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SIGNS OF A BREAK
Tcr Fint Tims 8ince Illinoii Deadlock Del
egate! Ehow Daiire to Leave Lead?',
MANY OF THEM DEPART FROM THE CITY
Declare They Will No, Betura Until There
it a Change in the Situation.
FIGHT PULIS ON SMALLER CAND V-S
7;
Coating Ihem from $50 to $100 P-ic.
Daring Convantion.
FAILS TO SECURE NECESSARY SUPrOI.
Yates Following Hestlng oa Thel.
Otri Until Opposition Has El-
hausted All Efforts at
Combinations.
-. SPRINGFIELD, III., May 19.-For the
first time since the beginning of the dead
losk In the Illinois republican convention
the delegates today commenced to show
signs of breaking away and there was evi
denced a disposition 1 leave the leaders.
Many of the delegates left town this
mo.ntng and soma of them declared they
would not come back unul some of the
gubernatorial candidates got out of the
race and made It possible to break the dead
lock. Their votus were cast by the more
faithful of the delegates. In some Instances
. single delegate voting an entire county.
The feeling of unrest found vent in the
Introduction of a resolution providing that
the convention proceed to the nomination of
candidates for office other than that of gov
ernor, but the proposition wns defeated.
Nona of the gubernatorial candidates
wanted the resolutions to go through and
the candidates for minor offices were too
timid to Insist upon It. fearing such a
course would Injure their chances.
The prolonged flght Is bearing heavily on
the men who want the smaller places. All
Of them have been maintaining head
quarters which cost them from $60 to 1100 a
day and the salarlea of state officers In
Illinois are very small, even the successful
candidates will be behind in a financial
way when the convention adjourns. Some
of them closed their headquarters today.
The ballots were taken today without ap
preciable change in the result. Sherman's
men continued to vote foe, Deneen through
out the day, but he made no further gains,
and on the last ballot tonight Sherman's
men returned to htm. The result of the
Inst ballot taken tonight was: Yates, 483;
Lowden, Deneen, 3RSV4: Warner, M;
Hamlin, 108: Sherman, 43; Pierce, 81.
Forty-eighth roll call, official: Yates, 4S4;
Lewden, S97tt! Deneen, 4S2H; Hamlin, 113;
Warner, 41; Sherman, 2; Pierce, 81.
Forty-ninth ballot . (official) : Yates, 487;
Jowden, 89H; Deneen. 891H: Hamlin. :il;
Warner 895; Sherman, 42; Pierce, 33.
On the fiftieth roll call the Sherman votes
returned to Deneen. The official vote stood:
Yates, 4M; Lowden. 2tt; Deneen, 431H;
Hamlin, 113i Warner, 40; Pierce, 33.
At lifefla eonveuUau took a recasa to
p.-n.-; "" -
Plana am being discussed to take a recess
. to next Tuesday. Many delegates left this
afternoon, leaving ore man to vote their
delegations.
Upon reconvening at 1:15 the convention
proceeded to the fifty-first ballot This
resulted: Yatea, 4S3; Lowden, 393 Vi: Deneen,
429H: Hamlin. Ill; Warner, 60; Pierce, 83;
Clifford. L
The official vote of the fifty-second ballot
was: Yatea, 483; Lowden, 383H; Deneen,
42PH; Hamlin, 111; Warner, 62; Pierce, 83.
The fifty-third ballot, official: Yates, 483;
Iowden, 393H; Deneen, 430H; Hamlin, 110;
Warner, 63; Pierce, 82.
TWO CONVENTIONS ARE AT WORK
Wisconsin Courts May Have to Decide
IMwwi the Factions.
MADISON, Wis., May 19. -The indications
before the two state republican conven
tions were called to order today were
that the one at the university gymnasium
wculd be attended strictly by the LaFollette
faction and that the anti-third terms, com
posed largely of Baensch supporters, would
be Joined by the Cook forces at the Fuller
opera bouse. It Was said that LaFollette
would head one state ticket and Cook the
other, the Baensch strength going to Cook.
When the convention at the university
gymnasium, presided over by Permanent
Chairman Lenroot. was called to order
Chairman ChynoWlth of the resolutions
committee reported that three members ot
that committee failed to meet with the com
mittee, but that as prepared the report was
signed by eight members.
The platform strongly (Indorses the na
tional administration and the state admin
istration of Oovernor LaFollette.
A meeting of the Cook delegates was held
today to determine their own attitude rela
tive to the LaFollette and anti-third terms.
It wua announced that they would not give
recognition to the LaFollette gathering by
being present aa Cook men, and that not
until the legal right of the Baensch dele
gates from the counties In question was de
termined would they sit In the convention
at the Fuller opera house. .Their leader, E.
R. Hicks of Oshkosh, will -take his men Into
the anti-third term convention when the
credentials committee determines who the
rightful delegates are.
The platform was adopted unanimously.
Governor LaFollette was then renominated
by acclamation. On motion of Senator
Miller of Pane county the rest ot the
atate officers now holding office were re
nominated and voted ' upon collectively.
Tbey received 6Rftt voles, the complete
Strength of the convention, and were de
clared unanimously nominated. The list
follows: Lieutenant governor, James O.
