THE' ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Keefa, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
Secretary of War William H. Tnft
was the principal speaker at the final
republican rnlly In New Haven, Conn
Tho London Standard's Shanghai
correspondent says It Is reported thn4
tho dalal lama of Thibet has arrived
at Pekln.
Mlscha Elman, 12-year-old Russian
peasant boy, Is creating qulto a furore
In Berlin musical circles by his vio
lin playing.
A man who registered ns C. F.
Dryan of Indlannpolls, commlttod sul
cldo In a Torro Hauto hotel by In
haling gas.
Longworth Powors, tho sculptor,
Bon of tho lato Hiram Powers, tho fa
mous American sculptor, has Just died
In Florenco, Italy.
Owing to Ill-health, a. L. WatFon
has had to refuse 8lr Thomas Llpton's
request to design another yacht to
race for tho America's cup.
In St Louis Maurlco Sayrcs of Mil
waukee won tho decision In a fifteen,
round fight with Jack Lowry of Now"
York. Tho contost was close.
MIchaol Davltt nrrlvcd at Now York
on tho Codrlc. Ho said that ho came
on prlvato business nnd that ho will
roturn to Ireland In December.
Molvlllo W. Fuller, chief Justice of
tho supremo court or tho United
States,; Is said to plan his resignation
after tho Inauguration of tho uoxt
president
A cotton compress company In Ok
lahoma City, has contracted to fur
nish $60,000 worth of cotton to a firm
of Japanoso Tor Immodlato shipment
to Nagasaki.
William E. Curtis writes of tho re
ported loan of $270,000,000 to Russia'
by a Jowlsh bankor as Indicating that
moro llboral laws will bo put In effoct
by tho crar.
Tho Supremo Council of tho Royal
TomplarB of Temperanco went Into
tho hands of a receiver In Buffalo, N.
Y., with liabilities of $2G5,000, and
assets of $G2,000.
D. K. Pearsons of Chicago, who
hna given much monoy to various ed
ucational Institutions, Iibb presented
525,000 to Park collego of Parkvllle,
uoar Kansas city.
Prof. Oscar Lovoll Trlggs expects
Eomo tlmo early In tho now yoar to
found a novol educational Institution
on a farm somowhoro along tho banks"
of tho Illinois rlvor.
MIchaol Davltt arrived In Now York
and in an Interview dofends the Rus
sian flcot for firing on tho North soa
fishermen, declaring that It was tho
result of a misunderstanding.
San Francisco shipments of mer
chandise and produce to tho Oriont
during October wore valued at $3,
837,302, as comparod with $1,393,395
In tho same month last yoar.
J. Plerpont Morgan presented to tho
Italian government tho copo stolen
from tho Cathedral of AscolL which
ho purchased and loanod to tho South
Kensington museum In London.
The goneral land ofllco In Washing
ton during October Issued 10,000 land
patents, the largest numbor ovor Is
sued In one month and an Incroaso of
8,341 over the previous month.
An army order Issued In London
states that four officers not nWn thn
rank ot captain will annually bo se
lected for a two years' courso of
study, with residence In Japan.
Postmaster General Wynne signed
a supplement treaty with tho Hungar
ian government relating to money or
dors passing between tho two coun
tries which will greatly lesson their
cost.
Rev. Albert W. Knight dean of St
Philip's Episcopal cathedral, Atlanta,
Ga., has decided to accept the appoint
ment as bishop of Cuba, to which ho
was elected at the recent genoral con
ference of the church In Boston.
Since old Geronlmo. tho noted
Apache chieftain, now C4 yoars of
ago, becamo an attraction In tho In
dian building at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition at St Louis, ho 1ms
learned to spoil nnd print his name.
Three Officers of tho Prefcrrd Mer
cantile company of Boston, tho busl
ness of whtch was to Issue contracts
for diamonds on periodical Install
ments and mature them In numerical
ordor, were Indicted by the federal
grand Jury on the chargo of depositing
In tho malls letters concerning a lot
tery. More than 200 members or the nsso
elation of collegiato alumnae, repre
senting colleges In every part of the
United States, assembled at the
world's fair for the twenty-third an
nual convention. Addresses of wel
come was extended by President
Francis and others. Miss Florence M.
