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PAYNE IN THE CHAIR
Empire Btats Eepub loans Meet in Hew
York Oity tad 8elect Delegataa,
Xs NUES THE DUTY ON COAL
Bs -i hnneellor of Eirkricr Re-
Appeal ef Persons I -
crested la
"5 t-
Trade.
I)N " pill 12. The combined effort
of the ners. exporter. hlt owner
ODtLL CHAIRMAN OF STATE COM MIT Tit and mi. v. - e failed to induce Au.ten
Chambci is chancellor of the ex
chequer, . -1 the coal duty. An Im
portant c.-putstlon representing all th
i hove interest laid tha raae before the
chancellor today and pleaded that the duty
disastrous to every Industry connected
fiFPFW DFI IVFR? AN ADDRESS I with th coal trade and enabled their Ger
roan ana otner rivaia 10 aispiace snuca
coal.
Mr. Chamberlain. In reply, lengthily com
pared the argument of the petitioners with
the facta In hla possession, and aald there
waa no reason for the abolition of tha duty
He said that the fact that tha exports for
the laat year were the largest on record
disproved the gloomy forebodings of th
deputation.
The government, says the News, will
relmpose the grain duties abandoned by
the former chancellor of the exchequer.
Mr. Ritchie. The paper added that tha
former arrangement of ( cents per nun
dredwelght on Imported grain and 10 cents
NEW YORK, April 11 The republican on flour will be revived In Its entirety.
itute convention In traalon today namod as
Piatt, Fauett, Depew, Stern, Odell
lalrht and Brtwitar Chosen.
Platform Adooted Beaffirnn Deration to j
th Party Principles,
i00SfVf.LT ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED
Principle of Protectl' Tarl Is Vp-
held and the Freedom at the
Ballot Without Discrimina
tion Is Demanded,
IciLgates-at-larga and alternates to tha
lallonal convention at Chicago: Senator
f. C. Matt; alternate, J. Bloat Fasactt.
ieuator C M. Depewi alternate. Lout
Hern. Oovernor R. B. Odell; altarnato, B.
Knight. Frank B. Black; alternate.
Henry C. Browater,
Tho platform atrongly endorsed the d
nhilf tratlon of President Theodora Rooe-
relt and the administration of Oovernor
3. D. Odell, and the delegates-at-Iarge to
.he national convention are "dlreoted to
me all honorable means ' to secure the
lomlnatlon of Theodora Roosevelt.
There waa some division over the fact
hat these "directions" included only the
leiegates-aMarge, but Oovernor Odell ex
Dl'KB Of 81THKRUASD COAST BOl'lVD
Supposed Neat Goveraor of Canada
Accompanied by Rllla Inventor.
WINNIPEG. Man., April 12. The duke
of Sutherland and party arrived this morn
Ing and departed went at 6:06 p. m. The
ducal party Is on the way to tha Partflo
coast. Special Interest is attached to the
trip because It Is said the duks will be the
next governor general of Canada. Among
the distinguished members of the party Is
Blr Charles Ross, Inventor of the Ross
rifle. Sir Daniel McMillan will also make
the trip to the Pari no coast.
Mtaalo Amerleaa President.
X3 tTT T TW aVvs.s-11 1 flo. av. MmMsantsflang
tlalned that fn this way -since 1680. when lf noovtH and MlM Allc,
re abandoned tha plan Of aelectlng the rooh wer. introduced to a Berlin
llstrlct delegates, the state convention ... , . rnm,,-
las not, and. Indeed, cannot Instruct the tUe, A M(, Tear .. mt the MetropoIl
llstrlct delegates. The district dslegates t.ater. Tne prudent was reproduced In
ire elected ana, k aesirea oy meir no. RoUi-h Rt(Jer coatume. Miss Alice, with a
lonventlona. are Instructed. The Instruc- AeclM American twang, excited much
Ions to the delegates-at-iarge to secure amuleroent, but the police Interfered and
nr. Roosevelt nomination is tne su-ong- Drrvented tha use of the name Roosevelt.
t possible way In which the matter could I Tn. management therefore substituted the
eput. ' I names, Mr. and Mrs. Washington,
The dispute In the Thirty-third district
tetween sdherents of J. Bloat Fassett and Lara-e Ram for Casal
iroeent Congressman OHIett was left prac- BERLIN. April 11 The Berlin canals
litally without settlement so far as tha I waterways bills Just presented to the
onventlon was concerned, sxcept that tha I Prussian diet propose the expenditure of
, iongln-raseett delegation in Seneca was I tioo.000,000 on the proposed new waterways,
ver the congressional nomination will I ahlp canal from Dortmund to Ems, a canal
lave to be decided by the contestants I at Bevergern to Hanover, thus establishing
hemselvea.. I water communication between the Rhine
Char U A. Bchleren of Brooklyn and I atid Hanover, and a canal from Berlin to
leorge Urban, jr., of Buffalo were named I Stettin, available for large vessels.
m electors-at-lsrge.
Immediately after the adjournment tha oajeet to imteraai rtm mi,
tate committee unanimously elected Gov- I MANIIjA. April 11 Thousands of men
tnor Odell as chairman. 1 employed In cigar factories and tn brewing
When the convention was called to order I establishments united in a demonstration
If r.ator Chauncey M. Dcpew was Intro- I today against the proposed measures to se
euro internal revenue. Oovernor Wright
was present and a protest against the pro
posed system of taxation was hsnded to
him.
uced as temporary chairman.
