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The Omaha Daily Bee. TIio Emperor of Corca Insldd Story by A. B. Hutbert, with Photo. In Next Sunday's Bee. When The Dcels.uesAn "Extra," Oet One .Something Has Happened. i:STAllLISHi:i JUNK 19, 1871. OMAHA, FKIDAY MOKMNG, IMAKCII 11, 1904 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS. CHURCH HOLDS LASH Witneii tt f moot Itqa rj Tell How Apjstle. Thatcher Wa Disciplined. WAS NOT IN HARMONY WITH HIS QUORUM Apjitle PenUted in Being Candidate for United 6: a ei Senator. HIS DEFEAT A MATTER OF UTAH HISTORY Tjatchrr'i Buuvqnsnt Submission U Fat oi Reoord. TESTIMONY SHOWS POWER OF THE CHURCH Illdfnrr Important at Present Idti. ligation aa It Tend to Prove moot Had Consent of Mormon I'onrrt, XASHINOTON. Marrh lft.-One of the most Intcrtatlng and Important feature of the Investigation of the Senator Smoot case before the senate, committee on priv ileges and electiniia was brought out today In the testimony of K. B. Critchlow, for merly an assistant United 8 (a tea attorney In Utah, who told the Mory of the Moaea Thatrher episode. According to hla ver elfin, which w.ta borne out by official rec ords. Apoatle Thatcher persisted In con tinuing: aa a candidate for the Unlttd Btatea senate Hgalnst the wlahea of a quorum of the apostles and on that account ti held to be not In harmony with hla quorum. The atnry of the campaign he made against the wlahea of hla fellow Mormons and of hi defeat and aubaequent trial be fore a committee of church officials wsi given In detail and Mr. Thatcher'a sub mission to the will of th church waa read and put on the record of the Smoot In vestigation. This recantation showed Thatcher totally broken In apltit and bow ing absolutely to the mandates of the church In that the officers' quorum must be obtained In order that he might con tinue In good standing. The purpoae of 'the testimony waa to show that It waa necessary, according to the rulea of the church, for Smoot to have obtained the consent of tho church before he could have become a candidate for the mate. In addition to the Thatcher epi sode Mr. Critchlow gave the hlatory of the prosecutions In Utah on chargca of polyg amous cohabitation sine the paaaage of the Edmonds law and the legislation In the territory and atate which affects Mnr monlam or polygamy. His story was con cise and entertaining and he waa Inter rupted tut little. Andrew Jensen, the assistant historian of the church, gave testimony showing the upremacy of t... w sldent of the church. He related the mell ,2a of the church, its control by presidents of stakes and by bishops. The president of tho church, raid this witness, appoints the presidents of the stakes, some fifty-three In number, and these latter appoint the bishops, several hundred In number. The bishop could not srt until their apnoTntrneTit waa approved by the president of the church. Historian Jensen Heealled. ' Andrew Jensen, assistant historian of the ' Mormon church, waa recalled to day in the Benator Reed Smoot caao before the senate committee on privileges and elections. He said on cross-examlna-tlqn that there were a number of typo graphical errors and mlsstatementa In the biographies of the Latter Day Saints and that he got a great deal of the Informa tion for the volume from other publica tions. Chairman Burrows asked the wlt nesa to furnish a list of the presidents of the fifty-three states and he agreed to do so aa soon as he could prepare It The chairman indicated that he also would seek a list of the bishops of the 700 wards. This Is for tne purpose of bringing ad dltonal witnesses to Washington. Mr. Worthlngton, for the defense, an nounced that the opposing counsel had agreed upon a statement of fact In regard to the testimony In the Teasdale divorce rase and would present It In an executive session of the committee. Mr. Jensen gave an elaborate explana- .luu vt ms mammary or the church and distribution of authority amon- apostles, presidents of states and blshopa. Bishops Only Hnforce Laws. Mr. Jensen said that, aside rrora Salt lake, Weaver and Summit countlea, the Mormons were In the majority In all the counties of Utah. Senator Dubois asked the witness In re gard to Apostle Herbert J. Grant. Mr. Jen sen said Mr. Grant had the' reputation of being a polygamlst. He was formerly in churg of missions in Japan and was now In England In charge of the European mis sion. In reply to questions from Chairman Burrows the wltnesa said Orsnt waa reputed to be a polyamlst at the time he waa named by Prealdent Bmlth as the head cf the mission in Japan. It was under stood, Mr. Jensen said, that Grant took a wife to Japan and a wife to England, but he could not aay whether the wife Grant took to the Orient was the aame one who waa now In England. Mr. Worthlngton asked Mr. Jensen If he meant by the term "reputed to be a po lygitmlst" that a man has more than one wife or lives with more than one wife. He sold he wanted the former definition to be understood in every case, aa that Was a atatement which "the church allows to go unchallenged." ' In regard to punishments for breaking rule of the church, Mr. Jensen said that ny member, ths president not excepted, is amenable to the bishop of bis ward and that other officials do not Interfere. Ha said such things are "considered