Davidson; secretary of state, Walter L.
Houser; attorney general, L. M. Shude
vant; treasurer, John J. Kempf; insur
ance commissioner, Zena M. Host; rail
road commissioner, John W. Thomas.
When the anti-third term organisation
was called to order F. D. Lake of the
Winnebago county delegation stated, amt.l
thunderous cheers, that thirty delegates
from Winnebago county In the Cook column
had entered the convention. The chair then
announced that Senators Bpooner and
Queries had consented to appear and speak
before the anti-third term convention at
the time the report of the committee on
resolutions was received.
As this committee was not ready to re
port the convention adjourned until after
noon. At the afternoon session, amid much
cheering. E. R. Hicks of Oshkosh led the
Cook delegation to the hall. The announce
ment of the Intended participation of Sen
ators "sooner and (Juarles in the conven
tion was Instrumental In pulling the Cook
delegates Into the eonvetitlon.
I'pon the roll .call of the counties the
vote was announced showing MT delegates
to be legally seated. The required number
... oaUAiMd e Jteofeod fPsKet
BANDITS CAPTURE AN AMERICAN
Foreigners la Tanaler Are Excited
Over Boldness of Native
Outlaws.
TANGIER, Morocco, May 19. An Amer
ican cltiien named Ferdicaris and his step
son, a British subject, were carried off
by the well known bandit, Ralsuli. and his
followers last night and will doubtless be
held for a heavy ransom. The captives
were staying at Perdicaris' summer resi
dence, only three miles from Tangier, when
the bandits attacked and captured them.
Perdicaris Is of Greek origin, but Is a
naturalised citizen of the United States.
He Is very wealthy and has lived In Tan
gier for years. He married an English
woman, whose son Is his companion In
captivity.
Foreigners are' much excited by this bold
itld, so near Tangier, and attribute It to
i e suplneness of the government In fall-
to punish the bandits who last year
tured Walter B. Harris, the correspond
ent In Morocco of the London Times, and
their failure to deal with general lawless
ness. FRANCE AND THE VATICAN APART
Repabllc Will Recall Its Ambassador
at Court of the Pope.
PARIS, May 19. The council of ministers
assembled In extraordinary session today
to consider the action to be taken relative
to the pope's protest against President
Iinubet's visit to Rome. As the version of
the protest forwarded to the governments
having relations with the Vatican differ
from that forwarded to the French govern
ment. It was decided to first ascertain
definitely what representations the Vatlcnn
made to the foreign governments. The
council also agreed on the steps to be
taken when the exact character of the
foreign protest Is ascertained. An official
communluatlon to the press says the min
isters are In accord upon the steps, but
does not give the nature ot the expected
action. Later it became known that the
recall of V. Nlsard, the ambassador of
France to the Vatiean, had been decldod
upon If the authenticity of the report for
warded to the foreign powers was estab
lished. This practically assures the am
bassador's recall, as little or no doubt
exiRts relative to the protest. The effect
of the ambassador's recall will be to in
terrupt diplomatic relations between France
and the Vatican.
ROUNDUP 0FC0AL STRIKERS
Men Refuse to Register and Are Ar
rested and Marched Eighteen
Mllea to Trinidad.
TRINIDAD, Colo., May 19. One hundred
striking union coal miners, who refused
to be registered by the military authorities
of Las Animas county, which Is under mar
tial law, were brought to this city today
as military prisoners from the strikers'
camps near Ludlow. Tbey were forced to
march eighteen miles under cavalry escort.
As the county Jail is already full, a bull
pen will be constructed, in which the
strikers will be herded.
Major Zeph T. Hill, commanding '.he
military forces, decided on the policy of
registering - aU the 8,000 Idle men In the
county In consequence of a number of fires
that have occurred - In the vicinity of
strikers' camps.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
Pennsylvania Company Plans for In
dependent S rut em Between Pitts
burg and Omaha.
PITTSBURG, May 19. Speclal Tele
gram.) An inspection party Interested In
the Pittsburg & Allegheny Telephone com
pany returned from a trip as far west aa
Kansas City In the interest of a transcon
tinental Independent telephone system.
It was stated that a working arrange
ment was effected that would soon make
possible conversation between Philadelphia
and Omaha over an Independent line. This
will be used t show the feasibility of such
a service and will be used as a basis for
the merger of all of the Important tele
phone companies between Pittsburg and
Omaha. Other western Independent plants
have been Inspected and conferences were
held with officials.
CL0WRY ORDERS OUT WIRES
Western In ion Will Remove All
Soarcea of Information of New
York Pool Rooms.
NEW YORK. May 19. President dowry
of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany today ordered the removal of all
Western Union wires running to places
supposed to be pool rooms. He said he
had issued directions to the company's
workmen to remove every wire over which
horse racing news exclusively had
formerly been furnished to subscribers.
The pool ' rooms are now likely to be
thrown entirely on their own resources,
for the police commissioner has announced
the New York Telephone company has
agreed to co-operate with him In stripping
the pool rooms of their wire service.
