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PREACI1ES POLYGAMY
President Joseph Bmith of Mormon Church
IdmiU He Hat Done 8 k
BELIEVES IT A REVELATION FROM GOD
In Ctferno to Law, Howe's', Ho Poet
Hot Adtiso Its Practice.
TALK MERELY TO SET HISTORY ARIGHT
Gives Founder of Oltoroh aid Not Young
u Author of Doctrin
HOAR AND FORAKER HAVE SHARP TILT
(questions br Former Prwilng the
Witness 1x4 t P to the Dialeulty
Which U Finally Smoothed
Over.
WASHINGTON, March 6 Prudent Jo
seph 8m Kb. of the Mormon church was
called to the stand by Senator Hoar at the
opening of today' proceedings before the
senate committee on privileges and elec
tions In the Investigation of protests against
Reed Smoot of Utah. Senator Hoar de
sired Information on the subject of the
rights of women In the church and whether
they hold any priestly authority.
Mr. Smith said the women are regarded
as the equals of the men In all matters of
voting, bjt that In holding "priestly au
thority" women are not regarded on the
same plans. He explained that the women
have a charitable association known as the
Women's Relief society, in which they have
authority to perform certain prescribed du-
This authority Is confined to the re-
It of distress, but women are not or
dained high priests, apostles or elders.
Mr. Taylor was asked about M. F. Cow
ley, on of the apostles, and Cowley's talks
on doctrine, and In answer to questions by
Senator Dubois, said Cowley was elected
as an spostle In 189T.
When He Preached Polygamy.
Reading from the Desrret News of June
21. 1903, regarding a speech by Smith at the
Weber state reunion, Mr. Taylor asked
Smith if h was oorrectly reported In say
ing that the doctrine of plural marriages
was a revelation by Ood to Joseph Smith,
Jr., and to reject that would he equivalent
to a rejection of Ood himself. Mr. Smith
said he believed he was correctly reported,
and when a list of names of those present.
Including 4hat of Senator Smoot, was read,
Mr. Bmlth said tho list was correct. He
declared that he would not have had the
article published If he had been consulted
Pressed for a reason, he said that he was
under Injunction not to teach the rightful
ness of polygamy and that he had refrained
from so doing In pubUo.
Senator Hoar called attention to the fact
that the speech was tasohlng polygamy In
private to the Important and Influential
gathering af the reunion. Mr. Smith said
his statement wts merely to set right a
"tw JfMHVXJMMy president
who Inaugurated, the aystem of plural mar
riages Some giersons held that Hrtgham Young
vras tns nrat," he said, "and I knew It was
Joseph Smith, and I brought forward my
aunt. Bethuheba W. Smith, who had re
ceived the. endowment from Joseph Smith
at Nauvoo. She was the last living wit
tiess and I took that occasion to refute i
raise statement. It was a matter of his
tory and not a teaching."
Mr. Smith said he hod avoided teaching;
polygamy, but that the manifesto had not
In any manner changed his conviction on
the questions of plural marriages.
Hoar and Foraker Clash.
Benator Hoar asked him why he avoided
practicing with what he had held to be a
rommand, and toe witness answered It was
because of the mere recent manifesto stop
ping the practice.
Senator Hoar persisted that, according
to the witness' own statements, the prac
tice had not been stopped, and Senator
Foraker Interposed abruptly that the wit
ness had gone over that ma;ter fifty times,
end he could see no purpose of the con-
nued questioning a loryr that line,
anator Hoar resented . ths Interruption
Ml said Senator Foraker'a statement sug
frested that he had asked one question fifty
times and had received fifty answers. He
objected to the Inference, and when Sen
ator Foraker arose to answer he. too, stood
up. The two senators faced each other In
what threatened to ba a serious clash.
Senator Foraksr said the senator from
Massachusetts "could say what he plsased.
of course, but I have not said he asked
fifty question,"
"I accept the disclaimer from the senator
from Ohio." responded Hoar, but the ng
gresslv manner In which It was said
failed to relieve the sltuailo After more
heated words Benator Beve ;e, who occu
pied a position directly t 'een the two,
requested permission to .t question. He
said he wanted to ad .ss "Mr. Smoot"
and Immediately su',stltutd the name
"Smith." In ths laughter that was pro
voked both senators sat down and the
hearing- continued.
Chorea and tho Manifesto.
Senator Beverldge desired to know
Whether the church considered that the
laws wore being obeyed when polygamous
cohabitation had continued since the mani
festo of 1880. and Chairman Burrows made
the question more personal. He said:
"You have said today that yeu were obey
ing the laws In not teaching polygamy
since the manifesto. Do you think you
were obeying the law In having; eleven
children from different mothers since that
UmeT"
"I obey the law so far as teaching- is con
cerned. I have not said that I have obeyed
the law In my practice. As I have said I
before, I preferred to take my chances
with the law rather than to abandon my
plural family. Polygamy has not been
taught In the church by any of the offi
cials. Ths church has obeyed the laws
even If I have not." said Mr. Smith.
Reveladea ea Polygamy.
