Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1904)
und ay Bee. I HE g PART !. j? i PAGES 1 TO 12. IlM,lt,,wsI?ssril"yTOV KSTAHLISIIi:!) JUNE li), 1871. OMAlfA, SUNDAY MOUSING, MA1UMI 13, 1!04 f'OKTY PAOl. HINCLK COPY FIVE CENTS. Omaha FIGURE ON CHANCES Bntiia Hai i 8n n3oui Taik in Oocduct , ing th Pre ent War. JAPAN'S FORCES NOW OUTNUMBER CZAR'S KmtlU Large' j Depend on tha Capacity of Tra!iibiria- Eailiray. ESTIMATES CF ITS CAPACITY VARY Eauia Cla'mi to Ba Forward tg Four Thomand Men Daily. CONDITIONS DO NOT WARRANT STORY lilt Will Do Well If It Cua Supply Wuti la Present Effective Force and Keep It S-ippUed " with 21 rlea. Copy right, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 11 tNew York World Cablegram Special Telegrsm.) The Jap anese fleet having cleared the aea for the transport of, the Japanese army, and an Immense force having been landed In Cores, the problem of Japan's success on land depends on these questions: Can Russia move Its entire army overland to the far east and can it keep It supplied when It has been concentrated on the far astern frontier? The Rumian force now In the far east la know fairly accurately. It mustered In mid-January 160,0(0 men and 'M guns, but It had to accomplish the following tusks: ' 1. To guard the railway for the whole distance Inside the 'Chinese ' frontier, 1,200 miles. 1 To garrison the fortresses of Port Ar thur and Vladivostok and the works on the Llao Tuns; peninsula, which must be kept strongly msnnrd in view of the ac tivity of the Japanese fleet. I. To provide the field army, now being massed on the Yalu. Reinforcements have peon sent sinre mid January to the extent, at the very out side, of 60,000 men. That would gfv Rus sia an available Held force of less-than 120,000 men. Unless this army ran be further and heavily reinforced It has little chance of success egafhst the Japanese, whose fleld army alone numbers 2B2.O0O men, so that the ' Japanese could, without difficulty, place forces eruial to the Russian army on the Talu oif either side of that army and attack It simultaneously from Corea and New Chwang. Everything tben depends on the rein forcements that can be sent from Russia In Europe. According to Russian state ments, troops can be forwarded over the Siberian railway at the rate of 4,000 men a day, or 130,000 men a month, the Journey being accomplished In about a fortnight This, however. Is an absurd calculation. because It take no account of the sup plies and store which must be forwarded day after day to keep the army already tn the'faf east lit fighting trim, . V Capacity of Railway. '. There la soma dispute as to tha capacity af tha Siberian railway, but the usual est! mate ef fourteen trains a day might be near the truth In the summer, and then there are hindrance to traffic. If, then, 4,000 men are daily proceeding east, that would leave only four trains for the work of carrying coal for the ship to the fur ther end of the Mine, keeping the loco motives supplied, and maintaining the tore and supplies of a force which was lowly rising day after day. from UO.floo to 260.000 men. ' For this four train would be utterly In adequate. It Is doubtful If one or more troop train dally. If so many, could be Intercalated between the supply and con I trains going east. Much depends, of upon the amount of supplies coi fed by the Russians on the spot before th war, but In view of the discoveries made In Port Arthur a month before hos tilities began that the proper quantities of food, forage and provision were not forthcoming. It la not probably that present supplies will last long. 8n far U ha been assumed that the train were moving under the beat condl tlons, and that there is no Ice, no broken bridge, no interruptions of any kind to the traffic. There are, however, formidable obstacle to be faced by the Russians, so formidable that the movement of troop peem to be almost out of the question, and the problem to bo faced by the Ru' Isn general staff I a far graver one- how are the troops already In the far east to be kept supplied with food and am munition? The great obstacle to the rapid move' ment of trains la Lake Baikal, over which a few trains have already passed. A tsf well known, the lake freese - to the depth ef thirty feet and the Ice does not melt before April. When the frost begin a passage la plowed through the Ice by powerful Ice breaker on which the train I bodily embarked. Rut after a time the Ice breaker fall to cut through the Ice and there 1 no meana of moving train acros the lake. Perils tho Lake. Communication between Russia and the far east I thus broken at Lake Baikal during the winter, troop, stores and guns hav to be detrained, taken across the Ice m sledge and re-entrained on the fur ther shore, The sledge journey I not without perils aa Assures open In the Ice, and the lake Is subjected to earthquake shock which break the Ice In a moment In all direc tions. It Is also slow. Involving a great waste of time. As It Is vital for the Russians to open quicker and easier com munication with the far east, they are now building a railway across the Ice, over