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( 0 The Omaha Daily Bee. For RBLIABLB War Nowa Road TUB DBB. Th Btt prints mort Paid Want his because BEE WANT ADS BRING BEST RETURNS. I ESTABLISHED JUKE 19. 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1904. SINGLE COPY TIIREE' CENTS. r i . L STREAMS VERY UIGU Swim ii Xaniai Etiiinf Slvin to Tlooi Point tod Esrioai T oib L o'ltd Tor- RAILROADS TIED UP BY THE HIGH WATER Tracks Wftibtd Oa. tad Traini oa Man? Lines Ars flnnninj Late. HIGHEST WATER SINCE THE BIG f, Residents of Vonb Tpk Much Alan . Otm the bi.vation. IN THE ZONE OF LAST YEAR'S 0VERFL0 glene that Ralas Will Cease for I Tim ut Give gwollea Streams a Chile to G Dow a. "TOPEKA, Kan., May 29. Heavy rain throughout the Kansas river valley have caused higher water than at any time since the flood of a year ago. It la expecud that tha Kansas river will be very high, but no dangerous results ars looked for. Tha rain has been general over the state y Tor thirty-six hours and has extended to la Colorado. Una. All tha railroads ars fcavlng trouble. Nearly a mile of track on tha Santa Fa Is waahed out near Reading and all the trains have to bs sent by way of a cut-off. On account of high water at Pomona, on tha Missouri Pacific, no trains have passed through today. All the Union Pacific and Rock Island trains ars late. At Wamego there la a rlaa of seven feet At Minne apolis the Solomon river has risen six feet In tha last fifteen hours. At Ballna a rlsa of alsvsn feet and a half Is reported. Abi lene has a rise of twelva feet Ballna, McPherson snd Junction City re porX heavy rains, with all th streams rat ting higher. At Topeka the Kansas river Is rising tonight at tha rate of four Inches an hour. This rise will probably continue Until lata tomorrow afternoon. If bo more heavy rains fall for a day or two, however, there will be no great dam age, as tha river will have to rlsa twelve feet or mora to exceed the danger point Exactly one year ago today was the be ginning of the disastrous flood In the Kan sas valley which caused tha loss of much property and a number of lives. The peo ple in North Topeka,. where most of the damage was done then, are naturally alarmed over the situation. They are watching the river closely so as to move out as soon a necessary. HALF CENTURY IN LIGHT HOUSE DM Wenas Who Trims Lamps Passes Away at a RIm Old C Age. 'Copyright by" New York Herald Co.. 1904.) NEW TORK, May 2.-(New York Her ald ' Service Special to The Bee.) T4r. Nancys Rose, who for forty-eight yesra trimmed the lamps and cleaned the lenses - ef UmthehWio;a' the .crost ef Stonr romi, niea inert mis weea at me age or W) years. She . had dwelt at the beacon 'for more than half a century, and In all that period, us she used to say, nothing happened but one-wreck. She had lived in the neighborhood of Stony Point all her' life. Her great-grandfather, Jneob Parkinson, wss wounded In the battle where "Mad Anthony" Wayne was slain, and In ths belongings of the descendants were bullets and bits of grape shot which she had picked out nf tha soil of tha battle field. The lighthouse was built seventy years ago on the foundations f Fort Stony Point, and about It lie the acres where one of the struggles for Amer ican Independence took place. Mrs. Rose's husband, Alexander Rose, was In 1SC.2 appointed lighthouse keeper and he snd his family moved Into the house In 1S, Whlls carrying timbers In 135 for tha tower, where the fog bell was subsequently placed. Rose ruptured a blood Vessel snd died within, a few weeks. His-widow, who had six small children dependent on her, was appointed to his place, and until a few days of her death he was in charge of the light which ysrarnn the craft which ply up snd down tha Hudson river. Her life wus one of practical Isolation. The government gave her tha use of nine and one-half acres about the tower, and In the daytime she looked after the affairs of her domain and prepared tha lamps snd the wlckjt for tha coming of the night. Tn foggy weather he saw that the bell was ringing. The government moved the hel Itower an eighth of a milt from the lighthouse ten years go, and Mrs. Roae had to walk down there very three hours In bad wenther to wlrd up the mechanism which maintained the note of warning. SEA BASS MAKE NEW RECORD Tweaty-SIx Mve In Aesjuartam for Tea Years Wlthoat Death la Family. JCopyrlght, by New York Herald Co., 104.) NEW YORK. May 9.-New York Her ald Service Special to The Bee.) The keeper of the aquarium. In Battery park, gave a. unique birthday party late this week In honor of tha Institution's oldest group of fishy denfsens. The celebration waa to commemorate the remarkable rec ord made by twenty-six huge striped sea baas, which arrived at the Aquarium ten years ago and have ail survived the mala dies of captivity. ' "This is certainty a remarkable record," Keeper Da Nyse. "The twenty-sixth fish cams in May, 1W, and not on has died. As many fish live but a few months here, you can see how unusual la this fact about the aea baas. They came to us when very smsll and they now average ten pounds apiece." ENTIRE RUSSIAN TOWS IN ASHES Children Start fire Which Rednces Pepalatlea to Beggary. GITOMIR. Rurala. Msy 29. -The larg vll lag of - Itkoroak has been burned down. The Joes Is estimated at M.000,000. Th fire waa started by children playing with matches. The whole of the population is homeless and rtduced to beggary. . Saea far Heavy Damaarea. CEDAR RAIUD8 Ia.. May 2.