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The Omaha Daily Bee. WhATS WAN7ED? Ctt If r irffj a IM Want K4 tn The Bm ' dm Hi erf tdrtrtislng c oume. SUBSCROtRS fllnj to otf 7e Bet ffoufirlr of promptly should rtport to 'Fhont 89T. ESTABMPIIED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 100" SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. JAP TERMS OF PEACE Englind Will Sot Interfere with Her Allj'i Demand. WASHINGTON SOUNDS LONDON ON TOPIC naamanBnnam Lansdowne'l Policy Dictated by the Logic of Loyalty. SAKHALIN MAY BE IKE STICKING POINT Eassia May Decline to Cede Any Territor to Japan. WITTE'S INSTRUCTIONS ARE GUESSED Belief Obtains that Ctmmltilcii nt Enpowtni to Assent to the A liindoroea( of Any Rus sian Territory. WASHINGTON. July 89. Japan cornea to the Washington, conference assured that whatever her peace terms, they will have the sympathetic approval of Great Britain. Several suggestions from Washington to London that the cause or peace would be served by an explanation to Japan from her ally favoring- moderation In her de mands upon Russia haw not availed to change the British government In Its ap parently unalterable determination to aland by Japan, however severe she makes her conditions of peace. Nor has the British government seen its way clear to render assistance to Washington to the efforts which this government la making to obtain an armistice. Advices reaching here show that tondon la opposed to an armistice until Japan has been tatlefled that Russia's plenipotentiar ies are prepartd to do more than discuss the means of ending the war. If Rus sia Is ready to conclude peace and has so empowered her plenipotentiaries. Great i- Britain, It Is believed, might favor an armistice, but even In auch event It Is said she would not be willing to offer Japan ad vice on the subject. Attltado Logically Loyal. - As understood in Washington, Lord Lans downe's position Is that, as the loyal ally if Japan, Great Britain can afford to take no step, nor assume "any attitude that would In the remotest degree redound to the advantage of Japan's enemy. However, much London may wish peace for humanitarian reasons, her loyalty to Japan, whose pledged ally she Is, prevents her even from Indirectly bringing pressure to bear by suggesting? adwsing. or other ' wise at Toklo regarding negotiations, the effect of which might serve to moderate Japan's peace conditions or hasten a truce. When Japaf asks her ally for advice the London government la prepared to give it, but this advice will be based on Japan's Interest as a primary consideration. i ' Nor is this attitude on the part of the London government misinterpreted In WanfMfMnfflttlfln that offlrtala do not share In the wish Of the neutral powers for peace. It has been made plain that the aotlvlty of the president has the full sympathy of the British people, al though their first thought. It Is declared, must be In the interest of their ally. Coaddeneo In Japan. At the same time, the London govern ment, in ita exchangee with the American embassy in London, has not hesitated to , declare Ha confidence that 'japan's terms will not be unreasonable, viewed tn the light of the results of the war. As It waa recently expressed by one cognisant of the British attitude, "London has never, either In the negotiations preceding the war or since the war began, found Toklo assum ing an unreasonable position. Japan- has been exceedingly, reasonable throughout this struggle, and we ar not at all appre hensive that ahe will bring to Washington demanda that are immoderate or unreason able." Believing, as official Washington does. that Japan will not Insist on the dismantle ment of Vladivostok, should Russia fall o agree to It In return for the neutraliza tion of Port Arthur, the cesaton of Sak halin, which It Is understood will be among the essential conditions, will, the officials, believe prove the most serious obstacle to peace In the Car east, Sakhalin had not been captured when the president Initiated his efforts to bring the belligerents together Ths fact that up to that time Japan had not taken a foot of Russian territory simplified, in the. opinion of Washington and Berlin, tha problem of bringing about peace negotiations. It Is understood, from a source which altougn not official, la well Informed, that Russia will vigorously op pose the cession of Sakhalin. Wether In the event of Japan'e Insistence on this as a condition precedent to peace. Russia will yield. Is a matter of speculation so 'ar as the officials here are concerned. In quar ters friendly to Russia serious doubta are entertained whether M. Wltte brings with him the authorisation to yield Russian ter rltory or whether he will be willing to ask lor such authority. Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Keen Interest la teX here In the nejotls.. tlons, which. It is understood are mak ing substantial headway between Japan and England, looking to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The scope of th alliance, It Is known, will considerably ex. ceed tha present union, though to what ex tent neither Europe nor Washington has bien able to learn. The announcement of the main points of the new alliance soon after the conclusion of the Washington confertnee would not surprise diplomatic circles here. Wltte Draws the Line. LONDON. July n.