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OMAlLf,. FRIDAY MORXINO, MAY 27, 1904 TEN FAGES.
SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
BOILERS HURL DEATH
Ten Perton Dead u Beiu't of Cx;loiion on
Tow Boat Har Lonlirillo.
FORCE OF SHOCK OVF.R FOUR MILES
Cam of th Ao 'AribuUd to Hud
ONE MAN HURLED 'H SIDE OF BOAT
Boat Literally Blo i.Pitc by th
. foroa of 1 "C'i.B
RESIDENCES . NEAR to ... SHATTERED
(Thirteen Member of Crew Rescued,
AW hut Two Betas- Injured
Fire of Them Mar Pos
sibly tle.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 26.-Tbe towboat
Fred Wllaon mi torn Into liven, ten men
were killed and sixteen other were Injured
by a tremendous explosion of the boat's
boiler at 1:30 o'clock thta morning.
The force of the explosion wu o great
that It ahattered window and awakened
the occupant of houea In Loulavllle four
mile from the seen. f
The dead:
JOSEPH PRICE, captain, Braddock. Pa.
ALBERT H. MILLER, pilot. Pittt.urg
W. A. HOLLAND, guest Of Captain
Price. Braddock, Pa.
WILLIAM Ql'lNN. steward. Pittsburg.
HUGH HOSklNB. cook. Pittsburg.
J. C. JOHNSON, deck hand. Tyrone Pa
PATRICK WHITE, deck hand. Pittsburg.
SHERMAN BHIBLEB. second engineer,
FWILLfAM THOKNTON, colored, fire
man. Mlddlesport, O. ,
JOBKPH WARREN, colored, fireman,
Mlddlesport. O.
The injured:
Tob Letsenuch, deck hand, Wllburg,
W. Va.S probably fatal.
Carl Cody, cabin boy, Brookton, O.i
blown 126 feet to shore; serious.
William M. Tlmmons, Pittsburg.
John Miller, Allegheny, Pa.
William Miller. Allegheny, Pa.
Albert E. Stewart, Mlddlesport. O.
Emma Williamaon. chambermaid, Pitta
burg. ,
Nina others, slightly Injured.
Injured May Recover.
All the Injured except Letacouch will re
cover. Only three bodlea have thu far
been recovered, those of Sherman Shlbler,
Patrick White and J. C. Johnson, who died
In a hospital. The bodlea of the other
even victim are thought to be pinned
under the wreckage and may not be re
covered for several day. Three deck
hands reported as missing and thought to
have swelled the number of dead to thir
teen, were afterward found in local hos
pitals. Tha Fred Wilson was the property of the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke company, and at the time the acci
dent occurred was arranging the tow near
Rlvervlew park, about sixty feet' from
shore. ?. ,
No good explanation of the cause of the
acAtdentnas -beem offered, and there Is
little hope that the coroner's inquest, which
will be held Monday, will throw any light
is offered by some .of the deck hands, who
euggest there may have been an excess of
mud in the boilers. :
The Wilson was the ' property of the
Monongahela Coal and Coke company and
left Pittsburg last Friday with six barges,
twelve coal boats and four flats, all bound
for Louisville. It arrived here about mid
night, had proceeded down the river and
was about to tie up when the explosion
occurred. The cause of the accident is not
knows. The boat had Just put about to
back a tow into a landing place when the
explosion occurred.
Henry Bikes, first mate, could give no
explanation of the cause of the accident.
He and Chief Engineer Walker were the
only men on the boat who escaped injury.
Neither man could give the names of the
deck hands, noc did they know the name
of the passenger who was making the trip
with Captain Price, save that he came
aboard . at Pittsburg and that they had
gained the Impression that he .was In the
insurance business. . He is described as a
man past the middle age.
, Herman Bhlvely, second engineer, was
blown through the side of the Wilson 'and
landed twenty-five feet away on top of a
Shauty boat. . Father Cunningham was one
of the first ta arrive at the scene of the
explosion and gave extreme unction to
several men who were dying, j
Fkyslelaaa aaa N arses oat geeae.
The polio and ambulance corps carried
a corps of physicians and nurses to the
scene, which is four miles from the heart
of the city. The injured were taken to
the residence of Colonel John H. Whallen
until they could be better provided for at
the city hospitals. Mr. Whallen's house
which is about ISO yards from the river,
was badly damaged by the explosion, but
none of the family was injured. The front
doors were splintered, the chandeliers in
the drawing room were shattered and
nearly every window in the house was
broken. Colonel' Whallen sent the first
word to tha city and he used his private
yacht In rescuing those blown from the
Tha Wilson was built eighteen year ago
and rebuilt In part last year. It was valued
at 136)000. It wag insured la the "special
Insurance" which all boats of the eoal ooni
bin carry.
The Wilson was) literally blown to places
and Its bull sank In eighteen feet of water.
Two heavy pieces of Its boiler were found
almost M0 yards "from the bank and its
Sag floats from the top of a tree near
miverslde park, where it was blown with
a piece of wreckage.
Thirteen members of the crew were saved.
All of them with the exception of two war
more or leas Injured.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 3. Captain Price
was a river man all hi lift and was con
sidered one of the best masters In the
employ of the company, lit was worthy
captain of the American Association of
Masters and Pilots. His guest who was
killed In the explosion was William Hol
land, a bualneea man of Braddock, Pa.,
and a neighbor of Captain Price. Mr.
