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Daily Bee. DON'T BELIEVE IT TILL VOU SHF IT IN THE BEE If The Dee Say It HappenedIt Did. Rumors Are Labeled It Printed. I 1- liBTAHLISllEl) JUNLV OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, fVl'RIL 4, 1904. 8IXGLK COPY TUltEH CENTS. T: Omaha r FEARED Butila it Taiing Efsry Precaution to Atoid Trouble Darin j Enter Wek IGNORANT CLASSES EASILY AROUSED Fall Stories Liable to Wo:k People Into a Religiont Tunty sujnaasnaansk MUCH UNEASINESS FELT OYER REPORTS Odeiia Ha Cotffdenr.. in tbe Governor in Charge of City. LOOKED UPON AS ENERGETIC AND HUMANE Warning Printed la th Paper and riMrt4 About the City Prona islng; Severe Punishment to Disturbers. ST. PETERSBURG. April -Reports re ceived by the ministry of the Interior Indi cate that the precautionary measures taken to prevent anti-Jewish disturbances during Easter week, when the Ignorant are easily groused to a sort of religious ' frenzy against the Jew by the dissemination of tale atorlea regarding "blood atonement," rill reautt In the avoidance of trouble. la spite of the precautions It la feared there may be rioting, but the authorities nay be relied upon to suppress these with a, etrong hand. Tbe following telegram was received today from Odessa: "Reports of anti-Jewish disturbances, Which are alwaye common at Easter time, cause more uneaslnesa than usual ttala year becauae of occurrence of last year. The authorities have confidence la Oo amor Eldhardt, who Is In charge of the city and w'ho la an energetic and humans tnan, aa well aa in Baron Kaullwrs, com mander of tbe troopa In southern Russia. Under the clreumstartcea any serious dis turbances are considered Impossible." The newspapers have printed warnings and the city Is placarded with warnings that all who disturb the peace will be se verely punished. BEAR NOW SNAHLS AT LORD CTRZON. Russia Protease Perfect Confidence la brent Britain. BT. FETKR8BURO, April 1-The news papers conttnuo to discuss the British ex pedition to Thibet and the speech of the viceroy of India, Lord Cunon of Keddlng ton, March 80, at Calcutta, when he re viewed the last five years of Indian admin istration and referred to the government's watchful policy, but most of them in a Singularly dispassionate tone. The Bourse Oasette openly suggests that King Edward Is planning sn entente be tween Oreat Britain and Russia and then ays;. , There is no need for alarm. We have 'fceen-ccutomed elnce the days of DUraell and Balls bury to such veiled threats (re ferring to !rd Cureon's speech). Tndlan Secretary Brodrlck's announcement of big guns for India has broken no bones nor is any one frightened by the forthcoming British naval demonstration In the Medl , terranean. The . rant i that . the written fareis- rillcy is now In higher hands than Lord uraon's and we all know that a sincere, peaceful and loyal Influence Is being ex erted by King Edward. There is no longer doubt of British neutrality and there la no reason for apprehension regarding the promise of a friendly agreement wlih Russia concerning Thibet. We are only curious to aee how Great Britain will ex plain armed aggression In a Chinese prov ince. , , . The Rusa says that Oreat Britain took a leaf out of Japan's bonk on . the "way to open hostilities by attacking the Thibetans Without a declaration of war. The Novoe Vremya says: Two American millionaires hnve nhnntred the destinies of India. Since Lord Cursnn became Ixird Kitchener's brother-ln-liiw their DcrsonxlltieM seem to have been merged. Cursnn stmke with the words of Kitchener on the 0lacls theory and Kitch ener adopted the policy of Curscm by send ing an alleged diplomatic mission Into Thibet. The Ulncls theory Is all right so long as It has to do with unarmed foea. The mistake of the Novoe Vremya In peaking of Lord Curson and Lord Kitch ener as brothers-in-law probably emanated from the rumor in circulation some time Mo that Ixrd Kitchener waa to marry Visa Daisy Letter, a sister of Lady Cursnn. The Olacls theory to which the Novoe Vremya refers waa contained In lord Curson's Calcutta speech, in which he said that' India resembled a fortress beyond whose wall there existed on one side a glacis of varying breadth and dimensions, which they did not desire to occupy, but which they could not afford to see occupied by a foe. WANT RIGHT TO slK II , RUSSIA. lotted States Ambassador MeCormtck Negotiating for Treaty. ST. PETERSBURG. April S. Ambassador MoOermfek Is negotiating for a treaty which will give to United States corpora tions the right to sue In Russian courts and Russian corporations the right to sue In the courts of the United States. Under the Russian law, the United States cor porations cart be sued but cannot aue in th eourta of the empire. This has caused United States firms great annoyance, as well aa losses In the past. In addition tbe ambassador hopes to secure In the treaty a broad clauae, whlob will ' automatically give to United Slates corporations all privileges In whatever