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NEWS SECTION. The Omaha UNDAY Bee. PAGES 1 TO 10. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1905,-FOUU SECTIONS TIIIKTY-SIX FAGES. SINGLE COl'Y riVE CENTS. CHINESE" OPEN DOOR Germany Said to Be Taking Advantage of War to Advance Its Intereita. FOLLOWING POLICY SIMILAR TO RUSSIA Oetaini Commercial Conoesiioni and Then Exercises Political Power in Land. PORTS CLOSED TO OTHER NATIONS No One but Germane I)t Boiinesi at Port of Kiaocban. HAVE HOPE OF NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE Fature Prosperity of Country from Atrrrnpnt of America, Great Brltala aad Japaa to Preserve Statu Uao. PEKING. June l.-(8peclal Cablegram to The Bee.) The question of the "open door" continues the most Important problem In China today. Of course there are many questions which will be determined In the light of the results to the Russo-Japanese war, but the "open door" conflict In China is growing; more and more Intricate and serious every day. Here In China It Is be lieved that the kaiser secretly sympathizes with the czar because the czar stands for restriction of trade for the partition of the trade of China, If not the actual partition of China, while on the other hand .the Japanese are pledged to' the open door. It would not surprise the high and mighty officials of China if the kaiser should Join hands with the czar, ostensibly in opposi tion to the so-called yellow peril, but in reality in opposition to the so-called "open door." When Mr. Hay, disturbed at the march of events in the far east. Inaugurated the "open door" series of dispatches and printed them for the information of an ad miring world, he said that the government of the United States would in no wise com mit ltBPlf to any recognition of exclusive rights of any power within or control over any portion of the Chinese empire under such agreements as had been recently made. This drew from the Foreign office at Berlin the following declaration: The imperial government has from the be ginning not only asserted but also prac tically carried out to the fullest extent In its Chinese possessions alisolute ennalitv of treatment to all nations with regard to iraoe. navigation ana commerce. 1 lie im perial government entertains no thought of departing in the future from this onnciDle. which at once excludes any prejudicial or aisaavaniageous commercial treatment, etc Nevertheless at Ktao Chau, In this place of absolute equality developed by the German government as a "free port" of commerce, at enormous cost during the last six years, no British merchant has yet found a foot ing; English and American shipping and banking interests are represented there by German agents. True, a very considerable portion of the local trade with Chinese is handled by the Japanese, mostly of the peddler class, but the European merchant at Kiao Chau is conspicuous, as he was at Port Arthur, by his absence. At a Chi nese treaty port of the same size British "trade would long since have been repre sented. Garmaay Sapporled Rusaia- Despite the "open door" assurance above quoted. It was not long before the world learned that the Chinese possessions did not Include, so far as Germany was con cerned, the Manchurlan provinces. Rus sia's failure to carry out the Manohurian convention, the retention of the treaty port of New Chwang and Its practical annexa tion of territory occupied during the Boxer troubles, all direct causes of the war with Japan, were, it is claimed, supported by Germany. Mr. Hay's policy, it la claimed here, affected the German policy very little. In October, ISO!, France ani Germany, while consolidating their own "spheres ut Influence," had seized the occasion of the evacuation of Shanghai to indicate clearly that Great Britain's claim to "influence" In the Yang Tsa-valley would no longer be recognized. Encouraged by the com plete absence of any policy, so far as Great Britain was concerned, Germany evl dcntly proceeded to make the most of the situation. It openly staled as Its condl tion for withdrawing Its troops from the trade center of the Yang Tse that China must agree not to grant to any other power any preferential advantages, po litical, military, maritime or economic, in tne Yang Tse valley, nor the right to oc cupy any point on the Yang Tse river, commanding the river, whether below or above Shanghai If the British government had possessed the shadow of a policy, this frank repudia tion of the existing understanding, this annulment of the Anglo-Russian convention of 1S, should Immediately have been fol lowed by Great Britain's denunciation of Germany s "preferential advantages" in Shantung. No belter opportunity could have been desired for uniting with Anertca and Japan to Insist upon strict and gen eral observance of the "open door," but nothing was done; the humiliating condi tions were tacitly accepted, and the evac uation of Shanghai by French and Ger man troops was used to inflict almost Irre parable Injury on the prestige of Great Britain throughout central China. Cermaay Becomes Bottler. Germany's policy since lKlS, Identical with that of Russia and consistently opposed to the vested interests of Great Britain and Japan, became distinctly bolder when, alter settlement of the Boxer troubles, Russia s grip tightened on the Manchuriau prov inces. The declaration of the alliance of Great Britain with Japan in February, liwj, .might have he-en expected to make