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CZAR'S MEN
DRIVEN BACK
BALFOUR MAJORITY FALLS OFF
Government Sustained by Only Tire n-tr-Six
Votea on Several
Minor Maltera.
Oatptsti Aloig Center of Line Forced U
Retire Two Miles.
RUSSIANS ABANDON SHAKHE BRIIGE
Japs Begin Turning Mot nent on Both
. . Flanki and Artillerj Tiuel Continues.
KOUROPATKIN'S POSITION IS CRITICAL
One of Zaroki'iColumnifc : ;Jaim Work
ing 'Around Extrei
RUMOR THAT RETREAT IS IN PROGRESS
fleporte In Clre.nla.tlon at 8. Petera
barc Bar Withdrawal of Storea
to Tie Paaa Haa Already
MLKDJSN, March l.-(Delayed In Trana-roission.-Today
waa marked by attacks
along tha whole front. The fighting In the
center Is becoming aerloua. After an all
nlght Japanese bombardment of Poutlloff
hill and Novogorod hill. Involving a literal
rain of heavy projectiles, tlia Japanese in
fantry thla morning advanced against the
Russian lines from the hllla and drove back
the advance position two milea. The ad
vance was unchecked until the Japanese
came within 100 yards of the main line of
trenchea, when they were beaten off by tha
fire of machine guns and volleys of rlflo
fire. When they retired the Japanese left
many dead and wounded.
. Bahapu, Shanlandzt, Chzhantan, Chan
dlopa and other positions of the Russian
center were also subjected to a heavy bom
bardment by siege guns. The Russian ar
tillery, which was silent February 28, ac
cepted the challenge today and a vigorous
artillery duel la In progress.
The Russians have (abandoned the Shakhe
river bridge entirely, taking up their former
positions. The losses on both sides have
been heavy.
Russian cavalry has been dispatched
northwestward in the direction of Kalama
to Interpose a barrier against the attack of
the Japanese columns advancing from the
Llao river valley.
Japs Nearlng- Mukden.
NEW CHWANO, March 2.-(Noon.) (Via
Tien Tain.) Chinese from Mukden report
that the Japanese huve advanced almost to
Mukde-i, The Russians, having been rein
forced, have recaptured several positions
out of . which tlu-y had been driven. The
battle Is stilt raging.
The Japanese bivouacing on the outskirts
of Slnmlntln withdrew this morning, leav
ing only a picket.
The Russian station at Changtau has been
reinforced. Strings of Chinese carts are
moving toward Mukden. Foreigners are
sua ...,-. ... -
" stubborn Fight on Left Win.
8AKHETUN. Manchuria, Wednesday,
March 1. A stubborn fight Is waging on
the left wing. . Vigorous attacks of the
Japanese on tha village of Kudaza have
been repulsed and tha Russians maintain
their position, thanks to the intervention
of a relief column, which attacked he
Japanese from the west after two passea
had been occupied. Thla column wag hard
pressed by the Japanese and suffered great
losses. It advanced in detachments to the
neighborhood of Ubenupusa and waa it-
I V . tacked thrice during the night, at 11
, o'clock, midnight and I a. m., but repulsed
all tha Japanese onslaughts.
To the westward the Japanese made a
night attack on Kuntul pass. Borne of tha
assaults were repulsed, but at t a. m. the
Russian advance guard vacated two out
works, which had been destroyed by the
Japanese artillery, and retired to a"'acent
ad batter fortified positions.
Tha Japanese attacked Nanshanpu, In
Khandlensan district, at 6 a. m., but were
iif repulsed.
Kooropatkln's Position Critical
6:10 p. m. The position of General Kouro
patkln a army is regarded as being mora or
K'sa critical. The ical turning movement
which General Kurokl la operating in the
mountains forty miles eastward of Muk
den seems to be making progress, and at
the aanic time Field Martshal Oyama la
also rolling back the Russian left, while
pjunding away at the Russian center with
heavy high-power guns. Poutlloff and
Novgorod hills have been subjected to a
continual three-day bombardment, followed
by an Infantry altuck, tha .naln Russian
lines being forced to retire two miles to
their shelter trenches. Borne of the Rus
sian newspaper correspondents anticipate
an attempt to -take the hills by storm.
General Kouropatkln Is making desperate
efforts to check Kurokl, one of whose
columns has succeeded In working around
the extreme Russian left, and reinforce
ments have been dispatched in a north
eer.er!y direction. General Rennenkampft
la slowly retiring fighting, taking ad
vantage of the broken, hilly country and
contesting every Inch of ground.
While the Japanese are evidently making
progress, there Is nothing yet to Indicate
that Field Marshal Oyama will succeed in
Inflicting a decisive blow, even if he forces
Kouropatkln tu abandon Mukden.
Huealana Ilea I u Hetreat.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2. -4:10 p. m.