character enjoyed now by ths corporations of any other foreign country. Although there are difficulties In the way of the accomplishment of the desired result, the ambassador's advice baa been met in the friendliest spirit and the Indications are that' his negotiations will terminate eue cesafully. The only countries now enjoying the pri vilege which Ambaasador McCormlck is atrivlng to obtain for the United States, are Germany, Oreece, Bulgaria and Italy. RODRIGVEE' FIHBWORKJ GIVE Ol'T. Inanrgent General Abandon Town for Lack af Ammunition. CAPB HATTIIN. April I. A dispatch re ceived her from Monte Crlstl. San lo nilngo, reports that General Eplfanio Rod rlguea, being without ammunition, aban doned the town and embarked on the Ger man ateamer Hlspanla for St. Thomas. This news is confirmed by the Dominican consul here. , ' It I rumored - that Generals Rodrlgues and Navarro are trying to etart a move ment In favor of former President Horatio Vasques. They are now believed to he marching on Santiago de Lo Caballeroa and Porto Plat. A score of Dominican refugees arrested her war aent back to San Domingo ,to day by th Dominican consul. nil buss orritiai. residence. Lady Mlate. aa Invalid la Burning Structure, Safely Removed. OTTAWA. Ont.. April l.-Th ow wing f Rldeau halt the official raldnc of th amousrai. jrag deUyA fez Am lax RIOTS ARE d. jmt anxiety was at first felt for th of 'Idy Mlnto. who was lying In t ".'he apsrtments with a fractured leg, rr removal was accomplished wlthc 'fcjulty. Rldcau was purchased as the1 val residence thirty-six years ago and, K about IKW.OfiO. The damage by fire t ,ut SoO.nnO, PRICES EDWARD PASSES AWAY. Favorite of the Conrt of England Sueeemh to Pnenmonln. BERLIN. April 3.-Prlncess Edward of Saxe-Welmar died here today of acute pneumonia. Princess Edward of Saxe-Welmar was Lady Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox and was morganatlcally married to Prince Edward In 1V1. She waa a daughter of the fifth duke of Richmond. Queen Victoria granted her the title of Princess Edward of Saxe-Welmar In England, while In Ger many she held the title of Countess of Dornburg. Princess Edward was born In 1827. EMPEROR'S HEALTH IS EXCELLENT. Government Organ Denies Rnmor Regardlnsr William's Condition. BERLIN. April 8.-The North German Gaxette, a government . organ, denies the rumors printed in London and circulated In the United States that 'he' health of Em peror William is such that It gives reason for concern. The paper adds that the em peror's condition of henlth remains excel lent and that the vnynge he fa now on gives every prospect 0f full success In recuperat ing his strength. WENCHES CUT WHITE PEOPLE Tt o Hegra Amaaon Is Knives Freely on Two Me a aad R. L. Cossar of Ml! Capitol avenue, his wife, and a friend, Jossph Burns of 1309 Capitol avenue, were attacked last night by two colored women and the three of them stabbed. According to their story they were walking along Thirteenth street near Capitol avenue when they met the two women, who mad an Insulting re mark regarding Mrs. Cos ear. Mr,' Cossar remonstrated with the women, whereupon the negresses beiiutt stabbing Indlscrimln atcyl Mrs Cossar was wounded three times, in the shoulder.srm and breasts; her husband received a wound In the hand and a serious cut In the shoulder and Burns got cut on the hand. The polio arrested a number of colored women and are holding Louise Spadey of 1210 Davenport street and Daisy Munroe of 1010 Capitol avenue for further Investi gation. Both the women are old-timers at the police station, the Munroe woman being arrested a short time ago, charged with chasing a man up the street with a butcher knlns In her hands. R. L. Cossar Is a musician. The three were given beds In the matron's department for the night. During the sewing performance Mrs. Cos sar gained the admiration of the doctors by her calm demeanor. She was. Indeed, more worried over her husband'a wounds than her own and repeatedly joked with him to cheer him up. ISSUE , INDICTMENTS. FOR JEN Grand 'Jary Finding at Milwaukee ; Involve Official la Varlona Al leged llleaal Act. MILWAUKEE. April I. The Indictments returned by the grand jury at ita final ses sion are dlsected against ten individuals, the list being as follows: Augustus Puis, supervisor, three indict ments; Herman Haas, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, one Indictment; Wil liam C. Wegner. supervisor, two indict ments; Jacob Schuls, supervisor, one in dictment; Louis R. Stollberg, plumbing con tractor, one indictment; J. Murlon Does burg, one Indictment; Adam Areuter of Chicago, one Indictment; Edward Strauss, supervisor, four indictments; Joseph A. Schunk, former supervisor, two Indict ments; Adam Moedir, one Indictment. . The testimony upon which the Indict ment were brought related to alleged Illegal acts In connection with work on the county hospital. The original estimate on the coat of the building was $80,000, while the actual cost was $175,000. The building Is still Incomplete