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IN MEMORY OF HEROES
Frwidrat BoottTtU Da Iran Oration Up:n
tlit Famous B,tt!fli'i at Gettysburg.
REVIEWS THE RESULT OF THE CIVIL VAR
Common 8ana and High Idsals Dao
. suits of tbs OinlWar.
apmuumsn
VETERANS ESCORT PRESIDENT TO GR V
TJnitad States Oaralr Also Formi Gi J
for Chief Eztoatir.
GOVERNOR PENNYPACKER PRESIDED
t7pen the Grave la the Valhalla of
. the Nation. Flower Are Strews .
aad Sleeping- Heroe Are 1
Praised.
GETTYSBURG, Pa., May 30.-On historic
Cemetery hill, overlooking- around hal
lowed by the blood of half a hundred thou
sand brav men and In the presence of a
concourse af thousands who had assembled
, to pay tribute to the memory of the na
tion' dead. President Roosevelt today de
livered a notable address. On nearly the
Him spot, on November U, 1863, President
Lincoln ; delivered the immortal address
enunciating principle which have rung
around th world for more than a third of
century.
President Roosevelt was escorted to the
cemetery on the. battlefield by a body of
Several hundred veteran of the civil, war.
The nreeMent nA his sneclfll escort were
- prrceaea oy several organisations, mciuu
lng a squadron of United States cavalry,
the Third United States artillery and the
- Marine band of Washington, which" had
"been . ordered here for. the occasion. Mrs.
Roosevelt and other members of the presi
dent' party followed In carriages. The
' fear of the procession consisted of clvie
organisations and'cltisena In carriages."
; Governor Pennypeckar presided at the
ceremonies which were held on the rostrum
in the cemetery. : After the Memorial day
services of the Grand Army of the Republic
had been concluded and the pupils of the
public school had strewn flowers ovsr ths
graves of the thousands of dead, during
vhlch ceremony the' Marina band played a
olemn dirge. Rev; Dr; Edward Everett
Hale, chaplain of the United State senate,
pronounced the invocation.
Introduces the President.
The president was then Introduced by
Governor Pennypacker, who said In part:
- The presidential office la so great a sta
tion among man that those who All It are
not to be regarded a personal ties. Their
individuality Is lost in -its. immensity. They
become the manifestations of' certain im
pulses and stages of development of the
national, life. Jackson t represented its
rough, uncouth and undisciplined strength.
IJnooln loom up above all other Americans
bearing -the burden of woe and suffering
which fata laid upon his broad shoulders In
Its time of stress and trial. Blessed be his
memory forever more. ' n ,
No people can look forward te fthe fut
7liinene' .ef -sweTi"a''qsnnyas events went
te'outlin -for tiff? Av one alert and eager,
ytth .the ' enthusiasm and, vigor, of youth.
No other president has so stood, for that
which after all typifies our life the sweep
of the winds over broad prairies, the snow
capped mountains and the rushing rivers,
tt Beduola' trees, the' exuberance of youth
conscious of red blood, energy and power
pointing our bow of promise as does Theo
dore . Kooaevett. . He has hunted In- our
woods,' he has enriched our literature,, he
has ridden in the face of the enemy,' he
has maintained our Ideals. Upon this day,
tjevoted to the memories of the herolo dead
In Pennsylvania a sad Decoration day
Die' achievement of the prolific past and
the promise of ths teeming future confront
each other Today, for the first time,
Theodore Roosevelt treads the field made
Immortal by the sword of George Gordon
Meade and hallowed by the prose dirge of
Abraham Lincoln.
.Address at the President.
The president was accorded an enthusl
stio reception. HI address follows;
The place where we now are has won a
double distinction. Here was fought one
of the great battle of all time, and her
was spoken one of the few speeches which
shall last threugh the sites. As long os
this republic - endures or its history. Is
known, so long shall the memory cf the
battle of - Gettysburg likewise endure and
be known; and as long as the English
tongue is understood, so long shall Abra
ham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thrill the
feearts of mankind.
.The civil war was a great war for right
eousness; a war waged for the nobioat
Ideals, but wsged also In thoroughgoing,
practical fashion. It was one of tho few
war which mean, In their successful out
come, a lift toward better things for the
nations of mankind. Borne wars have
tneant the triumph of order over anarchy
md licentiousness masquerading as liberty;
soma wars have meant J he triumph of lib
erty over tyranny masquerading as order;
but this victorious war of ours meant the
triumph ' of both liberty ana order, the
triumph of orderly liberty, the bestowal of
civil rights upon the freed slaves, and at
the same time the stern insistence on the
supremacy of the national law throughout
the length and breadth of the land. More
over, this wss one of those rare contests
In which It wss to the Immeasurable Inter
est of the vanquished that they shujild
lose, while at the same time the victor ac
quired the precious privilege of transmit
ting to those who come after them, as a
heritage of honor forever, not only the
memory of their own valiant deeds, but
the memory of the deeds of those who, no
leas valiantly and with equal sincerity of
Buspose, fought against the stars In their
courses. The war left to us all. as fellow
countrymen, as brothers, the right to re
joice that the union ha been restored In
Indestructible shape In a country where
slavery no longer mocks the boast of free
dom, and also the right to rejoice with
exultant pride In the courage, the self
sacrlflc and the devotion, alike of the men
who wore ths blua and the men who wore
the gray.