Holland was on a pleaaur trip as the
guest of Captain Price.
Admiral Barker Arrive.
WASHINGTON, May M.-Rar Admiral
Barker has reported his arrival with the
Kearearge. Alabama. Maine and Iowa at
HorU, the Aaore. One of theae vessels
nnii.tJ will be ordered at onra t f .
gier In oonnectlon with the klduaping of
Arrest Bmheaaltasr Baak Auditor.
CH1CAOO, May M. Herman K. Huaas.
former auditor of tha Corn bxrhanse Na
tional bunk, who la charged with enihwa
ftjln ever H7.UUU. has bt n arrested In Un-
Uu, eoourdlng la lulornuulon received tody
, tn vir)r4J(jia. iJr
RELIEF PARTY MEET DEATH
Asphyxiated by Fasaes of a Locome
tire Darlnsr Short Trio oa
Their Way Hoaae.
HARRI8BURO. Pa. May . All but one
of the ten men killed, and all of the forty
overcome by the sulphurous fumes In a
tunnel of the Summit Branch colliery of the
Susquehanna Coal company at Wllllama
town, yesterday, were member of a relief
party. A revised Hat of the dead follows:
M. M. GOLDEN, local superintendent,
leaves widow and seven children.
JOHN KEN NET, miner, married, three
children.
ENOCH MOROAN, miner, five children.
JOSEPH PUNCH, laborer.
GEORGE RADLK. chief machinist
AARON KOPPENHAVER, repair man.
ALBERT NAU, engineer, single.
BERT JAMES, miner; single.
HENRI FREDERICK, miner.
Enoch Morgan was the first man killed.
The rest of the victims were members of
the rescuing party, which, at one time, was
made up of more than 100 men.
Intimation of the presence of an extra
ordinary quantity of sulphurous gas In
tha mine was first recetved by the miners
who were walking around the twnnel,
which extends from the Bear valley to
the Williams valley side of the mountain.
Shortly afterward a coal train came
through and picked np some of then men,
Insensible from the gas, and hurried them
to the Williams valley side. A relief
train loaded with rescuers wsa hurriedly
sent Into the mine to rescue the other.
Before the train had traveled any dis
tance the rescuers were tottering and
falling to the ground, fatally stricken or
seriously overcome.
Despite the Immense odds against which
the rescuing party worked, the forty In
sensible victims and the bodies of the
dead were placed on the relief train and
rushed to the mouth of the tunnel. It Is
believed the gas accumulated because of
the excessive eat on the surface.
NEW .ENGINE PROVES SUCCESS
Frank R. Moores Ho. 8. Throws Water
I Above -City Hall aad Oae Block
Hortaontally.
Before a crowd of at least 1.S0O persons
the new fire engine "Frank E. Moore No.
5 was tested at the comer of Eighteenth
end Farnam streets yesterday afternoon
and pronounced a success In every way. At
the conclusion of the demonstration Mayor
Moores accepted the steamer on behalf of
the city.
The people cheered enthusiastically when
a stream from a one-and one-half-inch noa
sle into which four lines of hose had been
slameaed threw the water straight In the
air as high as the apex of the city hall
tower, which Is 810 feet above the street
level. But later on with one and seven
eighths and two-Inch noszles and after the
strong north1 wind had subsided somewhat
the water was sent from twenty-five to
fifty feet higher than the tower, deluging
the latter and surprising the spectators.
In every way the steamer satisfied the
representatives of the city and John P.
Ahren of the American Fire Engine com
peny, who made .the sale and - personally
anperlnt ended the test. ,
The throng of witnesses included many of
the best known men In the city and .Fire
Chief Nicholson of Council Blurts and City
Veterinarian Van Nes of Denver were In
terested observers.
With a cold boiler and. cold water direct
from the hydrant steam was started in 1:43;
forty pounds, or enough to pump water.
was reached In 1:44, and the 140-pound mark.
Or blowing off point, came in 8:46.
After the steam tests the water tests were
given, as detailed below. With tha water
tower It shot out hortaontally for a block.
Charles Weasell of the manufacturing
company acted as engineer, assisted by En
gineer Anderson and Fireman Smith of en
gine company No. 8. Engine companies
Nos. 1 and I and hook and ladder company
No. 1 handled the hose lines and water
tower and Chief Salter and his two assist
ant chiefs directed operations, which were
performed as though the men were entered
In a competition for competent work.
FREIGHT RATES TO BE PROBED
Cattle Growers of the West to Betrin
' lavestla-atloa Into Railroad!
Service aaa Tariffs.
DENVER.' May M-The Cattle Growers'
Interstate executive committee received
word today that the Interstate Commerce
commission nad issued an order to investi
gate the freight rate situation and the
service of railroad in live stock hlnmni
in the west and northwest. . The hearing
will be held in Denver, but the exaot date
has not been fixed.
The investigation will be confined to the
lines west of the Mississippi river, but will
not Include the rates east from Texas, In
dian Territory, New Mexico and Arlsons.
It will Include the rates and service from
these state and territories to - northern
ranges.
