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i The Omaha Bee. unday 3 PAGES I TO 10. PART I. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNIXO, MARCH 20, 1904 FORTY-TWO PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. a E k SULTAN IS A PUZZLE Diplomats Are Unabls to Fathom the Policy of the Tarkiib Baler. WAR WITH BULGARIA ONCE LOOKED SURE flow So One If Willing to Ones What ii Going to Happen. MILITARY CHIEFS ARE URGING ACTION Saltan Ignores Advics and Put Off Re forms is Government BELIEF RUSSIA PROMISED PROTECTION ttltude of Government Toward the Far Eastern Situation Indi cates loni Klad at t?aderstandlna tCopyrlght, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) CONSTANTINOPLE, March 19.-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The policy of tha porta In face of the crisis In the far east has now become most mysterious and diplomats ara wondering what la pending. Leu than a month ee;o It, waa almost universally conceded that war with the Bulgarian waa Inevitable, but today no one la willing to venture a Brunei a to what will happen. Aa for the military chiefs, they appear to he more than ever In favor of an attack upon Rulgarla, hut the sultan la calmly Ignoring all of their pleas and keeping his own counsel. From present Indications It Is his apparent Intention to maintain the present armed foroe In Macedonia and hold it In a state of readiness for his secret pur poses. The significance of this Is that he it determined to Ignore all of tha foreign reform proposals. Ampls proof that harmony exists between the Russian and the Turkish governments Is supplied by the Turkish newspapers. Although every Individual nonllllterate Turk Is anti-Russian and In strong sym pathy with the Japanese cause, the Turkish newspapers are maintaining a firm stand for Russia. It Is generally believed that In exchange for a promise that Turkey will not attack Bulgaria, Russia has assured the sultan against foreign aggression, besides giving him carte blanche as regards- Macedonia. The reoant outbreak of the Albanians and disquieting rumors of an Intended Austrian mobilisation of troops In Bosnia doubtless had some Influence In Inclining the sultan to the Russian side of the controversy. If the Russian forces In the far east were to Suffer a defeat st the hands of the Japa nese It Is likely that the sultan would be led to show hi hand and decide on some active policy In European Turkey. But In any event It appears now that peaceful re form, as proposed by other European pow ers, Is out of the question. The strongest advocates of reform are thoroughly con vinced of this fact. QUEEN WILHELMINA FAILING Ordered by JHer , Physician to Co . Italy and Will Start In. mediately. (Copyright, 1WH. by Press Publishing CoJ TUB HAGUE, March 19. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Queen Wllhelmtna'a falling health con tlnues to cause great anxiety. She baa been ordered by her physician to take a villa on Lake Magdlere and will set out for Italy almost immediately. She Is prey to continual depression. In court cir cles It Is said that the absenoa of an hair to tha throne has become as terrible an oppression with her as It Is with the tsarina. What makes her position worse ta her alienation from her husband, which, deeplto all attempts to conoeal It, Is prefeotly ob servable, . even when they appear In publlo together. A divorce haa been very strongly urged on the queen by her family and her ministerial advisers, because It Is feared that she cannot long sustain the present trying strain. She la loth, to resort to this extremity. ' According to thepresent arrangement, the rinoo consort will accompany her to Italy, as It would he a virtual admission of the truth of current rumors If she should go alone while In such a precarious state of Health. HELPED . BY AMERICAN WIFE lOula Harcourt Finds Her Valuable aa a Mean of Advancing Politically. ICopyrlght. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March lS.-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Doris Har court, the 4-year-old daughter of Mre. Jjouls V. Harcourt, Is one of the moat Inter acting and attractive children In London. Mrs. Harcourt Is one of the American wives of Englishmen who do not devote themselves altogether to frivolous social ambitions. She Is the only daughter of th lute Walter Burns, for many years the representative In England of J. Plerpont Morgan. Louis Ilaroourt la the eldest son f William Harcourt, and has always been In the smartest society. His Interest life, however. Is mainly political and tills direction he received valuable aid from his American wife, who is a woman of e harming manners and much cleverness. PRINCESS SEEKS A DIVORCE Jhrts Not Only Rolla-tooa, bat a Learal Decree front tha Italian Coasts. ICopyrlght 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March 19 (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Tele-rm.) Another Ro man princely family has appealed to the divorce court. Counteaa Vander-Vonto-Arerhs, who obtained an ecclesiastical de cree of annulment last year through a per sonal rescript of the late pope, has now ob tained from the Itallaa court an absolute divorce from Prince Francis del Drago. to whom she waa married In 1837. They have o children. lONG MAY SUCCEED LODGE Unmoved ai Wnautnsrtea (had Former ' Secretary Would Like to Bo In Se a ate. Copyright. 