The Omaha Daily Bee
J-ST-ABLISHED Jl'XE m 187J.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY aiOM2f!2fG, MARCH l 1901-TWELVJ3 PAGES.
SlXGLIi COL'Y FIVE CEXTS.
CO HOME TO FIGHT
Officers ofJapane:e Army Are Bumnnnad
from tbt United Btxtes.
BELIEVE WAR WITH RUSSIA INEVITABLE
Communication from the Gorerirrunt Liadi
to This CoDclniion.
NOW SEEMS BEST TIME TO STRIKE
Mikado'i Country Eager to Dispoi ForTtr
of UoMan Unpute,
TAKE HOME AMERICAN SUGGESTIONS
liriiprnl mill Cnptiillin llnvp !ipit
Thrrn H'rfkn In Hip Country
fetmlyliiK .MIIItHry Turtle mid
l'tiltHo. Sentiment.
PITTSI1URG, Ta., March 26. K. Yntsuml,
u general of tlio Japanese Imperial army,
accompanied by Captains N. Kayoml and
L. Mutual, passed through Pittsburg today
en route to California. They have been In
this country for the last three- weeks se
curing data far the bciiellt of Iho Imperial
army nnd Intended remaining for tlireo
more mouths, but were cnlled home.
General Yntsuml said: "According to tho
communications 1 have received from my
Kovcrnmcnt I think that a conlllcl between
Jupan nnd Russia Is Inevitable. While 1
have not boon notified of this I think tho
object of my superiors In calling mo homo
1b for tho purpose of malting preparations
for it war with Russia.
"Japan and Russia nro bound to como
together tonm tlmo as a result of tho dis
agreement over Corea. If such an engage
ment, must occur Japan la better equipped
at present and will doubtless hasten a ter
mination of this long-standing dispute.
UtiKsla'H ultimate Intention Is to selzo
Corca, but wo shall never glvu up tho land
without a struggle."
HOW JAPS WATCH RUSSIANS
llev. Iliililitln Sn Wnr Vcnnpln Trnll
Kucli Oilier H very v lierp
ii n (I Alttii)n.
NEW YORK, March 20. Rev. S. L. Bald
win, recording secretory of tho Methodist
Episcopal Missionary socloty In this city,
who was lu Corca In tho early part of
ISM, while on a tour devoted to the In
spection of missions, said today of tho
Corean situation:
"When I was In Corcn relations between
Russia and Japan wero very much strained
lis they arc today. Russia's efforts then to
oust Mi'I.eavy Hrown wero tho causo of
the crisis, as at present. At every port
where I was. If thorr happened to bu n
Hussion man-uf-.Wur, thcro ia mire to bo
u Japanese war vessel also. If tho litis-
Ian lrft tho port tho Japnncso vessel Im
mediately got tip anchor and steamed away
lu the mmo direction. The Japnueso wero
evidently keeping very close watch upon
tho Russians everywhere. Sovcral times,
iilsu. an American gunboat dropped in and
seemed to bo keeping very well posted.
"If the present situation Hhould develop
Into war Japnn should certainly havo the
moral support of tho United States, Great
Ilrltaln and Germany. If It does not havo
that moral support, which sometimes
counts for something, it will bo beruuso
the three governments in question are blind
to thnlr own Interests and Indlflerent to
the demands of humanity. The United
States lu particular Hhould be willing to
assume a proper share of the responsi
bility. Wo have too often In tho past let
England do the whole work and then oomo
In ourselves for a full share of tho benefit
afterward."
PROTEST oTTlTTLE WEIGHT
(ipi-nuni)' 'I'll I ii K m I nlled SIhIpn lt
iii ii n Nt ni net! In Jli'lri'in !' Ilrunii
Cusp 1'mpIpmm,
MERLIN, March 20. The reports that the
United States government will protct
against tho dismissal of MqLeavy Drown In
Corea aro not regarded hero as of special
Importance.
'Such a protest," says the Lokal An
zelgcr, "Russia will scarcely mind, espe
cially as America Is withdrawing her few
troops nt tho time when Russia Is prepar
ing a strong demonstration for the benefit
of Corea,"
Tho Vosslbche Koltung says: "Mr. Hrown's
contract, which was for three years be
ginning I'obruar:' 1."', IN'.is, hns run out.
Corea hub a right uot to renew tho con
tract, and especially in view of tho fact
that years ago she promised not to appoint
any moro Europeans."
Mr. Hrown's dismissal Is Interpreted by
tho piess generally as showing tho decline
of British and Japanese Inllucncu In Corca
ARRESTED AS GERMAN SPIES
hp prill I'pi-nnnn, Jtii-lnilliiu: HiiniIhii
Olllcern, Are lleinu; IIpIiI at
iirniiu.
MERLIN. March 20. The Investigation
Into the motives and circumstances of tho
attack on Emperor Willi im at llremen by
Dietrich Wleland Iiob been completed, no
fresh evidence being duveloped, Wleland
will remain for somo tlmo in tho hospital
at llremen for observation.
Advices from Lemburg, Gnllcla, assert
that a largo number of persons havo been
arrested In Warsaw on a chnrge of being
fplos of the German War olllce. Those In
custody Include officers of tho Russian
army and Colonel SerglelT, chief of tho Rus
sian frontier police.
Dispatches from Russia to several Berlin
papers tell of tho spread of dlhatfe ctlon,
especially at Odessa, where 100 arrests
hat been made; at Riga, where 300 per
rons aro lu custody; at Klcff, Kharkoff, Dcr.
pat. Tomsk and Moscow, where high of
ficials nro Involved.
