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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1904 THIRTY EIGHT PAGES.
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ESTAHLISIIEI) JUNE 19, 1871.
LEUTWEIN GIVES IIP
Germai OoTtrotr of Southwest Africa Bar
renden Office After Lonj Serrict.'
LIBERAL POLICY RECEIVES CRITICISM
He ii Held Btupontible for Hot Keeping
Nttirei Under Control.
CASTS REFLECTIONS ON GREAT BRITAIN
Berlin Paper Bays Germai Fleet Sared
War with Haitians.
FRANCE DENIES GERMAN STATEMENT
Claim U Made that Lattrr rnnatrjr
Wit Intriguing; Anslnst Settle
mriil of Sorth Sea Incident
by Arbitration.
LEULl.V. Dec. 10. (Special Cnblegram to
The Bee.) The governor of German South
Wert Africa, Colonel Leutwein, has been
granted leave of absence for an Indeflnlie
period, and the commander-in-chief, lieu
tenant General von Trothu, will act a In
terim governor of the colony. The Herman
consul general at Capetown, I err von
Lldtqulst, will ulllmulely succeed Colonel
Leutwein, who la said to have expressed a
desire not to return to Southwest Africa In
the rapacity of governor. In what other
capacity he may be appointed is not clear,
but It la anticipated that at the conclusion
of the campaign against the natives a dis
trict civil administration will be organized,
and that Colonel l.eutwein may be en
truHted with the command of the local
colonial forces, the future peace footing of
which will be considerably strengthened.
No surprise has been created in tills
country by the announcement of Colonel
Leutweln's Bo-called retirement. The gov
ernor's health hits been subjected to a se
vere strain during the last ten or twelve
months, but it Is equally certain that he
was prepared to remuin at his pout until
his work was done. According to official
accounts, Lieutenant General von Trotha's
assumption of the conduct of the campaign
sguinst the Hottentots released Colonel
Leutwein from the necessity of postponing
his leave any longer. The commander-in-chief
can now dispense with his services
altogether.
Knows the Natives.
Colonel Leutweln has been exactly eleven
yeurs as governor In German Southwest
Africa and he knows the native mind better
than any German officer or German official
now In the colony. , His first achievement
was to reduce the Wltbols to submission
within twelve months of his arrival, and
llendrik Witbui and his followers have re
mained loyal for ten years. In many com
petent quarters the view is strongly held
that It was the suppression of Colonel
, Leutwein by Lieutenant General von Trotha
which shook the confidence of Iienrlk
Wltbol. t '
Colonel Leutwein has e'en severely crltl-
- irseu or laie lor uuiuiiiif iu teiuia a i uu
with llendrik Wltbol In 1884, and he has
been blamed for treating the natives with
too great leniency and consideration.
It is pointed out with considerable force
that a policy which stood the test of a
period of ten years cannot be altogether
devoid of merit and cannot as yet be said'
to have been desc.rodited by the circum
stances of the ilerero rising, much leas by
Loom of the mutiny of the Wltbols.'
It is perfectly intelligible that Colonel
Leutwein should seek for external causes
for the Insurrection and that tie should at
tribute the defection of the VVltboU to itin
erant agitators, religious or otherwise; but i
his position cannot be strengthened by ex- I
plunatlons of this kind. Any discussion of I
the causes of the native rising In German :
Southwest Africa Is at prtnent premature,
but It is safe to say that Colonel Leutwein' ;
policy towards the natives, which may have
erred upon the side of moderation, must be j
held to be infinitely preferable to the po.lcy
of extermination which In one form or an
other la being ao recklessly urged in this ,
country. j
Reflections on (treat Britain.
Some reflections which appear to have
been published by the Army and Navy
Gazette upon the part which it conceives
might have been played by the German
navy If the North sea outrage had bten
followed by the graveBt results have elic
ited considerable feeling and evoke from
the Post a reply which Is not without sig
nificance. The Berlin conservative Journal
repudiates most of the statements of its
English contemporary, but observes with
regard to the weight of the Uerman navy ,
as a factor in the recent Anglo-Rus-ian
crisis: j
Every concrete assertion in those English i
references to the attitude of Germany to
ward Russia In the North sea affair Is puro
Invention, and the silly statement regu.d
Ing the mora favorable treatimnt of Ger
man ships as coinpured wilh Kngll h n,.lp.i
by Russia has long ago been refu.ed oy
the British prime minister. but apart
from this fact, these Eugdsh animadver
sions may be regarded as proving that
Germany in its naval policy is pursuing
the right course. If the wtight of liie
German fleet, even in its presi nt Intfom-
plete form, had not existed, It is truu that
we might prutiably duili.g the iusi tew
weeks have witnessed a transform tlmi of
the political surface of the globe. If Ger
man naval policy has achieved nothing
else than this contribution to the. mealute
nance of the peace of the wo IJ In u o
present perilous times, that policy would
. already represent an historical fuctor of
declsh Importance.
In view of the character uud extent of
the recent naval dispositions of Greit
Britain, It would almost seem as If the
"historical" Inferences of the Berlin Jour
nal were, to say the least, prenulure.
