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TOE OMAHA DAILY RKE: ATnTAY. MAttCH I. 1. 11 CHARGES OF JURY FIXING Vlimu of Sensational raU i the f Tbomu M3r3er Trial lNina mike voKtRs accT crrictts V ti4 BtMlrt Fwlk sua Jakn- t at laeaaweratle Saajw-t Mela la Ttr- Maine. V w , (Pram a Staff Correspondent.) DBS MOINB8. March t (Speclal.) Charge of trying- m "Tlx- The jury today follewe Uia charge at yetwAay o whole sal perjury and threat of prosecution In the "Chartr Thomas murder trial. It u (expected tha case would reach tha Jury at noon today, but Judge furrier, who making the closing argument for the uitt iiikl -tl into h aftemnna. He charred that the defense had bean talk ing to member bf the Jury and reiterated hla charge that there had been wholesale perjury on the part of the wltaeseca for 1ha defense and declared that prosecution would, follow from the office of th state's attorney. On the adjournment of each ses sion of the court crowd line eltheT aide f tha wwlk for aver a block to aee Thomas, who la pn trial for the murder ot Mabel SeoBell. Mswraa at stradlvarles. Hana Albert, the celebrated violinist con fined In Uia Inaana asylum at Lincoln, Neb.., haa' written a toter to, an Albla, la., musician who la a loae friend in which ha complain bitterly of hi treat tnent and threaten to appeal to the Oer maa emperor. He clalma be ha ho hallu igaailsng whatever and mourns, moat of an tha loaa of hi Stradlvarlua. When he waa detained after hi last conceit at Wayae, Neb., tha Instrument waa replev in by Ed M. Nlchol of rea Molnae, who claimed it under a :. bono. Wit tepea the Warkt No ona aeema to know who mopped the work f laying tha Standard Oil com paay'e .pipe Una near Fort Madlaon, la No Injunction ha been Issued from tha upretna sour, of the federal court ot this city and none from the state court at Fort Madison, The report, however, la that tha work- waa atopped by th state. Another report la that the work waa atopped pend- g tha selection of soma plan tor crossing the Mississippi river. ' all a era Elaet OSseer. Tha United Mine Workers ot America elected their officer fur tha new year today. Tha result of the referendum rote waa reported by the teller thla morning a follow: President, J. P. White OskalooeA; vice president, I P. Joyce, Des Molnea; seer V-, tary-trftasurer, Edwin Perry, Oekalooea; iudttor. John Reed, Boon. .-"V Delegate chosen for the national meet Ing Were: Joseph Sharp. Bratll; Robert Long, Hobert McBlrnle, Ilea Moines; Samuel Ballantlna. "ioon. Delegates . to - the State Federation of Labor: 'John F. Beam; Deaoon; Jamaa Baxter,, Jlejghton, and Frank U Wright. Eddyvllle. . ' ' - v " Baaktrt at Handset. Nearly sixty - of the most prominent bankers of Pea Molnea and vicinity sat down to a sumptuous spread at the Cham berlain at 7 o'clock last evening. Follow ing th banquet they were entertained by a eerie of highly instructive talks by i George F. Henry, State Auditor B. F. Car s' . roll and others. ' Fletcher Howard Deed. Fletcher Howard, state pharmacy com missioner, died In Colorado Springs today of tubercular meningitis. Hla wife will leave there with. tha body tomorrow noon, Th funeral will be held here In the First Baptist church under Maaonlo ausplcea. Dr.; Wirt will deliver the sermon. ' Big Owns vt Bsnajnet. Governor Folk of Missouri, Governor Johnson of Minnesota, W. J. Bryan ot Ne braska, Catn Sell of Iowa and other promi nent democrats will speak at the Jefferson club, banquet Saturday, April 1, at tha Savory hotel. The primary purpoae of tha banquet la to spend the money left from tha trip to tha St. Louis national conven tion by th Iowa delegation. r f gave wav and he fell w the sr-oura One hand wert under the wheel 4 the moving train and waa Instantlv amputate. ttTTl'JIWA. March. . Fire and cMoro forrn a mean of destruction a herself end little slaughter are ajutren rn aire. Rmma Tremajne to .ve ren tfcfd hy her htwturil i-hr)- Trr-rr"iine. v allegations and many raore are gtvaa la a trtitir.r nled iiit-rnn, m.ti-. ... office t the clerk of the dleirlct court. SXOCK COMMISSION FORMED Gerrrser Klrwd ( taatk Iaita .Uiomm Ike AfS'HT riKRRE. S. D.. March .