TITE OMAITA DAILY REE: MONDAY. MARCIf 6. 1005.
prolurt In 1304 were $4ffl.4.t4.Kl, an Increase
of $i,000.000 over lixo and of VM.OHO.Ono over
the annual average for 1 to I908, and of
forest products, IT9.619.2M. The value of
In-port of forest product exceeded the
previous year by $.ono,00fl, and the annual
average of 18?S to 1M. by I1S.000.000. The
value of the cotton export Increased J55,
000,000 from 11 to 1904. although the quan
tity exported In 1S"4 wan 479.0oO.OO0 pounds
less than In A decline of t72.0fn.000
in domestic exports of grain and grain
products Is attributed to A diminution of
quantity without . a, corresponding price.
Meat and meat products declined from
I187.0n0.000 to $174,000,000. The farm Import
in 19U4 Included $7J,Ou0,O00 of sugar and mo
losses. 171,000,000 In animal flbrea, 170.000,000
in coffee. 152,000,000 In hldea and skins and
$45,0110,000 In vegetable fibres. Lumber ex
ports aggregated $19,000,000, an Increase of
$7,000,0fj over the previous year. Naval
stores exported increased from $1.1,000,000 In
D0$ to over $16,000,000 In 19M. Alcoholic
liquors Imported declined $500,000.
I.OOKIXH ISTO THIS OH. IXDl'STRP
ConimlaUoner Garfield Ilra-lna Inves
tigation Into Stamlnrd Methods.
WASHINGTON, March ;.. Commissioner
James 11. Garfield of the bureau of cor
porations has Instituted a rigid Investiga
tion o the operations of the oil Industry
in Kansas and contiguous states. In re
sponse to a resolution of the house of rep
resentatives. Introduced- by Representative
Campbell, the Investigation of the oil In
dustry will be carried on aa rapidly as
is consistent with thoroughness.
The report of Commissioner Garfield will
be made directly to President Roosevelt.
Whether It will be made public will lie
within the discretion of tho chief execu
tive. Depending on the facta developed, it
may be turned over to the Department of
Justice for such action as the attorney
general may deem proper.
Commissioner Garfield said today that
nothing would be left undone by his bureau
to develop the facta regarding the opera
tions of the Oil trust In Kansas, aa well
as in other states. It Is not the purpose
of Commissioner Garfield to confine tho
inquiry to Kansas. It will not be circum
scribed by state or geographical lines. It
Is tho Intention of the commissioner to
make the investigation as exhaustive as
the resolution of Representative Campbell
contemplates, the purpose being to develop
all the faots regarding the operations of
the Oil trust.
"During the last year," said Commis
sioner Garfield to the Associated Press, "a
great amount of general information re
lating to the Oil trust baa been obtained.
This affords a basis from which to under
take Immediate specific inquiries into the
conditions existing In specific fields, such
as Kansas, Texas and . California. The
method of procedure will be similar to that
followed In the Inquiry into the operations
of the alleged Beef trust. The commis
sioner of corporations personally and
through special agents will obtain Infor
mation from original sources. Already
these sources of information have been
sounded. , They have responded to the com
missioner of corporations by agreeing to
furnish Information to afford th'e fullest
opportunity for Inspection of records and
accounts and to answer all questions per
tinent to all matters Involved In the in
quiry." ,
It is the Intention of Commissioner Gar
field, under direction of President Roose
velt, to make the Inquiry Into the opera
tions of the Oil trust as comprehensive
and exhaustive as possible. Nothing will
be left undone that will develop a single
fact relating to the work of the trust and
If It has been unjust in discrimination
against the producers of oil In Kansas or
In any other state the Inquiry will show
It. It is pointed , put that tha Oil trust,
through' Its pipe Mica, is , not a. common
carrier under the law. and It cannot be
compelled to carry oil from any 'given, field
unless the producers accede to its terms.
The Oil trust maintains that it has con
ducted Its business not only in accordance
with the law, but in perfect regard to rec
ognized business principles, and that, there
fore, It is perfectly willing to have the gov
ernment make as rigid an Inquiry as It
may desire into Its methods of doing business.
MAKING OF MODERN SAILORS
How Lad i from the Corn lielcU Are
Molded Into the Jolly Jackie
LIFE OF WORK AND LEARN ON BOARD SHIP
Somethings of Routine Through
Which Boys Are Vmt to Bring
. Tbena .t at sphere -of
Isefalnessr-
...
RECIPROCITY
WITH
GERMANY
No Attempt Will He Made to Meet
Empire's Advances at Present.
