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The Omaha Daily Bee. TRIPLE W A R-NEWS SERVICE. For KliLIABLli -war news read THE BEE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, - XC1AJ51VE IX. "V, HERALD CABLES, IMPLETE N. Y. WORLD DISPATCHES. EHTAIILIHIIED JUNE 19 Z-lt'l. f OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAIM'II 17, 11)04 TWELVE PAOES. SINGLE COPY T11KEE CENTS. f t HELPS OUT DIETRICH Summer' Witnesses Fail to Testify ai Ee Said They Would. SOME FLATLY CONTRADICT STATEMENTS Janltor Wright 8war Ha Knows Bothing of Any Fraad". AIMIT CAMPBELL AND CCOK AFFIDAVITS Both UneqnWocally Contradict Leopold Halm's Story. SENATOR CERTAIN OF EXONERATION gome Talk that Comnlttec May Etta Go So Far mm to feasor District Attorney Rammer lor His Coarse. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 16. -(Special Tele gram.) The Investigation Into the charges against Senator Dietrich virtually came to an end today. ' The only witness put on the stand wae J. H. Wright, former Janitor Of the postofTlc at Hastings, and an evan gelical minister. Mr. Wright was called for the purpose of explaining the alleged frauds and exorbitant prices In connec tion with the removal of the fixtures from the Grand Army of the Republic building to the Dietrich building. It was stated by District Attorney Bummers In his letter to the committee that Mr. Wright would testify to misdeeds on the part of those connected with the removal of the postofllce fixtures, but Mr. Wright did not do any thing of the kind. ' He stated that It win true that be was janitor of the postofllce hlle In the Grand Army of the Republic binding and until last month had been Janitor of the Dietrich building, but he knew of no frauds In connection with the payment of 1746 to Contractor Staley, who made the removal. Ha stated that the con tract had been let during Mr. Hahn's term as postmaster. He waa asked specifically by, Chairman Hoar whether lie knew of any frauds en the part of those connected with the postofllce and he stated em phatically that he knew nothing about such frard. This led Senator Hoar to remark that the district attorney had been mis taken in what ome of his witnesses would testify to. Affidavits Are Admitted. Attorney Batty submitted- affidavits of Alexander Campbell, of MoCook and Dr. Couk' of Hastings (deceased), to deny a conversation alleged to have taken place 1 between Hahn and Dr. Cook, which oon- versatlon is said to have been tfld Camp- bell by Coo. The committee retired to their cri vats- room to read over the aum- I manr of testimony of Cajnoboll and Cook as presented by the district attorney. After being out some little time the committee returned. Chairman Hoar stating thai while the affidavit could haj-dlv ha regarded as eomDetent evidence in a court of law. th committee aa not stltirigln a Judicial Ca parity, bttt as investigators,', to report the evidence adduced at the hearing and their finding to the-senate-for Its action, and therefore as Investigator;, the committee had conclude to admit the .affidavit. Senator Dietrich then presented A detailed statement of bis connection with the ap pointment of Jacob Fisher as postmaster at Hasting and the renting of the Dietrich building by the Postofflce department. With this statement the senator put In -tvMence the deed of the Dietrich building to his daughter. Miss Dietrich's pass books, pho tographs of the old and new postofflce loca tlons, together with other matter bearing upon' the case, arranged In chronological order. This completed th hearing. Senator Hoar announcing, however, that the case would be held open until the testimony of U. S. Rohrer of Hastings could be heard The subpoena for Mr. Rohrer was Issued on Monday, returnable next Saturday, to which time th committee adjourned. , May Reprimand Summers. There la only ooa opinion prevailing among those who have heard every Una of testimony In thla case and that is that Senator Dietrich will be absolutely cleared of-atfy suspicion of wrongdoing. The at tempt to discredit him has failed utterly. Witnesses who have been railed her on statements of District Attorney Bummers that they would testify to certain alleged facta have either denied all knowledge of these things or else have mad directly contrary statement This haa been uniformly th case that it vn suggested that the committee, besides exonerating Senator Dietrich, may go so far as to rep rimand District Attorney Summers for not having had the testimony of these wit nesses presented to the grand jury in Ne braska when the indictment against Diet rich were returned. One thing Is certain, a clean bill of health will be given Sen ator Dietrich. It is thought the committee will not report Its findings to the senat for some time to come, a ther Is a great deal of testimony and exhibits to b con sidered. But whan ths report is made It la believed It will be signed by every mem ber of the committee, showing that Diet rich Is Innocent of wrongdoing. Jastle Long Deferred. The senate committee on claims today mad a favorable report and later Senator Warren succeeded In passing a bill author Ixlng the secretary of the treasury to pay to David Tweed of Miners Delight, Wyo., I3.