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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1895)
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U1res- lion or Jl"fOlt Rlntomfnt of the 1nctl -ChnrutorlstlcChlneso ; , J I'hlo to \arhat Ok"ma. lop'rhhtcd ! 19 : by I'ru JuLlshlng Compnn ) TOKIO Japan , Dcc. 29. ( vIa San I ran' , cisco , Jan. 12)-New ) ( York WorM Corres- pen ence-SpecIRI TePgrarn.-I ) learned last night that Field Marshal Okyala has an- nouncll to his friends that Japan ' will never , give up an Inch oC the conquered Chinese peninsula , and that Port Arthur and Talien- , . . _ . . whan must nol bo recognized as Japanese fortrtse , I seems to 0 certain that Japan will : Insist on surrender of the whole Shin iCing province , alhoug\her armies have not yet - complelly ) subjected It. Preparations are nol being made for I permanent Japanese . such government there. This would Include Important cites as loukden and New Chang , against which the opertons of the First and Second army corps are directed. The ' army will never consent to peace on any . other basis , and the administration of Count Ito Is to weal to control the military leaders , or stand against their program. The emperor Is entirely In the hands of his . . , military advisers. Apparent ) . Japan will . ask for n money Indemnity , vnrlously e - tmated at from $150,000,000 to $400,000.000 , . and the cessation of the Shin King province . - and the island of Formosa. I , . But , In any : , the cry of the whole 7 army Is stilt for the Immedlato occupation of Peking The announcement that ' the Chinese - nese emperor had authorized Chang Tlng : ; . luan to prooeed to Japan and arrange fcr peace at any price made no sensation here , 4 for It Is generally recognized that the Jap- . aneso Intend to prolong the war. There seems to bG no intention to end , the struggle I have been aIure , that the cabinet recog- nizes the Improbabity of checking the war S fever. 7 SENDNG OUT FALSE NEWS. The Japanese government and the native press are still In a saga over the World's honest description of the barbariies at Pat Arthur. A desperate attempt was made to conceal the most signifcant facts about the great massacre until the , new treaty could bo rushed through lhe.senate. but It , vas bo- . cause the treaty was about to he considered that I refused te suppress I single detail of tr : the butcheries The London Times' crre- 2pollent WIS approached by the government and yielded to to send , ant yielde an appeal I mislead- lug cablegram to his paper In order to break . tim force of my dispatches In advance The government Crered to give the Times spe- pial facilities for news and agreed to pay all the cable bills ' of that joural , The Times ' ' consented t alow the government to pay the expense cit all cablegrams begInning "Tho government requested mo to state , " or words to that effect , ans1 authorized the government to send these prepahl dispatches , even when ' its correspndent was not present. This delicate fern of bribery worked successfully , and the Times correspondent has on several occasLns sent cablegrams . the request at the goverment which he ' } wcw to be party false . All this is intended to Influence the .l . actions of the United States senate. The correspondent - respondent of I San Francisco paper was allowed - lowed t go with the Japanese army , and his first act was to write an attack on the Worh lie , too , had been "relaxed. " When my description of the Pat Arthur atrocities was published the Japanese mln- later at Washington Immediately cableI the cablel - . most Important parts of It to his govern- ment. Tim foreign office sent a prominent ; man to approach me. lie said the govern- ment was ready to make a geneNus arrangement - mont with the World an condition that I Ih uld cable at once something to loren this truth lie declared that the gov- eminent recognized the IUfculy of getting . a body like the senate to confirm the treaty In the case of such disclosures. lIe had not come to dIscuss the morals or the facts of the situaton , TO INFI.ENCE TiE S1NATE. lie had an offer to mako. The Japanese ; gt\rnment was willing to make things ex- 4' ccI1ngly pleasant for me and gIve the World , all the dispatches from the scat at war Iheall of any other paper. The World would thus have control of tile flOWS . The only ro- turn the government asked for this splendid : and exclusive privilege was that I should } lend , over toy name , a singh message ' . . throwing doubt on my Port Arthur dls- J.lch. The avowed object at this was to enable the agents of Japan to hurry the treaty t\rough \ the seiiate 'under the inl1iaeico of Mr. Cleveland's reccunmendations. I ro- . plied that I could 'eo 10 way to loren the elect of the I'ort Arthur slaughter , unless ' : the emperor or his responsible ministers would o cluly deplore It and order an inC . C vestgaton tblely. with a view to punish- 1 . Ing the generals who Ilermilell the massa- . k' cre to occur for three days after the baUle. 4 I hal } written my dispatch as an eye witness , l . . and was forced to the conclusion that such a vast orele of murder In cold blood amounted to a revelation ot the capacity ot the Japan- ' ese to adhere to civilized varfare I hlll - t . written the 1)llln truth , and It was for the senate II Its sober deliberations to decide ' ! whether , under the circumstances , It was ' . wIse to turn over the lives , property ) and ( liberties ot AmerIcans to the unrestrained control at Japan , or to walt for a few yean ' . more. . The representative of the government begget nlO to consider the matter tcr tWent- tour hour and then lend him an answer lie thought the World would be glad to lebo such an unparalleled opportunity to l set ahead of Its rh'lll I said that It was nol necessary to consult the World on that point n all its representatives are competent - tent to deal wIth such queston . ThQ nfxt J day I lent a formal letter declining the oacr , and saying that there was not munuy Ugl nor influence enough In Asia to t con- I . ' , trol 1 stroke ot'ny pen ; that Japan's worsV enemies were those who flattered and le- luded her. Since then the whole nltvc - ' $ . i'2,2 _ L.l. . . , . _ M " _ " press of Japan has attacked me and the subsidized organ of the government . the Japan Mal , has announced that the World Is the worst newspaper In Ameria , ant all thIs because I refused to follow the example ot the , London Times and sell Olt , ONE 1 IPOITANT OPINiON. The Japan Gazeta replies ediorialy : Judlnl from the violent trade directed against I. the surmise Is exeublo that after all the World Is of rome Iml10rtancc. That however , we are not prepnrlt to diM- CUS , but It might be interesting to recall i the fact that the \\'old did snore than any other paper to secure thin nomination and election oC the president of the Unlte4 I StateR , who appointed : Ir. Dunn , nn ardent friend of Japan , to be the American mInIster nt Toklo. There Is n treaty awaiting ratification - caton by the United States sennte Whether the World be impotent or not : the result of the tebate on the treaty will discioMe. What Is oC Influitely 'greater importance to us Is the fact that the atrocities com- mltell e\'olte no condemnation. They are excused , dOlliEd amt minimized , but never condemned. Tim mInisters know that the Portthur story of blood . and , cruelty will now remove the veil from western eyes nnd thy fear for the verdict. But If' we are to judge from the tone oC the Jnpnnese pnlHrs , the grief wi begin , and ( nIl with the ministers. A large num- I her of the Japanese w ull , seemingly , rather ' n881st In n similar outrage than convict the perpetrators oC wrong. I Is rumored hero that the Japanese gov- eminent la prepared to spend I large sum or money In Washington In order to carry out Its scheme. 10w money can affect the sItuation - aton I cannot say. Meanwhile I have returned - turned my military pass to Viscount : lutsl , the mlnhtlr at foreign ; affairs , and have of- bred to cable at the World's expense anything the govenment has to My. The general understanding Is that the Ut- sendal garrison Is being sent to China to satisfy the cry ot the opposition and military parties for an immediate advance on Peking. I Is reasonably sure now , though , that the next assault will bo on 'Vel lat Wel , and the new expeditIon at the northern troops wl probably undertake the capture of the fortress forthwith. Cold weather Is China's forress only active ally at present , and every mes- sage from the front brings news of soldiers amt cooles dying from exposure. ChINESE UTTERLY INCOIPETENT A . letter addressed by the Chinese generals at Port Arthur and the governor of that stronghold to Major Cameo has just been made publIc. I Illustrates better than any- thing I have seen the utter inability of the Chinese to grasp the military situaton , In my dispatch describing the bate and mas- sncro at Port Arthur I gave a copy of I let- ter addressed to Major Came In behalf of the felt marshals asking for the surrender of the torts hero Is the reply that was received - ceived : - In reply to yours we beg to state thnt nt this moment we intend shortly to engage you In the Oeld' We have rlcelved your communicaton , by perusing which we lear for the Orst time that you were once In tme ; Pelting , with the. minister for your , country , and traveled on occasions between Then Tsln and Taku. During that period wo humble generals were away from home on officIal business and could not enjoy the OJ portunlt of personally welcoming you This Is to us I mater of most profound regret Now contrary to our expectation , wc have received 'OUl kind favor , when we are about to meet 'ou' -In battle , explalmng our dangerous ' - gerous' position , and suggesting the curse to be taken by us 'Vc are truly grateful for the kindly } consideration you have dis- played toward us. ' ; ou have dwelt Ol the deceits that our army and navy have re centy suffered , and you bOlt of the strength ot the army amt navy of your countr ) ' . We must , however , remind you that ythir statements arc entirely erroneous , and In particular you arc utterly ignorant of the position oC our middle kingdom and the ability oC the officers of our country. The defeat of the , Chinese troops at Asl was attributable to the fact that our coun- try dispatched troops to Corei at the request - quest ot that country only to suppress the Insurgents , the true intention oC our coUntry - try being not only to arest the ringleaders but to disperse those who were compelled ' threats to the Insurgents and by join , we bad no desire whatever to kill any of tbem. TOO SWIFT Fan TiE GENERAl , . For this reason our country did not deem It necessary to' send any particularly able ofcer or powerful troop Quite unexpect- edly your country opened warfare against our troops wihout any ' cause whatever , nan so sudden was the onslaught , on our troops that General Yol could not find time to prepare any defense against them , In defending - . fending Ping Yank one oC our generals lost considerable time 'In ' executing his plan at coprations. These two defeated generals are now undergoing examination by our . government - ernment In reference to their neglect ot lut ) ' . HUl there been at Asan and Ping Yang proper commanders In charge the re- suIt of the acton might have been dterent Lastly , as to the defeat In the Yahl district , General Ito with his ablest assistants was present there , but b fore n large force had been mustered , the assistant commanders , thirstng for glory , advanced too recklessly and were finally entrapped In the ambush of Urn wily enemy. 