which stores and guns will be con veyed, though troops will detrain and march, as the risk of the railway Journey la considered too great for them. Much depend on the success of the rail way, but Its failure Is quite probable, though one cannot but admire the Russian engineers for their daring In attempting such an experiment. Once across the lake. Manchuria is speedily entered. Here there will be dan ger at every bridge and culvert from Chinese bandits and, Japanese emissaries There hrive already been reports that mines have been found under bridges and that the I'ne has been destroyed In places. These reports are Intrinsically probable, though of what Is happening In the Interior we shall not be permitted to hear anything from Russian sources, so these talea can rest on nothing but guessim-ork. But ar rangements ar known to have been made for breaking tha bridge. Calealatlaas of Japanese. Allowing for Lake Baikal, but not for the breaking of bridge, the calculation of the iCentlnued on Secoad Page-) UOiNGS IN THE SOCIAL WORLD i Former American lotting the lual Wide Anil h In l.ondoa Affaire. (Copyright. 1904, by Tress Publishing Co.) LONDON, March li' (New York-World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Princess llatifeldt and Countess Fabbrlcottl are back again In London. Although the prin cess will not take a house In London this season she will entertain lavishly with Coleridge's for headquarters. Bhc had a dinner party Wednesday night with a very elaborate menu and extravagant floral dec orations In the restaurant. There were ten guests, among them being Prince and Princess Rndzlwlll, Craig Wadsworth. Count Radenl, M. Sevastopol of the Rus sian embassy (who Is credited with being the best bridge player in town and Is often Included In royal parties by the ex press wish of the king), Mrs. Morton Frey wln and her husband. Countess Fabbrl cottl, in gray, and brilliantly witty, sat next to Craig Wadsworth. Princess Hat- feldt wore a French dress, black, with heavy jet bands, and on her head a high white aigrette, rifling from n diamond cluster. After supper she drove her guests to the Apollo theater In a motor brougham to see "Madame Sherry." After the play she took them to the Carleton, where a special supper wss served. The princess means to give a scries of these theater dinners while In town. She had a party lent night at Hotel Cecil. The Karl and Countess of Craven are vis iting Mrs. llradley Martin at Chesterfield gardens. They will go to Paris later on to remain until the Tendon season Is In full swing. Mrs. Rradley Martin, will not do muc.h entertaining this season on ac count of being in mourning for her mother. Mrs. Frank Mackey Is bark In Icndon from Melton Mowbray. 8he has now le clded to cultivate her voice with the best masters. She Is passionately fond of music and plays well. She will take lessons from now until the beginning of June, as she means to rive a series of musical parties at a splendid house on Great Cumberland Place, which she has rented from Princess Alexis Po'roroukl for the season. She will he heard frequently a a singer. SURGEONS WORK ON LEOPARD Animal Prove Ha a die a l'p-lr Customer a the Operating; Table. to (Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 12 (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Tblegram.) An operation was performed the other day on Cora, the leopard which was injured In defending her mistress, Mile. Mornlll, "The Queen of Jaguars." from a savage attack made by Prince, the most vicious and ugly-tempered brute In Paris. Tho unique operation took place at Rostock' hippodrome. After Cora had been' lassoed and thrown on her side she was drawn toward the door of tier cage and her fore and hind paws secured by ropes held outside. M. Prnmard, the veterinary surgeon, and his assistant then entered the cage, and while two of the latter held Cora's head .the. e.irgeon tried to administer ether. The task, however, was no easy one, for the excited animal would Jerk her head up and snap at tl surgoon, . . Finally a rope was passed around Cora.' mouth, and the operation, which consisted of the removal of an abscess, was pro ceeded with. At each Incision of the scalpel the suffering brute made desperate effort to rcgnln her freedom, but the sur geon' assistants held her down. After more than an hour's hard work the opera tion was declared at an end. The wound wan sewed up, the rope slackened and the half dased animal bounded Joyfully to Its feet. ' It Is expected that the wound will ba completely healed In three weeks. AMEER IMPRISONS BROTHER Trouble Caused by the Brother Cut ting Off the Head of the Stable Boss. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) . LONDON. March 12. