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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUSING, MAY 10, 1901 TEN PAGER,
SINGLE COPY TIIIIEE CENTS.
SENSATION IS SPRUNG
Bo. Dt, Xing Makes 8piritd Attack on
Catholio Church at Oonfmooe.
RESOLUTION ON DIVORCE QUESTION
Eepaiatios FtTortd ei Etaintoiy Gro"tdi
tad for Cruelty or Begleoi
BOWEN IS NEGRO CHOICE f OR i
Candidate Is a Graduate of Boston E
of ill So.OBOtl. -5
BISHOP'S WORK TO BE INVESTIGATE.
jpala Delearatloa Presents a Resola.
ttoa Which AroiMi Coaslderablo
Feella Aaiig th Mem
ber! Present.
Og ANGELES. May . Tha attitude of
the Rnman Catholic church toward tha
public school system of tha United Btates
furnished tha subject of a senaatlonal de
bate In the Methodlat general conference
today. While there was . strong dlsposl
tlon on the part of certain delegates to
have the conference adept reaolutlona com
mitting It to extreme utterance upon the
subject, there wa an overwhelming senti
ment, aa It developed, against any auch ac
tion, and the'entlre matter waa finally dis
posed of by referring It to a committee
from which It la not likely to ever be re
ported. Several ether resolution bearing upon
the subjects of divorce, the termination of
membership of neglectful members, Sunday
closing of the Lewis and Clarke exposition,
the endowment of the American university
at Washington, changes In the wording of
various paragraphs in the discipline and
Other matters of Importance to Methodists
were submitted and debated by several
committees.
Rev. J. R. King, secretary of tha Church
Extension society of Philadelphia, having
aeoured the floor, presented a resolution
strongly, criticising tha Roman Catholic
church, declaring that "Its efforts to eon
trol the secular press. Its Influence In poll
tic and Its assault on the public school
system demand tha vigilance of Protestants
and patriots.'
Dr. King read extracts from a letter writ-
Ten oy vicar ueneraj i-eter nirnen or tne
Roman Catholic dtoees of Monterey and
"Co Angelea, In which the latter sought to
refute the statements mads In the above
quotations from tha eplsoopsi address. Dr.
King spoke at length In support of the
resolution.
Jostle Loki to tha Rescue.
When 'Mr. King had finished there waa
commotion among tha delegates. , Many
sought Jo gain recognition from tha chair
In order to reply. Charles B. Lohr, chief
Justice of the Maryland supreme court, lay
delegate, was recognised. After agreeing
with Or, King regarding the publlo schools,
Justice Lohr continued i
But,jsroww4-ala anything - by .any
phase of denunciation against any other
Christian? (Cries of "No"". "No I")
The Roman Catholic church has don a
magnificent work in this country, it hss
taken hold of a elaaa of people whom per
haps no other form of religion could have
molded so well for the well-being of our
common land. I feel Ilka putting my handa
under every evangelising agency In this
world that helps to uplift men and not pull
them down.
This expression was received with, ap
plause by the delegates and the galleries.
A motion by Dr. 8. I Boiler to refer
tha resolution to tha committee on tha state
f the-church was carried. In the opinion
ax many prominent memrers tnia aispoae
f this matter finally.
Rav. R r. Bishop presented a resolution
to make certain changes In tha discipline
that would provide a more simple method
f terminating tha membership of person
living In "habitual neglect to their obli
gations to the church." It waa referred
to the commttte on the state of the
burch. .
Resolatloa RaaTwdlnsr Divorce.
Judge Blbley' of Ohio offered an Impor
tant resolution on the subject of divorce.
He wanted paragraph J of the discipline
Changed to read as follows:
No divorce, except for sdultery, final de
sertion or cruelty or neglect, such aa to
compel an Innocent partner to separate
from tha offender, shall be regarded by the
church as morally lawful, and none of our
ministers or laymen shall solemnise mar
riages where there Is a divorced wife or
husband living, unlesa the divorce waa
granted upon grounds hereinbefore speci
fied. But this regulation done not apply In
cases wher divorced parties are seeking
remarriage.
This resolution was also referred to the
commlt'te cm the state of the church.
If a colored bishop la to be named by the
present conference It now seems to be prac
tically settled that the man will be Rev.
lr. J. W. E. Bowen, professor of systematic
theology In the Gammon Theological semi
nary of Atlanta, Ga. The colored delegates
to the conference, of whom therri are sev-aiity-nlne.
In addition to three white dele
gates representing colored . conferences,
have met In caucuses and by what
amounted to a unanimous vote agreed to
concentrate their strength upon a single
candidate, that candidate to be Dr. Bowen.
The selection of the colored candidate by
their own people meets with tha approval
of a majority of the white delegates, who
favor the selection of a colored bishop.
Dr. Bowen. who Is 48 years of age, grad
uated with high honors from ths Boston
School of All Sciences and School of The
ology, and has held Important positions In
ths pastorate In Boston, New York and
.Washington.
Will laveala Bishops Work.
