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The Omaha Daily Bee. DON'T BELIEVE IT TILL YOU SEE IT IN THE BEE If The Bee 5-ys It Happened It DM. Rumors Are Labeled If Printed. i:STAHUSHi:i JCN" 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKMNG, MAIiCIl 2S, 1U04. 8INUL1-: rolY TIIKKU CENTS. LEOPOLD WILL REPLY King of Eelgina E.q;eilfd to Answer Complaint of Winionares, MAILS DOCUMENTS Of CONGO FREE STATE King Represented a Attaching Dae Im portance to Een'.m.nla of Pre a. MISSIONARIES BLAMt THE OFFICIALS Allege that No Re.pect ii Shown Thur Propsrty fiigkts. MANY ATROCITIES C,iAfi3ED TO RULERS a Hesalt uf the Cruelties It la Kit Id the Natives Arr Driven A war from the Mla lona. LONDON, March .'7.- The folio Ins tele grams havo liecn cm bunged between the Associated Item mill King lcopol.l of Belgium: To tils Majesty. I.copol.1 11, Kin of the Belgians, Brussels: The Associated Press, representing tlx! newspaper pre: s of the 1 rilled fltaics, would be nappy I" uhle Id (Ik- I nited Mates imy siaiem.-nt your majesty might sec (It to make In relation to the charges uualhst the gos I nment of till' ongo H"i' State nviircl.HK niiocliics coni iiiiu.d upon tli" n:it l vk nmdc t l'l csidctit Itnosi veil ainl Secretary ol State Ha v by h ilclcmillon Ironi tin- missionary emigres. The American pi ess In anxious to hear both sides of the i use nnd would welcome ii ii v reply from our majesty to the allega tions of the missionaries Unit th.ir rignts lire lint ivHpi'i ted an. I that i In' iiati.-cs lit" now In n worm' I'ondlUon lliiiu undi r In" Arab slave regime. The fun-going was signed by thn manager of tho Associated press, to which KI114 l,eopold replied through his secretary, ns follows: To the Manager of the As sncluted lYess: Thi' king attaches great Importance to thn liriptiiilnl sentiments of thv American press. 1 huve iTinlii'd yon oll'.cial documents from tli Congo Free Statu In wlilrn you will llnd till the facta if mini 'o 11 full mid truthful KliiU'int'i.l of the cum-. t.Slgiied.) CARTON UK YVIART. Secretin to the King. Canae of the Complaints. Representatives of the American Bap tlHt, the Southern Presbyterian and tho Disciples of C'htiKt African Missions called on President Rooiievelt and Secretary Hay Friday last and described the affairs In the Congo country as viewed from the missionary standpoint. The principal feature of the conferences between the president and the secretary and the mis sionaries consisted of the stories by the latter of atrocities Inflicted on the natives by their Belgian rulers. The missionaries suld that their work was rendered nearly valueless by tho at titude of the Belgian officials, who monopo lized all of the food supplies, making It difficult for the missions to procure vege tables or fowls or anything to eat from the natives, who were obliged to turn their produce Into the hands of the officers. Then by the cruelties practiced upon the natives the latter were driven away from the missions and the schools were emptied. In addition It was pointed out that no respect was shown for the property rights of the missionaries atjd It was on this last ground that the delegation thought the United Btates government might Interfere. Secretary Hay asked the missionaries to reduce their views to a written memor andum, which he suld he would consider. though he could not hold out any definite promise of relieving the situation so far as the natlvts were concerned, because the United States was not one of the sig natories to the treaty under which the Congo Ftee State came Into existence. President Gives Promise. A statement of the events leading up to the present condition of affairs was sub sequently prepared by the delegation lor transmission to the State department. In which It was declared that as a result of the absolute power of the king of the Bel gians the freedom of trade guaranteed by the conference of Berlin was now a thing of the past. The president promised to give the subject laid before him by the missionaries careful consideration and re quested that he be supplied with an accu rate and detailed statement of It. DDrCCDVIMfS rAMDMC PACTI c f llkwLliiiiiM 1 nmuvu j rj 1 Kalian Government Undertakes to Preserve the Celebrated Strue tnre ol Canoaaa. (Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.) FI.ORKNCK, Italy, March 27 (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) To save the blstorto castle of Canosaa from falling Into ruin the Italian government has begun to. restore It. The once important town has dwindled to 11 n Insignificant vll luge, but the cuHtlo has been prominent as tho scene of an Incident that marked the highest point of papal supremacy. It was there that Henry IV, holy Roman emperor, the greatest of earthly potentates of his day, humiliated himself In the year A. I. 1077. before Pope Gregory VII, who had excommunicated him in a clash of au thority. For three days In the depth of winter, barefoot and clad In the coarse hlrt of a penitent, the secular sovereign stood In the castle court yard entreating before the sovereign pontiff to admit and absolve him. A M BARS ADO H DINK.II HY KVIPKHOR Kaiser William Kntertalna American a Board Ills Yacht. NAPI.K9. March 27 On the Invitation of Kmperor William, Ambassador Meyer came to Naples from Rome und dined with his majesty on board the German Imperial yacht Hohensotleru. The ambassador sat at the right of the Kmperor, n whose left was Father Boniface Krug, formerly of the Benedictine abliey at Beatty, Pa., and now abbot of the abbey of Monte Casslno. The ambassador and