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1 THE OMAHA DAILY HEK: MONDAY, MAKCTI 28. 100. the gurdbnt Ptllnt, attarkf-d the cnomy and destroyed the how of the foremost Japanese nd'umer with a torpedo. Tins steamer turned M the right and was fol lowed by two other, wltli the p'wult thitt the three were stranded to the right of the entrance. A fourth steamer went to tlie rinht of the enemy's ships and likewise sink to the mde of the fairway. The Htllnl then battled with the enemy' six torpedo boatnt Engineer Artificer Swyereff una six seamen were killed and the com mander and twelve senriien were wounded. At daybreak the enemy's battle-ship and cruiser squadrons appeared, and 1 pro reeded with the fleet under my charge to meet h enemy. The second attempt of the Japanese to block the entrance to Port Arthur has tailed, thanks to the cnerg-tlc defense hy the sea and land forces, who acted ns they did during the first attempt. The harbor remains perfectly clear. A further telegram to the emperor from Vice Admiral Makaro:; says: 1 respectfully report that the enemy hav ing withdrawn t re.-r.:ed to I lie liar nor wuh the fleet. The torpedo boat destroyer fltllnl. which sttatineu on u roef on account of damage raused to Its eiiainns hy one of the en emy's shells, was floated during the course of th flight and. entered the harbor, thanks to inn energy or Its crew. Ita com mander, Lieutenant If.iinlklnl. who was voghtly wounded tn the arm, uld not quit il post. On the flreshlps were Infernal machines, the wires connected with which were cut by lieutenant Kedroff and Ensign Pll niiudsky of 4 he Irregulars, whom I dis patched oh this task. They boarded one of the steamers as soon as It stopped, cut the eleclrio wire and extinguished the fire, which would have lit up the entrance of the harbor to the enemy in the roadstead. In the morning a floating mine was found bearing an Infernal machine, but the lat ter was successfully removed. The In spection made showed that the steamers utilised as flreshlps Were not old. They were each of about 2,(i0 tons and were armed with light caliber guns. Jast After Moonrlse. Tha following official dispatch has been received from Ueneral ttmlrneff: PORT ARTHUR. March 27.-I.aat night after moonrlse the Japanese attempted to block the entrance to the harbor. Four flreshlps were seot toward the port con voyed by a torpedo flotilla. Toward 2:15 a, m. the approach of the enemy's ships waa perceived by tha guardshlps and batteries, which opened on them heavily. Tiie flreshlps were preceded by torpedo boat and followed at a considerable dis tance by larger ships, which opened tire , on the forts, supporting the action of the flreshlps and torpedo boats. Owing to the heaviness of our artillery fir and tha holding of our torpedo boats the flreshlps did not reach the entrance to tha harbor. Two of them grounded on a reef under Golden Hill, another sank be hind the first turn of the channel, struck by a, torpedo from one of our boats, and the fourth sank, ita bowa touching a Japa nese, steamer sunk In tha previous attempt off Majstachanaja Onroda. The entrance to the harbor remalne clear. A Hotchklss, one-Inch caliber, quick flrer, waa found aboard one of the sunken steam era, from which a lire had been kept up . on our torpedo boata. A boat left each of the mnken ships carrying their crews. One of these I believed to have been picked up. Toward 4 o'clock a. m. the enemy's tor pedo boats retired and the bombardment ceased Vice Admiral Makaroff at once proceeded In a steam launch to Inspect the enemy'r sunken steamers. The ensmy's torpedo boata reappeared at t O'clock this morning. They were sighted south of Port Arthur and the batteries re opened on them. Toward 6 o'clock the en emy' squadron appeared on the horizon and oura steamed out to meet it. At 6:H0 the batteries opened Are. Our shins and batteries soon ceased and the Japanese drew on to the southeast, evidently de. dining an engagement. At 10 a. m. they disappeared Russians Were on tinard. CHE POO, March 27. The Japanese have made another attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur. At S o'clock this (Sunday) morning four stone-laden steamers, escorted by eight torpedo boat, approached the harbor. Thejr were discovered by the Rus sian vessel, on scouting duty and a they drew 'nearer the Russian fort and the ship which were anchored In the road stead opened Are on them and aunk them The Japanese fleet, which consisted of sixteen ship all told, remained oft Port Arthur until daylight. At this hour the Russian vessel weighed anchor, whereupon the Japanese vessels disappeared. The fate of the crewa on the stone-laden . steamer I not known. Since the arrival - at Port Arthur of Vice Admiral Makaroff the Russian fleet has been more active. Uo'n Visit Knds. ! SEOUL., March 27. Marquis Ito and his ci suit left hero todsy. General IJIchl, who V waa formerly military attache to the .'