The . Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, FKIDAY MOUSING, FEBKUAKY B, 1904 TEN PAGES.
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MAY CALL SUMMERS
District Attorns Like' to Bs Aiked About
Methods In Prccuring Indiotment.
DIETRICH COMMITTEE MAKING PLANS
Eenatot is Getting His Papers in Readinesi
to Afoid Any Delays.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON ROSEBUD BILL
Indlsn Affairs Committee of 8fntto Acts on
Eons Measure.
STARTS INQUIRY INTO PRICES OT BEEF
i
roarrMimi Start Ik Think There la
Something; Wfug In Relative
Price of Cattl !
Dressed Meat.
(Frof a Staff Correspondent)
WABItlNOTON, Feb. 4WSpclol Tele
gram.) The committee appointed to Investi
gate the charge against Senator Dietrich
will hold a preliminary meeting tomorrow
morning. Member of the committee are
wholly at sea a to th scope the Investiga
tion will take, but they all agree that there
will be no whitewash. Persona and papers
will be sent for and there Is an Impression
that District Attorney Summers will be
asked to tell what he knpws about the
manner in which th Indictments were se
cured. Whether th investigation will take
on the featutes of a town meeting Is one
of the subjects which will be decided at to
morrow's meeting. Senator Piatt does not
believe In open meetings, but It Is just
possible that th committee will permit of
the fullest publicity, this being the case
when the ser.at Investigated Stanley Mat
thews of Ohio. Senator Dietrich Is busy
arranging matters having a bearing on tho
Investigation so that there will be no dclsy
when once the hearings begin.
Favorable Report e Rosebud Bill.
The senate committee on Indian affair
today, attar hearing Benator Gamble on
the Rosebud bill, ordered a favorable report
made on th house measure which was sub
stituted for th senat bill. Senator Gam
ble later In the day filed a favorable report,
using th nous report, which la exhaustive
in character, aa a basis of the senate re
port. Just as opportunity present Senator
Gamble will call th bill up and put it on
passage. No great opposition Is expected to
the measure.
Captain George W. Sues of Omaha Is In
the c: -y on business connected with the
patent office
The Gatllng gun section of the Omaha
Guards la giving dally drills at a local
vaudeville theater uador command of Cap
tain Hodgln. Arrangement have been
made by Captain Hodgln to take hla men to
Germany and they leave April 1 for a con
tinental tour.
Attorney's Contract Valid.
The Interior department has notified Ben
ator Millard that the contract by Charlea
Hill and John Eastman with the Santee
Sioux of Nebraska for attorney service In
connection with the collection of certain
claims had been dwclded valid and binding.
This contract was made a number of years
ago, but thire has been great opposition on
the part if some of the Indians to Its rati
fication. Lately tbe validity of th con
tract has been severely attacked, Benator
Millard transmitting papers protesting
against Its acceptance by the Interior de
partment. Secretary Hitchcock's letter to
day, however, reconnlses th legality of
th contract and Hill and Eastman will
get pay for their services out of the Sante
fund.
Barrow Gels a Raise.
Th committee on commerce of the senate
reported favorably today the Jlli to give
the collector of customs at Omaha a salary
of f 1.000 In addition to fees. This latter
clause was an amendment Inserted by the
committee, as otherwise the collector would
b getting less money than under the pres
ent arrangement. The bill gives Mr. Bar
rows an Increase of .11,000 over existing
salary.
Keep ladlaa Asreat.
An attempt was made In the Indian com
mittee of the house today to strike out the
Yankton, Lower Brule and Crow Creek
agencies In South Dakota and substitute
'onded school superintendents for the pres
ent Sgents. Congressman Burke, a mem
ber of the committee, fought th proposi
tion at every point, and on a number of
occasions engaged In a wordy war with
Commissioner Jones, who ' was present
throughout the meeting. After hearing
both side the committee refused to strike
out these agencies. Th Slsseton agency
matter was psssed for the present without
prejudice.
Congressman Martin's bill authorising
registers and receivers of land offices to
make certified copies of official records
which may be used as evidence in courts,
passed the house today.
Investigating- Beef Prices.
Mr.' Martin also presented a resolution
today which cannot help but excite great
interest throughout the country, for It
culls upon the secretary of commerce and
labor to Investigate th low price of beef
cattl throughout th United State sine
July 1, IMS, and th unusually large mar
gin between the price of beef cattle and
th selling price of fresh beef, snd whether
existing condition have resulted from any
contract, combination, etc.. In restraint of
commerce. Authority Is given the secre
tary of commerce and labor to make this
Investigation under an act psssed last year.
Representative Martin asserts that price
of beef cattle are lower in tbe last six
month than for five year paat and that
the prices of dressed beef ar correspond
ingly higher. I! states thst serious eon.
dltlons exist among atockmen and stock
feeders, many having been compelled to ge
out of business by reason of the low prlcea
"There has been no corresponding reduc
tion In dressed beef," said Mr. Martin,
"and It being difficult to account for this
condition I believe Secretary Cortelyou
should make Inquiry tnto the facts and tell
the people what keeps dressed beef up
whit beef cattle are lower than In years."
