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GERMANY OX WF
League Present! a Memorial on"1 ibject
of Trade withnited 8ta -
SAYS AMERICAN PORTS DISC' t TE
v
Complains Detention Occurs Even" l
Bond or Security ii Volunteered.
OFFER A PROTEST TO PRESENT METHODS
Jeliere United States Should Aooept
German Manufacturer1 Declaration.
(WANT FORMER PRIVILEGES INTRODUCED
Ask that Appeals Can Be Mad to
Trirr Department Where In
accnrarlea Oecar la Matte
of Deelalons.
BERLIN, June 29. A important memo
rial on the American ouatoma administra
tion and Qermun trade haa been preseneted
by the League of German Manufacturers
to Chancellor von Buelow, Baron von
Rlchthofen, secretary of foreign affairs,
Herr Moeller, Prussian minister of com
merce and industry, and Herr Buenx, Ger
man consul general at New York, who la
bow In Berlin.
The memorial la baaed or) material which
the league collected in accordance with
a resolution adopted in 1901 and waa writ
tan by the Saxon manufacturer, Alfred
Petsschow, who waa aent to the United
States to collect Information among im
porter. The league summarizes ita vlewa
In the following five polnta:
First The American government should
be prevailed upon to accept German man
ufacturer's declarations, aworn to before
American consuls, aa evidence of value in
all cases.
Becond It Is necessary to reintroduce the
former privilege of appealing directly to
the American Treasury department be
cause, under the present practice, a deci
sion rendered by the general apralsers
' cannot be overthrown even when the courts
llnd it to be erroneous.
Third The general appraisers should be
required to communicate to the Importer
sentenced the penalty and duty, and the
reasons for the hoard's decision, so that the
importer can defend himself.
Fourth The practice of classing German
goods sold in the United States as con-
' signed and subject to special legislation
merely because the invoices are not made
out In dollars and cents should cease.
Fifth Shipments of goods and samples
should not lie detained In public stores aa
hitherto until the buyers refuse to take
v the goods because too late delivery and the
samples are no longer available for the ap
proaching season.
The' memorial complains that such de
tention now occurs even when bond or se-
' curlty is offered. It concludes with ref
erence to the Importance of the German
market to American, exporters as being
much greater than that of the American
market to Germany and argues, therefore,
that It is only a question of how the Ger
man government acta In the matter which
will decide the response of the American
government to the wishes of the German
, manufacturers.
EDWARIVS VISIT COMBS TO CLOSE
Kin a? Witnesses Races at Kiel and
. Prepares for Return Homo.
KIEL. June 29. King Edward's visit was
.brought to an end by a farewell banquet
on the German Imperial yacht Hohenaol-
lern tonight The- British royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, with his majesty on
board, will sail for England at daybreak
tomorrow, escorted by the British cruiser
. squadron.
King Edward and Emperor William to
day witnessed part of the racing from Eck
rnforde to Kiel on board the Victoria and
Albert. Luncheon was served during the
race. The German yacht Suzanne won the
cup given by King Edward. The empress'
yacht, Iduna, was second and Morton F.
Plant's Ingomar was third. The victory of
the Suzanne greatly delighted the German
yachtsmen. The emperor's yacht Meteor
III did not finish and was towed in by a
torpedo boat
Early this morning Emperor William
went on board the Victoria and Albert,
which, escorted by . British and German
torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers.
proceeded to sea to meet the yachts. The
weather was fine. All the warships and
yachts in the harbor dressed ship In honor
Of the last day of King Edward's visit
ORDERS THE PANTHER TO HAITI
a Gennaay Sends Ship to Port i
Prince Because of Assaalt.
BERLIN, June 29. The German gunboat
Panther, now at Newport News, haa re
ceived orders by cable to sail for Port au
Prince immediately.
The sailing of the Panther for Port au
Prince is due to the decision of Germany
to insist on the punishment of the palace
guards, who recently threw stones at the
German and French ministers while the lat-
'' ter were driving past the palace.
WASHINGTON, June 29. It la said that
tha State department never has taken the
ground that the smaller republics were to
be protected by the United States, either
against reclamations by European powers
for violated contracts, or against proper
demands arising out of violations of in
tentlonal obligations such aa It is alleged
Is involved in this attack on the foreign
ministers. So If the demanda made on
Ilaytl by France and Germany are not
excessive or oppressive in the judgment of
the State department, there will be no
interference by this government, but devel-
opments will be watched with keen In
terest to sea that the line is properly
arawn ana undue punishment is not In
filoted.
ONE LIFE IS LOST IN FLOOD
Over PIto Handred Bosses Iaaadated
by Cloadbnrst la Penn
sylvania. PITTSBURG, June 9. Over too homes
business houses and school houses a short
distance from Pittsburg on tb fan Handle
railroad ware Inundated from two to ten
feet of water in Robert's Run Hollow and
the Chartler valley by the cloud burst there
lust night. Many buildings and bridges
aere washed away, lioraea and cattle were
drowned and at least one life was lost
It was rumored that others had perished,
out tne reports have not been verified
There were many narrow eacapea The
flood did not aubalde until daylight and
many lumlllea alept out doors all last nlchL
Railroad trafflo on the Pan Handle rail
road through the flooded aectlon la com
plelely tied vp. tracks waahed away and
many towns above and below Oakdale and
t'arnogie are without means of rommunica
tlon.