the abbot were the only guests of the emperor, who Jokingly t.ald that It was an American dinner. At the request of the emperor Am has sador Meyer accompanied him and Father Krug to Monto Casstno, where they visited the abbey and admired the work of res t. nation or the famous mosaics there. Speaking of the condition of the emperor, Ambassador Meyer ald: "Kmperor William looks extremelv well Just as he did when I saw him at Kiel last summer. His voice Is as strong a ever und he is in excellent Fpirlis." rUKACHKW U TIIK HILL. OK MARS Her. John Polls of Toronto Addresses Americana la Albena. ATMItNg. March 21. Rev. Jnhn Pniia ,.t Toronto, Ont., preached on "The Hill of Mara" today to the delegates to the World Sunday school convention. The ministers and delegates repeated St Paul's address to the Athenian. Alt the members of II party from th Lulled States are and will proceed to Jerusalem, (hurt the mocUn' CX Ui CtMiVaAUva Will Is) lJl, KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY Arch Council of thai Order 111 Meet In Indianapolis t In April. 5 i 1 POI.I8. Mar. h 27. -(Special Ail jt considerable Interest In col- eg " -eik letter circles Is the grand arcf nf the Thl Kappa PsI fta- lernl. ..r IhlM city, April 5-S. The grand arch council U the biennial national con vention of this fraternity and tfie 5"0 mem bers of the fraternity In Indiana have all lined up to make the coming convention the biggest In the history of the fraternity. The convention will be given under the auspices of the Indianapolis and Anderson Alumni associations of the fraternity and the three chapters In the state, Alpha at DiPnuw, llcta at Indiana and Delta at l'urdue. The convention will close with a big bnmiuet at the t'laypool hotel Friday evening. April 8, at which It Is hoped to have memlwrs of the fraternity seated. Senator Forakcr will respond to a toast on this occasion, as will James Whlteonib Itlley, Congressman Watson, Robert Uur dette, HoKWell Field and other men of na tional prominence. John I Griffiths will be tho tOHStmuater. The l'hl Kappa l'sl fraternity has a total membership Of nearly Iii.iiiki. It has chap ters In foriy colleges, alumni associations In twenty-seven cities and an alumni club at Harvard university. It Is one of the most prominent of the Greek letter organ izations, having been founded In 1 8 J . Judge C T. I Moore, one of the founders, Is still living at his homo ni-Hr Pittsburg. A "Phi PsI special" will run from New York to Indianapolis. The Boston dele tion will come to New York to board the special and It will pick up delega tions at Philadelphia, Wllkesbarre, Pltts- urg and Cleveland. Among the men of national prominence tho fraternity are Senator Foraker. ongressmen Watson, lllngham (known as the "Father of the House"). Needham. Hates, Finlcy, Achesnn and Williams till.). ex-Senntor Mitchell of Pennsylvania, Hoswell Field, James Whltcomb Riley, Robert J. Burdette, ex-Governor Moyd .owndt'S of Maryland, Governor Cham berlain of Oregon. Carl Bchurz, John H. Gough, John G. Woolley, President Wood row Wilson of Princeton, President Kd- mund Junes of Northwestern, Dr. White, professor of Greek at Harvard; Prof. Amos Dolboar of Tufts, Iir. Ernest M. St lies, rector of St. Thomas" In New York; Hnvld If. Greer, bishop coadjutor of tho diocese of New York; 8. C. T. Do id general solicitor of the Standard oil com pany; Mayor Warfleld of Baltimore, John H. fepringer, mentioned as a candidate for the vice presidency on the democratic ticket, anil Prof. Frank Fetter, fiecretarv of tho American Economic association. SERVICE ENDS IN DISORDER Broad Ylevta on the Illble Incenses Part of Cona-ren-atlon Against ' Minister Who Reslarna. CLEVELAND, O., March 27. The pas- orate of Rev. J. Alford Flslier of tho Franklin Avenue Congregational church was terminated in a sensational manner today. Mr. Fisher has since coming to the hurch last November boon charged with too liberal views In his pulpit utterances and has been asked to resign. His con tract, however, extends f6r three months longer. The congregation is willing to pay him for that period If he resigns imme diately. Mr. Fisher was to have preached twice today morning and evening. The morn ing services terminated In disorderly scenes when Mr. Fisher made a reference to the tnanuer In which many people re gard the Bible. He declared it had been made a fetish. Thereupon Deacon Thomas Henderson arose In his seat and said that Mr. Fisher came to the church under false pretenses, that he had accepted the pus torate as a minister of the gospel. The congregation then took sides with and against the pastor, and a number of persons moved toward the pulpit which Mr. Fisher had Just left. He was not al lowed to again enter it during the morning service. .Mr. Fisher will leave Cleveland soon, and saya he will never accept a pas. torate and that he will devote his time to lecturing. Mr. Fisher came to Cleveland from the church of the late Dr. Seuddor of Brooklyn. N. Y., and Is widely known. PANIC OCCURS IN CHURCH Fool Cries 'Flrct" During Prayer and as Reanlt Almost Score of Peraona Are Injured. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. March 27. A panic occurred at the morning service in St. Mary's church here today in which ul most a seore of persons were Injured. Four of the most seriously Injured, two women and two children, were taken to the New Haven hospital. Someone In the congregation shouted flro" during a prayer and Immediately the worshipers arose and rushed for the door at the rear of the church, the only exit. Women and children were trampled upon and dragged along the floor by the others In their endeavor to get out of the building and In the height of the confu sion someone sent fli a Are alarm. With great difficulty the firemen succeeded In forcing back the struggling mass that be came wedged In the doorway. Finally whon the building was freed of people two women and two girls were found on the floor badly hurt. The Injuries of the others were attended by ambulance surgeons and physicians. Tln police and members of the church have made an in vestigation, but no reason for anyone giv ing an alarm of fire has been discovered SHIPS COLLIDE IN THE FOG Parthian Kraehea Port Wlthoat smokestack and Schooner Ar rives with Bowsprit Broken. 1-itiL.AUhi.i'iiiA. March 27. The steamer Partisan and the schooner Cora F. Crossey, which arrived here today from Boston, were In collision Ave miles north east of Five Fathom Bank lightship dur lug a fog Saturday morning. The Par thlan's foretop mast and smokestack were carried away and several plates above the water line on the starboard side were fractured. The schooner's bowsprit was broken and oreriggtng damaged. No one was hurt DOW IK l THOl BI.F. M AlBTRALIA Hefaaee Him Pnblle Balldlntr. ADELAIDE, Australia. March r In consequence of a speech Insulting King Edward, the government has refused the use of public buildings to John Alexander Dowle. The mayor of Adelaide wrote to Duwle telling him be was a disgrace to the nationality. WORLD'S FAIR AT SHANGHAI Sena'or LiV t'ch Hai a Flr.n to Gain Trade in tte Orient SHOW GOODS TO EASTERN BUYERS Permanent Ei position at Important (iatherlnaa Only Mrm of l.et tlnar Chine. Knnn What XV e Have to Sell. From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March J7 (Special.) A few days ago a dinner was given here In honor of several Chinese merchants from 8an Francisco who were on a visit to the east. Among the guests were the Chinese minster and a number of senators and membera of congress. When the cigars were lighted. Sir Chentutig I.lang Cheng the Chinese minister, responded to the I toast, "The Kmperor of China." and he took occasion to tell the gursts something of the Chinese people and their rulers. There were other speeches, mostly of a semi-humorous character, but when Sen ator Dietrich of Nebraska arose he was serious. The senator vlsltivj "China Inst year and during his stay in the Orient he took occasion to look about. "If. In stead of spending lin.inm.ono In an exios'lon In St. Louis and a few millions more for a like purpose In Jatmitown, V11., and In Portland, Ore.." said the senator, "we should appropriate a million or two for the establishment of a permanent exposition In Shanghai the results would lie felt in every manufacturing center In this coun try. Shanghai Is the Liverpool of the Ori ent. It Is the entre port of a vast 'errltory which affords almost unlimited opportuni ties: for American trnde expansion. Wo bar the Chinese from this country and few of them ever have an opportunity to learn whnt we have to sell. "The establishment of permanent expo sitions In Shanghai. Slnimpore and ene or two other fur eastern ports would result In Inestimable benefit to the "rail" of the United States. I firmly believe that If the Initial step were taken by the federal authorities manufacturers would not slow to seize the opportunity to display their wares where the eastern buyer .nould readily see what we have to offer. Then, too, such expositions Tvould give the people of the east a chance to exhibit whHt they hsve to sell and bene rial results could not fail to follow. 1 have had c inferences j with the president, the recretarv of state I and the secretary of ci ..nmerce on this sub- j Ject nnd they are favorably Inclined toward ; the Idea. I believe that within a very few years this plan will bs adopted and th-it 1 we shall have permanent exhibits of the I prodtirta of American manufactories In the very places where the preatest results of such exhibits are to be gained." To Raise Mantra, Congress probably will pass at this ses sion the bill authorizing an appropriation for the raising of the Niagara, Commo dore Perry's flagship, which lies at the bot tom of Presque lslo hay. Lake Krie. That there Is a strong fcentiment throughout the country In favor of raising the old war ship Is Indicated by the large number of letters, resolutions and other communica tions approving the Idea which have been received by the house committee on navai affairs., . These communications are from hirtorlcal societies. I oards of trade, patri otic orders and other organizations In ev ery state. The bill, which was Introduced by Representative Bates of the F.rie, Pa., Istrlct. appropriates S10.000 "for the ex- lensn of digging out and raising the hulk of the Niagara, which new lies sunk In ake Erie." Mr. I.t tes' idea Is to raise the old hulk and eiect It over a Perry memor ial building, free to the vobllc. It was while standing on the deck of the Niagara that Commodore lVrry wrote the thrilling message telling of his great vic tory over the British fleet: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." This mes- , sage, wntcn was written on tne back of an old letter, was addressed to General Har rison. A few minutes later he wrote the report to the secretary of the navy, begin ning: "It has pleased the Almighty to give to the arms of the United States a signal victory over their enemies on the lake," and presenting a list of the prizes captured. Both messages were Immedi ately sent by schooner to the mouth of the Portage river, twelve miles