-The Pally Tele graph's correspondent on board the Kaiser Wilhelm der Oroase, on which M. Wltte, the Russian peace plenipotentiary. Is a passenger, sends an interview which he has had with M. Witts. In which the lat ter said that If Russia and Japan had agreed Upon a common basis before ap pointing peace plenipotentiaries It would have been much better. As It was, M. Wltte said be regarded himself rather as an Imperial courier sent to ascertain the terms of Japan. He was prepared to make peace, nevertheless, he added, as his powers were very complete, and he would discus the demands based on Japan's actual military and naval successes In a businesslike spirit of give and take. "Hut t cannot and will not," continued M Wltte, "entertain demands baaed upon expected military successes In the future. I am conversant with the humane Inten tions of my imperial master and I will do anything compatible with Russia's honor and dignity to establish that work of which 1 havs been an unswerving advo cate. My flrst task, however. In the new world Is to search for a basis lor fruitful (Use FIGHTING FOR AN ISLAND Japanese Have Lively skirmishes with Russian Forces om Sakhalin. TOKIO. July . The following report has been received from the headquarters of the national army: Our force on the inland of Sakhalin ad vanced on the 2ilh and hotly chased the tneniy from early In the morning. Our vanguard occupied Delbenskoe the same afternoon. While our cavalry entered Rikoff arother detachment was sent against the i ' at Naoniahi and !vvukue, dislodged lemy s force holding VydernlcovBky nd vicinity and Immediately commenced t urs it. The enemy holding the latter place -'j.ted of infantry with several guns. ' emperature Is H8 degrees Fahrenheit. ft, following despatch has been received from the Japanese army headquarters: r Independent cavalry which entered Off. (on Sakhalin island, forty-five s northeast of Port Duephl, July 27. idrew on finding order in the city un "irxble to Its occupation. Our army, In llng to crush the enemy's forces before . retreated from the eminence west of hnff, commenced to advance at S o'clock m. of July 2. The van, together with an independent tody of cavalry, advanced by forced marches, taking and dislodging the enemy holding the northern extremity of Rykoff and Tunned ln,o the town. Con fused street righting ensued but the town was completely taken at 8:30 o'clock in the morning. The enemy's main strength, which Op posed our right column, filed In disorder southward taking the short route leading to Pareono. On July 28 a detachment was sent south In pursuit of the enemy's infantry, some ftiO strong, at a point six miles south of Rykoff and killed over 2uv and captured 500. The enemy's strength opposed to our right column was of some 3.0.1) Infantry and four guns and four machine guns and that opposed to our left column some 2,000 Infantry and four guns. The enemy's loss in trophies Is under In vestigation. PRAISE FOR TEACHING ORDER Catholic Archbishop of Dnblln Creates Scholarships for Christian Brothers' Pupils. Dl'BLIN, July 30. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.)Spenklng at the Christian Brothers' school the Catholic archbishop of Dublin said that he had decided to found two university scholarships for boys from the Christian Brothers' schools In Dublin. With reference to the new system of scholarships Instituted by the Catholic bishops Dr. Walsh saUl that as between Trinity college and the Catholic university In Dublin It wa by no means clear that the balance of advantage as an educational Institution was not with the latter body. The archbishop next dwelt at length with the merits of the medical school of Trinity college, and quoted from the reports of the Inspection of the General Medical council in 19ol unfavorable criticisms of the conduct of a certain examination In that school. To this part of the speech of Dr. Walsh the provost of Trinity college has replied In an open letter. The archbishop pays a tribute to the excellent teaching given In the Christian Brothers' school and concluded by saying that It would be superfluous to warn the hoys of those schools against the offers which are being made by Trinity col lege and some of its wealthy friends. In this connection It is Interesting to state that confirmatory of the truth of the rchblshop's tribute to the excellence of the Christian Brotners' schools Is the announce ment that thp Jlrst slxarshlp in experimental science at Trinity eoflege has been won on high marks by a student of the Christian Brothers' schools at Cork. CURIOUS POINT IN POOR LAW Letter Opened by Gnnrdlnne Cnnses Conntess of Warwick to ( Take Action. LONDON, July 30.-(Sneclal Cables-ram The Bee.) A curious point In poor law ad ministration hus been raised by the count ess of Warwick, who has appealed to the local government board with reference to the action of the Paddlngton guardians In not returning to her a 5 note which she aent to a pauper In response to a hrirtn letter. The countess sent the money in a registered envelope, believing the pauper to be worthy of sympathy. The letter. however, was opened by the workhouse au thorities, who Impounded fhe 5 note before the Inmate had an opportunity of handling it. The countess applied for the return of the money, but the guardians refused to give it up, protecting themselves under a aection of the poor law act, and she then replied with a letter In the, course of whlcn she wrote: ' "It Is surely an r 1 of precedent that a letter written . i Inmate should be opened by the authorities, and if this Is the law the sooner It Is made publio the better. "This Is the first time during my experi ence of nine years aa a poor law guardian that I have realised that a letter addressed to an Inmate of a workhouse could be opened." Pending the reply of the local board the S note remains In the guardians' treasury. JAPANESE HONOR AMERICANS Secretary TaM and Miss Roosevelt Cheered Wherever They Go. KIOTO. July SO. Secretary of War Taft and his party spent Sunday morning quietly. Some of the members of tha party attended church while the othera visited the temples. When the party left at 8 o'clock this afternoon on a special train for Kobe there was another remark able demonstration. At the station a great crowd waited for Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt and began cheering when their carriage arrived, the ovation continuing un til their train eturted. The band played the national anthem and "Auld Lang Syne" as the train left the station. KOBE. July SO.