! Japanese legation here, did not accompany J him. i - Aftef a farewell audience of the em peror. Marquis Ito waa entertained at dln ' ner by hla -majesty. The departure of the marquis and hi party was attended by Corean official and the diplomatists In Seoul. During hi stay here Marquis Ito waa ahowa distinguished consideration by th emperor of Core and the crown prince. Ill visit ha resulted In reassuring the people of Core and in paving the way for an extension of Japanese Influence. At state function Marquis Ita always advised deliberation, gradual reform and that no Increase be made In the Corean army, and there Is no question but that the advloe of Japan will be accepted. The mission of Marquis Ito has lessened politi cal friction between Japan and Core and It will make easier the task of the Japan ese advisor who ultimately will officiate here. Core will send a return mission to Japan. The official to head this mission has not yet been chosen, but the emperor deslrss that Tl Chi Ting, a former minis ter of foreign affairs, be selected for this post Tl Chi Ting hesitate to undertake th mission, fearing to become too much Identified with the pro-Japaneae party of Cores. Vleeray Appelated Lord Warden. LONDON, March 27. -It Is officially an nou need that Baron Curxon of Keddleston viceroy of India, haa been appointed lord warden of the Cinque ports, in succession to the late marquis of Ballsbury. IIWimHMBMMlimHOiaiWMMIIWHIMIIIHa CUT OUT THI1 COUPON. Omaha Be Exposition Coupon A Trip to St. Louis via The Wabash ONE 0b Yt tor. AddMM. Town. CUT THIS OUT-DepoaU at Be Offlc or mall to "Exposition Department." Omaha Bae, Omaha, Nebraska. CUT OUT Omaha Deo Exposition Coupon A Trip to St. Louis via The Wabash PREPAYMENT COUPON it. .Votes for. Addrm , Town. Seatl Bm t (oama). Addrttg. Thl aoupon. when accompanied by eouxita 10 vote ror enun peia. iw A subaortpllon cannot t prepaid Daudeit at Be OfOo or mail Oanaha, Neb. WIDE AREA IS BLACKENED Fait Week a Diiasirom One in the Upper Elkhorn 7 lej. PRAIRIE FIRES CAUSE GREAT LOSSES Sot Confined to Any One Locality, bat (Martina In Mnmerons Places Defy All F.fforts to Check Them. NORFOIK. Neb., March 27.-(8peclal.) As a result of the terrific prairie fires which raged through northern Nebraska counties during a great part of the past week many hundred auuare miles of the choicest hay lands are today blackened and swept clean of their products, the Northwestern Rail road company Is loser by several tnousana dollars and dosens and doxens of ranch men have been driven out of their hounes only to watch the unchecked fire eat up their barns, their homes, their live stoca and their granaries. Fortunately there was no loss of lire. though narrew escapes wsre experienced by the families csught unconsciously In their homes or penned between two separ ate flames. Near Atkinson a pitiful scene was caused. John Copp, an old man affllctea witn pa ralysis, lay helplesa and alone In his farm- houso when the flames began to mow ui- rectly for his home. On and on tne nre came, running across the dry grass, with a wind blowing sixty miles an hour at its back. The house was directly In the patn of the blaxe and it seemed that its de struction was wholly Inevitable. The craokllna- flame leaped up at his harn ana burned it. with the live tock Inside. Then It took the outbuilding and wa making for the house, some little distance beyond, when an army of men from Atkinson, rid ing for their lives, drew up and burned the guards around the building, which kept it from the Are. Northeast of Atkinson, at the farm or Oeorge Raymerg, fire guards were set that would have saved the property, when sud denly the flames started In an unexpected spot and sneaked up to the barn Derore a check could be set. The live tock was set free, hut a lot of young calves ran back Into the furnace and were burned