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SEW PLAN OF JAPS
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Belief that Islanders Will Turn Their
Attention to Vladivostok.
FALLING BACK TOWARD TIE PASS
Email Amy Can Hold This Line W . ,
the Port Is Besieged. j
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Flani are Making ior the Mobilize !
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thorlty oa Turtle.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 28.-2:30 a. m.
The Impression prevails In some circles
that the Japanese, having removed the
possibility of the main army In Manchuria
assuming the Initiative, will now turn their
attention to the next objective of the war
Vladivostok Is strengthened by the As
sociated Press dispatch from Uunshu pass
announcing the withdrawal of the Japan
ese from the immediate front of the Rus
sian army for a distance of thirty-five
miles south. It Is realised of course that
this may be merely a bluff to cover flank
ing operations, but It Is not Improbable
that the Japanese having cleared south
ern Manchuria of Russian troops and se
cured a poHltlon from whence eipulslon
be satisfied to hold the Tie Pass line with
out further extension of communications.
While the voice of the emperor's ad
viser Is for peace If honorable terms are
obtainable, the government, its Is the part
of wisdom, Is going forward with all pro
visions for the continuance of tho war.
Preparations are reported to be making
for the mobilisation of five corps. It has
been understood that the guards would be
retained at St. Petersburg, but some of
the officers of this crack organization be
lieve their services have been requisitioned
jind are maklna- Dreoaratlona to that end.
Chances In Commanders.
There has been a recrudescence of re
ports of a change In the attitude of the
War office. It was stated last night In a
usually well Informed source that Lieuten
ant General Sakharoff will leave very
shortly and will be succeeded by General
Rldlger, now chief of the chancellery of
the War office. It Is also reported that
General Pollvanoff will be appointed chief
of the general staff. Both Pollvanoff and
Rldlger are of the younger school of gen
erals, but have high repute as theoreticians
and administrators. General Rldlger Is the
author of a number of text books on tac
t:cs. The government Is advised that Chinese
bandits are appearing in great numbers
along the Siberian railroad and causing lu
Uirfsreassv. with, . U14 train aoridctw-..-!'
Jape Apparently Hetlre.
OUNSHU PASS, March 27.-8 p. m. The
Japanese apparently have withdrawn from
the region o the south of the Russian
front. Cossack patrols who have been mak
Ing extensive reconnalsance southward
found no Japanese within thirty-five miles.
General LJnevltch Is dispatching scouting
parties east and west to guard agulust a
possible turning movement.
A number 'of Chinese bandits have been
captured, some of whom are Mongolians.
Japan's Loan Is Popular.
NEW YORK, March 27. Japan's new
$160,000,01)0 loan probably will be formally
offered In this city on Wednesday. The
underwriting syndicate, which has now
been completed, will rank as the largest
ver formed In connection with the floata
tion of a foreign loan In the United States.
There are altogether 300 members represent
ing prominent . financial interests of New
York, Chicago and other cities.
A remarkable incident was Jhe receipt of
applications here from French applicants.
. Toe amount of French subscriptions to
the American portion of the loan received
today could not be definitely learned, but
the bankers united In saying that they
were heavy. No subscriptions hud been
awaited from that quarter. The life In
surance companies will take a fifth of the
New York portion of the issue of $15,OU0,OUO.
Just how much gold will have to be ex
ported to settle with Japan for the bonds
will not be determined before April or May,
The new bonds were offered for sale today
on the curb market "when Issued." Tho
asking price was K3 and DO was bid.
Japs Release Prisoners.
WASHINGTON. March 27.-The Japanese
legation has received the following dis
patch from Toklo:
Of the Rusxiun nonenmbatants which fell
Into our hands at the battle of Mukden
the following were released: In trout of
our auvMiice guard, 47 men ranking as ot
liccrs, 3bH men ranking as noncommissioned
officers. 9 nurses, il priests. 4 merchants at-
tuched to the army. Released at their de
sire In Che Foo or Snanghul: 'Li men
ranking as omrers, 23 nurses, men rank
lug as noncommissioned othcers.
Dispatch Basra Are Lost.
PARIS, March 27 The authorities here
are considerably concerned about the niyf
terious disappearance of two official dla
patch bags containing orders to the French
squadron In the Indiuit ocean. The bags,
which were forwarded to the captains of
the French warship Internet and Kersuint
and which are said to have contained orders
relative to the movements of the Russian
second Paclf'c squadron, disappeared be
tween Pot t Said and Jlbutll, French Somali
land. The Investigation muy not result In
llnUlng any trace of the bags and soma
fears are entertained that they may have
leached those interested In learning the
1'luns of the Russian second Pad lie squad
ron.
Balfour Ignores Inquiry.
LONPON, March 7. In the House o
Commons today Swift MacNell (Irish na
tionallst) tried to elicit Information regard
Ing the peace negotiations. He asked
Premier Balfour If he could make any
' statement on the subject, but as no prevl
uus notice had been given of the question
tts) premier took no notice of it.
Russia Buys Tea Steamers.
