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The Omaha Daily Bee. For RB LI A 13 LIS War Noxva Hond THB BBB. The Bee prints more Paid Want Ads because BEE WANT ADS BRING BEST RETURNS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNING, MAY 2, 1904. SINGLE COPY TIIKEE CENTS. 5 DOWN Twtnt Peop't Art Iojnrd io an Aaoident 1t Tttj Steamer at St Loci'. WIRE VIEWING THE GUNBOAT tlLE Ettamar Carryls; 8i.'h sears 1 i trtim When Deck Oollspto. C ACCIDENT rOUOWED BY SMALL V- Bcrtral Ptrioni Sated by Cool Htada Jompisg Into Riwr. " " HELP SUMMONED BY DISTRESS SIGNALS Moat Reaches Wharf with the Isjared aal Vletlaas Are Removed to Hoan aad Hoapllala to Ambulances. ST. IiOTJI8, May 1. Tha hurricane root of tha ferry steamer Alonao C, Church collapsed early thla afternoon while the steamer waa crowded with sightseers view ing tha United States gunboat Nashville at anchor at the river harbor here, and fcbout twenty people were Injured, a num ber of them being reported In a critical condition. The namea of the following Injured have been aecured. but tha list la not complete aa aoma of them were taken to their homes before their names were learned: J. B. Wood, leg broken and Internally. Oeorge Montlgo, both ankles fractured. Mabel Montlgo, aged 4 yeais, head hurt. Edward Mark, leg crushed. Mollis Collins, East St. Louis, Internally. Philip Mangels, 14 years old, skull frac tured k Unidentified woman, serious Internal In juries.' About seventeen others, all residents of fit Louis and Emit Bt Louis, were In jured, none seriously. The ferry steamer hae been carrying crowds all day from the foot of Valentine street out Into midstream past the Naah vllle and bark again. No stop was made at the Nashville owing to the heavy flood current running. Aa the ferry boat waa rounding the Nashville and starting back to dock the crowd on the upper deck rushed to the steamer's side and out upon the hurricane roof. The strain was to? great and the roof collapsed, precipitating a large number of people twenty feet to the deck below, which was also crowded. Pauile Fallows Aecldeat. Instantly a ' panlo ensued. Women creamed, some from Injury and some rfom fright, and several persona attempted to jump Into the river thinking tha boat waa Inking. Cooler heads prevented this and effort were at once begun to succor the Injured. A distress signal waa blown from tha boat' whistle and tags hurried along side, but It waa deemed beat to land and not attempt to place the Injured on the tugs. ' Ambulanoea had been hastily called and soon .after the Alonso C. Church had .reached stipca.the int vtd -wer vJMeieer ea veyed to the ' city ' hospital and many to . their homes. CHAMPION OF SMALL FAMILY Heavy Jones Bees la It Bolatloa f Present Day Prob lems. (Copyright, 104, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 10. (New Tork World 'Cablegram Special Telegram.) Henry James, the celebrated American novelist has sent the following letter to the Dally Jlatl on the question of the falling oft In the birth rate, which just now Is exciting Warm controversy here: "The following birth rate showe that the people are beginning to think for them selves. It la the ultimate, satisfactory solu tion of all our social troubles and labor difficulties. Large families to the working classes are an Inexpressible burden, and the overstocked labor market leads to pov erty, degeneracy and crime, , "With the foreign Invasion stopped and Vrge families abolished, England will have a ten time happier population and greater individual health, and life would be worth the living. ' "The falling birth rate Is the beat news of our time." LAWSUIT OVER SMALL TYPE lead la a- Maa Waata Elar Letters tor Haane 'oa the Pro gram. (Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April SO. (New Tork World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Sarah Bern hardt and DeMax, her leading man, have entered In court counter suits Involving 15,000. The actor objects to having her name on the bills in bigger type than hla Sarah says she Is boss of her own theater, Including the programs. HOME FOR INDIGENT WRITERS Carsnea Sylva Proposes to Devote Her Castle to that Purpose. (Copyright. 1H. by Press Publishing Co.) Bl'CIIAREST. Roumanla. April to. (New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The queen of Roumanla, who writes un der the name of Carmen Sylva, haa decided to transform her castle, Sosenhelm-on-the- Rhine, Into a home for Indigent, aged writ era. Including newspaper, men. SERIOl'S FIGHTING IN ASIA MINOR Twenty Thousand Insargroats E CONSTANTINOPLE, April SO. (Delayed In Transmission.) According to official ad vices there haa been serious fighting In the Sassun district of Asia Minor between the troops and Armenian insurgents num bering SD.OOO. The troops lost twenty killed and twenty-three wounded. Twelve villages In the Talori district have been destroyed. tut whether by In surgents or Kurds i not known. There are 10.000 troupe In the disturbed area. Pri vate advices say that the Kurda attacked two villages north of Bassun, losing twenty-six killed. KING ENTERTAINS SIR THOMAS Create I.lptoa a Sir Knight Com maader at Italian Order. NAPLES. May 1 -Sir Thomas Upton, who la visiting Naples en his steam yacht, Brln. was entertained at dinner at the palace last night by King Victor Em manuel and Queen Helena. Subsequently tils majesty created Sir Thomas a knight commander SC tha cde f the crown ef ROOF COES PROMISES TO RIDE ON TURTLE Freavhraaa Sas Me Will Demonstrate He Did Mot Lie Aboat Hla Feat. (Copyright. 