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Advice re ceived here from Cabul state that the Ameer of Afghanistan 1 holding hi brother, Mohammed Umax Khan, a state prisoner. ITmar Khan was cast into Jail for beheading the superintendent of the royal stable, who had refused him the loan of a aiorse. The ameer. Hearing or Ms brother's act, ordered him to pay $150 te the de J man heirs. The ameer ha also had a disagreement with his mother. She had a uomplete rai ment, studded with Jewels, which belonged to the late ameer. Several times the ameer asked her for It. but she denied It very existence. An Inquiry Into the matter bowed that the ameer's mother bad or dered two goldsmiths to remove all tho gold from the dress and that she had aft erward concealed the Jewels somewhere. The goldsmiths were summoned before the ameer and confessed everything. The ameer then sent six member of the palace guard to hi mother' house and they took away with them every Jewel they could find. RUSSIA HAS HOME TROUBLES Provincial Governors Protest aa Further Withdrawal of Troopa. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) MOSCOW, March 12. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. It Is I ported from Kleff that two university stu dents. In whose apartments incriminating papers were found by the police, and who were temporarily held under domestlo ar. rest, have committed suicide rather than stand trial. iie unrest In southwestern Russia alarming the local authorities, and It Is stated that a number of provincial gov ernors have petitioned the minister of the Interior to use his Influence with the War office to prevent a further depletion of the garrison In the southwestern territories. CANONIZING A FRENCH SAINT Pop Iho-rlac that He Has Kindliest Peeling Toward People at that Country. (Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March lL-(New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Another French saint la to be canonised soon a a proof of the pop' benevolence toward Frano. At a meeting of the Congregation of Rites last week -" case of the venerable John Baptists Vlanney, parish priest of Are, waa discussed and, as bta process of cannonlaatlon Is further advanced thsn that of Joan de'Aec It Is probable that hi enrollment In th g"fdtt salata will avua Uk plat . ' i TURKISH ARMY READY Preparation Making la Anticipat on of a War w.th Bulgaria. AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA MAY " V' A " a l ul 'an is Laying He HOPES TO HOLD THEM BOTH IN CHECK I Expect Other Power Ultima'cl to Take Band and S'.o? War. FIFTEEN ARMY CORPS BEING EQUIPPED Count on Their Ancient Enemy. Has. sla. llnvlns; Internal Troubles Which will Make It Ready to Quit Early. (Copyright. 1934. by r.ess Publishing Co.) VIENNA, March 12 (New York World Cnblegrnm-'-Speclul Telegram.) Trustwor thy Information hits reached here th:it Turkey is not only preparing for war with Bulgaria, but for the eventuality of Russia and Austria making on advance into Its Balkan domains. Private advices from Constantinople give a detailed program of military operations said to be under consideration by the Turk ish War office. This is K'tned on tho sup position that Turkey will be attacked. bith on the western (Austro-Servlari) and on the eastern (RusRo-Bulgurlan) borders. On the former side It Is recommended that Turkey shall remain on the defensive, hav ing first strongly fortified I'skub and the defile of Kutschatilk, north of that town, these two towns being the pillar of defense. On the Russo-Bulgarlnn side It Is recom mended that tho offensive shall be taken with the objeot of preventing the Russians from getting a foothold In the Balkans and of seising the Black seaport of Burgas. These objects, It Is expected, would be at tained after one decisive combat, and then advance should cease temporarily, so as not to entail Buropean Intervention. Russia Is expected to come to the aid of the de feated Bulgarians, but the Turkish nrmy officials believe that after a few severe re verses It will be compelled by International troubles to rr.uke peace. The plan under consideration provide for the Immediate equipment of fifteen army cbrps and several bands of Irregulars, such as Bushl-Baxouks. Concentration camps, It Is advised, should be established In the rear of the main armies, and the Inhabi tants compelled to work on the Intrench ments. BISHOP DENOUNCED AS MASON Matter Considered Delicate Ono la Ylew of Present Rltaatloa fa V-raare. ' t 1 (Copyright, 1904, by Pre Publishing Co.) ROME, March 12.New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Mgr. Lenor- uea, bishop f DUon. France, lias been de pounced a a Free Mason. .The matter I delicate one to handle, because It 1 felt at the Vatican that If auch should really be the case the bishop will have the beck Ing of tha French government In any effort trie Vatican might make to ha him re sign. The clergy of the DIJon cathedral and all the student of the diocese an semi nary are In open rebellon against the bishop. Fifty-eight students left the col lege rather than be ordained at hi hand and were promptly, by order of Premier Combes, enrolled for military service a privates, because their exemption as eccle- slasltcal student wa considered at an end. Mgr. Lenordea has been ordered to Rome to explain hla position and to clear himself oi inti serums cnarsc. . i M . , , . 