Mis Dietrich t Home.
Mis Dietrich, daughter of Senator Die
trich, gave her first "at home" today sine
her graduation from school. Her apart
ments were beautifully arranged and many
people. Including many Nebraskans.
called during th afternoon. Miss Dietrich
was aaalsted - In receiving by Mrs. W. E.
Andrews, wife of the auditor for th Treas
ury department, and the Mlsse Crounse,
daughters of former Governor Crounse,
who hav been In Washington during the
wtnter.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Logan. James W. Hedrirk snd Ethel R.
Kellogg, regulars; William Weaton and
lla L. Ketlogg. substitutes. Moorhead.
Ham Larsea and Horatio J. Rawlins, reg.
ulars; Andrew WUoa and. Minnie, Raw-
Ifrttrl Hiiiar1iif -a " -
Unttsubgy tutus,
bicicat a home
"eretary gay she I Removed
Prlsoa, bat Desire
Privacy.
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LOXL V 4. Replying to a ques
tion In " ' Commons today.
Home Sec . kers-Douglas confirmed
the reports .-s. Florence Maybrlck
had been re. .d from Alleebury prison
to a convalescent home, where she will
remain until summer, when she will be
allowed her freedom, and added that she
had been granted a license under the
penal servitude acts.
In accordance with Mrs. Maybrlck's
earnest desire, Mr. Akers-Dnuglas will
not make public details aa to tie time or
place of her release.
The Associated Tress can announce with
authority that Mrs. Florence Maybrlck Is
now In a home In a distant part of England
and under the care of the members of a
religious sisterhood. She has not been re
leased and Is kept under surveillance, but
to all Intents and purposes her life now,
compared to her existence In Aylesbury
prison. Is that of a free woman. She will
remain where she Is until next July, when
her punishment will be ended under the
special license, and she wtil be allowed to
go free, subject to the usual conditions
governing ticket of leave convicts.
The transfer of Mrs. Maybrlck from a
penal prison to a quiet country home con
stitutes an almost unprecedented action on
the part of tho authorities. It was due to
Ih. .nn..l. th. ' Ti , , v.
... jroiiu.u, "ivectlOn of ManohnHn
mm m vl.,1. a.. A .,t i i . jf-
I! 7 . ' "r nVJEircy confirmed the report that the
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mayoncK. ana nnailv succeeded in obtarh-i
Maybrlck, and finally succeeded In obtain
ing the mitigation of her, punishment to
th extent of her being allowed to spend
the last six months of her confinement out
side the prison walls.
The home office several months ago agreed
to meet the request of the duchess of Bed
ford, although It Imposed a pledge of sec
recy. Therefore, In order to permit her
hair to grow out again and for the recuper
ation of her health, Mrs. Maybrlck was
quietly transferred to this private Institu
tion, where, although she Is still actually
a convict under a life sentence, she lives
in a freedom that belles her real status.
Her exact whereabouts Is guarded with
great Becrecy, chiefly for the purpose of
preventing the criticism of the government
for having taken the foregoing exceptional
action In her case. a
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-In view of the
suggestion that has been made in the preas
to the effect that Mrs. Maybrlck, when re
leased from prison, will not be permitted
to land In the United States, on the ground
that she has been a convict. It Is learned
that that issue probably will be avoided.
The State department practice ha been
to admit the right of an American woman
who has married an alien to regain her
citizenship In America on the death of her
husband by a mere aaaertion of her desire
to do so. Mrs. Maybrlck, therefor, may
come Into the United States as an Amer
ican citizen.
AMERICANS ARE IN PRISON
Case of Mistakes Identity, bat French
Procedar Still Holds Them
Fast.
PARIS, Feb. 4. Inquiry concerning th
detention of Mr. Hurt, and Mr. Ireland, two
Americans, at Nice, has brought out these
facts: On January 26 the police of Nice
arrested Mr. Hurt, considering him to be a
man named Hurst, who was wanted by the
Paris police. Mr. Ireland, on tearing- of
this. Tent to explain and identify Mr.
Hurt, when the former was also held as an
accomplice. The United States consular
office demanded proofs of hi identity, Th
authorities replied that two day would be
required for this.
The Investigation resulted In showing that
a mlstak had been made In taking Mr.
Hurt for the man Hurst. The case is fol
lowing the usual course of French pro
cedure and another examination of the pris
oners occur today. The consular lawyer
will look after the Interests of the accused.
It appears to be a cuse of mistaken identity.
VENUS ARRIVES AT JAMAICA
Passengers and Crevc of th Ship
Picked lp by a Chilian Steamer
and Taken to Kingston.
KINGSTON, Feb. 4. The Dutch schooner
Venus, which was dismasted recently dur
ing a hurricane while on its way from
Cuacao to Ban Domingo, has been picked
up by a coasting vessel forty mile south
of Jamaica and towed to Savanna la Mar,
Jamaica. Th crew experienced great hard
ships and had been drifting at sea for
twenty-seven days.