After disassociating the British govern
ment, however, from all rtspun-lullliy for
tire views which have apparently been ex
pressed In an English contemporary, the
Post somewhat tuagnlloqucntly concludes
Its article as follows:
We think that we are'justlHid In suy'ns
that government circles in England r. cog
nine the connection of Anglo-iJermaii In
terests throughout the whole world to le
to Intimate that any ill-turba :c of An,-la.
jerman relations could not tail to be as
lisadvantageuus to the island empire as to
lureclves,- or even more so.
gays Germany Wants Trouble.
PARIS. Dec. 10.-(8p.clal Cablegram to
The Bee.) While England and Kiisatu
wire trying to arrive at an unders andlng
regarding the North sea coniinl sljii, Ger
many, whose Interests lie lu making
trouble, 'was intriguing in St. I tcrtburg
to that end. It has been Germany's role
to seek to diminish In the eyta of itusdo,
the services which France recently ren
dered It by intervening In friendly man
ner during the Anglo-Russian crisis, and
prove to the csar that France Is the ac
complice of England In humiliating Has l.
Children Barn to Death.
KIRWIN, Kan., Dec 10. The home of
Charles Smith destroyed by hre and
tour children, under 13 yea re of ago, were
burned to death. The parents were away,
'i'lie children aMemptsd to start a Hre wild
vai uU. Clue lived li tell the story.
IRISH ALWAYS IN OPPOSITE
John Redmond
Sneaks V
Pate of the Par
DUBLIN, Deo. 10 (Sp ,.al Cablegram to
T" i. ii v . . m r siiiiii
presentment" wTr " freedom or
Drogheda. In acknowledging the compll- I
ment he mid that there were few reward
for national politicians who were smug
gling for home rule. As far as Parliament
was concerned, they were in perpetual op
position. English and Scotch and Welsh
politicians looked forward to the clay when
they and their party would cross the floor
of the House and share In public honor and
emolument, but there was no prospect of
fhat kind before those who represented the
Irish national cause In Parliament. Till
home rule was won they had no prospect of
advancement and no hope of sharing in
public honor or emolument. This circum
stance made It all the more the duty of
the public bodies of Ireland, such as tho
ancient corporations, to give to those men
such honors as they could command as an
encouragement to them In the Uihlcult po
sitlon they had to Mil.
The Irish Times, In noting the fact that
the tariff commission la now about to deal
with the statistics of agriculture, says that
the commission has arrived ut what Is to
Ireland the most Interesting portion of Its
lalxirs. The Irish Times hopes that steps
have been taken to secure a satisfactory
selection of witnesses from Ireland, and
add: "If Mr. Chamberlain can devise a
system by which it will be worth while to
re-tlll some of the lands which formerly
grew grain and so to arrest the stream of
emigration, political prejudice will not long
avail to prevent his proposals from receiv
ing sympathetic attention In this country."
Mr. T. W. Rufwell. M. P., writing to the
Irish Times with reference to tho state
ment Issued by the executive committee of
the Ulster Liberal Unionist association. d
nles that he "snilected" Mr. Arnold White
to oppose Mr. Atkinson in North Derry;
he merely Introduced Mr. White to the con
stituency, and that gentleman was then
unanimously nominated by a representative
convention. Mr. Russell describes the Ul
ster Liberal Unionist association as "a
small coterie of Belfast gentlemen who
meet at Intervals and pass resolutions upon
public questions," and continues: "This Is
the body which claims1 the right to dictate
to the farmers of Ulster as to who shall
or shall not represent them In Parliament,
and which objects to the duke of Bedford
expressing an Interest In the candidature
of his friend. The Ulster farmers have not
thrown aside the yoke of landlordism to
change it for that of a handful of pluto
crats In Belfast'
This week the Dublin corporation adopted
a re.iolutlon asking the Department of Ag
riculture and Techicul Instruction for an
explanation of the circumstances In which
exhibits In the Irish section of tho St. Louis
exposition were deburrcd from competition
for the official awards of merit. Tho reso
lution referred to statements which have
been made In certain nationalist newspapers
charging the Irish Department of Agri
culture and the British Royal commission
at St. Louis, with a "conspiracy" to this
end.
DIVER CAUGHT BY OCTOPUS
Employe of Capetown Harbor Board
Has Exciting Kiperleueo
In the Bay.
CAPETOWN, Dec. 10. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee. A diver named Palmer, In
the employ of t"ne Capetown Harbor board,
has had tt terrible experience with a mon
ster octopus. Palmer was down under
thirty-five feet of water at the spot where
the Dunvegan Castle collided with the el
bow of the south arm of the pier. The
water was clear enough for him to dis
tinguish obj cts about him quite, well. Sud
denly the octopus, which was concealed
behind a block of dislodged concrete, darted
out a huge tentacle, and in an Instant had
pinioned a leg. Another tentacle shot out,
fastening an arm.
The creature drew itself from Its hiding
place, flicking its feelers round the diver
and fastening them on various parts of his
body.
Having no knlfo. Palmer could make no
fight with the monster, which had drawn
itself clear of the block and was clinging
bodily to him.
Fortunately he retained presence of mind
to pull the signal cord and the men at the
surface began to haul him up. As he
emerged from the water he was completely
wreathed In the sucking tentacles of the
tish uud was In a state of collapse.
As he was dragged up the ladder the
octopus still clung to him and had to be
chopped off with knives and hatchets.
