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FIGHT AT THE BRIDGE
Fnriom Straggle for Poucwian of Crowing
of Shakhe Continues.
LETTERS FROMSTRIKE LEADER
Mriuitt from Father (inpoi to Fol
Inwpri Are Published la
t'rtnrk Ntirtpaprr.
ARTILLERY DUEL ALONG THE FRONT
Japanese Detachments Are Bepulsed at
Threa Points on East Flank.
RUSSIANS SAY THEY HOLD THE BRIDGE
Eeport Via Tokio Say it ii in Eanui of
the Mikado's Men.
BELLIGERENTS IN HAND-TO-HAND CONTEST
landers' Ontpoiti Surrounded and
Hesnlt of Cncntemtit Held
aa Victory by Both
of the Armlea.
SAKKETUN, Manchuria. March l.-3 p.
m.) Th Japanese have opened a tremen
dous flra with (laid and siege guns against
Poutilofl (Lone Tree; hill. Columns of
white smoke envelop tha hill on two sidea
The bombardment of the right flank con
tinues. 'The artillery fighting continues along
the whole front of about 109 mllea The
eastern detachment near Kondayu has re
pulsed the Japanese ttttuck. The Japanese
have also been driven in from Tunsllul
pass and from the vicinity of Uauto pass.
At the bridge ovor the Shakhe river a
furious struggle continues. A small wood
nearby has continually exchanged hands,
but Is now definitely occupied by the Japa
nese. It Is rumored that a division of Japanese
on the extreme right Is marching north
and has reached Kaiama.
TOKIO. March 1. The headquarters of
the Japanese army on the Shakhe river,
telegraphing yesterday, says:
The enemy's batteries at Tungyou moun
tain and the northern height of laiig
chlutuu commenced bombarding at 4
o clock today. We did not reply.
Monday night the fcenmy's iitid guns at
Sliupunguu and heavy guns at Wencheng
puo concentrated their tire on our out
posts In tho vicinity of the railroad bridge.
At 1 o clock In the morning hve companies
of Infantry advanced on either side of the
railroad and surrounded our outposts,
finally part of the enemy charged Into
our trenches and engaged In a tierce hand-to-hand
light. Our outposts had repulsed
the enemy entirely at U o'clock In the
morning. The enemy left sixty dead, some
prisoners and some spoils.
Bmall bodies of the enemy at Wanchla
yuantzu, banchiutsu and Lupatal have
ueen reuulsed.
Russians Sar They Hua Bridge.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1. Two brief
dispatches from General Kouropatkin,
dated February 87 and February 28, con
firm the capture of the bead of Shaiike
river bridge. Attacks of the Japanese on
Gauto pass were repulsed February 27
and again February 28. The Russian ad
vance guard still hold their position at
Kudaaa. The sharpshooters continue to
harass the whole Japanese front and, It
Is confirmed, caused considerable alarm by
the use of hand grenades at Bandlapu dur
ing the night of February 27.
RoUlnar Vm Raastnn Blatfct, .
. . . .. a vis-it a nrrcma
GENERAL QK.U i!ijiijyiu-n.xx..
' wk via Piiirtin. March 1. 2 P. m. The
' Japanese left wing Is driving dock me Rus
sian outpost.
The Japanese have occupied a line from
Shatxemun, two miles went of the Hun
river. In a northwest direction to Kallto, on
the east bank of the Liao river.
,' A heavy bombardment along the entire
line west of the railroad is in progress
nlrht and day. The Russians are firing
blindly with field and heavy guns. The
Japanese remain in their position and make
no serious response to the Russian fire.
Censor Shots Off News.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 2.-2:60 a. in.
Tho curtain of a rigid censorship has set
' tied down over event in Manchuria. There
is no news of the results of yesterday'
righting. Dispatches describing the plo
turesqueness of the night retreat from Da
pass and the all night combat at the rail
road bridge across the Shakhe liver have
been allowed to come through, but nothing
to show whether General Kouropatkin Is
withdrawing or la determined to stand hi
ground. It' la significant that no new has
been received from the threatened left
flank, the lost dispatches leaving the Rus
sians clinging desperately to Oubenepusa
against strong forces of General Kurokl's
veterans.
Although It la not admitted at the War
office, the general impression in military
circles la that General Kouropatkin may be
forced to withdraw. Not only is General
Kurokl threatening his communications, but
the redoubt at Putlloff and Novgorod hills,
and even tho hills themselves, keys to the
positions of tho Russian center, appearo
be crumbling away under the Impart of the
terrible eleven-Inch shells such as levelled
the fortifications of Port Arthur and ren
dered the fortress untenable. No troops will
be able to retain the position long If the
bombardment continues.
It develop that the Russian were unable
to hold permanently the southern end of
the railroad bridge acmes the Shakhe river.
The advance of the right wing seems for
the moment to have come to a standstill.
Magnificent spring weather set In today.
PROCLAIMS A PARTIAL SIR OR
All Poland Now Governed by Modi,
fled Form of Martial I .a it.
WARSAW. March l.-(2:S0 p. m.)-Tho
governor general of Poland today pro
claimed a partial state of siege of the gov
ernments of Kalis, Lublin, Kielre and
Lomxa. . As a similar condition prevail
in tha remaining alx provincial govern
ments, all Poland la now governed under
a modified form of martial law. The
proclamation does not give specific reasons
for the action taken, but it Is due to the
general unsatisfactory condition of the
country.