It was announced from Kingston on Janu
ary S that the Chilian steamer Malpu had
arrived there, bringing the passengers, men
and one woman, and part of the crew or
the Venus, which It had encountered In a
very battered condition between Curacao
and San Domingo. It was then announced
that the captain of the Venus and two men
had remained on board the schooner.
REBEL TROOPS RESUME WORK
Fighting at Pajarlte Contlnnc All
Xlght and Torch Is Applied
to Ban Carlo.
SAN DOMINGO, Friday. January 29.
Th troop under the command of the
rebel general, Rodrlgues, arrived at Pa
Jarlto laat night from Ban Pedro de Ma
corla Fighting at once commenced and
lasted during the night and was continued
today. A general attack Is expected at any
moment. The town of San Carlos, which
has been captured by thl Insurgents, wss
set afire today.
It is rumored here that Santa Barabara
de Bamana and Sanohes hav been cap
tured by government forces- The United
State cruiser Columbia, at the request of
the German consul at Santa Barbara,
landed marines at a point on th beach out
side th town to protect German Interest.
CHAMBERLAIN WILL REST
Will Be Gone for Two Months, hat
Declines, for Bn.l.es. Benson,
to Bay Where.
LONDON, Feb. 4. -Joseph Chamberlain
will start February 11 on a two months'
holiday. He decline to say where he la
going, because it la hi desire to hav a
complete rest and not be troubled with
correspondence.
rrnarnay President Remain.
BUENOS ATRES. Feb. 4.-There la no
truth In th reported flight of President
Or denes of Uruguay. Advices from Mon
tevideo say the city is quiet and that
President Ordones recently mad a tour of
th city and suburb to reasaur th peo
ple. It Is also denied that the revolution
ists art advancing- a Montevideo
OUST BRITISH EMPLOYES
Bossia Dismisses Customs 0fiiola?i Employed
t by English Chinese lot poctor.
MATTER BROUGHT UP IN PARLIAMENT
i Beer secretary of Foreign Office
Say Great Britain Has Made Rep
feeeututlon RegurdlnK Oe
capatloa of Manchuria.
""fDON, Feb. 4. John Morley an
nounced today In the House of Commons
his Intention to Introduce February S his
fiscal amendment to the address In reply to
me speech from the throne, even if Pre
mier Hal four Is absent
Several questions wer nut with the ob
ject of eliciting information regarding the
far eastern situation, the step taken to
avert war and whether the government
alone or In conjunction with the United
States government had pressed Russia to
evacuate Manchuria, etc., but the questions
practically were without result.
Earl Percy, under secretary of the For
elgn office, declared that In view of the
present state of the negotiations between
Russia and Japan It would be manifestly
Improper to make any observations on the
situation. The British government, he
added, had made frequent representations
" ' " -mjr in ins
i . -
Lrcusslans had removed several of the em
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K.,c vl mt nuurn nsxi, me inspector
general or customs and posts In China, from
the, native customs office at New Chwang
ahd Had replaced them with Russian nomi
nees. Representations, the earl added, had
been made on the subject to St Petersburg.
Criticise Premier Balfonr.
Mr. Robson, liberal, moved an amendment
to the address setting forth that evidence
presented to the war commission disclosed
grave mismanagement and negligence on
the part of the government during the
South African war. In a lengthy review of
the preparations for the earlier conduct of
the war Mr. Robson severely criticised
Premier Ball our and former Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain, and at the conclusion of
his remarks asked If minister capable of
uch conduct were fit to conduct the affair
of the nation.
Mr. KacNamara, radical, seconded the
amend-Tient.
Mr. Wyndham, secretary for Ireland, In
his reply defended the government. He ad
rcltted mistake had been made, but In
sisted these ware due to an Inadequate
army system: Acting with the machinery
of those day, he said, the government did
not stand condemned. It must stand or
fall by the report of the commission, which
discredited some of the evidence, because
it was conflicting.
Mr. Chamberlain In defending himself
against Mr. Robson' attack, which h
said was Intended to hold him up to de
rision, declined to accept the Individual re
sponsibility of the South African war or
It conduct, and said that peace was mad
Impossible because Kruger hoped for for
eign assistance, . wa misled Into believing
that Great Britain was not In earnest.
Regarding attack on the "new diplo
macy." Mr, Chamberlain said that It should
be made verfeetlr clear In Alploaaacr- what
Great Britain wanted. Tbe house then ad
journed. WILL ATTACK PANAMA SOON
Just Kw the Presidential Election
Absorb Attention In Colombia
and Diverts Pnblle Interest.
COLON. Feb. 4. The royal mail steamer
Trent arrived her today from SavanUla
and Cartagena and brings reports of great
excitement at both places over the presi
dential election. It is said that General
Rafet Reyes will carry the department of
Bolivar, but It is believed generally that
Joaquin Veles Is elected.
There Is still much war talk, both at
Savanllla and Cartagena, and It Is asserted
that Colombia will attack Panama soon.
The Trent left the United States gunboat
Nashville at Cartagena yesterday and
passed the auxiliary cruiser Yankee out
side Cartagena harbor.