LONDON, March 28. The Times this
Morning states that Russia has bought
tan Hamburg-American steamers for de
livery at Libau with cargoes of coal. It Is
supposed that they are designed for em
ployment a colliers to the Baltic squad
ron.
POPE DEPLORES SEPARATION
At Secret Consistory Many Matters
Affect In the Catholic Church
Are Considered.
ROM K, March, 77. The pope held a secret
consistory this morning without creating
nny cardinals merely preconlztne; bishops.
The only American was the Right Rev.
'nomas F. Hlckey, who was confirmed us
oadjutor bishop of Rochester, N. Y.
Consignor Zobleo Racicott was confirmed
.s auxiliary bishop of Montreal, Quebec.
All the cardinals met In the hall of the
consistory of the Vatican, where they
.celved the pontiff. The pontiff then de
livered an allocution and Immediately after
wards proceeded to the preconlzation of
bishop. The allocution In moderate terms
deplored the persecution from which the
church suffered In some countries and
.implained recent events In France
vthere beside the diplomatic rupture
between republic nnd the papacy, the
statesmen are pr"parlng for the separation
of church and state for which, the pontiff
asserted again, the Vatican was not
responsible, as had been alleged. The
rupture wns to be deplored.
The pope also referred to the persecution
of the church In some of the South Ameri
can republics especially In Nicaragua and
Ecuudor, citing the laws passed by the
last named republic ngnlnst the church,
providing for the confiscation of the prop
erty of the religious orders, interfering
with the liberty of the religious associ
ations and putting obstacles in the way
of the appointment of new bishops.
To offset this the pontiff mentioned the
fact thnt tho arbitration between Chile nnd
Peru had been intrusted to the pnpaj rep
resentative which had caused the Holy
See much satisfaction.
Another passage In the allocution says:
Amnnar other things It Brieves our souls
that the horrors of war are now devasta-
Csav Receives MeCormlrk.
ST. PETERSBURG. March tl. The em
reror and empress received Mr. McCor
mlck In farewell audience at Sarskoe Selo
today. The ambassador subsequently whs
received toy the dowager empress. The
emperor and both empresses presented
Uisir portraits to Mr. Mulormlck,
it
dea
ig the extreme east with fire, blood and
uth. nh. what tears ore shed there!
Those who renresent on earth Him who
nua thtk nnthor nf the nosuel of peace we
ardently beg may receive from God in
spiration to ndvlse princes nnd peoples to
come to peace. Ho many and so great are
the evils thnt ntnict tne numan race cvnj
where that there is no need to have re
course to war to make things worse.
The allocution ends with recalling the re
cent Jubilee of the lmroaculute conception
and praying the Virgin to Intercede for the
Joys of peace that are bo much desired.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AT IIS BOS
His Imperial Highness la the finest
of Kin Charles of Portugal.
LISBON. March 27. -The steamer Ham
burg, with Emperor William on board, an
chored here late this afternoon. King
Charles, Crown Prince Luis Philippe, duke
of Bragansen and the Duke Oporto, brother
of the king and their suites. Foreign Minis
ter Vlllaca and Marine Minister Morecla
went on board the vessel and escorted the
emperor aslio.-e. After presentations at the
landing stage, the royal procession , was
formed nnd proceeded through crowded and
magnificently decorated streets to the pal
ace at Relem. The reception all along the
route was of the most enthusiastic charac
ter. The royal carriage was showered with
flowers as It passed under the windows of
residences.
On arrival at the' palace Belrm at 6:16
o'olock p. ro- the Emperor William was re
ceived by. Queen Amelie and Prince Man
tel., hr second son... A state banqueJ...for
which 200 covers was laid, was given after
wards at the AJuda palace, followed by the
concert. Tonight the city was illuminated
and bands were playing In the streets.
Emperor William has asked King Charles
to arrange a reception of leading Portu
guese authors, politicians and savants for
presentation to him.
ATTEMPT TO KILL
PRIEST
Independent Polish Religions Lender
Mark for .Assassin nt Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, Man., March 27. Mystery
surrounds a sensational attempt to mur
der Rev. W. Bloxowlskl, priest of an In
dependent Polish church. As the priest
sat nt a table today In a lower room of his
residence two shots were fired from tho
street, crashing through the window within
a few inches of his head.
One of the bullets struck an oil lamp,
which exploded and set fire to the room, the
contents of which, Including several valua
ble oil paintings, were destroyed. Since
coming to Winnipeg Blozowiski has been
active In religious controversies among the
Poles, with the result that he has Incurred
the enmity of some of the factions.
OMAHA GETS HEADQUARTERS
Postmaster Oeneral Cortelyou Makes the
Positive Statement.
FORMAL ORDER COMES IN A FEW DAYS
Belnsx Held np In Order to Deride on
Superintendent, Whose Appoint
ment Will be Announce
at the Same Time.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 27.-l8peclal Tel
egram.)-"! have determined to locate the
new division headquarters of the rural free
delivery at Omaha," said Postmaster Oen
eral Cortelyou to a Bee correspondent this
afternoon. "After going carefully over the
entire subject." continued Mr. Cortelyou,
'I reached the conclusion that Omaha Is
by far the most suitable city for the new
division headquarters1. The decision will be
formally and officially announced within a
few days."
