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POSTS CAPTURED THREE DAYS’ FIGHTING IN PORT ARTHUR VICINITY. JAPANESE SUCCESS REPORTED They Capture Several Important Posts—Their Losses, However, Ac cording to Russian Sources, Were Unusually Severe. CHE FOO—As a result of the bat tle before Port Arthur, which began on September 19, the Japanese suc ceeded in capturing several important posts and Sunday the Russian tenure of the big forts guarding the north, northeast and northwest sides of the town is seriously threatened. Chinese information places the Jap anese losses under 3,000 for the three days’ fighting, and this comparative ly small casualty list is due to the excessive care used by the Japanese in making their preparations for the advance. Russian sources, however, claim to have information that the Japanese losses wrere unusually se vere, amounting to fully three times the number mentioned above. Possibly the most important cap ture during the three days’ fighting was that of Fort Kouropatkin, which, while of minor value with regard to preventing the entrance of the Japan ese into the town, had been con structed for the purpose of protecting the source of the garrison’s water supply. The control of this water supply is now in the hands of the Japanese. As was announced in these dis-4 patches on September 20, the battle began before daybreak on September 19. At this hour the citizens of the garrison of Port Arthur, after the en joyment of weeks of comparative se curity, awoke to the thunderous re ports of artillery along the line ex tending from the west of Itz moun tain t(£ Rihulung and Kikwan moun tains. This was but a preface to the assault, which was destined to result In the capture of three new and im portant Russian positions, together with six small annoying forts lying between Skushiyen and Rihulung mountain. During the day and night of the nineteenth and at noon of the twentieth the bombardment continued without cessation, and the many shells falling from quarters which previously had been silent made it ob vious that the Japanese had at least succeeded in mounting heavy guns in •new’ positions or in strengthening their old positions. The infantry fighting during this period was com paratively trivial. At noon on September 20 the Jap anese right and center, the former being to the w-est and the latter to the east of the railroad, commenced the advance. The troops made use of the trenches and infrequent natural cover that lay in their way. The small forts to the south of Shushi yen resisted this advance but briefly, their garrisons not being strong nu merically. Since the beginning of the bombardment the artillery fire from Fort Kouropatkin had been growing steadily weaker and it hav ing become apparent that the had been practically silenced the Japanese assaulted the forts. GEORGIA MOB LYNCHES NEGRO. People Leave Church to Participate in Lynching. ATLANTA, Ga.—A special to the Constitution from Royston, Ga., says: John Ware, a negro, was lynched in Frankling county for fatally shooting Cy Daniel, a son of George Daniel of Danielsville. Young Daniel and the negro had some words over a trivial matter. It is said the negro, becom ing greatly enraged and swearing that no white man could run over him, drew a pistol and shot Daniel, the bullet inflicting a wound that will Drove fa tal. The news of the shooting quickly spread and a crowd began gathering, many leaving church to join in the search for the negro. Ware was cap tured and while being hurried to Carnesville by the sheriff was over taken by the' mob. He was taken fiom the sheriff and banged to a tree THERE ARE NINE DEAD. An Electric Car Blown to Pieces by Dynamite. MELROSE, Mass.—An outward bound electric car containing thirty two persons was blown to pieces in this city Wednesday night by strik ing a fifty-pound box of dynamite that had fallen off an express wagon. Six persons were killed outright, three more died of their injuries within an hour, and nineteen others on the car were taken to the two hospitals suf fering from severe injuries. At least a score of persons in the immediate vicinity of the explosion were hurt by flying glass and splinters. So great was the force of the ex plosion that all but the ten feet of the rear portion of the car was blown Into small pieces, while windows ■within a radius of a quarter of a mile were shattered. Jealous of American Shipping. LONDON—The London Morning Post in a strong editoral on the ship ping question says that German energy is conspicuous, but that there is even greater need to keep a watchful eye on the shipping of the United States. The paper suggests with withdrawal of the privilege of recovering, a free dom to negotiate for reciprocal conces sions and thinks a revival of some of the old navigation