The strike on the Vistula railroad Is
ended. Train service both north and south
of Warsaw has been resumed. The strik
ers obtained higher wages and other con
cessions.
The strikes on the suburban railroads
nave also ended and all Warsaw's rail
road communications are now restored.
PARIS, March 1. The socialist organ.
Humanlte, today prints and comments on
two letters reproduced from the Tribune
Russe bearing the signature of "George
Gopon," or "Gniion." the name of the Rus
sian priest who led the workingmcn to
ward the Imperial palace at St. Petersburg
January 22, resulting In much bloodshed.
The letters appear to be authentic,
although several Interviews on somewhat
similar lines heretofore have been discred
ited. One Is a letter addressed to "Nich
olas Romanoff, former cxar and actual as
sassin of Russia," and says the blood of
nnocent workmen and their wives and
children will forever separate their assassin
and h!s heirs from the Russian people.
The fury of the people has now been un
loosened and It will be useless to offer
them promises.
The letter adds:
Bombs snd dvnamlte and the terror of
popular Insurrection await thy offspring
and all assassins of the people. Rivers of
blood as never before will flow and even
Russia Itself may perish because of thee.
Take warring, therefore, and quickly re
nounce with all thv family the throne of
ttusBia ana present tnysetr oeiore me
tribunal of the Russian people.
Have nitv on thv children, thou who
offerest peace to others and withholdest
It from thine own.
The other letter Is addressed to the Rus
sian people, and ho declare that the
stream of blood recently shed have formed
an Immense revolutionary torrent, which
will now sweep forward Irresistibly. It
adds:
Occupy yourselves unceaslncly with the
propaganda and orgn nidation of armed In
surrection. A plan for a general Insurrec
tion will be elaborated so soon as published
by your committee for your revenge and
your defense. The hour of delivery and
victory Is near.
Vengeance hns already struck Serglus
and will strike the whole brood of Imperial
vipers.
RIm, then, poor, miserable and oppressed
Russian people. Thou hast nothing to lose
and everything to gain.
The letters are dated February 20, but
the place where they were sent from Is
not given.
Father Gopon Is understood to be In
Switzerland. The Patrle asserts that the
Russian embassy will take steps to prose
cute those engaged In circulating revolu
tionary appeals against Russia.
PRICE 19 BIN ON THE IHORG
Japanese Compelled to Beach Grrni
TOKIO, March 1. it is reported that the
German steamer Romolus, which was re
cently Biased while enroute to Vladivostok
. i t W .... n f fMffllfT Anal haa I
beached in Aoraort bay. It is understood
that the Romolua struck an Iceberg while
....Mr..! v n mm IkrAiivh U.iv. mtml.
was damaged ao that It was leaking on Its
port aiue worn hivu vj um aap'tnese. a,
prise crew was put aboard and it waa
started for Yokoauko. The leak Increased
and It was necesMary to beach the vessel
in order to save It.
The recent attacks on General Btoessel
are producing some revulsion of popular
CW1U W IMS .w.
PLAY WAITING GAME IN HI NGARY
Neither Emperor Nor Diet Shows Any
Stan of Weakness or Concession.
VIENNA, March l.-The last ten days,
which have been filled with endeavors on
the part pf Emperor Francis Joseph and
the Hungarian political leaders to effect a
solution of the political crisis In Hungary,
especially the formation of a neutral cab.net
to render possible legislation and routine
business, have brought no result and no
Improvement whatover. Today the situa
tion la more uncertain than ever. The ex
treme element of the independence party
Insists upon concessions from the throne on
military questions, particularly the use of
Hungarian words of command in the Hun
garian army. Francis Kossuth, leader of
the united opposition, however, counsels
moderation and even a postponement of the
extreme military demands. To these the
emperor glvea no direct sign of conoedlng.
Hla continued silence is drawing all Hun
garian eyes more or, lea anxiously toward
Vienna. He evidently la waiting to aee
what the Hungarians will do, and vice
versa. Each aide seems to be trying to ex
haust the other's patience. The Hungarian
Diet reassembles March 8 and the combined
opposition does not conceal Its determina
tion to maintain Its present strong position.
ARAB REBELS ARK WINNING
Alleged Victory of Turkish Troops
Proves to Have Been a Defeat.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March l.-The pres
ent insurrection in Yemen province.
Arabia, appears to put In the shade all pre
vious revolts. The center of the move
ment la at Saada, northward of Sanaa,
and already there are signs of Its extension
to tho province of Assyr. The Insurgents
have again surrounded Sanaa and a stub
born fight haa been in progress for llvo
days. Many of the Turkish troops refuse
to resist any further and are deserting.
In the south the towns of Aab and Hldjeh,
the latter containing" 2,000 troops with four
guns, are surrounded and on the point of
capitulating.
The alleged victory of February 1, when
it was ofllclally announced that the Turk
ish forces had routed the rebels Investing
Sanaa and Hodeldn, Yemen province, and
had relieved the besieged garrison of Sanaa,
turns out to have been an Insurgent suc
cess. Turkey's defective transportation
delays the dispatch of reinforcements. The
object of the Insurrection Is believed to be
the creation of an autonomous Arab state.