The delay In officially announcing the se
lection of Omaha is due, It is thought, to
the fact that it is desirable to announce
the name of the new superintendent of the
division at the same time the location Is
given out In official form. There are a
number of candidates for the superlnten-
dency, the most prominent being Llewellyn.
Mr. Llewellyn has the endorsement of
Senators Millard and Burkett and the en
tire Nebraska delegation and there ls a
strong Impression about the Postofflce de
partment that he will be the successful
candidate.
Harder Before Bankruptcy Court
Charles J. Barber of Nebraska, an alleged
bankrupt, was taken Into custody Saturday
by the United States marshal for the Dis
trict of Columbia for examination relative
to his supposed indebtedness. The action
of court against Mr. Barber was taken on
petition of the Home Fire Insurance com
pany of Omaha, Edward Krug, Charlotte
Martin, Charles L. and Marthena 'Saunders,
administrators of the estate of Alvin
Saunders1, all of Nebraska, who say they
are creditors of Mr. Barber, who asks that
he be declared a bankrupt. The creditors
say they have procured Judgments against
the alleged bankrupt for amounts aggiega
tlng more, than . 125,000 In the Nebraska
courts. After the petition was presented
Judge Anderson, presiding in the bank
ruptcy court, determined to take up the
examination.
William Ambrose, representing Mr. Bar
ber, said his client was in fact a bankrupt
and has as far as lay In his power liqui
dated his indebtedness. The claims against
him, he explained, had grown out of the
sale of the Home Fire Insurance company,
which, he said, practically belonged to the
alleged bankrupt. The hearing occupied
the attention of the court for the greater
part of the day.
Postnl Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Loma,
Butler county, Bert Haselwood, vice J.
Nabtty, resigned. Iowa Sergeant Bluff,
Woodbury county, Ellsworth N. Hall, vice
H. O. Reed, resigned; Thrall, Wright
county, John Pappcrt, vice Alexander
Owen, resigned.
Rural free delivery route No. 6 has been
erdered- established "May 1 at Harlan,
Shelby county, la., "serving 420 people and
106 houses.
RECEIVERS F0R TABARD INN
Affairs of Five Allied Corporations of
Book Lovers' Library to be
Heorsranlsed.
! PHILADELPHIA. March 27.-Flve con
cerns allied with the Book Lovers nnd
Tabard Inn library, of which Seymour
Eaton Is president, were placed in the
hands of a receiver here today by the
United States circuit court. The estab
lishments affected are 'the Philadelphia
Book Store company. Tabard Inn Press
company, Tabard Inn Shops and Studies,
Tabard Inn Druggist Specialty company
and the Tabard Inn Food company.
The liabilities, according to President
Eaton's statement, are less than $liO.OtiO,
and the assets exceed $1,000,000. These
assets, Mr. Eaton says, are by the na
ture of the business scattered from Seattle
to Atlanta and from Boston to San Fran
cisco, In more than 2,00 cities as well as
on scores of trains and ocean steam
shi.s. Judge Holland appointed John H. Slnen,
Charles Megargee Lewis and R. Thornton
Eaton, receivers of the Philadelphia Hook
Store and Tabard Inn Press, fixing se
curity at 125.0"O for the two. K. Thornton
Eaton was named as receiver for the
three other concerns, IWlth security at
Among the plaintiffs are J. B. Llppln
cott company, the MarntUlan company, 1.
Appleton & Co., Curtis A Co., Eavenson &
Sons, and the Midland Metal company.
Counsel for the creditors state that the ac
tion Is an amicable one In anticipation of
the reorganization of the company.
MANIFESTO OP FREM'H DIKE
Orleans Hays that Restoration of Mon
archy Is Necessary,
PARIS, March 27. The debute on the
bill providing for the separation of church
and state was renewed in the Chamber
of Deputies today. Count Bonl de Castcl
la.ie 'republican), who was among the
speakers, ma'ntalned that the measure did
not mean the separation of church and
state, but the extinction of the church by
the state.
A manifesto issued by the duke of Orleans
Is attracting much attention. It says a
restoration of the monarchy is necessury
to restore an orderly administration of the
country and to ensure religious liberty.
The manifesto la regarded as an appeal to
the clerical clement.
FRENCH ARE AWAITING COI'HT
Venezuelan Situation Is I nattered,
While Cable Case Is Pending;.
PARIS. March 27. The French Foreign
office renews, Its assurances thaf nothing
has been undertaken here relative to pea.ee
negotiations.
. The Venexuelan status is unaltered, the
officials here taking the view that no action
will be taken until the Caracas court de
cides the questions pending in regard to
the concession of the French cable company.