GERMANY BEGINS TO PUNISH
Sonth African Native Will Feel
Weight of Kaiser's Mailed
Hand.
BERLIN, Feb. 4. The relief of Wind
hoek and Okahandja, German Southwest
Africa, announced yesterday In a dispatch
from the commander of the gunboat Ha
bicht, at Swakopmund, 1 regarded a end
ing th aggressive and successful period
of the native rebellion.
Now begins the punitive phase. In which
the German force rearing Swakopmund
by aea will, scatter the native and take
their strong plaees. Bom of the head
men probably will be executed, all the
the natives will be disarmed and traders
who sell them arms will hereafter be
severely dealt with.
ARMY 0FFICERS LOSE JOBS
Heads of Departments la British
War Ofllce Are Dismissed by
Reformers.
LONDON, Feb. 4. In pursuance of the
army reforms all the heads of departments
of the War office today received letters of
dismissal, and were notified that they will
be employed elsewhere.
Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief of the
forces; Lieutenant General Lord Grenfell,
commanding the Fourth army corps; Lieu
tenant General Sir John French, in com
mand of the First army corps, and Sir
William Butler, commanding the Weat dis
trict, have been Invited to join the new
army council.
LOWER THE AMERICAN FLAG
Last Vestige of tailed States Oeeu
nation In Cms a Disappears When
Troop Board Ship.
HAVANA, Feb. 4. Th last vestige of the
American occupation of Cuba disappeared
this afternoon when the American flag was
lowered from the Cabana barrack and the
last battalion of American soldiers marched
te the Leiaoornia pier and boarded th
United Btate army transport Sumner.
Abel te Brought Back.
WEI.LAND, Ont., Feb. 1 James B. Abel
left today In custody of a detective for New
Torn, where Abel la wanted to answer to a
charge of forgery, alleged to have been
committed while paying attention te Miss
Eleanor Anderson under Urn nam of "J.
OgWa QonleV '
RAILROADS BUCKING DRIFTS
Prre Marsjaett Line Hopes to Have
Northern Banneh In Opera
ntlen Soon.
DETROIT, Fein 4. -"We expect to have
the whole 'thurrJb district of the state
opened up by tonight." said Assistant Gen
eral Superintendent W. D. Trump of the
Pere Marquette railroad today. "Yester
day we succeeded in getting a snow plow
down from Harbor Beach, which Is the
northernmost point of the Harbor Beach
branch of the Port Austin division to Port
Huron, and we have started It back for
Harbor Beach today, followed by relief
trains with coal and supplies. W also
hope to reach Grlnflmone City with a train
today for the first time In two weeks."
Storm reports front the "Thumb" district
of Michigan tonight are disappointing. A
snow plow which; succeeded In working
south from Harbor Beach to Port Huron
yesterday was started northward todsy,
but on the retnrn'r trip has made tittle
progressi The Per Marquette line being
exposed to th winds from Lake Huron
Is burled In snow drifts before the opening
made by the snow;'' plow can be made use
of. It is ninety inllos from Port Huron
to Port Austin and reporta received tonight
show that the miow plow and relief train
which started at 8 'clock had worked
northward only about twenty miles.
At Palms station; fifty miles from Port
Huron, there Is a junction and the snow
bound village of Harbor Beach Is situated
eighteen miles from Palms on the branch
line. .
Assistant General "Superintendent W. D.
Trunk of the Pens Marquette said It was
hoped that the snoV plow, would get aa far
along as Croswell ton light. Th Saglnaw
Port Huron branch of the Per Marquette
Is blocked between Marlette and Brown
City, where the eastbound train that left
Saginaw for Port Huron at 7 a. m. is
nowed in. The weatbound train that left
Port Huron at 8:60 s m. Is at Brown City,
unable to proceed until the eastbound train
reimuro. uirnar in tne cay it was
thought the Port Huron-Saginaw line was
opened, but th cut filled up with snow
before today's trains could get through.
ukanu RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 4. The
blisxard which ha played havoc with rail
road traffic In western Michigan during the
last twenty-four hours has ceased and the
weather Is moderating. The Pere Mar
quette and the othtr railroads expect to
have their lines free before the day Is over
and to have trains again moving on time.
Tho Pere Marquette peasenger train from
Chicago, dug here yesterday afternoon, la
stalled in snowdrift between Zetland and
Waverly.
SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 4.-The railroads
in this part of the state are today rapidly
recovering from the effects of Tuesday
night s blisxard. The Pere Marquette la
now open on a!l of It branches in this sec
tion except the Port Austin and Altmont
lines. Th Michigan Central report It
northern division clear and train very little
oehind time.