and more money will have to b expended. Frank Nlesorowskl, commlfsioner of pub lic works, and Ambrose Adlam, superin tendent of bridge, who wer Indicted Fri day, were still out of the city today, and the sheriff's officers could not give any re port of their whereabouts. SOME FACTS ABOUT BIG STORES Characteristic Method and Hug Transactions ef Noted De partment Store. Facta taken at random from the day's work of the department store are astound ing. John Wanamaker'e Philadelphia ator has under its roof the biggest book shop in the world, and has sold, in the past six years. $10,000,000 worth of an edition of a single work of reference. The Arm ef Montgomery, Ward & Co. has developed the malt order business to astounding pro portions, forty-five girls, working ten houre a day, were three weeks behind, recently. In ths simple act of opening the Incoming letters. The transfer of cash from aalea counters to the cashiers' room In Macy's store in New York keeps In operation eight een mile of pneumatic tubing. In a Chi nese newspaper in Hong Kong may be read the advertisements of several American de partment stores. A Chicago store has shipped an entire church, complete from belfry to Bible, Into the heart of Africa, on a simple mail order. A thousand shippers lunch every day in the restaurant of Wan. amaker's New York store. One store has sold over Its counters, in a day, $.000 dosen live frogs; another, twenty tona of sugar In small parcels. Another store sends out very year nearly 1 .000.000 copies of a bulky catalogue, on each copy of which th do mestic postug charge la M cents. Frank Fayant in Success. BAD COLLISION IN INDIANA Misinterpretation of Train Order Re sells la Wreck ta Which Three Ar Killed. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., April t-Three men ar dead and two engine and about forty cars demolished because of th headon collision of two Vandalla freight trains at Locust out, eleven mile eaat of Terre Haute, today. Th dead are: BRAKEMAN TRAVAINE. RICHARD SIMMONS. FRANK HICKET. The last two named were stealing a ride. Th wrack I attributed to tb tulslntarpr laiiva U traia pdr, 4 FIGHTING FOR SUPREMACY Harriman and Hill Intereiti Straggle to Control Hort'jein Fioifia SUIT AGAINST NORTHERN SECURITIES Attorney Assert Filing of Petition I a Surprise, bat Big; Legal Battle Ha Beea Aa tlelnnted. 8T. PAUL. April l.-None of th attor neys for the defense In the suit of E. II. Harriman and Wlnslow Pierce and the Oregon Short Line Railway company against the Northern Securities company, notice of which waa served yesterday, would make today any extended reference thereto. It was admitted, however, that the ault was a step In the struggle for control of the Northern Psciflc Railway company which la being waged between E. H. Harri man and allied Interests and James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan and others. That some step was anticipated the attorneys ad mitted, but each stated that the filing of the petition on Saturday came as a sur prise and that he would be unable to state what court would be pursued until the principals had been consulted. The citation In the suit Is directed to the Northern Securities company, the Northern 1'actflo Rnilway company, the Great Northern Railway company, J. J., Hill, J. P. Morgan and othera, and give notice that on April 12. Harriman, Pierce ani the Oregon Short Line Railway com pany will apply to the judges of the United States circuit court for leave to file a petition of Intervention In the suit of the United States against the same de fendants with reference to the execution of the decree of the court, which was filed April 9, 1903. WILL INSTRUCT FOR PARKER Vnderstood that Empire State Will Favor New York Candidate as Denacratlc Standard Bearer. ALBANY,' April S. From s source so close to former Senator Hill that It may be understood as representing Mr. Hill's own views. It Is learned that the New York state delegation to the democratic na tional convention at St. Louis shall be positively Instructed In favor of Judge Alton B. Parker as New York's choice for the presidential nomination. Penator Hill and his friends now believe that they will control at least three-fourths of the state convention, which will be held here April 18. It has been during recent years almost sn unbroken custom for the New York democratic delegation to go' to the na tional convention with positive Instructions. Only In ISM were there no Instructions. In that yesr Grover Cleveland and Ros well P. Flower, both New York state men, were candidates. The New York delegates voted for Cleveland. DOUBLE WEDDING IS SPOILED Clarence Thurston', Intended Second V tn Affair Is how a wfh ' Measles. BT. LOUIS. April $.