Ger many pause, since, presumably, it Implied an end to the days of British vacillation; as a matter of results, however, Berlin ap parently believed as little in British policy as in the possibility of Russia's defeat by Japan, and German agents became, there fore, more and more active as the proba bility of war increased. Not only was their activity displayed in extending German control in and around Shantung, but It manifested Itself aggressively In matters "economic, politics! and military," on the Yang Tse from Shanghai to Changsha. The object was cUar to peg out as many Claims, to register as many accomplished facts as possible before the conclusion of the war brought about a general readjust ment of the far eastern question and new international "assurances." If this were lot Germany's aim. then its overt refusal :o recognise the British sphere of Influent aaa gratuitous, but everything that has since occurred, and lt present policy sup sorts this conclusion. True it Is that since the Irretrievable collapse of the Russian army at Mukden ths kaiser has taken the Bret opportunity to disclaim bis former ideas of "Welt-Pollttk." but there is no sign that the forward policy, either in the SIR FRANCIS PLUNKETT OUT Veteran British Diplomat Retires from (cnlre After tears of Falthfnl Work, VIENNA. June J. i Special Cablegram to The Bee.) After jnore than fifty years of unbroken diplomatic career, the British am bassador at Vienna, the Right Hon. Sir Francis riunkett. has retired from active service, with honors such as have selde been accorded to any man. Although diplomatic Juhllee and his seventieth y of age were attained some months ago, the diplomatic aire limit was somewhat stretched, In view of his eminent record, and letters of recall were not presented as soon as they would otherwise have been. The departure of Sir Francis riunkett Is- worth more than lwssing mention. The ending of his diplomatic career must not be regarded with colorl- ss Indifference. When, as a reward for hia excellent work tactfully done at Brussels under circum stances of unusual difficulty, he received the Vienna appointment four and one-half years ago, his reputation was that of a safe and conciliatory diplomatist, painstaking, conscientious and discreet. 111s success has more than Justified the expectations then formed and has stamped him as one of the most efficient ambassadors who have ever represented Great Britain at the Austro- Hungarlan court. Sir Francis belonged neither to the old nor to the new school of diplomacy, but rather to the good school of sound public servants, who regard a public position neither as a sinecure nor an opportunity for self-advertisement, and who are not content to take as their stand ard of activity the least that can rea sonably be expected of them. The retiring ambassador loved work and worked hard, but so quietly that his action was scarcely apparent, save to those priv ileged to watch it at close quarters. He was particularly diligent with his oil cati and never lost an opportunity of lubricating any point within his reach where friction had arisen or was In danger of arising. It Is no Indiscretion to say that the high esteem in which Sir Francis was held at Vienna was due In a large measure to the feeling that any critical turn In the diplo matic situation would be eased by the British ambassador's tact. He suffered much under Macedonia and the thorny, if not threatening, situations contingent upon Macedonian troubles. No power likes to be too often reminded that other powers claim a voice in the settlement of affairs which concern it most directly, and a part, at least, of the efficacy of lord Lans downe's attitude In regard to Maedonla Is attributable to the cordiality, and at the same time conciliatory policy, adopted by the diplomat whose task it was to trans late that attitude into terms acceptable to the Austro-Hungartan government. These qualities found rare if not unique expression in an affectionate presentation of a beautiful and valuable casket, dec orated with views of Vienna, a souvenir from members of the foremost Austro- Hungaiian families. Hardly less signifi cant was a charming memento received by Miss Punkett from her friends, the Vienna "comtessen." The Anglo-American- club has testified to Its gratitude In an address tastefully illuminated and bound. TIMES ON AMERICA "Thunderer" Beee 8igni of Trouble Ahead for the United States. PRESIDF' .yv -w CAUSES COMMENT ninki He May Become Head of New Political Force. PARTY LINES NOT OBSERVABLE ABROAD Democratic and Beonblican Parties Beem to Be Undergoing Change. INDUSTRIAL SITUATION NOW TO THE FORE According; to Writer ( resident Would Head Body of People aad t arb Both. Capitalistic and Lsbor Aggression- LONDON, June topoual Cablegram to Trie Bee.; Commenting on tne recent ut terances of Piemaenl Kooseveil, tne Times prints tne following remarkable leader: "President ftooaeveit baidiy seems a s.tre of the uinerence between lepubucans and democrats, but is aiways acutely conscious of tne diilerence between honest men arid good citizens in eitlier party ana inose who pursue their private ends without regard to tils public weal. "When we consider bow little the line of political cleavage In America now cor responds to any difference in principle affecting the leal issues of social lue in the United States, we are disposed to sus pect thai in disregard ol pari), me presi dent does really express the