alive. Engine Marts Fire. The Atkinson fire started from a North western engine at the home of David Baker, who only saved hi house by hard fighting. A bridge at lnman was burned by the same engine and the next passenger train along was delayed for eight hours. From Baker's It ran north, taking in Its path the stable at a schoolhouse, Clopp's buildings, the barns of K. Fullerton and much hay and many telephone poles. It ran Into Eagle creek, where control was gained. Simultaneously with this, a fiercer flr raged eighteen miles from Atkinson. Many homes were burned entirely by this. It destroyed the homes of Fuller & Sons and Murray Bros., besides many others whose losses have not been learned. One man who fought It was severely burned in the face and his team of horses were burned to death before his eyes. This Was stopped at Mlnnlte church. The fire which caused so much alarm In Rock county started In Loup. Alarms were given all over the county by tele phone and four big groups of men went out to fight it. Myers and Mrs. Patch lot their homes and all. The Flke school house burned. II. Runte, J. C. Rupert and J. I Ammon were heavy losers. Sparks from a chimney at the home of E. Busslnger started a second disastrous blaxo. Many cattle were burned. The whole west side of . Keya Paha county, too, was licked off by the flames. The fire which brought a special train from Long Pine to Newport for protection started nt the home of Ros Childs, eight miles south of Hammond. He had been burning hay bottom land Tuesday night. The fire was held till Wednesday and the wind fanned It into a blase. In a solid sheet many miles wide it rolled up through that land, reputed to be the greatest hay land of America. F. A. Kenny, Lou Brown, Mr. Dawson, Carl and Charles Fink, O. Nelson, Frank Cole, Byron Conrad, Charles Chestnut, Bteve Miller and George Barber lost heavily, many of them their homes. Besides these - were Lou Cush, Harry Patch, John l.lnkle, Jerry Keller and Avon Emith. Plucky, School Teacher. Miss Rose Stahl, a pretty and plucky school teacher at Hammond, proved a heroine of the best type. When the fire was seen coming, she mounted a swift galloper and rode for many miles without rest, setting fire guards to save the town. And she won In her fight. Still another Are was that which origi nated In Wheeler county and swept In a path seven miles wide up Into Holt county, threatening O'Neill, Amelia, Cham era and many other places. The villages of Simmons and Ray were burned off the map. Already the Northwestern railroad has sent a claim agent out over the entire burned district to sum up the losses for which that Ill-fated locomotive Is responsi ble, and the claims will be settled In full. Many of the farmers snd ranchmen have begun this soon to rebuild and carloads of lumber sre being distributed throughout the territory for reconstruction. "We have met with bad luck." said one of the men who lost by the fire, "but you can bank on the nerve of the westerner VOTE Nam. tat, THIS COUPON. Nam. tat. a cash prepaid subscription to TH B BKJS, votes ror ea.cn auuar paia. eio. until th amount due to date ha been paid. Id "ExpoeUlua Departiueut," Omaha Bee, and we are going to stay with It In spite of the reverse." The losses will exceed UW.onO. HOOD PROGRAM FOR TEAt 1IF.R. Two Associations to Mold Conventions This Week. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) . LINCOLN. March 27. tSpeclal -Programs for the annual meetings of the Cen trsl Nebrsska Educstlonal association at Aurora and the Southeastern as.rclatlon, which meets at Beatrice, have been re ceived at the office of the state superin tendent. Both will be held at the same time, March SO, 31 and April 1. The special features of the Aurora meet ing are: Frank R. Robertson with his Illustrated lecture; W. W. Stetson, super intendent of instruction of Maine; a de clamatorV contest, a high school debate, a rural school rally, a spelling contest. "Twentieth Century Farm Life" by Deputy State Superintendent McBrlen, the "Geog raphy of Nebraska" by O. E. Condra of the state university. Woods brothers quar tet, the Philharmonic orchestra and Au rora's best soloists. The special features of the Beatrice meet ing Include: Interhigh school debate on the question, "Resolved, That the United States Is Justified In Its Action Toward the Panama Republic." On the affirmative side will be representatives of