The Bavarian police have captured the
man who for romo months has been tor
riiizlng tho town of Ludwigshafcn by a
succession of outrages, such as were com
mitted by "Jack tho Ripper." Ho Is a
butcher named Damlan, nnd has been Iden
tified by several whom ho had attempted to
assault.
MINE UNDER CZAR'S PALACE
(ipiPl-iil People II lull in Authority Nnlil
to lie 1 in p I It'll In
Hip I'lnl.
LONDON. Murch 20, - A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from Paris
states on tlu highest authority that a
mine has hern discovered beurnth the palace
o 1 Jmpcror Nicholas at Tzarskoe-Selo,
v -intccii miles south of St. Petersburg.
IS DETERMINED TO SETTLE
Con mi I Genr nt 'I iiiik l'rn Sfl) fin I-
Inn '.,, .Mmililitlp All
ll-f ''ill III.
TANOIBIt, Morocu 2S.--Tho
American consul general Ouui
mere, suys ho Intends to have . et
tlcmcnt with the sultan of Morocco ' ym
Ing all American claims and will demaud au
apology for tho discourtesy of tho Moroccan
grand vizier and minister of foreign nfTalrti.
TANOIBIt, Mnrch 20. Tho United Stntcs
armored cruiser New York, which Is to
ronvey tho American embassy to Mazagan,
In connection with tho settlement of tho
United States claims against Morocco, ar
rived hero today.
WASHINGTON. March 20. Upon being
advised by tho Navy department that tho
New York had arrived at Tangier, tho
State department Immediately sent a ca
blegram to Consul (leneral Oummcre, di
recting him to board the New York at once
and go forward on his special mission.
Something Is left to Mr. (Jummcrc's dis
cretion as to tho execution of tho details
and It Is for him to hay whether ho will
bo satisfied If the sultan and court meet
him half way nt Mnznrgan, or whether he
will proceed, according to tho orlglnul
program, directly to Morrocco city.
It probably will maku no difference in
principle, provided tho necessary explana
tions are afforded for the treatment our
consul has received, and provision bo mado
for settling tho claims. These are not
very lurgo In the aggregate. Probably
$00,000 will cover them nil, or less than
half an Indemnity that was summarily col
lected by Germany a short time ago on n
precisely similar class of claims. Hut It
can bo Btatrd that If tho court does uot
appear at Mazargun by the third week In
April, then Consul General Gumniero will
go to Morrocco city.
TOTAL OF FRENCH'S CAPTURES
Iti-pnrtn from Vr) held 'I'luit Hp
It-OO I'l-lnoni-rn mill Mui'li
1,1 VP NtoeU.
Took
VRYI1EI1), Monday. March 2.". General
French with Dnrtunl's and Poulteuoy's
columns, arrived hero today, having killed,
wounded or captured 1.200 lloers. Ho has
also taken several cannon, 1,000 rifles, l.bUU
wagons and 226.000 head of horses, cattle
nnd sheep,
LONDON, March 27. -Tho dispatch from
Vryhcld Is regarded us giving tho total
of General French's captures throughout
his operations. It Indicates the addltionnl
capture of one gun nnd war matcrluls,
I'lillnri" IpiIkpiI,
LONDON, March 20. The 1'rotorla and
Illoemfonteln correspondents of tho Times
send, long dispatches ndmltttng that Lord
Kltchencr'ti policy and operations have
failed to achlovo tho results hoped for, nud
pointing out that tho British public must
bo prepnred for a return to tho policy of
occupying districts and studding tho coun
try with military posts as the only means
of effecting complete pacification. This
process, Iho coricspondents ray, will oc
cupy much time and necessitate a con
stant supply of fresh troops. Tho strain
on both officers nnd men has been and will
bo enormous, nnd arrangements" must 'be
made to scud fresh troops to tlio front In
order to 'enable, the troops to bo sent homo.
"Unless this Is done," Bays the advices
to tho Times, "thero Is a prospect of tho
war lasting for years. There Is no use
renewing peace negotiations. Nothing ap
proaching 'terms,' as tho word Is under
stood, would bo politic with tho Hoers."
TO PROTECT PIERP0NT MORGAN
Si-otliiml V ii ill Will lip AnUett Hi Sine
Mini from VIoIpiipp of
lliifinli CriiiiKn,
(Copyright. 1901. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 27 (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Morn
ing Express contains tho following: "It Is
very probable that Scotland Yard will bo
asked to protect J. Plerpont Morgan from
violence at the hands ot cranks when he
nrrlves In London lu April. Threatening
letters havo been sent to him from this
side, and many of his London friends and
business associates claim to know that
several ultra-patriotic fanatics have dc
(Igns on tho man who purposes to wipe
out tho steel trade of England. An Ameri
can financier who is very dose to Mr. Mor
gan said yesterday that the boasts of New
York newspapers that tho 1,'ultcd States
steel corporation would eloso tho Iron works
ot Kuglnnd, had aroused several Britons to
such Indignation that they had written Mr.
Morgan In threatening terms.
"Mr. Morgan laughs at these letters and
cannot bo brought to discuss them or ad
mit their existence outside n small circle
of Intlmnto friends. It must bo that per
sons threatening assassination have con
fused Morgan tho financier with Morgan
tho nntl British senator from Alabama."
PROTEST AGAINST CRUELTY
Spi prill IIiimkIiiii Mpii of l.i'ltPrn lll
iln iin-lr Antlpntli.v to
Ai-tn of iiHMU-kh,
BERLIN. March 20. The Vorwncrts to
day publishes a detailed report of tho Rus
sian demonstrations of March 17. from a
number of eyewitnesses, confirming tho
statement that those who participated In
tho demonstrations, Included lending mem
bers of all classes, even army olllcers, who
wero aroused by tho police nnd administra
tive lawlessness.