The only fatality reported soTfar waa the
drowning- of an unidentified Italian, whose
body waa found floating In Robinson Run
early today.
XU Vuias jriU xeachj 10000,
NO CONTEMPT COMMITTED
Legal Authority Renders a Deelsloa
la the Case of Sort a Carolina
Editor.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, June 29. Judge J.
C. Prltchard of the United States circuit
court at noon today filed his opinion In the
celebrated case of Josephua Daniels. Mr.
Daniels, who la editor of the Raleigh News
and Observer, 'had been fined $2,000 for
contempt of court by District Judge Pur
nell. Judge Prltchard's opinion will be recog
nized as an authority in regard to news
paper utterances that might be conatrued
as contempt of court. The text of the de
cision, in part, follows:
The force of public opinion In this coun
try In favor of the freedom of the press
has restrained the free exercise of the
power to punish this class of' contempts
and in many Jurisdictions statutes nave
been enacted depriving the court of the
power to punish them. It waa taken from
the federal courts by aot of congress of
1X31 which act deprives these courts of the
common law power to protect by this pro
cess their suitors, witnesses, officers and
themselves against the libel of tne press,
though published and circulated pending
the trial of a case therein.
That newsnaners sometimes engage in
unwarranted criticism of the courts I can
not deny. In some Instances they con
strue the liberty of the press as a license
to authorize them to engage in whblesale
abuse of the court, but these Instances are
rare and do not warrant a departure from
the well settled principles of the law as
declared by congress and construed by the
courts.
If Judares charred with the administra
tion of the law are not to be criticised on
account of their official conduct, the ltb-
rty of the press is abrlKded ana the ngnts
of Individuals imperilled.
1 here may De instances wnere tne puo
Ilcatlon of editorials or other matter in
newspapers would bring the author within
he limitations or the statute. For in
tance, it a newspaper should publish an
rtlcle concerning: a trial which was being
considered by a Jury and should send a
copy of the paper containing such article
to the Jury or a member thereof during
the progress of the trial for the purpose of
Influencing them, At would present a ques
tion whether such cdriduct would not be
misbehavior in the presence of the court,
or so near thereto as to obstruct the ad
ministration of Justice.
it appears tnat tne aintinguisnea junge
who adjudged the petitioner to be in con
tempt of court exceeded the authority
granted in the act of 18,11 and that the
court waa without Jurisdiction. Bucn oeintr
the case, the ludsment of the court is
void and therefore a nullity.
in view or tne foregoing, tne court nnas
that the petitioner Is unlawfully restrained
of his liberty, and it Is therefore consid
ered and ordered bv the court that the
said Josephiis Daniels be discharged from
tne custody or tne mnrsnai or tne unrtea
States and that he go hence without delay.
FOLK IS NQWPR0BING DEEPER
Confession of Gatke Causes Others to
Be Called Before Grand
Jury.
ST. LOUIS, June 29. As a result of the
confession of Charles A. Gutke the grand
Jury began today a new boode investiga
tion. ' Biz members of the alleged com
bine and four members of the house of
delegates who were not members of the
combine were summoned to testify, pre
sumably In corroboration of revelations
made by Gutke.
Those summoned were B. E. Murrell,
John K. Murrell, George ' F. . Robertson,
John Helms, Otto Schumacher and. William
M." Tamblyn, all of whom served as state's
wtnesses. .,'-,
The former . house members, not mem
bers of the combine, summoned were Paul
Relss. Leon Parker, Charles W. Holtcamp
and Lafe Sturdevant
Charles F. Kelly, former speaker of ths
house of delegates, who rests under one
conviction for bribery and is awaiting re
trial on another charge, had a conference
today with Circuit Attorney Folk.' at the
conclusion of whioh he went before the
grand Jury. He waa closeted with the
grand Jury for several hours and when he
emerged from the room Mr. Kelly refused
to divulge anything as to what had trans
pired there. The strictest secrecy was
maintained in the office of the circuit at
torney as to Kelly's disclosures. Mrs. C
F. Kelly, wife of the former speaker of
the house of delegates, was also a witness
before the grand jury, presumably for the
purpose af backing up the statements made
by her husband.
MACHINE . ELEMENT WINS
Mlssonrl Democrats Tarn Down Folk
Following; and Eleet Dele
gates to St. Louis.
JOPLIN, Mo., June' 29. The democratic
state convention to elect thirty-six dele
gates to the national convention at St
Louis tonight selected the following dele
gate- t-large:
United Btates Senator William J. Stone,
Governor A. M. Dockery, Congressman
Champ Clark, Congressman D. A. DeAr-
mond,
Thirty-two district delegates were also
chosen, - The convention was controlled by
the so-called "machine" element, which I
opposed to the faction which is supporting
Joseph W. Folk of St Louis, candidate for
governor.