104. by New York Herald Co.) i "WASHINGTON. March It. (New York Slerald Service-Special to The Bee.) If re- ports are true, Joha D, Long, former seo rotary of the navy, la planning to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge, whom term aa Catted Cta tea seaeaar expires next year. The Mas sachusetts leerUUturos, to bo elected next a-01. wUl choae fcla successor . IMES ARE LIVELY AT CANNES Society Enjoys Itself with Dinners, Shootlnn-, Oambllnaj aad Aatomoblllna-. (Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) MONTE CARLO. March 19 (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mrs. Ogden Ooelet gave a big dinner Wednesday night at the Hermitage hotel, her guests Inoludlng, besides the duke and duchess of Roxburghe, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Van- erbllt, the grand duke of Mecklinburg- Bchwerln, his mother, Qrand Duchess An- tasla of Merkllnburg, the duke and duch ess of Devonshire. The duchess of Roxburghe apparently has quite recovered from her recent Indis position. 8he and the duke left yesterdsv to stay a week aboard the steam yacht North Star with Cornelius Vanderbilt at Cannes, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Is now on the way here by motor from Paris. Qeraldtne Farrsr, tha American soprano. who came here from Berlin, la to sing here. The pigeon shooting ground waa used Sunday for a match at forty pigeons bo ween Princess von Hohenlohe and Mr. Bnavedra of Buenos Ay res. The princess, who Is a good shot, won the match, killing thirty-two out of forty. The oldest frequenters of the gaming ta bles say the Casino has never before done uch a business as this season. Every ex tra table Is In play all the time. Twelve roulette table ara now always going. whereas there were only six a few years ago and still they are Inconveniently crowed. Harrison Power, an American plunger, attracts considerable attention. He has made several big hauls. It Is the belief that he Is not winner to a very great mount. The duke of Roxburghe only tries n occasional lotila at roulette. The automobile tournament, which has been In progress this week, has had many Interesting features to carry it along. The fact that it was In aid of the wounded sol diers of the Russian army waa sufficient to Insure its success. Among the royal patrons have been the Grand Duchess An astasia, her son, the grand duke of Meck- Unburg-Schwerln. Qrand Duke Michael, Prince Eerglus Galitanln aad the Prince Constantino Radzollta. AUSTRIANS AFTER MILLIONS Claim Saa Francisco Property Left by One of that City's Pioneers. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) VIENNA, March 19. (New York World Cablegram Spec ial Telegram.) The Aus trian Foreign office has just been called upon to ;nd Its Influence and diplomatic machinery for the recovery of t300.00O.00O worth of property In the United States, which Is claimed by families In Hungary, from a California pioneer, William Lelds- oorf, who died In IMS. Mr. Letdsdorf left much real estate In the heart of San Fran cisco and It has since Increased In value to such an extent that 16.000 a linear foot la now being paid for land In the locality. Ellas Haupt was elected at a gathering of the Hungarian heirs to represent them In looking up their Interests. He made several trips to San Francisco and dlecov red that tha patrimony of his ancestor, or whatever remained of It. was still admin istered by the state of California, as no heirs had ever been found. One of tha administrators appointed by the state, Jo. eph L Folsom, who was a friend of the deceased, laid claim to the land on the side of the bay and his heirs sold much of It. At present the property Is In the .hands of more than 100 persons. Folsom died In 1867 and since then the remainder of the property has remained unclaimed. Mr: Haupt sucoeeded In interesting sev. eral Ban Francisco lawyers In the case and a suit in the names of the heirs of Laid. dorf Is now pending against some of the present holders of the property. There Is no doubt about the legitimate descent of tha claimants, who have been able to ob tain documents from the Hungarian courts proving; their' rights. The first suit has been brought against the only direct heir of Folsom aa a test case, and when thla Is decided ' by the California court the ma chinery of tha Austrian Foreign office will bo employed to recover the balance of the property. HIGH SPEED MERRY-GO-ROUND lr Hiram Maxim Proposes to Whirl People A boat sit Speed of Slaty Miles aa Moor. