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OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNING, MAY 2, 1904.
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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.
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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.
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