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AUSTRIA PROTESTS TO GERMAN EMPER
Agitator Oaneel Commotion by O'aimlni
ProTinoei Und-r Anatria.
MINISTERS ADJUST THE DIFFERENCES
Btill mora reeling; Aroueed at Albania
During the Meeting.
SHIP NEARLY FIRED UPON BY AUSTRIANS
Italian Commander Refaeea ta Allow
Geadarmea ta Board Ship aad
aa Attack la Barely
Averted.
J ROME. April 10. BIgnor Tlttonl. the
(Italian foreign minister, In an Interview
today said that he and Count Goluchowskl,
the Austrian' foreign minister, were en
tirely satisfied with their meeting at Ab
bazzla yesterday, the result of which he
would communicate to Parliament. The
following- telegraphed from Vienna to the
Newspaper Independent causes a sensa
tion: , The resurrection of the agitation In Italy
In which the agitators claimed the Italian
province still under Austria, so strained
the relations of the two countries that
they were several times on the point of de
claring war. Austria was Indignant when
Austria protested to the emperor of Ger
many, who, according to the triple alliance
Is the arbiter of Austro-Itallan disputes.
The emperor decided that Italy was
wrong In not repressing the antl-Austrlan
movement and Austria would be wrong If
It tried to occupy Albania and thus con
flict with Italian Interests.
There feeing no appeal from this decision
Italy and Austria decided to complete the
accord obtained at Abbassla between Em
peror William and King Victor Emmanuel
In whose toasts, contrary to other similar
manifestations. Emperor Francis Joseph
was cordially alluded to.
Beede this meeting at Abbassla, which
occurred In . one of the Italian provinces
subject to Austria It Is to be understood as
Italy's normal renunciation of those prov
inces.
. Threaten ta Attack Ship.
Bad ' Austro-Itallan feeling has been
aroused by an Incident which occurred while
the meeting between the ministers at Ab
bassla was taking . place. The Italian
steamer Molfetta, On arriving at Cstte.ro, (a
fortified seaport In the Austrian province
of Delmatla) was approached by Austrian
gendarmes, who aald they wished to In
spect the vessel. The captain of the Mol
fetta ' refused to allow the gendarmes to
come on board If they carried arms and
the soldiers threatened to attack the ship,
The Captain displayed the Italian flag over
the gangway when the gendarmes were
ordered to Are. Before the order was car-
fled faulO oftftvtt the aaptaln yielded In-order
.to prevent bloodshed. The Italian govern
ment will bring the matter to the A us
trtan government and ask for an explana
tion. ' ,
ROW AMONG PHOTOGRAPHERS
Trouble la All Over the Exhibit Seat
tha St. Louie Et
. position.
Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
I,ONDON, April 10. (New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) There Is a
Jolly row In photographic circles and
over the British exhibit at St. Louis. The
um and substance of It all Is that the
members of the Royal Photographlo so
elety are jealous of the recognition given
to the "linked rings." which has all the
honor In the pictorial section, and a
member ef which will have the arranging
. ef the whole exhibit at St. Louis.
A. Horsley Hlnton, editor of the Ama
teur Photographer, Is now about due In
the United States, where he haa gone to
supervise the arranging and hanging of
the 00 wora that have been sent over.
Mr. Hlnton represents the social commit
tee. The British exhibit of photograph
la m three sections, pictorial, sclentlflo and
historical. The historical photographs were
elected by Sir Benjamin Stone, the sclentl
flo by Sir William Abney and the pictorial
by O. Davidson, R. Cralgte and Mr. Hlnton
Of course the principal Interest Is In the
pictorial, section, (or in this alone of the
three la photography shown ss a fine art.
The fight hsre haa been urged on thla
point for ten years, since the amateurs
who desired to make photography an art
ceded from the Royal Photographic so
ciety and left the members of the latter
to plod along, making photographs that
are valuable, of course, but solely be
cause of the objects they particularly re
produce and not from any artistic merit.
The "linked ring" men are the real ex
ponents of pictorial photography In Eng
land, and It was but natursl that the king
should place the pictorial section In their
f nana ramer min into moie oi tne ttoyai
inoiograpnio eoc-iriy, oc wnicn nir William
Abney la president.
But It was a sore blow to the older
body. They have been "roasting" their
president for falling to exercise his sup
posed "pull" with the government. But
the- government had nothing to do with
the matter, the commission having been
elected by the king personally. While
the Royal Photographic society Is grumb
ling and jealously wondering how Ita
historical and sclentlflo exhibits will be
treated at St. Louis when arranged by
one of the leading members of the rival
organisation, the members of the "linked
ling" are crowing In glee.
SEEKS HONOR IN NEW, FIELDS
Inventor Mareoal ta Slag; la Oi
Principal Parta la Now
Oratorio.
in at
(Copyright, 1904. by Preaa Publishing Co.)
ROME. April 10.-(New York World Ca
hlegram Special Telegram.) Marconi, the
Inventor if the wireless telegraph, who
has a flne tenor voice, has been chosen
by Perosl, tha leader of the Rlstine chapel
master, to sing one of the principal parts
fn his new oratorio. 'The Universal Judg
ment." The pops recently had an Inter
view with thla future Interpreter of his
famous contemporary music. M.' Marconi
offered even to sing for him. but his holt
ness said he would not take advantage
Of the letter's willingness to oblige. He
'asked Marconi In what church he would
Sing, and when the latter replied that he
would not sing In a church, but at the
Constansar, the pope sighed a little, aa If
he found the bounds of tho Vatican vtry
arrow.
