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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.
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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.
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