'rhus was reversed the victory of our arm ) ' . . Such errors on the part of commanders are Inevitable In carrrln 0 tinny war. The queston of the strength of two countries cannot bo gauged by the t1eath or victories of I short time. You because of a few casnal successes In action , now despise us When cOlnnamters arc the least bit discon- certed , all the men under them arc alen- atell Cram them The truth of this saying has been verilel In every battle from an- cent times down to the present moment. You are prom } , anti the defeat of your army being forelhnlowell In your pride , wo feel great apprehension on 'OUl account. OLD 'I'IMH PIGI''BHS , ' 'IF.'m , 'Ne ' humblu generals have been wih the army from chllhod , antI have risen to our present lloslton on account of good services In the hlelil. Wo exterminated the long I haired rebels ns well ns the 1nhommedln , rebls , after fighting almoll countess del llcrato battles. \Ve have thus had a certain amount of Ightnl"nnd have been cpelnly' chosen by Situ emperor for the duty of lIe- tending Portrthur. . You stated In your letter that the troops garrisoned In this ptace werc raw recrui ! Yon aru Ignorant oC the tact that they are all wel trained hrves from ownl , who have already the reputation of bdng the ' strongest division In our army . They are assisted by plekelt men of Pet Yang and the 1'llern llrovlnces. These picked .men now garrisoning Pertrlhur number over 80,0. All the olce ! arc In perfect accord and the PerfectlY . TIle ' all men are perCect ) disciplined ' ) are wel aware that the 1)laco Is surrounded by the sel on three sides , leaving them no road to retreat They are all prepared to ItO Utah have 10 desire for tCe , The lord ot 'Val.ln , one ot the 1110lt gen- eralt In olden times , whln Invading the 'tate of Chow , took up his Iloslton before I lake , thu preventing hb men from retreating - treating , and wus successful In the action. These tactics have been admired by ' al na- tonl , c"er sine ! . An oM laying ha'l that the ' of the Just side is thc ' and arm ) slte II younger ali that ot the unfair side the older SOME ChINESE CON2IEI.'fJON , B\'er since your country was opened to trade with foreign powers , our cml"ror has regarded all there tJwerl ) .n one level anti on al bestownl hll universal 'ove ' and he hUl never Ihow\ any hlt ! t elnl toward your . countrr. It il flcognlzfd by all the powelB Ihnt loren hps ) betn u tributary at our empire totS over W ) yir.i . uir \ltry has , now broken th jrllttlt : wl\hout \ Ccnlaucd on Second l'ae.3 ) DISCREDIT HIS YARN . Englishmen Ref.so t Beleve the Str Tel of Armenia by Senor Ximeno . HIS KNOWN RECCRD IS AGAINST HIM ' Experience in the Past Leads t the Conclusion - cusion He is Unworthy . RUSSIA MAY MOVE AS SUE LIKES England Will Not Interfere t Save Turkey I from a Sound Thrashing ROSEBY IS ON EASY STREET AGAIN his Part ) Giving Out the Stntemont that tile Premier II Strol ! Enough to Carry 111 I'roram In the COllnSesstol , - ( Copyrighted 15 1) IrcFs Publishing Company. ) LONDON , Jan. 12.-New ( York World CabIegratii-pecin1 Tclegram.-The ) ParIs edition of tile herald printed wIth unusual prominence yesterday a communication from ana Senor Xlmenes , denying the fact of Ar- meniln atrocIties. EdItorially the Herald said : "All the erroneous nonsense and exag- geraton fabrIcated under the the name of the Armenian atrocities has at last been effectually disposed of by the narrative of an eye winess , Senor Xlmenes , a Spaniard of scientific attainments and . I member of the Hoyal Geographical society , who has just returned - turned from the scene or the much magnl- fell disorders ant emphatically denounces as absolute fabrications the horrible details of monstrosities that have been so wantonly and deslgnely spread In England and America . In tact , says Senor Ximenea In Armenia Itself the Armenian question does not exist. Now , that the truth Is at last coring out , we hope that the eye of the English and American dupes of tim wily Armenian wire pulers and agitators will bo opened. " Concerning this Senor .Xhnlnes , Mr. S. E. Wheeler , the well known wrier on eastern questions , publshed the following letter In I I the St. James Gazette : "I would be a relief , no doubt , as you observe today to get impartial - partial evidence tram Armenia , but the Spanish traveler , Senor Xlmenes , Is scarcely I creditable witness. Not long ago ho gave I circumstantial and full flavored account of his journey to the Pamirs. He also wrote to an English politician offering to Impart important - 10rtant information about tile slate of affairs In that region. The later made Inquiries and found that Senor Xlmenc had never been to the Pamirs at all and that his journey was an invention. A few other ' personal details were elicited , but In' regard to these , I should prefer to say nothing , except that they showed him to 0 gifted with an Imaginative dimensions. " . faculty of rare _ PROMISES THEM A LICKING. The Speaker vouches for its Constantinople correspondent , whose report of tIm atrocities were cabled yesterday , as "w'rittten with knowledge } and authority not Interior to that or the Drltsh ambassador at the Porte. . ' The editor of the Speaker , Sir Wemyss need , Is recognized as more nearly the spokesman of the liberal government than any Oe In the daily or weekly } press and the folowing ' language In the same editorial has made I decided - clded sensation today : "No one will dare to stay the armies of , Russia If they should advance for the pur- pose of putting n end to the reign of terror that In this age Is execrable and Intel r- able. Our ambassador It Constantinople has , we trust , received full instructions on this point and has already made It clear to the Turlsh government that not I finger will be raised either by England or any other power If , through their own malignant hatred or the Christian population ' , the Turks should Incur the just and summary of the czar. " vengeance . ezar. MCAnTIY MAY QUIT POLITICS. Justin McCarthy's advisers have counseled him not to send tile letter to which I recently - centy alluded , since It Is now admitted that Healy's revolt wi not be serious. There Is no doubt that Mr. McCarthy would consult his personal Interests In