-(8peclaI Telegram.) The plans for the proposed double wedding next Tuesday morning of Clarence Thurs ton, son of Senator Thurston, to Miss Nellie Cotter, and Matthew Rex SmltM to Miss Luclle Beatrice Cushlng, were abandoned today because Mr. Smith Is 111 at Yellvllle, Ark., with the measles. The nuptlnls of Mr. Thurston and Miss Cotter will not be postponed with those of the other couple, but will occur Tuesday morning at the time and place ( o'clock a. in. at the new cathedral chapel) at which ..the double nuptials were to have occurred. Even the wedding breakfast at the Planters hotel wjll occur, but Instead of two brides and two bridegrooms there will be only half that many. IRISH DISCOURAGE TREATY Draw I'D Resolution Protesting; Against Alliance Between Great Britain and Intted State. CLEVELAND, April 8. The Irish na tionalists of this city have adopted strong resolutions, protesting against an arbitra tion treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain. The vlewa of George Waahlngton. relative to the danger of alliances with foreign powers, is cited and the opinion la expressed that such a treaty between the United BUtes and Great Britain would -be an undesirable condition to the others of the European powers aad would tend to disrupt and de stroy the friendly relations that now exist between tbe United States and those coun tries. A copy of the protest will be sent to Senators Foraker and Dick. SPARK SETS PRAIRIE FIRE Damaging- Bias Bnrns Over Larg Area at Land ta Rock Connty. BASSETT. Neb., April .-(8peclsl Tele gram.) A prairie fire started this afternoon between this town . and Newport and burned from th railroad north nearly to th Niobrara river and destroyed one school house and a large quantity of hay. W. L. Dale, a ranchman eight miles north east of here, la reported to have lost all of his hay. The fire paased through a set tlement nine miles north of the railroad ani while OTeflnlte Information haa not been received. Itls supposed that good deal of damage was done. It Is reported that the fire waa atarted by a apark from a locomotive. HEATING PLANT BLOWN UP Kills Thro People aad Resalts la Destruction of Considerable Property In Iowa Town. i ' MARSHALLTOWN, la.. April I. -An ex plosion In the Cttlaen' National Bank bulk'lng at Albla today resulted In thre being killed and several injured. Tbe dead are: . R. RAMSEY. EDWARD DOUGHERTY. RICHARD GRIMES. Tbe cause of th explosion Is unknown, but it la supposed It originated In the beat ing plant. Beaides th bank building a clothing ator and two grocery stores were destroyed by fire. The financial loss Is 175,000. . national Wla Second Gans. 8T. LOU 1 3. April a. The second gam of the local championship series between th National leagu aud the American league teams was won by tb former by a poor of to t, AUondaAce ELMS, SEVERAL BILLS IN SENATE Panama Canal One of the Meuares Which Will B ton. sldered. WASHINGTON, April I -The early part of the present week will be devoted to th postofflce appropriation bill, and when that measure Is disposed of the Panama canal bill wilt be taken up. The canal bill will be among the few measures other than appropriation bills which will receive at tention before the final adjournment ses sion. It Is expected that the measure will be debated at some length and It Is under stood that amendments to It will be offered by senatora on both aide of the chamber. It Is expected that by the time the canal bill shall be disposed of the sundry civil bill will have been reported from commit tee, whereupon It will be considered. During the week there will be discussion of various other bills. Including the bill for the protection of the president, on which Mr. Hoar will 'apeak on Mondiiy; the pure food bill, on which Mr. Hepburn will speak Tuesday, and the Chinese ex clusion bill, which will be discussed on Wednesday by Mr. Patterson. Thursday will be devoted to eulogies on the late Senator Hanna. The Swayne Impeachment resolution will be the feature of the proceedings In the house thla week, legislation for the Dis trict of Columbia will have the right-of-way part of Monday and the balance of the day will be utilized for the passage of bills under suspension ef the rules. Tuesday and Wednesday, the conference report on the District of Columbia ap propriation bill, to which the senate has made amendments, will take precedence, and the military academy bill will be dla posed of during this time, as will con ference reports on several minor house bills. Thursday the Swayne impeachment case will be called up and present Indi cations are that debate on this aubject will consume the balance of the week. The report of the McCall Investigation committee la booked for the latter part of the week. GOVERNMENT OF AIRSHIPS Changes Mnde by -World's Fnlr Con mtttre In tho Roles Regarding; Ballooning; Contests. ST. LOUIS. April S The World s fair has announced the following changes tn the rules governing the airship contest: The minimum speed required In the race for the grand prise of $100,000 Is eighteen and three-quarters miles an hour. Instead of twenty miles. Formal entries will bo received until June 1, Instead of closing May 1. The prize for the highest altitude attained Is withdrawn, because of the great danger In such contests. There will be 'only