the high schools of Beatrice, Pawnee City, Fall City snd Humboldt. On the negative side will be Wymore. Wllher, Nebrsska City and Falrbtiry. Superintendent Stetson of Maine, ,T. I,. McBrlen with the same lecture he will deliver at Aurora, State Superin tendent Fowler with his lecture on "Single Teachers of 20 Against Married Teachers of 40," a sywposlum on "How to Pave the Boys," closing with an adilreps by the Rev, Fletcher Wharton of Lincoln. Both as sociations have prepared a strong program aside from the features n entloned. The county commissioners of Lancaster county are going after the delinquent tax payers and expect In a short time to clean up thousands of dollars of back taxes. Foreclosures will be made on property upon which the owners are delinquent In their tax payment for one year. By resolution the county treasurer Is authorized to act In conjunction with the county attorney and to prepare by May 15 a list of all prop erty upon which taxes are delinquent for more than a year and at once Institute proceedings for recovery. A petition pro viding for the foreclosure Is to be filed with the county clerk not later than July 1. The county treasurer Is also requested to act In conjunction with the city treasurer. The Lincoln Improvement society, which has done much toward beautifying Llneoln, la Just now, through a special eommlt'ee composed of T. M. Hodgmsn. Lewis Greg ory, John E. Miller. A. Rohblns. Elmer Stephenson. J. M. Oulle and M. J. Watigh, going after the bad sidewalks. Lincoln sidewalks are notoriously bad, even though the sidewalk ordinance Is said to be one of the best In the country. WAYXK C'OISTY HAS A CANDIDATE. Endorses J. P. Manning for Commis sioner of Pnl.llo Lands. WAYNE, Neb., March 27. (Special Tele gram.) At the republican county commit tee meeting, held here yesterday afternoon, strong resolutions endorsing the candidacy of Hon. J. R. Manning lor commissioner of public lands and buildings were passed and the delegates Instructed for him. Reso lutions were also passed endorsing Picel- dent Roosevelt and Congressman J. J. Mc Carthy.- The delegates to the state convention are C. M. Crlven, T. A. Lundberg, A. A. Welch, C. A. Chace, Mr. Snngrass, E. W. Huse, II. E. Elmons, C. I'. Jonv, M. S. Moats, W. F. Scars and George C. Merrill. Congressional: W. H. Mch1, j. j. Wil liams,. Frank Tracy, Fred French, F. M. Northrop, J. M. Coloman, Feter Kauts, W H. Gibbon, James O. Miller and Frank Francis. A resolution endorsing the action of the state committee In recommending the noml nation of United States senators by tho state convention was passed. Ilntler f'onnty Teachers Meet, DAVID CITY, Neb., March 27. -(Special.) The eleventh annual session of the edu cational convention of Butler county was held In the Congregational church In this city Friday and Saturday. The afternoon session Friday consisted of music and readings. Friday night Edmund Vance Cooke delivered a lecture on "Pot Luck with a roet." which was well received. The program Saturday wna lectures by Deputy State Superintendent J. L. McBrlen, W. H. Clemmnna of the Fremont Normal. E. A. Ross and music hy local talent. Saturday evening the teachers were en tertained by Ptof. W. M. Davis and his high diving dog, which was greatly en Joyed by all. The convention was well at tended by the teachers from Butler snd adjoining counties. Farmers Are Organising-. WALTON. Neb., March 27. (Special.) The farmers organised here last night a branch of the Fnrmers' Co-Operatlve Ship ping association. Much Interest was aroused and stock subscriptions began. Several hundred dollars was paid In before the close of the meeting. C. Vincent of Omaha was present by Invitation and addressed the assembled fnrmers. Permanent organiza tion was made and soliciting committees chosen to canvasj for stock subscriptions. Oaya for World's Fair. GUERNSEY, Vyo., March 26.