laws would be easier now than if the step becomes necessary in the face of greatly in ceased rivalry. Rear Admiral Gilmore Dies. NEW YORK—Rear Admiral Fer nando P Gilmore died here Sunday of Bright’s disease, which he contracted duing active campaigning in the Philippines and because of whch he was retired from actve duty two years ago. He went abroad for his health last summer and, with Mrs. Gilmore, re mained at Aix-Les-Bains. While visit ing Paris lately he became ill and it was decided to return to the United States. He arrived here on Wednesday 1 last. Gilmore was born August 15, 1847. | PROTECTS MONEY OF INDIANS. Proceeds of Lands Deposited In Bank Subject to Agent’s Control. WASHINGTON—One of the most drastic orders ever issued by the gov ernment for the protection of the sev eral Indian tribes against fraud and robbery was promulgated Tuesday by Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan. The order in question amends the rules for the sale of inherited Indian lands, so as to require that the pro ceeds to be derived from their sale shall be placed with the most con venient United States depository to the credit of each heir in proper pro portion, subject to the check of such heirs or their recognized guardians, for amounts not exceeding $10 to each in any one month. Before being paid, however, it will be necessary for these checks to be approved by the agent or other officer in charge. For sums in excess of $10 per month the money will be paid upon the approval of the agent only when specifically authorized so to do by the commis sioner of Indian affairs. Acting Secretary Ryan said that heretofore the lands have been sold to the highest bidder and the proceeds paid directly to the Indians, with the result that in many instances the In dians soon were divested of their money. WEATHER MEN AT BANQUET. Addresses Are Made by Prominent Members of Service. Peoria, 111.—The announcement was made at the weather convention of the appointment of James H. Spencer, in charge of the United States weather exhibit at St. Ixmis and late of the Lincoln. Neb., office, to take charge ot the station now building in this city. The annual banquet was held at the National hotel Thursday night. Ad dresses were made by Congressman Joseph V. Graff, Prof. F. R, Stupart, head of the weather bureau at Canada; Captain George P. Blow, representing the United States navy; Prof. Cleve land Abbe of Washington. Dr. Fasig of Baltimore, Prof. A. G. McAdle of San Francisco, Mr. Curley of Chicago, rep resenting a department of marine in surance, and others. A telegram of congratulations was received from Secretary Wilson. The forenoon was given up to an ad dress and the ensuing discussion on the topic. “Instructions and Research by Weather Bureau Officials,” by Prof. Abbe of Washington. CRAZY MAN AT OYSTER BAY Taken in Charge by Officers While Going to Sagamore Hill. OYSTER BAY, R. I.—A man who is regarded by the secret service officers and by the authorities of Oyster Bay as a dangerous crank was apprehend ed here Tuesday. He is J. E. Reeves, a medium sized, roughly attired man about 40 years old. He was making his way to Sagamore Hill when he was arrested. He told Officer Tyree, who apprehended him, that he wanted to see the president on important business. Believing from the man’s manner that he was insane, Officer Tyree took him before Justice Frank lin for examination. To the justice Reeves said that six years ago he died in a New Jersey hospital and went to heaven in an automobile. While there he received an important message for President Roosevelt which he was directed to deliver per sonally. He refused to say what the nature of the message was as he de clared he could communicate to no body but the president. The man was held for examination as to his sanity. OMAHA WINTS THE PENNANT Pa Rourke’s Rangers Are Champions of the Western League. OMAHA—Omaha has wen the pen nant of the Western league. This proud achievement, accomplished by a Gate City team for the first time since 1889 was wrought by the most remarkable spell of ball playing and the finish was thrilling and spectacu lar. The two games which Omaha took from St. Joseph at the Vinton street grounds Sunday in the pres ence of 8,000 fans were fast and bril liant on the part of both teams—a splendid climax to the terrific gait at which Pa Rourke’s men have been speeding during the closing heat of the season, when they have won eighteen out of nineteen games, push ing from third to first place. It is doubtful if in the history of base ball any team ever surpassed or equaled the record made by the Omaha team during the last month and a half. From the first of the sea son the team has come up from last place. The marvelous ball it has been playing of late, taking first four straight