&UU aa compensation fur the loss of both fevl while guiding a soldier of .th United States army from Fort Brown, Wyo., to Fort SUmbaugh. Thla claim haa been drawing its weary way through congress for years. Ther Is coupled .with this claim a story of bravery that deserves to b Inscribed In th best history of th re public. In January, 177, when th Sioux were sUll on the war path, a soldier tarted from Fort Brown for Fort Btam baugh with dispatches. II was caught in a storm and dually reached a settler's cabin, where he persuaded David Tweed, a boy of 14. to guide film to Fort Stambaugh With the thermometer at 67 decree below aero, they started, and after losing their way and nearly freestng tit death gained the fort, th boy's fuel so badly fro ten that It became necessary to amputate them, and b paid toGO or a little more for th operation to the surgeon at the fort. Slue that time, for twenty-seven years, be has lived In that region, getting on best he could, crippled as he la. Repre sentative Mondell fought th bill through th house and Senator Warren completea It. the bill going to the president today. Allowing nothing for the surgeon's fee. taking no account of the Indescribable suf fering, Tweed, who Is now 41 years of age. will get 11.750 apiece for his feet. FtkSt on Supply Depot u ring the past few days Senator Mil lard and Representative Hitchcock, having Us rued of opposition in th senat cm ijMtte on Indian ft airs to continue the (.Continued oa decood Pag , STOf PALACE OF EMPEROR Aastrlt , r Failed to Decorate la Cant yTj, atloa of Analrrriarf V Revolution. VIENNA- March 1 The pilarn of th .in r..Pn. P.nnU InBanh and th Archduchess Clothllde, at Buda Pest, were stoned by a mob yesterday evening, re- suiting In the windows being broken, be cause the buildings were not decorated In honor of the anniversary of the revolution of IMS. A great crowd of students and workmen. after a demonstration tn front of the statue of the poet. Pet off, paraded the streets and, noting that the palaces were not displaying flsgs like most of the other edifices, showered them with stones until the police charged and dispersed the rioters. A number of persons were In jured and many arrests were made. COLOMBIA IS P1.KADIVO ITS CASK. Hearlnat of Panama Matter Is Ad journed After Argument. TARIS, March 16. The case of the Re public of Colombia against the Panama Canal Company, to prevent the transfer of the latter's concession to the United States, was resumed today before the first tribunal of the Seine. The former president of the tribunal. Malt re du Bult, continued his argument In behalf of the company's right to sell Its concession to the United States. "The initiative of these negotiation for the sale did not come from us, but from the government of Colombia," exclaimed M. Du Bult. Counsel further affirmed that the republic of Panama waa fully organised, as a sover eign state. In closing. M. Du Bult made the follow ing significant query: 'Why should we solicit your consent, whon your authority ceased to exist? Let us speak frankly. It Is a question of price. is It not? And It is best that ws do not discuss that branch of the question." Maitre Oulllaumln, representing Bona parte Wise, the original concessionaire, pointed out to the court that the civil tribunal of the Seine decided March 19, 1902, that the, company could make the transfer, but limited the time until March 4. 1903. He Insisted that this decision pre vented the transfer to the United States after the latter date. Adjourned until tomorrow. M. Du Bulfs statement that Colombia's oonsent to the transfer was "a question of price" waa much commented upon. AFRICA NATIVES COMMIT OUTRAGE. Assault Women and Mingle Men In War Asrnlnst Colonists. BERLIN. March 18. letters from Ger man southwest Africa have arrived here giving details of the ghastly treatment of Uerman settlers, 113 of whom were killed outright or tortured to death in the dls " of Okahandja alone. Women a "suited and dismembered, with pieces of their bodies nailed to the doors of houses, ""id Ws mutilated and left to die slowly wer rrequent spectacles. The expedition BTV columns on coming In sight of a farm Ws house would see the heads of Its oc- copanta fastened to the roof, These sights appear to have excited the rage- ox tne soioiers. i ney mirsi iot re venire and are determined, aa one writer says, "to kill - everything black." This caused the government to telegraph In structions to Colonel I.utwein, the governor of German Southwest Africa, that he or der the soldiers to restrain themselves and conduct the war in a civilized manner. Colonel Lutweln himself comes in for criticism, aa it is alleged that he left In sufficient numbers of troops In the ex posed districts and waa misled by the temper of the natives, having frequently had at his own table chiefs who are now in rebellion and who are wearing medals and words of honor bestowed upon them by the governor In behalf of the emperor. The Tageblatt Intimates that Colonel Lutweln will be recalled. MONARCH DIKED OH SPANISH SHIP, Envn' William of Germany Enter tained by Kins; Alfonso. VIGO. Spain. March !. At 1:90 this morn- Ing King Alfonso and Emperor William went aboard the Spanish gunboat Vasco Nunei de Balboa, which weighed anchor and proceeded to review the Spanish war ships. As the vessel passed the Spanish battleship Pelayo and the dispatch boat Urania both vessels fired salutes. The Pelayo's band played the German national anthem and the sailors cheered the two monarch. After the review the two rulers were rowed to the Spanish . yacht Gtralda for luncheon. Emperor William subsequently Sailed for Gibraltar on the Koenlg Albert, and was accompanied on that vessel by King Alfonso until outside Spanish waters. IMPRISON OFFICERS FOR DIELINO Get from Four to Twenty-Four Months In