Another matter which aroused consider
able) feeling was a resolution by a dele
gate from Ohio asking that a detailed
statement, of salaries, traveling expenses,
house rent and all other expenses of bish
ops and other general conference o Ulcere
be prepared and presented to the confer
ence. '
Rev. Dr. Bristol of Washington, D. C,
protested agalnat this effort to Inquire
Into the private business of the general
conference officers. II was followed by
Btate Senator MoClellan of New York,
who wished ths resolution adopted. He
aid that ths church elected bishops and
other officers to devote their time to tha
ehurch and not to mar-tig money by writ
ing books. If they wet j writing books and
having them published by ths bnak concern
he thought the conference should see how
gnuch money waa bring made by them.
Dr. Boyle of Pittsburg did not think the
general conference "should lower Its dig
nity" by going Into the private business
of Its genersl officer and Investigating
their private accounts.
The resolution was finally adopted and
teles-ram are to be aent out for Specific
oetaus ana expense in eacn rasa, so that
Information that la already In the ha ad a
of the book concern and other auditing
committee shall b put In the hands of
vary member of the conference, A. go.
MONTE CARLO CLAIMS ANOTHER
Amerteaa Shoots Himself at Paris
After Disastrous Boat with
Gajafcllaa; Hone.
PARIS. May . Harold T. Clarke, living
In New York and San Francisco, son of
ths late Jeremiah Clarke of San Francisco,
killed himself In a leading hotel her today
by blowing off the top of his hesd with a
revolver. He had been touring the conti
nent for seversl months and had Just ar
rived In Paris from Monte Carlo, where. It
Is understood, ha lost heavily. Clarke's
mother and sister, who are In this cMy,
are unable to give the slightest clew to the
cause of hie suicide.
The deceased was SI years of age. The
ody will be shipped to the United States.
C t-
. AZII, ASD PERI' MORE FRIEKDLY
lr of Latter Cnnitry oa Disputed
Territory is 101 nriiisrrrm,
JANEIRO, May f. The strain on the
relations between Braiil and Peru 1 re.
taxing. The Peruvian minister has pre
setted to the Foreign office a conciliatory
reply to the Braslllan demand for ths
evacuation by the troops of Peru of the
Alto Purus and Alto Jurua territories, say
Ing that the Peruvian government Is ready
to discuss the ownership of the territories
In dispute and to evacuate them pending
settlement of this question.
STATfLKY IS REPORTED AS DYI'Q
Famous African Explorer Is SuftoHagr
from Plearo-Pneomonla.
LONDON, May .-Slr Henry M. Stanley,
the African explorer. Is reported to be
dying of pleuro-pneumonla.
Stanley was at one -time a resident of
Omaha and employed upon the Omaha
paper.
GERMAN BAKKS ARB CONSOLIDATED
Deutsche Bank to Increase Capital
and Absorb Berliner.
BERLIN, May 9. The Deutsche bank to
day decided to Issue about $5,000,000 new
capital and absorb the Berliner bank, whose
capital Is 110,600,000. After the Increase the
Deutsche bank' capital will be $46,000,000, .
Char ires Canadian Boy with M order.
WINNIPEG, Man., May t. Word ha
been received from Moore lake that John
Schuster, aged 14 years, murdered Ms 8-year-old
sister by beating out her brains
with a poker. The boy's father, It Is al
leged, with tha hope of hiding the crime,
buried the body, but the matter became
known to the mounted police, who arrested
the boy, who waa 111 In the hospital.
lalted States Reeognlsee Servian Klngr
BELGRADE, May I. John B. Jackson,
United States minister to Servta, delivered
his credential to King Peter today. The
minister waa escorted to and from ths
palace by a detachment of the king's
guards.
Tower Retaraa te Berlin.
BERLIN, May a. Ambassador and Mr.
Tower returned her today from Rom by
way of Pari
SANTA FE GETS INJUNCTION
Temporarily Restrains tha fMrlklasr
Machinists at Argentina froaa In
terfering with Shops. .
KANSAS CITY, May . Th Santa Fe
Railway company waa granted a tempo
rary Injunction agalnat th striking ma
chinist of the Santa Fe shop In Argentine,
Kan., today by Judge Holt of th court of
common pleas of Kansas City, Kan. The
order restrains th striker from interfer
ing in any way with tha men who are now
working in the shops or from otherwise ob
structing the work of tha Santa Fe shops.
The injunction was mtda returnable June
1, when th strikers will have to show why
It should not be made permanent.
TICKET BROKERS RESTRAINED
Order ( Jadge ( th TCnltea States
Court Forbids Sal Fair
Coupons.
CHICAGO, May 9. An order waa entered
today by Judge C C. Kohlsaat In the
United State circuit court, restraining six
teen tlckst brokers In this city from deal
ing In special reduced rat non-transferable
tickets to and from tho St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase exposition. The com
plaining companies are th ' Baltimore &
Ohio, Chicago, Burlington a Qulncy and
the Michigan Central.
IXORBASB lit IWSPECTIOJI FORCE
Proeaotloa to Preveat Spread of Dis
ease Assess; Cattle.
WASHINGTON. May . (Special Tele
gram.) The bureau of animal induatry in
Increasing Its force of cattle Inspectors
In western states In order to secure the en
forcement of Its regulations governing the
shipment or trailing of cattle between
states. Under the regulations came ai-
fected with or expoeed to mange or other
contagious diseases shall not be shipped
until dipped In a mixture approved Dy
officers of the bureau. Fifty Inspectors
will be stationed at western cattle shipping
points to compel observance of the regula
tions. Inspectors are appointed from ex
perts In the employ of the bureau or
ellglbles who have taken the prescribed
civil service examination. Mange Is said
to be prevalent In Utah, Wyoming, Colo
rado. Nebraska. New Mexico and particu
larly severe In ths Dakota.