The investigation will take In all dis
crimination preferences and extortions to
and from all western state as far as
Idaho and Utah. The order was entered In
response to a memorial presented bv 8. w
Cowan, legal counsel of the Interstate
commerce commission and Murdo Mao
Kensl of the railroad company,,
The Cattle Grower' Interstate executive
committee will prepare the case to be pre
sented to the commlsalon and will probably
be Joined by the National Wool Growers'
association on account of the sheepmen.
SUN WORSHIP JFAST IS FATAL
Ulolse Reuese of St. Panl, Mian., Dies
la Illinois Hospital ,1mm
la
CHICAGO. May M,-Mis Elolsa Beusss
of St. Paul, Minn., who became Insane
hero while undergoing the ordeal of the so
called "sun .worship fast," Is dead in the
State Hospital for the Insane at Elgin,
Dr. Frank S. Whitman, auperlntendent of
the hospital, say death was due to acute
mania. Induced by starvation. During the
fast, which la said to have lasted forty
one days, deceased Is said by the hospital
authorities to have been subjected to tor
ture by means of needles snd the appu.
cation of lotus oil.
SUSPENDED F0R FIVE YEARS
Member of Mew York Exchange
Propped for Violation of
the Bales.
NXW YORK. May M. The suspension of
L. R. Newcomb from exchange privileges
tor five years was announced Jy the Stock
exchange today. Mr. Newoomb was the
exchange member for the firm of Stewart,
Brown Co.. the dlasolutlon of which was
announced today. It was this Arm which.
It was charged, had transacted business
for W. XL Wood end Co ggaJaaktha aim
1 . w .1
EVIDENCE OF THE BREACH
Mffc LoroDtalli, the Papal Kunoio, About
on Diplomtttio Daj.
ACTION AROUSES COMMENT IN PARIS
Members of the French Diplomatic
Corps Sat Is Bed that Relations
with the Vatlean Will Bo
Suspended,
PARIS, May 2& The absence of Mgr.
Lorenselll, the papal nuncio, from the call
ers at the Foreign office on this, ths regular
diplomatic day, was construed by his col
leagues as being further evidence of the
Interruption of diplomatic relations between
the holy see and France. As dean of the
diplomatic oorpa. Mgr. Lorenselll has In
variably headed the visitors.
Foreign Minister Delcasse informed the
ambassadors that M. Nlaard's recall from
his poet as ambassador to the Vatican was
absolute and unqualified. The minister gave
evidence of Interest to learn what relations
other governments sustained toward the
Vatican. Owing to the similarity of the
Institutions of France and the United States
he particularly inquired concerning the de
tails of whether the affairs of state and
church were kept entirely separate in the
United State.
As the French government's future In
tentions have not been exactly defined, the
members of the diplomatic corps are satis
fied that relations with ths papal nuncio
here will be suspended, not by giving him
his passports, but by advising the nuncio
that It Is not considered necessary to carry
on further relation with the holy see while
M. Nisard Is absent from Rome. ,
Ordered to Leave Parts.
According to reliable Information the
Vatican authorities have Instructed Mon-
slgnor Lorenselll, tha nuncio at Paris, to
leave Paris if he is able to foresee from
the discussion in the Chamber of Deputies
tomorrow of the difficulties between the
Vatlcsn and Franco that it is the Inten
tion of the government to give him his
passports.
Cuban Loan Is Subscribe.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN. May 26.
Subscriptions were opened here today for
tll.000,000 of the !3S,O0O,O0O S per cent gold
loan of the Republlo of Cuba. The books
were closed at 10 o'clock because the loan
as heavily over-subscribed. The subscrip
tion price was S8.
LONDON, May M. The small proportion
of the Cuban loan of 136,000,000 available for
British subscription was quickly over-sub
scribed. The lists closed at mldaay. A pre
mium of 1 was quoted.
POLICE HAVE JVT0NEY AND MAN
Mystery of the Allea-ed gll,000 Rob-
. bery at St. Joseph Is Uncovered
by tho Police.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. May 2B. Charles Bria-
tow is under arrest here and the polio
have found tha $11,000 of which his brother,
Alonxa Brlatow. claim to have been rohhful
In Chicago last wedr. A Ion to Brlstow had
hipped horse from Bedford, la., and
Claimed to have been robbed while on the
way to the station.'
The police have learned that, Instead of
being robbed, Brlstow turned the money
over to Ray Richards, a young man whose
home Is in this city. Richards brought the
money here and gave it to his father.
Charles Brlstow learned from his brother
that the money was here and came here
to get It. He threatened Richards and his
father with a revolver. The elder Richards
then placed the money In the hands of a
lawyer and Brlstow was arrested.
The money has been - turned over to W.
F. Crura, the Bedford banker who claims It,
and Charles Brlstow will probably be re
leased. MARYLAND WANTS GORMAN
Democrats Manifest a Preference for
Presidential Candidate, bat Dele,
rates Ave Ualnstraeted.
BALTIMORE. May 2a The demooratta
state convention met here today aad
elected the delegates to ths St. Louis con
vention. The delegates-at-large are: United
State Senator Gorman, Stat Treasurer
Murray Van diver, General L. Victor
Baughman and John P. Poo. No Instruc
tions were - given, but the delegation is
solidly in favor of the nomination of Sen
ator Gorman for the presidency.