-8peclal.) A. B. Deohl has Hied a petition in the su preme court asking for ISO.000 damage from , t he Illinois Central railroad. He claims to have ben damaged that much In a wreck at Poraeroy March 11. 1903. He clalma to have been permanently Injured ad that hla mind a as so affected by the accident that he was unable to transact business, and as a consequence lost 17.000 oa a land deal he waa prosecuting at the tun eg tha accident THIBETANS ABANDON SIEG British Command Caa Raw Comasaal, eate with Pesltloa la tha Rear. OTANO TSE, Thibet. May 2. (Delayed In transmission.) The Thibetans hav abandoned their Investment of ths Brltis rear and communication with tha mission hits been restored. A dispatch from Simla, British India, May M, said that the British Thibetan ex pedltlon under Colonel Younghusband was nunin ana inai no communication wim 2 ' t had been had for three days. Further T elnforcements. the dispatch stated, had ui -."en ordered to the front ON DON, Msy 29. The Dally Mall' .respondent at Chumbl, India, says tha T.'l'h expedition on Msy 28, after a fight 5, s eleven hours, expelled the Thibetans f the village or I'ailata, close to in v 'i.h camp at Cyans; Tse. A British tant and three soldiers were killed Tibetans suffered heavily and thirty' en of them were taken prisoners. Pal lata Is a walled strong-hold, from which the Thibetans started building; works with a view to outflanking the British position. OERMAXT CHAGRINED O'ER TREATY France May Have ta Reimburse Ea plre for Morocco Losses. BERLIN, May 29. Tha popular chagrin over the Anglo-French understanding found expression at the annual meeting today of the Colonial society at Stettin. Count von Pfell and others presented resolutions ad dressed to Chancellor von Buelow, asking the German government to take step to provide for the guaranteeing of free trade to the fullest extent In Moroccan porta dur Ing the existence of the understanding. The resolutions emphatically called at tentlon to the necessity for protecting the political and business Interests of the Ger mans settled there and If the statute quoted Is changed to the advantage of France, Germany must demand compensation In Morocco fully equal to France's advantage and corresponding to tha magnitude of her business Interests In that land to tha ne cesslty of her fleet having over-sea polnti of support and to the fact that it is neces sary for the population to have territory in which to extend Itself. Count von Pfell, In supporting the reeo lutions, said It was a national misfortune that 22,000 German emigrants yearly still seek the shores of the United States when there Is a larger territory right along their doors, the acqulesence of which would not cause any difficulties worth mentioning. The resolutions were adopted by a large majority. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE French Uw Upon Religions Observ ances Makes Sweeping; Changes. PARIS, May 29. Premier Combes' an nduncement . that tha question of the sep aratlon of church snd state would coma up in January has called attention to the law already formulated by the committee on the separation of church and state. ' It Is weeping measure, the opening clause read ing as follow: The republic assures freedom of con Hence and It ru a ran tee the free exercise of religion without restriction, exept for tiie preservation of puiUlc oroer. . The republic will neither protect nor pay salaries nor suovenuons unoer any lorm whatever to any denomination. It will not recognize any minister of religion and will pot furnish any building for the services of any denomination pr rcr the lodging of any or Its ministers. Tha measure further abolishes tha con cordat, suppresses .the French embsssy at the Vatican and makes detailed provision for the disposal of the government's ex tensive possession of church property. In comparison with the present regime, under which the clergy are salaried officers and the minister of public worship la one of the members of the cabinet, the' , foregol makes a striking change In long established ecular conditions. NEWS OF MASSACRES INDEFINITE Government. However, Admits that Turkish Ontraaes Are Grave. PARIS, May 29. The government's sd vlces concerning the details of the Ar menian massacres are not yet definite, but the official advice ia that the depredations are very grave. Deputy De Preasense, (socialist) vho has confidential relations with the Foreign office, has received a tele gram from Bakus saying the Turkish forces operating against the Armenians consisted of 12,000 regulars and l,0OO Kurds, with fif teen guns. The dispatch further asserts that forty-three villages were burned and that their inhabitants were killed. The male Armenians ar said to have made a desperate resistance on the summit of Mount Antek. M. De Pressense has for warded the' dispatch to Foreign Minister Delcasse, alth a tetter announcing that he will c.uestlon the minister In th Chamber of Deputies concerning "what steps French diplomacy Intends to take to stop this la mentable crime." The officials believe that M. De Pres sure's dispatch correctly states the de vastation the Truks have wrought TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS MEETS Many Telegrams Expressing; Well Wishes Are Received. COPENHAGEN. May 29.