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The Omaha Daily Bee. DON'T BELIEVE IT TILL YOU SEE IT IN THE BEE If The Bee 5ay It Happened It Did. Rumors Are Labeled If Printed. ;ktaijlisiii:i june 10, i87i. OMAHA, TIU'KSDAY MOKNINd, .MAltCIl 21, 1!()4 TKN PAOKS. SINdKi: COPY Til CKNTK. r OPEN THE CAMPAIGN Tint Onni for OcDtr.g Political Battle fired in Rhode Ialand. BEFORE YOUNG MEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB " Eecre.arr Enaw and United Btatei Senator Aldricb 8peaker, TRUST LEGISLATION IS DISCUSSED Oanitic Arraifoment cf the Cleveland Administration. REVIEW OF WHAT HIS PARTY LEFT UNDONE If We Arc to Realise the Highest, deals Ibr Character of Oar til dldatee Mail Be Beyond Question. FRO VI PENCE, R. I.. March 23. -The re publican national campaign In Rhode Inland waa virtually opeiu-d by Secretary or me Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and I'nited States I Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch of Rhode Island, , who nere the principal speakers at im I banquet of the Young Men b Republican club In Factory hall. I Trust legislation. Its progress under sev eral administrations, aid the attitude of I former President Orover Cleveland In re gnrd to uch legislation constituted the nrlnolnal nolnt of Secretary Shaw's ad- dress while Senator Aldrlch tried to Im- press upon his hearers the necessity of or- I ganlsed effort In order to Insure party euc- ernll Seiiator Aldrlch opened his speech by say- Ing that Rhode Island has given Its elec- toral vote to the republican candidate since SM. and that Ita votes this year would go Th.tnr. nevelt. Senator Aldrlch -outlined the Issues between the republican nd democratic partiea and added: . .. Tf the young men of the state read care- fullv the recent history of the country they wllf. learn that every step taken by us In the march of events toward a higher na- tlntinl destiny we have had to overcome the :.h.tio. im.i-nn.nl bv a dominant faction In the democratic party. In every emcr- gency their attitude has been one of sullen and unreasoning opposition and denunlca- If we. as a nartv. are to realise the high- est Ideals, the character of our candidates, an wen as inn noumint-sn ui our i .... -iiiirrr, ,,,, h. kevnnrf f,n..iinn Onr nut onal ennriirinta TreiHnt tiiinuvi-lt helonirs dls- I tlnctlvely to this class. ... .. feVcretary Shaw said In part. No sooner was the result of the merger esse announced than the opposition in- augurated widely varying and Inconsistent tacllca to rob the administration of the frults of Its victory. Soma demanded the Institution of similar suits against every I large business and producing enterprise 1 and every consolidation of railroad in- I terestM, whether of competing systems or I of continuous lines. Tne most amusing effort to avoid a comparison of republican and democratic administrations, to the . great advantage of the former, appears I In a recent interview by ex-prealdent Cleveland. He does not claim to have reo- n.n,.nn.,i ,n mti.ini.i ieiri.iitinn tiir. Ing either of his administrations. He does not cam that any anti-trust leglsla- i'drn.nrH"t!t.Ponrd Ulot credit for any litigation ever instl- tuted -to suppress any- trust or com-I PJ.n"V," auS2"J.e"?"Jit "K r. AV.i yntiy nothing wss done, and he places the responsibility therefore upon the courts I and the constitution and upon the fact that the Northern Securities company was not organised during his administration. In his last message preceding that cam paign he refers to the existence of "com binations frequently called trusts," and closes with this sage eimi'lu-iloii: "The people can hardly hope for any consideration in tne operation or tnese selllsh schemes." He recommend no relief and suggests no remedy. The purpose of the coinmlS' sion was to convince the people that their titeresta were not being negiecten. at l least during the camptilgn, and that If Mr. Cleveland was re-elected some reme dial legislation would follow. He sug gests no modification of the Sherman act. and recommends nothing in Its place. He does not again refer to the subject of trusts In message or proclamation until Pecember, IXDfi, after the election of William McKlnley, when he can throw the responsibility upon another. In this, HI last message, he denounces combinations of every description tn language as In- French anarchists, Laobln, altaa Beau temperate and Inflammatory as was ever monls, and Gudefln. have been arrested. employed by his party's mora recent can- . v.... . . . . . ... dlriate for the presidency. TheV h"ve confessed and aay their object I minK Mr. i leveiann nas nveriooxea the fact that Attorney General Knox has t this time an injunction In full foroe vnlnst seven corporations, one copartner-I hin and twentv-three individuals engaged In the production and transportation of niFRii nna mwi prouut-is, rwraininK them, as the opinion show's, from requlr- Ing their purchasing agents to refrain from bidding agulnrt each other when making purchases; from bidding up the prlre of live xtoek for a few days to In- dues large shipments, and then ceasing ti bid so as to obtain live stock at rrl-e less than it would bring In the regular way; from agreeing between themselves i.., r, in ha ..tA k. .it- f.m unon prices to be adopted by all; from re striding the Quantities of meat to be shipped: from requiring their agents to ImpoHe uniform charges for cartage, and from making agreements with transpor'a- iion companies for rebates and other dlS' criminating rates, lllSHtW GETS A HKMOMI.X ATIOV tilts br Acclamation by the Fonrta District Hepabltcaas. YORK, Neb., Minh a. (Special Tele- gTra.)