1 Information received at the Vatican In-I dlcate that since the condemnation of the I worKS or l ne adob ioiay many ok French clergy have taken ldes with the him against the Roman congregation and the fear Is renewed of a French schism against the church authorities. The Romn authorities have withdrawn from 8eghattl Institute, the college kept by the nuns In Verona, permission to teach. because an antl-semltlc comedy had been given by student of the college. POOR TEACHER MAKES A HIT From Obscurity She Becomes Italy's Leading Poet r ess aad Amasses Fort one. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) MILAN. March 12 (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A country school teacher, Ada Negri, paid the miser able salary of $12 a month, has succeeded by constant work and developing her hid' den genius In becoming the foremost Italian poetess of the day. The little school In the village of Mottl Visoontl, near Milan, was the seen of her early labor. Educated by the hard work of her widowed mother, she succeeded In qualify ing a a teacher In the Italian government school at the age of 17, and her first two volumes of verses were all written during her leisure hours after the day' hard work In the class room had ended. vow, M years oio, she has amassed an Independent fortune In the sale of her books, which have been Immensely popular. She fc&s Just published another volume of beautiful poems, to which she ha given the title of "Maternity," aa they apeak chiefly of a mother's love and trials. Twenty thousand copies of these work have found a ready sale In a week' time aad her promise to soon publish another ana more elaborate poetical work has caused great rejoicing among her numerous admirers. CURZON CwMING HOME TO STAY Viceroys Halo la India Haa Not Proven Brllllaat gaeceaa. (Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 12. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Viceroy Curson will return to England In May and It la greatly doubted If he will go back to India again. With extraordinary Ingenuity he haa made himself intensely unpopular with both official and natives In India. Originally he gained the hatred of the offi cial claasea by his liberal attitude toward the native grievance. Now he has es tranged the native by Introducing legisla tion beiore the supreme council, seriously affecting their liberty. Ills Intentions were excellent, but hla rule has been a failure and he feels It keenly. Lady Curson make no secret of her wish that he sheuld resign, because, she says, he I worrying himself lata prematura old g to no purpose.' . PREPARE FOR JERUSALEM TRIP EIkM Hundred Sunday School Work ers Will Leave fcew York Tues day for Tarkey. (Copyright by New York Herald Co , 1904) NEW YORK, March 12. (New York Her--;rAt VI Service Special to Tho liee.) Eight " ntirea Sunday school workers are gath- erlng In New York, preparing to take the special steamer Grosser Kurfurst on Tues day next for the Holy l,and, where the fourth World's Sunday school convention is to be held In Jerusalem In April. Those who are to go from this country Include most of the Sunday school leaders of all the slates and fume from Canada and Mex ico will accompany them. The party will be lend by E. K. Warren, W. H. Hartshorn, of Huston; Marlon Law rence, general secretary of the Interna tional Sunday School association, and W. J. Hemelroth cf St. Louis. Another soon start from London, bearing the delegate from Great Britain to the number of about 300. The Jerusalem convention, to be held in u tent Just outside of the Damascus Rate, is but a small part of the plans. A tuur of the Holy Land and visits to muny of the historic places In southern Europe ami the east will be made. Meeting w 11 lie held at Mars Hill, the Temple ut Epherus, the Mount of Olives, (lethsetnanc, Bethany, Bethlelirm hills, overlooking the wheat fleld of Bouz, ond Calvary. On the re turn trip there will be n public meeting In Cairo, when th" Kiif.llsh and American delegates will be Joined by Egyptian mis sionaries and residents Hnd a convention will Ik? held in Home in the Wfek of M:iy 2. At tho convention In Jerusalem it is expected that nearly twenty countries of the world will be represented. A number of local Lutheran pastors, dis couraged that grtater progress la not be ing mr.de In the attempt for organic union of American Lutherans, have begun u movement to determine if Lutherans in the great cities may not tret into quicker and surer federation. Twenty-five clergy men of New York and Brooklyn, represent ing the fourteen denominations of Luth erans working In the Greater eliy, have Issued an Invitation to other Lutheran pastors of the city, asking their co-oiera-tlon In the matter. Meetings are to lie held regularly and, If It be found feasible an organization wilt be formed. SPEECHES FOR CONSTITUENTS Soniethlna- of the Way lu Which Cam paign Documenta Are Being; Prepared. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) WASHINGTON, March 11. (New York Herald Service Special to The Bee.) Debate on the Indian appropriation bill In the house of representatives this session has been the vehicle for a mass of csm- palgn oratory, which could not have been placed before the country under any other condition so effectively. The form had to be preserved of discussing each Item of the bill In committee of the whole house; and member who had speeches to get off about political topics wholly unconnected with Indian or tb Indian establishment would obtain time from the leader of their party, on the floor, make the speeches and reserve them fof,'lrrection." Bf"that mean tho speeches were kept out of the next n,ornlne" . Congressional Record, where they woutd have appeared amid incongruous surroundings and exposed the real purpose of their delivery; on a later date they are printed In the Congressional Record separately, and In an Improved and often expanded form, under special title Of their own. They are then republished pamphlets, by arrangement with the public printer, and ent out to the orator' constituents In franked envelopes as "part of the Congressional Record." Uncle Sam's malls distribute them free: the constituents are pleased not only bv the rhetoric In the speeches thmaiv. but by the fact that their representative nave had them In mind while away off in Washington; and nobody Is hurt ex . 1. 1 . nt a-nci &i taxpayer, who has tn foot the bills for all this gratuitous Doatjtl business. Neither political party raises any commotion over auoh use of the mails, be cause both parties have an eaual luinri in u NEW STORY OF FRAU STRAUSS Philadelphia Audience Thinks She May Be a Trilby la Real Life. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1304 ) NEW YORK, March 12.-(New York Her. aia service Special to Tho Bee.)-Has an nlhfir "T, Ihu" Ann... . II . . . . iiuiiiq m uglier xnis is a question asked by Phlladelphlana who at tended the closing concert of the Phlla.. detphla orchestra. Frau Strauss and her husband. Dr. Rich ard Strausa, were the leading flgurea In the little stage drama. Frau Strausa finished her lust song UDon the program "Wlegenlled" and had been enthusiastically encored. In response she tartea to repeat It, but suddenly etopped stood rigid and pressed one hand to hor forehead. Her husband silenced the or chestra with a wave of his hand and went to her side. One of the violinist had mean while guided her to a chair. . Dr. Strausa bent over his wife with l mile and seemed to whisper to her. In tantly she rose and the two stood looking Into each other's eye for a moment. Dr. Btrauss ngnt nana gripping hi wife' arm. Accounts uiner as 10 wnetner the com poser passed his other hand before hi wife' eyes, but after a moment, with hla eyes still fixed upon her and ahe looking steadfastly at him. Dr. Strausa backed to the conductor's stand, signalled to the or chestra, and the singer finished her nunv ber without the slightest faltering; but with her eye constantly upon those of her husband OFFICERS WITHOUT TITLE Washington at Loss to Kaow What Call Mai Dlstlagalahed People, (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) WASHINGTON, March 12.-New York Herald Service Special to The Bee.) For a long time there ha been much dispute In regard to titles by which heads of the various stsff corps In the navy, heads of other departmental bureaus, the Judge ad vocate general, the secretary to the ad miral and captain retired a rear ad miral should be addressed. The chief of tie bureaus of medicine and surgery, con struction and repair and supplies and ac counts hfve sometimes been addressed as 'rear admirals," pecause they receive the pay of rear admirals. Surgeon General Rlxey ruoeutly suggested he be known as "Surgeon Admiral" Rlxey. Mr. Moody hopes the Department of Justice would eltl ail these vexations question. WITNESSES DISAGREE Wida Divergence in Storie3 Toll IVoro til Dietrici IoTeatipatinj Gomuuttjo. PROSECUTION HAS ABOUT CLOSED UP Semal Cited by Diatriot Attorney Strergthen '.hi Fenatcr'a Case. DUTT0N AND SLAKER PARTICULARLY SO Fo;.mas'er Fiihir A,.ain on Staid and Ojtnpio.ei Testimcny. DENIES HE GAVE UITRICH ANY NOTE Deputy Prance and tostottlee lu s pert or t'orrabnrate the State ment Made lj Poat uinster Kisher. I From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Maich 12. (Special Tele gram.) To a disinterested observer at tho cunciiislnn of the second day's healing In the Dietrich case, It appears there has been a onsidtr.ililo amount of tall lying done by those connected with the Investiga tion. Gradually Senator Dletrleh la eltml nutlng much extraneous matter In relation to the appointment of Jacob Fisher as post master at Iliistjngs and the lease of the Dietrich building for postofflce purposes. Tlf witnesses for the prosecution have nearly all been heard ond Attorney Butty, for Senator Dletrleh, announced that on Monday afternoon, when the committee will meet, that witnesses summoned by Senator Dietrich will appear. The testimony Introduced today was a re hnsh of that known to the. people of Ne braska who have been following this case rith care oiul Interest. Senator Hoar stated that every effort would be made to hasten the Investigation, but that he was requested by the attorney general and the district attorney to sum mon several witnesses and that he has ar ranged