The convention ( endorsed Senator Francis
an. wocKreu ror preaiaent.
Chairman Reed, in his speech, mentioned
Parker, McClellan and Hearst Parker's
name brought forth some applause and
more hisses, while the mention of McClel
lan and Hearst was followed by consider
able cheering. The mention of Cockrell
brought the . convention to Its feet and
hats were waved for several minutes.
WIFE SLASHES HUSBAND
Temporarily Insane, She Looks the
Door and Proceeds to Carve
Defenseless Victim.
KANSAS CITY. June 29 Temporarily In
sane and resisting an attempt to send her
to an asylum, Mrs. Margaret Morris fatally
cut her husband, Isaac E. Morris, a park'
ing house employe, at their home here
today with a razor. Morris fought desper
ately with his wife for fifteen minutes in
an attempt to escape. The woman barred
the door and alashed him in a fearful
manner, cutting gashes In his throat, arms
and on several parts of hla body. Morris
only escaped by Jumping through a window,
NEW YORKERS MAKE A START
Friends of Mayor McClellan
Open Ueadqaartera at St.
, Lenls Early.
Will
NEW TORK, June . The first party of
New Tork City democrats to start for St.
Louis to attend the national democratic
convention left today, headed by Corpora
tion Counsel John B. Delnney, who it Is
understood will open McClellan headquar
ters. August Belmont, who supports Parker,
will leave tonight, and Charles F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall, will start for
8t. Loud Oft Fndaj
PICK CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
Six of the Nine Members of ExecutiTe
Committee Decided Upon.
APPORTIONS MONEY TO THE MILITIA
Nebraska Gets Almost Sixteen Thon
saad Dollars Ont of General Gov
ernment Fund, While Iowa
Gets Twenty-Six.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 29. (Special Tele
gTam.) From an Inside friend of the ad
ministration comes the Information that
the executive committee of the national
committee has been practically agreed
upon. It Is certain tnat tne names. i
Murray Crane of Massachusetts, Franklin
J. Murphy of New Jersey, Boles Penrose
of Pennsylvania, N. B. Scott of West Vlr-
Inla. Frank Lowden of Illinois and Harry
S. New of Indiana will be six of the nine.
The announcement will be made shortly.
Desert Land Law Decision.
Acting Commissioner Flmple of the gen
eral land office rendered a decision today
In the case of a corporation at Great Falls,
Mont, which is the first construction of
the desert land act ever given at the lana
office. Its app'Jcatlon will be broad and
unusual Interest attaches to the decision,
because of its being the first
The original desert land act was enacted
In 1877 and amended In 189L To his knowl
edge there has never been a decision of the
kind rendered today under that law. Tne
Montana corporation applied for permis
sion to enter the land in Its corporate
name. In hie decision Aotlng Commis
sioner Flmple holds that while a corpora
tion duly incorporated under the laws of
the state in which it is located. In the
meaning of the law, a citisen of tha United
States, yet where members have already
made entry of land the corporation is dis
qualified from entering land in its cor
porate name. In other words a set of men
cannot combine and enter land In the name
of a corporation and at the same time ex
ercise their Individual rights to enter.
Each individual or each corporation can
hold only 820 acres, and entering by an
individual member of the corporation of
land in his own name precludes entering of
land by the corporation of which he is a
member.
Rural Routes Established.
Allie M. Strain has been appointed reg
ular and Clarence A. Strain substitute rural
carrier at Lynch, Neb.
South Dakota rural routes ordered estab
lished August 1: Brtdgewater, McCool
county, one route; area, forty-four square
miles; population, 65. Mitchell, Davison
county, one route; area, forty-seven square
miles; population, S85. Sioux Falls, Minne
haha county, one route; area thirty-six
square miles; population, 376.
The First National bank of Akron, la..
has been authorized to begin business, with
130,000 capital; James F. Toy Is president
and George C. Eyland, Jr., cashier of the
new bank.
, Money for the MUItla.
Acting Secretary, Oliver of the War de
partment " has mode the usual annual al
lotment of the $1,000,000 appropriation pro
viding arms and equipments for the or
ganised militia, for the United States. Of
the money apportioned Arkanaaa will re
ceive $17,962; California, $19,947; Colorado,
$9.97$; Idaho, $5,914: Illinois, $63,858; Iowa,
$25,932; Kansas, $19,947; Missouri, $36,905;
Montana, $5,984; Nebraska, $15968; Nevada,
$6,984; North Dakota, $7,979; Oregon, $7,979;
South Dakota, $7,979; Texas, $36,906; Utah,
$6,984; Washington, $9,973; Wyoming, $6,984;
Arizona, $6,767; New Mexico, $6,234; Okla
homa, $13,104; Hawaii, $7,600.
Morton Ready to Qualify.
Word has been received from Paul Morton
that he will be in Washington prepared to
qualify as secretary of the navy. Friday
Morning, July L
Ireland Wants Tobaoeo Farms.