Bentimenu CENSURES PRUSSIAN OFFICIAL Minister of Justice noes Sot Effect of Supreme Coort'a Ieclsloa. Like BRITAIN SHORT OF OFFICERS Pay Will Not Meet Kxpenaee la tho Amy and Maay Men Resign. LONDON, June . (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The military forces of the crown are by the latest computation 4,0uu officers short of the requirements laid down in the army and auxiliary establishment for lSu&-. This serious shortage combined with the fact that the resignations are still as nu merous as ever is causing considerable mis giving in the minds of the authorities, and conferences are now taking place at the War office under the director of staff duties and other officials, the object of which Is to find a remedy for the situation. The bankruptcy of an officer recently has shown the futility of subalterns attempting to meet their expenses out Of pay. The decision of the army council that this offi cer should resign has spread alarm through the subaltern ranks for numbers of young officers are heavily In debt to tradesmen or In the hands of the money lenders. In spite of the smallness of his pay, the officer is burdened on every hand with expenses for mess, band, regimental clubs. servants and social Items. The changes In uniforms absorb an ab normal amount of his pay. First It Is a new undress, then a new full dress altera tion, a change In headgear or an overcoat, a new pattern sword or field service dress. At Sandhurst recently the cadets had changes of headdress Involving the posses. slon by each cadet of no fewer than Ave caps, none of which are of any use after passing to a regiment. The cost of alter tng cadet kips to regimental pattern In- Lvolved an outlay of from $100 to F150. BERMUDA PUSHING ONIONS Plaatera Give F.nallahmen aa Oppor tunity to I.eara Taste of Floe Vegetable. IXDNDON, June S. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The hotels and restaurants of London are being supplied free of charge with onions fresh from Bermuda. The reason for this Is that the Bermuaan Board of Agriculture is anxious that the virtues of this particular colonial 'product should be recognized and appreciated In England as thoroughly as they have been In America. Messrs Elder. Dempster A Co. have ar ranged on behalf of the Board of Agricul ture of Bermuda to distribute a large con signment of these onions throughout Lon don by way of experiment, and it is stated by the Importers that the Bermuda onion, apart irom us general superiority over other onions, has been found especially beneficial in cases of consumption. (Continued on Second Page.) FARMER LANDS A LIVING -Blaa' of Member of Farllam Called by Maa Who Can Milk Cow. LONDON. June S.-tSpeclal Cablegram to The Bee In a fit of reckless generosity Marsha.l Hall. K. C. M. P.. during the course of a speech at a conservative meet, lng at Relgate this week, offered to pre sent an importunate questioner In the audience with three acres of land and a cow, provided that the recipient would cultivate the land and milk the cow. The effer was promptly accepted, and It turns cut that the acceptor of the chal lenge was In his younger days cn expert enced agriculturist and Is quite capable of fulfilling the conditions attached to th gift by Mr. HaU. Mr. Hall now claims that the affair was a "put up Job," but ays he will stand by hia word. a great tiiouga comparatively silent iulutuuo of American voleia. We are continued in tins opinion by the votin wiilch gave the presiuenl ills enormous majority. There is no uoubt but mat be po.ieu an immense number of democratic otes, and mere is Just aa mucli certainty that capitalistic influence in the republican party were used against him. Ha had a real majority in stales wnere tne oemo- aiiu vote was strong enough to eiect oeino- rauc slate governors, and was used to led honest and clean-handed men, from wnieh 11 is not an extravagant lnterence mat Mr. Kooseveil appeais to a miuaie party, a parly weary of the empty shlbbo- etlis ut Hie existing organizations, and pre paring a new line of cleavage in American politics currefcpunaing to the actual prob lems whicn lue American people nave to solve. Y e have only to look at what is going on lo see thai lue common wealth is threat ened by two clasning forces, neither of wniuh proceeds upou the line of good gov ernment, and neimer of wmch is disposed lo submit wim si good grace to tne law. Capital la organized in a manner of whicn people in Uus country have a very imper fect conception, and its real control lies In a dangerously small number of hands. ine railways alone wield powers far be- ond trie range ot their own undertakings. which place tne people at large very much at ineir mercy. Huge combinations, such Ui nUaucHu'd Oil company, tiold the Interests of the mass of tne people with the grip of an octopus. talons Are Threatening. On the other hand, lue iraue unions, far pooler in resources, but far more powerful in numbers, are pushing meir special inter ests Willi that disregard for ihe general good of which the capitalists set the ex ample. The law has adequate control in bum cases; but while capitalists can thwart tne ends of law while using the powers of law, the trade unions have no means of aeiense except in Uie crudest and most violent defiance ol the law. In the strug gle, which Is continually growing more desperate, the interests of good govern ment and the welfare of the people at large must go to the wall. The organiza tion of the body politic, whicn has be come weak and Ineffective, owing to the unreality of the Issues upon which the or dinary politicians tight, is crossed by the organizations of these two great forces. May we not almost discern the germs of civil war in strikes carried on by violence and met by counter-violence Of the pro fessional strike breakers? "Mr. James Farley Is a remarkable man. and when our American correspondent. with evident propriety, refers to him as a general capable of mobilizing an Indefinite proportion of 40,OoO men upon his list, may we not ask what becomes of the law of the land if quarrels between citizens are to be fought out as if upon the battlefield? 