Inspiration af the Field.
Jle Is but a poor American who, looking
ht this Held, does not foe! within himself a
deeper reverence for the nation's past and
a . higher purpose to make the nation's
future rise level to her -past. Here fought
the chosen sons of the north and the south,
the east and the west. The armies whlcn
on this held contended for the mastery
were veteran armies,- hardsned by long
campaigning and desperate fighting into
ucb Instruments of war as no other nation
then possessed. 1 he severity of the fight
ing Is attested by the proportionate loss
a loss unrivaled In any battle of similar
Is since the clone - of the Napoleonlo
gtuggies; a loss which In certain regiments
waa from three-fourths to four-fifths of
the men engaged. Every spot on this field
has lis own associations of soldierly duty
nobly done, of auprem self-sacrifl.ee freely
rendered. The names of ths chiefs who
xrved In the two armies farm a long honor
roll; , and the enlisted men were worthy,
and even more than worthy, of those who
led 'hum. Every sore of this ground has
Its own associations. We see where the
tight thundered through snd sround the
frill of Gettysburg; where the artillery
formed on the ridges; where the cavalry
fought; where the hill were attacked and
defended; and where, finally, the great
charge surged up the elope only to break
on the summit in tbs bloody spray of sal
ient failure.
Vara Than Memories.
Bui ths soldiers who won at Gettysburg
the soldiers who fought to a nnlah ths
rtvll far snd thoreb made their country
men forever their debtors, have left us far
more even than the memories of the war
I ' 1 1 . ' 7 "!--". -vu. ymMW III D T (1 T
that on , this continent those who canie
after them, their children and their chil
dren's children, m'ght enjoy a lasting
tears. They took arms aot to destroy, but
o save liberty) not to overthrow, but to
establish the supremacy of the law. Ths
crisis which they faced wss to determine
whether or not this people waa hi fur
CvaUn4 e liectwd raga-l
WALKING MATCH ENDS IN DEATH
French Soldier Arc Taable to Stand
tb Tent of Ei
durance. PARIS, May 30. Fatal results followed
the army walking match yesterday from
the Place de la Concorde to St. Germain
and back, a distance of about twenty-eight
miles, In which 2,000 soldiers from many
regiments 'took psrt. Reports received by
the ministry of war show that forty-two
men are missing and a number of them are
believed to have succumbed to hardships.
Besides those missing thirty-four men were
taken to hospitals along the course In
various stages of prostration. Six were In
serious condition, one man Is dead and
i,iother Is In a dangerous condition. Some
' i.oorts plsce the number of dead at four.
the Chamber of Deputies today War
V
""lster Andre was severely criticised for
fitting the contest, which Is denounced
..'utal. General Andre admitted that a
mistake had been made and a vote of con
fidence was only passed by a narrow ma
jority.
The winner of the march, a private In
the Hundred and Forty-ninth regiment of
the line, did the distance In six hours four
teen minutes and two seconds.
CENSURE FOR THE EMPEROR
Pan-Gerniaa Congress Want Rnler
1 to Attend Closer to
Business.
BERLIN, May SO. The annual pan-German
congress at Luebeck today took the
character of sharp criticism of Emperor
William and the system of .personal gov
ernment. Prof. Hasse, a' former mem
ber of the Reichstag, said the - best ele
ments of tho people earnestly wished the
the emperor would, choose adviser who
had the courage to ask him to spend
at least half the year at the capital, so
that they might dally confer personally
with him without the intervention of cour
tier, and who would have the courage to
resign when their advice wa disregarded.
The professor's word evoked great ap
plause. A resolution adopted by the congress
declares It I "Imperatively necessary for
the political and business Interest of the
empire to acquire a foothold on the At
lantic coast region of Morocco, and . the
congress feel it to be a humiliating -disregard
of Germany that France and Great
Britain fixes the future of Morocco with
out consulting Germany, thus treating It
like a power of third rank."
KING RECEIVES SOME NOTABLES
Two American and On African
Rnler Are Greeted by
English Monarch.
. LONDON, May 80. Kind Edward held a
brilliant levee this morning. Five Ameri
cans, Including George W. Vanderbllt and
William Barclay . Parson, - United - State
canal commissioner, were presented.
After the levee the king received in audi
ence ths ajake of Abeokut (upper Guinea),
a, picturesque -West African potentate who
has left-hi country .for-the-first -time ia-me
life. - The-British government bag agreed to
buy, alt tho alake'e Lagos cottorj for three
year.. The potentate wore a striking rob
of canary colored silk, ever which was
flung a mantis of canary plush, a pale blue
cap decorated with llsards and high, yellow
boot. ' ' ,.'-.,,
REGARDS THE NOTE AS Alt INSULT
glamor ' Mass Stirs Tp Rome by Bis
; Denunciation.