R0SSEAU IS F0UND GUILTY
Man Who Sent Infernal Machine to
Steamer I'mbrla Must Serve
Prison Sentence.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Gesner Russell,
also known as Geseler Rosseau, was con
victed today before Recorder Goff of hav
ing sent with mallcloui Intent an infernal
machine to the Cunard steamer Umbria
In this city on May 6, 1903. The prisoner re
ceived the verdict calmly and without com
ment and was remanded to the tombs for
sentence on Friday. The maximum pen
alty for the offense Is five years' Imprison
ment. In his testimony Rosseau said: -I
have made many infernal machines dur
ing my life, and during the Cuban re
bellion I sold a number of them to agents
for Cuba In this country. They were for
blowing up Spanish ships, and I gave full
Instructions to the agents as vo their usj.
He said he always made enough money
to go on with his work and that during
the Boer war he offered Infernal machines
to the Boer agents In this country, but
that his offer had been refused, the Boers
saying they did not care to fight that way.
STORY OF Y0UNG ROGERS
Runaway Kvaaston Boy Says He and
Aunt Went to Buffalo Together,
Where She Disappeared,
CHICAGO. March 27. The first appar
ently adequate explanation of the mys
terious disappearance of the boy, Frank
Ely Rogers, and his aunt. Miss Florence
Ely, four years ago, at Evunston, was
made tonight to a representative ot the
Associated Press by James C. Rogers,
father of the boy. Though simple and
straightforward, the truth of the mystery,
according to Mr. Rogers, Is stranger than
the many fanciful stories that have been
written about the case..' which in Chicago
has excited as much Interest as the cele
brated Charlie Ross case In Philadelphia.
Replying to questions as to the boy's return
yesterday, Mr. Rogers tonight said:
At the time of the disappearance of my
son Frank, like many boys of his age, was
tired with a desire to run away from home
and see life lor himself. His aunt, u suf
ferer from melancholiu. was about to be
placed by us in a sanatariuin, a proceeding
to which she strongly objected. As a result
of these circumstances the two left home
together and went to Buffalo. There they
separated. Miss Ely entering a large store
apparently to do some shopping and leav
ing Frank outside. She had previously
given him a small sum of money. From
that time until now Frank has not seen
Miss Ely and neither he or we know her
whereabouts. Frank, following out his
Ideas of seeing life, made a living as best
he could and has finally returned home
after many vicissitudes. This is the ex
planation of the mystery as learned by me
from my son and is apparently the whole
truth.
CRUISER HAS SLIGHT DAMAGE
Galveston Compelled to Return to
Port Because of Condition
of Machinery.
NORFOLK, Va., March 27 The United
States cruiser Galveston, which sailed from
the Norfolk navy yard for Galveston, Tex.,
last Thursday on its maiden voyage for
the purpose of "shaking down" its ma
chinery, returned to the navy yard today,
having put into the Virginia capes yester
day. The cruiser's return. It was said at the
office of Rear Admiral Harrington, com
manding this naval station, was for re
pairs to Its machinery, which hud a slight
break when the vessels had gotten some- 300
or 4O0 miles down the coast.
It was further stated that the necessary
repairs would only be made tu tho-rial teu
ton and that It probably would proceed
south again within a few days.
It was positively stated at the admiral's
office that the damage to the Galveston Is
In no way serious.
The piston rod of the cruiser's starboard
engine Is bent.
English Correspondent Attacked.
TANGIER. Morocco, March 27. Waller
B. Harris, the correspondent of a London
newspaper, was attacked by a native while
In tho British postofflce today. His assail
ant, a Moorish hotel guide, suddenly rushed
upon him with a knife, which, however,
struck the ring of Mr. Harris' watch and
slightly wounded him In 'the stomach. Mr.
Harris says he Is not aware of any, reason
for the attack.
1 Starvation Threatens Armenia.
LONDON, March 27. Starvation threatens
Armenia, according to a cable message
from Van, received today by the Bible
Lands or Turkish Mission Aid society from
the local agent of the society. The mes
sage read: "Suffering from poverty. Gen
eral food supply In many villages nearly
exhausted. teaths from hunger beginning."
Uerniaa Empress la Italy.
MESSINA. Italy. March 2i The German
Imperial yacht Hohcnxollern with the em
press of Germany and Princes Eltel Fred
erick and Oscar on board, arrived today In
the straights. Thousands of spectators
cheered the arrival of the Imperial party.
An Italian squadron and numerous yachts
rendered the customary honors.
COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICTED
Judge Hards and Sheriff Callahan
Accused of Conspiring to
Commit Murder,
LEXINSTON, Ky.. March 27 Judge
James Hargis, his nephew, Elbert Hargis,'
and Sheriff Ed Callahan of Breathitt
county, wet today held without bail ou
charges of complicity in the feud murder
of James Cockrell In Jackson, Ky., three
years ago, whi.e Senator Alexander Hargis,
arrested In the same connection, was re
leased on 115,000 ball.
The decision was anonunced today by
Judge Parker of the Fayette circuit court,
who heard testimony last week on the
quesflon of Da II, and the trial of the case
will be held at the present term of court.
All of the men arrested In connection with
the crime are prominent in Kentucky busi
ness and politics.
FIVE DROWNED IN MISSOURI
Laborers Attempt tnj Onus Swollen
Stream In Small Skiff Near
St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 27. Five men
lost their lives. In the Missouri river here
today. The dead:
BILLY LEWIS.