-Secr tary Taft and his party arrived here at 6:40 p. m. this even ing from Kioto. They were the recipients of an enthusiastic welcome from the gov ernor and the mayor and city officials and usseinmea thousands. Amid a display of oay nreworks the party proceeded to the water front, where a short reception was held. Secretary and Miss Roosevelt were given a number of presents. The steamer Manchuria will sal? aC 10 o'clock tonight for Nagasaki. Captatn Robert H. Noble. Third Unite! States Infantry, military aide to Governor General Wright of the Philippines, officially met the secretary of war and his party here. (Inlet Snnday for President. OYSTER BAT, N. T.. July SO.-The presl dmit, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and several of their children, attended the morning service at Christ Episcopal church tndav. No official visitors were received by the president. The calls made by neigh boring relatives and friends were entirely informs'.. Farrls ( iu tp Today. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo.. July SB -The second trial of Senator Frank H. Farrls of Steelvtlle on the charge of having accepted a brllie for his vote en the so-called 'slum bill" in the legislature. Is (docketed for hearing tomorrow in the circuit court. Senator Farrls arrived today and atatsd a Inst ha a a ran it ir sas la tri. L NEBRASKA LAND IS OFFERED Quarter Mi'lion Acres for Homestead Entry in Fnll Section Lota. BOGUS SOLDIER FILINGS SOON LAPSE After Middle of August Lars Amount of less Covered by Them Will Be Open to Filing; by Bonn Fide Settlers. NORTH PLATTE, Neb., July .-(Spe-clal.) North Platte Is looking for another land opening and consequent Inflow of homescekers. In the middle of August. At this time about 100 sections will be thrown open for one-section homesteads. The land embraced within this opening Is no doubt the best of the land to be thrown under the privileges of the Kinkaid, or W0-acre homestead act. It lies In Lincoln, Keith and McPhersm counties, most of It being In Keith and McPherson. At the time of the opening of February 14 last the cattlemen, who were acquainted with the land better than anyone else, got an agent, named Phlletus H. Wlnterstein, to secure from old soldiers powers of at torney to file on land, and about 100 of these were secured. The filing was that of a soldier's declaratory statement, which gave the soldier the right to make a regu lar homestead filing within six months and reserved the land for this purpose. The postofflce addresses of these soldiers showed that nearly all were residents of soldiers' homes, and that undoubtedly Wlnterstein went to said homes and se cured the authority to file -from the sol diers. At any rate at the time of the open ing Mr. Wlnterstein got In line and took a number and then got In line again and again, until his last number was at the rear of the column of homeseekers, wait ing to get their filings. He had method with him, for his employers had mapped out for him the lands which he was to cover, and he filed repeatedly one after another of these soldiers' declaratory statements. He was not the only one who did this, but he filed more than all the othera put together. These cost but $2 each, and were surely cheap rental of the government land for the season of 1906. In some cases nearly whole townships were covered, and because of their familiarity with the country they got the best land before the honest homeseeker, who was a stranger In the county, could And out what was the better location on which to flla. These declaratory statements expire Au gust 13. 14 and 15, and a small number dur ing the next few days after these dates. A special agent of the government has been here looking up frauds with refer ence to these cattlemen and within the last two weeks about five In this locality have been located and will be prosecuted by the United States government. These will be charged with fence-inclosing of gov ernment land. It is likely that more prose cutions will follow. Mr. Chambers, a spe cial deputy, until a few days ago was In this city making Investigations, and the prosecutions of H. B. Reed and the Miller brothers of McPherson county Is the re sult. The. government attitude will have a wholesome Influence on , those who have been practicing the frauds, not only In fence-Inclosing but In fraudulent use of the soldier's declaratory atatement rights. Quite a large number of those who made entry In February of this year moved on the land at once, and aome have In good crops of potatoes, corn and small grain, and are stocking their sections with cat tle, building homes and actually and In good faith making the land their homes In reality. The following statement, taken from the report of the United States land office at North Platte of July 1, 1906. shows the amount of land vacant and subject to entry In each county In the North Platte land office district: Acres. Lincoln county Custer county Keith county IOgnn county McPherson count'- Perkins county , 44.7(0 1.453 67.354 , B.078 149.424 