1!KM, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. April ).-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Luus de Rougemont, whose sensational account of hla travels among the cannibal Islands was exposed some years ago, Is ailn to the front with a promise of a novel feat at the London hippodrome. The one of his former statements that excited the moat controversy was that he waa In the habit of going long distances on turtle lack by water. This was vehe mently denied and denounced as an Impu dent falsehood. Rougemont Is now going to title around tha flooded arena of the hippodrome on turtle back, in proof of hla statement. "The riding will not be done by physical force," he says: "It is a case of will over coming will personal magnetism, which I pessess and hold the secret of. "It In no easy matter, aa a turtle la like a buckjumper. However, I know these tricks. I had plenty of practice in Aus tralia, and thla, combined with my will power, will render It unnecessary for me to make the acquaintance of the creature before I enter the arena by coming down a water rhute seated on Its back. I shall be armed only with a cane to steer tha creature around the ring. The stick will act aa a conductor for my magnetism be tween the animal and myself. "The turtles are very sensible, cunning creatures and know very well what they are doing. They are most affectionate. One In Australia was a very dear friend of mine. I called It 'Clarabelll.' It used to follow me out like a dng. I had saved Its life from sharks, so, naturally, it took a fancy to me out of sheer gratitude." NASH IN A BIG MININK DEAL Slaty Per Cent of Valuable Mexican Mine Sold to tha Guggen helme. MONTEREY, Mex., May 1. One of the largest mining deals that has ever been consummated in the republic was the tak ing over of the Valerdena Mining & Smelt ing company's properties by the Guggen heim Exploration company. The deal v. as closed on a valuation basis of flO.OOO.0O0 gold, the Ouggenhelm Exploration com pany acquiring a 60 per rent. In all the company's holding, paying $.1,000,000 In cash. and guaranteeing to expend $1,000,000 more In Improvements and developments. The other 40 per cent Is held by tho Valer dens company, EX W. Nash, M. Dahlgren, Claries WUhelm and the estate of James M. Matthews are stockholders. The min ing claims comprise about (,000 seres. DIG GERMAN BRIDGE COMPLETED Railroad Vladaet Across the Rhlao Opened by Emperor. MAINZ, Hesse, May 1. Emperor William In opening the railway bridge across the Rhine today, commended the minister of publlo works upon the ecompletlon of this German engineering triumph, which had also long been recognlcod as a strategical necessity. His majesty added: 1 hope from the bottom of my heart that pence, whioh la necessary for the non- tlnued development of Industry and trade, may be proscribed. I am convinced that If ths bridge should ever be used for more serious transport work It would be found fully trustworthy." CHINA WILL BUY GOODS IN ENGLAND Restrletloas Enforced at Saa Fran cisco Keeps Trade from America. SHANGHAI. May I. Two Chinese offi cials, the Tabtals Chang and Key, who proposed to visit the United States to buy machinery for the government arsenal at Bio Chwan, have changed their minds, owing to the restrictions enforced at San Francisco upon Incoming Chinese and will now go to England to make their pur chases. RUSSIAN FORCE ABANDONS AT TUNG Japanese Say Towa la Burned by Re treating? Troops, TjK.iu, May z. xne Russians were forced to abandon An Tung yesterday, They burned the town and retreated to Feng Huan Cheng. The Japanese now control the astuary of the Yalu. CONVENTION 0F AFRICANS Twenty-Second International Quad rennial Conference of Meth odists. CHICAGO, May 1. Beginning tomorrow and lasting until May 31 will be held In Chicago the twenty-second International quadrennial conference of the African Methodist church, the largest colored re ligious organisation In the world. Five hundred delegates and more than 2,000 col ored religious workers from all parts of the world will attend the meeting. At the opening of the conference Bishop M. B. Sailer of Charleston. S. C, will deliver the quadrennial sermon, after which the holy communion will be Issued by Bishop Tanner. The annual address will be delivered by Bishop A. Handy of Balti more. Tomorrow night a welcome reception will be held, at which Governor Yates will de liver an address of welcome on behalf of the state of Illinois and Mayor Harrison will welcome the colored visitors on behalf of the city. HELD FOR STEALING A HORSE Ed Wllcos, a Boy from Fremont, Is Centered by Policeman Wilcox. Edward Wilcox of Fremont was ar rested yesterday morning on a charge of of horse stealing. On entering Omaha, the flrvt person he came across was De tective Maloney and asked to be directed to a livery stable to put up the horse. The detective walked alongside of the horse and entering Into conversation with the rider soon learned that the horse was for sale. Aa Wilcox could not give a proper account of the manner In which he obtained possession of the animal, he was taken to the police station. Wllrox told the police that he got the horse from a livery barn at Fremont and Intended to go back to fremont the following day. Sheriff Bauman of Fremont waa notified of the arrest and he took the prisoner to Fremont. When Wilcox hired the horse ha said he only wanted to go about fif teen Bailee and would return before sup per. The horse was In a bad condition oa re aching Omaha and looks sa If It had been ridden hard. Wilcox Is It years old and from his talk and general appearance seems to be trying to make himself out a bad roan of the wild and wooly type. He tried to borrow a pair of cowboy "chaps" Ual rrajnoa PUi m unau.ee eestul. MM 'DAY DISTURBANCES Event Calebra'.tJ at Various Place wi h Unruly Deno ttratient. FESTIVITIES ARE PEACEFUL AT VIENNA At Barcelona and Madrid Socialists and Anarchist Are la Evidence aad Fiery Speeches Are Made. VIENNA. May l.