According tu the reports current, which
are nut, however, confirmed by the war
office, ' the withdrawals of stores and sup
plies northward from Mukden is already
well under way. The war oftlce Insists that
no matter what the result of the remain
der of lha action, the Japanese have again
been too slow and that Kouropatkln haa
made sure of hla line ot .etreai. Except
the moral effect of another retirement the
war office officials declare that the aban
donment of the present, winter quarters
eliminates u great danger to the health
of tha army as soon as the warm weuther
sets In.
A dispatch from General Kouropatkln
dated March 1 says;
In a third attack on tha Russian de
tachment near Oubenepuss the Japanese
charged with tha bayonet and succeeded
In occupying tha central height, forcing
the Russian advance guard to retire to
the neighboring crest.
The Kussians at V o'clock at night. Feb
ruary i's, were still holding a position near
Knodlusa against the Jaarese attack,
Tha Japanese made a fresh attack on the
Ouaio pa .- position at V o clock In the
morulas of March 1. After rciiulohiK sev
eral assaults the Russians were foicud to
abandon two entrenchments, which hud
been demolished by the Japanese artillery
General Kouropatkln adds that several
Japanese arnicas un aiaiiNnaupu on tn
' Bliukhe river In tha morning of March 1
were repulsed and says the bombardment
J of Poutllofl and Novgord hills and the
Russian position at Sandepas was ci n-
LONDOX. March 2. The House of Com
mons tonight In committee on supply con
sidering the additional army estimate with
a reduced attendance gave the government
a majority of only 26 on a minor amend
ment. The result of this division was re
ceived with an outburst of cheering by tha
opposition.
Mr. Lloyd-George (advanced liberal) Im
mediately moved to report progress. He
accused the government of filibustering in
order to gain time and whip up the major
ity, thereby sacrificing the time of the
house. He said It was evident that there
was a split in the ministerial ranks and
that the Commons were tired of Mr. Bal
four and the ministry.
Premier Balfour, on replying, said that If
the Commons were tired of him It was an
easy matter to secure a riddance.
A division was then taken, the result
being 167 to 191 In favor of the government.
This majority of 24 was greeted with cries
of "Resign."
In subsequent divisions the government
majority hovered around 26 and 28 and the
matter was the subject of excited comment
In the lobby.
As the house was rrsing Winston Chur
chill asked whether there was any truth In
the rumors of Mr. Wyndham's resignation
of the chief secretaryship for Ireland.
Sir Alexander Aeland-Hood replied that
the question ought not to be put to the
premier. It was untrue, he said, that either
Secretary Wyndham or the viceroy, the
earl of Dudley, had tendered his resignation.
PORTER WEDDING FESTIVITIES
Danichter of Ambassador to France
Receives Many Handsome
Presents.
TARIS. March 2. A dance at the Amer
ican embassy tonight Inaugurated the fes
tivities attending the wedding of Miss Elsie
Porter, dnughtrr of Ambassador Porter, to
Dr. Edwin Monde of Zurich, Switzerland.
There was a large attendance of Intimate
friends of the family, who were given a
preliminary view of tha superb presents.
The French government signalized its es
teem of the ambassador by presenting Miss
Porter with a Sevres tea set, especially
made at the government porcelain factory
and bearing her initials. The other pres
ents Included: From Mr. and Mrs. George
J. Gould, a solitaire Bapphlre ring; Mrs.
Mackay, a gold Jewelled purse; Secretary
and Mrs. Hay, a silver tray; Prince and
Princess Radolln, gold bonbonlerre; Gen
eral and Mrs. Wlnslow, gold chcolate serv
ice, and Andrew Carnegie, a silver candle
stick; Marshall Field, a silver tea set, and
General Porter, an automobile of the latest
landau type and a number of rare Jeweled
pieces. Dr. Mende, father of the groom,
gives a residence at Berne. The civil mar
riage will take place tomorrow at the town
hall of the Bols de Bologne quarter, only
the family and witnesses attending.
The church marriage will be celebrated
Saturday and will be the event of the season
Jn the American colony. The bridesmaids
are Misses Mary Edwards, Alice Colburn,
Lillian, Rtdler, Bessie Payne, Judith Minor
and Br ma Mende. ' "
ALL RUSSIA IN TURMOIL
Strike at Motcow Resumed aid Anarchy
Bsigna in Caucuses.
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. Germany Will Hush Gona.
BERLIN, March 2. The government. In
stead of rearming tha artillery during a
period of several years as the army ap
propriation bill Indicated, Is proceeding to
rearm it as fast as guns can be manufac
tured. This resolution was disclosed at
the annual meeting at Dusseldorff Tues
day of the Rhelnlsche Metallwarren and
Maschlnen-Fabrlk, commonly known as
Ehrhardts, which, with the Krapp, haa
the government contracts. The army es
tablishment requires 8,498 guns, with at
least 2,000 reserve pieces. The type Is a
combination of the Krupp'a Improved gun
with Ehrhardt'a model, auch as supplied
to the American army.
Wolcort'i Body to Be Cremated.