2.647 Total 261,739 This acreage Includes the land covered by the soldiers' declaratory statements, which expire August 13, 14 and 15, at which time all of It will become subject to entry. Anyone who Is married and the head of a family, or if single, over' the age of 21 years, Is entitled to take a homestead. The filing fee Is 114. Anyone who has had a homestead but disposed of It before the year 1090 has rights to a full section under this law. Anyone who has had a quarter-section since 1850 may take enough to make a whole section. MAN GOES BYJPARCELS POST Resident - of Gnernsey Makes Novel Test of the British Postal System. LONDON, July 80 (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The difference between the par cels post system of this and other countries was forcibly Illustrated this week by a human "postal parcel." Henry Turner of Guernsey determined to test the resources of the postofflce. He wanted to go to the neighboring Isle of Bark and he presented himself at the Guernsey postofflce as a parcel. He was accepted after paying the fee of Ss lOd and a messenger was dis patched with him. He was duly delivered with punctuality at hla destination. ELECTORAL SCHEME FOR RTSSIA Class Representation to be Rllml laated aa Far ns Possible. ST. PETERSBURG. July 30.-The follow. Ing are the principal points of an electoral system approved by the ccuncll of minis ters for the proposed national assembly. The aim has been to elaborate a scheme eliminating as far as possible class repre sentation. The only classes excluded from the franchise are soldiers, persons under the age of 25 years, foreigners, women, gov ernors and vice governors of provinces, pre fects and police authorities, nomads and persona deprived of civil rights. For St. Petersburg. Moscow and eighteen of the larger towns there will be a system of electoral colleges numbering 10 mem bers. . For St. Petersburg. Moscow and eighty other towns these members will be elected by electors of the first degree, com prising owners of land and house property exceeding 11, 500 In value, the electors In the case of 8t. Petersburg, Moscow and 1.600 other towns to Include also the hold ers of patents and paying specified taxes with no distinction as to religion. For the provinces a similar system of col leges will be elected by voters of three categories, namely, land owners, electors of other towns than the' before mentioned large towns. and representatives of peasants. Here also property qualification la required of 76n and similar tax qualifica tions. The elections will be by secret ballot and an absolute majority la required. LIGHTNING HAS A "BUSY DAY Six People Killed and Many Othera Injnred In the; Vicinity of New fork. NEW TORK. July 30. During a thunder storm of terrific Intensity which passed over New York this afternoon Ave persons were struck by Jlghtnlng and instantly killed, and nine-were seriously Injured at the Parkway baths, Coney Island. At the same time' one man was killed and three others prostrated at Gravesend. The killed: GEORGE DUNWOODIE. Buffalo. JACOB FRANKEL. Manhattan. ROBERT F, WABCH, Bronx Borough. CHARLES BENNERLE, Brooklyn FRANK BENNERLE, Brooklyn. HENRY R A NS WHITER, Brooklyn. The Injured: Devid Willis. James Dunne. Tina Christiansen. 11a arry Krohn. Clara Thlel. Mary L. Curley. Isaac Raafe, and wife. Amelia Sehnne. William Ransweller. John Apple. Daniel McAuIny. all of Brooklyn. The Intense heat of tha morning attracted a great multitude to the shore resorts, and late in the afternoon, when the storm blew op from the westward, the Parkway beach was thronged with bathers and spectators!' The rain descended In torrents and hun dreds of men, women and children sought shelter under the big bathhouse, which Is elevated on plica above the sand. The lightning was Incessant and terrific thunder claps shook the bath house to the terror of the crowd huddled together beneath It. The bolt struck the flagntaff and grounded In the very thickest of the crowd. Nearly fifty persons were prostratfd and the rest, screaming with terror, rushed out Into the storm. Those who hod. remained in the water were panto-strlcken and fled In all directions, not daring to enter the bath house, which appeared to be on fire. Am bulances were summoned from all the nearest hospitals and on their arrival five persons were found dead and nine uncon scious under the bath house. The bodies of all were scorched by the electric fluid. The nine Injured were removed to a hos pital, where It was said that some probably would die. Many persons less seriously hurt were taken home by friends. A slight fire In the bath house was quickly extinguished by tha rain. About the same time Henry Ransweller was struck and killed while sheltering under a tree at Gravesend beach and his son William, with John Apple and Daniel McCauley, were rendered unconscious. Lightning struck at various points In the city. A store In Flushing avejiue, Brook lyn, was burned and a car In Sixth avenue, Manhattan, was set on fire, but the occu pants escaped unhurt. The electric light and the telephone wires In Bellevue hos pital were struck several times, extinguish ing al lthe lights and causing much alarm among the patients. BROKEN AXLE WRECKS TRAIN s One Man Killed nnd Several Injured on the Santa Fe Limited. I CHICAGO, July 30.