-The delegates to the Fourth district congresctonal convention met in York this evening at s o'clock. E. P. Good of Saun ders was chosen chairman and E. J. Hall Of Butler secretary. Edmund H. Hlnshaw waa renominated for congress hy acclamation. On the Ural ballot for two delegates to the national convention H. M. Chllds of York aud V. I. Foss of Saline wi-re named. O. P. Baker of Fillmore and William Cook of Thayer were elected alternates by accla mutton. T. L. Norval of Seward and Shelby Hast ings of r.utb-r were recommended to the state convention ns candidates for presi dential elector and delegate-at-large, re spectlvely. Tne following congressional committee wss selected: F. C. Power of York. W. W. Dickinson of Seward. T. N. Hastings of Buller, E. Good of Saunders. A. F. Smith of Jefferson. E. 8. Androek of Fillmore, W 8. Bora of Gage. T. E. Williams of Hamil ton. E. L. King of Polk. A. S. Sands of Fsllne. C. B. Ilensel of Thayer. A letter wss received from Mr. Hlnshaw expressing his regret at not being present u.in manning tne convention in advance for its friendly attitude. He also eulogized th position of Roosevelt and the republican parly on the stand taken on the great ouestlona of the day. The letter was re ceived with cheers and made a part of the records hy acclamation. Colonel Jenkins of Jefferson read the letter. Resolutions were adopted indorsing Roosevelt and favoring the nomination era United States senator at the next state convention. Wlad Doea Mark Damage. HOPKINSV1LLE. Ky.. March 13.-Re-ports received today show that damige amounting to thousands of dollars was dona In Charleston county by the wind storm. Many bull-lings were unroofed and tne aegiue fatally hurt. j'SIDENT READY FOR CRISIS 'is . of rrrnrh Republic Arranges for Rtw f nhluet la Dhort Tim. PA'ri Marrh 22. Trouble l brewing In the ii r, anil It is Mid a culmination f tr. sis is iikciy to next f (lay, wyt", te retirement of Murine Mln ter PHI'S and probably all the memb next r ri- lu mbers or the it ministry. The committee having t . cnarge the Inquiry Into the status of the rmvy la expected to make Ita report Friday and this probably will arouse a heated controversy and bring on a decisive Issue as to the strength of M. Pelletan and the ministry as a whole. It Is understood that no Unal decisions will be taken pendltiK the determination of this Issue on Friday or soon there after, but It Is the belief of those hav ing the best mentis of obtaining; Informa tion that President Ioulct Is prepared to Invite either M. Mlllerand or M. Poumor to form a new ministry tn the event of the fall of the old cabinet. M. Poumor has taken little active part In politics lately, having recently returned from Indo china, where he was governor general, but It Is understood that he Is highly regarded by M. Loubet. The belief continues that M. Pelcassn will retain the portfolio of foreign affairs ,f tne mnlstry H reconstituted, but the wj,0in duration of a change of personnel , problematic, owing to the narrow- nM, 0f the government majority and the uncertainty regarding the action of Farlla ment. OPPOSES MATCH WITH ROYALTY. Duke of Cumberland Objects to Alll ance with Royal Family, BERLIN, March 23. The engagement of the crown prince, Frederick William, to Princess Alexandra of Brunswick and Luneburg, the duke of Cumberland sec- ond daughter, which was rumored to be under negotiation last year, at the time Emperor William visited Copenhagen, and w"'-h th" was denied, kpparently had "" "a"'" In fact. ut was frustrated by tn duke of Cumberland's sudden departure from Copenhagen just before the emperor s arrival. According to the Brunswick -- -..., ,, Landes Zeltung, the emperor resented the duke's departure and characterized It as an affront, adding to a high military per- . . . .,. h ,j sonage In his entourage that he would not again run after the duke. The Landee Zeltung vouches for this story In such a way M t(j warrant thft ooncluslon lhat r emanated from the Brunswick ministry. Tn9 paper has the following further de . .. - . -,-m Informed source- ,alls rrom a wen inrormea source. The duchess favored an alliance with the Imperial family and tried to win the duke's support therefor, but without success, be- cause a deputation from Hanover opposed a marriage with the Prussian royal family, According to another version, the duke consented to the match and went tn Copen- hagen to arrange the details with Em- rjeror William, but he finally changed his mind before the latter's arrival and then left Copenhagen without an explanation, - LORD CIRZO MAY YET RETTRS, , . . ,.. . , r. ,i.r. British Viceroy In India Contemplates oat a snort vacanon LONDON, March 23. With reference to ' . .,,. , T r. the approaching holiday of Lord curaon of Keddleston, the viceroy of India, the nf state of India. Mr. Brodertck. announced In the Hou? of Common, today that Lord Curton Intended returning to India In September. By leaving Ms poet he Yacated the viceroy.hlp, but no sue- ceeaor would be appointed at present, ao the position would be open forthe appoint- merit of Lord Cunon on the expiration of his vacation, should King Edward desire. BHAKJR PASUA WANTS MORE HEX. While Waiting; for Troops He la ffe- a-otlatlaa; with Albanians. SALONICA, Macedonia, March 23. Twelve battalions of Turkish troops, com- manded by Shaktr Pasha, have surrounded imam Albanians at Babatene. Shaklr Pasha has asked for reinforcements. Ten addi tional battalions will be sent to him. Pend ing their arrival Shaklr Pasha Is nego tiating with the Albanians. Arrest French Anaurehlat. I.IEOB. Belgium, March 22. The authors the recent bomb outrages here, two I was to avenge ine expulsion rrom neigium bt fellow anarchists. Both the prisoners mrm vn .. Inin.i,i.i, t , , . I France Laobln has several times been Im- prisoned for attempting to destroy public hniMinva DUlla,"sB- , , .... Thinks Ameer Is Alive, ioxpoN. March 23-No credence need . .. . . . . . . , J b attached to the rumor from Askabad to the effect that the ameer of Afghanistan I hHg been posoned. All trustworthy news I , r.