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. March 19-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Sir Hiram Maxim haa constructed a working model of what he calls a captive flying mschine, but what actually Is a glorified merry-go- round. Experimental trips were made In it' yesterday at Norwood. Thla machine resembles a huge, roofless unbrella, with ribs sloping upward. At the end of th ribs are suspended fish-shaped cars la which passengers undergo weird expert. encee. The care are propelled by a rotating shaft or umbrella stick. Although the speed attained yesterday waa only fifty miles an hour, at the previous trial sixty. five waa reached. Flung light out on the side of the um brella, rotating at such a rate, a paasenger weighed more than Ave times the ordinary weight and had a certain difficulty In lift ing nia nanas ana rest. AH the cars or boats will be provided with Urge, efflolent aeroplanes, well balanced and pivoted. By changing the angle of these while the cars are In rapid motion the lifting effect may be varied at the will of the operator. Thess machines are to be erected at the St. Louis exposition. Earls Court and Crystal Palace. A percentage of the earnings will go to Maxim, who wilt devote the money thus obtained to experiments In the shape of finally solving the problem of aerial flight. YANKEE STUDENTS IN GERMANY First One Staid to Bo a Doctor, Who Later Founded a, College la Philadelphia. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN. March 11 (New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.) An Inter eating volume baa Just been given to the publlo by Prof. Vlergeck, his subject being "Two Centuries of German Instruction In the United States." The author goes Into the novel question aa to who waa the first American student to visit a German nnl varsity, Anally arriving at the conclusion that thla honor belongs to Benjamin Smith Barton, who spent some time at Oottlngen In lTta). Barton waa a Phuadelphlan, He devoted his time to the study of inedlaine at the German seat of learning and on his return home he founded a college In Phila delphia. Prof. Vlergeck gives the America credit for much learning and be says that ha gained considerable fame tor big re searches U tha field f aaatonun. TRADESMEN IN DUMPS Thoia ef London Taoa Prospect of Poor Season with Smart Eocietv Bet RICH AMERICANS ARE NOT SO PLENTY" Pictures ani Curio D"' . V V Much 4.AV HOME BUYERS rllT IN AFRICAN SLUMP Past Extravagances Also Foroe Them to Curtail Expenditures. MODISTES FEEL FORCE OF THIS SORELY Evan Princess Hatsfeldt Finds It necessary to Reosrs Better Bargains or to Forego Coveted Gowns, (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 19. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Despond ency Is general over the gloomy outlook for the coming "London season" that Is, the season given up to social gaieties and extravagances. It is the time when the tradesmen look for their harvest. For some years the seasons have been unproft-able to them, but they had built high hopes on this spring and summer, hopes which now bid fair to be dashed. Whether It Is Jus tified or not, the report is credited that the Inflow of wealthy, fashionable Amer icana will be much smaller than usual, owing to various causes. This will be a serious if not a fatal blow to the season and the king himself has been making anxious inquiries on the subject. The bad times hsre are crippling enough to society. The financial depression In fashionable quarters oan be lnfererd when It Is remembered how largely "smart" so ciety was caught In the South African slump, and that the depreciation of Kaffirs since ths close of the Boer war haa alone been nearly $180,900,000, and there la no real prospect of a boom, despite Chinese labor. The motor Industry Is the only one that seems to be booming. so The modistes are suffering acutelyt There Is a rapid growth of extravagance In women's frocks In the last ten years and the large profits tempted capital into dress making concerns, which now first feel the depression. In the picture and curiosity market the Important objects are being withheld for tatter times because of the drop In prices, Christies will disperse fewer first-class collections than In twenty years. Mast Pravotleo Economy. Princess Hatsfeldt feela the bad times In London, It Is said, aa much aa anybody else and la economising In many ways. When buying clothes from a favorite dress- maksr In Paria n short time ago she bar gained hard for a reduotlon. The shop keeper waa resolute and the prlnoem de cided that she would have to do without the garment. While entertaining last year with lavish splendor tha parties erfven meant an enormous outlay. Her Queen of Sheba dress for Mrs. Adair's fancy dress ball oost 14,000, exclusive of - the Jswsls, which all were reeet to suit the barbaric style . of ornament. Consequently the princess saya aha will not take a house In London this season. Mr. XL W. Vanderbilt Is expected to ar rive here Monday and stay some weeks In London. Mrs. Slegel Is coming to London with her two daughters for the season, Intending to have them study Bucktnham palaoe. She will take a house In London. Quite a little colony of "smart" Amer loans la In residence at Hoyteabury, where Lndy Cora Strafford and her husband, Mr. Kennard, are now living. Mrs. Ralph Vivian Is at Rudd Ashton, and big parties, mostly composed of Americans, are entertained at neighboring houses. Although Lady Strafford forfeited 1100.000 on her remarriage, aha stlU Is a rich woman. Bhe will inherit all the Colgate money and business. She Is a olever, talented girl. with much oommon sense and all her father's business acumen. Stops Const Functions. Ambassador and Mrs. Choate