Senator Gamble has returned to Wash
ington from Sioux Falls, where he was In
attendance at the state convention. The
senator Is enthusiastic In his predictions
for republican successes In his state this
fall snd says that sverything point to
increased majorities In the west for the
republican ticket.
Senator Gamble Is Informed that C.
Ford Hackett of Parker, S. D., haa suc
cessfully passed the mental and physical
examination for entrance as a cadet at
West Point! Also that John F. Mac La In
of Tripp, 0. D., haa passed ths mental
examination for entrance to the Naval
academy at Annapolis.
He called on the prealdent today, present.
Ing his son Ralph, who la recovering from
a sever sttack of typhoid fever. Senator
Gamble told the president of how the last
South Dakota convention did Its work and
the enthusiasm which prevailed. He will
leave for the west with his wife and son
on Wednesdsy.
Under the annual readjustment these
changes In salaries of Iowa postmasters
become effective July 1. Increase Cory don,
11,600 to tl.tOO: Cresco. tl.00 to K.OOn: Dallas
Center, H.1M to 0.300; Dayton. 11.000 to
H.100; Dyersvllle, tl.soo to 0.400. Decrease,
Corwith, IM00 to 11.000; Dexter. 11.600 to
rt.800; Dows. 11.400 to SVI00; Pysait, tl.SuO
to tl.tCOi Eagle Grove. Sl.fMO to $1,900,
Rural carrier appointed for Nebraska:
North Bend, regular, Edward J. Rock ford;
substitute, Alvls O'Connor. Pierce, regu
lar. Hubert I UUlerJ aubsUtat, Budd
Ha.
ARGUE ON RAILROAD VALUES
E. Ro$ewtT Urgoa Stats Board to IncTiaea
tho Anenmtnt on Boada.
CITES FIGURES TO PROVE HIS CONTENTION
Ageats of the Railroads Insist They
Are Paying; Eaoagh, If Hot Too
Much, While Board Mess,
here Say Nothing.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. May . 8peclal. Before the
State Board of Equalization this afternoon
Bdward Rosewater and representatives of
the railroad systems of the state debated
railroad taxation. For two and a half
hours, frequently Interrupted with ques
tions and statements from the railroad rep
resentatives, Mr, Rosewater urged that the
assessment of railroad property be In
creased. Following this R. D. Pollard, tax
agent of the Burlington, urged that the
assessment be not raised. No ' other
speeches were made, the board adjourning
late to meet again tomorrow, when argu
ments will be offered In behalf of the other
roads.
Present to assist In the argument for an
increase In the assessment besides Mr.
Rosewater were C. F. Harrison, W. G. Ure
and F. D. Wead of the Omaha Real Estate
exchange. The railroad men present were:
H. W. Scrlbner of the Union Pacific, Frank
P. Crandon, G. F. Bid well and Peter Whit
ney of the Northwestern, R. D. Pollard of
the Burlington and A. R. Talbot of the
Missouri Pacific, and others.
Mr, Rosewater urged the board to In
crease the railroad assessment In the state
to I261.S64.031, thus making th aaaessed val
uation $72,384,002, Instead of $27,077.30, as it
Is at present- To arrive at this value he
urged the board to take Into consideration
th value of the stocks and bonds, the net
earnings and franchises, and he urged that
the various lines be assessed aa a unit to
make up th different systems.
Mr. Pollard argued against taxing fran
chises and against tha finding of the value
of a railroad upon the stocks and bonds
basis and produced figures by which he
attempted to prove that the Burlington
waa not worth $36,000 a mils and was as
sessed aa high as it should be assessed.
Debate Is Warm.
During the speech of Mr. Rosewater the
railroad men frequently Interrupted to
offer statements in rebuttal and at times
the debate became rather- heated. Through
it all the board remained In a passive if
not receptive mood.
Mr. Rosewater prefaced his remarks by
calling th attention of the member to
th tact that It was their duty to assess
railroad property without reference to
what any county assessor was doing re
garding other property and it was also
the duty of the board to take it for granted
that every cltlten and every county -assessor
was doing his duty honestly. He
saw no reason, he said, for th railroad
tax agents to appear before the board for
th reason the road had not yet been as
sessed, and it waa time enough for them to
find-fault after tn assessment had been
made, j
Tho first question her discussed waa th
assesamant of railroad systems mad up
of various line aa a unit. Th returns
filed by the road he said did not show
what any particular line contributed to the
aggregate of the valuation, and therefore
he could not see how the board was to ar
rive at tha value of any particular line.
The Union Pacific, he said, returned Its
rolling stock, Ita capital stock. Its earning,
etc., but ths report did not Indicate to
what particular branch the property be
longed. The stock of the road, however,
he said, covered everything. Originally, ha
said, the Omaha & Republican Valley road
had Issued stock, but It had been merged
Into the Union Paclflo and no one knew
where It was.