REVIVE FAD FOR TIGHT LACING
ii i
Undoa Women Retara to Caatom
Which Pattriia tlu Doctor a'
Baik Rail.
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-y v NDON, April 10.-New York World
'jlegram Special Telegram.) Tight lac
T. -i . has been revived In Kna-lnnd and the
i rt women of London are becoming dls
' Jshed by that long abandoned deform-
he wasp waist.
the reformers are up In arms, but
though the attempt to revive the Grecian
bend failed, the present erase 'seems likely
to endure with all the attendant Ills that
will make large harvests for the doctors.
Another affectation of the fashionable
world is the fad for vivacity of gesture as
well as of speech. Hitherto good form
prescribed an absolutely emotionless ex
terior. Now the English woman presents
the remarkable spectacle of an animated
automaton, with much shrugging of shoul
ders and flourishing of arms.
The set smile and wide-open eyes, .which
are part of this Imitation of their sisters
across the channel, is by no means an
agreeable change. Beneath It the stolidity
of the national character remains unalter
ably the same, with only the loss of Its
dignity as the result.
In Paris the hats which the fashionable
women are wearing know no compromise.
They are either huge or lilllputlan, ac
cording to the style of dress affected. At
the concours hlpplque and the races big
capes made of horse hair appropriately
enough) have a great vogue and are be
coming enough with the present style of
wearing the hair In the side pun.
The Imperatrlee mode-lace falling from
the hat over the hair Is also In much
favor. The materials for summer gowns
that will prevail are voile, tussor mouslln
and taffetas.
FUNERAL OF A FORMER QIEE
Remains of Isabella Will Not Be Met
at Spanish Frontier.
MADRID, April 10-The Official Gasette,
which sppears today with black borders,
merely announces the death of former
Queen Isabella and makes no statement re
gardlng the funeral arrangements.
King Alfonso desires that every honor
shall be paid to the dead, but the remains
will not be met at the frontier by the mem
bers of the cabinet. Minister of Justice
Toca alone will go to El Escorlal, which Is
twenty-six miles northwest of Madrid, for
the Interment.
Requiem masses will be said simultane
ously at Madrid and Barcelona, April 12.
The Spanish court will go Into mourning
for one year.
The remains of former Queen Isabella of
Spain, embalmed and clad in the habit of
the Sisterhood of St. Frances, were this
afternoon placed on a catalfaque In the
center of the great drawing room In the
Palace Castillo, the late queen's residence.
which had been converted Into a chapelle
ardente. Only diplomats, French govern
ment officials and Spanish notabilities war
admitted to the palace In the morning. Tho
public was admitted in the afternoon.
CHINESE PRINCE AT HONOLULU
Nephew af tha Emperor on His Way
to St. Loale.
HONOLULU, April 10. Prlnoe.Pu Lun,
nephew of the emperor of China, who Is
enroute to the United States to represent
the Chinese government at the St. Louis
exposition, arrived here today on the
steamer Gaelic. Upon his arrival here
Prince Pu Lun was escorted by federal
and territorial troops and police to his ho
tel, where he was officially welcomed by
Governor Carter and a large crowd of peo
ple, mostly Chinese. Later In the day the
prince made an official call on Governor
Carter. An elaborate reception was held
tonight at the Chinese consulate In honor
of the prince. Prince Pu Lun will leave
tomorrow for San Francisco.
TURKISH TREATY BRINGS PEACE
Consular Cablegram Reports Arrest
af Armenian Bishop.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10,-The sign
ing of the Turoo-Bulgarlan treaty has bean
received with considerable as tlsf action In
diplomatic circles here and It Is believed it
will contribute materially toward the re
establishment of normal relations by the
two countries.
A consular cablegram reports the arrest
of the Armenian bishop of Mush and the
members of the legislative council for dis
seminating malevolent reports.
EMPEROR AT DIV1NB SERVICE
After Ceremonies on Ship Monarch
I.ande at Malta.
MAI VTA, April 10. Emperor William read
divine service on board the German Im
perial yacht Hohenxollem this morning,
after which he received the captains of
the British fleet. He then landed and
visited all the places of Interest. The em
peror dined aboard the Hohensollern, Ms
guests including the governor and the
British admirals. Emperor William Is in
perfect health and Is enjoying his cruise.
FILL TEXT OF TREATY PUBLISHED
Oaa Claaaa Pledgee Fraaea ta Com-
momenta with Great Britain.
PARIS. April 10 The full text of the
Anglo-French treaty Is published tonight.
The main features of the treaty have been
fully covered In the summaries previously
given In the Associated Press dispatches.
One clause of the treaty pledges the French
government to communicate to Great Brit
ain any agreement entered Into between
France and Spain on the subject of Mo
rocco.
Health of Knprm Victoria.
BERLIN. April 10Nothlng la known
here concerning the ill health of the Em
press Augusta Victoria, rumor regarding
which waa cabled to London and circulated
i.i the United States. The empress goes
this week with the younger princes to
Ploen, Prussia, where the latter will at
tend school and where Tier majesty will
spend several days.