Reference has been made many times to
the revelation commanding; plural mar
riages and Senator Foraker said that al
though the ground may have been cov
ered before, he would like to have entered
Into the record to this question, when
where and how the Injunction in favor of
polygamy was received by the church.
"What I want to know is whether the
practice Is srbltrary or merely permissive?"
Mr. Smith explained that the revelation
was made to Joseph 8ml th. jr., at Nauvoo,
L-"1-" but was not publicly proclaimed
s on acocount of the feeling against th
It prophet.
I He said It had been taught by Joseph
I Bmlth to Brigham Young and hi associates
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:ENTH VICTIM IS DEAD
Sf
Terribly Injared Inirr
-Is Thirty Hoars After
Collapse and Dies.
March 4. After living more
ra under the mass of steel
r debris of the collapsed
In West Forty-sixth
than t
-
beams
Hotel D
street, C
died early
asek, a cement worker,
day while being carried to
Flower hospital In an ambulance. This In
creases the known dead to fifteen.
The finding of a live human being amidst
the mass of Iron work, brick and mortar
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning was
perhaps the most sensational thing of the
kind In the history of similar disasters In
this city. From the hour of the collapse
hundreds of men have struggled amid the
wreckage, with derricks, to get to the bot
tom of the pile, where more than hi If a
dosen dead fellow workmen were known to
lie. Suddenly, when a heavy beam had
been hoisted, a man half pinioned below
was seen to move. A great shout went up
and hurry calls were made for an ambu
lance. Owing to the position of the Im
prisoned man great care had to be exer
cised In freeing him and nearly an hour
elapsed before this was accomplished.
Meanwhile the surgeons had crawled Into
the pile and reached his side. He was
given stimulants Internally and Injections
of whisky, with cocaine, and hopes were
strong; of saving the man who had escaped
death Ir. the crash and then fought off
suffocation and starvation so long. He
was carefully lifted into an ar,, ilance, but
died before tho hospital was .ached. One
arm had been broken and there was a
great hole In the man's head. His vitality
must have been tremendous to survive so
long with these Injuries, not to mention his
position In the debris.
At the hospital Lnaek's Identity was
quickly established by means of a union
card In one of his pockets.
That several bodies, pOHslbly nine or ten,
are still hurled In the ruins. Is tho opinion
Coroner Schoeler expresesd today after a
conference with Foreman Hatpin of the
Iron workers on the, building Hnd Joseph
Teamans, walking delegate of the Asphalt
and Cement Workers' union. Yeamans
said eighteen men of his union lmd been
employed on the building, only three of
whom had been accounted for, and Hatpin
told the coroner that nine or ten men, had
been working- as houses m I ths and lathers
on some upper floors, for whom no ac
count had yet been given.
EMPEROR PARDONS AMERICAN
German Holer Raises Sentence of
Man Who Deserts Kaiser's
Army la Youth. (
BERLIN, March 4 Emperor William
upon the request of Ambassador Tower, has
pardoned Edward Engesser of Buffalo, N.
Y., sentenced some time ago at Baden for
desertion, to six months' Imprisonment.
Engesser left the army In 1870 as an act of
youthful Indiscretion. He returned to Ba
den In December last and was Immediately
arrested and convicted. Mr. Tower found
that the case was within German treaty
rights, but he requested Engesser'a petition
admitting his technical guilt, to ba brought
tfttb emperor . attention, - -
WHEAT AND FLOUR RATES DROP
Import Detirs Lowered by Spain Be
cause of Rise la Price of
Wheat There.
MADRID, March 4. Owing to the great
rise In the price of wheat on the Spanish
markets, the government has presented a
bllll In the Chamber of Deputies, which
provides for a considerable reduction of
the import duties on wheat and flour.
BUCHAREST, Roumanla, March 1 The
Flnanoe minister has laid before the
chamber a bill Imposing; heavy protective
duties on Imports. The duty on coal la
among the heaviest.
ROUTS THE REVOLUTIONISTS
General Mania, at Head of Uruguayan
Forres, Wins a Complete
Victory.
MONTEVIDEO? Uruguay, March i.-It la
officially announced that General Munis,
commander of the Uruguayan forces, has
routed the troops of the revolutionary
leader, Sarlsavc, st Unks de Qusquaychico.
The rebels fled, abandoning a number of
killed and wounded.
Bottles with tho Rebels.
8ALONICA, Macedonia, March 4. Th
Albanian Insurrectionary movement at Ipek
la ended. The government has promised
the Albanians protection from the cattle
tax. Saver U skirmishes have occurred
near Amatova. The Insurgent chief, Apos
tn, and Yovan are strongly entrenched
near Gumanje, awaiting an attack.
Craters ta Eruption.
PARIS. March 4.-MU1 advice received
t Madagascar from Mayotte. Comoro
Islands, say that three craters of the
Great Cnmoso Island have been in a stats
of eruption since February 26. There have
been some victims among the natives.
Ready fur Reciprocity.
MELBOURNE. March 4-Premler Bekln
ha announced In th House of Represen
tatives that th federal government 1 pre
pared to alter the tariff In favor of Great
Britain, making sacrifices. If necessary, to
secure reciprocal preferences.