for their appearance next Wednes day. II. C. Lindsay sent an affidavit of his phy- Iclnn as to his illness nd also transmitted affidavits stating what be knew about the Dietrich matter. Mr. Hour stated that tho afflduvit would be held until It was ascer tained definitely whether Mr. Lindsay could e present. The feature of this morning's testimony in the Dietrich case was corroborative evi dence given by Inspector Gregory regarding statements he had got from Fisher and Francis relative to the lease of the rear room In tha postofflce building at Hasting. Kisher Gave No Note. Jacob Fisher, the present postmaster at Hastings, resumed his statement today be fore the special senate committee appointed to Investigate the charges against Senator Dietrich. Senator Spooner attended today' meeting, . but Senator Cockrell waa absent. Mr, Fisher said that at the time he wa appointed postmaster bis relations with Hahn had been raiher unfriendly; that pre- vlou to that time Hahn mad daft);, visits to hi (Fisher') place of business, bxVhat these visits stopped when he received news of hla appointment. He did . not recall hy visit by Hahn on April 23, ond he was sure that ' under the circumstances he would not have asked Hahn what he thought of his (Fisher's) appointment as his (Halm s) successor, as Hahn has testified. "That statement I absolutely deny," said the wit ness. He alao said that be had not askod Hahn what the office paid and flatly con tradlcted Hahn's statement that he had asked Hahn to consult a lawyer for him to ascertain whether he would have to pay" a note he might give to Dietrich to secure the appointment. "I never asked him," he said, "and no noto was given " Kranrts Telia ot Deal. Ldward E. Francis, tieputy postmaster at Hastings under Fisher, was the next witness. Replying to questions by Mr. Piatt, he said that he had agreed to pay half the rental of the back room of the Dietrich building and had done so for five months, the total being HI. The arrango ment waa that he wa to have half of any proceed derived from the room. They had made an effort to rent the room to the Western Cnlon Telegraph company, but had failed. He said the payment on ac count of the room had had nothing to (do with his salary. He contradicted the state ment. of Mr. Haminan that he had assented to a statement that he (Francis) hud had to pay 1100 to Mr. Dietrich, or that he had told Humman that Fisher hud paid 2U0 to Dietrich. Mr. Francis testified that lie fuiil hud a conversation with District Attorney Sum mers relative to testifying beforo the grand Jury In tho case against Dietrich. Mr. Batty then asked for the particulars of that conversation, but before he could reply Mr. Hoar Interposed with an Inquiry aa to the purpose of tho examination. "W want," Mr. Batty replied, "to show the pressure that the district attorney put upon witnesses in these cases; thut he told the witness that If he did not testify he waa himself liable to prosecution and Im prisonment" Mr. Hoar suggested that such a Hue of Inquiry would broaden the Inquiry, and, after a conversation with Senator Dietrich, temporarily withdrew the question. Mr. Gregory, the postofflce inspector, tes tified to conversation be said he had last September with Fisher and Francis relative to money paid to Dietrich on account of the back room partitioned off from the postofflce. , Congrats Fisher's statement. Fisher's statement, he said, was that the orlainal lease wa to be knocked In the head because of the reduction of rent from U.H00 to $1,600; that Dietrich had aald that he (Fisher) and the citizens of the place should take the fixtures of the Grand Army of the Republic post off his hands, but that Fisher had said that he would not oak the people, but would do It himself. After this Dietrich had told Fisher that when be weut to Washington he would reoomroend Fish er s appointment as postmaster, although It waa understood that the appointment waa In no way dependent upon the pay ment for the furniture. The witness also said that Fisher and Francis told him about the rental of the back room, but their statements aa related by Gregory did not differ materially from their statement to the commlttxe. He said that Francis had told him that Fisher in returning the rent money for the room had said that Dietrich had refunded the money, saying there had been some comment about the transaction and that ba did not want to continue the arrangement. These conver satlona, Gregory said, had occurred Omaha at the time of the grand Jury In vee ligation into the Dietrich case wa tn progress. Senator Dietrich elicited the facts from (CoaUaued ea Becoud Fugs.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Portrait for end Colder day Fair. Nebraska Fair Sunday la West Portion Mon Pag. 1 Figure on Chances of t'onibatnnts. Turkish Army Prenurlns; for War. Progress In the Dietrich Hearing. Japa Prove Themselves tiood Shots, a Ralfonr Ministry la gore Straits. 8 Sews from All Parts of Nebraska, 4 Curious Incidents of a nig Fire. Rights of the Women In Japan. 