When spread out on the pier the fish
measured eleven and a half feet from tip
to tip of its tentacles.
MORE TROUBLE FOR THE PRINCE
Servian Crown Prince Falls to Show
Mayor His Superiority Over
Corporal.
BELGRADE, Dec. 10. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Tl-ere has been an amusing
sequel to the recent advanture of the two
corporals, one of whom passed himself off
upi n the mayor of Ubreuovats as the crown
prince and was royally entertained. The
ciown prince, rather nettled at a common
so.dler being mistaken for himself, resolved
to ride with an (escort to Obrenovals to
show the mayor the. difference between a
royul prime uud an adventurer.
Unfortunately, the mayor has been made
the butt of tiie country since his meeting
with the corporals and had received hun
dreds of picture postcards of the prince.
When, therefore, the prince arrived, the
maor had a lurking suspicion that another
Joke was about to be played upon bim,
and Instead of receiving the royal visitor
at once, ajked him to Walt until he tele
phoned for Information to Belgrade.
The prince, highly Incensed, rode off, and
How the mayor Is mure unhappy than ever.
.LAUGH SAT GERMAN AIMS
ltntch Have I.IHIe Fear of Being
i Added to Realm of the
Kaiser.
! AMSTERDAM. Dee. 10.-(8peclal Cable
gram to The Bee). Articles recently pub
, lished In London concerning the approach
I ing annexation of Holland by Germany are
I received here with tranquillity, and amply
deserve tho derision which is heaped upon
them. Germany's Interests would be much
belter served by an Independent Holland
than by an Increase of its existing encum
brances But apart from this, whatever
Dutch feetinga may be about other coun
tries adhering to tho I'un-German policy,
it Is the last thing any Hollander would
ever druaia of,
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MERS LIKE TARIFF
CV1
Three Clubs ef Dorietthira Fan on the
PrepoBali of Chambsrlaii.
DESIRE DUTY ON POULTRY AND EGGS
Plan of Protection te Grain Growing Inter
ests ReceiTu Their ApproTal
FREEHOLDERS ARE ShOWING ACTIVITY
Lrd Lytten Addreases Meeting in Ireland
Declaring for Exiiting Laws.
AUSTRALIANS PLEASED WITH PREFERENCE
Party Leaders I nlte In Asking Par
liament to Put Measure Into
effect as Nog as
Possible.
LONDON, Dec. 10. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Tho combined committee of
three farmers' clubs of Dorsetshire, who
have been considering Mr. Chamberlain's
proposals, made their report to a farm
ers' meeting ut Dorchester this week.
They are of opinion that the proposed
2 shilling (juarter duty on wheat would not
materially Increase the growth of wheat
In this country, but Btrongly approved the
duty on flour, which should nbt be less
than 2 shillings per Ko pounds.
All Imported barley for feeding should
be admitted free, hut foreign mu ting bar
ley, a'nd other grain for distilling should
have a 6 shilling per quarter duty, pro
vided a corresponding reduction Is made
lit the excise duty on the articles produced
from it.
Mr. Chamberlain's 5 per cent duty on all
dairy products was endorsed.
The report advotnted protection for
other. urtlcleB not included in Mr. Cham
berlain's proposals, Including poultry and
eggs.
Free Traders Are Act lie.
DUBLIN, Dec. 10. (Special Cablegram
to .The Bee.) This week Lord Lytton ad
dressed a largely attended meeting in Pen
dleton town hall, under the auspices of the
Free Trude league. In moving u resolu
tion affirming unshaken belief In the prin
ciples of free trade and expressing Its
convictions that free trade was more than
ever necessary for the well being of the
United Kingdom, Lord Lytton said the
fiscal question had killed party. Hon. W.
W. Lambton and he were unionists, but
they were also free traders, and it Was as
free traders that they appeared togttlu r
on the platform. They were freo traders
who accepted the guidance of the duke
of Devonshire, and were prepared to sink
other considerations so long ns the causa
of free trade was in danger and fight for
it to the best of their ability. It was
neither an easy nor a pleasant task to be
at variance with those with whom they .
agreed on almost all other subjects, and !
the situation wus the more difficult In !
their case because at the present moment
the unionist party embraced every variety
of fiscal opinion which was possible. He
butieved Implicitly that Mr. Balfour was
at heart' a free trader and believed nrmly
In free trade, but unfortunately the sup
port which he gave to that cause was the
kind of support which seemed calculated
to secure the victory of its enemies. So
long as that half-hearted support waa
given to free trade those who felt that it
was really In danger were fighting and
taking vigorous steps to see that it did
not go under. Retaliation could only be
regarded as the first step In tho direction
of protection.
Australians Like Preference.
MKLiiUCriMfc;, Dec. 10. vtipccittl Tele
gram to The Bee.) At the meeting of Mel
bourne citizens held to advance preferen
tial trade with the mother country two
resolutions, the first to the effect that the
meeting cordially approved of preferential
relations between the motherland and Aus
tralasia, with due regard to the industries
of the commonwealth, and the second urg
ing Parliament and the government to take
the matter Into Immediate consideration,
were moved by the president of the Cham
ber of Manufacturers and the president of
the Trades Hall, respectively.
Mr. Manser, secretary of Ihe Protec
tionist association, in seconding the first
rexolution, said that he recognized that
some duties should be raised against the
foreigner and some lowered in favor of
Great Britain.