MONTE CARLO, March 2.-Former
Lrnlted States Senator Edward O. Wolcott
of Colorado died at the Hotel De Paris last
night. His brother and a physician alone
were present. When Mr. Wolcott arrived
at Monte Carlo at the beginning of Feb
ruary he looked strong and well snd there
waa nothing to lead to the belief that he
was ailing. Several days later he fell 111
and became worse last week. The body
Is to be conveyed to Paris for cremation
at Pere La Chaise on Monday. The ashes
will be forwarded on Tuesday or Wednes
day to Havre and thence transported to
New York.
Booth Goes to Jerusalem.
LONDON, March 2. General Booth of the
Salvation Army started today on his first
visit to Jerusalem, where he will hold an
open air meeting on Mount Calvary.
Thence the general will go to Australia
and New Zealand on a farewell visit.
Hundreds of Salvationists gathered at Vic
toria railroad station and bid the general
an enthusiastic good-bye.
French Policeman Woonded.
PARIS, March 2. During an affray today
attending the strike of a large number of
the Paris carriage makers a striker shot
and dangerously wounded a policeman. The
officer's assailant was arrested and found
to have a number of anarchistic documents
In hla possession.
Children Killed In Avalanche.
, INNSBRUCK. Austria, March 2. -Si
children were killed today by an avalunche
which overwhelmed 'the house of a peasant
near Ausser Vlllgraten.
VANDERBILTS AFTER CHICAGO
Two Hundred Million Dollars to Be
Spent In Fight for Windy
City Ton n a are.
CHICAGO, March 2.-The Record-Herald
tomorrow will say: The New York Central
lines have formed comprehensive plans
requiring the expenditure of more than
$W0.9uO with a view to obtaining a
firmer hold on the enormous tonnage
originating in and passing through Chi
cajo. Millions of dollars are to be expended
by the Big Four In Chicago and In con
necting the Lake Shore & Michigan Cen
tral. Nickel Plate and Big Four with all
of Chicago's Important Industries and also
in giving these four systems close contact
with all of the railroads centering In Chi
cago.
The Indiana Harbor road, which waa re
cently purchased by. the Vanderbllt inter
ests, is to be the medium of bringing the
Big Four Into the city and will also be
the line used to connect the four systems
mentioned with the major part of Chi
cago's Industries. Three surveying corrs
are now in the field locating tbe extension
of the Indiana Harbor line. The Indiana
llinols - Iowa road will be the belt
line which will connect the Vanderbllt
lines with the other roads entering Chi
cago,
WORKMEN SEND ULTIMATUM TO CZAR
I aless Demands Are Granted Today a
General Strike Will Be Proclaimed
In St. Petersburg; Rioting
t Warsaw.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1 The Official
Messenger publishes an Imperial manifesto
cnlllng on the country to rally round the
throne In defense of the empire from Its
Internal enemies.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 8.-12:45 a. m.
Black clouds are again lowering over the
Industrial situation of Russia. The strike
at Moscow has been resumed on a large
scale, anarchy reigns In the Caucuses and at
St. Petersburg the measures which the
governor advanced to quiet discontent and
restore good relations between masters and
men apiears to have failed, with the prob
ability of causing the storm to break anew.
The labor delegates represntlng the
whole of the industrial population of St.
Petersburg, and who were elected to choose
fifty members of the Schldlovskl reconcilia
tion commission, met again yesterday and
reaffirmed the resolution adopted the pre
vious day, which threatened. In case the
demands are not granted, not only to refuse
to elect labor representatives to the com
mission, but to order a resumption of the
general strike.
ThA.o riamnnria are for the release of Im
prisoned workmen and freedom from arrest.
unhampered speech, full puhllcliy or meet
ings of the commission and the abolition of
the censorship.
A practical ultimatum was delivered call
ing for an answer today. There is little ex
pectation that the government will grant
the conditions demanded. The strike al
ready has assumed large proportions here,
about 60,000 men being out. Among those
who struck yesterday are the employes of
the St. Petersburg shops of the Warsaw
railroad. The strike has not yet extended
to the trainmen, but the leaders may decide
to order them out in order to paralyze one
of the most important railroads In Russia.
Workmen Are Defiant.
Workmen representing nine groups met
again today at the People's palace and rati
fied the demands drawn up March 1 by the
representatives of seven groups, and de
cided to meet at the same place at 11 o'clock
tomorrow morning and await a reply until
noon. If at that hour a guarantee Is not
forthcoming the delegates will leave the
hall, decline to elect members to serve on
the mixed commission, of which M. Sche-
dlevski is president, and proclaim a gen
eral strike.
About 400 men were present at today's
meeting. The proceedings were more for
mal than yesterday.
A number of the speakers reviewed the
situation, showing thorough familiarity
with strikes, revolutions and the history
of other countries. They described the
benefits of constitutions and parliaments
and declared that the Russians would be
content with nothing lees than a repre
sentative government. The speakers were
steeped In socialistic literature. The meet
ing enthusiastically applauded accounts of
victories gained by the proletariat In other
countries.' One speaker In particular de
livered a carefully prepared address.