-A i.roken axle of a wheel of the amokr.g ttr-t caused the wrecking of the California special on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad at LeMont last night when one tnan was killed outright, four persons fatally Injured, and a score of other passengers received severe injuries. .The Identity of the man killed is still In doubt, but he Is supposed to be John Grugire, an Italian laborer of Sunny side, Utah. The fatally Injured are: William McVeagh of Jollet, 111., right arm crushed and later amputated. Right side and lex crushed. H. U Moody of Cleveland, Okla., skull fractured. Ancrott Glbronnani, Italian, badly crushed and burned by lire that was started In the coach by the wreck. Unidt'iitined Italian laborer, skull frac tured and chest crushed. Among others injured, but whom It Is said will recover: John Daly of Chlllleothe, Mo., employe of the Santa Fe railroad. John Baftronl. Italian laborer. Mrs. T. E. Thomson of Su Paul, Minn., head and face cut by glass. A. C. Kennedy of Bloomlngton, 111, crushed by wreckage. The man who. was killed was found pin ioned down by seats which had fallen on him. He was crushed beyond recognition, but a paper found on him indicates that he was John Grugire of Sunnyside, Utah. The injured were taken to Jollet where they are being taken care of In the hospital of that city. GERMAN ENGINES IN DEMAND Locomotives Made In Berlin Are Sent to Sonth Amerlcn nnd Asia. BERLIN, July 30. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) German locomotive works have received orders from South America and Asia amounting to at least $.".6o0,0n0. The "locomotives must be delivered before the end of the year. The trade journals exult at the success of the German ten ders, which In each case were In com petition with tenders from British firms. The Prussian state railways . are ex perimenting with German built locomotives designed to maintain a speed of seventy five miles an hour for long distances. REJECT OFFER OF GREAT BRITAIN Zionists Decline to Settle In Sonth Africa. BASLE. Switzerland, July 30. Fy an overwhelming majority the Zionist con gress this afternoon decided not to accept the offer of Great Britain of a tract ot land In East Africa for the formation of a Zionist colony. A special sitting of the congress was called for 9 o'clock last evening for the discussion of this subject, four orators supporting and four opposing Great Britain's proposition. The debate lasted for over six hours, and President Nordau eventually suspended the sitting at dawn, owing to the tumultuous scenes. The sitting was resumed at noon today, when the committee having the matter in hand presented the following resolution: That the Zionist congress maintains the firlnclple for the foundation of the colony n the Jewish fatherland. Palestine, or In that vicinity. The congress thanks Great Britain for Its offer of African territory, the consideration of which, however, is terminated, and hopes that Great Britain will continue to aid In the solution of the Jewish question. The resolution was adopted by a large majority amid loud protests from the so cialist section, the members of which left the building. The sitting was concluded with enthusiastic cheering. A second session of the congress was held today, calm prevailing throughout. President Nordau requested Mr. Greenberg to convey the thanks of the Zionists to the British government for its East African offer. Mr. Leon, In the name of the Amer ican delegates, proposed a vote of grati tude to tho memory of John Hay, who "so often lent assistance to the Jewish nation." The new statutes of the Zionists will come up for examination at tomorrow's sKUng. IIARRIMAN ORDERS SHOPS Expresses Surprise , that New Buildings Have Not Been Erected. PUTS IT Uf TO LOCAL HEAD OF ROAD Hamate Showers Compliments on General Manager Mohler and Sn perlntendrnt McKeen for Their Management of Affairs. "Why, what does this mean? I thought I told you a year ago to go ahead and build some more new shops here. I didn't know you were still running along without those additional buildings." In this commonplace manner, as If he might have been talking about building a chicken shed. E. H. Harriman good naturedly upbraided General Manager Mohler and W. R. McKeen, Jr.. superin tendent of motive power and machinery of the Union Pacific when he visited the ahops Saturday. The great railroad magnate had Just been showering compliments upon Mr. McKeen for his wonderful success with his motor cars and really seemed much surprised that the additional buildings had not been made to the shops. This Is taken as. final evidence that the Union Pacific shops, built under the ad ministration of President Burt, are con sidered Inadequate and will be enlarged without much delay. "Here, don't drive on that grass! Be careful where you' are running this ma chine." exclaimed Mr. Harriman to the chauffuer of "Dick" Klmball'a Stevens Duryea auto, which bore Mr. Harriman, with Mr. Kimball and Mr. McKeen through the shop yards. Mr. Bart's Pretty I.nwns. "That grass" was one of the little plots laid out by Mr. Burt, In which the late president took such pride. Mr. Harriman, who thinks Mr. Burt did not go far enough Into the future in building the shops, ad mired the grass very much. . "It's nice to have these pretty green plots here where all these men are tolling and we cannot afford to run our autos over them." He took occasion to compliment Mr. Mc Keen very highly on the neat and business like way in which the shops and shop grounds are kept, and he also thought the shops were doing splendid work, but were too small. Mr. Harriman, therefore, has put up to local heads of the Union Pacific the build Ing of the new headquarters and the en largement of the shops. For he said, when asked about the new headquarters, "It's up to Mr. Mohler. He has charge of that Just how soon plans will be laid for the erection of more shop buildings Is not known, but It Is believed that Mr. Mohler will do