Address of Beaator Depew.
' The senator spoke in part as follows
. When Panama fulfilled tha threat known
p all the- werld' for- mutitha ar.d sucoess
ully sooomDllshed her isvolutlon. the pres
tient scted within his constitutional priv
Irge with the dlrectnesa, courage . and
vlMdom characteristic of his whole publlo
If a.
The . speech of Representative Cockrau
a tha 'house last Saturday, the senator
Leclared. was because the president, fol
owlns the examnle of President Cleveland,
iad by executive order fixed tho limit of
rtlaf and total disability for the vet- chard. In the supreme court, today lasued
rana of the civil war. Mr. Cleveland and I ...i,.. - . ,i k-.,k. k..
.1. nmmiMlnnr of ninni had Inter- n attachment In an action brought by
rated the pension act of lHiX) to mean tliat I Arthur L. Meyer against the property of
t was within ths power and the duty of Dr, w. Seward Webb In this state. The
lis executive to state tne years ior parnai ..j , .,,.,
j.d total diaablllty when the vetorane attachment waa aerved. The suit Is brought
oula receive a pension wltnout examine- i 10 recover u,im), wun iniereai irora i
ATTACHMENT AGAINST WEBB
Aliened Ho Received 400,000 la Ex
oeaa of Par Valoe of Boads
Thrsagk Mlarepreaeatatloa.
NEW YORK, April 12. Justice Blan
SPANISH PREMIER STABBED
Anarchiit Attioi Maura Hear Palace of
Cental General.
ASSAILANT ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIMSELF
Heavy I.are oa the Victim's Coat
Probably Saves Him from Re
ectrlna- a Fatal
Woand.
BARCELONA. April lt-Premler Maura
waa attacked and wounded today by a
would-be assassin, armed with a dagger,
while leaving the palaco of the council
general.
Senor Maura's wound Is not serious.
The premier had Just returned from at
tending a requiem service celebrated for
the repose of the soul of the late Queen
Isabella, and waa entering, not leaving,
the palace, when a youth, 19 years old.
named Joaquin Miguel Artoo, approached
and shouting "Good day, long live an
arehyV' struck the premier in the chest
with a dagger he had concealed In a hand
kerohlnf. Artao was Immediately seized
and Imprisoned.
The premier was able himself to send to
Madrid the news of the attempt on his life.
It later appeared that the first reports
of the attack on Senor Maura were ex
aggerated. His assailant, it is said, at
tempted to strike the premier with his
Rats. A tremendous confusion followed,
resulting In the widespread report that
Senor Maura had been stabbed with a
poniard. Tho police immediately arrested
the premier's assailant. Senor Maura left
the scene in a carriage and the prisoner
was taken to the prefecture.
Iaee Saves Premier.
Late tonight a semi-official report of the
attack on Premier Maura was Issued, ac
cording to which the assailant held con
cealed a kitchen knife, with which he
stabbed the premier, but the force of the
blow was broken and its direction diverted
by ths heavy lace on the minister's coat,
resulting in only a slight scratch under the
sixth .ib.
A doctor attached to King Alfonso's suite
exahilned the minister and prescribed a few
hours' rest His majesty sent a messenger
to inquire concerning tha attack and corv
cernlng the prims minister's condition.
Joaquin Miguel Artao, the assailant, was
employed ss a domestic. He is an anar
chist, and when arrested attempted suicide
by dashing his head against the wall.
The premier entered the palace, walked
up the stairs and telephoned to Minister
of the Interior Ouerra at Madrid, saying;
"I have been stabbed. Don't be alarmed.
The wound is not serious."
SAY AMERICANS HELPED REBEL DIETRICH REPORT IS READY
President 'wro of VeinnrU May
Levy Reprisal on Asphalt
Company.
NEW TORK. April 12. Much excitement
Is said to exist in Venexuela over the ai
lrged discovery that an American asphalt
company gave financial aid to the Malos
revolution, which was put down about six
months ago. President Castro Is said to
have declared that he has proof that agents
of the company in question sided Matoa
In his revolution, while the clutm of the
company waa being contested In the courts
of Venexuela. He has declared that
ssents of the company offered about $500,
ono to him to have the courts declare In
favor of the concession, by which the
company gained lights in the asphalt beds
and that when ho rejected the offer, the
company, through Its agents, used the
money In Inciting tho revolution.
President Castro has caused suits to be
entered for the abrogation of the conces
sions granted the company. If these suits
should prevail, the recant decision of the
supreme court of Venexuela In favor of
the American asphalt, combine would fall
fiat. Ths Investigation asserted to have
brought out the disclosures has been In
progress some nme ana nas noi yei neen
completed.
FURS TO COME TO AMERICA
Ksntrkatka Commercial Company
Will Pond Pmdaee Tbrongh
the I'ntted States.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apn. 11 The steam
ship Rodondo, owned in this city, has been
chartered by the Kamtchalka Commercial
and InduBtrlul company to carry suppltos
for one of Russia's Kaclllc ports. The
Rodondo's cargo, which Includes a largo
shipment Of flour, is destined, say ths
agents, for the company's stations at Cop
per Island, Bering island and Petrovpav
lovskl. The Rodondo will bring home ths
season's collection of furs and make an
other trip, taking more supplies and bring.
ing here the season's sealskin catch. Ths
furs and sealskins, hitherto forwarded to
London by way of Yokohama, will bo
shipped to London by a local firm.