Where a system represent various lines.
he said, the earnings represent the sum
total of all the lines. The Union Paclflo
returned 407 miles of main line and 460 mile
of branch lines, making In Nebraska one
third of the total mileage of the entire
system. The Union Pacific earns on its en
tire system about $5,000 per mile. If th
road la to be assessed by piecemeal Mr.
Rosewater Insisted that one-third of the
value of the whole be assessed In Nebraska
and not have the assessment divided upon
the wheelage, as the roads had contem
plated the board would do.
The return of 191 mile of main line out
of the total mileage of 2,611 miles in Ne
braska by the Burlington, Mr. Rosewater
said, was a farce. The main line, so-called.
originally extended from Plattsmouth to
Kearney and this bad been extended to
Denver.
Stocks aad Bonds.
In discussing the matter of stocks and
bonds as a means of arriving at the valua
tion of a railroad Mr. Rosewater said the
capitalization of the railroads In the United
State In 1908 wns: Bonds, per mile. $32,877;
stocks, per mile, $30,439, r a total of stocks
and bonds per mile of $62.81(1. The mileage
In Nebraska, he said, was $,710, which
would aggregate $33.34.160. and assessed
at one-fifth of the value would make $73,-
$64,031 Computing the stocks snd bonds st
76 per cent of the par value, or $22,830 per
mile, the bonds at par, It makes a valua
tion of $56,207 per mile and a total valuation
in Nebraska of $317,2,320, which assessed
at one-fifth would be $13,698,484.
To show that the railroads could well af
ford to pay more tsxe than they were
paying Mr. Rosew.ier showed that rail
roads paid nesrly 3 per cent on stock and
4 and T per rent on bonds, and as an ex
ample of the earning powers of the roads
and to show the injustice of the decreased
assessments that havs been mad from
year to year he quoted the gross earnings
of the Kurungton on freight as follows:
1901 $M..SSl.rB
19"2 K O7a.078 00
19 42.7R9.40fi.ft)
The gross earnings of tha road he quoted
as follows:
1901 , $WOM,gR7
1908 68 71 245 47
1 4Q.6W.87S.fl3
The expense of the road for these years
were:
1901 $S4.AS 907.00
1902 3t Kt KTTj no
1903 40.W2,472.7
The net earnings were:
19ni $ik : 1 m
T"2 18 112.369 94
IS 3 ;2.n95,9n6.60
I'nloa PaelSe Capitalisation.
Regsrdlng the capitalisation per mile of
the Union Pacific railroad Mr. Rosewater
filed this statement with, the board:
The stocks and bonds of tha I'nlon Pa
cific, amounting to $3.H6,Wtn.0), Is suported
and made valuable by three classes of
property: (1) The 2.h2.74 miles of railroad
and appurtenances ; ill By the stoik and
bonds of Its subsidiary railroad companl.
owned; i3) By Industrial stocks and bonda
owned.
To get at the amount of the stock and
bonds supported by the 2 92.74 miles of
railroad e need only find the value of the
Union Pacific capitalization, deduct the
value of the stocks snd bonds f its sub-
, lOo&UaueA pa Second Pags-l
SHAW PAYS OVER THE CASH
Secretary of Treasary Visits Sew
rrk with Warns! for Canal '
Pay m e'li c
NEW YORK, May a.-l.nslle M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury, was at the sub
treasury today si ranging the final details
of the fa nam a canal payment.
Secretary Shaw made the following S.ate
ment as to the trsnsfer:
J. P. Morgan ft Co. were this morning
formally appointed special disbursii g
agents, and tnelr security fixed at t3t,onu,iu.
As soon as this security was approved the
warrant for $t0.000,nio was delivered. This
will be presented during the day and t.ald
as follows: Fifteen million dollars In cash
and subtreasurv orders aatrreRatlnx $J6.0i0.
000 will be drawn in favor of Morgan & Co,
These In turn are to h deooslted hv Mor
gan & I'o. with various hunk1, to Morgan A
Co.'s credit, snd will he collected through
the clearing houe tomorrow. Meuntlme
the banks had brought to the subtreasury
their respective checks segregating a little
over $27.m,ono. The warrant waa delivered
to Mr. Pleele personally. It was on a piece
of white paper engraved in green Ink, and
was made payable to J. v. Morgan & to.
as speclAl disbursing sget.ts. Hnlf a score
of clerks at the subtreaaury werv.buy for
some three hours courting the bonds de
posited by Morsan Co. as security for
the warrant. These checks were accepted
for collection and will be collected through
tne clearing house tomorrow, in thla way
the banks of New York City will iikv Into
the subtreasury $27.000800 nnd will receive
rrom Morgan ft Co. on deposit iis.iiMW.
Both the payment to ths subtreasury and
the depnsfta will be. effected through the
clearing house at the sarae time. Thus the
banks will lose in the transaction only $2.
OW.OiiO In ensh balance, the remaining $15,
OW.Ono Is psid to Morgan A Co. directly from
tne treasury.
In an Informal statement th secretary
added that this method of paying for the
Panama canal would have a reassuring ef
fect upon financial conditions In general
There were present at the subtreasury
when the warrant wa delivered Charles
Steele, George W. Perkins. E. T., Stltabury
and Temple Bowdern of the firm of J. P.
Morgan & Co., Assistant Treasurer Fish, J.
H. Edwards, private secretary to Secretary
Shaw, and George F. Baker, president of
the First National bank. The securities
deposited by Morgan St Co. were largely
municipal bonds.
