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KSTAULISIIED. JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKNINO, MA1JCH 0, 1904 TEN PAGES.
HI NO LE COPY THKEE CENTS.
HAD A REVELATION
Lyman Telia How Mormon Church Offioala
Ars Selected.
IS SUCCESSOR OF PRESIDENT SMITH
Apostles Motion H m to Be Mora Diioreet
in A newer.
SAYS DOES NOT OBEY ALL REVELATIONS
Haa Here? Repented Bit Disobedience Bo
ffardinff Hil Plural TamiUe.
O I
SAYS SM00T NEVER MET ANY OF HIS VflVES
Ltoiin la Hot Certain Whether the
Spirit of tho Lord Directs Hla
Answers aal Gets Con
fused. WASHINGTON. Matoh . Mrs. Clara
Mabel Kennedy resumed the stand todiy
In the Senator Heed Smoot case beloro
the senate committee on privileges and
elections. Mr. Worthlngton, lor the de-
fense, continued cross-examination of the connection with the agreement as an ex
witness and Inquired ss to the reasons for tremely unnecessary and unreasonable de
hor marriage being consummated at Juarea,
Mexico, Instead of at the Mormon settle-
ment at Diss, where the lived. She said
she knew of no reason and had no In-
formation regarding an attempt to having
the ceremony performed elnewhere. She
said tho did not tell any one that the
man to whom she was to be married
had another wife, and so far as she knew,
those rjerformlnr the ceremony did not
know that the marriage waa to be a plural
ona- I
14
lied
had
Iater Mr. Worthlngton asked Mrs. Ken-
nedv If she did not know that application
had been made to Apostle Teasdale and
t he had refused to conduct or to
authnrise the plural marriage.
"What did ho eayT" asked Mr. Worth-
Intgon.
He said It could not be done, as all
that had been done away with," said Mrs.
Kennedy. I
Mr. Worthlngton called attention to the
Inconsistency of the statements and he
asked why she had sal she did not know
request had been made to another to
perform the ceremony.
I don't know how I happened to say
that," said the witness. Continuing, she
raid with some emotion: "It was not pleas-
ant for roe to think about those things and
1 tried to put them aside. I tried to forget
all I could about it."
In reaoonse to further (mentions from 'Mr.
Taylor the witness said her mother told
hr of the reauest to Anostle Teasdale and
that she had no other knowledge of tha at-
tempt to get him to perform the ceremony.
So of Apostle Merrill Talks.
Charles P. Merrill, a. eon of Apostle Mer-I
rtll, was then called to the atand. He said
he was tha son of hla father's third plural
Alfa and la himself a polygamist. jn an-
war to questions concerning his own mar-
rufa ar. mii hi n
in UB7 to a wire mat aioa in ana
na ramw pis - jeg&t who, nuw I
arfuk. in 1SSI and lutd five children py her.l
lis married another wife In 1888, the cere-I
tnoney being performed in the Ixgan temple I
by an. c txjwaraaon. lie nas ow jour
children by that wife, th oldest of which
Is 9 years and the youngest ih years, i neir
mothers name was Anna a. mouuaru. i
"Tho marriage to my legal wife in 1881. '
aid Mr. Merrill, "was soiemnixea Dy my i tne use of neutral ports by bl
father." I Ugerenta. John L. Walton (liberal), who
"Wens you living with Anna B. Stoddard I
whan you married the woman you coll your I
legal wlfoT" was asked.
"I was, although she had no house. She I
stayed at the home of her father and her I
mother and I lived with my mother," an-
swered the witness, I
an answer to questions from Chairman
Burrows, Mr. Merrill said he now had tws the views of the British government as .to
wives and is cohabiting with both. Sena- the duties of neutrals In regard to ths treat
tor Foraker asked ths witness I "nt of the warships of belligerents seek-
not the woman you married In 1888
your legal wlfeT"
"No, sir."
As Leal Wife.
Mr. Merrill explained that when he mar
ried In 1888 ha had a wife living and that
he understood that under ths laws that
ags was not legal and that therefore
els marriage In 1891. after the death of his
nrsi wus, us too?, ranve uis imi marriage
a legal one.
Senator Overman asked for a description
of the marriage ceremony In 18X8 and ths
witness declared that he could not remem
ber how It was performed 'except that hs
went to the temple In Logan and It was
performed there.
In response to s question by Senator Du
bois Mr. Merrill said there was no mar-
rlage certificate issued, no record or any
documents of any kind so far as he knew,
lie said there waa no music, no prayer and
no questions that he oould remember.
"Thers was nothing but the marriage
etremony," he said with emphasis.
"Well, tell us about that," several mem-
cere of the committee demanded.
"I cannot repeat It," said tho witness.
"Do you mean to say that you do not
know ths ordinary marriage ceremony In
your church V asked Senator Hoar, so-
verely.
"Te, I know that," answered the wit-
Bess.
"And wasn't that what Was usedT" he
asked,
l ne witness saia it was. lie was told to
give r suDsiance or iu lie saia ne and
hla wife stood up and Joined hands.