Seal Cateh Quite Large.
ST. JOHNS. N. F., April 10.-The steamer
Panther, with 10.000 seals, arrived today
from the ice fields and reports thst the
remainder of the fleet has somewhat larger
catches than announced In previous re
ports. The msster of the Panther says
that the steamer Bloodhound Is following
with a similar catch.
Typhaaa Stapa Kaval Operations.
LONDON, April 11 -The Times corre
spondent at sea, cabling April 9. via Wei
Hal Wei. reports a typhoon last night for
two days, which prevented naval opera
tions. dab Wstrknis Murdered.
PHILADELPHIA. April 10. - John
Thomaa, nlcht watchman at the Houston
club of the rnlverslty of Pennsylvania, was
brutally murdered thla evening on tha
bowling alleya In the basement of the club
house. The motive la believed dto have
bn robbery, and two hours after the
murder discovered a negro waa ar-
J rested on suspicion.
CHAFFEE RISES ABOVE LAW
Bafuiei to Carry Oat Plant Laid Down bj
Con grew.
SHOWS GREAT LACK OF DIPLOMACY
Chief of Oenernl Stair Dlsplaya Mili
tary Training la Brnak Methoda
and Makes Enemies In
His a Places.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, April 10. (8pectal Tele
gram.) General Chaffee Is making many
enemies by his high-handed methods In
dealing with matters that come before him
for action. Benators and representatives
and ethers occupying high positions are
treated with scant oourtesy, and the com
plaints are loud and many against the
manner in which the new chief of the gen
eral stair is handling the business of his
office.
As commander of a cavalry regiment or
brigade Brigadier General Chaffee Is an
Ideal soldier. He won his shoulder straps
through pure merit and his long military
career, covering a period of about forty
years. In which he has seen all sorts of
foreign and domestic service, entitled him
to the two stars which he wears. Major
General Chaffee has spent nearly all his
life out on the frontier, -nd recently In the
Philippines. He Is a brusque, rigid discip
linarian, with a deep-seated belief in mili
tary methods. Through the very nature of
things he Is not a diplomat and It requires
a diplomat to make a successful chief of
staff In the United States army.
Military Sense Supreme,
Unfortunately the general has not yet
learned that the civil power In this coun
try is paramount to the military power and
consequently he has proved himself during
the last few weeks to have been a veritable
bull in a china shop. In the first place
congress has decided that there shall be
established five great practice camps, one
at or near Fort Douglass, Wisconsin; an
other In the Conewago, in Pennsylvania; a
third on the Herry ranch in Southern Cali
fornia; a fourth 'near San Antonio, Tex.,
and a fifth la to be created by the purchase
of additional land adjoining the Chlcka
mauga and Chattanooga National park In
Georgia. Before General Chaffee assumed
his present duties the War department had
selected these sites, and the only thing
necessary to their establishment was the
appropriation. Naturally r-enatora and
members from the states In which these
camp sites are to be located are very
deeply interested in these matters. Repre
sentative fflaydon of Texas, In order that
there might be no misunderstanding, c(.n
eluded a few days ago to call upon Gen
eral Chaffee and talk the matter over with
him. The reception which he receled was
something Ilka that which was tendered
by the Japanese fleet to the Russian cruiser
which came out of the harbor of Chemulpo.
General Chaffee declared that San Antonio
was no place for a camp site and that in
his judgment congress had no business to
attempt to locate such places of rendesvoua
for the troops. He said other things, none
of which were designed to straighten out
the ruffled feathers of the Texas congress
man. .
Pennsrlvnntnne Oat Some Courtesies,
'"A day or two after several members of
the Pennsylvania delegation called upon
the general with reference to the Penneyi-
vanla site. He Immediately started In to
criticise that and declared that the price
of the land is outrageously high. Next he
made a similar onslaught upon the two
senators f-om Wisconsin, expressing the
opinion in that forceful manner which
would be readily reccgnized by any of his
old troopers that congress was Interfering
with the prerogatives of the War depart
ment, that Camp Douglass Is no place for
tha location of a site and that on general
principles he was opposed to the whole
plan. . He was no more diplomatic when
he was visited by the Tennessee members
and southern California received no dlf-
ferent treatment. The result of all this Is
that General Chaffee has succeeded In n
tagonlxlng some of the most powerful
members of both houses of congress, many
of whom declare that so far as they
can control things In the future they will
curtail the powers of the general staff
by absolutely cutting oft lump approprta
Hons for any purpose whatever under the
War department, even going to the extent
of designating exactly what purchases may
be made out or the contingent fund.
At Outs with Alger and Taft,
It seems too that General Chaffee has
seriously ruffled the complacency of former
Secretary Alger. A few years ago under
the administration of Mr. Alger arrange
roenta were made for the establishment of
a four-company post at Fort Whipple,
near Prescott, Aria. In order that thi
post might be properly equipped the peopl
of that small city have bonded themselves
to the amount of 1176.0HO for the purpose of
Installing a proper system of water and o
sewerage for the city arid the post. Now
comes General Chaffee and declares that
one company Is enough for Fort Whipple
and that he will not consent to a larger
post. The people of Prescott appealed to
General Alger, who In turn took the mat
ter up with the secretary of war and the
president. Secretary Taft has been so
busy with the Philippine matters since
he took the war portfolio that he has had
little time to devote to the minor details
of his department. Ha was naturally very
warm when he learned that the chief of
staff proposed to set aside the virtual con
tracts of his predecessors with the people
of Prescott, and his feeling of resentment
toward General Chaffee was not abated
one jot when he discovered that he had
been led Into writing a letter to congress
opposing the camp sites, which he after
ward discovered had the cordial endorse
ment of Secretary Root. Secretary Taft,
to use his own expression, has been com
pelled to "back water" to congress and
he too may be said to have Joined the
ranks of those who are opposed diplomat
ically, at least, to the soldier chief of the
general staff.