-fSrll Tele gram.) The State Live Stock ccnmlto appolnted under the provision of the new steck law. at It seealon this marnlng se lected as its officers F. W. Stewart, presi dent; P. R. Jones, vice prealdent, and C L. Eakin, secretary. Oovcrnor Klrod made the following ap pointments today: Insurance Commissioner 4. C. Perkins ot Slseeton. Public Examiner F. T. Bramble of Watertnwn. Food and Dairy Commissioner B. W. Small of Webster Mine Inspector Nichols Treweck, r., of Lead. ' , Oovernor Elrod today granted n extra anion wrrant on request of Oornor Folk of Missouri for Bthjtmtn C. Brock, who I under arrest at ftiottx Fall, wanted on a charge of embestlement at Kana City. Judge Gaffy today rhed to grant an order to show cause 1n , tha Walworth county aeat fight In which Bangor is at tempting to get the county seat back from Seiby. In refusing th order be called a special term f court In that county on th 4th ot. April to hear the whole case. -, X telegram from Raleigh, N. C, to this city Innounre that ' the southern state ha decided t settle, the bond judgment held tgatnst It by South Dakota and will compromise the reat ot the bond laeue of whirh the South Dak6ta bonds were a part. ... - u OITH DAKOTA 'LKfllsLtTOMt riT remfet-enrea nm Aratrlatlai Oceapy the Vmut aslaa." PIERRK. 8. D.. March .SpeclaI Tel gram.) The afternoon session of. the aenate took us the general appropriation bill of th house and amended it by adding 114,000 a year for th Springfield Normal to th hill. The motion on which this was done waa made by Chairman Brandon of the ap propriation committee, who at first reported tha bill to wipe out that Institution. The amendment was' accepted without a dis senting vote and the hill returned to the house for concurrence. , Thla was refused by a vote of 41 against t for concurrence. on motion of Chairman Turner ot th house appropriation committee that waa selected. a the house conferees were all antagonistic to the Normal . ' , The other principal house bills passed by the senate were to allow cities to acquire property outside their limits for sewerage purposes; empowering cities to sell or lease municipal water plants, which IS the Inst ot the Sioux Falls bills, to clear up their waterworks tnnge. ' The senate killed the Carroll house bill to allow securities on official bonds to limit their liability. Carrolf haa pushed this hill through the house at two different sessions and both times has fallen In the senate. Th .conference .committee on the differ ences In the general appropriation commu te reported about midnight, , cutting the appropriation for th Sprlrtgftehl Normal school $1,000 for each of the two years and Increasing the expenae and litigation fund of the railroad commission 11,(100 for each year. The report of the committee was adopted and as soon as the bill waa signed the session adjourned.. . , The senate presented the lieutenant cov entor with his chair and gavel. .- The only house action of importance for the evening was the passage of th law In creasing the salary of th publio -examiner to tl.aoo a year and the state standard In surance policy. The usual fast "night scenes were tarried out In both houses whll waiting for th committees to finish up th work. . . . ' i "W&anaj ( Debate Kesv.lt tax at Draw. IOWA CITY, la., March l.-(Speclal Tel- ram.) In the annual debate between tha t'nlvarsitlea of Iowa and Minnesota to night 8. P. Thompeon, Ueneeeo, 111., on of th three Judges, waa unable to b present, and Prof, Robinson of the Uni versity of Illinois and Hon. M. P. Rice of Lowlaton, 111., the two remaining Judges, being unable to arrive at a unanimous de cision, -the dobat resulted In a draw, a conolualon unprecedented In debating an nals. The question concerned th fixing freight rates by federal authorities. Minnesota was represented: by Raymond P. Chase, Jeaae ii. Btenann and Bernard Robinson; Iowa by R. T. SwaJne, Ray Files and A. C. Gordon. i BIsT Real Katats Dsal. SIOUX . CITY; la., March ".