NEW ORLEANS AGAINST WORLD
Liverpool Cottoa Mnrket Shows De
cline la Spite of Sosnthern Mar
ket' Tendency.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. The -ntmeat con.
fusion and excitement attanded the opening
or the cotton market again today. The
bullish utterances from New Orleans va.
terday and' the report that . New Orleans
duus naa placed unlimited buying orders
In the local pit just before the close of
business last night had led many to be
lieve that this morning would witness a
resumption of the recent upward trend cf
values, ' It seemed, however, that it q
New Orleans against the world, and Liver
pool, instead or advancing, as expected, re
ported a decline of 20 to 26 calnts unrtar
Egyptian and continental selling. This led
to a weak opening here, with first prices at
a decline of 47 to 59 points on the old and
of 15 to 20 points on the new crop poattlona
Receipts were light, but the far eastern
situation looked very threatening and at
nrst mere was no indication of New Or-
lans' support. The decline attracted a good
demand from shorts, who were taking
profits. New Orleans also renortAd a re
lational break, and Liverpool, shortly after
in local opening, became spectacularly
active and excited, losing at tlmea 7 to S
points between sales. - The local market.
however, after selling down to 15.30o for
March, 15.59c for May and 15.7io for July,
ruled firmer on renewed bull support. .
The weakness of cotton was accompanied
today by lower prices and a weak tone on
the Coffee exchanga September sold
even-tenth of a cent a pound cheaper
than it did at last night's close. The Sep
tember option lb now nearly t cents lower
than it was a few days ago, although the
culmination of a bull movement aald to
hav been manipulated by the same group
of speculator that bid cotton np to It high
points.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 4 War rumor
Inducing heavy liquidation caused a break
of a cent a pound or 15 a bale In the cotton
market today. Liverpool came In sensa
tionally weak and communicated the soars
to local traders. Prominent bulla said that
th break was also partially due to a con
certed effort on the part of New York and
Liverpool bears to break the market Prices
did not stay down long, aa the bull leaders
bought heavily, not only in the local mar
ket, but In Liverpool, which caused a sharp
reaction. March lost 106 point from the
close of yesterday at 15.60 cents and then
recovered to 1122 cents. Tbe break was at
tended with little excitement. The volume
of trad was heavy.
COAL MINERS ARE SET FREE
Men Who Wer Charged with Dynn
mltlns; Homes of Six Official Re
leased from Their Bond.
GLEN WOOD SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 4.
Domlnicl Zolo and James Olease, non
union coal miners, who were arrested on
the charge of blowing up the houses of six
of the officials of the miners' union at
New Castle several months ago, were re
leased from their bonds today. Police au
thorities who hav been Investigating the
affair appeared In court and announced that
no evidence had been discovered sufficient
to convict the men of the charge and re
quested thst they be freed from their bonds.
MARYLAND HAS NEW SENATOR
Isador Bayaer of Baltimore Is
Chosen to Sneered Senator
MeComaa.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Feb. 4.-In th Mary
land legislature today Isadora Rayner of
Baltimore, who was nominated laat night
by the democratic caucus, received th
unanimous vote of the democratic major
ity and was elected United State senator
to succeed Ioul E. MeComaa. Th repub
lican minority voUd unanlmousj. for Mo
Comas '
SHAW CALLS FOR MONEY
Secretary of Trenury Bams Hotioo oa
United States Depositories.
MUST PAY FOR PANAMA CANAL ROUTE
At Least .m,00O,000 Mast Be Raised
Shortly and Banks Are Asked to
Provide Twenty Per Cent
of Deposits.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-Secrelary Shaw
today sent the following letter to all na
tional bank depositors holding special gov
ernment deposits regarding prospective
calls for funds on account of the Panama
canal purchase:
Sir It seems probable that the govern
ment will be called unun In the near future
to pay t&o.oijo.GO preliminary to the con
struction of an interoceanlc oanal. In ad
dition to this, there are outxtandlng ap
proximately 5,nm.i0 of the United Stales
Donos, which by their terms mature r -o
ruary l, l!, and congress In considering
appropriations of between $4,000,000 and
$.V),000 to the Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion. To meet these probable demands it
will be nfcesenry to withdraw at least
irom oepoHitory banks.
You are therefore rpanlred to tnske Im
mediate preparation for the payment on de
mand of ) pr cent at New York. In the
near future, possibly within ten clays, you
will be asked to transfer this amount to
some one cf tho New York depository
banks, to be used in settlement for the
canal right-or-way.
If you desire to sell at once a portion of
tne securities. now held by the government
pains t your deposit, you will so Inform
this office, nnd arrangements will be made
lor the Immediate transfer, so s.- to avoid
actual withdrawals from channels of trade,
The department will sorrender no United
States bonds held as security for deposits
with any bank until such bank nas witn
drawn all state and municipal bonds now
held aa such security, but securities of tho
Dirtrlrt of Columbia. Phlllnnlne Island! nnd
Hawaii will be retained If desired. Pleaae
acknowledge receipt. Respectfully,
L. M. SHAW, Secretary.
EDITORS MEET IN WASHINGTON
Rational and New York State Ao
clntlons la Joint Ses
sion. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. -The second an
nual convention of the National Repub
lican Editorial association began at the Ar
lington hotel In this city tonight and will
last two days. The member of th Repub
lican Editorial association of New York
state are also In the city, so tonight a joint
meeting of the two organlxatlons was held.