Standing on the platform, his flaxen hair
hanging to his shoulders, wearing a loose
red shirt and high Russian boots, he
looked the picture of one of Maxim Gorky's
types. He said the proletariat alone could
achieve positive results. The liberals used
the masses to crush dynasties and then
turned upon the masses. The liberals had
done little for Russia. He appealed to
the audience to stand together and de
mand a people's parliament, which was
the only solution now possible. He added:
We went out Into the streets one Sun
day and were shot down like dogs. We
are on the eve of great events, perhaps a
rearrui arama. jo matter, we must be
firm and steel our hearts to fulfill the
watchword fight.
The speech was greeted with tremendous
applause.
Amid Intense enthusiasm the assembly
unanimously adopted resolutions reaffirm
ing the resolutions of March 1 and, after
agreeing on the hour for tomorrow's meet
ing, dispersed at 8 p. m.
The authorities are preparing to meet
a aerloua situation March 4. Many resi
dents are laying In stores of1 provisions.
Action of Wednesday's Meet Inc.
Workmen to the number of 250, repre
senting 160 factories of St. Petersburg,
met In convention March 1 at the People's
palace as the primary eleotors who may
on March 3 select fifty of their number
to serve on the mixed commission of em
ployers and employes, which by imperial
decree was to investigate and report on
the causes of discontent among the work
ing classes. The convention unanimously
adopted resolutions to refuse to take part
In the proceedings on March 8, unless the
government pledged Itself to release the
3,0(J0 workmen who had been arrested since
January 22 and engage that the members
of the commission should' have absolute
freedom of speech and immunity of arrest
on account of expression of opinions and
that the proceedings of the commission
should be published uncensored. The reso
lutions concluded with the statement that
unless the demands were granted by 2 p.
m., March 3, the workmen would refusa
to elect the fifty representatives to serve
on the commission, and that, if granted,
acceptance of the condition la to be
placarded on the factory walls.
The strike movement has suddenly as
sumed active form In the Ekaterinoslav and
Don Cossack governments. All the miners
In the Domestskly coal mines, numbering
over 200,000, threaten to walk out on Mon
day. Several Killed at Moacow,
According to reports from Moscow, several
rioters have been killed In conflicts with
workmen of the Orechow Bujewo manu
facturing district. It appeara that the
fighting was between a faction who as
saulted the manufacturers and others who
Intervened ' for their protection. Troops
were dispatched to the scene of the dis
turbance. Another 10,000 men struck today In the
large factories of the Vlbork quarter of St.
Petersburg.
Emperor Nicholas yesterday replied to
the recent address of the Moscow bourse,'
expressing attachment to the principle of
autocracy, aaylng:
In this year of grievous trial this evi
dence of loyalty to the old foundations of
Russia's political life has afforded me spe
cial gratification.
Prince Bviatopolk-Mlrsky, former minis
ter of the interior, la seriously 111 at Khar-
koff.
More Rlotlnat at Warsaw.
WARSAW, March 2.-11:45 p. m A bomb
waa thrown from a window overlooking the
courtyard of the Muranoff district police
station at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It fell
In the midst of a group, of soldiers, but did
not explode. Two Jews have been arrested
for supposed connection with the affair.
No details are available, aa the authorities
are very reticent.
Disturbances are reported to have taken
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SANITATION OF THE ISTHMUS
Panama Joint Commissioner Saya
Storlra of Yellow Fever Are
Being; Overdrawn.
NEW YORK, March I. Dr. Charles A. L.
Reed of Cincinnati, a member of the Joint
commission appointed by the United States
and the Republic of Panama to adjust
properly values In dispute between the
two countries and who has Just returned
from the Isthmus, said today that In his
opinion the sanitary conditions In Panama
are being improved aa Vapidly aa could be
expected under the circumstances.
There has been more or less delay In
some directions, but this, the doctor be
lieves, Is due to nouarrival of necessary
construction material, which has been or
dered In tho United States. While there
has been considerable yellow fever on the
Isthmus, Dr. Reed said that the health au
thorities apparently had tha situation well
In hand when he aalled from Colon a week
ago.
"There have been Just thirty-alx cases of
yellow fever In Panama, with twelve
deaths, since July 12 last, when the first
case was reported," he said. "Colon la
not Infected, or at least was not When I
left there. Sensational reports of the
widespread prevalence ot tne disease are
due chiefly to the fact that every case of
fever that Is sent to Ancon, where all fever
cases are sent. Is at once supposed to be
yellow fever. As a matter of fact, all
such cases, unless so fully developed that
diagnosis Is unmistakable, are held as sus
pects until all ftoubt Is elc-arcd ur. In
this way seventy of the eighty suspected
cases have been proven not to be yellow
fever at all. Everything that intelligence
and energy can do with the limited facilities
available is being done to Btamp out the
disease. The water works and sewage
system that ought to have been In place
last December Is not yet Installed simply
because of dilatorlness in getting pipe to
the isthmus. The first cargo was being
discharged when I left."
MEN FIGHT FOR DAY'S WORK
Police Called to tuell Riot Where
Three Hnndred Apply for
Fifty Places.