Fortress. uiiKBUtis, March 18. Lieutenant von Krehn haa been condemned by a court martial to four months Imprisonment In a fortress for fighting duels with his brother officers In defense of his honor. His oppo nents, Lieutenants Bax, Thorne and Ger lach. were respectively condemned to six, fifteen and twenty-four months Imprison merit in a fortress. All the officers belong to an artillery regiment, stationed at Plrna Saxony. The proceedings of the court- martial were held behind closed doors in the interests of morality and the army. Satlsled with Bernidt Trade. LONDON. March 18. Answering a ques tlon In the House of Commons today, Colonial Secretary Lyttelton said the In creasing exportation of sugar from the United States to Bermuda probably was due quite as much to th internal rommer clal relations between the United States and Bermuda as to any bounty given by the United States. In any case, the secre tary did not Intend to ask the legislature of Bermuda to take any special measures to check such Importation in the interest of British trade, as Bermuda was not party to th Brussels sugar conventloa. Dalit of Cambridge Is III. LONDON, March 16.-The duke of Cam bridge, cousin of th late Queen Victoria, is In a critical condition. Recent bulletins regarding the duke's health have been of a reassuring nature, but this morning his royal highness, who has been 111 a long time, was seised with a recurrence of hm orrhages of the stomach, .and an official bulletin Just Issued admits that gray anxiety Is felt regarding the outcome. One-Halt Vote with Government BERLIN. March 11 The government' motion to repeal the Jesuit exclusion law received, aa it now appears, just half the votes in the Bundesrath, namely, thost Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, Waldreck, Reuaa, Younger Branch and Hamburg, twenty-ntn votes, while twenty-live from the smaller states voted nay and four delegates did not vol, EXPEL RUSSIAN STUDENTS formal Government Will Hot Permit Them to Bema-n in Country. RESULT OF SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA Reseat I ad naalt oa Part of Chancellor Are Ordered to Leave, bat Sot "eat to Hassta. BERLIN, March 16.-Thlrty Russian stu dents, several of them women, have re ceived, yesterday and today, from the police notices of expulsion in consequence f participating In a meeting held Satur day to protest against the government's permitting Russian police agents to watch Russian residents In Germany. The students have from three to eight days in which to leave the country and may select the frontier to cross, the gov ernment not compelling them to return to Russia, aa in some Instances. The origin of ' the dispute between the government and the -students, about 500 mf ; whom are- attending ' the university and technical schools -was the socialist ac cusation thaf'the ttsremment was per mitting Russian spies to search the rooms, examine the oorrespondence, and otherwise interfere with the liberty of Russians living in Germany. Foreign Secretary von Rlchthoftn, In defending the government January la, said the Russians here were an- rchlsts and that many of the women at tending the university or other schools were really rot students, but lived In a state of immorality. A few days later irom forty to fifty Russians passed a reso lution protesting against these - Imputa tions. . Chancellor von Buelow, answering Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, on the same subject, February 29, contemptuously al luded to the protestants aa "beggars and conspirators under the leadership of Man delstamms and Bilberbaums." If these fellows do not keep quiet," said the chancellor, "We will throw them out." About 400 Russian students met on Sat urday and signed a statement reciting the utterances of Secretary Rlchthofen and Chancellor von Buelow. Replying to the chancellor's assertion that they were abus ing the hospitality of Germany, the Rus slsns said that even guests had the natural right of resenting Insults flung at them by their hosts. "Besides this," the statement continued, he undertook, by referring to the Jewish origin of part of the Russians here? to arouse antl-semltlc prejudices against US. Count von Buelow, the highest official of the German empire, has lot scrupled vnder the protection of Ms privileged position to call us cm gars. The fact that most of the Russians living here are of Jewish origin Is due, as Count-von Buelow' well knows, to the special oppression to which the Jews are exposed in the Russia of Klshlneff, w.ich excludes them from the higher educat.'enal - Institutions of their - na tive country. We regret that. th twentieth century, in the land of Leasing and Flchte witnesses such disregard for ' the great idea of humanity, as evinced by these antl-samitta asllles of th German chan cellor." Ffom the 421 persons who signed the statement thirty were selected for expul sion. TALKS OF JAPANESE FINANCES Cabinet Proposes to Make Increase In Taxes to Pay War Expenses. TOKIO. Wednesday; March 16. The cab inet, after a conforenc with the elder statesmen and other political leaders', has decided to submit proposals for the ex tension of the tobacco monopoly to Include manufactured tobacco and the creation of salt monopoly to a special Diet convening on Friday next. This will Involve a heavy outlay for the purchase of private tobacco manufacturing concerns and the salt in terests, but the sdvisers of the govern ment regard the expenditure at this tune as wise. The cabinet has decided also to