The government of Ireland is Inquiring
into the question of tobacco culture, and
through Mr. GUI, Its secretary or agrl
culture, who Is now In this country, has
asked Secretary Wilson to 'designate some
tobacco expert for employment in Ireland.
Secretary GUI Is seeking light on the1 meth
ods of growing, harvesting and fermenting
tobacco.
Haa a Cargro of Ants.
Secretary Wilson and Dr. B. F. Galloway,
the director of the bureau of plant industry,
today received the first advices from Dr.
O. F. Cook, the department's traveling
agent, since the latter started from Guate
mala with the newly discovered ants In
tended to fight the boll weevil In the cot
ton fields. Dr. Cook cables from Puerto
Cortes .Mexico, that he will arrive at New
Orleans on July 4 with eighty-nine colonies
of these ants.
FIND WOMAN'S BODY IN RIVER
St, Paul Police Investigating- Case
Which See-roe to Be One
of Harder,
ST. PAUL June. 29. With a silk tie
knotted tightly about the neck the body of
a stylishly dressed woman who had been
strangled to death was found floating in
the Mississippi river at the St. Paul boom,
The appearance of the body and the man
ner In which the cloth was wound about
the throat indicates that the woman was
murdered and thrown into ths river.
The Identity of the woman Is a mystery,
She was apparently 30 years old. Tha police
are investigating.
Later the body waa Identified as that
of Miss Ruth Teachout of Minneapolis
Miss Teachout left home Saturday to attend
school and had not since been seen. Her
parasol, purse and bat were found on the
liver bank near the Tenth avenue bridge.
The police are convinced that she was
the victim of foul play.
The girl some time ago was said to be
involved In a domestic tragedy which culm!
nated In a suicide, but whether or not that
circumstance had anythlng.to do with tha
present case the police have not yet de
termined.
UTAH MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Despondent .Becanae of III Health Salt
Lake Stndent Enda Life
with Rifle.
SALT LAKE CITY. June 29.-John
Sharp Williams, aged 24, son of Parley I.
Williams, general counsel for tha Oregon
Short Line railway, committed suicide
today.
Young Williams, who has been suffering
from insomnia, sat in an easy ohalr and
put the muzzle of a rifle In hla mouth, the
bullet tearing out almoxt the whole side o
hla head. Williams formerly was. a stu
dent at Leland Stanford university and
the Van Rensaaeler Institute of technology
at Troy, N. T., but was forced to leave
jettixA pa Qoouot Vt XaUluf eycslzt.W
BONESTEEL'S FIRST KILLING
Policeman Narrowly Escapes Lynch-
Ina- bs Result of Slrootlnar
Man.
BONE8TEEL, 8. D., June 29 (8peclal
Telegram.) Bonestel had Its tint killing
since the opening rush and the town is
n feverish excitement over the outcome.
At this hour tha killing Is the topic of
conversation and the crowd seems only to
lack a leader to start further trouble.
The killing occurred tonight as the train
pulled Into the depot. Policeman Ault, in
attempting to handle the crowd, gave
Kid" English a vicious punch in the
stomach with his club. English took the
club away from A jlt and struck him over
the head. In th scuffle following the
policeman had his gun taken from him. As
English started to run Ault, who 'had re
covered his gun, f red three shots, one of
them striking English below the heart an
the other going through his stomach. When
English fell Ault walked ip as though to
shoot.
The crowd cried, "Don't shoot."
The shooting fired the crowd at the
depot In a moment and cries of "Lynch
him" were heard on all sides and a United
States marshal quickly hurried to Fairfax
with the policeman. English haa a father
at Arkansas City, Kan., who has been
notified. Ault has posed here as a "bad
man" and was put on the force against
strong protest- His shooting tonight la
universally condemned.
The physicians say English cannot live
through the night.
TWO FACTIONS IN MINNESOTA
Selection of Republican Candidate for
Governor Rests Largely with
Senator Clapp.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 29. The question
of who will be the republican nominee for
governor of Minnesota appears to hinge
upon the decision cf Senator M. E. Clapp,
who, as presiding officer of tomorrow's
convention, will rule whether or not the
contesting delegates will be allowed to
vote on the adoption of the report of the
committee on credentials. Each of the
principal contestants. Judge Loren W.
Collins of St. Cloud and Former Auditor
Robert C. Dunn of Princeton believe that
the decision of the temporary chairman will
be In his favor. .
Of the Instructed, uncontested delegates.
Mr. Dunn appears to have a majority, but
not enough to glvs him the nomination. Of
the 1.17K vntea in the convention, over 800
are brought into question fjy contests in
augurated principally by the Dunn ad
herents.
The first test of strength, as both ele
ments have agreed on , the temporary or
ganization, will come on the adoption of
the report of the committee on credentials.
At this point the ruling of Senator Clapp
will be of vital Importance. If he decides
In favor of allowing the contested delega
tions to vote, the Collins and Dunn fac
tions will be almost evenly divided and
the balance of power will then be in the
hands of the third candidate. Former Con
gressman Frank M. Eddy of Glenwood,
who haa approxlmataly fifty delegates In
structed for hlnv - X overtaxed by Eddy ad
herents that should -the Collins men be un
able to secure- the-"nomination of their can
didate that they will come to Eddy.