-K..i h noi.i. , ji . from Cahul reaches the British Indian gov- ernment weeks before it could possibly be known at Askabad, Missing; Steamer Is In Port, VICTORIA. B. C. March 23 A tele gram received hy officials at the C.jisdlan Pacific Navigation company from the Bkeena river states that the missing steamer Queen City Is safely anchored in Quataino sound with Its tall shaft broken. GAS KILLS THREE PEOPLE Hostler Believed to Have Ended 1,1 fe and t'ansed Death of Others. NEW YORK, March 23. Three persons were killed by Illuminating gas In a flve- story tenement in East Eleventh street today and .many occupants of neighboring flats were more or less overcome. The dead are: - OTTO GROSSMAN. 35 years old, a host- j,.r. JENNIE GROSSMAN,. 32 yeara old, his wife. ROSIE LONGFELPER, 33 years old, a seamstress, boarding with the Grosamsns. Two gas Jets were found turned on full head. According to the neighbors Gross- rnan vral times threatened to turn on the gas and end his life and that of his wife. Last night there was a merry-making at the flat and considerable wins was drunk. SPACE IS RESERVED FOR RUSSIA Exhibits Have .Already Been Collected for the St. I.ouls Exposl. lion. ST. IOUIS. March 3. Director of Ex hibits F. J. V. Skiff today sent a cable gram to Edward Grunwaldt. counsellor of commerce of the Russian government, noti fying him that In response to his cabled request, space had been reserved for Russia in the following exhibit palaces at the World's fair: "Palace of Fine Arts, Manu factures, Libera! Arts and Varied Indus tries. The amount of space in each build ing was not announced. According to ad vice front St. Potersbuig the cibJUui have already beep, collected. DELAYS DIETRICH REPORT Committee Awaita the Return of Senator Petins from Alabama, HE AND PLATT TO FORMULATE FINDINGS Oealalla Indians at Waahlaatoa Beeklnv to Secure Redress of A 1 leged Urlevanres and Money Claimed by the Tribe. (From a Staff Correspondent.) i WASHINGTON, March 23.-(Speclal Tele, gram.) No action Is expected In the ple trlch case for another week at least, the Absence of Senator Pettus of Alabama making it Impossible for the committee to do anything until his return. The Alabama senator, with Senator Piatt of Connecticut, have been delegated to review the evidence brought out at the several hearings and report their findings to the full committee. Senator Spooner read the evidence in tho rase while confined to his home previous to the commencement of the hearings, and as he either heard or has rend the testi mony given during the examination of wit nesses, he Is in a position to arrive at a speedy conclusion when the committee again meets to formulate Its report. Tills report, which Is expected to be unanimous, will probably be prepared by Benators Pl.itt and Pettus and will get to the main fea tures of the case, to that the senate may have full knowledge of the ground covered by tho committee. Hlnshaw Is Pleased. Representative Hlnshaw was greatly de lighted tonight when he received tele graphic information that the Fourth Ne braska district in convention at York had renominated him for coigress. He said be was especially grateful for the endorse ment given him by the several counties comprising the district and for the ap preciation shown of his efforts in behalf of his constituents. Mr, Hlnshaw hnd fully intended going home for the district con vention, but the pos'.offlce Appropriation bill being up and being extremely Interested in securing an increase In pay for the rural free delivery carriers, he felt that his duty was in Washington. Mr. Kinshaw atated that Ulysses, Butler oojnty, would on April 1 become a third class postoflk-e, making the third postoffice In the Fourth district to become presidential since he assumed the duties of congressman a year ago, the other two offices being Hue Springs and Milford. LMetrlch Has Leasing Bill. Senator Dietrich today introduced a bill to amend the homestead laws as to certain unappropriated lands in Nebraska and to authorise the leasing of grazing lands. The purpose of the proposed measure is to pro vide for the economic use of the public landa in Nebraska which are adapted only to gruiing purposes, to encourage the im provement, use and protection of the grass thereon and to determine whether the sys tem of leasing public lands of this charac ter may be Justly and advantageously In augurated and maintained. Oa;ai alias Have Grievances. J. R, Brennan, Indian agent at Pine Ridge, la In . the city- In company with a number of Ogalalla Sioux. This rooming the Indians were presented to the "Qroat Father" by Congressman Burke. The OgalfcJlas are here for the purpose of get ting