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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY -MORNING, MARCH 23, 1904 TEN TAGES.
SINGLE COl'Y THREE CENTS.
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LINE TO CO VA
Usioa Pacific Offioislt to Operate Lis ;
Omaha to Ban Francisco.
REARRANGEMENT OF HARRIMAN SYSTE.
Short Lite and Navigation (o Bo Under ft
Separata Management.
OVERLAND GETS ANOTHER ADVANTAGE
Horthera Soonritiet Dittribntion Oirei Hold
on Horthera Paeifio
MAKES POSITION OF THE LINE SECURE
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Stock of I'nlon Paclflo Advances
Sharply HfTf Buying on
tho Strength ( This.
' News.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. The Chron
Ida says today; "In his new position of
executive operating- official of all the Har
rtman properties, Julius Kruttschnltt will
Introduce some startling Innovations In
railroad management. If ths program
which ha now has under consideration Is
put Into practice, the Harrlman system
will bo cut up Into several managers' dli
trlcta. Kruttschnltt Is of the opinion that
better operating results could be obtained
by extending the Jurisdiction of some gen
eral managers In some directions and re
ducing it in others. Among other things
he Is known to look with favor upon a
scheme to place the Ogden line from
Omaha to Ban Francisco under the direc
tion and authority of one general man
ager. His plan of reorganisation also con
templates the operation of the Oregon
Railway A Navigation company and the
Oregon Bhort Line as one property.
Tt la understood that Kruttschnltt's Idea
Is to plaeo W. H. Bancroft In charge of the
Omaha-San Francisco line, to give C. H.
Markham the management of the Southern
Pacific properties between here and El
Paso and to extend the Jurisdiction of
President and General Manager A. H
Mohler of the Oregon Railway A Navlga
tlon company so that he will be responsible
for tha Oregon Short Line from Hunting
ton to Granger In addition to the Portland
and Washington properties. All the sev
eral general managers will report to Krutt
schnltt, whose headquarters will be In Chi
cago, i .
Tales la Horthera Paelfle.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Unlon Paclflo
rose 8 In today's stock market on un
Interrupted buying In blocks of 1,000 to
6.000 shares. The movement was. a mystery
up to. tha late hour ot the market, when
It was Intimated that a statement would
be forthcoming thla afternoon from ths
Northern Securities company. No Inkling
waa given of the character of thla state
ment, but the movement of tha market In
dicated strongly that the attribution of
Northern Securities holdings of Great
Northern- and. Northern Pacific stocks
would bo the subject of the statement.
It waa assomed from tha speolal promt
nenc of Union Paclflo that the advantage
secured1 'bj lhat company In the controlling
.Interest In Northern Pacific would be as
sured to It by the terms of ths redistribu
tion.
Great Northern preferred advanced
and Northern Securities on the curb about
1 points to within a shade of par. All the
securities connected in any way with the
Northern Securities merger are very active
and strong and gave sympathetic strength
to tha whole market. Announcement from
the Northern Securities company was not
forthcoming up to the close of the market.
but the market's strength waa unimpaired
up to the last.
Another report circulated during the ad
varies In Union Paclflo waa that tha North
ern Securities company stockholders would
receive blocks of Northern Paclflo and
Oreat Northern stocks In proportion to
their holdings of Northern Securities shares
and not according to the amounts of North
ern Paclflo and Oreat Northern stocks they
had turned over to the Northern Securities
This. It was figured out, would be ad
vantageous to the Union Paclflo.
Arvaaariaat Amicable Baals.
A meeting took plat today at which E.
1. Harrlman, James J. Hill. George W
Perkins, W. P. Clough, George F. Baker,
John F. Kennedy and Francis Lynde Stet
son war present. The fact that Messrs,
Hill, Uaxrlman and Perkins attended this
meeting waa taken aa an Indloatlon that
arrangement were being made on an am
icable basis and that there was no contest,
One of tha stories afloat in the afternoon
waa that the advance In Union Pacliio had
been caused, by efforts on the part of the
Hill-Morgan party to obtain control of
Union Pacific but absolutely no confirms
tlon of thie report could be obtained.
The Evening Poet-quoted a friend of Mr,
Hill as follows:
The Northern Securities will Day a dlvl
dend of 99 per cent, representing a distribu
tion of Its aaaets: Union Paclflo will re
ceive SJS.Ouo.flu) in Great Northern preferred
a r,il U4.umj.o00 in Northern Pacific common.
Other shareholders will receive payment lit
proportion.
It the Evening Post's Informant Is cor
rect, tho Union Paclflo will have a voice
In tho affairs of the Great Northern and
tho Great Northern will have largo hold
ings of Northern Paclflo stuck.
Markkas Well Kaewa Here.
Charles IL Markham, who haa just been
promoted, according to the press dispatches
from San Francisco, to the position of gen
eral manager and vice president of the
Southern Pnclflo to fill the vacancy caused
by the promotion of Julius Kruttschnltt. is
well and favorably known by a number of
raffle officials In this city. Mr. Markham
cw holds the position of vice president and
executive president of the Harrlman lines
in Texas. He Is ono of the few trafflo men
who rise to executive positions.
So far aa any proposed changes to be
made by Mr. Kruttschnltt In tha Union Pa
cific staff are concerned nothing is know
lot-ally. Even the official notice of the ap
pointment of Mr. Kruttschnltt has not yet
reacnea tn omcials at Union Paelfle head
quarters.
Flood Caosoa Loss by Fire.