BANKER MARCELL MAY GO FREE
Promises to Start a Bank If He Es
capes Punishment for Al
leged Crimes.
ST. JOSEPH, May 19 J. E. Marcell. the
young banker at Highland, Kan., who is
alleged to have swindled other banks and
eastern trust companies out of $260,000, may
not be convicted. A strong sentiment In
behalf of the young man exists In the
community. Today a Jury refused to con
vict him on one of the charges. He an
nounced tonight that If he escapes he will
at once start a new bank at the scene of
his present troubles.
ADJOURNMENT AFTER SERMON
Presbyterians at Dallas Begin Seventy-Fifth
Annual Session of
General Assembly.
DALLAS, Tex., May 19. About 300 dele
gate were present when the seventy-fifth
annual session of the general assembly of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church was
called to order today. Dr. B. M. Tinnon
of Denver, the retiring moderator, preached
the opening sermon, after which adjourn
ment was taken until afternoon.
Aeeldeat at WarlaVa Fair.
ST LOUIS. Msy 19.-Whil ascending
the World's fair wireless telegraph tower.
260 feet high. William Miller, n elevator
constructor, was struck today by a failing
plank and his skull crushed. Miller was
going to the top' of the tower cn a small
elevator. When within a few feet of Its
highest point the plunk struck the man,
but did not knock him from the elevator.
He was lowered to Uie ground aa4 taken
la ai In milt U - ,
INTEREST IN THE ROSEBUD
Land OSes Baoeivei Many Inqniriai Re
garding Opening to Eattltment.
SENDING OUT THOUSANDS OF CIRCULARS
Nebraska Man la Elected President of
the Washington Typographical
Union by a Most Flattering
Vote Postal Matters.
(From a 8taff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, May 19. (Special Tele
gram) Notwithstanding the utmost pub
licity which has been given to the opening
of the Rosebud reservation, the general
land office Is receiving hundreds of letters
daily, Inquiring as to the conditions which
will govern the opening of this country to
settlement.
Today Commissioner Richards received
from the government printing office 60,000
copies of the proclamation opening these
lands, and all day clerks have been send
ing out these proclamations, which will
continue for some days. The i umber of
Inquiries which have been received at the
land office Is an Indication of widespread
Interest In this opening by homeseekers,
not only In the Immediate vicinity of the
Rosebud country, but throughout many
counties contiguous to Gregory county.
Kebraakan Is Popular.
John R. Berg of Nebraska City was yes
terday elected president of ttie Typograph
ical union of this city. Washington Is the
third largest union In the country. New
York and Chicago leading it in number of
union printers. Mr. Berg steps from treas
urer to president and by a vote that showed
confidence in his management of the
finances of his office. Mr. Berg, who is
foreman of the Congressional Record, had
an unusual distinction of receiving every
vote In his chapel and goes to the highest
office In the Typographical union of this
city with an endorsement euch as few men
have received, who have been candidates
for this Important offlce in the capital city
of the country.
Postal Matters.
A rural free delivery route has been or
dered established June 15 at Oxford Junc
tion, Jones county, la.; the route covers
an area of nineteen square miles, contain
ing a population of 670.
Joseph F. Karnik has been appointed
regular and John Kublsta substitute rural
carriers at Weston, Nob.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Ag
hew, Lancaster county, James H. Caldwell,
vice A. N. Wlckham, resigned. Iowa Han
sell, Franklin county, Herbert O. Horner,
vice Nellie Woodlcy, removed.
The application of F. W. Woods, F. M.
Wldner, Sanford Parker, J. T. Woods, and
R. F. Kloke to organize the First National
bank of Spencer, Neb., with $25,000 capital,
has been approved by the comptroller f.f
the currency.
Under the annual readjustment of salary
of the postmaster at Marathon, he Is re
duced from 31,300 to 31.100 and that of the
postmaster at Paulllna, la., from 31,400
to 11.3U0.
WILSON TALKS OF GOOD ROADS
Secretary of Agriculture Speaks of
Work of His Department at
Convention.'
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 19. The National
and international Good Roads association
convention was held today In the Missouri
State building in the exposition grounds,
to which It adjourned yesterday from Cen
tral Music hall In St. Louis. The forenoon
session was devoted to numerous ad
dresses. Rev. Dr. R. A. Holland offered the In
vocation, after which Secretary of Agri
culture James Wilson said in part:
The work of the Department of Agri
culture along the line of road building Is
Intended to be educational and experi
mental, and it is along other lines which
It is engaged. I am well satisiied that
the condition of the public roads at the
present time Is a correct indicator of the
amount of educational work that has been
done along the line of road building. If
what the department is endeavoring to
do now with regard to helping to build
object lesson roads (which has been done
in half of the states of the union), and
the study of road material for the informa
tion of the public had been done rvhen our
government was organized, the people
would have understood how to build roads
long before this time wculd have under
stood the value of the materials in all
parts of the United States. And-1 am well
satisfied also that when the people are
thoroughly Informed in the several states
and terltorles with regard to the science
of road building there will be no hesita
tion in levying taxes to carry on the
work.