( I BAN' TREATY III HTS BRITAIN
Earl Percy Regrets that I nlted States
Holds a Particular View.,
LONDON, March 1. Answering a question
In the House of Commons today. Earl
Percy, under secretary of foreign affairs.
said he regretted that the British represen
tations at Washington regarding the In
jurious effect on Rrltlsh trade of the Re
ciprocity treaty between the United States
and Cuba had been fruitless owing to tho
fact that the United States held the view
that the most favored nation clause did not
relate to privileges granted to third persons
In return for specific concessions.
Irvine's Condition Improves.
LONDON, March 1. Sir Henry Irving,
who recently suffered from a severe chill
at Wolverhampton, continues to make
progress toward recovery.
FAVORS SEATING PEAB0DY
Thirteen Members of Contest ( oni-
mlttee Fine that He Was
Klerted.
DENVER. March 1. After a long execu
tive session of the guberratorlnl contest
committee this afternoon thirteen of the
eighteen republican members signed a re
port In favor cf seating Jun.es H. Peabody
and the nine democrats signed a report in
favor of continuing Goverror Adams in the
office. The other five republican members.
Including Chairman William H. Griffith, re
fused to sign either report.
Senator Alexander, one of the republicans
who refused to sign the Peabody report,
made a hard fight during the afternoon for
the rejection of the claims of both the
conteator and contestee and the seating In
th; governor's chair of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jesse McDonald. He found no sup
porters for this plan In the committee, but
he may bring It up before the Joint session
as a compromise measure. His argument
was that them Is no doubt of the election
of Mr. McDonald, while there Is doubt aa
to whether Adams or Peabody waa elected
lawfully.
- Tomorrow the house and senate will meet
In Joint aeaslon and receive the reports of
the committees. In the afternoon It is ex
pected that John M. Waldion, chief counsel
4 for Peabody, will open arguments.
MRS. STANFORD IS POISONED
Widow of Tomer California Senator Ex
pires While Visiting Honolulu.
LEFT SAN TRANCISCO FEARING IEATH
Reported that Bicarbonate of Soda
Taken at Retiring; Contained '
Strychnine and Investigation
Is Now I'ader Way,
HONOLULU. March l.-Mrs. Jane Lath
rop Stanford of San Francisco, widow of
United States Senator Leland Stanford,
died at 11:40 o'clock last night, forty min
utes after she was made 111 at the Moana
hotel here, under suspicious circumstances,
pointing, In the opinion of the physicians
who attended her and seemingly In that of
the others, to poisoning by strychnine In a
vial of bicarbonate of soda.
Mrs. Stanford herself when found by a
guest of the hotel who had heard her groan
ing In her agony and suffering from con
vulsion, declared:, "I have been poisoned,"
and her last words were: "This is a horri
ble death to die."
The physicians say that between convul
sions Mrs. Stanford repeated the assertion
that she had been poisoned and said It was
the second time the attempt had been
made, the first time being In January at
her San Francisco home, and that It was
this attempt which caused her to come to
Honolulu.
Death Dne to Tetanus.
An autopsy on the remains showed that
the cause of death was tetanus of the
respiratory organs, but how this was
brought about will not be known until after
an examination of the stomach, the result
of which examination will probably be
known tomorrow.
Mrs. Stanford came here from San Fran
cisco in the Corea, February 21.' In con
versation with Mrs. Henry Hlghton of San
Francisco, who Is now here, Mrs. Stan
ford said that an attempt had been made
to poison her In that city and that this
was her reason for sailing on the Corea.
It waa Mrs. Stanford's belief, according
to Mrs. Hlghton, that enough poison had
been used to kill twenty persons.
It Is understood that nn Investigation of
the case Is now being made by the police
of San Francisco. The police here are
also conducting nn Investigation.
Before retiring last night Mrs. Stanford
took a dose of bicarbonate of soda, which
she purchased at San Francisco. It Is re
ported that the eoda contained strychnine,
but this report cannot be verified.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Stanford went
to a picnic. She ate heartily. On re
turning to tho hotel she took only a plate
of soup for dinner and retired shortly after
10 o'clock.
At 11 o'clock a guest of the hotel who
occupied an adjoining room heard Mrs.
Stanford groaning and, running to the
room, found her lying on the floor. She
had evidently tried to summon help. At
the time of Mrs. Stanford's death there
were present Miss Burner, her aecretary,
and her maid. May Hunt. Both are pros
trated. Statement by Dr. Hnmphrls.
Dr. Hnmphrls made the following state
ment to the Associated Press:
When I was palled in I found Mrs. Stan
ford In convulsions and applied the quick
est remedies, but It was not possible to
save her life.
Mrs. Stanford said to me: "Doctor, I
have been poisoned."
Mrs. Stanford's condition seemed to In
dicate strychnine poisoning. Between con
vulsions her mind was unusually active,
and she said:
"This Is the second time they have tried
It. They tried it last January and I came
here to avoid them."
I tasted the contents of the bottle, but
before making an analysis I am unable
to swear that It contained strychnine, but
I am perfectly positive that it does con
tain strychnine.
An autopsy on the remains of Mrs. Stan
ford waa performed this afternoon. The
physician who conducted the autopsy says
that the cause of death was tetanus of
the respiratory organs, but that he cannot
state how tho tetanus was brought about
until after an examination of the contents
of the stomach. Tetanus of the respira
tory tract Is one of the symptoms of
strychnine poisoning.