local affair" and the bishops of wards have charge of the conduct of all local affairs. Chairman, Burrows said President Smith had testified that he had violated the laws since 1890, and he aked of Mr. Jensen: "Do you know whether Mr. Bmlth has ever been Interfered with for breaking the luwa?" "1 think he waa not." Informers Would Be Odloaa. "Do you know of any non-Mormons who bave been prosecuted sine U8u?" "I don't know that any non-Mormons are living in Utah with more than on wife, ojnly." He said further that hs knew of the prosecution of one Mormon the case of Lortn Harmar, who tutlfled yesterday In regard to hla arrest and conviction for adultery. Mr. Jensen said In answer to Sjusstlons from Senator Hoar that he had never known of a prosecution of a polyga mlst who continued to cohabltate with Uural wivea he had married prior to the manifesto of 190. He atd that if Mormons should turn In formers against a polygamlst under such lon.liUons against President Bmlth, for In- iCauiiuued ea Second. Pa., BLAf ?. ASPECT IN BALKANS Corres ... -at t Declares that Wu Be tier and Bulgaria Is reatraed. 8T. O. March 10. A special dispatch to V V 'edomostl paints the Balkan sltua,,- lark colors. The cor respondent dei;j at a conflict between Bulgaria and '. may occur any day and says It wa ..! that the draft of the agreement fcuomltted by M. Natche vltih. the Bulgarian diplomatic agent at Constantinople, to the porte would patch up peace, but the sultan at the last mo ment refused to slfrn It. owing to the in trigues at the Ylldis Kiosk. The failure of this attempt, according to the corre spondent, still leaves the way open for sur prises. KOSSOITH MEN ASK FOR PEA IK. Hungarian rlet Will Be Permitted to Transact Regnlar Business. BIDA PEST, Hungary, March 10-The obstructionist members of the Hungarian diet have given up their fight and the busi ness of Parliament will be permitted to proceed. To the surprise of the house, a member of the Kossuth party, Herr Koloman Thaly,"at the opening of the session ur gently appealed to the obstructionists not to further oppose the recruiting bill, which has been the object of fierce opposition for many months, partly on account of tha hardship It would cause the army reserve men and partly because the premier might be Induced to abandon the proposals of tha president of the nouse to enact more stringent rules for the conduct of the business of the house. Enthusiastic hear ing greeted the appeal and this was re newed when Herr Thaly left the opposi tion bench, proceeded to the ministerial side of the house and, amid loud applause, shook hands with Premier Tlsza. Many of the deputies were so overjoyed at tho termination of the long-drawn feud that they wept. The president of the house was ao overcome with emotion that he sus pended the sitting. On Its resumption Kerr L'gron, In behalf of the obstructionists, de clared they would support the speedy adop tion of tho recruiting bill. Public opinion, he thought, would recognize that they had carried on the struggle for the use of the Hungarlun tongue In the army so long as possible, but that they had been compelled by failing strength to give up the fight, Tho premier met the obstructionists half way. He said that to make any comment would be to mar the solemnity of the oc casion. The premier then asked the house to forget he had proposed enacting more stringent rules of proefdure. Prolonged ap plause closed the scene. Tho sensational and totally unexpected action of the opposition In giving up their right has relieved an extremely uncomfort able and even dangerous national situa tion. The passage of the recruiting bill will permit Immediate discharge from the army of time expired men. The outbreaks of these men in many parts of the country have lend3d seriously to damage military discipline. Today's proceedings are re garded as the first step toward a lasting peace, and the restoration of the effi ciency of the Hungarian Parliament The conflict in the Hungarian Diet, ended today, turned chiefly on the demand for the Introduction of the Hungarian lan guagea Into the orders of command given In the Hungarian regiment. Emperor Francis Joseph on September 17, 1003, issued an army order emphatically declaring that he would never consent to the demands of the Hungarian party. CHIRCH DOES NOT FAVOR RESEARCH Abba Lolay Excommunicated by Holy OfrJc. ROME. March 10. The Glornale d ltsJIa declares that the holy ofllce, whose mem bers are bound to the strictest secrecy, has decided upon the excommunication of Abbe Lolsy. who has refused methods of Biblical research. Public an nouncement of the excommunication Is left to the discretion of Cardinal Richard, who has jurisdiction over the abbe. The works of Abbe Lolsv. the nnn,.n Catholic Biblical critic, were not accept able to the Vatican and five of his books were recently placed upn the Index expurgatorius. The abbe waa reported to nave an omitted to this suppression of hla writings. RAIN SOAKS THE Ql EEN OF BEAUTY. Mid-Lenten Celebration la Paris In terrupted by the Storm. PARIS, March 10. Rain Interfered with the mid-Lent celebration today, but crowds thronged ths , boulevards. v The main feature of the procession was a representation of the "Emperor of the Sahara." President Loubet and his wife received the queen of beauty and her at tendants at the Elysee palace. Chamberlain en the Nile. LONDON, March 10. -Joseph Chamber lain Is at present on a trip up the Nile. It la therefore impossible to accurately state the conditions of his present health, but the last advices from him said that he was In excellent health and thus the rumors in the House of Commons yester day that he waa suffering from softening of the brain would appear to be unfounded. Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor of h. exchequer, authorises the statement that mere is absolutely no foundation for the report tSat his father Is mentally affected. German Banker Commits Suicide. BERLIN, March 10. -Albert Jaffe, a part ner In the Prankford banking Arm of A. JafTe and C. Trier, shot and killed himself today. JafTe lost several million marks In private speculation and hla financial ruin waa completed by the depression following the outbreak of the war. Vienna Inlverslty Closes). VIENNA. March 10. The university her bas been closed in consequence of threats of disturbances among the students. The German students were much Incensed at the demonstrations of the Cseolis agalnat their German comrades at Prague, Bohemia, and threatened retaliation. Will Borrow la lulled States. LIMA, Peru, March 10. At a secret ses sion of the Chamber of Deputies the finance minister announced that a loan of 11,000.01 would be raised In the United 8tates. A credit bill providing for the loan probably will be pasaed today. Chile May Sell Ships. SANTIAGO. Chile. March 10. Th govern ment is again discussing th proposal to sell the two warships, the battleship Capl tan Prat and the cruiser Chacabuco, to an American firm. A deciaion on the subject will be arrived at shortly. British Defeat Mad Mullah. BERA BERA. Somailland. March 10 General Manning succeeded In surprising the Mad Mullah's adherents February St, hilling; ISO asd cafturtaj; 1,009 camel, READY FOR DIEfRICfl CASE Humber of Witness Already en Hand in the Capital City. DIVIDES INTEREST WITH SMOOT AFFAIR Henry W, Yates Talks Nebraska Dem ocratic Politics and Expresses Purposes of the Conserva tive Democrats. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 10. (Special Tele gram. ) Incoming trains are bringing to Washington witnesses In the Dietrich in vestigation. The St. James is headquarters for a considerable number of those sub poenaed by Benator Dietrich, the register at that hotel showing the following from Hastings; Adam Breede, F. P. Olmsted, Jacob Fisher, X. "Francis. James D. Mines, E. N. liamen and R. A. Batty, one of Sen ator Dietrich's attorneys, who is sum moned to Washington as a witness. John fllaker and wife, also of Hastings, will be the guests of Senator Dietrich nt Sonelclgh Court. Leopold Hahn and Dr. A. 8. Pierce of Omaha, John I). Polk of friend. William Keal and Elliott Ix)we of Hastings, wit nesses In the Dietrich Investigation, ar rived tonight and registered at the St. James. J. S. Williams of Hastings, also summoned as a witness. Is expected to reach Washington. Peter Jansen of Jan sen, Neb., Is also at the St. James. Senator Dlotrlch was busily engaged today In arranging the testimony he will bring out at the hearing and for the next few days It Is thought the Dietrich Investi gation will divide interest with the Smoot Inquiry now going on. Preparations are being made In the Judiciary room for the Dietrich hearing. Superfluous furniture Is being taken out so that the accommoda tions may be enlarged to meet the require ments. Three press associations have re quested seats and facilities for doing their work In addition to representatives of the Nebraska newspapers, who will be ac corded every opportunity to perform their work. It is expected that during the eve ning witnesses for the prosecution will ar rive so that the committee may begin its hearings promptly at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Senator Hoar, chairman of the special committee, could not say how the time between Dietrich and Smoot would be up portioned, he being a member of both com mittees, as is also Senator Pettus. There has been no Intimation whether attorneys will be permitted to direct the course of the Dietrich Investigation, although tt In thought probable that Mr. Batty, one of the witnesses for Senator Dietrich may take a hand In the cross-examination. Just how long the Dietrich hearing will continue Is much discussed about the capltol, though there Is an unquestionable disposition on the part of the committee to get through with the witnesses aa quickly as possible. It la, however, anticipated that the feuds In the republican party of Adams county will be ventilated and the factions given their innings. Searching: for a Rector. Henry W. Yates, who with Mra Yates and Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Davis, are In Washington, Mr. Yates and Mi. Davis being a committee of the vestry of Trinity Epis copal church sent east to look Into tha qualifications of several ministers of the faith who are under consideration for the rectorship of the cathedral diocese. Mr. Yates said today that Mr. Davis and him self had been to New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and were now In Washington, on their way home. For personal reasons Mr. Yates said It would not be courteous to mention the names of the