-(Special Telegram.) A big real estate deul was closed her thla morning, by . which the Iowa building, a big office structure, and tha Elk c,lub- building' passed from the ownership ot Judge Addison Oliver ot Onawa and F, M. Pslletlar Into the pos session of T. S, ami J. p. Martin for a consideration of $175,000. Th sale yields a profit of $SO,0u0 to th former owners. Ilou flty Mas Plr Victim. SIOUX CITY, la., March t-Word waa received today whloh precludes all doubt aa to the death of Harry Carlln, son of Mr. and Mr. Phil Carlln of Sioux City, In th recent oonfia.gra.tion at Hot Spring. Ark. Identification of th "body was se cured from' a letter round on his parson. Carlln was St yeara of age and was well known her. -' lows New Notes. CEDAR RAPIDS. March I. -Vaclav Kosda, a laborer 67 year of age, hung himself In hi barn here today. Koada had been mildly insane for several month. CRE8TON, March t-John McNulty. a railroad employe, while Intoxicated In this city a tew nights ago, wa held up and robbed of iom loose change and certifi cate of deposit for $iU. CRESTON. March 1 The car repair shops ot the Burlington, which have beun working eight hours per day, have been laced on a ten-hour shift owing to the arc number or car requiring rrpalr. CRESTON, Merck I -The City Federation Of Women's Clubs of this city will attempt to induce Andrew Carnegie to donate a library to thla city and agree to buy the site If the city will comply with the other condition. i CREBTON, March t The funeral of C. M. Dunn, 1st freight agent of the Bur lington In thl city, took place Thursday afternoon and was largely attended by prominent official of the rullioid from all parts of the system. CEDAR RAPIDS. March l-Frank Rpemer, an employe of the Sinclair Pack- -i company, wa aiiiea wniix at work the plant today. He was caught In th 'Jlhlnery of a pulley belt and his body I larally pounded to pieces. -rRKBTON. March L"Farmer" Burns. th middle-weight wrestler, and M. A. Sim mer ot Lenox, known aa the airong naan of Iowa, met at ona of the local opera house last evening In a wrearflng match end hlbltlon ot weight titling. Burns won th wrestling match. - - CRE8TON. March I Th difficulty b. tween Poatmaater MeLean and Assistant Postmaster Roberts haa been settled by the assistant postmaster paying over $1M to mak good the alleged deficiency claimed by the postmaster. Assistant Poatmaater Roberts tie resigned hi position. iv reuse, - a brakeme on the Bock Island , S road, lost a hand here today. He Waa at - . . , . i . - . . m on nia nam anq viiieavorea to ciiitid up th sld of a bo car wbea the ladder RENTS DUE THE CITY COME IN Firms Who l's PabSto. Property Are llswly bat tartly Settling for 8a ate. The first considerable fruits of the efforts undertaken by Acting Mayd'r Zlmman to Induce tenants of many yeara on city prop erty to pay not only rent for the past year, but tor all the time Ola ground waa oc cupied havTeen realised. After consider able negotiation the Hosgland Lumber company, which has used a. piece .of city property near . the Douglas street . bridge for about twenty yeara baa agreed, through It attorney, . Warren Bwltaler, to pay over $800, or. about $600 less than the city origin ally demanded. The annual rent for which' the ground was leased was $1 which wa paid while the lease was In, operation. Th lease expired about ten . years ago, and since then th Income oeased. The com pany at first contended that as It. had un disputed occupation ot the ground and that no attempts war made to collect rent, It did not have to pay them. Finally an understanding wa reached by Acting Mayor Zlmman and City CltUm Aaent Cockrell and the amount claimed compro- misea. a new leas will be made In proper form. Sine th effort to collect the thousand of dollars du th olty from prominent business firms and others was started lost year many email, amount have been paid In and new lease made. Th larger debt or have held out and th Hoagland com party la th first to respond with th cash. Thla ha greatly encouraged th city officers and they propose to keep on with tha work until th city haa collected all th money du It fnom this source. SCHOOL BOARD BUYS BONDS Fifty Tfconsaad of Its Own tsa Par chased, Rejecting tav las of 3,800. - . Upon Instructions from John r. vr- Cague, chairman of the School board nuance committee, city Treasurer Hen hlngs has bought $M,0U0 or bonds Issued by the district at t per cent, due In 1WW. Th price paid was I1M.28 and the bonds wt-r obtained from N. W. Harris Co, of Chi cago. The transaction net a saving to the school dlstrlot of more than l&fJoo, th Investment being mad from money. In th bond redemption fund. A number of offers to sell school district bonds wer mad in response t an advertisement, but N. w. Harris Co. finally mad th lowest flgui. BARBER NOT COMING TO OMAHA Nw Asphalt ranaaay Will Nat Kater reangetltloa for Pavlag Is tha Oat City,' General Manager P. W. Henry" of the' A. U Barbae Asphalt company has bean In Omaah this week conferring with eon tractors regarding th a of asphalt. Mr. Henry announoed that Ma company would not enter Omaha t engage lr th paving business thla year- IS a chat with City Engineer RoarwaUr- h sale that hi company would bo glad to. sell Omaha It products from th Venetoelan Said at th curren market price, for ua la son nee Hon with th municipal asphalt repair plaat. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA City Hall Bond Ordinance h Bnsbti TsTongb tke fHty Oouocil CALLS FOR SEVtNTY IH0USAND DOLLARS ft ait Is Meatteae la Ike ftralaaae, Tats Belaar Lft tar Cwaaelt Is Decide la Cats Htsii Instead of following out the program ertglnsJly outlined for the passage of th ordinance far aa Issue of bond for the city hall buJldlhg, th council met at noon Friday and listened to the reading ot th report of the Judiciary committee, the sec ond and third readings. The eminence was paissed as the copy was give to the offi cial paper of the city In time to be printed last evening. At first It was planned to bear the report bt the committee at a meeting to be held last night and listen to the aeootid reading ot th ordlnence. Another called meeting waa riooked for noon today, when It w expected that the ordinance could be passed and signed. Some of the council held that the second and third reading ot the ordi nance could be heard at one meeting and Mayor Kmitaky directed th clerk to go knead. . In the ordinance, which provide tor the Isaulhg of I76.0C In bonds for the purcheslng bt h site and the construction of a city hall Building, th mayor Is directed to Issue such hot Ire and proclamations as may be in ac cordance with law. These notice snd Jroclamatlnna will call for a vote ot th People on the proposition at the election to beheld on April t. : Nothing I saM In any of the official doca tnent about a site, so that th people who Vote for th bonds All not know where the kite Is to be until after th council make a pelentlnn. OnlonM J. B. Watklna declared tnbftt emphatically yeatterday that he was tint tnhklng an effort to sell his property at twetity-nfth and O streets for rtty ball pur posea He said that he wanted to see a luttahle city building erected her and In tended doing what he could for th pro po sition, but he hsd ho property to sell. The next thing will be the publication of notice and the proclamation and the ar rangements for th election. Horse Castes Traahle. Some day ago a horse waa purchased troth Glynn Y Smith foe fir department service. The - first day th animal was worked he appeared to be all right, but it was found that he was too light for fir Set vie and that he was not up to expecta tions. Chief Oarrett appeared before the council at noon yesterday and filed a state ment. about, the animal. Acting upon the advice of the chief a motion was passed directing tha city clerk to withhold the Warrant ordered drawn In favof of Glynn eV Smith for $175. When th council had declined to pay for the horse. Chief "Harrett ordered the animal returned to Glynn A Smith, with the state ment that the city could not accept the horse, but wsa willing to pay for the day It had been In service. Mr. Qtynn refused to permit the animal to be brought Into hla atkbtei and the result wa that a fireman tied the horse to a post In front of the city hall building and went away. W. P. Adklns called upon Mr. Glynn dur ing the afternoon and talked the matter over. Mr. Glynn waa not inclined to take th horse back and Adklns left, after say ing that the city would have nothing more to flo with the affair, except to pay a fair compensation for the services of the ani mal while he waa tn service. lats Railroad Work. , A. F. Stryker, for some 'time local live, slock agent for the Illinois Central, has re signed hla position and la now employed by th Iowa Stock Food company, which has It headquarter In South Omaha. Mr. fitrykey.t to have charge of the. traveling mert' working, In the territory east ot the Missouri river. Prior to his going tn work for th Illinois Central Mr. Stryker wa With th stock yards company. . Antl-Anaesatlon Meetlag Tonight! A tcatl is out for a meeting ot those op posed to annexation, This meeting Is to b held at Workmen tempi and those pushing th affair expect a big crowd. A set of resolution to be presented to th legisla ture will be read. The petition now In circulation giving th name of those op posed to annexation are filling