No inquest will be held until High Sher
iff Henry receives the report of the chem
ists. This report will probably be re
ceived tomorrow.
Poisoning Theory Not Accepted.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1. The news of
the death of Mrs. Jane L. Stanford at Hono
lulu last night was received here today with
surprise and sorrow, to which was added
horror when it was learned that probably
she had been poisoned. Her brother, Charles
G. Lathrop, who Is treasurer of the Stan
ford university, refused to believe that her
death was due to other than natural causes,
and her attorney, Montford S. Wilson, posi
tively declined to discuss the report that a
previous attempt to poison her had been
made In this city. Mr. Wilson Is awaiting
advices from the Honolulu officials before
taking any action regarding the business
affairs of Mrs. Stanford, which are Inti
mately connected with the great university
which she and her husband founded at Palo
Alto. This Institution has already been en
dowed with $3,ono,ono In property and coin,
to which may be added about $10,000,000 from
Mrs. Stanford'a personal estate. She took
deep personal Interest In the university and
to her wisdom and business sagacity is due
much of Its success, a fact that is testified
to by Its president as well as the students,
nearly all of whom knew and loved her.
The university was closed today and It Is
not expected to reopen until after Mrs.
I Stanford's remains have been placed beside
those of her husband and son In their mau
soleum near the college campus.
In respect to her memory the state leg
islature adjourned today and flags were
placed at half mast throughout the city
and state.
Poison In Mlaeral Water.
The story of an attempt to poison Mrs.
Stanford' in this city was first made pub
lic on February 18 last, when It was de
clared that strychnine had been found In
a bottle of mineral water, of which she
had taken several drinks. She was made
ill and an analysis showed the presence
of the deadly drug In the water. To Dr.
William Boerlcke, who attended her, Mrs.
Stanford told the story of what she sup
posed to be an attempt on her life. She
suspected no one and on her physician's
advice she went to the country.
8he returned shortly and sailed to China
and Japan by way of Honolulu on the
steamer Korea, February IS, arriving at
the Hawaiian port Ave daya later. The
alleged attempt to poison her' was In
vestigated by a detective agency, but no
results were obtained and the matter ap
parently was dropped. In her California
street residence there were ten persons
at the time of her Illness, which began
with her drinking the water on January
14. There were, besides Mrs. Stanford, Ah
Wing, the Chinese factotum, who had been
In Mn. Stanford a employ for twenty-five
years: Ah Young, the house boy; Yeng
the cook; Ah Lee, the second cook; Wong,
the second butler; Nora Hopkins, the
FAVORS NEW QUARANTINE LAWS
(Continued on Ninth Pag.)
President Asks Congress to Paas Bills
to Protect Live Stock Be
fore Adjnarameat.
WASHINGTON. March I. President
Roosevelt today transmitted to congress a
message endorsing measures pending before
congress Intended to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases of animals from one
state to another or to foreign countries.
The message points out that the right tf
the secretary of agriculture to regulate the
interstate movement of animals exposed,
but not actually diseased, must be recog
nised If the spread of such diseases Is to be
prevented. The president urges that the
proposed remedial legislation be enacted
Into law before the adjournment of con
gress. The message is as follows:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives: Your attention- is respectfully called
to the passing of some legislation at this
session which will supplement existing law
Intended to prevent the spread of contag
ious diseases of animals from one state to
another or to foreign countries. Two bills,
each designed to cure defects In existing
law, are now pending before the congress.
The measures are practieally Identical. One
Is H. ' R. 17. &sf. the others 8. 7. 167. These
bills have been favorably reported by the
committee on agriculture of both branches
Of congress.
Recent decisions of the federal courts
have held that the statutory powers of
the secretory of agriculture are Inadequate
to enforce regulations that prohibit the
Interstate movement of animals which have
been exposed to contagion but which at
the time of shipment have not yet developed
visible signs of disease;
The right of the secretary of agriculture
to regulate Interstate movement of animals
exposed but not actually diseased must bo
recognired. If the spread of such dlsiases
from state to state and to other countries
is to be prevented: and yet this right has
recently been attacked In two cases filed In
the supreme court of tho United States,
and the secrtary of ngrteitlture i advised
that the trend of recmt decisions make It
probable that the supreme court may hold
that existing law Is not sufficiently clear
as to the steps which may be taken to
accomplish this object. Knch of the bills
referred to in this message is accompanied
by an able report which points out the
necessity, from a legal standpoint, for the
enactment of this legislation. 1 fear If no
remedial legislation be granted at this ses
sion that It may be Impossible to continue
to enforce the necessary measures for con
trolling this class of diseases and that
serious, wideepread and Irreparable Injury
will be caused to the live stock Interests of
the United States. If the federal quaran
tine Is rendered Ineffective, state will
quarantine against state, each requiring
compliance with differing statutes: the way
to market may be blocked or rendered very
difficult for shipments of live stock; con
tagious diseases of live stock may be so
disseminated through the stock ynrds and
channels of commerce that foreign coun
tries will restrict tho export of animals
and possibly meats from the Unltpd States,
all of which would be disastrous to the
live stock Industry.
