The Omaha Sunday PAGES 1 TO 10. ESTABLISHED JUNE l'J, 1S71. OilAflA. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1S04 THIRTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Bee. (4 f T SEW DANCER TO LIFE French Scientist Snrwti Enroot ism ai Hathod of Committing Harder. MIGHT STOP THE ACTION OF THE HEART Utoent Caia in Frm n Ci'fd aa a Pomib't Exzniple of Crime. EXPERIMENTS MADE ON LOWER ANIMALS Fro;, Snake and Simi'ar Creaturca ETlcd by Its Effort HOW ITS EFFECTS CAN BE COUNTERACTED imply Nnbhln tk Head Will Wire Sabjeet Central af Fare (tie by RrltoTl ths 1m Ten slaw. fCnpvright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Feb. aNew Tork TorM Ca blegram Special Telegram.) C.-.n a parson, criminally inclined and possessed of hyp notic power, commit murdnr by employing tht power? Can mere hypnotic sugges tion he substituted for poison, the knlf or tho revolver? These questions, which open up an In finity uf horrible possibility. Albert Jounet ( elaborated today to tho World correspond nt.. Jounet la a scientist, a close and ar dent student of hypnotism and a leading Writer fnr Ls Sotr His answer to these Interesting questions la beat expressed In the warnlna which ha uttered almost sol- 1 antnly: "My advice la that no human being ever f Buffer himself to bo hypnotised except i by a person abeolutely beyond gtnral sus- I Virion." Jounet began ry re fen Ing to tha case of Widow Chapplua This woman, who fell Into the hands of spiritualists, who were also hypnotists, suddenly died under cir cumstances that aroused strong nusplrlon that aha had been pplsoned. Not a In of any poison was (bund In her body. Nevertheless the woman. Mnrtln. a hyp notist, who had great Influence, over Mine, t'hspplits. was held responsible for the widow's death. "But leave this case out of considera tion." Jounet continued. "Science readily r.clmlts that suggestion has a forceful no tion on tha heart's function; Its Influence on the subject's pulse waa proved long ago. Tha proof remains to be adduced, that a hypnotist can atop human subject's heart from beating, for good and all. At Mar- sallies I personally Increased and dimin ished the number of a man's pulse beats at will, and aa far aa t could go In either direction within tha limits of safety. "So 11 la known that human circulation can be seriously Affected by hypnotism, even If It la uncertain that the heart can be stopped. - , "To descend in the- scale. It la a matter ,of scientific rerord that La Fontaine, rhe- ... ,alhraad, mesmerist, killed at. will frogs; toads, rhtarria and snakes, which he placed In ' glass Jura. Ilia flxed gaze Irresistibly Influenced' them and they died of paralysis. After he had kept hla eyes on the frog's eyea for thirteen mlnutna It spread open Its mem. bera. its ) stiffened and.it died. The other creatures t have mentioned suc cumbed almost as easily. . But a young viper, hissing angrily, struggled furiously against LaFontnlne'a influence for nine teen minutee before it died. And an this vtper the mesmerist exercised hie every power, so that be waa bathed in perspira tion and suffered' a violent headache-. "Undoubtedly hypnotism can kill some of the lower creatures," Jounet concluded. "There la also danger to man In sugges tlon which la not merely magnetic. It la well tor everyone to bear in mind Da Rochaa advice- He recommends a man who Scela himself about to be dominated by an Idea of Inexplicable origin to vio lently and Instantly rub hla head. This simple measure wtU relieve hie nervous strain- and repel auggeetlon which may be put forth by same malevolent, aye, criminal hypnotist." AXE STATUARY OUT OF SNOW Tey liilim tot If arts Xoamrsdae Dir smte Thels- Y Ilia gee La Tain Manner. (Copyright, UOi, by Preen Publishing Co.) HANOVER. Prussia, Feb. a 4 Now Tork World CablegramSpecial Telegram.) "Colder than marble" are tha statues that adorn a Uttla vlUft In the Harts maun. tatus, if flgurea can be called statues that are muulded of mi tonal aa soft and pilabla as untrodden snow. Tha villager are toymakera and wood carvers, who. If not men of genius, well know the configuration of the human form divine. Tha win tor brought to them aa Infinity ef material, so they set to work; or to play, and autle figures of snow, and before eaca house stands one or more such statues, which, Uuaaks to the Judicious sprinkling of cold water and the cold weather, now atand as firm and solid a I most aa marble Itself, Carved In anuw are hue bears, dogs and wolves, cant lea of tha middle ages, re nowned men. such aa B.smarrk and U Bung Chang: heroeor of aid legenda, like Hansel and GreteU and even uoenea Com old Uerman piaya with thulr uharactnro. Never waa auch a gallery of eculplurn. with its background uf dark forest. The gallery waa Ingeniously lighted -i, night and trains and sleighs (tarried orowu to ass it. DESPERADO ALMOST ESCAPES mum, raaasaus Bsjadlt. a tterej las te b.m sWkluat tae (Copyright.' ltaH. by Press Publishing Co.) NAPLES. Fen. a New Tork World Ca-falegTnna-Hlpeelal Telegram.) The deeper- ado, Musuilnu. who la serving a Ufa tenc-e fur rnang murders In the penitentiary of Sua atef&nu, tried to escape the other day- While the priaunera were taking the ex err l permitted Uiem daily, the notorious brigand contrived la slip from the line