ROME, May 80. The Chamber of Depu
ties was crowded today to hear the dis
cussion of the interpellation of tho atti
tude of tho government toward the Vati
can protest against President Loubet's
visit. Slgnor Mass (rep.) called the not
of the papal secretary of state. Merry Del
Val, a perfect Insult. He recalled that the
pope had not protested against atrocious
offense to religion in Franc. HI holi
ness had now risen against a king, who,
according to the Vatican, had stolen the
pontifical patrimony, designating his maj
esty as a usurper. The note, therefore,
was a declaration, of war. ,
Slgnor Massa asked the government to
take energetlo action" to prevent the In
vasion of the' church into the kingdom's
affair. The government had forgotten all
pride and the national dignity In answer
ing the Vatican insult by giving hospitality
to Cardinal Svampa when the king, on Sat
urday, went to Bologrle. The. government
permitted the people of France to defend
Italian right.
The liberal and the extreme parties ap
plauded and ths galleries Joined. Slgnor
Guercl (radical) followed,, saying that "this
time the Vatican Is not protesting, but
bleating." Slgnor Cabrlns (soo.) Interrupt
ing: "Call It braying."
Slgnor Guercl, continuing, said that Italy
had less to fear from . the papacy than
other countries.- Being near the Vatican It
could already see preparation behind the
scene. He complained that the pope, who.
In' his career before he became pontiff, ap
preciated and profited by Italian unity,
should now as pontiff have as his insplrer
and executive . against Italy a foreigner,
Cardinal Merry Del Val.
Premier Gtollttl, who arose . amidst a
breathless silence, said: "The Vatican note
naturally waa communicated to the Italian
government. Franca had answered a It
thought best. The affair wa one In which
Italy could not Interfere. The Vatican note
contained phrase regarding the king of
Italy, but the effect produced was such
that they must be extremely glad of the
existence of that phrase, as It had offered
Premier Combes the opportunity to make a
statement so flattering to Italian patriot
ism." The crowded galleries rose and applauded
for Ave minute, crying. "Viva Combes!"
Slgnor Glollttt, continuing, said:
Therefore the unhsppy phrase wa for
Italy the happiest. The note contained the
usual protest which the Vatican has been
repenting for thirty-four years. Italy hss
no reason to change Its policy. It does not
fear the Invasion of the congregations, as
It has Is we to protect Itself. If these law
are Insufficient We will make new ones. To
fear that the country cannot protect Itself
sgalnst the Influence of foreign congrega
tions Is to Insult Italians. The state snd
the church must be ss two parallel lines
which never meet. Both must enjoy lib
erty. It will be worse for the church on the
dsy that It lllegslly interferes In ths sf
fslrs of the Ut.
American Artist Get Prise.
PARIS. May S3 The Jury of the Salon
des Artist Francals has awarded the
medal to the American artist. Seymour
Thomas, for his portrait of Henry Vlgnaud,
secretary of ths United States embassy.
Mr. Thomas la now at St. Louis represent
ing the Americas, artists of Paris.
Natives Flaht la Tripoli.
TRIPOLI. May 30-Thre bands of
Shamba Tunisians raided the Trlpolltaa
oast of Slnaun May 17. killing a number
of the Inhabitant!. Trlpolltan pursued the
raiders snd overtook them at Dera. In
the fighting which followed ninety fibamba
wars killed,
THE BROOKLYN AT TANGIER
F ag of Bear Admiral 0b ad wick Hai Ar
rived aid Othar Yen a Following-,
PREDICARIS IS IN A SERIOUS POSITION
I la a Mora Precarious Position Than
Before Warship Arrived at
the Morocco Strong-hold.
TANGIER, Morocco, May 80. The United
States cruiser Brooklyn, flying the flag of
Rear Admiral Chadwlck, has arrived here.
Other vessels of the United States squad
ron are following.
The authorities here consider that the
position of the American, Ion Predlcarls,
and his stepson, Cromwell Varley, a British
subject, who were kidnaped by bandits,
headed by Raisull, 1 now more serious
than before.
WASHINGTON, May 30. Mr. Gummere,
the United Btates consul fit Tangier, In a
cablegram received at the State department
over night, says that threats against the
wives of Ralsell's captives, Perdicarls and
Var!ey, have been made unless the bandits'
demands are granted. A dispatch from Ad
miral Jewell, commanding the European
squadron, announces the departure for Tan
gier of the cruisers Olympia, Baltimore and
Cleveland.
AMERICA MAKESN0 REQUEST
Franca Has Not Been Asked to Help
Secure Men from the .
Bandits.
PARIS, May SO. Inquiries made at the
foreign office regarding an unofficial in
timation that the United State govern
ment would welcome the aid of France
towards securing the release of Messrs.
Ion Perdicarls and Cromwell Varley from
the Moroccan brigands show that no re
quest of that kind has been received and
that therefore no steps are contemplated.
Moreover, It was said that before France
took decisive step It would be essential
for It' to receive requests both from the
United Btates and the sultan of Morocco,
as the authorities here do not desire to
raise an issue with Morocco concerning
the extent of French authority.
New Arrest in Dreyfus Case.
PARIS, May 80. The ministry of war
has caused the arrest of an officer who Is
understood to have been connected with
the Dreyfus affair. The officer, who Is
held In close confinement In ths fortress
of Monnt Valerian, Is said to be charged
with using considerable sum of money
during the court-martial at Rennea in order
to secure the conviction of Dreyfus. All
official Information concerning the case la
withheld.
Discuss Alliance Franeaise.
PARIS, May 80. The minister of public
Instruction, M. Cheumle, . today received
James H. Hyde of New York, the latter
going, over the development or ths work
of ' the Alliance Franeaise In the United
States '-and discussing plans' SDr the ex
tension Of its work.