NEW YORK, March- 2. A newspaper ad
vertisement offering a day's work to fifty
snow shovelers brought auch a crowd of
applicants to a point In Fifth street today
that the police reserves were 'called out
to quell an Incipient riot, which attended
the scramble for work checks.
More than 300 men who had come In
response to the advertisement were stand
ing about the place soon after daylight
when the man with fifty checks, each of
which would entitle the holder to a day's
work, appeared on the scene. The Bight
of the checks was the slgrial for a rush
In which every one of tha 300 Joined. Men
were tossed right and left In the scramble
to reach the holder of the checks, and
within a minute the last one of the bits
of pasteboard had been given out. This
did not stop the trouble, however, and
when the police reserves, who had been
summoned at the first rush, appeared, more
than a acore of Individual couples were
fighting hand to hand for tha ' right to
shoval snow all day for 32. t
RAILWAY COMPAnTeT FINED
Illinois Central, Southern and Wa
bash Punished for Violating?
Safety Appliance Law.
SPRINGFIELD, March 2, A decision
against railroad companies was rendered
in the United States court in all cases
where Judge Humphrey has heard evi
dence to violation of the safety appliance
act of the Interstate commerce act.
The Southern railway was fined 3900 and
costs on nine counts, the Illinois Central
railroad $300 and costs on three counts,
and the Wabash road $100 and costs on one
count.
There are cases pending; against a num
ber of other railroads. Judge Humphrey
said the railroads were guilty of culpable
negligence in not keeping In order the
automatic couplers with which their cars
were supplied.
Regarding the defense that the cars In
question were not engaged In Interstate
commerce, the court held that although
the defendant company did not actually
tender the cars in question at the Missis
sippi yet they hauled them at a time
when they were billed to cross the ijver.
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Big Illustrated
Features
of
Next Sunday's
Bee
1. Sherlock Holnus Mystery
The Adventure of the Solitary
Cyclist
2. Buster Brown's Pranks
Outcault'a Slde-Spllttlng Juvenile
Humor
3. Wires of Young Millionaires
Lucky Brldea of Young American
Money Klnga
4. White House Table Flour's
Floral Decorationa When the
President Entertains. ......
5. Black Bass Fishing
Prize Story of a Prize for Biggest
Catch In 19J6
6. lofemiklng of i Crown Prince
How Heir to German Throne
Treats Bride-to-Be
7. Father Schell, Red Mae's Ckanploo
The Poor Priest Fighting Power
ful Reservation Grafturs. ....
COWBOYS 10 BE A FEATURE
Colonel Beth Bollock is Enthusiastic Orer
Their Part in Inaugural.
TWO NEBRASKA COLONELS AT WHITE HOUSE
Jim' Dahlnian and John Mayor
Introduced to the President by
Congressman Klnkald of
the Sixth District.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March J.-t8pecla Tele
gramsCaptain Beth Bullock'a cowboys
reached Washington today and are quar
tered at the National hotel. From the
wild ani woolly west, men who will make
up Bullock's cowboy contingent In the
Inaugural parade have been recruited and
as for theJr ponies they will be a sight to
behold. They are peculiarly typical of
the range. Of all shapes and colors, the
ponies which these cowmen will ride can
not help but being one of the picturesque
features of the parade. Yet there is not
a cayuse in the bunch but Is warranted to
carry Its owner 100 miles a day. Captain
Bullock, speaking of cowmen and cow
ponies, said:
"They are men who have ridden ranges
nil their lives, many of them in company
with President Roosevelt, when he was one
of us ranchers years ago.
"Most of them were members of Grigs
by's rough riders during the Spanish
American war. Among the famous men In
the party lire Jess Drlsklll, who holds the
South Dakota record for rough riding, rop
ing and tying; Bob Holcomb, who haa
taken many prizes In Wyoming: J. H.
Mlnnlck, holder of the southwestern cham
pionship; Hackamore Ben, Silent Smith,
Statesman Saunders and a half dozen
others whose namea I cannot recall.
"And the horses they are bringing are
the best the ranges can show. Most of
them are common ponies, tough aa whlt
leather, fast as lightning and as quick on
their feet as cats. There Is not an outlaw,
bucker or loco In the bunch. They are all
well broken and thoroughly trained and
nothing would do me more good than to see
a roping match on the White house lot.
Why, say," he said, "some of the boys In
the gang could throw a lariat over the
Washington monument and pull off the
capstone."
The costumes to be worn by the cow
boys are regular flannel shirt, "chaps"
and sombreros used In riding herds. Every
man will carry a six-shooter and a lariat.
Some of the saloonkeepers on the avenue
are thinking seriously of putting up Iron
shutters at their windows after 8 o'clock
Saturday night, lest a stray bullet or two
might find their way in among the glass
ware. Tito Colonels See President.
Congressman Klnkald today presented to
the president Mr. and Mrs. John Hum
phreys, Colonel Jim Dahlman of Omaha
and Colonel John G. Maher of Lincoln
The president and Dahlman needed no In
troduction. There was cordiality from the
beginning and the president started in by
asking Pahlmann ant Humphreys, who Is
a large cattle owner la Klnkaid's district,
If they remembered "Big White," a well
known hgnre in flfat swtrfn, n ascertain-'
tng that he was well known the president
told several Interesting stories about "Big
White," whom he had to luncheon at the
White House some time ago.