-May day was cele brated by an unusual concourse of work men In the Prater (a park and forest on the east side of the city). It Is estimated that 20,000 marched In the procession, this great number being brought out owing to the fact that the day fell on Bunds y. The utmost quiet and good order prevailed. BARCELONA, May l.-May day was sig nalised here by a general stoppage of work, most of the business places being closed. The workmen held many meet ings for the purpose of discussing labor questions, at several of which disturb ances were caused by anarchists. MADRID, May 1. Ten thousand social ists celebrated May day with a demon stration at which violent speeches were delivered. Afterwards a crowd number ing 20.000 marched with banners to the residence of Premier Maura and to the town hall, where they demanded an eight- hour day and protection for workmen. BERLIN, May 1. Complete tranquillity characterised the celebration of May day here. Many socialist meetings were held. A section of the press publishes May day articles especially In connection with Em peror William's Karlsruhe speech, which has made a deep Impression throughout Germany as foreshadowing the posslbflity of serious political developments. MAY DAY WARM AND BRIGHT Ideal Sprlnartlme, I.Ike Manic, Draws Omaha from Indoora to En joy Nature. May day never more sublimely blessed Omaha than yesterday. Every chord of nature was In the sweetest tune and a day redolent of all the beauties and charms of Ideal springtime gave Itself over to a people who were enger and prompt to In dulge Its benign favors. The winter season had extended Its length to such undue bounds thaf Omaha people were quick to take advantage of this, their fVst real bright spring Sunda. One week ago they were forced to stay Indoors and listen to the torrents of rain beat down with Incessant energy upon their house tops, but yesterday the sky was as clear as crystal, the sun comfortably warm, the air fragrant and balmy, grass green, trres getting so, birds singing and everything lovely. An Inevitable sign that spring really has come Is the "summer (street) car," and It was out yesterday on some lines packeW to the "guards" In most Instances. Peo ple went to the parks, to their -neighbors, up town, down town end anywhere else, Just to be out of doors. Every park In the city had a goodly quota of visitors and, private lawns were places of popular resort. The smalt ' boy and many of the large boya filled the corner lots and the air for several miles around with base ball and Its accompaniments. The "nine" that didn't "open the season" will have a hard time convincing posterity that It really was an up-to-date aggregation. And golf well, there was golf enough for a whole season. Field and Country clubs' links were occupied all day. BURY JIM JONES IN LINCOLN Friends Decide that Is Better Than Having Monrners Come to Omaha. Many are the amusing Incidents that come under the notice of a ticket seller at a large rail toad station. "What's de fare to Lincoln?" asked a colored man of Assistant Ticket Agent El miger at the Burlington station Sunday. "One sixty-five," responded the accommo date g agent. "What's de fare for a corpse?" further queried the colored man. "The same price," was the reply. "What'e de fare for ten persons from Lincoln to Omaha and return?" was the next question. "Thirty-three dollars," was the answer. "What Is the reason of this movement of so many people from Lincoln to Omaha?" was asked of the colored man. "Oh, we was Just figuring whether It would be cheaper to take the body of Jim Jones to Lincoln to see his friends or have his friends come to Omaha and see him," answered the questioner. Jim Jones was burled In Lincoln. CANDIDATE DIES SUDDENLY Coloael rUefer, Former Mayor and congressman. Dies of Apoplexy at St. Panl. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 1. Colonel A. R. Klefer, republican candidate Soe nr.- troller In the city election to be decide next Tuesday, died very suddenly of apo plexy at the Ryan hotel at noon today. Mr. Klefer was formerly a member of con gress from this district ard served a term as mayor of thla city. DEATH RECORD. Miss Mascle Mnlllaraa. SCHUYLER, Neb.. May l.