WASHINGTON. March 6. The Berlin ad
vices through the Associated Press Indi
cating a purpose on the part of the German
Foreign office to renew its efforts to se
cure something in the nature of a reci
procity treaty with' the United States has
attracted much attention In official circles
here, as it has been known for some time
that this was In contemplation. In fact,
this matter has taken snap 3 semi-offlclally
through the presentation to Secretary Hay
of resolutions adopted by the American
Board of Trade In Berlin, favoring such
an arrangement. The negotiation by the
German government of A set of new trade
treaties with Austria, France and Russia
extending to these countries preferential
tariff rates on many natural and manu
factured products now Imported In great
quantities from. America has mad a it cer
tain that our trade with Germany would
be almost extinguished unless some' com
pensating arrangement carf be made. Em
peror William blmsolf has foreseen the
growth-of much 111 feeling between Ger
many und the United, States us a result,
and ha lias siiteJally charged Baron Stern
berg to do everything possible to avert
this by negotiating a, treaty with this gov
ernment that wpuld placo the American
producers on an equality with those of
Europe, . i i
The ambassador already has. cautiously
broachad the subject here, but ho Is so
well acquainted with the state of feeling
In the United States senate toward reci
procity that hs has not been able to re
port that tho prospect is not favorable for
ths consummation of a German-American
reciprocity treaty. The present disposition
of the 'executive is to refrain from enter
ing Into further negotiations for foreign
trade treaties until the senate has Indi
cated Its , position toward the formidable
array of reciprocity conventions which
have for so many months awaited action
by thnt body and unless the special sea
slon which begins for business purposes,
developrs a change at heart on the part
of senators toward these pending treaties
there will be no addition to the docket of
executive business in the shapo of a German-American
reciprocity treaty.
Itktrnl Spot.
It was a Brooklyn policemen, who, one
day recently, surprised a church sexton
In the Bedford section with a request for
the church keys. The sexton thought the
patrolman wanted the keys for use In spy
ing on some one. "Oh. po," the o nicer
said to the sexton, "I just want to get In.
side for a good rest during the night."
New York Post.
COFFEE
doca do work you don't
' suspect. Qu't and try
P0STUM
10 days and noto how well
you feel.
When the appremue seamen arrive at
the ' naval training stations, notably at
Norfolk, ' Va., where the half a hundred
or more ' Omaha recruits have ' been sent
during the last few weeks, they undergo
a severe, but not unpleasant, course of
training. Strong and hardy as these youths
must be to paas the rigorous- examination
at the recruiting stations, they lack the
bearing which must be drilled Into them,
An upright carriage und iitralghlCirward
bearing is insisted upon from the Very
beginning. But to detail the "rooky's"
progress it will be necessary to start from
his hour of arrival.
He is sent to the'docto'r lor re-examlna-tldn
and verification of his enlistment
record. There is n, chance that someone
may have changed places wltli the suc
cessful candidate on the way from the re
cruiting station, hundreds of miles In the
Interior. -It may also be that some chronic
affection or recent contagion shows Itself
soon after arrival. Therefore the reexami
nation to prevent fraud or physically de
ficient men. If the latter proves to be
tho case the man Is at once examined
again by a board of medical officers, who
recommend that he either be discharged
as physically unfit for service, or that he
be retained for treatment and, if possi
ble, cure.
If he Is found physically sound he is
turned over to the chief master-at-arms
and his assistants, who in a short time
have him bathed and uniformed, after
which he is guided to his division with all
his belongings marked In an unmistak
able manner.
Begins to be a Sailor.
His first instruction Is how to whip his
hammock clews and clothes stops, how to
tusn his hammock, roll up his clothes and
care for all his belongings. He Is made
responsible for every article of the outfit
awarded to him by the government upon
enlistment. His division Is the Junior one,
discharge from which Is governed by his
aptitude in learning the salutes, how to ad
dress his superiors, how to distinguish them
und their rank, and the hundred and one
rules of naval deportment. The next step
Is for him to learn the school of the squad,
advancing in infantry tactics as far as the
school of the battalion. Then comes artil
lery, the school of section and school of bat
tery. In seamanship he learns how to heave
the log, he must memorize the different
readings of the compass, and make moat
of the hitches,, bends, etc.. of the Jackstav.
He learns to knot and splice three and four
stranded rope, and as he progresses he is
entrusted with the splloing of wire. Ho
learns how to row, sail and steer a boat,
and theoretically, at least, soon knows the
building of one.
"Man Behind the ban."
Gunnery, of course, is an important
branch of the instruction at a training sta
tion. The boy gets an idea before he steps
aboard of a war vessel of the caliber of
naval guns, the ammunition, character of
fuses, shell, primers, etc., and how these
things must be cared for. He Is tested in
marksmanship and every shot he makes
while kneeling, standing, sitting or lying
prone upon the ground is officially recorded
and made the subject his , marks -.In
marksmanship. Swords and physical drill
come in as an "extra," and after a few
months the boy who six months before
knew but little of the navy in general has
a practical knowledge of many of ' Its
branches, and probably has selected the
particular avenue of naval usefulness
which he would like to follow and advance
In. There Is also another feature of the
training, and that is the moral one.
After the training has been accomplished,
those boys who show the most advance
ment are transferred to the training ships,
some of which can take more than 800 men
at a time. The training ships are the Prai
rie, Hartford, Yankee, Dixie and Topeka.
Much of what has already been taught is
gone over again on board ship, and the
knowledge strengthened in particulars and
details. More practicall Instruction Is given
In boat work and gunnery, and such experi
ence added as "man overboard" . drill,
"abandon ship" and "arm and away."