The button which Maher wore was of
the Spanish-American war and attracted
the president's attention and he was Im
mediately addressed as. comrade, and when
the Interview was at an end both Dahl
mann and Maher agreed that so far as
they were personally concerned the presi
dent could easily succeed himself.
Resurrveva In Nebraska.
bill providing for a resurvey of town
ships In Rock and O'Brien counties, Ne
braska, passed the senate today and now
goes to the president.
Iowa Boya Coming;.
Seventy boys, representing the high
schools of Iowa, will reach Washington
tomorrow to participate in the Inaugural
parade. While twenty-seven states will
be represented by boys from the several
high schools of those states, it Is a re
markable fact that Iowa will have In Hne
a larger number of high Bchool representa
tives than all other states put together.
Today Mr. Warner, chief marshal of the
civic division of the parade, designated
Governor Cummins to head the brigade
of the division In which the high school
boys from the several states will march.
Gets Pay for Injuries.
The aenate passed the general deficiency
bill tonight. An amendment was adopted
giving Cora B. Thomas of Lincoln, who
was . seriously ir'ured In July last year
while deacending in the Treasury depart
ment elevator and which haa almost wholly
Incapacitated .her for work, $1,080, and the
secretary of the treasury Is authorized In
hla discretion to continue her name on the
rolls of the Treasury department as a
clerk. Congressman Burkett la responsible
for securing this legislation in the face of
opposition.
Peraonnl Mention.
Major Rathbun of Marlon, la., brought
In today a party of young men to par
ticipate In the Inaugural exercises.
State Senator and Mrs. Smith of Osage,
la, arrived In the city tod-ay.
E. W. Waterbury, corporal of the Rough
Riders, Is In Washington tq participate
with his comrades in the Inaugural pa
rade. Hon. Frank Crane and wife of Pierre,
S. V., Colonel George Hair of Belle
Fourche, S. D., special agent of the gen
eral land office, and James Halley, wife
and son of Rapid City, S. D., are In Wash
ington. Edward Rosewater of Omaha arrived In
Washington this evening, as did also Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Schneider of Fremont.
Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska. - Cla
tonla. Gage county, Norrls A. Mackay,
vice Frank W. Jones, resigned; Milburn,
Custer county, Jacob Lakeman, vice Mc
Llnebell, resigned; Round Valley, Custer
county, Willie Reynolds, vice N. J. Ottun,
resigned. Iowa, Herndon, Guthrie county,
P. H. Good, vice M. C. Rae, removed.
South Dakota, Baltic, Minnehaha county,
M. If. Tideman, vice Henry D. Box, re
moved. Congressman Hlnahaw haa recommended
James R. Carr for postmaster at Huron,
York county, vice M. L. Amea, resigned.
FRENCH STEAMER IS AGROUND
La Bretasjoe, Bound for Havre, Passes
Beyond Control and Goes
Ashore.
NEW YORK, March t While making
the sharp turn in the main ahlp channel at
Bouthweat spit, in the lower bay today, the
French line steamer La Bretugne went
ashore. The La Bretagne waa outward
bound to Havre. It touched on aandy bot
tom and was Boon freed by the rising tide.
It then proceeded on its voyage, apparently
unlcJurtO. "
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
fair Friday and Saturday.
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayl
Hour. Ilea. Hour. Drsf.
A a. n 441 1 p. m...... V4
Ma. m Xt 2 p. m A
T a. an 42 3 p. m ..... . TO
a. m 4'i 4 p. m Tl
n n. m...... 4fl It p. m Tt
1) a. ni 4N A p. m
11 a. an M T p. m tttl
13 m Mt a p. m K
p. m H
NEW PHASE 0FJHE OIL FIGHT
Kansas Attorney General Amenda
Complaint, Charging; Hallways
Are Partlea to Conaplrncy.
TOPEKA, Kan., March t The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad company la to
be Included In Attorney General Coleman'e
suit for conspiracy against the Standard
Oil company. Mr. Coleman said tonight
that the Santa Fc was left out of the orig
inal petition by an error of the stenog
rapher. He will at once Ale an amended
petition to Include the Santa Fe. The suit
Is brought against all the railroads In the
state.
The strongest feature of the suit, accord
ing to the attorney general, Is that relating
to the failure of the Standard to pay char
ter fees, thus having no authority to do
buslnem In the state. To fight the Standard
Is the object of the suit. The fight against
the railroads is brought to dissolve the
freight rate combination.
In case the quo warranto action against
the Standard fails, the officials will press
the suit brought In Sedan yesterday against
the Santa Fe. This will have the same ef
fect on the freight rate situation as the suit
brought by the attorney general. None of
the railroad attorneys here will discuss
either the quo warranto action or the Sedan
suit, waiting until the matters shall have
been formally brought to their attention.
Papers In the Sedan case have not yet been
served on the Santa Fe.