retiring tram the leadership , since , I am Informed by ana at his most trusted followers , his income bas shrunk from some $15,000 per annum to about $ 3,000 , 'so absorbing have been his po- iltlcal duties and so devoted Is he to them. \teal dutes I be gave up politics ho could easily command - mand his former earnings from novels , Journalistc work . and th011ecturo field . Only last \ ho Celt himself obliged to decl 0 nn offer trom : AmerIca of $15,000 for 100 lectures - lures there. lie tells me , by the way , that he Is much mystified just now by the flattering - Ing atCitons ho has received by cable from an anonymous admirer In New York , who simply signed herself "Mary. " This lady had for some time been cabling him at can- sh\erable \ length concerning her claims to bG the queen at Ireland Sue says she has proof , both documentary and genealogical , anl anticipates - tell1tes no opposition tram Queen Victoria In ascendIng the Irish throne whel site fur- : nishes her ovldence. Ier latest dispatch said site Ilrol'osed ' sailing shortly to take pas- session of her kingdom , and assuring Mr. McCarthy ot her royal favor , In token of which : she would appoint him her first prime minister . nO'UWEIY FEELS EASY Lrd Tweedmouth , a leading member of hiss nosebery ministry , said to a friend and par- lamentary colleague today that the peris- ' tent reports at dissensions between the prime minister all Sir William lureourt or any other member of the cabinet Is pure Inveu- ton , and that time government feels sure at a sufficient majority to carry out its program at the next session. I seems to bo com- manly understood that Mr Labouchero will bolts but It Is not believed that ho will carry with him mora than two voles besides . his own The Dublin Freeman's Journal has the following - lowing editorial : Some of the London Papers , notably the Tlmls , at' reaping 1 good deal of undeserved - served llraf& for their accounts oC the mas- sacre at Port' Arthur. I Is apparently tor- gotten that five wepks ago tile correspondent at the New York World cablell to his pal' r a short mnesage which was reproduced h\ \ the Urlbh palers , describing thl Iltroioui ondlct ot the Japanese. Throe weeks aft- envards , on December 20 , the same paper 111Isheil from the Mme correspondent I letter 't many clumnl II Icngth , b'vlnl with the utmost detail 'anll In the most thriing style . I 'eEtrh t'on of the mi sacr Lengthy ett11 from this letter were also cabled to the press of these islands and pub- lshed broadcaft. hut no\ the papers are writing on time subject lS though the Timed wal the frlt exploiter of this big pi 'ce of sensational ne\I There Is not an Incident In the Times cr the Standard accounts that wus lot already descrlb.d weeks ago I\ the NeW York World anti desicribed far more effectively . A1.I.AHD snTl JOltSt.OIW : TO SCI , : US1tAUCt , - ' -i' OernlRI ) 's l'resitler to4.latLIn State on the Aged IxCitaiesllor. : ( Cop 'rIRhtl 185 , by \he uolatl Prcss. ) IIEI1LIN , Jan. 12. . t was announced this afternoon that the cluLncellor . l'rlnco lohen- holme , will start tomorrow on his long talked- of visit to Prince Dsmnrek , who Is now at rledrlehsruh. This visit has been post- pnCl during the ChrIstmas recess , owing to ' the tae that he has 'ben suffering from an acute attack of neuralgia In the tac ! PrInce Dsmarck , In spite of his Intense grief at time loss of the princess isIs wife . remains - mains In fair healh , Time reports published In soma newspapers thal his mental powers are falling arc quIto unfounded Count Van : lolke , ahle-de-camp of the em- peror , returned to Berlin today , after accom- plshing tile Imperial mission of presenting Prince Dsmarck wih n gift of flowers , yesterday - tlrdrY being the anniverary at the princess memorable speech In time Helchstag advoat- Ing an increase at the strength of the German - man army. The uperor's aide brought back from Frledrlchssruh , a letter In which Prince Dsmarcle heartily thanlted time em- peror and expressed great regret that the state of his health proYlnted him coming to Derln In Ilerson. A certain newspaper of Derln professes to } 00\ that the emperor Intends to visit PrlncQ Ismarclt at Schon- hausen at the beginning of March. This Etatement , however , lacks confirmation. It was rumored that the minister of com- I rumore merce , Frleherr van Derlepsch , Is about to resign , and that ho will be succeeded by herr Studt , governor of Westpimahia. I Is also stated that rleherr Ianchal yon Deberstlln , time Imperial secretary or state for foreign at- fairs and minister of state , has the same In- tentons , and Count von hiotzfeldt-Wliden- berg , the German ambassador at London , Is spoken of as his successor The position at Dr. Carl van Doettcher , vice president of the Prussian council of ministers and Imperial secretary of state for the Interior , Is also declared to bo shalen. NO OCCASION FOIl SURPRSE , These resignations , \n \ , view at what Is I ' el tltably Ifrmed to have occurred at n cab- met council early this \\'eel" , need not cause surprIse. During the debAte on the anti- revolution bill In tile nelehstag on Tuesday Prince 1ohenloho prcsllled at I meeting or the ministry , and the qufstlon ot dissolving the nelchstag was for the first time openly discussed at the Instnncf ( or the chancellor. Dr. van Doeltcher , who like Frlehert van Dlebersteln , has thus far not lifted up I finger - ' ger In behal of the passing ot the bill , declared - dared that It was isis ' onvlcton that the measure wal , sure at be1g , defeated In the Helchslag. Frleherr vanDebersteln expressed - pressed time same opinion" . and hence tile re ports or further chang In the ministry. The s1tements of tbemeibers. of the cen- tlr party durIng the debate/on the anti-rove- luton bill bmar out tho\trevlous \ understandIng - Ing that the support oC. lb centrists In thc attempt to pass the Ulis ! ro will only be given If the govermMt Icbncedes their demands - mands , notably