-The Interna tional Tuberculosis congress, which was formally opened In Parliament house yes terday under th presidency of Prof. Brou ardet, of Parts, today, received telegrams expressing best wishes from a number of monarchs and presidents. The states rep. resented adopted resolutions favoring the study of hygiene In schools and universi ties, uniform schedules for tuberculosis sta tistics, the ammlAtaient of a commissioner I to consider the question of h predisposi tion to tunercuiosis and th enforcement or regulations against expectoration In pub lic placea AMERICAN TRAINER DECORATED Leigh Receives Gold Medal for Fine Care Given Hones. PARIS. May 21. The French Humane so ciety hss given a handsome prise and a gold medal to Eugene Leigh, the American trainer for the exemption of hla stable from brutality, the thoroughness of their sanitary equipment and th special car given to the horses. This leads French turf circles to make sarcsstlo references to th alleged American method of giving stimulants to raoe. horses. CROWDS CF PEOPLE AT CHURCH Miss Roosevelt Proves a Bigger At traction at St. Leals Thaa Sermons. ST. LOUIS. May t.-A detachment of police was needed at th First Presby terian church to control th curious crowd that assembled o see Mlas Alice Roose velt pass Into Sunday service. So unos tentatious was Mlaa Roosevelt's departure from the church that few recognised her and nearly 100 women stood fur half an hour In the rain, thinking she wag till la the church. PARKER CANNOT LAND IT Indication! Point to a 8trnggl for Dmo- cratio Hominatioa- PLENTY OF TIMBLK TO SELECT FROM Dark Horses Seem to Be Favorites itaatlea Is Similar to that of Eighteen Klaety Six. (From a Staff Corrasponaent) WASHINGTON. May SS. SDcial.-It la becoming more and more plain every day that Judge Parker will not be abl to ob- tain enough vote In the dsmocratio na- tlonal convention to secure th nomination for president The situation resembles In many respects the state of affairs which xlated eight years ago. Then it appeared that "Silver Dick" Bland of Missouri had the lead. It waa a silver convention from th start and Bland, who bad been th champion of th white metal in congress lean and Bremen line piers, where the flre for a quarter pf a century, was the "logi- nn were kept busy playing streams of cal" candidate. Then as now there were water upon the buildings and over the a host of candidates in the field. And yet up to the moment that William J. Bryan made that cross of gold speech almost any man present would have been willing to wager that the Misaourian would certainly be nominated. But upon the first ballot, Mr. Bland had less than half the number necessary for a choloe. The ballot resulted aa follows: Bland, 236; Bryan, 119; Patter- son, (Pa.) S6; Boles, (Iowa) 85; Blackburn, Ky.) 83; McLean, (Ohio) 64; Matthews, (Ind.) J7; Tlllmsn, (8. C.) 17; Pennoyer, (Oregon) 8, Stevenson, (III.) 7; Russell, (Mass.) 2; Hill, (N. T.) 1; Campbell, (Ohio) i, not voting, 178. Five ballots were re- quired to sssure a nomination. On the nnai oanot ir. Bryan received 600 votes, but just as soon as th result waa an- nounced enough others were transferred to nis column to give him more than fill nec- "'' Na Oae Has the Votes As matters stand today no man Is likely w utt.v -uio necessary ooo votes to secure the nomination at the St Louis convention. Perhaps there will not be fourteen candl dates, but the number will not fall greatly below that total. Judge Parker, who four weeks ago, was regarded as almost certain to have at least a niajorlty of the delegates on the flret ballot will probably fail to secure more than 400. Borne of the southern men who' have been here during the past few days express great disappointment over the failure of their respective states to rollow tha lead of New York and In - struct for the New York jurist. The po- lltical statisticians who put in a great deal of time upon preconvention figures are pre- dieting that the first ballot will result In 400 votes for Parker, 260 for Hearst, 40 or 50 for Olney, as msny more for Oorman, and the remainder scattered among Mlers of I defense to release James Gillespie nnd Indiana, Harmon of Ohio, and half alatated that the case would come up again dosen other lesser light. No one expects that the final result will be reached on the first day of the balloting. And it is conceded by Parker' warmest friends i that he must 'concentrate his strength at an early stage If he Is to be successful. Many Dark Horace la Training;. In the event of a long drawn out con vention a number of "dark horaee" may be 1 brouaht Into tha -moe.. The moat nenml nent of these is Judge George 3ray of ueiaware, wnose recora is or tne cleanest character. He has proved himself to be I statesman, a diplomat and a Jurist of the highest order.' As a senator, a member Of the commission which negotiated the treaty with Spain and as an arbiter between the coal operators and their employes Judge Gray won the confidence of his coun- I trymen. But unfortunately for his Di-esl- dentlal ambitions, if he really has any, there ia a bar sinister upon his political escutcheon. He voted against Bryan In 1896 and In consequence he is not looked upon aa "regular.' Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany leader. will trot out George B. McClellan, mayor of New York City, upon the first oppor- tunlty whenever convinced that Judge I Parker cannot win. It Is known that Mc- J Clellan's big majority last November at- tracted to him a very wide following. He I is the second choice of several hundred I delegates already elected. He must be I reckoned aa one of the dangerous candl- I dates now under cover, but against him will I be brought the charge that he approved I the New York City gas bill, which the gov ernor subsequently vetoed, and which would I many votes In Greater New York, If he I should by any chance be nominated. A great many more dark horses are be ing groomed for the race and the southern states can supply a dosen men of presi dential size, but the fear of sectionalism will keep them back and It may be that fter alt some other Bryan will arise In a Niagara of eloquence and name the winner from the list not considered up to this time. . Tariff Will Be a Featare. The tariff Is to be featured In the political discussion between the two great parties In the Impending battle of the ballots, accord- ing to republican and democratic leaders. The democrats will also, it Is asserted. make a general assault on the republican administration of the PostoRlce and In terior departments, demanding further In vestigation and possibly other bureaus where It Is alleged frauds have been per petrated and not yet fully brought home to th supposed guilty officials. This fever for Investigation may find a lodging place to the number of men seen, while owing In the next platform of the democrats to to the differences existing between th Co be adopted at St. Louis In July, but as rean &nd the Japanese pronounclatlon it is matters political are now shaping them- elves tariff revision wilt be the paramount issue. Tha republicans are arranging to I meet the attack of the democrats on the tariff question, and will doubtless be able to flood the country with campaign ma- terlal bearing upon this most vital quss- tion. But the republican wilt not permit the tariff to be made the only issue. They 111 show the attitude of President Roose- velt on labor questions, the Panama canal two routes, flanked and preceded by small and Cuban reciprocity which waa brought "coutlng parties. It Is not known whether about during the lsst session of congress, their objective point Is Ping Yang or Gen Should the democrats tackle the proposl- 8". the latter being an easy prey, tha tlon to cause further investigation of af- town stretching along the beach In a cup fair In the various executive departments hollow formed by tha surrounding it is asserted that there is ample oratorical mmunltlon available In the republican I ranks to controvert all assertions th op- I position may bring forward, , . . . I " " The republican congressional committee has decided to spring on the country a numner or mwn oy leaaer of I their party in congress ounng tne session just closed. The able speech of General Charles H. Orosvenof of Ohio, relating chiefly to an exposition of the true atti tude of President Roosevelt on labor ques tlons will be among the number. This speech attracted considerable attention at I th tlm of Its delivery and Is voluminous and exhaustive. This speech alona con- sUta of eighty-eight printed pages, and 1 nCM troops have not landed there, aa re there I atlll another speech of General I ported. Foreign merchantmen continue to Continued on Second Pag.) j RAILR0AD property burned Fire at Lackawanna Railroad Pier aad Adjoining Property Keeps Firemen Basy. NEW TORK, May 29. Seven freight and coal piers of the Delaware, Lackawanna ft Western railroad In, Jersey City were de stroyed by a fire that started about 8 o'clock this afternoon In pier 12 on which a lot of barrels of oil were stored. Th flames spread rapidly. Pier 12 was 8'X feat long and waa soon ablase Its entire length and the firemen wuo were trying to fight th fir from tha shore were able to ac complish but little. The flames swept across to pier 11 and beyond, being finally checked at pier i, which Is a new coej trestle, steel frame! I nd iron clad. Her the firemen and fire I boatg made a desperate stand and stayeJ I th advanoe of the Are until the burning I P1r crumbled and fell into the water, I Although there waa but little wind, rpaikj fe" a'l along tha water front for the better Pr' of a mile, endangering the L.acka wanna depot and even the Hamburg-Amer ahlps at their docks. The building of the Hoboken Coke com pany, five blocks from the main fire was set ablase by burning brands, but the fire- men responded qulokly and the building waa only slightly damaged. A number of I canal boats and several tugs were burned the loss of small boats being variously es- tlmated at from $30 to 1200. I The number of freight cars burned is not known .but on this class of rolling stock I and coal cars tha loss will be heavy. Dur ing the Are the Lackawanna moved its I passenger coaches from Its yards out to the Meadows and one train of a dosen box cars was hauled out of a burning pier and saved Piers U and U wera full of aeneral mer chandlae; piers 7, 8, and 10 were used for coal, and pier 6 was a grain-loading pier. The loss :s estimated at Il.00O.orio. I fill I PS PIP JURY DISAGREES Marder Case at Rising: Son Will Come Vn Again far Trial la September. RISING SUN, Ind.f May 29. After de liberating forty-two . hours without eomlng to an agreement Judge Downey discharged I the jury in the. Otllepie case this morn ing. When the jury was brought Into the courtroom Judge Downey asked them 1 whether there was any probability of I agreeing on a verdict and every one of the men answered in the negative. Judge I Downey then thanked them and dismissed I them from further sen-Ice, I Prosecutor McMullen said that the state I would oppose any effort on the part of the