BELOIT. Wis.. March 22.-Dur1ng a flood
winch has InundaU-d a third of tho city
John Thompson Hons las engine shone
jm ouuiu dioii ounica loouy. lm, p,uu).
j u muu prvvrniea ine nreinen from get.
. wuiiui iimi m inn oi me nro. in
wsier M two reel Orp on State street snd
store floors are covered. Hock river, which
runs through the city, hu almost reached
luo ganger twini, .
Wreck en Greet Northern.
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ST. PAI L, Minn , March tt.-A west
round Ureal isortnem p.iw-nir train,
wuti ine exrap.inn or the engine and bag
Ffl" ur, was acrauva o nine rrom r IhU.
riii-r, tslxiy uill.s east, of KalUpcll Man
One or two paMtengers were allghtl
IiniiMMi. but none we arrinualy hurt. Xbe
vuaMui was vausea tur g Uukvt fau.
lBURY THE DUKE 0F ca,mbrdge
Treat lloiori Paid the Memory f
Member of Brltluk Royal
Moose,
V NDON, March 22 The duks or Cam-
9 whs burled today after a funeral
ii h has been accorded to no English
soldier alnce the death of the duke of Wel
lington. Kin Edward, Queen Alexandra,
and nearly oil the membera of the royal
family, representatives of foreign mon
arch, n majority of the nobility, the diplo
matic corps and representative BiitiMh sub
Jects of all walks in life attended the Im
pressive national service at Westminster
Abbey. Thereafter the body of the "Old
Duke," as he was affectionately known to
the public, was taken to Kcnsal Green
cemetery and burled beslae that of his wife.
Thousands of troops marched through and
lined the streets and dense crowds watched
the spectacle which. In military magnifi
cence, rivaled the funeral of Queen Vic
toria. HEREROI PIGHTM4 THIS TRADERS.
Missionary In Booth' Airiest Denies
Tales of Horror.
BERLIN, March 22.-A missionary in
southwest Africa has written to the Relch
bote defending the Hereros against the
charges of msssacrelng women and chil
dren and the Indiscriminate slaughter of
men. He gives the names of a number of
men who had been reported killed, but
who are all alive, although the Hereros
had opportunities to murder them. Na
tive Christians, the missionary adds, as
sisted a number of women and children
to reach the military stations safely.
The missionary who wrote to the Relch-
hote also related a case In which three
Germans took refuge In his house,' two
of whom were traders and had a reputa
tion for oppressing natives, and the third.
named Martens, who a year ago traveled
through Hereroland seeking for a spot to
establish a farm, who gave the natives
the Impression of being fair-minded, and
who maintained pleasant relations with
them. Hostile Hereros eame to the mis
sionaries' house and seized and shot the
two traders, but they spared Martens.
The missionary further asserted that the
Hereros' rebelled partly through the op
pressions of the traders, partly owing to
the cruelties Inflicted on them and partly
on acsount of the disregard of the Ger
mans for the sacredness of the marital
relations of the natives.
COMBES WILL HOLD TO HIS PLACE.
Tench Premier Says Ho Has Ko
Ietentlou of Reslsmlnsr.
PARIS, March 22. In the course of an In
terview today Prime Minister Combes de
nied the reports that he will Immediately
retire from the premiership as a result
of the recent cabinet reverses. M. Combes
saya ha recognises that the situation of
tho ministry Is delicate, but that so far as
ho Is concerned, he proposes to pursue to
the end the work he has undertaken with
out deviating a hair's breadth from the
course he planned.
This statement Is Interpreted as applying
to the work In connection with tha pending
law for the suppression of the teaching
orders, which probably will be passed In
a fortnight, when the premier's main work
will have been accomplished.
NATIONALIST. PARTY WINS VICTORY.
Elect Man Pledged to Support Rome
Role Over I'nloulst.
DUBLIN. March 22. Tha nationalists In
the St. Stephens Green division of Dublin
yesterday elected Lawrence Waldron to All
the vacancy In the House of Commons
caused by the death of James McCann by
a majority of 620 over tha unionist candi
date, Mr. Matheson. '
Mr. Waldron Is a wealthy stock broker.
While he was not an official nationalist
candidate, Mr. Waldron Is pledged to sup
port home rule and the proposal to estab
lish a Catholic university In Dublin and to
oppose the present financial relations be
tween Ireland and Great Britain.
EMPEROR HAS A GREAT-GRANDSON.
Princess Elisabeth of Aostrla Gives
Birth to a Son.
PRAGUE, Bohemia, March 22. Princess
Elisabeth of Wlndlsch-Graeta, grand
daughter of Emperor Francis Joseph, and
of tho king of Belgium, gave birth to a son
today.
The Princess Elizabeth, wife of Prince
Otto of Wlndlsch-Graeta, waa reported
early In December last to have shot and
killed an actress. Louisa Zelgler, whom
she alleged to have found In the apart
ments of the prince In the Wlndlsch
Graetz palace at Prague.
The statements were officially classed as
oeing absolutely without foundation.
ANARCHISTS AFTER THE POLICE.
Infernal Machine Foaafl In Window
v of Commissioner.
LIEGE, March 22. Another anarchist
outrage waa attempted today, but the In
fernal machine, which waa placed on the
window sill of tha residence of Police Com
missioner Blnet, was discovered In time to
prevent any damage being done.
The machine waa Identical with the one
which was exploded March IS outside the
residence of Commissioner of Police Lau
rent, and which wrecked the house, killed
an artillery officer. Major Paptn, and seri
ously woundod half a dozen other persons
AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN POISONED.