Each section of our country has prob
lems peculiar to Itself, and to the end that
all should have consideration, the De
partment of Agriculture has a scientific
agent in each of our great subdivisions,
bringing them Into touch with the labora
tory at Washington.
PRESBYTERIANS AT BUFFALO
Assembly Will Consider Question of
Returning to Parent Body from
Which It Seceded.
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 19.-The 116th
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church of the United States convened here
today with a very large attendance. The
Rev. Robert F. Coyle, D. D., of Denver,
the retiring moderator, preached the open
ing sermon, after which a recess was
taken. There are in all 710 commissioners
entitled to seats In this general assem
bly, which is the court of last resort of
the Presbyterian body in this country, rep
resenting 1.100.000 persons, 7,800 congrega
tions and 7,600 ministers. One of the main
questions to be considered is an overture
from the committee of the Cumberland
church, which seceded from the parent
body in 1810 and was organised as a sepa
rate church. The secession was on doc
trinal and educational grounds. Rev. T.
Addison Henry. D .D., of Philadelphia was
unanimously elected moderator by the
general assembly.
SLATE PENCIL'S STRANGE TRIP
Works from Stomach of Girl to Her
Hand, Whence it is
Rmved.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-A piece of
slate pencil two and a half Inches long
and sharpened to a needle-like point has
been removed from the right hand of
Rosalie Layko, a 9-year-old Brooklyn school
girl. The pencil had been working its way
about the child's body since January last,
when she swallowed It while at play.
Efforts to remove It from her stomach
then proved ot no avail and for several
weeks she has complained of pains In the
side and shoulder. Finally the object
moved down through her arm and caused
the hand to swell. The doctors were greatly
astonished upon applying the lancet and
encountering the hard piece of slate. They
say there Is no record of so large a sub
stance passing through the human, body
la a sUnlUr fuaaaer,
FOUR BISH0PSARE ELECTED
Methodist Convention at Los Angeles
Interested In Divorce nnd tha
Arbitration Question.
LOS ANGELES, Onl., May 19 -Three ad
ditional bishops were elected today at the
Methodist general conference. Dr. W. F.
McDowell and Dr. Henry Spellmeyer on
the second ballot, which was announced
at the morning session and Dr. J. W. Bash
ford chosen on the fourth ballot late this
afternoon. The third ballot resulted In no
election. Four of the eight bishops to be
elected have thus tar been chosen as fol
lows: Dr. J. W. Berry of Chicago; Dr. Henry
Spellmeyer, Newark, N. J.; Dr. William F.
McDowell, New York; Dr. James A, Bash
ford, Delaware, Ohio.
The fourth ballot, which was announced
late this afternoon, and which resulted In
the election of Dr. Hashford. placed Dr.
William Burt and Dr. T. B. Neely at the
head of the list in the order named with
460 and 440 votes, respectively. Dr. H. J.
Cook had 894; Dr. L. B. Wilson, 345; Dr.
J. W. E. Bowen. (colored), 363; Dr. H. C.
Jennings, 223; Dr. J. R. Day, 196; Dr. George
P. Eckman, 183; Dr. C. W. Smith, 166; Dr.
W. A- Quale, 121; Dr. O. H. Buctel, 31;
Dr. G. W. Bovard, 41, and Dr. Robert Mc
Intyre, 14. Several other candidates re
ceived small complimentary votes.
The proposed revision of the discipline In
relation to the subject of divorce has been
redlscussed In committee on state of the
church, but no final action had been de
termined upon. It finally was ordered re
committed to the subcommittee having the
handling of that matter for further consid
eration and report. The question Is one
which has aroused great interest In the
conference and widely divergent views are
held by the delegate as to what disposi
tion the conference should make of it.
The election of Mr. Joseph F. Berry to
the board of bishops necessitates the elec
tion of his successor os editor of the Ep
worth Hernld.
The report of the committee on Interna
tional and Industrial peace, which was read
st this morning's session, will doubtless
provoke an animated debate when It comes
up for consideration next Tuesday as the
special order of the day.
A report was presented which recom
mends three agencies as the means to ac
complish universal arbitration nnd the set
tlement of Industrial Disputes, namely: The
Hague peace court, s United mates per
manent national ?t dustrlal peace court and
a rrmanent periodic international peace
congress. The paragraph on corporations
which Is likely to arouse a heated contro
versy Is ns follows:
In the Industrial world gigantic corpora
tions, with Impersonal relation to their em
ployes, have largely monopolised industrial
pursuits. They have superseded the old
personal and often tender relations In home
contact and life of the master and the ap-
rrentlee. Most of these corporations, under
he spur of greed and speculation, de
mand of their employes maximum labor at
minimum wages. .
When the reading of the report had been
completed, John Young, a layman dele
gate from New Hampshire, offered vig
orous protest to Its language. He de
nounced the portion referring to the In
difference of corporate employers to the
welfare of their employes as being unjust
and unfair and "a slur upon men right in
this conference aa well as many other
men whm aro emplotrcjS jf labor who ljave
Just regard for tha Interests of the men
they employ."
He moved that the consideration of the
report be deferred until next' Tuesday,
when It be a special order. His motion prevailed.