Bound for Philippines.
PERIM. March 1-The flotilla of United
States torpedo boat destroyers bound for
the Philippines under convoy of th auxil
iary cruiser Buffalo passed here outward
bound st 30 o'clock this morning.
Earthquake at Lima.
LIMA, Peru, March 4. A tremendous
earthquake, -which did much damage, oc
curred her at 6:30 this morning. Nothing
comparable with It has been experienced
during the last thirty years.
Wtlimts Is Very sick.
HANOVER. Prussia, March 4. The con
dition of Field Marshal Count von Walder
see is causing anxiety among his friends.
Hs hss been 111 for some days and is losing
his strength.
GIRLS TAKE PLACES OF BOYS
Fifty Strike Breakers Put 1 Work by
the Weslera I'aloa Telea-raph
Company at Catenae.
CHICAGO. March t Fifty girl strik
breakers were today put to work by th
Western Union Telegraph company to de
liver messages. A number of other girls
who were employed In the place of boys
when th strike occurred and who quit
when an lajunctloo against the strikers
was taoued by the federal court appeared
ha th vicinity of th Western Union main
office today and helped the striker as
pickets. Tbsga ar TOO boys ga strike. -
N IN A BOX OF CAM
Woman Who Beceives it Eats Part of Con
tents and is Dangerously IlL
ACCUSES BOONE WOMAN OF SENDING IT
Authorities of that Place Refuse- to
Arrest Her Without Formal Com
plaint, Which Dakota rartles
Say They Will Make.
PIERRE, S. D., March 4 (Special Tele
gram.) A case which has Just occurred In
this city promises to equal the famous
California one In which murder by a box
of poisoned oandy sent through the mall
was the means of causing death.. The
victim in this caee, while yet alive, la so
low that the attending physicians hold out
no hope for recovery. The victim Is Miss
Rena Nelson, who lives with her parents
on a farm six miles north of this city and
while the poisoned candy win received and
oaten the first of the week, the matter has
been kept quiet until there cou'.d be no
question of the existence of poison In tfia
candy and the custody of the party sup
posed to have sent the candy secured.
The remainder of the box of candy, which
was mailed at Bonne, la., was sent to tho
state chemist at the agricultural college
at Brookings and who pronounced that It
contained corrosive sublimate and the ef
fects of the poison on the victim were those
of such poison. Miss Nelson accuses Mrs.
8. Dye, of Boone, la., of being the party
who sent the poison. Hack of it all Is a
story of either a Jealous woman or a gay
deceiver. While visiting Boone lost year
Miss Nelson met a Mr. Dye, who accom
panied her to several places and between
them grow up a feeling, which resulted In
an engagement. Dye representing himself
to have been divorced from a former wife.
After Miss Nelson's return home a cor
respondence was kept up between the two
and some time In the winter Miss Nelson
received a letter from a Mrs. Dye claiming
that there was no divorce and accusing her
of interference In family affairs nnd later
an unsigned threatened letter threatening
of trouble If the correspondence was kept
up.
The first of the week a box of candy was
received through the mal! from Boone, la.,
and a part of It eaten. The same day Miss
Nelson received a letter from a friend at
Boone saying that Mrs. Dye was threat
ening to make it hot for Miss Nelson, If the
correspondence did not cease. The letter
was not read until after the candy had
been eaten or the box would have been
probably viewed with suspicion.
Sheriff Laughlln wired the authorities at
Boone, requesting the arrest of Mrs. Dye,
but they refused to act without a warrant
and he will leave for Boone In the morning
with the necessary papers.
The case will probably bring out a legal
fight against coming to this state on the
part of th accused.
FEAR HEAVY CATTLE LOSSES
Last Storm Has Proven Unusually
.MJeora eu-th Blank Ullle
' ' Ranges
STURGIS, 8. D., March 4.-;Spedal.)-The
loss to the owners of the larger cattle
outfits who are wintering their cattle on
the ranges has already been large, and
that their misfortunes will be further In
creased there seems no doubt. The cattle
drifted with the late storms frpm their
ranges Into the settlements, where they
tarried for days without feed and water,
The owners are doing their utmost to drive
them back to where they can get grass
enough to keep them alive, but many are
so weak that Jt is doubtful if they can be
brought back to their feeding grounds. The
snow of last Sunday, which fell to a depth
of nearly a foot and a half, has added
much to the gravity of the situation, and
stockmen agree that It will be the cause
of adding greatly to the mortality. The
smaller outfits, which have their cattle con
fined within winter pasturage, are not
losing any. It la thought the losses will
have a tendency to break up the open
rang system. The limits are narrowed
by fences and the conditions are bad, and
yearly growing worse for those who depend
upon the open range for winter provender
for their herds.
I'.x press Messenger Arrested.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 4.-(Speclal.)