Off on a Cruise.
The cruises are to Europe and the West
Indies. At sea tho time is taken up in in
structing the recruits, and In port the ship
Is given a thorough cleaning and men are
allowed on liberty. Upon return to a home
port the men are examined and those who
are qualified are advanced to apprentice
seamen, second class. Then each that so
desires is granted a furlough . of ten to
fifteen days, with the privilege to report
at tho end of that time to the receiving
ship nearest his home. . Tho training Is
then completed officially, and the men are
sent to ships In the general service, to rise
or fall In the competition for the best
places. Training, in fact, is never com
pleted in the navy, as a nian must, he
much alive to keep up with the constant
Improvements mado in ships and machinery
and innovations in gunnery and torpedoes.
Advancement depends entirely upon the
aptitude and fitness of the man. It is not
very difficult to reach the grade of chief
petty officer before ths end of the first
enlistment. ,
Ths food received by . the men is: good
and plentiful, they are considerately
treated and privileges are numerous. They
are given a good opportunity to save a
greater port of their pay. Should a man
not desire a higher position than that of
chief petty officer he Is eligible to retire
after thirty years' service with three
quarters pay and allowances. i
Is dislodging the enemy northeast of
blaopeho. which is between the Hun and
Lino rivers, and has advanced nortn. This
force carried the enemy's defense line be
tween t human and Inufaiiglal and pur
sued tne enemy norcely. i he line nm
Is between Wochlaho. fifteen mile south
west of Mukden, and Taltse. thirteen miles
west of MuKden and Lumuho, four miles
north of Taltse.
During a previous engagement the
enemy's casualties were heavy. The spoils
we captured were great. No time to In
vestlgatu. We captured large quantities
of provisions nt W anchangtNio nd cap-
tureu a clothing depot at Tananiai.
BOTH FLANKS TURNED
(Continued from First Page.)
around both flanks of tho. Russian army.
His front Is now a buge bow, - ths base
on the Shakhe river, the tight urm reuch
ing a point east of Fushun and. the left
arm extending to a point west of Mukden.
Ho Is steadily tightening the great cord
of men and steel. General Kouropatkln
Is striving desperately to check. the Japa
nese advance, contesting the flank . en
croachments and hammering the Japanese
center. The Japanese are making heavy
gains of ground weal of ths railway and
have captured great quantities of stores
and other spoils. There already has been
bloody righting and heavy losses and these
will be vastly Increased when the masses
Of Infantry meet.
Field Marshal Oyama, . reporting .-. on
March t, says;
A few days ago our force In the Hsen
chiang direction pressed the enemy Into
his position at 'llta, which Is fifteen miles
Southeast of Fushun and Mancliuiuun, lif
teen nilies southeast of Fushun. The-engagement
continues in "ths tttiakh direu-
4 lUll.
The night of March t the enemy made
four determined1 att.tck against our posi
tions at liouauniupUxu and TangslUalun.
Ail were entirely repulsed.
In the district east of the railway the
enemy's frequent small attacks were all
repulsed. In the district west of the rail
way our force Is cuutinutng Uurce uttacks
and has occupied the districts of Wucheny
Ing, five miles west of Shakhe village and
I .uihonpio, three miles nrthent of
Wucheiiying and Shuhopao, the terminus
of the new railway constructed by the
Kiufslaus.
The fores on the right of the Hun river
Russians Have 4IKMHIO Men
Estimates of Oeneral Kouropatkfn's force
betewecn Shakhe and Tie pass, prepared
here, give a total of slightly more than
400,000, composed of 335,000 infantry, 33.000
cavalry and 36,000 artillery, with 1,504 guns.
This estimate does nut Include troops at
Vladivostok and other garrisons, railway
guards and employes. The grand total eas t
of like Baikal is estimated at 700,000 men.
The Russians driven from Chin Hocheng
passvd 'fallen and have remained at S.im
luugku four days resisting the Japanese
advance. The Russians there, althouah
having received a reinforcement' of over
30,t0 men, show signs of retreat. The
Jfaneu9 are pressing them toward
Makunlln.
The Japanese have firmly established
communication with Bensihu and activity
on a grand scale Is expected.
Sacred Tombs In Danger.
MUKDEN, March 6. Noon. An artillery
duel has been raging since morning to
the westward of Mukden and the Japanese
shells are exploded within three miles
of the Imperial tombs.
The line of the Japanese advanced guards
extends about seven miles parallel with
the railway.
Scattered Chinese vllluges which are
practically the only shelter In this open
plain are receiving particular attention
from the gunners.
Throughout the day the Russian bat
teries replied vigorously to the Japanese
fire and the exchange of schrapnel has
been terrific. The whole of the fire sone
Is occasionally obscured by dense white
smoke from exploding missiles.
The rumble of carts in the streets of Muk
den Is drowned by the roar of battle, which
is raging a few miles away between Gen
eral Nogl's Port Arthur veterans and the
hastily assembled army Interposed by Gen- !
eral Kouropatkln to defend the city and
railroads.