and then five straight from the leaders is what gave such excite ment to the finish, -p to the last day three teems, Colorado Springs, Denver and Omaha,' had a chance for the pennant. It was a terrible strain, but a glorious triumph. A. B. Smith Has a Scheme. ST. PAUL—Assistant General Pas senger Agent A. B. Smith of the Northern Pacific railway suggests that congress should convene early in 1905 on a special train with every representative of that body, for a tour of the great west, going out by south ern lines, spending enough time in the west A.o see and understand its value, and return home over the northern lines, with a broader grasp of the needs of the entire country and a more catholic idea of what can and should be done for its*development Romain Did Not Tell Truth. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.—Sheriff Bell has concluded that the alleged confession of Edward Romain, a pris oner at Topeka, Kan., in which he implicates union miners who former ly lived in this district in the Vindi cator and Independence depot mur ders, is entirely false. “I found many discrepancies in Romain’s story,” said Sheriff Bell, who has just returned from Topeka, “and many of his statements were easily disproved. He was in La Junta on the day of the Independence depot explosion.” THE GREAT CANAL CHIEF ENGINEER WALLACE TALKS OF THE PROJECT. TIME TO COMPLETE THE WORK Within Eight Years the Ditch Will Be Cut From Ocean to Ocean—Health of Men Engaged in the Work Is Good. CHICAGO—John F. Wallace, chief engineer of the isthmian canal com mission, who is in direct charge ol the construction of the canal to be built by the United States across the isthmus of Panama, is at home for twro weeks after a busy summer in the canal zone. Mr. Wallace will en joy a brief vacation at his home and will be in Washington on October 6, when the bids are opened for machin ery and material to be used on canal construction. The bids were adver tised for some time ago, and will cover the expenditure of approximate ly $1,000,000. During his three months’ stay in Panama Mr. Wallace covered the en tire canal trip, ten miles wide and forty-seven long, at least twenty times and his observations were thorough. He says that at present there are about 1.500 men in the field of Pan ama. Of this number about 500 are in the sanitary department under Col onel Georgas, who is assisted by Ma jor Ross, Colonel Legarde and Major Carter. There are now at work six divisions of engineer corps, each in charge of a resident engineer, who reports to Mr. Wallace as chief engi neer. There are subordinates in each engineer corps, such as assistant clerks and superintendents, and the rest of the men at work in connection with the canal are laborers. The engineering and clerical de partments are almost entirely Ameri canized and nearly every arriving steamer brings fresh additions from the United States. Most of the com mon laborers, as well as a few of the skilled laborers, are English speaking negroes from Jamaica. Mr. Wallace declares that the bad name that Panama has had in the pop ular mind is mostly due to the fact (that until lately the heterogenou-1 population has paid but little atten tion to the ordinary laws of health. He says that most of the men who now noiu responsiDie positions in con nection with canal work are sober, industrious and ambitious and that many of them are college bred men. They find health conditions in Pan ama excellent and sickness among them bears but a small per cent to the total number of men now on the isthmus. The sanitary corps has paid special attention toward stamping out malaria and yellow fever. Of all the men at work on the canal this summer, only two died of yellow fever and only one of those was an employe of the government. It has been learned that one kind of mosquito, which bites only at nights, carries malaria fever, while another kind, which bites only in the day time, carries yellow fever It has also been learned that it is the female only which bites, blood that the creature sucks being not for food, but for fecundation. It will take about eight years to complete the work. TO KEEP OUT FEDERATION MEN Colorado Mine Owners Formulate a Plan. LEADVILLE Colo.