had agreed to present many Americans to King Ed ward and Queen Alexandria at tha two drawing rooms which have been cancelled on account of the duke of Cambridge's death, court going Into mourning for three weeks.' Among the most Interesting of the postponed presentations are those of the duchess of Roxburghe (May Ooelet), who had agreed to return from the Rlveiia for the second court; Lady Baget (Lillian May), Lady Monson (General Roystone'a daughter), and Mrs. Baring. Mrs. C. A. Bpofford was to have attended the court set for tonight, when many other Amer icans would have made their debut at Buckingham palace. The queen bad ordered a gorgeous dress of cloth of gold sewed with gold threads In a design of Wiles and the princess of Walea had had made a splendid gown of rich cream brocade. The Paris milliner who always makes the queen's bats, Mme. Allwyn, la already turning out Uttle black tulle toquea for her majesty. Mme. Allwyn comes regularly four times a year to h royal patron and tries on all millinery, sub mitting shapes and oolors at the same time for the queen's approval. These toques never very In shape. The only difference Is In the outside trimming. The shape Is precisely ths same aa the queen has worn for four years. All the leading London dally papers ex cept tha Times came out on mourning for the duke of Cambridge and the Times pub lished a mora critical and less convention ally eulogistlo obituary of him than ths rest did. As a matter of fact, the duke was a most undistinguished person, having many qua! Itlea which were least admirable In their character. In the Crimea he fell under a cloud, but this did not prevent him from being the commander for forty years, for which time he steadfastly opposed every reform. His final removal from office In VOi ho regarded aa Justifying a military coup d etat against the government. Personally Well Liked. Personally be waa much liked for bis bluff, straightforward, unaffected manner and he waa a great success with women, to whom he always was Intensely devoted and .whom ha regarded from precisely ths earns standpoint aa did his ancestor. George II. This -trait, however, only In creased b's popularity, and particularly with the amy. He always maintained the early Victorian taste for cursing everything and everybody he disapproved of. His run ning comments when listening to an un palatable speech In the House of Lords often consisted of a stream of mattered expletives on a crescendo scale, highly dls- 4Coo.tme4 em fieocad faga MUSICIAN IS A NOBLEMAN Legacy Which Was Left to leader of Orchestra Cannes Him to Go to Italy. (Copy right, 1904, by New York Herald Co.) NEW YORK, March 19. (New York Her ald Service Special to The Bee.) A legacy of 900,000 has lured bsck to Italy Glaroma S mperattorl, the leader of the orchestra at Delmonlco's, who will bo followed soon by his wife and three small children, who are still in New York. For two years Imperattort has led the orchestra at Delmonlco's, but only a few of even his closest friends knew his true history. He chafed under the dreary task f earning his living as a musician, but was too proud to complain. The $500,000 legacy comes to him from an uncle, a banker In Rome, who died three months ago, leaving a large estate. Glacoma, who Is the third son of Count Imperattort, was sent to Rome when a small boy, to study sculpture, but his tastes Inclined to music and he devoted his ttentlon to It. His father died and his fortune waa swept away. Imperattort played In Rome and other Italian cities and finally oamo to New York, where he readily obtained places In some of the best theaters. Two years ago he became the leader of the orchestra at Delmonlco's. Shortly after arriving In New York Im perattort met a Miss Taylor, whom he mar ried six months after their first meeting. They made their home In West Forty-third street, which has been a popular meeting place for the better class of Italian mu sicians of New York for several years. Imperattort Is only 80 years old, but is a musician of rare ability. He told the man ager of Delmonlco's that he had no plans for the future, though ho would probably remain In Italy and might organise an or chestra of his own. REMOVING UNSIGHTLY WIRES New York Will Be Rid of an Abom ination Within Next Two Months. j (Copyright, 1904, by New York Herald Co.) NEW YORK, March 19. (New York Herald Service Special to The Bee.) Man hattan Island will be a wireless borough by May L so far as the unsightly and danger ous everhead cables are concerned. The one remaining line, that running from 125th street down the west side through West street to the Battery, a distance of about ten miles, will be put underground In six weeks. The only reason this one line remained outside of the conduits so long is because the long distance1 telephone wires to Bos ton, Albany, Philadelphia and other oltles have not worked well when burled In the conduits In cables containing other wires. The recent inventions of Prof. Pupln of Columbia university In applying to tele phone wires what Is known aa Inductance, that Is, ths winding of small colls of copper wire on Iron cores and placing them in each circuit at intervals, so as to prevent the loss of sound waves, has enabled the electrical experts to bury the long distance wires, at least In the crowded districts at the terminals of suoh long distance cir cuits. -, ' '. -..