L. E. Dunning, an express messenger
running between Cheyenne and Ogden, was
arrested at Ogden yesterday, charged with
robbery and grand larceny. It is alleged
that Dunning opened boxes and trunks In
his car and extracted the valuables there'
from He is said to have secured tSOO
worth of goods from one shipment. Among
other things. It Is alleged, he stole a quan
tity of diamonds and Jewelry from the
trunk of Miss May Hammond of Omaha,
who was traveling to the Pacific coast,
Dunning is said to have confessed his
guilt and will plead guilty.
GOOD CHANCE TO RECOVER
War Department Clerk Shot by Crasy
Soldier Not la Hopeless
Condition.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Robrt Man
ning, the War department engineer who
was shot yesterday by William O'Brien,
passed a comfortable night. The indica
tions now are that the wound Is not as
dangerous as it first showed and Manning
has a Food chance of recovery.
O'Brien appeared in the polios court
today on a warrant charging him with as
sault with Intent to kill Manning. As
sistant United States District Attorney
Given suggested that the man be com
mitted to Jail and the Jail physicians no
titled to confer with the St. Elisabeth
asylum authorities and report to the courts.
Ths court concurred In this suggestion and
tn prisoner was sent to jail without bond,
pending proceedings looking to his return
to the asylum. He was on parole from
that Institution when he did ths shooting.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FLOOD
Prominent Kansas Cltlseas Will true
Congress to Appropriate fl.BOO,.
OOO for Rlier improvements.
KANSAS CITY. March 4.-A delegation
of prominent clttsens left here tonight for
Washington, where they expect to appear
on Monday next before the house commit
tee on rivers and harbors and maks a plea
for an appropriation of tl.600.000 for river
Improvements. Kansas City suffered greatly
a result of the great flood last June and
th delegates will, tn support of their plea.
say that because of th havoc wrought to
big business Interests th cKy now faces a
criais in Us history, and that it Is badly In
need of aid at the hand, al tk) govern
mart.
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AGREE UPON REED FOR JUDGE
Iowa Delegation Finally Settle Vpon
Successor for Judge
Shires.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 4.-(Speclal Tel-
egrnm.) At a meeting of the Iowa dele
gation this afternoon It was decided to
recommend William Thomas Reed f
Creaco to succeed Judg Shlras. lately re
signed from the United States district
bench for the northern district of Iowa.
This decision was reached after about one
hour s deliberation by the seven members
of the Iowa delegation Interested In this
appointment. The selection of Mr. Reed
was brought about through the votes of
Representatives Blrdsall and Cousins, who
joined with Senator Allison and Repre
sentative Haugen, who have throughout
been the staunch supporter of Mr. Reed.
When Representatives Connor, Cousins,
Thomas, Haugen and Blrdsall came over
from the house and went Into the commit
tee room of Senator Allison they found
awaiting them the two senators. Though
the supporters of Mr. Jlealy and the
other candidates were disappointed that
thulr candidates did not win there pre
vailed u general air of relief that the lung
contest hud ended. Senator Dolllver nnd
Representative Connor stood for Mr. Heuly
until the finish, and Judge' Thomas re
mained faithful to Mr. Wright. Mr.
Blrdsall, who has long held the key to
the situation, went over to tho Reed sup
porters and carried with him Mr. Cousins,
thus carrying the day for the man from
Cresco.
Prenldent Roosevelt wis Informally told
of the action of the Iowa senators and
members, and doubtless Mr. Reed's nom
ination will be sent to the senate at an
early date.
Representative Klnkaid today appeared
before the committee on public buildings
to advocate appropriations for public
buildings at Kearney and North Platte.
He t$ seeking an appropriation of $1:15.000
for Kearney and Ua,0i for North Platte.
Oscar McKay has been upvolnteU regu
lar and Thomas J. McKay substitute rural
carriers at Carroll, Neb.
Postmasters appointed: - Nebraska, Hav
ana, Frontier county, Thomas W. Arnold,
vice R. L. Duckworth, reMlgtuul. Iowa,
Brownvllle, Mitchell county, Albert E. Mc
Rorle, vice F. C. Reeve, resigned. Wyo
ming, Atlantic City, Fremont- county, Law
rence L. Glessler, vice R. C. Hunt, re
moved. CREST OF FLOOD IS REACHED
Alleghany River Begins to Recede at
Twenty-Xlue-Foot Height h Vast
Losses aad Ttoneoads Idle.
PITTSBURG, March 4.-The crest of the
flood reached here this morning when the
llerrs Island mark showed twenty-nine
feet one Inch In the Allegheny river at
that point. The river Is slowly receding
and no further damage is apprehended.
The cold wave checked the rise.
The damage done by the flood will prob
ably not exceed 1250,000.
Along Line creek and the Turtle creek
valley especially, tho damage was beyond
any dons In recent yean, Jn ths two cities
IV was not' so great, tout many industrial
establishments alosg th two rivers were
compelled to close down and thousands of
men were thrown out of work. The rail
roads of the district suffered to an un
usual extent end land slides added to the
handicaps -Imposed by the high water It
self. While the rise came with great sud
denness and many narrow escapes were
reported, no lives were lost In the flood.