John A. Slelcher of New York, president of
the national association, presiding. In
opening the meeting Mr. Slelcher spok as
follows:
The twentieth century Is the age of th
newspaper, the universal educator, the up
lifter oi mankind, the defender of human
rights. We, In the laud of Benjamin
Franklin, stand first In the light of pub
licity.
The republican nartv. like a young ath
lete, grow stronger with every contt-st.
fcvery four years comes anew the que-
tlon. "Who shall drive the chariot? In
the democratic party the great question is,
"Who shall drive the hearse?" and 1 am
not surprised that the democratic national
committee fled from Chicago in despair In
fear of an ambitious youna newspaper can
didate from New York. It does not make
much difference who drives the democratlo
hearse this year. Public Interest will not
center largely on the driver on the outside.
but te man in the box inside the convey-
In the clear Mailt of history every patr!
otic citlsen Should sincerely rejoice that we
have had presidents with the wisdom to
look ahead and with courage to go ahead,
farther and faster than the people. To
these prescient minds are we Indebted for
the Louisiana purchase, the acquisition or
Alaska, the freedom of Cuba, the planting
of our flag In the far east and Its retention
there, and to our stalwart, honest, courage
ous, typical young American president,
Theodore Roosevelt, we will be Indebted
during the next four years. 1 sincerely De-
lleve. for the construction of the Panama
canal, for much needed and long sought
protection of American ahiuptng. for rea
sonable and advantageous reciprocity, a
sounder system of finance and the main
tenance of our national honor, wherever or
by whomsoever it may be assailed.
Ex-Governor Frank S. Black of New
York was the next speaker. A third ad
dress of the evening waa delivered by Sen
ator Chauncey M. Depew of New York.
who welcomed the editors and said that th
Isolation of Washington from the financial
and commercial activities of the land is a
serious handicap to the legislator, who,
therefore, waa fortunate when convention
enabled him to meet delegate from all
parts of the country-
He followed these remarks with a political
speech, in which he said the democrat
could not afford to repudiate Bryan and
could not succeed without a candidate
whom the country would believe la opposed
to everything Bryan preaches.
LORENZ ON WITNESS STAND
Say that Ho Did Rot See Mnchcn
Until After Device Waa '
Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The cross-ex
amination of 8. D. Carr. president of the
National Bank of Commerce, Toledo, O.,
was concluded today, when the postal
trial was resumed. The Indebtedness
of Lor en I to the tianlc, Mr. Carr testified,
was wiped out in December, 1894.
Oeorge E. Lorens then took the stand In
his own behalf. As to his connection with
the Grot! fastener, lie said he came to
Washington In July, 18. He called at
Machen's office and met Machen, who went
with him to the office of the superintendent
of delivery and inspected a model of tbe
Groff fastener, Samuel A. Groff. explain
ing Its working. Upon this visit to Wash
ington Lorens said he did not see Machen.
In August of the same year he met Machen
who, he said, declared that the Postofflce
department had adopted the Groff fast
ener and would put It in th various cities
a fast as th appropriations would permit.
Taking up the subject of payment re
ceived by him Lorens said that since his
agreement with the Groff'a he had received
between I49.0UO and $30,000.
Lorens declared that a check for $1,500,
which tbe government had Introduced, had
nothing whatever to do with the Groff
fastener, but waa drawn by N. R. Harring
ton of Bowling Green, O, in settlement of
sale of oil property in Ohio. The sight
draft for $1,031 drawn by Machen on Jan
uary 23, 19U0, Lorens testified, waa at hla
own request while on a visit te. Washing
ton. One by one the drafts Introduced by the
government, showing the transfer of money
between Lorens and Machen, were shown
to Lorens, who explained that they were
credited to the payment of a note. Per
sonal checks of Mr. Lorens and Mrs. Lo
rens In favor of Machen were Identified as
having been sent to Machen on the same
account.
The croee-exsmlnatlon of Mr. Ixrens had
hardly begun when an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
Monitor Gees to Canton.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-The Navy de
partment announced today that the monitor
Monterey ha left Hong Kong for Canton.
It la believed her the departure of the
Monterey for that place may have been la
auencod by tho rort of, unrest there.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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MAY INVOLVEJJNITED STATES
Question of International Lave Grow
ing; Ont of Iroquois
Fir.
CHICAGO. Feb. 4 The l nlle.1 t . ,
government has become party t .
complications growing out of the Irmpw.,
fire, a On question of International law
ha been complicated and It Is discovered
that If it Is, 4irltlsh tire Instirnm-e com
panies will suffer largely from the fire. In
stead of the New York firm of Klaw 4
Erlanger.
While adjusters are busy fixing the ques
tion of loss on the theater building local
and British victim of the fire are en.
dcavorlng to reach a bond in the posses
sion of the United States government as a
means of Satisfying claims.
"Mr. Blue Heard." said to be the most
pretentious extravaganxa sent on the road
In America, was not, an supposed, an
American production. The scenery, cos
tumes snd a greater part of the electrical
effects were owned by the Drury Lnne
company of London. They were leased by
Klaw Erlanger. not purchased. As a
consequence when the property was brought
to the United States a bond was filed with
the government In lieu of laying of duty
guaranteeing that It would be exported to
its owners within a period of si months.