—The Leadville District Mining association, which takes in every mine manager in the district, has decided to issue working cads for the purpose of carrying on the fight against the Western Federation, of Miners. Notices will be posted at every mine in the camp to the effect that no per son will be employed who shall not have deposited wth the timekeeper his card of rcommendation from the miners’ association. An office will be opened in the city, where the cards will be issued. Every applicant will be required to sign a statement that he is not a member of the federation or any order controlled thereby. If he is a member of the federation he will be required to renounce his allegiance to it. The mine owners here believe that the federation is seeking to secure a foothold in Leadville, a large num ber of Cripple Creek miners having come here since the trouble in that district. France and the Vatican. ROME—The Vatican has sent to Paris a special courier with docu ments said to concern possible nego tiations for a Franco-Vatican reap proachement which, although very difficult to arrange, is not considered impossible, as, according to informa tion received by the holy see, Presi dent Loubet, Foreign Minister Del casse, Minister of Public Instruction Chaumie. Minister of Finance Bouvier and Minister of Public Works Maru ejouis are in favor of such an under standing. -V Respect the “Holy City.” MUKDEN—The halt in active op erations around Mukden is believed to be due not only to the fatigue of the Japanese troops and the slowness in getting up necessary additional supplies, but to a distinct understand ing between the Chinese and Japan that there shall be no bloodshed near the “Holy City,” where the Chinese emperors ar& buried. It is said, how ever, that there will be fighting north or northeast of Mukden, possibly od a larger scale even that at Liao Yang. A clash is soon expected. Illinois Central Earnings. CHICAGO—The annual report of the directors of the Illinois Central railroad for the year ending June 30, 1904, shows an Increase in gross earn ings of 3.64 per cent over that of a year ago. On the other hand the op erating expenses during the past year show an increase of $2,957,367 over that of a year ago, making a de crease in net earnings of $1,393,6C8 This amount was due, it is said, to the prolonged and intense cold of last winter and to the iacrensoi cozi cl fuel. PARKER WRITES OF ISSUES. Democratic Nominee’s Letter of Ac ceptance Made Public. Judge Parker’s letter, supplement Ing his acceptance of the nomination for President of the United States, tendered him by the national Demo cratic convention, has been made pub lie. In the document he reiterates his belief in the gold standard and ex presses appreciation of the action ol the convention on the subject. The Judge points out what he con siders the dangers in the centralizing of power in the national government, and takes strong ground against the so-called policy of “Imperialism.” Tariff reform is declared to be one of the cardinal principles of the Dem ocratic party and its necessity at this time great. The Dingley tariff law, the Judge asserts, is unjust and op pressive and properly named the “Mother of Trusts.” He commits the party to a change in tariff rates ir. the event of a Democratic victory ii November, reasserting his belief thai the Republican senate will be unablt to prevent it. Though disproved by official statis tics the charge is made that the cost of living has increased far beyond ad vance in wages, and for this condition the rapacity of*the “trusts,” fosterec by the Dingley tariff, is held to blame On the subject of the “trusts” the document deals only in generalities pointing out no remedy and saying only: “I favor such further legisia tion, within constitutional limitations as will best promote and safeguard the Interests of all the people.” Reciprocal trade treaties, as advo cated by President McKinley, Judge Parker indorses. He makes the clairr that the Republican majority in the Senate has prevented the ratification ot these treaties in the past. On the question of the independence of the Filipinos the candidate advo cates “such measures of freedom a? the Cubans enjoy,” but not until “if can prudently be granted.” The Republican policy of the re clamation of arid lands in the West is indorsed. Immediate building of the Panama canal is urged, though the document criticises the “unjust methods” by which it is alleged the United States secured the route and rights. A policy favorable to the building up of an American merchant marine is advocated, though the methods bj which this should be done are not mentioned. The granting of subsidies for the purpose is denounced. Judge Parker promises, m the eveni of the election of a Democratic execu tive and Congress, a full investigation of all government departments. Liberal pension laws, he declares are simply acts of justice. Presidenf Roosevelt’s action in promulgating Pension Order, No. 78, granting pen sions to all veterans over the age ol 62, te sharply censured and the prom ise made that it will be revoked i) the party is given power. A policy of non-interference in the affairs of the world, the Judge de dares the proper course to pursue He makes the charge that govern mental expenditures are too high anc blames the administration for allege: extravagance. TOOK