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The Omaha Sunday Bee. PART I. PAGES 1 TO 10. KSTAHLIXHKI) JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKNINO, JANUAKY 31. 1904 Til IKTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. 'HAS MAID F0R A DOG Antics of Eioh American Woman Create Eeaea'.ien in a Peril H,tL SERVANT HAS ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ablt to Eorthe the Canine Ttel'n ji in Three Different Languages. WOMAN FORMERLY A GLOVE SALESWOMAN Beauty Attrrc; Theatrical Manager aid Ee Offers Ear Pdsiton, CHARMS ALSO CAPTURE A RICH HUSBAND Canla Pet, la Addition to Havlnc a Maid, la Ulven Haifa al Ronai la well Hotela ta Farla and Trouvllle. (Copyright, 1904. by ITes Publishing Co.) PARIS Jan. J.-Ncw Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Mrs. E. Har rison Poaner, wife of a rlrh American, has a do named BIJou. The d Is now oc cupying a special apartment In a hotel at Trouvlll, frequented by millionaires, nobles and other persona of distinction. He Is attended by a maid, a servant of quali fications described In the following- ad vertisement: Wanted A first-class young woman as chambermaid to a dog of high breeding. Must possess all continental requirements, be of gentle disposition, amiable, fond of animals and respectful. Verbal references required. Address hotel. Mrs. Posner wltn her dog has been one of the sensations of Paris recently. When the Posner and Bijou arrived at the Hotel Rita, a place where princes, ambassadors and the notables of all Europe and America are to be seen, she caused astonishment ,y requiring, regardless of the cost, a suite specially for the dog and his waiting maid. There is nothing extraordinary about the dog, as a dog. He Is a small terrier, with hair of great length and sllklness, through which peep a pair of feverishly bright little eyes. The animal has been coddled until he Is sickly, and has anppetlte as dainty as a spoiled child. His meals were, ordered from ths restaurant with painfully careful election. A portion of woodcock, or quail or some rls de veau, would be sent on a sliver service to his canine highness' "apart ment" with as much attention to dainti ness as If he were an old-timer peer of Prance. After ths French fashion, hs was sometimes aeen In the restaurant, de votedly watched by his superior at tendant. He wears a collar set with Jewels. When Mrs. Posner started for Ixmdon for a brief visit she found that she couldn't take her pet into England, where a kind of hydrophobia quarantine is In force, so she arranged for quarters for him at the fashionable' watering place, Trouvllle, as sumptuous as those ha occupied In Paris. Mrs. Posner expected to return to the Rlts and the dog's suits there will undoubtedly be re-engsged. ''' Vara Her Fortune, j ' Mrs. Posner waa Miss Georgia Davids of Louisville, Ky. Bhe Is a woman of unusual beauty. Bhe sold gloves In a store In Louisville not many years ago. Hundreds of persons visited ths store fcr no other purpose than to admire her danllng complexion, perfect features and golden hair and blue eyes. A theatrical m inager heard of her and Induoed her to fco on the stage. She took the r.sme of Elaine Ellison and appeared first in "Babes in the Woods," then in oae of Charles Frolimin's companies and later wlt'i Henry E. Dlxey in a revival of "Adonis." Fhe met In New Tork E. Harrison r ou st e.-. a young man from Natchea, Miss., who bad made a fortune In the oil boom In Texas. They were out driving in Central park In the tali of 1(97. Miss Elliron re marked that it waa a perfect day. "It would be perfect If we were married," re s ponded Posner. So they drove to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church pannn age and Rev. Dr. John Hall married them. They went to Europe In order that Mrs. Posner might study for grand opera. Poa- r Invested heavily and. luckily in Klon- -Oll re ike claims. Everything hs touched pros pered. He and his wife spent a winter In AIaka. Ha bought a mine at that time and mimed it "The" Elaine Ellison " It is the best cf all. In 1S9S Mrs. Posner revis ited Louisville and charmed all those who tad known, her as a saleswoman by her unaffected graclousness of manner. Posner made a sensation a year ago last s.immer as a plunger. At Trouvllle he won ftW.OflO at baccarat in two sittings. His bee j.'urat winnings there, at Alx lt-s Balna and ether resorts that summer are said to have amounted to tSHO.om. Tie won titt.ooo on the races at De Auvllle. Tn London last November Mr. .and Mrs. Posner left Jewels which they valued at 1M.O0O In a cab. Discovering then- loss, they reported It to the police. The cabman was found and he returned the Jewels. The English law gives the finder 20 per cent of the value, and Mr. Posner cheerfully drew Ms check for P. 000. A Brat-class lady'a maid, such as the woman engaged for Mrs. Posner's dog. is required to speak English, French and German, ao that she may be of use In whatever part cf Europe her mistress may visit; she must understand halrdreeslng, masssge. manicuring, plain sewing and something of dressmaking: she must ba Immune sgalnst seaalckness and be able to pack luggage scientifically. A cheerful and agreeable manner and a soft voice are msisiea upon ry employers. The wages are .o a month. BUous maid stems to be In all respectt a woman of this type. CRCWN OF GOLD FOR VIRGIN To Be flares on Flaw re la M. Peter's on Oeoaslon of .labile tn December. . (Copyright. 