The platform advocates tariff revision,
demands independence for the Filipinos,
denounces departmental fraud and corrup
tion at Washington, calls for national re
trenchment, criticises President Roose
velt's methods In ths Panama negotiations
and his dictatorial course toward congress.
Though the delegation was not Instructed
for Senator Gorman, the convention
adopted a resolution strongly commending
his course in congress.
JUDGE WARNS THE SPECTATORS
Anticipates Demonstration In Cow rt
Room at Gillespie Mnrder Trial
aad Issues Caution.
RISING SUN. Ind., May .-The Gllles
pls murder trial today was marked by a
stern warning by Judge Downey to the
spectators. The oourt said it had come to
his ears that there was a possibility of a
demonstration in the oourt room at the
end of the arguments, and ha warned
those preseut that if there was the slight
est disorder the sheriff has been instructed
to make arresta It Is believed that ths
rule of order which the oourt has main
tained will be broken when Attorney Spaan
makes the last accusation againat James
Gillespie and the other three defendants.
Attorney Thomas Bhay, in his address,
the last words spoken In behalf of tha de
fendants, inaa n appeal to the sympathy
of the jurors. He dwelt In emotional sen
tences and with dramatic climaxes upon
the character for generations of ths fami
lies of Gillespie and Barbour.
MRS. WEINZEIRL GOES FREE
Wemaa Charaed with Eattolaa- Town a
Girls to This Country from Der
ma ay is Discharged.
ST. LOUIS. May M.-When ths case of
Mrs. Sophia Weinselrl, charged with bring
ing girls to St. Louis from Germany for
Improper purposes, was called today before
United Btatts Commissioner Babbitt, Dla
triot Attornsy Dyer announced that the
federal grand Jury, having considered the
ease, had decided not to proceed further.
He asked that the charge against Mr.
Weinselrl be dismissed. Mrs. Weinselrl was
then discharged. A similar case brought
several days ago against Mrs. Weinselrl on
the same charge, under stats. la wa. was
taken from the Jury and the aafendant dja
ehargea, '
PRESBYTERIANSDISCUSS UNION
Battle Beyal' Is oa Between, the
Libera and Conserve.
V tlves.
BUFFALO, T., May K.-The great
question overshadowing In importance all
others the proposed reunion of the Pres
byterian church of the United States and
ths Cumberland Presbyterian church,
which organised as a separate body in 810,
was the first order of business In the gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States today. Not since the
day when the vote was taken In 1901 on ths
revision of the confession of faith of the
Presbyterian church has there been such
interest manifested in any question a that
of the proposed ( reunion. The discussion
promise to be a struggle between Presi
dent Francis L. Patton on one side and
President James D. Moffat on the other, a
renewal of ths old struggle between the
liberal and conservative elements In the
church. Dr. Moffatt will be supported by
Dr. R. F. Coyle, Dr. C. A. Dickey, Dr. J. P.
Calhoun and others, and Dr. Patton by
Dr. Henry C. Minton, Dr. John Fox andJ
othera
Dr. Patton contends that the confession
of faith as to its Calvlnlntlc doctrines is
the aame as when the Cumberlalnd church
went out. In other words, the revision of
three years sgo did not revise In the sense
of changing anything. He will endeavor to
show that the confessions of the two bodlea
differ materially, and that doctrlnally the
two churches are so far apart that it will
be dangerous to attempt a union at this
time.
Dr. Moffatt and his supporters will argue
that the revision did revise, and that mis
understandings were removed. The am
biguity of the old confession has been taken
away and the language of the present
creed Is such that It Is understood by the
members of the Cumberland church, and
thnt they aocept it as it is and are ready to
unite on the basis of the revised confession.
Other considerations will be urged by
those favoring union.
Stated Clerk Roberts read a telegram
from the Cumberland body, now meeting
in Dallas, Texas, announcing that they
had adopted the plan of union with the
general body by the constitutional two
thirds majority. The news was received
with the greatest enthusiasm.
Rev. P. J. Musser, of Philadelphia edi
tor of the Reformed Church Messenger,
was first to take the platform in favor of
the union.
GREENVILLE, Pa, May . At its first
business session today the United Presby
terian general assembly elected unani
mously as moderator Dr. J, W. Wlther
spoon of Allegheny, .Pa, The committee on
narrative and state of religion reported
seventeen more congregations and a net
gain In membership of 2.4M; the total mem
bership is now 138,145.
Total contributions for all purposes were,
H, 967.444, or H0O.000 more than last year.
VOTE ON EDITORS AND AGENTS
Methodist General Conference
oa with Its Publishing;
Business.
Goes
,LOB ANGELES,' say"j3. The ballot
tak(n yesterday byj the Methodist general
conference for editor of the Epworth Her
ald shows the election of Dr. 8. J. Herbtn
by' an voverwhelmlng majority. Ballots
were, taken ' for publishing agents of the
NeV York and Cincinnati book concerns
at thefirst session today. For the New
York agency Homer Eaton and G. P. Mains
were the only candidates voted for. They
are the present publishing agents at New
York. G. F. Bovard and B. D. Doherty
were nominated, but withdrew their names
before a ballot was taken. For the Cin
cinnati agency there were four candidates
H. C. Jennings, 8. H. Pye. J.. E. Farmer
and E. R. Graham. Jennings and Pye are
the present publishing agents of . the Cin
cinnati branch and it Is generally conceded
that they will be re-electad.