I'aeoaflrmed Ramor Received of
' Rater's Death.
ST. PETERSBURG, March K.-A dis
patch received from Ashkabad, tha capital
of the Russian transcasplan territory, says
a rumor Is current there that the ameer
oi Afghanistan has been poisoned.
Ilonolaln I.egUlatoro to Meet.
HONOLULU, March 21. Governor Carter
has called an extra session of the legisla
ture to meet on April 4 to consider the
finances of the treasury, which is unable
to meet tho warrants drawn upon It. For
the present fiscal year the appropriations
exceed the Income by $1,500,000. The re
organisation of the territorial government
on a less expensive basla Is new pro
posed. Saltan of Sain Not Esetted.
MANILA. March 23. Major General Wood
reports from Jolo tliat the sultan of Bulu
has accepted the abrogation of ths Bates
treaty without any ovldenoo of excitement.
Evidently he had Its abrogation In mind
since hostilities began laat fall.
Bormada Lilies Aro loml.g.
NEW YORK. March 22. The first steam.
Ship load of Easter lilies has arrived hero
from Bermuda. This consignment waa
mainly for the far west and aa unm as ih.
vesitrl diM-ked express vans transferred the
flowers to the railroad stations, and they
were started to their destinations. There
were .inouminus oi i-raiea in ir cargo, re.
quiring the moai aeitrate handling. It Is
eiporied tuut more of the Aumri will bo
ntougm noun mis Iran aver before
Jl years anori crop ere&t4 a scarcity
sod high prices, but this aasoa Ui ilus-
owuio ao (UHim jwimiii
PLANS TO DISSOLVE MERGER
Made Fob io by Horthera. Securities After
'Exoiting Day, '
PROVIDE FOR REDUCTION OF STOCK
Northern Paelfle and Great Northern
Shares Will Be Exchanged for
Proportionate -Share of North'
ern Securities Stock.
NEW YOUR, March 22. Following a day
of great excitement In the stock market,
and numerous conferences among the lead
ing financial Interests, the new plan of the
Northern Securities company was made
publto this evening. In substance it pro
vides for a stock dividend of 99 per cent,
this to be effected by a reduction of that
amount in the capital stock of the securi
ties company.
For every share of Northern Securities
stock surrendered the company will deliver
$39.27 stock of the Northern Paclflo Rsll-
wsy company and 130.17 of the Great North
ern Railway company. The shares of tha
Northern Pacific company, which were
taken over by tha Northern Securities at
1115. and those of Great Northern at $180,
will be distributed on this basis.
The other assets of the securities com
pany, consisting chiefly of Its Chicago,
Burlington A Qulncy holdings anil North
ern Pacific, will remain In the treasury of
the company until some plan for their dis
tribution has been evolved.
Official notice of a new plan, which Is
signed by President Hill, under this date,
waa sent to Northern Securities stockhold
ers In a tlrmilar letter, which reviews tho
recent decision of the supreme court
against the Northern Securities action and
the alleged benefits accruing from such a
merger, and concludes by saying:
Therefore, your directors, at a meeting
held this (Ihv. have under the advice of
counsel decided that in order to fully and
promptly comply with the decree in this
suit, it Is neceannry to reduce the capital
stock of the company, and to distribute to
ita shareholders the shares of stock of said
rallWHy companies now held by it- To this
end they Have adopted resolutions recom
mending to the stockholders:
L That the capital stock of this company
be reduced from 3.964.IUO shares, new out
standing, to Stt.B-iO, being a reduction of
9 Der cent.
2. That aald 99 per cent of the present
outstanding snares te called in lor sur
render and cancellation.
S. That against ouch share of stock of
this company so to be surrendered there
will be delivered Ua.-T stock of the Northern
Pacific. Railway company, 130.17 -mock o'
the Great Northern hallway company and
proportional amounts thereof for each frac
tion ot a snare oi stoca.
As required by the laws of the state of
New Jersey, under which the company was
created, a special meeting of the share
holders has been called for April 21, lit.
at 11 o'clock, at the office of the company
in iioooxen
For the purpose of the meeting, the stock
transfer books will be cloaod April 18 at
8 o'clock. Holders of this company's stock
to a large extent have already expressed
their approval of the recommendation of
the board, but the laws of .New Jersey
require a two-thirds vote of shareholder
to permit the company to reduce its capital
stock. Such vote Is the first step neceaxary
for the proposed distribution of the rallwny
companies' shares. The collection -of the
May and subsequent dividends on such
shares being forbidden by the decree until
such distribution has been made, the Im
portance of promptly executing and for
warding proxies Is obvious.
The assets of the company remaining In
Ita treasury after the foregoing distribu
tion Is made will consist of stocks and other
property in no way Involved 1n the suit,
producing Income and conservatively valued
at an amount In excess of 13.9M.OOO, to
which It Is proposed to reduce the stock of
the company.
The new plan was formally adopted at
a meeting of tho directors which began In
the morning and lasted until well into the
afternoon. There were present at .this
meeting President Hill, George F. Baker,
William P. Clough, Edward H. Harrlman,
D. Willis James, Daniel 8. Laraont, John
8. Kennedy, George W. Perkins, N. Terhune
and one or more other directors.
FORCE SULLY TO BANKRUPTCY
Three Creditors Start Proceedings
and Conrt Appoints She
cessor to Hoadley.