King; Receives American Officer.
LONDON, May 80. King Edward received
Captain Mahan, U. & N., retired. In pri
vate audience thla afternoon. The king
expressed hi deep appreciation of the cap
tain's contributions to ths naval history
of th world.
Agree on Petroleum Experts.
BAKU, Russia, May 80. Tho oil Arms here
have signed an agreement regarding the
export of petroleum.
USE RITUAL OF MIDDLE AGES
New York Veterans Ara Present at
Celebration of Memorial
High Mass.
NEW YORK, May SO. A memorial high
mass, celebrated according to the military
ritual of the middle ages, has been said be
fore 20,000 person on the campus of the
marine barrack in tho New York navy
yard in memory of thoss who died in the
civil and Spanish war. It was ths second
ceremony of the kind sines ths close of
the civil war.
At one end of tho campus a large altar,
with gold-domed tabernacle, surmounted
by a golden cross, stood in a court of
honor formed by ten high whlto columns
arranged in a semicircle. The columns
were connected by a trelllsed railing and
were decorated with flowers.
On the left of the sanctuary marines from
the navy yard were paraded, together with
a detachment of infantry from Port Co
lumbus, coast artillery from Fort Hamilton,
sailor from numerous ships of war in the
yard, national guardsmen, post of vet
erans, Irish volunteer and Knight of
Columbus, a total of 8,000. Th service was
under direction of the Gloucester command,
Spanish war veterans. When the soldier
and sailors marched off the field the entire
gathering Joined in singing the national
anthem.
NEW YORK BUILDING FALLS
Four Persoas Injured by Ool lapse af
mm Old Four-Story
House.
NEW YORK, May 80. Four persons were
Injured today, one of them probably fa
tally. In the partial collapse of the old
fashioned four-story brick building on East
Eighth street, which was occupied by a
saloon and two small firms of hat manu
facturer. The portion of th building
which collapsed was the easterly wall,
which crumbled away the entire height
of the building, and two-thirds ths length
of ths structure, commencing at the aide-
walk.
The collapse I supposed to have resulted
from undermining ths wall on the easterly
side, where an excavation is being made
for the construction of a large modern
building. The Injured persons were em
ployes of the hat factories.
THUGS MURDER SALOONKEEPER
San Fronelseo Man Found by His
Wife with His Skull
Crushed.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. May 80. John Bey
fried, a well-known saloonkeeper, was
murdered by thug at hi place of busi
ness early this morning. He was alive
when found by his wife, but died soon
sf forwards, without having regained con
sciousness. Seyfrled'a skull was fractured
near the bass of the brain as a result of
seversl heavy blows struck with a car
penter's hammer. Circumstances Indicate
that robbery or revenge, or both, were ths
motives for th crime. About ll'OO waa
secured. Charles Uack Is Ulng held for
InveeUgiUoo
BALTIMORE MAYOR IS SUICIDE
Shoots Himself la His noma While
Wife Sleeps, Nearly laeos
scions Of Tragedy,
BALTIMORE, May 30 Mayor Robert M.
McLane of this city shot ahd killed him
self at his home this afternoon. Ills bride
of less than two weeks was st the time of
the tragedy ssleep In sn adjoining room
and was awakened by the discharge of the
revolver which Mr. McLane evidently fired
while standing before th mirror of the
dressing case.
The bullet entered the right temple and
crashing through the head escaped In the
rear of the left ear. Mrs. McLane and
other members of the household rushed to
the mayor's assistance, but he did not re
gain consciousness after he fell to the floor
snd expired within an hour. A number of
physicians who were summoned expressed
the opinion that the wound was neces
sarily fatal.
No cause for the act can be assigned by
the members of Mr. McLane's family.
Since the Ore of last February he has been
kept assiduously at work administering
the affairs of the city, besides .endeavoring
to direct the rehabilitation and rebuilding
of the burned district. This, together with
criticisms of his political opponents, are
thought by many to have caused a tem
porary aberration of mind.
Coroner Hayden signed a certificate giv
ing suicide as the cause of death and the
remains were turned over to an undertak
ing firm to he prepared for burial.
Mayor McLane wss elected as a demo
crat to the office of Chief magistrate of the
municipality in May of last year for a
term of four years. Under the city charter
he will be succeeded by E. Clay Tlmanus,
republican, president of the second branch
of the city council to serve out the unex
pired term. The second branch of the
council, which Is republican, will elect a
president, not necessarily a member of the
present body, to preside over Its delibera
tions. Mayor McLane was 86 years of age, the
youngest chief executive Baltimore ever
had. He was the son of James L. McLane,
president of the First National bank, and
nephew of Robert M. McLane, former
governor of Maryland and United States
minister to France during President Cleve
land's first administration. Previous to
his election as mayor he had for four
years filled the office of state's attorney,
In which he had distinguished himself by a
ealous and Intelligent discharge of his
duties. 4
During his brief administration of the
mayorality office he had brought upon
himself the antagonism of the regular
democratic organisation by the appoint
ment of members of the opponent party.
Recently' there has been marked opposi
tion to him among democratic member of
the city council In matters relating to the
rebuilding of Baltimore and this Is as
cribed by many as a contributory cause
of suicide.