I therefore put In an earnest plea for
early action on this matter and commend
to your favorable consideration the two
bills proposed by the committee on agri
culture and referred to In this message.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Tho White House, March 1, 1905.
Sl'MMARY OF CROP CONDITIONS
Winter Wheat In Nebraska, Iowa and
Kansas In Good Condition.
WASHINGTON, MuHh l.-The weather
bureau's monthly summary of crop condi
tions Is as follows: -
East of the Rocky mountains February,
1905, averaged very celd with much more
than the average pf-clpltatlon In the
south Atlantic and gIf districts and de
cidedly less than tint- average over the
greater part of the itntinl valleys, mid
dle Atlantic states, Nebv JEngUuid and lake
regions. During the (.filter ymrt of the
month there was ample snow, covering
over much of the winter wheat belt, but
much enow disappeared after the 20th,
leaving the southern and western portions
without protection. In Califwnia the
month was abnormally warm with plenti
ful rains In the Houthern districts. Un
usually heavy precipitation occurred In
New Mexico, Arizona and portions of Col
orado and Utah.
In Iowa, Nebrnska and Kansas winter
wheat has passed the winter thus far In
good condition, but some doubt Is enter
tained as to what its conditions In Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio will be when snow dis
appears. The crop has, however, been
generally well protected In these last
named states and also In the middle At
lantic coast districts. The condition of
winter wheat on the Pacific coast is favor
able, except In Washington, where It ex
perienced severe freezing weather.
The Intensely cold weather In the states
of the upper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valleys Is said to have caused Injury
to fruit buds, principally peaches, but In
the country districts fruits are believed
to have escaped material Injury' thus far.
RAILROADS TO IGNORE ORDER
OIQrlala Decide to Pay No Attention to
Instructions to Equalise Rate
on Live Stock.
CHICAGO, March 1. Executive officials
of the western railroads have decided to
Ignore th order ' of the Interstate Com
merce commission requiring them to charge
no higher rates for live stock than are
charged for the transportation of live stock
products. By the advice of the attorneys
of the different roads the matter will be
tested In the courts, as the roads are
agreed that it will be Impossible either to
lower the stock rates or to increase the
rate on live stock products. A reduction
on the live stock rates In compliance with
the decision of the commission would mean
a minimum reduction of 34 cents and a
maximum of about 8 cents per 100 pounds,
and would affect fully 40 per cent of all
live stock traffic west of Chicago. The
railroads estimate that compliance with
the order would mean an annual aggregate
loss to the railroads of about l-'.(M,0X.
PASSES THE CENTURY MARK
Rnahvllle Woman Die at the Age of
One Hundred and Five
Year.
RUSHVILLE Neb., March 1. (Special
Telegram.) The death of Mrs. Anna Ham
mond, a most distinguished member of the
Daughters of the Revolution, was brought
home to our people this morning by
tho most Impressive funeral ever held
in Ruahvtlle at the United Presbyterian
church. She died Sunday at midnight.
The funeral was In charge of the Woman's
Relief corps, the services In the church
being conducted by Rev. Wallace, assisted
by Rev. Neill of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The coffin was covered with beau
tiful floral contribution from the leading
cltlsens and societies In town. Mr. Ham
mond would have attained her lu&th year
on March 13. The remains were Interred
In the Rushvllle cemetery. A large num
ber of sorrowing friends followed the re
main to their last resting place.
FEBRUARY'S FUNNY WEATHER
Some Departure from the Normal
Noted for the Moath Jnat
Ended.
The summary of the weather report for
the month of February at the Omaha sta
tion showa the average dally tempera
ture to have been 7.4 degrees lower than
the mean for the month for the last thirty
five years. The highest temperature for
the month was 66 degrees, on the 2xth,
and the lowest was 25 below on the 2d.
In the last thirty-five years the warmest
day In February was 78 degree and the
coldest was 26 below. Snow fell during
the month to th amount of 111 Inches.
MRS. (ODY ENDS TESTIMONY
Cross-Examination Brings Out Nething Net
Already in Evidence.
GOES OVER SAME GROUND AS DAY BEFORE
Witness Bears Ip Well t nder Ordeal
in Spite of Lnrld Storle Sent
Oat by gome of the
Correspondents.
NORTH PI.ATTE, Neb., March 1. tSpe
clal Telegram.) The cross-examination of
Mrs. Cody was conducted by H. 8. Rlilgety,
but resulted mainly In bringing out the
same matters to which Mrs. Cody testi
fied In the direct examination. During
the cross-examination Mrs. Cody was well
nigh as calm as during the direct, and at
no time evidenced nervousness or excite
ment. She answered the questions care
fully ami unequivocally, and, though a
large number of questions were rut to
her regarding numerous accusations made
against her by the colonel and various wit
nesses, particularly Mrs. Boyer, she denied
specifically all the Instances of quarrels
between herself and the colonel and
the alleged separations and attempts on
her part to poison Cody' dogs or to poi
son or drug the colonel or discourtesies
to guests. Concerning the guests, her
evidence showed that Cody was a very
rrofuso entertainer and would even bring
the whole troupe when the colonel was
engaged In dramatic work and have them
stay at the home, and the burden of tak
ing care of them fell on Mrs. Cody, but
she bore It without complaint and did
her best to make the visits uf the colonel's
friends pleasant.