NEW YORK, March 22. An involunUry
petition In bankruptcy was filed today in
ths United States district court against the
Arm of Daniel J. Bully A Co., composed of
Daniel J. Sully, Samuel F. B. Morse, W.
R. Fagin and Edwin Hadley, Jr., by three
creditors.
The latter, 8. M. Wells ft Co.. having a
claim amounting, it is alleged, to a sum
In excess of $250,000; J. Temple Owathmay
& Co., whose claim Is in excess of $170,000,
and Sheaxson, Hammlll A Co., with a claim
In excess of $100,000, alleged that the firm
of Sully A Co. also purchased cotton from
them, the prion to be due and determined
on March 19. under the rules of the Cotton
exchange. On that date, the petition states,
tho firm of Bully Co. notified the Cotton
exchange and the creditors In question of
Its inability to meet outstanding contracts.
The ,act on the part of the firm consti
tuting bankruptcy is given as ths making
of a general assignment on March 19. Judge
Holt appointed aa receivers David H. Mil
ler and Henry W. Taft, fixing their re
ceivers' bonds at $200,000.
A statement was made this afternoon by
J. Temple Owathmay, formerly president
of tho Cotton exchange, one of the creditors
of D. J. Sully A Co. It Is as follows:
Ths proceedings In bankruptcy were com
menced because it was thought to bo the
best way to properly conserve all the ef
forts for the benefit of all the creditors
and In no way need be considered a hoxtlle
step against Mr. Bully or his partners. The
opportunity to make the proposition to
solus is jus as gooa now as it ever was.
David II. Miller and Henry W. Taft filed
their bonds and were sworn In as receivers
this afternoon. They at onoo took posses
sion of the business.
RUDOLPH SIMPLY SMILED
Novel Motion In Marder Case Brings
Is- Original Treaty Cedlag
Loalslaaa Territory.
UNION, Mo., March 22. The hearing of
testimony In the trial of William Rudolph,
charged with participating In the murder
of Detective Schumacher, following the
robbery of the bank here, over a year ago,
was begun today. After thirty witnesses
bad been sworn In and excluded from ths
court room, the defense made Its first move
of ths trial, one which brought up the
original treaty of cession of the Louisiana
territory from France to the United States,
The argument was made that ths French
republic should, under the terms of that
treaty, have been mado a party to the
prosecution, aa ths terma of that document
guaranteed protection in such cases.
The motion to quash the indg tment was
overruled, Rudolph, listening attentively,
smiled.
Japanese Commissioners Arrive.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. K. Kubota
and V. l.lppu have arrived here from Japan
as commiaMionrra to tha St. Louis itdr, rn-
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS MEET
Convention to Select Delegates to
National Convention Convenes
at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, 'March 22. Missouri re
publicans In state convention here today
named the following delegates at large to
the national convention at Chicago snd
Instructed them to vote for Theodore
Roosevelt for president and Cyrus P. WsJ
brldge of St. Loula for vice president:
L. F. Parker, St. Louis; Robert C. Day,
St Louis; W. P. Pierce, Maryville; Charles
A. Clarke, Kansas City.
Before tho gathering convened Thomas
J. Aklns, chairman' of tha state central
committee, said: "The convention will en
dorse President Roosevelt, his foreign pol
icy and his entire administration, and the
delegates will be Instructed to use every
means In their power to secure Roosevelt's
nomination." i
There also was a -strong sentiment fa
vorable to endorsing Cyrus P. Walbridge,
ex-mayor of St. Louis, for vice president.
Chairman Aklns in calling the convention
to order said: "The republican party In
Missouri now has the best chance in Its
history for a victory. We will make our
fight against ths ring domination in the
demoeratlo party. Unity and success shall
be our watchword and no factionalism will
receive encouragement at the state head
quarters." '
Chairman Aklns declared that Theodore
Roosevelt should be nominated for presi
dent and also urged the convention to en
dorse C, P. Walbridge of St. Louis for vice
president. Both suggestions were roundly
cheered. f
Benjamin F. Rtissrll of Steelevllle, the
temporary chairman. ln addressing tho con
vention, praised' In high terms the admin
istration of President Roosevelt and 'urged
the convention to endorse his nomination
unanimously, together with Cyrus P. Wal
bridge for vice president. "With Roose
velt and Walbridge heading our ticket," de
clared he, "It will be elected." As when
Chairman Aklns had mentioned the name
of Roosevelt, the convention again -cheered
lustily for the chief executive, keeping; up
the applause for fully two minutes. Con
tinuing, Mr. Russell said that the repub
licans would seek to eliminate not only
hood I rr s but boodllng from the state and
said thai tho party would stand for home
rule and fair elections.
Mayor Jnmes A. Reed, the demoeratlo
candidate for governor. In welcoming tha
delegates to Kansas City took occasion
to reply to thrusts made at the demoeratlo
state administration, because of boodllng
disclosures. There were, he said, two
sides to every question, and those charged
with boodllng should be given a chance
to prove their Innocence before being
branded. There were, he added, repub
licans, as well as demoeratlo boodlers.
Thomas J. Aklns, whom President Roose
velt tecently appointed to a federal posi
tion In St. Loula, In a brief speech an
nounced that he would not.be a candidate
for re-election aa chairman of the state
central committee, ae it would, he consid
ered, be Inconsistent to hold both posi
tions. He will continue In office,, however,
until his successor is chosen at the state
convention, to be held In St. Joseph July 27.