The Vorwaerts also publishes a protest
ngalust tho cruelty displayed by tho Cos
sacks, under Lieutenant General Klelghel,
prefect of tho St. Petersburg police, bear
ing the signatures of the ellto of Russian
literature, Including men like M. NlkolnJ
, Mlchajlovlo, tho selologlst; M. Lesgast, the
anatomist, and M. Karen, the historian, as
well as a second protest of n similar char
acter. Tlio Vorwaerts also publishes a letter of
thanks from Count Leo ToIh'oI for tho sym
pathy shown him by Germans of high and
low position In tho matter of excommuni
cation by tho Russian orthodox church.
CARNEGIE REACHES NICE
Aiiilretv nml Wife Will Stay
Month ut flip AiiIIIipn
llotpl,
tine
(Copyright. 1W1, by Press Publishing C'o.j
NICE. March 20.--(New York World Ca
blegrnm Special Telegram.) Andrew Car
negie and family have arrived here. They
will remain nt tho Antilles hotel for a
month.
FEAR TWENTY-EIGHT DEATHS
AimtrulluiiH AttiiPk llolpfnl Slunlll
piiiipp to I'MiiiI liiu of WrppkiiKP
,inr t'lipp lloiip.
MELBOURNE, March 26. - Wrockago
which has gone ashore on Oabo island, near
Cape Howe, the most southeastern part of
Australia, rau.es a fcur that th Costal
steamer Federal from Melbourne hat foun
dered with a osi ot twcuty-elgbt lhcs.
CHINA SAYS YES AND NO
Conflicting KeporU of Action on Runia'i
Manchuriaa Propoial.
REMOVAL OF CAPITAL IS MENTIONED
Ciirrcnpoudrn t Who Annntincpn Ito
jei'tlnii CIiiIiiin Ainu That Court
.Mn,v l.enve the City of
I'cUln.
LONDON, March 27. Tho Shanghai cor
respondent of tho Times, wiring yesterday
says;
"I am Informed on the best authority that
tho Chinese court has Instructed LI Hung
Chang to Inform tho ministers of the
poweis that China has refused to sign
the Mancburlan convention nnd has notified
all viceroys to the same effect.
"It Is further asserted that tho court
seriously contemplates a removal of the
capital from Pekln."
Tho Reuter Telegram company has re
ceived tho following dispatch:
"PEKIN, Mnrch 20. 7 p. in. The report
that China rejects tho Manchurlnn conven
tion Is not true. She objects to many
points under discussion. China objected to
the -prohibition of the Importation of arms
nnd ammunition into Manchtirin and to
the provision forbidding China to construct
her own railways without Russia's con
sent. Sbo nlso takes exception to re
linquishing autonomy in Chin Chow. China
rices not deslro to grant a concession which
would be likely to provo nn embargo to
other powers."
SIGN AT ST. PETERSBURG
I'IiiIkIiIiilt To ii eli of .Miiiicliurltiii
Aurt-ciiit-nt Likely to lie ut
Hint I'liu-p.
WASHINGTON, March 26. The Chinese
minister left this morning for Now York,
where he takes part today In tho ceremonies
connected with the Baron 1 Uracil memorial,
Up to the tlmo of his departuro Mr.
Wii had received no word from Pekln ns to
the final course to bo taken on tho Man
ehurlau ngrcemcnt. As this Is tho last day
within which the agreement can be signed
or rejected, the outcome Is expected to bo
madn known very soon. It hns developed,
however, that tho signing Is likely to oc
cur at St. Petersburg Instead of Pekln, as
the Chinese minister at the Russian capital,
Mr. Yang Yu, formerly tho minister here,
had been furnished n copy of tho twelve
article agreement which Russia expects to
havo executed. At the same time a sup
plementary agreement may be arranged nt
Pekln, but tho ono pending before Yang
Yu Is Just now attracting cht-sf attention.
Since Mr. Wu'a return from Chicago he
has held several conferences with Secretary
Hay, each time with reference to the Man
cburlan agreement, the last one, of yes
terday, being In lino with those before In
seeking to dcelop the purposes of this
nnd other powers. Thero Is reason to bo
llevo that some of the cabin dispatches
slating that tho Chinese ministers nt vnrl
ous capitals have made a final appeal of
protest, rather misapprehended tho real
purpose of tho Chinese representations,
which havo not been so much by way of
ptotest as they havo been of Inquiry as to
whether the great powers unitedly nnd
firmly would support China In case It tool;
the hcrlous responsibility of refusing to
sign tho agreement with Russia. Tho gen
eral result of these inquiries has been to
show thnt while tho powers did not np
provo tho agreement, they were not ready
to commit themselves to backing up China
In a firm rejection of tho Russian proposal
and the consequent breach between Russia
nnd China.
MAY BE LEFT OUT OF CHINA
'I n o
Artlplpn of I'rotopnl f'oiitil Ite
Hiitt In i:cliinlon of
InltPil Mnlm,
WASHINGTON, March 26. While attcn
tlon has been centered upon the crisis con
nected with the Manchurlnn agreement, an
entirely new and Important phaso of the
Chinese question has been presented by Iho
nctlon of the ministers nt Pekln tn agieelng
yesterday to submit to their various gov
ernments whether articles S and 0 fif tho
Chinese prolocol shall be carried out by the
military authorities of the powers Intel e3ted
In China or only by those powers who aro
continuing to take part In the application
of theso articles. Tho notion of the min
isters has been communicated to several of
tho foreign embassies and legations here
nnd doubt lesH Mr. Rockhlll has made or will
mako known tho same facts. Tho articles
In questions arc as follows:
"Article S. Tho destruction of the forts
which might obstruct freo communication
between Pekln nnd the sea.