suggest increases in land Income, business. wine, sugar, stock exchange, miners, cus toms duty and stamp taxes and in addition the creation of new taxes upon silk piece goods, kerosene and woolens, an estimated total increase amounting to .8,000,000 yen. The war expenses from the commencement of hostilities to the end of March are es timated at 156,000,000 yen, divided as fol lows: 106,000,000 yen for the army and 47,000,000 yen for the navy. Of this aum, only 60.000,000 yen has - actually been dis bursed. Including the payment for the cruisers Nisshln and Kasuga, purchased abroad. The government plans to meet the expenditures to the end of March with lflO.OOO.OQO yen from exchequer bonds jUBt sold, 28000.000 yen from the special funds and 31,000,000 yen to be raised by a tempo rary loan. The expenditure on account of the war from April next to December, inclusive. Is estimated at faO.OOO.Ooa yen, besides a spe cial war reserve of (40,000.000 yen. The government plans to meet these expendi tures by the Issuance of 0,000,000 yen In exchequer bonds, 68.000,000 In war taxes. 7.000.000 yen balance on ordinary annual receipts and 26,000,000 yen from special. The foreign branches of the Yokohama specie bank report subscriptions for th first is sue of bonds totaling s50.000.000 yen. These bond were largely subscribed for in the Hawaiian islands and San Francisco. United States Minister Grlscom called on Prime Minister Komura today and renewed his representations concerning American Interests ated by the proposal of the Japanese government to extend the to bacco monopoly so as to Include manufac tured tobasco. He urged the fair treat ment of American Interests and adequate compensation in the event of a monopoly being created. It Is understood that Ko mura gave him satisfactory assurances. American capital is heavily invested 'n tobacco manufacturing In Japan and the creation of a monopoly means Its early and complete exclusion. RISSIAN MOVEMENT 1.'COX FIRMED, Reported that Main Advance Is Cross. Insr the Yalu. LONDON, March 17. No further news of the progress of hostilities In the far east has been received here. There Is much Interest In the report that the Russian main advance Is crossing the Talu, but yils Is not yet confirmed. According to the pally Chronicle's Ping Tang correspondent all the Russian troops have left north Corea, 20.000 of them being concentrated at Kullon Cheng, north of the Talu river. In Manchuria. ' The Daily Telegraph'a Sebaatopol corre spondent says It is semi-offlclolly announce,! that Russia has abandoned the Idea of send ing its Baltic squadron to the far east by way of the Bering straits, as Imprac ticable. A Port Arthur dispatch says that Admiral Wittsoeft haa been appointed chief of Viceroy AlexlefTs naval ataft and haa goo t aiukdaa. HILL CONFERS WITH OTHERS Refases to Discuss Plans of Northern Sernrltles Company nt the Present Time, NEW TORK. March 16 -A numlier of Northern Securities officials. Including President Hill. Vice President Clough and Directors George F. Baker and John 8. Kennedy, held a long conference st the company's office today. It was said that plans to dissolve the company and return th railroad stocks to the original holders were discussed, but this could not be confirmed, inasmuch as Mr. Hill declined to make any statement. He did say, however, that the general situation was unchanged. He refused to discuss any of the reported alternative plans. An official copy Of the supreme court's decision, aa rendered on Monday, will be received by Northern Securities fficlals tomorrow. , lawyers representing the Various Inter1- csts In the Northern Securfles company were In conference with President Hill and other officials until lata In the day. J. O. Johnson of Philadelphia, wh argued the Securities case before the' sspreme court, was reported to be one of Aie maferees. Others included Francis Lynda Stetson of counsel for J. P. Morgan A Co. and R. S. Lovctt, representing flarringan interests. Later Mr. Hill said:, I ' "We are waiting for the urder nt th court Nothing can be done until we re ceive It. I would like to say there will be no attempt to evade the Jui Violent ef the court. We have no definite plan ef plans under consideration. There has been too much guesswork by outsider. Thoy have tried to make a mountain oat of a mole hill, and there Is not even -n Inolohlll." CLUE TO IROQUOIS VICTIM Relieved Only Unidentified Rody im nt Monroe Wna Snertlsh Soprano Soloist, Mme. Morclll. . CHICAGO, March 16. It is believed by the rollce tt-at the one remaining unidenti fied victim of the Iroquois theater 'fire-may be identified through a ?etter which was received at police headquarters this after noon. Relatives of Mme. Fannie Morclll, a Swedish soprano soloist, who Is thought to have attended the theater on the after noon of the fire have asked that an Investi gation be made and their description of the missing woman tallies in some respects with the body of the woman now In the 'ir.crgue. The letter received by the police eays that the woman might, be Irnown as Mrs. Barton, ns she had -mflrrted a physi cian in Portland. Ore., of that name after coming to this country.. TEMPERANCE FIGHT, IN OHIO Advocates Im the Hons Score a Vic tory In Skirmish Over Rrnnnock BUI. COLUMBUS. O.. March 16. The temper ance advocates scored a victory In a pre liminary skirmish in' the house this after noon over the'Brannork bill, providing for local option elections tn residence districts of mulcipal cities. A. msfiltU'V-'report