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LAND ARGU THE WEATHER t-'mlr tonight and Saturdays bihI rt trmpmturr. Trmprralir at 7 a. -, 3H; at 3uU) p. m 52. J. M. fiHKRIKR. Obwrrrr. P-ecogniszed Leader tdHJertising Field. VOL. LIV. NO. 133. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1903. PRICE TWO CENTS. ROCK r.i ft If r LINEVITGH PLANNING TO WITHDRAW IAIN BODY OF TROOPS BEYOND HARBIN Would Render Decisive Defeat in Next Bat tle Impossible. SEES JAPANESE TRAP Oyama Sends Column to Cut Off Vladivostok and Pre vent Evacuation. St. Petersburg, March 24. News from the front continues to indicate preparations for the withdrawal of the main portion of the Russian army be yond Harbin so as to place it out of danger of having it? communication with Russia Fevered If it is found im practicable to attempt to hold the line at the Sungari river. rw l'ln- of Concentration. Tsitsihar, Sou miles west of Harbin, is mentioned by several correspond ents in a fashion to suggest that it will be a new point of concentration although others speak of the Amur river. Movriurnlii of Jo pun . A light Hying column of Japanese cavalry is reported to be moving hastily across the rountry towards Tsitsihar while a heavier column is going northeast in the direction of Vladi vostok. One correspondent intimates the Japanese may adopt the tactics of re lieving the direct pressure on Line vitch in the hope of inducing him to concentrate as far as possible below Harbin which would give Oyama the advantage of preparing his next blow without greatly lengthening his line of communications. Ma; Have rnrfupfn It. Line vitch's decision to be prepared to place his main army beyond the reach of a decisive stroke while await-1 lug reinforcements may have been tak en In order to avoid just such a trap. Ilarliln I'rrpurr for Klitht. Gunshu Pass, March 24. Women and children are reported to be leav ing Harbin and the business houses are closing. Stationary hospitals are being moved back and the entire rail road east and south of Tsitshiar is be ing prepared for the next stage of the war. The conviction exists Kuroki is now directing toward the northeast for the investment of Vladivostok chang ing for that purpose to Censan. Jnp Loan Arranicrd t-'or. IxiDilon, March 24. Final details of the Japanese loan were concluded here today with the exception of the exact date of the issue. The loan is for $150,(Mio,(Miu and will be issued simul taneously in New York and Ixmdon. each of these cities taking half. Kaouiih to KlnUh WHb. Koretiyo Takahashi. special Japa nese financial commissioner, informed the Associated Press today ?150.imo. (M" wo i.d suffice f.r Japanese require ments for a year or a year and a hall at the expiration of which time in his opinion the war would be over. Il-ll-vra ltn-in Will .! Moiff. Takahashi confirmed the statement that the German banks have been giv en no share in the loan ana he was of the opinion despite the hitch in nego tiations. Russian would very shortly obtain another loan in France. MAY BE FORCED ALSO TO ABANDON HARBIN TO THE VICTORIOUS JAPS St. Petersburg. March 24. 1:15 a. m. The possibility that if the Russian army should be unable to hold their line on the Sungari river at Chunchla tsu. it may bo compelled to retreat not only to Harbin, but also further west ward along the railroad, abandoning to the Japanese northern Manchuria and the Russian maritime Amur provinces as well, is the latest startling news from the front. Kirn llarhln In Danger. The strategic weakness of Line v itch's position as he falls back north ward is made clear by a Gunshu dis patch which points out that, unless the Chunehiatsu and Sungari lines, a scant hundred miles below Harbin, can be held, it will be difficult to maintain a position further back before Harbin, where, with the front of the army par allelling the railroad, the practicability of a turning movement to completely sever communications and isolate the army G.OoO miles from home is too ser ious for Russian consideration. In view of this possibility, the dis patch alluded to suggests the advisa bility of immediately providing Vladi vostok with war munitions and sun plies for a two years' siegi?. Kmneror Considers leae. The correspondent estimates the num