5 Dr. omera Rmplnyed at Hospital, Affairs at Sooth Omaha. H Past Week In Omaha Society. T Cleveland la gtrona la the South. -Sentiment Is A.nlust Heed Smoot. Find Car Barn Bandlta Guilty. H t'onarll Bluffs and Iowa News. It Japan Denies Beloa Ambitions. Cuba Objects to Pa? In War Claim lu Proceedlnaa of Semite nnd llonse. Postal Probing Begin Monday. 11 Young Man Killed In a Wreck. Jadge Orders I lly to Pay BUI. Mormons I'ny t Ull to Floreuee. i:i Phases ol tioln to War. 1 I Amusements nnd Music. IS Weekly Review of sporting Events Hi Tralnlnu School (or Bankera. Paul Jones llrliel the llnsalaaa. IN Ktllturlal. It) How to Orleritilne I. ami Values. t iiiKlKlou of Onutun's Trade. il Financial nuil Commercial. HA L) eiii Mna Held to tirand Jury. i. to -IO The Illustrated Bee. Temperature at Omafia leaterrinyi Hoar. De. Hour. Deo;. 5 a. m it. 1 p. in 80 u . n K if p. m IIS 7 a. m...... mt .". p, m SM M a. m' Ht - p. in...... 4 l a. m n.'i Bp. m.,.. i. &i 1( . in M' H p. ra bl It a. m aa T p. m US IV m 84 CIM'ISNATI GOES rOK AMERICANS Will Bring Women nnd Children from . Mines at lusaa. SKOCL, Friday, March U.-Tho United States cruiser Cincinnati will leave Che mulpo for Chlnnampo to bring away the women and children from the American company's mines Ht t'nsan. The families of American missionaries south of tho alu are not considered to be in any dnn- er, but every precaution is being taken for their safety. A messenger from the mines at I'nsan, who left Chlnnampo on Wednesday last. says that everything Is quiet In that vl- Inlty. Only a few reconnoltering parties of Cossacks are seen north of that point nd there are probably Only a few hun dred Russians In all south of the Yalu. There Is little prospect for any serious conflict in this quarter within theiext six weeks. Thus far there ha been no trouble at the mines and there Is little likelihood they will be Interfered with, both sides having given every assurance In that re spect. The only possible danger is from straggling parties of pillagers, but from these the miners ore In a position to pro tect themselves, having oi band three Colt guns and an ample supply of rifle. Detachments of Corcan soldiers, march- ng up nnd down the muln street la th neighborhood, of tho puluoe nt ull hours of the day and evening, give an air of martial activity to this city. But' few Japanese soldiers remain hero. ' All have gone north and the foreign legations continue to be guarded by marine. Tho American lega tion has thirty-live men on duty In th grounds and others are quartered at Amer ican business houses for the sake of better accommodations. Foreigners, however, feel perfectly safe, although' there la mora real business activity at Chemulpo. The Japanese authorities treat foreigner very courteously ana nave just given American Minister .Mien permission to go to tho front with a passage on a transport to Chlnnampo, where he Is expetced to ar rive today. War preparations continue hero Method ically, while about 10,W Coreans juru their normal, cvery-day Ufa freo from ex- cltment. The funeral ot the lato empress dowager will tnht plmy on Monday next An .engagement took place on tnc (in Instant between Russian and Japanese cav alry scouts near Kasau, fifty-seven miles north of Piling Yang. One Japanese traonrr was killed during tho fight. The Ruse' ins eventually retired. N ' , V YORK, March 13. The engagement referred to In the above dispatch Is pos slbly tho same gs the one reported from Toklo under date of March 10, which, how ever, made no mention of oasualtle. ItlSSlAX FORCES NOW IS COREA Not Credited with Having Many Men Beyond the Yalu. (Coovrlaht by Now York Huraid Co,, 1901.) BrJOUL. March li-(New York weraiu Cablegrum Special Telegram to The Bee.) The total Russian force In the wesum portion of Corea, between the Yalu river and Ping Yung, does pot exceed ,U00 men, In the eastern section, between the Tuman river und Wonson. are 2,&o men, mosiiy scuttered scouting parties. Probably the Russian plan Is to meoaoe both coasts, dividing tho Japanes oroe Into two column. The Russian would then retire across the frontier, tha Japan ese following, and thereby being compelled to maintain a long line of communication with their bases at Ping Yang and Wonaon, The United States cruiser Cincinnati hag left Chemulpo aud will bring refugee from the Ping Yang district. There have been several small brushes between Japanese and Russian scouts north of Anju, but no real engagement yet. The threatening attitude ot the Peddlers' gUlIU OI DOOUI IS no loiiser vaubiiib miau-iy the steps taken by the Japanese autborl tie huvlng prevented an outbreuk. attack; RlSgO-CHINESE BAKK OMelala Wounded by Bandits and Clerks Leap from Windows. 8T. PETKRBBl'RG, March 11 A tele gram received here from New Bokhara g station on the Transcaspian railroad ssys that seven robbers, wearing Caucasian dress and armed with rifle and daggers, attacked the local branch of the Russo Chinese bank this afternoon and wounded two bank official and another person The bank clerks Jumped from the second story to th street and were severely In Jured. The thlevej were compelled mak off without securing any booty. Japanese ubserlptloa Lara. WASHINGTON, March li.