OSCAR LEWIS.
HARRY TALENT.
HARRY SMITH.
HOWARD HUTCHASON.
The men were engaged In dyke building
operations on the Kansas side of the river
opposite the water pumping station. They
had been brought to the Missouri side each
evening by a small steamer, but on account
of a heavy wind and rainstorm this even
ing the steamer was delayed and the men,
rather than spend the stormy night In a
shack on the Kansas bank, determined to
corss In a skiff. About midstream the over
loaded skiff was swamped by the high
waves and four of the men sank In the
muddy water and were seen no more.
Hutchason was seen swimming, but sank
before help could reach him. None of the
bodies have been recovered.
NEW CROTON DAM IN DANGER
Floods Mennee the Structure and
Many Workmen are Kngrasied
In Strengthening" It.
NEW YORK, March 27. The World to
morrow will say: Conditions brought
about by the unprecedented floods
throughout tho vast watershed, which
feeds the New Croton reservoir, are men
acing the new $6,000,000 rCoton dam.
The engineers in churge of the work
believed the danger so formidable Inst
night that watchers were detailed to pirtrol
the dam and give Immediate warning in
case of Imminent peril. The village of
Croton Landing, with a population of
about 1.100, la a mile below the new dam
and directly in the path of the flood
should the dam break.
In an effort to employ all possible means
to meet the emergency, all workmen who
could be enguged were rushed to the new
dam last night and set to work re-enforcing
the structure at points where It
wns thought the greatest danger lay.
TWO PRESIDENTS MAY MEET
Proposed to Have Roosevelt and Dlas
Shake Hands Across the Bonn,
darjr Line at El Paso.
LAREDO Tex., March CT.-Efforts are
being made by local parties well known In
Washington and the City of Mexico to
bring about a meeting between President
Roosevelt and President Dlas when jthe
former comes to the southwest early in
April. It would be customary for President
Dlas to secure leave of absence from con
gress to depart from Mexico, but no such
formality would be necessary If a meeting
between the two executives could be
brought about.
In the event of a meeting between the
two presidents they would grasp hands on
the International bridge over the Rio
Grande river, each remaining on his re
spective side of the boundary line.
HEARING ON BOODLE CIttRCE
Representatives of Brewers Flatly Deny
Any Demand for Cash.
HERRING TELLS WHAT HIS FEE IS TO BE
Prnlrle Klre at Sharon Springs, Kan.
SHARON SPRINGS, Kan., March 27.-A
prairie, fire today burned many farrm housei
and buildings in this (Wallace) county and
Is still raging tonight. A strong northwest
wind is driving the Humes and the peopla
are making little pn gTeui in their efT'jris
to stop it. Among the losses is the II. A..
Clark rnch. which, is completely fire-swept.
COUNCIL CALLS TOM JOHNSON
Mayor of Cleveland Requested to
Prove Corruption Charges In
Court or Apologise.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 27.-The city
council tonight adopted a resolution calling
upon Mayor Johnson to take his recent
charges of bribery to probate court or the
grand Jury and prove them or In the event
of his not being able to do so make an
apology to the members of the body whom
he hss accused. The major said be would
think the matter
Reporter Who Wrote the Story Falls
to Show np and Committee De
cides It Is Not Worth W hile
to Walt for Him.
(From a Staff Correspondent.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 27. (Special
Telegram.) The senate 15,000 boodle fund
Investigating committee continued Its
hearing tonight at the Llndell hotel and
the session this time was an open one.
All three senators constituting the com
mittee were present, as was also Mr.
Hitchcock of Omaha, and all of them
asked questions. The first witness was
John W. Parrish, the Omaha attorney who
has been looking after the Interests of the
brewers' association In connection with
measures affecting their business (tending
before the legislature. The examination
of Parrish related more specifically to the
charge In the World-Herald article that
an attempted hold-up of $4,000 had been
made by demands on the attorney of the
brewers to stop the passage of the Shreck
locul i.'Uon bill.
Mr. Parrish In an answer to questions
explained that he was the only attorney
of all the brewers in attendance upon the
legislature. That he met with his clients
every Saturday; that he would know if
any such demands had been made, but
he denied point blank ever being ap
proached by any one for Il.ooO or nny sum
of money to Influence legislation affecting
the brewers, or that he had ever heard of
any demands. After he had finished he
volunteered the additional statement that
on his recommendation the brewers had
employed Carl E. Herring, another Omaha
attorney, to put their case in argument
before the senate Judiciary committee.
At this Mr. Hitchcock pricked up his
ears as if he had a new lead.
"Do you know where Mr. Herring of
fices?" he asked.
"In the New York Life building," was
the answer.
"Don't he office with Senator Thomas7"
"No, I think he has an adjoining office."
"Don't they both office together?"
"No, they have separate offices, though
they are entered through a reception
room."
Herring; and His Fee.
Mr. Hitchcock then put out a feeler to
find out if $4,000 or some sum was not
poid or promised to .ir. Herring to be used
in procuring the defeat of the measure,
but Mr. Parrish insisted that he had no
knowledge what Mr. Herring's financial
arrangements with the brewers were.