some matters straightened out at the Indian tureau, growing out of the treaties of 18GS, 1876 and 1889, relating to their ces slon of the Black Hills country. They as aert that there are certain moneys due them growing out of these treaties. They also have a grievance which springs from the killing of some seven members of their tribe who strayed off their reservation Into Wyoming and got into a quarrel with the oher iff of Lander county last fall. In this melee several white men composing the sheriff's posse were killed. It waa al leged the Indiana were violating the game laws of Wyoming and the sheriff started out with a posse to round them up, and In the conflict seven Indians were killed and several members of the sheriff's posse were slain. The Ogalallas are now seeking damages for their brethren who were thus killed by the Wyoming authorities. Itebraskans at White House. Representatlvea Burkett and Norris were callers at the White House this morning to present their tespects to the president. Mr. Burkett waa elated over his renoml natlon for congress and said that it would have given him still greater Joy to have been at home when his renominatlon was made, but the illness of his daughter ren dered it impossible. He was, luwever, profoundly thankful to his friends for the confidence shown him. The house bill authorising Routh Dakota to select school and Indennlty lands in the ceded portion of the G-eat Sioux reserva tion was favorably reported today by the senate committee on public lands. The application of G. D. Butterfleld, John Friday, Peter Stafford, George B. Chila toph. H. C. Battler and Isaac Powers to organize the Nebrsska National bank of Norfolk, Neb., with IVl.nnn capital, has been approved by the comptroller of the cur rency. Hal N. Crone has been appointed regular and Harry W. Crone substitute rural car riers at Iirchwood, In. Money for Experiment Station. The house committee on Agriculture has made a favorable renort mi the liin vl.il... f,.r ... n.f :tr, : ", thj use of experiment stations in each state and territory, appropriation to 1 Increased the same amount annually until The total annual appropriation rechd ', -'10 which amount will be made a smnl 1 lug permanent annual appropriation. HELP ST. PAUL'S INDIGENT Wills of Two Women Leave I.arar Estate for Rene.t of I, oral Charity. ST. PAUL, Mini... March 23. -By the filing of the report of the appraisers p - pointed by the probate court to ascertain the value of the estate of the late Fanny 8. Wilder of St. Paul, it is announced that the entire Wilder estate, coupled with that of Mrs. E. V. Appleby, a daughter, amounting to about $2.ft.Ano, is to be used for' the poor of St. Paul, Independently of any other charity. The Wilder estate Is appraised at II. 23S. 697. Mrs. Appleby's estate la estimated at I75O.R10. Several years ago Amherst Wilder made a will leaving his estate to his wife, Fanny 8 Wilder, and hla daughter, Mrs. K V. Appleby. The will contained the provision that In rase oil three should die his wealth should be devoted to relieving the neds of the poor of St. Paul. Mrs. Appleby died about a year ago and her mother survived her but a few weeks. In their wills they provided for oai-TYing out the plan of air. Wilder. RUMOR OF ANOTHER CHANGE Central PaelRo and Inlon Parinc Mileaae Added to Oregon Short Line. SALT LAKE CITY, March St-The Her ald today ssys that all that portion of the Central Pacific railroad between Reno and Ogden, and all of the I'nlon Pacific be tween Green River and Ogden. Is to be sdded to the Oregon Short Line. An nouncement to this effect will probably lie made today or tomorrow, unless there Is a sudden change of plans. Several official changes will take place simultaneously. General Manager W. H. Bancroft of the I'nlon Pacific and Oregon Short Line Is to retain his headquarters in Salt lMkP City, having charge of the enlarged short line. It is unilers-ood that General Manager E E. Calvin of the Short Line will go to Portland to lake charge of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation rom pnny. A. L. Mohler, now president of that company. Is slated for a position In Omaha on the Union Pacific, It Is stated. C. H. Markham, now general manager of the Texas llnee of the Southern Pa cific system, is to be general mnnnger of the entire R-mthern Pacific system. All are to he under the Jurisdiction of Julius Krutschnltt, reporting to him as director of transportation of the Harrlman lines. Tho Peseret News today will sny that on a date In the near future, probaly April 1, great changes, involving practically the whole Harrlman system, so far as the gen eral operating scheme of the system Is con cerned, will go into effect. The, following changes, It Is said, have been decided upon: President A. L. Mohler of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company, now at Portland, Ore., will go Ui Omaha as vice president of tho I'nlon Pacific; Assistant General Manager 1 E. Calvin of the Ore gon Short Line, now at Salt Lake City, will go to Portland as vice president of the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation company; Gen eral Manager W. II. Bancroft of the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line will remain at Salt Lake, City, having charge of the enlarged Short Line system. The various systems comprising the Harrlman lines will retain their present Identity as re gards the maintenance of roads, etc., but In the actual operating and traffic scheme great changes will be made. The above telegram simply bears out the reports which were p-lnted In The Bee March 3 to the effect that the P.eno-Ogden .nd Green Rlver-Ogden lines wtuld be In eluded In the Oregon Short Line. It was also Btated in The Bee of March 19 that General Manager Bancroft would remain In Salt Lake City and would not remove to Omaha, The Salt Lake telegram simply confirms these reports, which were known in Omaha vr me trme ago. Erastus Y.