YAZ00 UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Military Patrol District Burned Over
' la Great Fire oa Wednes
day. YAZOO CITY, Miss. May 'Hi. Yaxoo City
Is under martial law as a result -of yes
terday's conflagration. Several negroes
who were caught in the attempt to steal
salvage, have been arrested. Two military
companies patrol the burned district.
- The loss Is estimated at 11.600,000 to $2,
000,000 and the Insurance probably will ap
proximate 60 per cent of the loss. The
devastation of the business district Is com
plete. Twenty-eight blocks were swept
clean by the flames. Of the two Lundred
buildings destroyed fifty are splendid res
idences, oooupled by some of the wealthi
est cltlsens of the south. The buildings of
ths four banks were completely destroyed
but it la announced that ail money stored
in the vault has been saved. These insti
tutions havs rented temporary quarters
and resumed business today.
GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN A POND
Youngr Womaa Leaves Home la At.
laata aad Is Not Again Seen
Alive by Relatives.
ATLANTA. Oa,, May 28. The body of
Miss Sophia Kloeckler waa found in the
waterworks pond at Lakewood, a suburb
of Atlanta, today. The young woman left
her home Tuesday morning, presumably to
go to her work, and since that time has not
been seen alive, so far as known. There
are indications of suicide, but a rumor la
In circulation that she waa seen Tuesday
with a man not far from the place where
the body was found. Her family, which Is
eminently respectable, say there is no rea
son why shs should havs killed herself.
SAKE IS BEER AND NOT WINE
Decision of New York Federal Court
Will Result la Returning; Duties
Paid oa Impertatloas.
HONOLULU. May 34. -The decision of tb
New York federal circuit court in sustain.
Ing the appeal of Honolulu Importers from
the ruling of Collector of Customs Stack
able of this district and upholding their
contention that sake is beer and not wine
alao sustains a Urge number of jclalma,
aggregating from HW.000 to 1600.0U0, againat
the federal government. Tb decision means
that all duties ever paid on sake as wine
Importations sines the appeal was made
two years ago will be returned to ths Im
porter First of Wool Clip sold.
LARAMIE. Wyo.. May l. (Bpeolal) The
first clip of Albany eounty wool waa yea
terday disposed of by the Swan Land and
Cattle company to Timothy Rosa of Penn
sylvania. The clip weighed (0,000 pound.
The arkal fcJ4 ft" flUus HMla
TOE PICKET WINS HANDICAP
Thirty-FiT Thousand Foopla Cbett
WiLitr of Brooklyn , Event
IRISH LAD SECOND AND PROPER THIR0
Last Year's Turf Champion Win In
3O0 8-B tho Rich Handicap Amid
Wildest Scenes on the
Track.
NEW YORK, May 21 Amid ths cheers
of 46,000 persons The Picket, the west'
champion in the Brooklyn handicap, today
snatched victory away from the ever popu
lar Irish Lad. the Brooklyn winner of last
year and ths Metropolitan winner of this
year.
It was scarcely more than ths nod of a
bead, but the hardy westerner finished
aronger than the Duryea colt, whose ter
x'Ai pace with Ilermls up to the very home
d. etch would have tried to the utmost the
stoutest of heart and the sturdiest of limb.
Frantic cheers which had been ringing
from the throats of nearly 40,000 spectators,
died away when it waa realised that Irish
Lad bad gone down ta defeat.
Proper, the California candidate, cams
through at the end ' and beat out Hermls
for third place. The time for the mil was
1:39H. and for the mile and a quarter
2:06, one and one-fifth seconds slower
than the race made by Irish Lad last year.
Ths handicap was worth $30,000, of which
1X600 went to the second horse and 11,500
to the third. A great outpouring of turf
devotees witnessed the eighteenth running
of the classic event.
Hours before the time set for ths first
race the turnstiles at the gateways began
clicking and before 1 o'clock the grand
stand, club house and the big field stand
were well filled. Before 1:30, the hour for
the first race, both tiers of the double
decked grandstand were crowded to the
limit, the lawn was black with peopl and
they had begun to overflow Into the field.
Th) 'crowd waa put In a good humor when
the favorite won the first race, .
Irish Lad Was the Favorite.
As ths time for. the handicap, the fourth
event on the program, drew near the nam
of Irish Lad, from the stable of Herman
B. Duryea, could be heard on all sides.
He had grown Into Immense popularity
after It had been definitely learned that
there was little hope for McChesney, owing
to the injury sustained by htm a few days
ago. McChesney's owners frankly ad
mitted that they had little hope of gaining
any distinction In the race, but were de
termined to send him over the route, ss an
evidence of good faith.
There were sixteen thoroughbreds en
tered, and four or five of these had recorded
victories during the last two years In the
principal classic events of the American
turf. In addition to this four of them,
Irish Lad, Hermls, Hurstbourne and Afri
cander, had won races this season In com
manding style..
Reports of sensational time made by The
Picket in his workouts brought him many
supporters, but the rsnk snd fife was loath
to put confidence In his ability under ths
conditions with; whir he was confronted.