-The Japanese minister today received from ills govern ment a cablegram stating that the sul sertptlonx to the loan of 100,000,000 yen ex chequer amount now to 4J4.0O0.0O0 yen. Th dispatch further states that It I said tha the subscriptions will exceed (00.000,000 yen The small subscriptions, averaging be. tween H and 2O0 yen, will, the cablegram late, aloaa amount to 71,000,000 yen, LOSS HAS BEEN HEAVY Ere-V7i'neisM Say Japan. Gnonary at Fort Arthur, Waa Magnifioent CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF LIFE ' OCCURS Betvliui Severe' y Founded, Although it , Wai Inside tha Harbor. GOLDEN HILLS FORTS BADLY DAMAGED Japan Fira Cornea from the Direction of Pigeon Bay. RUSSIANS ARE SUPPRESSING THE NEWS Persons Suspocted of Being Corre spondents Ordered ont at I.lnea and Circulation af Porriak newspapers Forbidden. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) TIEN THIN. March ll-(Now York Her ald Cablegram fpeclal Telegram to Tho Bee.) The Japanese fleet attacked Port Arthur on Wednesday at midnight nnd continued (he bombardment almost Inces santly tint 11 2:30 p. m. Thursday. Some ssota bombarded from Pigeon bay, land It nary shells In the new town, with the s'.ilt that several leading Russian resl- ents were kllli-d. All British subjects and American titl- tens save two have now fled. The Russian eet was ordered lo leave Port .Arthur 5 o'clock on Friday morning and en gage the Japanese fleet. Admiral Makaroff favoring nn aggressive poflcy. ' The Retvlxan, which haa been towed In- , da the harbor at Port Arthur, was fur ther damaged during Thursday' bombard ment, having been struck by two shells. Almost all the foreign women hare left Ne ew Chwung. Japanese cruiser are fre- untly seen outside the bar. Xovlk Struck Twice. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1901.) CHE FOO, March 12,-(New York Her- Id Cublegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) From Captain Hale ofhe British steamer Foxtou Hall, which has arrived here from Port Arthur, I have learned that, the Japanese have attacked Port Arthur t midnight on Tuesday. Tbo attack lasted ono hour. The attacking fleet came from the direction of Tallen Wan. Owing to the distance of the attacking vessel, , their flrlpj did no damage. A signal was Immediately given by the forts to prepare foi an attack. Th Novik weighed anchor and proceeded outside th harbor, but after It had beon struck twice in th stem It retired and returned to tha naval anchorage. The other Russlm vessels took i.o part . In th combat, but alloweu the fort to do th work. After a quarter of an hour only on fort remained active, th others main taining a complete, silence It I reported that In thi fort two guns were disabled. One shell atruck a mud-dredger, which nk, but the others fell Into the harbor, oauslng no damage. General Volkoffs house wuu completely demolished and two guards were killed by bursting shell. The Japanese losses ar unknown. The Russian are constructing new fort at the land entrance vo l'crt Arthur. Sev eral thousand Chliie.0 laborers ato vvrkliig on these forts. . Itcpalrla lour Nhlpa. A refugee from Port Arthur reporta taut tho RetviEttU, the Cxarevltch, tho 1'aJlude and tliu Boydu i'-ru under reutiira :u Dm naval dock, and tui rtbt of liio Meet I anchored west of tliu iuuboi. Th NeWTty torpedo work ai'o woi'snig day und ulgtit putting lognther nuw tolpedu bo.tb. No olvlliuu are ailowoJ In the street after dusk and no light are allowed In the house. The plicr.s tf toodtufxs ar nominal. Tho Foxtou Hull, vtiiluo was UeUilned at Port Arthur at lb wuimnenceineut of hos tilities, has arrived here lu cjargo of a Danish pilot who louv has bfrn r. ruldeut of Port Arthur, Tho orew ooMiated ot several Uuluese sailors and two Norwegian seumen. The vessel was not damaged, but all loose articles, such aa food, stores, ropue, laddurs, glaases and machine part, hud been stolen, and door, window and port holo had boon smashed, whluh show. rough handling by the Russian sailor. Tha original captain was unable to rocoguic- lils vessel when It came steaming Into port. A survey is being made, with a view to a claim for damages against the Russian government, Four neutral vessels ar still In Port Arthur, Jap Gunners Aecnratc. TIEN T8IN, Maxoh II The first credit able reports of the effect of the bombard ment of Port Arthur from midnight on Wednesday to past noon on Thursday last which has been received, arrived today. Eye witnesses say that th Japanese lire, which was Indifferent In previous attacks, showed marvelous scuracy. Tho flr tme from the direction of Pigeon bay, where the Russians rirt having sighted double the previous number of Japanese vessels and It Is supposed that transports of various kinds uccompany tho Tfr la r.r..rl ,.,1 that tliA KnlvtftMfl. which, It is understood, was then inbide the entrance of the hsrbor, was struck v- eral times and that there were fatalitle among the crew. It 1 also said tUat the Golden Hills forts were badly damaged and that there were many casualties among th remaining noiicoiubaluul in tn 4