CASE OF TWO WOMEN A PUZZLER MOTHER AND DAUGHTER LIE IN STATE OF COMA 15 DAYS AT NEW YORK ONE DIES AND OTHER IS NOT EX PECTED TO RECOVER. New York. March 24. One of the most remarkable cases in the experi ence of the doctors of the Presbyterian hospital ended today in. the death of Miss I.uella Huestis, of Mount Vernon, who. with her mother. Mrs. James H. Huestis. had been in a trance for 15 days. Found I RCODnrloun. When the women were found uncon TREACHERY IN THE CZAR'S HOUSEHOLD Indicated By the Discharge of a Num ber of Attaches of the Palace, New York. March 24. A member of the nobility and two more pages have been dismissed froni court service, says a Herald St. Petersburg dispatch. Something of a sensation was caused by the news, following so closely the dismissal of another page a few days ago. ber of reinforcements needed to give Linevitch requisite superiority in force at 2oo,ooO. That such a dispatch should have been permitted to pass the cen sor at the front is significant; and if Linevitch has communicated a similar estimate of the situation direct to the emperor it may account for his majes ty's increased disposition to listen to peace counsels and open negotiations before the Japanese establish them selves on Russian soil. Left nt Japan'a Mercy. ' With Manchuria entirely abandoned to the Japanese and Vladivostok left as Russia's solitary sentinel on the Pa cific, it is realized that Russia will be practically at Japan's mercy in the matter of peace terms. It can now be definitely stated that the decision to appoint Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch to supreme command in the far east was reconsid ered because the outlook at the front does not warrant the risk of compro mising the prestige of a member of the imi-rial family. Military authori ties here believe that unless Linevitch is sure of his ability to hold the lower Sungari line, he will risk his whole army if he fortifies and concentrates there, as if he should be defeated, his line of retreat lies to two sides of a triangle, the third side of which is open to the enemy's advance. May Abnnilun V IndlvoHtuk. At the general staff the view that Linevitch may be compelled to aban don Harbin and retire towards Lake Baikal, leaving Vladivostok to its fate. is regarded as almost unwarranted by anything that is officially known there. it being pointed out that Oyama will have a long and laborious task to bring up an army of 300.000 or 400.000 men. ' ItrlnforeenaentM to Harbin. Meanwhile Russian reinforcements are arriving at Harbin at the rate of 1.200 men per day. Nevertheless it is significant that there is now a well marked peace party at the war office. Suadron Itonnd for Yladlvoatok. Port Said. March 24. Admiral Ne- bogatoff's division of the Russian sec ond Pacific squadron, consisting of a battleship, four cruisers and four transports, arrived here today. Tfr transports are heavily laden with stores. The division, which is said to be bound for Jibutil. French Somali land, and Vladivostok, will probably proceed today. Print Story of Intrlsne. St. Petersburg. March 24. Papers are supporting the campaign for peace and are beginning to print quite open ly the history of intrigues in the far east for the protection of private in terests. Plana for Ta vat ion The necessity for increased taxation to meet the expenses of war is recog nized and the minister of finance has submitted projects to the council of the empire, including taxes on beer, matches, etc.. and a graduated tax on salaries of government officials, which altogether will realize $11.000.0o0. There is also a proposition for a gen eral income tax. Km are Mar I-end. Paris. March 24. Negotiations for a new Russian loan have been resum ed and are proceeding satisfactorily. Mccormick must hurry to paris St, Petersburg. March 24. Mr. Mc Connick. retiring ambassador to Rus sia, has received urgent instructions from Washington to proceed to Paris at the earliest possible moment. The von for the haste is not known here. scious in the home of Henry W. Hei fer, a lawyer of this city, it was sup posed they had been asphyxiated by gas. The mother has since recovered consciousness, and physicians and hyp notists are puzzled by their unaccount able coma. Starved to