'They made you promise somethjng, did
tney noti inquired Honator Hoar.
"Yen, sir."
"But you have forgotten what It was,"
the senator remarked with a laugh.
"Oh. no, I haven't forgotten," said Mr.
Merrill. He then said that hs had prom
ised to love, cherish and support the
wrman.
Father Was la Hiding.
"And did you continue to cohabit with
her after you married the woman you call
your legal wlfsT Chairman Burrows asked.
The witness said he lived with both wlve.i.
but that they had different homes In Rich
mond. I'tah, about a mile apart.
"You say you were living with your
motner when you married the second time.
Where was your father, Apotttle Merrill, at
that time? ' was asked.
"Hs was on the underground most of the
time, said the witness Jocularly.
"What da you mean by 'on the under
ground V asked Mr. Worthlngton.
"He was In hiding."
"Why was he In hiding?" aaked,ths chalr-
"Because about that time there were
prosecutions going on for polygamy," Mr.
Merrill answered. He said that often times
ould not see his father for a month.
assMr.
1 lam i
Mr. Merrill said that he had taken his
lass wire to nut motner s home occasionally,
tPwaUausd uu ffecotid Pig.
WKT
Canadian Rallrt . 'natrmrnl De
ride to Ball r to Par I no
C r 1
r
LONDON, March I Orand Trunk
shareholders at a m today ratified
the agreement with tl 'adlan govern
ment for the constructlc . -t Grand Trunk
line to the Pacific.
The decision was rearhed only after a
prolonged discussion. The meeting waa
packed and at one Mage of the proceeding
the tone waa unmistakably hostile to em
barking In so huge an enterprise.
General Manager Hayea, who came from
Canada specially to attend the meeting.
saved thfl situation, and when the flnai
vote was taken there waa only a few p-
ponenta to the Orand Trunk railroad un-
(lurln liliiv trk hill 1 rl n I ranjitPi nt lnn t al rnu1
Sir Charlps River Wilson, president of the
fomani!'' tha new Jusllfl
by the flow of prosperity from east to west
and the Increasing Immigration Into Can-
ada from the United States. The Orand
Trunk could not hope to receive such gen
erous treatment from the Canadian govern
ment as the Canadian Pacific railroad, but
the premier, Sir Wilfred Laurier, had
acted absolutely fairly, In spite of violent
political opposition, with the object of at
taining additional facilities for the davel-
i i.suana,
The president characterised the deposit
demanded by the Canadian government In
nana. Then, one after another, share-
noiuam representing diocks or mj,ipu ana
more shares rose and declared they had not
had sufficient time to consider so huge an
enterprise.
An amendment was proposed by Georga
Allen, who had resigned hla seat In the
directorate on account of tho matter under
discussion. In which Mr. Allen declared the
intended action would ruin the Grand
Trunk railroad.
Several large shareholders withdrew their
proxies ana placed them in the hands of the
directors.
The president, in reply to cries of ad-
Journ. explained that the Canadian Parlla-
ment at Its meeting March 10 must have an
answer one way or the other.
v,ce president Bmithers openly attributed
somo or tne criticism to the Instigation of
rival railroads.
Then General Manager Hayes bluntly
torn tne shareholders that if they did not
accept tne Canadian oner other Influenzas
would, ana that without a transcontinental
extension the future of the Orand Trunk
would be gloomy In the extreme. Mr.
itayes propnesied a great future for the
nw road, which would be able to hold Its
own in competition with the existing sys-
terns In Canada and the United States
After over two and a half hours' discus
B,on Mr- Allen's amendment was defeated
an1 the agreement was ratified.
no somi-annual accounts were passed.
DUt not without criticism of the Increased
expenditure, which the president said was
Justified on account of the larger traffic.
"""" weatner ana nigher prices.
HAS NO INTENTION OK TAT1VG rnnn
Premier Balfour Replies to Questions
Proposed In Parliament.
LONDON. March g.-Two most Interest-
ui questions were answered by Premier
Balfour In today's parliamentary papers
giving replies to questions.
The first referred to fiscal matters. an3
Mr. Balfour categorically said: "The i-
dared policy of his majesty's government
aoes not Include the taxation of food n.i
It Is not proposed to deal with the fiscal
question during the currency of the present
parliament.
The second raised the wide ouestlon of
asked the question, referred to the use
which Russian warships recently made and
are still making of the ports of Candla.
Sues and Port Said, and suggested the de-
slrablllty of communicating to the neutral
powers possessing seaboard or trade routes
between Great Britain and the east, partis
uiariy the Mediterranean, and the Red
"ns to use neutral ports In connection with
operations Interrupting trading ships of
neutral powers. Mr. Balfour, while not ex
plaining the government's attitude, ad
mitted that ths points raised were of the
greatest international Importance and said
they were receiving tha attention of the
government
prkmikk HOPEFl L AS GRAVIS YARD.
Regrets War and Hopes Reforms will
End Balkan Aarltatlon.