next September. At the present time the four defendants are In the same position I a they were before the trial bgan, as the I bonds of those released from custody are I continuous. August Orelwe, who waa on me jury onginaiiy, put afterward was challenged, committed suicide last night. It Is" said he lost' his mind worrying over the Gillespie case and imagined that James Gillespie was trying to kill him. ATTENDANCE AT EXPOSITION According to Official Fia-ones Crowds Last Week Were Increased Itenrly 50,000 People. ST. LOUIS, May 29. According to the m!'" fiures Issued tonight by the depart- mont or dmiselons of the World's fair, the "'tendance last week was larger by nearly eo-m ,han for "y previous six days. The taDulated statement follows: Monday, 41, 4i; Tuesday, 47,922; Wednesday, 44.S35; Thursday, 45,078; Friday, 62,682; Saturday. 88.136; total, 299.990. About 100 enlisted men of the regular army reached the grounds today under command of Captains Greble, King and McDonald and Surgeon Lister, to pitch the camp for the West Point cadets, who will reach here about 7 o'clock tomorrow morn- Ing. The cadets will numben 420 and ba commanded by Colonel Charles K Treat The cadets will have dress parade each day from 6 to 6 p. m., in the Plaxtt of St Louis. WIFE OF DIGBY BELL IS DEAD well Known Comlo Opera Slaaev Passes Away at Her Home In New York. NEW YORK. May 2.-Mr. Laura Joyce Bell, the comic opera singer and wife of Dlgby Bell, died at her home In this city. aged 46. Mrs. Bell was born In England, her parents being named Maskell, and re celved her musical education at the Roval Academy of Muale, London. Her profes atonal debut was made at the Strand theater, London, and her first American appearance was at Niblo's theater In 1872. RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS UNCERTAIN Wild aad Conflicting Reports Regard- lag Troops la Cores, SEOUL. Corea, May 29. -Continuous and conflicting reports concerning th move ments of th Russians are being received from Corean sources with wild guesses aa difficult to determine the different locall ties mentioned. ln reliable quarter here the present Russian strength In the province of Ham Heung is estimated at about 1,000 men with twelv guns, which, it Is anticipated, will be reinforced in the near future. The Cos- Backs claim that 600 and 1000 Infantry re now following In their rear. The main bodies of the Invaders are advancing by b""' According to the latest report th Cos- ncka have occupied Puk Chong and It ia known that th Japanese are preparing to resist their advance. It la now be Ueved that a column will be sent north from Gen San, and a body of infantry left here to reinforce the garrison station at that point. Line River Still Raarded. KAI PING, May 28.-(Delayed ln Trans mission.) Th Llao Tung rrontler guards have several times corns into collision with the Japanese cavalry- The tactics of th Japanese seem to ba to retreat and entice th guards toward the Infantry which lie ln walt- New Chwang report that Japa- arrive in that port. Th gunboat Slvoutch still guards th mouth of th Li so rtvar. II. A. BABCOCK PASSES AWAY Suddenly Expins in Eis Horn While Talk ing to H i Wif. NOT THOUGHT TO BE DANGEROUSLY ILL Railroads File Brief with State Board la Which They Object to Capl tallsatloa of Earnings aa Basis. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. May 29. (Special.) While talking with hi wife at their home here thla . morning, death came to H. A. Bab cock, deputy state treasurer. For some weeks Mr. Babcock had been feeling III snd for several days has been almost con stantly confined to his home, but his death wss not looked for by his family or friends. Two days ago he waa down town and ex pressed himself as feeling better, though very weak. It Is supposed that heart trouble resulted from his sickness and waa the Immediate cause of his demise. Mr. Babcock leaves a widow and two sens, one living In Lincoln and the other residing at Omaha, The funeral arrangements have not been made and will not be until relatives who arc now In St. Louis have been communi cated with, but It Is probable that the fun (iul will be held Wednesday. Mr. Bnbcock was one of the best known men !n Nel.niski. He was elected state auditor In Later he wns the head of the liisui'iincc ilepartnieut under Auditor Weston, which place he filled with ability, resigning to become deputy to State Treas urer Mortrnsen upon the lntter's election. Mr. Mortenpon and Mr. Babcock have been partners In the real estate business and It was with n full knowledge of Mr. Bab cock's ability that Mr. Mortensen appointed him deputy tren surer. Mr. Babcock was born In New York In 184! and removed to Wisconsin, from which place he entered the union army and served through the clvlt war. He then re turned to Wisconsin and in 1872 he came to Nebraska, locating at Ord, where with Mr. Mortensen he engaged ln the real estate business. For eight years he waa county clerk of Valley county. During his residence In Lincoln Mr. Bab cock made- many warm personal friends and because of his genial disposition he was welcomed everywhere. At the state h( use hla opinions were sought and con sidered on many questions of state that vexed those less conversant with affairs generally. He and Mr. Mortensen have been In perfect accord and to him a share of the credit Is due for the manner ln which the office of the treasurer has been conducted. Oppose Income Plan. In a brief covering nineteen printed