It Is that bond claimants are now seeking
to reach.
At the same time representatives of Klaw
& Erlanger are engaged with equal energy
in an effort to secure the release of the
bond on proof that the property Is now
nonexistent, that It was annlhlated in the
fire. The value of the destroyed scenery,
wardrobe, etc.. Is estimated from $40,000 to
$60,000.
REDUCES BONDS OF
MINERS
Judge Lewis nt Cripple Creek
Case Will Be Tried This
Month.
Says
CRIPPLE CREEK. C0I04 Feb. 4.-Judge
Lewis has reduced the amount of bonds re
quired of the Miners' union leaders who
were held as prisoners by the military au
thorities while the district was under mar
tial law and they have been released. '
Their trial on the charge of conspiracy to
wreck a train will begin February 16.
Judge Lewis has said that the Vindicator
mine explosion will be taken up Immediately
after the train wrecking case are disposed
of and that nothing will be permitted to
interfere with these trials.
In the district court today the case
against George E. Kyner, editor 'and pro
prietor of the Victor Dally Record, and his
reporter I and Linotype Operator W. I
Sweet,' F. VT. Langdon, H. J. Rlchman and
George Langdon, was called and each of
the defendants pleaded not guilty of the
charge of criminal libel preferred by Frank
Vanecke and Tom Bcanlon, member of
the National Guard, who were referred to
in the Record of September 29 as former
convicts. A Jury is being Impaneled.
SENATOR HANNA'S CONDITION
He Is Suffering; from Recurrent
At.
tack of Grippe, but Not la
Danger.
WA8H1NOTON, Feb. 4. There was no
distinct change today In the condition of
Senator Hanna, who Is suffering from the
grippe and great physical exhaustion. In
their morning report the attending physi
cian said there were no alarming symp
tom and tonight they expressed the belief
that If there are no untoward developments
in the case the senator will recover in a
reasonable time. Dr. Rlxey ascribes the
Irritation which had set up In his patient's
stomach to the resulting effects of the
grippe. He says Mr. Hanna has by no
means exhausted his strength. The
senator Is unable to take any solid food
and today his nourishment has been con
fined to milk. He 1 In consequence very
much weakened. HI pulse Is said to be
normal, with temperature qllghtly over 100.
This I about X degrees above normal.
WILL GRAFT ON' NEW SKIN
Dcs Motncs Mnn to Undergo nn Opera
tion at the Emergency Hospltnl
In Lo Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 4-An exten
sive akin grafting operation Is now in prog-
1 at the Emergency hospital here. On
January C. M. Bchlnsler, formerly of
Des Moines, la., was horribly burned. There
remain on bis body an area from which
the cuticle Is entirely mlsxlng, equal to
three and a half square feet. Two hundred
persona will furnish the cuticle needed for
grafting. The Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica ha undertaken the work of supplying
men from whom the akin may be taken.
TORNADO . DAMAGES RENO
Wind Storm tn Nevndn Destroys
Rnlldlngs, but No Lives Ar
Lost,
RENO, Nev., Feb. 4. A tornado struck
East Reno today and destroyed much prop
erty, cutting a wide swath through the
town.
The Stone building, a structure seventy
feet long, was demolished and th Wah-
I loo hotel was lifted from its foundations
and carried a distance and collapsed.
Other structures were damaged. No one has
ben reported injured.
EfcDS LIFE WITH PISTOL
UlaCeld B. Willi ver. Real Estat
Denier of Slonx Falls, Kills
Himself In His OSSce.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. L., Feb. 4.-W!nfleld 8.
Welllver of the real estate firm of Sexton
A Welllver, shot and killed himself la his
office hers this afternoon. No reason is
known. He left a note addressed to his
wife, but It has' not been opened. Mrs.
Welllver Is prostrated.
'Ceekraa Has ho Opposition.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4 No nomination waa
made by th republican ronirruiliHikl r..n.
vt-niton of th Twelfih New Yora district
tonight and it Is probable W. Bourke Cock
ran, democrat, will have no opposition at
the polls. Tbe vacancy is cauiwd Ly
IWftiWHW MWa 4 i""-- it-'tih
HOPE OF PEACE CONE
Japan Now Tsoes Idea of War with Bnssii
In Short Tims.
fiUSSi f, VESSELS LEAVE PORT ARTHUR
8 tart ftr Destination Unknown After Get
ting in Ebapa for War.
TROOPS ARE MOVING TOWARD C0REA.
Report that Six Regiments Bars Gone from
New Chwang.
:h:,vs: coin:
rfEADY TO MOVE
.i.lon at Pehlasj
He Called and
. e4slae at
t onrt.
1 !' 1- I , ,
v Al tt Si
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4Mr. Takahlre,
the Japanese minister here, has been In.
formed by his government of the departure
of the Russian floct from Port Arthur.
Nothing In said about Its destination.