RUSHING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR
First Party of Foreign Tourists Ar
rives and Many Conventions
Are In Session.
ST. LOUIS. May 19. Not since the open
ing day of the World's fair have crowds
begun thronging into the grounds at the
opening of the gates as they did today.
At all - the principal entrances steady
streams of humanity kept the turnstiles
clicking and the gate keepers, whose duty
It is to Inspect each ticket thoroughly and
tear off coupons, were kept constantly In
action. The occasion of the early con
gregation of visitors within the ivory city
was the meeting on the grounds of many
different conventions, several of which had
been held In St. Louis during the tore
part of the week. The conventions held
on the grounds today were the National
Editorial association, the General Federa
tion of Woman's clubs, the National and
International Good Roads' assiclation, Na
tional Postmasters' association and half a
dozen state press association conventions.
The first party of foreign tourists to the
exposition arrived today. The party Is
composed of officials and prominent busi
ness men of Russia, Austria and Switzer
land. The members will visit the exposi
tion for several weeks, after which they
will divide and visit different sections of
the west.
Arrangements were completed today at
the Administration building for the memor
ial committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic for an elaborate observance of
Memorial day. The ceremonies include a
parade and subsequent reception at Festi
val hall. In which famous civil war veter
ans and officials of the exposition will be
participants. It Is estimated that more
than 6,000 men and officers will be In the
parade. Major William Warner of Kansas
City will be one of the speakers of the
day.
WYOMING ELECTS DELEGATES
Republicans Nominate Brooks
Head of State Ticket and Hon.
dell for Congressman.
for
LARAMIE, Wyo, May 19. The repub
lican state convention today made the fol
lowing nominations:
Governor, R. B. Brooks.
Congressman, F. W. Mondell.
State treasurer, W. C. Irvine.
Judge of supreme court, Cyrus Beard.
J. M. Wilson. J. W. Croaby and Ora Ha
ley were chosen presidential electors. Sen
ator F. E. Warren, Senator C. D. Clark,
Congressman Mondell, N. K. Boswell, J.
E. Cosglff and J. G. Oliver were chosen
delegates to the national convention. E.
W. Stone, F. S. Smith, Melvln Nlcholls,
alternates.
ASSEMBLY MEETS AT MOBILE
Southern Presbyterian Church Will
Consider Union of Church In
North and South.
MOBILE, Ala., May 19.-Tbe forty-fourth
general assembly of the southern Presby
terian church convened here today. Sev
eral hundred delegates are in attendance.
Tlie most Important matter to come before
the assembly is the proposed union of the
northern and southern churches. The
question of union with the Dutch Re
formed cbuieb wtu ala t eons (d wed
RUSSIANS ARE IRRESOLUTE
Troops Return to Hew Chwanf After
Having Abandoned tha Place.
CHANGE MIND ABOUT THEIR GUNBOAT
After Preparing to Destroy It Rus
sians Are Now (letting the
Slvouch Rendy for
Active Service.
NEW CHWANO. May 19. A courier of
the Associated Press, who airlved here
shortly before midnight, reports that the
Japanese fleet was sighted from Tower hill,
ten miles north of Kal Chou, on Monday.
The bombardment of the coast was exten
sive, covering distance of twenty-five
miles. Only the Japanese marines, it was
reported, were landed. This, however. Is
not conflrmable. The Japanese force
marched several miles inland, destroyed
four miles of railroad and other property,
captured a Russian commissary train and
returned with a number of carts, animals
and native drivers. The Japanese then re
embarked and left the vicinity of their
landing place The transports shortly aft
erward could not be seen from Tower hill,
but their course was southward. It Is be
lieved now that the landing was a feint to
cover movements elsewhere.
A regiment of Russian infantry returned
here yesterday afternoon. It was reported
at 10 o'clock last night that batteries of
artillery will reach here today. The Rus
sians seem to be bewildered and disheart
ened and unable to form lasting plans. Offi
cers who left here (though their personal
baggage remained at New Chwang), after
bidding touching farewells to friends in
New Chwang, returned a few hours later
and began directing the work of building
entrenchments a mile south of here. But
this task was abandoned In a few hours.
It is believed here that the Russian author
ities at Mukden are responsible for this
vacilllatlon.
Heflttlng Dismantled Gunboat.
In addition to recrudescence of military
activity, the sailors are refitting the Rus
sian gunboat Slvouch, whloh had been dis
mantled and loaded with wood and oil In
order to destroy It, as well as two small
river boats In the mud dock.
The Russian statements in regard to the
situation are absolutely unreliable. Many
Japanese spies are here or in this neigh
borhood. One spy has been executed. It
is believed he was an officer in the Japanese
army,
A correspondent of the Associated Press
made an attempt to reach Kal Chou, but
was stopped by Russian scouts and com
pelled to return to New Chwang.
The Russian civil authorities here are
making desperate efforts to Induce the
Chinese guilds to take over the municipal
fc-overnment of New Chwang, but the
guilds do not ehow any disposition to do
so.
The Chinese here have ceased displaying
the RiBflan flag.
Bandits continue capturing rich Chinese,
holding them captive until ransoms are
paid. The Chinese victims make no com
plaint, fearing assassination.