Meaas Earlier Adjournment.
One of the greatest stumbling blocks In
the way of an early adjournment of con
gress has been removed by the action of
the committee on labor of the house. Ever
since the session began labor organisations
on the one hand and manufacturers on the
other have been contesting for and against
the passage of a bill to apply the eight
hour law to all government contracta. Such
an act upon the federal statute books, the
manufacturers say, would mean eight hours
labor In every stone quarry, In every mill
and In every factory In which goods are
produced which are used by the United
States government. It would be impossible
they allege for a steel mill, for Instance
having a contract to supply structural steel
for a federal building to so arrange that
the men engaged In getting out this par
tlcular order wjuld be employed eight
hours for a day s work while their asaocl
atea on another job working side by side
devoUd nine hours to their labor. Another
argument mada by the manufacturers was
Continued on Second Page.
ATAL STREETCAR WRECK
Mrs. Julia Krutteehnltt, Wife at
Traffic Director of Soathern Fa
rt a r, Among the Injured.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. April 10. One
of the Edlaon company's street cars ran
oft the track 10 this city today. Three
persons were Instantly killed and two so
badly Injured that they died soon after the
accident. The car ran away on a steep I
grade and jumped the track.
Twenty were mom or less Injured, sus
taining bruises and broken bones. They
are believed to bj Santa Barbara people.
The dead:
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ,
JAMES SMITH.
RAMON REYES,
LEON CALDERON.
EARL GOLAND, all of Santa Barbara.
The first three named were killed outright
and their bodies horribly crushed.
Among the Injured, none of whom It Is
believed will die, was Mrs. Julius Kruttsch
nltt. wife of the traffic director and vice
president of the Southern Pacific railway.
who was slightly hurt.
Dr. Rosa Enghert of Chicago.
Mrs. Early, an eastern woman, address
unknown.
Edmotid Qulnn of Kansas City.
The other Injured, all . Santa Barbara
people, arc:
Mrs. George Dufnr,
Miss Grace Dufor,
Miss Emily Lamp.
Mrs. George Baker,
Mrs. Laura Baker,
Miss Virginia Ruis.
Miss Lucy Rule,
Mrs. Sullivan,
Mrs. Mary Arallenea and daughter.
Mrs. Roberts,
Miss Nora Lombard,
Miss McCaughey,
Frances Oliver.
Mr. Kruttscnnttrs private secretary was
seen at the private car of his employer
ivi Kfh-- "!.."2f ::! .ir
ins nrsi one saia tnsi B,ra. rvrut.scnnni
wnn Biigmiy uijurwu, uui me ircuna waa to i
lh. that alia waa not l,,,rt hut waa I
suffering somewhat from nervous . shock. I
This was probably Increased through the
fact that she was seriously Injured about
montns ago in a street car accident in
San Francisco, and has only just recovered
from her injuries, which were sustained to
ins lower pari or ner umos ana Knees, i ne
San Francisco accident occurred through
a collision between a street car and a heavy
truck.
SETTLE FEUDWITH KNIVES
Thomas McShaae Gets His Gang and
Trlea to Wipe Out Gllbrlde
Brothera,
NEW. YORK, April 10. In a feud fight
here today three brothers, Thomas, Wil
liam and Michael Gllbrlde, were seriously,
If not fatally stabbed and Harry and John
McShane, also . brothers, were badly
wounded.
On Saturday a fight occurred between
Harry McShnne and Thomas Gllbrlde nnd
both were arrested. Today, meeting Gll-
bride and his two brothers on the street
with, several friend, McShana. ,guthered
awui. twenty vi i"
room ui n ea.oon i int. turner ui rirst
avenue ana rwemy-inira -street.
Accoraing io tne pones, ne men ap-
proached unoride, who expressed regret
over tneir iroume oi tne oay Derore ana
finally Induced the Gllbrlde party to go
with him to the sajoon to drink nnd forget
tneir differences, as soon as an were in-
side tne aaioon Mcunane is saia to nave
given a signal at which his friends began
Harry McShane devoted his energy to
Thomas Gllbrlde, the police say, and used
a long-bladed Jack-knife on his adversary.
The fight between these two men lasted
nearly five minutes and Gllbrlde foil to
the floor Insensible and bleeding profusely
from a Jagged cut In the abdomen and an
other cut on the right shoulder.
Then Harry McBhane attacked William
Gllbrlde and Inflicted several wounds, one
of which was on the head. The men fought
their way out of the saloon and continued
tha battle In the street, causina- a crowd
to collect that blocked the surface and led
to the calling out of the police reserves.
The fight lasted half an hour. When the
Dollce reserves arrived they sent Thomas
and William Gllbrlde to the hospital and
arrested the two McShanes, who were
bleeding from a tinmen wounds.
