold on the lumber yard
on the further bank. The various com
panies then commenced to fight their
way into the fire swept area from
every side and the hundreds of
streams ssca had the fire subdued
all around the outskirts of the burned
irea. Though the ruins in the heart
of the tract are blazinz fiercely, there
3 no danger of their again gaining
rhe mastery.
The estimates of the los3 vary
greatly, running all the way from
J1C0.DC0.C00 to 3200,000,000. but no
1 one is willing to make an estimate of
the LasTrancc
Unlike the grrat Chicago fire, the
onl? OQe & '"'-tea it caa be com-
-j ,i. . j. . . .
city -was cot invaded by the flames,
and there "win be no physical suffering
except, perhaps, that food supplies
may be scarce for a few days, owing
to the destruction of ?'. the great
zammission and produce houses.
The city is under martial law, and
no ens except thnse who have busi
ness within the lines is admitted rp
the district covered by the fire. The
best of order has been preserved
throughout, and at all times the po
lice and military have had the situa
tion well in hand and net a single
' case of looting has been reporte-L
I The local police have been reinforced
iby
details from Washington and
Philadelphia,
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1 CHURCH HOWE UNDER KNIFE.
Consul General to Antwerp Submits
ts an Operation.
WASHINGTON Church Howe of
Nebraska, consul general to Antwerp.
Eelslun13 a very Pck maa ni-
m- to T65, reSf ved at ?e sta?
eptment. jfc Howe has been ail-
ffig :for me " JQd "?
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the state department
Juesda7'M 7 JT
Hame cabled the department that the
operation had been followed by acuta
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mdzgestioa and pleurisy Beyond
this the state department has
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knowledge of Mr. Howe s illness.
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Effect is Far Reaching.
LOUIS The complete destruc
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tion by the conflagration in Balti
more, it is stated, may have the ef-
Rccsers C.ck a Bank Safe.
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FORT WORTH ,Tex. A special
from Commerce, Tex. says news is re
ceived here tlmx bandits have creck
ed the safe cf a bank at Ravia. L T
ci-uiCLi wu'j. iuc tiuieaa.
and secured SL7Q0. The
-bt ? ECISKe. ct th los-
:ozls: aJt2Cked the robof3- ?n? ?'
sued, but: no one was hurt. The roo-
bera escaped.
Cuba's Prapescd Lean.
HAVAXA. Bidders for the nropas-
ed lean of S3.0CD)00 will submit pro-
niticn preliminary to the payment of
accrued interest en the sama at thar
time.
Bryan Scores Two Points.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. In two de
cisions handed down hers Judge
Thayer,, in the supreme court, sus
tains counsel for Wm. J. Bryan is cer
tain contentions growing out of the re
fusal In probate court to adaUt to pro
bate as a part of the will of the lata
P S Bennett the scaled letter giv
ing SB.fctf to Mr. Bryan. Oae de
cisiea kuacatns a demurrer entered by
counsel fcr Mr. Bryan to plea in abate
asent filed oa. behalf of Mrs. Bennett,
the widow, from Mr. Bryan's appeal
from the probate court's decisios.
NEWS IN
THE STATC IN A NUTSHELL.
Quite a number of cases of scarietiaa
are reported in the vicinity of Holmes
viile. Thus far no fatalities bave
been reported.
Manairer Powers of the Argo Starch
factory, Nebraska City, has received I
orders to resume operations at the
Argo factory as soon as the machin
ery caa be got in readiness-
Whether money wagered on a horse
race and paid by the stakeholder to
oae of the parties can be recovered
by the loser is the question involved
in a suit for $13 just started in justice
court is Fremont. The plaintiff is
John Burns and the defendant A. B.
Robertson. Both men live at Serib
ner. Mortgages filed and released ia
Sarpy county for the month of Jan
uary. 1304. are as fallows: Farm
mortgages filed 11- amounting to $14.
230; released 7, amounting to $9,022.
Town mortgages flled. none: released
L amounting to $200. Chattel mort
gages filed 1. amounting to $7.470J5:
released 27, amounting to $17,087.32.
O. Benisghoven of St. Louis, is in
factariag concern of that place. Mr.
Beninghoves is there looking overt
the field with a view to establishing
an alfalfa mill for the purpose of
grinding alfalfa for the export market.
When the will gets to running regular
ly it is expected that two hundred
tons of alfalfa will be used weekly.
The supreme court declares that a
municipal corporation is liable on its
bond for all damages sustained by the
city by reason of the negligence of
agents of the corporation. On this
principle the suit of the Omaha Gas
company against the South Omaha
is affirmed. A citizen tell into an
open trench and recovered from the
city. The city sued the gas company,
ami the supreme court says the cor
poration must pay.