TOLEDO, O., March 4. The cold wav
has postponed all Immediate flood danger
at Toledo. Th up-river gorges are frosen
hard and the lmmedlato bodies of water
held back by them will remain until a
thaw. A veritable lake Is held back by
a gorge below Grand Rapids and that town
has been under water for two days and
nights. There Is much distress there from
exposure to cold and the lack of pro
visions. CLEVELAND, O., March 4. With th
temperature only a few degrees above the
saro mark, thousands of people, dependent
upon natural gas for fuel In their homes
here, suffered from the Intense cold today
because of the washing away of the gas
mains of the East Ohio Gas company, lead
lng from this city to the West Virginia
gas fields. Manufacturing plants In which
natural gas Is used have closed down until
the mains are repaired. Similar conditions
prevail at Akron and other towns supplied
with fuel from th same source.
WILKE8BARRE, Pa., March 4 The
Susquehanna river Is rising slowly, but re
ports from the upper part of the state and
from New York state axe that the tribu
taries are overflowing their banks. Th
cold weather la holding the flood In check,
NEW TIME TABLE FOR OCEAN
Joint Schedule Adopted by Pacific MaJl
and Oceldental Oriental
Companies.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 4.-The Pacific
Mall and the Occidental & Oriental Steam
ship companies have adopted a new Joint
time schedule, according to which vessels
will depart from this port for the port of
the Orient at Intervals of about eleven
days. The schedule includes seven vessels
four operated by the Pacific Mall and three
by the Occidental company. The with
drawal of three steamers of the Toyo Slien
Salsha caused the present schedule to b
Irregular and th new Bchedul makes no
provision for the Japanese points. The new
schedule of sailing will be Inaugurated wMh
the Coptic, which will leave here April 2,
though originally scheduled to leave on
March il. Under the new schedule the
steajners will remain In port from eleven
to twelve days.
BURLINGTON GETS BIG LOAN
Borrows Five Million Dollars for
Hlne Months to Retire Kotes
Issaed Last Summer.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The Illinois Trust
and Savings bunk has lent $6,000,000 to the
Chicago, Burlington gt Qulncy Railway
company. The rate of Interest is said to
be 6 per cent and the time nine months,
Tht purpose of the loan Is said to be the
retirement of 66,000,000 6 per cent notes Is
sued by the Burlington last summer.
Accept the Reduction.
ST. LOUIS, March 4. The strike of th
laborer at th World's fair grounds was
declared off today and the 1,000 men who
walked out Monday resumed work at the
reduction announced.
The men struck because then- wages were
cut from a to SO oepts an hour. President
Francis told tho committee representing
th strikers that their wages had been cut
because th World's Fair company could
not afford to pay more than cents aa
hour. The delegates were Impressed with
Mr. Francis' statement and promised t
recommend to th aiea ta return la Werk
and accept the reductleav
RUSSIAN PRESS OPTIMISTIC
Hails with Satisfaction Toas of Americas
Dupatohei on tho War.
REGRETS STRAIN, PRLDICTS FRIENDSHIP
Deprecates Effect of Estranged Re
lations Between Two Nations and
Insists Prudence Mast Ulti
mately Surmount Impulse.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 4,-The Rus
sian press halls with great satisfaction th
American dispatches of the last few days
as indicating a change In the disposition
of the Washington government toward
Russia. The Bourse Gasette and the Novoe
Vre:nya this morning discuss In a sober
minded fashion Russo-Amcrlcan relations
and the danger of a permanent estrange
ment. The Gusette says there is some
thing profoundly regrettable In the present
relations between those two world powers.
They transcend the bounds of common
oalc. The nosltion taken bv America since
lust June and the nntl-ltUMslun newsuaner
campaign In the I'nlted States are so in
explicable, that they seem like a night
mare. Blnce the beginning of Its history
America has Inspired the liveliest feeling
of friendship and admiration among Rus
sians, and dlplomatb; and political expres
sions of these feelings have oeen continuous
and constant. In Russian social circles
there has ever been a veritable worship
of the classic land of liberty and the Amer
icans nave always heretofore made rtiissmn
friendship the cornerstone of their foreign
policy.
Evil Spirit Broken Loose.
Suddenly, as If an evil spirit had broken
oose. the Americans, despite their prac
tical turn of mind, began to do every
thing to stimulate Japanese aggressiveness
and seem now to be anxiously awaiting
Japanese victories in Asia, where Im
portant American commercial Interests are
centered. As a matter of fact, hostility
between the United States and Russia
would be as great a misfortune to civilisa
tion In the twentieth century as was the
rivalry between France and Uermuny In
the nineteenth. The duty of every rl(,ht
inlnded man Is to arrest the growth of this
animosity.
Kusslan diplomacy owes it to the Amer
icans and to the whole civilized world to
do Its utmost. We are not called upon to
re-echo hostile sounds coming from beyond
the Atlantic, because unfriendly sentiments
do not exist among us. The latest udvlces
purmlt the belief that It will b much
(-aster to remove the misunderstanding
than the enemies of Russia may think.
Picks Out Good Omen.