up with sig natures. On feature of these petitions I that all clttsena whether freeholder or not may sign. Celebrating Removal. Th South Omaha High school classes finished their studies In the present high school building yesterday afternoon. A week's vacation has been granted th high school commencing March 4. The high school Will reopen In the new building on March IS. In order to celebrate th removal of th high school some ot the students rang the big bell In the tower for about an hour yesterday afternoon. "There waa a general meeting of th high school classes In th assembly room in th after noon and remarks wer mad by th super intendent, the principal soma of th teach r and some of the alumni. Magi City Qssls, Bishop William will preach at St. Mar tin's church on Sunday morning.' George Burke Is preparing to erect a tx.ouo dwelling at 114 North Twenty-third street. William Evans returned to Hay Springs yesterday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs, V. K. Junes. Candidates for plane on th city school board ticket may (lie with P. C. Caldwell up to I p. m. Yvedenaday. Rev. Jams Wis la Improving, but he will not be able to occupy the pulpit at St. Mar tin's church on Sunday morning. Qeorg Bahm has been elected chairman of th democratic olty central committee, to succeed James Hannlgan, resigned. A great many people are moving at th f resent time and real estate men say that her la quite a demand for houses, S. HI. Acker was given a permit -yesterday for th construction of a building on hi property In Spring Lake park addition. Phil Kearney post of the Orand Army ot the Republlo and the Women' Relief corps will give a social this evening at Masonlo hall. The P. E. O. society avlll hold Its annual meeting at the horn of Mrs. p, a. Creasy, Twenty-aeoond and Q street, this after noon. . Teaohers In tha publio schools were paid for February yesterday aflsrnoon by th city treasurer. It took $7,600 to niake this payment. MORGAN IS IN BAD CONDITION Lylagr la Cwanat Ooaalltfcin aad fteorg Craig Hl la Await th Oateosse, ' E. R. Morgan, th man who waa as saulted last Saturday night fey fleorg Cralrg. II at hi home at 1019 North Seventeenth street In a critical condition. Mr. Morgan lay In a otnatns slst all day Wednesday, and, although, he has not been unoonsoloug sine, I eery wesk. Hi physician says that th Mow on th head Injured th brain. As another result on Arm I paralysed. -Craig is lodged In th mty jail under Sha-rges Of assault and, robbery, Morgoii asserting that W Waa taken from him whet he wag Struck. rm Mil T w INAUGURATION swCHa INAUGURAL SALE or ADVANCE STYLES in Men's, Boys and ViimittmmtS- Vllli.wiu.nw VUUIIIIHU A',ii&wa,4 . Peapte'a Fsewltar A t arret Ce. Peeple's rwtre tarpet Ce. ZIBT W piiU Ymii ,li.t i)L II I at m , .1 .Va .-..! OUR MEN'S AND BOYS SUITS ' Spring are now on display, ana' are howin a stronger line) thaa fevar be for. Saturday w will tall htndccma hand tailored suits for .......,.. tYmir cholc of Single or Ioub! -Breasted ) FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS we have a world beater in men' snitsth newest Spring shade, hand foiled collar and the best of hair cloth front cut In the latest style Cash or on ar pgrnients , . 10.00 15.00 NEED ANYTHING IN MEN'S FURNISHINCSf U , tbea Afml forget i. 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At Myers-IiU-) trug Cat. lople rnrnltare dt t'arpet Cs, GASH OR 2 CREDIT STANFORD AFFAIR UNSOLVED . jr. i - . ( " Death of listlotuisuad Woman May B , Due to Aonte lndigMtion, POISON FOUND, IN MINERAL WATER All th Servants In Pal A M,n Ion Ar I'ader Obertloii statement Mad by Detective. IAN FRANC18CU, March .-Although every effort is being made to solve the mystery of the alleged poisoning of Mia Jan U Blanrord In Honolulu, there wns fw row developments In the case todny. Th autopsy In Honolulu has not yet been completed and It has not been proven that death did hot result from natural oausr. A cablegram from Honolulu In tlmate that an acuta attack of Indiges tion may have caused th filial Illness of Mrs. fcunford, who, before dying, recalled tha previous stories of an attempt on her lit and exclaimed that she had been poi soned. As yet no arrests have been made nnd th detectives engaged in Investigating th matter hav made no direct accusations, though the various members of the B tan ford household ar understood to b closely