op the measure failed to meet .the views of the temperance people. Frial vote on the bill will be taken next Monday. . The l'quor Interest did not oppose the principles of the. local option, but ad vocated In a' m.nority report ideal option by retitlon signed by El per cent of the owners of property In any city block, 90 per cent of the frontage of which was used for residence purposes. EXPLOSION CAUSES PANIC Trouble Caused by leakage of Natural Gas Used nn Fnel In Blsonlt Plant. BUFFALO, N. T.. March 16,-Thlrty girls employed at the Ontario biscuit works were thrown Into a panic today when a terrific explosion wrecked the. plant. The walls of the building bulged outward and the floors sagged. Fortunately the stairway remained Intact and the girls escaped. Superintendent Fdward D. Howe was so badly burned that it is feared he will die and another man may lose his eyerlght The explosion waa caused by a leakage of natural gas, which was used aa fuel In the plant. The losa on the building Is 350,000. CITY IS WITHOUT WATER Municipality 1 Three Year In Ar rears and Supply Is Cnt OS by Company. HARRODSBURG, Ky., March 16,-The water supply of this city was cut off to day by the Harrodsburg Water company shutting down its plant. Th company claims that the city is in arrears for water for four years, amounting to about 321,000 and haa made no provision to pay. The water will be cut off until the claim Is paid. Meanwhile Harrodsburg, a city of (.500 people, ia without fire protection. DISCONTINUE UNION LABEL Wholesale Clothing; Manufacturing Firms of Rochester Do Not Like Attltnd of Unions. ROCHESTER, N. T.. March 16-The use of the union label has been discontinued by more than thirty of the large wholesale clothing manufacturing firms of this city. The manufacturers say they are disgusted at the attitude of the unions and refuse to be dictated to any longer. They claim that their customers demand goods without the label on them. SNAP FOR CAMERA FIENDS Will Be Allowed to Photograph Any. thins; and Everything; nt the St. Louis Fair. ST. LOUIS. March 16. It was announced today that hand or tourists' cameras not mounted on tripods are to be allowed on the World's fair grounds without charge, and unlimited snapping of buildings, ex hibits and persons will be permitted by the exposition officials. This Is a departure from the rule at previous expositions. MURDERER USES HATCHET Aged Man at St. Louis Found with Head Cnt Open and Bon-ln-Law Arrested on Suspicion. ST. LOUIS. March 16 The dead body of August Raphuel. surd 75 years, was f-mry In a room on Houtn renin street tooiy. His head had been cut open, presumably with a hatchet. Raphael's son-in-law, II. J. Hensack, was arrested ou suspicion. lut denies all knowledge ut the murder. ENDORSEMENTS COME THICK Governor's Friends Win Out in Liooola in Contest in Convention. DELEGATION ALSO PLEDGED TO O'NEAL Bnrkett Is Also Given an Endorse ment for Renomlnatlon for Con gress and for the Inlted Statee Senatorshlp. (Front a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 16. (Special Telegram.) The Lancaster county convention today went into the endorsement business on a large scale. A resolution was adopted com mending the administration of President Roosevelt and Instructing the state conven tion delegates to Vote and work for a dele gation' to ths national convention which will be for hlg renomlnatlon. The conven tion endorsed Elmer J. Burkett both for renomlnatlon as a congressional candidate and aa a candidate for the senate and then instructed the delegations to secure his nomination as a candidate for both places. C J I. Morrill was endorsed aji a member of the national committee, I. N. Raymond as a candidate for delogate-at-large to the national convention, C. L. Crandall as a district Ucltgiite and II. H. Wilson as an elector. . .The administration of Governor Mickey and State Treasurer Mortensen are also en dorsed and the t'olegates also instructed fur their renomlnation. O'Neal was also endorsed for auditor and given the privilege of naming the dele gation to the state convention". This local ticket ws nominated: Fur state senators, P. F. Ueghtol J. if. Mocket; for representatives, C. J. Warner, J. O. Holllett, J. H. McClay, H. C. M. Burgess and Joseph Bums; for county attorney. J. L. Caldwell; for commissioner, Second dis trict, D. W. Moseley. The convention was one of the hottest held In this county for years, and the Mickey and O'Neal forces were so evenly divided that It was the fight for Its iife for the machine to win out, and lh.-n f.t only succeeded by Frost falling at the critical moment. The endorsement of Mickey Is regarded as a severe blow to O'Neal. The fight for the state delegation started when eabrooka of University Place intro duced this resolution:: i O'Neal for Auditor. Whereas, J. M. O'Neal has for years been an enthuslastlo wcrker In the ranks of the republican party tnd Is now chair man of toe county central committee and Is a candidate for state auditor; and Whereas, He has been for many years a commercial traveler snd haa been en thusiastically endorsed by traveling men ail over the state; and Whereas, We recognise his ability and honesty and eminent fitness for the of fice; therefore be It Resolved, That wo endorse the candi dacy of J. M. O'Neal for state auditor snd that the delegation to the state con vention be hereby Instructed to vote for and use all honorable means to secure his r.omlnatior. to that office; and be It fur ther Resolved, That Mr. O'Neal be accorded