New Chwang is filled with bandits armed
with., rapid-fire platols. concealed In their
garments. ' '" ' "
There are unconfirmed reports that the
Cossacks continue to harass the rear guard
of the Japanese army advancing from the
Yalu river.
RUSSIA STILL FEARS THE CHINESE
Despite Assurances of Neutrality it Is
Believed Natives Will Aid Japan.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19. It is learned
that Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, in inter
views yesterday with representatives of the
great powers, laid particular stress on the
attitude of the Chinese. He referred to the
necessity of all the government continuing
the policy of constantly Impressing Peking
with the advisability of preserving strict
neutrality. The Foreign minister dwlres
that China shall not only be officially neu
tral, but that there shall be no Interfer
ence on the part of Its people, and he
believes the latter point can be assured If
violations of the Imperial proolamations
are swiftly punished. The minister has not
forgotten the suplneness of the imperial
government in 1900, which permitted the
Boxer element to spread until It Implicated
the court and required International Inter
vention. The views of the Russian Foreign minis
ter Is regarded as significant, especially as
they follow the renewed assurances of the
Chinese minister.
The military expert of the Novoe Vremya
expressed this morning an opinion, which
is slowly crystalising here, that the atti
tude of the Chinese authorities and the
activity of the Chinese bandits are tanta
mount to a state of war.
"It is the worst kind of war," says the
expert, "since It Is cloaked by hypocritical
neutrality. Russia is now warring In a
hostile country."
RUSSIANS HAVE HAD NO REPORT
Know Nothing Officially of the De
struction of Japanese Ships.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19. The admi
ralty has no confirmation of the reported
destruction of the Japanese battleship
Shiklshlroa and Fuji.
"I have always had the belief," said
one of the most prominent admirals of
the general staff, "that the Shlklshlma
would pay for the Petropavlovsk."
The report of the sinking of the two
Japanese ships might he well founded aa
the official press dispatches from Llao
Yang report the Japanese fleet aa cruising
off Port Arthur dally at a distance of eight
mllea or less, in order to throw shells into
the fortress.
After the Petropavlovsk was destroyed
the Russians attempted the same plan as
the Japanese, that of sending out torpedo
boats at night to place floating mines
where the enemy had appeared a few hours
before. Mines were especially planted off
the Llau Ti Shan promontory which was
a favorable point from which the Japanese
armored-clads bombarded Port Arthur.
RESULTS OP FIGHTING ON MAY DAY
Japanese Genernl Sends Report of
His Ioaa and Captures.
TOKIO, May 19.-4:30 p. m. -General Ku
roki reports the Japanese losses at the bat
tle of Klu Lien Cheng May 1 were: Killed,
Five officers and 213 men; wounded, thirty
four officers and 7S3 men. Thirteen hundred
and sixty-three Russian dead were burled
and eighteen officers and 695 men were
made prisoners. The Japanese captured
twenty-one quick-firing guns, nineteen am.
munition wagons, 1,417 shells, eight machine
guns and 87,000 shells for these guns, 1,031
rlf.es and SSft.ooo rounds, of ammunition,
sixty-three horses, ten wagons, 1,344 coats
and 641 tents.
At Feng Wang Cheng, tbe Japanese cap
tured 3o0 shells for mountain guns, lKK.nno
rounds of rifle ammunition, 1,720 coats, 40,000
loaves of bread and other supplies, together
with a quantity, of tools uad, Ulegraph
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Showers Friday and Cooler In West
and Central lotlons Saturday,
Showers.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
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RUMORS OF JAPANESE TRICK
Yladlvoatok Squadron Said to Have
Been Decoyed Out of Harbor
nnd Cornered.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. May 19 (Now York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tbe
Bee.) Significant rumors ran through tho
city today that the Vladivostok squadrou
had been destroyed out of the harbor In
pursuit of a Japanese transport. Intention
ally and temptingly sent out as a bait. The
fleet, acordlng to this tale, wua "taken In"
and rushed out in pursuit, upon which a
Japanese squadron concealed behind Is
lands, cut off their retreat, forcing the
Russian ships to seek refuge in a small bay.
I give you this improbable story for what
It is worth.
Skirmishes are constantly taking place In
the lower part of Llao Tung, where the
Russians are offering stubborn resistance.
Th Japanese are pressing forward In the
Kwang Tung peninsula, the neck of which,
being well fortified, had to forced by the
Japanese with much loss. They are now In
possession of Tallcn JVY'an bay. Tha Klou
Chan station reports of Port Arthur being
already under fire from Japanese cannon on
the land side are premature.
The movements of General Kurokl and
General Oku fill military experts with per
plexity. Each day's delay Is regarded as
a substantial gain to the Russian side. By
far the most serious sign at the present
moment Is the large force of mounted Chun
rhusea harassing the Russians all along the
mountains.
The emperor's words to the troops going
to the front emphasize the fact that the
Japanese are brave and clever fighters and
that it will need every possible effort to
defeat them.
MINES ARE FLOATING AT LARGE
Neither Russians Nor Japanese Able
to Move With Safety.