1M. by Pr Publ;:iing Co.) ROME. Jan. SC. 'New Tork World Ca blegram Special Telegram A crown of solid gold, set with diamonds and precious stones. Is being made for the Image of the Blessed Virgin, which Is venerated In St. Teter's. and It Is to le placed upon her head bn the 'occasion of the Jj'ollee of the Immaculate conception next December. The other day Plua X received In private audleic Mgr. Radlni-Tedeat hi, secretary of the commission appointed by l.eo XIII to arranae fur the festival, and handed him a' magnificent unset diamond, saying he wUlied It set in ,the crown as a personal gift from himself. The diamond was for--trTerly In a ring recent)) presented te Plus X by a devout admirer, and the pope's action In contributing to the coronation has greatly encouraged the rotnmlttee which has charge of ths arrangemeuta. BREAKS BANK AT MONTE CARLO Feat la that ef A nerleaa VJ. i. Urunt, lasteud of Uraad Moke Alexis, as Reported. Corrt.M, 104. by Press Publishing Co.) MONTR CARUl, Jan. SO. New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The man who broke the hark at Monte Carlo was not the Grand Duke AlcxK the rx.ir's nnrio, but a:i American named J. O. Ornnt, who Is staying at the Riviera Palace hotel The py iin at roulette, of coi" vtmni h iHYorne nnxnifr wan which he Invariably played the . . - On several evenings In succession considerable sums, and one mornlni iti the spirit of play upon him. he entered the Casino at 11 o'clock and sat down. He won steadily, and his success soon at tracted a fashionable crowd, which watched his every movement. In less than an hour he had won 17,500. As he folded up the heap of notes passed to him he was the most composed man present. He continued to play and soon accomplished another coup, still on his favorite number. Con trary to custom In the Casino, his success greeted with cheers by the onlookers. , The chief crovpler threw up his hands excitedly, signifying thnt he had not money enough to pay- The bank was technically broken, and the cheers were renewed even more vehemently. Grant sat back In his chair perfectly non chalant, awaiting the arrival of further money for the bank, which had been hur riedly sent for. In three minutes Grant was paid in. full, arose, bowed to the at tendants and left the Casino. The news of his success spread through the district the next morning, and it was generally repeated that the victor waa the Grand Duke Alexis, who rflso had been playing the maximum. But Alexis only won SlS.flfiO snd did not break the hank. Grant did not take the trouble to correct the falsn Impression. Another heavy player was Sir Christo pher Furness, the English shipping king. He played with great recklessness, but won $6,000. The Casino has had an exceptionally bad week. Even 16-year-old Hugh Brlrmmead, visiting Nice with his parents, won In thirty minutes 130,000. He is too young to obtain a ticket of admission himself, but borrowed one from a friend and com menced to play with only $20. As his pile grew he got more and more excited and plunged. He began to lose, and finally, after much persuasion, was Induced to leave the Casino, taking with him I2.8U). More money has been won at the Casino this season than has been known in years; nevertheless the bank makes an average dally profit of $30,000. JURY SUSTAINS . THE CRITIC Aathor Crosland Haa the Satisfaction of Paying; the Costs of the Action. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Jan. 30.-(New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) E. W. Crosland. the author of "The Unspeakable Scot" and "Lovely Woman," sued the St. James' Gaxetts for libel in reviewing the last mentioned book. Mr. Crosland said In the book he wished all women were widows, because If they were the amount of human suffering on earth would be sensibly reduced. The critic remarked that if one woman Was a widow the amount of human suffering on earth would, to say the least, be sensibly reduced. This retort Mr. Crosland regarded aa libelous. He was severely cross-examined and admitted that he wrote: "Of all the men in the world commend me to a plain blunt critic. He Is the salt of the earth, the savior of his kind." He also admitted that he wrote that "A woman should be kept in a hut at the bot tom of the garden" and that "The days when a man kept a whip for his wife were the dream of happiness." The defense declined to call any witness. leaving the case to the evidence given by Mr. Crosland. The Jury found a verdict for the defense, nonsuiting Crosland, with costs. TEN LIFE SENATORS REMAIN Remainder of Seventy-Five selected in 1871 Havo Closed Their Careers. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Jan. SO (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The death last week of Emlle Deschaner leaves only ten life members of the French Senate. I'nder the terms of the constitution In 1871 the two chambers elected seventy-five life senators, the vacancies caused by death to be filled by the election of senators for nine years, lots being drawn to decide what department shall have an additional representative. The remaining life senators are the Duke D'Audlffret-Pasquier, Herve de Salsy. Eugene Guoln, Rene Berenger, Joseph Magnln, Julea Caxot, Henry Walton, the Father of the Constitution," General Billot. G. C. Bert helot and Des .Hayes de Marcere. The youngest of these men Is over TO and the oldest Is 92. MORGAN HAS BEEN BUNCOED Original Mannserlpt of Byron's Corsair" Sot In His Possession. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 0.-New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) John Murray, whose grandfather was Byron's publisher. says he has the original manuscript of "The Corsair" in Byron's own handwriting. and that, therefore, the alleged manuscript of the work bought by J. Plerpont Mor gan and taken to the Culled States Ust week by his son caunot be the original. Murray never heard of the existence of any other "Corsair" manuscript than the one he owns. But Byron was accustomed to write several rough drafta of his poems before they finally aatlsfled him, and Mur ray thinks it may be one of these that Mr. Morgan bought, together with the manuscript of "The Last Days of Pompeii, for li,0up. MANY PEERS WITHOUT HEIRS Fifty Prospective Yarearles In laprr House of the British Parliament. the (Copyright. lh4. by Preaa Publishing Co.) LONDON. Jan. r.-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A writer In Chambers' Journal, discussing the present composition of the House of Lords, recalls the fact that there are at present more than fifty peers who have no heir to sue coed them. If these Kit tubers of the Hnuse of Ijords were to die auddenly the membership would ba reduced by one- tenth forthwith. Most of the beirlesa peer are conservative. TURNS DOWN LOUBET Pope Decidedly Averts ta Beceiviag Preii deat of the Trench Etpnblie. BRINGING PPf"URE TO BEAR ON PONTIFF Le-' t Prelate Probable Cen- V:.ences of Such Conns. V ?".l0INAL DEL VAL SUES' FOR CHURCH Action Taken ai Indirect Recogaition af Civil Fewer of Italy. EXPENSES OF 'VATICAN TWO MILLION Half a Million of This Sam Is Ex pected to tome from the 1 nlted Slate and as Norh More from Britain and Its Colonics. . (Copyright. IV. by Pres Publishing t ROME. Jsn. SO. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) It has. been stated that the French government was not at all anxious that President Loubet should be received by the pore on his com ing visit to Rome. It seems, however, thnt President Ioubet himself recently had a conversation with Cardinal Iecot, arch bishop of Bordeaux, In which he said: 'The pope would do wrong in nut re ceiving me, because public opinion in France cannot remain Indifferent to such a refusal and the government would find in it a reason for lpcreased activity In the religious persecution, which I deplore as much as you, being unable to prevent it. Such a refusal might induce the abolition of the concordat, which would be an Irre parable misfortune. I cannot do much my self, but If such a policy be persisted In I shall be able to do even less, because the pope would thus entirely disarm me of any power. Such would be the result of a proceeding that could make ooy the French enemies of the church rejoice. For the moment, however, there is no Intention of abolishing the concordat, but already some changes have been suggested by the French government, among them that of giving to the civil authorities the right of filling all vacant ecclesiastical offices, even the most humble parishes, a right until now reserved to the bishops. It Is .hardly possible that, the pope will change his mind and receive the French president after all. but It seems that the French government. Inspired no doubt by the Italian. Is at present employing all the means at its command that such a visit be accepted by Plus X. Cardinal Saea the State. Cardinal Del Val. the pontifical secretary of state, has begun suit in the Italian courts against the government to recover his titular church of Santa Prassede. This haa long been In possession of the govern ment, which leased It to the municipality of Rom for barrack purposes. Incident ally the Roman municipality also has been made a defendant In the suit, In which the cardinal asks that the court declare the building to be the property of the church, and that he, as vicar of the same, has the right to use It and 1U buildings for himself and his court when he visits the church, as Is his duty, several times a year. The cardinal begs the court also to order the restitution of the rent the buildings should hsve produced since the day he took solemn possession, and that at least a suffi cient portion of said buildings be detached and arranged In order to make a convenient residence for himself and court. The action has made a sensation, be-. cause by tt tne papai secretary ui seems to admit the civil supremacy of the Italian government In Rome. It has also been made the subject of some caustic re marks anent the court which the cardinal claims to have the right to lodge properly. The Tribuna goes so far as to suggest that Cardinal Del Val follow the example of his predecessor In office. Cardinal Ram polla, who spent large sums of money in the restoration of his titular church of St. Cecilia, a work to which the government gave cheerful