Speaking of the resolutions, Mr. Deakln,
the ex-premier, said that all nations pro
tected their own people and expanded their
markets by commercial treaties, which
tended toward peace. The British empire
consisted of a constellation of states, the
self-interest of which pointed to the ad
visability of making a national treaty. It
was the Interest of every empire builder
to cultivate closer relations with the em
pire. Was there, he asked, a man or a
womun who could contemplate the present
relations of the empire without grave
alarm? The finest market for the surplus
products of Australia was with that nation
with which they desired to be brought into
closer relations.
Mr. Watson, the ex-labor premier, ex
pressed the belief that there was practical
unanimity on the preferential platform both
for protectionists and free traders. The
trade of Germany and the United States
with British colonies had increased In a
decade trum 11.6OJ,0J0 to 30,600,000, whereas
ihn exports from Great Britain to Aus
tralia had dropped from 26.000,000 to 23,
Ouo.CM), and the trade of foreign . nations
with Australia had risen from 6,000,i00 to
11,OU),000. He advanced the reduction of
some duties la favor of Great Britain and
the raising of others against the foreigner.
It waa possible to make valuable concea
slons, for the list of duty-free articles Im
ported Into Australia, excluding spirits and
narcotics, covered approximately half th
Imports. The resolutions were carried by
.urge majorities.
PORTUGUESE PRINCE TO MARRY
Official Organ Speaks of Coming Wad
dle with m British
Princess.
LIE BON, Pee. 10.-(8pedal Cablegram to
The Be) The "Dlaro de Notlclas," which
is considered an official organ. Its chlei
editor being a member of the ministry,
publishes the following, under the heading
f "Marriage of the Prince Royal":
"The trousseau and other preparations
'or the separate establishment of his royai
highness. Prince Lula Flllppe, are far ad
vanced. There appears to be no doubt
that a marlrage is to take place between
the prince and a granddaughter of the
king of England.
"It is said that the present visit ef
their majesties Ito Loudon is connected
with the propos-.d marriage, which la t
take place two years hence, after his roym
hlghuess's nineteenth birthday." This Idea
has quit takea root awe.
CAMBRIDGE MAY MAKE CHANGE
abject of Ancient I.ananaaes Comes
t n for Consideration Before
Committee.
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee. The University of Cambridge
Ii about to consider a drastic scheme of
reform dealing with the present position of
ancient and modern languages.
Every person who wishes to enter the
university at present hs to pass an ex
amination known ns the "previous. " Both
Latin and Greek are compulsory subjects,
end any students who falln to pass In
both finds his further progiess toward a
degree barred.
Pafey's "Evidence of Christianity" i an
other compulsory subject. It Is supposed
to give students a thorough grounding of
the evidences In favor of Christian doc
trines. Curiously enough, modern lan
guages fln.1 no place In this examination
except for those students who intend tak
ing a degree In honors. The reforms now
to be considered are the following:
1. Students to have the option of dl
pensing with the Ijitln or the Greek ex
amination. 2. The Inclusion of French or German as
a compulsory subject.
3. The abolition of the Paley examina
tion. A committee of 'representative professor
and fellows was recently appointed by
the senate to consider what changes, if
anv. were desirable. In the studies, teach
ing and examinations of the university.
They ahave Just prcseiatod their first re
port. The members of the committee have come
to the conclusion that there Is a de
mand from teachers, parents, professional
mm and men of science that Greek should
be mado optional.
They find that In the ense of boys edu
cated on the modern side of a school, or
at a school where there is little or no
opportunity of learning Greek, there Is
evidence to show that the present require
ment Is burdensome und sometimes even
prohibitory, and that the modicum of
Greek which such boys acquire by an
effort of memory Is of little educational
worth.
The belief is strongly expressed that the
serious study of the ancient classical lan
guages is Invaluable, as It provides a men
tal training which can harly bo secured
In any other way, but It Is frankly stated
that this object can be attained by the
study of either Latin or Greek, more espe
cially If the standnrd of proficiency In
each language is raised.
They therefore propose that the student
should have the option of taking either
Latin or Greek, and of substituting for
the objected ancient language either French
or German, which at present are additional
subjects only taken by candidates for
honors.
The standard of tho papers ..in these
languages, the report states, should be
raised considerably, so that there should
be no temptation to choose the examina
tion In a modern language as being; the
easier course.
HOPE LIES IN PARLIAMENT
Vnited Freo Church of Scotland i May
Yet Secure Property in
, Litigation.
KDINBURGlirDec." 10-(Speclal Cable
gram to The Bee.) From all quarters of
Scotland this .week ministers, office bearers
and representative members of the United
Free Church met In Edinburgh to consider
their position In the present crisis In their
history. Every congregation was repre
sented. The attendance at the gathering
was about 10.000. A letter was read from
the bishop of Worcester, In which he said
that he' had heard the House of Lords de
cision with dismay. It Inflicted a great
wrong on the United Free Church, and he
hoped that Parliament would rectify this,
wrong.
A resolution was adopted deploring the
results of the House of Lords' Judgment,
and expressing thankfulness at the unity
of the church and t the sympathy re
ceived from sister churches.