Death. Lack of nourishment was the princi pal cause of the woman's death. It is believed Mrs. Huestis is dying. CUBANS GRATEFUL Do Honor to Crew of American Squadron Visiting at Capi tal of the Island. SOCIAL FUNCTION IS HELD Mutual Compliments Exchanged in Responses to Toasts by Prom inent Men. Havana, March 24. The climax of enthusiasm over the visit of the Ameri can squadron was reached yesterday afterntKjn at a luncheon in the National theatre to the American officers by vet erans of the revolution. Prominent among those at the speakers' table were Minister Squires, Commanders Colby, Cowles and Barnett, Gen. Max imo Gomez, members of the cabinet. governor of the province and the may or of Havana. omei KulOKl'en America. Gen. Gomez earnestly eulogized America's sacrifices on behalf of Cuba. He said that Cubans were proud of an opportunity to honor representatives of the United States navy, army and government, and would not forget their obligations to the great republic whose sons had made possible all that Cuba had accomplished. Secretary of the Interior Andrado. addressing the American officers, said that they were heroes of the seas, knights errant of the 20th century, who without loss or conquest broke the chains of peoples who. by virile actions, proved themselves worthy of freedom. ('i)iiiin.-iuilrr Colli) 'm TiiukI. Commander Colby, senior officer of the squadron, in behalf of the president and the people of the United States, thanked the Cuban'people. for the mag nificent reception given the visiting squadron, and spoke of the high appre ciation of the reception and especially by the people in the streets and every where. He proposed a toast, "The Re public of Cuba. Her President and Her People, Her Brave Men and Her Beau tiful Women." At the conclusion of Colby's speech, the band played the "Star Spangled Banner." w hich was followed by "Bay amo." the Cuban national hymn. The guests stood and cheered both songs to the echo. The social event of the week was a reception last night on board the bat tleship Missouri. CHRISTEN SHIP WITH CRUDE OIL Unique Idea of Gov. Hoch for Naming the Battleship Kan- . sas. Topeka. Kans.. March 24. The bat tleship Kansas will be christened by breaking a bottle of Kansas crude oil over its prow in place of a bottle of champagne. This is the idea of Gov. Hoch. AN AMERICAN SHIP CAPTURED Japanese Lay Hold of Northwestern Steamship Company's Property. Seattle. Wash.. March 24. Acting Secretary of State Adee has wired the Northwestern Steamship company, that the steamship Tacoma, recently captured by the Japanese, had been towed to Nagasika. where the Japanese prize court is sitting. John H. Hart man, representing the Northwestern Steamship company, at once wired Mr. Adee to the effect that the Tacoma was not carrying contraband of war that she was bound direct for Shang hai. and that every barrel of beef she carried was consigned to a Shanghai merchant. The state department was asked to intervene, if possible, to pre vent the condemnation of the Tacoma Congressmen at Jamaica. Kingston. Jamaica. March 24. The transport Sumner, having on board the congressional party bound for Colon, arrived here today from San Domingo. JULES VERNE, FRENCH AUTHOR, BREATHES LAST Amiens, France, March 24. Jules Verne died this afternoon. His fam ily was at the bedside. Jules Verne, the popular French ro mancer, was born in 1S2S. He studied :tT-5 -4 ' .iuJ.v-: oi , C7) JUI.ES VKRXK. law but afterward began writing for the stage. His first great success was "Five Weeks in a Balloon." Among his better known works are "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," and "Around the World in Eighty Days." Most of his works were trans lated into English and German. TRIBUTE IS PAID TO MRS. STANFORD Funeral Services Held in Church She Built Attended by Thous ands. Stanford University, Cal., March 21. The body of the late Mrs. Jane Stan ford who recently died at Honolulu now rests in the Stanford mausoleum between the bodies of her husband and son, near Stanford university. Before the final commitment of Mrs. Stanford's body services were held in the great Memorial church erected by her in loving memory of her husband. The church was filled with thousands of people from all over