OLD CHINESE SEAL FOR SALE
Man Who Offer It at Smelter With
draws It on Learalagr
Tala.
BAN FRANCISCO. May . ThO Call to
day says that a massive gold seal, worth
Intrinsically $6,000, and one of the priceless
treasures of an ancient Chinese dynasty,
ha been offered for sale in this city to a
local smelting company. Word was sent
from there to the Chines consul general.
He deciphered the worn Inscription upon
It and declared that it- was one of the
most valuable relics of an ancient Chinese
dynasty. He said that the gold came from
the great range of the Khlngame moun
tains ' and the sands of the Gobi desert
and waa gathered by hand from the rocks
and channels more than 4,000 years ago.
Melted and refined Into a compact mass.
the artisans of those ages oarved the In
scriptions upon the gold that have formed
the official seal of th dynasty for thou
and of years, until more modern times
and a greater away caused a bow Imperial
seal to be developed. Then' th seal was
delegated to' th neaeael . nephew : Of the
emperor aa his official signature. The seal
was subsequently withdrawn from sale by
Its present owner, who claims to have
picked It up in China. It Is said the Chi
nese consul general baa guaranteed the
payment of $10,030 for it, which I twice Its
Intrinsic value If melted Op.
MICHIGAN PRISONER IS SHOT
Alleged Forger aad Former Convict
Tries to Escape aad
May Die.
DETROIT. Mich., May George Hartle,
an alleged forger and ex-convlct, today
made a desperate attempt to escape from
an officer who was guarding him at the
Emergency hospital, where Hartle was
being treated for a bullet wound In the
leg. received while resisting arrest April lo.
Hartle had pretended to be unable to
use the leg. Today, however, Hartle
crawled out of bed, dressed himself, and
succeeded In reaching a window from which
a ladder led down to a one-story building
adjoining.' As he started down the lad
der the officer discovered him and ordered
him to halt. Hartle Ignored the command
and Officer Oreen fired, breaking hi shoul
der blade. Hartle continued down the
ladder and reached the roof. Green fired
again as the escaping prisoner n eared the
edge of the building, wounding him In the
abdomon; Hartle fell from the roof to
the ground after the second rhot ' and Is
not expected to survive.
FIVE MACHINISTS ARE AT WORK
Eighteen Helpers at Topeka Respond
to Order of I'nloa and
On it Work.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 9 -Only flvs of th
union machinists appeared for work today
In response to the order Issued on Satur
day by the Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe
railway giving the striking shopmen until
today to secure their old positions. Later
eighteen union machinist apprenticea were
called out by President Buckalew and all
quietly laid down their tools.
General Manager Mudge says that a car
load of machinists to fill the vacancies will
reach here on Tuesday from Fort Madison,
la., and Kansas City, whare th company
haa had a number of men awaiting an
emergency.
MITCHELL SEES THE PRESIDENT
Labor Leader aad Chief Executive
Talks About Strike In
Colorado.
WASHINGTON. May .-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers of
America, and Prealdent Keith of the Long
shoremen's union called on President
Roosevelt today. They talked briefly with
htm about a variety of subjects, but par
ticularly about the situation of affairs In
the mining regions of Colorado.
Mitchell said hs did not discuss ths matter
with the president with any Idea of having
him take action on It, aa executive action
at present Is not feasible.
Both the nrestdent and Mr. Mitchell n.
gard the situation with serious concern.
C0L0BAD0 STRIKE MAY END
Compear Anaoaaeee that Coaeossloas
Will Be Made hy Coateetaats
la Coal Fields.
nruvrn Vf B V I It WBS Innnnnnul .
day at the office of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company that the southern Colorado
coal fields strike would be settled by June
L concessions being mad by both the
operator aad strikers.
STORY OF YALU FIGHTING
Oenoealod Gang of Japan Ehell tha En
trenchments of Eutiiana,
INFANTRY CHARGES ACROSS THE STREAM
Make a Oallaat Dash Tkreagh a De
structive Fir Ip ta th Posltloa
of tho Eaesay oa tho
Yala.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
IN CAMP NEAR THE Y'ALU, April 30.
(By Runner to Plug Yang) (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) General Kurokl has succeeded
In turning the strong Russian pool tlon on
the north bank of the Yalu. During last
night he got about 6,000 Infantry, practic
ally the entire Twelfth division, across the
river a few miles northeast of Wlju, laying
a ' bridge unopposed. This morning he
brought them down Into the rugged hills
opposite Wlju, where they obtained a se
cure position commanding the Russian left
The Japanese batteries along the south
bank of the Yalu fully protect them from
any attack except by Infantry from the
north, where the broken character of the
country make an attack unlikely. If not
Impossible.
Kurokl seems to have caught the enemy
completely asleep, aa only a slight effort
was made to resist his Infantry advance, a
few shrapnel being thrown along the river
and from the face of the hills. This shell
ing was soon checked by the fierce Japa
nese artillery fire on the Russian bat
teries. With this foothold secure Kurokl
will be able to throw his entire army across
the river unhindered, thus outflanking the
Russian position at Chin Tien Cheng and
compelling them to retire on Feng Wang
Cheng, while the Japanese infantry is ad
vancing rapidly down th north bank of
the river and over the hills. The Rneelan
attention was almost completely diverted
by the feint on Klntelto, an Island below
Wlju, which the Japanese held for several
days. The Russian guns delivered a heavy
fire, searching the Island from end to end,
but doing slight damage.