and hide in rhe prison basement. He was miaand. however. The guards searched every nook and oomer, aad anally found Muaoltno vigorously searing an iron bar wnlrn guards a door at tha fust of eubterranesii passage. It would have been) MtiBollno's second escape, After the first h-. murdered' most of toe lurors and wit Tef-a wno procured hie eonrlctloa. When ha had beaa recapture, after in Unite diffi culty, and Imprisoned, he uttered this de- Oast threat: "Do nor flatter yourselves that you have saa Uia laet at ma, I snail reaiDr." SAVANTS SEE BENEFIT IN WAR laelet that Oet of the Caafliata Ceeaa Races of Stnrdy .Men. (Copyright. Iff, bv Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. F. a Nw Tork World Ca blegram gpertal Telegram.) "Is .the Preservation, of Pesce Necessary to the Welfare of Humanity?" This question Is being widely discussed at the moment. The war pnrtles in Russia and Jnpnn would have lieen highly encouraged hsd they attended an Interesting debate on the sub ject at the Hotel des Sortetea Savant. Some nf the speakers seemed to be of the opinion that were there no war. pesti lence, vice and misery, the bmile-arda and the rest of the earth would be so crowded rhat people would be walking on each ether's heads. Charles Rlchet, an emi nent doctor of the Acsdemy of Medicine, sustulned the affirmative side. Dr. Rlchet seld that during the nineteenth century 15.00O.uDO men were killed In wars. Be sides, an incalculable amount of money was spent or left unearned. The twentieth century must pass before Europe will have recovered from the drain on Its vitality ond resource. Maurice Spmuck. member of the Chamber of Deputies, declared It waa hurtful to the human race to preach or practice peace. His chief srgument waa that peace enervates both the Individual and the na tion, while from the clash of arms emerges sturdy people, who have elbow mom. The shade of Malthus muat have smiled approval when benevolent speakers in sisted that war certainly la most efllca clous In checking the growth of popula tion. CHARACTER TOLD BY LAUGH Una ar the Towel t'rtere la nivleg Voice e) . Hen. (Copyright, VP, by Preee Publishing Co.) PARIS. Feb. . New York World Ca blegramSpecial .Telegram. ) A wise spe cialist on the throat and voice has discov ered that every man unconsciously betrays his character when ha laughs. So does every woman. So to study your sweet heart's silvery carhinnatlon la to probe the essaa of her mind. Thus many unhappy marriages can be avoided. This learned specialist announces in a French review that each person laughs In one of the six vowela The man or woman who laugha in "A. who emits a hearty "Ha. Hn, is rrana and loyal and loves noise and merriment. Those who laugh In "E" are phlegmatic, some of them even melancholy. Their forced "He, He" cornea from no sense of forgiveness, nor is it impelled by amuse ment. The timid, the Irresolute, the naive and the pliable laugh in "L" So do chil dren, says this student of laughs, although moat people will Insist that children and foolish young women giggle In E. The laugh In "O" Indicates, on the one side, generosity and good companionship; on tha other, boldness or brutality- Never a villain In molo-drama but who mocked hla victim with a "Ho, Ho.'" Those who laugh In "u are misan thropes, and the hateful noise they utter when, thay grin should warn their fellow creaturea against them. Tha specialist has not yet catalogued tha character of the person who laughs ln"T." GREAT FIRE EXTINGUISHER Genista lamtef Has rrttsranss Wslesx Aeessavllehea W derfal Keealts, (Copyright, 1804, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN. Feb. a New Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Tfelegram.) Remarkable experiments In putting out fire have been made recently by Eberhardt, whose mix ture la composed of various salts and alkalis dissolved In water. He dipped his hands In a bucket of the mixture, then crumbled biasing raga which had been soaked in petroleum, its skin was not even scorched. Petroleum was poured In tar and the mass thoroughly Ignited until a high flams shot up. Eberhardt poured a pailful of tha mixture on the seething maas and. m a mo ment the flams disappeared. The tar was then found to be so, cool that hands could be plunged into It. There was no smoke. A. pile of dry Br logs, with straw par-sea tudwwi thm was soaked with petroleum anil flrel on tbs windward side. The flames roared like a fur nance and the wood glowed red hot. In seven seconds, with an ex penditure of Ave buckets, the pile was black and cold. These expirrimenta mads a deep Impression on the crowd of experts present, The gene.-al di rectos of the royal theater Immediately decided to store soma of tha prepaiatloa for use. Eberhardt will exhibit hla discovery at St. Louim. STOP EXPORT OF PA1F4T1NG Usllaa 6a ver aniens - Macsmtasj Lavs Rsjgardlagi sal of OM Art War Cu. (Copyright, 190. by Press Publishing Co.) RUMS. Feb. a New Tork World Cable gram Specoal Telegram.) Tho Italian authorities seised sscently a beautiful oil painting on wood representing the Virgin and Child, which was being exported from Turin to the United States. The painting is a work of tha flftennth century and valued at I&.UU0. It uaed to be in posse eion of tha church of Livorno, whose trus tees sold It recant ly to a speculator for 1390. la tha same way Coiunt Roncalll of Ber gamo, who euld a beautiful painting of the "Resurrection." by Selllnl, for C&.00O, to a lAtvUnr, la bow tq be prosecuted by the government. The penalty is a Sne double the amount received from the sale, and thus the oount will have to pay Ibb.