-a .-J i'. In the country dlrtrtcts ft Is found far more- preferable to carry the cables over head, not only .on account of the better sound carrying poss'bllltlea, but because of the enormous oost of. burying such wires in localities where the subscribers' connec tions are Infrequent. The conduits are of two sorts, the "high tension." carrying the electric light cables, and the "low tension," carrying the tele phone, ticker, fire and burglar alarm wires. FENCING IS THE LATEST PAD Society Gives an Exhibition at the ladles' Army and Navy', Clnb. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 13. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Society has developed a erase for fencing. The recent competition at the Ladles' Navy and Army club waa under the most distinguished patronage, the duge of Connaught. Prince Francis of Teck and M. Paul Cambon being among those whose namea added lustre to the entertainment. At the empress' rooms at the Palace hotel, Kensington, experts of both sexes gave an exhibition of their art to the great delight of the onlookers. Miss Touple Lowther appeared In a bout with Captain Benat and, while her opponent managed to creep under her guard, waa lustily cheered for her graoe and vigor of attack. She waa presented with a elver- handled sword In recognition of her efforts to encourage fencing among women. GUARDSMEN MAKE A MISTAKE Decline to Donate Part of Yearly Present . to Charity and Lose All of It. (Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME. March 19.-(Nw Tork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) From time lmmemorable the Noble Guard of the Vat ican has received annually at this time of the year a gift amounting to $3,6J0 In money. Pope Plus X summoned the com mander. Prince Ropslgllo, and asked If he did not think the company would be willing to devote $1,600 of this sum to charity. The prince said he was perfectly willing for his part and would talk with his men on the subject. When the guardsmen were asked they hotly objected to Infringing upon ancient custom and they would not taks a part of It. This verdict was taken to the pope, who blandly observed: "So much the better. Tour companions in arms axe worthy fellows and. thanks to them, I shall have the whole $8,600 for my poor." FOLLOWS PUGILISTS' PLAN Noted French Bleyele Rider to Adopt a Stage Career. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. March 19. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Jacquelln, the famous French bicycle rider, haa decided to become an actor. He will make his debut under especially propitious condl tlona, for hs will do so an the protege of the great Coqueltn, whose offer to tutor him In the hlstronlo art will no doubt be ac cepted. Besides this, Alphonse Bauget, ths celebrated dramatist, has written for Jac quelln, a three-act play suited to the dra matic; ability of the bicycle rider, Jao quelln announces that he will not entirely abandon cycling. His advent on the stags will be the aecond case of a French cyclist becoming a. footllght entertainer. Bourli Ion, the old-time bievnla caiaoin ja now a succeseiiu una) TONE IS CONFIDENT Cotton Market Beoovora from the Effeot of the Sully Crash. LEADS TO FAILURE OF ONLY ONE FIRM Feared at First that Other Oonoernt Would Oo Under. JOSEPH H. H0ADLEY TEMPORARY RECEIVER Formal Assignment Made for Benefit of Cred.tDn. ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID ATTACHMENTS Mr. Sally Is llopofal and Expects that Ui Will Be Able to Speedily Re cover from the Recent Embarrassment. NEW YORK, March 19. The excitement In Wall street that was caused by the an nouncement yesterday of the suspension of Daniel J. Sully & Co., was notioeable today, but gradually subsided during the market hour, and at the close of the cotton and stock markets it waa generally s greed that the worst of the effect of the failure was over. Ths stock markst was strong all day. The cotton market was nervous and slumped sharply on bad news from the early morning, but before the close the cot ton market became buoyant and moved up to a point far above the lowest of yester day. It was feared that other failures would follow the Sully crash, but only one, that of J.' II. Garrison, a minor concern, was re ported. After a conference between Mr. Sully and his lawyers this morning the firm made a formal assignment to Joseph H. Hoadley, who at once took charge. This action was taken because it was learned that an attachment was about to Issue, and It was thought best to apply for an as signee for the protection of all creditors alike. Later In the day a protest against the solectlon of Mr. Hoe.ney was made at meeting of creditors, Mr. Hoadley ex plained that he bad only accepted the position of assignee temporarily. In order to avoid the placing of attachments, and that on Monday the creditors would meet and aelect a permanent assignee, Mr. Sully having declared that he would agree to any man of their selection. The following letter was sent by D. J, Sully A Co. to Robert