The Novoe Vremya says It does not know
whether the Washington cabinet Influenced
such Incidents as the gift of $10,000 by
Charles R. Crane of Chicago, to the Young
C sarins' s fund for Russian soldiers and
sailors, the pro-Russian Irish demonstra
tion In New York and the quieter tone of
the British press, but the paper believes It
notes an Important change In American
official tactics, beginning with a disinclina
tion to favor the Japanese cable project,
followed by th report of Secretary Hay's
dissatisfaction with tho anti-Russian press
campaign, which disposition was furttier
proved by his not Insisting on dispatching
United States consuls to Antung and
Mukden at this time, which quite agreees
with President Roosevelt's decision to allow
Mr. Morgan, appointed United States -con
sul at Port Dalny, to remain at home for
the present, and not send the battleship
Kentuoky to the socne of the hostilities In
the far east. The paper adds:
Wi are certain this change Is as agree
able to the Americans as It Is to us. The
antagonism of Washington distressed, but
did not frighten us, for things could not
come to a rupture, as prudence must end
always In dominating Impulse, and there
being no serious reason for a quarrel, th
privctl-al Yankees must realize that the
tel?gram of the American consul at Mos
cow to Chicago to the effect that American
business In Russia was suffering by reason
of the anti-Russian feeling said to exist In
tl I'nlted Slates. rerjrer nted the feelings
not onlv of the Moscow merchants, nut ot
all branches of Russian trade. What he
predicted happened In the case of Englnnd
arter tne rimean wiir. unniiHn ni.-up.ii
Into the British snoes.
In conclusion the Novoe Vremya says
All U well that ends well. If the llzhr.
cool fog which has been hanging over
Washington is dispelled and the good old
feelings return, we snail do tne nrsi to wei
com them.
English Tension Less.
PARIS, March 4. To the gratification of
France, better relations between Russia
and Great Britain are promised as the re
sult of the visit of Count Benckendorff. the
Russian ambassador to Great Britain, to St.
Petersburg. From an authoritative source
It is learned that Count Benckendorff not
only carried verbal assurances of the ab
solute neutrality of Great Britain in th
war, but that ha was the bearer of docu
ments establishing the fact that the Lon
don government did not want war and had
used determined efforts to prevent it, urg
ing on Japan the fact that the British
proas did not represent the attitude nor
wishes of the British government.
Official advices from St. Petersburg show
that Count Benckendorff's representation
cleared sway many suspicions entertained
by the Russian authorities. Russia does
not desire unfriendly relations with Of wet
Britain. It heretofore has met the British
government half way, and It Is understood
that Count Benckendorff was charged with
most conciliatory measures by ths osar.
The regretted actions of various European
countries in arming Is not considered as
having any other bearing than preparation
for eventualities, which, In the present
optimistic frame of mind of the authori
ties, are not likely to come to pass. ,
There Is doubt still in official circles re
garding the policy of Germany toward
Russia. Advices received here Indicate that
Germany assured Russia that France In
spired the recent note of Secretary Hay
regarding Chinese neutrality, while France
claims, and Russia la satisfied, that Ger
many mad the first suggestion to th
UnlleJ States.
CZAR HAS EXilUn'S ASSURANCES.
King Edward Sends Autographic Dee.
laratton of Friendship.
LONDON, March 4. The Russian ambas
sador, Count Benckendorff, who returned
from St. Petersburg Wednesday, visited
King Edward and presented the king with
an autograph, letter from the czar. This
was In answer to a letter sent by the king,
who on hearing that Count Benckendorff
Intended going to St. Petersburg rb bid
farewell to his son, who was bound to
the front with his regiment, sent for the
ambassador and asked him to hand the
czar an autograph letter, in which King
Edward In the most friendly terms empha
sised Great Britain's neutrality during the
war in the far east and said he trusted
that the czar would puy no attention to
the press reports Intimating that Great
Britain was not rcutral, nor to pay any
attention to unfriendly comments of the
EnglUh papers, which the king regretted.
Japanese Fleet Weakeaed.
PARIS, March 4. The Temps published
a dispatch from St. Petersburg, which says
the Russians have taken advantage ot the
stormy weather, which has prevented fur
ther operations on the part of th Japanese
fleet, to improve their defenses.
The dispatch also says that the Japanese
fleet has been weakentd by damagea sus
tained since February 15 to the extent ot
six cruisers, Ave torpedo boat destroyer
and on, gunboat.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Colder Saturday! Sunday
Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Testerdayi
Hour. Beg. Hour. Heg.
fi a. m..,,,, 22 1 . m .H.H
a. m lit 2 p. m !W
T a. m tti S p. m ...... 4
M a. m if 4 4 p. m 4
9 a. ni ST B p. m 40
lO a. m atl p. m -4"
It a. m HA 7 p. m 4
12 m 3T R p. m as
t p. m 3T
SUMMARY OFJTHE WAR NEWS
American Minister to Corra Said to
Have Taken Step Which May
Cause Trouble.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1H)4.)
NEW YORK, Mircli 4. (New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to Th Bee.)
