TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUESDAY, , JAXtTAKY 12, 1S04. ft f y. i 1 ! - I II 1 1 WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT I P. M. "What linn heen ran be done (In don 1 V Our nnnual January upccial Hale is now in progress. We would advise everyone in need of muslins to take advantage of this great sale, as it means a great paving in money to you. We bought these months ago, when price of cotton was low today raw cotton is worth 14c per pound. We are therefore in a posi tion to nave you money, as we tire going to give you the advan tage of this purchase. We offer you the standard brands, so you know what you are getting. Yard Wide Muslins Lonsdale Muslin, 7Ho yard. Fruit of the Loom, 7tto yard. Pride of the West. 11 Ho. Chapman at tc yard. Pepporell R at 6a yard. Piedmont at Bo yard. Lonsdale Cambria at lOo yard. Good Night Cambrio, Vio yard. Continental H-bleachsd. 9Ho yard. Sheetings 42- Inch Unbleached, 10c, lOHo yard. 45-Inch Unbleached, 11c, lPAo yard. 4$-lnch Unbleached, lie, ISHo yard. 8-4 Wide t?nbleached, HHe. ISo yard. 8- 4 Wide Unbleached, 17c, 20c, 22c, 22c yard. 9- 4 -Wide Unbleached, 15c, 20c, 22c, e yard. 10- 4 Wlda Unbleached, 22c, Mfto, 28c yard. - 43- Inch Bleached, lie, 124o, 13c yard. 46-inch yard. (0-Inch Bloaohed, 12c, 1 13e, 15Ho Wide Bleached, H4o, 16c, 17c yard. 6- 4 Wide Bleached, 15o, la, yard. 7- 4 Wide Bleached, 22o yard. 20c ,Y. M. C. A. BuUdinj. Corner RATIFY PERMANENT TREATY Hafana Senate Makei a 8how of Hanoi Ba fore AdjonrniDg. VOTE TAKEN WITHOUT USUAL DEBATE Tre -Which Includes All the Pro visions of the Piatt Amendment Finishes Work of the Cuban Leglslatare. HAVANA, Jan. 11. The aenate, after clearing legislative buslnesa and being in . readings to adjourn until the spring, raised the ratification of the so-called permanent treaty with the United State. There was no delate, mid the vote was taken by a show of hands. Senor Relo, nationalist, denmiiui d to be recorded In the negative. while oiiiers requested to be recorded af firmatively. The livHly Includes all the provisions of . tke Plait amendment verbatim. This was . the proposition of the Cuban government, made bec nuse of Jhai-dcslre to. .eyojituaily eliminate the amendment from 'the consti tution n nd remove tho constant crltlcUpfl Of the mukers of the vuliMtitutlon for ceptliib' inch Mn nmendment from tfis United States'. The standpoint Is regarded as immaterial whether . the requirements and rertrlcllons of' the Piatt amendment ba continued In the form of a constitution or a treaty. The trei.ty wan signed May 22, 19.13, but wai not rntifled with the other treatUs between the United States and Cuba at the close of the Inst session of congrera. The committee on foreign relations held up the treaty until today end then reported It by order of the senate. The report of the commit tea recommended the adoption of the treaty, stating that it would not change the political attain of the relations between Cuba and the United States in any man ner. Tha time for ratifying the treaty would have expired January 22. . Tha house, after a long discussion of tha tariff matter, after which many amend ments to tha senate bill were offered, took a reoese until tomorrow'. The prevailing opinion among the representatives remain lug la Havana appears to be that congress ought not to go further than giving Presi dent Palm authorisation to temporarily Increase all the duties by 26 per cent. The advocates of the lottery bill have not risked the attempt to pass the bill over the veto of President Palmey on account of the small attendance. . DENY STORY OF RAILROADERS Dealers la Steel Say Prices 'Ar Not ' ResaoastbU for High Rail' ( road Rates. CHICAGO, Jan. 1U RopresentatiYee of large steel compantes .testifying before the Interstate Commerce commission today. In regard to an advance In freight ratea on gram from Missouri river points to Chicago by western, railroads contradicted state ments made before the commission by rail way traffic managers The railroad men declared that the reason for the -advance In rates waa on account ot the heavy advance In the price of rail road ' material. ' This statement - waa re pudiated by representatives ot firms that furnish suoh material, no marked advance ' In tha prtae of material having been made, according to the testimony ot the material men. ' .. ' " freight Wreck 1st Colorado. FIX)RKNCE, Colo., Jan. 11. A freight train was wracked on the Denver ; Rio Grande railroad st Adobe, near this city, nnd on examination It was discovered that the anlkea and fish plates bad been re moved from two rails. It Is believed that R ill 1 .4 i I3 ! C0H1Y5 EXTRACT OF BEEF ajjEyrsiseawsgc 1 , Bee, Jan. ll. 1904. Muslin Sheets Pillow Cases. Erands That Everybody and KnOWt. 