VIENNA, March 8. The Relchsrath re
assembled today, after a recess. of three
months' duration. The address of Dr. von
Koerber, the Austrian premier, was ex
tremely pessimistic. Heretofore his speech
opening the session has been cheerful and
out tins morning he spoke as
th0"-" he had lost all hope, and declared
that lhe situation verily presented a plc-
,ur of a parliamentary graveyard. Tho
I Plrdn ot the premier seemed to be gen
I er"y snared.
I Among other things the premier said that
Austro-Hungary regretted deeply th
Russo-Japanese war, and would observe
lhe strictest neutrality during the conflict.
Referring to the Balkans, he hpped that
after the proposed reforms had been carried
out there would be no further agitation
there. He regretted the spread of alarmist
rumors and said the Russian and Austrian
governments were now endeavoring to put
an end to all mystification and to Inform
all people of every threatened danger.
GKRMA BANKER KM5 HIS 1,1 KK
I'askler Who Is Said to Have t'ansed
FaJlare Is Arrested.
rr.iiji ; . narcn o. nuio xirennei, a
partner In the banking firm of Hrendel &
I Co., whose failure, attributed to the e
m.
besxlement and speculation of the cashier,
waa announced yesterday, committed sui
cide today by throwing himself from I
window of the bank. Since the failure of
,he nrn Brendel had been beset by de
P'tor clamoring for money and the con
sequent worry is ueuevea to nave induced
him to kill himself.
Johannes Reluhard, the cashier, ' whose
defalcations are said to have occasioned
the Arm's failure and who surrendered to
the police yesterday, la detained In custody.
OKFV.R REWARD FOR LOST BIRO
Rasalan Araaemy of Selenra Will
Pay for Information.
ST. PETERSBl'RG, March The Acad
amy of Science haa offered 13,750 to anyone
giving Information In regard to tha where
abouts of the party of Baron Toll, the arc-
tl0 Plorr- from whom nhlng haa bees
heard since be left the yacht Sesrla In
ljl and started for Bennet Island. The
Bearla has not reached Stockholm as pub
lished by a news agency In the Vnlted
States. Baron Toll and his companions
sre believed to have tern carried out to
sea by ths lc off Bennet Island In Novem-
MOB RULE IN SPRINGFIELD
Negro Quarter of ths Town Fired by Re
vengeful White
MILITIA DISPATCHED TO THE CITY
Troakle Grows Oat of the Lynching of
Negro Murderer and Police Are
Vnable-to Cope with
Mob.
SPRINGFIELD, O., March 8,-Ftve com
panies of the Ohio National guard are on
their way here on a special train by order
of Governor Herrlck 'In response to the
request of the city and county officials.
During the afternoon threats were heard
that the levee, the negro section, would be
burned. It is said that the negroes are de
termined to avenge the lynching of Dick
enson . .
In one of the large shops today ths white
men treated the negro employes with con
tempt and this resulted In heated argu
ments and threats being exchanged.
It is the plan to place the several mili
tary companies on the levee In the center
of the city and at the homes of the sev
eral officers whose lives have been threat
ened, one of which Is Police Judge J. J.
Miller. Major Kirkpa trick Intends to keep
his companies at the armories to guard
the ammunition. If It la left without guard
the mob would have Its own way.
Mayor Bowlus Issued an order tonight to
Chief of Police O'Brien to close all the
saloons of the city. President Burnett of
the Board of Safety said that If the levee
was fired It might result In the destruction
of the greater part of the city.
At 11:20 the threat of the mob, frequently
made during the day and evening, was
made good and a volume of flame was seen
to shoot up from the rear of a place occu
pied by "Les" Thomas, a saloon keeper.
Preceding the firing of the building the
mob at a distance of 100 feet, shot at the
front of the building for a half hour, but
it Is not known whether any of the occu
pants had remained In the building, and
If they did, whether ay fatalities resulted
from the shooting. ,
The fire spread both ways from Thocas'
place. One of the engines, In attempting
to make its way up the railway tracks
to the scene of the fire, got stuck In the
muddy driveway end is unable to aid In
fighting the fire. It Is thought the mob
will not tolerate any effort of the depart
ment to put out the fire In the levee dis
trict, but will offer no resistance In the
attempts to confine tho fire to the build
ings along Washington" street, known as
the levee. These buildings are dilapidated
frame structures, ranging from one to
three stories In height. They are for the
most part saloons, dwelling and small
rooming houses. There are a few branch
offices maintained by downtown Arms In
the vicinity. To the north of the levee,
or Washington street, running parallel
with It, Is East High street, the most beau
tiful as well as the most fashionable resi
dence thoroughfare in the city. There Is
little or no danger, however, of the fire.
spreading to this thoroughfare.
The fire department will probably ex
perience no trouble In confining the firs to
the frame buildings, but It Is not thought
tha mob will tolerate any interference In
its burning. Tha militia has not arrived in
sufficient numbers to attempt to quoit the
mob and the fire Is spreading rapidly to
the east and west of Leslie's place.