nway, where General Harrison's headquarters were lo cated. ' Commodore Perry's Triumph, The news of the victory threw the coun try Into ecstacles. Through all tho states bonfires were lighted, bells were rung and speeches made. Perry was young, hand some and dashing, und his achievements excited the fancy and revived the depressed spirits of the patriots. Philadelphia took a day and a night to rejoice, and various cities voted the victors testimonial swords und adopted memorials and resolutions. A letter received by Perry when he readied Detroit from the secretary of the navy. couched ill Haltering terms, announced his promotion und granted him leave of absence to visit his family In Rhode Island. Noth ing detaining him. Perry took General Har rison and stuff on board the Ariel and sailed for Buffalo, the command of the fleet hav ing been transferred to Captain Elliot. The excitement over the victory having lit no way abated. Perry's reception at every port was wildly enthusiastic. The rv Joking of the people made his trip one of triumphal progress. President Madison, In a message, declared thut Perry's victory "had never been surpassed In lustre." Congress also adopted a resolution thanking the commo dore and the other officers and men of the squadron for "the decisive and glorious victory over a British squadron eJf superior force " The president also presented gold medals to Perry and Elliot, oearing an emblematic device of the action between the squadrons; a silver medal to each com missioned officer, either of the army or the navy on board, uad swords to the nearest relatives of the two heroes. IJeutenant John Brooks und Midshipman Henry Lauh. rarly Seventy Years Lnder Water. Peace was declared on March 2i, und in the foi:o ins J-i'y un order u sent from Washington ta dispose of sou.e of ttie smuller vessels that had seen service dur ing the war and to sink the Detroit, the ymen Charlotte and the Lawrence In some suitable place fu Lake Erie for preservation. The three vessels were suuk lde by side at the side of the .Madura, wnich was kept afloat. A few years later the J.auretice, the Detroit, the Queen Charlotte and the Niagara were purchased by LVnJaiiilu H. Brown of Rochester, who suosequ. utlj o!d them to Captain George Niles of Ene, wtiu, in ls3. raised the three veJ3el, Intending to fit them up for tr.e u.ei chant service. He found the two prizes in tolerable condi tion, but the Lawrence was so badly rid dled by shot that It was not worth reflttln. As the Niagara was too small for the mer chant service and besides was badly dam ugrj. both that ship and the 1-awr.iice were sunk. They were IKH disturbed until ll7. the year of the Philadelphia ci.l. cnia!. when the Lawrence was sold and raised, tCouUuucd u Second Fug.J TWO MORE NEGROES KILLED llelleved Rare 1ar Rear M. Charles Will Knd Whr Troublesome BlarUa Arei All Head. t LITTl.i: ROCK, Arfc., March 27.-A spe cial to the Gaiette frcn Dewltt, Ark., says: Two more negroes 'have been killed In the clash between 'l''1 Hni black at St. Charles, tlfteen miles from here. In Arkansas county. Thlx brings the total of dead negroes up to thirteen, all of them being killed within the last week. The last two negroes killed were the Griffin brothers, Henry and Walter, who were the cause of the trouble. The negroes were reported to have escaped, but it Is known that they are dead, and it Is be lieved they were killed. Owing to the remoteness of St. Charles and to the fact that the news of the result of the riot is not given out freely, it Is dlfllcult to obtain details, but there Is 110 doubt of the authenticity of the report wjth reference to the death of the Griffins. tn st, Charles neighborhood the negroes largely outnumber the whites, and trouble has been brewing for a long time. It is said the negroes for the post two years have been getting insolent Hnd belligerent. It is believed that the leaders of the un ruly element have been killed nnd that further trouble will be averted. Yesterday was election day und usuallv on such n day St. Charles Is crowded with negroes, but during the entire day only two negroes were seen In the town and these two appeared In the morning und stayed In the village but ft short time. Near St. Charles the negroes are quiet und are attending strictly to their work. The trouble originated last Monday, when the two tlriflins met two white men, broth ers, named Searcy. The; Beurcys. who were llshcrmen, and the Griffins bad an alterca tion a few days before, and when they met the trouble was renewed. One of the negroes armed himself with n leg of u chair and with his brother assaulted the white men, beating them so severely that one Is now on tlio verge of death and the other Is In a critical condition. In an effort to arrest fho Grittlns eleven negroes lmvi ,.,, klied. The dentil of the two Griffins mk).a the death list iiumbcr thirteen. TORNADO BLOTS OUT LIVES j Furious Windstorm Swecpa Over j State of Wlsanurl anil Does Vlneh naiiiaue. MEMPHIS. Tenn., March 27. A special to the Commercial Appeal from Carruth eisvllle. Mo., s.ty.c A tornado swept the country twenty miles north of here last night, causing a great loss of life and destroying thousands of dollars worth of property. Th" wires have bieu down all day and authentic news is hard to get, but as be lated reports come in the less of ilfn and prjperty Increases. It is now known tluit six lives have been lost and thousands of dollars worth of properly destroyed. Tho lives of the Shuemaker family, liv ing near Portageville, four In numlier, were blotted out und their home demolished, j The family of Wesley Miller, living two ; miles west of Mount Pleasant, was killed and their home demolished. Their bodies wre found 200 yards l'wny badly muti lated. Mr. Mfller was a wealthy mill owner and planter. Fifteen hundred dollars In money beloi'g ing to him was found scattered over the ground. Much stock was killed and wounded. Chickens were found with their heads cut off and stripped of their feathers. Fenco pouts were blown from the ground anl giant trees were twisted aside like straws. It Is feared a full report will re veal greater loss of life. JEFF DAVIS IN THE LEAD B,rvrlt He ,,. EnBh Counties In ' Arkanaaa to Give II I m Nomina tion for Third Term. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. March 27 Returns from a majority of the counties of Ar kansas tonight show that Governor Jeff Davis has probably carried enough coun ties to give him the democratic nomination for a third term. In half a dozen coun ties the vote Is so close that the official count will be necessary to decide. The democratic state convention, which meets In Hot Springs on the second Tues day in June, will consist of 442 delegates, and 222 will be necessary to nominate. On the returns at hand Davis has 188 delegate and Judge Carroll D. Wood 125. Of the remaining 129 delegates Davis Is sure of at least one-third. It Is probable that the total vote In the state will reach 126,000. Ijiter returns on the governorship to night were encouraging to the Wood men and Indicate that the contest is by no means settled yet. There are nine counties In which the otllciul vote !s necessary to decide. They have forty-eight delegates In the state convention and It now appears certain that Wood has carried enough counties to give him 169 delegates, leaving the nine doubtful counties and several remote sec tions to hear from. Governor Davis' man agers claim they will have 3i6 delegates. RUDOLPH WANTSSAME BURIAL Espresaea Wish to Be Laid Beside Colllna, with Services by Catholic Prleal. ST. I.OUI& March 27.-The body of George. Collins. who was executed at 1'nlon. Mo., yesterday for the murder of Detective Charles J. Schumacher, was burled there In the Catholic cemetery ac cording to Catholic rites, performed by the village priest. When William Rudolph, Collins' partner, in the Jail here awaiting execution on May 13, was told of the dis posal of Collins' body, he said: "I want the same services by thHt priest and I want to be buried by the side of George." WANT FOREIGNERS EXCLUDED Stirred l the Anion of Egyptian, Mudrota of the I nlveraltr Cir culate a I'etitioa. COLUMBIA. Mo., March 27-The students of the 1'niversity of Missouri have circu lated a petition asking that foreigners be excluded from the men's dormitory. The petition followed the announrtment that an Egyptian student at the university had prvailed upon several of bis countrymen to enter the university next year, and the students claim that the d irmltory should be utied by the Missouri students alone. CHE FOO. March 27 The steamer Active has ai rived here from Kobe. Japan. It reports that on the J&th lust. It passed a tleet of Japanese troops convoyed by cruis ers lu the lnlai.d aea. They war bound fur CviM SNOW BLOCKADES BROKEN Northern Paciiio Coait Train Still Tied Up West of Dickintou. FLOODS IN INDIANA ENDANGER LIFE Wabash and White nirera Hlgheat la Twenty Yeara anil Keaertolr at BlalTtoa Caoaea Deep est Concern. ST. PAUL, Minn.. Maxell .-The first transcontinental train to get through the snow blockade la North Dakota reached St. Paul over the Great Northern road at in o'clock today. Another train came in (lining fie afternuou uiiJ two more are expected to reach the city before midnight. The officials 11 port that the line is again open and tiatlic has been resumed, al though there is still some delay. No Northern Pnclno coast train has yet reached St. Paul and the road is ktill tied up west of Dickinson, N. L. It is ex pected, however, that the blockade will be broken tonight. Passengers on tne ue- layed trains state that they were well cured for, and beyond the Inconvenience of being ued up, there was no suffering. The trains were held at division points win 11 it was seen that the line was likely to become blockaded and the passengers were taken to hotels to remain until the company could clear the track of the lm menso snowdrifts. Officials of the northern lines state that this has been ono of the fiercest battles with snowdrifts they have ever experienced ana inni even ine immense roi.-iry pinws, 1 tVlilcli were sent against the drifts pus , . bed by three heavy engines, were almost powerless to cope with the huge moun tains of ice and snow, and that In many Instances blasting had to be resorted to. Trains Delayed by Floods. BLCFFTON, Ind.. March 27.