REPORT IN FAVOR OF SYNOD
Rabbis Take Important Step 'for the
Central Government of Jewish
Church.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 29.-The report
of the committee on snod to the confer
ence of American rabbis was read today.
The committee reported in favor of estab
lishing a synod for the central government
of the church, the most Important step
since the foundation of reformed Judaism,
the congregations having - hitherto been
practically Independent The report of the
committee was not acted on today, but the
indications were that a majority of the
members of the conference would vote to
approve It The recommendations' embodied
in the report follow:
1. The central conference of American
rabbis and the union of American Hebrew
congregations shall conjointly form the
American Jewish synod.
2. Neither of the constituent bodies of
the American Jewish synod shall by this
act of confederation lose its identity or
discontinue Its periodic conventions and
regular activity.
'3. The synod shall consist of one-fifth of
tho members of the conference and an equal
numner or laymen rrom tne union, all duly
elected. Two-thirds of the members of the
synod shall constitute a majority of votes.
4. The synod shall meet every five years
for the consideration of questions submitted
to it by either tne conference or the union.
6 The synod shall have an executive
board of at least ten men, consisting of
the president, who shall be a member of
the conference, and five members from the
conference and four members from the
union.
Several Important recommendations In
the president's 'message were reported fa
vorably to the conference by the committee
appointed to canvass the document
DUMONT WILL GO TO PARIS
Inventor Is to Take Gas BaaT to
Europe to Be Re
paired. ST. LOUIS. June 29. "I am entirely lnno.
cent" declared Charles F, Morrison of
Sugar Run, Pa, today when asked by an
Associated Press representative If the ao-
cusatlon that he, Morrison, was the man
who cut snd slashed Bantos-Dumont's air
ship, was true. Morrison has been con
fined in the police station on the fair
grounds since his arrest, but the authori
ties have secured little evidence against
him except that he frequented the airship
sheds tor several daya before the damage
waa done.
The damaged gas bag was put back Into
its box today and will be shipped at once
to Paris to be repaired. Mr. Dumont did
not appear on the grounds, but at the Bra
zilian commlaslon and at the Hamilton
hotel, where he is atopplng, It waa atated
that Mr. Dumont would leave todpy or to
morrow for Paris, taking the gas bag with
him, and would return to tha United Statea
probably within alx weeka, this being con
tingent upon the successful repairing of
the gaa bag. The boxea of machinery will
be left here in the meantime.
YCUNG PEOPLE AT ST. JOSEPH
Fifteenth Convention of Presbyterian
Christian talon Society Will
Meet Tonight.
ST. JOSEPH, June 29-The fifteenth an
nual convention of the Young People's
Christian Union of the United Presbyterian
rhun-h will open here tonight and will
adjourn Sunday. Special trains bringing
officers and delegates arrived today from
Chicago and Pittsburg, Pa. The attendance
will reach 2.000. Rev. R. M. Little of Chi
cago, president of tha ooavattUeik. will
JoU tU KrWtUHi la MUX, k . .
CROWD IIOLDS UP A TRAIN
Northwestern Freight at Valentine is
Captured by Land Seekers.
CARS ARE THEN PLACED ON SIDETRACK
People Who Have Filed on Claims Are
Aaxlons to Retarn Home
and Interfere with
Traffic.
VALENTINE, Neb., June . (Special
Telegram.) Freight train No. 82, outbound,
due to leave here at 6 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, was held up by land seekers at
tempting to board 'it after having made
their filings and desiring to leave town.
The caboose and box cars were packed in
side and out by the strangers, some with
and some without tickets. Trainmen at
tempted to put them off, but were unsuc
cessful, which resulted In the train being
sidetracked until near midnight
Extra coaches were added to the passen
ger train this morning to accommodate the
rush and notwithstanding that fact the
train was solidly packed. While another
Jam like this Is not expected the rush will
not be over for a month or more, as there
are more than 3,000,000 acres subject to
entry In this district, enough for several
tr-ouaond homesteads.
Qalet at Broken Bow.
LINCOLN, June 29 (Special TeleTam
All Is quiet at Broken Bow according to
tha reports, received by Commander-in-Chief
Mickey of the national guards.
Shortly after noon he received this tele
gram from Brigadier General Culveri
"All quiet Company dismissed."
It Is rumored here that at once an as
sault will be started on the treasury to
pay the troops. Before going to Broken
Bow last night General Culver said he in
tended to thoroughly investigate the con
duct of Captain' Kennedy In calling out
his oompany without orders from the com-mander-ln-chlef.
It is not unlikely that a
board of inquiry will be appointed.