Cushlng of Boston, first vice president
of the association, responded to tho
greetings.
Timothy I. Lee, the American loco
motive engineer who was held respon
sible for the railroad wreck on tho
Mexican Central railroad about nine
months ago, has been sentenced to
-four years imprisonment at hard la
bor In the salt mines In the state of
Coabulla.
Congressman Cowherd says the
democrats will have a big majority In
iho next house.
J, Wyman Jones, the multi-million-aire
and art patron, a brother-in-law
of the late Senator M. A. Hanna, died
In Now York.
CITY WILL FALL
JAPANESE HAVE PORT ARTHUR
AT THEIR MERCY.
POSITIONS COMMAND TOVII
Mikado's Men Can Drive Russians
from Main Forts at Their Pleasure
Japanese Losccs In Last Assault
on Port Arthur.
CHfi FOO Port Arthur In doomed.
Tho, correspondent of tho Associated
Press hero hns received Information,
tho reliability of which Is beyond
question, thnt tho Japanese now oc
cupy positions which placo tho cast
sldo of tho town at their mercy.
Tho laFt assault has gained for
them positions which Insure tholr
ability to capturo tho main east forts
whenever thoy nro ready. It Is cal
culated by tho Japanese that If tho
Russians do not mirrondor tho former
will bo capable of prolong'ng tholr
final stand nt Llnotl mountain on tho
Tiger's Tall for 11 much longer tlmo,
with tho moro hbpo of prolonging tho
struggle. Long boforo tho second Pa
cific squadron arrives the Japanese
flag will wavo ov'er tho wrecked cita
del. This will ontl Viceroy Aloxleff's
dream of nn unconquerable city.
Tho Jnpanose have not occupied tho
main forts and highest points of the
hills, but thai' occuny In overwhelm
ing numbers positions which will en-
ablo them to drive tho Russians back
whenever thoy desire.
When tho Jnpanose occupy the cast
fort rldgo they will completely doml
nato tho other Russian forts with
their artillery.
LONDON Tho Dally THcrnph's
Che Foo correspondent, telegraphing
Thursday, says that the Japanese
looses during tho last assault on Port
Arthur wore heavlor than on nny of
tho previous attacks. Tho bombard
mont, ho says, wns so florco that tho
streets of Dalny were said to treni
bin, ns though from an earthquake. '
The snino paper's correspondent
'.v'th Gcuernl Oku, under date of No
vember 2, says that tho Indications
are that n terrific engagement Is
about to commence.
CHE FOO Tho .Inpnnese aro now
In a position to commonco the begin
ning of tho end of tho otierntloiis to
capture tho eastern fortified ridges.
Tholr slego pnrk has been completed
by tho placing of 11-lnch howitzers.
Durln-r tho night of October 29 nil
tho reserves advanced through a net
work or trenches In front of the east
ern fortified ridges from south of
Keekwnn to west of Kcckwnn nnd to
tho west of Rlhlung mountnln, called
by tho Jaynnoso Shochosnn.
Tho bombardment begnn nt dawn
October 30, and infantry attacks wore
planned to go ngalnst Rlhlung moun
tain, an untronched hill between tho
coaBt of Banjusan and tho east of
Kcekwan and on three Kcekwan forts.
WOULD FREE THE BOOTLEGGERS
Holds Indians Holding Land In Sev
eralty May Buy Liquor.
WASHINGTON If a motion filed
by Attorney Crnno of Ilolton, Kan.,
Is granted tho supremo court of tho
United States will be called upon to
decldo whether an Indian becomes n
citizen ot tho United States by taking
land In sovoralty. The case Is that of
Albert Neff or KansaB, who has been
sentenced by tho United States district
court to pay a fine or $200 and servo
a term or four months In prison on
the chnrgo of selling bcor to n Klcka
poo Indian. Mr. Crane asks the court
for n writ of habeas corpus releasing
Nelt rrom Imprisonment on tho ground
that Neff, who owns land In severalty,
Is by virtue of that tact a citizen or
tho United States, thus rendering In
applicable tho statuto making It a
misdemeanor to sell Intoxicants to
Indians. Neff has served one weok of
his sentonco.