'That, we venture to think, is the ques tion which weighs upon the mind of the president, and which led him at Denver to reiterate his conviction that the great corporations must be more effectively con trolled by law, and at Chicago to warn the strikers' deputation that they must keep within the law, and to assure the mayor that the whole power of the federal government will be put forth, if need be, to enable him to cope with disorder and vio lence. 'Across the mists of party strife, now well-nigh meaningless, we believe that the best men of both parties are beginning to see that only In President Roosevelt policy and alms does there He any hope of orderly social development. These are the men to whom he appeals, and that with the more urgency because there is another solution In the field the national ization of the railways which Is a mere diversion of public thought from the real to the false remedy. "We do not attach the highest Importance to the precise form of Mr. Roosevelt's suggestion at the mo ment. It may be true that more good ran be done by enforcing wise laws against the railways than by relieving them of a certain responsibility by giving the federal government the power to fix the transit rates. It Is the business of owners to control ythelr property, and it la the busi ness of the law to control the owners. But President Roosevelt Is educating public opinion to understand that something must be done to vindicate law against violence, and to find an orderly solution of problems that otherwise threaten civil war." BERLIN. June Z (Special Cablegram to The Bee Efforts are being made to have the Judgment of the supreme court In the Russo-German political trial which touk place at Konlgsherg last July, made the subject of a Parliamentary Inquiry. The Judgment of the supreme tourt is gen erally interpreted as implying a more than direct censure upon the methods of the Prussian minister of Justice. So far the resolution passed by the Reichstag last winter In favor of the denunciation of the Prussian and Bavarian treaties has met with no response from the German gov ernment. The verdict In this celebrated case was made the subject of an appeal to the su preme court of the German empire by the public prosecutor, as well as by the ac cused. The court has rejected the appeal In both cases. The appeal on the part of the public prosecutor was thrown out upon the ground that the necessary legal basis for a charge of high treason were not present, inasmuch as a special law or a special and reciprocal treaty with the Rus sian government was inrllspenslble for the cognisance by the German courts of acts affecting the person or honor of the czar. The court ruled that the assurances, given by the Russian ambassador in Berlin to the effect that in analagous cases the Rust-Ian authorities would Indict the of fenders, were offered after the commis sion of the offense and were therefore In adequate. On this point the court ex pressly concurred with the Russian pro fessor, Reussner, the Important witness for the defense at the Konlgsberg trial, that to be effective reciprocity In cases of this kind must be secured by law or by treaty at the time of the commission of the offense. The court declined to express any opinion, both as to whether the Rus sian ambassador was Justified In giving the assurances in question and as to whether the offenses with which the accused were charged were punishable by German law. LAWYERS TARE TURN Prosecution Presents Opening Argument to Jury is Dennison Case. INSISTS THE DEFENSE IS FABRICATED Dwells at Length on Letters Written by Dennison to Bhercliffa, GOES INTO THE HOOKER ACCOUNT BOOK Junkin Commences the Argument for the Defendant. DENOUNCES CASE AS PERSECUTION Points Oat What He Claims Is Im probability of the tory of Sher rllffe Arstunirnt to Be Con cluded Monday. THE BEE BULLETIN. day Fair. Mon- POLITICS IN THE TRANSVAAL Responsible Government Party Issues Manifesto Xot Liked by Sup porters of Administration. CAPE TOWN, June S (Special Cable gram to The Bee.) It Is believed here that the manifesto of the Responsible Government association on the Transvaal constitution has been launched with the double object of saving the face of the leaders of the party and playing the game of their radical friends at home who may wish to attack the letters patent for par tisan purposes. There is no doubt but that the responsible government party Is gen uinely disappointed with the provisions of the constitution which it hoped its agita tion would have molded more to Its liking The difficulties of the part it now has to play are increased by the alliance with Het Volk. Finding It impossible to swing the home government round to Its point of view the responsible government party is appar