BROKEN BOW, Neb.. June 29. (Special
Telegram.) All has been quiet today In
the city. A number of those here to make
filings on government land feel greatly In
censed over the reports In some of the
state papers this morning about the class
of citizens that coma here to file. A mure
orderly crowd of men end women w.is never
congregated on a similar occasion. While
there were a number of ranchmen with
their friends none were of the lawless cUss,
none of them carried firearms and no con
tentions or 111 humor was in any way man
ifested. ' Up to the time of closing the land office
this evening $76 had mads nllriff. There
were about 100 more applicants for land
today.
From present prospects it will take all
of a week to acoommoJite tha crowd in
waiting together with the rectutts arriv
ing. . A large number whose applications
were rejected because of error prior to fil
ing ou the land wanted will make other fil
ings. Half of Land Taken.
SIDNEY, Neb., June 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Two hundred locations under ths
Klnkald homestead act were 'made today
In the Sidney United States land office,
these locations including both actual local
filings and mall-order applications. When
the doors of the land office were opened at
t o'clock yesterday' morning there was
860,000 acres subject to the Klnkald land
act, location subject to the deduction of
the 236,000 acres comprised in the irriga
tion reservation circular ' of a later date
than the Klnkald aot itself. This reduC'
tlon left 616,000 acres of the land In the
Sidney land district for actual Klnkald law
locations.
Up to date about 850,000 acres have been
actually filed upon, with a sufficient lndl
cation that the next few days will Increase
these filings to 600,000 acres. While, how
ever, tho Klnkald act has practically ex
hausted the homestead acres of the Sidney
Jand district, there still remains In this
district an trea of unmarketed Union Pa
cific lands approximating 600,000 aorea
These railroad lands are of intimate family
relation with the already settled homestead
acres and offer at once a. cheap and choice
opportunlty-Jor extension of ranches taken
under the Klnkald act
Many Flllnars at Alliance.
ALLIANCE Neb., June 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Over 1,000 mall applications were
received and nearly 400 filings actually re
corded, making the second day's work at
the land office tonight. Although many
have gone away satisfied with their posses.
slons, there is yet no abatement to the
crowds.
United States Land Commissioner T. J.
O'Keefe Is practically doing a stunt on
wheels, so much Is he in demand through
out this district, and the malls testify as
to his activity. The day passed off feature
less, there being only a steady and per
sistent grind on all Bides, with the prospect
of its continuing for several days before
the rush will have been over.
DO NOT LIKE BILL OF LADING
Omaha Man on Committee to Make
Protest Aaralnst Proposed
Chance by Railroads,
CHICA.OO, June 20. At a meeting here
today, manufacturers and shippers in the
territory between Chicago and the Paolflo
coast started a campaign against the pro
posed new bills of lading whioh the various
railroads Intend to put Into operation on
October L
To Impress upon the western classification
committee the determined opposition of
western shippers to the proposed change,
a committee consisting of El J. McVann of
Omaha, J. M, Allen of Rock ford, T. C,
Moore of Chicago, W. P. Trickett of Kan
sas City, F. W. Maxwell of St. Joseph,
B. 8. Tompkins of St Louis and L. B.
Bos', ell of Qulncy, 111., will attend a meet
ing of the committee in Manltou, Colo.,
next Tuesday. By the new bill of lading,
it la claimed, freight rates would be In
creased 20 per oent
HANGS WANTS HABEAS CORPUS
Colorado Lawyer Will Test Locality
of Aetloa of Adjatant Gen
eral Bell.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., June 2. Ap
plication was made to Judge W. P. Seeds
in the district court today by Attorney
Frank J. Hangs, representing the Western
Federation of Minora, for writs of habeas
corpus for Albert Bllat, John Qrogan and
F. M. Grefer, three men confined In ths
county jail under military guard. Write
were Issued, directed to Sheriff Edward
Hell. The cases may be heard tomorrow,
The object of the proceedings Is to deter,
mine whether the union men under arrest
against whom no charges have been filed
are being held as nuUtarjr o etvU
prisoners), "
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EXPERTS' VIEW OF SITUATION
Do Sot Look for Great Knaaaement
Xow with Forces t nder
Konropatkln.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
PARIS, June SO. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
The Herald's European edition publishes
the following from Its ml'ltary expert:
There are several places named Fen
Chul Ling. Three of the passes so called
are between the Llao river and the great
palisade on the chart, drawn to a scale of
one millionth, published by the ministry of
war. This explains the confusion that ex
ists on th subject In the last dispatches
that have reached us from the seat of war.
To understand them we must consider
the expressions used by General Kouro
patkln In the official reports which he
communicated to the preas. This com
mander says expressly that the enemy haa
begun an offensive move against ths troops
of our right wing, posted in front of the
passes of Fen Shut Ling, Mo Tien Ling
and Da Ling. Therefore he must mean the
Fen Shul Ling which Is furtherest south
thirty-seven kilometers (twenty-three miles)
southeast of Hal Chsng. We can, there
fore, be almost certain that the design re
cently formed by the Japanese, which Is
becoming more and more evident, is to
clear the Russians from ths enUre Llao
Yang peninsula, driving them towards the
north, so as to occupy Kal Peng and
doubtless Ta Cho Chlao and thus force the
Russians to evacuate New Chwang, which
will render ths Japanese complete masters
of all tiie coasts of Manchuria,
This causes them, doubtless, to wait for
the fall of Port Arthur, or perhaps the and
of the rainy season before undertaking ths
venture of a general attack on the Rus
sian positions or a great turning move
ment on the north and east Such, at
least, is what would appear to be the case
from official and other telegrams.