AMERICAN FULLY EXONERATED
Turkey will Now Be Asked to Permit
Excavators to Resume Work.
CONSTANTINOPLE Tho Ameri
can legation Is now seeking permis
sion from the Turkish government for
tho resumption or the excavations
conducted by Dr. E. S. Banks, dlreo
tor or tho University or Chicago ex
pedition to BaUylona, nt BIsmaya,
Mesopotamia, which were suspended
pending an Investigation made In tho
presenco or American Vlco Consul
Hurncr at Bagdad or charges or com
plicity on tho part or Dr. Banks in
tho alleged disappearance or valu
able antiquities. These charges wore
provod to bo utterly without founda
tion. General Stocecel Gets a Bullet.
LONDON A dispatch to a news
agency from St. Petersburg says Lieu
tent General Stoe?;e, commander of
tho Russian troops at Port Arthur, Is
roported to bo wounded in tho leg.
Civil Service In Canal Zone.
WASHINGTON RegulntionB of the
civil servlco commission aro to be
applied so far as may bo practicable
to employes of tho Panama canal
commission. President Roosevelt has
directed that tho civil service commis
sion and tho Panama caDal commis
sion should confer as to tho applica
bility of tho civil service rules to tho
employes or tho canal cqmmlsslon
and has ordered that horearter em
ployment of persons by tho canal
commission should be governed by
tho civil service law.
CLOOM IN RUSSIA.
Fear Exprecsed for the Safety of Port
Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG There la con
siderable anxiety hero over tho ml.l
tary situation. No Into news haa been
received from Mukden, General Sak
hai ort's report of November 1 merely
Indicating that matters wcro at n
doadlock around Shnkhe. Tho Jap
anoso havo mndo somo tcntatlvo
moves on both flanks, which wcro
checked, but thero aro no signs yet
of a general advance by tholr army.
Foreign reports from Port Arthur
are decidedly gloomy, whllo the au
thorities continue to profess confid
ence In General Stoessol's ability to
hold out, tho popular feeling Is that
tho heroic garrison, which already
has mado a historic dofonso, must
now bo near tho limit of human en
durance. . The official reports from Toklo de
scribing tho desperate assnults on
Port Arthur, beginning October 20.
havo created visible depression at tho
"u,v viuaiuu viHiiMu iiuprcssion at mo
war olllce. The sustained chnrncter of
lU.. I. !.-. . .
mo iiumnnrumcni witn siege guns and
tho breaching or tho walls by under
ground mines, but above all tho fact
that tho Japancso government afte
weeks of silence regarding the oper
ations or tho besiegers have given out
thoso reports boforo actual succass
has crowned their efforts, convinces
the military authorities thnt arte
long preparations General Nogl Is not
only making n supreme effort to carrt
the fortress, but feels so confident ol
success that tho result of the prelim
inary operations hns been made pub
lic. Thoy believe tho assault was
timed for tho announcement or tho
rail or tho tortrcBs to bo mado upon
tho birthday or tho mikado tomorrow,
whtch, by a strange coincidence. Is tho
tenth anniversary or the accession or
Emperor Nicholas nnd n great Rus
sian holiday. Tomorrow, thcrerore, Is
expected to bo marked by rate for a
day of ImmenKo rejoicing either for
Japan or Russia, according ns tho
present assault succeeds or fntls. Tho
wajr ofllco Is trying to buoy up the
Russian hopes with references to tho
long nnd suceeusfuf dofonso Lleuten
ant Genoral Stoessel hns thus far can
ducted, but things havo now reached
such a pns3 with the garrison nnd the
character of tho present attempt upon
the fortress Is evidently so determined
that tho authorities fiankly admit
thoy would not bo surprised ir tho ond
wns nt hand. In tho face of the gloomy
roports direct from Toklo tho Invalid
Russ. thu nimy organ, today an
nounces that the storming operations
onded with a repulse of tho Japanese
on Mondny, but tho paper falls to give
Its authority for this important state
ment No official report warranting It
has been received by the war office.
SLOWLY GETTING TOGETHER.
Russia Agrees to Part of Terms
on
North Sea Court.
ST. PETERSBURG Negotiations
regarding tho North sen court nf In.
qulry havo not yot been concluded.