WOMAN FROM HAREM. Abduction Case Has Caused Sensation in Cairo, Egypt. A sensational abduction case involv ing a lineal descendant of the proph et Mohammed and a pair of real Arab sheiks is reported from Cairo, in Egypt. Sheik Ali Joussef fell in love with the daughter of Sheik el Saddat. The girl’s father, who is said to be the sole living descendant of the propbe* Mohammed, refused his consent to thi marriage, as he did not think Ali Jou? set was a fit person to be the hus band of a girl of such noble lineage Ali Joussef, however, abducted the girl and placed her in his harem. Her father appealed to the Egyptian government, with the result that a de* tachment of armed police was dis* patched to Ali Joussef’s harem. The police made a forcible entry to the premises and, in order to be sure that they had taken possession of the per son wanted, they ordered all the fair denizens of the harem to follow them in a veiled procession to the house ol Sheik el Saddat, where his daughtei was finally selected from the rest ol the women and detained. Ali Jousself has now, it is said, be gun proceedings before the British au thorities, and has obtained the serv ices of an English lawyer. Not Very Substantial. Julie Opp tells a story of an Amerl can bud in London. She was slender, pink and almost transparent. Enjoy ing her first ride in a Piccadilly coach sMe did not realize that she could no! own the coach. for a few pennies. A blunt Londoner came in and pushed her toward the edge rathei roughly in taking his seat. She look ed indignant. Another came in and did the same thing. A third attempt ed a like incident, when she ex claimed: “Can’t you see there’s some one in this seat?” “No, ma’am,’ was the reply of the last passenger. “I thought as how you were a painted ad on it!”—New York Times. The Gallant General. Senator Depew is responsible for the following illustration of the gal lantry of his old friend Horace Porter. A woman prominent in New York society who had married a well known French statesman one day visited the ambassador with reference to the ex ecution of certain legal documents to be filed in a United States court. In several of the papers It was nec essary that the lady should state her age, a point on which she evinced great sensitiveness. As a matter of fact she demurred strongly as to this, and for a moment the ambassador was in a quandary. “Is It really necessary?” she asked. “I’m afraid it is,” was the reply. “Oh, General, must I, must I?” pleaded the woman, with such a dis tressed expression that the ambassa dor was knocked out. UEable to with stand the fair caller, the gallant Por ter seized the papers and wrote op posite the question a3 to ago: “Of the* age of accountability.” And Senator Depew Eays that no oli'eciicz was ever heard from Wash ‘ ‘•zten. i _ »■ ■■Whom IN PORT ARTHUR INTEREST AGAIN CONCENTRATED UPON THAT PLACE. ANEW ATTACK HAS BECUN All Russia Anxiously Awaiting News From the Beleaguered Garrison.— Have Confidence That Stoessel Can Hold Out. ST. PETERSBURG—Interest is again concentrated upon Port Arthur, owing to the receipt from foreign sources of news that a general storm ing of tne fortifications has begun. A few belated telegrams from General Stoessel, the commander at Port Ar thur, published Tuesday afternoon, recording the repulse of the Japanese and continued attacks, strengthen confidence in the abality of the de fenders to hold, but despite the fur ious onslaughts being made on them. The last attack mentioned by Gener al Stoessel took place the night of September 14, and was directed against redoubt No. 8, which protects the wrater supply of the city. The re doubt is about two miles beyond the line of permanent forts and the at tack upon this shows that the Jap anese were not within striking dis tance of tne main fortress. Reports from Shanghai that some of the de fenses had fallen into the hands of the Japanese as, a result of the general as sault on September 20, are not con firmed from Russian sources. The telegrams brought to Che Foo by Prince Radziwill have not yet reached the war office. It is under stood that these dispatches contain details of the landing of strong Jap anese reinforcements at Dalny, which would tend to confirm the belief that it is the intention of the Japanese to storm the fortress and that the war ships will probably take part in the attack. In this event Rear Admiral Wirein’s division will doubtless go out and engage the Japanese fleet. All Russia is anxiously awaiting news from the beleaguered garrison. Public reeling has been aroused to a high tendsion by ths dreadful picture given by Prince Radziwill of the suf lerings of the Russian army there. The sensational announcement that General Kuroki has crossed the Hun river unopposed, and that the whole Japanese