It Is understood that the negroes are
highly Incensed at Sheriff Routsapnn for
not using greater force In protecting Dlck
erson. Sheriff Routsapan has been warned
that the Instant the torch was applied In
Washington street, he had better remove
his family from the Jail as that Institu
tion was to be Immediately dynamited. . At
midnight the entire block In Washington
street from Gallagher street, west to
Spring street Is on fire with no hope of
saving any of the buildings.
WANTS, DIVORCE AND ALIMONY
St. Loots Man, Who, It la Alleged, Held
Key to Boedle Honey,
Saed.
ST. LOUIS, March 8. John G. Brinjf-
meyer, former member of the city council,
and the man who, It la alleged In the petl
tlon, held one of the keys to the Missis
slppl Valley Trust oompany safety deposit
box, containing the 860,000 suburban fran
chise boodle fund, was sued today for
divorce, alimony and tho custody of one
child, 8 years old, by Mrs. Molllo' G. Brink-
meyer.
In her petition for divoroe, Mrs. Brink-
meyer names as one of the reasons for a
divorce that her husband had subjected
her and their family to great humiliation
by his connection with the boodle scandal
In the suburban railway franchise case.
There has never been any legal action
against Brinkineyer because of the Loodle
deal. '
NOT HUNTING FOR LYNCHERS
Ohio Town Thinks Lawless Element
Has Been Given a Needed
Lesaosf.
SPRINGFIELD. O.. March 8. Great
crowds today visited the scene of last
night's lynching of Richard Picket-son of
Dixon, who killed Policeman Collins.
There Is apparently no disposition to
make an effort to dlsqover the mob leaders.
While the lynching is deplored, the com
munity Is almost a unit In believing It haa
taught the lawless element of the city a
wholesome lesson. Mayor Charles J.
Bowlus did everything possible to prevent
the lynching. Major T. J. Klrkpatrlck
called Companies B and E, Third Ohio,
last night, but It was Impossible to get the
soldiers together.
CALL ISSUED FOR MISSOURI
Repnhlleaa State Committee Will
Mrrl mt the f'oa4ea Honss la
Kansas City.
ST. LOUIS, March 8. Chairman Thomas
Akins of.tla) republican state committee
today Issued a call to the members of the
committee to meet at the Coates house in
Kansas City st 8 o'clock Monday evening,
March 21. The meeting Is to select the
temporary officers of the convention that
Is to he held there the next day to select
four delegates to the national convention
at Chicago.
OOtrer Poisons Family.
BERLIN, March . Lieutenant Cart
Beseka, (retired), after a long and steady
decay of fortune, yesterday took his last
money and gave a splendid djnner In honor
of his 18-year-old daughter's birthday.
Beseks then poisoned his wife, daughter,
two sons, respectively 13 snd 1 years old.
cadets at a military academy, and him
self with cyanide of potassium, which he
seemingly Inserted in ths mouth of each
in ths form of a pill aftar Lhsy had fone
tut a aniAksa sleep,
MISSIONARY WANTS THE M,NES
t'harrh Holds He Was Its Agent
When He Staked Oat
Alaska Claims.
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CHICAGO, March 8 A struggle for pos
session of an Alaskan gold mine which In
less than five years has yielded over
11,300,000, Is now going on secretly befort
a board cf arbitration In Chicago.
The claimant Is the Swedish Evangelical
Mission Covenant of America, through a
former missionary, N. O. Hulteberg. of
San Jose. Cal., and the action Is directed
against P. H. Anderson of Chicago, an
other former missionary; Dr. C. W. John
son, also of Chicago, and the White Star
Mining company. In which a number of
Chicagoans are Interested.
The dispute reaches back to the first
gold discovery in Alaska, and hinges on
the point whether a missionary sent to
the northern wilds to make converts for his
church, was likewise acting for his church
when he staked out a number of mine
claims. These claims hare been developed
Into highly profitable gold mines, out of
which several men have made fortunes.
Miss Dora Adams, an Eskimo convert,
and Constantlhe Aparosookl. also an Es
kimo, are witnesses for the church or
ganisation. Ex-Judge Charles K. John
son of Nome, Is another witness from
Alaska. Thus far nearly twenty persons
have testified.
Tho agreement of the litigants to argue
the caso before a hoard of arbitration was
due to their .desire to avoid the notoriety
attendant on a court hearing.
The board consists of Hiram T. Gilbert,
A. M. Pence and D. F. Lane and the
finding of the arblrtators Is to be final.
The church society Is represented by ex
Judge M. Soderberg of San Francisco,
Frank J. Qulnn of Peoria, 111., and H. F.
Williams of Chicago. The defense Is
represented by Judge Axel Chy trans of
the Cook county courts.
MILWAUKEE ELECTS PEARSE
Omaha Man Chosen to Snperlntend
City Schools After a Pro.
traeted Balloting.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 8 (Special
Telegram.) One of the most protracted
fights In the history of the Milwaukee
schools was terminated -tonight by the
election of Prof. Carroll G. Pearse of
Omaha as superintendent, of tho city
schools. The School Board took 201 ballots.
Of these WO were taken last -week, after
which the board adjourned until tonight,
On the first ballot Prof. Pearse waa
chosen.