Tho Assoclntcd Press Is Informed
tho present position Is as follows:
The terms or tho drart or tho treaty
or the legislation or tho court aro
under consideration by the emperor,
who may desire some modifications
but these, ir nny, aro not expected to
bo ot Importance. One or tho plans
already agreed on Is thnt Great Brit
ain and Russia will Jointly propose
that Franco and tho United States
appoint a high nnval officer as a mem
ber of tho court, which probably will
sit In Paris.
Tho four officers of tho Russian Bal
tic squadron, who, It was originally
arranged, wore to remain In Paris
until tho arrival of Admiral Kaznakoff,
aro coming on to St. Petersburg to
presont the report of Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky to tho emperor.
ANNIVERSARY OF PANAMA.
Reception In the Afternoon Followed
by a Ball at Night.
COLON Thursday's celebration of
tho first anniversary of Independenco
was an orderly one. High mass was
hold in tho morning, and In tho after
noon thero was a meeting at which
municipal officers delivered orations.
This was followed by a reception ten
dered by tho governor. Porflro Melen
dez; tho civil and military governor
of Colon, Commander Merrlam of the
American cruiser Dixie, tho consular
officers and many other persons at
tending. Tho TJlxlo fired a saluto of
twenty-one guns. At night thero
was a display of fireworks and a pub
lic ball. Tho town wns decorated In
red, white nnd blue, nnd pictures of
Prosldent Roosevelt, President Ama
dor and Governor Melendez wcro
prominently displayed.
No Yellow Fever In Cuba.
HAVANA Tho health department
announcoa that It has been proved
that tho Illness of Scott, tho newly
arrived American at the Cobro mines,
provlnco or Santiago, announced In
these dispatches October 2S, la not
yellow fever.
Archbishop Elder It Dead,
CINCINNATI Most Rev. Henry EI
dor, archbishop of Cincinnati, In his
SGth year, died In this city after suf
fering four days from a severe at
tack of grippe, complicated with ex
treme weakness. Since Saturday last
heart stimulants wore administered
and Monday lire was preserved by
other treatment Tho archbishop
had not been able to speak since noon
Tuesday, but it was evident that h
recognized Coadjutor Moeller and the
priests and sister who were around
his bedside.
ARMY WILL REST
HOSTILITIES ARE LIKELV
N CEA8E UNTIL 8PRING.
TO
LIST OF THE NEW COMMANDERS
Indications that Kouropptkln Will Not
Attempt Another Advance This Year
Only the Fall of Port Arthur May
Effect a Change.
ST. PETERSBURGVTho army or
gan publishes a long list of now c m
manders In tho far east, Including tho
appointments of Generals Llnevltch
nnd Kaulbars to tho First and Third
armies, respectively.
Gonorals Kutnevltch and Scllvanoff
will command tho Twentv-second nml
Thltry-soventh divisions of tho First
corps, which chief, General Meyen-
dorff, is resigning on account of ill
hnnlttl. flnnnrnl QlnttrtliriT.cil;., mm.
1 ........ u.u.viu.oj, nim-
I manu"er of tho Tenth corps, has nlso
I rnoltrnrttl . m 1 I n . ..1 .l 11 . i
resigned, and It Is expected thnt ho
will bo succeeded by General Jzcrplt
Bky. Tho sweeping character of these
changes may Imply that there Is no
Intention on General Kouropatkln's
part to assumo tho offensive during
the year's campaign unless an exceed
ingly favorable opportunity offers. In"
deed 1t begins to look like a deadlock
botween Mukden for tho winter unless
Port Arthur falls or tho Japaneso
abandon the Idea of renewing tho ns
spult upon the fortress there and set
tlo down to a regular siege, either or
wlilcK would release enough tropi to
give tho preponderance necessary to
try to forco tho Russians out of Muk
den. In fact, tho Iatost dispatcher
from tho front indicate that Bomo
such move Is preparing, though the
best opinion at tho war ofllco holds
to tho view that thero Is not llkoly
to bo another big battle this year, one
of tho Indications pointed out bolns
tho departure of many military at
taches for the winter.