watched. Statement of Detective. With refereno to those suspected by the authorities. Captain Callundan of a dtectlv agency says today: At th present moment we have posi tively no proof that would hold anyone tor the poisoning of Mr. Btanturd. We do not suspect Ah Wing, tile Chinese cook, and he Is not under greater jur: velllanoe than th others In th Stanford mansion today. We cannot take any action until the re port of th autopsy readies u from Hono lulu. It haa been learned that W, K. Jackson, head pharmacist at the Stanford pharmacy In Palo Alto, sold Mra Stan ford a package of bloerbonate ot suds on February a, Mrs. Htsnford and hr sec retary, Mis Bemer, had Just returned from the Hotel Vendome at Han Joae nnd cam directly from the train to the. drug tor. Thy were helped from the car riage .and entered the store. They-pur. chased several drugs and toilet arlloles, among them bslng 10 cents worth of Wcae bonat of soda. The package was wrapped up, loeir .itbii w n,,. the other articles. Mr. Jaokson has placed th remainder of th bottl of bicarbonate of soda from whloh tha package was sold In th keeping of his attorney, Walter Rogers, and re futes to be Interviewed. I'etasa la Mineral Water. Tha report of the Ban Francisco chemist, who analysed ths mineral - water of which Mrs. Stanford drank In January made pub lic today, - declares that there waa strych nin In th water submitted to him for ex amination. Prealdent Jordan of the Iceland Stanford. Jr., university, In company with th relative and friend of Mr. Stanford, I MlUctant to believe that she wa poi soned. , Mr. Jordan and Timothy Hopkins of San Fraarlsoo, who la one of the trustees of th university, will leave tomorrow on the steamer Alameda for Honolulu to take charg of Mrs.' Stanford's body and In vestlgale ber death. They will return with th body on th steamer China. Th bulletin say that the pollr and de tective, Captain Callundan, acting for th Stanford Intereat. are only awaiting the reault of th autopsy at Honolulu before taking into custody at least two persona Miss Elisabeth Richmond, formerly Mra Stanford maid, said today: It keeras ss though susplclen Would nat urally narrow down to two or tbre Tn th house. There waa a little feeling ot dis comfort In tha house the wek after th attempt was anas te Milsoa Mra. Plan ford and It effected Miss tteraar. Ah Wing and ten. K. Beverley, (oransrly Mrs. Stanford's batlar. said that kf kay charg was made against him k was willing ts surrender J siiwalf at ao Us swuoe. Miss feer-l ner, Mr. Stanford's secretary, who is how In Honolulu, the police here declare Is not suspected. They also say that there la no reason to suspect Ah Wing, th ' t'Wlnes cook. , , v i 1 It was said today by Attorney MoUhtfnrd Kvileon that Mr. Stanford's Will Will not be made publio for some time. - "I am not the nn to decide when th will Will be presented," said he; "that Is something to be decided by the persons directly Inter eted." ' ( ', . Chemists Report Not Ready, . HONOU'UJ, March .-The ehemlstil who are examining the stomach f Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, who. died under' sus picious circumstances In. this city, say they will be unable to arrive at any coh elusion before tomorrow afternoon, when they expect to make a ..report to High Sheriff Henry. JAPS NEAR MUKDEN (Continued from First I'ege.) mountain, surprising the Russians and meeting with but little opposition. A tremendous bombardment I being mad westward today. ' Great cloud ot smoke ar ascending near the Wanpaoean hills, where th Japanese fire la directed. Th Japanese casualties In the right army have been very few compered with the results gained. ' Heclslve Engagement May Be Oa. GKNKUAI. OKU'R HKADQl'ARTlERS, Mrctt 1. (Via Fusan, March l.)