aid. Expenses of Vatican. It haa been carefully computed at the Vatican that the expenses of the coming year will amount to nearly S2,0Ov),JbO. About ti,000,0u0 of the papal moneys. Invested as a contingent fund, will bring Interest of more than S250.0UO. and other property of the Holy Be will Increase the certain In come to nearly loOO.OOO. It Is, then, Sl.SuO.OOS which the Vatican roust receive from the contributions of ths faithful.. Every bishop who comes to Rom brings contribution from the Catholics of his diocese. Mgr. O'Connell of Newark brought KNUlast week, and It Is expected that the amount to b presented by Archbishop Farley will reach the $10,000 mark. It la hoped that the ninety-eight bishops of America will be able to send to Rome this year at least fjOO.OOO for Peter's pence. The recent falling off of French contributions has found compensation In tha Increased generosity of Americans. England, Canada, Australia and ths colonies generally contribute about aa much as the United Suites to the support of the Vatican, and with what little 1 still to be received from the French CatboHca it is thought that Austria, Spain and Germany will bring up the necesssry amount. The sum total of Italian contributions to Pe ter's Pence doe not reavh an average of fuO.OU) a year. Plua X has inaugurated great economies In the administration of the church. Many salaries have been reduced, many sinecure abolished, several Vatican prelate have received ecclesiastical benefices as canons in Roman churches Instead of fixed sala ries. The personal expense of the pope and his attendant have been reduced to a minimum, aa the rioted frugality of Pius X will r.ot allow of any waate or unnecea sary outlay. Dlscoarag lh Orders. In view of ths Increasing hostility of the Italian government to the church. Plus X I discouraging the heads of the religious congregation expelled from France from buying property In Italy, especially If too conspicuously near Rome. A prominent French religious order wa recently nego tiating fur a magnificent villa, belonging to a Roman patrician, when the pope put a atop to all negotiations snd advised all the religious order against buying Italian real estate. It la feared at the Vaticau that aoo.irr or later measures closely imi tating the French action against ih re ligious order may be adopted by the Italian government. . t Jiux, X la about to order the removal from monumental church of all statue and painting which do not poaseaa artis.ic merit, and will give instructions to the clergy regarding the car to be taken of all (Continued on Second Page.) SCANDAL AT SCOTLAND YARD Deteetlrea geld to Have Taken Pro tection Money from Viola tora of the I .a tt. (Copyright. IWt. by Press Publishing Co.) I ON DON. Jan. 30 (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The Scotland Yard authorities are now ergaged In In vestigating a grave police scandal said to Involve s?veral well known detectives of the West End district. The full extent or the corruption Is not yet nsc-rtalned. but detectives are known to have been re ceiving money for years from betting men and keepers cf red light horses. Sensa tional disclosures are looked for. After the conviction .of Whltaker Wright, who was prosecuted ns the result of the action taken by private persons, the gov ernment having refused to move, Arnold White said: "The guilty man Is the prime minister. Nothing can exonerate him from the responsibility of refusing to prosecute. Both he and a member of his family were shareholders, a fact h did not divulge In the House of Commons on the occasion when he had to give a Judicial decision In the matter." "It Is due to the public thnt the sttorney general and the solicitor gen eral should retire. The scandal In this case strikes more deeply t the roots of the national morality and honesty then did the French Pansmn scandal or the Black sea cos I scandal In Russia. The decadence of our so-called aristocracy has io parallel. In former times people did not sit down to a feast with their money lenders." Judge Blgliani. who sntenced Wright, Is now receiving letters threatening personal Violence. His house Is guarded by de tectives. The Judge went into the coun try yesterday, detectives traveling with him. The fact that Wright was found to have a fully loaded and corked revolver has caused more stringent regulations to be Issued in reference to searching prison ers. During the trial a year ago Coun terfeiter Barmarsh shot himself In a cell In the Old Bailey immediately after sen tence. It Is believed that Barmarsh in tended to shoot Informer Schmidt, who was the principal witness at the prosecu tion and who himself was arrested re cently. Orders were then Issued to the wardens to carefully search ever prisoner who was to be tried and to take every precaution to prevent a prisoner from ob taining a weapon or poison. These rule were totally disregarded In Wright' case. An Inquiry Is now being made to appor tion the responsibility. Fear Is entertained that unless strict supervision Is exercised over prisoners Judges may be hot In court. At the Old Bailey the distance be tween the dock and the Judge's chair is only seven yard. ART STUDENT FOOLS EXPERTS opposed Old Statnette of Admiral Kelson Only Dntes Back