army is advancing upon Mukden, is overshadowed by anxiety I for Port Arthur. Moreover, the an nouncemcnt relative to Kuroki does not receive complete credence here as being in direct contradiction of official news received by the general Staff. General Kuropatkin announced only two days ago that there was not a single Japanese east of Bentsiaputze. How. it is asked, could General Kuro ki,, with 100,000 men. slip past Gener al Rennenkampff’s Cossacks and cross the Hun river near the Fushan coal mines, thirty miles east of Mukden? Fushan is situated on the road from Bentsiaputze. where General Kuroki crossed the Taitse river. This read is carefully watched by General Kuro patkin’s outposts between Mukden and Sintstinsin. A strong guard has been placed at the Fushan mines, which General Kuropatkin will not give up without a struggle, as the loss of the mines would involve the cutting off of the coal supply for the whole of the Manchurian railway. THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. They Nominate Judge D. C. Herrick 'for Governor. SARATOGA, N. Y.—Out of a situa tion which at times seemed almost Impossible of amicable solution, the leaders of the democratic party on Wednesday found a way to unanimous action and adjourned without delay, after having nominated unanimously the following ticket: For governor. Justice Daniel Cady Herrick, Albany; lieutenant governor, Francis Burton Harrison. New York, now a representative in congress from the Thirteenth district; secre tary of state, John A. Pallace, Jr., of Monroe; attorney general, John Cun eeu of Erie, the present incumbent; comptroller, George Hall of St. Law rence; state treasurer, William muench of Onondaga; state engineer and surveyor, Thomas H. Stryker of Rome; chief judge of the court of ap peals, Edgar M. Cullen, of Kings. Chief Joseph Is Dead. SPOKANE!—Chief Joseph, the fa mous Nez Perce warrior, is dead. He had been in poor health for some time. He was sitting by his campfire on the Collville reservation Wednes day afternoon and was seen by In dians near by to fall from his seat to the ground. Cholera at Port Arthur. TSINGTAU—A Russian naval offi cer here has received official advices that cholera has appeared at Port Arthur. Up to September 19 there were only a few cases, but there were grave fears that the disease would be come epidemic. Hungary Expels Two Mormons. VIENNA—Count Tisza, the Hungar ian minister of the interior, has ren dered a decision prohibiting Mormon propaganda within Hungary upon the ground that *ueh a movement is un desirable both from the standpoints of state policy and religion. The imme diate occasion for the decision was the expulsion of two Mormon mission aries, Franklin Pingree and William Weltzel, who came from Salt Lake City to Temesvar eighteen months ago and attempted to organize a Mormon community. Aaks About Machinists’ Pay. WASHINGTON—Secretary Morton has addressed letters to various large industrial companies throughout the country asking them for information about the pay their machinists receive the classes into which they arc di vided, the amount of piece work done, the premium paid for overt'me work and other matters about the employ ment of the men of this trade. The machinists at the r-avy yard at Wash ington have asked for increased pay and the investigation is in the interest of this request. ' - __ * THE JAPS ADVANCE -s Said to Continue Slowly Toward Muk den. St. Petersburg.—The Japanese ad vance toward Mukden continues slowly according to information received by the authorities here. Both official re ports and press dispatches place Mar quis Oyama’s advance guard thirty miles south of Mukden, while stories printed in the foreign press that a great battle at Mukden has already be gun are disproved by the actual de velopment at the scene of the opera tions. There is no question in the minds of the Russian authorities of the import ance of Mukden to the Japanese as a winter base. It is believed the Japa nese will exert every effort to push out the Russians, but it is thought a strug gle for the possession of the town is some days distant. The Japanese will probably have to reckon on a stubborn defense of the Fushan mines. Judging by present development, Marquis Oyama is giving up the idea of cutting General Kuropatkln’s com munications to the northward, and con tenting himself with advancing upon the Russian front and flank in such fashion as to force the evacuation of the town, and compel the Russians to retreat further north. The whole plan of the Japanese advance shows a con siderable difference from the opera tions at Liao Yang. At the same time it is possible that the Japanese are again making undisclosed movements, as they have successfully done in the past. According to the best information Oyama has