eight races for special balloons, Instend of ten, and they will begin the first Monday In June. There will be no races In May. Prises of cups, medals and other trorihles are offered for amateur balloon races, to be held the second and fourth Mondays In September. The exposition company will furnish free hydrogen gas for all contest ants. . Foreign.' contestants ffiny ship thlr ap paratus direct to St. Louis, thus escaping the customs Inspection at the coast. Ar rangements have been made with the gov ernment to permit the balloons to leave the fair grounds In races, but they must be returned unless wrecked, because the grounds are a government bonded ware house. . STEAMER TOWED INTO PORT Drift About for Twenty-Five Day Before a Ship Cam to Crew' Rescue. NEW YORK. April $. The General Le vant line steamer Tenedos. which arrived today from the Black sea and the Mediter ranean, fell In with the disabled Belgian steamer Clematis on March 1 in latitude ffi, longitude 41, end towed It Into Fayal. The Clematis waa bound from Antwerp for Savannah, In ballast, and had been drifting for about twenty-five daya when the Tenedoa waa alghted. The shaft was broken and the stern tubs was shattered. The after compartment was full of water. Several steamers had passed the disabled craft, on the decks of which. Area were lighted to attract attention and. although all passed within a few miles, no attention waa paid to the sig nals. The crew of the Teneitna worked for twenty hqura In the ship's boats In a rough sea to pass towllne on board the Clematis and several lines were broken be fore they wre Anally secured. After tow ing the Clematis 626 miles they arrived safely at Fayal. LINDSAY MAY GET CLERKSHIP Offered Plow as Compromise Candidate Between Judge Barnes-aad Judge Sedgwick. (From a 8taff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. April $ -(Special Tele gram.) Judge Barnes of the supreme court came to Lincoln tonight . to be In readiness for consultation with the members of the court and commission tomorrow. It has been reported that the court would at thla sitting appoint a clerk to take the place of Lee Herdman, but the Indications are that this will not be done. It looks now like Judge Barnes and Judge Sedgwick ar just as far apart as they have ever been In the matter of a selection, and the Indi cations point stronger thsn ever to the selection of some one other than Jackson or Seymour. Since Judge Baxter secured the position of United States district attorney, friends of H. C. Lindsay have been more sealous In urging his appointment as clerk of the court as a compromise candidate. because of his sealous work for the party, and It la believed that ha stands a good show of securing the plum. SUGAR FACTORY MOVES WEST Cheaana- Pint" Will Iose Promising Plant Owing to tho Indifference of Beet Farmer. BINOHAMTON. N. T.. April $.-Th work of dismantling the Blnghamton beet sugar factory, which la to be removed to Blackfoot. Bingham county, Idaho, will be begun within a few days. The change is made bacaus it haa been difficult to per auad th farmers here to raise enough beets to successfully operat tb plant. Th Idaho soil and cltmat ar well adapted to beet culture and farmer ther ar auger to contract to rais enough to supply th factory. Already 4.0u0 acres hav beea contracted for near Blackfutt. mora than over contracted for within a radiu of 100 mllea from Blnghamtou. Tho pampaay la op itailfea 4 ffcwQ, BATTLE ALONG THE YALU Eiropean Experts Look for Fint Biff rijut Hear Wi Jo. CONDITIONS JAPANESE MUST ENCOUNTER Manchnrlan and Coreaa Roads Make Progress to the .ortheaat Almost Oat of Qaeatioa Daring; Spring- Weather. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1M.) PARIS, April t.-(Nw York Herald Cable gramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.) The military expert of the Herald's .European edition writes as follows: "In view of the n-ppcarunce of the Japa nese at Un San and Kang Kyel, which IchUs to the supposition that they are thinking of invading Manchuria rrom the north of Corca, It Is Interesting to coat a rapid glunce over the topography of the regions they will have to traverse If they carry out tlds plan. "From I'll ik Vang toward the north and west theru are three principal roads, the road which bps through Anju and con tinues toward Lluo Yang, the Kang Kyel load and that from Wonson. There Is a road passable for vehicles which follows tliu coast and goes to Vladivostok. The, Kang Kyel road passes thence toward the Yalu river and follows Its course till near lis source, where It crosses to the Toomen Oiila, which follows to the bend that the latter river makes not far from its mouth. This road, as we have already said, leads to the pass of Mlao Eur Cliau, which It traverses. "It will be necessary first to cross the Yalu, and the Japanese will find before them a very mountainous country, covered with almost virgin forest, where there are in some places altitudes of more than 8,000 feel, Tbe Klrin road follows a valley