The weather Was fine and the track was
swept by a breese from the Atlantic, the
betting ring was a sweltering mass of
struggling humnnlty. No sooner had the
odds been posted than there was a rush
to back Irish Lad. Three and three a-nd a
half to one were the prevailing quotations
for a time, but money poured steadily Into
the ring and when the bugle sounded call
ing the field to the post no better than
11 to 6 could be had against the favorite.
Large Sums Won oa The Picket.
Hermls opened and closed at 4 to 1. The
Picket was well played, but his price re
ceded only two points. From 10 to 1 he
was backed to 8 to 1. Much of the specu
lation on "-e winner, however, was eon
ducted through the winter books and large
sums were won both here and In the west
on this victory. Every horse In the race
was played In a desultory manner, but the
bulk of the public wagers continued to
pour In on the favorite until the horses
appeared In front of the stand on their
way to the post.
Started Fitzgerald lined them up back
of the barrier and after three minutes'
delay sent them away In splendid .order.
Irish Lad, on the rati, led hla field, with
The Picket second and Hermls third. Hel
geson, on The Picket, eased his mount a
trifle and when the racers passed the
grandstand Hermls and Irish Lad had
hooked up side by side for their heart
breaking struggle, which was to continue
nearly a mile. The Picket, running easily
tn third place, made a nice pace for tha
balance of the field. The Thomas colt and
the favorite struggled in vain, each to
manter the other.
Across the circular track from the grand
stand and thrie-quarters of a mile from
the start, they were running like one horse.
In th a manner they swung around tha
fsr turn and made for the last one, which
headed them Into the stretch. Shaw, on
the favorite, and Redfern, on Hermls, wer
getting out every ounce of speed In their
mounts, while Helgeson was drawing The
Picket together for the final ruth to ths
goal. He closed a gap of two or three
lengths and before they had reaohed th
last quarter pole was close upon ths tir
ing leaders.
Hermls had run his race and was drop
nlng back and Shaw swung th favorite
a trifle wide. As he did so Hegeson shot
In on the rail and in a driving finish sev
enty yards from the wire The Picket's nose
showed tn front of Irish Lad. A vigorous
ride brought the Jennings candidate along
side of Hermls, who fell back to fourth
place.
- Crowd Goes Fraatle,
There waa a scene of excitement which
has seldom been equalled during the brief
space of time which elapsed from th Urns
the struggling thoroughbreds had passed
the stretch. Thousands shrieked.
When Hermls fell back upon entering
the stretch th cheer seemed to redouble
In volume, and for a few seconds when
It seemed almost certain that Irish Lad
would repeat his victory of lsst year, 40,
000 persons screamed his name, men threw
their hats Into the sir and embraced one
another out of sheer delight at being
fortunate enough to hav witnessed the
grand struggle They did not realise how
close up Helgeson had brought th pet of
th Waldeck stables, nor did they observe
that Shaw on Irish Lad waa not as near
the rail a h might have been.
The western horse responded nobly to
the call. Through a gap barely wide
enough for him to psss he made his run
and won by ths length of his muscle. '
The shouts of Joy died away in the
throata of ths vast aaaemRly.
Proper waa third, two lengths behind
Irish Lad, and a nos In front of Hermls.
MoChesney snd Africander and Claud
were at the end of th procession.
vThe Picket Is, owned by the Waldeck
table of Louisville. Ky., controlled by
Jungbluth A Muldleton.' He won th
ACeaUnued. 6.0ooa4 HSj
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hear. Deg. Hour. Dear.
S a. m ....... M 1 p. m tl2
a. m 4 p. m Hit
T a. m Bl a p. m...... 4
H a. m B.1 A p. m tl
a. m R B p. m 414
10 a. m B 6 p. m M
11 a. n U) T p. m 3
Ul m......... ei H p. ra HO
p. m 68
JAPS CONTINUE TO LAND MEN
Ueaeral Tahharofl Reports Unusual
Activity Among the Enemy's
Forces.
ST. PETERSBURG, May The general
staff has received th following telegram,
dated May 25, from Lieutenant General
TakharonT:
There Is no change In the Feng Wang
Cheng district. Our cavalry report that
the Japanese are constructing fortiflcatlona
around Feng Wang ' Cheng, where tbey
have a lorce of ao.uou infantry and l.uft)
cavalry, with thirty-six held guns. The
Japanese advance guard has auvanced tu
twenty-two miles north of the A! river,
their front being turned toward Haimalse
and Kuantianslun.
They are eflectlng no other movements
north of the At river. It is reported that
a great many Japanese cavalry horses
have become exhausted and sre broken
down.
On May 23 our scouts near Pltsawo and
In the Kwantung peninsula ascertained
that Japanese outposts occupied th
heights two miles south of the station of
Wafandlan. Three miles In their rear were
two squadrons of cavalry of the line. Two
and a half companies of the Twelfth In
fantry protected both Sank, with Infantry
screens of forty men each. Far southward
Infantry and cavalry were dtopoeed
among the villages bordering on the rail
way. About PoUndLen about i.OOu troops
of atl arms and live guns are concen
trated. In the neighborhood of Pltsewo
and further south the Japanese landing
continues, the troops marching thence
toward Kin Chou, with covering delach
menta thrown out on the weat.