In obedience for a demand for new blood
In the superlntendeney a special commit
tee selected Prof. Pearse and Superin
tendent Blodgett of Syracuse as two men
who were well fitted for the place. In
their report, however, the committee named
only Prof. Blodgett, and It was supposed
Prof. Pearse waa out. The selection Is
generally commended.
While here In January to meet Milwau
kee school men Pearse made a very favor.
able impression, and surprise was caused
when his name was left out of ths list of
candidates. It Is understood he will ac
cept. ,
Mr.' Pearse was apprised at midnight of
his election by the Milwaukee school board
and asked If he would accept tha position
. "This Is the first news. I haie had.r he
snld. "aiid until I hear from the Milwaukee
school board I do not care to say any
thing."
He was asked If tie knew anything of
the reported move on part of the Omaha
Board of Education to offer him an In
crease In salary to remain here.
"I read the Item published In the World
Herald Monday evening," he answered
"That Is all I know about the matter."
SEPARATED HALF A CENTURY
lfebraskan Visits Brother, Who Had
Longr Mourned Hla as,
. Dead.
TACOMA, Wash.. March 8 Special
Telegram.) Alexander Grant of Fullerton
Neb., whom his brothers and sisters had
long supposed dead, arrived here last even
mg and surprised the family of his brother,
P. J. Grant, and sister, who also lives
here. Grant Is 71 years old, and had not
been seen or heard from by any of his
family for fifty-two years. He went
through the clvlly war with credit and
then came west and engaged In the Indian
wars. A report reached the east that an
Alexander urant naa neen Killed, and, as
hs never returned, it was taken for granted
that the news was true. It turns out, how
ever, that he went through the Indian
war in safety and then settled In Ne
braska, where he acquired considerable
property, married, and now, In his old age,
has come to Washington to llvt, bringing
with him his only daughter.
DELEGATES GO TO JERUSALEM
Sail This Afternoon to Attend World's
Sanday School Convention
' In Holy Land.
NEW YORK. March 8. Between 700 and
too delegates to the World's fourth Sunday
school convention, to be held at Jerusalem
April 18, IS and 20, will sail this afternoon
on the specially chartered steamer. Grosser
Kurfst, of the North German Lloyd line.
for a seventy-one days cruise of the Medi
terranean. I ncy represent nearly every
state, territory and province on the North
American continent. A similar contingent
sailing from England and made up of Eu
ropean Sunday school workers will meet
the American party in the Mediterranean,
and In all between 1,200 and 1,400 delegates
will attend the convention.
With the party from America are a num
ber of missionaries returning to their re
spective fields of labor In the Orient.
SALE OF TICKETS BEGINS
Photograph of tho Owner Mast Ap
pear- on Season Tickets at
St. Loots.
ST. LOUIS, March 8. The sale of season
tickets to the exposition commenced today
The first 100 were reserved for the direc
tors. President Francis purchased eight.
Each ticket haa l&t coupons, one for each
day that the exposition will be open (Sun
days not being -counted), and on each cou
pon must be a photograph of the holder.
The photographs are made at ths ex
pense of the exposition. The price of the
season ticket Is S.
Will Dismantle Gssksst,
NEW YORK. March 8.-M. Leasar, the
French minister to Peking, has telegraphed
ths Russian consul here approving ths dis
mantlement of the Mandjur, cables the
Shanghai correspondent of ths American.
Its breechblock will be placed in the cus
tody of the customs and the crew will be
released on parole.
The Japanese cruiser Akltsushima will
leave BhaoghaJ Immediately after this is
RATE WAR REACHES CRISIS
Northwestern Iunes New Tariff of Eednc-
tiom from Nebraska.
ARIFF MAY CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
pit Tariff Concedes Market to Omaha
bat Compella firsvln to Go
East Over Cnttlng
Line.
CHICAGO. March 8. The western grain
rate war reached a crisis today, when tho
Northwestern road Issued a new tariff,
making reductions from Nebraska points
to Chicago, and providing that the grain
may atop In Omaha and Council Bluffs to
mill In transit or be handled through tlie
elevators there.
This concedes a grain market to Omaha.
but Insures that grain originating on the
Northwestern road and stopping In Omaha
will. If It comes east, be carried to Chicago
by the same line. This Is necessarily so,
as the new tariffs practically leave the
Great Western nothing for the haul from
Omaha to Chicago. The official statement
of t,he Northwestern regarding the new
tariff Is as follows:
The Chicago r Northwestern railroad has
relxsucd Its tariffs applying on grain from
Nebraska, taking effect on March 12, mak
ing Its rates to Chicago 3 cents per 1X
pounds above the rates to St. Louis ami
to other Mississippi river points. The
minimum rates In Its Nebraska tariff to
Chicago are 11 rents on wheat and 9 cents
on corn. The tariff provides that the grain
from all Nebraska stations can be shipped
lirotiKh Omalia and Council Bluffs to mill
n transit or be handled through elevators
at the direct rate.
Representatives of the transmissourl
lines met here today for the purpose of
discussing the grain rate situation. Noth-
ng resulted from the meeting and It Is
said that unless some of the roads make
overtures the rate war will be carried on
for an Indefinite period.