The house today considered a resolution
providing for an Investigation of Kansas
railroad rates by the state railroad com
mission to show rates In Kansas compared
with those In other states. It Is alleged
that the railroads are discriminating
against Kansas In this respect.
KANSAS CITY, March 2.-The Standard
Oil company waa served, through Its local
agent manager, G. W. Mayer, today with
f-srnl notice of the filing of the proceedings
brought against It at Topeka, alleging
failure to comply with the laws of the state.
The notice required the company to answer
Attorney General Coleman's charges on or
before March 80. Manager Mayer said:
"Of course we will protect the company's
Interests as best we can. If the company
Is violating any law I do not know It."
LABOR UNIONS IN CONFERENCE
New Haven Firemen and Engineers
Expect to Mettle Their Differ,
races Today.
NEW YORK, March 2.-After an alt-day
conference between representatives of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen tt waa
announced that another meeting would be
held -tomorrow aiid-,thatJl was- ruxoeil to
reach' a final settlement at that time on
the differences between the two organi
zations which so nearly resulted in seri
ous trouble on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford road.
At the conclusion of the meeting Grand
Chief Warren S. Stone of the engineers
and Grand Master J. J. Hanahan of the
firemen left for their homes in the west,
expressing the belief that whatever danger
there was of a strike on the road had been
removed. Beyond this they declined to
make a statement of any kind.
"RHINO" DINNER AT NEW YORK
Monster of tho Jungle Served at
' Canadian Club Banquet at
New York.
NEW YORK. March 2. The Canadian
camp ate a rhlnoeerous dinner tonight at
the Hotel Astor. The guests included many
women and numbered 260. The menu cards
tonight announced that the filet of rhino
had been prepared from a rhinoceros pre
sented to the camp by Prince Henry of
Prussia. Rev, Henry VanDyke waa toast
master and at the table for the guests of
honor sat many eminent sportsmen. In
cluding Dillon Wa.llace, the Labrador ex
plorer; Alvah D. James, the South Amer
ican explorer, and Henry V. Radford, secre
tary of the camp. Mr. Radford declared
that ' the rhinoceros waa genuine. The
"rhino" weighed a . little less than three
tons, It arrived from the Berlin "zoo" a
week ago and was hauled to the hotel in a
truck.
BROKERS OBJECT TO TAX LAW
Ther say Proposed Act Will En
danger Financial Pre-eminence
of XfW York.
ALBANY, N. Y., March 2.-At the hear
ing before the Joint taxation committees of
the general assembly today, representatives
of the New York Btock and Consolidated
exchanges .declared that the enactment of
the proposed law taxing stock transfers $2
per hundred would coat New York City Its
pre-eminence as a financial center. Finan
cial and corporate Interests, said they,
would abandon New York for the exchanges
of Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, and
although the state might reap a large rev
enue at first the returns would steadily diminish.
TWO CENTS 0NTHE DOLLAR
End of the Liquidation of Get-Rlcli
Quick Turf Investment
Company.
ST. LOUIS, March l-About $1,300 In
clalma against E. J. Arnold & Co., one of
the original get-rlch-quick concerns, have
been turned over to the clerk of the United
States district court to be held subject to
the order of the claimants. Those unclaimed
at the end of ten years will revert to the
government. The Arnold concern Is being
wound up by Solomon 8 wart, trustee, who
will shortly ask for his discharge. It haa
paid about 2 cents on the dollar.
Movements of Ocean Vessels March 3,
At New York Arrived! Prlnzessln Vic
torla Lulse, from West Indian cruise; 1-om-bardla,
from Uenna; Pennsylvania, from
Hamburg; Victorian, from Liverpool.
Sniled: Hluecher. for Hamburg; La Hre
tugne, for Havre; Laurentian, for Glas
gow. At Genoa Palled: Llgurln, for New York.
At Queenstown Sailed Oceanic, for New
York.
At Ixndon Sailed: Minnehaha, for New
York, t
At Naples Arrived: Prlnsesa Irene, frm
New York.
At Mnvllle Arrived: Corinthian, from
St John, N. B.
At l.lt'eriKMil Bailed: Canada, for Hall-
fix; Ionian, for Halifax. Arilvtd; Muju
Uc, uvui Nw fork,
REBATE BILL PASSES
House Goei on Record at Opposed to Dis
criminations in Trade.
ONLY TEN VOTES AGAINST THE MEASURE
Borne of Iu Most Crastio Provisions An
Changed by Its Author.
COMMODITY RATE BILL COMES IN TODAY
No Certainty Tet What Becommendation
Committee Will Make.
LIKELY IT MAY NOT TENDER ANY ADVICE
House Coacnra In Senate Amenda
auenta to Omaha Water Board Bill,
but Vote Short of Enough for
Emergency Clause.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 2 (Special Telegram.)
The house today passed Junkln's anti
trust and anti-rebate bill, H. R. 110; and
tomorrow the railroad committee in all
probability will report back to tha house
the Foster-Davis-Junkln commodity rate
bill without recommendation. The former
action Is regarded as a distinct victory
for the anti-railroad element and the latter
proceeding will be gratifying to thla ele
ment, alnce it had been foared the commit
tee would recommend tho bill for indefi
nite postponement.