-There Is every evidence that both sides are preparing for what may prove the decisive battl ot tha'war. I'robably fully l.ono.nuo men will be ready to move when the battl Is Joined, The battle must be fought before a general thaw comes. The Japanese troops ar In excellent health and spirit. This morn ing the Japanese opened a terrific bombard ment, the entire line using enormous guns, th heaviest yet used. The Japanese Are was directed against the Russian defense ot the vllage on both aide of the rail way and great damage was don. On hundred guns of all si see took part in th bombardment. The Russian gun . Wer quiet for the first time In month. lflvl dently they were unable to respond. On the night of February 27 flv com panies of Russian Infantry desperately as saulted lmatung, which has been at tacked a score of time since the battl ot the Bhakhe. After a fight lasting ons hour and a half the Russians were re pulsed. They left behind silly dead and some prisoner, A Japanese detachment sent to recon nolter about Cf0 yards north of Apatal this (Thursday) morning attacked the Russians and carried their trenches after a desperate bayonet charge against superior numbers. The casualties suffered by General OkU'l army last taght (Wednesday) and this (Thursday) morning wer about 1,000, but the Russian losses wer greater. The movement Is progressing In a heavy snow dorm. Haaalan May Fight la Oeaeral. HT. PETERSBURG, March 1 (6:10 p. tn.) According to the latest Information from th front, th battle I now general and of the most desperate character. The losaea have been exceedingly heavy oh tmh Sides during the preliminary fighting. Although It Is not officially admitted, It Is regarded as certain that Oenersl JO'iropatkln Is di recting all his efforts to the wlthdrewal of his army to Tie pas. It is now practh'hiiy a rear guard aation, but the task of extri cating himself 1 proving very difficult. At the same time th Japanese ar pressing tha Russian center under cover of the Are of their sieg gun and Gen eral Kouropatkln Is gradually retiring be fur the Jaiauies advance. Tb eft opts of the Japanese te envelop th Russian right wing hav beea tanawwsssfal. but It has been forces: bark almost on a line wtth Mukden. Two Russian divlslo.- wr diapaUked to head off th wide gankltg column advancing from the Llao river toward Sinmintlh (about thirty mile west 6f Mukden), but, according to the Hteet advlcta, tny wer too late, the Japanese having entered the town yesterday. No official figures regarding the bwees kr obtainable, out, according tn unofficial report, the RuiiaUn losses up to last night were nearly f,oi men. ' General Rennenkampft particularly din tlnguishtd himself during the flghtm Ih th mountain passe southeast of Mukden. Koaropatkla Tell ot rifthtla. A -dispatch from General Kouropatkln, dated March 1, say I pur detachment at Oubenspusa holds ita position. The (ommkndnr of the advance guard, Nojeikn, hni been killed. A detachment on the right flank near Kudasa ha repulsed an attack by the Japanese, whose losses were enormous. One company was annihilated. The height commanding the entire plain near Tomaguchen, after alternatlngly changing hsnrls, has been definitely oc ciipled by our troops. The Japanese attack on our right flank has been repulsed. At 7 A. m, the Japanese advanced on PutllofT hill, bin were repulsed. Our Insnes yesterday were Insighifloant. MtKlFBRTO ISSIBO II TUB CHAR Raler Calls, All Russian to Rally Araad the Throw. ST. FETERSItima, March t.-The tekt of th Imperial manifesto published by th Official Messenger today calling on th country to rally round th throne In de fense of th empire from It Internal eh mis Is ss follow i An Inscrutable Providence hn been Pleased to visit our fatherland with heavy trials. A bloody war In ths far east, In volving the honor of Russia and the com mhd of the waters of the Pacific ocean so urgently necessary to the consolidation of the peaceful prosperity hot only of our own, but of other Christian nation throughout the age, has Imposed that rest strain on th strength ot the Russian people and has swallowed up many victims hear to our hekrt. While the glhrlou son of Russia are lighting with self-sacrificing its very, rissing tneir lives lor tneir rann, for their emperor and for their country, disturbances hav broken out In out- own to th Joy ot Our enemy and to our own deep sorrow, blinded by pride, th evll mlnded leaders ot a revolutionary move ment make Insolent attacks on the Holy Orthodox churt h and the lawfully estab lished pillars of the Russian state, thinking that by severing the natural connection With the past they will destroy the eltlstlng order of the state and set up In Its blac a new administration na a foundation unsuit able to our fatherland. The eutrsg on the Grand tiuke Bsrglus, who ardently lovtd the first capital ot the empire and who me hi end amidst the sacred monuments n the Kremlin, deeply shocks the national feeling nf every one to whom the honor o tn itusisan