According to Chinese reports, a battle
took place at Kin Chou May IS, In which
the Japanese lost 700 men. The Russian
loanes were not so great. A Japanese
landing at Takuahan began five days ago,
and It is reported that u,W0 troops, princi
pally infantry, were landed, but this hs
not yet been verified. The troop landed
are marching from Takushan northwest
toward Siuyen and southwest toward Port
Arthur.
One of our" sotnla encountered a Japa
nese detachment on the night of May 20
21 at Siikouchlntze and caused great con
sternation among the Japanese, who
opened a wild fire against the Cossacks.
In the darkness they f.red upon their cwn
men. , ,
On, May 21 a Russian reconnoltering
party got behind the Japanese party near
Tanshantlnse, on the road from Saknedeaa
to Llao Yang, and found a Japanese de
tachment 300 strong. The Russian scoute
watched for sixteen hours, during which
time at Kast 18,000 Chinese and Corean
coolies passed, together with 200 carta.
The Japanese finJly discovered and at
tacked the Rasslan scouts, all of whose
horses were killed. The scouts were
obliged to return on foot.
CO RE AN S THREATEN THB RUSSIANS
Object to Officers Occupying; the Tele
graph Office.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
MAING . SAN (Via Seoul), Many 26.
(New York Herald Cablegram Special Tel
egram to The Bee.) A runner from the
north reports that Coreans threaten the
destruction of the Russian line of com
munications at Ta Cheng (Tan Cbou) H
the officers occupying the telegraph offices
re not removed. He says further that the
Russians are treating the townspeople with
great cruelty. The telegraph service be
tween Ham Ileung and Wonson ha been
Interrupted by Russian scouts. The main
Russian force la at Kilju and Kapsan, but
the country south to Wonson Is dotted
with Cossack scouts. . ' '
. Ths Russians who were reported at the
British mining concession at Unsan, near
the west coast. In the middle of May, have
arrived at Kapsan.
Regular seamanship here has been rushed
since' the sinking of the Japanese steam
er on this coast. Schooners arriving re
port no warships seen along the coast.
It is rtfmored from the Tumen district
that the Russians are seising cattle and
driving them across the border toward
Vladivostok, where supplies are greatly
needed. The Corean general, Kim, pro
ceeds north today to replace the former
commandant of Ham Heung. The Herald
Is the only newspaper represented on this
coast. , i
DRAWING IN ON PORT ARTHUR
Advancing from Two Sides oa Land
and Also Ready to Attack
by Sea.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
BT. PETERSBURG, May 26. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) Attention Is again drawn to the folly
of the heroic attempt of the Japanese to
block the entrance to Port Arthur, seeing
that the Impediments can be easily blown
away, as Is now proved to be ths case.
The Japanese sre advsnclng on Port
Arthur from two aides oa land and a third
side from th sea.
The evidence Is by no means strong that
Japan has the means necessary for a thor
ough blockade, nor la it In possession of
ths land side, although Dalny having been
evacuated the Japanese, it is admitted,
have probably occupied the place. People
are asking here why th Japanese withhold
details of their sever losses in the at
tempted landing at Kerr bay.
The Chlneae sre bringing In considerable
supplies and the Llao Yang transport serv
ice Is working fairly well. In spite of re
ports, specially promulgated by ths Japa
nese themselves, apropos of their retire
ment, they are steadily. If slowly, pushing
forward to the north.
PROPOSED REJI'EAL OF JEWISH LAW
bong Promised Reform to Go Into
1 . Effect In Bnssla.
ST. PETERSBURG, May M. Interior
Minister Von Plehwe has proposed to the
council of the empire sn important project
for the repeal of the law under which Jews
are forbidden to reside within thirty-two
miles of the frontier. On account of th
prevalence of smuggling aome years ago
the Jewish pale was drawn back from ths
border. The new departure Is considered
one of th Important steps tn ths execution
of Emperor Nicholas" ukase, issued in the
esrly part of 1903,. promising freedom of
conscience to his subjects. The emperor
considered the present time auspicious for
the inauguration of this reform.
BCSSIANS AVOID AN ENCOCNTER
Outpost Retire the Japanese
Force Advance.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
FU8AN May 2. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to Th Bee)
The situation Is not developing between
Antung and Llao Yan. Th enemy out
post seems desirous Of avo ding an en
counter, ss they are reported retiring be
fore' the ' Japanese st sll points of con
tact. According to reports, thsrs ars num
erous Russian casualties and no Japanese
losses. .Indication ar .that no serious
movements will be mads by cither artnjr for
th present
BIG BATTLE FOUGHT
Booorted Banian Ira 8nrprind Hear
Fang Waog Gfctnf an Lot 4,000 Men.
ARE OVERWHELMED IN THE TA TUNG PASS
FifUei Tnoniand Troop Confronted j
30,000 Jtptnet Gt a Shook.
JAPANESE CAPTURE ANOTHER TOWN
Kin Chow, forth of Port Arthur, Taken at
Point of Bayonet.
NO REPORT OF THEM SENT IN, HOWEVER
Rumor Is Current Amongr the Chinese
at Che Foo tha Japaaese Are
With! Tea Miles of Pert
Arthur.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
SHANGHAI, May . (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Th Bee.)
Kin Chow was captured today by the
Japanese. Their success at Kin Chow Is
largeely due to ths excellent placing and
handling of their artillery. Since then
they have commenced attacking the
heights south of Kin Chow In tb d rec
Hon of Port Arthur.