hoi.rurn : of UG' Jesuits ' to Germany , and after 'h Dtant alterations "hnve ben made In the Up" " . ' . " ; , i That some legislatIon IIthe : agrarian Inter- cst will bo submitted by the government appears now to be pretty pure , In view at the ' utterances of the emperor during time last few 'days. His'majesty Is known to have Impressed the ministry at I recent meeting with the necessity of providing for the needs of husbandry , and on Wednesday night , In conversation after 'dinner with the omcers at' the Hussar body guarl at Potsdam , the emperor being . the guesl of the Hussars , he remarked : "Something must be di'ne for our tillers of the sol , or the prosperity of the whole country will bo seriously affected. " I 10 a signifcant fact In connection with the agrarian question that the agrarIan leader , Cunton Marbach , whoso name , It will be remembered , ,4as struck from time list o't the emperor's guets at ' tile banquet' nt Koenlgsburg last autun , has Just Issued an electoral address " . In which he says that iso . was greatly pleased dur- Ing his recent ' stay In Derln to ' perceive that tile highs authorities are now convinced that only ly w irking In unison with the views of time conservative party can hand they accomplish any god for . the tather- AIITJOUS TO CREATE A NAVY. Tim following rem\rk Is attributed to the emperor , and 10 Iah to have been uttered by him during time course ! t tIm address which ho delivered en time German navy last Tuesday when he represented to his hearers that , In vIew or tile fact that time German merchant marine was now tile second - end largest In the world , the German navy shculd bo increased by' I number of fast cruisers. He Is quote as saying : "As my grandfather made the army what It Is , so I want to snake the German navy great. " The drawing , or mnrp 'with which Emperor William Iustrated his speech on the navy has ben deposited among time archives of tile ILrrcnhaus of time Prussian Diet. Tile socialists continue junking a hard fight against the govermment The Vorwaerts announces - nounces that durIng tile past months forty socialst editors have been sentenced for various offenses such as lose majese ! and for insulting luble oiflclals. # Tile American consular reports from various districts at Germany for the last quarter ala tavcrablo to Oeqnany's export Intcrests. The Hamburg districts shows an Increase of $500,000 over ho seine quarter of 1894 : Breslal shows an Ilcrlaso of $350,000 : layence , $150,000 ; Mcll $1,700,000 : Magdc- burg , COOOOO : Chemnltz , $960,000 $ ; Gauchaus , $52,000 ; Derll , $250,000. : In nearly all ot the other districts a gat increase Is re- ported - Ermmperor William hal , Jafleed a hugo lawn tennis court to bo eicd for winter use In one of the largest Hals of time expaahtlon , near time Lehrto dep3l ' . I will bo used by the % % 'll . 10 court foe tlb next thrco Imsontlls During time court's slay In Horln I rather gay season lay bo eXlete If the program of festivities . sanctone by the emperor Is not Interfered with by unfreseen circum- stances The whole seTel of bals , masque ades anti recepthos liav been arraimgetl. reeptoJI hl"o arrauge. Henry VianI his annqareed his Intention of reshlng In Berlin 1llthO ! future , . Lately ho hal been living In thidlm . Two ham imported truism AmerIca have been seized In chIl city .becauae : they were Itrongly Intectel with trcitnae. { A Russian hog has also ben seize for the sale reason - son , The minister ot .b\bndr and at the InterIor Issued a eeraj ( rler to the provin- ! cial Iresldenls ) to enfOi the sanitary inspection - IPCtol of all lot oIei for , sale. Thirteen cadets thamlng , to the ordnance school oC Meg < lbug ng were Impleatedl In the recent acts of Iinsubordinaton , were taken t day to the fortress o l Spaldau ! , where they wi servo long terms' IFprlsonment after having been degraded , 1.leutcnant 10rman"hl Ilyrrloualy van- . Ished ti-on1 ! the garrin ot llarbug. Ho Is supposed to have onllltfed ( suicIde , iii- though ho tmd his b'lgg3g0"and the Bum ot 4eO.eOO mark. \ Ih imtn . Tire reason for this luppollton Ii that pat of isis baggage was t und on the banks oi the 1halensee . SCHoOL FUND ROBBED South Dakota's Magnificent Educational Endowment Proves Luscious Plunder - CROOKEDNESS OF TiE LAND COMMISSIONER He Used His Office t Bolster Up His Bank During the Panio. COLONEL RUT STOOD IN WIT TAYLOR Conclusive Evidenoa of Complicity of the Two in Looting the Treasury . LATEST SCANDAL DEVELOPED . AT PIERRE LegIslature 11altel the Startling Discovery that for Two 1clrl tile Law has - leln Jguorelt to l nlllc Thieves to ItCll , PIERRE , S. D. , Jan. 12.-Speclal ( Tlle- gram.-"I ) ncver rains but It pours. . " Tile state officers who have for the past three days been paralyzed over the flight and lie- falcaton at Treasurer Taylor are today Ill with consternation at the revelations which every day Is bringing forth. No attention Is being paid to time leslslatvo proceedings. Even the members spend lIttle tme In tIle chambor. They and the officials are busy discussing the fresh disclosures which each hour brings forth. Today another sensa- ton has come to light , which raises n greater storm than even time fght of the treasurer or the conspiracy of certain of the bonds- men to hold Ul time state for time cash and a release. This time another high public official Is Im- plicaterl , and time evidence Is so conclusive and so damning that It has shaken } the state government from end to end. I flppeal"i that Commissioner of Public Lands Colonel Thomas Ii. nuth , who , by time way , Is at time head at the militia of the state , his acted In gross violation of the statute and has thereby cost time state more than $100,000. I Is fel to bG certain , moreover , that ho has been an accomplice of Taylor In divertIng time public funds to his own private uses , and that ho Is equally liable. HAD CONTROL OF MILLIONS. The commissioner of publc lands has con- trol of nil the school