Addresses were given by representatives
of the Established Church of Scotland and
the Presbyterian churches of England and
Ireland, and a resolution was adopted
claiming spiritual Independence, adhering
to the union, and appealing to Parliament
to rescue the funds and buildings of the
United Free Church for the purposes for
which they were provided.
AFRICAN TROOPS DISSATISFIED
Hen Who Fought Boers Desire Wider
Publicity on Their
Colors.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Many regiments In the army
consider themselves slighted by the action
of the authorities In deciding the South
African battle honors which they may bear
on their colors. Regiments who had not
the good fortune to be present at a big
action, but who took part In the guerrilla
war, are merely to have the scroll, "South
Africa, 1899-1902," on their colors.
This, It Is understood. Is an Inadequate
record of two years' campaigning, includ
ing scores of fights and the chase after
De Wet. Those whose colors already bear
the .South African scroll get an extra date
added. This, it Is claimed, Is absurd for
so protracted a campaign. In which some
battalions lost one-half of their men.
GRAND DUKE RESIGNS PLACE
Action mt Csar In Supporting Interior
Minister Angers His
Uncle.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 10. As a result
of the unsuccessful attempts of Grand
Duke Sergius, uncle of the emperor and
governor general of Moscow, and M. Mura
vleff, the minister of Justice, to block the
liberal movement, both are reported to have
resigned. According to the story Grand
Duke Sergius advised atbe emperor not to
concede anything and told him he must
choose between bim and Interior Minister
Svlatopolk-Mlrsky. Therefore, when - the
emperor Indicated his purpose to support
Prince Mlrsky the grand duke tendered his
icdgnatiun. M. Mura vleff 's retirement,
vthich will be preceded by the usual leave
if absencei abroad. Is directly connected
vlth the movement for reform of the exist
ng laws.
Burns Family Bible Sold.
LONDON. Dec. lO.-Robert Burns' family
Hide, containing Interesting family entries,
was sold at auction today for S3.2j0. The
purchaser was a London dealer.
Woman Falls from Rope.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 Apparently fearing
prosecution because she bad n money ti
pay for her room, a woman who regUt red
under the name ot Mr-, t . M Mo ii m
he Revere house attempted to l de uown
an improvised tope tri-m a flfin-Mi ry
window 4odsy. When tescue Was at h nt
she either lost her hold or deliberately
loosened her grasp. Bhe fe: fuur lo , s
landed head firs on the bi- pavement
and tuslaully killed.
PLANS BIGGER FLEET
Lord Selburna Writes of Necessity of Ea
larging the British NaT.
STRATEGICAL PRINCIPLES NEED REVISION
English System Has Net Kept Face with
March ef E rests.
IMPROVEMENTS NOW IN PROGRESS
Modern Battleships and Cruisers Replacing
Vessels of Older Typs.
OTHER NATIONS STRENGTHEN NAVIES
Future Peace Distribution of Fleet
Will Be that Which Will
Be Best in Cne
of War.
LONDON, Dec lo.-ln an vflleial memo
randum Usued today dealing wlih the fu
ture distribution aiiK mobilization of the
British fleet Lord Selliorne, tirst lord of the
udmiralty, makes some interesting remarks
on the causes necissitatlng n revision of
the sirnti glcal principles which up to ih?
present time have govel lud tho distribution
of the Meet "from the period when the elec
tric telegraph did not fxlst. ami wind wus
motive lMiwer." The development of for
eign vessels throughout the world cn."ti
tntes In Lord Selliome's view a new uud
definite stage of naval affuits.
"lu the western hemisphere,"" he says,
"the United States Is forming a navy, the
power and size of which will be limited only
by tho amount of money the American peo- ,
pie choose to spend on it. In the eusie. n
hemisphere a smaller but modern navy,
that of Japan, has been put to the tint of
war and not found wanting. Tho Russian
navy has been greatly Increased and, with
the exception of the liluck sea fleet, has
been wholly transferrtd, or is in course of
being transferred, to the Pacillc. The
navies of Italy and Austria have main
tained their positions In the Mediterranean,
but the expenditure thereon has not been
Increased as In the case of other powers.
The French navy stands, as always. In
the forefront, and a new German navy has
come into existence. It is a navy of the
most efficient type, and so fortunately cir
cumstanced that it Is able to cuueentrute
almost the whole of its fleet at home ports."
Dwelling upon the Improvement of tho
British fleet, Lord Selborne remarks that
all the old battleships have been repluced
by modern whips, but still more significant
and far-reaching, Great Britain will have
within this year twenty-six modern cruis
ers, built within four years, of great speed,
with armanents us powerful as thut of bat
tleships, and altogether a great advance
on anything which has preceded them.
Distribution of Fleet.
In studying the questions ot the distribu
tion of the warships and the arm of sta
tions, the admiralty. Lord Selborne, con
tinues to be guided by. 1 lie evpai Unices of
Japun and Kursia in the present war. The
admiralty's ideals were that the peace dis
tribution of the. fleet should also be its best
strategical distribution for war uud that
the mobilized ships should always be In as
perfect a condition of fitness for war as the
commissioned ships.
Lord Selborne then details the fleet
changes.' The home fleet henceforth will
be called the channel fleet, with headquar
ters at home. It will consist of twelve
battleships and a sufficient number of
cruisers. Affiliated to the channel and
Atlantic fleets will be cruiser squadrons,
each of six armored cruisers, commanded
by rear admirals and detachable at any
time for any special service.