Further details of th fighting at Kin
Chow show that at dawn on Wednesday
ths Japanese opened their attack with a
demonstration against ths enemy's prln- '
clpal force at Nan K wan Lin, n tha nar-
roweat point of the isthmus, which they
bombarded wlth.no loss to themselves.
They commenced their attack at Kin
Chow today and had occupied the walled
city, by noon. The enemy hav slnoe been s
resisting the Japanese from the southern
heights, and the Japanese ar continuing
their attsck.
LONDON, May 27. The Skan Khal Kwan
correspondent of the Dally Chronicle sends
a report received from New Chwang thst
on May 23, thinking that ths Japanese had
retired from Feng Wang Cheng, 16,000 Rus
sians from Hal Cheng and Llao Yang
marched toward Feng Wang Cheng. They
were surprised by 30,000 Japanese In tha Ta
Tung pass. The Russian casualties were
4,000 and over 1.000 Russian surrendered.
The report doe not stsi th Japanese
losses.
Japs Capture KJn Chou.
LONDON, May SC. A dispatch to ths
Central News from Toklo says th Japa
nese have atormed and captured the town
of Kin Chou, about Ud-ty-two miles north
of Port Arthur.
In. an earlier message the ' Toklo corre
spondent of th Central New cabled that
Japanese spies had ascertained that th
Russians had thirty guns at Kin Chou and
numerous mines and wire entanglements at
all the points wheVe a Japanese attack waa
expected. The lighting Is said to hav taken
place, today. '
The correspondent of th Central New
at Toklo . cables that the Japanese at ,
tacked Nsn Qwan Ling, on the narrowest
part of the Kwan Tung peninsula yealer
day, and drove back th Russians -by main g . ',
force. The attack on Kin Chou, the dls-'
patch adds, was begun at dawn today and
by noon Kin Chou was in the hands of
Japanese, who occupied the castle. Th
fighting . continued during the afternoon
and waa of the most desperate 'character.
It is believed th casualties were heavy.
After the Japanese occupation of Kin,
Chou," the Russians retired In good order
to the heights further south, ' which waa
attacked by th full Japanese force and
carried after a stubborn resistance.
Closing- on' Port Arthur.
CHE FOO, May 26, 3:30 p. m A rumor is
current here among ths Chines that th
Japanese are within tan miles of Fort '
Arthur. ' , ,
8:30 p. m. A letter received here from a
Japanese correspondent aays th Japar.ea
landed a regiment of troops at Kerr bay,
northeast of Tallenwan bay, Llao Tung
peninaula, May 19.
3.30 a. m. There wa a violent storm tn
the gulf of Pa Chi LI last night. A fleet of
four ships passed her at noon going east.
TOKIO, May 26 S p. m. General Kurokt
report that on Wednesday, after th bat
tle at To Pu, the enemy's cavalry took up
a position at Pa Tao Btl, Th Japaneaa
thereupon attacked and routed thsra. Na
tive report that three of th enemy wer
killed and eighteen wounded. During th
afternoon a Japanese patrol captured on
officer and one private. .
Reports at St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Viceroy
Alexleff telegraphs that a report Is cur
rent that Port Arthur was bombaided May
24. He says he has not received any
official confirmation of the nmor.
It is reported that Qnerel Rennen
kampff's Cossacks, who ar operating on
the line tf General Kurokl's communica
tions, havs msde sn Important Capture of
some of the enemy's guno, which wer
being taken forward to Feng Wang Cheng.
No other details are given. This report
comes from members of the emperor's
suite.
While no news has been rooelved from
Lieutenant General Btoeeeel, commander of
th Russian troop at Port Arthur, the
War office is Inclined to believe that sever
fighting Is in progress in th southern
part of the Llao Tung peninsula, above the
narrowest point of th peninaula, but no
credence la attached to the report of th
Japanese having entered Kwang Tung
peninsula, south of snd connected with
the Liao Tung peninsula. This Is consid
ered impossible before th capture of Kin
Chou, which, it is believed here,' would
Involve long and difficult siege operations.
Th general staff denies ths rumors of
the final evacuation of Now Chwang and
says the heavy guns were not taken back
when the town was reoocupled in force.
No changes of Importance' tn the posi
tions of Oeneral Kurokl or General Kouro
patktn ar reported.
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CZARINA SENDS HOSPITAL TRAIN .
Flaeat Railway Hotel for Slek aad
Wounded Start for East.
ST. PETERSBURG, May KS-Th sin
press' hospital train atarted en Its Journey
to th far east today. Among those st the
station to witness Its departure were Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovltoh, th blr pre
sumptive, aad Duk Peter of Oldenburg,
the emperor' brother-in-law. Th train la
th finest railway hospital ever ronstruoted.
It consists of two sections, ths first com
posed of fourteen ambulance oars, fitted
with svery appliance for tb comfortable
transportation of the 111 and wounded. The
second section contains two operating cars,
supplied with every adjunct of the modern
operating room tiled interiors, ospeble of
Icstant cleansing, disinfectants, stores. In
struments, bandages and adjustable opera
ting table. Thes cr sre Intended to be
detached from the train and sent to various
points, wtiertver they will be pf th moat
uae, tlong ths line.
1 The. remainder of the train ecauUat)
if'
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