Baron von Brugge ot St. Petersburg will
have charge of tha expedition, as those
Interested term the business for which the
Rodcndo has been chartered. Captain
Bocddle, whose steamship, the Kotlc, was
at Nagasaki when the war commenced and
was seised by the Japanese, wm sail on
the Rodondo.
Will Hot Be Hade Pnblio Until Return ef
Eeuator Pettus from Alabama.
RECEIVE INDIAN SUPPLY BIOS IN OMAHA
Soatb Dakota Delegation Proposes
Change In the Roaebod Bill to
Meet tho Objections of
the President.
BUSINESS
CROWDS
REICHSTAG
Dlsenssos War and the Treaty of Knar
land and France.
BERLIN. April ll-The Reichstag re
sumed its sittings today, after the Easter
holiduys, with business badly behind owing
to the protracted political debate during
the budget discussion, which Is still un
finished. The session today was sllmly at
tended.
Chancellor von Euelow, answering
various questions of Dr. Sat tier, said hs
oouid nor discuss tho Franco-British To
lonlal treaty at length. The German gov
ernment saw no hostile purpose in the en
tente sgainst any other power. Germany
had large trade Interests In Morocco, but
it had no reasons to fear they were en
dangered by ths agreement.
Taking up the criticism of tha German
government for being surprised by the out
break of the war in the far east, the
chancellor replied that the surprise was
equally great among the statesmen at St,
Petersburg, London and Parla, and that
even Japan's representatives at Palis and
St. Petersburg were apparently taken by
'."" ti'v'"n. hdA ""f lSl dl."arb? cember 16, 1001, the action having bosn surprise. Even non-Japanese statesmen
t IS. Itocsevelt had revived the tyranny . . . ,, - 1(wvo ! . .,, . . . , , .
f Henry VIII. had marched with Oliver tBTin on April 8, 1908. who believed that the superheated Japa-
Iiomwell at tho head of his army into the In the affidavit on which the attachment nese kettle would give off steam could not
.use of repreaentatlvea and dispersed the WM grantsd Meyer saya that on August 1.
i.e. ii.. - .V 1 1 1 ... L ii'"ii'i I nr. WW - .w- - . ,
sloltrsnt minority by reduolng by execu- I "Du" ""'" l lu
rve oraer cieveiana a it years or total uis- i oonas wnicn nsa oeen issued oy tne ho
eiiity nva years or to w. n.wk Malone Railroad comnany of the
Passing to ths discussion of presidential Dar Taius of 13.900.000 and Induced him
andldatea, tha senator said tho campaign (Meyer) to purchase them by representing
to bo conducted by the opposition al- that tha New York Central & Hudson
tost solely against ths tsrlff and President mvtr Rsllrosd company was desirtous of
looser It. Wo accept ths challenge upon purchaslng the bonds, and had. through Its
o uingiey uu ana point 10 wnai nas 0mcJal8) offered to purchase them for a
ccompiisnoa. ne causa attention to tne nrl. ..ceedlne- tl.90O.0OO: but that he (Dr
resident's achlsvementa when, assistant w,bb) aii not de,lr, to ,n to the New
ecreiary oi me navy, wnicn position no Tork Centnlj a Hudson River Railroad
ave up to tans upon mmseit tne perils or ,omDan, becausa certain of Its directors
campaign In Cuba, and concluded: .. -, by marrU and mlKnt
He has probed deeply the great depart- I k. irts1sLaw4 if thw niirrtssmawl fVlrabotlv
rings - un vvriuiuviii miu uruHfCUteu I . . tm b.
nd convicted those of hla own hou,h.,ld from him. while lf they purchased the
f faith who were round guilty. He bonds from a stranger neitner tney nor tie
o forced the law when dire predictions of wouia b, subject to criticism.
se favor ef some of the ablest ana strong- Ths affidavit alleges that these reprs
t of our nnsncial lesders. but the su- I sentatlons were made with the knowledge
retne court has sustained hla action and of taelr ravlalty on ths part of the de-
omenal rise in the securities which demon. I fendant and with Intent to cheat and de
flates the Judgment of tho Investors ot I fraud for tho purposs of Inducing the de
IS country. faridunt t.i nav th. aum of K.90O.OU0. which
Former I'nlted States Senator Warner I waa largely tn exceas of ths actual valua of
Hilar then introduced the resolution Intro- ths bonds, to the extent of 1400.000.
uced at tho last national convention by
nator Quay asking congress to investl- WARRANTS ARE NOT SERVED
ate ins aiiegsa aisrrsncniseinent or ne
Sheriff Will Await Rctorn of Jodfgo
Stevens Boforo Arresting;
Bell and Wells,
foresee that the Toklo government would
choose precisely that moment for breaking
off negotiations
Chancellor von Buelow defended the
government against Dr. Battler's criticism
that it took an Interest In neutralising
China, alleging that tha Interests of the
powers Us In the localising of the war so
that no world war shall result.
roes In southern states.