Mrs. Cody also told how, when the colonel
waa making as high as $1,000 a night, he
would allow her to go In want and by her
own efforts be compelled to "earn money
for the support of herself and children.
Colonel and MrB. Cody were married in
1S68 and never haa there been a separation,
although Mrs. Cody declares that Mrs.
Goodman continually tried to .ork an
estrangeme.it between Mrs. Uoodman's
brother, Buffalo Bill, and Mrs. Cody. At
the time of their marriage he did not have
any property, she said, and was $300 In
debt and the property that had been ac
cumulated was gotten through the busi
ness ability and saving power of herself,
who lived most of the time alone and not
only had the children to keep and educate,
but the ranch at this city to manage. Mrs.
Cody denies that she ever refused to Blgn
papers for th colonel.
Every Charge Denied.
Every charge made by the colonel was
specifically denied by his wife of forty win
ters. Mrs. Cody is more than 60 years old
and though a woman of great energy and
business ability, her countenance plainly
told grief brought upon her by this affair.
Contrary to statements In the World-Herald
of yesterday of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Cody
was not cross-examined at all yesterday by
the colonel's attorney; neither did she at
any time break down or sob or cry. Not
until this afternoon at about 2 p. m. did At
torney Ridgcly ask the witness one ques
tion, and the statement In the World-Herald
that Mr. Cody "became hysterical and
could hardly answer" the question put to
her- by Attorney Rid gel y is a pure fabrica
tion made out of whole cloth by the man
who sent the telegram. At no time did Mrs.
Cody break down or weep, and the special
attorney who wired the report admitted In
the office of Wilcox & Halllgan, the at
torneys for Mrs. Cody, and In whose offices
the depositions were taken, that they had
sent in the article and based it upon expectations.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Tharsday and Friday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdsyi
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LEGISLATIVE WORK PILES UP
South Dakota Soloiis Are Working;
Hard, bnt Are t'nable to
Catch I p. '
PIERRE, S. D., March 1. (Special Tele
gram.) In spite of a long session of the
senate and morning and night sessions of
tho house the calendars are piling up and
It Is a case of rush from this, time on. The
house took up the Springfield Normal bill
to abolish the Springfield Normal school,
which bill was defended by the members
of the appropriation committee which in
troduced It, and opposed by Walkes, Kribs,
Sutherland, Bowell and Hebel, but passed
by a vote of 47 to 37. It will be fought
out In the senate tomorrow with Indica
tions that It will be defeated.
The house general option bill waa passed
without discussion or amendment In any
way. The first time in the history of the
state tho house made laws by passing sen
ate bills to appropriate money for public
printing; the amendment to the oil inspec
tion laws to allow Kansas oils to come
In; requiring instruction In public schools
of effects of alcohol and narcotics or. the
human system; to provide for the organiza
tion of life Insurance companies under the
law of the atate; making notes for light
ning rods and patent rights non-negotiable,
and locating a northeastern hospital for the
Insane at Watertown, which was contested
as unnecessary at the present time, but
It passed by a vote of 62 to 39.
The senate tangled up over the Deadwood
water bill, to which Cooper offered an
amendment which was refused. It was an
nounced that from this time on It la to
be a fight to a finish with no compromise
on that bill.
The senate cleared a long senate calendar,
the principal bills being to reduce the legal
rate of Interest from 12 to 10 per cent; pro
viding for a atate standard fire Insurance
policy form, and changing date of closed
game season from April 15 to September 1.
The senate passed house bills to appro
priate $15,000 for a building at Aberdeen
normal, and the twine plant bill to locate
the plant at the penitentiary.
SENSATION INKANSAS HOUSE
Aatl-Dlscrlmlnatlon Rill I Passed
After Legislator Denounces
Lobbyist Against Measure.
TOPEKA. Kan., March 1. The house to
day.? to 18 passed the anti-discrimination
bill, aimed principally at the Standard
Oil company, and the last of the anti
trust measures to come up In this session.
It now goes to Governor Hoch. This bill
will reinforce the half dozen other anti
trust measures passed by the present legis
lature. A heated debate preceded the passing of
the measure today, during which Represen
tative Beekman. pointing at Charles H.
Rldgway, a lobbyist who fought the anti
discrimination bill, created a tensatlon
when he declared: "He Is fighting this
bill because he represents the Millers'
trust."
Representative Beekman hnd not men
tioned Rldgway's name but several mem
bers asked to whom the speaker alluded.
Pointing to Rldgway, Beekman said:
There he sits In the seat of a member
of this bodv. He hopts to prevent the
passage of the bill because It will effect
the trust hp represents.
Later Rldgway sent a statement to the
clerk's desk and had It nad. In this he
declared that he was a member of the leg
islative committee of the State Federation
of Commercial Interests and that he was
in the house In the Interest of legislation.
Mr. Beekman then answered the statement
by saying he had heard Rldgway say that
the federation intended killing Senator
Smith's antl-dlscrlmlnatlon bill In the
house, because the senator fought the fed
eration's railroad bill.
Governor Hoch will sign the bill. He
announced when the refinery bill passed
that the Bntl-dlscrlminntlon law was neces
sary to Its success.
The other anti-trust legislation enacted
this session Includes the passage of the
bill appropriating $410,000 for the erection of
a state oil refinery; a bill making oil pipe
lines common carriers, and a bill providing
for a maximum freight rate for the trans
portation of oil.