Two Years. (Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Jan. SO. (New Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The Royal t'nlted Service institution, which controls tha Naval and Military museum, appealed eighteen months ago for subscription to purchase a-statuette of Nehtmr, said to have been presented to Nelson by George III. The statuette wa examined by ex pert, who declared It early nineteenth century work of great artistic value. King Edward subscribed $126, the prince of Wales $30, and the statuette was purchased. Now it comes out that it was modeled only two years ago by an art student named Richard Garbe for a patron, who supplied him with old, prints and details. Garbe say he cannot understand how experts imagined thst it was a statuette of early nineteenth century work, as he adopted a device re cently discovered of cutting a crescent In each eye, to cast a shadow, to add to the expression. The statuette, which purported to have been presented to Nelson aa a memento of the battle of the Nile, repre sents him aa .having two eye, although he had lost one four year before that battle. TEACHES OLD WORLD A LESSON Paris Paper Commends This Country for Refusing; Bompard Per. mission to Land. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Jan. SO. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) "The old world has received a merited lesson" from the new," remarks the Press in comment ing upon New York's-refusing to allow Murderess Gabrlelle Bompard to land and give a hypnotic, moving picture exhibition of the crime. ('Mr. Roosevelt's subject were right In expostulating against the preposterous ex hibition projected. The tenet of the Mon ro il outline were never so Justly fulfilled and 'America for the A mericans' In this Instance waa Justified. The country did right to defend Itself against such a shock to Its morals.' Here we accepted the affair too lightly, and even have postal cards de picting the crime, representing Gabrlelle In decollete costume and referred to by the Journalist writing her memoirs as a merely accidental spectator of the crime. "Gabrlelle appealed to the highest au thority at Washington, only to be sub mitted to the humiliation of deportation on a special tug, while we ourselves received a well-merited lesson tn morality." LATEST FADS IN TABLE LINEN Dnmnalc with Largo Ornamentation Correct for Bin; Dinner In Paris. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Jan. SO. New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) This is the season for the display of whit good in the big Paris shops, and some novelties in table and other linen are to be seen. Damask, with large ornamentation, is still the right thing for big dinners, but for family breakfasts something mors deco rative Is permissible, especially Venetian guipure monograms, all high relief In white. rarely colors. Various shades are permissi ble, though. In the border embroidered floral arabesques. DANCERS' DRESSES FIREPROOF . . London Theater Goes tho Limit Protection Against Dlaaster from Fire. (Copyright. 104. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Jan. SO (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) One- result of th Chicago theater disaster I that th scenery, dreosea and aceeaaorte of the Alhambra ballet. Just produced, are thor oughly fireproof. An experiment showed thtt the ballet dancer skirts, apparently consisting of the ftlmsleol material, would not burn even when exposed to a powerful gas flam. JAPAN KEEPS BUSY Ceaver'.i Four Fait Pao fio Steamers lata Auxi'.i&r? Cruisers. ORDERS LARGE SHIPMENT OF ARMY BEEF Will ooa Pave- Taken Seven Hundred Tbonsatd Ponnli of Provisions. NO REPLY EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS Euiran Concession Do Not Warrant th Presumption cf Pesce. WAR MINISTER TO COMMAND LAND FCRCE Transportation of Merchandise Over Trans-glberlnn Railroad to Slop to Leave Line Open for Army Movements, ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3.-' It will be astonishing If Japan remains Inflexible," were the significant words of an official of the Foreign office to the Associated Press this afternoon. In speaking of the Russian response to the Japenose proposals, which will be dispatched to Toklo next week. The remark was not Intended to convey the Idea that the Japanese necessarily will accept the full details of the Russian proposition, but rather. If it Is actuated by a sincere desire to preserve peace, Russia will offer a reasonable basis In a modus vlvendl. All knowledge of the mediation proposed by Prince Chlng at Peking Is denied here and a specific denial is given to the as sertion that the Russian minister there In vited Prince Chlng to take such action. The report that 1.000 Russian troops are to occupy Antung Is also contradicted. It being Intimated that as fhls Is one of the open port of the United States the report might have been put out to cause a renewal of hostile feeling in the United States. It haa been ascertained by the Associated Press thst there was practically no division in sentiment" among the emperor's advisers at the recent meeting. In this connection it Is pointed out that much of the criticism abroad regarding the delays Incident to the formulation of the