Fools the Rassiaas.
For some Urn the Japanese have been
making a show of activity at Klntelto Is
land, whence the Russian seem to have
conoluded that Kurokl's attempt to cross
would be from that direction. Much bridge
material waa originally massed near Kln
telto and other obvious preparations made,
but three days ago the majority of this
material was shifted upstream and care
fully conducted behind the hills. The guns
war withdrawn from the battery positions
along th liver below Wlju and parked In
tha hills. The formation of tho country
about Wlju1 enabled Kurokl to conceal his
movements almost entirely. Screens were
erected along the roads and hid the passage
of the troops and material. Many pocket
valley afford places of concealment, and
the Russian therefor, war unable to de
termine what. Kurokl waa doing, thus giving-
htm a fin opportunity to fool them,
which wbs not neglected. Tha Russian po
sition waa naturally very strong, th steep
hills on the front of the river offering a
position where a few men could stop thou
sands. Below Osekito are two Islands Kln
telto, which the Japanese held, and an
otherwhich the Russians occupied. Tho
Russians burned th village on this -island
yesterday afternoon, apparently pre
paratory to withdrawing.
Dpends oa Hills.
The Russian commander seems to have
thought these hills sufficient protection to
his left. From the hill east of Wlju I had
a fine view this morning of the work. Di
rectly north' of Wlju lies Osekito Island,
and beyond that Tiger hill stands on the
north bank steep and rough. Farther up
stream Is Kurlto Island, whence the Jap
anese expelled the Russian on tha 26th.
At the point where a river flows into
the Yalu from the north along the west
era base of Tiger hill. Chlu Tien Cheng
stands, about three miles west of Tiger
hill on the mainland and separated from
the Russian Island by 200 yard of stream.
A 6O0-yard stream separates the Russian
Island from Klntelto. Along the crest of
the low range of hill on the river bank
back of Chlu Tien Cheng, running east of
the liver, the Russians posted several bat
terles of field guns. Back of Tiger hill
they had another. These guns easily ranged
beyond Wlju. The Japanese batteries ex
tended along tho south bank of the river.
commanding the entire Russian position
with the possible exoeptlon of one battery
Immediately behind Chu Tien Cheng. Last
night the Japanese guns were all replaced
In position along the river, and this morn
ing they began firing upon the Russian
position. Immediately behind Tiger hill.
from the batteries above Wlju, and with
excellent practlc with tholr shrapnel
searching the entire position. For some
time the Russians were silent and when
finally they began replying their fir was
directed upon Klntelto.
Japs Shoot Well.
Immediately the Japanese opened with
their batteries about Wlju, whereupon a
fine artillery duel ensued, lasting more than
an hour.
The Japanese made beautiful practice,
beating a terrific tattoo about the Russian
batterie and eventually materially slack
ening the enemy's fire. Duriug this duel
the Russians endeavored to reach the Japa
nese whom they now discovered advancing
down the river. They threw shrapnel along
the faos of th hills from a battery on the
west bank of the Al river below Tiger hill.
This shelling was entirely Ineffective, as
the ammunition lasted only a short time.
The Japanese battery on Kurlto Island re
plied, delivering a heavy fire upon th Rus
sians, which soon stopped their fire. About
noon the Japanese halted In the hills op
posite Wlju and the artillery fire practi
cally oeased. After a lull, however, the
Russians reopened, sending shrapnel Wlju
ward and again shelling Klntelto. The
Japanese replied hotly a few minutes.
when with a desultory firing continuing,
the day closed with the Japaneas having
a strong position commanding the Rus
sian left. During the afternoon the Japa
nese troops reached the Al river, which Is
fordable. The advance I already across
and the reserve up. The Russian retreat
from Chin Yen Chang must follow.
O. K. DAVIS.
WIJU. May X. (VI Seoul, May t.)-When
th early mist drifted from the Yalu river
this morning th Japanese Infantry wss
disclosed lined up for battle on th low,
sandy Island Of Klntelto, which Is In front
of Wlju.
The walls and towers of th city on th
hill, rising abruptly from tha south bank
of the liver, and the nearest of the three
channels, were crowded with Jspanese and
Cere-en spectator of tee forthcoming at
tack. Klntelto Inlet Is hardly anything more
Continued oa Second Pa4
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CALLING OUT THE RESERVES
Koaropatkln Demands More Men to
Cheek the Jspaaes
Invasion.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904)
ST. FKTERSBCRG, May .-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) General Kouropatkin wants
more men. Kharkoff and other places are
flaming with red placards calling upon all
reservists to report, ready for Instant serv
Ice. It Is certain that New Chwang and
Y'ien Kow will have to be abandoned by
the Russlana, and will surely be occupied
by the Japanese, who will there find an
other handy base-
Meanwhile the people are frightened for
fear that between the outgoing Russians
and the Incoming Japanese robbers will
work havoc English and American gun
boats are needed there without delay. The
Russian gunboat Slvouch will be sunk to
prevent Its falling Into the hands of the
enemy, whose advance has been hindered
by the blowing up f. four bridges on the
railway between Ylen Kow and Port
Adams.