8-4 Wide Blenched, 20c, 22c. 25o. 270 yard. fl-4 Wide Bleached, 22e, 24'4o, 2.c, 3X yard. 10-4 Wide Bleached. 24c, 2CHc. Hc. 32a yard. Ready Made Sheetings (Bleached) hiic 83x0 incnes, at soc cacn. Size ?2xS0 inches, at 61c, 694c ench. Bise 81x90 Inches, at 39c, Soc, 55c, 63c, 69c each. Bite 81 x0 Inches, at 73c each. Blae 90xO Inches, at 7c each. Hemstitched Sheets Fle Ttx90, nt 80c each. Size 72x90, at 6!c, $1.00 each. Blse 81x90. at S3c, $1.10 each. Blze ,ix99, at $1.18 ench. Ready Made Pillow Cases bleached) slses 42x36, at 7c. 10c, 14c. 15c each. . Blze 45 x 86, at 8Vc, lie. 15c, 16c each. Blse 50x36, at dc, 12c, 16c, 17c each. Hemstitched Pillow Cases Blse 42x36, at 20yjC, 2Sc each. . . Blie 46x 36, at 21c, 2V4c each. 61 io 50x36, at 32c each. Sixteenth .and Douglai tf tha train wreckers had Dlanned to wreck the Paclflo coast limited, westbound, which was due at Adobe at the time ot inc. acci dent, but which waa behind time. UNCONSCIOUS IN HIS CARRIAGE Former Governor Bnahnell Starts for Bis Train, bat Trip Has to Be Abandoned. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 11. Just as he ar rived at the Union station, shortly after 4 o'clock this, afternoon, to take a train for Springfield, former Governor Asa, S. Bush nell was stricken with apoplexy, and is now in a serious condition. The attending physicians consider his condition most criti cal and hold out very little hope of re covery. Governor Bushnell had been here during the day and was about to take a train for his home in Springfield. His car rlage had arrived at the station and the driver, upon opening the door found him In an almost unconscious condition. He was taken to a hospital. At 8 o'clock tonight Governor Bushnell was reported slightly improved, but hi condition is extremely critical. He had rallied sufficiently to be able to recognise his son, John X.. Bushnell, who had Jtut MURDER CHARGE. WITHDRAWN Pennsylvania Prosecutor Adopts Xovel Means to Get Evldruee In Behtel Case. ALLKNTOWN. Pa., Jan. U.-Dlstrlct At- torney Llchtcn Warner has decided to abandon the Indictment of murder against Mrs. Catharine Bechtel. mother of Mattel Bechtel, who waa killed last October. The aged woman will be tried with her chil dren, Myrtha, John and Charles, on the charge of being accessory after the fact. Alois Eckstein, Mabel Bechtel's accepted suitor, will be brought to trial last, and David Welsehberg, who also was attentive to the young woman, will be the first to face the jury. "Welsenberg,' said the district attorney today, "will be tried first and acquitted, so that he may qualify aa a competent wit ness. The Importance of this movement is obvious. It may seem unjust to have a man Indicted on a serious charge, tried and acquitted, simply to wring from him what he knows of a certain case. But I waa forced to It by the condition of cir cumstances, and I hope that the result will Justify the means.'" The trial will begin tomorrow. DECLARE IT TO BE NO MARRIAGE Cleveland Ministers Inlnn Takes a Pirns Stand on the Question ot Divorced Persona. CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. ll.-The City Ministers' union, composed of a large num ber of prominent Protestant clergymen, at Ita meeting today adopted resolutions against the remarriage of divorced persons. Exception Is made only In the case ot the Innocent party and divorce Is permitted only on scriptural grounds. The remsr rlage of persons when divorce has bedn obtained on other than scriptural grounds is declared to be no marriage in the sight ol God. , Marriage Is recognised to be not only a civil contract, but alao a divine institution. The remarriage of divoroed persons to each other will not be permitted no matter on what ground the divorce was granted. PRINCIPAL WITNESS LEAVES Mrs .Lllllaa Colt Goes to Franee Before Harder Case Is Tried. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. A private message has been received In this olty from New York, which announced that Mrs. Lil lian Hitchcock-Colt has been In thst olty and had, just sailed for Paris. It was subsequently learned here that Mrs. Colt had arranged to be absent from San Fran isco for an Indefinite period end before leaving the city ahe had turned over to a trust company all her private business af fairs, acoompanled with a power of at' torney. ' Mrs. Colt Is the principal witness In the rasa of Alexander Garnett, her relative, rharged with the murder ot Major Mo- Clung In her apartments in a local hotel which comes up today In court. Maty Horses Lost la Fire. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. ll.