Richard C. Kerens of St. Louis, follow
ing, then sprang a surprise upon the con
vention by announcing, at tho conclusion
of a pat'rlotto speech, ghat he would not be
canaiaaie ior ro-oiecuon as national
committeemen from Missouri. Ho would,
he said, continue to-tlevoto ' Ms time in
working for the Interests of. the- party, but
he did not care longer for the position.
The usual committees were appointed and
recess till afternoon taken.
PROBING DEAL OF ADDICKS
In Hearing It Is Alleged that Property
of Gas Company Was Con
verted. '
BOSTON. March 22.-During the trial
today- in the case against the Bay State
Gas company of Delaware, brought by Re
ceiver Pepper, who seeks to enjoin the sale
of the Boston gas companies, Henry H.
Rogers, the capitalist, of New York, who
was on the witness stand, was Interrogated
concerning Butte and Boston mining mat
ters. Replying to objections by Mr.
Rogers' counsel, that this line of question
ing was Irrelevant, Counsel Whipple for
the plaintiff, said: "I am prepared to
show that Mr. Rogers was carrying In his
own name for J. Edward Addicka 8,000
shares of Butte & Boston stock, which we
are prepared to ahow was actually owned
by the Bay State Gas company of Dela
ware, and which was tha basla of the
consolidation of the Butts & Boston and
Boston & Montana with the Amalgamated."
A letter written to J. Edward Addlcks
was read. In which had been aent a check
for $ls,000 as dividends on 1,000 shares held
by him In the name of H. H. Rogers. Mr.
Whipple asked Mr. Rogers If he could ex
plain how stock belonging to J. Edward
Addicks stood in his (Rogers') name.
Mr. Rogers said that In order to secure
desired possession of the Butte A Boston
company it was essential that the majority
of the stock should be held by one party,
and the shares In question were placed in
his name for that purpose. "Aa to be
longing to the Bay -State Gas company of
Delaware, this Is the first time I have
ever heard It definitely and positively so
stated," said Mr. Rogers.
Mr. Whipple said that the Butte A Bos
ton stock had been bought through the
New York firm of Brown, Riley A Co. He
said also that certain of the books of ths
company had been burned and that prob
ably those books contained records of the
Butte A Boston transaction. Later Mr.
Rogers said that he probably purchased the
copper shares from J. Edward Addicka
TRUST LUCK FOR ARBITRATOR
Chicago Janitors Propose Novel Plan
to Settle Dlspato About
Wages.
CHICAGO, March 22.-Resldents of Chi
cago soon will bo dodging boards ot ser
vice as they now evade Jury service. If tho
plan of the ofllce building Janitors Is gen
erally adopted. The union Is In desperate
straits for a fifth member of a board to
adjust the wage scale with employers.
"We will submit no nsw names," said
President Charles L. Fleldstack of tha
union. "Ths managers have rejected those
we have proposed and we have Justly de
clined to accept one of their suggestion.
If I receive an adverse rcly to my last
communication. I am prepared to propose
this plan: That the arbiters chosen
by .ths managers and the union meet
In a down-town office and proceed
together to the. street. Ths first msn
thsy encounter after leaving the build
ing shall be elected as the fifth member of
tha board. Should tha first decline to serve
the next will be called upon, and so on
until one agrees. "
According to the agreement between the
Managers' association and the union, any
differences must ba settled by srbltrstion.
The present Issue Is over a demand by the
Janitors for an Increase la wages of about
GET FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Canal Commission Meet and Ettoivei
Latter from President.
EXPECTS BEST SERVICE IH THE WORK
Will Direct Upon This Nation ths
Eyes of All Mankind and Mack
Depends on Commission.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 22. -Preliminary
work was begun today by the
Isthmian Canal commission. The first full
meeting of the commission was held lit the
offices of Admiral Walker, the chairman.
The session resolved Itself Into an Informal
discussion of various features of the pre
liminary work and of preparations for the
first visit of the commission to Fan.imn.
President Roosevelt entertained the mem
bers of the commission and Secretary Taft
at luncheon. During the luncheon there
was a general discussion of various phases
of the canal question.
General Instructions to the memhers of
the commission Were contained In a letter
from President Roosevelt to the commis
sion, under date of March 8. The letter.
which was read at the meeting. Is as fel
lows: WHITK HOUSE. WASHINGTON. Mnrrh
S. 1904 Sirs: I have appointed von aa the
commission which is to undertake the most
important and slro the most formldshle en
gineering fest that has ever been at
tempted. You are to do the work, the doing
of which, if well dime, will reflect high
honor upon this nation, and when done will
be of Incalculable benefit, not only to this
nation, hut to civilised mankind. I have
chosen you with reference to nothing save
my belief, after full end patient Inquiry,
that you are, among all the available men
of whom I have knowledge, those best
fitted to bring this great task to a success
ful conclusion. You have been chosen be
cause of your personal and professional
reputations for Integrity snd ability. You
represent the whole countrv. You repre
sent neither section nor party.
Experts the Best Serrlee.
I have not sought to And out the politics
of a single one of you and. Indeed, ss to
the msjorlfy of you I have not the slight,
est Idea what your political affiliations are.