the state who tame to pay their tribute of respect. GETS INFORMATION Federal Grand Jury at Chicago Learns of Methods of Beef Trust. OMAHA MEN ARE EXAMINED Greatest Precautions to Insure Se crecy Continue to Be Taken. Chicago, March 21. Specific infor mation regarding the shipping, mar keting and prices of cattle were sought today by the special grand jury which is investigating the alleged combina tion of packers. Michael R. Murphy, general manager, and Harry F. Wi kins, manager of the beef department for the Cudahy Tacking company, of Omaha, were before the inquisitors and shed some light upon the subjects, at the plant, for which he a--ks thoeour AitnrnHr I'rom Out of Tono. Chicago. 111., March 24. Twelve out of town witnesses, supposed to be em ployes of various packing firms and retail nu st dealers have testified be fore the special grand jury hearing evidence against the so-calied "beef trust." The three most important wit nesses before the jury yesterday wire R. C. Ruwp, general manager of Ar mour & Cm., at Omaha; T. W. Kelty. retail meat dealer, of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, and Robert Hall, in the same business at Kansas City. Kelry and Hall will continue their evidence to morrow. THEODORE POMEROY DEAD Ws Speaker of the Fortieth Congress and Prominent Banker. Auburn. N. Y.. March 21. Theodore M. Pomeroy, shaker of the 40th con gress. Is dead at the age of SO years. He was a member of the banking firm of William II. Seward & Co.. and first vice president of the American Express company. One Count Settled. Buffalo. N. Y March 24 Th j'iry in the case of Alonzo J. Whiitman, last night returned a verdict of not guilty There are stil fi-re untried indictments against the prisoner and he was re manded to Jail. PRESIDENT CASTRO FLATLY REFUSES TO ARBITRATE WITH UNITED STATES BUFFALO BILL LOSES DIVORCE SUIT COURT RULES AGAINST THE SCOUT DECLARING HE HAS IMPOSED UPON A GOOD AND TRUSTING WIFE CASE WILL BE APPEALED. Sheridan. Wyo., March 24. The dis trict court has refused the petition of Col. William K. Cody, (Buffalo Bill I for a divorce. Judge Scott delivered an opinion of considerable length reviewing the al legations and evidence and giving his conclusions. He says that the evi dence failed on the charge of poison ing, but that the defendant administer ed instead remedies that she deemed beneficial to her husband. iMnlntifT C'nuaed I ohxpplneu. Judge Scott cited a letter of Cody's daughter as proving that unhappiness was caused by the plaintiff. Judge Scott also found the charge of unbe coming actions on the part of the de fendant toward the colonel's guests was not proven, that there was no evi dence that she had even threatened her husband's life, and that when at tending the funeral of her daughter. Arta. at Rochester. X. Y.. in February. 1904. she offered a permanent reconcil iation and no answer ever came to this. Over-Indulgent Wife. She was an over indulgent mother and wife, who always took pride in his MOST IMPORTANT SINUL KtVULUHUN Debate on Separation of Church and State in France Con tinues. Paris, March 24. The chamber of deputies is continuing the debate on the bill for the separation of church and state. M. Deschanel, republican, former president of the house, declares that the debate is the most important since the revolution, as it concerns the abolition of the religious regime which existed for five centuries. Interference of religion with politics lias become in tolerable, while interference of the state with questions of conscience is equally odious. Therefore the time has conic to place each upon u separ ate and independent basis. Deschanel referred to the I'nited States as show ing the beneficial effect of the entire separation of church and slate. GEN. CHARLES TRACEY DEAD Noted Opponent of Free Silver as Rep resentative in Congress. Albany, N. Y., March 24. Portlier Representative Charles Tracey died at his home here today aged :"7. In congress he was one of the leading democratic opponents of free silver. BRYAN HEAD OF EDITORS Nebraska Statesman is Elected Presi dent by State Association. Lincoln. Neb.. March 21. Tho Ne braska Democratic Editorial associa tion has elected W. J. Bryan as presi dent. Bryan made an address in which he said the present