General Orloff, whom General Kour-
opatkin blamed for tho Russlnn rp.
verso at Ltno Yang, declnres, In the
courso or an Interview published In
tho Novoo Vremyn thnt ho oboyel
General Stackolberg'3 orders In mak
ing tho much criticised attack, in
which his division was decimated and
ho himself wounded. General Kouro
p.vkln apparently is convinced that
Orloff was not to blnmo and the order
detaching him has been revoked and
ho has been appointed on General
Kouropatkln's staff.
MAY TRY TO TAKE MUKDEN
Japs Need the Town for Winter
Quarters.
MUKDEN Quiet continues here.
Tho Japaneso nre still working bard
Intrenching their front, which begins
to look llko a continuous fort. It Is
believed they aro nrOnarinir spplmmlv
to advance, making their front strong,
possibly In order that It may bo held
by a comparatively small force, whllo
tho heavier forco engages In flanking
movements. Tho Japaneso havo learn
ed by hitter experience not to expect
mucb " om a frontal attack. They aro
on. e(-i, however, to maintain a strong
rront to prevent General Kuropatkln
rrom breaking through their line and
carrying the war to their rear.
Thero is considerable evidence to
Indicate that the Japaneso will make
every effort to force the Russians out
of Mukden, not only for tho moral
effect on Europe. ,but upon tho Chi
neso as well. Mukden is extremely Im
portant to them as winter quarters.
Tho Japanoso continue to receive
reinforcements and it is believed by
Russian military men that their ad
vancing depends only on accumulating
sufficient men.
Practical Joker Is Killed.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. James M.
Maxwell, president of local union No.
63, United MIno Workers of Amerl
ca, nt Vlrden, has been shot and kill
ed by Thomas Hall, a bartender, as
tho result of a practical Joke. Hall
was returning homo nftor closing the
saloon through North park, when
Maxwell, for a ioko. stennod fmm i.
hind a treo and ordered Hall to throw
up his hands. Hall, who had been a
victim or holdups twice recently, drew
a revolver and shot Maxwell In the
stomach. Maxwell, who lived for sev
eral hours arterward, said ho did not
blame Hall for shooting him.
Race War In Colorado.
COAL CREEK, Colo. Tho killing In
cold blood or Marshal Bates or Coal
Creek, a coal mining town In Fremont
county, by two negroes, Grant and
Westloy Thbmpson, whom ho was try
ing to arrest for disturbing tho peace,
has caused tho white residents to Issue
a warning to all negroes to leavo the
camp. Many negroes have already
left town. If any Insist on remaining
It is feared bloodshed will result. Tho
whites charge tho negroes with nu
merous crimes committed slnco they
were imported Into tho camp.
Member of the Commission.
LONDON The Daily Telegraph,
whlcn Is orten Inspired by the govern
men suggests that Admiral Sir John
Usher will represent Great Britain
on tho International commission to
Inquire into the North 8ea affair. A
telegram from Constantinople says M.
Mandelstam, dragoman of tho Rus
sian embassy there, and who Is an ex
port on International law, had start
ed for St Petersburg and will repre
sent Russia before tho lortn sea com
mission, but in what capacity is not
stated.
BANDITS SHOOT THE CASHIEH.
Two Men Attempt 'to Rob a Bank at
Cody, Wyoming.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Cashier I. O.
Mlddftugh of tho First Nntlonal bank
of Cody was Instantly killed In a bat
tlo with bank robbors botween 3 and
4 o'clock this afternoon. The men
mado their escape. They secured no
money.
Two men rodo up to tho bank on
horses, left tho animals at tho curb
and entered tho front door. Thoy
mado no effort to dlsgulso themselves
and Immediately ordered Cashier
Mlddaugh and his assistants to throw
up their hands. Tho bank officials an
Bwered with a volley from their six-shooters-
and tho robbers, without at
tempting to gather In the cash that
lay In a tray on tho counter, backeil
out of the building, firing as they went.
Mitiuaugn followed the men to tho
street and opened fire. Ono of thnm
returned tho shots and Mlddaugh fell
doad. Tho robbors mounted their
horses and fled through tho town.