-tSpeclal-There occurred this morning the funeral of Miss Maggie Mulligan, who would have been 30 yeara of age June 10. Three weeks ago she went to Denver to visit a alater, seeming thoroughly happy and In the beat of health. Bhe had been troubled for some time with an ulcerated tooth, but the mat ter waa not considered seriously. It get ting worse out there, having It removed waa decided upon, which resulted In blood poison setting In end causing her death. Her parents were telegraphed for Wednear day evening, but the daughter died early Thursday morning, two hours before their arrival. Team Runs Away. A runaway occurred about 1:30 yesterday afternoon on Capitol avenue. A pair of spirited horses attached to a buggy became frightened at a street car on Sixteenth street and the driver lost control of them. The frightened team turned up -Capitol av enue and ran as far as IvUiuveiuh. when one of tha horses stumbled and fell, .y woman and little girl also were In the busgy with tne dilver, but all the ocou panis escaped Injury. Roth norses were considerably cut and bruised about the legi and one wae hurt so bad as to render him useleaa Tha Injured horses were left here In town and others proceurred that the parties might reach their home west of he city. Thorntons Defeat Soldiers. The Thurston Rifles went. to Fort Crook yesterday snd defeated the soldier boy a in an interesting game, the Orel of the aaaauo. by a avoc s of U to 4. THEOSOPHISTSIN SESSION National toeveetjoa of Society of America Elects ) Hirers aad Re ceives Encoaraglas; Letters. WASHINGTON. May 1, Officers for the ensuing year were elected by the natlonnl convention of tho Theosophlcnl society In America today, as follows: President, Charles Johnson. New York; secretary, Dr. P. Wyatt of New York; treasurer, P. P. Mitchell of New l'ork. With one excep tion the old executive committee was re elected. As at present constituted It Is as follows: .J Charles Johnson v and Vera Johnson of New York; Mrs. E. L. Moffatt or Boston: J. D. Bond of Fort, Wayne, lnd.; M. D. Butler of Indianapolis; Mark Dewey of California, and T. G.( Scwell of Louisville, Ky. i Brief talks on "Individual Efforts' was made by Mrs. Moffa.! of Boston and Mr. Sewell of Kentucky. 'Letters of congratu lation and encouragement from the Theo scphlcal In various Ktiropean countries and from members of th society were pre sented. 4 RI SSIAN STORY OF, THE I ALU FIGHT Declared Japs Leave Ten Dead nnd Twenty-Six jj Woanded. ST. PETERSBURG,' May l.-The general staff has Issued the following account of the affairs on the Yalu river April 9 and 30: t From General Kourepatkln's telegrams It appears that the Japsnnee. having crossed to the right bank oi the Valu river, uexr the vlllnge of Slndlagu, occupied the vil lages of KhuxsHn nnrl Utsvsn. Oeneral Hnssnlttch reoccupled- l.ltivan and the heights near Khusean on April u. after a thorough reconnolssance of the positions which tee Japanese occupied, sent a de tachment commanded by Stan Lieutenant Colonel Lind to attack the enemy. The positions near 1. Iivnn and Khussan were defended by a Japanese force con sisting of two battalions of the Fourth regiment of the guard .with mountain guns and a small force of rivalry of the guard. With the assistance of our artillery from, Potlensky our troops . dislodged the Japa nese from their poeltloti, losing two sharp shooters killed and thirteen wounded. The Japuneee left on the position they vacated ten dead and twenty-six wounded. They also carried away a, number of their wounded and others Scrambled down tha cliffs to the Yalu. The enemy succeeded In removing their mountain guns. After occupying the mountains near SlndlHgu. wnere our troops came under a heavy tire from a Japanese battery posted north of WlJu, two of our guns shelled a pontoon bridge and compelled the Japa nese to dismantle It. The Japanese troops at Lltzvan and Khussan retreated partly to the lulu and partly northward. l'p to Hie present ten carbines and many cartridges have been round on the Japa nese positions. Conspicuous gallantry was displayed by the light Infantry of the Tenth and Twelfth regtmenu under Lieu tenant Yantchlss. At 10 o'clock on the morning of April It a Japanese force of l.SOi) infantry with twelve guns began to cross the river at Amhlkhe and Hchogapoudzy. Near Am- mane mere waa a small Russian detach ment under Lieutenant -Colonel Goussev, which was compelled to retire under the sustained fire of two Japanese batteries of six guns each. Four men were wounded and Lieutenant Colonel Goussev was bruised on the head and left arm. Our mountain guns were unable to return the enemy's fire on account of the excessive range, and reinforcements were sent to the detachment with orders to drive the Japanese beyond the Yalu. General Mlstchenko - reports that the troops at the mouth of the Yalu on April 29 opened Are on our troops, the cannon ading lasting for twenty minutes. No damage rmm done. . . All Is quiet at YJn , On, April 30, from 10 a clock In the morn ing until t In the afternoon, the Japanese shelled our position at Turenchon from their batteries on the left bunk, where they had posted twenty-four field guns and twelve 120-millimetre Blege guns, which were cleverly mounted In masked earth works. They fired a minimum of 2,000 proj ectiles. Our troops stuck stubbornly to the pontoon at Turenchon. On the morning of April 30 the Japanese recrossed the Yalu at Slndlagu, attacking our troops posted on the heights near the village of Khussan, and turning our left flank. Om-lng to the great superiority of the Japanese forces we retreated to a po sition near the village of Potlensky. Our losses at the Turenchon pontoon were Lieutenant Piikhaloff, killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Mahler, commanding a battery of the Sixth artillery brigade, seri ously wounded In the head; Colonel Mester, Captain Vroblefr. Captain Bapojontkofr, Lieutenant Phlladelphon and Captain At roschenko, wounded. Lieutenant Rutro pon of the Twenty-second regiment was seriously wounded In the head on the pon toon near Khussun. Our losses In men have not yet been definitely ascertained, but up to the present it is only known that three were killed and nineteen were wounded. RUSSIANS' BAD DEFEAT AT YALU Japanese Legation at WaahlaaTton Receives Details of Bsttle. WASHINGTON, May l.