name and renown and me home are dear, We humbly bear the trials sent ua by Providence and derive strength and conso lation from our firm trust In the grace which God has always shown tn the Rus sian power, and from the Immemorial de votion which w know our loyal people en tertain for the throne. With the help of (he prayer of the Holy Orthodox church and under the banner of ths autocratic might of the emperor, Rus sia has already frequently passed through r treat wars and disturbances, always fssu ng from her trouble and difficulties with fresh and unbending Strength. Neverthe less the recent Internal disorder and the Instability of thought which have favored the spresd of revolt and disturbance mak It our duty to remind all those In the gov ernment Institutions or their service Oath and lo call upon them to display Increased solicitude In the safeguarding el the law, order and security, In Arm consHentlotiaiiess of their moral responsibility s servants nf the throne h(tiif th fatherland. Thltikltii unceasingly Of the Welfare Of nut people and firmly trusting that Mod, Sfter lln has hees nh'ttmk In authority justlc ant truth, on the neonle peace, on th tswt H?iTJ?.rn.J ".M'1 ,th rhgth, to tha eon snlldatloh of ihe autocracy and th wclfsrt , of our dear subjects. B8n'd) NICHOLAS. WHISKY TRUSTS CUTS PfttO Indiana Distillery tstet 4wat tlen at ft.Sl Pes tlatloM for Standard gplrlta. TBRRB HAtJTB, Ind.. March l.-Tli. Terre Haute tolstllllng company today an nounced a rut of I cents on whisky an made the lowest quotation In yeara, li t to wholesale trade. The Majestic, anothet trust plant, has been ready for operatlot for several months, but It Is said that th plant will remain Idle until the whisky war la ended. Independent distillers still quote a price of fl.M and Say they Will not meet the cut. Fight Over car flame. JM Charrtngton was stabbed by Brnesl. Wilson, a colored man, St 1:39 last night L.ii"p".l' avenue between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Charrlngtnn Wa stabbed in the left aide khd a Sash about Sla Inches long was made. Th trouMs egan last Wednesday night When Char rlngton and Wilson got Into a dltut over' a game Jif cards and only the Intervention of friends prevented th men fcdmlng t blows then. - I-ast evening, with a party of friend, Oharrlngton Met Wilson on Capitol avenu and offered to mak up with him. WJIw ,i refused and drawing a knife slashed ChSC- ringion across ins lert aid midway b. tween the shoulder and hln. Chariington waa taken to tha police ata. tlnn, where th wound Was dressed by Police Surgeon Wigion. Iter he we 4 trlsd our patience, will give victory to our arms, we appeal to right-minded people of all classes o Join us, each In hi calling and In bl Place, in alnale-ailaded en-one rH, tlon by word and deed In th great and a cred lask of ovirnoititng Ih Stubborn for eign foe and eradicating the revolt at home and In wle efforts to check th Interna onfuilon. We wish t remind vervone In thl eon- neouon mat onir ir mere i tran mlrid throughout th whole popu possible to reach our aim for a the guiet lif ot our people, strengthening the prosperity of th state and perfectina ts administration. Let all those rally around tb Citron those true to Russia' psst honesty and con science have a care In accord with ourselves fur every affair of state. May God send dowa on ths clergy holi- -anqullllty of puis tlen I It a renewal of taken tn his home, rear 414 North Sixteenth sirem, in in ponce amttiuann, Whll the wound I quite painful It I not ooa sidered a fatal. At an early hour thla morning Wllsng was still at liberty. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. At the Paxtnni W, tv Patrick. tfgttf linn i ndgar Howard, CnHlmbua; F. C. NelU. son and wife. Psncmft; A. p. Fellers, Munroet Fi M.' Wood, I J t coin. Nebraska peopl registered at the Use Orand last evening: F. Jn, H, listen nd wife, Aiiiancei Mr. A.. Rrown,,, waynai M. B. Finch, keafne! J. J. Ruder. Mr. Mary Iltty, K. Wilde, O. W. Cochrane, W. A, Bmllh, O. M. Stunebraker, and Mia Nell Watson. Lincoln. At the Merchantsi Jams Fenien. Cul berlson: J. F. Atkins, Rtijtei Mrs. W.. B. Cherman and dauahlar, fl C. Heck, At inaoh: 1,. W. tCldrldae. Felrtmff i H. Bcll- iey, Iieavllt; A. T. Ryan. Crelehtoni f. B. Covey, Stromsburgi J. W. Vilnlenbum, Superior: Walter Ifouglas. 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