To satisfy Mr. Parrish, Mr. Hitchcock
was sworn and himself put under a cross
fire to find out who was responsible for
the article reflecting upon the attorney for
the brewers, but without any satisfactory
results.
By this time Mr. Herring was brought
Into the room and quickly cleared up the
smoke that had been raised over his em
ployment by the brewers.
"Yon, I was retained by the brewers to
present their case before the senate Juolc
lury committee, and I made one of the
finest arguments that was ever heard."
"Who made arrangements with you?"
"t was a committee Gotlieb Storz, Ar
thur Metx and Fred Krug."
"Do you mind telling what your fee was
to be In the case?"
"Not at all. I was to get $100 retainer
and 15 a day spent at the legislature in
the Interest of the brewers."
"Have you got your money yet?"
"I have not, but I think the brewers ar
still solvent."
1 "Was any other money promised you to
be used by you?"
"None whatever."
Senators Make Denial.
The other witnesses of the evening wero
Senators Gibson, Thomas and Saunders,
each of who denied under oath that he hiid
been approached by any one with reference
to the biennial election bill or the county
option bill, or that he knew or heard of any
money being raised to further these meas
ures or that he had received or written any
letters relating to them to his recollection.
The reporter who concocted the story
was to have been present to respont to a
demand for the name of his alleged In
formant, which he claimed to have promised
to keep confidential, but he was detained
nnd the committee decided that In the
light of the evidence before It, that It was
not worth the powder, so It adjourned, sub
ject to tho call of the chairman to form
Its report.
It turns out that the teslmony taken at
Omaha was decidedly conflicting. Reporter
Hunt told his Btory, claiming to have heard
of the collection of the boodle fund first
from Register of Deeds Deuel, then from
Judge Vlnsonhaler. He printed his story
on the strength of this information without
further verification. Registrar of Deeds
Deuel, on the stand, could not remember
having had any conversation with Mr.
Hunt on the subject and County Judge
Vlnsonhaler was the only one whose story
corroborated in any way the alleged boodle
pot. All of the county officers denied in
toto having contributed to any fund to
promote tho election bill, although two or
three of them expressed their willingness
to do so, but to devote its use solely for
legitimate lobbying. In every Instance
where tho Hunt-Vlnsonhaler story depended
upon other people those parties when ex
amined contradicted It flatly. The report
of the committee will probably be Inter
esting reading on the subject of Irresponsi
ble fakes and reckless newspaper charges
for political purposes. It will be filed In
a day or two. v. R.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair In West, Rain or Snow and Murh
Colder In Kant Portion Tuesday!
Hlah, Northwesterly Winds. Fnlr
and Warmer Wednesday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Honr. Ilea-. Hour. Dea.
1 a. m nil 1 p. m TO
l a. m fltl 2 p. m 7N
T a. ni TM .1 p. m NO
K a- 111 6T 4 p. m Ml
a. m (Mi n p. ni S'l
10 a. m 4 H p. m NO
It n. ni TO T p. m Ttl
IV m T4 N p. m TA
n p. in TO
BONDS FOR LIQUOR DEALERS
New Law Will f.lve Option for fioar
antee Company or Personal
Sureties for Security,
A bill to amend the Slocumb law so bs to
make It optional whether guaranty com
pany or personal security bonds shall be
furnished by snloonists to rover liquor
license has been passed by both branches
of the legislature and awaits the gover
nor's signature. The Slocumb law origin
ally provided for the personal sureties of
two resident freeholders In the sum of $6,000
for each license. In 18SG a law was passed
making, in general terms, guaranty com
pany sureties optional In cases of official
bonds with the persons furnishing the bonds
and the official or official body approving
them.
Guaranty companies took advantage of
this law as far as possible and succeeded
In doing a great deal of business. In some
localities, however, the guaranty bonds
were barred by rulings of attorneys. In
Omaha the guaranty comiany bonds were
accepted and about two years ago the
Board of Fire and Police commissioners
adopted a resolution stating that this kind
of bond would be preferred. About half
of the 240 odd saloons are now bonded In
this manner for $5,000 each as required by
law. The charge Is $J5 for each bond, or
at the rate of $5 per $1,000.
Two years ago foreign bonding companies
attempted to have a law passed prohibiting
companies from doing business In the
state without having a capital of at least
$UfiO,000. This was aimed at home corpora
tions of the kind and was resisted and
killed by efforts of the Metropolitan Bond
and Surety company of Omaha, which Is
the only Nebraska bonding company doing
business.
MEN AND COSTLY FURS BURNED
Gasoline Stove Explodes nnd Does a
Mlscellnnenns Iit of Serlons
Damage,
Fire on the second floor of the building
occupied by Frederick Flink's fur dressing
establishment at 1424 South Thirteenth
sereet at 7 o'clock last evening resulted
not only In the destruction of about $700
worth of furs, but also In severely burn
ing Gwynne Rhodes and August Jackson
two of Flink's employees who roomed in
the building. Jackson's face and hands
were very severely, burned, while Rhodes
injured one of his legs Jumping to the
ground from a second-story window.