-The following telegram, dated May 1, has been received at the Japanese legation from Toklo: General Kurokl, commanding the first army, reports that on April 26 preparations were mada for laying urldaea across the Yalu. On the same duy detachments of the Imperial guard and of the second di vision attacked and dispersed the enemy on islands in the river and occupied the islands. In these engagements sixteen of the imperial guard were seriously and nine slightly wounded, while there were no casualties In the second division. The enemy retreated, carrying many dead and wounded toward t'hiu Tlen Chung. A Russian cavalryman taken prisoner ruiU that the Tweuiy-aecond, Twenty-third and Twenty -seventh Infantry regiments of the eastern Siberian sharp shooters formed the van of the Russian forces.. Lieutenant Senyleuoff, command ing the mountain scouts of the Twenty second regiment, was found dead and waa burled at WlJu. Ninety-five dead horses were found. From noon of the 26th until the 27th the enemy fired intermittently upon WlJu, but no reply was made, on the irith two gun boats, two torpedo boats and two steamers detached from the suuadron of Admiral HoHoya ascended the Yalu and exchanged shots with the enemy on Anlzusuhan and silenced it. The detachments suffered no damage. On April 28 two Infantry corps of the Imperial guard reconnoltered HUKhan, and a part of the company was detached to Sltxu Yuen, from which place the enemy fled, leaving five dead. The enemy fired at long range fiom the neighborhood of Chleu Ting Chan i.poii VXIJu without much effect upon our a orks. On April 29 the Twelfth division com menced bridging the river at Sukl Chin, and completed the work early on the morn ing of the Suth, and the army crossed. From 10:40 a. m. to 1: p. m. there was severe lirlng on all sides, but the enemy was soon silenced. Our losses were live officers slightly wounded, and of noncom missioned officers snd men, two killed and twenty-two wounded. At 8 p. m. of the same day the bridge over the main si renin waa completed and. the army crosalivg, advanced upon Hushan. On the same day the detachment from Admiral Hosoya's squadron advanced and fought at close range with 400 of the enemy's Infantry and cavalry. The en. emy'a artillery also directed a heavy tire against the detachment, but retreated sfter about an hour's firing. There were no casualties on our side. On May 1. at daybreak, our forces com menced cannonading and silenced tie enemv's nrtlllery on the hill northwest of Yu Shu Kou, and at 7.10 all dlvlslona ad-vanc-d to the attack and by t a. m. took possession of the heights, extending from Chi Tien Tchlng to the north of Makou and Yu She Kou. Movement of Orraa Vessels May 1. At New York Arrived: Moltke from Hamburg: lleUi from Copenhagen; Mln netonka from lndon; Germanic from Southampton: Astoria from Glasgow. At IJverpool Arrived; Merloa trom Phil adelphia. At Southampton Arrived: Ph'.lsdelrhla from New Yora vU Plymouth and Cher bourg. At Tonta Del Oada Ball-d: Csnopln from Boeton for Gibraltar. Mtrselllea, Naples and Genoa. At Moulgne Sailed: Rltterday from Rot terdam for New York. At Queenetown Mulled; UmbrU . from. Liktrpovl for New York. FIRST Itl AI MOVEMENT LASTS A WEEK Events Vthich Led Up to Jgpaoeis Yictory of Eundgj. ' PROCEED WITH ADMIRABLE METHOD Russian Artillery Practically Silenced and Forces Are Gathered for the Final Dash Across tho Yala. LONDON, May 2. -tNew York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bre.) General Kurokl s oniftal dispatches, specially telegraphed In full from Toklo, give a clear picture of the sequence of events, though the decisive result was not reached until Sunday morning about I a. m., the fighting appearing to have been carried on with only a short Intermission ever since Tuesday. On the latter day the guards' division made a successful attack on one of the islands In the Yalu in order to enable the. bridge to It to be con atructcd from the mainland on the left or Japanese bank, so as to shorten the pas sage to the further bank. Part of the second division was also placed on this Island to be ready to reinforce the Guards a soon as the further bank had been taken. A long preliminary artillery duel, ac cording to a British general's reading of the dlspatrhes, now seems to have taken place, during which the Russians, firing at great ranges, did considerable mischief, both to the works which were being car ried on on the Island, and on the main. The Twelfth division seems to have been landed at the mouth of the Yalu on Fri day, the 29th, by defeating a force of Rus sians which opposed them. At 3 a m. on Saturday, the bridge having been com pleted, the Guards and the Second divi sion passing from the Island, and the Twelfth division Joining them with two regiments of artillery known as the Sec ond field artillery regiment and heavy guns regiment a