The stroke came like lightning out of a
clear sky. It is reported that the situation
has somewhat Improved, but It still Is ex
tremely critical. It is reported that th
Japanese have been thrown back in the
district of Lunfanshan and aro retiring
along the Slnmlntln road, but heavy fight
ing is continuing there. The Japanese van
guard posts are about six miles west of
Mukden, where the bursting of shrapnel 1
plainly visible. A fight also Is raging at
Bucnudslapu and Lanspanpu, which on Sat
urday were captured by the Japanese after
a terrific combat, the villages several times
changing hnnds.
Japanese Assaults Repulsed.
The Japanese on Friday advanced on the
Russian position at Shakhe village, but
were beaten oft. Twice they attacked Pu
tllofT, but both attacks were repulsed. At
Oubenspusad a Japanese guard of over
twenty battalions made thirteen attacks
on the night of March 3 and the morning
of March 4, storming the redoubts fu
riously. All these attacks were repulsed
with heavy loss. Tho ground In front of
the redoubts was fairly strewn with heaps
of Japanese corpses.
The Japanese and Russian artillery are
engaged In the heaviest duel of the war.
Russian mortars are fired nt the Shakhe
bridge and Japanese eleven-Inch guns are
In full play, but the Russian fortifications
on which the Russians had been working
all winter offer fairly secure protection.
There Is" little news' of General .Kouro
patkln'a operations on the extreme' east
line. The Russians are holding their ground
and even advancing, but It Is reported that
a Japanese cavalry division with twelve
quick-firing guns is sweeping far to the
eastward on a rapid turning movement,
!
' ' ' Loss .of Life Is Enormous.
The carnage at the center and on both
flanks has been enormous. The Japanese
at many places simply threw away their
lives beating against the Russian powerful
fortifications in attacks which. In the cen
ter, apparently were Intended chiefly as a
demonstration to cover the driving home of
General Nogl's blow. It is believed now
that the operation to the eastward was
In part In the nature of a feint with the
design to draw reinforcements thither. If
this was the design It was successful. Gen
eral Kouropatkln having sent his first corps
to the assistance of General Linevlch. As
the result of the week's operations the,
Russian right Is bent sharply backward in
stead of paralleling the Shakhe river and
now runs northwest and southeast, pass
ing eight miles from Mukden covering the
Slnmlntln road.
According to prisoners, the Japanese force
on the Llao river Includes the first, sev
enth and ninth divisions from Port Ar
thur. Part of the turning force Is prob
ably made up or reserves which came from
Ylnkow by rail on seven trains. The Port
Arthur veterans advanced" to the attack
shouting In Russian: "Out of the way for
us; we are from Port Arthur." They of
fered their lives with the same fanatical
bravery and were as unshaken by heavy
losses as at the siege of Port Arthur.
Peace Appreciably Nearer.
LONDON, March 6.-The Intensely dra
matic situation In Manchuria developed by
General Nogl's rapid advantage and Its
strategic possibilities have raised excite
ment In Europe to the highest pitch. Eng
lish papers for a . long time have prac
tically ceased to receive war specials, and
In this respect are lacking much informa
tion that Is available in Associated Press
dispatches. It is believed here that Gen
eral Kouropatkln is In a very tight place
and the chances of his extricating his army
are keenly discussed. The abandonment of
Mukden Is considered to bo inevitable, the
only question being whether he will be
able to effect a retreat to Tie Pass. An
immediate repulse of General Nogl's army,
it Is held, might save the situation, but
falling that, General Kouropatkln will have
committed to him the difficult and danger
ous task of retiring northward, harrassed
by flanking attacks by the Japanese army.
Whatever may be tho result. It is felt that
peace Is appreciably nearer. According to
the Dally Telegraph's Antwerp correspond
ent, the Russlfln official purchasing agent
there has received orders to cease buying
for government account. This Is a signifi
cant statement, if true, as Antwerp
throughout the war has been the prin
cipal center of Russian purchases for carry
ing on the conflict In the far east.
The Dally Telegraph's correspondent at
Toklo states that the Japanese colonel,
Hlmada, was killed at the capture of
Selkajo, and thet General Kloher, com
mander of the Second Manchurlan army,
was wounded and sent to the hospital at
Mukden.
Friction Between Russian Generals.
The same correspondent reports that the
Russian authorities have requested the
military attaches to withdraw from Vla
divostok, i
The correspondent adds that 10,000 Rus
sian troops are reported to be at Laoplon,
twenty-live miles south of Slnmlntln, and
that General Mlstchenko has had a dis
agreement with Oeneral Kouropatkln nd
Is returning to Russia.
The correspondent at St. Petersburg of
the Times says:
Russian war correspondents express the
greatest wonder at the Irrepressible and
fre.isied rushes of the Japanem) Infantry.
HiiHuiiin critics are surprised at the bolil
new and skill of Japanese stratt-gy In
timing the onslaught for a suitable season
when tho winter hits ended, but tli rivers
are still ice buuud. ,
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Dakota and Wyoming to Join Northwestern
and Burlington.