Mlc.ht.el Gllbrlde. with a aerinua atah
wnnnri vr hi. hojirt evarferl th nnlina
mt wa. taken h..m h hi. fri.n.i. '
SACRIFICE OF' HUMAN LIFE
Estimated la Dollars and Cents Losses 1
in Sew York neneh
Minions.
ALBANY. N. Y.. April lO.-Mllllons upon
millions of dollars annually lost to the
people of the state of New York through
preventable disease Is the burden of the
report of State Health Commissioner Lawla
... ..n-jo f """"
"If the monetary value of a human life
is assumed to be fa.000," v Dr. Lewis,
'the deaths of from but five of the ore-
ventabla diseases during 1901 in this state
represents a loss of $94,900,000. These fig -
m a-ecm appalling ana yai miiiiuna upon l
millions can nronerlV be added to this sum
In loss of wsges. expense of the care of the
sick and many other expenses Incidental
to the management of these epldemlo and
Infectious disesses."
The commissioner shows that there was
vast opportunity to meet conditions, but
Insufficient appropriations with which to
perform the necessary work, for which he
believes 11,000.000 a year could be used with
Immense advantage to the people of the
state.
As the most conspicuous feature of the
sanitary condition of the state during 190J
the report cites the typhoid epidemic at
Ithaca, where, with a population of 13.000.
there were over 600 cases reported and
fifty deaths. In this Instance, says the
vuuiuiiBniiiiicri Ulf uiaiiiuuuun UI ml lever
cases Indicated the water supply as the
conveyor of the Infectious material.
TAKE MONEY JFR0M GAMBLERS!
Charges Made by Grand Jury Against
Farmer Membera af Polls
Department.
ST. PAUL, April 10 A special to tha
Pioneer Press from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.,
says former Chief of Police Kelson A.
Burdlck, former Police Captain Frank
Stevens and Frank Chapel have been ar
rested on indictments found by tha grand
Jury, charging them with conspiracy In
connection with the recent scandals In the
police department. It Is alleged that they
accepted money from gamblers and ether
violators of the law. The Indicted officials
left ths service as a result of an Inveatlga-
j tlon by the police commissioner a.
OPEN HOUSE IN RUSSIA
Bt Petersburg En fits While People Keep
Open Home and Bejoice.
NOBLE AND BEGGAR ON EASTER LEVEL
Massea Spend Day la Merrymaking
Bad la Renewing Friendships.
While Entire Empire
Feasta.
ST. PETERSBURG. April lO.-Thls city
today was enfete and was given up to
Easter rejoicing. The Russian feasts,
which began after midnight and continued
to almost daylight, were scarcely ended be
fore the round of Easter visits commenced.
It is the duty of every Russian at Easter
to call upon all h's friends and to eat and
drink with them,
Open house was kept everywhere and the
latchstring was out for all. Theoretically
the beggar of the streets enters at will the
dining room of the noble and helps himself
to the good things of the table. This is
no longer the case In the metropolis and
the larger towns, but it Is still literally true
In the villages and rural communities,
where no one Is refused admittance.
So onerous have official and private Eas
ter visits become that the Red Cross so
ciety this year evolved an Ingenious means
of relief and to benefit its treasury by
which a subscription of $60 secures the
publication of the donor's name in the offl
clal Messenger, carrying with it immunity
from official cells. Many eagerly took ad
vantage of the scheme,
The masses spent the day In merrymnk
Ing. The sun shone brightly and the side
walks were thronged with promenadcrs
The day along the Neva was crowded with
rlghtseers watching the ice, which Is be-
cinnina to move out into the gulf of Fin-
i.nd.
still buying up big liners
R., Pr0,.e to Arm Them and
Or fit r I ITOlin
Squndron
r-onvrla-ht. hv New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
rerun. Anrll 10 fNew York Herald
Cablegram-Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Tha KuBglan government has not ceased
tts purchase of German transatlantic liners
I learn from a trustworthy source that Rus
sia at present is in negotiation for the
purchase of a considerable number of Ger
man vessels.
These are to be armed and together with
the Smolensk and the Orel of the Black
sea fleet, are to form a flying squadron of
fast cruisers. The Fuerst Bismarck, which
has been renamed the Don,' will join this
squadron. The Russian government Is also
negotiating with the French Compagnle
Transatlantique.
Representatives of Blr William Arm
strong, the German yard at Germanla and
other ohlpbuildlng yards, have been In St,
Petersburg for the last three weeks dis
cussing orders for new warships with the
Russian admiralty.
The fshlon In which the sale of German
transatlantic liners has been denied up to
the very moment they were handed over to
I Rnsslan gwerntnent 4a he-subject of
some sharp comment In the Berlin press,
Tn, m1h of vetmelt whlch e thts mt
of the German admiralty as auxiliary cruls
w , tmp. o( W(ir .howB a somewhat
brottd conception of the word neutrality,
The onIy 1Kum.nt , favor of th. rour.e
purBued by Russia Is that Japan possibly
intends to reinforce Its navy by similar
means If It should be necessary.
fJOES NOT TEACH POLYGAMY
I president
Smith of Reorganised
Church Denies Book of Mormon
Sanctions It.