Jackson was lighting a gasoline stove
when the flame in some way reached some
gasoline tout iind escaped . from the re
tainer. ' The flames burst up Into his fare,
ant as he threw his hands up to protect
his eyes they 'also were burned badly.
Rhodes, who was In another room, hearing
Jackson's cries ran to him, but seeing that
Jackson was able to escape Jumped from
the second floor to the ground. He was
burned considerably as he went through
the room, but not severely.
When the fire department arrived the fire
was extinguished In Bhort order. The loss
on the building Is nominal, but a large
number of valunble furs were destroyed.
They were valued nt $700. Fllnk carried
$500 Insurance on the stock.
TORNADO AT LOUISBURG, MINN.
Town Practically Wiped Oat and
Several Persons are Heported
Killed and Injured.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 27. A report
reached this city tonight that the little
town of Loulshurg, In the western part of
the state, had been practically wiped out
by a tornado and that seven persons had
been seriously injured. It was also stated
that from two to seven were killed, but
up to a late hour It has been Impossible,
owing to lack of telegraph facilities, to
verify the latttr statement.
Loulshurg Is a town of about 100 Inhab
itants, In Lac Qui Parle county, and has
neither telephone nor telegraphic connec
tion with the outside world. Reports from
nearby towns, however, state that three
store buildings were entirely demolished
and that three residences In the town were
more or less damaged.
TRIAL OF NAN PATTERSON
Case Will be Called In the Court of
General Sessions Early In
April. ,
NEW YORK, March 27. The trial of Nan
Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young
will be begun before Recorder GofT In the
court ofVkenersl sessions early In April. At
the request of District Attorney Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald removed the case from
the supreme court, where It was, to the
court of general sessions. The reason al
leged Is that there probably would not be a
supreme cotirt Justice at liberty to try the
case nt that time, and the trial must be
held then unless the prisoner were to be
discharged.
OLD MAN ADRIFT WITH CASH
Robert Berry Lost Near Burlington,
In., with Ninety Thonsnnd Ilol
' lars on His Person.
BURLINGTON. Ia,, March 27.-The po
lice of this city are exerting themselves
to locate Robert Berry, nn octogenurian,
who Is believed to be wandering near this
place with $50,000 on his person. The po
lice are acting on the request of Berry's
niece, Miss Lena Dalles of Rome, la., to
whom Berry had promised a gift of $51,000,
claiming that he was her father's long
lost brother. Ilerry had $10100 In cash
and a certified check for $.10,000 more. He
had started for Burlington to get the
check cashed.
PARSIFAL AT MINNEAPOLIS
Metropolitan Opera Company Opens
to Record Breaking Audience
In the Flour City.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 27. The Metro
politan Opem company opened the new
Minneapolis Auditorium on Eleventh street
tonight with Wagner s music-drama, "Par
sifal," and a record-breaking audience was
In attendance. The Auditorium has a seat
ing capacity of over 2.WO. Every seat was
filled and many stood during the entire
opera. The Metropolitan company goes
from here to Omaha and Kansas City.
lown Man Drowns. .
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. March 27. Lucy and
Helen Baker, young women of this clly,
and their cousin Harry Hayts of Iowa,
were drowned today by the upst-tUi" of. s
canoe.
Movements of Ocean Vessels March 2T
At New York Arrived: Pretoria, from
Hamburg; Patrla, from Marseilles; Kron
land, from Antwerp; Quebec, from Havre;
Clttl Dl Napoli, from Genoa; Ryndan, from
Rotterdam. Sailed: Caiuhrla, for Mar
seilles. At Liverpool Arrived: Umbrlu, from New
York.
At London Arrived: Montrose, from St.
John. N. H.
At Cherbourg Balled: Grosser Kurfi r-t,
for New York. Arrived: Kron Prlnx Wil
helm. from New York.
At Glugow-Sailed: Siberian, for Phila
delphia. At Gibraltar Arrived: Neckar, from New
York. Bulled: Kcnlg Albert, for New
York.
Al Boulogne Sailed : Rotterdam for New
York; Hleucher, for New York.
At Hamburg Arrived : Abydoa. from Sun
Francisco; Animon, from Han Francisco.
At Hong Kong Arrived: Coptic, from
Ban Francisco.
At Plymouth Arrived:- Kron Prlnx WI1
heliu, from Ntw York.
ONE RAILROAD BILL
House Faisei the Dodge Measure for aa
Elective Railroad Commission.
RECOMMENDS CADY BILL FOR PASSAGE
Tbii Provides for Appointive Commission
to Act Until One is Elected.