ministers under consideration. Yates Talks Politics. Speaking of politics Mr. Yates Is a Arm believer In the idea that Nebraska will send a conservative delegation of democrats to the St. Louis convention. As a result of the talk had with him It was gathered that If the members of the democratlo atate committee. In their meeting In Lincoln shortly, should decide upon an early con vention then It would be fair to assume that Mr. Bryan continued to exercise con trol over the committee, but In the event that a late date should be named, as he hopes for, then the assumption will be that Mr. Bryan's Influence Is waning. It Is not the Intention of the conservative demo crats of Nebraska to attempt to relegate Mr. Bryan to the rear, but they will at tempt to send a delegation to the St. Loula convention that will not be wholly tainted with the heresies of the Kansas City plat form. Mr. Yates believes It would be sui cidal for the democratic party to nominate William Randolph Hearst, and thinks, after talks had with New York business men, that Judge Parker Is very Jlkely to be the candidate of the party. Chance for Oinaba Men. Senator Millard recommended today Perry E. McCullough, Harold H. John son and Charles Berger Lehmer of Omaha for third lieutenants In the constabulary, Division of the Philippines. A short time ago Senator Mlllurd was notified that ad ditional lieutenants In the constabulary would be appointed and was requested to send In the several names, which he has done. Dr. Hiram Noble of Blair has been recommended by Senator Milliard to a place on the Blair pension examining board, vice Dr. Bedall, resigned. Peraoaal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wattles of Omaha leave today for Florida and aall Sunday from Miami for Havana. On their return from Havana they will spend a ahort time at Florida points before leaving for the west. The Wlllard hotel lobby resembled one of the bankers' conventions, there being present thla morning Senator Millard, Henry W. Yatea. Fred H. Davis. G. W. Wattles and Benjamin F. Smith, who with Mrs. Smith arrived in Washington yester day. Representative Walter I. Smith of Coun cil Bluffs intends to leave for home for a brlf visit on Saturday next. It was stated today that State Chairman Lindsay and Alexander Campbell of Me Cook would not be in attendance on the Dietrich Investigation, both being detained on account of Illness. Mr. Lindsay being in tner nospital at Lincoln. Henry W. Yates was presented to the president today by Senator Millard. Postal Affairs. Additional free rural delivery service has been ordered established April 15: Ne braska Humphrey, Platte county, one route; area covered. thirty-five square miles; population, j0. lowa-Montesuma. Poweahlek county, one route; ares, twenty three square miles; population, (CO. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: George, regular, Sinus Block: suhetltut, Jessie Whiting.. Hampton, regular, Curtis L. Emmons: substitute. Mattle Emmona Mliton, ngtilar. Harry E. Craven; substi tute. Ntl.ion Adams. Weldon, regular. Royal H. Goff; substitute, Mary E. Goff. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Hew- JOonUaued, ea foood Page. J) SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FALLING Flood In Pennsylvania Said to Be Decreasing, bnt Water Is High. WILKESBARRE. Pa., March 10 The Susquehanna river Is receding rapidly today. Many of the streets are clear of water and people are returning to their homes. At Plymouth and at Nanticoke the flood has lessened considerable. Today com munication with Bloomsburg was cut off and It is thought a gorge carried away the telegraph poles. Reports from up the river are that the flood is receding slowly. The banks of both sides of tho river from Shlekshlnny to Sunhury, a distance of fifty miles, present a scene of desola tion. Wrecked bridges, outbuildings, tele graph poles, etc., are strewen everywhere. The new steel bridge at Catawlssa Is a total wreck. Mines that were flooded are being pumped out and some of them may be able to resume work tomorrow. Estimates are being made aa to the amount of damage done by the flood in the Wyoming region. The figures run from ?1 ,000,000 to $2,r.00,0no. The total damage In all between Plttston and Sunbury Is esti mated at w.wm.coa LANCASTER, Pa., March 10 The Penn sylvania railroad today put a force of 8,000 men at work to clear tho tracks of Ice from Bain bridge to Falmouth. The mad from Columbia to Port Deposit will not be open for several days. From the upper end of Washington borough to Safe Harbor there are from ten to fifty feet of Ice on the tracks and the situation below Safe Harbor la little better. MAHANOY CITY, Pa.. March 10.