The South Atlantic squadron under the
new arrangement will remain as now con
stituted and will not disappear as was be
lieved would be the case. The Mediter
ranean fleet will consist of eight battle
ships and attendant cruisers, with Its base
at the Island of Malta. The large cruisers
attached ta this fleet will be called the
third cruiser squadron.
The aim of tho admiralty has been
thut never more than two battleships ot
the channel fleet or one battleship of the
Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets shall be
in the dock yards at, the same time.
Distribution of Cruisers.
Dealing with the cruisers In the Euro
pean waters Lord Selborne says tt has been
decided to withdraw the less effective ships
of the North Americnn end West Indies
stations and to add to the station ships of
a new particular service squadron which
the admiralty has decided to constitute.
Naval cadets and boys In training will
hereafter be transferred from the training
ships to this particular service squadron,
which will be composed of she or eight
modern fighting- ships which will be com
bined into one squadron for training undet
the commander-in-chief of the North
American station.
In conclusion Lord Selborne says the
allotment of ships for the China station
will be announced In the naval budget
end outlines the places for the naval
maneuvers of 1905 and 1908. which will have
for their object the testing of the new
scheme which will result Id a considerable
saving In the estimates and the object of
which Is that "on a declaration of war
the fighting efficiency of the fleet ehaljsjd'ue today failed to get In. The American
be complete and Instantaneous."
JAPAN STATES ITS POSITION
Foreign Olllea Makes Statement as to
Proposed International Peace
Conference,
TOKIO, Pec. 10. The Foreign office ha
Issued the following statement on the. posi
tion svhlch the Japanese government has
taken in regard to the proposed interna
tional peace conference: ,
An Invitation from the president of the
United Btates, having been received by
the government of Japan at Toklo on Le
cember 1. o lake part in the proposed
tnl.rnfilinnill rifiicp innfuran.u
riuvernment at once replied to the effect
I That, being fully alive to the urgent ne
cessity tor more "in ueuiiiiiuus ana uni
form practices than now exist, In respect
to some of the questions about to be sub
mitted to the proposed conference, and
rind that the fact that the nation Is now
ennaged In war Is nol sufficient reason
why it should not take part In the work
of the conference, It has been decided upon
the part of the Jipanese government to
accept the Invitation.
This action is taken, however, with the
distinct reservation that the proposed con
ference shall not assume to adopt any
measure which will In any way affect the
present conflict.
Dacbess of Aosta Better.
TURIN, Italy, Dec. 10. Countess of Paris,
mother of the duchess of Aosta. the latter
of whom has been dangerously 111 for some
time, arrived today. The doctors reluc
tantly allowed the countess to see her
daughter for a few momenta. After the
meeting the duchess said she Mt better
and believed her recovery was eorUtiu.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for ehrsk Snow nod
f'oMer Sunday. Monday Fair nnd
Colder.
SEWS SF.CTIO
1 ftermnn linvrmnr Quits His .fob.
British Farmers I.Ike Tariff.
Knalanil 1'lsns Blcaer Fleet.
Japanese Shin Strikes Mine.
2 Sheriff Plays Pudrtln'hrnd Wilson,
t hmlnlek Securities Are tslnelew.
.1 Sews from All Ports of Sebrnskn.
Norfolk Snsrnr Factory to Move.
4 Two Boys llrown In Cut tiff I. eke.
Infant llraten by n tJrownnp Mnn.
5 Last Foot Hall CJnnie of the Season.
Srternna Welcome tien. Bln-kuar.
l Past Week In Oinnhn Society.
Opening; Session of Helschstag.
T Council Bluffs and lows Mews.
EDITORIAL SKCTIOS
10 F.dltorlal.
11 Wealthy Men Who Work Stendlly.
Attorney llnrmnn Confesses CJullt.
141 Financial nnd Commercial.
17 Work Done nt Demi Letter OlMce.
Illinois Central Br lilac Finished.
Woman In Club and Charity.
Kchnes cf the Ante-Hoom.
Sew Method of Foralns; Steel.
Happenings In Oinnlia Suburbs.
ti rid Iron lab's Annual Dinner.
HALF-TOSE SKCTIOS
1 Sstlonnl f omnia niter O, A. K.
Talk About Noted fell pic.
Iu the Field of Electricity.
Curious t'npers of Cupid.
It l'l5s nnd l"ler.
Music nnd Musicians,
a Interview wlih flnrn Morris.
4 Early Dim of Fire Flshtlnw.
A Pioneer's Uolden Wrddlnsr.
5 International Live Stock Show.
Tips from Henry Clews.
U Abont the Savnl Folks.
T Review of Sportlna Events.
Little Teles tor l ittle People.
COLOR SI'.t TIO
1 Buster llrown.
2 Chnlly Cashcaller.
Alice nnd the leeniHii.
8 Making Country Girls to City Girls.
4 Womeu t.rnlu Speculators.
Dansterona Occupations of Women.
5 First Senators Have u Clnrh.
Her Patnl Love.
It Austria's Prettiest Woman.
T A Fnllen Hero.
The Major's Romance.
The Mun Who ll;rl Women.
H Do Plants Mourn Their Cendf
From Fur nnd Scnr.