-The Wabash river has been rising steadily since lust night and tonight it Is higher than fir twenty yer.rs. Hundreds of acres of low lands are under water tind people here are fearful that the reservoir at Cellna may break, causing great, loss of life. The road lending north out of Bluffton and another to the cast are both under water and Im passable. PRINCETON. Ind., March 27. The Wa bash. White nnd Patoki rivers are rising very rapidly tonight. The loss has reached J'fio.ooo In southwestern Indiana. All trains j aro greatly delayed. j We.ter Carries Off Homes. INDIANAPOLIS. March 27,-The city street railway and Interurhan system are without power, because of the flooding of thn power house near White river. Com munication with North and West Indian apolis Is cut off by the flood, which litis Hw.pt away bridges. The city Is still with out water owing to the flooding of th" water works pumping station. Many houses have been carried down While river nnd t shattered npainet the stone bridges, which connect the cltv proper with the suburbs. King Co.. the Indiana furniture factory, and the Indiana Foundry company are closed down because of the Jhmd. write hn reached.. tt second story of their cellars. Mayor Holtzman was tonight informed that a break had been found In the levee at River avenue. The mayor ordered sacks of sand and hntes nf bsv lo b transported to the scene at once and used I in repairing the rupture. A lake of water two nnd one-half miles In length nnd stretching from one point nt the canal nt Thirtieth street across the White river through Riverside park nnd over a mile hack from the river In the low farm lands, Is the condition north west of the city. Riverside park, from Thirtieth street bridge to its northern boundary. Is under five feet of water. The overflow from White river has backed In on the other side of the Big Four tracks at the park nnd stretches north over the golf links and ns far as tho eye can reach. Acre after acre of valuable farm land Is Inundated and fence were swept away by tho swift current of the overflow yesterday. Farmers worked all day yesterday getting cattle and other stock out of the water's reach. Grand Rapids Alarmed. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. March 27 Conditions In this city and nearby towns ., , , ' ng the Grand river ure very grave to- U'Khtt resl'lt of the unprecedented i ' . ' , " " l"B sireum inr out I , 1 , 11 lnree aays' At j Su C'lk "M. lver gR"g0 nere a uepiu 01 it.a leei. j ills is three feet above the previous high water record that or 1M1. The water has risen six Inches since o'clock last evening. It Is falling slightly, however, the drop In temperature hav ing cheeked the small streams and sur face dralnege. The Inhabitants of flooded houses are suffering greatly from cold and lack of food. There has been no loss of life thus far. but there Is great suffering and a vast amount of sickness, It is feared, will follow the exposures sustained by many of the flood victims. There is grave danger of an epidemic of typhoid fever following the flood, as a result of the unsanitary conditions that the lowering of the waters will expose. Interurhan cars are running only over por tions of the roads out of Grand Rapids. Steam railway traffic Is demoralized. Prac tically no trains are adhering to schedule on the roads that have their lines open. The city lighting station is entirely cut oft" and out of commission. The city la in darkness again tonight. Many of the West Side churches are surrounded by water and were unable to hold services today. All schools on the W.-t Side will be closed until further no tice. The work of rescuing Inhabitants of the flooded houses has continued through out the day, a squad of local militia as sisting the rescuers. It Is conservatively estimated that the loss to property and business on account of the flood will exceed $2,000,000. Fifteen thousand men will be unable to work to morrow, owing to factories being com pelled to close by the high water. Two thousand homes are flooded on the West Side. Conditions at Other Points. The flood conditions at Ionia, Lowell, Portland and other points along the Grand river ate reported to be slightly Im proved tonight, the water having begun to fall. These towns are practically Iso lated by reason of the bridges across the Grand river going out, and II will he many daa before anything like normal truffle with the outside world will lie established. The flood loss at Ionia is estimated tonight at 11.0.UOO. Niles reports tonight that no trains have been run today on the Michigan division of the Big Four, as a result of the St. Joseph river flo.id: that the greater part of tho north end of the city Is flood' d and that sand hag ure being placed 011 the dum across the river at that place to keep lt from going out. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Warmer Mondavi Tuesday Fair. Temperature at Otnnha 1 rnlrnls) I llnnr. A a. m . . H a. m . . 7 a . m . , M a. m . . n. ni . . HI a. 111. , 11 a. m . , t m Ilea. . . . . is . . IS . . '2(1 . . Ii-' , . -it . . StH , . IVJ Hour. I . i P. H P. P. K p. (I p. T P. m p. 0 p. Ilea. at :it :tt 41 42 ( as an BF.NF.FIT FOll 1111 ltKI CllOfc". Uanahter nf Ambassador Plans an Klnbnrnte Fete. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., ISiM.) WASHINGTON, .March iT.-tNew Yolk Herald Service Special Telegram to Tho Bee.) Countess Marguerite Cassinl, daugh ter of the Russian ambassador, has been at the long distance telephone many min utes in the lust twenty-four hours, en deavoring 10 obtain aid of prominent men nnd women In New York, Chicago. Phila delphia and Boston In the fair which will be given here on May 10 for the liencflt of the Russian Red Cross roclety. She origin ated (lie Idea yesterduy morning, and has , . ., . .,. . ,, ,nlo operation. The largest available garden In the capital is to be taken, end the most plct urestiio lawn fete of the day Is to take Washington by storm. The telephone has not alono been busy, for telegraphic wires and the cable between helo and Paris und St. Petersburg have been transmitting orders to merchants to send novelties to be put on sale to tempt the feminine heart as only imported novelties can. This function, though particularly for the Russian Bed Cross, will le an appeal on l( ,m IIIC KlOllllll Ol llllillilllll . I U'll'll'iB' "... . , , , . noi