-Elghty horses were burned to death today in fire which destroyed the stable of ft Peo ples Bros., contractors. In West Philadel phia. Tho loss Is estimated at $0,000, partly insured. J lie origin of the fire is ua- known. - - May Start Strike Again- CHICAGO. Jan. 11. Truce In the livery drivers' strike was extended until tonight. The drivers demand ii a week. The m- REYES' MISSION IS ENDED Mkn Final Call oa Secretary Hay and Takei Trail for Kew York. T0LD EFFORTS IN PANAMA ARE FUTILE Threatens to PnblUh the Correspond rare Between Himself and Sec retary Hay Vnleas Presi dent Does. WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-Oeneral Reyes, the Colombian special minister here, had an hour's conference with the secretary of state at the latter s home today respecting the Panama situation. Secretary Hay has not come to any conclusion about sending the correspondence to congress, as requested by General Reyes. He endeav ored to show General Reyes the futility of Colombia's efforts to regain Panama, but rrgnrd3 the matter as still open to further efforts toward a peaceful adjustment. Secretary Hay, after having been confined to his home for several weeks, appeared at the White House today and had a long con ference with the president regarding' the Colombian situation. The interview the secretary had with General Reyee formed undoubtedly the basis of the interview be tween the president and the secretary. General Reyes will leave for New York at 12:80 tonight. He will shII from New York next Saturday direct for Colombia on the Steamer Allegheney. General Reyes has paid his official fare well to Secretary Hay and to the president through the secretary. Dr. Herron, the Colombian charge, says thnt he has. as yet, completed no plans for leaving Washington. Reyes Makes Threat. The Associated Press has been Informed that General Ruefel Reyes In ids last note to tho State department threatened to pub llsh the correspondence between himself and the State department if the president did not see fit to send it to the senate or make It public. General Rafael Reyes left at midnight for New York, preparatory for his depar ture for Colombia in a few days. Preced Ing him went General Osplna, who came here as General Reyes' legal adviser, and who left for New York on an earlier train General Osplna does not expect to return Immediately to Colombia. The departure of General Reyes does not constitute the breaking of diplomatic relations with tho United States, but merely the suspension of the negotiations which have been golna; on with the State department, having in view the reintegration of Panama as a part of the United States of Colombia. Whether they will be resumed hereafter is not known. Dr. Herran, Colombian charge, remains in Washington to attend to legation bust ness other than Panama matters. It is not likely that he will leave the city for two months, If then. His future movements are quite undetermined. Advices which have reached here from Colombia show thnt there is considerable excitement there over the attitude the United States has taken In the Panama matter. TO INVESTIGATE CONSULATES President Orders the State Depart meat to Look Into Three In China. WASHINGTON, Jan. U.-The president has ordered the State department to make a thorough lnvestigatioA of United States consulates at Shanghai, Canton ant Amoy. For a year charges have been flying back ward and forward "affecting the conduot of the business at those consulates and -the tuaV recriminations and charges that have made it evident to the State department officials that there, is need for a thorough Investigation, which will form the bnfls for a complete .change ot consulates in the Orient. The SVStem of evtivi-terrttnrlnl 1urlallc t,on conferred upon the consuls in the ad ministration of the consular courts is be- lleved to have become antiquated and It will probably be necessary to frame some scheme In Its place that will reduce the al most autocratic powers of the consuls and bring them Into closer responsibility to the State department. The charges referred to are not new,' but as described in preceding dispatches, relate to charges for mnnlfests, for certification of commercial papers and the issue of identification papers to Chinese who have been going Into the Philippines. Oovernor Taft long ago complained to Washington of the practices of loose meth ods of regulating the admission of Chinese to the Philippines and of the opportunities for fraud Involved. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Senator Morgan AVoulrt Ask President to Ballil t'nnnl on Monr aanan Route, WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Senator Morgan today introduced a concurrent resolution calling upon the president to proceed, un der the terms of the Spooner act, to con struct an Isthmian canal on the Costa Rica and Nicaragua route. The resolution went over under the rule. Senator Quay today Introduced a bill au thorising the president to appoint Major General John P- Brooke a lieutenant gen eral on the retired list. Tha bill making appropriations for the executive, legislative and Judicial depart ments of 'the government was completed today by the house committee on approprl ntlons and reported to the house. The bill carries a total of I28.2i8.695. which Is an Increase of $94,680 over the appropriation for the present fiscal year. Senator Cullpm, by request of Volney Wl Foster,, assistant treasurer of the repub lican nationul committee, today Introduced a bill to create a national arbitration trl bunal. The bill was referred to the com mittee on education and labor for a re quest for early consideration. It I pro vided that a tribunal be appointed by the president, to consist- of six members, one of whom shall be the secretary of com merce and labor. Representative Foss In troduced the same bill in the house. The tribunal Is to gain Jurisdiction over dlsputea between capital and labor by the request of either or both parties to the dis pute or by request made by the tribunal. MACHEN IS PLACED ON TRIAL . With Others He is la losrt laaraea with Conspiracy to Defraad. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. August W. Machen, DlUer B. Groff, Samuel A. Groff, of Washington, D. C, 'and Dr. and Mrs. Oeorge E. Lor en I of Toledo, O.. Indicted In connection with the postofftce Investiga tion, were placed on trial today In crim inal court No. 1. Justice Pritchard presid ing. All the defendants were present, but the attendance of spectators was small. The defendants were put on trial on an Indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government In connection with the sale ot letter box fasteners and after formal demurrers to the indictment were entered and overruled, they were arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The work of securing a jury was then begun. A subpoena has been issued for George W. Beavers, who is wanted aa a wltnea for th government In connection with the trial of these cases. SENATE CONFIRMS BUCHANAN By Strict Party Vote Selection of Min ister to Panama Is A p- proved. WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-The executive session of the-senate today was for the purpose of considering the nomination of W. I. Buchanan to be minister to the new Republic, of Panama. As soon as the nomination wns taken up today Senator Morgan presented a protest against the confirmation, offering the points on which he made against the recognition of Panama as a nation. Senator Morgan occupied most of the time until 2:26 p. m., when Senator Lodge moved to lay on the table Senator Mor gan's resolution to reconsider the con firmation of Mr. Buchanan. The motion carried by strict party vote. This has the effect of confirming the nomination. Con Urinations by Senate, WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-The senate to day In executive session confirmed the fol lowing nominations: William H. Taft of Ohio, secretary of par. Luke B. Wrlrht of Tennessee, civil gov ernor of the Philippine Islands. Wnnri' Irtft tf V.rmnnf. vlr mv.rnnr of the Philippine Islands. Iowa snmuel H. Hertrix, Alierton; wn bert Knudson, Jewell; Ferdinand A. Chrls-t.-nsen. Lake Millcs; Caleb H. Wlckerham, West Branch; Oeorge Banger, La Torte City. Missouri t narus I,. fliowner, Hraymer; Benjamin F. Carter. Browning: Louis Knum, Montrose. . Also promotions in the navy and marine hospital service. JONES FAVORS BURKE' BILL (Continued from First Page.) head covering worn on the occasion of his visit to Grand Island to Judge Norrls, who In return will transmit it to the adjutant of the soldiers' home at that place with the president's compliments. Now when visitors look upon "old slouch" as It hangs In a conspicuous place In the hall bt, the home and ask "Where did you get that hat?" a mighty chorus from boys in blue will go up, "Rough Rider President, by Gad. Sir." Postal Matters. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Denver, Bremer county, George L. Rledesel, vice 8. E. Babcock, resigned; Ivervllle, Adams ccunty, Charles W. Price, vice C. W. Har low, resigned. South Dakota Elrod, Clark county, Cyrus J. Wheeleck, vice William H. Dean, resigned. Rural routes ordered established Feb ruary 15: Nebraska Stelnauer, Pawnee county, one additional; area covered, 22 square miles; population, towa win terset, Madison county, one additional; area, 18 square miles; population, 405, Rural cnrrlors appointed for Iowa routes: Columbus Junction, regulars, Harrold B. Thomas, Charles Paxton; substitutes, Frank G.' Bnkef, Joe II. Gamble. Palo, regular, Clark C. Wright; substitute, Har land Hepner. 