ROAD TO BE FINISHED AT ONCE
Rich Mining District to Be Opened
(i and aiany People Prepare for
the Development About
to Begin.
LEAD, S. D.. March 5 -(Speclal.)-Slnce
the contract has been awarded for complet
ing the line of the Dakota & Wyoming
railroad from Rapid City, Pennington
county, to a Junction with the Burlington
at Mystic station, a few miles south from
Lead, much Interest. Is .being taken in the
Silver City mining district and property
that has for years Leen neglected is now
receiving attention. During the past three
weeks a great many prospectors have en
tered the district and have taken
claims, while those who have held onto
their ground for years are rejoicing over
the prospect of having a chance to dls
pose of It at a good figure. Silver, copper
and gold ledges have been opened up In
this district, while Its contribution to th
placer gold output of the country has been
very large during the past few years. The
road will follow Rapid river for the great
est part of Its course, and along this stream
a great many good locutions of quarts
mines have been made. The copper dls
trlct of Pactola has developed some fine
mines, while at Silver City the gold pros
pects are excellent This will open up
mining district, the only drawback to
which for years has been the lack of trans-
portatton facilities, and will make business
for tho Lead merchants, aa the district
will be contributory to this city. It Is one
of tho best timbered and watered district
in the Black Hills and almost every hill
Is mineralized. For some time past an
eastern company has been quietly acqulr
Ing title to desirable mining ground and
has been doing considerable work on It,
and, It Is supposed to be purchased in the
interest of those connected with the rail
road. However this may be. It Is certain
that a great many people are making prep
aratlons to enter the district this spring,
while others are already on the ground
and It is sure that some good mines will
be opened up there.
Placer Gold In Large Quantities
DEAD WOOD, S. D., March 6. (Special.)
Although February was the shortest month
In the fiscal year the amount of bullion
passing through the . United States assay
office In Deadwood has not fallen far be
hind the best month of. the fiscal year,
During the month, surprising as it may
seem, a great deal of placer gold has been
received at the office, much coming through
the banking houses at Rapid city; while
from Bea. gulch and the Nigger Hill
country there bIbo came a large amount
of placer gold, coming through the Spear
fish banks. Those old standbys, the
Golden Reward, Imperial, Hors.eshoe, Da-
kota, Maltland, Wasp No. 2, Spearflsh,
Wilson, Lundberg & Dorr, Hidden Fortune
and Clover Leaf, have sent In bricks twice
during the month, one or two of them
making ihree cleanings. Tho amount of
bullion handled during the month will ap
proximate ciosely H60.0G0, and this, too.
with some of the best producers Idle owing
to changes and Improvements being mado
in their machinery.; The product of the
Homestake mines, which now amount to
about $400,000 a month, is not included in
the above estimate. . .- -
John Wise and annotates, owners of the
Mariposa, group of, claims on Slate creek,
near Mystic, are making arrangements to
do a great deal ofork on that property
the coming spring. . it is the Intention to
Install an air compressor plant at the
mines and put In power drills, when a tun
nel will be started to demonstrate the
vein's value. This tunnel will be driven
by sinking shallow Bhafts along the strike,
and for the entire distance across the com
pany's property there has always been
found gdod prospects, some of the vein
matter assaying as high as $-,200 per ton
gold; but, of course, this was exceptionally
rich, the owners only claiming that the
average values will be much higher than
those in the free milling ores now being
successfully treated In the northern Hills.
John Gllroy with the Rex.
John Gllroy has been appointed superin
tendent of the Rex Mining company, and
on last Wednesday assumed the position.
Mr. Gllroy Is an experienced mining man
and thoroughly familiar with conditions
as they exist in the Black Hills. Under
the direction of Mr. Gllroy the present
working shaft, which has reached a depth
of 12S feet, will be sunk to the 200-foot
level, retlmbered and placed In condition
to do all of the heavy work which it will
be called upon to handle In the future de
velopment of the mine. Other Improve
ments will be made In the methods of hand
ling material from the shaft and the gen
eral work at the mine. The Rex has a
good showing of ore, Is In a good district
and should come to the front rapidly.
Since Its building in Nevada gulch the
cyanldo plant of Lundberg, Wilson & Dorr,
which has been doing custom work and
running on ore from property owned by
the firm, has been a success, and a boon
to many mine owners In the vicinity of Its
location. This plant Is run by electric
power, furnished by the electric plant at
Pluma, about eight miles distant, and dur-
ng all the high winds of the present win
ter and the severe storms and cold. It has
been kept running, there not having been
an occasion for a shutdown even for an
hour. In this connection It might be stated
that several of the new plants which will
be constructed In the Hills this year will
be run by the same motive power, plans
for steam and electricity being considered
In every instance. .
Hidden Fortune to Reorganise.