three armies concentrated south and southeast of Mukden, a fourth corps, consisting of two divi sions. composed of men drafted from the arums of Generals Kuroki, Nodzu and Oku, being detached to Dzinant chan and thence sending out flanking columns northward and northeastward with the object of protecting Oyama’s right, and at the same time driving in the Russian outposts. An enveloping movement on such a large scale as General Kuroki essayed at Liao Yang is not expected. Evi dently the Japanese realize that their strength is inadequate to justify an other attempt to surround General Ku ropatkin. who is now stronger by two army corps than he was at Liao Yang. Shot Fired at Russian Official. ST PETERSBURG—In Odessa on Thursday morning while Chief of Po lice Neidgardt. in company with Prince Obolensky, his assistant, was inspecting some- new government buildings in the Boulevard Nicholas, near the Pushkin monument, a young man wearing a blue blouse fired a re volver from a distance of six paces at Neidgardt. The bullet did not strike the chief of police and the wculd-be assassin was unable to fire again before he was seized by Prince Obolensky. GOOD YEAR FOR SUGAR BEET. Factories Just About to Begin Work ing Up the Crop. GRAND ISLAND—The campaign of 1904 at the American Beet Sugar fac tory in this city will begin Wednes day morning, and a ninety days run on beets is expected. The delivery of beets began a week ago and fully a three days’ supply is now on hand, and will be kept on hand. The early harvesting indicates that it will be an especially profitable year for the farmer. John C. H. Hann, a German farmer of the island, deliver ed a carlcad this week. He harvested sixteen and a half tons to the acre. He receives $4.75 per ton, including the 25 cents per ton for harvesting, making a return of $78.35 per acre. John Hein has harvested nine tons off a particularly good half acre. The growth of the beet has been heavy, which, under the present flat contract, is of especial benefit to the grower Two hundred and fifty men will be employed at the factory for the next three months, NEXT MEETING AT WASHINGTON Odd Fellows Will Hold Session of 1905 at Capital. SAN FRANCISCO—About 2,000 Odd Fellows and Daughters of Re bekah went on an excursion trip on San Francisco bay Wednesday, visit ing Alcatraz and Ange. islands and stopping at other points of interest. The sovereign grand lodge met at Native Sons hall for the consideration of questions pertaining to the good of the order. Washington was selected as the meeting place for the next annual convention. Without transacting any other busi ness of general interest the sovereign grand lodge adjourned till Thursday in order that its officers and members might accept the invitation of Rear Admiral McCalla to visit the Mare Is land navy yard. Honor to Jap Officers. FALOOGA, RUSSIA—At an enter tainment in honor of the Japanese offi cers who are detained here as prison ers of war the society leaders vied with each other in showing them ev ery attention. Rush of European Emigrants. LIVERPOOL—The streets leading to the steerage of steamship transat iantic steamship companies were blocked Wednesday by thousands of emigrants, clamoring for a last chance to get to America for $10, the reports that the rate war was over being generally believed. The White Star line steamer Baltic took over 2,000 $10 emigrants and many were left behind for lack of accommoda tion. The American line steamer Mer* ion, which also sailed today, was full up with the last $10 batch for Phila delphia. Orders Cars in America. LONDON—The chief engineer of the Yerkes tub8 railways in London, in an interview on Wednesday, ex plaining the reason for placing an or der for 100 steel cars with an Ameri can car company instead of with an English firm, said that, while Mr. Yerkes promised that all the material should bb ordered in Great Britain, it was f.'/’ta impossible to find a single firm iu this country which could fill the order or make steel cars. They have not the necessary tools for the work, be added. ■ .1. II11 J. — .. - ( A FIGHT EXPECTED Both Annies Perfecting Plans for a Clash. ST. PETERSBURG—There is fur ther delay in the receipt of decisive news from the front. The situation at Port Arthur remains a blank. The movements in the north are still of a tentative and preparatory character on both sides, which have not crystallized into a definite clash of forces at any one point. A resump tion of the Japanese advance is ex pected to occur any day. It is th ? third week since the fighting at Liao Yang, and the Japanese have had time to transport reinforcement 5 from Yin Kow and bring up sufficient men to the front to replace their loss es. It is probable that several days will intervene before the armies coir.1 to close