It Is now understood that General
Kourokl and General Kadau, who engaged
In landing troops south of the mouth of the
Yalu, will Join forces and advance on Muk
den, while the army of General Oku will
devote It attention to Port Arthur.
First, General Oku will have a tight ulf-
flcult piece of work to force the exceed
lngly strong and well laid earthworks de
fending the narrow neck of land forming
th entrance to the Kwan Tung promonl
tory. These works, owing to the shallow
ness of the water, cannot be attacked from
the sea side, while the railway which tra
verse the Kwan Tung easily allow quick
movement of the troops to any threatened
point.
From March 10 to three days ago an
enormous force of butchers and packers
has been engaged at Cronatadt preparing
the flesh of 8,240 oxen intended for Port
Arthur. The Morgan method of pressing
was utilised.
One of the most Interesting questions of
the present moment Is how much of this
meat will reach the beleaguered city. If
any. Prince -Khllkoff, the "American
minded" minister of railways, 1s actively
engaged In organising several armored
trains, modeled on the line of those used
by the British In the South African war.
Princ Khllkoff has added Improvements
In accordance with his own Idea.
. Th latest news announces that cotton la
contraband of war.
The bourse today was panicky. Russian
4 per cents went down another point' to SJ.
JAPATIESB CAVALRY IS SCPERIOR
Despised Arm of that Country's Serv
ice Proving Its Worth.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
SEOUL, May 9. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
The news of the occupation of Feng Wang
Cheng by the Japanese, which I cabled on
Friday, Is now confirmed. The occupation
was accomplished on Friday. The Rus
sians, on learning that the main body of
the Japanese waa advancing rapidly over
the road from Chu Tien Cheng, hurriedly
prepared for flight. They gathered to.
gether auch commissariat and ammunition
aa possible and burned the remainder.
Meanwhile 1,000 men, wounded In the bat
tle on the Yalu on May 1, were sent ahead
toward Liao Yung. The much criticized
Japanese cavalry proved superior to the
predictions made some months ago. They
engaged the enemy, whose troops were dis
persed rapidly and driven from position
after position. They retired when the sup
porting Japanese Infantry came up.
Since the occupation Is completed, hun
dreds of refugees have surrendered, enter
ing the olty from the surrounding forests.
The Second Japanese army corps, which
effected a landing on May 4 on the Liao
Tung peninsula, occupied Polandlen after
a small engagement, thus cutting oft rail
way and telegraphlo communication with
Port Arthur. The ultimate fall of this
stronghold Is certain. It was reported at
Wonson yesterday that Cossacks have
crossed the headwaters of the Yalu, ac
companied by Manchurian bandits, called
"Redheads," snd appeared south of the
Ham Kyong province on Thursday, Their
strength Is not reported. Probably they
form an unsupported reconnulteriug party.
OO.VTINI'US TO WORRY OVER CUIKA
Rassiaas Call oa Powers to Force It
to Be Meatral.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
BERLIN, May . (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The National Zeitung this evening gives
prominence to a telegram from St. Peters
burg stating that the Novostl declares that
a secret treaty exists between the Japa
nese and th Chinese. The Novustl further
states that it Is the duty of all of the pow
ers to take steps to avert the present
danger of Chinese Intervention In the war.
It la suggested that the powers should
Inform the Peking government that they
will form a conditional treaty and Invade
and occupy Chines territory at th first
sign of a breach of neutrality.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
MUKDEN, May l.-(New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The Ruaslan position Is much Improved.
The damage done to the railway stations
by the Japanese who landed at Plttewo haa
been mostly repaired, but the communica
tions with Port Arthur sre still interrupted.
The sctlon of the Chinese genersl west of
the Llan river Is causing the Russians
some anxiety, '
STORY OF AX EPIDRMIC IS DE.11ED
('at DasbkaS Reports There Is No
Call for Extra Physicians.
ST. PETERSBURG. May . Count Vont-
soft Daahkoff, head of the Russian Red
Cross, authorises an absolute denial of the
report, published by a news agency In ths
United States, that an urgent telegram bad
been received at St. Petersburg from Muk
den aaklng for the Immediate dispatch of 100
extra doctors and announcing (hat an epi
demic of typhus fever, dysentery and small
pox had broken out among tha Russian
troops.
SC JAP SHIPS
Bsliersd Portion of Vladivostok Eqiadroo
Hu Bean Ehnt Out of Harbor.
POPULACE STILL EMPTYING NEW CHWANG
United States Hay Have to Bend Battle
ihipa to Protect American Interests,
BANDITS WAITING CHANCE TO PILLAGE
Balisved that Radian Gnard Will B In
sufficient to Prevent Looting.
LAND FIGHT MAY OCCUR AT LIAO YANG
General Knrokl oa tho March to that
Place aad General Kaaropatkl
Is Expected to Glvo
Battle.
LONDON. Magr 10. Th Daily Telegraph s
Seoul correspondent says: "U Is believed
here that a portion of the Russian Vladivo
stok fleet ha been successfullv shut out
and Is now In the Sea of Japan trying to
evane tne Japanese."
SHAN HAI KWAN, May $.-: p. m -The
evacuation of New Chwang continues.