The antl-dlscrlmlnatlon bill passed today
provides that any person or firm doing busi
ness In Kansas "engaged In the production,
manufacture or distribution of any com
modity In general use that shall discrim
inate between different sections by selling
such commodity at a lower rate in one sec
tion than Is charged for such commodity
In another section, after equalizing the
distance from the point of production, man
ufacture or distribution and freight rates
therefrom, shall be deemed guilty of unfair
discrimination."
The bill provides that after any com
plaint shall have been made against any
persons or firm charging them with vio
lating the act, Investigation shall he made
by the tste charter board, which Is given
power to revoke the guilty person's charter.
A fine of $1,000 for each and every vlo'atlon
of the act Is provided. If the offender con
tinues to violate the law provision Is made
for ousting such person or firm from the
state.
Heavy Fine for Hunter.
ELK POINT, 8. D., March 1. (Special )
Frank Becker, who was arrested here
about a week ago by Game Warden Hallo
day of McCook for shipping prairie chick
ens and quail out of season, to the amount
of 421 prairie chicken and 39 quail, was
brought before Judge Roszell and fined
$100. Becker waa held on $f00 bonds and
the chickens were sold by Sheriff Sherman
to D. Franklin of this city. This Is the
third time Becker has been arrested for
shipping chickens and the fact that he Is
one of the more prominent cltlsens of Elk
Point ha made the case a noted one.
AFTER STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Attorney General of Kansa Asks for
a Receiver for State Branch
of the Combine.
TOPEKA, March 1. Attorney General
Coleman of the state of Kansas today filed
suit In the supreme court asking that a
receiver be appointed for the Prairie Oil
and Gas company, the Kansas branch of
the Standard OH company, on account of
alleged violation of the state laws.
The writ was made returnable March 10
and the answer to the application will be
made March SO. The papers will be served
In Wyandotte county because of the sup
position that the Interests of the company
are centered there.
All the railroad companies in the state
with the- exception of the Santa Fe are
made parties to the suit. In addition ac
tion Is brought against the Transconti
nental Freight bureau, the Western Trunk
Line committee and the Southwestern
Traffic committee. All these concerns are
alleged to have entered into nn agreement
with the Standard Oil company to make
rates which nre discriminative on oil and
by-products. The petition says no report
has been made to the state as to the
solvency of the Standard Oil company and
that no charter fee has been paid the
state. In this contention la where the at
torney general thinks he has a strong
case against the Standard, as the Kansas
law governing corporations Is explicit In
the matter of requiring financial statement!
and charter fees.
ANSWERS REPUBLIC OF HAYTI
Secretary Hay Rays I nlted states Has
No Intention of Taking;
fan Domingo.
WASHINGTON, March 1. In answer to
an Inquiry on the subject Secretary Hay
has formally assured the Haytlen minister
here that the United States government
has no Intention whatever of acquiring by
annexation or otherwise possession of
Haytl or San Domingo, nor of extending
American Influence in that direction.
FALL FROM WINDOW IS FATAL
I'ueerlala as to Whether It Was an
Accident or Case of
Suicide.
F. W. Connor either fell or threw him
self from the window of his room at the
Thurfcton hotel at t o'clock this morning.
He was discovered by the night clerk and
riri Wlirion and Kennedy called. Ha waa
dead when they u-riviL
EDWARD 0. WOLCOTT IS DEAD
Former 1'nltrd States Senator from
Colorado Faaar Away la
Italy.
DENVER, Colo., March 1. A message an
nouncing the death of former United States
Senator Edward O. Wolcott. who has been
sojourning In Italy was received tonight at
the Brown Palace hotel.
Plan Trip by River.
YANKTON, B. D., March 1. (Special.)
' A unique trip will be taken by two Yank
I ton couples as soon aa the Missouri river
U open for boating. Mr. and Mrs. Farney
now staying at the Windsor hotel, and Mr.
and Mrs. O. B. Low will form the party.
They will construct a forty-foot houseboat
on the'bank of the river near the city and
as aoon as the Ice la out of the channel
will embark for the Gulf of Mexico. The
long Journey will consume the entire sum
mer and fall, as the tourists Intend to use
only the force of the stream and will sx nr
any amount of lime they wish at points of
interest along the route. The boat will bear
the name "The Jolly Four," and will be
a most commodious barge and perfectly
seaworthy. The party goe well prepared
for both hunting and fishing.
RAILROADSSCOREOSE
Big Gum Wko Talk to House Committee
Evidently Have Effect.
RATE BILLS STILL HANG IN COMMITTEE
No Indication Whn They Will Be Ee,
ported, if They Ever Are.
MINORITY MEMBERS ARE FIGHTING MAD
Threaten to Take the Matter Onto Tloor
House i'or Settlement.
SOME IMPORTANT NEW BILLS IN SENATE
One Concerns Telephone Franchise
In titles and the Other Bate
fur Stock In Public
Stork Yards.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. March 1 -(Special Tel-
.. ,i.vi.inii after nil that tha
gram. o mj .
awe-insplrlng presence last night of tne
several legal luminaries and executive offi
cials of the allied railroads before the house
railroad committee had a vital m
today the committee failed to reach a dc
,. th m.xlttv freight rate bill
tini'MI Oil Mil
which has been before It for some time. No
action, either, was taken on me i."
muxlmum rate bill or any other railroad
measure.