Immediately after the assembling of the
onvenlton, Chslrmsn Monroe of ths com-
ilttes on credentials presented his report,
rich was in favor of seating the Fas
ti t delegation in ths Thirty-third district
OURAT. Colo.. April 12. Sheriff Corbett
Representative Sereno Payne waa made I will make no attempt for ths present to
ormanont chairman. His speech wss rs-1 serve the warrants at Tellurtdo on Ad-
Slved with great applause. I Jutact General Sherman M. Bell and Cap-
. . . . I tain Bulksley Wells, adjudged guilty of
s-yne. i cont,mPt 0f court for disobeying ths
I'pen taking ths chair aa permanent I habeas corpus order of Judge Tehron Stev-
airman. Representative Sereno Payne I ens and refusing to bring President Moyer
aid in part: I of tho Western Federstion of Miners Into
As we meet on tho threshold of a national """t Judge Stevens hss gone to Ounnl-
ainpalgn we point to Ihlnga done In the I son. where he will hold court for two
est seven i ysars of republican ascendancy w,ka aBd the sheriff will await his return
he enactment of the DlngTey tariff, and here at tho end of tho Ounnlson session
be universal blessings that have followed
ntl-trust irglslailoit re -enforced by con
reas. and enforced In the courts by the
fforts of tho executive; the maintenance of
1st and liberal pensions to deserving vet
ran a
We commend the recent order of the com
llasloner of pensions that advancing age
hall be regarded as presumptive evidence
f disability.
We have fought and won the Spanish
rar. We have not shrunk from the bur
ens of our victory. We have given to
'ub a atable government and have left
ham. with all good wishes, free lo work
ut their own salvation, Wo have esisn
ahed good government In Porto Rlc
nd the Philippine. We are sue-
. easfully lifting them up lo the plane
f a higher cltlaenshlp. We sre ed
csling their children. Ws will not Isy
own the task until we have made them
t for self-government. Then we will sel
ls the question of our future relations
. lth reference to their highest Interest
rid the welfare of our own people.
We have extended the rural free delivery
' (rvlce until the farmers in the thlrkiv
sttled communities are served with their
, Miers and papers promptly and at their
, n doors. These sre some of ths things
s have accomplished.
The repubhiau parly has no spoloaies
9 ofler; no heivsiee to recant; no Ksnsas
. It or other disgraceful party plat form
retract; mi offensive deceased issues in
J O buried slid no peerless leaders who hats
je tss.d Into Innocuous desuetude resdy tor
Who csn writs ths platform ef our op-
v CuaOausU on jntia Pa-
before hs takes sny steps in the direction
of serving his warrants.
No attempt has yet been made by Ad
jutant General Bell, commanding the mill
tary at Telluiide, to have Judge Theron
Stevens of Ouray ouated for his crltl
clsras of Governor Pea body and heads of
the stste militia tn connection with the
Moyer case. However, it Is reported here
that General Bell. In a telephone conver
satlon with a resident of this place, gave
ss his Intention to tske Judge Stevens
into custody and place him In the military
prison at Telluride if the opportunity at
forded Itself.
HARRIMAN STOPS IN MEMPHIS
Passes Tkresgk tbo City oa Way
Sooth and with His Party
Goes Antosseblllnsi.
MEMPHIS. April U.-The special trsi
of E. H. Harrtman. president of ths South'
ern Pacific, passed through the city I his
afternoon, a stop of soms hours being mad
hero, during which the members of the
party were taken for a tour of the city in
automobiles. At 1:43 p. m. ths special left
for New Orleans over tbo Yasoo 4 Mis
sissippi Valley rsilroaA
SWIFT STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Batchers and Fackora Reach Agree
meat t Chtensjo, Where Cos
fereneo la Held.
CHICAGO, April 12. A strike of ten
minutes duration occurred at the plant of
Swift & Co., here today. Five hundred
cattle butchers walked out Almost at the
moment, however, word came from meet
ing then In session between tho union offi
cials and employers that a aettlement had
been reached and ths men returned to
work.
One hundred smplov.. who had been
laid off, and whom, the Aitilort' charged, had
been picked with reference to their member
ship in the butchers' union,-, were rein
stated by the company. Word of the set
tlement was at ' once telegraphed to the
plants of Swift & Co., where sympathetic
strikes were alleged to have been ordered.
at East St. Louis, South Omaha, Fort
Worth, Kansas City, St. Joseph and St,
Paul. The demand of the union, whioh is
said to have been complied with by the
company, Is that where employment cannot
be given to all, reduction in the' working
force may be made by laying off the men
last hired.
NEELY JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Government Will Re-try Action
Brought In Attempt to .Fix
Amount of Peculations.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Kalr and Warmer Wedneadayi Par
tially llond.
Temperature at Omaha lrslrrdayt
Hoar.
B su m
U a. m
7 a. m
M a. m
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a. m
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 12. (Special Tele
gram.) It Is expected that the report In
the Dietrich case will be made public upon
the return of Senator Pettus, who has gone
to Alabama, but who is expected back
on Thursday. The report, written by Sen
ator Piatt, was filed with Chairman Hoar
yesterday. In view of ths absence of Sen
ator Pettus, who may decide to make some
elteratlons In the verbiage of the report
as prepared by Senator Tlatt, It was
thought best by tho chairman to wltn
hold any Intimation of the nature of the
report until the full committee had passed
upon It. It Is thought, however, that Just
as soon as Senator Pettus returns the
action of the committee will be made pult
llc. So far as can be ascertained there
Is no reason to doubt that Senator Dietrich
wilt bo absolved from the charges made
agalsnt him.