Toil o' the Mornln.
lO Bevy of StHKc Beauty.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
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NOT DISH0NESTOR CORRUPT
Reasons Given for Removal of Judge
Baker from New Mexican
Bench. ,
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10 Judge Penji-
mln S. Raker of NiW Mexico has been ie
moved by the presldtnt as the r.-su.t of a
series of compl.ilnts filed with the presi
dent ngardlng affdlrs in liernall 1.. c unt.
The re. I n ut uV elded that a more vigorous
and strict Judge was need d to remedy the
evils complained of.
The fallowing official statement of the
case was given out at the Department of
Justice today:
The president has removed from office
Judge Benjamin S. Baker of New M xli o
Numerous compl.ilnts were piesen ed and
a thorough Invtaligatl jn was mane oy a
repr. stntallve ot the Department of
Justice.
it was found that in Bernardino county,
in which Albuquerqu Is diuaie . poll I a.
and ofiUlal aff..lis generally are In b m
co. dltl in; thai Improp r jury cm ml
stone, s were being ajip Inted, toe election
of Jurors tnmpend w tn, tho Sunday Uw
was not enforced again t g mb Ing and
saloons and that Judge Raker was not do
ing what a Judge should do to remady the
evils.
It was considered that a more vlgo o n
and strict Judge was imieail .ly needei
In hN place.
It was for these yasons that a chan e
In the Judgship was tonclud d p n. nd
not iecause Judge Paker w is ('earned dN
h'n'st or co' runt. Juriee Biker was ful v
examined and hl st tements i k n do. n
tor the lnlo'mn ln of the pre lden , h u
so far as the reason" fo his lem val . r
foncrmd his expl in itlons were not
di-emed sufficient to prevent a ch.mge of
Jud.es.
D I gate Rodey of New Mexico rail d at
the White House t ic'ay to urge the presi
dent to give Judge Haker a hear'ng. but
learned tt-at Baker a'retdy hal been re
moved and that the case could not be con-
ldered further.
SNOWSTORM JN NEW YORK
Many Atlantic Liners Snowbound Out
side the Hooke-Many Storms Re
ported on tho Ocean.
NEW .YORK, Dec. 10. A snowstorm ac
companied by high wind descended upon
New York early today, and still continues.
Nearly two Inches has fallen. Traffic in
the city has not been seriously Impeded,
but crafts of all kinds have been delayed.
Many of the ferries had difficulty in mak
ing their regular trips.
Snowbound somewhere outside of the
Hook, most of the Transatlantic liners
liner New York was reported off Nun-
tucket lightship late toduy. The North
(iorman Lloyd liner Hanover and the Bel
gravta of the Hamburg-American line, the
latter now two or three days overdue,
were looked for Hn vain. Some anxiety Is
felt for the Belgravla.
The officers of the French line steam
ship La 4xrra!ne. which arrived this after
noon, confirmed stories of storms in At
lantic lanes during the last week. When
the vessel left Havre it immediately en
countered bad weather and the passengers
were kept behind storm doors during the
most of the passage.
LAND HOLDERS WIN SUIT
Conrt Decides that Disputed Strip at
St. Louis Belongs to Oceupnnts
and Not School Board.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10 Three Judges in
the circuit court of appeals todiy decided
that the 100-acre strip of land on the
north St. Louis river front, vulued at
11,000,000 and known as the IeKuume pat,
cannot be taken away from the St. LouiH
Terminal Railroad association, the Boat
men's bank, the Columbia Bog factory and
thirty-eight other property holders and
given over to the St. Ixiuls Board of Edu
cation. Judge Hough arrived at this decl-lon
after a review of the whole early history
of BL Louis, Its land grants und surveys.
Judges Wood and Fisher reached the sume
conclusion in wuro direct consideration of
tile vlduuou.
JAP CRUISER LOST
larval Strikes a Miss, but Molt ef to
Crew ii Bared.
REPORT OF FIRING ON WAR VESSELS
Japanese Contlaue Bombardment of Ens
liin Vestcli in Fort Arthar,
NEWSPAPERS TALK OF NAVAL MATTERS
Ruaaia Urgss Despatch of Further Natal
Forces to the Far Fast
FLEET IS WATCHING FOR RUSSIAN BOATS
Japanese Commander at Port Arthavj
Thinks Attempt Mar Bs Mad
to Una Smaller Craft
to Sen,
TOKIO, Dee, 10. The Japanese cruiser
Siilycn struck a mine and sank Novem
ber 30. The majority of Ha craw was
rescued.
Flftten officers and 175 men ware res
cued, i aptuliv Taj. ma and thirty-eight
others went dwn with the ship.
The Salycn, while In command of the d
tattied squadron and at the same time en
gufied In blockading Tort Arthur, waa often
exposed to dangers and ' frequently ren
dered distinguished services.
The announcement of tho Navy depart,
ment concludes as follows:
"it is highly regrettable that such a ship
should have met with so great a nils for
tune." Report of Firing on Vessels.
The commander of the Japanese naval
guns at l'ort Arthur reported at o'clock
Friday night us follows:
Our bombardment today resulted In five
lilts on the 1'oldrda uud seven on thu
Biiynn, setting it on fire und causing a 35
Uigrce list to port. It threatens to keol
over at high tide. The upper decks of the
Ketvlzan und the Poltava are submerged
1o llio toot of the conning towers.