ALEXIEFF REPORTS BOMBARDMENT.
Gives Detailed Account ot the Attack
on V'ladlvostock.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 8. Viceroy
Alexleff has sent the czar the following
measage:
MUKDEN. March 81 have the honor to
communicate to your majesty the follow
ing details or tne events oi .viarcn . ine
enemy's squadron approached Vladivostok
towards 11 o'clock In the morning, having
-xissed near Askold Island. After several
maneuvers, which involved changes In the
squadron's order of battle, two cruisers
were left to the north of the Island and
the remaining vessels of the squadron
steamed along the coast oj 1 ssurt nay,
parallel to the shore, keeping about fifteen
versts (approximately ten miles) therefrom.
Upon, arriving off Mount St. Joseph and
the I'ssurl bay battery, the squadron pre
serving tjie same order, made towards tne
hntterv. The shins opened fire from both
sides, evidently first using blunk cartridges
In order to warm their guns. At 1:35 p. m..
when at a distance or eight versts (ap
proximately five and one-fourth miles)
from the shore, the leading ship opened
fire with her forward guns and then the
entire squndron steamed along the shore,
firing their port guns as they went. The
enernv did not fire while turning. After
the third turn, the squadron at 8:15 p. m.,
ceased firing and steamed off to the south
ward about ten miles to the right of As
kold Island, disappearing at 5:30.
In nil the enemy nrea anour w snens
tuith no effect. No damare was done to
the fortress or the entrenchments and In
the town snd at other parts or ins ic.ni
flcatlons ' the damage was Insignificant.
The garrison Is In excellent spirits and
the operations of preparing he hitterles
for action were carried out In perffct order.
According to reports or tne evenis- or
March 7. the enemy's squadron reappeared
it o'clock In the morning near Vladi
vostok. They entered Ussuri" hay and pro
ceeded along the coast witnoui opening
fire. The souadron then turned and heided
for Cape Gameva (fossiet Day wnicn n
reached at 3:40 p. m.
The enemv finally turnea orr wnen op
posite Pallas bay. and departed in a
southerly dlrecllon.
STILL WORKING AMERICAN MINES.
Families of Men, However, Have Left
Northern Corea for Safety.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1901.)
SEOUL. March 8. (New York Heraia ca
blegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Although the families of the employes at
the American mines In north Corea have
left and many employes themselves have
withdrawn, work still continues there. The
Japanese still continue to push forward
with the utmost rapidity the construction
work of the Seoul railway.
The Japanese minister has officially In
formed the Corean government of Japan's
Intention to commence the Immediate con
struction of the Seoul-Wlju railway. Corea
will thus soon possess a railway through
out its entire length, which, with the re.
establishment of peace will facilitate the
Industrial and commercial development that
la sure to follow throughout Cores,
The opening of the railway from Fusan
to WIJu, with a short connection with the
Transslbertan railway, will afford a new
route from Toklo to Paris via Seoul, and
lees than twelve hours' sea Journey from
Nagasaki to Fusan.
Seoul Is patrolled by Japanese gendarmes
to prevent the Peddlers guild from possible
Japanese demonstrations.
A telegram was received at the Imperial
palace to day stating that several hundred
Cossack s yesterday plundered tne small
north Corean town of Kang Kae and seined
all the grain, hay and provisions they could
find and murdered a number of women.
The local Corean soldiery exchanged shots
with the marauders, who then retired.
Several Coreans were wounded.
NO LAND OPERATIONS AT EARLY DAY
Japanese Eipert Nothing; nt Present
on Large Scale.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
TOKIO. March 7. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The position remains unchanged and
there is no Indication of the Immediate be
ginning of extensive land operations. Trust
worthy reports state that Admiral Alexl
eff has gone to Mukden and that General
Llnevlteh is in command of the whole of the
Russian forces, pending the arrival of
General Kouropatkln.
The chancellor and vice chancellor of
the House of Peers have refused to re
ceive their official salaries during ths con
tinuance of the war and It Is believed
that the members of both houses of the
Diet will follow this example. The patri
otic feeling Is growing and large sub
scriptions to the war fund are received
dully.
THAIKED DOGS TO AID RED CROeS.
Animals Find Woanded and Carry
Restoratives Attached to Collars.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 8. The Rus
sian Kennel club haa offered to provide the
Red Cross society with dogs trained to
find and relieve the wounded on the battle
field and In rough country districts. The
offer probably will bs accepted. These
dogs carry restoratives and a first aid
package attached to their collars. The
offer of a society to raise a body of 2.000
Amazons to fight agalnat tha Japanese has
been greeted with laughter at the war
office. Ths Gazette urges a boycott of
British cooda snd sblv
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Rain Wednesday and Colder In West
Portion Thursday, Fair and (older
In East Portion.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday!
Hour. Den. Hour. Den.