pages filed by the railroads with the Stat Board of Equalisation Saturday the con clusion Is reached that "Taxation of a cor poration, whether a railroad or some other, upon a supposed property value, estimated by capitalization of its entire net earnings or by calculation of the full price of It stock, amounts to an income tax, and is not a property tax at alt." The brief continues: "There Is no substantial differ ence between putting a tax directly upon income and putting it Indirectly on that Income throbgh measuring the tax by-the sum (the supposed value of the corporate property) which represents, not the prop' erty at all, but the capitalised value or business profits." By many examples the brief attempts to show that the Income from property and the - Income from labor must be separated before the part of a business Income that represents return from property is avail able for capitalisation In order to reach the value of the property employed in the business. One of these exsmples wilt suffice: "Sup pose the case of a farmer who owns 160 acres and derives a net income from oper ating It himself, which we will suppose to mount to 11,200. Is this $1,200 alt to be capitalized In order to ascertain the value of the farm? This same farmer, by hiring himself out to someone else, could get perhaps 11 a day and hla board, or $1.60 a day. This ampunta to approximately $460 a year. . Can the farmer consider that the farm has been worth more than $760 a year to him when he could get $460 from others for the same labor that he has put upon his farm without owning any farm at all? Suppose this farmer had not yet bought his farm. Would he be a sane man if he were willing to pay for the farm a price greater than the capitalized amount of $750 net income? Let us see. If he capitalized $1,200 to find out what he could afford to pay for the farm and accordingly paid $20,000 for the farm (B per cent being taken the rate of capitalization), he would be getting $1,200 per year for his tabor and the use of $20,0000, while if he did not buy the farm, he would be able to get $450 wages from others and $1,200 as Interest on his $20,000, or a total Income of $1,650." Stock Values the flame. The brief states thst finding the value nf a railroad on Its storks and bonds is practically th same thing as taking the net earnings as a basis. The brief points out to the bosrd the fsct that it employs thousands of men, and tike every other em ployer It should be allowed a profit on their work. The franchise, the brief con tends, is worth what It will cost to secure tha state of Nebraska having set Its own price It nas no ngm 10 vaiue u more than the state Itself charges for it. In the meantime there are several roads that have not yet made any returns to the state board and these will be called to the attention of the board ahortly. They are the Wabash, Milwaukee, Illinois Cen tral, Atchison, alt of which ar doing business in Nebraska. GRADUATIONS OVER THE STATE Iarge Classes Are the Rale in Most ot the Towns. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May . (Spe cial.) In the Flrat Presbyterian church In this city this evening Dr. J. T. Bulrd de livered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of thirty-two members of the Plattsmouth High school. Rev. J. W. Bwan made the opening prayer and Rev. A. F. Ploetz, pastor of th German Pres byterian church, gav the scripture read ing. The music was furnished by a choir of twenty voices. This 1 the largest class that has ver graduated in Caa county. W. K. Fowler will deliver th address to the class Wednesday evening ln the Par mele theater, at Which tlm they wilt receive their diplomas. ORANT, Neb., May . (Special.) Graduating exercises for th Grant High school wera held ln th Methodist Episco pal church Friday evening. Tha class con sisted of six young women and four young men. In place of the usual ora tions of the graduates. Prof. N. W. Pres ton of Fremont delivered a class oration. Masters of the Situation," which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A reception was held at th Workman hall immediately Continued on Second Fag. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Moadayi Tuesday, Shower. e at Onata Teeterdayi Hoar. 6 a. as A a. re..... T a. m H a. m , . . . . t a. m . . . . . lO a. m . . . . . Dear. Hoar. Dear. . M I p, m .TO na S p. m ...... TA . .1 ftp. m T4 . 4 4 p. as T-J . H4 II p. m T4 All A p. m It 1 (V 7 p. m T4 Rt'SSIAN TORPEDO BOATS ARB STNK News ef Mlae Disaster latereepted hy tha Japaaese. TOKIO. May 29.-4 p. m. Certain Ru sian correspondence which has been Inter cepted by the Japanese at the blockade of Port Arthur gives the information that some Russian torpedo boat destroyers have been sunk by mines outside of Port Ar thur, aa well aa details of the placing by the Russian of the mines which effeoted the destruction of th battleship Hatsus on May 15. The sixth Japanese squadron, which waa blockading Port Arthur, overhauled and searched a Junk and seized a number of letters written by Russian officers. One letter said that a torpedo boat destroyer had successfully placed a series of mines during the night which preceded the loss of the Hstsuse, and continuing, tells of the loss of some Russian torpedo boat de stroyere. How msny is not mentioned, but It Is Interpreted that there were at Ieist two. The heavy loss of life which accompanied the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Yo shlno aa a result