the privilege of miming the delegation to the state convention. The' resolution had not been anticipated and instantly there was a wild scramble for recognition. :WJlh th O'Neal men yell ing for a vote, J. F. C, McKesson got the floor and moved to amend that a committee composed of Edward Sixer, Tom Munger, Elmer Stephenson, Judge Frost nnd J. M. O'Neal be chosen to select the delegation. With a dozen delegates yelling for the amendment, and ns many against It, John M. Stewart mounted the platform and said the Seabrooke resolution was not necessary,' as an agreement bad been made which was satisfactory to both sides. Ha called upon Judge Frost, O'Neal's manager, tc sustain him. At this juncture Elmer Stephenson Sold he could settle the wrangle and he read and introduced this resolution: Koosevelt, Mickey nnd jthers. We, the republicans of l.anca-ter county. In convention assembled, most heartily endorse the wise, courageous and pa'.rlotlo administration of president Theodore Roosevelt. We approve the efforts he has made In advancing the Industrial Interests of the country and the energy and wisdom he has shown in bringing the completion t negotiations In reference to the Panama canal to a successful termination. We heartily endorse the patrlotlo protec tion of American Interests abroad and the broad-minded diplomacy shown In his prompt and energetic acts in recognizing the war conditions In the t'ar east and thereby conserving the pe.ce of the world and defining the neutrality of the nation, and we do heartily declare for his ro-elec-tlon for president of the United States of America, and the delegation to the na tional convention Ss hereby Instructed to vote for his renomlnatlon. e commend In the highest terms the clean, wise and businesslike administra tion of Governor John H. Mickey and State Treasure Mortensen, snd hereby In struct the delegates to ths republican state convention to vote for and support eacai of them for renomlnatlon for a second term We further ceclare for the selection cf Hon. I. N. Raymond as a elegate-at-large to tne nuticn.il republican convention and for H. H. Wilson as a presidential elector and for Hon. C. H. Morrill as a member of the national republican committee. Frost was then called for. He denied that on agreement had been n.ade In ac cordance with th Stephenson resolution and that such a move as Intended wus not satisfactory to lilm and neither was the committee. Then pandemonium reigned. Ed Sixer sold that O'Neal should nam the delegation and that it would be satisfactory to the Burkett men. C. O. Whedon de manded that a vote be taken and O'Neal given a chance to see whether he waa the choice of the convention. In the meantime the leaders were at' work upon Frost. When a vote was about to be forced Frost rose in his seat and said be guessed he had been mistaken, and that he had no objection to the Stephenson resolution. McKesson then withdrew his amendment, provided both resolutions were voted on at the same time. This was Cone In a whoop and O'Neal's trading stock was gone. The endorsement of Burkett for the sen ate was equally as exciting. Edward Blzer introduced thla resolution: Recommend Burkett. The republicans of Lancaster county ap prove the recommendation of the state cen tral committee to nominate a United States senator at the coming state convention. We favor the renomlnatlon of Elmer J. Burkett for congress and instruct the dele gates to the congressional convention to vote for such nomination. We view with pride the honor tendered by the state, regardless of locality. In unanimously offering to Mr. Burkett a promotion to the' United States senate. His long experience In the national house of representatives, his ability and his tiiararter as a man, eminently fit him tn lepresent this state In the national sen lite; this convention therefore instructs the delegates elected to the state coiw vention to favor the nomination of a senator by that convention and to vot for Hon. Elmer J. Hurkett ss such nom inee, and the legislative delegation from this county la Instructed to support him for United Slates senator. When he moved to make It unanimous James J. Roberts of the office of the secre tary of state rose to protest. He secured the flooi and instantly a shout went up. "I know It Is unpopular to ospese the endorsement of the recommendation cf the stale committee In this matter In this tConllnued oa Second Pan.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Rsln Thnrsdnyt Friday Fair. Temperature nt Omaha Yesterday! Hour. ' Den. Hour. Dev. A a. tn : t s. in Sin la. m ..... . Rit 2 p. m tin T n. m Ml a n. m SS M a. m SfJ 4 p. m H.1 f n. m ...... :i r. p. m :t.f 10 a. m HI II .' m it I 11 a. ru a T p. m IX m S.I N i, m f p. m SUMMARY OFJHE WAR NEWS Indications that Heavy l.nnd K.uaaae ment Cannot Rc Much Longer Delayed. (Copyright by !w York Herald Co.. 19 4.) NEW YORK, 'March 1.