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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.
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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
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
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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.
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