I believe that each one of you will serve
not merely with entire fidelity, but with
the most efficiency. If at any time I feel
that any one of yon la not rendering the
best service which it is possible to proe-ire
I shall feel called upon to disregard alike
my feelings for the msn and the man's own
feelings, snd forthwith to substitute for
him on the commission some other man
whom I deem capable of rendering better
service. Moreover. I shall expect. If at anv
time any one of you feel that the work Is
too exhausting and engrossing for him lo
do In the best possible manner, that he
will, of his own accord, so Inform me. In
order that I may replace him bv some mnn
who to the requisite ability Joins the will
and the strength to give sll the effort
needed. But so long as you render efficient
service of the highest type In the work you
are appointed to perform you msv rest hs
surert of my hearty support and backing in
every way.
These are the conditions under which von
have been appointed ssd under which I
shall expect you to proceed. I shall, fur
thermore, exnect you to apply precisely the
same principles In the choice and retention
pf the subordinates who do the work under
you as I have applied In your choice and
shall apply In your retention. I shll ex
pect you to sppolnt no msn for rensons
other thsn your belief In the aid he can
render you In digging the canal.
. Influence Will Not Work.
If having appointed any man, you And
that your expectations about him ar not
fulfilled or from any reason he falls short
Of hlS duty I Shall Plnml vntl t, ritamUa
him out tkt band; i siiaU axpeot that under
mil circumstances you will pay not the
slightest heed to any backing or Influence
tho man may have. I assume as a matter
of course that in dealing with contractors
you will act on precisely the principles
which would apply In any great private
business undertaking. '
There Is no man anions' vou to whom T
think It is necessary to say a word as to
ine aianaara ot nonesty to bo exacted rrom
every employe or contractor, for If I had
the slightest ground for suspicion that
there were need to say such a word to any
one of you I should not have appointed
him. But I do wish to emDhaalse the iimiI
of unceasing vigilance In the performance
vi mis great worn,
As to the details of the work Itself I
have but little to say. It Is to be dons
as expeditiously as aosslble and as econom
ically as is consistent with thoroughness.
There is one matter to which I ask your
special auenuon, ine question or sanitation
any hygiene. You will take measures to
secure the best medical experts for this
purpose whom you can obtain, and you
will of oourse, make the contractors sub
mit as Implicitly as your own employes to
all the rules and regulations of the med
loal department under vou. I oresumo vou
will find It best to have one head for this
medical department, but that I shall leave
to your own Judgment
Fntnro Mast Bo Regarded.
The plans are to bo carefully made with
a view to the needs not only of the mo
ment, but of the future. The expenditures
are to be supervised as rigorously as If
thev were beina mads for a nrlvate cor.
poratlon dependent for Its profits upon the
returns, xou are to secure tne Desi talent
this country can afford to meet the con
dltlons created by every need which may
arise. The methods for achieving the re
sults must be yours, what this nation
will insist upon is that the results ba
achieved. THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The isthmian Canal Commission.
KANSANS ASK BIG APPROPRIATION,
Want Million and Half Dollars to
Straighten Coarse of K.w.
WASHINGTON, March 22. A large dele
gation of Kansans, comprising senators,
representatives and prominent citizens of
the state, called at the War department
today and were heard at length by Gen
eral Mackenzie, chief of engineers, upon
the pending proposition to straighten out
snd change the course of the Kaw river
with a view to the prevention of a
repetition of the flood which engulfed part
of Kansas City and other Kansas towns.
Ths delegation wants $1,600,000 to begin the
extensive work of Improvement and the
question upon which General Mackenzie is
called to pass, la whether or not the work
Is of such a nature as to properly come
under the limitation respecting improve
ments of navigable waters.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL.
Captain Frank A. Cook, Commissary,
Ordered to Omaha.
OTrom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 22. (Special Tele.
gram.) Julius Egge has been appointed
postmaster at Lakewood, Lyon county. Ia,,
vice Christian Schnepf, resigned.
Rural free delivery service has been or
dered established April 15 at Vlncennes, I.ee
county, la,, with one carrier. Route em
braces sn area of nineteen square miles,
containing a population of 456.
Captain Frank A. Cook, commissary, will
report In person to the commanding gen
eral. Department of the Missouri for as
signment for duty temporarily as chief
commissary of that department. Captain
Cook will also temporarily assume the
duties of purchasing commissary at Omaha.
INDICTS WEALTHY STOCK GROWER.
Oregon Millionaire) nod Sis Home,
steaders Caught.
WASHINGTON. March 22. Ths Interior
department today received the following
dispatch from Portland, Ore., dated today,
reporting tha latest development of the
Investigation of the public land frauds:
Charles Cunningham, the millionaire
stockman of eastern Orrson, snd six home
steaders, procured by Lim, indicted today
toe conspiracy,.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer Wednesday I Thors
dwy Fair.
Tempera to re at Omaha Testerdayl
Hoar. Deer. Hoar. Den.
It n. n ST 1 p. m Mi
n a. m n 31 p. m A3
T a. m :ih p. m A
N a. m ST 4 p. ni An
1 a. m. Ml A p. m Ml
10 a. m 41 H , m AM
11 n, m 4H T p. m AH
13 m 40 N p. m Alt
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SCANDAL IN DIET OF JAPAN
Legislators
with
Said to Hare Dealt
Men in Tobaero
Trade.
TOKIO, March r.-A legislative scandal
Is threatening In connection with he pro
posal of the government to create a
tobacco monopoly. It Is alleged that cer
tain memhers of the Diet agreed to sup
port a movement, to, Increase the com
pensation to be psld to the manufacturers
for a share of the Increase secured. It
was originally proposed to pay the mnnu
facturers a sum equal to three years' In
come from their business. It Is said
that the Illicit project waa to secure tho
equivalent of four years' Income. The po
lice are Investigating the matter, and pos
sibly It may be ventilated on the floor of
the house.