A county judge has the authority of
a notary in taking depositions and he
may commit a person to jail for neg
lecting to appear at his order. The su
preme court makes this decision in
sustaining the action of Judge Edson
of Webster county. Edson committed
Mr. and Mrs. Oimstsad to jail while
sertling up an estate. Their appeal
tc the supreme court gave the judges
an opportunity to define the scope of
the powers of a county judge.
Jrhn Blair, who was tried at the
last term of the district court of York
county and found guilty of commit
ting statutory rape upon Beulah
Thomas and sentenced to the peni
tentiary for three years, took an ap
peal to the supreme court and his
bond was fixed at $2,000. He suc
ceeded in getting signers for that
amount and District Clerk Baker ap
proved the bond. He will remain at
home now until the court reviews
the case.
Diplomatic relations between educa-
ticaal departments of Nebraska and
Kansas have been broken off. and '
war has been declared on Nebraska)
teachers. State Superintendent Fow
ler has received word that state cer
tificates will not be honored in the
Sunflower state, and their holders
must pass examination in the common
branches. The trouble resulted from
the failure of the Nebraska legisla
ture to pass a bill recognizing Kansas
state certificates.
John McCormick. convicted of mur
der at Nebraska City, has once more
appealed to the supreme court. Mc
Cormick was convicted once before
and the supreme court reversed the
proceedings because the trial judge
had failed to ask the prisoner whether
or not be had anything to say before
sentence was pronounce!. This de
fect was obviated. McCormick was
sentenced to nineteen years and now
his attorney has once more appealed
to the supreme court.
John T. Nelson has brought suit In
the district court at Columbus and
asks damages against the Union Pa
cific railroad company in the sum of
42.000. tie alleges that he was em-t
ployed by the company in the capacity
of laborer and amonz other duties he
assisted in coaling engines at the j
chutes. Last November while put-
ting coal on an engine, the engine
suddenly started and he was thrown
to the ground and sustained injuries j
which have prevented him from work-'
inz since.
BEATRICE The sum of $233,232.97
wa3 collected last year in taxes by
W. W. Wright, treasurer of Gage coun
ty. In 1902 the amount collected was
i
5324.437.37. which 3how3 an increase,
of $72,336.80 in collections last year!
over the previous year. '
RED CLOUD The funeral services
of Danier and Alice Barker, the vie-'
tims of the February 1 murder, were'
held here from the First Methodist
Episcopal church, conducted by Rev.
Haaptman of the Congregational and
Rev. Hatciins of the Methodist Epis-I
copal churches". Long before the hour!
for services to begin the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity. A
large crowd was here from InavaleJ
W. R. Sa p died at his sister's
home ia Washington. D. C Mr. Sapp k
was one of the founders of wncor.
Nebr.. an ex-banker, and owned large!
land interests in Han Phelps, j
Kearney and Franklin counties, aad
was quite well knows throughout
the state. His remains are to be in-
terred in the Mr. Vernon. Ohio ceme-'
tery, his old heme. bes!de those ofi
his parents. '
The high school cadets is the name
of the new military company of the
high school of Nebraska City. It b
officered and drilled by officers of com-,
pany C. J
Sheriff Cottrill returned to Spring-
view from Osceola. Ia with C. J. Dat-
ton and Albert Blackney for whom
he had requisition papers upon the
charge o uttering a forged deed to ;
some land in Keya Paha county. Dut-i
toa has bees in similar trouble several
times oerore in that part of the state.
J. W Oberg. a farmer, who lives
in the vicinity of Glenwood. Ia was
ia Plattsmcuth. searching far a iifteen-year-old
son who disappeared from
home a few days ago. The missing
boy. it was learned, had purchased a
ticket to Plattsmouth. but so trace of
strmm ramfr ms f!nmt rHzav
ooies pouw m tiita
Mystery of see
RIYDrrOSf The
instituted for the bodies eC
Iter aad his wife, who had
ing for severs! days, resetted is the
findias of the bodies oftWamasi
his wife.
The remaias were foaad
under the aumare is the
upoa: the place where the
lived. Abelt-bechJesad
were uaearthed from the
Barker, s brother of the
man. Is under arrest.
Fraak Barker In 25 years eL His
brother Das was thirtr
ried to a daughter of W. H. Wak
as old residest. The
nephews of Tom Iftadieea the 9adth
county, Kansas, murderer, whs silled
two woates and ehudrea see
oaths ago. He was traced to 1
ster county, aad after a loser sai
his dead body was foaad is s ravtse.
where he had killed himself.