KIRTLAND. O., April 10. There were
1,200 people present at today's religious ex
ercises of the fifty-first annual conference
I of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ
of letter Day Saints, now In session at
1 this place. The day was given up entirely
to preaching and religious exercises, the
sermons being delivered by President
Joseph Smith this morning. Apostle Heman
C. Smith of LamonI, la., thla afternoon and
Richard u. fcvans or lonaon, ont., tni
I evening,
The principal sermon waa by President
Jpph Smith. The address was an able
review of Mormon history of recent years
ana a aemai oi me cnarge mai mi uook
OI mormon leacnra ur .u.uiu jn.iyBOinjf
The speaker maintained that theicontrnry
was me cage; mm inn rattm ui n-iorimin
taught, with the Bible, that one husband
should have one wife and one wife one
husband. President Smith said that the
members of the Reorganised Cnurch of
Jeeus Christ of Latter Day Saints were
firm believers In the laws of God and of
His guidance of the affairs of this country.
w-ra therefore loyal cl.lsens because
of their adherence to the teachings of God
Another able addrese was that by Apostle
Heman C. Smith of LamonI, la., who Is
M"" "nown as an orator.
, . Mti.i-kau -r- run
LAb I UrLN OUNUAI Al rAIn
Twenty-Five Thousand reopla ray
1 Visit to Grounds During
1 tfce Day
ST. LOUIS,- April i.-ioaay was tne
last Sunday at the World s fair grounds,
as on April IS the grounds will be closed
to all visitors until the fair opens formally
and thereafter will be closed on Sunday
More than 26,000 persons took advantage
I of the fair weather and visited the grounds
I today.
The private ear of E. H. Harriman, of the
Southern Pacific road woe switched into
tha fnlr s-rounds today and remained all
nleht. belna occupied by President Harrl
.nd hu narty. President Francis and
other exposition officers were entertained
at dlnneI. m Mr. Harriman's car tonight,
Tnl, the flrst private car to remain In
th(J falr ,round, at night and be occupied
by Its party, and marks the beginning of a
privilege that will be extended to other
private cars during the exposition.
MISSISSIPPI ATA STANDSTILL
Believed that Water Haa Reached
Hlgheat Mark aad Will Begin'
to Reeede Todny.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 10. The Missis
sippi river at this city tonight has come
to a stand with a stage of thirty-nine feet
shown on the gauga. Thla Is a rise of
three-tenths of a foot since Saturday night.
I It predicted by the United States weather
bureau officials that the water will remain
stationary tonight and tomorrow begin to
recede. Thus far all levees In the Mem
phis territory have withstood the overflow
and It la thought that when the water be
gins to recede all danger will be over.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Monday and Warmer In West
Portlaui Tuesday Fair.
Temperature at Omaha leeterdnyt
Hoar. I Den.
0 a. m H
a. m 87
T a. in i.H
a. m ..... , 4
f a. ni 44
10 n. ni 4ti
11 n. m 4H
13 m Dl
Hour. Den.
1 p, m -14
V p. m
H p. m
ST
tV7
."IS
p. m
5 p. m . , .
p. m r7
T p. m
H p. m . .
n p, m
Bit
EASTER PASSES OFF QUIETLY
Attempt Waa Made In Rassla ta
Renew the Jewish DIs-
sr. Petersburg. April ii.-The Asso-
nuieu t-ress has received special reports
from all the Jewish districts of K ssia re
garding the happenings of Easter Sunday.
Up to 2 o'clock this morning, according to
tiiese dispatches, the Russlsn Easter
passed quietly and there was absolutely no
sttempt to molest the Jews, the provincial
governors Rctlng in accordance with in
structions from St. Petersburg. The falth-
ful execution of the governors' orders to
the local authorities and the police pre-
vented the outbreaks which were feared at I
Klshlnrff, the scene of the disturbances I
last Easter.
There was not a single case there In I
which Jews nnd Christians were Involved,
The government officials here are gratified I
that order has been generally preserved.
The following dispatches have been re-
celved by the Associated Press:
Odessa The day passed quietly. There, I
was no sttempt at a disturbance and none
was expected. The reports circulated at
Ekaterlnoslav of an outbreak at Odessa are
false. '
Klshlneff This city has been entirely
tranquil today.
Vllna-It Is reported that two Jews as-
eaulted a local watchman yesterday, cut-
ting him with knives. Perfect order pre-
vailed todny.
Balta This city was tranquil today.
Ekaterlnoslav Easter day was quiet.
Grodna No attempts were made today to
disturb the peace.
Vitedsk There ss no disorder of any
kind here during the Easter day celebra
tion.
Minsk As usual at Easter there wns
some rowdyism here todny. but It did not
lead to any serious disturbances,
SOLDIERS
TELEt.R AP1I GREETING
Messages Coma from Various Points
of Fnr Eastern Activity.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 10. The em
peror's soldiers and sailors In the far east
telegraphed Easter greetings to their
friends at home througn the Novoe
Vremya, which published In four columns
of small type telegrams from Port Arthur,
Vladivostok, ralny, Mukden, Harbin nnd
other places, with the signstures to the dis
patches. The messages Nreathe the deepest
love of country and afford striking evl
dance of the religious bonds uniting Rus
sians.