CHICAGO, May 19. A special to tho
Dally News from Che Foo says that while
crulsinf eff Dalny this morning the Dally
News cUspatch boat Fawan was stopped
and eramlned by the Japanese cruiser
Kasagi. The Japanese officers informed us
that two Russian destroyers have escaped
from Port Arthur and are still at large.
They stated that the Russians are using
Chinese Junks to place mines in the path of
the Japanese fleet patrolling tbe peninsula,
coast. They also informed us that they
had sunk a tug and several jui.ss that
were discovered while placing mines.
In consequence of this promiscuous min
ing the Japanese fleet Is moving to a
greater distance off the coast and alb other
navigation in . these waters Is suspended.
There are tnrHr&vrona that the Japanese Ct
tritijers 'cave laid many mines outside
Fort Arthur, hoping to catch tha Russian
destroyers in their net If they return to
Port Arthur. Many of these mines have
teen Improperly euehcred and r.re adrift.
TheJ'are reported to be all over the gulf.
The t'awsn passed eight tnd one Chinese
Junk picked up thirteen.
VLADIVOSTOK "TEARS BOMBARDMENT
Newspaper Says Jr paneae Can Get
Closer to City Next Time.
BT. PETERSBURG, May ".9. A copy of
the Vladlvetok Vostochny Vestnlk, which
has Just reached this city, expresses fears
that the next bombardment of the Japa
nese) will be more effective than that of
Mirch 6. It says It Is expected the
enemy's ships will take up a position In
Amur bay, now free from ice, in which
they could not maneuver in March, com
pelling them to fire from ITsurl bay. The
paper foresees great loss ef life when tho
Japanese again shell Vladivostok. The
authorities there have ordered hundreds of
nonoombatants to leave the city. Voicing
the views of experts, the Vostochny Vest
nlk says It does not believe a land attack
will have a chanos of success.
The paper also reports that 2,600 Japa
nese who disembarked at Plaksln bay. In
the northeast of Corea, in the beginning of
March, intending to proceed to Mao Shan,
turned back because of the hardships they
suffered along the route.
PORT ARTHUR ENTIRELY INVESTED
Japs Are Within Seven , Miles of the
Russian Batteries.
LONDON, May 20. A. B. Hales, the cor
respondent of the Dally News, cables from
Tien Tsln ss follows under date of May 19:
"It Is reported that 70.000 Russians are
marching to the relief of Port Arthur, and
the Japanese are consequently beginning
offensive operations.
"Forty-five thousand troops have already
been landed at Kin Chau and Tullenwan,
thus entirely Investing Port Arthur. The
Japanese advanced lines are seven miles
from the Russian batteries."
British Ship for New Chwang.
WEI HAI WEI, May 20. The British
sloop of war Espeegel has started for
New Chwang to protect British interests
there.
TWO THOUSAND RUSSIANS KILLED
Fierce Engagement Reported at Hain
Yen Cheng.
LONDON, May 20. The Standard's cor
respondent at Tien Tsln cables that while
the Japanese fleet was covering the land
ing of troops near Kat Chu on Monday a
fierce engagement occurred at Hull) Yen
Cheng. Two thousand Russians were killed
or wounded. The Russians retreated and
the Japanese occupied both Kal Ping and
Kal Chau.
The Chinese governor at Chen Chow has
received news, the correspondent adds,
that the Russians have destroyed the rail
way between Tashlrhlao and New Chwang.
Know of No Jups nt New Chwang.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19-The ad
miralty denies that it has been officially
advised of the Japanese occupation of New
Chwang.
Instructions were Issued to blow up the
Slvouch, the Russian gunboat there, before
the last Russians retired. As soon as this
is accomplished the Russian commander
will report to the authorities here. The
fact that nothing has been received con
vinces the admiralty that a small Russian
force Is still at New Chwung.
Singer and Lawyer Go,
MOSCOW. May 19. A leading Rusnlan
tenor, 8oblnoff. and a prominent lawyer,
Maktakoff, have oeen enrolled among the
army reserves. The latter baa already
etihrted. tut 11 atnSJb m
BAD BLOW FOR JAPS
Two of Admiral Togp'i Beit Ship An
Sunk in Front of Fort Arthur.
TWO CRUISERS COLLIDE IN HEAVY FOG
0n Taittl it tha Yafhino, Whica ii
Bammed hj tha Kuaga,
SECOND LOSS OCCURS ON THE SAME CAY
Battleiiip EaUuia Etrikei Vino and Wbil
8 gnaliict; Etrikei Another-
RUMOR OF HEAVY BATTLE ON THE YAH
Alleged that the Japanese Force
Have Been Badly Defeated and
Driven Back ta Feng
Wanar Cheng.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
LONDON, May 19. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
London refuses to bellcvo that the Japa
nese navy has sustained sucu a disaster ss
the loss of the battleship J latinise and the.
crulaer Yoshlno until the word "official"
appeared In the newspaper poster announ
cing the fact.
Even then the full Importance of the
blow, which Is declared ss at least equal to
the loss of a wholed Ivlalon on land, did
not seem to be reallsod, or at all events
efforts seemed to be made to minimise tt.