After discovery of the bodies yoesg
Barker was placed uader arrest. He'
has told many coslictisc stories aad
indicatioaa point to him as the guilty
party. There is arach escitemeat is
the neighborhood sad it te hard to
tell what may happen
When tne Barkers were first dss
ed by the neighbors Kraak was eses
tioned. He told the "ssihal at las
vale that they had gone to Red dead
to take the reals to Desver. bat this
was disproved by telesaeae atesaasea
to Red Cloud, where it was ascertam
eu they had not bees to that city is
some weeks and where both were well
known.
Wednesday Fraak west to Issvale
and deposited $100 with s awrchaat by
the name of Charles Hunter, takias:
the latter receipt for the It
was pretty well known is the aeighbor
hood that the Barkers had similar $200
in cash in the house.
Frank also went to Red Cloud aad
while he was abseat from the prem
ises a search was made. In the sera
was found a carpet which had covered
the floor of the Barker sittiac room.
The carpet was saturated with blood.
Then the house was viatteu aad a arT
dark spot showed plainly upoa the
floor. It had been but reeeatly dese
ed, as no dust or dirt was visible.
Drops of blood were also foaad out
side the door, but there all trace van
ished. ANARCHY IN DOMINGO.
Drastic Measures ts e'Ta
arses the Same.
WASHINGTON. Frastic Measures
will be taken by this goverameat to
end the anarchy in San Domissp. Cos
tinued violation of interascioaai law.
destruction of Americaa property aad
disregard of foreign interests has cos
vinced officials that affairs there caa
best be improved by force. Its han
dling has been turned over to the
navy, and Secretary Moody is send
ing supplementary instruction to Rear
Admiral Wise, commanding the train
ing squadron, now in Dominican wa
ters, givfhg him wide latitude la the
course he is to follow. Rear Admiral
Wise has been told in a word to pro
tect by force Americaa interests aad
to deal with each case os its merits.
Reports received from the island show,
as an official expressed It. that the
condition of affairs there is "semi
barbaric" The question wa3 one of the fea
tures of the cabinet meeting and at
the close of the discussioa it was de
cided that the best solution of 'the
problem was to turn the affair over to
the navy and have Admiral Wise in
sure the absolute protectioa of Amer
ican interests. It is believed here
that he already has taken steps to ob
tain an apology and full reparatioa
for the firing on the New York.
Nebraska Reesurces II
This is a condeased history of Ne
braska, covering a period of fifty
years, from the first settleaient ia
this stare down to the present time
It is a bock of 144 pages aad over
200 illustrations of scenes, public in
stitations and men who made the
state. Many interesting historical
facts about Nebraska are eaamersted
in this condensed history, mshinr it
alike valuable to retain and to send
abroad as an invitatioa to settlement.
The book Is issued by the Nebraska
Farmer. Omaha, and goes free with
a subscription to that journal at the
regular price of $1.00, or is sold sin
glv for 50 cents.
Banker Luikart
NORFOLK G. A. Luikart. president
of the Citizens' National bask, died at
his home in this city as a ressit of in
juries received by. seise ras dowa oc
the streets by a horse that had just
been sharp shod.
Eddie SiaCtery Net Gailty.
O'NEILL Eddie Slattery, charged
with the murder of Hesry Shaw ai'
O'Neill last March, was acaaitted. Th
jury was out forty hoars. Shaw was
killed for going across hay Iaad.
Linceiit Woman Kills SeHL
LINCOLN- Louise Klusmaa, a 20-year-old
woman, committed saieide at
the home of her sister ia this city by
swallowing strychnine. She died, ia
the doctor's arms a few miaates after
he arrived. It Is said the girl had had
undue relations with William P. Ba
rney, a former employe at the asylamw
who lived at the home of his uneie. W.
B. Lynch, where the girl worked as .t
domestic. Ramey married Cecelia
Murphy, an attendant at the asylam. .
and when the Klusmaa girl heard of
this she began brooding.
Fork Penerates SfcalL
HARVARD. A distressisg aceideat.
occurred at the home of 8. X. Bice
The children were at thxr bars doing
chores for the night, aad whUe get
ing in straw for bedding; Isabel, aged
about 12. wa3 helpmg her brothers.
and just as she was is the act ef pass
ing in a forkful of straw a yoaager
sister. little Eva. ran late the door,
way and was struck is the head by
the tines of the fork, which peaetrated
the skulL The child was pick op aa-
eoasQGas aad carried te the 1
Vaaasearaaae at Mv
medical assietsacea
She amy recover.
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