P. McDougall, presi dent of the New York Cotton exchange: While I am rot prepared to make a state ment of my affairs. I feel that as a mem ber of this exchange I ewe to you and Its members at least to say that the same straightforward method with which my biislnens has alwavs been performed be tween us In the nest will characterize mv method of dealing; with my creditors in this emergency. Asks for r-ornearanee. I am ena-ased In maklnr a careful rx amlnatlon of my affairs and at the earliest noaHlLi a moment 1 will report tne resuu. Meanwhile, I crave the patient forbearance of you all, feeling assured that this em barrassment will be only a temporary one and that I will be able satisfactorily to aa imt mv Affairs venr moeedlty. AOOUt (Jvuv.uuu ox margin money aw iv cotton brokers waa released by Mr. Sully aismtna; oontracte. Mr. Sully conferred . with his attorneys and received notice of an Injunction agalnat the Corn ' Exchange bank restraining that Institution . from paying over certain moneys. Gives Oat Statement. This afternoon the following statement was given out at the office of D. 3. Sully A Co.: D. J. Bully & Co. have made an assign ment, with Joseph H. HoutUey aa assignee. Mr. Houdley, upon advice of his counsel, has taken oharae of the office and Is ex amining the nrm's accounts. At present he la unable to make any statement regarding the assets or liabilities ot tne nrm, al though he hopes to give out this Informa tion within two or three aays. Mr. Hoadley. the asslKnee. is the organ linr of the American Locomotive company, He is a lifelong friend of both Mr. Bully and Mr. Morse. Toward the close of the cotton market there was evidently a fueling of greater confidence and it seemed as though a con' carted effort was being made to bid the market up to make tha settling figures as favorable to the Sully people as possible. The market oloeed steady at a net ad vance of from 40 to 70 points on the more active months, while the new crop waa S to 16 points net higher. Balea were esti mated at afio.OuO bales. .Leading Philadel phia spot Interests were heavy buyers on the advance and private advices from the south stated that spot Offerings were being withdrawn. Superintendent William A. King an nounced this afternoon the following aver sse prices In today's dealing, being the prices at which settlements with the sus pended firm of D. J. Sully A Co. will be made:. March, 13.2Dc; April. U.$6o; May, 13.611c; June, 1.1. Ok-; July, 13.74c; August, 13.30c; September, 12.28c; October, ll.3o; November, 11.63c; December, 11. Me. Just before leaving his office today Mr, Sully made a statement In which he said his troubles had been precipitated by un foreseen circumstances, and that had he been given another day or two In which to arrange his affairs, It would not have been necessary for htm to have assigned. Creditors Object to Hoadley. As matters stand he hopes to liquidate his affaire and resume. He was unable to give any estimates of his liabilities. Mr. Sully left his office accompanied by Mr. Cutrheon and George 8. Graham of Philadelphia, who Is counsel - to the as signee. Messrs. Bully, Graham and Cutch eon went In the direction of the Cotton ex change and It was reported that they would hold a conference somewhere In the dls trlct with the creditors of the Ann. Mr. Hoadley, the assignee, also made a brief statement, the substance of which was that hs had accepted the appointment of assignee against his own will, but because of his friendship for Mr. Sully and Mr. Morse. He Intimated that the affairs of the firm would be speedily liquidated, else he would not have consented to act as anstgnee. chiefly because of the condition of his health. At the conference between D. 3. Polly and a committee representing his creditors this afternoon the creditors explained that the selection of J. H. Hoadley for assignee was not satisfactory to many of them. It was proposed by the creditors committee that a meeting be held Monday afternoon to choose a new assignee. Bully agreed to the proposition and said ha would make no restriction aa to whom the creditors might select, but would consent to their choice. FSsTeet on Sew Orleans. NEW ORLEANB. March It. Ths cotton market opened excited, prices ranging from t points down to SO points up, compared with yesterday's close. There waa a de cided advance shortly after the opening, but conditions were unsettled. Unusual Interest attached to the open- Coataiued on Eooond Pag a THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Sunday! Monday Showers, Page. I Saltan a Pnssle for the Diplomats. London Trndesmen In the Damps. Tone of Cotton Market lloprfnl. Humor of Rnsalan fnrrra on Land 8 Cleveland May tome to Nrbrnakn. Tronbles In Jn Iom limn Near lnd II News from All Parts of Nebraska. Nomina- Delea-ates to Convention. 4 Port of Antwerp nnd Its Trade. Twenty Acres for Dakota Fxhlblt. 5 Mayor Anoeuls for n Clean City. . Services nt Omaha Churches. 6 Pnat Week In Onialm Society. T Close of Local llowllnaT Season. Loral Horsemen l'repare for Work H Council Bluffs and lown News. f Mnn Ibises One Juw nnd Ills Chin. Iter's Vocation Contest Now On. 11 lown Democrats Not for Hearst. Navy's Kxhlhlt at World's Fair. 19 Amusements nnd Music. . 