-Be-catise of the floods which have congested freight traffic and Med up empty cars, tho Philadelphia & Rending Coal and Iron company today posted notices at Its col lieries suspending operations from tonight until Monday. SLAVERY IN MISSISSIPPI Negro In South Taken by Force) from Servitude Equaling; Ante Helium Dnys. JACKSON, Miss., Mareh 10. Shep Grif fin, a negro, Is In Jail at Meridian, having been taken from certain persons In Kem per county, who, tt Is charged, held him In foroed servitude. Tills Is the first sub stantial charge of peonage that has come to the attention of the United States offi cials In Mississippi and It Is learned that the neighborhood where the arrests were made Is In a ferment of excitement. While the officials decline to discuss the matter, it Is learned from other sources that the parties charged with the offense not only have made threats that they would kill the negro and tho deputies who arrested him, but would also kill the wit nesses against them and bum their prop erty. It Is further learned from the clerk of the United States court that Rhep Grif fin was arrested on a bench, warrant on the application of the district attorney, commanding the marshal to take Griffin and hold him aa a witness .before the fed eral grand Jury next Monday. Reputable whltt, dj.aens of.. Kemper county brought the onse to the attention of the marshal,, asserting that the negro on one occasion had been stripped and whipped for leaving the premises of those who held him. So severe was the beating that his clothes stuck for several days to the gashes made by the lash. O.i his second escape It la alleged that he fled to Nessobal county, where he was recaptured, pistols were drawn on him, a rope was the saddle of one of his captors and he was dragged and driven Into Kemper county. , RAILROADS FOR PHILIPPINES Secretary Tuft Confers with Financial Magnates of New York, bnt No Conclusion Is Reached. NEW YORK, March 10. William H. Taft. secretary of war, came here today and had a prolonged conference with several men prominent In railroad and financial matters, Including Sir William C. VanHorne, chair man of the board of directors of the Cana dian Pacific railway; Vice President Turn bull of the Guarantee Trust company; E. H. Harrtman, president of the Union and Southern Pacific railways; Georgo Peabody, Llndon W. Beats, Mllner Green, a railroad builder; J. Sl'bert Smith, who Is now build ing electric lines in Manila; Colonel Ed wards, chief of the bureau of insular af fairs; James 8peyer and Charles H. Tweed of Speyer & Co. Tho representatives of the Speyer firm were with the secretary for an hour and a half. The conference was held In the office of former Secretary of War Root. After the conference Secretary Taft said that it had been called to consider the pos sibilities of steam snd electric railroad de velopment In the Philippines, that no other enterprises were discussed and that no con clusion had been reached. "These gentle men," said 'the secretary, "have been here at my Invitation to talk over the condi tions which may attract capital to the Philippine We want to get capital to go over there and develop the Islands" Asked what was the disposition of the capitalists hs had seen the secretary laugh. Ingly replied: "Well, I must say they are not biting quite as hard as we would like. Still, some of them have displayed Inter est." GREAT NORTHERN HAS OPTION May Purchase Important Mountain Branch Connecting with Har rlmas Interests. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. March 10-The Great Northern railway has. it is reported, secured an option on the Helllngham Bay & British Columbia railroad, now owned by D. O. Mills of New York and P. B. Corn wall and other prominent San Francisco men. The present owners contemplated ex tending this line across the Cascade moun tains to Spokane to a connection with the Oregon Railway and Navigation com pany's line, which Is controlled by the Har rtman interests. The directors of the local road have been in session in Ban Fran cisco for a week. HIS MIND WAS UNBALANCED Father Satianed tlrrnmatanrcs Bur-ronndlun- Death of H. J, Rich Are as First Reported. NEW HAVEN. Conn., March 10 E. B. Rich of Fort Dodge, la., and hla aon. B. F. Rich, a atudent In the Boston Institute of Technology, came to this city today to look Into the clrrumstancea of the death of R. J. Rich. They found nothing th-it would lead them to reach a different con clusion than that announced at the time of the tragedy, which waa that the Yale Junior waa unbalanced mentally and jgrob biy Jumps txon Wast Bock, SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER WAR Berlin Papera See Signi of Club Between Eujsia and Great Britain. OUTCOME OF CONFLICT IN THE FAR EAST According to Correspondents Rnaala Is Preparing for Such a Contest Both Along the Baltic and In Asia. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904 ) BERLIN, March 10 (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee,) For some days past the Berlin press has been giving prominence to pessimist ru mors regarding the strained relations be tween Russia and England. It seems to register with a certain pleasure the vari ous phases of the newspaper war now go ing on between the two countries, but the most sensational of all recent rumors Is one given currency by the Berliner Tage blatt According to Colonel Gadke, the Ber liner Tageblatt's military correspondent, t preBent In St. Petersburg, in military cir cles In the Russian capital the outlook re garding the relations with Great Britain In the future Is still pessimistic. The general Idea Is that war with Eng land will- be the natural consequences of the Russo-Japanese conflict and prepara tions are already being made for this eventuality, so much so that by the order of the minister of marine for ths coming season visits on the Island of Katlln are strictly prohibited, or must be broken