-ung, general auditor of the Harrlman lines, Is back from his trip to Salt Lake City, where he went to attend the corference of Harrlman officials, called for the purpose of arranging such changes as will be brought about by the appoint ment -of Julius Kruttsc.hnitt to the position of director of transportation of the Harrl man properties. He sent out word from hie private office that he had no" news to give out. CODY MAKES DEPOSITION Scoot Test I flea Wife Trted to Poison Him In Aetloa fof Divorce Pro eeedlsgi In Denver. PENVER, March 23.Colonel William F, Cody ("Buffalo Bill") made a deposition before a notary in this city today In the action for divorce which he has begun in Big Horn county, Wyoming. Colonel Cody will sail for Europe shortly and will be absent from the country when his suit Is tried. In the proceedings today Colonel Cody was interrogated by his own attor ney and was subjected -to an examination by counsel for Mrs. Cody. "Mrs. Cody tried to poison me three years ago," the ci-lonel testified. "She hbd frequently threatened to do It. We were vlnltlng in P.ochister, N. Y., during the holidays of 1900, and the day after Christ mas I was ill. I supposed the turkey and plum pudding Aid not agree with me. She said hhe would fix me up. She pretended to give me Medicine. It was poison. It al most finished me. for I was unconscious for some time. I think It must have been an overdose, for it made me vomit, and I suppose this saved my life." Colonel Cody related many Instances of Ms wife's having humiliated Mm at his "former home" in North Platte by her con duct toward guests. "She drove my friends away," he said "When they were no longer welcome In the handsome residence I built and elaborately furnlvhed It was no longer my home." The witness recited many specific Instances of his wife's discourtesy to his guests. Mrs! Cody's counsel Inquired Into the character of the guests to whom she ob jected and Into their conduct while at her home. The purpose of the If-.qulry was to show tiat the men whom he brought to Mie house were a fast and riotous set and be haved In surh a manner that she had a right t0(objeet to them. CHICAGO SUBURBS FLOODED One Man Drowned, Property De stroyed nnd Many Narrow Escnjira In Devastated Portions. CHICAGO. March 3. Much damage was r-niiserl todav in Chlcnro snhiirha bv ,nHn, ! u . . . i : -u. ..,e wors, . ,ear lr,e ,,esP,aine. ! river reacin-u a record mora, line man was j drowned as a tesult of the flood and there were a number of narrow escapes. Farm , bouses at l.emont are standing in water to the windows. In Austin l.jOi) employes of the Meyer Cord company are idle because the water j put nut the fires. '" of ' residents of Pauphln Park jaro unable to get supplies to their home ' "'' clilldrt-n are unable to reach school t Burnside except by boats Plunging Into the Pesplalnes river. Mis I T,,HH Ja--ks.ni. n school lnn.-li.-r nf j wood, a suburb of Chicago, rescued one of : her pupils, sft.r the mother of the child ' had fainted and two boys who had acel- j dentally km-cked the little one Into the! j river hud run away. j ' I I VALUABLE PACKARF MISSIKlft I j J Contains aft.ono a, mm Mailed b Kansas City Bank to Parties In Great Head. KANSAS CITY. March 3 -A registered package containing tS.tkiO, mailed by the Traders National bank In this city on Feb ruary 18, to one of Its correspondents at Great Bend, Kan., is missing and postiflice Inspectors are endeavoring to locate il. The package was registered at the deot office here and the local clerk has a receipt showing that It was regularly dispatched for Great B--nd. The potttmaster at thit ciiy nays he has no record or the pa.-kage and It evidently dlaitared en route. LIFE LOST IN PRAIRIE FIRE Woman and Boy Missing and Are Al-o Believed to Bare Feriphed, LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DESTROYED Starts Near Atlanta nnd Covers Strip Twenty Miles Innx nad Several Miles Wide, Tnklaft All la Its Path. HOLPRKGE. Neb., March 2. (Special Telegram.) A terrific, wind from the south has been blowing here all day. Tho noon train set out three fires near Atlanta, one or more of which burned clear through to the Platte, a dlstnnco of about twenty miles. A number of farmers were burned out. Some saved their homes, but lost everything else, while others lost all their buildings and stock. As high as ten or fifteen families are burned out. It is im possible to give a complete list of those burned out tonight. Mr. Olson, an old man, who was sick In bed, wiw burned to death, and a woinitn nnd a boy are reported missing. Tho burned territory is from two to three miles wide west of IaxmhIs, and it Is supposed to tinve Bpread out us it went farther north. The wind, the dust and the heat made a combination that rendered It Impossible to right the fire. A large amount of stock Is reported loBt In the district. Tho heavier losses as reported tonight are: John Polheinus, house, stock and all aut- buildings. H. Masters, all except house. Mr. Peerson, house, stock and everything. 