Receive Bids In Omaha.
Since the passage of the Indian bill and
tho continued appropriation for the Indian
supply depot at Omaha a determined effort
has been Inaugurated by 8enator Millard,
acting for the business men of Omaha, to
make the depot an active force In supply
Ing goods to the Indians Instead of a
theoretical proposition, which It has main
tained since Its creation. Senator Millard
has taken up tha matter with the secre
tary of the Interior and has already re
ceived a concession to the effect that
bids for lflo6 delivery will be opened tn
Omaha, bids for Uu having already been
settled.
Nebraska Association Klects.
The Nebraska Republican association
held a meeting last night and elected the
following officers: President P. E. Win
ters; vice president, A. Coykeudall; .treas
urer, H. A. Harding; secretary, C. E,
Hatcher. Congressman Burkett was pres
ent and addressed the association, as did
W. E. Andrews, auditor for the Treas
ury department, the outgoing president
Changing; Rosebud Pill.
Ths South Dakota delegation realising
that to attempt to pass the Rosebud bill
over the president's veto, in view ot the
presidential year, would be exceedingly
bad politics, has thought of changing tho
bill now in the senate, pledging the In
dians to secure them tl.040.000, as provided
In the former treaty made tetween the
government and the Indians. While this
change may not meet the approval of the
house It is thought that it will meet with
the approval of the president, who had
held out that the prices scaled from 13 per
acre downward would not secure the In
dlans tho amount originally agreed upon,
While the delegation believes that much
more than that amount would be secured
under the present schedule, they realize
that such. a, bill, la doomed. Jta conjpso-'
mlBe is not agreed upon and It is be
lieved that such a compromise would meet
the approbation of the president
Minor Mntters nt Capital.
L. I Kountie and wife of Omaha are
at the Wlllard.
George M. Titus, appointed postmaster at
Templeton, Jerauld county, S. D., vice O.
O. England, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska, Sli
ver Creek, regular, George E. Rose; sub
stitute, Mrs. Burtha Rosa. Iowa, Little
Sioux, regular, Edward Stucker; substi
tute, William Heyer. Ottumwa. regular,
Bert Dixon; substitute, Frits Ross.
BRIBERY CASES IN COURT
Two St. Loals Actions to Bo Argoed
nnd One Goes to Front of
Docket.
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MORE CAVALRYJO THE FRONT
Two Divisions Sent to Reinforce the
Command of lieoersl Kou.
ropntkln.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1S04.)
ST. PETERSBURG. April 11. (New l org.
Herald Cablegram-Special Telegram to
The Bee.) More cavalry Is needed by the
commandor-ln-chlef, and accordingly the
Seventeenth and Eighteenth divisions from
Nijni Novgorod have been dispatched.
Many batteries of mountain artillery also
are being hurried forwsrd.
The telegraph service at Port Arthur,
destroyed by a storm, has been repaired.
Vice Admlrsl Makaroff passed lust night
on a guardshlp, expecting an attack from
the enemy.
Viceroy Alexieff Is busy Improving the
railway service from Mukden to Fort
Arthur and has taken summary action
with all lax officials.
CIRCASIA ARE READV FOR WAR
Offer to "apply F.qalpment In OrC-r
to Fight Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 13. Circassians
are volunteering in large numliers for ser
vice In the far east About 11.000 have been
enrolled In the Kouban district, each man
paying for his own horse and equipment.
The government has agreed. In response
to the representations of the United Spates
authorities, to show as much consideration
as possible to the two Japanese taken by
the Russians from the American newspa
per correspondents' steamer at New
Chwang and who are held under suspicion
of being spies.
In accordance with his annual custom, the
emperor this afternoon reviewed the Em
press' Horse Guards, the crack cavalry reg
iment of the empire, In their riding school
orr the Horse Gusrd boulevard, the occa
sion being the celebration of the feast of
the regiment's patron saint. Before an em
bowered stand occupied by the Imperial
party. Including the empress and highest
ladles of tho court, the emperor, in the
Guards' uniform, reviewed the splendid
looking troopers, In white tunics and burn
ished cuirasses and helmets. Those pres
ent remarked that the emperor did not look
as well as usual. His voice, when he con
gratulated the regiment, lacked Its accus
tomed ting.
The review concluded with the pictur
esque ceremony of saluting the colors,
which occurred outside In full view of
thousands of spectators. The troopers then
proceeded to I he refractory, where the em
peror tasted their soup, drank their health
and distributed a gratuity of 11.60 to the
noncommissioned officers and M cents to
the troopers. Later the colonel and other
officers of the real men t were banqueted in
the Winter palace.
Detachments of each of the guard regi
ments yesterday at the Winter palace con
veyed Easter greetings to the -emperor and
empress. The emperor kissed, each of the
guardsmen thrice, the empress giving her
hand to be kissed and presenting each
guardsman with a decorated china egg. The
servants of the palace were similarly hon
ored. . .
BRITISH SHIP LEAVES NEW CHWAHO
LAKSDOWNB REVIEWS THE TREATY
Foreign Minister Says Settlement
with France Was Desired.