also cut by virgin forests. Only two or three paths afford communication with the Too meu Quia rout and the north of Corea. Road Are Awfol. "The branch rood, which from Mlao Eur Chau runs westward, passes through quite a number of towns and crosses two princi pal helghta before arriving at Sing King, where it begins to be practicable for vehi cles aa far as Mukden and beyond. One can with difficulty Imagine an army, with all Its convoys and war material, venturing Into the roads which It must follow to reach Slug King, or, further to .the north, Klrin. These roads are mere byways, only traversed by people afoot, at least In Corea. Thawing weather will make them still more Impassable and more dangerous for troops. Moreover, the Impossibility of making use of several roads or paths almost parallel will neceasitate forwarding the wholo army on the one roadway. "Now, It is calculated In Europe that an army corps, mobilized and defiling In single column along only one road, covera more than nineteen miles from .head to tall. Thus It will be sean what an unending task would be represented by 60,000 or 80, 000 men obliged to pick their way In single file In paths where the inequalities of the land prevent tne pasalng of more than two or three, abreast. . It wou dappear that a few thousand resolute men would ' be enough to hold indefinitely the single col umn. .The Cossacks would Boon cut It off from Its supplies and put in a moat perilous position by assailing it suddenly on Its Hanks, and at a large number of points at a time. We may, therefore, be permitted to Judge that the Japanese will not allow themselves to undertake a task of this kind which might lead them Into a dis aster, and If they now take offensive. It will be at the mouth of the Yalu that their great attack will be aimed. Where the Japs Are. "Besides, everything leads one to believe that It Is really toward Wlju that they will direct the army organised at Chleng Yang and at present concentrating toward Anju. Thla army haa material for pon toon bridges, ready to be thrown across the Chlen Chlen liver, which follows not far from Anju. whose passage Is already as good as accomplished by ths Japanese, as their outposts cover the line of Chang Ju Pak Chlen and Yleug Flang. From Anju, the "mandarin'e" road skirts the coast for a distance of ten or twelve miles, passing four or five rather high hills and three rivera of little Importance and sev eral towns or villagea before reaching WUu. This road is an excellent one, dry and well kept in repair. Consequently it will not present the slightest obstacle to the march of the troops and their supplies. "As the Russian headquartera will hav been kept forewarned by the Cossacks of the advance movement of the enemy, Gen eral Kouropatkln will be able to decide what degree of resistance will be offered to the Japanese army before It can reach the Yalu. At the present moment it seems certain that the Russians have on the left bank of the river only a strong screen of cavalry, having also at Its call the guns of Its supporting Infantry and of the en gineer corps. The screen will scarcely be able to do more than slacken without stop ping the march of th Japanese army, which the Russians have every lntereat to await on the Yalu and even to draw them Into the mountains of Manchuria toward Feng Wang Cheng for giving the decisive battle there, when the Japanese will have in their rear a large and deep river, run ning the risk of being thrown Into It In disorder In case of failure." ' JAPANESB TROOPS IS SEXQ CHENG. Occupy Coreaa Towa Wlthont Oppo sition from Russians. TOKIO, April $. 7 p. m. The advance guard of the Japanese army in northwest ern Corea occupied the town of Seng Cheng yesterday afternoon without opposition. Seng Cheng la on the Peking road, elgh teen mllea west of Cheng Ju and about sixty miles south of Wt Ju. 'When the Japanese drove the Russian out of Cheng Ju last Monday the Russians withdrew in two columns, on going over the Koak 6un road and the other over the Peking road. Tbe Japanese advance from Cheng Ju waa made very rapidly It waa anticipated that the Russians would resist this advance, but tbsy failed to do so and it Is not now expected there will b any further opposition south of th Yalu river. Cheng Ju, because of Its natural sur roundings, is th strongest place between Ping Yang and Wl Ju. Beside these nat ural advantage ther la an old Corean fort there, which, had it been defended with spirit, would have been bard to take. Th Japanese are gratified at th com paratlv ease with which they drove th Rusalans from this fort. Russian patrols ar reported to be In th country eaat of the Peking road, but it Is not probable that there la any eufiaider able force of Russians In that section. Th patrol ar withdrawing gradually to the northward towaid th Yalu. It I reported that the Ice on th Yalu la well broken up, ajid la the future .the river must, be NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST For Monday Fair aad Wanner