lands In tile state. When South Dakota was admitted Into the union she was granted 3,000,000 acres by the general government as I school appor- tionment. This land cannot bo sold for less than $10 an acre and each year the commis- sioner offers It for sale on an appraisement - mcnt , which ho makes. No land Is sold for less than the lappralsonwn , but particularly i In 'time mora IpoP1lous , colntes.yer large sums" are 'realzed. Thtbfllce1indhe bun- . " drlds of ! hell ds'or { : , "d01IatsJir"t . way ; ana when tM moncy IS' received for tie sale It Is divided among the various countes , and by them loaned on approved security. The Interest on these loans and also the Interest on time deferred payments on the land sale Is divided among the schools of time state In proportion to time school population. The fund has grown so large that tram gown $100,000 to $200,000 Is divided each tme , The 'statutes provide that tim appraisement shah be made on Juno 15 and November 15 of each year. The slate treasurer has time custody of the money , but time commis- sioner males the distributon , PL/YED INTO EACH OTHEn'S HANDS It now appears that both Commissioner Ruth and Treasurer Taylor have been acting In concert for two years and thnt they both used tile funds for their own private benefit , and are both concerned In time great loss which the public has sustained. The legislature has now ordered a thorough investigation - vestgaton ot the commlssloner's ofce , and It will doubtless find that there has been a wIdespread conspiracy , covering a Igng time. Time actual facts of the conspiracy between the treasurer and the commissioner are not generally known here , but the following story will bo brought out on the investigation - ton , which will take place at once : Colonel Ruth , Ito Treasurer Taylor , Is a banker , his bank being located at DeSmet , time county scat of Kingsbury county. When the panic of 1893 cause on there was on hand In the school fund tuly $200OeO , I large share of which was In time DeSmet and Red old banks. In common with other banks , these two felt time t'ress of time run , I amid they profited by their use of the stale I funds. According to tIme statute the appor- tonment of the school funds should have been male on June 15 , amid the schools In varIous parts oC time state were expecting It , especialy needing It In view of the harll tines : and the slow collection of taxes. COUNTIES BECAME AMOHOUS. Time regular course would have been for the commissioner to have apportioned time tund and sent the vouchers to time various countes before time 1st tIny of July In- stead of that , Iuth left for Carmlcl.1el , ' . his old . Tlmo I'enn , homo. passell along and nothing was heard trom the school fund. The counties began to clamor 'fhey had nothing to ) a ) their school expenses whtlm. Time county auditors ( , who have time loaning of the permalent fund , began to send In strong demands for time apportionment of time fund , with vigorous stalements that its dis- tributon at that tmo would mean time relef of thousands of people wile were struggling I against , time wave of depression just then I devastating time entire country. The depute In time commlssloner's ofce replied thlt Ruth being absent , nOlhlng coull be done. The pounding was terrific , but they were powerless ; About thIs time Ruth sent a let- ter to Treasurer Taylor Ild also one to tile treasurer ot Cay county , ant In some way mIxed time enveioimee This letter , which Pub- lie Examiner M'ers staled to a number of ofclals at the time ho saw , read lubltan- taly as follows : 'here leems to be a great pounding In time I state over tile holtlll up of this state massey 'fhe only thing we can do II to let them pound. We have as mueh usa for the money ns In ' one I must hu\o that $15,0. Dent let the mOIY be Ippurtoned till my return. POUNDING BECAME TOO iEA VY. ThlH letter was returned by the treasurer at Clay county , who showed It to several l > ersonD , but did not report to the state officials , Thla Is remarked lS showIng con- elusively that Ruth and Taylor were , during the Ilanle , using the state money In Ihelr banks , instead of distributIng It to th peopla wllere It belonged The pounding , however , became very hot , and the deputy sent on the lttters I to Iuth In i'ennsyivania lie finally , about IJG flr.st or August wrote his deputy , instructing him to apportion the permlnent fund , which amounted at that time to $ nQOO , and Statel that there were THE BEE BULLETIN. We lher Forecast for No1ra It- 'alr ; Wnrler ; SOltherWII'e. . t'nl. I. .lnI1n Not 1f/\t ) to QII Fllhtnl' ler"ht's Arlcnl , " Story 111101. ) Stoic the 1chool 1111 . Ale , , , Ilrlhlltln 'I'rnll Robbed 11 Iowa . , : . Teller Tels of Silver's 'lr\lls. IICOIO ' 11 Cannnt He \"tCl. . lowim's Ratc . " 'II Shlll Inhlet Story of the Colt " 'a\ ' ( ' , 3. house lftayf 1flef 1Ien ur ( . , J'lel for the Uf tllto ( fterotl. SIlrll I.o'o\to Scott's Hotly , 4. T.Mtfok II I.ncmil Society Clretf . leclllflco of tile Opera lellorrl , ; . ColnulIsslohmera Call a Urlt .Iurt. SOIl ! of ( lnl" ( live , 'hlqlnt. ' . Mlu , 3' 11 : it It tug 1 tin ii , iiist In g ( as . O. Council ililifTa 1.1111 .tmsttorjt. . , \I.llrf itt South OllItlilmi . 7. Weekly Urlst of ! I'"rthl : Uoalp , 10 , " 'IUIII : liar " 'U'I ant liar florid , 11. itoys' n"t Girls' ielartlllclmt. 1 2. 1 llorlul antS CoulIntent. ' 13. Jo'al C.lrt of Core" . : llllrncllrn or Sleet .Stigar . Ottittilmi Club In I. Owis ilonme. 