--;New Tork Her ald ServiceSpecial Telegram ;o The Fee.) From tne t.ir i-ust come great indications that the great mmles are s.owly but surely advancing, and that the ilrst decisive land battks is not far distant. Port Arthur's situation continue to be serious, nut. the rumors of Russia's alleged Intention to abandon Its stronghold wer ugaln denied, the St. Petersburg newsa pera being particularly bitter In denounc ing those with whom the repirts originated and retributing Mock job! Ing motives to the fabrications. Tokio continued to make guesses us to the whereabouts of the Russian squadrons, evidently being reluctant to abandon the Idea that Vice Admiral Makaroff had taken to the open sea, where a battle would be unavoidable. From Tort Arthur came a bulletin de claring that all was quiet there; also that there was no sign of the enemy. Russia was reported to be moving an army corps from Vladivostok toward Coren, whllo dispatches from the New Chwang district indicated that the Russians had taken up strqng positions In well fortified towns thereabouts, including Ashnn Shnn, where the .TupnneHC army concluded Its ad vance during the war with China. To Washington came the information that China, has ordered a vast quantity of mod ern rifles and with the news came a full realization of the fact the "yellow peril" is a very real one. WOMAN TELLS A PECULIAR STORT. Rays Japanese Torpedo Boats Mixed In with Russians. (Copyright by New Tork Herald Co., 104.) ST. PETERSBURG, March 16 (New Tork Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Th hospital train recently described to the Herald and organized by Grand Duchess Marin Parlovna, has received a handsome donation of 6,000 francs ($1,000) from Mr. Anthony Drexel. Wonderful tales come In r.ow that the refugees from Port Arthur are box' It here. One of the most remarkable is told by a woman, and it differs entirely from any other account hitherto given of the method of the Japanese attack on the sensational night of February K. Aocording to this In formant, on that that afternoon, somewhat late, the entire fleet was ordered out for maneuvers, snd started off In battle array, the warships !ed by nine torpedo boats. As It was rettl'g dusk the whole fleet, going In Jn verse erdcr to that In which M had come, started to return to Pbrt Ar thur, but three of the torpedo bor,ts were ordered to go to Dalny. As the ships, then In single line,' entered Port Arthur, It grew dark. Then It waa noticed with surprise that there wse stiil nine toipedo boats behind. The last three were asked to give their numbers. This they did," replying with Russian code sig nals, and forthwith made a dash at the Russian warships, with the terrible results knwn to everyone. A peculiar story is told by the same woman and may throw some light upon the almost Inexplicable sacrifice of advantages which might have been gained by the Rus sians had they made a dnsh at Chemulpo In the first Instance. According to this Informant, after M. Kurlno left the foreign office on the memorable Friday when he Informed Count Latnsdorff that diplomatic relations had been broken off, a telogram was dispatched to Admiral Alexleff, telling him that war was certain. To this the viceroy replied: "Thanks. I will get ready at once to send the fleet to Chem.ulpo." A everyone knows, suoh a move had always been considered as ha only one possible for Russia. The ruHh for Che mulpo was to have been followed up by the occupation of Seoul. Buch was the Rus sian program, and people wondered over and over again, why It was not carried out, hut according to the account given at this Juncture, a very unexpected tele gram arrived. The telegram read: "No. do not send fleet to Chemutpu. Wait" And he waited. WOVHUKO RI'SaM EVHOl'TO HOME Thirty-Two from Varinsr and Knrlets mt Port Said. (Copyright by New Tork Herald Co.. '94.) PORT SAID, March 16.-(New Tori; Her aid Csblegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Thirty-two wounded, Russians from the Varlag and the Korlets, which were sunk st Chemulpo, will land here ton!ght from th steamer Tarrs. After two days they will proceed to Odessa. Local French families were anxious to provide entertainment for th sailors, but arrangiienta have been mode to house them at a boarding establishment and a hospital. RUTI'Vn REPAIRS FOR WARHHIPS. Russian Unalueer Fnronte for Shang hai, China. (Copyright by New York Herald Co , 1901.) CHE FOO, March 10 -(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Interviewing a well krown Russian naval engineer from Port Arthur, who Is passing here Incognito for Shanghai, I learn of the purchase of sundry parts necessary for repairs of the damaged vessels. No de tails were obtainable. The Russians are buying secretly all the available hay and salt, the latter for curing purposes. RRIXGS I AMERICA REFI GEES. Cruiser Cincinnati Ha People from Mines and Missions. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1S04 .) CHINAMPO. March 16 (New Vork Her ald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Th ciulser Cincinnati has arrived here nnd received twenty-three refugees from the mine and missions nnd Immedi ately proceeded to Chemulpo, where some will remain and others will go to the United States. Small Garrison at Hal (htx. TINKOV, March 16 It Is authentically reported that for a week pst there has been only a small and changing military garrison st Hal Cheng, but thnt a Inrge force hss been station. d at the Invulner able, fortified find strategical town of Ashan Shan, wheie the Jppanete army con cluded Its advance during th war between Chlua aud Japan. I FORTRESS IS UNSAFE Daring Bombardment of Port Arthur Frsf menti of Shells Fall Everj where. RAILWAYS AND BUILDINGS DESTROYED Coma of the Damage Done on Short is Unimportant. OCCUPATION OF LIA0 TUNG PENINSULA Made Necessary by Continued Attaokt of Japanese. RUSSIANS SHOOT MAN SUSPECTED AS SPY Captain Irkor of the Imperial Service, Accused of Hrlllsa Military Him crete to the Enemy, Pays ' '.'he Penalty. YINKOW, March U-The only reliable teports nt the present moment from tho mnln Mnnchurlan cities show a quiet move ment along