Mayor McLane was married, two weeks
ago to Mrs. Mary Van Bibber, a well
known snd popular, society leader of Balti
more and the newTy-ms.de bride Is pros
trated by th terrible tragedy. Ths dead
mayor was very popular among the people
generally trrespecmw-bT party, snd the
whole .community ha been 'DroTouriflfv
shocked by his tragic end.
ARRANGE FOR QUAY FUNERAL
Many Prominent People Will Pay
Tribute to . Memory of Dlstln
atalshed Penasylvanlan
BEAVER. Pa.. May 30 None fnit the
Immediate friends and relatives of the Jate
senator M. 8. Quay were admitted to the
house today. The remains are resting on
tho bed where the senator lav when death
oalled him and will not be moved until
shortly before the family takes' Its final
leave tomorrow. All details of the Services
tomorrow when the public will have an
opportunity to view th remains, have been
arranged. After the church doors are
opened at 10 o'clock the guards from tho
Beaver Grand Army post will be stationed
at the entrance of the building ahd
throughout tho church to handle the
crowds. The church doors will be closed at
1 o'clock in the afternoon and not opened
until the hour of the funeral. R. R. Quay
and W. M. Wright went to the cemetery
today and selected tho place for the sena
tor's grave. His last resting place will be
alongside of his father, with the grave of
his mother Just beyond. Flvs children lie
In a row at the foot of these graves.
Concerning the possibility of President
Roosevelt attending the funeral, ' Major
Quay said today that they were halt ex
pecting him, but had received no word.
Besides the senatorial committee, many
other senators will be here. Several gov
ernors, have rtgnlfled their Intention of
coming, but the names are not given out
BAD BLAZE IN NEW YORK
Dam a are Estimated at One Million
Dollars and One Life May "
Be Lost.
NEW YORK, May 80 On death may
have resulted from the fir which occurred
last evening on the Startn barge Allen
C. Churchill and swept over several of
ths Delaware, Lackawanna ft Western
Railroad company's freight and coal piers.
The police were Informed today that the
mate of the Churchill could not be found
and that It waa feared that hs might have
perished. The police estimate the loss
by the fire at Il.0h0.000. This, however,
they say, la a conservative estimate, and it
may be found that the loss Is several hun
dred thousand dollars higher. The-officials
of the railroad company are unwilling as
yet to give out sny definite figures on the
loss, as it has so far been Impossible to
learn Just how much freight was destroyed.
Three engines are still pouring streams
of water on the smoldering ruins.
ANDREWS ORATOR OF THE DAY
Nehraskaa Delivers the Memorial Ad
dress at the Washlaa-toa Sol
dier' Heme.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May JO (Special
Telegram.) Auditor W. E. Andrews of the
Treasury department was orator of the
day at the Soldiers' Home, Mrs. John A.
Logan being guest of honor. The granite
tomb of "Black Jack" Logan, around
which exercises of the day were held, was
a mass of flowers, sent by military as
sociations. Grand Army of ths Republlo
posts and Individuals. Mr. Andrews ora
tion was received with . and frequently
punctuated by applause, being thoughtfully
considered and splendidly delivered.
Ralph Christie, son of Dr. Christie of
Omaha, who cam to Washington several
days sgo to tske an examination for as
sistant paymaster In the navy, left for
Omaha yesterday, not at all encouraged
with his chances of meeting ths require
ment of ths F.t a mining board.
THINK KIRORl IS FOOLING
Bassists Think Hit MaasaTtrs Again Jt
jTooropatkin Ara but Faiats-
P0RT ARTHUR IS THEIR REAL OBJECT
Military Strategists at St. Petersburg
Profess to Think Japanese
Will Storm Town In
Short Time,
ST. PETERSBURG. May 30.-Accordlng
to Information received by the Associated
Press from a high source, important news
regarding the Japanese plan of campaign
which has reached the Russian authorities
since the battle of Kin Chou, compels the
conviction that the advance of General
Kuroki and the activity of his scouts north
west and southwest of Feng Wang Cheng
are parts of a well-executed feint to pre
vent General Kouropatkln from detaching
a strong force to hamper General Oku's
operations on the Llao Tung peninsula.
Under cover of General Kuroki s feint. It Is
added, part of the army landed at Taku
Shan will be pushed forward on the penin
sula, while Kuroki attempts to make
Kouropatkln believe that be intend to
force a decisive engagement with him.
This Information would tend to prove that
the primary object of the Japanese cam
paign all along has been Port Arthur, and
that once that fortress is in their hands,
unless any ordinary favorable opportunity
offers to attack Kouropatkln, the plan Is
simply to make their tenure secure and
force the Russian commander to assume
the offensive.
Want Ships Destroyed.
Moreover, there is Information to the
effect that the Japanese propose to storm
Port Arthur with the briefest possible da
lay, after having first closed the harbor
to render the egress of the Russian ships
Impossible at the last moment, thus. forc
ing the Russians to destroy them without
subjecting the Japanese to the Inevitable
losses which must occur if the R llsslnn
squadron gests out for a last fight before
going to tne bottom. The previous re
peated efforts of the Japanese to "cork"
the harbor have been as much with the
view to this ultimate situation as for pro
tecting landings.