LONDON, April U.-The text of the
Anglo-French colonial treaty was officially
Issued today. It was prefaced by a dls
patch from Foreign Minister Lansdowne
to the minister to Franco, Sir Edmond
Monson, in which Lord Lansdowne says a
settlement was notoriously desired on both
sides of the channel and that the movement
in Its favor received powerful influence
from the respective visits of King Edward
and President Loubet Lord Lansdowne
also pays a tribute to the personal knowl
edge and dlplomatlo experience of M. Cam-
bon, the French ambassador in London, to
whom the agresment was largely due.
Lord Lansdowne reviews at length the
main features of the agreement and concludes:
It may perhaps be permitted for ths two
countries to hope that in thus baaing the
composition of their long standing differ
ences upon mutual concessions and a frank
recognition of each other's legitimate wauta
ana apirauons, uiey may afford a prece
dent which will contribute something to
the maintenance of International good will
and tha preservation of general peace.
TROOPS FOR CAMPAIGN IX THIBET
British Government Desires to I' so
Indian Soldiers. (
LONDON, April 1J The House of Com
mons reassembled today after ths Easter
recess.
In anticipation of ths opposition moving
an adjournment In order to call attention
to the bloodshed in Thibet an urgent whip
was sent out by the government supporters.
Premier Balfour, however, headed off ths
opposition action by himself referring to
the matter. He said that since the recess
began there had been an action In Thlbot
which had mads It necessary in accord
ance with the ststute to ask the house to
sanction the employment of Indian troops
beyond the frontier. The premier thought
there should be no delay In the discussion
and therefore he would Introduce a resolu
tion to this effect tomorrow.
NEW YORK, April It. The Jury today
disagreed In the action brought by the
United States against C. F. W. Noely,
former director of finances of tha post
offices of Cuba, in which an attempt was
made to officially fix the amount of Neely's
alleged peculations between Jsnuary and
May, 1900. Judge Lacombe, sitting In the
United States circuit court, where the suit
was tried, made several efforts to get the
Jury to agree, but failed.
The attorneys for the government con
tended that by documentary evidence they
had shown that Neely's peculations during
the three months mentioned amounted to
about 146,000. The attorneys for Neely
argued that the Cuban act of amnesty freed
his client from all criminal and civil lia
bility. Special Attorney General Jones said
the government would retry the case at
once.
RESUME LAND FRAUD CASES
Examination of Hyde and Dtmond
Brings Oat Methods of Obtaining
Government Property
BAN FRANCISCO. April IX The exami
nation into the Hyde-Dtmond land fraud
cases was resumed todsy before United
States Commissioner Heacock. Benjamin
F. Allen, former forest superintendent,
testified regarding his acquaintance with
the accused men and the reports he had
made on various reserves. He bad received
money from Hyde and had obtained land
through the land office, which he had sold
to Hyde.
Special Agent Bums then testified con
cerning letters written by Hyde to Allen
advising him how to make reports on land.
Miss Marian Doyle, formerly Hyde's
cashier, corroborated some of the testl
mony given by Mrs. Belle Curtis ss to the
manner In which ths land buainess of
Hyde's office waa conducted.
Hist Comes to Better Job.
BAN JUAN. P. R. April 1 -Governor
Hunt sailed today for New York to confer
with President Roosevelt relative to Porto
Rlcan affairs. It is understood that ths
appointment of Mr. Hunt as a federal
Judge In Montana will be announced ahortly
after his arrival In the United States.
Hotorlons Bandit Mast Die.
MANILA. April ll-The sentence of death
passed upon Faustlno Guillermo, one of the
most notorious bandits tn ths islands, nho
waa raptured by the constabulary in Rixal
province last June, baa Losa confirmed, by
the supreme courf
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.; April 12. -Tho
case of Robert M. Snyder of Kansas City,
convicted ot bribery In St. Louis and ap
pealed to the supreme court, was continued
In the supreme court today, teing placed
at the foot of the docket because the de
fendant's attorneys were not present.
The bribery cases of J. H. Hannlgan, T.
E. Albright and John A. Sheridan, con
victed In St I.ouls and appealed, will, upon
recommendation of Attorney General Crow
in a brief filed yesterday, be reversed and
remanded when coiled tomorrow In the su
preme court. This leaves but two St. Louis
boodle cases to be argued tomorrow; the
cases of Julius Lehmaiin and Emll Hart-mum.
PRAIRIE FIRE DESTROYS RANGE
weeps Path Twenty Miles Wide In
Blnlno, Loop nnd Garfield
Counties.
TA YLOH. Neh., April 12.-A prairie Are
started near Brewster in Blaine county.
Saturday, and swept across the country
eastward Sunday snd Monday, extending
across Loup county and into Garfield, burn
ing all the range between the North Loup
and the Calamus rivers, a distance of
twenty miles in width. It will be a great
hardship to ranchmen In the path of the
burned district, many of whom bad put
their cattle on the range for the summer,
The fire was got tinder control today.
Removal Will Permit Russians to En
foree lsr Rigorously.