present, a well as the former Russian communications Is largely attributuble to Ignorance of the compli cated machinery and deliberative methods of the Russian government. The emperor's decision In all important matters affecting the empire are always based un most extensive and comprehen sive reports on every phsse of the subject. It Is necessary under this system tn have tho fullest Information. This has the ad vantage of placing all of the emperor's ad visors on record and making them respon sible for the recommendation they make. An unsuccessful effort was made at the British embassy here to confirm the report cabled to the State department at Wash ington from Toklo that Ambassador Scott bad pronounced the reply to be made by Russia to the last Japenese note aa satis factory. It is known that Ambassador Scott haa expressed a hopeful feeling, based on th emperor's New Year's declarations. . At the Japenese legation the present moment is regarded a critical, and there Is no evidence of a belief there that the reply will be acceptable. " Japan Requisitions Ship. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.-Advlce have been received here by the local agent of the Nippon Yuxen Kaisha Steamship company, operating four speedy steamers, that the steamers have been taken over by the Japanese government for conversion into auxiliary cruisers. This Is the second fleet of liners to be taken from the mer chant service" between this coast and the Orient. Only recently three steamers of the Toyo KIssen Kaisha line, running to this port, were withdrawn from the service and turned over to the Japanese govern ment. Railroad freight officials have additional advices relative to Russian and Japanese mess and canned beef shipments from the east by way of this port to their respective military depot in the Orient. Japan Is ordering for shipment from Kan sas City, Omaha and Chicago 2,600,000 pounds of corned beef. It haa already con tracted in Cincinnati for 12,000 caaea of mess beef. The same country Is taking from a Chicago firm. In 00,000 pounds monthly shipments, 800,000 pounds of mess beef. By February 15 next Japan will have taken from this country as food for its war forees about 7,000,000 pounds of mess and corned beef. Russian shipment of mess beef up to February 16 next from Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha will have amounted to an aggregate of about $.000,000 pounds. Inclu sive of $.000,000 pounds now loaded on board ship In this harbor. Japan Hna Mo Information. T0K1O. Jan. 30. Th guveruiuent doe not. It 1 said, possess any information concerning th character of the forth coming Russian note, although it hits received various reports, the majority of which say th reply will be satisfactory. None, however, emanate from a source which warrants their full acceptance aa correct. In the Judgment of many Just now tha character of the not doea not warrant the belief that Count Larosdorff, th Russian foreign minister, haa given ox the slightest Intimation of Its content. Even that carries little assurance, for the reason that the Russian and Japanese conceptions of what constitutes a fair bargain vary materially. The government of Japan does not anticipate the receipt of the Russian reply for a few days. When it comes It will probably be considered by the throne In conference with the cabinet and elder statesmen. The presumption that Russia haa made concessions does not, in the least, warrant th conclusion that there will be a peaceful settlement of the existing difficulties. lis entlrs proposition will be carefully scrutinised and every condition and contingency of th situation closely weighed.- If ha reply should prove to be completely unsatis factory ia Japan the outcome of th conference I manifest. Should It give partial satisfaction an exchange of notes is possible, although there remain slight room for additional diplomacy. Raaslan Appenr In Coren. NEW YORK, Jan. SO. Small parties of Russian soldiers are b ginning to appear on th bank of th Yalu river, cables the Seoul (Core) correspondent of th Herald Twenty mounted troopers crossed into Cores at Samsao, near th head waters, and twenty-four reached Antung. They were officers said to b investigating Kites for barracks. Cannot Connm Us hew. BERLIN. Jan. ' Se -Whlle the German Foreign office Is unable to eonflrm the news received at Washington that Russia's answer will bo satisfactory U Japan, it believes It In likely to be true ud argue that Russia will avoid giving an answer (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forera-t for Vebraskn Fair .undnr. with (older In Konth Portion! Mon day Fnlr.v Pane. 1 l.nvlshea Money on Her Pet Do. Pope May ot Receive' Lonbet. Japan flnay Preparing; for War. Heal F..ee Men, After Hnllronds. Treasnry la abort of (iold Coin. All Fye on the British Kmplre. House t'nta oar Mileage Allowance, ft 1f from ehraskn Towns. Pnhlle Land Frnnda In Oregon. 4 ( relahtnn Wins Collea-lato Debate. Affairs nt onth Omaha. 6 Northwestern Cnts the f!rnln Rate. Itonrke .nflalled with Ontlook. A Post Week In Omnhn ftorlety. T Sew from All Over town. 5 Council man's and low. Hews. Amerlrnn Makes Tonr of Thibet. A gportlnsr Kventa of the Day. 10 T.ero Weather a Costly I.oanry. Asks Protection from the River. Poller J mice Officiate at Wedding. 