tn Rust and South Portions! Tnesdny Fair and Cooler In Northwest Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyl Hour. Pes. Hoar. Dear. R a. H a. T a. a. a. 10 a. 11 a. Ill tn HO a. :k .12 a:t 3T 41 4.1 1 P. a p. n p. 4 p. s p. p. T P. p. p. 4T 4 rw no r 4t 43 44 crossed either In Junka or over pontoon bridge. A disnatrh to the Associated Press from Toklo. dated April 1. said Information had been received there from a private source that the Japanese, after dislodging their enemy at Chang Ju, had advanced to Yong Chang, forty-fh-e miles west of Chang Ju, from which place they also drove the Rus sians. It Is possible that the many dif ferent spellings given to Corean names In gasetteers and maps has led to confusion and that the Seng Cheng mentioned and Yong Chang referred to In the dispatch of April 1 should be the same place. The two towns, however, are quite distinct, be ing about twenty-five mllea apart. SEOUL, Corea, April S, 3 p. m Five Japanese transports carrying light artillery, cfvalry snd Infantry have' arrived at Che mulpo. The men ar entraining for Seoul. General Haraguchl. the newly appointed commander of the Japaneae force here, haa arrived. IX THE IXFF.KXO OF NAVAL BATTLE!. Paper at Port Arthur Describe Scene oa the Bayaa. BP. PETERSBURG. April S.-The Nov! Krl of Tort Arthur . thu describes the scene on board the cruiser Bayan during the recent bombardment In which It dis tinguished Itself: "But sting shells bowled over man after man ' until the decks were slppery with blood. Amidst this hell the captain stood uumoved In the conning tower calmly tele phoning orders to the gun captains. His wonderful calmness had a marvelous In fluence upon all of the officers. "The cockpit was soon crowded, thirty- nine men betrg there before the fight ended, but amidst the crash of the guns. the hiss of flying projectiles, the thunder of explosions, the racket of splinters and the din of the working engines the surgeons labored over the sick aa at th hospital operating table. Although some of the men suffered frightful agony there were few groans In spite of the fact that anes thetics were administered In only one case "When the battle ended and the enemy began to draw off the officers on the bridge cheered and the cheering extended down Into the hold, the stokers and even the wounded joining In It. "Tho captain signaled for full speed to overtake the retreating Japanese, but the Bayan had gone too far before the flagship signal " RUSSIA BUYS TURKISH WARSHIPS. Get Foar German Built aad Two Freach Built Cruisers. (Copyright. 1904, by "New York Herald Co.) ST. PETERSBURG, April $. (New York Herald Cablegram Special to The Bee.) On what ought to be considered reliable information, It la slated that four ships of the cruiser type, built for the Turkish government by Germany, and also two cruisers built by Franca have been pur chased by Russia at the price of 40,000.000 rubles ($20,000,000), th terms being that all the ships be delivered here within a short period. , It Is asserted that M. Zlnovleff, the am bassador at Constantinople, made all the arrangements concerning the first four. This further signifies an Intentional mark of the good will of Germany toward Rus sia. . An American house is going to supply tinned provisions to the value of 1,126,000 rubles. Baron Van Rosen reached here yester day. A special dispatch from Mukden Is to the effect that 237 Japanese have arrived ther from Blagovestschenk and stat that they were well treated. They left several 111 behind them. JAPS WILL NOT SHELL VI KOW i Hnmnrons Correspondents Wander if Victors Wonld March on Irkntsk. ST. PETERSBURG. April $. A corre spondent at Yin Kow says the opinion prevails there that the Japanese will not bombard that place beea us 89 per cent of the population Is made up of Chinese who are not at war with Japan and because a bhell from the Japanese ships would be sure to strike the residence of the United States consul, who Is safeguarding Japa nese Interests. The same correspondent humorously de scribes the' speculation among the British correspondents there as to whether the victorious Jspanese after defeating the Russian army will stop In China or go on to Irkutsk. PROMISE JAPS WARM RECEPTION. Preparation to Circumvent Attempt to Bottl 1'p Port Arthur. PORT ARTHUR. April $.