NEW CHWANG. April 12. Prior to the
departure of the British gunboat Espiegle,
which has been stationed here during the
last winter, at 1 o'clock today, M. Grosse,
the civil administrator of New Chwung,
visited the warship officially. After the
visit the civil administrator, in company
with the Russian local authorities, waited
on the esplanade along the water front
while the gunboat steamed past on Its way
down tha river. This official ceremony was
In recognition of the cordial and pleasant
relations which have existed between the
officers of the Espiegle and the Russian au
thorities during the stay of the British gun
boat at New Chwang.
The detention of the Espiegle after the
time originally sot for Its departure Is
understood to inoicats tne unquaunea ac
ceptancs by Great Britain of the estab
Ushment by the Russians of martial law
at New Chwang, Its agreement to the plan
for the protection of British Interests here
during the wsr and the final restoration
of the treaty rights.
The departure of the Espiegle removes a
cause of embarrassment to the Russian au
thorities and enables them to put Into exe
cution a system of martial law consistent
with tha demands of the situation. It was
the last foreign warship at New Chwnng,
the United States gnnbost' Helena having
left there some ten days sgo.
The lsst of the merchant steamers left
New Chwang today and th shipping com
panys have notified their agents to send
no more vessels here, consequently It is
said that henceforward commerce will be
practically at a standstill.
The streets of New Chwang are no longer
lighted at night snd the movement of buats
on the river at night Is prohibited.
SUIT TO RECOVER DUTIES
Aelion BroasM by British Corpora'
tloa and Involves Claims Amount
ing to Millions of Dollars. ,
WASHINGTON, April 12. A ease Involv
ing claims to the amount of over 7,OuO,OUO
Indirectly was argued today before the
court of claims. It wss brought by War
ner. Barnes Co., a British corporation
doing business In New York and Manila,
lo recover lsu.000 In duties paid on goods
Imported Into the Philippine Islands be
tween the signature of the treaty of peace
with Spain and March 2, 1902, when con
gress established a regular tariff in place
of the military tariff.
If this claim is maintained a large num
ber of similar claims must be psld and in
addition probably will validate claims for
a refund of duties on goods Imported In
Spanish ships during tha time specified
under the texma 9t lit farlg treat.
BOTH ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
Two Republican Congressional Con
ventions Nominate Cnndldntes
la the Sixth Ohio District.
WILMINGTON, O.. April 12 Two repub
lican congressional conventions, represent
ing the Sixth Ohio district, wer held here
today. The regulur convention nominated
Hon. Charles O. Hlldebrandt for a third
term. The second convention, composed
ef contesting delegations opposed to Hllde
brandt, which were refused seats In ths
regulsr convention, nominated Judge
Scoggy of Greene county for congress,
Both conventions endorsed Roosevelt for
th presidential nomination.
ELKINS FOR SECOND PLACE
Republicans of West Virginia Stand
Ready to Endorse Senator If
He Desires Honor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va.. April 12 Prom
Inent republicans have already begun to
gather here for the stste convention. There
Is no thought of any one for the prssl
dency except Mr. Roosevelt. As to the
second place. If Senator Elklns desires ths
endorsement of the state hs will hav It
but It is believed that tha senator will ask
IM gucli coaoriua ni Jjiia Uium,
HEAR HEAVY FIRING
Believed Long Expeoted Bea Fight Amoaj
Miaotao Islands Hal Taken Flaoa. (
JAPANESE SHIPS SEEN OFF CHE f00
Tiring- Supposed to Hart Ooonrnd Between
that Point and Fort Arthur,
RUSSIANS SURPRISE JAPANESE PATROL
Nearly All of a Part of Fiftj Shot of
Drowned and Boats Eank.
COREAN TROOPS SENT AGAINST BANDITS
General Opinion Is They Will Desert
Instend ot Doing; tho Work They
Have Been Sent to Accomplish.
CHE FVlO. Arrll 13.-11 a. m A corre
spondent of the Axsmiated Prsa at Tsng
Chow, forty miles northwest of her, tel
graphs as follows:
Sounds of very heavy firing wr heard
at 6:30 this (.Wednesday) morning. The
tiring evidently was being don between
her and l'ort Arthur. It Is believed at
Teng Chow that the long expected
flKht among tne Miaotao islands ha taken
place.
Tho Jupauoso battleship Ashal, flying an
admiral's flag, waa seen off Che Foo yes
terday, going to tha west, and there Id
no doubt that the remainder of the Japan
exe itcet was in tho vicinity of Port Ar
thur. The Kiisetan fleet also was seen
oulxlde l'ort Arthur yesterday. .
Skirmishing; In Cores.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 12. General
Kouropatkln, In a dispatch to th sm
prror bearing today' date, says General
Krulynsky on th night of the th ordered
a detachment of sharpshooters to cross to
the left bank of the Yalu, cpposlt WIJu.
The sharpshooter landed on th island of
buina.'ind and surprised a patrol of fifty
Japanese scouts Just as the latter ware ap-
pitachlng the east sldo of the Island In
hree boats. The Russian allowed the
Japanese to land and then fired on them.
Nearly all the Japaneso were shot, bayo
net lei1, or Crowned and their boat sunk.
The Russians sustained no losses. -
Noncommlssionsd Officers Louchklne and
Souhaschonov distinguished themselves in
tho fight. Th following day th Japanese
lowered their flag at WIJu ana their out
posts, which lately have been en, fell
back.
On the night of April four Russian
crossed tho Yalu to Yongampho and made
towards a Russian village, wber they
found a squadron of Japanese cavalry.