The morning papers, however, recognise
how xerlous is the disaster.
The Daily Mall sayst "The Hatsuse
struck a mine, oenrding to the very brief
accounts, which are all that have so far
reached this country, ten, miles to the south
of Port Arthur and at once began to fill
and signalled for assistance. In this plight
a second mine exploded under her, complet
ing her destruction. She went down slowly,
however, and had there been a friendly port
at hand she might possibly have been saved.
The heavy loss of life was probably due to
the fact that her crew up to the last mo
ments of the life of the ship stmve des
perately to save her, realising her immense
Importance to the Japanese.
The reference books give the crew of tha
Hatsuse at 741, but it had probably been
strengthened for war purposes, and may
have been 800.' Only 900 men were saved.
There is as yet no definite Information aa
to how the mines came to be there, but
It looks as though the Russians had tried
against the Japanese the strategem which
was so mtrceesful! In the esse of tha
Petropavlovsk-. The loss of the Hatsuse Is
a more serious matter than the loss of tha
Petropavlovsk, na the Hatsuse was much
larger, more modern and a more power
fully armed ship. It was one of the little
group of four absolutely first-class battle
ships that the Japanese possessed at the
outbreak of the war. The two other bat
tleships, the Fuji and the Yashtma, are
older and weaker than most of the Rus
sian fleet.
"How does the loss of the Hatsuse affect
the balance of naval power?" is tha ques
tion asked.
Mr. H. W. Wilson, writing in tha Daily ,
Mull, answers it as tolldwsi -
"The . Baltic, eflet, which is reported ta
be about to sail but which cannot well
reach the far east unless some power vio
lates its neutrality by permitting tha Rus
sians to coal,, consists of four good mod
ern battlshlps, as good as the best Jap
anese vessels,, and three older or inferior
ones. It has no armored cruisers and only
three or four protected cruisers. Its fight
ing force la distinctly inferior to that of
the Japanese fleet unless it can be rein
forced by Intact ships from Port Arthur
or Vladivostok, In which case it will be a
critical matter for Japan."
"Had the double catastrophe," observes
the Daily Telegram, "occurred earlier In
tho war it might have Jeopard lied tha
Issue of the flght on the sea. The Jap
anese hold the control of the sea In a
grasp too strong In all probability to ba
shaken, even by by a mlsoftrune which tn
itself Is one of the most serious magnitude.
"But It Is, nevertheless, possible that tha
finger of accident may exercise a very
considerable modifying Influence upon tha
course of the campaign In the neighbor
hood of Port Arthur. The weakentng of
Admiral Togo's force makes it far mora
desirable thaa before not only that Japan
should take Port Arthur, hut that It take
it quickly, so ns to anticipate the Idea of
sending out Admiral Skrydloff at the head
of the battle fleet, which Is now certain
to bo revived.
"It has seemed for some days more prob
able that the besiegers had no intention
of forcing the striiRgle for the Isolated
fortress. Now, however, the situation may
undergo some change.
"If Port Arthur is less completely blocked
than has been hupposed and this is what
Russlun reports now assert If the Slav
tc?niperament Is vory much emboldened, aa
It may ennlly be, nnd If the schemes of
Bending out the Baltic fleet is seriously
undertuken, the Japanese may very wall
consider that Port Arthur must be stormed
at any cost as the duly sure way of anni
hilating the still powerful remnant of
Admiral Makharoffs squadron. This su
preme effort made nt once could only suc
ceed ut a bloody price, In face of desperate
resistance, but to capture the arsenal in
order to complete the destruction of the
fleet It harbours, might prove tlie surest
nnd even the cheapest way of placing the
Japanese muMtery of the far eastern seas
beyond chullcngo once for all,"
TOKIO, May 19-Vlce Admiral Togo has
reported as follows:
"A report from Rear Admiral Dewa says
that the cruisers Kusaga and Yoshino
collided during a fog off Port Arthur en
May 16. The Yoshino sank, only ninety of
her crew being saved.
"On the same Any the battleship Hatsuso
struck a Kusxlan mine and sank."
Giving dctulls of the disaster, Vloa Ad
miral Togo says:
"At fourteen minutes past 1 in the after
noon of May 18, in a deep fog off port
Arthur, the Kasaga rammed the Yoshino,
sinking the latter in a few minutes. Ninety
of Its crew were saved.
"The same morning the Hatsuse. while
cruising off Port Arthur covering the land
ing of the soldiers, struck a mine ten knots
southeast of the harbor entrance. It
signalled for help end Instantly Mruck
another mine. It sank In half an hour.
Three hundi'd of Its crew were saved by
torpedo boats."
The Yoshino was a cruder of 4.1S0 ions
rilnplncement and 15.000 Indicated horse
power. It was built In Egnlund, wai
launched in 1S92, was S50 feet long, had 44
feet beam. Its draught wan seventeen
feet. Thu armament of the Ynshiuo con
sisted of four lx-inch guns, fight 4 7-lneh
guns and twenty-three 1-pounders. It had
five torpedo tuU-s, her armored deck was
414 Inches thhk and Its gun positions were
rotecled by shield tl tacJacj la jJUakx