8. Slehlag, a tenant on F. H. Porter's place, all buildings burned. All bulldlugs on Pelshcr A Kronquest's place. The large farm house on the farm tf Israel Larson, eleven miles north, was also burned today, having caught fire from a defective flue. His son, P. Larson, lived In the house and was sick In bed at the time, and narrowly escaped being burned to death. i HEARING THE BURTON CASE Witness Tells of Time Senator Be came General Connsel for Company. ST. LOUIS, March 23. The identification of letters of complaint against the Rlalto Grain and Securities company received by the Postoffice department by witnesses em ployed In the department opened today's proceedings in the trial of United States Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas in the United States district court. Senator Bur ton is charged with having illegally ac cepted fees from the Rlalto Grain fc-nd Se curities company of 8L Louis. Chief Postoffice Inspector W. E Coch ran of Washington on the stand explained the procedure cf handling complaints made to the department and the Issuance of fraud ordsra. . The most Important witness of the fore noon session was Ernest H. Kostor, a member of the St. Louis advertising firm. He testified that, he had introduced Sen ator Burton to President H.C.' Dennis, .of the Rlalto company and to Judge Thomas B. Harlan, attorney for the oompany, one day In November, 1902. Witness stated that following the Introduction Senator Burton, Judge Harlan and himself took the noon train for Chicago. On the trip Judge Har lan asked Senator Burton to become gen eral counsel for the Rlalto company. Wit ness stated that it was apeclfled that Bur ton should receive $1,500 for his services. Burton raid his name should appear on the company's literature only as "general coun sel" and that he could not act in any capacity before the Postoffice department for the company. Burton suggested that the 12,500 be paid to him in monthly in stallments of $500. Burton agreed that in case he accepted the offer as general counsel he would un dertake the defense of President Dennis of the Rlalto company, which had absorbed the Brooks Brokerage company, in case Pennia should be Indicted for the trans actions of the latter company. FIGHTING BILLS FOR LABOR An tl-lajoactlon Meaanre Sonndly De nounced Pefore Judiciary Committee. WASHINGTON, March 23.-The house judiciary today continued bearing on the anil-injunction bill. State Senator Matson, of Indiana, spoke in opposition to it. lie was unsparing in ids criticism of the labor unions and said their policy was to intimi date, coerce and browbeat. He character ized John Mitchell as the most conservative labor leader in this country, but said no man ever uttered a greuter untruth than when Mitchell declared, Once a working- man, always a workingman." Frederick W. Job, secretary of the Em ployers' union of ( hicugo, said he did not believe the labor leaders of the ruuntry represented the real views of tho rank and file of vorklngmen, organized or unorgan ised. The leaders from Gumpers down, he said, misrepresent the real conditions. Tho afternoon session of the hearing was devoted to arguments in favor of the bill. H. R. Fuller, representing the Railway Trainmen's Order, and Andrew Furusth, representing the American Boa men's union. an1 PreBldent Oomper. of the American Federation of Labor were heard. Mr. Fuller declared the opponents of the bill were practically in favor of government by injunction, whlrh would abolish trial by Jury and all rights that labor holds sacred. Mr. Gompers, taking up the statement of Panlel Davenport, in which the charge wan made that the labor leaders as a rule were socialists, declared Mr. Davenport had stated what he himself knew o be false. Mr. Gompera declared that the use of tlje injunction sgalnst labor was of compara- iy"ly Tn,"nt and '""rely unjustified. CUrDICC nilCI I C TUT DlrtT On tnlr r UULL-LO 1Mb KIU I Kepubllcns nt Salem. Illinois, Seek Settle Controversy with Chairs. SALEM, 111., March 23.-A riot marked the gathering of the republicans of Marion county, in convention here, during which delegates rliarged upon each other with uplifted chairs and It was not until Peputy Sheriff Slmcox drew a revolver and com manded order that peace was restored. Judge Patterson, chairman of the central committee, had announced the temporary officers as selected 1-y the central com mittee, when the disorder arose. More than 1(0 delegates sprung to their feet and began a general fight with chairs. The furniture in the court room was wrecked and when it seemed imminent that there would be biood shed lJpuiy Sheriff 8im cu drew hui revwlvar nad restored order. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Shonera and Mncli Colder Tlinrdal Crlrta) Fair. Trmneratnrr- at Omaha enterdnii Hour, R a. H a, 7 a. N a. o a. to a. 1 I n. IJ m. Irw. , . -to , . :t . . nit . . CJ . . -in . . Ill , . ft , , ftM Ilonr. 1 P 'J I' Ilea. Ill ill til '2 Alt ft fi7 tl-2 ll p. in . 4 p. in . ft p. II . in . 