R a. m Rl 1 p, m...... 4T
a. m f 51 . m AO
Ta.ni..,., , VT a P. m...... SJ
8 a. m HO 4 . m fwt
On. m hi n p. m tWI
10 a. m ...... ;ut il p. m tut
11 a. m.,,i,, 4 T i. niiini 4S
13 m 4-4 H p. m...... 4ft
O p. m. 42
JAPANESE ARE RIGID CENSORS
Correspondents Have Hard Time to
Get News Out of
Country.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 7. (Correspondence
cf the Associated Press.) The rigid censor
ship placed by the Japanese authorities on
telegraph dispatches, both press and pri
vate, has caused many of the foreign cor
respondents to seek a field of news on tho
mainland. Correspondents who have
reached here from Toklo report that the
censorship Is more perfect than they have
ever encountered and Is exercised on ln-ter-iBland
communication as well as on
foreign matter. Traffic on the wires has
trebled and their original carrying capacity
reduced by the War department and the
Foreign office have each taken one of the
main trunk lines that run south through
the empire. The actions of tho censorship
and the difficulties of intercommunication
have served to largely obscure the view of
the correspondents and probably has re
sulted in much conflicting news from vari
ous points. It is anticipated that when the
correspondents of newspapers, representa
tives who are now at Toklo, are finally al
lowed to go to the front a serious conges
tion ot telegraphic service will result, as
the military and available land lines are
not adequate to the service they will be
called upon to perform.
Well Informed newspaper men who have
reached here express the opinion that there
will be no extensive land operations until
the naval operations are conclusively de
cided, unless the Russians should cross the
Yalu and start south, thus forcing the
hands of the Japanese.
From the best Information obtainable,
however, the Russians are not In shape to
make such a move In force. It is generally
held by the experts that should the
Japanese sweep the sea, three large forces
will be put In operation, one tagalnst Port
Arthur, one through Corea and across the
Yalu to out the Russian center to the rail
way, and the third against Vladivostok.
The regulations of the government of
foreign newspaper correspondents have
been promulgated and are Ironclad. One
article provides that If a war correspond
ent violates the criminal law, military
criminal law or law for the preservation of
military scouts, he may be punished, ac
cording to the military law, by court
martial. KOUROPATKIN HI RRJES TO EAST,
Taken to Mean that Mobilisation Has
" Progressed Rapidly.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 8.-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) Much veurllar- than originally
stated, General Kouropatklrt will start oh
Saturday next for the seat of war. . He
will make his headquarters at Mukden,
whereas Viceroy Alexleff will reside at
Horben.
The accelerated departure of General
Kouropatkln denotes that the mobilization
of the Russian troops has proceeded much
more rapidly than was expected, and also
that the Japanese Intention to precipitate
A conflict Is fully realized.
It Is estimated that the general can
reach Mukden In about fifteen days.
Two German officers, who are going out
as war correspondents have applied to
General Kouropatkln to go out with him.
He refused, saying he could not attend
to such matters, but that he would meet
them at Mukden and there give them a de
cision on the matter. I mention this In
cldent because It has been construed Into
a refusal to let German attaches go to
the front.
The emperor has Just assented to tho
formation of a volunteer cori of 1,000 men,
consisting of Bulgarians, Montenegrins and
Servians, to go to the front, but on con
dltlon that they must be thoroughly quail
fled In every respect for hard service and
be seconded by their own armies.
Grand Duke Cyril telegraphs that he has
passed Lake Baikal.
The emperor hus sanctioned Prince Na
poleon, who Is here, and who Is the son
of Achilles Murat, going to the fighting
lines.
A number of experienced Vladivostok
pilots have been accepted as admlrulty
lieutenants aboard the warships.
The special Thibetan mission, which
reached here a little while ago, has noti
fied the government that It will postpone
Its visit to a more suitable time.
Antl-Amnrtcan sentiment here Is quiet to
night. The Olyn Mllls-Currle company and
Ixndon bankers have sent 250 to the Red
Cross and from all sides one hears favor
able comments on England's newly ap
pointed ambaasador, Sir Charles Hardlnge.
Altogether there Is a wave of peace and
good will In the political relations.
CONSIDER ITO'S VISIT IMPORTANT.
Goes to Corea as Bearer of Message
from Emperor.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1WH.)
TOKIO. March 8. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Great Importance Is attached here, to the
fact that Marquis Ito, president of the
privy council. Is being dispatched to Corea
on a special mission by the emreror. Ito
goes ostensibly as ambassador, conveying
the emperor's congratulations m a letter
to the Corean emperor; the feeling here,
however. Is that the mission is one of
great political significance.
Marquis Ito will leave Toklo In a few
days and will remain in Corea a week or
more. Ills suite includes t ount Tzubuko,
the secretary of the privy council; Ad
miral Sakamoto, General Hascgawa, Vis
count Llgashlhono and some Foreign office
officials.
Sl'SPECT JAPANESE ARE COREANS
Men Arrested at Vladivostok Are Re
leased After Examination.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 8-Desplte the
appearance of a Japanese fleet off the
harbor yesterday and the bombardment of
Sunday, the Inhabitants of Vladivostok
are In good' spirits. Crowds promenade
the streets as usual, Including many
women. A performance at the theater
Is announced for tonight. Many suspected
Japanese have been arrested, but when
examined they were proved to be China
men or Coreans.