The railroad committee held another
meeting late thla evenpig, but arrived at no
final decision as to the commodity rate
bill. It will meet again tomorrow morn
ing and Chairman Roberta says some action
will be taken. While he does not affirm
that the committee will report the bill
back without recommendation, he saya
it Is possible this will bo done. One other
course Is possible: For the majority to
report the bill for indefinite postponement
and let the minority make an opposite
report. Chairman Roberts saya In no case
will the majority of the committee rec
ommend the bill for passage.
This bill contemplates a reduction of 10
per cent in the freight ratee on twenty
aeven staple commodities and Is favored
above any of the other rate bills. Chair
man Roberts says the aentlment of the
committee la to , kill the other bllla, In
cluding the Caldwell maximum rate bill,
If the commodity measure goes back to
the house.
Only Ten Against Bill.
The Junkln anti-trust bill was passed by
a vote of 79 to 10. The ton members voting
against, It were Bacon of Dawson, Barnes
of Douglas, Cropsey of Jefferson, Fervar of
Hall, Howe of Nemaha, Jouvenat of Boone,
Mllllgan of Dixon, Peabody of Nemaha and
Bcllley of Dodge.
This bill seeks to prohibit restraint of
commerce by Illegal combinations or mo
nopolies and the giving or receiving of re
bates In any form to or by shipper! from
the railroads. Certain provisions In tha
original bill were regarded as too rigid on
WatlTe." ffetirasKa;, toCporuttotuilpa. Argu
ment being made that tt Would seriously
cripple them by ' discriminating against
them in the field Of competition with out
side corporations. The author of tha bill,
therefore, amended the measure so as to
exclude all native Nebraska corporations
from the operation of the bill. It waa ad
mitted on the floor of the house that the
bill did not seek to catch any corporation
so much as the Standard Oil and the Beef
trust. These are the two at which It la
particularly aimed.
Flnea of from $500 to $8,000 and peniten
tiary sentences are prescribed for violations
of certain provisions of the bill. False
swearing as to records and accounts Is
made perjury. The bill provides for an ap
propriation of $10,000 for Its enforcement by
the executive officers of the state.
Omaha Water Bill Passes.
The house this morning concurred in
tho senate amendments to H. R. I, the
Howell-Dodge Omnha Water Board bill,
which now lacks only the governor's sig
nature to make it a law. Lee of Douglas
sought to amend the bill further so as to
pay no salaries to the officers snd: mem
bers of the board until the city actually
acquired the waterworks, but he failed.
Tho amendments touch some of the vital
parts of the bill and remove some of Its
most dangerous elements. For Instance, the
board la divested of the extraordinary
power of Issuing bonds without submit
ting the proposition to the people. If thla
proposition is submitted at a special elec
tion it shall carry by a two-thirds vote
and If at a regular election by a simple
majority. All the meetings of ths board
shall be open and Its records subject to
the Inspection of the public. The hydrant
rentals and the recelpta from private con
sumers of water shall not exceed such
rates now -fixed by ordinance and shall
pay all expenses of the board, Interest on
bonds and provide a sinking fund. No
sinking fund shall exist, however, Until
after the plant shall have been acquired
and any balance now In any water fund
or heretofore placed in the sinking fund
shall go Into the sinking fund and be
placed at the disposal 0f (he board In
acquiring the water plant and under the
same amendment any such balance In
future years before the plant Is ucqulred
shall remuln In the water fund for auch
purposes by the board. The board shall
comply with the same regulations aa other
such bodies In the matter of opening
streets, alleys, boulevards or public
grounds and pay the cost of repaying
streets torn up under tho board s direction,
and such payment shall come out of the
water fund.
Farmer Menihera Meet.
The farmers' combine held another secret
meeting tonight and again Its members
pledged themselvea to secrecy as to the
proceedings.
Freight rate bills and bridge measures
were discussed and though no vote waa
taken on any meusure. It was agreed that
should any of the freight rate bllla be re
ported back for Indefinite postponement
the combine would work as a unit to place
all of the measures on general file.
Jonea, Lord, Laverty and Cady talked
on bridge legislation and H. R. 226 waa ek
plained by Lord as a good measure In that
It required specifications and plana to bo
furnished the contrartora.
Cady told that he had Introduced a
bridge bill In the aenate by request and
that so far he had had a discussion of the
measure put off. waiting to aee the action
of the house on its bridge bills.
Caldwell spoke In favor of some kind of a
freight rate bill, whother it be the one he
Introduced or another. Davis and Junkili
expressed the belief that tho railroad com
mittee would maka Its report tomorrow,
and It whs tho snse of tho meeting that
the combine should be prepared to light airy
attempt to kill 'the measures or to allow
the committee to kill them.
Caswell, Parker, Knox and Wsrner, wjio
were present at the last meeting, were aV
Ifvul tonight. These were prcseuti Ji
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