Mr. Allen, th- Unit ad States minister
to Corea, ncc rd!ng to dispatches from
several Independent s lurces, has decided
to send United States marlr.es fro.n Seoul
Into the very heart of the gone of military
operations In nori.'.irn Cop; In order to
protect some mines owned by American
citizens. Tho State department Is as
tounded at the pr ipose 1 action of the
minister nnd discredit the report. S.uh
an Invasion would be impvccdented and
would almost ltu'vitablv result in a cluch
with one or both o. tho oppos ng forcs.
The Japanese minister to Berlin Is quoted
as authority for the statement that Japan's
soldiers have scored several successes in
Corra. Practically the only news that
pasnes the Japanese censor Is that sent by
diplomatic reports.
Public opinion In Russia toward Amer
ica 1m becoming less hostile.
Coul and stores are reaching Vladivostok
despite the watchfulness of the Japanese
navy. The four Russian cruisers are
still In port.
Little news Is obtainable concerning op
erations on land or sea. Strict censorship
Indicates Important movements are under
way.
ACCISE JAPS OF DEEP TRKACHEHY
Russians Say Effort Was Made to
Block Port Arthur Early.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 4. A resident
of St. Petersburg, who has just arrived
here from Port Arthur, having left the day
before the first Japanese attack, tells an
Interesting story which seems to Indicate
that the Japanese planned to cork the har
bor before tiring a shot. He says that on
the day of his departure a big merchant
man. Hying the Japanese flag, approached
the entrance and In the narrowest part of
the channel suddenly stopped, signalled:
"I am sinking," and commenced to settle.
Luckily, a tug with steam up was close
by and towed the Japanese vessel Into
a shallow part of the outer harbor. Tho
merchantman was loaded with Iron. Its
captain declared he had been caught In
a storm and the pumps, which hod kept
the craft afloat, broke down just as the
entrance of Port Arthur was reached.
The wife of a Russian naval officer at
tached to the armored cruiser Rossla, who
has Just arrived here from Vladivostok,
described th scene at th outbreak of hos
tilities. On the morning of February a
shot was flred by the flagship and signals
Were hoisted, calling all seamen and others
who were on shore leave to eome,en,board
There was great excitement and enthusi
asm among the people on the streets. Th
warships In the harbor were Imbedded In
the Ice and crowds gathered about them.
watching the ships receive their war colors
and cheering as the Ice breaker opened
channel. At 2 o'clock In the afternoon,
headed by th Rossla and accompanied by
the hurrah of the people gathered on the
Ice, the fleet steamed out.
An Imperial order has been Issued sum
moning the reservs subalterns and first
class reserve men of European Russia to
the colors for a six weeks' course of train
ing. A similar order has been Issued to the
naval reserves. This Is Interpreted as Indi
cating that everything la being made ready
for the mobilization of the whole Russian
army. If necessary.
According to a service organ, the cost of
the rations of the Manchuria troops aver
ages 40 kopecs, each of which ZD are
for meat, $ for tea and 9 for bread. The
average for the Llao Tung soldiers Is 46
kopecs
The St. Petersburg postofflce employes
sre starting a fund to build a torpedo boat,
to be named Post-Telegraph.
DKMtMM A RAILROAD CONCESSION.
According to Request May Cause a
tVaah vrllh France.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
SEOUL, March 4.-(New York Herald
Cablegrum Special Telegram to Th Bee.)
The Japanese minister has demanded
that the Coreaji Foreign office grant a con
cession for the Seoul-WIJu railway to th
Japanese In accordance with article 4 of
the Japanese -Core an protocol. Japan Is
ready to start construction Immediately.
Fifteen miles of the grading of this railway
have already been completed by the Corean
government under French engineers, but
no rails, locomotives or cars have been
purchased yet.
Ths proposed arrangoment may possibly
create an Issue between the Corean and
French governments, as a concession was
originally granted In 1K6 to French cltl
zens. who, falling to arrange the financing
ot the road, allowed the concession to lapse
In 1W9. Under the sgreement the railway
was to be built only by the Corean gov
ernment under French engineers, with
French materials.
The steamer Isdomeyeus has arrived at
Chemulpo with thousands of tons of ma
terials for the Seoul-Fusnn railway, the
construction of which Is being rapidly
pushed forward by the Japanese govern
ment. The Japanese hospital ship Kosal has ar
rived at Chemulpo with a twelve-foot red
cross painted amidships.
HISSIA ASSIMES THE AGGRESSIVE.
Expected Port Arthar Squadron Will
Engage In Big Movement.
PARIS, March 4. Information received
from official sources In Corea confirms pre
vious reports to the effect that the Chln
ampo Is free from Ice, that th Japanese
have ceasod debarking troops at Chemulpo
and that they have taken advantage of the
opening of the Chinampo to land troops
there thus expediting the forward move
ment. Official advices from St. Petersburg con
firm the reports that a decisive move
ment la anticipated on the part of the
Port Arthur squadron now that Admiral
Makaroff has arrived there and that the
torpedo boats especially will be brought
Into play, and that in spite of reports to
the contrary, Russia Is understood to have
an ample supply of torpedoes for these
craft.