"Article ft. The right to mnlntnln occupa
tion of certain points, to bo determined
by nn understanding among the powers, in
order to obtain open communication be
tween the capital anil the sen."
Theso two questions appear to Involve
territorial ntfalrs and It may become of
considerable moment whether tho determ
ination of such affairs Is to bo left with tho
military authorities of all tho powers, or
only with such powers ns continue their
military forces In China.
In tho lntter case tho United States
government may bo quietly, but effectually
deprived of all volco In tho settlement of
so much of the Chinese question ns relates
to the determination of tho strength of tho
military forces to bo continued there In the
future by tho powers. It is also possible
that an atllrmattvo decision by tho powers
which would excludo the United Stales from
participation in tho discussion on this Im
portant point might bo extended to put u
out of China altogether.
FINALLY GET THROUGH FOG
Men mem Able to Dock After IIpIiik
Held n Sumly Hook Jinny
llonro.
NEW YORK. March 20. Tho denso fog
which Iub hung over this section of the
Atlantic coast for the last few days has
upset tho calculations of agents of steam
ship lines nnd hns delayed tho landing of
ocean travelers at this point. It took the
Etrurla a full day to grope her way from
Saudv Hook to her dock, and two of tho
big liners, tho Knlier Wilhelm der Grosso
nnd tho Friesland, which wero passed nt
quarantine this nfternoon, wero afraid to
venture up to the city nnd sought a enfe
anchorage In tho upper bay.
The American liner Vuderland rondo
her dock nt a little afler 10 o'clock to
night. The Ward liner Morro Castle, frcn
Havana, with ICS passengers aboard, also
succeeded In reachlug her pier.
The Panama steamer Finance and the
AHhs liner Alcno, from Central Anierl-an
port?, were also passed nt quarantine,
A lnrgo vetsel, supposed to he tho M
Iniillc liner Marquette, was reported from
S,andy Htyl; early In tho evening, b it had
not made quarnutluu up to a lato hour.
KIDNAPING MYSTERY CLEARED
Kiiitnn City Clerk Confesse to Send
HiK Tlirpiitpiilnw I.tttpr nml
MpiiIIiik IIIiiiiioiiiIn.
KANSAS CITY. March 26. Twenty-year-
old William A. Dcardruff, n tlerk, was ar
retted today, charged with stealing f3,lu0
worth of diamond rings from his employers,
Kdwnrds & Sloan, wholesale Jewelers.
Later, when confronted with tho rings,
which had been found hidden1 In tho base
ment of tho firm's building, DenrdrufI broke
down and confessed. DeardrulT nlso con
fessed to having sent Mr, Kdwnids, tho
senior member of the firm, n letter threat
ening to kidnap tho Jeweler's son If he did
not Immediately produce $1,000 In gold.
"I ndmlt tho whole thing," said tho youth
ful prisoner to a reporter at the station
this afternoon, after ho had signed a writ
ten confession presented by the prosecuting
attorney. "No use to deny It any more. 1
am up ngalnst It."
Dcardruff said he planned tho robbery by
himself nud hail taken no one Into his con
fidence. Ills first Idea was simply to steul
the tray of diamonds. Ho accomplished
this, ho said, during tho nftcrcoon of
March 11 and hid tho rings in tho base
ment, it then occurred to him that ho
could not Immediately negotiate n sale of
tho diamonds nud tho schemu to extort
money from Mr. ndwnrds was conceived.
Tho following Is n copy of the letter sent
to Mr. Kdwnrds:
Sir Wp aro the men that relieved you of
your diamonds the other day. Finding that
we arc short of funds, we ask yo i to oblige
us with the sum of Jl.wO In twenty-dollar
Mils, give It to the clerk ileardrutT and at
the ho.ir of 12 tonight have him meet us at
the corner of 43 and mgeo alone. Wo nsk
you to send him for wo Know him when wo
see him. Show this to the pollco or fall In
any way to obey orders and your georgo
will pay the penalty. Wo mean business as
you havo learned heretofore. H. B. J. C.
Kdwards had his son guarded while he
made up a packagn ot waste paper and
sent It by Deardrulf to tho place Indicated
In tho letter. Dcardruff reported that hu
was met by two men, who took the package
from him. Later ho reported finding tho
empty tray In tho basement and asserted
that someone had stabbed him. Dcardruff
today admitted having Inflicted the wound
himself. Dcardruff has been employed by
tho firm for eighteen months, llo will bo
piosecuted for grand larceny.
ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP FAILS
Klpvpu-Ypnr-Olil Hoy Cnrrlpil Olt
CnrriiiKP bill I'.n-
PIIIOK.
In
WILKKSBARRi:, Pa., March 26. A dar
ing attempt was inado to kidnap Kdward
McAvoy, aged 11 years, of this city today.
Two men picked him up In tho yard of hi a
father's house, carried him to a surrey,
placed a handkerchief saturated with
chloroform over his noso and droo away.
Tho child became unconscious' nnd when ho
revived ho found himself on -the back seat
of the vehicle, which wa3 then Jarring over
a country road. Young McAvoy Jumped
from tho carriage. Ouo of tho men ran
after him, but the youngster's cries at
tracted the attention of tho occupanta of
nnothcr carriage which was passing at tho
time and tho kidnapers, becoming scared,
whipped up thslr horsc.it an;i 'dlsappeaicd.