AMENDMENTS STRENGTHENING MEASURE
Kjd Elevator Bill Favorably Atted on in
Committee of the Whole,
BILLS FOR DOUGLAS SQUEEZE THROUGH
BUI Aimed to Curtail Opportunities
ot Bootleggers on Indian Res
ervations Is Killed In
the House.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. March ".-(Special
Telegram.) The house this afternoon
passed the Dodge bill providing for a con
stitutional amendment creating an elective
railroad commission and tonight in com
mittee of the whole recommended for pas
sage the Cudy bill, which passed the
senate Inst week, re-enacting the old
board of transportation law originally
passed In 1SS7 and repealed In 1901. At
the night session the house also recom
mended for passage the Kyd elevator bill,
which prohibits pooling of prices and di
vision of profltB, as Is done by the In
dependent elevator concerns which ara
being persistently fought by the line ele
vator people. It Is nn longer a secret
that the Kyd bill Is ranked es an R. I
Schneider measure, calculated to benefit
the line elevators at the expense of the
small concerns operated by the farmers
on a co-o;eratlvs basis.
Before the Csdy bill was recommended
for passage tonight It was materially
changed by amendment. Perry of Furnas
offered an amendment conferring on the
commission power. In the absence ot
specific legislation, to establish, modify
snd enforce reasonable rates of charges
of transportation of persons an freight,
making the measure apply to passenger
as well as freight rate regulation and to
prevent discriminations, abuses and adjust
and determine controversies. Under this
amendment the legislature shall provide
the methods of enforcing the findings of
the commission, and the commission shall
have such power as the legislature shall
confer uiion It.
The Cudy bill originally fixed the salary
of the . commission at $3,000 a year and
their term of office at three years. The
house amendment leaves the salaries to
be fixed by the legislature, and extends
the term of office to six years. The
amendments adopted by the house already
have been approved by senator Cady, so
that the belief Is the senate will concur
in the amendments and 'the measure thus
be enacted into a .law. There is little
doubt of the house passing this bill.
Binder Twine Bill Talk.
"I would not give 2 cents for the bill's
chances of passage now," said a member
tonight of the Joint conference committee
on the binder twine plant bill. '
At a meeting of the committee composed
of three house and three senate mem
bers, It was decided the senate must re
voke its amendment substituting soft for
hard fibre and the house must recede
from its action In refusing to concur In
the senate's amendment to Issue $200,000
bonds for the establishment of the plant.
"This, at least, will be majority report.
A minority report Is not entirely improb
able. "The senate, I think, will not revoke the
fibre amendment," said a house mem
ber of the committee, "and I am certain
the house will never accept the $200,00t
bond amendment. My, opinion, therefore,
is the bill is Just as good aa dead now."
The vote on the Dodge bill stood 73 to 8,
the eight voting In the negatlvo being Da
vis of Buffalo, Foster of Douglas, Caldwell
of Cluy, McLood of Stanton, Robbins of
Gage, Thompson of Cuming, Parker of
Otoe and Mr. Speaker. , .
Bills Affecting; Donarlas County.
Bills affecting Douglas county had narrow
pulls In the house this afternoon. H. R.
338, by Tucker, providing for the nomination
nnd election at large of the county com
missioners from their Individual districts,
and II. R. W0, by Muxen, providing for the
election of the South Omaha Board ot Fire
and Police Commissioners, composed of
four commissioners, with the mayor as -
officio chulrman. Just barely passed; that ia.
they each got the least vote they could and
pass Si.
An attempt had been made by Clarke and
others from Douglas county to so amend
the Muxen bill as to have, two commission
ers, with the mayor ex-offldlo rhntrman of
the board, but the committee of the whole
turned down the amendment submitted by
the standing committee. Clarke did not
know of this when the bill came up for
final passage and he called to the speaker
to know why the printed amendments were
not upon the members' desks. He was then
informed by tho reading clerk thnt the bill
contained no amendments, that they were
defeuted In committee of the" whole. Muxen
will co-operate with his colleagues to have
the senate adopt the amendments.
Joalyn nnd the Indiana,
J. A. Joslyn, the Western Newspaper
Union mugnate, succeeded In getting the
house to endorse His plan of taxation as
provided for In H. R. m. by Clarke of
Douglus. The purpose of this bill Is tp ex
empt from taxation storks of such concerns
as the Western Newspaper Union, as Rep.
resentatlve Clarke explained, "Where the
corporation's property Is all real estate, as
Is the case with the Joslyn concern." An
amendment to the bill reads thus:
Provided, that nothing herein Shall be
construed to make taxable or assessable th
capital stock of any corporation whosn
business is wholly or partly operated, con
ducted and managed outside of the state
where the capital stock of such corporation
or the property represented thereby Is as
sessed and taxed in another state, but the
owner of any such stock shall list the same
with the assessor, and he shall produce and
furnish to the proper taxing otflcus of tle
state a sworn statement showing that all of
the capital stock of such corporation or the
property represented thereby has been is
nesed In another state for the current year.
The house refused to remove the tempta
tion for boollcyglng as contemplated In
II. R. 41!, by Lee of Douglas, which pro
hibited the sale of any Intoxicating liquor
w It hi n ten miles of an Indian reservation.
The friends of this bill were earnestly
hoping that the legislature would see nt Id
enact It Into law and thus establish at least
one good and potent barrier to the con
tinuance of the Writ t runic which has been
so extensively practiced with such direful
and debauching results upon the reserva
tions of Nebraska, but the house took an
other view ot the matter. The bill only rn-
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