(M. The painting was discovered recently, by an attat-he of the Italian embassy la the Berlin National gallery, and Investigation showed that the one still la tas count's eotlertiaa was only a good. Imitation of the original work, made to cover up tracks INVENTS NEW RANGE FINDER Italian Liemteaaat Bse vsa Wklesi la t Slasala aael Uennnten Little gaaoa. iCopyrlght. UsM. by Frees Publishing Co.) ROMaV Feb. New Tork World Ca- blearajBapeeial Tslegraaa.) Military sci ence has advanced anothsr ateo, Lieut en. sat L. VUtorlo Saporeut of tba atxia bat' talUin. Alphln chasteurs, has la vented i sew aad vastly Improved telemeter, whirs. will accurately measure tha atstaoos ef naed objerta. as wall as of those sseetag away frost tas observer. Besides, the new Instrument la staple and pertaole. a sol dier oaa easily carry It -slung ever- his snoulder. aad tha proper range for guns eaa be determined quickly. SELL GIFTS TO POPE Large I amber of Article Presented to L:o XIII to Be Put Up tt Ann.: on RELIGIOUS ARTICLES GIVEN TO CHURCHES Jews' rj and Each 'a Be Tamed In'o Cash for Ben:t of Holy See. STOPPING THE LEAK: IN THE v Birera Punishment to Be Visited u -Hose Who Disclose SeoreU" ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT IS RECOVERED Returned to Tattrsa aad by Order ef Pop Seat to City from Wklrn. It Baal Beew Takes Sot- v eral Tears Ago. (Copyright. 1304. by Press Publishing Co.) ROME. Feb. . tNew Tork World Ca blegram Speclsl Telegram.) The enormous collection of gifts which hsd been presented to- Leo XIII on the occasion of his jubilee is to be sold at auction. All reilginua arti cles, such aa vestments, church ornaments and sacred vessels, have been distributed among the poor churches ef the word, prtncipslly In Italy, and such was Ihe rush to ohtaln them that Cardinal del Val waa obliged to announce In the official Osserva tore that even thing had been disposed of In a Tew day a after the decision was taken. The remaining articles form a heterogene ous mass, of statues and paintings, whose artistic value Is not high enough for the Vatican museums and galleries; embalmed animals, stuffed birds from all climates, furs snd clothing of all descriptions, type writers, canned goods from America, fond st lifts, much Jewelry In gold and silver snd many unset diamonds and precious stones. All these articles are now to be sold at public auction In one nf the lirge halls of the Vatican, and It Is expected that many thousands of dollars will be ob tained from the sale, the money thus ob tained to be invested with the general fund of the Holy See. Many of the donors, how ever, object and have sent proteets and de mands for tha return of their gifts. Plus X has set to work to prevent church secrets from becoming the property of the newspapers Before the appointments are made, of late, even tha names of newly ap pointed bishops have leaked out before the propaganda had submitted Its recommen dations .to the pope. This waa the case when Archbishop Muldoon waa to be elected for Chicago and Rev. James J. Hartley for the see of Columbus. O., aa many letters reached Rome protesting against the proposed appointments. Tha pope has issued a. decree renewing the sentence of major ex-communication .to be Incurred "Ipso facto" by any of the cardinals or miner officials of the congre gation who, shall In any way reveal the least of its secrets, and ordering that here after no one so offending shall be absolved without first making personal application to the pope himself. 1 ' . All. the officer of the- secretary "of state and all tha prelates and laymen oonnetrted with the congregation of extraordinary ec clesiastical affairs, which deaia principally with the diplomatic business of the church. have been order ;d to renew their oath of secrecy, in writing, before Cardinal del Val and two- witnesses, a step that had not been taken in the church for centuries. Three Cksrehes Reesvvrea, Bishop Rooker reports from Manila that he has succeeded In recovering three churches from the schismatics, who fol lowed Agtlpay. Legal proceedings were un necessary, moral suasion and the help of many American friends of the bishop effect ing It. Several cases are now pending In tha Philippine courts for replevin of other property and It la the general opinion that they will be decided In favor of the Roman authorities. Many of the native priests who rebelled aginst the nomination of Americana In stead of native cVsrgymen aa bishops haws made humble submission and have re entered the field. ' The new archhlshop of Piss, Mgr. Main, has just mads his solemn entry Into the city. Because the mayor of tha town, SIgnor Frascanl, attended the reception in hla honor, he aaa been obliged by the Ital ian government to send In hla resignation. While the clericala consider this action of the authoritiea a reflection on the ap pointment mads by the Vatican, it la only Just to mention that the weekly paper. La Luce, waa seised recently