Thu RiMurti from Port Arthur renre
sent every warship of importance except
tha flagship AsKold mL. the crulsen J'al-
lada .'tho telegram sra signed by the cap
tains and other officers. The telegrams
from Vladivostok were sent by the ifflcern
of the cruisers Rurljt and Bogata
The army organ wnounces the pnolnt
ment of Major General Prince Orbellnna, a
prominent Clrcasclan noblemnn, to the
command of the Caucasian cavalry brl
gade, newly raised for service In the for
fast.
PORTION OF MONTREAL
FLOODED
Ice Gorge Raises Water Above Dyke
. at Suburb.
MONTREAL, April 10,-The 3.W0 peroons
In Verdun, near Montreal, are tonight Hv-
Ing In the upper stories of their houses
while several thousand more In thst part
of the city known as Point St. Charles are
In danger. Enrly today a large quantity
of Ice came donn from the lakes and
Jnmmed sgalnst the Victoria bridge. In a
few minutes the water hegnn to rise and
n .. .. ... -
in a Bnori time nuu i u-ti vno ,iu an
. . mM
dyke built after the last great flood and
wnicn nan oeen up
sumcieni nroiecuon. in n bhi i nmo i
became possible to navigate all thnt por
tion of Verdun In the neighborhood of the
Queen's park, with boats.
All thrt teams that could be pressed Into
service were engaged in sirenguiening ana
raising the dyke. At e o'clock the, water
had reached a depth of six feet on the
streets. It then began to fall and at 9
o'clock had gone down a foot. The danger
L " v.t for .h.r t. n,r.
in Ujr 11J nn -i " - -
Ice to come down.
While the water In front of the city has
been dangerously high all day. no damage
has been done and It Is expected that the
costly flood protection works will do their
work.
Ijo. frame, wnicn in anumou
Verdun, was flooded at an early hour today
and four houses situated o the river front
were carried off their foundations by the
Ice. Lachlne. which adjoins Vsrdun to the
west. Is also threatenea.
LEADER OF THE YAQ.1'19 IS KILLED
Captured and Promptly Executed
When Identity- Is Discovered.
HERMOSILLO, Mex., April lO.-Mauel
Guavesl, who has been for five years at the
head of the Yaqul rebels In Bonora, and
who In that time haa instigated many up-
rlslngs, flrst In one section and then In
another. Is dead. Guavesl was discovered
among the prisoners taken by Captain Bur-
ron in an ensraaement with a band of sav-
ages near Batamote and was immediately
taken out and shot as Captain Barron was
not prepared to take any chances. His
prisoners numbered almost ai many men
aa those of his command.
Guavesl met death bravely. He had ex
pected to be executed when his Identity
was discovered. It wss Guavesl who waa
In command of the Yaqul force which am
bushed and almost annihilated a whole
company of the Twentieth battalion near
Zamorata in the rebellion of two yeara ago.
Both Captain Celao Gomes and Lieutenant
Jose Vallejo were killed In the ambush.
Movemeats of Oreaa Vessels April 11,
At New York Arrived: St. Paul, from
Southampton and Cherbourg; Umbrla, from
Liverpool and Que.nstown; Brandenburg,
from Bremen; Belgravlu. from Hamburg
and Boulogne; Koiiig Albert, from Genoa,
Naples and Gibraltar; Marco Mlnghettl,
from Oenoa. Naplea. Palermo and Gl-
braltar; La Lorraine, from Havre; Prlns
Oskar, -from Genoa, Naples snd Gibraltar,
Sailed: Vaderland. for Southampton and
Antwerp; Lurania, for Liverpool; Mar-
queue, for London: L'Aqultaine, for Havre;
Gallla, tor Marseilles.
TAk Liverpool -Arrived: Etrurla. from New
At Naples-Arrived: Republic, from Bos-
ton.
t S0!0-?"!; Nordam' ,rom Rot-
terdam for New York.
At Glasgow Hh lied: Mongolian, for New
York, via Movllle.
uVerXTSfoc0N2e78Yo1r2.: " C,Baal trom
SHIPS, BUT SO FIC11T
Eireotel Attrck at Pott Arthur Doei Hot
Occur According ta Program.
ENEMY SIGHTED ON THE HORIZON
Japwese Are Warned of Extra Preoantioot
Againit Surprise.
no easter merrymaking at the front
cVdiera and SaJlon Are Ezouied from
Raligioni Ceremonies.
TORPEDO FLOTILLA PATROLS OPEN SEA
Rnsslna Wnrshlpa with Fall Steam
I p Outside of Fort Arthur Ready
to Engage Any Hostile
Fleet.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 10. The gen-
erally expected attack on Port Arthur did
not occur last night, although a ckblegrsnt
received fiom Grand Duke Cyril reports
that the enemy's ships mere id r it tod on
the horlxon. It Is presumed 4 that the
Japanese wore warned of lie ex'-fa precau-
tions which had leen tskea to guard .
against a surprise. i .
There was no Easter rflerVyMaklng at
the front. By special gUpeasatlon tha
sailors and soldiers there ere relieved of
all religious observances on accouut of
the military situation. Admiral Makaroff's
torpedo flotilla patrolled the open aea
while the warships with full sitam up
remained ouulda Port Arthur.
Elsewhere throughout tha theater of waf
all Is reported quiet.
A hS" military authority In conversa-
tlon wlln tho Associated Press explained
''y General Kauropatkln'a plan does not
contemplate heavy resistance to the Japan
ese advance at'Yalu, saying:
Russia Has Aothlng to Unln.