13 Servant tilrl Charged with Thefts. Creamery Men Coinlna- to Omaha. 14 F.dltorlal. Ill Japnnese Admirers of Brltona. Proper Application for Charity. 10 Woman on Leap Year Problem. Condition of Omaha's Trade. IT Financial nnd Commercial. IH Shoe Styles for Coming Summer, 19 Omaha's I nlque Social Society. Olvlnar Bs-Convlcts n Chnnce. ICO Weekly Review of SportlnaT Kvents XI Losses from Rnllroad Rate War. Insurance In the Lnlted Stntcs. Ml Is 41 The Illustrated Bee. Temperature nt nth Yesterdnyl Mour. Den Hour. Dear. S a, m U7 u a. ra 841 T a. nt ..... . ilfl 8 n. m 4 a. m l 1 p. m ..... . 4H J p. m no a p. m ot 4 p. m (12 B p. m ..... . RO 41 P. m 411 T P. m 47 lO a, at SO 11 a. m 42 1A m 4o LIVELY FIGHT IN CONVENTION Personal Encounters nnd Division Follow Meeting of Ohio Repub lican Factions. CLEVELAND, O., March 19. Wild scenes of disorder marked the opening of the Twentieth district republican congressional convention here today, as a result of a fight between the Dick and "Filipino" fae tiona, The trouble started when the Dick mon nominated Charles Leach as chair man, the "Filipinos" having already se lected J. C. Ward of Lako county as the presiding officer. When Leach attempted to take the chair he was assaulted by the Filipinos" and a hand-to-hand fight fo) lowed, which quickly became general The police finally arrived in force and re- stored partial order. Each faction, how ever, nominated Its own committees and ticket. The "Filipinos" renominated Jacob A. Beidler for congress, and A. T. Spltser and F. H. Eggers aa delegates to the na tional convention. The Dick delegates nom Inated Jacob A. Beidler for congress by acclamation and chose J. B. .Serbs and A B. SplUler as dclegatea to the national convention. - ' The local adherents of Senator Foraker are known aa "Flliplnoa." The former Hanna followers are now termed "Dick" men, being under the leadership of Sena tor-elect Dick. KILL KANSAS CITY DRIVER Nonunion Man Is Shot and Another Is Injured, Presumably by Strikers. KANSAS CITY. Maroh 19.-Albcrt Fer guaon, a nonunion hack driver, was shot and mortally wounded today by one of four men, believed to be strikers, who had decoyed him Into the outskirts of the city, The quartet escaped. Ferguson answered a call from a downtown hotel, whsre the four men, one drersed as a woman, entered the carriage. When they alighted later they attacked and finally shot Ferguson. In anothsr part of the city Andrew Meyers, a nonunion hackman, was badly beaten by strikers, and at still another point a hock driven by a strike breaker was demoralised by union men. No arrests were made. Later a petition was filed in the United States olroutt court by an attorney repre aentlng the Transfer Men's association, asking that a temporary Injunction be granted to restrain the strikers from In terferlng with the business of the com peny. Tha court took the petition under advisement. REPUBLICANS OF MISSOUR Endorse Roosevelt for President and Crrus P. Walbrldae for Governor. ST. LOUIS, March 19. The republican convention of the Tenth Missouri congree slonsl district today nominated Richard Bartholdt to succeed himself as congress man. Fred Essen of Clayton snd Louis P. Aloe of St. Louis were elected delegates and Judge Theodore Peege of Klrkwnod and Fred Smith of St. Louis ss alternates to the national convention. The delega tions were Instructed to vote for Theodore Roosevelt for president and a resolution waa adopted endorsing Cyrua P. Wa' bridge of St. Louis for governor, "or sny other office within the gift of man." COURT GIVES PROTECTION Bates Machine Company Seovres Swe Strikers. JOLIEfT, 111., March 19. The Bates Ma chins company of this city, whtoh yesterday secured a writ of Injunction against the Machinists' union and Its members, has brought suit for $30,000 damages against the same defendants. The writ granted by by Judge HUscher is a sweeping one and prohibits interference of any kind on the part of the defendants. Under Its protec tion the Bates company is preparing to open Its plant next Monday morning. PAT CROWE WAS WITH TAYLOR There Is No Doubt that the Outlaw Was Killed ta Battle with Policeman. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March lt.-Membors of Clate Taylor's family In the city tonight say there Is no doubt that he was the out law who waa killed In a battle with illc men at Aurora, 111., last October. Taylor waa one of the three men who held up an electric car and robbed the pnaaengera. Pat Crowe woe with Taylor In the crime, say Taylor's reuuivt. Taylor was born ael raised haC. CLAIM BIG VICTORY Bussiani Eeport Eat'le and Bay 1,800 Prisoners Have Been Captured. JAPANESE ARE PLAYING A FOXY GAME Euasiani Unable to I'etermine ths Bouros ' of Tbeir Supplies, BELIEVE KELP COMES FROM CHINESE Opinion that 8ome Iiolated Island is Bupp'y Depet. MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF JAP FLEET After Sack Disappearance No Word Is Ilenrd of Whereabouts ot Ships, Yet They Return Well Equipped. CHE FOO. Mnrch :9.- p. m.-A private dispatch received here from Mukden slates that a battle has taken place on ths Talu In which the Russlsns claim to have cap tured 1,8(10 prisoners. ST. PETERSBURG, March U.