ENGINEER IS SUFFOCATED
firent Northern Trnln SIiiIIh In ,piv
('iikpiiiIp TiiiiiipI nml Ktiniei
I'roip I'nliil.
SEATTLE, Wash., .March 20. The first
serious accident lu the new Great Northern
tunnel, which was opened for tratllo about
three months ago, took place yesterday
afternoon nnd resulted In tho death of En
gineer W. W. Bradley from suffocation from
tho poisonous gases in the tunnel. His
llremnn, Joo W. Smith, was overcome, but
recovered. Five other trainmen wore over
come, but recovered soon nfter getting in
tho open nlr.
Tho train, which was castbound, became
stalled in Iho middle of tho tunnel. Tho
fumes of the engine filled tho place, and
tho men were forced to leave tho trnln
nnd to lie on the Moor ot the tunnel for
safety.
Wnen the train failed to appear at tho
far end of tho tunnel the wntehers thero
feared thnt something had happened nnd
started In with a lellef engine. Tho body
of the dead engineer was found face down
lu a ditch at the side of tho track. The
other men wero found on the track. Tho
rescuers hail a hard tlmo getting to tho
scene, on account of smoke nnd gas.
MUST GO TO ARBITRATION
(,'omnilltpp of Trunk Line AmnopIiiIIoii
I'll 1 1 i. In AiljiiNt 1) I ITt- i-on 1 1 ii 1 on
Wchtllllllllll IlllNlllPNN,
NEW YORK, Mnrch 20. After a long ses
slon tho passenger committee of the Trunk
Line association failed today to reach an
ngrecment on the question of adjusting tho
differential between Now York and Chi
cago, westbound. The proposition under
discussion wns tn abolish all second-class
rales and to mako tho ruto over all dif
ferential lines to Chicago flS. Heretofore
tho Erie has been charging $18, while tho
West Shore, the Lackawanna, the Lehigh
Valley and other (inferential lines charged
only $17. Tho equalization of theso rates
was proposed by tho Erlo railroad In tho
hope thnt II would result lu nn Increase
of earnings.
This question had been under considera
tion for somo time. Tho voto today showed
a majority In favor of the proposed change,
but ns under tho rules of tho Trunk Lino
association the voto had to he unanimous
In order to make a ruling effective, thU
proposition will have to go to arbitration.
The New York Central, tho Lackawanna,
tho Chesnpenke it Ohio nnd the Pennsyl
vania voted In favor of tho changn nnd tho
Baltimore & Ohio, tho Jersey Central, tho
West Shore nnd tho Reading otcd against
It. Tho arbitrators huvo r.ot yet bejn
ngrccd upon.
KNOX SILENT ABOUT OFFER
I'lltktnii'K Attorney IIppIIiipx to Sppnk
of i'i-iiileii'il I'iinIIIoii hi tirlKuo'
MieepuKor,
WASHINGTON. March 20. Tho president
has sent for Mr. P. Knox, the Pittsburg
nttorney. Ho is expected hero Thursday
when tho attorney generalship will bo
offered him.
PITTSBURG. March 20 P. C. Knox.
whom President Mehlnley hns asked to
Join his official family as attorney goneral
Is In the city tonight, hut denies callem
and nothing can ho learned tonight.
MISSOURI MULES FOR WAR
llrltixli io erniiii-nt'o lluji-m t'oiiic
Aflpr .Spiv AKPiitK of IIPNtriii'llon
For Sunt 1 1 Afrii'ii,
ST JOSEPH, Mo.. March 2fi. The UritUh
governmtnt lias contracted for fjOO cavalry
horses hero for servlco In South Africa. No
price limit U placed for these nnlmals
Agents for the Hrltlsh government aro al.iO
making lurgo purchase ot mules.
SYS1EM WITHIN A SYSTEM !
Utsh-Colorado Linai to Incorporate at
Denvir & Rio Grande.
WILL BE PART OF MISSOURI PACIFIC
I'lnti In to lime (tup Mpf of Gpiiprnl
(Hlloprn ut Driner, tilth (lirriil
Iiik Olllce at ."ult l.uLu
City.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 20. Tho
Trlbuno tomorrow will say: Tho next big
uiovo lu railroad circles will bu tho lu
corporation under the Inws of Utah of a
Denver & Rio Grande Incorporation to cover
tho Utah-O lorndo lines which are to be
formed Into ono system, this system to bo
part of tho Ml.isourl Pacflr. system.
At this tlmo it Is impossible to give tho
capitalization of the new system, but tho
Deliver & Rio Grande, Rio Grando Western
and Rio Grande Southern at their present
capitalization would create a capitalization
of over SI,000,OUO. The capitalization of
tho Colorado Southern and tho Colorado
Midland would add $38,000,000, or a total
of J 112,150,000, providing nil Bhould bo
placed In ono corporation, as Is said will
b the ensc. It Is ndded that the Rio
Grando Junction, tho Florence &. Cripple
Creek and the Colorado Springs & Cripple
Creek district railways and others will be
brought Into tho system, but It will bo
some tlmo before tho whole plan Is worked
out.
Tho Idea Is to mnko of the Colorado-Utah
llnea n separate system, but a part of tho
Missouri Pacific. Just as the Wabash Is at
present, or tho Oregon Short Lino Is to tho
Union Pacific. Tho Colorado-Utah llncj
would mnko n 4,lf0-mllo system, which
would bo managed by ouo set of gencrnl
officers, nt Denver, with trnfllc and operat
ing offices In Salt Lake City.