by the govern ment for having published unfavorable comments on the last decree of the pope regarding . "Liberalism' among Italian Catholics. As ths pupa puseeeses, accord- Ins; to ths Italian law, all tha rights of a sovereiim, any criticism of his actlAa In ths press is considered less majesta. Kstarss Aaeleat Taaaaeerlpt. Aa autograph letter written by St. Fran- da of Assist to one of hla friars in the thirteenth aeotury, which was in posses sion of the municipality of Spoleto, disap peared several years ago and cams Into tha hands of an Italian priest, who sent it to the lata pope. By order of Plug X ths precious manuscript has now been re turned to the city of Spoleto, where it is to be preserved in the cathedral. Ths act of restitution made by the archbishop. Mgr. BarauuL In behalf of the pope. was witnessed by all the authoritiea of tha cltf, in presence of a notary, who drew the official records of the ceremony. ' Plus X. strolling through the Vatican the other day. came to a room In which the German sculptor, Joseph Frederic Lim berg, is modeling a bust of the pope, copies of which are to be distributed to all the parlahea of Oermany. The artist eras hard at work, and on the platform where Plus X had given the artist several sittings, eras standing another Uve pope. or. at least. a Uve person dressed in all the insignia ef the head of tba church,. Plus X Im mediately withdrew without giving evidence of seeing anything, but la ooavereatlon with eeveral prelates later he made much fun of the adventure. It seems that rba ar tist, not satisfied with the few sittings ths pope hsd given, persuaded a servant to pnee tor him in clothes borrowed for the puprposs from- ths papal wardrobe. The famous Italian palntar. Enrico at foni, ass Just nnistied a Ufa staed oil painting of the pope for the Catholic uni reratty In Washington. Among those who have seen it in the studio are Prince Colons, M. Niasrd, the French amoausadur re Urn Vatican, many cardlnala and all tha students of ths American ooUegs. Arch bishop Farley is to accept ths painting sa behalf of the trustees of ths Catholic university on his earning visit s Roma A now painting has beea added to the Yarteaa gallery, representing tha funeral ef RaOaaUo Bsnsia. It is the work of Pl'-tro Venn! and received drat prise at 1 (Coni.'nimd an Second Pago.) DUKE TO HURRY HIS WEDDING Fresaler.J'eer ef Hreat Britain to Be Harried Before Comlaii ef Lent. (Copyright. im, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Feb. a tNew York World Ca blegram erlal Telegram.) Having de-tormln- -eniarry, the duke of Norfolk !a n' lose any time a bin it It. His w take place before Lent. .11- Vvf A"1" trousseau Is almost complete for -3 je-elect. Hon. Gwendolen Mary Con- vV .e Maxwell, eldi at daughter of Lord rriea. It la raid the earl marshal rather sur prised her by his sudden proposal of mar riage ai-.d it Is hinted that when he asked her to become tho premiero duchess of England he was ptuued by being Jilted by Miss Gladys Deacon, the beautiful Amer ican who conquers all hearts, young and old, and with whom. It was reporti-d, the German crown prince waa enamoured. The childless duke Is 57' years old. the future duchess of Norfolk la 27, a handsome, sris-tucratlr-looklng girt, very talented as a musician and unusually bright and original In conversation. Above, all she !s most charming and womanly, devoted to outdoor life and loved by all her father's tenants. She has no brother, and as the title descends In the female line, she will one day. If she siinll survive her father, he Baroness Herrlea. Now. as the eldest son of the Hcrries Is entitled to call himself master of Herrtcs. after the plcturesoue Scottish fashion, she Is actually mistress of Herrira. The wedding will be Interesting for many reasons. In the first place, it Is whispered that the duke In remarrying Is accepting the often-rpeated. but altruistic, advice of his brother. Lnrd Talbot, who, should - male heir he born, will lose the succession to the title .and estates. Again the rumor Illustrates the reluctance of the old Catho lic families to marry outside of their own comparatively restricted circle. Miss Constance Maxwell la a sort of double cousin of the duke. His mother Is her first cousin. Her -uncle msrried the njuke's niece. Miss Monica Scott, and added the name Scott to Constnhle Maxwell, for his wife brought him Ahbotsford. whlrh descended to her from Sir Walter himself. As esrl marshal and premier jeer of the realm, the duke Is entitled to an escort of cavalry at his wedding. This la his right for all state ceremonies and on any occa sion which he may desire, to honor. At his first wedding In 1877 the duke claimed this privilege, which . was then formally ad mitted by the court of claims. The duke contented himself with this recognition and did not exercise his privilege. OBJECT TO HIS DESCRIPTION 9. Lents People Do at lib Haret's Pea Pic to re of Their CHy. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Feb. a (New Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) St. Loulslans In Paris are protesting In letters to the newspapers against Jules Hurst's stories about their city. In a recent letter to the Figaro he wrote that on ordering poached eggs at a St. Louis hotel be received at the end of naif an hour an enr ormniis dish-con raining not. easy eggs, but flsh. chops an vegetables in fact, an en tire meal, even to- cheeee. The name of ths Hotel la demanded. Huret also writes: "On arriving at St. Loula I learned that all the horses had been monopolised dur ing three daya for fetes given In honor of Roosevelt. During this time there waa Vio Interment, and from SO to 100 corpses waited on Ice until horses were ready to conduct them to the cemetery. How ever. I descended from the train with pleas ure, knowing that ths city was founded by the French In 1764, and that my com patriots built a fort there, although In I8u4 when Napoleon ceded Louisiana, St. Loula had only LP00 Inhabitants. Thus, realizing that I waa arriving In a French city, my- melancholy disappeared. I waa not disappointed, for there I met real Parisians and Parisiennes. among them M. Lecoewn, a great contractor, and hla beautiful and apirituela wife; Roger Bouvard. an architect, and Mme. Roger, two Parisians, with a suggestion apf tha creole; Messrs Sagllo ds Montarmal and Legrave. Certainly, I never shall forget the week passed In St. Loula" LAWSUIT GOOD ADVERTISEMENT Sfaawr WBs Wlas Libel Caaa Seta Flattering Offer trans Parts. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Teb. a (New Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Since Geral- dine Farrar won her libel suit against a Berlin editor for coupling her name with that of Crown Prince William, aha has received from the director of ths Paris opera an offer of a goad position when her engagement In Berlin ends, hut she Is not yet certain whether she will accept. jier voice gained much In volume and power in the last few weeks, but she feels that aha la not equal to the strain In volved In accepting a further engagement In Berlin, where the system speedily ruins all (except the most powerful organs. DEALER CAN SELL PICTURES F reset Co art Passes Favaraaly aa Right ec Kleissmier ta Peal CeilMtieaw (Copyright 1904. by Press Publishing Ca) PARIS, Fen. a Nw Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The court of apnea la has Just decided against Benton & Pauweia, who sued Kleinberger, a picture dealer, to prevent hla selling the pictures purchased from Sir Robert Peel, alleging tliat Peel had no right to remove them from the rich estate. The court held that aa Peel twice swore before the British con sul In Paris that he had a right to dispone of the pictures, and as other pictures of the celebrated Peel collection had already been sold. Kielnbergtsr acted in good faith and might, dispone of the pictures acquired aa ha wished. BERTIE CRCKER RETURNS HOME rtaas Bis slats wttk Hiss safcrtscsaad aartlssi ta tha Ma (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE, England. Feb. a 'New Turk World Cablegram lipecial Telegram. Bertie C roller has returned to Antwlrkett manor las Moat house- has been reehris- tatted), accompanied by his sister, Mrs, Bormail. Richard Crokar'e alecs, who has kept house for him ths past twa years, has beea received Into tha Cat hollo church. Croker Is spending a "on sillers bis tn widening the publle' road, where It runs tbrougn his estats. All the sieeuio cioainary.' outfit, set up two years ago- at a com st u,i. has beea sold tor fZJA READY FOR THE BLOW Diplcmatio Relatione Between Baatia and t Japan Broken OtL BARON OE ROSEN WILL LEAVE JAPAN Japacese Minister Making All Preparations for His Departure. TROUBLE LIKELY TO FOLLOW IN BALKAN3 Th a Would Erenlnilly Involve All ot the European States. PRICES ON EXCHANGE AGAIN DECLINE Opinion In ill iinnrters that Dl loaiatn t rm Thraagh sad Tare ot Fighting Uf Camee veil. TOKIO. Feb. . It is clear that diplo matic relations between Japan and Hsipnia have been broken off. Baron De Rosen, the Russian minister, is expected to depsrt In a few days. Hie prepsratlons for de parture are now progressing. The Russian legation expected its aovernment to break the silence today, but no uommunlcatlon was received except 'itie announcing that tmnns had been dlepstrhed to Seoul. The populace la not aware of the dliilomutlc proceedings and although It Is generally known that the country Is on the eve of wnr the people await the crash with l he same calmness that marked their demeanor In the preliminary stage of the controversy. Final Interview Has Come. It Is believed that the final Interview be tween Foreign Minister Komura and Baron Do Rosen, the Russian minister, took place yesterday (Saturday) afternoon. The baron drove to Minister Komura's official residence and remained twen.'y min utes. The nature of the conference la secret as aie all the Important acts of ths Japanese. It is pmhahle that Baron De Rosen delivered the belated Russian note today. Jap.a Keeetvas Raaeia. Reply. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Pnbllshlng Co.) TOKIO. Japan. Feb. . (4 p. m.) (New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Field Marshal Marouis Oyama. chief of the Japanese general staff: Admiral naron Tamagato. Japanese minister of the navy: General Terauche. minister of war, and Baron Arasuke Bono, minister of flnsnce, I have Just been received tn special audlenee b the emperor. Baron de Rosen, the Russian minister at the Japanese capital, called on the mikado's foreign minister. Baron Komura, at S o'clock this afternoon and bad a brief con ference, after which the cur's envoy had an audience with the emperor. It is understood that Russia's reply to Japan's latest note waa cabled by Vliaroy AlexlefT from Port Arthur to Baron de Rosen here, but whether the baron has yet presented It to the mikado or not has not been positively ascertained. Ths- mikado' a conference with his finance minister and war chiefs- Immediately after seeing tho Russian envoy gives rise to the Inference that the oar's answer has been received and read. Japanese Mlalstew ta Leave. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4 The Japan n minister, M. Kurlno, Is preparing to leave St. Petersburg. The Russian reply has been handed to the Japanese by Baron de Rosen, ths Rus sian minister of Toklo. A dispatch received here today from Vladivostok says the hasty fllgkt of the Japanese residents there is attributed to secret orders from the Japanese govern ment. 'Neither persuasion nor promises of protection by the authorities had any effect. The Japanese commercial agent aided in the exodus. During the course of tha flight yesterday tha store keepers sacrificed stocks valued at several hundred thousand rubies for S to 10 copecks on the ruble. The neighboring towns are without hair dressers, laundresses and maid servants. and soma ot ths factories are closed. Jassste May Leave Ranela. A dispatch received hers from Vladivos tok says ths Japanese commercial agent there, acting under the orders from Toklo, has Issued a circular Informing the Japa nese residents of tha country that those who wish to do so can proceed to Japan on board the British steamer Afridl, which has arrived there. Russia tonight is awake to the possibili ties of the situation and la eagerly awaiting the first Intimation which may g-.ve a due to the temper of Japan. Thla means offi cial, intelligent Russia, on ths banks af Neva, and to a lesser extent. In the larger cities. Beyond ths confines of these centers of population tha calm current of monoto nous Ufa of the vast empire has flowed on until now undisturbed. Tha multitude In tha interior who In the end must do the fighting. If there is to bs war on a large scale, has not yet awakened to ths Importance of the Impending danger. It will be only when the emperor shall Issue hla manifesto and hla oaU to arms that they will be aroused. Ths emperor. In ths event of war, may go to Moscow, to submit his cause and fata to tha Almighty at the altar of the Trotisko monastery, as his fathers have dona tn tha past before drawing the sword. But. whether he does or not, his manifesto, which will bs read In all tha churches of ths empire and post ad everywhere, will rouse the patriotism of hla subjects. Ia the hotels and restaurants ' of St. Petersburg tha situation is being discussed tonight with great seriouanesa Ths weather is bitterly cold and street fires are burning and the people are asking If it Is possible fur hostilities to begin at a season when the thermometer registers 40 degrees below aero Fahrenheit in north Manchuria. They are speculating upon the horrors that would characterise such a winter campaign and wondering If ths story ot ths sufferings at Shlpka Pass are to be repeated. Orders Ships ta 'Harry. (.Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) SINGAPORE, Malay Peninsula. Feb. 1 (New Tork World Cablegram special Tele, gram.) The Italian built Japanoss cruisers bought from Argentine, ths Nyaahln and the Kasaga, left hers at midnight. Cabled orders had been received that they must leave before February (today) whethrr they had finished coaling or not. These are the modern flgntlng ships which, it was calculated, would turn the scsie of naval strength on the Pacific in favor of Japan. Saad Worn a aad Chlldves Away. (Copyright. 124. by Press Publishing Ca.) SEOUL, Coras. Feb. A (New Tork World Cablegram dpeclal Telegram.) The for- atgners at Chemulpo, the port of this capi tal, are preparing ta send tas warns and children of thair households sway. i The Japanese authorities have warned (Continued aa Beeond Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Portions Unnrfny sad Colder la Ran Portion t Womlar Fair la Baet aad gnnvr la West Portion, Page. t Hypnotism Way Be Veed ta Warder. Presents to Late Pegs ta Be Sold. Ion lent tone Pelat ta War la Rant. Wonlrf Lynch Alleged Wnrdeeer. 3 Wra. Wnyrirlelt Aenamen 1n. terms 9 wee Over Wide Area. .1 evre from Sebraaka Towns. Jo 1-y Ftatln Ratlar Jot tlntlty. 4 t leaner Wnkee sleek la IsNa, City Attorney Wants Reform. Rao Family Trsasla with Bntle, 5 etenl to tirt Daasjhter's Traassraa laenrnnee in Attar Law, Pnst Week la Omaha Soalaty. 7 Favera bin Action aa Tails Bill. Arrange far Ckii'Sge Csatsstlsa a Conneil Blaffe aad laws Jews. 9 Omaha Bowler Off far Clerelaad. tteet the ( it af the Meant Westers), tt) Affair st Sonth Omaha. 1w City Tax Levy m KsTeettva, nns na Battlenhla Iowa Rlaw Off. 11 w4era Aids ta Daa Cnotd. Itisea Trala's lrl Cham. , 13 Asnase-aiente end njnei. t:l Weekly ft e view af .Saartlag Eveata 14 Rdltorlal. in Providing; Food far sa Army. 1H Rrrlew af Omaha'e Trade. lO financial sad Commereial. 21 ta au Tha lllatrated Bee. Temsemtnre st Omaha Yenterdart Hoar. Ieg. Hoar. Daw. a a. aa 4.1 1 p. 