Nothing Is known here of the Che Foo
reports of fighting at In Chen Tse, fourteen
miles from Port Arthur, but the general
staff hardly believes ths enemy could havs
advanced so rapidly.
Denies Los of Boats.
The admiralty denies the reports of the
loss of two Russian destroyers while lay
ing mines which destroyed the battleship
Hatsuse. The officials say Port Arthur
has been heard from since the Hatsuse
was blown up, and if the report of the
loss of the torpedo boat destroyers was
true they would have known it
No surprise is expressed at the 'admiralty
at the Toklo report of the evidence con
tained in Intercepted. Russian dispatches
that the 'Hatsuse waa blown un hv T?,i..
slan stationary mines. The officials de
cline, however, tq comment on the subject,
except- to . rfcUeret their denial 'f the
charge that tho Russian used, . floating or
anving mines, which the officials have
Insisted on from. the outset
In this connection a navy , attache of .a
great power -declares :that hi mnvnmmnnt
is In possession of ths best' Information to
tne erred that the Japanese used "driving"
mines, bunching- them to drift below the
surface, end thus causing the loss of the
nussian natueshlp fetropavlovsk.
A prominent d.'plomat said: "The Rus
sians are fully Justified In using mines to
repel the enemy's Invasion of their coasts.
There is no law to trevent that countrv
from doing anything it pleases to keep off
tho enemy from Its shores. If Great
Britain was at war and It were to fill the
channel with floating mines for the de
fense of its coast, no power could raise
any objection."
Deny London Report. ,
Owing to It being a holiday It Is Im
possible to obtain official opinion regarding
the announcement made today by the Tien
Tsln correspondent of the Dally Express
of London, that the Russian minister at
Peking, M. Lessor, had Informed the Chi
nese government that Russia will finally
evacuate New Chwang, provided China
grants a concession for a railroad across
Chinese Mongolia, and that Russia will
evacuate Manchuria outright if China
leases the 111 or Kooldja to Russia. In
diplomatic circles the report is regarded
absurd. It is pointed out that Russia
already owns the greater part of the III
territory and that three-fourths of the
course of the river, which empties Into
Lake Balkash, flows through Russian ter
ritory. ' The upper waters of the III are
of no commercial atragetlcal importance
and the real value of such an agreement
to Russia with the acquisition of the por
tion of Chinese Central Asia, comprising
Kashgar and Yarkand. It is impossible
to suppose that Russia, while the war Is
proceeding, Is making offers to exchange
Manchuria for thla region.
Later In the day the Foreign office de
clared the . Ill report preposterous.
LATEST FROM SCENE OF ACTIVITY
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Japaaeae Report Russian Retreat, but
Russians Claim Strengr Defenses.
TOKIO, Msy 80. J p. m. General Oku,
In command of the Japanese forces op
erating against Port Arthur, reports that
the Russians have abandoned Chen Ko
Cheng Pau, Huang Shan and Liu Shu Tien.
No Russians have been seen east of Chen
Ko Shen Pau. General Nakamura's de
tachment, which occupied Liu Shu Tung
Friday, captured four Russian guns.
CHE FOO, May 80. S M p. m. From Chi
nes sources it 1 learned that the Rus
sian have four lines of defense between
Nanshan and Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, May' 80. A semi
official telegram from Mukden, dated today,
says:
Owing to the Impossibility of defending
the position southward of Kin Chou with
out the aid of the fleet, the Russian de
fense at tlm.t point wns only of a demon
strative character. The defending force
was armed with guns taken from the Chi
nese in 1900 and had little ammunition.
The occupation of the position by the
Japanese at a great cost to themselves
does not alter the situation.
American OMcer In Port Arthur.
MUKDEN. May SO. Lieutenant Newton
A. McCully, U. 8. N., recently naval at
tache at Toklo, but ordered to observe ths
Russian fleet operations, I Inside the Rus
sian lines at Port Arthur. Ths other at
taches were recently at Llao Yang. Their
present whereabouts Is not sscertalnabls
here.
Japanese Defeat Cossack Farce.
TOKIO. May 80. 8 p. in. A detachment
of Japanese troops attacked and defested
1,000 Cossacks at Al Yan Plen Mene, north,
east of Feng Wang Chang, Saturday. Th
engagement began at 10:10 and endod at
11:80 a. m. The Japsnese lost four men
killed and twenty-eight wounded. The
Russian casuaiUss art not aaowa.a
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Showers Tuesday aad In the F.natern
Portion Wedaesdayi Cooler Tuesday.
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f a. m 04 5 p. m TA
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UNION IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED
Vnltrd Presbyterians Send Back Plai
Prepared by Associate
Reformed Church.
GREENVILLE, Pa., May SO.-The United
Presbyterian General Assembly today dls
cussed the question of union with the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church of
the 6outh. A basis of union has already
been referred to Its presbyteries by ths
Associate Reformed church and thla basis
sent to the general assembly of the United
Presbyterian church for adoption. This
basis is a modification of the basis pro
posed by the United Presbyterian general
assembly last year. The modifications are
technical, but brought out much discussion.
The Associate Reformed church objects to
subscribing to 'the article of faith referring
to slavery and the csmmlttee recommends
that this objection be sustained and be
"held in abeyance," Inasmuch as these so
cial conditions no longer exist. Dr. Mo.