1 " - Iovra City Contract Let. The contract for the construction of a new poatofftce building at Iowa City, la., has been awarded to Butlers Bros, of St. Paul, Minn., at $42,500, work to be completed May 1, 1906. .. i . . Seminations by the President. The president today sent to the senate the following nominations: Deputy Auditor for the Navy Depart Post masters f ii a Wellington H. Cowdy, Corwitn; uanioi Ancibrson, inmoni. Knnsas Elton WCewey, Meline. . Missouri Mills '4jChaataln Marshall, . Error lu Dakvtsv Cold Figures. Owing to a, clerical error in the figures furnished the Associated Press on January 2, the amount representing .the gold pro duction of South Dakota for the calendar year 1903. was given as $2,SS9,137, Instead of $6,889,137, the actual estimate. Chance for Volnnieer Ofllrers. The secretary of war has proposed the regulations which , will be promulgated Bhortly under which examinations will te held to. secure lists of suitable persons specially qualified to hold commissions in any volunteer force which hereafter may be organised under the authority of con gress, other than a force composed of or ganized militia. In addition to mental and moral qualifications the applicants must be at least 21 years of age, applicants for second Lieutenancy commissions shall not be more than SO years of age, first lieu tenants not more than SB, captains not more than 40, majors not , more than 45, lieutenant colonels not more than jo and colonels not exceeding 65. Applications are made to the adjutant general of the army The persons passing the examination. which will be held at specified places In the United States, may upon authority of the president attend a regular course of study at any ' military school or college except West Point. In attending such schools they shall be entitled to mileage ehd commutation for quarters at $12 per month and $1 a day for subsistence. ARRESTED 0NMURDER CHARGE California Man Charged with a Crime Committed Over Tea Years Abo in Arkansas. BAKERSFIELD. Cal.,v Jan. ll.-Harry H. F!etcher, for fourteen years a resident of Bakerafleld and an employe of the Karn County Land company, has been arrested on a warrant sworn out by the sheriff of Texarkana, Ark., for the alleged murder of his cousin, Fred Coffee, in Hempstead county, Arkansas. In 1S90. It is stated that Fletcher while under sentence of death broke Jail and escaped. The officer learned the whereabout ot Fletcher, or James R. Coffee, which is alleged to be his true name, through his brother-in-law, a resident of this city. Recently Fletcher brought his mother, sister and brother-in-law here from El Paso, Tex., to live with him in a home he had purchased. WILL DIVE FOR THE MAILS Efforts Will Also Be Made to Re cover Bodies from the Sankea ' Clallam Wreck. VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 11. H. M. 8. Grafton left Esquimau today for the scene of the Clallam wreck. It the vessel does not lie at too great a depth, divers will be sent down In an effort to recover the malls and bodies that may be with the wreck. Two bodies found yesterday have since been Identified, on aa Mrs. Rey nolds, address unknown, and Mrs. H. Lap Plante of San Juan Island. Search today so far has not resulted in any further bodies being recovered. The funerals ot Victoria victims whose bodies are at local morgues will commence tomorrow. Strikers Hetara t Work. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11 -The strike of asters. Inaugurated last October at the Surpass Glased Kid factory of J. P. Matschue II Co., has been broken snd todav the mill resumed operations with a full force. The trailers were taken back at their old wages. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All diuggists refund the money If It falls tJ cure. E. W. Grove's slgnatur la oa earb box. 26c, SWINDLERS TURN BIG TRICK SruM FcrtT-FiTt Hundrad Dollars en a p.... r.. V'r) Bogtu Farm Mortga.e VICTIM N. P, DODGE OF COUNCIL BLUFFS After Serarlna the Cash Swindlers Go East on' Hock tatnnd and All Trace of Them Has Been Lost. Nathan P. Dodge, vice president of the Council Bluffs Saving hank and a leading real tstate and loan broker of that city. discovered yesterday morning he had been swindled out of $4,5oo by two strangers on a bogus farm mortgage. The swindle per petrated on Mr. Dodge Is similar to that worked on Lougee & Lougee of that city a few years sgo by a man alleged to be Wil liam Senter, who Is now serving a peniten tiary sentence in Minnesota for obtaining monejr on fraudulent land deals through forged papers. Wllllnm Carse, a Wealthy farmer