11 gome Fnets of Fireproof Buildings. 19 Amusements a nd Mnale. 1.1 Weekly Review of Sporting; Rventa 14 Kdltorlal. I. i:d of Venesnelnn Claim Affairs. . Slakes a Plea for Kntlonnl Opern. ts tondltlon of Omaha's Trnde. II Financial nnd Commercial. . 21 to 3U The Illustrated Bee. V Temperature nt Omahn Yestrrdnyt Hoar. Ilea". Honr. Pen. fin. in...... IT 1 p. m a. m IH p. m ST 7 a. m 1 a p. in 87 H n. m 3tO 4 p. m 27 n. m XI R p. m 27 l a. in SC2 p. m 2N It I, 24 7 p. in 2H 12 m.. 2. COTTON SOARS ONCE MORE Option for March Delivery (ioea Over Sixteen Cents on Knrly Call. NEW YORK. Jan. SO. Never before has such an advance an that of this morning been witnessed over night In cotton market, and pertiaps never before has the market shown such wild excitement. Ca bles from Liverpool were spectacular. They reported an advance of 29 to SZi points when they were expected to be SVj to 10 points lower. There were sensational advices from Liv erpool also, mentioning a corner In Janu ary and February, with excited buying on top orders and rumors circulating regard ing the condition of continental. Liverpool and American houses. Here first prices were at an advance of 42 to SI points on the old and of 12 to 48 points on the new crop months. March, which cloned last night at 1S.82 cents, opened at 18.25 cents and sold up to 16.12 cent on the call. May, closing yesterday at 104 cents, advanced to 16.76 cents, and July, closing at 26.18 cents, opened at 16.80 cents. There waa heavy liquidation and Immediately follow ing the call prices sagged off a few points, but the market remained very excited, with trading active. Before the close the market waa forced to a still higher level, with March reaching 26.45 cents. May 16.79 cent and July 16. centa, a net advance on these month of 7275 point. The close waa at near the top and steady, with the nearer positions 57675 points and the latter to 48 polnrs net higher. Tha sales were estimated at 400,000 bales. On account of the extreme fluctuations commission houses and brokers in thia market would not consider an order today without the deposit of a margin of at least S5 a bale. Some were asking S10. The usual margin In ordinary times la $1. NEW ORLEANS, .Jan. 30. The biggest surprise of this season was sprung In the cotton market today, when Liverpool, In stead of coming In at a decline of IS points. as wa expected, showed advances of from 19 to S4 points. Covering by trader who had sold the market yesterday for an ex pected break sent price to record-breaking heights. May went to 17 cents on a single Jump of 65 points, or over S3 a bale. July also went over the 17-cent mark to 17.16 centa on a Jump of 59 point. STILL INVESTIGATING BURTON Brother of Kansns Senator Said to Be Employ of Questionable Concern. ST. LOUIS. Jan. SO. Naturalisation frauds and Senator 3. R. Burton of Kansas continued to be the subject of Investigation by the federal grand Jury today. Wit nesses were summoned to appear In both Investigations. Arthur F. Mclntyr of th Merchants Brokerage 4 Commission house house, his father, and Charles Burton, a brother of Senator Burton and an employe of th brokerage company under Mclntyr have been subpoenaed. Among th men subpoenaed presumably as witnesses In th naturalisation fraud case were Otia P. Mallard, former sec retary of th club, and Ford Combs, present secretary. Mallard waa sub poenaed Friday with John F. Fltxsimons, also a former secretary, but did not appear until today. Fltxsimons wss questioned for an hour. The grand Ju,ry adjourned this afternoon, to be reconvened next Tuesday, when Combs and Mallard will be called to testify agala. BALLANCE SUES HIS BROTHER Cenernl with Good Philippine Record Allege thnt He Hna Been Defrauded." PEORIA, III., Jan. SO. General John Green Ballance, V. 8. A., and who waa very prominent In th Philippine campaign ha entered suit in the circuit court against his brother, Willis H. Ballance. When he went to war he appointed hia brother a gent, and alleges that the brother col lected rentals and sold property, diverting the proceeds, large sums, to his own use, that he refuse to make an accounting r surrender the books. General Ballanc owns much real estate and la a member af one of Peoria's ol"-st famllie. MAUPIN IS IN SHERIFF'S HANDS Bondsmen Withdraw from Bond on Disclosures of Raisin; of War. rnnla la Aadltor'a Othee. PIERRE. S. D., Jan. SO.-fSpeclat Tele gram.) Inventlgatlon of th office of County Auiltor Maupin so far shows about 2,0u0 of raised warrants. Maupin has designed and a new auditor will be appointed. Maupin' bondsmen have withdrawn from th bond and turned him ever to th sheriff. It will be several days before th mall v can b thoroughly sifted. TAX COMMITTEE BUSY Omaha Real Ei tat Men lit Writ of Msn- damas ij-aiart Citj OoineiL OBJECT TO RAILROAD ASSESSMENT Bay Property of Eeeds Has Been Tilted at Small Part of Real Worth. ASSERT COUNCIL REFUSED A HEARING 0n tf Petitioners States This it Con- tinnanoa of Farmer Tight.. PROPOSE TO HAVE THE MATTER SETTLED Real F.state Exchange Kot Dlseonr aged by tho Slow Grind of Fed. oral Court nnd Will Keep n Trying, (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Jan. 30. (Spocial.)