The Russian authorities have promised to
leave a sufficient rear guard to prevent pil
laging by the Chinese bandit who are In
the vicinity snd awaiting an opportunity
to get Into the city.
Nothing further has been heard of the
Japanese transports which were seen near
vai inau. The Russians are commandeer
ing cattle on the West side of the Liao river
and the Chinese are Indignant at thla pro
cedure. Eight hundred head of cattle have
been seen at Yin Kow.
A Japanese spy haa been discovered at
New Chwang. He waa approached by
Russians who pulled at his que, which
came off. He was taken, prisoner, but
subsequently escaped with the ; heln of
some Chinese, who distracted tha attention
oi tne Russians. Th dynamo connected
with the mine at New Ohawng have not
been removed.
Small For at New Chwang-.
CITE POO. Mav fi-.11 n. in 1 1.,...
caived here from New Chwang say the
Russians are maintaining only a small
iorce ai mat piaoa.
Chinese carta are not aJbvan.it tn
New Chawng. aa thav ant wsnteA e
In the removal of Russian effects.
Ths eXDortatlon fmm vaw rh. ...
bean oake and other produce Is not re
stricted, and a number of steamshtt are
going there for cargoes.
United States May Send Warship.
WASHINGTON. Mav lTV. ti-
ths State department has bean it,,.n .
the possibility of rioting and looting at
w unwang m the Interval of tim be
tween th Russian withdrawal .v..
Japanese occupation of th port Secre-
iary nay loaay nad a consultation with
tha prealdent respecting the advisability
of again a ending a warahln n Maw r-.. . -
td safeguard. American, interests and a fir
im, pumuie n prevent outrages upon frr
elgners by foreigner "It la baiiav.it ,.
an intimation haa been conveyed from th
snusn government to our own govern
ment that th dtsnatnh of a TTnitaA
ship to New Chwang might prevent the
appearance of undue. activity on tha part
of a single power.
The United State a-unboat Helena an .
British gunboat lay In mud dock at New
Chwang all last winter and wer with
drawn only utxn a l.tnt fmm Rni. k..
their presence obstructed military opera-
lions.
The Navy denartment haa arrt
Sels Within two or three, ..n
New Chwang, the nearest being th Ra
leigh, now at Chemulpo, while the Helena
and the Wllmlna-tbh are at Wenh... ....
below Shanghai, and the Cincinnati is on
way rrom Che Foo to Chemulpo.
Mav Flgrht at Lie Yang.
LONDON. May S. Baron Kavaahl .k.
Japanese mlnistsr here, looks for the next
engagement of the war to take place at
Liao Yang. He said today:
tJ3'?i.tT.1 Kurok Probably la on the march
In that nlnn . A a i r . . . .
:U-W f? bat,,e U"re' maead. from the
signs of his concentration, he may assume
the offensive. But for his defeat at the
lalu river this movement might be very
dangerous. Under the existing condition,
however, General Kurokl ought to be able
to drive back General Kourcpatkln at Liao
- nui.ni uave a central noal-
t on and can strike either to the left or
rifnt. an nrivantn !,.. jttjt . . ,
when New Chwang had to be defended. In
the event of our occupation of New Chwang
we shall Immediately appoint a civil ad-
w'ar FYS.al " th.V m A 'he
natloni " "
Vice Admiral Togo, I think. Is now likely
to dock part of hi fleet and give the men
a rest from the ceaseless vigil they have
kept up since the beginning of the war.
pur land advance and part of the impend
ing engag-emetiU must largely depend on
the commissariat. This I hardly think s
yet able to cope with a forwnrd movement
ay on Mukden, Harbin or Vladivostok. . '
i
GIF.S9I4G OH KTROKI'S XEXT MOVE
Experts Believe He Will Walt for Co
operation of Other Army.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
PARIS, May 10 (New York Herald Ca
blegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
The Herald's European edition publish
the following from It military. expert: '
"Mor painful than ever is th problem
which haa to be considered today. Will
Genera Kurokl, following his luck, as Gam
blers say, engage Kouropatkin, who awaits
him with the bulk of his forces not far from
Liao YangT Will he, in a word, advance
resolutely with his divisions on. Liao Yang,
Instead of waiting, solidly Intrenched, on
the west bank of the Yalu, with his out
post at Feng Wsng Cheng and on the
tops of the neighboring hills, until a second
or third Japanese army has been able to
appear In front of Hal Cheng, only to tiki
the offensive when he can unite with the
other army In a powerful effort?
"What leads us to believe he will take tb
latter course Is that, according to a dis
patch from Antung, part of the second
army, 'commanded by General Oku, hsa
landed, as we have already foreseen, near
Taku Shan. From this point It can rapidly
move north to lend a band to General Ka
rekl.
"Moreover, an official telegram from Gen
eral Kouropatkin announces that, accord
ing to General Zaasalltcb'a reports, thre
divisions of General Kurokl's army wtre,
on May 7, at a little distance from Feng
Hopp Cheng, which they occupied aa a.on
a thsy saw that there waa only a weak
Russian rear guard there. Theae two facta
clearly Indicate that It Is General Kurokl's
Intention to advance on Liao Yang. On '
the other hand, the report Is confirmed that
General Kouropatkin la concentrating there
all hla available troops. In view of a com
ing battle, as he ha Just recalled thither
lb force which are defending Maw