ently seeking to regain the ground It has lost by a cleverly worded manifesto. The original tactios of blocking supplies under representative gover" et, and endeavor ing Co make the administration of the col ony a farce were not well received and they are now certain to fall. The expressed determination to act loyally and patriotically under the new constitution would have sounded better in the mouths of the Boers than their British allies in the community but it was a necessary declaration owing to the previous utterances of the leaders of the party. The reference to the war contribution also Indicates that the signa tories desire to back out of the unpatriotic altitude hitherto adopted. It Is noticeable that little interest is dis played by the Cape Dutch at present re gardlng the course of politics in the Transvaal. The Cape Dutch are tired of the entire subject. The knowledge that Het Volk threatened to Join the Bound and raise the race issue from Cape Town to the Zambesi, If Its overtures were not fa vorably received, has tended to complicate the situation here in Cape Town as well as elsewhere. BUBONIC PLAGUE AT LEITH One Case of Dreaded Oriental Disease la Reported at British Port. LEITH, June 3. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Bubonic plague, about which little has been heard in the last year, has broken out here. One man, a rag picker named Hughes, has died. Fully twenty-five persons who lived In the same house have been removed and the place has been thor oughly disinfected. . Hughes was attacked by the disease after sorting rags which came off a foreign ship. His wife, who worked by his side and who Is now lying 111 at the Isolation hospital, ber two children by her side equally sick, declares that she saw a number of rats running about among the raps. Some serum which was taken from the body of Hughes has been examined by three special ists and these doctors are unanimous in pronouncing the disease bubonic plague. The tenement house In which Hughes lived was In the most densely populated portion of Lelth. The house has been not only renovated, but closed, and the Inhabitants of the adjoining buildings are being kept under strict medical observation. It being generally believed that the disease was brought to Leith by rats, the port au thorities have employed a number of rat catchers, with Instructions to rid the place of the vermin regardless of cost. RAILROAD MEN ARE ARRESTED Two America a Employes of Pere Mir. qaette Line to Be Deported from Canada. 8T. THOMAS, Ont.. June t-Colonel Sher wood, chief of the Dominion police, has ar rested Everett Cain, trainmaster, and Chief Dispatcher James Gilhul of the Pere Mar quette railroad for the purpose of deporting them to the United Btates under the alien labor act. A writ of habeas corpus was ap plied for today at Toronto and argument was heard by Justice Anglln. who reserved his decision until Monday. In the meantime they remain in the custody of Colonel Sherwood. WIDOWS STILL SEEK FLA WES Suttee le Practiced la India Despite Efforts of Brltala Against Rite. SIMLA. June S. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) In spite of the prohibition of suttee (the burning alive of widows), a case of aelf-lmmolation has occurred at a village about thirty miles from AJmere. The husband being to all a ppea ranees dead, the woman. In accordance with the custom, offered him food. It is supposed that this was a case of suspended animation, for the supposed corpse sat up. took a mouthful, then fell park and never moved again. This unusual proceeding must have had Its effect upon the minds of the natives In general and the widow In particular, for, though the widow followed the remains te the cremation ground, when the funeral pile was ready, despite the laws against this sort of a thing, the woman threw herself on the body and amid much confusion the pyre was Ignited. How or by whom the brands were started to burning Is not known, and consequently no arrests have been made. But while the fire was biasing the widow made not the slightest attempt to escape, and in the course of an hour or two both bodies were reduced to ashes. (From a Staff Correspondent.) RED OAK, la., June 3 (Special Tele gram.) By Tuesday morning It will be up to the Jury to decide whether Tom Denni son received and disposed of the Pollock diamonds. R. W. Bt-eson, for the prosecu tion, legan his argument at 8 o'clock today and concluded shortly after 2 p. m. Junkin of the defense then talked until 6 o'clock and will consume one hour or more Mon day. He will lie followed by George Egan of the defense and Judire Smith for the prosecution. Judge Smith's argument Is likely to run over into Tuesday. Though the heat was oppressive In the courtroom both attorneys were given the closest attention by the Jury and the large crowd remained until almost time for ad journment. Beeson In his opening statement said the entire defense had been fabricated and that n analysis of the evidence would show this. The final statement, he said, made by Dennison could be explained in no bel ter way than by the letter which accom panied It. The letter shows, he said, that Dennison sent the statement to Shercllffe to show him how much he had spent on him and that it was not written at the request of Shercllffe was clearly shown by the por tion of It relating to Shercliffe robbing the Dennison house and to the further warning from Dennison for Shercllffe to quit