-(Speelal.) This region will be represented at the World's fair by one of th finest displays of onyx ever exhibited. J. J. Haupjinff Is now quarrying s?vrra! largo blocks of beautifully colored onyx from his mines In Onyx canon. The exhibit will be in the form of a pyramid, the base block being pure white and ten feet square. Each block will be of a different color. The exhibit will be placed In the Wyoming display In the mines and mining building. Iloniesrrkrrs' Rates to orth Dakota. Every Tuesday until October 25 the Chi cago Oreat Western railway will sell round trip tickets to points In the sbove named state at a great reduction from the usual fare. For further Information apply to Geo. F. Thomas, general Agent, 1312 Far nam street, Omaha, Neb. COMBES TALK.S OF I.Ol BET'S VISIT. Allude to I'ontlR'a Criticism as Being the Pope's Business. ROME, March 27. Newspupers here pub lish an Interview with M. Combes, the French premier. In which .e says that the forthcoming visit of President Loubet Is not only a courtesy from the prebideut of the French republic to King Victor Em munutl, but that It is a visit "from a friend called France to a friend called Italy," the relations of which countries sre now as close aa posslblu. M Combes uddsd that President Loubet never dreamed of visiting the pope. Concerning the speech delivered by the i pontiff In receiving the members of the sacred college on his name day, March IS, in which he criticises the French govern ment for Its treatment of the clergy and the religious orders, and ugalnst which speech the French ambassador at the Vati can haa entered a protect, the premier said: It is the pope's business, and he can do what he thinks best. '1 t o Vatican hus nut observed the concordat and it would be mure frank and more loyal to announce it MS ended I .r..l. i,Knnl tin- x...wh of Pope Plu und Foreign Minister 1-Ii ami protested likewise ani.niHt the Iriterveiitlnn of th pope In uueslions which were not spiritual and which contemplated Mi WUVVIIUI, RAMBONE ASKS FOR INQUIRY Belieres He Wu U'jiitly Oonvioted of the Cuban Fraud t. IRRIGATION CONDITIONS IN OREGON Belter Methods of Irrigation Are Said to Prevail, bat More Econ omical I ae of Water la I rged. WASHINGTON, March 27.-Senator Piatt of Connecticut, chairman of the senate committee on relations with Cuba, has received from Major E. J. Rathbone an appeal for a review of his case by con gress. He calls attention to the Investi gation of the protests agalnat the con firmation of General Leonard Wood had recently hy the senate committee on mili tary affairs. Major Rathbone has on file with Sena tor Piatt's committee a request for nn Investigation of the circumstances under which he was convicted of the Cuban frauds, but no action has ever been taken In the matter. Major Rathbone's Interest In the fight made recently against General Wood was because of his belief that Gen eral Wood used undue Influence In bring ing about his (Rathbone's) conviction. It Is asserted also that the late Senator Hanna's Interest In the case was due to his belief that Major Rathbone was dealt with unju.tly. Major Rathbone uses. In his appeal to congress, all of the comment concerning his case which was made by Senator llannn In his brief regarding the Wood case, which was offered In executive session and Is now a confidential document of the sen ate. Major Rathbone bases his claim for an investigation upon his "right to be heard as an American cltlxen." Irrigation In Oregon. The census bureau today Issued a pre liminary report on Irrigation In Oregon In 1)2. It shows that the Irrigation condi tions, there were above the average. Bet ter methods of management and a more economical use of the ordinary water sup ply are urged In order greatly to Increase the number of acres that may be brought under Irrigation. In 1902 the number of farms reported was 6.133, with an Irrigated area of 439.SS1 acres, an Increase since 1S99 of 51,671 acres, or 13.3 per cent for the three years. The per cent of Increase for the ten years from 1SS9 to 1R99 was 11.2. In 1902 2,666 Irrigating systems were In operation, representing a total construction cost of $2.W9.609. an aver age of $R18 per system and $4.75 per Irri gated acre. The total length of main canals and ditches was 3.653 miles, an average of 1.4 miles per system. The aggregate number of acres Irrigated by tha 2,117 systems receiving water from streams whs 41.925, belonging to 4,978 farms. The average cost per acre was $4.81. The 114 systems supplied with water from springs Irrigated 10.759 acres on 131 farms, the average cost per acre being $2.13. Twenty-four well systems Irrigated 297 acres, representing twenty-four farms, at an avenge cost per acre of $15.27. The stream systems cost. Initially, $2,062, 18S for 3.604 miles of main canals and ditches and the ordinary dams and head gates. The first cost of the spring sys tems was $22,986, and the length