GOULD FATHERS BIG SCHEME
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NEW YORK, March 26. -Georgo Gould's
plan to become the head of a combination
of railroads capitalized at $300,000,000 Is
progressing favorably, says tho World. His
plan, tho World adds meets with tho ap
proval and has tho co-operation of J. Pler
pont Morgan, the Rockefellers and tho Har
rlmnn syndicate.
Continuing, tho World says: The unifica
tion of tho Gould system of railroads, under
tho control of tho Missouri Pacific, will In
clude tho Missouri Pacific, St. Louis & Iron
Mountain, St. Louis Southwestern, Tcxns
& Pacific, International & Great Northern,
Wabash, Missouri, Texas & Pacific, and
tho Denver & Rio Grande. George Gould
hits Just bought a controlling Interest tn
this latter railroad, and it Is intimated thnt
he purposes to utilize it as nn Important
factor In tho construction of tho greater
Missouri Pacific system ot which ho will bo
the head.
It Is known definitely thnt tho roads
named will bo Included In tho scheme ot
consolidation, but It lu probable that when
tho negotiations now- pending shall have
iK'en completed It will bo found that the
list will havo been augmented by tho ad
dition ot tho Illinois Central, Chicago &
Alton Chicago & Eastern Illinois, tho St.
Louis & San Francisco and tho Kansas City
Southern.
Tho railroad securities company, which
was organized sovcral weeks ago by Kuhn,
Looh &. Co., E, II. Hnrrimnn nnd George
Gould, will ncqulro n controlling Interest
tn all of tho companies and will operate
them ns one combination, though their cor
porate Integrity will bo maintained.
UNION PACIFIC WANTS NONE
In Not Looking Aroiiml for Any More
Simill HoiiiIn In Ali-noi-Ii.
NEW YORK, March 20. The Mall and
Express suys: "Thero wero general de
nials today that tho stocks of tho Gould
roads are to bo controlled through tho
Railroad Securities company, which was
organized a short time ago by tho Harrl-
man Interests primarily to hold tho se
curities of tho Illinois Central, with per
haps tho Chicago & Alton. A representa
tive bf a well-known banking firm said tho
Securities company would make no pur
chases whatever ot Gould railroad stocks
nnd, so far ns ho knew, there will bu no
merger of Gould and Harrlman propel ties.
Tlio Union Pacific is not looking arouud
for any moro small roads In Colorado or
elsewhero, nnd ho said tho stories to this
effect nro pure Imagination.
"In addition to tho Denver & Rio Grando
nnd tho Rio Grando Western, tho greater
Gould system will nlso take In, perhaps,
tho Colorado Southern lines, thereby ren
dering It unnecessary for tho Denver & Rio
Grando and Texas Pacific roads to bo ex
tended to a Junction with each other."
OREGON sTJoRtTiNE SIGNS
Contriii'tn for t 'mint met Ion of One
lltinilrrit MIIi-n of lloml In
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NEW YORK, March 26. Confirmation w.ib
had today of tho report that papers havo
been signed botween tho Oregon Short Lino
company, which' Is a part of tho Union
Pacific company, and tho Whlto Knob Cop
per company, limited, consummating u con
tract for tho construction of about 100 miles
ot railroad. This road will run from u
point near Ulnckfoot on tho Short Llue to
Houston, located In tho central part of
Idaho. The district has been tho sceno of
extensive mining operations - for the last
forty-two years.
WABASH MUST REDUCE FARES
.1 1 1 1 1 1 M i Suiiri'inp Court I iilioldinu
CoiiiiiiIkmIihmt'n HiiIIiiu: Tluit Horn
limn llxpppil !:t,(l(IO Per .Mile.
LANSING. Mich., Mnrch 2C Tho supremo
court today tiled an opinion upholding tho
ruling of Commlbbloner Osborn that the
earnings of tho Wabubh railroad in Michigan
exceeded 511.000 per mile last year and that
tho company must reduce Its passenger
faro in Michigan to 2 cents per mile. Tho
court holds thai In determining what tho
domestic fares shall bo It Is competent to
Include tho amount of Interstate fares
earned by that portion of tho rood lying
within tho state. This was the question
Involved.
AUDITOR eTdIr's'nEW JOB
Itoi'Piitly HpkIuiipU Olllelnl of Grand
Inland Itiind lu to p n lien
or ill Mummer.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. March 20.--.1 F. Elder,
for ton years nuiltor of the St Joseph &
Grand Island railroad In this i Uy, who
resigned a week ago, announce 1 today that
he had accepted the general mating- r hip
of the Chortaw & Northern He Mil a
bumo hu ucw 'lUtlcs lu two weeks,
condition of the weather
Forecast for Nebraska -Generally Fair
Wednesday; Southerly Winds, Thursday
Until, with Colder lu Western Portion.
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GIVES HIS HONOR SCuLDING
Drouth Conjurer from Sunltoii pi
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I'liiniitlV Alii; or,
CINCINNATI. March 26. Mrs. Carrie Na
tion began tho day by attending early mass
nt the Roman Catholic cathedral, though
she is not a rommtinicnut of that church.
She announced thnt her program hero
would he ouc ot verbal persuasion and not
of vlolcuee.
She called on Mayor I'lelschm.iun at the
city hall this afternoon and scolded him
for operating a distillery here. On her
arrival thu mayor greeted her cordially
nnd nsked her If he could do anything fur
her. Sho said:
"Yes, 1 want you to give me tomo ml
vleo as to how to close the hellholes In
this city. You know they exist. What aro
you going to do? You will never die well
as long us you are n man who manufactures
Intoxicating drinks. You will have somo
serious questions to answer when you face
your God. I can do no more than warn
you, nnd that 1 must do."