To sum up, for the present the Japanese
seem to be preparing for a great effort in
the direction of their left front consisting
of troops of the third army, and not to
ward the north, where the forces of Gen
eral Kurokl are. But it is very possible
that to force a reterat by the extreme
right of General Kouropatkln, the motive
of whose action In maintaining a force at
Ta Che Chlao and beyond Is not clear, they
are threatening to cut it off by attacking
Hal Cheng.
The tone of the dispatches of the Rus
sian "commander-in-chief seems to indicate
that 'he views without great alarm this ap
proach of the Japanese, and it leads us to
suppose that he will fall back on Llao
Yang-, If not without fighting at least with
out giving a decisive battle east of Hal
Cheng. The outposts which screen him .are
in fact constantly trying to retard the ad
vance of the enemy's vanguards, which art
Invariably composed of the three arms of
the service. But as soon as they sea their
position compromised they uniformly re
treat without ever up to now having been
reinforced by the larger bodies placed be
hind them. We may certainly conclude
that the Russian general does not intend
to seriously oppose the passage of the
mountains by the Japanese, otherwise it
would have been easy for htm to do so
with forces relatively Inconsiderable."
SUSPENSE in RUSSIA IS IIVTEXSB
Important HeWi Expected of Land and
Sea Operations.
ST. PETERSOURG, June 29. The fact
that no further news of the land opera
tions was received tonight did not serve
to relieve the tension whioh Is general
throughout the city. The officials continue
to feel confidence in General Kouropatkln's
Judgment and In his ability to deal with
the momentous situation,' but the general
public Is keyed up to the expectation of a
great battle and la Impatient for newa of
any sort.
The report from Toklo that a further
raid had been made by the Vladivostok
squadron arrived too late to be generally
circulated. The report tallies with the
Intimation Of the squadron's activity made
In the Associated Press dispatches June 27.
These dispatches said that a belief pre
vailed here that the Vladivostok squadron
had put to sea Saturday last and was
likely to be ' next heard of In the Corean
straits. At the same time a Russian cor
respondent at Vladivostok took pains to
say that Vice Admiral Bkrydloffs squadron
would probably be unable to go 'out again
for weeks, as the ships had to go into dry
dock for overhauling. The Vladivostok
report V considered by soma as a blind.
CLAIM CAPTURE OF THREE FORTS
' 9
Uaeonflrmed Report Alleges Japanese
Success Hear Port Arthur.
TOKIO, June 29.-8:80 p. m. It is unoffi
cially reported that the Chlk Wan Shan,
Chltan Shan and So Cho Shan forts, south
east of that part of the Porth Arthur de
fences, were captured on Sunday after an
all day fight, beginning with an artillery
duel. So Cho Shan, It la added, was first
captured and the other forts fell soon after
ward. The Russians retreated west, leav
ing forty dead, and the number of wounded
has not been ascertained. The Japanese
force consisted of all branchea of the
service. The Japanese lost three officers
and 100 men killed or wounded and cap
tured two guns and a quantity of ammu
nition. The officials hers do not confirm
the report
TWO ARMIES EFFECT A Jl'BfCTTRH
Report from Toklo Saya Jape Have
Bnormons FlaThtlnaT Front.
LOI7DON, Juns 80. The Toklo corres
pondent of The Morning- Post says-that
tha Japanese second army has effected a
juncture with the first army and that tha
whole force now has a fighting front of
120 miles.
KAI CHAP TAKEN BY THE JAPANESE
Reported that Severe FlaThtlnaT Took
Place June iCtk
LONDON, "June 80. The Toklo corres
pondent of the Dally Telegraph says that
aevere fighting took place at Kal Chau on
June ta, which resulted In the capture of
that flaoo pa lbs rninjf ct sTua JO,
DOUBT ABOUT FUTURE
Many Well Informed Russians Do Hoi
Expect Big Battle Soon,
THINK K0UR0PATKIN WILL FALL BAC
Credit Him with Trying to Draw Japanese
Further Inland.
CORRESPONDENTS IN FIELD SAY FIGHT
Disposition of Kuroki's Forces Would
Indicate a Battle.
JAPANESE CAPTURE PORT ARTHUR FORTS
Positions Taken After Bombardment
by Artillery Are Portion of Outer
Defeaaes of the Strong
hold. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. FETER8BURQ, June 29. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) For a week the Imminence of a
colossal battle In Manchuria has been sn
bounced, and the whole world has been on
tenterhooks to know the outcome, but I
find skepticism reigning, the Idea being
that Kouropatkln Is merely pursuing the
well known tactics practiced by Koutousoff
with such success, and la leading "ths
enemy on by a series of apparent small,
victories, the Russian forces In' the mean
time retiring slowly and methodically
without confusion until such a time aa tho
Japanese shall be drawn Into the Iron
barrier which is prepared for them at Llao
Yang.