There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Hidden Fortune Mining
company held In Lead on March 7. to
morrow, at which a complete reorganiza
tion of its affairs will be had. Judge Alli
son of Sioux City will probably be elected
president, he now filling thnt place by
appolntement nt a special meeting of the
Board of Directors held In Denver last
year, at wnicn lime it. j. aiaynam of
Denver resigned the position, and the con
trol of the affairs of the company passed
from the Denver contingent Into the hands
of the Sioux City shareholders. For sev
eral months the 300-ton mill of the com
pany, situated on lower Whltewood, below
Deadwood, has been In operation at a
little more than half Its capacity on ore
from the company's mines on Deadwood
and Poorman gulches, and the reoent
clean-ups have been excellent, more than
paying the operating expenses at mines
and mill, Since the management of the
property has passed out of the hsnds of
the Denver people many Improvements
have been made In the manner of handling
the ore and treating the work at mine
and mill. At the meeting to be hekj to
morrow an entire new Board of Directors
will be elected and plans for the ensuing
year formulated for a more conservative
handling of the property, and by which
It Is hoped that It will lose some of the bad
fame which has hitherto been attached
to It. The company Is heavily In debt,
but the new management which will go
in at tomorrow's election has pledged It
self to take care of It and to see that
everyone It owes money to will be paid
In full and the proposition started upon a
clean basis.
Clover Leaf to Increase Capital.
On April 19, next, the Clover Leaf sock
holders will meet In special session at
Beulah, Wyo., the company having been
Incorporated under the laws of that state.
At this meeting a proposition will be pre
sented to the stockholders to Increase the
capitalization of the company from $1,300,000,
divided Into 12,000 shares, at par value of
$100 each, to $2,500,000. divided Into 2.600,000
shares, having a par value of $1 each. It
Is proposed to retire the bonded Indebted
ness of the company, amounting to $500,000,
with the proceeds of the stock, and with
the same proceeds create a fund of from
$200,000 to $.100,000 which will be used for the
purpose or. enlarging the mill and further
developing the mine. Pierre Wlbeaux, who
arrived in Deadwood last Saturday from
his home In Paris, France, states that
French stockholders of the company have
agreed to take $500,000 worth of the new
stock issue at par. Mr. Wlbeaux is pres
ident of tho Clover Leaf.
It has been reported that the Gilt Edge
Maid mine and mill will be operated under
the direction of a new superintendent and
that several changes and Improvmnts will
bo made In tho mill equipment and In the
methods of working the mine. Although
the mill at the Gilt Edge Maid property
hns been In operation for several weeks It
has not as yet been cleaned up, so It Is
POLICE ARE READY 10 ACT
Offioials Will Hate Arrest When They Hear
Mrs. Stanford Was Murdered.
PECULIAR ACTIONS OF HONOLULU SHERIFF
Gossip that Persons Interested
Stanford F.state Want a Ver
dict of XatcrnI
Death.
In
8AN FRANCISCO, March 8-Artlng
Chief of Police Spillane said tonight that
the police department of this city had
stopped all work on the Stanford rase
today.
"Absolutely nothing can be done until I
hear from High Sheriff Henry of Honolulu,"
said Spillane. "In regard to the result ob
tained by the chemists In their analysis
of the contents of the stomach and the
conclusions deducted from the autopsy per
formed on the various organs of the body."
"Are you ready to make an arrest In the
event that these reports make It certain
that the cause of Mrs. Stanford's death
was the result of strychnine poisoning?"
the chief was asked.
"Yes, we are prepared to act," was the
reuly.
As to who was to be placed In prison the
official would not say.
Police officers said detectives working on
the case are beginning now to express
doubts that Mrs. Stanford was really pois
oned. It Is believed that a private detec
tive agency of this city will continue to
shadow all suspects until the results of the
work at Honolulu clearly demonstrate that
no crime was committed.
Poison Intended for Mrs. Rerner.
Harry N. Morse, who has taken personal
charge of the campaign by the private de-
j tectlves since Captain Callundan's depar-
h
J
Mine, Yale's
Beauty
Lecture
. .. IO , eulll8, un,y irum ture for Honolulu, denied that any of the
nt,y;,. ,, . , ,1 Chinese servants in the Stanford mansion
Drifting on a well defined vein of good ! wa!t under 8urVclllance. There has never
no J" ? prop'r,'' h ; boen any rtr fu(,r,cJon pointing t0 any
mtn'r conMe:,rlMne"H t,hMalt'and f the Chinese who wore in th. house a
Snowed ZITZ , ThlVhoot , h" ,been ' the time of the poisoning. The detectives
Is hoTdinJ,.t in . 2' XTnty et fn1 ! at fln early of th Investigation had
ment - fi, ?evep theory that the poisoned water from
Ih LTJ down lPhrOIWrty, WU1 b? B,ead: which Mrs. Stanford drank on January 14,
summer sndl.t T'.If, 7? mlht havo been meant 'or Miss Berner
thTwork done , ',! I "m"0? w ' and Pl8on PIacod 11 bv ne f ChU
Krr. J hou d .lv. results. ne8e 8ftrvant8 out of deBlre
t-rnest Mueller and associates, who are i , --,. .m...
the owners of a good group of mines In VTL.Vlu ' on
Burno gulch. In the Garden City district. a trlVlRl nrlZt . f.w f w ,
have if ,. . ', a tr,vlal Incident a. few days before tho
-v...kii..4 OHIWUIIL V
Ladles are dulv notified that Mm a. Yale.
of "Beauty Culture'' fame, will lecture on
w nmiin s Beauty and give one or ht-r
Inimitable Physical Culture Entertainment
at Boyd's Opera House next Friday after
noon, .March lutn. at 1:M o clock. The mar
velous power of beauty and Its magic-like
effert on the human mind will be delight
fully experienced while gazing on this per
fectly beautiful woman. Clean cut as a
"cameo," flawless ns a pure water "dia
mond" Is Mme. Yale's type of benuty. Per
fect from head to feet. She will Instruct
the ladies In the fascinating secrwts of ln-r
charming art.