outlook for the democratic party was the most encour aging for years. WILL CONTEST OVER $60,000,000 BEGUN Philadelphia Woman Finds Evidence in Wister Case as Society Butterfly. Philadelphia. Pa., March 24. Dis guising her serious motive for month under a mask of social frivolity. Mrs. Jones Wister. one of the social lead ers of Philadelphia, has been steadily gathering evidence from the.eamp of her enemies to support the sensational suit she will now begin to break the a-: 1 1 of the late William Weightman. who left his entire fortune of f;0,00, ' to his daughter, Mr. Anna M. Weightman Walker. .Amazing facis have been brought fo Kght in hT skillful search for the mo tive in the will by which Mr. Weight man entirely cut off the children of his son. Mr?. Winter's first husband was William Weightman. Jr.. the mil lionaire's oldest son. and by him she had six children, five of whom survive. She has entered upon the contest en tirely through a sense of duty toward her children. Track Elevation Carries. Joliet. III.. March 21. Judge Dibell, jf the Will county circuit court, has rendered a swee-ping decision on the injunction brought against railroad track elevation. The court sustained ?rery section of the ordinance by hich all railroads here have agreed to elevate their tracka. success and always looked forward to his home coming and made great prep arations to receive him. Said Judge Scott. "She entertained his guests with cordiality. She did not use profane language." The poisoning of his pet dogs was accidental. She never spoke disre spectfully of him to his friends or guests. She always accompanied him to the depot on his departures and was there to receive him on his return. I'ruud of tier llunband. The judge called attention to the pride sne took in having pictures of Cody in her home even to having her dishes stamped or etched with his photograph. "In return for this wifely devotion," said Judge Scott, "the plaintiff has been cruel to her and heaped indigni ties upon her." IIikI Much to Ilenr. Even if it were true defendant had at times been impatient with him and such impatience has been considered as indignities, it is also true that she has had much to contend with. A motion for a new trial will be argued at the next term of court. gJS THEM UP Anti-Trust Bill Before Legislature Arouses Many Vigorous Protests. INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT Measure for Placing Firemen and Po licemen Under Civil Service Dies in Committee. Springfield. 111.. March 24. The Mc Kinley anti trust bill has stirred up a hornets nest. Leading members of the house were bombarded all day yester day with telegrams from trust agents, urging them 4o prevent its passage. That it goes to the root of the trust evil is evidenced by the alarm the criminal combinations of capital man ifest, and their bitter denunciations of its provisions. A number of trust agents arrived in Springfield yesterday and tried to pre vail upon Mr. McKinley to agree to have his bill returned to the committee in order to give them a hearing. Know ing what influences might be brought to bear on a committee, Mr. McKinley refused to take any chances. Mu Kiitht In tUr Open. They were furious, but their fury availed nothing. If the bill is defeated it must be done in the open, in the forum of the house, when: every man will be compelled to go on record, eith er for or against the trusts. The insurance trust, which has hith erto escaped notice, appears to be more exercised than others. This combina tion consists of 110 insurance com panies organized for the purpose of destroying competition in their line by fixing uniform and arbitrary rates and enforcing them with an iron hand. I'lrr- and I'ollcr Hill Il-. Representative Fetzer's bill provid ing for the placing of fire and police departments of cities of from 7,0 to 100.000 population under civil service, has been killed by the committee on municipal corporations after a short debate. The killing of Mr. Fetzer's bill by-the committee comes as rather a surprise. This measure was intro duced by Mr. Fetzer early in the ses sion, and it was stated Kit the time that there was little doubt of its passage, but this action now ends nil hope for the mea.