On the other hand, tpecial correspond
ence from the front dated yesterday, fives
the assurance that Kurokl'a strong advance
movement makes a big battle sure today.
the place being given aa the village of
Slmu Cheng. Kurokl has 70,000 men, with
60,000 under his Immediate control.
Stakelberg has returned to Tacblo Chao,
whence In cose of need he can go by rail
to Yin Kow and thence to Llao Yang.
Rnsslana In Suspense.
ST. PETERSBURG, Juns 29. 130 p. m.
The whnle connlrv la awaltlns! with breath- -
less Interest news from the opposing armies
in southern Manchuria, grappled in the
decisive battle of the oampaign, but those
fully appreciating the almost Impassable
country through which the Japanese col
umns are advancing and the difficulty of
moving large bodies of troops into . posi
tion hardly expect the battle to begin in
earnest inside several days, although ad
mitting that heavy fighting between the
advance forces may now be in progress.
Ths papers, with the exception of the
army organ and the Novoa Vremya, are
unanimously of the opinion that a pitched
on the subjeet,"yhlch max be significant,
especially aa General Kouropatkln' a u ova-1
menta are shrouded In mystery. Ths
Novoe Vremya says: .
. The time for strategy is passed. We are
how on the eve of tactics. Not knowing
the exact position ot our forces we cannot
state what Kouropatkln intends to do. It
is possible he may - consider it untimely
and unprofitable to inter upon a decisive
engagement of all his forces, In which
event, while engaging the enemy who is
touring troops down upon him, he may re
tire northward to meet his rlnforcemenls
General Feeling; Is Better. J
The tone In Loth public and official
circles has greatly improved. The report
that the Port Arthur squadron has suc
cessfully putvto sea and that no ship haa
actually been sunk seems to have removed
the despondency, and developments on
land and sea are looked forward to with
Increased cheer fullness. Confidence (a
manifested in the Influence the navy wLH
have upon the campaign and many people
are Inclined to attribute the Japanese pre
cipitancy to gst . at Kouropatkln to the
fact that the squadron at large threatens
the Japaness army's sea communication.
Special dispatches say It was Major Gen
eral Mistchenko's division which haa been
engaged In constant fighting In ths vicinity
of the mountain nasses over . which the
Japaness are advancing. One A'spatoh
says the country la almost Importable,
Mlstchenko retiring only when the enemy
appeared in overwhelming numbers. Ths
correspondent considers It doubtful whether
General Kurokl will advance all three
columns, as this would disunite his forces.
He is more likely to push home his at
tack from Slu Yen upon Ta Tche Kiao ex
clusive of General Oku. The correspondent
figures that Kurokl has 70,000 troops, ths
Jspanese commander being In personal
command of 25,000 men at Dallen pass. . ,
General Kouropatkln haa Inmied an army
order Insisting on the kindest and mofct
humane treatment of Japanese prisoners
and wounded, notwithstanding the tales
of atrocities committed by the Japanese.
The order, which directs that the um -
spect and honors be paid to ths brave foes
as If they were Russlsns, Is most favorably
oommented upon- by the Novoe Vremya,
which aaya:
The Japanese apparently are unahle to re-'1
strain their Instincts. As the military op
erations develop and our reverses multiply
they seem to become more savage.
God grant Japanese barbarism may not
Influence our soldiers to give way to feel
ings of vengeance, but that they will pre
serve the good reputation which always
haa distinguished the Russian soldiers.
Emperor Inspects Ehipa. - r
The emperor today inspeutoU the con
dition of the snips of the squadron destined
for the far east. High Adml'al Grand
Duke Alexis, Commander in Chief Grand
Duke Vladimir and Marine Minister Avel
lun and many officers of tha admiralty
were at Cronstadt to greet the emperor wlai
arrived there on a yacht from Peterho. "
hear Admiral von Voelkeisam, 'junior
flag officer of Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky's squadron, had hoisted his flag on the
armored cruiser Admiral Makhimoff, which
with tns other vessels of the equadion
now in commlaslonfl fired an imperial
aaluta.
The Admiral Nakhlmoff has been greatly
changed In appearance since it visited New
York in lifts. Masts and rigging have
given place to the fighting tops and it has
been altogether refitted ss a modern fight
ing ship.
The emperor thoroughly examined ths
battleships Alexander II, Knalzo Souvsroff,
Orel and Bordlnero, which were moored In
side ths basin. He expressed himself
pleased with their condition and addreased
the workmen, who cheered him luallly. The
emperor said he hoped the workmen would
devote all their energies and duties to the
patriotic cause of completing the warships
at the earliest possible moment and con
cluded with doubling thetr pay for the day.
The emperor did not visit Admiral von
Voelkertam's division, the Admiral Nakhl
moff, Aurora, OaUabla and Blssoi Vellky
being; twoiaM4 outalds the toslog sjrkOn