Coadltloa of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Today's state
ment of Uie treasury balances In trie gen
eral fuud. exclusive of the llaL'.uwtj f J g ld
reservs In the division of r,tn( tion,
shows: AvalUbls caau balances, l-J.iTi.wji:
gold, llJ6.lia.Ui. tj
HINT AT VICTORIES
Japanets Ministsr States Land Forosi Ears
Scored Several Snooessss.
PURPOSELY KEPT QUIET FOR PRESENT
Fear of Other Conn tr its Becoming Involved
Less Acoto.
REPORTS OF FURTHER BOMBARDMENTS
8t. Petersburg Beports Landing of Large
Japanese Forces in Corea,
PAPER THINKS RUSSIA WANTS QUARREL
Figures Out that it Foresees Defeat
and Prefers to lavolve England ta
Avoid Vame of Being De
feated by a Midget,
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1S04.)
BERLIN, March 4 (New Tork Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Th Bee.)
It may be that there Is a reason for the
dearth of news from th seat of war. I
learn from an excellent source that the
Jnpnnese minister in Berlin yesterday In
formed a former minister of state that the
Japanese had scored a, number of military
successes that were being suppressed for
Fpeclfic reasons.
In the meantime, however. In official
circles the attitude of Franc toward Rus
sia in the event of active participation by
China in the far east continues to b much
discussed. The following may be regarded
as the official view:
"It la well known that th Russian gov
ernment has favorably received China's
declaration of neutrality, and It is generally
known In various cabinets of Europe that'
the Kusnlan government is very desirous
that the war thus forced upon it shall be
restricted territorially as far as circum
stances) will permit No steps were, there
fore, taken In Paris which might In any
way implicate France. Count Lamsdorft
more than once announced that nothing
was further from the czar's Intention than
to bring about a general conflagration.'
These declarations are strengthened by the
fact that the kaiser Is animated by equally
peaceful sentiments, and the rsppr6chement
of England and France has developed into
an important political factor.
"Consequently the action of America
with regard to the neutralization of Oi'na '
was unanimously accepted, ven by Russia
Itself. - It has raised no objection to main
taining tho Integrity of China and Its sov- '
erclgnty in Manchuria. This neutrality was ,
very welcome, although doubt were enter
tained as to whether the Pekln government
would be able to raise forces sufficient to
repress any Internal opposition to the prin
ciple. In diplomatic circles it Is1 felt that
the powers would not have been able to
effectually guarantee the neutrality of
China for the simple reason that they
would be powerless to oppose the wishes of
tho Chinese war party, should such a
party gain the upper hand.
"Even In Russia there seems to b no
wish for French Intervention. On cannot
disregard the fact that such a step would
Inevitably entail Interference by Chreat
Britain. It may, therefore, be considered '
that the participation of China In the War
will not bo looked upon aa a casus belli by
France. England and France appear unltsd '
In their endeavors to keep China up to its
engagements. They are supported by
Prince Chlng and the viceroy, but much
will depend on the attitude of the empress
dowager, some of whose Illusion, even th
failure of the Boxer rising, have not 'et
shattered.
Report of Bomhairdments,
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 104.)
TIEN TSIN, March 4. (New York Usrakt
Cablegram Bpeclal Telogram to Ta Baa.)
Port Arthur has been bombarded by Japa
nese si ilim at Intervals for three days,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, first at fif
teen kilometers dlstanoa from the forts and
then at attven.
Entire Fleet Guarding Troops.
VLADIVOSTOK. March t-Vta St. Pe
tersburg (delayed According to Informa
tion received forty Japanese transports,
escorted by the entire naval fleet, have
been energetically landing troops In Corea
at Fu S.ui and Chemulpo. It Is estimated
that fully 100,000 men hav disembarked,
and It Is supposed that an Immediate ad
vance Into northern Corea Is contemplated.
From the fact that the Japaneso fleet is
thus employed, It Is felt that no Immedi
ate attack upon Vladivostok or Port Ar
thur will be made.
Th reported landing of 300 Japanese at
Song Chin, Plakstn bay, on the northeast
coast of Corea, has been confirmed. There
Is a rumor abroad that a quantity of
transport material and ninety tons of salt
Huh have been dls-nvered laid sway in
secret places In the ; I jhborhood of NJk
olskl. They were : ntly Intended for
the use of the Jup. orces toward th
end of the guinmci
Spectator Has a Theory.
LONDON, March 1 Th Spectator points
out how "the Kuutlan feeling of resent
roout against Great Britain Is steadily ris
ing, the Hussion being convinced tliat the
Brillfch hav been the chief cause of their
difficulties by encouraging the Japanese to
go to war."
Without considering whether there 1 any
truth In this view coulineus th Specta
tor, the Important fact is that It Is held
by the Russian people and that "public
opinion Is in such a state of excitement
ttat war with Great Brluin would be ex
tremely popular."
Proceeding to explain why the military
party should try to "establish ths binnlll..
tlon of a po.'wlbl defeat by Astatic power,"
the Spectator remarks: - '
"A great European. War would, obliterate