The Face and Form. Features and Hair
will be scientifically dwelt upon. Physical
Culture will be one of the principal topics
of Mme. Yale's leoture. Women accom
panied with babies' or young children not
admitted.
Tickets Complimentary
Tickets for Mme. Ynle's lecture good for .
reserved seats may te obtalnad free of
charge by applying for them now at the
I)rug Department of the Boston Store.
The choicest seats will be given those who
purchase any of Mme. Y'ale's Remedies at
the time of applying for tlekets. No one
will be refused n tlrket, however, as long
as they last. Call early.
development work on their property. In
the course of this work several strong
shoots of good grade are uncovered. They
nave owned this property for a long num.
ber of years and have spent a great deal of
money on it In work, but as it is making
a good showing they continue to keep up
tneir assesment work
TALK OF ART AND ARTISTS
One Famous Painting Receives Treat
ment Accorded "Coming; of
Spring" at Omaha,
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LONDON, March 6.-(8peelal Cablegram
to The Bee.,) The great picture, "Despised
and Rejected of Men," by Slglsmund
Goetze, which caused so much controversy
last spring, is now on exhibition In this
city. The undrapcl figure of the Saviour,
bound to an ancient Roman altar, is pa
thetlc in the extreme, but lacking in dig'
nlty and strangely out of place in the
midst of the everyday, careless, modern
British crowd which streams past on either
side, while a great angel with outspread
green 'wings like palm branches holds aloft
the Cu; of Gethsemane.
The sentiment, however, Is enthralling,
and each of the many types of figures is
splendidly drawn. The worklngmen and
women, the fashionable Idlers, the sci
entists, the clergy, the socialists, are all
intent on their own affairs. None notice
the suffering Saviour, except a nurse, and
her glance speaks of sympathy with phys
ical rather than with moral suffering. It
will be recalled that while this plcturo
was being exhibited at New Castle-on
Tyne rocently, where it attracted over
50,000 spectators, a man made three gashes
In its surface with a pointed stick. HaD-
plly, relinlng will obliterate all marks of
damage.
M. Henry le Sldaner. who has hitherto
only been known to the general public by
mo isolated examples of his work he has
sent now and then to various exhibitions.
s now snowing forty-six of his pictures
at; xne uoupll gallery, painted poems, mys
tical ana lyrical, of tho greatest Intensity
of feeling and of the greatest technical
ccompllshment. His spirit appears to b
closely akin to that of the Belgian poet,
Maeterlinck. There Is the same spirit of
mysterious science, the same stimulating
uggestiveness, the same indescribable twi
light atmosphere. Organic life is generally
oseni irom his canvas, an absence of
which the beholder immediately becomes
keenly conscious. Yet they ure intimate
scenes, not dreary or desolate, but quick
wun numan Interest, with the Interest nf
recent human presence, or of things pass-
ng Denina closed doors and liehteri win.
dows.
A large canvas by T. S. Cooper. "Sum
mer Showers." wlis sold at Christies this
week for 262, and "The Bather," by T.
Faed, R. A., for 162. But "Cruel Ne
cessity," by W, P. Frith, It. A., the painter
of the famous "Derby Day" at the Na.
tlonal Gallery of British Art, only realised
11 guineas, though it measures 1x4 feet.
Twenty years ago this canvas would
probably have ben worth iiiU), but the
Mld-Vlctorlun Acudenilc school is now de
cldedly out of favor.
The romantic discovery of a muster-
piece by Murlllo has caused the greatest
Interest In art circles. The picture the
ubject of which is "Christ Healing the
Paralytic" Is now In the possession of
Messrs. W. Dolg & Co. of this city, and
has boen viewed by the queen, who kept
ior seversi days nt Buckingham palace.
Mr. Dolg this week gave your correspond
ent the history of this notable find.
Murlllo painted two pictures of this
same subject," he said; "one for the Char
ity hospital at Sevlllo, the othor for the
St. .Augustine chapel, Madrid. The former
picture, one of a set of eight famous can
vases, formed part of the loot taken by
Marshal Soult during the penlnsunr war.
He sold It to Mr. Toulmln, who left It to
Mr. Tretyman of tho udmlralty. The sec
ond picture, the one Just discovered, was
undoubtedly looted from St. Augustine
chapel, Mudrld, about tho same time.