For twenty minutes tho mnyor listened to
perhaps the strongest denunciation that a
chief executive ever received lu his own
olllce. When she had finished, Major
Flcischnianii remarked blandly:
"I am soiry that wo cannot agree. I am
afraid you havo struck a hard proposition
the mayor of a wicked city and u whisky
manufacturer. I am glad to have met you
and hope thnt you may do much good."
From the mayor's olllce sho called on
Chief of Police Dcltsch and asked htm to
send her nn escort for her slumming tour
tonight. Ho absured her that she hhould
havo nn olllccr and as she left she said:
"Goodby, and If I dou't meet you In this
world, I hope to see you in heaven."
Escorted by Detectives Crlm nnd Klncald
and many reporters Mrs. Nation mado a
tour of tho "Rag Time" resorts nnd other
plnccs In this city until midnight. She
mudu n half dozen or more addresses.
Thero was n procession of half n dozen or
moro hacks and nt some plnces they wero
followed by very many people lu the
streets. Every effort was made to save
tlmo and visit as many places us possible.
Mrs. Nation would enter the places, shake
hands with tho women nnd tho men, and
mount the platform or n table and address
tho crowd. Sho eommauded tho closest
attention nnd met with no Insults or dis
turbance, regnrdless of her harsh criticisms.
As soon as sho finished sho was escorted to
her carriage. She will dellvor an address
at Lexington, Ky., tomorrow night and
visit tho resorts, of that place. Sho will
leeturo horo Wednesdny night.
CHANGE IN CHICAGO PAPERS
Itpconl In Sold In KoIiIniiiiI nml Itn
.Viiine Will IIIpiiiI Midi iiuil
of Hip llprnlil.
CHICAGO, Mnrch 2C (Special Tele
gram.) Uy the terms of a newspaper deal
otllclnlly announced tonight Herman H.
Kohlsuat, publisher of the Times-Herald,
has bought tho Chicago Record, founded
and published by Victor F. Lnwsou. Tho
two papers will be consolidated under the
mime of tho Recnrd-llernld, tho first Issue
of tho consolidated paper appearing Thurs
day morning. Frank H. Noyes, president
of tho Associated Press nnd publisher of
the Watdilngton Evening Star, will bo pub
lisher of tho hyphenated paper and Mr.
Kohlsnat will devoto his entire time to its
editorial conduct.
Mr. Lnwson. who has been the sole
owner and publisher of tho Record ns well
ns tho Evening News, gives as his reason
for dlsposiug of tho Record that both pa
pers havo grown in such au enormous man
ner that ho wishes to devoto his entire
time to tho conduct of tho Evening News.
Tho merging of the Times-Herald and
Record Into tho Record-Herald marks the
final passing of tho Chicago Times, founded
In ISM and consolidated with tho Chicago
Herald In JS'Jj umk'i- thu name of the
Tlmcs-Hornld.
HUNDREDS OF HOMESTEADERS
i'hi-y l.i-nve CIiIpiiko In ii I'ni-ly for
AtcrlPiilf urnl IIpkIoii of .North
DiiUoln.
CHICAGO, March 2. Possessed of home
stead right.), household effects nud require
ments of luud development, between 1,700
and 1,800 persons left Chicago today for
tho agricultural regions of North Dakota.
Six special trains wero required to carry
the party and belongings.
Tho prospective settlors gathered in Chi
cago from Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Vir
ginia, Maryland, Illinois nnd other Ktntes,
and among them Were between 300 nnd 100
members of tho German Ilaptlsl church,
commonly known as Dunkards. All but a
few of tho landhunters will settlo In tlio
Devil's lake, Mouso river nnd Turtle moun
tain regions.
IOWA MUST HAND HIM OVER
IIIIiioIm (ioii-riinr Inniipn lteiiiltlnii
for KiirrpiiilnrfPi-, AIIpkpiI IIiii
lip..pr of l.nrrfp Sum.
SPRINGFIELD. III., March 2C.-Governor
Yates tonight Issued a requisition on Gov
ernor Shuw of Iowa for the extradition of
Charles G. Kurzendorfer, who Is wanted
at Chester, Randolph county, III., on a
charge of embezzlement. Kurzendorfer, It
Is alleged, whllo employed In tho touthern
Illinois penitentiary embezzled a largo sum
of money from that Institution. Hu escaped
July 21, and Is now under nrrcst in Iowa.
It Is by reason of his alleged embezzlement
that a resolution Is pending before the
state legislature fur nn investigation of
tho ynuthern penitentiary.
CANADIAN BILLS ARE A JOKE
Tin-) Ai-p HiiiIii-IIInIipiI ii llli ii I'lcturp
of tho Ainerlemi l.oeU nt
(Ik- SiiiiII,
OTTAWA. Onl., March 20. -The officials
of tho financial department ndmlt hot thu
picture on the face of tho new Canadian M
bills Is thnt of tho American "Boo" lock.
Tho financial department sent to Montreal
for a picture of the Canadian lock at tho
Saiilt. In reply It received n picturn of
the American lock and used It. The olllclals
say they were misled by noticing the
Canadian Pnritlc steamer Athnbasn. In Iho
lock and assumed lu consequence that the
picture, was all right, The department of
riUays nnd canals was nut consulted In
the mutter.
A FEW VOTE
Aatii Moyo Some of Their Mei About Sen
atorial Ohou Icard.
CONCENTRATE STRENGTH ON HINSHAW
Gba Him Their Support as Choice from
South Plattt Oouutrj.