'at 1 as 4a a a. m an Ta. m 3H rt a. m...... 24 a. m XI 4 s. m Ml f a. m aa .1 s. m ao 1 a. m sa H n. m IT It a. m ar 7 m. m 1 law assess e 2tW STAND IN WITH. SCALPERS Affidavit Filed at lie Orlaaaa Shaw Railroads Made Serret Agreement. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. a Sensational statements are contained In affidavits filed today ny Ticket Broker Charles T. Kelsko and others In the suit "nrought by several railroads In the federal court here to pre vent "scalping" during the carnival and subsequently. Kelsko swears that hla firm had business arrangements with the Louis ville & Nashville railroad, made direct with C. P. Armors, Its then general passenger agent, whereby it waa agreed that In con- slderatlon of the firm's routing and ticket log passengers via the Louisville dt Nash ville tha road would agree to stamp and validate without question all return tickets, both Ironclad and otherwise, which tha firm would purchase and sell, and If, from any cause, these tickets should be re fused on tha train the fare paid would be reimbursed to the Arm, Kelsko chargea that reimbursements, were at all i times made to him. Klelako states In thai affidavit, that It waa agreed that the firm could make any rates It pleased for two or more pet sons. The selling rates agreed ta. It Is .charged, ware. !n soma In stances 3i per cent, below, the regular fare. Kelsko swears that the agreement was vernal and tuat Mr. Atmoas terminated' it when the Louisville A Nashville Joined a local association. Five similar affldavita were filed by the scalpers, the other roads affected being the Queen & Crescent and the Texas A Pa cific Judge Parlunge said he would render a decision Monday HEARST FORMS A TRUST Gets Sow Jersey Charter ta Help Hint Handle Xew Torlc Haws . papers, NEW TORK. Feb. a 8. a Carvalho, vice president of the Star company of New Jersey, the holding company for three cor porations publishing the New Tork Ameri can, the New Tork Evening Journal and Das Morgen Journal, has requeated the Associ ated Press to send out the following state ments: For business reasons ths Star company, of New Jersey has been incorporated aa a holding company for the three corpora tions owning the New Tork American, the New Tork Evening Journal and Daa Morgen Journal of New Tork City, all the stock uf which several companies is owned by Mr. V. R. Hearst, who is also owner of all the stock of the Star company of New Jersey, as well ae of s n.OWUUe bond Issue of that company to Mr. Hearst. These bonds are guaranteed In the usual way by the subsidiary companies. In thla trans action the Knickerbocker Trust company liaa acted aa trustee. Fred Eldredge, first vice president of the Knickerbocker Trust company, In explana tion of certain published statements affect ing ths incorporation of the Star company, says: Ths Knickerbocker Trust oompany has made no loan whatsoever on any of the properties uf the uurporatluna owning the New Tork American, the New Tork Even ing Journal and Las Morgen Journal ot Una city. Tliis statement la uiude to correct a misapprehension arising from the fact that the Knickerbocker Trust company acted us trualee In ttie issue of bonds by the Blar company of Mew Jersey, which lias been formed as s holding oompany fur tba three above mentioned corporations. FINDS ALDERMAN MQL GUILTY Jary After Beta? Oat Tweaty-Ptvo Hnnr Flada Aaather-Verdle la tha Bribery Cases. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Feb. 6.-Ths Jury tn, ths case uf Alderman- Jumes Moi, charged with having accepted a bribe o( 1050 in connection with the Lake Michigan water scandal, after being out twenty-five hours tonight returned a verdict ot guilty. Sentence waa deferred until Murch 1 and tha defendant waa released on B.lUI ball. Thus far ten past and present city offi cials have pleaded guilty and three. In cluding Moi. have been convicted of one crime or another in connection with the- water scandal. Of tha twenty-Ova promt nent men against whom charges made, twelve are still awaiting trial. NEGRO WHIPPED AT THE POST I. i Charged with Talking Asset tha Shields Caaa la a War a laelta tha Blacks. ROANOKE, Va, Feb. L Taylor Fluids, a negro, who was charged with talking about the assault of Mrs. dhleids aad her little daughter In a way calculated to Incite the blacks, waa taken from hia home at Salem by a mob of eeveral hundred men. and with a rope around hla neck, was carried to the main street of town, stripped to tha waiat and bound to a telephone post and unmerci fully whipped with pieces of eientiie light wire and sticks. Three negroes, one of them a preacher, have seen driven out of Roanoke for their Incendiary talk about the Shields cj FEARS OF LMIIING People of W.brter County Greatly Excited Over Killing of Can Barker and Wife, BROTHER IS ACCUSED OF THE CRIME Large CrowtTof Exoited Faopla in Town to Attend Hearing. SAUK US ARE CLOSED TO AVERTTRCU BLE Sheriff Swears in Extra Deputise ta Protect Frisonan CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE NO VIOLENCE Frank, Barker, Aaeasad Saa, CaoL aad Collected sad Daalaa Pons tlvely Any CeaaeetleB with, Crlasav HASTINGS. Neb., Fab, a Special Tale, gram.) Frank Barker, who Is under arrest on the charrcu of having murdered his brother Dan anil wlfo on their farm near Red ('loud soma