his best to give Omaha larger shops and a new headquarters building without any unnecessary delay. EN ROUTE TO UINTAH OPENING Many People Alrendy on Hand to Reg;, later for the Lnnd Drawing;. DENVER. July SO. United States Land Commissioner W. A. Richards, who spent the night In this city, left today for Grand Junction, Colo., one of the towns selected for registering applicants for homesteads in the Uintah reservation, Utah, which has been thrown open to settlement. Com missioner Richards will superintend the registration and brought with him twenty four government clerks to aid In the clerical work. If any additional help! Is needed It will be secured on the ground. The work of registration will commence on Tuesday next, and reports from Grand Junction Indi cate tha. many persons have arrived there to enroll. Word comes also that the eastern rail roads have sold several thousand tickets, with Grand Junction or other registration points as the destination, and It Is thought that when the registration books are opened a goodly number of aspirants for land in the Uintah reservation will be In line for the formality of recording their names. In a printed Interview Commissioner Richards is credited with saying that while there was plenty of good land In the reser vation the amount had been exaggerated. He stated that compared with other reser vations opened to settlement the Uintah land was not so good. He declared em phatically that everybody, regardless of color, religion or anything else, would be given an equal show. Commissioner Rich ards was unable to say when mineral lands In the reservation would be ready for entry. OUTSIDE SALOONS RAIDED St. Louis Police Busy Enforcing; the Sunday Closing; ST. LOUIS, July 30. Three squads of St. Louis police conducted Inspection tours through the districts over the county line from St. Ixmls where are located the saloon and beer gardens, and raided several, mak ing a number of arrems on charges of violation of the Sunday saioon closing law. Several saloons that were suspected of In fraction of the law were visited by officers In plain clothes, who found that liquor was being sold, and when the uniformed police arrived and found the saloons closed tight the proprietors were arrested on In formation furnished by the plain clothes scouts. At one saloon near Delmar garden, Ser geant Hickman, commanding a squad of police, noticed upon arriving that a man leaning against the side of the saloon pushed a button. The place aeemed closed, but Sergeant Hick man, acting on ' his suspic ions, pushed the sentinel aside, forced In the door and found the saloon filled with persons drinking. The proprietor was taken Into custody. ' ' About a dozen saloon keepers were ar rested and all were taken to Klrkwood where they were admitted to bail before Justices of the peace. Officers were stationed before the saloons to see that they were nolt again reopened. PRINCE L0UIS IS COMING Arrangements for Visit of British Admiral to America Are Being; Considered. LONDON. July SO. (Special Cablegram to The Bee. According to the arrange ments planned when Prince Louis of Bat tenburg visits America this summer In command of the second cruiser squadron, the British men-of-war will proceed to Annapolis, and hla royal highness and the officers will be the guests of the superin tendent of the naval academy. One report haa it that a dinner will be given In his honor by President Roosevelt. Sir Morti mer and Lady Durand will also entertain the prince during; bU stay la America, NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST th Pnrtloni Taeaday Fair and Warmer. Tempera tare nt Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. lies. Hoar. Dra. An. m 1 p. m ?M a. m S 8 p. m T T n. m t S p, m ...... MO n. m tlH 4 p. m n. nt Tl ft p. m to n. m T.I A p. m "I 11 n. tn Tft T p. m N' 13 m T7 N p. m T 9 p. m 73 ENVOYS TAKE A DAY OF REST Only Secretaries Rosy Aronnd the Headquarters of tha Japanese. NEW YORK, July 30 Baron Komura, the Japanese peace plenipotentiary, and Baron Kaneko, the Japanese financial agent. both of whom are Harvard graduates, went to Peeksklll today, where they visited some friends of their college days. Work at the headquarters of the peace commission was not entirely suspended, however, as several of the secretaries con tinued their labors with the dispatches and mall. Some of the suite spent the day at the various resorts near the city, while others visited friends. Dispatches announcing that Corea, like China, would protest against a treaty of peace In 'Which it was not consulted, were called to the attention of Almar Sato of the commission and all he would say was that the time for any of these protests to be made was after the negotiations had been concluded. "No one," said he. "has any business before the commissioners but themselves." A number of Japanese newspaper corre spondents are In the city. Several came with Baron Komura's party. Among those In the city today it Is the. decided opinion that when peace Is declared Japan, having become a world power, will elevate her ministries In the capitals of the powers to embassies. All agreed that It was the un derstanding In Japan that If peace Is de clared at the coming negotiations Baron Komura would become a count, which car ries with It In Japan a gift of a large sum of money, and that Minister Takahlra would be elevated to the rank of an am bassador. KILLING ENDS SALOON ROW William Rollins, Colored, Shot by Jo seph Koslowskl, n Bar tender. The third killing which has taken place In the saloon of John Roth. Twenty-seventh and L streets. South Omaha, occurred last evening about 10:45, when