quarters. The interval is be ing devoted on both sides to feelin r out the strength and disposition <n the opposing forces. The Japanese probably will attempt to capture tko passes of the Da mountain rang * running half way between the Hun and Taitse rivers. The possession of these passes is important for the Jap anese, as it will not only enable them to march northward, but also screen the movements of their troops from the prying gaze of the Russian scouf It is fully appreciated here that the Japanese must try for the possession of Muk'den, as otherwise it will b ■ difficult for them to provide the army with winter quarters. Liao Yang dorr not afford sufficient accommodation, although many houses there escape ! destruction in the recent battle. Mov able huts are quite unsuitable for the housing of the Japanese, owing to th * severity of the climate. The averag * winter temperature there is 40 below zero, and the cold is intensified by continual wind and an almost absenc ■ of snowy In spite of this, however, th campaign probably will continue dur ing the winter if the Japanese su seed in getting to Mukden. In this contingency, General Kuropatkin. for various reasons, will not be likely to allow the Japanese to remain in un disturbed possession of this point, which is important not only from a strategic, but the political point of view. GENERAL BATES HAS IDEAS. Says Post Schools for Enlisted Men Are Inefficient. WASHINGTON—Major Genern! John C. Bates, U. S. A., command!: the northern division, In his annual report to the war department Bays that the experience of many years is that no great public advantage is do rived from the post schools for en listed men and that they should lr> conducted as night schools with re mission for any soldier to attend wi: desires. General Bates urges serious cons' eration of the question of desertii ■ which continue to be quite nun: r ous. The general says that inspection of the different colleges, universities p.rl Dther institutions of learning with'-: the limits of the division where an officer of the army has been detai’ ■! by the war department for duty shows that the amount of militaray instruc tion in the various institutions va ries greatly as does the discipline im posed on the student. He says that the officials of these schools should be given to understand that the de tail of an officer for duty there urouM be continued only when Inspections show that sufficient time and atten tion are given to military instruct n to insure substantial results. IMMIGRATION LAW EVADED. Chinese Woman Legally Married After Arrival Cannot Bo Deported. PORTLAND,. Ore.—According, to the Telegram, a decision rendered by United States Commissioner Stadcu in the case of Doe Gum Yip, a Chino: ■:> woman held for deportation, will throw open the doors if immigration to celestial women without number, so long as the woman marries a regu larly admitted Chinese afte*- arrivai. The Yip woman was charged with being illegally within the precinct3 of the United States. After her arrest she married Wong Ti Fook, according to the laws of the United States, an t this Commissioner Staden rules en titles her to residence In this coun try, even though, as the commissi. : - er expresses, he was certain the car riage had been performed for the pur pose of enabling the woman to r - main in this country. So long as such marriages conform with the marrirg * laws of the United States the won. .r. is not liable to deportation. BATTLE IMMINENT AT MUKDEN. Japs Advancing with Eight or Nine Divisions. MUKDEN—A battle Is immir.c-.L The Japanese are advancing wi ll eight and possibly nine divisions. The crops*of tall millet have l;e. 1 harvested, affording a better field o\ r which to fire on the flat plains. ' river Hun is the direct front of tl Russian army. Vesuvius Is Becoming Active. NAPLES—Vesuvius is gradually : ~ coming more active. The c: , around the crater has broken i - and produces magnificent flurri' red hot ashes and sparks cf fir* which rise occasionaly in imn: columns to a height of 700 feet, ac companied by loud detonations at: l slight earthquake the sound resem bling a bombardment by artillery. The eruption was the most spectacu lar seen in the last ten years. A great stream of lava was discharged, threatening wide destruction. Lady Curzon Critically III. LONDON—A bulletin issued by the physician attending Lady Curzon of Kedleston (formerly Miss Letter of Chicago and Washington), wife of the viceroy of India, says her ladyship s condition is serious. It was stated on Wednesday that Lady Curzon v-.i indisposed, but that her illness ga\v no immediate cause for anxiety. |j became known last evening that the condition of Lady Curzon is now most critical. She is suffering from com plications consequent upon her con finement