There are two cracks straight across the
canvas, which suggests that the picture
waa doubled up flat for transport or cut
across In two places. The picture re
mained in seclusion for nearly a century
In Devonshire. Its last owner, an old
woman, left It to her housekeeper, and It
was eventually selcod for debt and passed
Into the hands of a dealer, who sold It to
me after much negotiation, for I was not
sure of It authenticity until after care
ful Investigation. A Bond street dealer
says it Is worth from 6,000 to 10,000.
but it .is impossible to estimate its worth.
The figures in th. pictures are life slso,
and that of the Savior Is striking In its
dignity. It Is a beautiful "likeness of
Christ." which will make a notable addi
tion to the long list of sacred portraits
which aroused so much discussion ro
cently. In the foreground Is the wistful
faced paralytic lying on the roiind,
stretching out his hands to the Savior.
Grouped together behind Him are Peter.
John und James, the latter a wonderful
piece of sombre-toned painting.
poisoning, the principal parties to the quar
rel being Miss Berner and Wong Wing,
the Chinese housekeeper.
According to Max Machner, who was
Mrs. Stanford's butler In December, the
relations of Miss Berner and Miss Rich
mond were very friendly. Continuing,
Machner said:
"Mrs. Stanford enjoyed life and I know
she desired to live until some work on
the university was completed."
Machner was In the employ of Mrs.
Stanford for about six months and says
his dismissal was due solely to the dis
missal of the other servants.
In answering n number of searching
questions, Machner said that Miss Berner
was In receipt of additional salary from
Charles G. Lathrop, unknown to Mrs.
Stanford, and that Miss Berner's duties
were very exacting at times and she had
frequently threatened to leave, but Mr.
Lathrop had added to the salary paid
by Mrs. Stanford for the reason that ho
well knew Miss Berner, better than any
one else, understood her aged employer.
'Peculiar Actions of Officials
HONOLULU. March 6.-The chemists
who were, engaged In making an analysis
of the contents of the stomach of Mrs.
Stanford completed their task last night
and communicated their report to High
Sheriff Henry. They are preparing a de
tailed report, which my be finished to
night and will probably be over 600 words
In length, giving an account of the tests
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The conduct of the police In the case Is ' BLOOD POISON
Inexplicable. In some quarters the sug- body. In mouth, tongue, throat, hair
gestton Is made that those Interested In eyebrows falling out; disappear completely
tho estate of Mrs. Stanford are having .. .... e,-
great Influence in the management of the : TBIR BBIIOUS, MM) wasting weak
local inquiry on account of a possible will . nervous debility, early decline, laolt
contest arislnir on the nimilnn nf onu v'" "u
Most rigid inquiries are being made re
gardlng every detail of Mrs. Stanford's
life while here. The police continue every
effort to preserve secrecy concerning every
Incident connected with the case.
Judge Stanley had another long confer
ence today with Miss Berner, Mrs. Stan
ford's secretary.
It Is believed that unless there is a vtv
positive proof of poisoning the stronirest
effort will be made to secure from the coro
ner jury a verdict that death was due to
natural causes. Judge Stanley, who Is re
presenting the Stanford estate, and the po
lice department are apparently working
closely together. Judge Stanley has been
present at most of the Interviews with
Miss Berner and Deputy Sheriff Rawllngi.
mere are some Indications that efforts
will be made to continue secrecy and with
hold the chemists' report until the steamer
Alameda arrives from San Francisco with
representatives of the Stanford estate and
detectives.
Although High Sheriff Henry has repeat
edly promised to give out the findings of
the chemists when mane, It Is known that
he has been in possession of them since
last night. Today he could not be found by
representatives of the press.
Miss Berner is quite ill from the strain
of constant examinations and the shock
of Mrs. Stanford's death.
High Sheriff Henry tonight stated port-
Ivcly that he did not know whether or not
there was poison In the stomach of Mrs.
Stanford or In the bottle of bicarbonate of
soda found in her medicine chest. Thl
statement was made notwithstanding the
fact that he had charge of the official In
vestigation and that the chemical analyses
were conducted forty-eight hours prior to
his statement of tonight. Sheriff Henry
also mid that he had not seen the chem
Ists slnco the conclusion of their expert
ments nndthat he will not receive any re
port other than a written one. He denied
the reports from Sun Francisco regarding
the cable message he Is reported to have
sent there during the week referring to
the finding of strychnine. He further de
clared that hs was absolutely at sea re.
gardlng the cause of Mrs. Stanford'
dsath
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Milky Sediment on standing.
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An Important Special.
"Anything new from that high-priced cor
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"Yes, w hav Just received an Important
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"What Is it?"
"He says, 'It Is believed In the highest
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"Fine! Cable him to come home." Cleve
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at 6:30 o'clock Mr. Henry W. Sav
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Music Drama
PARSIFAL
(IN ENGLISH.)
Company, 200 . Orchestra of CO.
i .
"Artistically, this first performance
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Tho Stain of Guilt
Full of Heart Interest, Thrilling Situations
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Tuesday "A MAN FROM SWEDEN."
Roller Skating
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