of colliding with the Japanese cruiser Kasuga on May 15 was due to the smashing of five of Its boats by falling masts. When the ships came to gether, collision mats were used nnd a tarpaulin waa placed over the hole, but It was Impossible to stop the Inrush of water. The ship settled, listing to the starboard. Captain Gin Sayekl ordered the1 crew to the upper deck, where they manned the boats. Five busts were lowered on the r tar board side and one on the port side, but before they were cleared the ship lurched to the starboard and commenced to sink. The masts and davits smsshed all five of the boats on the starboard Bide. Cap tain Saynkl remained on the bridge and cried "banzai" to the sailors aa they were entering the boats. When last seen he was shaking hands with Commander Hlro watari and bidding him farewell. At this moment Lieutenant Nalto sprang overboard and swam to the only cutter which had escaped from the wreck. He rowed to the cruiser Kasuga and returned with three boats, but no trace of th Yo shlno or Its crew could be found, with th exception of six men who had already been rescued by boats from the cruiser Chltose. The fog was so dense that the searchlight of the Kasuga, though not more than 600 meters distant, were only faintly discern ible. The Kasuga struck the Yoshino on the port side near the engine and ths force of the blow waa so great that the dynamos of Its lighting plant wera d u..d, av Ing the ship In darkness. The portrait of the emperor aboard the Yoshino was res cued and carried to the Kasuga. JAPAN BSE HOa'OR .DEAD HEROES Solemn and Imneeler Rellsrlawa Cere. " moay Held ar-Wakmar-r - , TOKIO, May 89. A solemn religious and military service In honor of fifteen offi cers, residents of Tokio, who were lost at the time of the disasters to . the battle ship Hatsuse and the protected cruiser Yoshino, were held here today. The pro. cession formed at the naval college .and marched through th city to Aoyata com etery. Four small caskets containing relics of the deceased officers were borne on gun carriages, battalions of marines escorting the-n, while resting on pillows on top of the caskets were the posthumous decorations awarded the officers. Conspicuous features of the cortege were a dozen white-robed Shinto priests, who oonducted the religious ceremonial, and the wldowa and other female relatives of the deceased officers clad ln pure white. who rode behind the gun caniagee. ' The entire naval staff and representa tives of the army and other departments, delegations from schools, guilds and other unions participated. The foreign naval attaches joined the cortege at the Aoyata cemetery. COREANS CUT TELEGRAPH LIKES Death Penalty to Be Inflicted If Of fenders Are Caaght. SEOUL, Corea, May 29.-4 p. m. M. Hay- aahl, Japanese minister to Corea, has not! fled the Foreign office that the Japanese military authorities are constantly com plaining that telegraphic communication with Gen San Is frequently Interrupted. The Japanese military authorities suspect that the country people are cutting the lines at various unfrequented points. Hayaahl state that the Japanese emperor ha Issued a proclamation inflicting th death penalty on all person destroying th telegraph lines and asks that the Corean government take similar action. It ia said that two Russian columns have Joined a few miles from Puk Chong and have broken telegraph communication to the southward. CHINESE ARB WICTHHG CP AFFAIRS Merchants Leaving Llao Vans; la An ticipation of Serloas Events. LIAO YANG, May 28. Delayed In transmission.) Most of the Chinese mer chants are closing their stores and wind ing up .business in expectation of serious vents. Those remaining in business have raised the prices of meat and other pro ducts. A high Chinese personage here Is be lieved to be organizing a movement against the Russians. The Russian cavalry is In great need of forage. Chinese arriving here brought the news of the fighting at Kin Chou. The results of the fighting on the peninsula caused no appreciable effect on the troops, whose health and spirits are excellent. Soldiers are arriving dally. WARSI3G ISSUED BY THE JAPANESE Caution People Nat ta Assist Russians fader Danger of Penalty. TOKIO, May 29.-7 p. ra. General Oku, commanding the Japanese army now In vesting Port Arthur, has Issued a procla mation to th topl of th Llao Tung peninsula setting forth that Japan la forced to appeal to arms on account of the un lawful aggression of Russia In China and Corea. The proclamation declares that the Japanese army is fighting for the causa of Justice, pledges protection to persons and property and noninterference with orderly cltlsens. It promises ample remuneration for all houses and supplies requisitioned and warns the people to refrsln from as oisting th Russian under penalty of se ver punlahmant. DALNY IS DESERTED Town EraetiaUd ij Katieo, Wko Ruboti Valugb.M and Troops to Port Arthur. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS ONLY REMAIN Civilian. Hart Chargs of Uines Bt to De stroy Docks, Piers and Bhipa. JUNKS PASS JAPANESE GUNBOAT FLEET Vssuls ii Proiinitj to Battleship Sayan, Who Capture ii Expeoied ' AMERICAN WARSHIP tOR NEW Will Take Position la the Harbor Uuard American interests If tha Town Is Abandoned by the Rasalaus. CHE FOO, May .