-Btusslan troops continue to pour Into north Corea, They sre In excellent condition. It is said here that typhus fever Is raging among the Japanese forces. The government's private Information la not completely reassuring aa rtgaroe China's sincerity in observing a neutral at titude. Secret advices Indicate that at least a powerful party In the Chinese gov ernment is abetting ths Japanese. Al though at first reluctant to credit these re ports, the Russian authorities continue ta receive assurances that the Japanese con template landing on Chinese neutral terrl. tory, west of the Llso river, and 17,000 men are being held specially to await develop menta in that direction. Moreover, the emperor'a naval experta, who have been studying carefully the pus ale as to where Vice Admiral Togo's fleet Is coaling and provisioning between Ita ap pearances off Port Arthur are becoming more and more convinced that It ta using as a bane some quiet spot on the Chinese coast. Fleet Mysteriously Disappears. After each disappearance not a word Is heard of the fleet's whereabouts until It reappears. A calculation of time and dls ttnee shows It la quite Impossible for the fleet to steam to Ni-aokt or Hiroshima, take on board coal and immunitton and come back. It is also certain the Japanese warships cojld not take on coal, much leaa heavy projectiles, at sea. In the face of the prevailing rough weather. The Idea that they ar using Chemulpo, Fusan or aome other place on the Corean coaata for thla purpose la rejected, as It la believed that If auch were the case the numerous corre spondents and aecret agenta ot Russia In Corea would certainly have reported the fact. So by process of elimination the Rus sians seem compelled to arrive at the con clusion that the vessels of the Japanese fleet must be filling their bunkers at aome. Inlet on the- Chinese coaat. either on the gulf of Llao Tung or the Shan Tung penln. aula, so far from porta and inhabited cen ters that the correspondents rxe unable to get wind of It. .The dwindling number of Japanese battle ships appearing off Port Arthur .s Increas ing the conviction that many ot them bare had to put back to Jf.pan lor a thoroufrt refitting. A high naval officer said: "We probably shall never know how many of their ahipe were crippled or sunk, at least until the war Is over." Ths failure of the Japanese to rush their operations la an agreeable disappointment here, as it gives the Russians necessary time to complete their preparations., A Japanese landing on the Llao Tung penin sula to besiege Port Arthur would rather be welcomed now as it would not be a large force, yet would weaken the frontal at tack from Corea. It waa reported soon after the Japanese began their operations against Port Ar thur that they had setsed ons of the Elliot Islanda, situated In the Corean gulf, less than 100 miles east by north of Port Arthur, for use aa a base, and the Toklo correspondent of the London Tlmee, March 7, cabled that a Japanese squadron took possession of Hat Yang Tao, one of the Elliot group, February 29. The corres pondent reported that they only found stores of coal and signal flags, the Rus sians having evacuated the Island Febru- . ery 22. STATE OF CtlF.GK A I J. OVER RUSSIA. . , i Means MtHe Chnnge, However, aa He. Bards Most of Country. Copyright. 1904. by New York Herald Co.) ST. PKTERSHl'Rtl, March 19. (New York Hersld Cablegram. Special Tele gram to The Bee.) All wooden shanties around Svenborg, which commando the eastern extreme of Helslngfors, have been removed. A state of siege has not been declared all over Russia. But, as regards this part of the world, only In Cronstadt, where a state of siege commence on Monday next, It naturally exists. . An , V, All the far eastern provinces ana Fojj Arthur are reported to be In excellent " condition. Supplies are coming dally and the railway is Intact. The protest of the United States against the Japanese toliacoo monopoly attracts much Interest here, as does also General von der (jolta's speech, which said Ger many was likely soon to have to meet an enemy of overwhelming power. leading grnin o foreigners. Those of New CbwanaT Forbidden Be yond City Walls. (Copyright. 1904, by New York Herald Co.) YIN KCV, March 19. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The Russian authorities notified foreign ers at New Chwang today that they were forbidden to pass the city walls or to go to ths Russian railway station or forte. Foreigners are allowed to vialt only the gunbouts of their own nations. Twenty thousand men are quartered In the village between Toslchow and New Cbwang, and 10,000 more are expected. Tha Russians ars entrenching themselves be tween the fort at the mouth of the river and the tower. CHINESE ARMS MENACE RtSSIA. i Forty Thousand Troops Drilled by Foreigners Ready for Field. PARIS, March 10. The Figaro's corre spondent In Berlin telegraphs 'that a Ger man officer who has Just arrived there from Manchuria says serious operations In ths far east will not be !egun before the end of June. The principal obstacle to Rus sian victory, according to this officer, Is the fact that 40.000 Chinese troops, wet. trained ipuA with. 0. or man and Jap an see Instructors,