Either defeat or victory In battle would
be diMudvaniaaeons to us. If we lost wit
would have to fall buck through a dim
cult country; If we won, and 1 say to
you that Russian strategy la based on the
id
dea of victory and not that of defeat.
Lucres would be fruitless. We could not
follow it up without typoslng tha army
to loo g'eut risks. ,
On account of J ads news -control of the
Mr If wa tiurtnied tha enemv Into tha
peninsula of Core, we would open both
minus to a possible sttacx irom tne rear.
No. the .TaDansse must cone in to a Point
In the 'nteilor which with this, and in
view has ben (elected, whre we can fol
low up a crushing defeat to the bitter end
witn blow arter blow ana seat tne late or
the campaign. .
Our nlanx on sea and land will converge
at a time next summer when Vice Admiral
MR ks ron s near win na renevea oy ina
arrival of reinforcements.
Then. If suc
cessful on land, we can clear the sea of
the enemy, cut nls fommtinications ana
the Japanese in enrea ana Mancnuria will
then be at our -mercy. . .
The wirld must not be impatient. The
prelude to- thla war la not yat.fnlshed.
It Is expected here that as a tesult of
General Kournpatkln'a visit to Hew Chwang
reinforcements of 109,000 win be 'ent for-
wur1 rom Utt Tang,
Ceoaors Olva Ou 1 1 ! fc 1 nac '. v
Tha. military eemVMwflJOVaot eia later
than 10 o'clock tonight, and M nawa or '
fl(fht,nt reoelved up to that hoar. In
case official dispatches nrrlve later they
will not be given out tifitll noon tomorrow.
Humors L'neonurmed,
LONDON, Aprl. U. No confirmation has
I come to London, of the various turn ars.'
most of which came by way of . Paris,
of land fighting, .landings by Japanese on
I the Lino Tung peninsula and tha capture
of Japanese transports by Russians. Dis
pntches from various points agree that
the Russians have completely -evacuated
Cores, but beyond thla there la llttlo
news.
A Che Fon dispatch via Rome says that
the Japanese squadron of twenty steamers
was seen making for Port Arthur.
The squadron of Admiral Wlrenleus left
I .1 I - Aa lb. D.I.I.
,V 'Z.Z..".' .
ltlHlUII XI", JlMUlcui v. .l,o ..mrnn
privy council, wns given a banquet at
Tok(J Baturday.
He announced the sue-
-,im.i.
I CfJStn ti 111" HiiSBiuii iei TptMvaiiiiu
I bMwMtl fn. Japanese .
Cor.an courta and said that at his gov-
ernment'a request he had drawn up an
eluborate report on Cores n political needs.
The Japanese papers' ridicule tha
of the Russlsn Baltic aea aejoadmn
r.ah,nir tn, ,A.t ,nd do ot believe
that ,t wl eVer make the attempt,
Fleet May Mot Go Kt.
PARIS, April 11. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Parisian cable.
" Interview he had With Admiral Rojest-
vensky, who 'admitted lhat he had been
offered and had accepted the command
of the Baltic squadron, adding that he wss
not certain whether the yquadron would
go to the far east The emperor, the ad
miral said, desired the Squadron tn be
ready to sail by July IS -..ext. but this Is
1 .Mr. tnn ha.tr In 'iUI circle.
whf n t , ,nfjrr(.d that th, depattur,
of (he ,quadron a cotnpIleAtton might arise
, Europe. Moreover, there will not be
work for the Ballors In September, for
4n.n .ala (he admiral, "the Japanese will
have conveyed to C'orna sufficient cannon,
ammunition and provisions to enable them
to carry on a campaign for many months.
The. Japanese will not hesitate to spend
enormous sums for apparently Inadequate
I results, an dthey cart renew their suppliea
and ammunition, and they have safe
I friends who will furnish all they need."
Questioned concerning the Japanese tee-
tics, the admiral said: "Vice Admiral Togo
is quite right to remain fall li ful to Ms
plan although appearances are against
him. We know from a sure aource that
he Is certain he can repair his vessels and
renew his supplies, even of heavy artillery
If needful."
Admiral Rojestvensky expressed regret
that Russia did not take the Initiative In
- attacking, even In sacriflclnfl Its fleet If
I thereby it crippled the Japanese navy.
- I HIROSE GETS MILITARY Fl'NERAL
Fragment of Japanese Hero Recov.
TOKIO, April 10 The body of the Japa
nese officer found and burled at Port
Arthur is unquestionably that of Com
mander Takaso Hlrose. who lost his life In
the engagement of March S7, when Vice
. j1pui t, nilrt hl au,nd ,
Admiral Togo made his second attempt to
bottle up the "iort. The description of the
uniform tallies with thit worn by officers
,,. hi..'. pk
L rank
The government deeply spprecfatee the
action of the Russians In giving the re-
malni , military funeral and officers of
" , . . . . .. .
h'"1 ",M,r have requested the Asso-
elated Press to express their sstlrfactlon
of th, RllglilBn action.
The fragment of Jllrose's bod will be
given a public funertl. Commander HirOse
Is the hero of ths war so far and afur (ha
. . , . ,,,,A. .....
conclusion of the hostilities an sftorl ll
be made to aecure the remains at Port
Arthur and bring them to Japan.
i'