off, since the Island is required by the ad miralty for the erection of fortifications. A similar prohibition also applies to vari ous localities on the Finnish and Baltic coasts. Alarmist Reports. News from a reliable source Is also to hand of armaments on tho frontier of Turkestan. These reports are ao extraord inary that under ordinary circumstances they would be passed over as mere In vention, but Colonel Gadke Is an officer of distinction, who ranks as one of the leading military writers In Germany and as he writes above his signature one may assume he thoroughly recognises the grav ity of the statem s he makes. Further communications from the Cau casus, which are regarded even by the Taggeblatt as exaggerated, express tha conviction that prevails here that Russia Is fully prepared to march against India, but that it is not decided whether the ad vance wlll be made through Persia or through the Pamirs. Berlin newspapers also give prominence to the statements of the Nove Vremya that trouble Is growing In Persia and that Teheran is full of English secret agents, who are seeking to excite the population against Ruasla by exaggerated reports of Japanese victories. The seml-ofnclal press continues to lay tress on the close friendship now existing between Germany and RusBla. "Germany," says the Post this evening, "was for many years slandered by the Pan-Slavlst press, but now Russia realises that Its truest friend Is Germany. If Germany and Rus sia stand together, they have nothing to fear from any Franoo-Anglo-Itallan co alition." Rivalry for Persia. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, March 10(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The rivalry of England and Russia for Persia la each day aoce.ntua.tlng. The Blrsohewa WjedomoeU publishes a special dispatch dated Askabed, which says: "Sleetan and Khoraasan axe full of English secret agents who are spreading lies of Japanese victories with a view to destroy ing Russian prestige." The Novoe Vremya says, apropos cf the declaration of friendliness to Russia made In the Guild Hail of London by the former lord mayor. Lord Joseph Dlmadale, whose great grandfather was a Burgeon to Cath erine the Great: "We can scarcely accept eucn an Idee, In view of the English ex peditions to Tld bet. The declaration that England Is sending the latest type of Im proved cannon and rifles to its Indian fron tier, and to its having subsidized steamers of the Canadian Pacific line and armed and warned them to be ready for Immediate service." TORPEDO BOATS FAIL TO RKTCIIV Leave Port Arthur en Scout Service and Still Absent. (Copyright, by New Y'ork Herald Co., 1904.) TIEN T8IN, March 10. (New York Her ald Cablegram Special Telegram to Th Bee.) Refugees from Port Arthur say thai Admiral Makaroff has ordered the Itetvlsau towed Into the harbor, and that this order has been successfully carried out. A dispatch dated March 10 reported the condition unchanged at Port Arthur. Two torpedo boats, aa scouts, left Port Arthur on March 7, In the morning, and have been unheard of since. It is feared they have fallen Into the hands of the enemy. SPRItO OPENING CORE A M RIVERS. Japanese Making Steady Progress la Land Movements. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) SEOUL, March 10. (New York Herald Cablegram--Special Telegram to The Bee.) Winter is relaxing iU grip on Ping Yang and the Yalu river, but a fortnight must yet elapse before spring begins In earnest. Meanwhile the Japanese are making steady progress la their movements on land and Uiu roads axe occupied by, their troops, i NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday Saturday Fair and W nrnier. Temperature nt Omaha Vraterrt Hour. Dr, Hour. I Ilea. oa-m :i4 1 p. m . . . . . l a. m 81 it p. m T a. m iti a p. m H a. nt Silt 4 p. m u. ni srn ft p. nt 10 a, m 2N p. m 11 . m 3M T p. m 13 m 27 H p. tn It p. at ar :t a ni a ait JM SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS i neports Discredit Presense of Jap anese Force Beyond the Yalu River. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) NEW YORK. March 10-(New York Hor sld Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) Another bomlmrdment of Port Arthur by the persistent Japanese fleet without dam age to either side In tho only Incident re ported from the seat of war, with the ex ception of a small "affair of outposts" near Ping Yaiwr. This skirmish, however, serves to seri ously discredit yesterday's rumor of the appearance of the Japanese, in forco at Fung Wang Cheng, forty-five miles beyond the Yalu. No confirmation of the "alleged Japanese Invasion of Manchuria has been received and Viceroy Alexleff, whose re ports of defeats or victories have alike been prompt and reliable, does not refer to the presence of any of the Mikado's forces on tho Manchurlan sldo of Yalu. Berlin oontrlbutes an alarmist report that Great Britain in likely to become Involved In the war. Vice Admiral Kamlmtira announces his belief that the four largo Russian cruisers are In Vladivostok harbor. President Roosevelt Issues a stirring call for strict neutrality on the part of Ameri can officials and a warning against criti cisms of either combatant. EXPERTS DISCUSS THE BJCPORTS. Doubt the Stories of Japanese Force In Manchuria. (Copyright, by New Y'ork Herald Co.. 1904.) LONDON, March 10. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Most of the newspaper commentaries on the far eastern military and naval situa tion this morning content themselves with pulverising the report of the Japanese In vasion of Manchuria and of the renewe -bombardment of Port Arthur. The military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, how ever, writes: "It Is more than probable that the suc cessive alarms at Posslet bay and Llao Chen were only designed to create scares that would keep the Russians In uncer tainty at every point of the long line. In order to more easily affect a landing where tho Japanese had made no demonstration. "Therefore, on the whole. I Incline to think it probable, though still uncertain, that the news of yesterday will so far be substantially confirmed that we shall And that the Japanese have landed virtually unopposed somewhere on the northern shore of Coren bay, probably In the nelgh-bo-hood of Taku Shan, and that from there they have advanced to Feng Wan Chung, pushing on an advanced detachment to Ta Tung Ling." The Dally Mall believes that the alleged presence of Japanese at Feng Wan Chung Is finally disproved by news that there has been an In-port ant encounter between Japa nese and Russian scouts near P!ng Yang, 1R miles to the south of Feng Wan Chung. The military critic of the Dally Chronicle believes the whole story must at present be received with caution, but adds: "How ever, the rumor Is In Itself, quite prob abla and the withdrawal of the Russians from northern Corea and reports of their movements behind the Yalu appear go con firm It. In any case, they would not be able to remain on the Yalu with the Japa nese In their rear, and unleaa they can effect a combination with the garrisons at Llao Yang and other Russian points of concentration their position may be very serious. The Japanese force, .If sufficiently strong, will attempt to act on Interior lines and strike the Yalu force while It is still Isolated." Mr. Spencer Wilkinson, writing In the Morning Post, says: "I am disposed to regard with a good deal of reserve the reports of a Japanese force at Feng Wan Chung and at IIslu Yen on the Ta Kung Ling pass. Such troops must have come from the coast or from the Yalu, Feng Wan Chung is forty miles from Takushan and at least an equal distance from any point at which the Japa nese could have crossed the Yalu unop posed. . "In the present probable condition of the ground forty miles means two marches. Feng Wang Chang Is nearly forty miles from the Yalu at Wlju. It Is on the beat road from WtJu to Llao Yang and might well be the headquarters' of a Russian gen eral. No Japanese commander would at tempt to place behind the Russians on the Yalu a force not strong enough to win In battle. To land anywhere between Port Arthur and the Yalu Is a difficult matter and requires time. "The other hypothesis Is that the Japa nese have heached Ting Wang Chung from the Yalu. What Japanese troops would these be, for. In the absence of wins, they must have walked there. We have heard of three Japanese divisions landed, or to be landed at Chemulpo, or other harbor In western Corea, but. not of any advance In force beyond Ping Yang. From Ping Yang there Is a main road by Anju and Wlju, but on that route the Japanese must have met the RuaFlans. They cannot have .gone that way without a fight, of which we have heard nothing." PROTEST ON slKIG A JIM v. Blocks Egress of Warships Wintering at New (listni, (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., i:4 ) TOKIO. March 10. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) A Peking telegram to the Jljl Shlmpo states that England and America have protested against the Russian action in sinking a junk at New Chwang, because the egreaa of their"' war vessels now stuying there will be blocked. SIGHT MORE JPA.ESE TRAPOnTs Proceeding In the Direction of Mao Tung. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1901) CHE FOO. March 10. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) More Japanese transports have been sighted, proceeding to the Llao Tung. Japanese Vessel Is Wrecked. YOKOHAMA. March 10 The Japanese steamer Shlnshlu Maru has been wrecked off Oimiukio, Cores. Both ship and cargo were totally lost. Russian Cruiser t omes West. SUEZ, Egypt. Marrh 10. Th Russian ar mored cruiser Dmitri Douakol has entered tha canal, bounA lor the Mijoitarraueaa, SCOUTS IN RETREAT Russians Meet Mounted Japanese sod Art Pnt to Flight. FLEET AGAIN BOMBARDS PORT ARTHUR Shelling Begins at Midnight and Con tin net Until Morning. EFFECTIVE GUNNING AT VLADIVOSTOK Vioe Admiral Kaminiun Thinks Kntiianf Are Demoralised. BIG BATTLE IS EXPECTED SOON ON LAN! Russians Ilellrie Kngnsrement Will Oear on the Vala River and Will Be of t'onsldernble Magnitude, TOKIO, March 10. Russian and Japanese mounted scouts met north of Ping Yang yesterday. After a brief engagement th Russians retreated. No casualties sre re ported on either side. PORT ARTHUR. March 10-The Japa neso fleet appeared oft this harbor at mid night and bombarded this city intermit tently until 8 o'clock thla morning. . Falls to Find Vladivostok Ships. TOKIO, March 10. Vice Admiral Kami mura, reporting the bombardment of Vladu vobtok March fl, says the attack commence t at 2:10 o'clock In