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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.)
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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