The l'uilada Is listing considerably to
port und the 1'obieda to starboard, both
exposing their hulls below the water linn.
At high tide a portion of their upper decks
seem to be submerged.
The Peresvlet at high tide has Its stern
wiilk nnd lore torpedo tubes submerged.
ihe Unlink is lying close lund near
the southern base of I'elvu mountain. It
has listed 20 degrees, is evidently damaged
",' i resting on the bottom.
ihe Sevastopol left the harbor at dawn
nnd anchored, evidently for tho purpose
of escuplug our bombardment.
The following announcement was made
from Imperial headquarters today:
In the direction of the Shakhe river dur
ing the night of tiie Kth the enemy's in
runtry attacked our outpost at Siantanou,
but was repulsed. At 3 in the morning of
December 9 the enemy, in unknown
strength, pressed our outpost in the neigh
borhood of the Khakhu river, but was re
pulsed Immediately. Subsequently at S
a. ni. the enemy attacked out outpost' near
the river bridge. The enemy gradually in
creased In strength to about a battalion,
pressed out outposts to envelop it from
the northeast and westward simultaneously.
The enemy fiercely shelled Dnmutlng front
tiie direction of Hanciilapao and Kufangtal,
but retreated at sunrise. The enemy seems
to have sustained heavy losses, leaving
several dead bohind. -Our" casualties were'
two men slightly wounded.
In the direction of Hsiencbuang, on the
morning of December 8, our detachment
dispatched In the direction of Sunshakou
encountered thirty or forty troopers, pur
sued and killed ten of them and reaohed,
Sotitalisti In the afternoon
The Japanese sustained iio casualties.
Watch for Russian Vessels.
TOKIO. Dec. 10 (U a. m.)-It is reported
here thut since the commencement of thu
bomburdment of the Russian fleet In Port
Arthur luirbor the Japanese military ob
servers on 203-Metre hill have not seen any
thing of the Russian fleet of torpedo bost
destroyers and it is presumed it has taken
shelter benind Laotln mountain. The Japa
nese fleet, lying off the entrance to tho
harbor, 'is constantly on the alert in antici
pation ot an attempt being made by any of
the Russian warships to escape and seek
refuge in some neutral port.
The Navy department announces that
the Saiyen, commanding the detached
squudron, while co-operating with tho
army in bombarding Port Arthur, Novem
ber 30, struck a Russian mine and wus seen
to be enveloped in smoke. The gunboat
Akagi, which was also engaged In shelling
Port Arthur, Immediately ceased tiring
and went to the rescue of Saiyen. Finding
.that it was taking waUr rapidly the Akagl
anchored near the sinking ship, and, co
operating with the other Japanese ships
and launches, succeeded In rescuing fifteen
officers and 175 men, but Captain Tajlma
and thirty-eight others went down with
the ship. '
Newspapers Talk of Naval Matters.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ,10. The arrest
of Captain Clado yesterday evening by er
der of the Grand Duke Alexis, the hlgb.
admiral, for criticising the grand duke and
the admiralty is treated very quietly In the
morning papers, wblob merely print Uu
official text of the order. The Novas
Vremya, which has been printing CladoS)
articles which led to the government's ac
tion, makes no comment on the arrest, but
presses the question of opening the Dar
danelles, the closing of .which it charac
terizes as "an unnatural arrangement and
piece of antiquated diplomacy," and renews
Clado'a own argument that the convention,
cloning th straits should be modified.
Other papers, while silent on the question
of the Black sea fleet, urge the strength
ening of Admiral Rojeutvensky's squadron.
The Rues, In a long article, declares that
the formation of a third squadron would
occupy months, but say that at least the
battleship Admiral Senlavln and the
cruiser Otchakoff could be dlspatuhed In
time to catch up with Rojestvensky some
where in the Indian ocean, and urges that
their preparation and that of other vessels
of the Baltic fleet should be rushed with
out a moment's delay.
Washington Receives Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-The Japanese
legation has received the following cable
gram from Toklo:
Commander of naval artillery reports
bombardment Friday set Ilayan afire, wblcii
heeled to port twenty-five degrees, nearly
cupvizing. Itetvlxan and . Poltava sub
merged in high tide up to upper deck be-
low conning tower.
1-atttUu. and Polled
heel considerably to port
and starboard
respectively exposing hull below water lino
ami in high tide part ot upper deck washed.
Perrsviet submorges In high tide up to
steinwalk at stern and torpedo tube at
bow. Ullak close to shore listing ion
sidirably and believed resting on bottom
Sevasiapol at dawn Friday removed from
anchorage to outer roadstead, presumably
for escaping shells.
Commander third squadron reports cruiser
Bal en 1,341 tons, while engaged co-otral-Ing
army and blockade near Port Arthur
fortress November 30 hit IIiismIhi mechani
cal mine and sank. Complement saved ex
cept thlrty-etgtit including Captain Tajlma.
Pope to Receive Foreign Bishops.
RUMK, Dec. 10. The foreign bishops now
in Home are so numerous that It- would
take weeks for tlis pops to receive singly
and he decided to give them a collective
audience Monday except those having per
wonal or Important luutura to discuss wlta
the iouUft