talking. That Dennison knew he had JSVicrlmlnated himself the letter asking that the state ment be returned showed. He thought It preposterous that Dennison would take such an Interest in Shercllffe after a three weeks' acquaintance, lie spoke at length regard ing the Hooker account book, pointing out that the name of Shercliffe had been used at a time Shercllffe was going under the name of Kid King. The fact that Hooker had turned over the itemized account to Dennison he said was proof enough that he was acting as Dennison's agent. If not, he said, why did not the book turned over to Dennison contain the amount of money de posited with Hooker by Shercllffe? Hooker's letter to Cochran, in which he stated that he had spent his own money for Shercllffe's defense and that Shercliffe had no money, should be sufficient evi dence, he said, to impeach Hooker. The whole Hooker testimony, he claimed, was fixed up for the occasion. Beeson then went into the testimony of each witness and discussed at length the reputation and reliability of many of the witnesses of the defense. Junkin for the Defense. During his argument Junkin, for the de fense, took occasion to call attention to the powerful organizations which were back of the Dennison prosecution, the Civic Federa tion and Jewelers' Protective association, and he told that they had raked the sewers and the cesspools to get convict testimony to railroad Tom Dennison to the pen. No man who had testified for Dennison. he said, but who had been subjected to the most merciless Investigation, and If there had been a skeleton in any closet It had been brought out. Like a "hyena, with the appetite of a buzzard," he said had the prosecution even Jumped onto an old white haired man like Mayor Moores. "There Is more spite, more 111 will and more revenge In this case than there had been In any case ever before tried in Iowa or Nebraska," he exclaimed. Junkin called attention to the testimony of Pollock, which had been changed at this hearing from his former testimony so as to Implicate Dennison and dovetail In with the story of Shercllffe. These two, he said. had contradicted each other, for Pollock said Dennison wag with him at the Mil lard hotel forty minutes before train time, while Shercliffe said he was with Dennison In a saloon on Webster street forty-five minutes before train time. Pollock now swears that Shercllffe when he robbed him did not ask for money, when upon the other trials he said he did ask for money. This he said was Just to help out the case. Jun kin claimed that Shercllffe had an accom plice on the train In the person of Frank Bruce, who, Fleming testified, took his seat In the train and who disappeared after the robbery. Fleming Identified Bruce In Jail afterward as the man on the train. Among other points Junkin brought out and laid stress were these: Talks of Probability. While Sherclifte was on parole there was no evidence to show that he and Dennison discussed the diamonds; in fact he said there was no conversation about the dia monds so far as the evidence goes except Shercllffe's statement that Dennison said he dug them up. It would have been natural, he said, for Shercliffe to have asked what Dennison had done with them when they met later. It would be foolish to suppose that Shercliffe would bury the diamonds be hind a church when there was a dwelling house within nineteen feet of the church. At a time when all strangers were being watched he said Dennison would not have gone to Missouri Valley and bought u butcher knife to dig up the diamonds, if It was strange that Dennison would assist BliercllfTe to get a parole when he had 1 l.rrmini re Motive In China. Timea Keen Trouble for America. Irmmrnl In the t)rrnlnn Case. Russian Ships Reach Inntla, 3 Japanese Minister at White House. Hyde and Alexander .et Together. 3 eia from All Part of ehraka. Warrant for Head of Teamsters. 4 Detention Home Is ow I. orated. Mayor Is (.reeted at Ills Offlee. 5 Women Help Improvement Clubs. Affaire at south Omaha. 8 K.darntlna the loulh for Business, Telephone In ewspaper Offices. T port I ii a Fvents of the Day. 8 Past Week In Omaha Worlety. Woman In t Inh and Charity. ft Council Bluffs and Iowa twi. lO ms from the Army Posts. F.niTOR I AL SECTION 1 Cattlemen Knrlnse Vacant Land. Leant Flaht for Inrnbalor Bahe. A Rallronds anil the People. t hautanqna Idea Is Thrhlns. (,id Morj Told of Jefferson. T Condition of Omaha's Trade. Commercial and Financial. HLF-TOF. SECTION Elaht rages. 1 Fourth Hafile Mury. 2 Field of Flrrlrlclty. 3 Plas and I'laer. Music and Musicians. 4 Commercial club Excursion, lories of Noted People. B Russian Cathrdrnl In Japan. Mnney-MnLlna Chances at Panama For and About Women. Hints on Latest Fashions. 7 tirlst of tpnrttna ftosalp. 8 Career of Captain Reynolds. COLOR F,CTIO Tea Panes. 1 Duster Broun Chases Butterflies. 2 Women More Cruel Than Men. From Far and Near. 3 Most RxrluMlve Snvaae of All. 4 Mnm Life In Russia. B .Mysterious Pomer of a Jap Boy. Value of a Beautiful Nose. 6 Marrlnae Brldices Rich and Poor. 7 Jacky'a Double l'la Short Story. 8 l.ncj and Sophie Say Good-Bye. Coat Family Aids Temperance. ft Top o' the Morals'. lO Bery of Stane Beaoty. FLEE TO MAMLA BAY Three. Russian Cruiieri Tafce Eefuge in American Fort in Tar last. UNDER COMMAND OF ADMIRAL tNQUIST Vesils Are Aurora, Oieg and Zmchng Which Were Reported Bunk. ALL OF THtM Ml BADLY DAMAGED They Will Probably tie Interned Until Close ot the nar. STORY OF ROJEsiVtHSKY'S CAPTURE Temperature at Omaha Vestrrdayi Hour. 5 a. m . 