7 l. ni . s v. in. II p. m. CNE MORE COLDJVAVE TO COME Temperature to Call bont Forty De grees and Italn or Snow Predicted. The weather man Is not through yet. Il ls going to take at lenst one more whack with his winter weapon. Yesterdny after noon ho hoisted his colli wave flag The temrcrature is to fall aSaut forty defroes and raJti or Know max come in the lelxup. The worst of the cold wave Is to be over by Friday night. ALARMED AT ATTITI1IK OF CHI I. Diplomatists Fear It Will Soon Make Hostile Move. (Copyright, 19o4. by New York Herald Co.) BERLIN, March S3. (New York Herald Cablegram Specinl Telegram to The lice.) The semi-official Post tonight published n communication from a well known diplo matist In Paris, who states that In the French capital n very pessimistic view is taken of the tension which has undoubtedly set In between Russia nnd China, and mid that all fears regarding the attitude of China toward the war seem to be approach ing a realization. Plspatehes have been received at the Qual P'Orsal from Peking stating that the Chinese government still denies It has nny Intention of abandoning Its cttllude of neutrality, but everything goes to show that It Is teally only t aitlng for u favorable opportunity to take pnrt In the hostilities. The Russian government hns received similar reports from its minister In Peking, and Is taking measures In consequence. In the last day or two an exchange of views of an exhaustive order have taken place between the French and Russian governments as to China's intervention In the war, but no decision has yet been re ported ns to the lines cf action to bo adopted by France In this evuitunllty. The answer of the Chinese government to threatening dispatches sent In by Russia Is awaited with anxiety. In view of the relations which the Post maintains with the Foreign office here, a statement of this kind in its columns is Important. ALLEGE EDITOR IS HI SSI AN SPY Member of Parliament Sale) to Be la Far f Enemy. TOKIO. March 22. The House of Repre sentatives today appointed a committee of eighteen membeis ;o Investigate the ch.rge that Teeluk Aklyama, a member cf Par- lament, '. in the .employ cf the Russian government. Aklyama is publisher cf the Nlrokviahitbun, t Toklo paper which has been bitterly assailing the government, partleu:arly upon. tLaAnaciaJ policy. It has also oharged the government vith having forced capitalists to subscribe to the war br.nda recently 'aaud and has predicted that a second loan will prove a failure. A. local prosecution which waa Instituted r bulled In a decision yes terday, oroering the permanent stppres slon of the publication and the Imprison ment cf the paper's signatory four months. The rase was subsequently appealed and loth y.kiyama and his triends vigorously dsny the charge that he Is a spy. The healing before the committee and the later GscuHSlon of the question In the house ptomlses to be exceedingly bitter. r,E ATEX ' INSIRGEINTS SPEEDILY Japanese Do Not Temporise l(b the Cor cans. (Copyright, 19o4, by New York Herald Co.) SEOUL, March 23.- (New York Herald Cablegram 8peclal Telegram to The Bee.) The Tonghak Insurrection on th eastern coast haa been speedily aquelched ty the Japanese garrison from Wonson, which cap tured thirty-five Insurgents, hilled three and wmunded twenty-one. It is reported from WIJu that the Rus rlans are treating the Core.-vns cruelly and looting the country. AMERICA NOT ASKED TO ACT. No Troth 111 Story llegardlns; Japnnese In Russia. 'Copyright. 19M, hy Now York Herald Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, March !3.-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The report that the American ambassador has been requested to Inter vene on the part of the Japanese left in Russia appears to be unfounded. General Kouiopatkin has paused Lake Baikal. NOT ASJUOIS ADOI'T PORT AHTHIH. Russians Insist Bombardment Iton No Harm. (Copyright. o4. hy New York Herald Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.-Nw York Herald Cablegram-Special Telegram to The Pee.) Assurances are given that Port Arthur haa nothing tn fesr from bom bardment. This prevents any anxiety over the enemy's efforts, which In a way ara welcomed as lifelessly exhausting the Japa nese resources. RF.FI SR A HAsroiir TO III SKI V M ill Send Escort Along A hen In spection la Made. .'Copyright. 1!o4. hy New York Herald Cr. ) FEKING, March 23. (New York ll.ri!d Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee ) -The Wal Wu Pu (ministry i.f foreign rf fairs) has refuted the Russian military at tache n possport to Inspect lie- Chinese forces in Manchuria and Mongolia, but has furnished him a Chinese escort to accom pany him on the same Inspection. HAVE GOOD OPIMOV OK MAKAHOl-'K, Germans Like 4KHTrvalte tllltndc of Admiral, (Copyright. KM. by New York Herald Co.) BERLIN, March (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The B. e ) In military elicits the increased activity of the Russian feet Is vn y much appro, d it is ascribed to the new spirit infused since Vice Admiral Mnksroff ..k command. GERM ARMY TO BE HEPRESKVTEL ICalaer Designates Officer to Acruiii- puny Japan's rm, (Copyright: 1!M. by New York H.r.il-' ALEXANDRIA. March IS-INrw C.i.l Y- ik Herald Cablegram Specie Telegram to T !;, Pee.) General Rohrscheldt. ho 1v stoppintr at Phepheards. has Iw-e-i commanded l.v the ka'.ser to fol!.,w tho Juance atn.y. He Is leaving fur Lsilig Confirmation that Japanese Engaged Roe sian Fleet at Port Arthur. BATTLE IS TURiOUS WHILE IT LASTS Shore Eefensos Are Also Engaged Attacking Fleet SEVEN JAPANESE CASUALTIES REPORTED Frets Dispatches from S Fetenbnrf Gire Peta Is- KUSSIA UNEASY CVLR REPEATED ATTACKS Feeling that the Japanese Atta-ka Arc Preliminary to a. General nombard went and a Mra.e. TOKIO, March 23. 