The Incident Is likely to have the effect
of leaving the three years' provision un
changed.
JAPAN SEEKS SWEDEN FOR ALLY.
Effort to Induce Morsemen to ran
Upon Finland.
(Copyright. 1904, by New York Herald Co.)
ST. PETERSBURG, March v22. (New
York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram
to The Bee.) It appears that the Japa
nese, who apparently left no stone un
turned to obtain support prior to the war,
went so far as to send a special agent to
Sweden In order to see whether It could
prevail upon that country, counting upon
the well known sympathies existing there,
to fall upon Finland and acquire that
country, while Russia's hands were tied
The Norse government, however, was
not to be taken In by any such exceedingly
naive political proposal, the acceptance of
which would have been fatal to It, and the
Japanese mission failed. However, Mr.
Kurino's latest visit to Stockholm, which
excited curiosity, may perhaps be In ' a
measure Explained by the above.
The French officers. General Sylvestre,
Malor Chemlnon and Captain Bulsset. are
here before going to the front. The first
Is specially attached to General Kouro
patkln's staff.
A telegram from the viceroy, dated at
Port Arthur, repeats that neither attaches
nor correspondents are wanted at the
scene of war until about April 15. .
EXPECTS WAR TO LAST TWO YEARS.
General Konropatkln Credited with
the Statement.
(Copyright, 1904, by New York Herald Co.)
BERLIN, March 22. (New'York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
According to a dispatch received hers
from Copenhagen, the Norwegian military
attache with the Russian army writes that
In ar-eonvereation with Gnert Kouropat
kin, the commander-in-chief declared that
the war would last two years.
, The Russian government Is about to build
twelve -large torpedo boats In this country.
The Germanla yard at Kiel, The Bchlchau
yard at Elvlng and the Vulcan at Bteat
tln have sent In estimates. The boats will
cost about 12.000.000 marks and will be
completed In a year.
Russia now has eighteen sea-going and
thirteen smaller torpedo boats and nine
under construction.
ICE IN THE LI AO RIVER BREAKING,
Gives Chinese Chance to Attack New
Chwang If They Desire.
(Copyright, 1904, by New York Hesald Co.)
YIN KOW, via Tien Tsin, March 22.
(New York Herald Cablegram Special Tele
gram to The Bee.) The Ice at New Chwang
In the Liao river will' probably break to
morrow, giving the Japanese a chance of
entering.
The French flag will be hoisted over the
Russian administration buildings on Wed
nesday, with the object of saving these
buildings If the Japanese take New
Chwang.
A few more guns and soldiers arrived on
Monday and the forts have been engaged
In target practice today. It Is clear the
Russians are determined1 not to leave New
Chwang without a fight.
WANT THE CHINESE TO KEEP Ot'T,
Not Asked to Suppress Brigandage In
Manchuria.
(Copyright, 1904. by New York Herald Co.)
PEKING, March 22. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The report cabled to you that Russia was
contemplating taking action with China for
the suppression of brigandage In Man
churlta waa unfounded. ,
Russia does not wlsn China to mass
troops within ths war area, which Includes
all Manchuria. China now has 20,000 troops,
European drilled, with modern 'arms, on
the western frontier of Manchuria and Is
sending more. Russia has notified China it
will send a military expert to Inspect the
Chinese forces in Manchuria and eastern
Mongolia.
RISING AGAINST THE CHRISTIAN'S,
Lender of Opium Smugglers la China
Is Bitter Against Catholics.
SHANGHAI, March 22. A proclamation
of the rebel leader Yuan, who at the head
of 1,000 opium smugglers recently defeated
a detachment of Chinese troops near Chung
King, province of Sce-Chuan, says he has
no intention of causing trouble to the Chi
nese or to foreigners In China, 'but Jwlng
determined to eradicate the false, foreign
religion be will raise 10,000 men, march to
the western ocean and destroy the Christian
religion of foreign countries. The procla
mation especially condemns ths Catholics.
French Make No Protest.
TOKIO. March 22 The Japanese govern
ment denies the Parla report that France,
acting In behalf of Russia, has protested
to the Japanese government on account of
the bombardment of the quarantine atstlon
on the San Chan Tao Islands (oppoult
Port Dalny), March 10. No protest on th
subject has reached the Toklo government.
Kouropatklu Earoule.
IRKUTSK. Eastern Siberia. March 22
General Kouropat kin, commanding the
Ruslag troops In the far east, who arrived
here laat evening, left for Lake Baika
this morning.
Russian Boats at Tuals.
BIZERTA, Tunis, March 28. The Rusis
cruiser Aurora and three torpedo boat de-
strvrexg Lave axrl4 hers,
IARASS THE ENEMY
Reported Japanese Make Three Bnoeeesit
, Attack! on P ortArthnr.
SHORE BATTERIES ENGAGE THE SHIPS
Fifteen Warshiii and Eight Torpedo Boati
in Third Assault
LIAO TSHIN ALSO SHOWERED WITH BOMBS
Quni An Subsequently Tamed TJfon thd
Enemy,
C0REAN CONSPIRATORS ARE EXECUTED
Alleged that Former Military tu
dents Are Plotting; Aa alast the
Life of tho Emperor and
Crown Prime.
LONDON. Mirch 22. A dispatch to Reu
ter's Telegram company from St. Peters
burg says: Japanese torpedo boats Sp-
tared off Port Arthur at midnight of tha
ight of March 21-22 and the shore batteries
nd guard ships held them for twenty min
utes. The Japanese retreated, but reap
peared four hours later, when they met
with the same reception, when they re
tired again.