Joseph Kozlowskl, the bartender, shot and killed William Rollins, colored. Kozlowskl was placed under arrest and the body of his victim was taken to the Brewer undertaking rooms. Kozlowskl maintains the killing was done In self-defense, stating, that the colored man at tacked him. About 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon Rol lins came to the saloon for a can of beer and had some chips from the saloon with which to pay for It. Rollins wanted 20 cents worth of ber. but had only two chips and Insisted that the barkeeper give him the same amount of beer for the two chips as he would for four. This he re fused to do, and Rollins went away, mak ing threats at the barkeeper. He evi dently became more angered as the day grew and about 10 o'clock last night came back to the saloon and renewed the quar rel, which became more and more fierce, and Koslowskl pulled a revolver from be hind the bar and shot Rollins. , Joseph Koslowskl Is white and about 35 years of age. Rollins Is colored, 28 years old and boarded with Mrs. Jones, 819 North Twenty-seventh street. FLOODS BURSJ RESERVOIRS Several Lives Lost and Great Damage Is Done to Prop erty. BKIUUEFURT, Conn., July 30. Loss of life and Immense damage to property fol lowed the bursting of reservoirs north of this city as a result of the unprecedented fall of rain early today. The precipitation which atrucK across Connecticut last night and this morning 'reached a total of seven Inches. The dam at Ward's mill at Easton, went out at 2 o'clock tms . morning, send ing a great body of water down through the town of Trumbull. In a short time the dam at the paper mill reservoir broke. There was no warning to the people who lived on the banks of what la usually a small water course. The house occupied by John Lesco, his wife and several chil dren was picked up by the flood and carried i entertained that It may !e controlled. Uo a mile below. The Lesco family was 1 ti'''''" the aanltary work done by the au asleen at tha time and nil war. ,!... ,, I thorltles In the neighborhoods containing asleep at the time and all were rescued oai)f.B of the disease, the citizens generally after a perlloua Journey. Brn engaged In ridding the city of the yel A house occupied by Michael Moran wa hurled against the Berkshire bridge and smashed to kindling wood and It la believed that Moran was drowned. Police and fire men went to the rescue and saved several lives. In North Bridgeport the water swept against the Barnum avenue bridge and wrecked it Just when an Ice wagon waa crossing It. In the wagon were William Kowieskl and John Starkln. The wagon and horses were swept away and Kow ieskl waa drowned. Stantln waa able to swim ashore. INJURED MEN DOING WELL Moa ns Cases Holding; ' nnd Others Are Re. Their SAN DIEGO, Cal., July SO.-The report from the hospital tonight Is that Muller and Hallett, the two Bennington men whose condition Is moet serious, are hold ing their own and that the rest of the In jured are doing well. The following bulletin was given out to day from Admiral Goodrich's flagship: Commodore Stevenson reported to Ad miral Goodrich yesterday afternoon for temporary duty with the Pacific squadron aa president of the court of Inquiry. As soon as temporary machinery (wrecking an! flushing i vjs.p and a lighting system) Is Installed, the Bennington will lie moved out Into the stream and anchored, prob ably Monday. The Fortune returned to Mure Island yesterday. Captain Phelps has reported for duty as member of the court of inquiry. The court Is now completed Commodore Stevenson. Captain Moore.. Captain Moody, Judge ad vocate. Movements of Ocean Vessels July an. At New York Arrived? Umbrla, from Liverpool and Queenstown; Parisian, from Glasgow and Movtlle. At Liverpool Arrived : Etruria, from New York, via Queenstown; Ike Cham plain, from Montreal; Mongolian, from Montreal, via Movllle. Al Boulogne Arrived Nordam. from Rot terdam, for New York. At Ixmdon Sailed: Minnehaha, for New York. At Queenstown Stilled- Lucania, from Liverpool, for New Vork. At Dover Sailed : Grwf Waldersee. from Hamburg, for New York via Boulogne. At The Lizard Passed: Kroonland, from New York for Dover and Antwerp; Min- etonka. from New York for London. - WAR ON YELLOW JACK Hew Orleans Authorities Maiing Yigoroni Tight on Feter, TWENTY-SEVEN NEW CASES REPORTEC Three Deaths for Day, with Total of Tiftj. Eeren to Date, STATEMENT FROM CITY WEALTH OFFICER Disease Discovered First in Crowded Italian District. PROMPT STEPS TO CHECK THE SPREAD Federal, State and Local Authorities Medical and Business Men Art) Intted, with Plenty of Money for Campaign. , NEW ORLEANS. La., cases reported up to 6 p. m. Total cases to date Deaths today Deaths to date July SO.NeTe todsy, 17. s 57 New foci. 4 Total foci 41 Though this was Sunday the work of sani tation, fumigation, oiling and screening went on Just the same, and will continue dally until the city 'has been thoroughly screened and made mosquito proof. Tha record for today shows little change from that of yesterday, except In the reduction of the number of deaths. Tlie decreased number of new foci Is also again a source of encouragement. A new complication was discovered today when Superintendent Surran of the Nev Orleans & Northeastern railroad announced that two passengers who had remained the required length of time In the Slldell deten tion camp and sought admission Into Mississippi, had been turned beck. If the Mississippi health authorities now refuse admission to holders of certificates of de tention Issued by the Marine hospital ser vice, It will result In the government abandoning those camps, and then travelers