1-I. \Imt the Chnrches Otter for TollS ) ' , 111. CoIltiltiotI of OlumIllIl's .Iobblng Tr'lle. COlmerchl1 anti 1'1u111Cllt hova. l'cutnrfs of Cite I.h'n Stlrt Trullc Things ' 1cllrl,1 1111 , .u.lont. it ; . Imurcnor : , " l'nrt I1l-Cimtitcr I. CO'OI"'t\h'o 1010 11111nl Notes. , In his drawqr signed vouchers. In case Ulee were not elough"lchers , the deputy was to scud ( nqw set to him for his signature. Only two were found , amid tile deputy sent him a MW boole. At this tme Huth's wlte was Iltk , and shorty died. Time deputy had male time apportonment of tie per- mancnt fund , and had notified limo counties that their vouchers were ready Not geting their vouchers and their money , they con- tinned their pounding , and Ruth wrote between ' , twoen time death and funeral of hl3 wife ; that 'ho ' would attend to the maler In a few das. lie did not do so for thrle weeks , and then wrote that ho had decided not to , writing to time county officials that no apportionment hall been made because there were no fund9 on hand. At this time tIme fund amounted to about 130.000 SCAlED INTO SETTLEMENT. In September the school boar oC Sioux Falls began suit to compel time pa'ment at time money , and Ruth , having meanwhIle : re turned from the cat , became frightene and paid what was dUG , to 1lnnehaha county , but none to the other counties. Finally , toward - ward the last of November , Ruth made the apportionment , whlc halt been duo five months boore , but Instead of apportioning the $9TOOO which ' hail been In the fund when the deputy had apportioned It In August , he distribute only $85,000 , although there was at that time In the treasury mora than $130- ' 000. The governor wrote to him , tatng that lie . was , not , complying " with time law , "and ordering him to . proceed . amI . . do no , pointing I . ' a W. v ' ' 'E ' ' - out'.thnt. the people at time i i'Jn their e - presed ondIUOn" ! n'ede"al' tl ' 'Mbfley jo slhle 'nuth replied In an Insuling and 1m. pudent letter , In effect telling the governor that It was none or his business , and re- questing him to keep ant of the land omce. Time balance of time school money ; which was constantly growing , as time semi-annual Interest was paid and time lands were sol , was thus Iept In the treasury until the following - lowing June , when a correct aPl10rtonment wL5 made. wa Dy the holding up of this money and the converalon of It to his own use and that at tIme treasurer , the state was put to n loss ( t at least $2 , OOO. Ruth had never made any explanation of his acton , 1xcept to state thai to draw out the money from : time banks at that time of panic was to bring about a crasll. HE hELPED TAYLOR OUT. Nol comes thG remaining ono of time most Important paris of the story. The last apprlonment was duo on the 15th of last November , and had the statute been fol- lowed the money would have been paid then and time state would have saved $90,000. Huth was again In Pennsylvania. On the 8th time deputy made out time schedule at tim apportionment and sent It to Ruth for his upproval. There was at that time 'In the permanent fund $42 , 2C , and In the Income - come fund $51,543. The schedule waR returned - turned as correct , and time deputy notified the counUes. Ruth returned toward time end of November , hut though time statute II mandatory ho refused to send out time tle vouclers to the counties until December 27. 'hls left practically 10 time for the county . treasurer to draw on the treasurer before ' the end of time year , and only $7,000 was so 'I drawn . When the ret came In they found time treasury empty and the treasurer flown . There b no question In the minds of the o clals here that Ruth anti Taylor were and had ten ( the panicky times of two years ago closely interested , In the Ils- position of the public funds : that they were both using them for their oln private 11ropt , and that Ruth , knowing Ihat Taylor wan short , leld back this last allporlonment to the \et day to allow the treasurer to malc n turn antI replenish the timId at the slate. lad ho dlslrlbutCI the money at time time prescribed by the statute time vouchers would have been preslnled and , cashe before the end cf Nov lher and the Jchoel tumid would ha0 saved fully $90,000. JUlm I..l.l WMI INII"I U. Gr.II , .lnry ot limb Cuuuty l'IuulJllnit , , 11m I In I the Ulul IC Case . l'IEnR S. D. , Jan 12.-SI1eclal ( Tele- gaimi.-Sensati0ImIt ) arc coring timbeR anti I fast A leone was sprung this morning , 1 which Is of mlcl less Interest than the Ta- lor affair , IJut still , as It hwolves ono ot the highest officials ot the Mate , It has set the IqlslatDs ; by time ears , I has Just baited out that Judge Ielam ot time supreme court was Indicted a short tmo ago by thu grand Jury of Irule county for 1\ls \ action as Ilresl- Ilent of tIme defunct limb County State bank In receiving funls for' deposit after tIme bank was Imoln to bc Insoh'ent. ThIs bank failed early In the spring ot 1893 , and when an examinaton ot Its at- fairs wee made It was found that the 11resl- dent , then as now n supreme judge ot the slalo had borrowed about $ ,000 wihout rendering lecurly , The cashier was also indebted . debtel to time bank for UOOOO without security - curity ills name was Sherry , and he was I identified Wlh time Stock Yards bank at Sioux City . whIch . failed about the same time ) ' Jldgo'Ielam was severely crllcisel at the lmo , and IS It was known that time bank had received deposits for a considerable iliac after It was known to be Insoh'ent , u biter attack was made on him In time press anti at time republican Judlcllry convention , which met ! tow menths after . However . he turned over considerable property to offset , Isle debt aidrccelvetl _ _ areieasc tromtlme receiver of ( Contiofletl on Second l'age. ) SIX-S1100TERS WON Daring H1hwaymon Loot the BurlIngt Express Car Near Ottumwa. - TWO MEN BIND AND GAG TIlE TRAINMEN One Handled the Revolvers While the Other Did the Work , AlL DE1AILS VERY CAREFULLY PLANNED - Booty Thrown Into a Bttck with Which the Robbers Escape , WENT TOWARD TUE ABANDONED MINES l'omt ItmtiiictIitly Startest iii lIvery 1)1-eon tiolt to licitit tilt tito Itmantlits- 'ugte % ISiL'S mis to time .iiittuiit Soctmretl , OTTUM\VA , In. , Jan. 12.