formidable mass of guns, with nearly 70.000 Infantry reached their posi tion on the further bank. The advance on Saturday began at 10:40 a. m. and by 11:16 a. m. the Russian's guns had been silenced In the main portion, though a battery of eight guns which con tinued to fire on the bridge re-occupled the attention of the artillery attached to the Guards division for ten minutes more, and a further attempt was made by a mass of Russian artillery to re-open their Are at 12:80. It took fifty minutes to put an end to these operations, which were, however, ob viously only preliminary, for It Is recorded that the Japanese losses up to Saturday evening did not exceed two men killed and five officers and twenty-two soldiers wounded, so that it must have been a fire fight In whict the Japanese were slowly working thoir way to the front for a de cisive stroke, taking careful cover and dis persed MYrr n wide mountain range , Rasslaas Densely Massed. The Russians appear to have been densely mussed, for we are told that 0,000 of them were concentrated on four miles of ground. This, then, was doubtless the situation: On Sunday morning, at dawn, the Rus sian artillery fire was completely subdued, every point of vantage was occupied by well trained skirmishing forces of the Jap anese, bo that no Russian oould show his head above the works without being shot, and every Russian officer who showed him self In order to encourage his men being picked off. Meantime the fire was being thus kept under. The Japanese army In increasing num bers was closing on the domed "impreg nable defenses." In particular they were creeping round to the north so as to be able to selxe the commanding ground for their artillery from whence to enfilade the defenses and throw their terrible shells Into the mass of crowded Russians. The final reoort from General Kurokl gives the rapid end on Sunday. At day break on Sunday morning the artillery opened on Chlu Tien Cheng, and about i a. m. 'tre guns were able to get within decisive range of the place from the high ground on the north. With no guns of the enemy any longer able to reply to them this smtshing bombardment was de signed td prepsre the way for an infantry assault by shattering the nerves and break ing down the defenses of the helpless re cipients of this mass of lead. Infantry Finishes l'p. By 8:15, when the general artillery bom bardment had lasted for about five hours, and for twenty-five minutes the guns had been pouring In shells from close range, to which there was and could be no reply, the Japanese Infantry closed and severe fighting took place for Just three-quarters of an hour. That was the time required for the Japa nese to storm the works and the position and 1o occupy the whole line from end to end. We know little as yet of the losses or captures on either side during these his toric minutes, but evidently the victory waa a complete and decisive one as far as the number engaged In It could be. Mr. Spencer Wilkinson, writing in the Morning Post, says: ( "The direction of the Japanese attack and the fact that at the time of the last Japanese telegram the Russian left flank had been turned, places the Russian force on the Yalu In a precarious position, as Its line of communication passes by Chlu Tlen Cheng to Feng Whang Cheng, along the great road to Mukden. If the Japanese can hold the position won yesterday morning and make good their victory the Russians must retreat westward over the hills snd away from the road, an operation which will not Improve their condition." Detailed Story of Movemeat, TOKIO. May t-After five days' of fight ing, largely with artillery, the first Japa nese army under General Kurokl has forced a crossing of the Yalu river, and today, with a gallant Infantry charge covering a frontage of four miles. It drove the Russians from Chlu Tien Cheng and the heights on the right bank of the Iho or Alda river, which enters the Yalu from the north almost opposite Wljii. The Japanese turned the left flank of tha Rus alun position, snd In the battle of today they swept sway the new from Inter posed by the Russians to check their on ward movement. The present position of the Japanese Is a dominating one and they may force the abandonment of the defenses erected by the Russians at Antung and other points lower down the river. General k'ur'.kl began the fovemerjt o-r, Tuesday by ordering a detachment of thr Imperial guards division to selxe the Island of KurlLo, whlcU la In the TaJti RATI LE ON THE CIGGEST BATTLE Of WAR ThP blRKPRt lmttlp' of th war In tlio fnr cast liotwren Knssla and Japan la now Mng fought on tht north tnnk of the Yalu. The ftKUt ing began at rtiiwn Sunday morn ing nnd Is Ktill In prorss. with Uu odds In favor of tup Japs, who outnumber the KuKslnns. Tbe lotwoa ou both sides have bern ucftvy. ' Knob nlde. It Is re ported, has lost between 700 and Hon men. The KusHians have made two determined stands acalnut their opponents, but each time have been driven from their po sition. The battle Is the culmina tion of the movement of the Japa nese forces across the Yalu river, which, was Anally accomplished Saturday morning after a series of enunKements with tho Husslans, extending over n period of Ave days. In which every foot of ground haa been hotly contested. The Japs now have two divisions of their' army on ihe Manchurlnn aide of the river. While a big Imt tle lias been anticipated at the present point of operations It was not looked for so soon, but by forcing their way across the Japa nese have found themselves in fighting shape sooner than was ex pected. Several Japanese victories of minor Importance are alto re ported In this morning's dispatches. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Occasional Showers Monday and Tues day! Cooler Tuesday, Honr. De. Hoar. De. ft a. ra fW 1 P. ' J O a. ra.,,, 41) 12 p. m.,.. Tft T a. m BT p. m T4 H a. m HA 4 p. m TK 9 a. m 4 Bp. m...... T3 to a. m AM r. p. m ...... T2 II a, n T3 T p. m Tl 18 in T.I 8 p. m T O p. m 413 above WlJu, and a detachment of the sec ond division to seise the island of Kln telto, which Is situated below WUu. Tho detachment of the Imperial guards met with some resistance, but It succeeded In clearing the enemy out and occupied Kurltox Island. The Russians abandoned the Island of Klntolto when attacked by the detachment of the second division. The actual losses sustained by the de tachment of the Imperial guards Is not known, as there ts an e.rfor In that part of the message received here referring to the number killed, but nine of the detuchme.it were severely and sixteen slightly wounded. The detachment of the second division which took the Island ,of Ktntelto sustained no losses. During these movements on the Islands ths l(uslan opened fire on The Japanese1'" with eight 8-12 centimeter runs from a hill behind Chlu Tlen Cheng and two Hotchkiss guns, which were mounted on the bank of the river at Kosan. where tha Russians seemed to have established their headquarters. One battery of Japanese artillery which which had taken a position on a hill to the east of WlJu fired three volleys at Kosan and at noon of Tuesday the Rus sian batteries behind Chlu Tlen Cheng shelled WlJu, wounding one Japanese sol dier with shrapnel. On Wednesday the Russians resumed the bombardment of WlJu, firing at Intervals throughout the day. The Japanese artillery did not re spond to this fire. General Kurokl has received reports to the effect that the Russians are fortifying the heights on the right bank of the iho river. These new defenses are declared to extend from Chlu Tlen Cheng through the village of Makao to Koshokl, a dis tance of three and one-quarter miles. Wlja Is Bombarded. The Russians resumed their bombard ment on Thursday, but It was generally Ineffective. Subsequently General Kurokl ordered the two companies of the Imperial guards to cross the Yalu and make a reconnoutsance along the -ieft bunk of the Iho for the purpose of discovering tho character of the Russian fortifications along the heights on the right bank of the river. The Japanese forces advanced toward Kosan, and then dispatched a small de tachment to the vllluge, where a party of Russians was encountered. In the en gnge.ment which followed five Russians were, killed. The Russians shelled the reconnolterlng parly from an emplace ment In the hills in the southeast part of Yoshoko. This fire was without effect. The Russian artillery on the hill behind Chlu Tlen Cheng firing at a high angle opened on WlJu, the Island of Kurlto and Selkodo, to the south of WlJu. where some Japanese batteries had taken posi tion. This firing continued Into Thursday night, and General Kurokl reports that while It was Ineffective, It disturbed his preparations for an attack. The Russians resumed the shelling of WlJu on Friday, but the Japanese guns did not reply. I.eada to Sunday's lllsj Itatlle. The Twelfth division of the Japanese army was chosen to make the first cross ing of the Yalu. It began Its prepara tions on Friday by driving the Russians from their position on the hank of the river opposite Sul Kochln, which Is right miles above WlJu and the point selected for the crossing. This division constructed a pontoon bridge over the river, and at 3 o'clock Saturday morning It began cross ing. The entire division passed over the river during the day and by 6 o'clock Sat urday evening It wae In the position as signed to It for the battle of Sund.iy. I (OMHtDER HAS KARnOW F.SCAPK Admiral Jrssen of Vladivostok Hqnnri. roa Saved by Fob;. ST. PETRRSBCRG. May 2.-2:36 a. m -In formation received here shows that Rear Admiral Jessed, commanding the Vlsdlvos tok squadron, had a narrow escape while on his mMIng expedition. Through the wireless messages of the enemy, which he Intercepted, the admiral found that he was surrounded by Japanese warships, but ow ing to a dense fog he wns sble to slip Into Vladivostok harbor unobserved. Haywood Released oa Ball. DEXYTR, Colo., May L-Since the war rant charging Secretiry WIHUm D. Hay. .And .Via k,APM F.il.r..lna r, t UIhavb . ...... t.-ii...i. i... w withdrawn, he has given bond on a similar charge pending against him In this city and. has been released from e us tody, YALU RIVER Japanese Win Important Eogacsmtnt and Heavy Leases Ooonr en Bo h Sides. ENEMY MAKES TWO DETERMINED STANDS Russians Lots Ori 800 lien, Wkils Japa nese Lots 700 in Engagement JAPS HAVE ADVANTAGE OF POSITION Fighting Begins 8anday at Dawn ant Con tinue! Entire Day. JAPS HAVE CAPTURED CHIN TEN CHtNG riae Regarded as tha Key to tho Russlaa Posltloa an tha' Rlaht Bank ot tho Yala River. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1901.) LONDON, May 1 (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram te The Bee.) "The silence which has hung over the land campaign Is broken at last by the news which marks an epoch In the military history of the world" la the sentence by which the Dally Telegram commences an article, which continues as follows: "Russia, at the hands of the new power In the tar east, haa suffered the greatest defeat that, has ever befallen her arms upon Asiatic soil since York man, the Coe sack, crossed the Crala. "Japan has pierced the Manchurlan fron tier, shattered General Kourripatkln'a po sitions upon the Yalu at the first blow, and selxed one of the strsteglcal keys of the whole military situation. The terri tory occupied by her adversary Is laid open to her Invading armies, and at a moment when 30,000 of the csar's troops are In re treit before the mikado's forces, ' Russia awakes to the fact that she has equally miscalculated her prospects on land and eea, "This ts a great event, but It is prob ably but a prelude to a greater. 81nce her first repulse before the slopes of Plevna, Russia has known no such re verses as that which has been Inflicted upon her In the struggle for the Yalu. her present misfortune being more serious In every respect, since she fullej there be fore a fortified position, but has now been driven out of one In spite of all the ad vantage conferred by modern weapons upon her defense." This view is not common to all the mill, tary critics here. For Instance, another London morning paper say: ' "This is. of course, a brilliant victory for , the Japanese arms, but at the same time It must not be for.otten that It has mor than once been stated that the Russians never Intended to fight a decisive battle on the Yalu, but that their main line of defense would be further back. One has only to look at the maps of the country nnd notice the steep" hills north of tha Yalu which slope down to that river to understand the .ruuiu tbr thto."" -V "It Is probable that the foroe oa the) right bank of the Yalu was intended Merely to hold back the Japanese as long as pos sible nnd then fall back on the main body." Similarly the Dally Mall editorially says: "The strategy of the Russians Is clearly for the present to retreat. Apparently no determined stand will be made till the Jap anese came near tho railway, as the Feng WunI Cheng position can be outflanked from fTaku Shan, and even more seriously menaced if the Japanese should land at New Chwung." TOKJO, May 1. 7 p. m.-The Japanese losses on the Yalu Sunday were about 700 killed and Wounded. The Russians lost over 800 men. The Japanese captured twenty-eight quick-firing guns, twenty offi cers and many men. The Russians made two stands. Advices received hero stae that the Twelfth division of the Japanese army forced a crossing of the Yalu Just above WUu, Just before dawn Saturday morn ing. The second pontoon bridge across the river near WlJu was completed at I o'clock Saturday night and the Imperial guards of the Second division crossed dur ing the night. The Russians' left flank has been turned and a general attack begun at dawn tev d.ty (Sundny). nearly all the Japanese bat teries on the south bank of the river and a flotilla of gunboats co-operating with the army. The Japanese have the ad vantage of positions snd numbers and are confident of routing the enemy. The Japanese today captured Chlu Ten Cheng, ten miles north of Antung, regarded as the key to the Russian position on the right bunk of the Yalu river, it is ex pected that the Russians will retreat to Feng Huan Cheng, which Is the road to Llao Yang. A Toklo dispatch filed at 11 a. m., rays, advices from the front say that Japanese forces began an attack on the RusMans on the Yalu river last Tuesday. The battle was continued Wednesday. Thursday, Frl duy and Saturday. A decisive struggle Is anticipated today (Sunday). On Thursday the Japanese effected a crossing of the Yalu and secured a lodgement on tha right bank of the river. The fighting on Satur day was at long range and there was a duel with heavy guns across ths river. Fighting was resumed at daylight today (Sunday;. The Russian forces Is estimated at 10,000. The Japanese loss ts reported to nave been small thus far. ' kinrokl Iteports fleavy Losses. 1 a. sa Supplemental reports from Gen eral Kurokl covering Sunday's fighting says: ( "The Russians mada two stands. Th enemy's strength Included all of ths Thlr division, two regiments of the Slxtn division, one cavalry brigade, shout forty quick-firing guns nnd eight machine gui:s. We have taken twenty-eight quick-firing guns, many rifles, much ammunition, mere than twenty officers snd many non-commissioned officers and men as prisoners. "I am informed that Major KashJ tallnsky. commander of the Third Bast Silurian rifles brigade, and IJeutenant General Zassalltrh, commander of the Sec ond Siberian army corps, wer wounded." Important Japanese I audio. CHK FOO. May 1. 3 p. m.-It Is expected here that the Japanese will land on the Mao Tung peninsula near Takuahan If they have not already done so. It Is learned from Chinese who have arrived from Tak ushan that on April 2:, four Japanese war Klilps. twelve topedo boat destroyers and also some torpedo boats spproached Tsk ushan. Seventeen officers snd a party of men landed. They were discovered by the Russian coast guards, who fired on them. The Japanese returned to their ships. There are some grounds for the belief that a num ber of transports joined the Japanese fleet on Uia west side ef Ue bajr ec Cares. I