will have to either stay here or go to points In the north and east and spend tan days before they can return to Mississippi. The location of the Louisville & Nashville camp has not yet been secured, but Dr. Guiteras hopes to get In communication with Adjutant General Fridge of Missis sippi, who Is In charge of the state quar antine on the gulf coast and finally arrange the matter. The Mississippi troops are now doing guifrd duty on the coast. Health Authority Statement. City Health Officer Kohnke, who Is In Immediate charge of the situation in the city and who has been subjected to- somo criticism from various sources, today gave out the following statement, which shows how the authorities handled the Infection as soon as it was discovered: The first Intimation of yellow fever In New Orleans was had on July 13, when two physicians reported two cases of Ill ness resembling yellow fever, which eases were submitted to the president of tha State Board of Health at his office. The ' health officer of . the city was summoned Immediately, and the 'cases reported, one being already dead at the time. They were by him considered for sanitary purposes, actual yellow fever, and the premises were treated accordingly; that Is, the disinfec tion. The diagnoses of these cases being judged a matter for later consideration, . the health officer Immediately Instituted an Investigation of the neighborhood sus pected of infection and this Investigation disclosed evidence pointing to prior cases In the same neighborhood!. Among: the Italians. All measures were employed agalnat yel low fever infection wherever suspicion pointed. Jn a few days It was learned that several squares were Infected apparently to a degree justifying the fumigation of every house for the possibly existing In fected musquito. The neighborhood op erated on Is almost wholly inhabited by an Italian population, many of whom are con nected with the handling of bananas and the unloading of auch cargoes from fruit ships arriving from central American ports. Every means were employed, from soft persuasion to brutal force, to reach In fected places, and the wholesale fumigation was in progress during a period of ten dajrg or more, during which period an autopae- demonstrated the nature or tne a 1 sense which must have begun st some time dur ing the second half of May. From the Infected nelghburhood. At vary ing times residents removed their domi ciles to other sections of the city, and in thlB way cases of the dtseuse developed In persons infected not only In the Italian district, but residing In other districts at the time of the appearance, of the first symptoms. Today there are a few cases In persons not connected In any known way with the infected district, and all cases of the disease known to exist are Isolated and subjected to the proer Pleasures of preven tion based on the mosquito law of yellow fever transmission. Check the Spread. The snread of the disease has not been as , great hs was at first feared, and hope la low fever mosquito ny tne oiung or water surfaces and the fumigation of dwellings. the object of this being to render barren of yellow fever Infection the sections at present containing no cases of the disease. Quarantine methods against fruit vessels have been mode more stringent to prevent the Introduction from Central America and the fruit ports generally of additional yel low fever Infection. A fund of money of practically unlimited amount has been guHrsuteed and is being furnished to the health authorities who are assisted by of ficers of the public health and Marine hos pital service, representative members of the medical society and representatives of the monled Interests. The situation Is recognized as one offering an opportunity for the people of New Orleans to demon strate their willingness, determination and ability to care for yellow fever after Its Introduction, and no effort of energy or ex penditure of money Is spared to attain suc cessful results. Ho far as Is now known, no Infection lias occurred from the caxes outside of the Inffcted district, and organi zation will. It is thought, be so complete in a short while that the stamping out of any such secondary Infection Is not un likely. The Impression that the authorities with held Information as to thfe extent of In fection is occasioned by the necessary de lay incident to the investigation upon the result of which the official report Is baaed. Reply to Vardamaa. President Souchon of the Slate Board of Health has also taken cognizance of Gov ernor Vardanian's comments about eva sion and dissimulation and today gave out the following statement: I most emphatically deny the assertion made by Governor Vurdanian of Mississippi that I knew there were a great many cuses of yellow fever In New Orleans be. fore th announcement of the fact was made. The assertion Is false and erra'lu and quite In keeping with the well known temperament of Governor Vardaman. The first rase came upon me like a boll of thunder from a clear sky. I had not heard of rumors. As soon as I had seen four suspicious cases, which all came to my knowledge within four days, 1 wrote the following lelter and sent the following tel egram to Dr. Hunter of Mississippi, Dr. labor of Texas. Dr. Sanders of AlalAme ml Dr. Wmsn of the marine hospital Service. Dr. Souchon then quotes his letter and telegram notifying them of tha presence of cases presenting symptoms of yellow lever. This forenoon, in response to the call of Dr. Souchon. a conference was held to discuss freight and pahsenger regulations. No representative of the other states waa , prent except Dr. Baxter of tte Ttnns-