They remained there twelve hour, when
they wer betrayed by Coreans am) found
thcmselvs obliged to swim tho river, their
boat having struck on u send bank. On
soldier lost hi life.
The Japanese pursued tho Russian tn a
boat, but vere in turn attacked by a Rus
sian boat, which had come to tha rsscu o(
the swimmers. The ' Japan . were alt
killed , and their : boat -gunk. --. 1
Battle Cause Satisfaction. ..
General Kouropatkln' report to the em
peror of the annihilation of the Japanese
detachments on th Yalu river I a mat-
tor of general satisfaction In olflclal cir
cles. gain, In ths view of the authorities,
th Russian soldier has proved hla superior
ity in strategy and in the manner of 'at
tack which left no chance for a single
enemy to escape. , -
One feature of the messsge which 1 not
pleasing to the authorities, I th action
of the Coreans In revealing to th Japan
ese the presence of th Russians at Yong
ampho and the belief prevails that th
Coreans are not so unfriendly to the
Japanese aa has been announced. Inci
dents such as that at Yongampho lndloate
that the view held of the Corean attitude
Is a mistaken one.
SOW FIOHTIXQ OI THE YAl.U RIVER
This Is the Impression at Toklo, as
Russians Are There.
TOKIO, April 12. S p. m.-It is believed
here that fighting has commenced on tha
Yalu river. It Is known that the Russians
occupy the right bank ef the river In force
No direct Information from the Tnlu dis
trict has been received here, but the posi
tion of the Russians is known, and while
It is doubted that they will be able to pre
vent the Japanese from crossing the rlvsr,
that they will offer some opposition is re
garded as certain. It la not believed, how
ever, that there will be any serious en
gagement during the Japanese operations
to cross the Yalu.
Th foreign, military observers attache!
to th first Japanese army hav been di
rected to hold themselves In readiness to
move, and it is expected that they will
leave for the front In a few days. The
American attaches are Colonel V. II.
Crowder of the general staff and Captain
P. C. Marsh of the srtlllery corps.
The British attaches ar Lieutenant Gen
eral lan Hamilton, Colonel Hume, Cap
tain Jardln and Captain Vincent. The
Qerman representative is Major General
Etxel and th French attache is Colonel
Corvisart. 1
Japanese nt WUu.
SEOUL, April 12.-4:30 p. m. Th Japan
ese ruthorltles here say there hav been
frequent skirmishes betwsen SakJU and
WIJu. The main body of the first Japtness
army Js in the neighborhood of Wljtt.
About 600 flat-cheated, sandal-shod Corean
infantrymen left Seoul today for th north
ern part of Ham Hlung Do province, on
the frontier of the Klrln district of Man
churia, to keep In order the bandits, who
are constantly embroiled with the Chines
settlers lii the Tumen region, which ha
resulted in diplomatic representations) oB
the subject from China. it la considered
doubtful whether these troop will reach
their destination, fear being expressed
that they would desert.
The Japanese minister to Corea, 1 M.
Hayashl. has requested the . Corean ov
rnment to facilitate ths plans of General
Ilaraguchl, the cummurder of th Japanese
forces at Seoul, for the thorough sanitation
of Seoul and the other large town of
Corea, so as not to expos the Japanese
troops to the ravages of uholera and other
disease.
Will Oppose Japanese Crossing.,
Japanese advices from northern Corea
stale that the Ruaalajis have strongly forti
fied Chou Tien Cheng, a walled town on
tho Munchurian aide of the Yalu rlvtr,
about ten mile north of Antung. It la Ss
tlmated that there are 20.000 Russian of
all arms at Antung ready to oppo th
Japanese crossing.
Webb Hayes has returned her from a
journey to Anju, thence to the Amerirtn
mine at Unsan, .and thence north to lb
Yalu river. He reports that h received
hospitable treatment from th Japanese
and he compliments the equipment of the
Japanese field forces, the effectiveness of
their pontoon bridge st Anju and their
trnnport organization.
Japanese Minister Hayashl Is urging, ths
Corean Foreign office not to permit north
ern prefects to leave their posts, declar
ing that their absence would Incrssie th
feeling of unrest.
Japanese Cross the Yalu.
ST. FETERSHVRG. April 12 Major Gen
eral Pflug. tn a dispatch from Mukden, de
Dies th reporr that ths Japanese advance
guard ha crossed ths Yalu and engaged in
HKiVY RAIiS STOP COMMI'! OATIO
Movement ot Troops Delayed by ftajb
merglaT of Railroad.
PORT ARTHI'R. Monday. April ll.(D
layed In Tranmlssion.) Ttl graphic com
munications have been Interrupted recently,
owing to torrential rains. The railroad
embankment In south Main-hurt, have
been damaged, thus delating the movs
ments of troops. The embankment f ths
railroad running to Shan liul Kwsn Is
submerged at severs! points.
A squadron of battleships and torpedo
hoits has Just returned here from a cruise
far nut to sea.
Easter passed without the anticipated
Japanese attack. Every precaution wss
taken to prevent a surprise. Vice Ad
miral Mnkaroff. who personally supervises
nightly the precautionary measures, spent
Easter, eve In a guard boat. During
the usual Esster night service the win-
l.duwn .iu CQvvtl o a ta f rtvt&l the