time during tha fore part nf the week, was brought to Hastings at S o'clock this morning hy Deputy Sherift " Samuel Foe and Mr. Saunders. The exe oltement in Rod Cloud and rumors of lynch. Ing caused ths officers to bring their pris oner to Hasting, for protection. Barker was taken hack to Red Cloud today and hts preliminary hearing was held In ths Webster comity court house. Ths entlra city waa In the highest pitch of excitement all day. Saloons were closed and every precaution taken to maintain order. When the officers arrived with their prisoner a vast crowd moved ss one man to the court house, which was airesdy packed to Its full. est capacity. J. M. Chaflln represented ths prisoner and Klmer Overman the state. Six witnesses were examined and their tes timony was all of the same nature, which was to tho effect that no one could aconunt for Frank Barker's whereabouts on gun day night, January 31. Guy Barker, brother of tho ancused, testified that the prisoner had a revolver about hla person lust Wednesday. There was nothing dramatic about the proosedlnga and the slate closed Its esse at 8 o'clock. The defense wag taken up tonight and proved tamo and lame. After the defense concluded Its testimony the examining magistrate held Frank Barker to the next term of the- district court, which meets In April. Bail waW,8e:p"r nled and the accused will remain- In Jail. Guy Barker was also plaod under arrest on suspicion that he may have had a hand . In the murder, hut there does not appear to be- much, if any, evidence against him. Gaarda la Jail. Sheriff McArthur saya ho fears no vio lence, but he has a large body of deputies guarding the prisoner, who will be kept In the W abater county Jail. However there is bad feeling In Red Cloud and mob violence la threatened. When interviewed by The 3ee correspond ent In Haatings this morning ths accused asserted his innocence must vehemently. jar He appeared cool and collected.. an d-ppar ar.tly was in good spirits. Ha talked af his brother's horrible death without em-.)-tlon and waa concerned only about the foot that lie should be accused ot having; com. mltted the brutal crime. Story af Aoeasad. During the past two years he had re sided at hla brother's homo and they had formed a sort of partnership. A short time ago his brother, Dan, began preparations , fur departing, saying that he Intended mov. ing to Denver. This necessitated a settle ment between them, which was done sat isfactorily to both and without any heated discussion." Ha said ha had left his broth er'a home Wednesday night uf last weeR and did not visit ths place again until Monday morning, when he took breakfast there and paid hla brother C3 fur goods he had bought of him tn making the final settlement. Monday evening ha met hia brother and wife, who were In a buggy, ' and they told htm that they expected to go away tha next day. That waa the last time he had seen them. He felt confident he could prove an alibi, an he had been on -tha river cutting ice during tha time tho crime was committed. When questioned about the amount af money hla brother had on hand he said tt olosf to 8,000. cHe said: "The first thing I knew about tha affair was Thursday when I went to town and they hopped onto me about It." Frank Barker ia 31 years old, medium height, dark complexion, smooth face and weighs 123 pound. He Is a coustn to Tom Madleon, who murdered Mrs. Ida Wllllam bon and her mother and her daughter In Webster oounty last September and who finally took his own Ufa in a deep ravine a week later when ha waa being hotly pur sued by a pi am Frank Barker has always barns a. good reputation. The crime for which he Is had occurred between Sunday night, January 31, and Monday noon, February L when bis brother, Daniel, and wife were shot dead tn their own home. Their bodies were car ried to the rear of a barn and buried be. neath a huge pile of manure. The remains were not discovered until yesterday, when Ely Bennett, a neighboring farmer, un earthed them, Tha funeral of tha deceased parties will be held from the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon. It Is expected to te tha largest ever held in the city. EDUCATORS ISSUE PROTEST t Wvetarm Carversttlea Take Paplls Taa Karly la Ordas ts Get Athletle Materia. CHICAGO, Feb. . HL C Cooley. super intendent of the city schools., and tho High. School Board ot Control have sent a pro test to the presidents snd faculty members of eleven leading western universities con cerning the practice of allowing high school pupils to enter the universities and play aa athletto teams without sufficient credentials to entitle them to that privilege. It la announced In the protest that tha high schools of this city have aimed to meet the dementia of the colleges aa to scholarship, but that the larger Institutions Induce the young men to leave ths high school long be ib re they are ready In aa educational sense. In order that they Slay play In tha athletic games. WOMEN RIOTERS ARE FINED Bavam Mea Caai-utted el Taking Par ia Plat arba area at klefesriUs Beataaeed ta JalL. DENVER, Feb. a seven men convict ad of taking part ia ths riots at Globsvills resulting from the smeitennen's strike were sentenced by Judge Palmer today to serve six months tn JalL Thr -lot era were lined Ca esco.