-Preparatlona have been mad to give the Japanese a warm reception In case they sgain attempt to block the harbor. Vice Admiral Togi wss right in surmising thst Vice Admiral Makaroff Is responsible for the change In Russian tactics and the Inspiration of Rus sian seamen. A signalman named Aronkotvao. who, dur ing the bombardment of Vladivostok, re mained at a small signal station on Askold Island near the enemy's ships and wired Information of the movements of the enemy to th fortress has been decorated with th cross of St. George. First Butch of War Prisoners. TSITS1HAR. Manchuria, Wednesday. March 21. The Associated Press corre spondent met here th first batch of Japa nese prisoners taken during th war, who ar enroute to Chita, where they will be detained. The prisoners Include a major of the Japanese general staff, his wife and u msld and seven soldiers who were cap tured In Corea by Cossack". They were heavily guarded and appeared to be greatly Mistook thu Man. An artist painted a portrait of Mark Twain. Some time afterward Twain was confronted with the picture in an art gal lery. After gating at it for some minutes he seemed to be oppressed by a feeling of Badness and exclaimed: "Poor poor Walrner!" "Wagner?" Interrupted th artlnt. "why what do ou mean?" "Why." eald Twln, "Isn't that Richard Wsgnsr 7" Atlanta Constitution, DRIVE RUSSIANS BACK Japanese Advance it Steady, Although it is Etubbornlt Disputed. CZAR'S TROOPS AGAIN SUFFER DEFEAT Another Sharp Enf agetnent Eodi In Fall Victory foe Mikado. PORT ARTHUR'S CASE SEEMS HOPELESS Jap Hary Intact kid Watting for Qod Chanoe to Attack. MOVEMENTS OF ARMY ARE OUTLINED Three Column Already la Motion and. Fourth Ready to Start Against the Russian Force la Manchuria. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904 SEOUL, April J.-cNew York Herald Ca blegramSpecial Telegram to The Be.) The Japanese troops advancing toward the Yalu river have had another action, re pulsing the Russians smartly, only a scor of Jspanese being woundod In connection with the engagement, at Chong Ju, In north Corea, on March 28. Much fighting occurred In the town Itself, which Is a big walled place. It la asserted here that forty Russlana war kilted and wounded and that a number wer cap tured. Tho Japanea losaes ar gUv as) thirty. Wonndd oa Hospital Ship. Twenty of tbe troopa wounded In a skirmish at Kasan on March 36 were em barked on Thursday upon the hospital ahlp ' Kosal Maru. They are doing well. Th Ruaslan lossea on that occasion were esti mated at fifty. It la rumored In th same connection that a Japanese major ami thirty men were cut off and captured. A gieat body of the Japanese troops has) moved northward from Chlnampo and the harbor there la being used for th landing of troops snd stores, which latter ar ar riving at Chlnampo in huge quantitteeL A tramway ha been laid from th land ing place, and for two mllea on either aid i of the roadway a thousand ooolle ware busy adding to th huge pllea of war ma terial, even aa late aa yeaterday. . Th weather I now milder and the land cam paign will soon be In full swing. Watching Port Arthur. The Japanese fleet I still Intact and eon' tlnues wi.tchlng Port Arthur. Doubtlesa tbe mikado's Bailors will succeed In block ing the place on the first occasion when the weather favors them. Only a narrow passage-Is now 'left. The Ruaslans hav taken many of the twelve-Inch guna out of their ahlpa to arm the- old and new forts. The northern seas ar safely patrolled. The head of the herolo vice Captain Hlrose, which fell Into his boat when his body was blown to piece by a shell while he waa leaving a sinking hulk during th attack of March 27, waa aent to Japan by th ateamer Yomaahlro Maru and ha been . burled. It seems reasonable to believe now that the defenses of Port Arthur hav bean weakened and lta early oaptur la to be ex pected. . Port Arthur 1 Weakened. It has now become known that at the first attack on Port Arthur vn trior con spicuous bravery was shown by th Japan esa than was at first Indicated. Their tor pedo boat advanced In Un ahead In thre squadrons. In th darkness two Russian torpedo bouts unwittingly crossed behind the leading Japanese squadron. The rest of the Japanese flotilla mistook them and followed the enemy, thus failed to enter the harbor to complete the work of de stroying the Russian fleet Th thre Japanese torpedo boats which went tn hav ing fired all their torpedoes thn I iJiMUfl their own fleet. Five transports carrying a full regiment of Japanese cavalry arrived at Chemulpo on Thursday. Th' troop embarked for Seoul, where they will remain for the pres ent. This cavalry Is better mounted and composed of more skillful horsemen than any hitherto landed. Japanese Movement Develop. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) SHANGHAI, April .-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Th Bee.) It Is credibly reported her that th Japanese ar operating In an Irregular losnng shaped area, whose corners are intended to be Antung, New Chwang, Klrtn and Vludivoalok. . One force of 106, uoO troopa has been landed opposite Taku sban. In southern Manchuria, and h march ing north and northwest Another army of 40,000 men was landed In northwestern Cores, and la marching toward the YaUe river. A third force, whose number I un known, has disembarked in northeastern Corea and is marching to the west It la supposed another fore will attack New Chwang from tb southwest, and nawa of engagement 1 daily expected The lee on the Yalu river I thawing and tbe Russians are slowly retiring northward.' Good au thorities here estimate the total Russian force In Manchuria la $00,000 good tueu, but thla la probably git excessive asUiual. I ( A r .- r-