living near Oakland, Pottawattamie county, had advertised his farm of IfiO acres for sale. L.a8i Wednesday two strangers, one an elderly man, giving the name of John J Foy, and the other considerably younger. giving the name of 'Snyder, called on Carse and I-oy stated he was anxious to buy a farm for his son-in-law and decided that the Carse farm was about what ho wanted. Carse asked $15,200 for the farm and the price was acceptable to Foy, who said he was prepared to pay the greater part of the purchase price In cash. Accompanied by Carse the two strangers came to Council Bluffs and called upon It O. McGee, a real estate and loan broker. with a proposition to borrow $4,600 on the farm. McGee Introduced them to Mr. Dodge, who loans money for eastern par ties on farm mortgages. Mr. Dodge was willing to loan the money, provided the farm was sufficient security. Carse assured him it was, but Mr. Dodge sent Mr. McGee to investigate. McGee went to Oakland and looked over the land and reported to Mr. Dodge that the farm was ample se curity for a loan of $1,600. All Slajnatnres Forged .Saturday morning Foy and his alleged son-in-law, Snyder, appeared at Mr. Dodge's office and presented a complete abstract, showing that Carse had executed a deed to them of the farm and stated that the deed had been placed on record In the office of County Recorder Smith tdat morn ing. All of the documents bore the sup posed signature of Carse and his wife and that of Elmer Fehr, a notary public of Oakland, together with the Imprint of his official seal. The documents were apparently all right and so were the papers filed with the county recorder. Mr. Dodge .drew up the mortgage, which was duly signed by Foy and then Mr. Dodge made out a check for $4,500. It has since been learned that Foy went to the bank and immediately cashed the check, insisting on receiving gold for the entire amount. Saturday noon Mr. Fehr, the notary pub lic of Oakland, met Foy and Snyder going east on a Rock Island train.. This is the last seen of them. Yesterday Carse noticed in the papers among the real estate trans fers that of his farm. ' He telephoned to Recorder Smith that while he had been negotiating for the sale of his farm he had made no sale as yet. Investigation nt once disclosed the fact that not only were the signatures of Carse and his wife forg eries, but that of Notary Public Fehr and his seal were also forged, .i. . . STANDS BY TREATIES (Continued from First Page.) ports that Russia Is competing with Japan for the purchase of war and other shtpa, that the marine minister has no Intention of buying any foreign ships and has not entered into negotiations with anybody with the object In view. Patriotic newspapers have been trying to bring the public to a realization of the Importance of the Issues Involved In the Russo-Japanese dispute, but hitherto wholly unsuccessfully The press is forced to admit that the genera- public not only does not Interest itself the slightest in Man churia, but that it positively detests tha entire undertaking and ardently desires the railroad tc be disposed of. If possible. M. Souvorln. publisher . of the Novo Vremya, who formerly advocated a return to the neglected tasks In the near and mid die' east, undertakes In a. signed article to prove that the distance of Manchuria does not argue against tho possibility of holding and developing it, instaiclng the distant possessions of pther powers. Japan Advises China. TOKIO, Jsn. 11. China's decision to ob serve strict neutrality In the event of war between Russia and Japan was taken partly on the advice of Japan. The latter pointed out that the war could thus be localised, the disturbance of trade mini mised and that the danger of Internal dla orders In China, as well as needless com plications of China's finances, would be averted. The note delivered by Foreign Minister Kcmura on Saturday to Baron de Rosen, the Russian minister, was merely prelimi nary to Japan's formal response, which hus not yet been delivered. The questions at issue were discussed at today' conference of tho cabinet nnd elder statesmen and a final decision is expected tomorrow. When this has been reached the conferees will appear before the throne and submit the answer' agreed upon. After this has been done the final proposals ot Japan will be handed to Baron de Rosen. Japanese Ar Alarmed. LONDON. Jan. ll.-The Japanese gov ernment is alarmed at the report that tho Russian Black sea fleet IntenBa to "pass through the Dardanelles. At the request of the Toklo authorities Baron Hayasht, the Japanese minister to Oreat Britain, has made inquiries on the subject here, but the British Foreign office has not heard that Russia haa asked Turkey's permission and is not inclined to think Russia will raise such a question in Europe -at the present time, not only in view of the far eastern crisis, but because of the unsettled state of the Balkans. Thinks War Inevitable. PARIS. Jan. U.