FUSI0NISTS SHOW AN UNBROKEN FRONT
tirjau'i Efforts to Hold Ihern in Line Aro
JrroTinf Potent.
tf FORTS AT COMPROMISE OF NO AVAIL
Conference llptnpcn I. coders I'll I In to
Miitup flip lli'li-riiilnut ton ol tlu;
.Mpii Who Are OpponliiK
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LINCOLN, Mnrch 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho ballot for United States sena
tor in Joint sobslon today ngnln failed to
result lu nn election. Tho mcollug opened
with another Installment of responses to tho
resolution ndopted last week nsklng candi
dates lo put themselves on record on tho
question ot a constitutional amendment
providing tor tho election of senators by
direct voto of the people. Tho answers this
tlmo camo fiom Mr. Hlnshaw and Mr.
Metklojohn, tho former presented by Dr.
Ilnthorn nnd tho latter by Dr. Oawnc.
Doth communications wero written In
formal language, largely idtntlcnl with
ono (mother nud of tho sumo tenor ns that
from D. E. Thompson yesterday.
On the roll enll tho only changes wero
those predicted by tho caucus last night.
Mclklejohn ccttimr h.icl.- tli,, n, v.,i0
of Orlshoy, Lowo nnd Spencer. Tho antla
uiuh. uwny uio remaining voto nccorded to
Mnrtln, placing It with Illnshaw. giving
tho latter eleven votes, which 1b the full
strength of the republicans standing out
against Thompson. On tho fusion side for
once, W. H. Thompson polled tho full vote,
wnno Alien ion short, four votes going to
Merge. This mado tho lwn Tlmm
opposite shies of tho political fence, tied
at fifty-nine.
livprj- AIiIpIioiIIpiI .Mi'mlier nt.
Itomnrkablo to tint P. flVlTV mnivilwii nt
, ...t.w iiibiiiui i ul
tho two houses was present todny, with
three exceptions. Representntlvo Walker,
tho lublonlBt who hus been away most of Iho
time, confined with sinnll nnv mil I,. I.lu
appearance. The two fusion absentees wero
ncaii nnu unison, both sick, and tho ic
publicau absentee. Marshall, n lni nn Miii
sick list. Tho fuslonists aro leaving no
Btono unturned to keep nil of tholr men
present nt every session, acting on Iho
Idea advanced by Hryan, thnt tho repub
licans ncing in the majority, must solvu
the senatorial nrohlem without fnUl nn tifta ct-
nncc or Interference, llryuii, W. H. Thomp
son nnu n tew otners, It is understood, havo
ngrceii to contribute, tho money to defray
the expenses of anv meinhers nr i !,,.
party who feel they cannot romaln In nt-
leneinnco on tlio legislature on their own
resources after pay day lias stopped. Theso
leaders propose to enmn rlnhi nn n...
ground and keep in personal direction of the
lusioti lorccs. .Mr. Urynn, particularly, ban
been noticeable around the legislative lmiu
tho Inst two or threo days.
Confpi-pupp or Xo Ainll.
DlirillC tho dav nnvnrnm- !1nliH..1. I,.. -
been laboring bard in secure somo kind
of nn adjustment between tho opposing
senatorial lines. He hnd a conference lu
his olllce this afternoon with ntlnn:il n.
mittecman Schneider nnd Stato Chairman
Lindsay, present together with eleven of
tho so-called antls. Tho critical character
of tho emergency was portrayed nnd tho
demands of pnrty success explained. Ono
nfter another tho nntls declared themsolveii
again on tho (iiiestlon of Mr. 'I'll m ti nun n' a
candidacy, asserting they would enter no
caucus nur atjiuo any nomination In which
his candidacy was given consideration. Tho
only sliins of vleldlmr ciinin frnm rinni-o.
sentatlves Ilnthorn nnd Mendenhall, who
went so tar as to hay that lather than
leave t-ho state nnrenresentod ihnv wnnM
voto for the two nominees representing tho
cnoico or tno republican majority. Na
tional Committeeman Schneider bad no
t-olutiou to olTer and tho conference lirnko
up without having made appreciable head
way. So far as the withdrawal of Mr.
Thompson In deferenco to this opposition
is concerned, It appears further away than
over.
I'iiiipiin lii Siiiiip I'Iiipp.
Tho republican caucus was late In getting
together tonight, owing to tho fact that tho
house hold a lung session today, and It
was after 0 o'clock when tho members got
together. Flfty-llvo worn represented lu
person or by proxy. Ileforo a ballot was
taken a pronunclnmeuto from the eleven
untl-Thompsnn men was read. In sut
stunco, It set forth thnt whllo they can
not and will not voto for 1). E. Thompson,
they will vote for twu republicans, ono
from the South Platto nnd ono from tho
North Platte, on condition that tho niimu
of Thompson Im withdrawn. With refer
ence to the communication from the antls,
It 'was decided nfter n brief dlseusslon to
Ignore It. At 11 o'clock the caucus ad
journed to K o'clock tomorrow night or
subject to tho call of tho speaker. Tho
ballots:
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TIE ON THE TWO THOMPSONS
l-'ll't j-.Miip Vote Cnnt for HiipIi tn Itn
hpiintor on tin- Joint
lliillnt.
LINCOLN. March I'd (Special Tele
gram,) Only threo abm ntees marked to
day's Joint ballot for United Stntcs sena
tor D. E. Thompfcou republican, and W.
11 Thompson, fu'ionlot, each received
flfty-lllm vntci Ro ewali r i topped at
twen'y nine Crssev, Luwr nud Spencer,
who had gone lo M'.lUcJolin lu caucus,
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