Tho people of tho town were aroused
by tho shotB and, flocking Into tho
streets, opened Are on tho retreating
robbers. Tho latter seemed to bear
charmed lives, however, for they were
unhurt and dashed out across the
prairie. An ofllcer quickly gathered a
largo posso and started In pursuit, but
up to a late hour tho outlaws had not
been taken. Big rewards havo already
been offered for the capture of the
men, dead or nllve, and their arrest
Is almost certain.
PROBLEMS OF IRRIGATION.
Subjects to Be Discussed by the Na
tional Congress.
EL PASO, Tex. Tho executive
commlttco of tho twelfth national irri
gation congress program of tho com
ing session of the congress to bo hold
in this city November 15 to 18. The
first and fourth days or tho congress
will be devoted to genoral sessions,
-but on the second and third dayB the
work will bo divided into five sec
tions, namely: Forestry, engineering
nnd mechanics, production by irriga
tion, climatology and rural settle
ment, each section meeting In a sep
arato hall. Tills program includes ad
drosses and papers by eighty-seven or
tho most prominent experts in their
respective departments, all ot whom
havo advised the commltteo or their
Intention to bo presont.
A lnrgo list or delegates Is already
In tho hands or tho secretary. Addi
tional lists aro being received dally
from all parts of tho country nnd a
heavy attendance, Including many
women, is assured.
REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING.
Japs May Settle Down for a Winter's
Siege.
LONDON Conflicting reports
cmanntlng from Clio Foo regarding
Uio result of tho latest assault on
Port Arthur. Bennett Burleigh of the
Dally Telegraph, who passed tho fort
In a steamer, saya that all was quiet
at C o'clock Friday morning, and that
thero was no sign of firing or or any
movement His steamer was thrice
chased and hoarded by Japanese
within a brier period, tho Japanoso
forbidding any navigation within
twenty miles of Port Arthur.
Tho Dally Telegraph's correspond
ent at Cho Foo learns that tho Jap
aneBO ore seeking to compel tho Rus
sian fleet to quit tho harbor and that
Vlco Admiral Togo is prepared for
this move. If It is effected, the corres
pondent adds, the Japaneso will settle
down to a winter's siege.
American Society May Work.
CONSTANTINOPLE Tho porte has.
not prohibited tho American Bible so
ciety from carrying on its work In
Turkey. There has beon a slight fric
tion In four towns In tho provinces,
where the local authorities forbade
street sales of tho society's literature,
arrested tho vendors and seized their
books. Upon representations made
by tho American legation, however,
the porte promptly ordered tho liber
ation of tho persons arrested and the
surrender of tho books taken from
them.
Prince Fushlma Sails.
WASHINGTON The Japanese le
gation has received a cablegram from
Honolulu saying that Prince Fush
lma, tho mikado's adopted brother,
sailed from Honolulu Friday for San
Francisco, where he is expected to ar
rive on the evening of November 9,
or the morning of November 10.
Another Rhodes Scholarship.
LINCOLN, Neb. Next year Ne
braska will 2et another Rhodes schol
nrshlp appoinunpnt. A notice of this
was sent to Chancellor Andrews by
George R. Parkin of London, secre
tary of the scholarships.
National Treasury Balances.
WASHINGTON Friday's statement
of tho treasury balance In tho general
fund, exclusive of tho $150,00.000 gold
reserve In tho division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $147.
324,216; gold, $83,091,381.
No Spirit for Gayety.
ST. PETERSBURG Thero was lit
tle attempt Thursday to celebrate, ex
cept In a perf.inctory way, tho tenth
anniversary ot tho accession of Em
peror Nicholas. The imperial family
attended a To Deum at tho Kazan
cathedral and thero were services in
all the churches. Later the troops
were paraded, tho theaters gave free
exhibitions to tho school children, and
there was music and holiday displays
In tho parks, but on account of the
anxloty regarding Port Arthur every
thing was on a small scale.
FOLLOW JANDITS
AFTER THE MEN WHO KILLED
CASHIER MIDDAUGH.
MURDERERS AREJIOV AT BVY
Driven Into Hole-ln-the-Wnll Country
and Havo Taken Refuge with
Sympathizers Posse After Them
Are Determined.
DEER RANCH, Wyo. Sheriff
Stough of Fremont county nnd Sheriff
Fenton nnd posse of Big Horn county
arrived hero shortly after sundown
Friday, having found tho trail ot tho
Cody bank robbers and followed It
Into tho very heart of tho bail lands.