-The as sessment of railroad property In th city of Omaha Is to have another go In th su preme court. This morning George T. Mor ion. W. G. Fre snd F. D. Wead. through their attorney. T. J. Mahoney, filed with the supreme court a request for permission to file a suit for a peremptory writ of man damus to compel the city council of Omaha to reconvene as a board of v;ua.'lxatlon to hear protests of the relators bera ise of the low valuation piaccd upon railroad prop erty by the city tax commissioner and ap proved by the council. The request is made because the relators claim that the council refused to set a date for a hearing when asked to do so, and further It Is claimed that the property of railroads, which Is supposed to be assessed at ita fair cash value the same aa other property, has been a sec sod at one-half of 1 per cent to 1 per cent of It real value. The petition filed states that tha returns made on railroad property by the tax com missioner and approved by the council were as follows: L'nion Pacific. S6S.SW; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis tt Omaha, 121. 4.K; Omaha A Southwestern. I17.61S; Omaha & North Platte, $11,310. The real value of these roads, as Mated In the petition aa being the result of careful Investigation on the part Of the relators, is: Union Pacific, $14,832,200; Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis Omaha, ,600.000; Omaha & Southwest ern. S4.717.KS0; Omaha & North Platte, S3,- 145,260. Will Keep Is th Fight. "This move,- said W. G. Vr of th Real Estate exchange, "Is merely one In tha chain Instituted by tha exchange for tho equitable taxation of tha railways. Tha fight ha not been dropped, nor will It b allowed to lag merely because the case I In the slow grind of tho federal courts. Wa propose to make th fight all along th lin and to open engagement at every oppor tunity. "By taking the case Into th supreme court we expect fo get a decision on th constitutionality of the charter sectlpn re quiring the local assessors to accept th' figure of the Stat Board of a Equalisation, If in our favor w propose 'to go before the council and try to have tb railway as sessment raised to their true proportion. W are confident that In th fac of such Interpretation of tha law and constitution by th highest tribunal in th state no fed eral court can consistently give the rail roads an injunction restraining th levying or collecting of such taxes." Sutton lasses an Injunction. Lata yesterday afternoon, on th relation of T. J. Mahoney, who appear aa attor ney for Messrs. Morton, t're and Wead of the Real Estate exchange tax committee. Judge Sutton issued a temporary restrain ing order, directed against Frank . Moo res, a mayor, and the city council, and enjoining them from proceeding to levy taxes against the property of the citi zens of Omaha on the valuation aa returned for the year by the Board of Equalisation, untl after the supreme court of th state of Nebraska haa passed on the application of relators for a peremptory writ of man damus to compel tit city council to re assemble as a Board of Equalisation and consider complaint against th valuation placed on th railroad property. Th re straining order ta mad returnable at 10 o'clock on Monday morning, February 1. LABOR LEADER IN TROUBLE Secretary of Chicago Federation Counseled hy Court to Obey Jury linnssi! CHICAGO. Jan. SO.-Secretary Edward Nockela of th Chicago - Federation of Labor was counseled from the bench by Judge Joseph E. Gary to reconsider a determination to defy ths grand Jury In the matter of producing the book and records of the federation before fh grand Jury, which la Investigating violence and rioting during recent strike. Secretary Nockela was given several' hour In which to consult further with other officials of th Federation of Labor. Judge Gary's action today was tha outgrowth of mors citations causing Nockela to show caua why there should not be a Judgment of contempt of court aa a result of Nockela' Ignoring the order of ths grand Jury. In reply to an appeal by Nockela for dismissal on th ground that to comply with th mandate of the grand Jury might incriminate him, Judy Gary declared that . th effect on public opinion of such refusal would be aa Implied admission on th part of th Chicago Federation of Labor that the organization was engaged In counseling or condoning the assault and violence. Th Federation of Labor la th central organization, with which nearly every union of wag owners In Chicago la affilia ted. Judge Uffry Is widely known aa the Jurist who presided at the trial of tha) Ha market anarchists. Secretary Nockela wa later discharged by Judge Gary from th charge of con tempt of court. Nockel' plea of fear of In criminating himself th court held wss legal. BURGLAR SHOOTS TWO MEN Jtesr Caught la Kefarlon Act Fight HI Way to Liberty and Esenpes. ST. CLAIRSVILLK. O.. Jan. S0.-A negro burglar Ust night shot and probably fa tally wounded Albert Troll, cashier of th Second National bank, and his brother, George Troll, manager of Troll's clothing store. ' Tn three Troll brothers, suspecting a thief, were lying In wait In th store. They caught Howard Papsivo, colored, who man aged to get out of their hands and shoot bis way out'. A posse started la pursuit. 5 5 H V,' I.. i ! " I f)