0:10 a. m. A sped... I'-.spaich from Mojl, (opposite Shlmonosekl, Japan), says the Japaneso fleet made an other stuck on Port Arthur March IS, bombarded the city and its defenses and foupht a furious engagement with the Russian fleet outside the harbor, destroy ing one Ru-v-ii.tn battleship. Seven Japan ese casuiilties are reported. There Is no Information concerning the Japanese fleet'a ceniilllon. Tho Navy department has not been ad vised of this engagement, but evidently txpects news. LONDON, March 23.-ThU is the first an nouncement of the mgugeinent off Port Arthur on March IS. Spee.tr.1 dispatches received in Ij ndon this .'teroon contain the oa mo oetails of an fgageinent, but give the date ns March which probably Is correct. The Associated Press dlspatchce from St. Petersburg lost night give full details of tho fight at Port Arthur on March 22. So f lege In Siberia. ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.-The re ports printed in iOurope and the United S'.otea that a Mate of siege lias been pro claimed in Liberia and in Baiutoft province, southeastern Russia (through which the Siberian railroad runs), will be extended to tl-.e whole of lOurupean Russia Is officially declared to be absolutely false. No such, measure has even been contemplated, it being considered quite unneoensary. The authorities express the greatest satis faction with the interior condition of the empire. The hearty loya'ty with which the war with Japan has been met in nil parts of Russia has profoundly iapressed the authorities. All the reports received by the. ministry of the interior lr.CJta.te that the critics of the g jvoctnant, UiUvaiI cf profiting by the WiT, have been iauat oTpletely dis armed. :;vo atiKta at ar;U-g'."" cmcnt dls- tuibii.ucs in Kiofl and Odessa,, according to these rt ports, lour.f. the tamper of the people violently opjad '.o them. Within the past fortnight culy u a.agle incident occurred watch could be Ovnafrued as an evidence of ciMffeuUva. 1 e - vfu- the ! tr rowing of a bomb r.t a ol.tpel So Tlinn., the capital tf the Itrwtr.lwa government la western Kjestu, ti tew utg-a ago, and up Co aale Lae auLuur and U purpoee of tho outrage have not teen c'iaoovered. EXPECTS JAPS VILL. 1'Hf TO LA.KD Knasla Looks vrfh .o tin.' is ess an PtpM.'cl Pora bar. meats. tT. I ETiRSU; RG, March' J. 1:17 p. tn. Furvt-er oetails of ) set days attack on Port Ar.hur are expected c-r'.ng the day. out t.oth-ng in the wy of trlxate or newa- l'aPer dispatches supplementing; tne official I acccu. Is has been teceived up to the pres ent time. According to the Infotmatloo here there now exists a coirplete embargo upon 2.ewtpaier dispatches direct from Port Arthur. The military authorities seem to narrlfest no displeasure at the Japanese tactics yesterday. On the contrary, they dtckara lhat such bombardments only wear out the guns and machinery of the ships and v aste ammunition without compensating advMitfegea. They point to the compara tively lnslgnilicant damage done by the bombardment of (santUgo by Uie An.erlcsn fleet as pioof of their futility. From :he positions taken by the Japanese the .'atter could not eee etcher the town or the batteries. The range waa from six to clgnt miles, with a high angle cf Mr and prtdslon was Impossible. Although the general target wns large, only a lucky chance could teally damage batteries or ships. t'-o far ts known, the Japanese accom plished nothing yesterday. On he other liind. the Russians r.Hd letter iuck. a shell from the bi.ttleshlp Retvlzan, which waa lrlng over tbo hill, landing on one nf the Japanese battleship. Of course, it Is ad mitted ihat hese pot shots are trying to 'he garrison. CONSIDF.n Plltl'ERTY PROTECTIOie. Residents ol Sew Cliwana; Fear Bom tardment hy llclllaereu t. NEW CM WANG, March 23. An Informal meeting of the foreign consuls stationed, here Ikim been called for the purpnee of discussing means for sreuring thy pro tection of the proi-erty of neutrals. In view nf lliti fact that New Chwsng la sur rounded by lri; Russian fore-en. having breastwork i.nd batteries now estubllt-hed nt l lie rllw:iy h'iiIoii on the east able of the river l.iao and also at the fort on the west M 5e. Tills situation rxpr-set the treaty port fo the danger of cannon fire) should the Japanese come up the river. On account of the fear that the United Klines giiiil--:il Helena will be withdrawn tlx- Americ.'ni '. i-sjdenis lir -r- hake telc Kiahl to l',lte. Strifes MlnNler Conger nt Peking requesting the presence of an Ameilcaii i- an-of-war in ioi)tiint ioin inmil.'.'iTl'in ( in ins 11. e runiiiiuiiii.-e of Die w..r (. the purpose of espe- l .ily protect- : lug property during the disorder ti.r.t will lull, nd iiie 'iitei 1 1 guum between Russian and J.p.in.-ie o---ii-u. Uou, uu event that i ts a .il icipaiei'.. i ,m GETS ImiWX TO RltlVESS. j 'hl Culled i., (inter l Premier CimsMere Proposal, TO Kin. Mar-h i: Tl.o xcinl rcselun of ' I Met telay it.-id ,-p u. the business I for M-.l- li il w-.-s c.iMi.I I i-;nlel Kateura I and .Minister ol Fr. hi Affairs Ko.nura I i.ii.T.-f s-4, .1 l-.c l.o:i.i- '1 ot- 1 a.-ilrl lh iliiet hud I----r. .-.uiiMiione'l ul no ui .iural- I lc!-("; moment in I In- mi ills ol tl-e t- mr.iry. lie eoin tei; it ,i (::.:.'. honor lo t'aulo W.IU , IP" n. -lul-i r of lie- I u I the duly cf pp. I holdintf li n i'!e oil, j, (f M.e -uHiur, , r be n .linl ir.nce ol 1 f ru,-uint I ( are .4 the ! : n nt by th consolidation of the p si: Ion ! f I'.-- p. ror nnd bv ; -.-..m--: fiivn.lly i relations ,Hi III-; nat piWCia lt--y.ct.lig it" i