- p. m -Dalny has practically been evacuated, according to the atatements of Blkh and Russian re fugees arriving lie re today by junk. All valuables, ammunition and most nf the troops have boon taken to Port Arthur. The only civilians remaining are the elec trical engineers In charge of th mine laid ln the harbor and also those sat to destroy docks and piers. - One large Russian wn'hlp, probably the I'.ulkn. and three torpedo boat reached THllenwan bay on tha 94 Instant, from l'tirt Arthur, and it waa doubtless this ves sel which attacked the Japanese left wing during the battle at Kin Chou. The Junks just arrived on their way down, passed fourteen Japanese warships just outside of Dalny, so that the Hayan will likely be raptured. The United States gunboat Frolic, now here, will go to New Chwang In case that town is ' evacuated by the Russians. 1 Battle at Ylagr Chen Tse. 10:80 p. m. A Chinese who srHved from Dalny today, having left ther on Satur day, say that a Japanese scouting party was seen by villagers in th vicinity of Dalny and that a battl took place Friday at Ylng Chong Tse, a point on the railroad about ten miles northwest of Dalny. RUSSIANS GET NEWS FROM JAPS Operations Against Port Arthar Are ' Poshed with Marked Energry. ST. PETERSBURG, May . 12:44 p. m. Intense Interest Is displayed in the Japa nese resorts of the Kin Chou battle. The people ln the streets almost mob newsboys to secure extras containing the dispatches. crowds stood around th official bulletin boards awaiting the Russian versions. Hut none arrived. The official world as well as the public Is entirely dependent upon tho Japanese for news. . Further details ar eagerly looked for, especially retarding losses. The prevailing conviction here Is that the Japanese must have carried Nanshan at tremendous sacrifice,' The accounts of the heroically stubborn defense made by the Rusalana notwithstanding their? nosW 4 tlon. subjected to Ute fir of artillery irora tne" front anaTrorft'-a-aramytron tha flank. are a source of much satisfaction. . Their own reports, the Russians say, could not have placed the fighting qmjltles of their soldiers In a better light than da those of the Japanese. Both the admiralty and th War office are without news and frankly confess they do not expect to hear from the beleaguered garrison In Port Arthur again directly, ex cept by aooldent until the fortress has been relieved or surrendered or th war ended. Bonis native resort that drifted Into headQuaxters at Llao Yang and were forwarded here, say that the Japanese lost many thousands. The Impression ln array circles Is that the Japanese will push operations against Port Arthur with tha greatest energy, but It Is also believed a month or more will be required to bring up siege guaa - In the ChJ no-Japanese war, although Kin Chou was taken practically without opposition, eleven days were necessary to prepare for the storming of Port Arthur. - Colonel Noveiky of tha general stall. In an interview, points out that Port Arthur, although generally denominated a fortress, I In reality an entrenched camp where Kin ' Chou was only an advanced, provised posi tion. It would be unwise to Judge of tha strength of the permanent connected, forti fications around Port Arthur by Kin Chou. These fortifications, he said, support each other scientifically. Operations against them will require the most careful syste matic preparation. The Japanese now before Port Arthur, said Colonel Novesky, "may now proceed In three ways: First, an open attack after preparatory artillery fire; second," a pro gressive siege, and third, a blockada. X ih-nk the Japanese will adopt tha flrat course, as it is not to their advantage to wnlt while Russian reinforcements are ar riving-. The second method Is a long and complicated operation that might last for months." JAPS CAPTURE SIXTY-EIGHT GCHS Russians I-eave Five Hundred Pead la, Nan Shan Trenches, WASHINGTON, May 29. The following, cablegram has been received at the Japa nese legutlon, dated Toklo: General Oku. commanding tha armv at tacking Kin Chou, reports thst In the at tack on Nan Shan hill the third division formed the right wing, the fourth division the left wing and the first division the cen ter. The enemv consisted of one division of the field army and two batteries of field artillery, besides the fortress artillery and marines. The fourth division, taking advantage of fh enamv'a l f t wlnar whlfk Ml weak ened by the bombardment from our fleet at Kin Chou bay, finally succeeded In carry ing the enemy s position, while other divi sions Immediately followed It tin. There upon the enemy retreated In confusion and exploded magaslnes at Tafangabln. The trophies of th battle consist of alxty-elght guns and ten machine gun, be sides many other things, uur casualties are estimated at about I.6Q0. Th enemy left on the battlefield over COO dead bodies. ASKS THE CHINESE TO TAKE HOLD Japan Wants to Get Rid mt Govera. meat of Conqaered Territory. LONDON, May 80. Th Standard's Tln Tain correspondent telegraphs thst Uctitda, the Japanese minister at Peking, has demanded an Immediate answer to the Inquiry previously sent to th Wai Wu Pu, as to whether China Is prepared to hold and administer the teiitory the Japanese have conquered, adding that otherwise Japan must appeal to other power to un dertake the responslbllty at th expense of China. The Telegraph ha a dispatch from Shanghai saying it Is reported ther that Minister I'chlda has notified the Chinese government at Peking thst Itrt Arthur will soon be captured, and has aaked whether China Is ready to rasum posses sion of the district or If Jspau shall hold it. r r 1