of main ditches was forty-nine miles. The con struction of the well systems was $4636. Expert Telegrapher Head. Harry L. Wilson, one of the most ex pert telegraphers in the country and for some years day chief operator for the Associated Press In this city, died today of neuralgia of the heart, aged 44 years. He leaves a widow and eight children. LOOK FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENTS. Com In r of Spring; Expected to Bring; Active I.nnd Operation. (Copyright hy New York Herald Co., 1W1.) WASHINGTON. March 27. fNew York Herald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) Military men here are now looking for more rapid developmenta In the land campaigns In the far east. The firmness with which Vic Admiral Makaroff ap pears to be handling the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, which is shown to be still open, deuplte previous reports It has been closed, caused an Impression most favor able to Russian prestige. General Kouropatktn's hurried Journey toward Manchuria leads to a general be lief that when the natural battleground of Manchuria Is released from the grasp of winter the Russian plan of campaign will become aggressive. Even from the meager advices received In Washington it Is evident that Russia Is maintaining a strict surveillance over the operations and tendencies of the Chinese army In the northern part of the empire. General Yuan Chat Kal. the Chinese commander, Is known to be a violent pro-Japanese sympathiser who Introduced a system of Instruction by Japanese officers In the Chinese service. He Is constantly sus pected by Russia of working to embroil China In the present war as an active ally of Japan, despite the declared neu trality of China. Russia holds more grave fears than does any other power of the danger of viola tion of Chinese neutrality. Russia Is ex tremely anxious to know to what length the United States will Join with the other neutral powers In enforcing the mainte nance of neutrality in China. Secretary Hay, who addreased all the powera on the aubject of neutrality, was satisfied with their adherence to the principle. There fore no agreement was made as to action If China did threaten at any future time to Join In the war. Tell Thl to loir Wife. Electric Bitters cure female complaints, surely snd Safely; dispel headaches, back aches, nervousness or no pay. 60c. For sals by Kuhn & Co. FLOODS STOP BANQUET Democrats Have Turned Fund Over to City Relief Committee at Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. March J7.-Be-cause of the flood that has swept Orand Ruplda the banquet planned by the Dem ocratic club, which was to have been at tended by guests of national prominence, has been abandoned and will not be held. The funds subscribed have been turned over to the city relief committee and the ue of the Auditorium leased for several days' occupancy has been given to the flood sufferers. Already many have been fed there. All ape&Jters have been notified of the action of the club and will be asked to speak later, although no date has been set for the event. General Nelson A. Mile hud been expected to speak on patriotism, but had sent a letter of regret owing to Illness In his family. NEBRASKAN USES OIL FOR FUEL Makes Voyage from Ban Franrlseo tn Sw York with Cargo f Oil. NEW YORK, March 27-The American Hawaiian line steamer Nebraskan arrived today from San Francisco and San Diego. Cal., with a large cargo of wine, etc. The Nebrakkan la flited Willi an equipment to burn oil as fuel. It left Sun Francisco January Sft, and used the oil continuously and successfully throughout th voyage, enabling It to steam direct to Nsw Tork without making tho usu tl stops at coal ports. The Nebraskan left 6an Franclco with two tona of coal on board. WORLD'S FAIR AT SHANGHAI (Continued from First Page.) out Into pieces and transported by railroad to Philadelphia tor exhibition on the cen tennial grounds. It was placed in a build ing and was slowly being cut up by relic hunters when the building took lire and all that was left of t was consumed. The Niagara Is the only survivor of the memor able victory of September 10, 1813. Ised as Standard at Sheffield. American manufacturers have again In vaded th "enemy'" country. Up in the bureuu of atandard. a branch of the De partment of Commeruo, are exhibited a number of metal tapes manufactured by th Lufkln Rul company of