6 a. m. 7 a. m . 8 a. m . ft a. m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m. 12 m.. . . Dear. 7 (Ml 67 ilH 73 71 7H Hour, 1 p. m . It p. m . 3 p. m . 4 p. m . B p. m . A p. m. 7 p. m , Dear. . . n . . H7 . . NO . . ftCt . . Kft BATTLESHIP STRIKES BARK eieamer Ata-banlsfan Run Down by the Caesar In the English Channel. June During a fog off uungeaess early this morning the British battleship Caeaar collided with the British bark Afghanistan. The Afghanistan sank v-u minutes aner tne collision. It l feared that twenty-three men on board the bark were drowned aa only eleven of Its crew of thirty-four were picked un. The Afghanistan was bound from Hamburg for can uiego and Portland, Ore. At the time of the accident the channel fleet, steaming In two columns with the t-aesar leading the second column, suddenly entered a fog bank and was unable to give me signal to slow down. Another disaster was narrowly averted as me battleship Hannibal shortly after ward fouled another veaael and carried away its headgear. Prior to the collision between the Caesai and the Afghanistan the batlleshlD Trt umph collided with the battleship Swift- sure and both will have to be docked. The Caesar wai considerably damaged. The Afghanistan In clearing the ram of tne Caesar was carried along the port side of the war ship, whose torpedo nets, fore bridge, searchlights, davits and boats were swept away and some of Its plates at the bows were stove. The Afghanistan. Captain Cralgle, left Hamburg May 23 for San Diego and Port land. Ore., and was last reported passing Dungeness on June 2. The vessel was 1 feet long, forty-two feet beam and twenty xour reel in oeptn or hold. It was of 2.221 tons net register. The Afghanistan was built In 1SS8 at Stockton. England. It bailing port was Liverpool, where It wa owned by the British and Eastern Ship ping company. WEAVER KEEPSJJP THE FIGHT Philadelphia Mayor RemoTes secre tary of Civil Service Board and Snapiads Civil Service List. PHILADELPHIA. June J. Mayor Weaver today appealed to the citizens to concentrate their energies in the cause of honest government and stated that it has always been his belief that a city should control and operate Its public works. Kolla Dance, secretary of the city's civil service board, was removed from office today by order of the mayor, who also ordered the suspension of the list of civil service applicants except those for medical inspectors. Samuel Sutcliff, chairman of the bureau of street cleaning, was summoned to the office of the mayor today and ordered to furnish a report of the work done by con tract during the year and their delinquen cies. The law provides vsrlous penalties for failure to comply with all the require ments of the contracts. Cloudburst in Kansas. F.ELLEVILLE. Kan . June 1. A cloud burst covered the Rock Island tracks at this point to a depth of over a foot and washed out the track between Bellevlll and bcandla. Movements of Ocean Vessels June At V V,,rlr A p.i,r.4 . V .. . known him only three weeks Junkin said , Southampton: I. Touraine from H.v'r ii nuuiu u- iiniiKei pun umi ne wouia so In partnership with him to commit a crime. To convict Dennison. Junkin said, the Jury would have to believe the testimony of Shercllffe, a robber, a highwayman and a degenerate, in preference to Ed Doyle. John Dennlhon and Mrs. Ewartx and In all twenty-one witnesses who had Impeached him. He claimed that the financial state ment had been made at the request of Shercllffe Just as Dennison said It had been made, and he said there was nothing In criminating In the fact that Tom Dennison had borrowed money for his brother. About the same time he said he did the same thing for his brother. He was eloquent in his denunciation In what hi termed the persecution of Dennison by the "Omaha gang," and said the gang came over Into lowa expecting to find a Jury who would hang a man merely because he occasionally took a glass of beer. Junkin will resume his argument Monday. Shercllffe. on the advice of Judge Smith, left Red Oak this afternoon for ea Moines. iled : Mesaba. for l.,nt,,n. u, . ' Plymouth: Zeeland. for Aniir. ti.i-.. ... Irene for Genoa. Thessalla, for Hamburg: Armenian, for Hamburg: Campania, for La Bavole, for New Cedrlc. for New Liverpool At Havre Sailed York. At Queenstown Sailed i om. At rioutnampton-Balled: St. Louis, for New 1 ork. v V i-'rpY I-U"arila, for New i ago was Interned at San Francisco. . i, i iiii. mr .-ew i orK. Russian Commander Was to Hava Been Killed to Prevent Ilia Recapture by Foreea of the tsar. Bl LLK 1 1. MANILA. June i. Hear Admiral Enquiit, who was commander of ihe heavy cruiser squadron of Uie i.usslnn ileet, arrived In the bay at o clot a this evening on board his flagship, the protected cruiser Aurora. accompanied by tl.