The Htate departments haa received
gloomy ad vires from various point touch
ing the Russo-Japanese situation.
One of the most significant reports con
firms the press dispatches from Toklo re
specting the notification to Japaneae at
Vladivostok to prepare to leave the town, a
measure which is rarely resorted to except
in case war Is regarded aa an absolute cer
talnty.
Confirmation also comes of the reported
disappearance of the Russian fleet front
Port, Arthur. The destination of the fleet
is unknown, but the surmise I that It hag
gone to Vladivostok.
An unconfirmed report Is that six regi
ments of Russian troops hav departed
from New Chwang for Corea. It I said
here that In anticipation of hostilities th
Japanese government has for mor.vhs main
talned a recret service system 'hroughnut
Manchuria, and :hat Japanese spies am
now In a position to severe the Russians In
Manchuria from their base of supplies In
case of war by destroying every culvert
and bridge on the Manchurlan railway.
LONDON. Feb. 4.-:17 p. m.-A dispatch
to Reuter's Telegram company from Toklo
says thst the general Impression there I
that all hope of pesos 4s gone. The elder"
statesmen had a conference this afternoon
at which the emperor wa present. It lg
believed a weighty decision waa reached.
One Chance for Compromise.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4.-Th feeling?
In the higher 'circles continue to be that
Russia has offered substantial concessions,
but that It cannot meet Japan' wishe re
garding Manchuria nor agree to Japanese
fortifications In southern Corea. It I Inti
mated In certain official circle -that It?
Japan should offer a counter proposal that
Russia guaranteed China's Manchurlan
treaties. Irrespective of tbe ultimate sov
ereignty of the province, there might be a
chance of reaching uch a compromise.
It Is argued that this settlement reuiX
safeguard the exIsUng commercial Interest
of -all the powers In Manchuria. .. .
Much anxiety and doubt Kevslla tiers
with regard to th future, but on thing In
certain, Russia will not declare war, nor
will it Initiate hostll action If th negotia
tions bresk down. Russia - will remain
quiet until attacked. The announcement
that th Japanese authorities had post
poned a war impost until next April 1
interpreted favorably here.
The Novoe Vremya today publishes a long
editorial article on IU Port Arthur corre
spondence of yesterday. The views of thl
correspondent may appear fantastic, but
the paper say nevertheless that America
Is the real foe behind Japan.- The British,
the paper continues, have assumed th
task of betraying Europe by truckling to
the United Statu, and speeches at th
recent banquet of the Pilgrim society ar
cited as example of British servility.
A telegram received her from Port
Arthur says there I no announcement there
of the mobilization or the calling out of
the reserves, but that everything Is In
readiness and thst there are almost 600,000
troop In Manchuria.
The figures given In thl message for the
Russian troops in Manchuria are considered
to be exaggerated by at least one-halt
but It 1 understood that 60.000 Russian
soldiers are on their way or under order
for the far east. The War office and th
admiralty dsclar that th Russian move,
ment toward Antung ha no connection
with the opening of Antung a treaty
port, but 1 a precautionary measure to
safeguard Russian Interest on th Talu
river.
Prepare Japan... to I,t.
TOKIO. Feb. 4-The Japanese commer.
clal agent at Vladivostok waa notified
yesterday by - th commander of th Rus
sian garrison that he rrlght at any time,
in accordance with orders from St, Peters
burg, have to proclaim a state of siege.
Consequently, he desired the agent to make
preparations for the eventual departure ef
Japanese resident. If any wished to re
main they would be ordered to repair to
Habarovsk.
Japanese official reports confirm marked
military activity In Manchuria. , House
hav been prepared at Llaoyang, Ilaicheng,
Kalchof and other places for the accommo
dation of Russian Soldier. Carts also
hav been requisitioned to transport am
munition and stores.
Troop are steadily moving In the direc
tion of the Yalu and the Chinese resident
of Ylng Chou ar preparing for flight.
Another cabinet meeting took place thl
morning. Th nlnlster will meet again
thl afternoon, when th emperor will be
present.
Premier Katsura and his associate in .
th cabinet gav a dinner today to eight
een representative peer and communi
cated to them the nature and progress of
the diplomatic negotiation with Russia.
Marqul Ito had a privet audience
with th emperor, at which th situation ,
waa discussed. These and other Incident
clearly Indicate the seriousness ef the situa
tion. It Is generally believed that Russia 1
massing troops north of th Yalu river, so
a to be prepared to resist a possible In
vlslon by the Japanese.
Th cabinet, elder statesmen and com
manders of the army and navy are In al
most constant conference or communica
tion. There is, however, no Indication of
the course they Intend to pursu. The be
lief Is prevalent that Russia Is seeking to
provoke Japin to take the Initiative.
The first break In the reticence of th
Japanese government wa th publication
today of four official dispatches from Man
churia and Siberia, which arc significant,
showing, a they do, the trend of event.
Russian Wnrahlps Start,
LONDON. Feb. 4.-AII th Russian War
ship, exoept one, which 1 undergoing
repairs, ax rsori4 U fcarw Ml rrt