Farland of Muskingum (O.) presbytery, bit
terly opposed this, stating the adoption of
It was equivalent to saying the United
"Presbyterian church was wrong during the
war. The majority considered It a dead
Issue.
After the resolutions were hopelessly en
tangled with amendments the question of
basis of union was recommitted to the com
mittee.
MONEY 0RDERS BEING HELD
Eastern Trade Company of New
York Hub Been Declared
Fraudulent.
NEW YORK, May 30.- Money orders from
all over the country, aggregating thus far
830,000, are pouring Into the general post
office for a concern known as the "Eastern
Trade company." Mall thus addressed
was ordered held up a month ago by
the postal authorities because. It Is al
leged, of a circular which fell Into the
hands of a mall clerk informing him that
he had won a prise of some sort for
which, to his knowledge, he had never com
peted. Advertising in the local poatofficea
throughout the country has failed to check
the stream of money orders, and they are
being returred to the senders as fast as
possible. One clerk Is kept busy remalllng
the letters at the rate of 1.000 a day.
NEW COMPANY CAPTURES SOO
Old Manugrera Also Hand Over the
Proflts Accruing; from Opera
1 tion of Pulp Mill.
' -.V ;V-V - -
l TORONTO, May SO.-On receipt of Infor
mation that Hpeyer & Co. had completed
tho sala of the Consolidated Lake Superior
company securities the Ontario cabinet
held a special meeting at which an order
was passed declaring that the provisions
under which the bonds of the Canadian
Improvement company to the amount of
12,000,000 are to be guaranteed by the gov
ernment have been complied with.
In giving up possession or tne "Soo"
properties to the new company Speyer A
Co.'s manager also handed over $75,000 net
proflts which had accrued from the opera
tion of the pulp mill and the saw mllL It
la expected here that the operation of the
"800" properties will be begun at once.
NO MIDDLE GROUND FOR THEM
President Livingston Says That the
Ttme for Arbitration for Lake
Strikers Has Fsssed.
CLEVELAND. O.. May 80. President Liv
ingstone of the Lake Carriers' association
and District Captain Paul Howell of. the
Masters' and Pilots', association will appear
before the local branch of the civic federa
tion tomorrow to furnish information re
garding the deadlock between the organisa
tions. Referring to the subject today, Mr.
Livingstone said:
I shall be glad to answer all quuntlona
at the hearing, hut sn far as having any in
fluence In the way of making, a aettlement
I consider it entirely useless. The time for
arbitration has gone by. We will not and
cannot arbitrate the demands of the mas
ters snd pilots which Involve fundamental
principles. There Is absolutely no middle
ground in that connection.
GERMAN GRANDJ)UKE IS DEAD
Ruler of Mekleaburs-Strellts Passes
Away This Morning at
Neutrellts.
BERLIN. May 80. Ths death Is an
nounced of Grand Duke Frledrlch Wllhelra
of Mocklenburg-Strellts. The grand duks
was bom October 17, 1819.
NEUSTRELITZ, rGand Duchy of Meek-lenburg-Strellta,
May 80. Grand Duke
Frledrlch Wllhelra haa been confined to hi
bed for many months, suffering from an
Internal complication. He suddenly became
worss yesterday afternoon, soon lost con
sciousness and died a half hour after mid
night. The ceremony of taking ths oath
of allegiance to the new grand duke took
place at 11 o'clock.
SUPERINTENDENT TAKES TRIP
Reynolds of the Northwestera Looks
Over His New Field of
Operation.
NORFOLK, Neb., May 80. (Special Tele
gram.) Superintendent C. H. Reynold left
today on hla first trip ovsr the new terri
tory of the eastern district of the Nebraska-Wyoming
division of ths North
western railroad. Ha has supervision over
the lines from Norfolk to Missouri Valley,
Omaha, Superior, Hastings. Lincoln,. Lpng
Pine and Bnnesteel. His appointment
takes effect today.
CANDIDATES ARE GATHERING
Head Procession of Those Who Go to
Sprlngfleld to Attend
Convention.
SPRINGFIELD, III-. May 80 -Candidates
and politicians ars agstn arriving In this
city for the republican stats convention
which convenes tomorrow sfternoon, sfter
a receas of ten daya.
Of the candidates for governor, Lowden,
Hamlin, Sherman snd Warner are hers.
Several candidates for leaser offices are
also on hsnd. All the headquarters of
gubernatorial candidates at th Leland
hotel fcv bean reopened,
JAPS ON THE MARCH
Islanders Mtving- - Forward and Buta'ant
Undecided u to Wtat it Coming Vaxt
FOURTH DIVISION IS NOW IN MOTION
Humeri That Japaaeia At Sow Optratlng
Against tba Oasiaoat in Cores.
ALLEGED JAPAN PROPOSED PLAN TO CHINA
Include! Proposition br Wh'cu Emplra
Would Oat Japan's Powesalonb
MOVEMENT NOT ENCOURAGED BY EUROPE
Japanese Report Continued Retreat
of Russians, but Enemy, as
I'sual, Claims to Be Well
Defended. ,
ST. PETERSBURG. May SO. The War
office has received the following dispatch
from General Kouropatkln, under today'a
date:
I this morning received a report stating
that the Japanese advance on Kwan Tien
haa begun from Salmatxa. The numbers
of the enemy are not known.