The committee went into session upon ad
, t 4 H0. Strong
jouroiiiuoi ui nit hvwv -
hopes and reasonable expectations had been
. . . .. . .i.. .. in.. ..h,-mt fur-
enteriameu inai me vimiuim "
ther dilly-dallying would recommend tha
commodity rate bill for passage or else de
cided to show Its hand and kill tho bill.
Junkln to Take lp Flaht.
Those members of the committee who are
earnest lv working for rate regulation ora
Impatient nt the attitude of the majority
and they will bring In a minority report if
the majority decides to recommend the bill
for indefinite postponement. This state
ment la made by Representative Junkln,
who Is a member of the committee and also
one of the authors of the commodity rate
bill. Mr. Junkln will lead the fight on the
floor of the houso to redeem the pledge of
the republican party to the people and save
the house, which exacted a promise of thla
kind from Elmer J. Burkett before hla elec
tion as United States senator, from stultify
ing Itself, and there are some strong men
who will back him up. Davis of Buffalo la
one of them. He, too, with Foster of Doug
Ins, Is a Joint author of the bill.
The committee asked for further time to
consider the bill, but Chairman Roberta
has set no special time for another meeting.
Mr. Junkln Intends to Insist on meeting to
morrow. "I want the committee to act," he aald.
"Either vote to kill the hill or to pass It. bo
we can get to work. There are some mem
bers of tho committee who want thla bill
passed."
The personnel of the railroad commltteo.
Is: Roberts of Dodge, chairman; Flshback
qr Clay, Windham of Cass, Juukln of, Gos
per, Bartoo of Valley, Atwood of Seward,
Bacon of Dawson, Hill of Hitchcock, .Hoi
llett of Lancaster, Tucker of Douglas,
Rohrer and Stetson of Saline, Meradlth of
York. Smith of Burt, Copsey of Custer.
Some Incidents Cited.
It Is a singular and notable fact that while
some of these men are strongly In favor of
legislation that will properly restrict and
regulate railroads, not e. bill contemplating
such purpose has ns yet been recommended
for passage by this committee, but every
one that has come before it haa been rec
ommended for indefinite postponement.
Unmistakably the sentiment of leading
republicans in the state capltol Is, and
Governor Mickey is one of them, that the
party Is on trial now and If at this ses
sion of the legislature Its representatives
fall to enact restrictive railroad measures
In compliance with their ante-campaign
pledges they will place the party in a most
serious predicament and leave the state
without relief from oppressive railroad
rates. Governor Mickey Is anxious to see
tho legislature enact a good rate law and
he has expressed favor for this commodity
rate bill.
Ynrds Liable for Damages.
Senator Gould introduced a bill In the sen
ate this morning that will make the stock
yards company hustle to kill. The bill la
as follows:
Section 1. It shnll be the duty Of all
persons or corporations or associations en
gaged In the business of operating a stock
yard or yards. In the state of Nebraska,
or receiving live stock for the purpose of
being fed or sold at said yard or yards,
to handle all live stock tendered at such
stock yard by any railroad company with
such expedition that the time consumed in
switching and unloading and placing said
stock in said yards shall not exceed on
hour from the time of the arrival of the
same nt the Inn ks connecting with said
yards and tender the name to the stock
yards.
Section 2. Any person, corporation or
association violating the provisions of this
act shall pay to the owner of said stock
$5 per car for each hour delay or fraction
thereof In excess of the one hour herein
provided for placing said stock In said
yard. Said sums to bo collected as other
debts are collected.
Record of Senate Bills.
The senate closed Its fortieth day With
the Introduction of enough blllB to bring
the aggregato up to 2Sj as compared with
803 on the itime day two years ago. A bill
crept In today to allow Independent tele
phone lines to rriter cities over toll llnee
without obtaining local franchises. It was
Introduced by Sheldon of Cass and has th
backing of the Independent lines. Sheldon,
also introduced a bill to compel stockyard
companies to reduce the price they charg
shippers for feeding their cattle while In
the cars at the yards, and Gould of Gree
ley Introduced a bill to compel stockyard
companies to unload all live stock within
one hour after Its arrival at the yards or
pay a fine of $5 a car for every hour or
fraction of an hour thereafter. Haller of
Washington is the author of a bill to au
thorise the governor to appoint a commis
sion to make a systematic Investigation
of the binding twine plant proposition,
ascertain whether the material for th
twine can be raised: In Nebraska and every
thing necessary to know In order to es
tablish a plant at the penitentiary.
Laverty of Saunders Introduced a bill to
abolish tho servant law.
The house, acting In harmony with th
senate's bill, which has passed the upper
branch, contributed to the abolition of tho
state architect s office by cutting out the
appropriation for that department from
the general salaries bill.
The house committee on soldiers' and
sailors' homes today recommended for
passage H. ft. 313, by Saddl.-r of Adams,
providing for the abolition of the visiting
board for those Institutions mid de
priving the Id ard of Public Lands and
Building of the right to appoint a com
mandant at Milford, giving that power t
the governor, who now haa the dlapoaitloa
of thla su me plate at Grand Island. Th
visiting board is charged with rpona
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