Saginaw, Mich. One side of these tapes Is divided Into Inches and fractions of ah Inch. The other side is marked off In mlllmetets. These tapes have been adopted as the standard In Sheffield, th horn of the Eng lish steel manufacture, and the Sheffield people have discovered that they can pur chase of the Saginaw concern better and cheaper steel tapes of this variety than they can make themselves. Insists on t lean Money, Representative John Wesley Galnca of Tennessee has won the commendation of nearly every business house in the coun try through his efforts In behalf of "clean money." Mr. Gaines tiees no reason why the Treasury department should not keep Its presses running long enough to supply all demands for new bills at all times. The only real obstacle In tho way Is the cost of expreseage upon national banknotes and silver certificates to and from the treas ury. But inasmuch as the federal govern ment Is th direct gainer every time a bill Is lost or destroyed It might pay the cost of transfer without any real expense whatever. Mr. Oalnea Is a -persistent gentleman. Rebuffs do not swerve him from his purpose and he Is Certain to suc ceed In his efforts eventually, especially as he has practically the entire population be hind him. Kclfer Conies to l ife Again. J. Warren Kelfer of Ohio will In all hu man probability re-enter political life with the convening of the Fifty-ninth congress. General. Kelfer was a gallant soldier of the civil war and ngalti won a star on his shoulder during the war with Spuln. He was elected as a compromise to the speak ership of the Forty-seventh congress and m&do a flat failure as the presiding officer of the house of representatives. Ho could not control civilians as he controlled sol diers and the minority. In consequence, won several victories to which they were not entitled. He made himself exceed Incly unpopular with the newspaper frater nity by throwing open the press gallery of the house to his personal friends on the day of adjournment, and killed him self politically by appointing two relatives to lucrative positions us "stenographers to committees," to serve during the recess st $417 I er month each when there was ahso- lutsly nothing whatever to be done and neither was a stenographer. This action, followed by an unwarranted attack upon General H. V. Boynton, which resulted fn the complete exoneration of the latter, proved irelfcr's undoing. He was not re elected after the Forty-eighth congress ad Journed. But time has healed the wounds of twenty yetrs ago and those who Op posed him then nre perfectly willing to help him today, which will assure his re turn to his seat In the house. Getting; Bendy to Qnlt. The annual discussion over the adjourn ment of congress corminecs seriously with St Patrick's day. Those who know all about the adjournment of congress usually are found predicting the dissolution of the long session about the middle of May. This year, however, the wiseacres have set the middle of April or the first of May at the furthest for conpress to adjourn this year. If congress gets away by the first of June it will maii a precedent for 100 years. In 1SP3-4 when congress met on the first Monday In November an adjourn ment was had In May. But since congress has been meeting on the first Monday In December the earliest long session of con gress adjourned on June 7 and that was away back lr. the '40s. FATAL HOTEL FIRE AT QUINCY Former Actress Burns to Death and Waitress Leaps from Third Story and Is Killed. Qt'TNCT. 111.. March 7.-F1re today in the Hotel Neweomb resulted In the death of Rose McDonald and Antoinette Bron lskl, two employes of the house. Flames were discovered shortly after midnight la the annex, occupied by servants, and the entire building was quickly filled with rmoke. The guests were aroused and poured out In their nlghtrobes, hut the flames were chiefly confined to the separate section In which the Are originated. Rose McDonald, formerly on actress and recently from Chi cago, was suffocated In her room and her body was afterwards badly burned In her bed. swuuineiiB uroniKKi, a waitress, waa penned In by the flames and compelled to Jump from a third-story window. Her skull was crushed on the brick pavement and she died at the hospital an hour later Margaret Connell. Elisabeth Mvera and Josephine Ixhr. all waitresses, were badly burned, but not fatally. Th total financial loss will not exceed $20,000. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money if fAW) oiHiMENT falls to cure you In six to fourteen days. 50c. JAPANESE SHIPS ARRIVE Passengers Reflect Far Eastern Sentl. ment "W hich Anticipates the I Ul ulate Defeat of Russia. PORTLAND. Ore., March ?7.-The Port land & Asiatic liner Indrapura arrived here today from Japanese porta with a full cargo of merchandise, which Included ex hlbita for the St. Louis fair. It also brought 8. Nsgal and Y. Shlmado, Japan ese fair commissioners snd forty-six Japanese passengers. According to the passengers of the In drapura all the white people In the far east express confidence that ultimately Japan will defeat Russia. While the puople have little real news of the progress of the events at th front, thy are given to understand that the war la resulting in a decided advantage to Japanese arms and with thla they are satisfied to make every possible sacrifice The woslthlsn classes In Japan have ten dered to the government all their earthly possessions to prosecute the war, and tn aome rases nobles have even pawned their Jewels to raise money to contribute to the war fund. Always .RufBetnkcr the Full Nu I axative romo Qumtna Cures a CoM One Usy, Crpln 3 Dy en every tvex. 33 IMPEACHMENT CASE IN HOUSE Jndji Bwfyne'a Cam Mar Follow Scnd:y Civil B.ll. PURE FOOD BILL OPPOSED IN SENATE Enemies of the Measure Will Seek to Prevent Ita Consideration ny Keeping; It In the llark round. WASHINGTON, March !7.-The sundry civil bill hns the right-of-way In the house this week and Chairman Hemenway be lieves that It will require the whole week to dispose of the measure. . Should tills not be the case, two special orders have been set to follow it-pension bills und the omnibus claims bill. Judge Chniics Swaync's Impeachment Is now properly before the house nnd is u matter of the hlglnst privilege. Mr. Pnlmer Is In charge of this case and says that he will not press It during consideration of the sundry civil bill, but he will call up the case at the conclusion of thnt measure. While the minority views arc. to be tiled In this case by Representat: Glllctt of Cali fornia, It Is expected Unit the decision Of the house can be reached without prolonged discussion. Oppose Pure Food BUI. Senator Heyburn has given notice that tomorrow he will move to take up the pure food bill, but the enemies of that measure will seek to prevent consideration of It by constantly keeping appropriation bills be fore the Semite. This policy was made plain by the early adjournment of the sen ate on Saturday,-' which was taken to pre vent the completion of the District of Columbia appropriation bill on thnt day, thus forcing It over and affording material In the way of appropriation legislation for discussion on Monday. The opponents of the pure food hill count on continuing the discussion hf the district bill until the postoffice appropriation bill can be reported from committee. The post office bill will receive Its first attention at tho hands of the committee on postofflces tomorrow, und there will be an effort to report It by Tuesday or Wednesday. If the district bill Is passed before the postoffice bill Is ready for consideration the conference report on the army appropria tion bill, or tho bill authorising a new de partment building In Washington, may be mado to servo the purpose of holding off the pure food bill. Senator Heyburn an nounces his Intention to call up the pure food bill, If possible, and says he will use his best efforts to secure Its passage. GENERAL, OSBORXE DIES BVDDBXLY. Stricken with Apoplexy While Visit. Ingr In Wnshlnsrton. WASHINGTON, March 27. Brevet Major General Thomas O. Osborne of Chicago, for many years United States minister to the Argentine Republic who came to Washington a few day ago with his niece, Mrs. C. L Hasklns of Des Moines, la., for a visit, died here of apoplexy thin after noon. The funeral will take place on Wednesday next and It Is expected that. In view of General Osborne's distinguished services In the United States volunteers during the civil war, that full military honors will be accorded. The Interment will be made In the Arlington National cemetery. DEATH RECORD. Cornelia Urlnnell Willi. WASHINGTON, Mureh 27. Mrs. Cornelia Orlnnell Willis, widow of the author, N. P. Willis, 1s dead here, aged 80 years. 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