Commanders of merchant vessels and
pilots who have a thorough knowledge
of ths coast and of navigation have been
ensuiled as ensigns in ths navy. Snow has
bean faJllca fur Uis last two, days.
JAPS CLAIM VICTORY
Toklo Reports Engagement with Banian
Vladivostok Equadron,
SAY IT IS DESTROYED OR CAPTURED
Na Confirmation of tha Story Cornea from
Any Other Bonroe.
SOME DOUBTS ABOUT ITS CORRECTNESS
Naval Experts However, Consider Ita Po
sition Preoiriona,
HOLD TO OPINION THE FLEET IS AT SEA
That Event, It Mast Be Between
Two Japanese Squadrons, Each
ot Superior F'oroe Russia
Still Hopeful.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
TOKIO. March 8.-(New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Ths Bss.)
The Vladivostok squadron Is at sea and
it is reported was engaged yesterday by
the Japanese fleet. The result Is not yet
announced, but It Is believed the Russian
ships have been destroyed, or captured.
British Expert Opinion.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
LONDON. March 9 (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Ths Bee.)
Yesterday was again a blank here so far
as actual news from ths theater of war
waa concerned, but Admiral Ingles, writ
ing In the Daily Telegraph, makes an In-.
terestlng comment on what yesterday aftJ
ernoon's newspapers characterised as the
Vladivostok mystery. He says:
There seems little doubt that ths Vladi
vostok ships have actually got out to sea.
It is reported from one quarter that they
are protecting a land force which Is march
ing along the coast from Vladivostok to
Wonson. Of course this la a loose state
ment. The protective value of a fleet In
such circumstances goes no further than
shelling the opponents of such a force
or supplying the troops with food or guard
lng their communications against attack
from the sea when marching close to ths
beach. ,
"If the Vladivostok squadron Is hugging
the coust and steering southward with
any Idea of thl sort. Its position, like tha
policeman's, 'Is not a happy one.' To ths
north Is the squadron of Togo's ships
watching and following the Ruslans, and,'
of course. It Is quite evldpnt that to the'
south, off Wonson, there must be a large
naval Japune.se force' protecting tha land
ing of troops, so that one may say that for
the Vladivostok fleet to keep to the coast
on its course southward would be a most
hazardous proceeding.
"I tried to get some Information yester-,
day out of k naval man who knows mast
things, and he said to me: 'The best
thing the Russians can do is to go home
by the Pacific and coal at Honolulu."
"He at any rate has given up hopes Of
a naval genlua arising out of the ashes
of the Russian far eastern fleet."
American Kavai Vlsw,
(Copyright, by New York Herald. Co., 1804.)
NEW YORK, March 8. (New York Her-,
aid Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
There appears now to bs no doubt In
the minds of naval experts that giant
cruisers of Russia's Vladivostok squadron
are facing a hard battle. It is oonceded
that they are at sea and soon must engage
the Japanese warships that have got be
tween them ami Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg admits the gravity of tha
situation, but believes the great vessels
will be able to take the measure of their
opponents.
Toklo goes beyond this and sends out
reports that a battle has taken place and
that the cruisers have been captured or
destroyed. This rumor, however, appears
undoubtedly to be untrue, as It would not
seem probable that Toklo could learn of
such an engagement without Its confirma
tion appearing In some other quarter.
No Second Bombardment.
.ST. PETERSBURG, March 8,-There Is
no truth in the report that the Japanese
fleet bombarded Vladivostok all day long
yesterday. According to the latest Infor
mation the fleet simply showed Itself and
sailed away without firing a gun. One
reason for the appearance of the Japanese
In northern waters advanced here Is their
probable desire to regain possession of ths
Island uf rlaglialtou, wliiuli was ceded to
Russia by Japan. It Is pointed out that
the whole of Japan will be threatened
with famine if the food supply dortved
from the Island of ?aghallon fisheries U
cut off. Nine-tenths ef the exports go
to Japan, In addition to which Japanese
boats have been carrying on piratical Ash
ing along the coast, which has exhausted
the flsh supply of the Amur estuary. Ths
native tribes there are suffering from hun
ger and typhua Tho Russian government
will preparo a gunboat flotilla on tho
Amur to provide protection to ths fish
eries as soon as the river Is free from
Ice.
Guards Secret of squadron.
The whereabout of Captain Rettsenstein's
Vladivostok squadron la naiafudy guarded
by the military authorities, but thsra Is a
strong Imprest-ion hem that when the ivn
Japanese warship appeared off the harbor
Sunday and yesterday the Russian squad
ron was outside. erhaps down the coast,
cn-oprrating with tha Russian land fores
near the mouth of the Too man river. If
the Russians wore outside and lhe Japa
nese definitely ascertained that fact a big
sea. fight Is protHibly Imminent, as It Is con
sidered rertnln that the Japanese In that
case will lie on and off Vladlvoatok to pro
vent the return of the Russians, giving
UstUs U Uy are ctuigtit la th vo