tiie railway, and sjcli clt'es as Multilen. which are oft rne rialn line, are undisturbed. The people here are not In possession of definite news of outside events. The chief movement on the Fong Huang Cheng military road Is the dispatch of riders to and from the Russian advenes forces. A creditable native arrived here today, bringing a report as late as March 13 from Hong Huang Chung to the effect that the main body of the concentrated forces had crossed the Talu, leaving small bodies of troops at Antung tnd other point to guard the river. A fortnight ago a few spies visited An tung, but since then no Japanese have been seen 'crest of the Talu. The continued attacks of tho Japanese have compelled the steady occupation of the Llao Tung peninsula. The last bom bardment of Port Arthur rendered every part of the fortress of Port Arthur unsafe. Residents assert that fragments of Japa nese shells fell everywhere and that some railways and buildings- were der.royed. though most of the damage en the rhore was unimportant. Foreigners choosing to remain In the in terior must now algn an agreement re stricting their movements cuid rtlpulntlng that a special pass Is necessary nhen leav ing their bovnds.. Shoot Officer ns Spy, 8T. PETERSBURG. March l.t-t'sntsln Ivkor of the Manchutian comrrlxunrlat ser vice has been summarily court-murtialed and shot for acting as a spy In the pay of the Japanese. When arrested on suspicion documents found In Ivkov's possession lift no doubt cf the proof of tl;e charges that h had Ions; been revealing military ferrets, to the Japanese. The tragic atory caeam public through a atmpls annouriMsnani In the army organ today that IvVov bad been exeiuded from the service. l-JO p. m. The reports of the abandon . ment of Port Arthur continue to, arouse the bitterest resentment, the papers de nouncing the atory as a stock Jobbing schf mo. One paper remarks: Let other countries be fed cn su;h talcs, , but while Russian olood flows ;he authori ties should r.ot allow the petvple to be dls- '. tin-bed by such falsehoods. I he official tel egrams are believed find trusted by tvery one. The government Is building sm ar mored trains for use on the Manchuria:i railroad, after tho model cf thoso used- by the British In South Africa. They will not bo employed so much on account of fear that the Japanese may cut ths roal as fw their moral effect on the Chinese lobMt bands, who may become emboldvnrd by tha war. It Is believed that when the bandits oe the iron monsters ti.ey wl'l not oom near the ralltoad. Sattnds I'p for tho Jews. The Russ prints a lung leading artlcl controverting a rerles of artlUe in the Novoe Vrcr-.ya. claiming that the war was I ruught on by the machinations of th Jew In revenge for the Kisli'neff occur rences, declaring that tho Jiovoe Vremya'a contention is absurd, an scoring tho luttr lor sowing race hatted at such a crl'lcat time. M. Roman rofT, ti e loader of th Pan blavists, .n the Svet tepllea to th state ments recently mada by M Kunno, th former Japanese minister at SL Petersburg, declaring tl.nt Japan is solely to blam for thy war, "the political savages of Japan having ensnared their country In this wild adventure." lliu .Sovoi tl prints an artlcl by an ex pert to ii ove the fcutll'llily of the Baltlo fleet making the northern pasvuge by way of tho Behrlng straits to join th Paclnc squadron in tli spring. A military expert in th Russky Invalid ccnlends that the Jpanrao uctlon In crv tring their force at i'lr.g Tang, Core, and at their bases, Chemulpo, Chlnampo and Seoul, means that detachments hav moved out along ihe Vvi Llm Kar.g, wnlch may be compared to a m'nlature Tugela river. A number of these detachments, it is added-, have crossed ths Vl Um Kane at Pan Chen, eigiit nilk-s' from Anju. Print Prophesy of Snlnt, The newspspcrs lure are reproducing a curious prupliccy attributed to Ut. Sera phlm, the holy hermit of Saroff, in which hs predicted lis canonization by tne em perur lust r i.nd ;'.lo tlio pl'ivtnl war. The orucular iKtc-rance follows; Murvtl i.ot liiat the lender failed to reach tile 11. ID. There will come a greater wonder, whan a multitude, nat caia in the corn held, Will march - with banner I" H.nofT. Shortly thereafter will comu a burdon-. some war for Russia. The emperor wil, jfo to battle, I witi him, i. ii J we shall iei,d the cloak from off England's fchoulileis. A copy of the Novl Krl of Port Arthur, which has Just arrl'cd here, contains th viceroy's uppeal to the civilians of Puit Arthur to volunteer and promising to equip them at the government's expensu. U li-t-J contains the warning lhs.ieil by General Stoessel notifying the officers to refrain from t'm discussion of military affair, with which thr-y are unuciiualutcd. ss Ir responsible goslp was likely to lead to the dissemination of false reports, uiiii threatening soldiers nnd civilian lutoxU cated with ImprlMonmcnt In ths fortress. A rirnllar warni'ig was Irsued to the do,-!-; yard employes. Emperor Tnlks to Grrmnns. The emperor today, receiving the Ger man attaches, Lam-nsteln and Tetau, wic are to leave for the frunt March is, solti, among other things: Cendt-meii, all Kurope now realist that RiihsIii tried to avoid war and lr obtain a pciufalile settlemei t. Many of the pow ers alec, strovr tn Ha,r. ihl eiul. VVl w were forced hit" war. Infrli.sli.u all liitpi- nutioii-il lnw. Of nti.-iiif n. Yuf wIITImi fthle In lh ir efct to see bow Ttutahi observes humane and correct e. r.'luct during war. Tu grand duke Cyril, who arrived at