- pioucieu cruisers Oleg and .vine hug. All ttie vessels were more or let-s damaged and there were many wounded imti on board. Rear Admiral liam. on board his fitigshlp, the battleship Ohio, with the Wisconsin, Oregon, Raleigh and Cincinnati, was outside Corregidor sland maneuvering when the Aurora sa luted with thirteen guns and the Ohio an swered. Admiral Train and his squadron accompanied the Hussian vessels to Manila, In an Interview Hear Admiral Enquist a executive otticer said: When the buttle begun the admiral was alKxiru tiie cruiser Oieg. which was hit a number ol times by Itiine shot. There wis an incessant rain of shnl from quick firing guns, and the ship was soon badly dam aged. 1 lie admiral transferred nis nag to tne Aurora, which then drew the combined tire of many torpedo boat destroyers at close range and tne atlacK ol submarines, we were overwhelmed by the latter. A mist arising, we made a oash for the open sea and were followed by the Olcg and Jenicuu. Loaaea of Ruaslana. Rear Admiral Enquist Is uninjured. Cap tain Egorleff of the Aurora waa killed by a shell which struck the conning tower and he was buried at sea the day before reach ing Manila. On the . Aurora three officers were wounded, twenty of the crew were killed and eighty-three were wounded. The losses on the Oleg were thirteen of the crew killed and eighteen wounded. On the Jemchug the casualties were twenty- one Junior officers killed and one wounded! twelve of the crew killed and thirty wounded. From their appearance the Russian ves sels are not damaged below the water line. Their funnels, however, are riddled by large and small shot. Several large shell! pierced them amidships, and a number of guns were dismounted. All the Russian of ficers Interviewed axaert that the largs number of submarines caused confusion and defeat. Hear Admiral Enquist has cabled his ar rival to the emperor of Russia. The battle ship Ohio and cruiser Cincinnati are guard ing the Kuasian ships. No official action aa to their disposition has been taken yet. Enquist Asks Fonrteea Daya. Rear Admirals Train and Enquist are now conferring In reference to the Russian war ships which arrived here yesterday." Ac cording to an unofficial report Rear Admiral Enquist asks for fourteen days' time In which to repair .coal and provision his ves sels. It Is stated further that he claims that the ships are unseaworthy and are damaged below the water line. Rear Ad miral Train will probably appoint a board to Investigate the condition of the Russian vessels. Both he and Rear Admiral En qulBt are working In harmony. Thirty-four of the most seriously wounded Russian eall ors were placed In the naval hospital at Cavite' today. Rear Admiral Enquist left the scene of the battle before the fighting was finished and he did not learn the final details until he arrived here. Will Probably Be Interned. WASHINGTON, June . An Important conference waa held at the White House late this afternoon, the participants besides the president being Secretary Morton and Attorney General Moody. It related to the arrival today at Manila of the Russian cruisers Aurora, Oleg and Jemtchug and to the disposition to be made of them. It waa determined to await fuller Information be fore a definite decision was reached. All three of the cruisers took part In the naval battle In the Corean straits a week ago. Two of them, the Oleg and the Jemtchug, were reported to have been sunk by tha Japanese fleet. The three ships were dam aged, but were tble to proceed under theif own nilara. Rear Admiral Train, In command of tha I'nlted States squadron, now at Manila, having heard rumors of the sighting of Russian warships near the Island of Luzon, made an Investigation with his squadron and discovered the damaged cruisers mak ing their way to port. The United States vessels, after an exchange of salutes with Admiral Enquist, In enmmand of the Rus sians, escorted the three orulsers to Manila. Washington Officials otlfled. Officials here received the first word ot the arrival of the Russian vessels at Manila from the As.-wlated Press. Shortly after the Navy department received a message from Rear Admiral Train. This was com municated promptly to President Roosevelt and the conference this afternoon was held to determine on a course of procedure. In the present circumstances vessels of either of the belligerent nations would be per mitted to remain at a neutral port only twenty-four hours, or If the ships were unseaworthy only long enough to enable, them to make the necessary temporary re pairs in order that they might reach their nearest home port. What. If any, request Admiral Enquist may make concerning tha j Disposition hi trie vessels is not Know ' here. He may ask that they lie Interned at j Manila until the dose of the war. Such a request would lie granted by this govern ment. The ctuImts then would be In a position precisely similar to that of tha' Russian ship Lena, which about ten montha Koenlgln Lulse, from At Antwerrj Arrived vii.tf.mnicn Philadelphia. " ' At Glasgow-Arrived: Sicilian. from Montreal. Sailed: Columbia, for New York At Movllle Arrived: Virginian, from Montreal. At Genoa Arrived New York. At Bremen Sailed: Grosser Kurfurst, for New York At Boulogne Bailed: Moltke, for New ork. At Rotterdam Arrived. Potsdsn, from New York. At Dover Sailed: Vaderland. for New York At I-ondon Balled: Minnehaha, for New fork. At Halifax. N. B.-alled: Carthagenlan, tor Philadelphia. Train Asked fur Further Report. When a complete report on the arrival of the cruisers at Manila shall have been mada by Rear Admiral' Train It may be decided by this govrnnient that the ships must be interned. Instructions were cabled to Rear Admiral Train this afternoon to consider what steps It would be necessary for hlrn 1 to take in case Admiral Enquist should re quest that his veels be Interned. Until such a full report shall have been received from him no further action will be taken by this government. It Is the opinion that the vessels will ba dismantled and held at n""e uatll Uaa