They aro now not moro than ten
miles behind the outlaws. Reliable
Information has been received hero
that tho bandits have taken rcfuga
at tho ranch house of a sympathizer
near tho notorious "Hole-In-theWair
redozvous, southwest of this placo,
and do not know that tho ofllcers havo
followed this far.
Sheriff Fenton. who Is directing tho
movement against tho desperadoes,
has asked for reinforcements from
Casper, Wyo., 100 miles southeast of
here, and a telephone messago was
received lato Friday night, stating
that Sheriff Webb nnd a largo posso
had started for tho scene. Fenton
and his' men will do a little scouting
quietly to see that tho outlaws do not
leavo their hiding place befoM Webb
uiiu ins party arrives, snoinu tho
outlaws become alarmed and attempt
to leavo tho country, Sheriff Webb
will bo advised at Wolton, Lost Cabin,
or ono of tho smaller stations on!
tho telephone lino, and an effort will
bo mado to Intercept tho bandits ati
tno eastern exit of tho Hole-ln-the-Wall.
Should tho robbers attempt to
double back on their trail and es
capo by tho only other exit from tho
Hole, the route they followed In en
tering the rendezvous, they will bo
attacked by Fenton nnd his party
nenr this place.
A bloody battle Is certain to occur
during tho next thirty-six hours, cith
er at tho western or eastern exit of
tho Hole, or In tho vicinity of tho
recent hiding place of tho outlaws.
Should the bandits remain In ienor-
nnce of tho plan to bottle them up
In tho rendezvous, then tho fight will
occur at tho ranch home of their
friend, for two posses from tho oast
and west will combine forces a3 soon
as Webb arrives and close In on tho
bandits nt once.
The ofllcers here nre completely
worn out, but they aro anxious for
tho fight. They will get almost twenty-four
hours' rest, however, If present
plans carry and will be In prime con
dition for the battle when Webb ar
rives. RUSSIA'S EXHIBITS CLOSE.
Dlsputo With Fair About Percentage
of Sales.
ST. LOUIS Russia's exhibits In
two of the exhibit palaces at tho
World's Fair were closed Friday by
order of tho exposition management
Tho cause of the closing was a re
opening of tho dispute between the
rair management and foreign exhibit
ors relative to tho payment of a per
centage on cash sales at their exhibit
booths. President Francis said that
under tho rules of the division or ex
hibits governing tho sale of exhibits
at the fair, If exhibitors wish to sell
from their spaces during the exposi
tion period, arrangements to that ef
fect must first be made, approved bj
tho chief of tho department, with the
director of exhibits and with the di
rector of concessions. This arrange
ment consists of a fixed rate of per
centage to be paid by tho exhibition
to the exposition on every cash sale.
Conference at Tho Hague.
WASHINGTON In a circular note.
Secretary Hay has carried out the
president's instructions relative to
proposing a second Hairue ennforannn
The note not only contemplates tho
reassembling of Tho Hague confer
ence for tho consideration of ques
tions specifically mentioned by tho
original conference, as demanding
rurther attention, such as tho rights
nnd duties or neutrals; tho inviol
ability of private property In navali
warfare and tho bombardment or ports
by naval force, but goes further by
practlcally Indorsing tho project of a.
general system of arbitration treaties,
and the establishment or an interna
tional congress to meet periodically In
tho Interests or peace. Tho Issue or
the call, while tho presont war Is Im
progress, is Justified by the fact that
the first Hague conference was called
before our treaty or peace with Spain
was concluded.
Price of Coal Advances.
PITTSBURG-Prlces of all grades,
of coal have been advanced 35 cents
a ton as tho result of tho Increased
demand for coal and the strike of en
gineers In Illinois.
Booth-Tucker In London.
NEW YORK-It was announced
that Commander Frederick Booth
Tucker, who for eight and a halt
years has commanded the Salvation
Army forces in tho United States, Is
appointed to tho international head
quarters in London, and will act as
secretary and represent all countries
outBldo of Great Britain. This will
make It necessary for tho commander
to travel In all parts of tha world
Commander Booth-Tuckor's Jareweli
meeting In New York City will bo
held on November 15.
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