At I a m. a Japanese squadron of two
divisions oompoaed of four and eleven ships
and accompanied by eight torpedo boats,
appeared and the Russian squadron sailed
nut from the outer roadstead to meet them.
No further details regarding tha ac tlon are
obtainable.
At 9 a. m. the Japanese battleships having
fired several shots at Llao Tshin and shel
tered behind these, commenced a bombard
ment of Port Arthur.
Con arms the Attacks.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22,-The em
peror has received the following telegram
from Viceroy Alexlcff:
Lieutenant General Stoessel reports that
at midnight of March 21 Japanese torpedo
boats were discovered by our srsrchllaht.
Our guardxhipa and fort batteries opened
fire upon them, the firing lasting twenty
minutes. At 4 o'clock in the morning the
attack was renewed.
At .S0 o'clock In the mornlns four of
the enemy's ships appeared from tha south.
(mowed Dy the whole squadron ot eleven
ships and eight torpedo boats. Our squad
ron left the roadstead to meet the enemy.
At 9 o'clock the enemy's battleships
opened fire on lAan Tlshln, after which
they took up a position behind the rocky
eminence of Liao Tlshln and bombarded
Port Arthur.
At 9:20 the battleship Retvlxan opened
Are over the crest of Llao Tlshln against.
tne enemy s battleships which replied by
firing on the town. Meanwhile our fleet
formed up In line In the outer roadstead.
About 11 o clock In the morning the can
nonade slackened- and the JaDanese fleet '
reunited and drew off slowly to the south
east a ad at 12:30 had disappeared.
During tne Domoarament nve soldiers
were killed and nine wounded. One soldier
on the shore was bruised.
Another telegram from Viceroy Alexteft
to ths emperor gives Vice Admlrsl Maks-
roff's report of the battle, which saya:
The enemy's battleshiDS fired Mrt shells
from their twelve-inch guns at Port Ar
thur and 108 shells at the environs of ths .
lown.
Our shells, fired st a distance of elrhtv
cables, were well placed About 10 o'clock "
a Japanese battleship was struck - by.
shell snd retired.
We lost no men during the bombard
ment, which ceased at 11 o'clock, when the
enemy's ships reassembled and drew off
without attacking our fleet.
Conspirators Aro Executed.
SEOUL, March 22. Of thirteen Coreons,
formerly military students In Japan, who
were accused of conspiring against the life
of the emperor and erown prince for the
purpose of enthroning Prince Euiwha, who
la now studying In America, , three have
been executed and the remainder summoned
to appear before a special tribunal. .
Russians at Gun Praetlee.
NEW CHWANG, March 22.-The firing
heard this morning has been officially ex
plained as prsctice by the forts. The As
sociated Press correspondent learns that
the Russians notified ths Chinese late yes
terday evening that the practice firing
would occur, but not In time for the In
formation to become generally known, .and
consequently, there was considerable alarm.
Two Japanese merchants, named Kaulal-
ami and Makaya, and also Ave women
refugees, who had been Imprisoned from
February 7 to March 20 at Port Arthur,
left today enroute to Tien Tsin,- thus satis
fying the American official's Inquiry and ,
negotiations covering several weeks. Ths
merchants, who wsre arrested on account
of possessing charts of the coast of Dalny,
report that altogether they were treated 1
kindly, especially at the military prison
under Golden hill, where they were In
custody for twenty-one days. Later, thsy
were confined In the polloe station.
i Ths civil administration of New Chwang
took the usual. care In accomplishing the
release of ths prisoners and refugees, snd
upon their arrival hers they were promptly
turned over to the united. States consul,
Henry B. Miller.
British Want War Ships.
The British residents here fcsve sent s
petition to Sir Ernest Satow, the British
minister at Peking, ssking that a war ship
bs allowed to remain at New Chwang.
United States Minister Miller proposes
ths organisation of all foreigners In Nsw
Chwang, so as to Insure their Intelligence
regarding war movements In this vicinity
and also for their mutual protection.
Two Junks, the first arrlvala of the sea
son, are unloading at the railway station
today. Tho Ice In the river Is rapidly
breaking. A south wind Is expected and.
should It come, the river will be entirely
open In a few days.
M'CORMICK HAS MADE NO REAVCEST
Ambassador at St. Petersburg; Says
Nothing About Japanese Subjects.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22. 1:S0 p. m -Unlted
States Ambassador McCormlrk has
not been Instructed by the State depart
ment, at the request of M. Tskahlra, the
Japaness minister at Washington, to ask
the Russian government what facilities
will be afforded to the 44,000 Japness In
Siberia to return to Japan.
According to Information received hsrs
comparatively few Japanese are now In
Siberia. Most of them left there Just prior
to or after the breaking out of the war.
The United States embassy, which Is
charged with safeguarding Japanese Inter
ests, has thus far only responded to the
appeals of a score of Japanese comlsg
from Siberia through European Russia.
The last batch of twelve, from Irkutsk,
was sent to Berlin Saturday. Not one Of
them has been molested, but It Is con
sidered safer that the Japanese be placed
beyond the reghsn of possible danger.
No appeals have been received from the
few Japanese residing In St. Petersburg
snd other cities of European Russia.
The Russ, in sn editorial today on Rus
sia's new protest against the violation of
The Uacue toaveaUon la bombardon the
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