-A special dispatch to the Patrl from Harbin, a town on the Man churlan railroad, describes th Russian war preparations. The Russian officers de- Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Povdor AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PRIMIIID BY irs war Is Inevitable, but add thst they re ready Port Arthur, It Is further as serted, will be occupied by loo.imo men and In ten diys reinforcements of 1W0 men r"n rech Msnchurm. sirong current ot omclnl sentiment wns ,vorHf , strenth- englng tha hands of Russia in Its claims to ''"' an amount of Influence In Mnn- rnuriH. ii is pmntert out mat Kussm, having conceded Japan's paramount Influ ence In Corea, Japan apinrs to be unwill ing lo make a reciprocal concession by reo- egnlxlng Russia's paramount Influence In Manchuria. There Is reason to believe that the late Russian note makes clear Russia's attitude and Intentions, concerning Man churia and how far it is disposed to rec ognise Japanese ambitions in Manchuria. The general purport of- the Russian posi tion is that Japanese merchants and Indi viduals shall have the right of free access to Manchuria for purposes of travel and commerce, but that Russia does not wish this to be extended to the colonisation of Japanese in large communities in Man- . churia. Strong sympathy is expressed here in behalf of the Russian view, as it Is said the general admission of Japanese colonisa tion In Manchuria would create questions of political and racial domination. It is as serted to be the Interest of the commerce of Europe and America that Russia should replace China's authority within Man churia. It Is also pointed out that Jnpan recently restricted tha operations ot Ameri can Insurance companies and this Is cited as evidence that Russian control of Man churia is likely 'to prove as liberal to American and European commerce as Ja pan's. Therefore It Is maintained In gov ernmental quarters that Is Is to the general Intent of Europe nnd America to give moral support to a settlement of the pend ing conflict on the basis of Japan's au thority in Manchuria. Those who are In the best position to know Russia's Intention say Its determination to exercise its sphere of influence in- Manchuria is irrevocable. On account of Russia's latest attitude in Manchuria it is the view ot official circles here that the main Issue of the negotia tions now centers In Munchurla Instead of Corea. t'orea Stands by Agreement. SEOUL, Jan. ll.-The Japanese minister has made reiterated demands, hitherto without result, on the emperor of Corea that he recognise a Japanese protectorate of Corea, the Corean government holding Itself to the Russo-Japanese agreement concerning Corea. Elder Statesmen Confer. TOKIO, Jan 11. Thi cabinet and elder statesmen met for a Jol.lt conference at the official residence of Premier KAtsura this afternoon. The premier, who is ill, waa not present. They discussed the po- 11,,cal and atrategical situation and will report to the tnrone tomorrow Japan Requisitions Ships. WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-The State de partment has been Informed that Japan has requisitioned thirty merchant vessels for transport.-:. Advices received here show that the Russians are Increasing their guard at Seoul dally nnd that the French have made arrangements to establish a guard there. Defeat Would Be Appalllaic. MOSCOW. Jan. 11. 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V - " - v. f", . ' :, . x ' f I ' v? ; - ' 1 ' ' ';. ". 'V " '"'W I ' u . , f 'N ..1 l ' - Madame Yale TO LECTURE Mme. Yale, the most remark able woman known to grace the pages oi modern history, will lecture to the ladies of Omaha, at Boyd's Opera House..... Tuesday, Jan. 19th At 2:30 in the Afternoon. Woman's Beauty Mme. Yale, known ns the Queen of Beauty. Is celebrated all over th civilized world for the great service she has render ed unto science In enhancing and preserv ing woman's beauty. Her health maxims are quoted and practiced by tho leadlnc; physicians everywhere. GAeYdAe System Mme. Tale has Introduced a system of "Physical Culture" and "Scientific Hy giene" unequalled. Many of our best schools and colleges have adopted Mme. Yale's system for educational purposes. All wh are interested in their mental and physical advancement should attend Mme. Yale's hl.th class, up-to-date entertainment at Hoyd's Opera House, Tuesday, January 19th, at 2.20 In the afternoon. 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