the afte-iioon and the firing was kept up about fort minutes. He be lieves tho bombardment Was effective and demoralizing to the enemy. The Russian forts did not reply to the Japanese Jlre. Japanese cruisers subsequently reconnol tered several adjacent places on tne coast, but found no trace of the enemy. The full report of Vice Admiral Kamimura nay that as they approached the east en trance o Vladivostok on the morning of March 9 the enemy's ships were not seen outside the harbor. He says: We approached the batteries on the north east coast from a point beyond the range of the batteries on the Baizan promontory, and liospliorus sti-iit. After bombarding tho Inner harbor forty minutes, from l.t1) o'clock In tlie afLnrnoon, we retired. I believe the bombardment effected consid erable damage. Soldiers were seen, but the land batteries did not reply to our fir, iilack smoke was observed at the east en nance to the harbor about & o'clock p. m. and was thought to be from the enemy' ships, but thla smoke gradually disap peared. On the morning of March 7 we reoon noltered America bsv and Strelok bay, but saw nothing unuaual. We approached the east entrance to Vladivostok at noon. The enemy's ships were Invisible and the butteries did not fire. We turned toward Posslet bay, but, not seeing thr. enemy, re tired. LOOK FOR BIO BATTLE O LAND Russians Think Clash en Ynln River Is Imminent. ST. PETERSBURG. Match lO.-The only ptooa of Important news up to thla hour today from th seat of wsr waa ths Asso ciated Press dispatch from Port Arthur announcing a fresh attack on that place by the Japanese fleet. The dispatch con tained no details. Another telegram to the Associated Press from Vladivostok ha been received. It makes no mention of fighting and It Is assumed that all Is quiet there. The re ports that Japan has entered Manchuria west of tho ifalu river and has rsached Feng Husn Cheng, on the Peking road, which Is the Russian line of communication to the Yalu, cannot be confirmed. If the Information proves true a land engagement of some magnitude Is Imminent. It cannot long be delayed, as the Russians have a heavy force south of the line, between Llao Tang and Mukden, and they are also occupying strong positions along the Yalu. A Japanese column between them would bo in a desperate otralt unless It moved by the flank to take the Russians on th .Yalu tn the rear and was energetically supported by a forward Japanese movement fro to Corea. General Xouropatkln is busy preparing for his departure for the far east on Satur day. He will travel on a train specially fit ted up to be used as his headquarters while directing the field operations and will be ac companied by his staff. To facilitate the working of the army at such a distance from the war ministry, upon General Kouropatkln's recommenda tion Important reforms will be inaugurated In the army administration, whereby much of the existing red tape will be abolished and commondora in the Held will be al lowed more Initiative In matters affecting the efficiency of the personnel, minor ques tions no longer having to be referred through tortuous channels to headquarters for the War department's approval. Russia has served notice on China that the latter must not send troops beyond the great wall and that It must exercise Its Influence to restrain the Chinese bandits, who are partially under the control of Chi nese officers, from interfering with the rail road and telegraph lines. A refusal to heed this warning would be considered a breach of neutrality. The Novostl declares Japan Is beginning to lose Its Illusions regarding Anglo-American support, but still looks to China, for getting that Chinese intervention will be the signal for the presence of European powers. Rt'SRIAVS COMPLAIN OF CHINESE May Be Compelled to Oppose Army Alone Northern Border, PARIS, March 10 It Is officially con firmed that the Russian minister at Peking has made Arm representations to the Chi nese government concerning the activity of Chinese troops along the Manchurlan frontier, with a pointed Intimation of thw defensive measures Russia may be com pelled to adopt. Tho substance of the representations follows: Russlt his taken '-ognlmnce of the prti. eni-e of considerable forces of Chinese troops along the frontier. For the present It l.i recognized that these forces are in dependent of the rllwt authority and con trol of the Imperial government, which therefore la not responsible for their pres ence. But the fact of their presence ts called to the attention of the Imperial government, snd should their continuance on the frontier lend to depredations snd acts of lawlessness, Russia will taka th measures necessary to safe-guard It In tern! a. The foregoing is not the literal lit, but is the purport of the terms of th repre sentations. The Chinese troops refer. rd to srs those of General Ma and General Yuan Shi Kal, tha commander-in-chief. The latter Is the viceroy of Chi Ii province and his troop originally were organised by the late 14 Hung Chang. Then'or they are subject to provincial Instead of Imperial control. It Is understood here that Viceroy Alexleff will be entrusted with formulating repres sive measures if the depredations spread to the extent of endangering iiusslan in terests. X report "M x reel red here, tbxougti pffl. i