no regarueu ns a. uexiuwou 11 oni neu trality In regard 10 the present war. There is to be a "Coniptolr do Paris," fashioned like a Parisian millinery shop, where tho latest novelties ill lints, gloves, handker chiefs, stockings und shoes, blouses and tho countless hundreds of other feiiiinluu fripperies so hard to resist will bo dis played. Theatricals will be ono of the attractions, with Pierots and Pierrettes. A ball costume. In which the children will be the dancers and tho "grownups" the spectators, Is to be another drawing card. The various maids who are to help the countess In making the affair a success will wear the most fetching of white muslin gowns, with petite aprons of plaited silk, large picture hats to mutch, with lace frills. The maidens and matrons assisting will each wear the Red Cross badge oil J her arm. i PEERS APPROVE THE TOBACCO BIM. Japanese Find Editor Aklyama. Mer cenary, but Not a P. TOKIO, March 27. The lower house of Parliament has amended the tobacco mo nopoly bill by Increasing the compensation clause from a sum equalling three years' Income to a sum equalling the amount of sales for three years. M. Bone, the minister of flnnnce, t pposed the amendment, Hnd it wns stated that the government anticipated tnking strong ground .-.gainst It In the House of Peers. "ihlr. anticipation proved unwarranted, as today the committee of the lo.ise of Peers, having the nutter In charge, lormnliy up proved the measure as amended, and It Is evident thut the bill vill pass the upper house and become a law In Its present form. Thp committee of peers also approved nil bills relating to war taxes as uniended In the lower house. The principal amendments are the exclusion of tax on s!lk und tho abandonment of the plan for tho creation ot a salt monopoly. The committee Investigating tho ense of Editor Aklyama lias reported that It Is unable to find ahy clear evidence proving that Aklyama was a Russian spy, but that his newspaper showed that ho was prepared to sacrifice the national Interest for private gain. The committee recommended that Aklyama resign his seat in PorlU nent. Tne house adopted the report and Aklyama re signed. AMERICAN MIKKHK IX NORTH COKE A Forced to Eserelae the I'tmoat Cau tion to Avoid Suspicion SEOUL, March 27. The American miners in north Corea find themselves In a most difficult position. Their ability to continue : 1. .w. I , V. . , .1 1. fl I 1. Ilia nulhrMib .if I V.IMM, ll.finilii.iaiiu.i.H . . . - ! ,,., m. 1- rf..nHnt on their strictu- m,ulllg their own business, and excrcls- ,)g ,.reat raullon In avoiding offending either comlwtant. They have ceased send lng out prlvato correspondence. In fesr that some chance expression of theirs might be construed Into evidence of partiality. United States Minister Allen Is exert- ing pressilre to secure the releaso of their np lo train, us tho delay Is causing em barrassment. Tho Corean liborers will not accept bullion In payment for their services, while the rice merchants Ue mand specie. A party of persons at Chemulpo, lnnlud lng the bride of Dr. Stryker, the physician of the mines' hospital, Is at Chemulpo desiring to go to Unsan. where the minca are located, hut has been tdvlsed to wait, as Mr. Allen cannot guarantee the safety of the women. letters received from Hie American .mis sionaries at Ping Yang und other points In the north Indicate that they are allowed to continue their work unmolested. DISCOVER MINE INKER FORTRESS. Wires to Fire Vladivostok Defenaea lend to Chinese House. ST. PETERSBURG, March 27. A report from Vladivostok says thut a mine hus been discovered under the fortress with wires leading lo a Chinese house In the town. It Is stated on apparontly rellahle au thority thnt Vice Admiral Mukaroff s re port of his reconnoisance of the Eliot Islands yesterday contained the startling statoment that he captured a Junk filled with Chinese troops which was lieing towed by a Japanese gunboat. DAMI.OFP TO BE PI EMI I.EtllER. General Kouropatkla Rsyrrted to Stay at Makden. (Copyright, by New York Herald i"o., !t"4.) ST. PETERSBURG. March 27. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.l It Is stated that General Kouropatkin will remain at Mukden. The active leader, so to speak the Skoheleff of the war alii be General Daniloff. Kumur of Cblnrae Mutiny Denied. TIEN TSIN. March 2T. It Is learned upon reliable ofllelal authority th.it the rumors of disaffection and mutiny amongst the Chinese lmirlal troopa on the border, which have l ien current for several days, are absolutely unfounded. Colonel lluentiie of Chi a a Tal Kal s staff, who was sent to Port Arthur ten uavs ago to i.move tne rllVrrrd ,,y ,ie scan blights and were boi... Chinese from that city, letuineil to Ten, banted I.) the hatteiiea and by the guard. Tsin Saturday having satisfactorily AS neht breiik miimeu U refuge nua-iou, J ihrwueU. Uv(ieie&At cuuuudln JAPS ARE REPULSED Make Another Paring Attempt to Bottle Dp Harbor at Port Arthur. WATCHFUL RUSSIANS NIP PLAN IN B'JD Desperate Fire Opened by the 8hore Bat teries and Warsh p STEAMERS TURNED FROM THEIR COURSE Japanese Fire Ships Are Supported by Fix Torpedo B01M1. RUSSIANS LOSE SEVEN MEN IN FIGliT Tuo Japanese Ships Gronnded nnd Two Snnk llnrlnsj the Bombard ment, but Fate nf Men Is Not Known. ST. PETERSBUHG, March 27. Under cover of darkness this morning Vice Ad miral Togo made another desperate attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet In To: I Arthur, but he failed again, and when, alter daylight, Vice Admiral Mukaroff steamed out lo give battle, the Japutiese commander