The emperor has reported tbs following
dispatch from General Kouropatkln under
yesterday's date:
A detachment of Japanese cavalry, con
sisting of 160 sabers, moved forward from
the main body May 87, and approached
within eight kilometers southeast of Wa
Fang Hoon station, but on encountering
our frontier g-jards fell back rapidly.
On May ! a pusslnn patrol hoard heavy
artillery fire in the direction of Kin Chou.
FOURTH ARMY NOW IN MOTION
Washington Hears that Japan 1 Pro
ceeding Against Cossacks In Cores.
WASHINGTON, May SO.-Advloeo re
ceived here teport th departure from
Japan of another army division. While Its
destination Is not stated, It is conjectured
that these troop are about to close in on
the Russians In northeast Corea, cutting
off the raiding parties which havs threat
ened General Kurokl's communications.
There are no less than U.OOB soldiers la
the expedition.
Ths reported offer of Japanese to sur
render to China so much of Manchuria at
already ha been taken .by the Japanese
troops Is viewed her with Interest of th
possibility, if th offer 1 accepted by
China, that Russia will hold that the cen
tral empire ha thereby violated tts pledged
neutrality, thus affording ground for an at
tack upon certain parta of Mongolia that
would be of great' strateglo value in th
war. Although the State department , has
consistently Insisted upon recognising the
sovereignty - of China over Manchuria,' as
evidenced by tho appointment under Peking
exequaturs to that province, It also haa
agreed to admit the existence of a field of
war In that section, which field was under
Russian control at the outbreak of hosttll- '
ties. - Ths alternative said to be,, presented: .
h Japah.of ,an adtnrntatrkOon ft tbs cap
tured territory by an. international com?
mission Is . not, likely t most ww- muobi. , .
favor In Washington, a the experience of
the government In the Boxer uprising and '
the subsequent difficulty In getting clear of
the obligations Insured In conjunction with
European nations havs not encouraged fur
ther current movement of that kind. ' "
CAUTION RUSSIANS TO BE ( QUIET
St. Petersburg; Paper Thlak War Will
Show Weak Spot la Government.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 80,-The Novo
Vremya, Inveighing against the nervous
ness produced by the latest news, says: '
The war will lav bare many defects In
our life and administrative and political
mechanism and must have Its useful conse
quences if it shows up weak spots and di
rects attention to them. But the Russian
must not allow themselves to become the
nrev of dmresalon. In war the stronger
always wins In the end. We should not be
downcast at the latest news of the success
of the weaker side, which Is enjoying tem
porary numerical superiority. '
The Russky Invalid believes ths Japanese
have formed a new base between Pltsewo
and Cape Terminal; Llao Tung peninsula, In
conjunction with their depots on the Elliot .
islands, with the intention of making fur
ther dlsembarkments In connection with the
operations against Port Arthur.
RUSSIANS AT WORK ON RAILROAD
Line North of Kin Chou Has Been
Partially Repaired.
LIAO YANG, Sunday, May Lieuten
ant Colonel Bherldonoff, Fourth Trans
amur Railway battalion, haa rspalred ths '
railway line north of Kin Chou between th
stations at Slnlnchen and Vansalln and to
morrow will complete the work between
pfangero' and Wafandlnln.
Th Chinese are readily offering them
selves for employment.
A - typhoon prevails which hlndsrs ths
Japanese lending operations and heavy
rains are spoiling ths roada. -
The Russians, it is reported, hare cap
tured a Japanese convoy. ,
GERMAN EMPEROR IS INTERESTED
Writes Autograph Letter te Raaaisva
General and Studies Reports.
BERLIN, May 80. The Asian, th organ
of the German Aalatlo society, says Em
peror William baa sent to General Kouro
patkln, inrougn saajur unci, wnv wvui
to Manchuria as German military attache
with the Russian army, a lung autograph
letter.
High military officials her 'aanark upon
tho xnuaually. Uvsly interest the emperor
take In military events in th far east
His msjesty has ths gr-.ieral staff send
him twice daily reports regarding ths situa
tion These reports are accompanied by
maps snd plans of military operations.
Seoul Reports Movements.
SEOUL. May 2. a. m (Delayed In
Transmission.) It has been reported her
that Japanese troops, after an engage
ment with Russian forces. In which ths
latter were defeated, have occupied Al
Yang, a village on ths north of Kuan
Lien Cheng. This latter place la shout
forty miles to ths east of Fang t Wang
Cheng. There srs st present no Russians
at Ham Heung, on the eastern coast of
Cores. The troops which were there havs
msrehed to ths south. Ths Cores n soldiers
which were sent to Hsm Heung havs been
withdrawn.
Japanese Capture Cars.
LONDON, May 80. A dispatch to ths
Central News from Toklo todsy, after cov
erlng th news previously contained In the
dispatches to the Associated Press, detail-'
Ing the fighting on the Kwan Tung penin
sula, adds that the Japanese captured a
quantity of powder and fifty-six rallrond
cars at Liu Shu Tun. The dispatch also
says that ths Japanese sfter defeating the
Cossacks at Al Yang PI Men. northeast nf
Feng Wsng Cheng, occupied that plac and
reinforcements wert aant forward U gup-
port then
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