-iure. Srtm MnrrlnK-all- t(r. Senator Haas bill preventing the marriage of any gin under 10 even with the consent of her parents, and declaring anyone who secures a mar riage license by means of deception guilty of perjury, was passed 26 to 1. Senator Hamilton voting nay. Almost Wiped Out. Sunman. Ind.. March 24. Fire last night destroyed almost evf ry building in this village, causing a loss estimated at more than $00.0OO. with but little in surance. COLORED MAN IS KILLED IN FIGHT Philadelphia. March 21. John Hill, a negro, is dead aa the result of six-round bout last night with "KM" iJorsey. also colored, at Broadway Ath letic club. In the sixth round Hill was knocked unoonHClouB. I-ater the proprietor of the hall and the seconds were arrested. Declares Venezuela Has No Issues for Settlement. REPLY SEEMS FINAL Asphalt Case Must Remain In Courts Agreement With England and Germany. Washington, March 24. Minister Bowen cables the state department to day that President Castro flatly refus ed to arbitrate the pending issues be tween Venezuela and the United States. W IU Tnkr N Anion. The administration will take no ac tion in regard to the reply which Cas tro made to Bowen. The matter wa3 fully discussed at a cabinet meeting today and it was determined to allow the matter to await developments. The situation is considered such as not necessarily to interfere with tht departure of the president on his southwestern trip. I'rmrnt I'rucrdure Sutlleli-nt. Washington, March 21. The cabinet today discussed the situation in San Domingo and it was the general opin ion nothing there warrants any change in the present methl of procedure. An agent of the I'nited States govern ment will make an investigation for the purpose of obtaining the informa tion asked for by the senate. Ornlrn Tlierr Arc 1iiih. Willemstad. March 21. It Is an nounced from Caracas. Venezuela. Pres ident Castro today replied to Minister Bowen's final proposal for arbitration, denying Venezuela had any questions pending with the I'nited States, and saying the case of the New York & Uermudez Asphalt company must re main in the courts. .-niinn.v Satlxiletl. Berlin. March 24. The foreign of fice, replying to an inquiry of the As sociated Press as to whether the re port (heat Britain and Cermany were pressing San Domingo for a settlement of claims was correct, said rjerniany was satisfied to leave San Domingo and her obligations to foreigners entirely in the hands of the Cniteil States. Sfllir Olllnlilr hi I in m. I)iidoii. March 21. The signing of the agreement between Venezuela and the Anglo-t'einiiin bondholders adjust ing and consolidating the exterior debt was completed today. Ilolliinil Mriin. Ilualn-M. The Hague. March 24. The govern ment of the Netherlands Intends, eith er alone or in conjunction with other powers having differences with Vene zuela, to take vigorous measures to se cure the release or five Dutch sailors illegally Imprisoned for seven montlm in that country. BIG COMPANY TO MAKE A NEW START United States Box Board and Paper Company Will Reduce Capi tal Stock. Chicago, March 24. Plans for the financial reorganization of the I'nited Box Board and Paper company have been completed and will be officially announced within 10 days when the, plan will become operative. Thero will be issued a general mortgage of 6 per cent 20 year gold bonds amount ing to 52.S0O and an Issue of collateral trust debentures. 20-year at 6 per cent ;n the sum of $2.o0.000. There will be a reduction of the capital stock of the box board company of CO per cent. MORE LAND FRAUDS FOUND Prominent Attorney of South Dakota Held For Conspiracy. Pitrre. S. D.. March 24. It. B. Stearns, a prominent land attorney of Port Pierre, has bei n held to the I'nit ed States grand Jury on the charge of conspiracy to fraudulently secure gov ernment land. His bond was fixed at 11.000. Stearns is alleged to have, been implicated with W. T. Hornsnell, of St. Paul, in an attempt to secure 100 quarter Bections of government land by fraudulent methods. Sues to Recover Bonds. New York. March 24. John W. Young, promoter of the Tnit"d Shin building company has commenced suit against I). I-!loy Dresser for J92C.OOO and interest from May, 1!0. Th' suit 1.4 to recivr f r'aiti botnl of lh'? KVp builulnrr .;n;;.any.