icfuscd the challenge nnd sailed nway. The Japanese practically repeated the, tactics of February S4, uy sending In four flreshis, preceded by a torpedo boat flotilla, with tho exception thai the tire ships this time we're urmed with Hotchki-M guns for the purpose of keeping off thu Russian torpedo boat destroyers. The enemy's attempt wns discovered by means or the snore searcniigniR, nuu n heavy tire was opened from the batteries. and from two giinbouts which were guard ing the entrain., to tho harbor. The Rus sian torpedo boat destroyer Stilnl wa out side on seouting duty and the dnsll anil liervo of lis coiuiniinrier, Lieutenant Ktinl klnl. is iMeflv due to the complete defeat of the plans nf the Japanese. He at once made straight for the oncoming ships, under 11 hall of fire from the Hotcbklss guns, and torpedoed the leading ship. Three of the ships were shelled and piled up on the. shore under Golden Hill and one under iho lighthouse. The ptllnl then en gaged the entire six torpedo i'oats of the enemy, coming out from ft lerrlflc fight with seven killed und the commander and welve. of Its complement wounded, but on file Japanese side only one Isjat's crew was saved. In addition, according to unofficial reports, it is believed that the Japanese lost two torpedo boats. The Japanese cruisers which support i the attack exchanged shots with the bat teries, and then drew off, after which Vice Admiral Makaroff took a steam launch and examined the llreshlps. An hour later the Japanese torpedo flotilla, followed by Vice Admiral Togo's fleet, came up from a southerly direction. Juat at daybreak Vice Admiral Makaroff, with his float, sailed out to engage the enemy, hut after the ships and batteries had fired a few long-distance, shots Vice Admiral Togo decided to decline the Ishuo and disappeared to the souths ward. The -newts, f the repulse f Vl" Admiral Togo's tecopd attempt to block Prl Ar thur cteated much rejoicing In the Russian capital and among all classes the gallantry of the Stlltil and Its commander Is the sub-' Ject cf high praise; but above nil the moral effect of Vlco Admlrul Makaroff's willingness to engage the enemy, showing that he coinidered himself strong enough to tight, produced u splendid Impression. In high oftlelnl clrcl-s this new effort to bottle tip the Russian fleet is looked upon us meaning only one thing, namely, thnt the Japanese, us stated by the As sociated Press on March 24, are now pre paring for a heavy landing of troops in tho gulf of Liao Tung, either at New Chwaug or on tho west coast ot the Maa churlan neutral zone, lo effect Whioh la safety the Immobility of Vice Admiral Makaroff's fleet Is absolutely essential, while Hie transports are being convoyed around the southern end of tho peninsula. If the attempt hud succeeded it would have required several days at least to blow up the steamers and clear away the wreckage, during which time the Japanese would be assured of non-interference In the carrying out of their purposes. The fail ure of the Japanese, movement may seri ously hamper their plans, as the Ice In the Lluo river is going out and when the river Is free from Ice its mouth can easily bo mined. The conviction continues to grow there thut the Japanese have concluded that It would be lnudvlsable to make a direct frontal attack on Manchuria from Corea against the whole Rusrlun army and that it would be necessary to land a flanking column In the gulf of Lino Tung to divide tin. attention of the Russians and If pos sible to seize the railroad and (lit off Port Arthur. The ground ubovo New Chwang Is perfectly fanilllur to the Japanese. Who occupied It for a year during the Chlno Japaneso wur. Some experts even go ro far ns to ex press the belief that Vice Admlrul Togo was covering the movement of transports In the gulf of Liao Tung this morning and therefore he was compelled to eierrlse great caution and to decline the Russian offer of n engagement. Another view of the Japanese admiral's purpose which la less believed, la that he believed that bombardment from Pigeon bay would be disastrous to the Russian fleet If it were compelled to remain In tho harbor, he having ascertained from obser vation thut the Russian ships Hlways pass out during the high angle bombardments and that a b'e shell dropped on a battle ship could ensllv f ierce the deck arid, ix plodlng. might completely destro it. An ofllelal dlspulch from Tort Arthur to the emperor says that nt I o'clock this morning searchlight s disclosed four lerge. merchant steamers making for the entrance to the hurboi. supported by six torpedi boa t s. A heavy (Ire was opened 011 them by tho batteries and some wai'-ddps. The toi pedo boat Stilhl. commanded by Lletiteuitiit Kiinikinl. tinned the merchant vessels from their course by blowing up the prow (if the first and then boldly attacked the enemy's torpedo boats. In the fierce fight whlrh followed Chief Engineer Swyereff of the Stilhl and six marines were killed and the commander and twelve men were Injured. MakarolTs Ofllelal Report. The JajuricHe plan to block up the en trance to Port Arthur was f rust ruled, how ever, und the channel la still clear. Vice Admiral MukurofT, commanding the Rus sian forces at Port Arthur, has sent the following telegram to thu emperor: I beg most humbly to report that at I o'cloi k this morning the enemy mude u second attempt to block the entrance to the Inner roadstead. For this purpose they dis patched lour large merchant steamers, con voked In six tori-. -do boats to the entrance. I' The enemy a ships weie promptlY ills- t