-Speciai ( Toio. . . C graimm-Ona ) of tile imiost daring trmiimm robberies - beries ever ateimmpted was smmccessfuliy oxe- cutctl on tile lltmriington Passemiger trails No. 4 imear timis city tonight , No. 4 Is tile liar- llngton'a tulrotmglm passemmgcr ti-aiim frommi Dcii- ver to Cimicago , and carries a big quantity , of immail anti baggage. it was mmot. iumowmm that k time traimi carried a immoro valuable cargo of mail or express than imemmal , or if it wmts it \vlis icept quiet , but. it. seenms that two robbers - bers knew timat time express vould mmmako a valuable imaul , and timey plaimmied to bag it. They Imelti tip tIle traimm , but tmmoiostetl notiling bmmt. time express car , tlmoimgh after timey hind finisimetl title job they stood for ten mitmutes and waited for time tralmm to stop long emmougit to imavo robbed tito mmmli cars or time passenger - senger coaches. Time agent. at CimillIcotie , a small vlllmtgo seven nmiies west , says imo saw t.vo immemm about time depot In time afternoon , and wimemi No , 4 arrived at 6:30 : lucy were on thIn lilatformu , hut disappeared while the train was standing at time station , W'imen time imeavy string of ears began to niove out. of the station tile express messengers mmd baggagemmian shut. time side doors of tile car , for time wimiti vas blowing strong almd cold. , Express Messenger Joimmi l'ago stepped to time end door at the frommt. of limo car , wimIch though usually securely fasteimed , was left tinloltcd by some one passing tlmrough it , when tIme door opened and two men sprang inside. Tiley cried , "Hold imp your lmands'C ommo i-mIning to time rear of the car to cover , tue assistant , L. hawk , pnd hiaggageman Ed Riglmt. TRAINMEN B9UND EASILY. Time traiminien , taken by surprise , throw up . their hands. The robbora compelled lmom ' to "buncim" in a corner of tIme car , and one kept. them covered vith two big pistols , while tlmo other bound ant1.jagqedtlmeimi. , lIe tmpn turned his attention 'to time safe , wimiclm lie unlocked with tIme keyS tAken from Page's pocket , stuffing tIme coimtemmts into a big saclc , vimichm thmey had vltum them. At. tills juncture time mail clerIC in time adjoining apartment came in , attracted by time noise , and theZ ilmilnedintely proceeded to bind anti gag imimn , and Ime was thrown in tIme cormmer with time othmere , After fillimig time sack , time robbers quietiy waited until time train \vlmtstled and slacked speed for the Milwaukee railroad crossing , a mile west of town , simowing by every act'lon a perfect familiarity with thmo lay of time land and time habits of tile trainmen. 'Whmen time train stopped for limo crossing they botim jumnped to tllo door , sprang out and ' started on a run across the frozen Des Moines river. Dy tlmis time tIle baggagemnan bath worked himself loose fromn time thongs which bound iiimii , and lmc released imis companion , just as time train was pulling Immto the Ot.- tummiwa depot , Time almmrnm ras givemm and an cimgine with a posse sent out. to Cimillicotlme , wimere no imigilt agemmt is retained by time coma- pammy. SYSTEMATIC SEARCh , Anotimer posse was led by a flurhingtoa detective , Jim harrison , who recently lmad a desperate thgimt whim bamitilts at Ilatavin , its which coo was kIlled. This one started front Ottumnwa , anti time search for the rob- bore Is a systematic one. It. Is believed tiia 4 timey escaped to an Island in the river , frorm wimero It. is believed timey crossed to time op. posite side of time river , and escaped by Itorsea iiitidn in time woods , amid from .tlmiro to time abandoned coal mines near Albia , where there is no question that a gamig of nsoormsbiimers make their imeadquarters. It. was tIme timeory of tite railroad men that time two men belong to titis gang , members of wimicim assutmited ieputy United States Marshal Wi-ny wlthm simotguns a simon time ago and released one of their men under , arrest , nearly killing \'ray. Time rpbbere were medimmmmm aizei ( amen. Timey vore , cape with drop mimacks to theta , One imati on grey , jeans pants , time other overalls , and both wore brown overcoats , Adams exhiremme olilcimmls in tisie city dlsclaiirs any knowledge of time aumiount. takem , but. It 1mm beileveti to be several Ilmousammd dollars. 'ri&izst iiOo'iY S51.J.L , I1xpremms Colimi ) lily Ohlicimils itmcimsre titat the jlobii'rs i4cciireml Iittle. Kemmtcn Snimford , stiperintendemmt of time Adams Express caimmitany in timla city , wimea notified of time iootimmg of limo express car , oil time Cimicmmgo , iluriimmgton & Quhncy trait , , ' ' timi timat ie imad sommme doubts about. this robbers imaIng secured any great sum of immoney , lie coulil not say imow iimmmcii timere was on board , tlmoughi imu was certain that timert , 'as not usually immucim mmmommey sent east Saturday night , 'rime Omaha sllipmelmte of currency vemmt east arm the mmlgimt train instead of belmmg cent. on No , 4 , though timero 'as eamne western imusinees by timis train. In addition to tiuie , hal enid timat tlmero svera usually many packages Picked U fromn time smaller towns in Iowa. liraugiman Stevens , time money clerk , wimo imas charge of this line of time coniparmy's business , lives at Couimcll hiluffs , lie refused - fused to table as t the amount of inommey carried by time ti-aiim until itt , saw time cimlel oiiichals. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - Toil i''isrs for mm Illgimwayut'en , SIOUX C1'i'Y , Jan , 12.-ilpeclal ( 'riernm. ) -Judge " , Vakeiiciml itommtenced I , Ii , F'erga. ' , son today to ten years in time pemmitentiury , ( Or roimbirig Ole l'imilhllmi , a ( arguer , near here arm time nlgimt of lecemnber 20. Ferga- son knew Pimhiliptt and imam.l imearsi that lie kept large sagas of money iii lila imouse , lie neeortilmmgly wemmt timei-u and representing timat ime was an olilcer mteimt to arrest imins induced imini to allow } mimnsolf to be tied irs a chair. Fhiuihng only $10 In tile imoumme , Per- gown timreatencd to shoot imlmm victim unbees ito milselosetl ttte hitling ibnee of time rest of isle money , but was finally talked Into lemmv- ing him , flu was itfrested soon afterwards atmd iileatled guilty to time cimarge against imlma.