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The Omaha Daily Bee. pa. PAGES I TO 8. g PART I. as?? ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, 'MAY 7, 1904 SIXTEEN PAGES, SINGLE CX)PY THREE CENTS. LEADERS ARE BUSY Preliminary Ek'rmitbas Prom! Lira'y EoenM at the Mehodist Conference. GALLERIES ARE RAPIDLY FILLED UP Spectators Ansiou to Get a Slimpst of Promised Forentio Oonteitt, COMMITTEES DELAY THE HEAVY WORK Hething Can Be on Uo'il Roonjnend tieat Are FortboogiiDg. eananususnna SEVERAL GOOD LAUGHS ARE SPRUNG Convention Debates Bnmdur (es tlen for twi Honrs, Only Discover It Haa Wasted Breath. LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 1 The third day's session of the Methodist general con ference convened this morning promptly at I o'clock, with BUhop Wlllard T. MaUalleu presiding. Already the work of the confer ence haa imbued Ihe delegate with interest nd enthusiasm and hardly a seat In the great parquet of the pavilion was vacant when the presiding officer rapped for order. The galleries Oiled rapidly with eager spec tators, anxious to get a glimpse of the forensic contest that have already been indicated would be a part of the dairy pro ceedings. Although th conference was but forty eight hours old, preliminary skirmishes be tween the various leaders had already taken place and they were sufficient to indi cate that many intereatlng scenes of thla aort would be enacted on the floor of th conclave before the day of adjournment. The eager and ready manner In which the leaders of debate aprang to the fray yes terday, when the flrat of the Important questions, that of recognition of the colored race, was injected Into the proceedings, It became apparent that there would bs but few dull daya during the conference. Await Aetloa of Committee. Today's session, however, promised little of particular interest. None of the various standing committees have yet taken np the consideration of th various tasks assigned to them, and until the conference has the committee recommends but little impor tant work will be accomplished. Nearly all of these committees met in the early afternoon, and as most of the work of permanent organisation of these bodies had already been accomplished, the work of proceeding with th consideration of the problems before it went forward without Interruption. The general body, on motion of J. M. King, adopted a resolution to th effect that minority reports of the committee, when signed by five members, ahall be en titled to publication in th Dally Christian Advocate, the. official organ of the confer ence. ' " v The uttering of this motion precipitated a spirited debet. Dr. Neely championed th .cause of th minority, contending for the recognition of a minority report when signed by but one member, but the con ference voted down his amendment and adopted the original motion of Dr. King. . - Bishop Stephen M. . Merrill of Chicago, senior member of . th 'board of bishops, today presented a petition to the confer once asking that he be retired from active service. The hearing of Bishop Merrill's petition was the chief Incident of the morn ing session. The petition states that Bishop Merrill is In the 79th year of his life and the fifty-ninth of Ms ministry. Bouadarte Oeoaeioa Leaghter. The provision to redlstrlct the boundaries of the various annual conferences was de bated for two hours at the morning session and then referred to the committee on boundaries. Th delegates were almost two hours In finding out that th rules speelno ally provide that ail questions relating to the boundaries of annual conferences ahall go before the committee on boundaries, and wham oo of the delegates read that rule to the conference there was general laughter ami not a little chagrin on the part of those who had spent considerable oratorical effort to show why this partic ular resolution should go to this particular committee. Dr. J. SC. Buckley ridiculed the xrra ordlnary eaenmtaetona of actual confer ences" fn a brief speech, which aroused considerable merriment NEGRO INTENDED FOR 'SLAVERY Georgia seethe' gar t" -t This U Net the Natural Ho of the Blank Brother. ' CHICAGO Mar 1 "I am unwilling to sing 'Amerloa' until this country Is what it claims to be, "sweet land of liberty," de ' clared Bishop H. M. Turner of Atlanta, Ga.. at tonight's session ' of th African Methodist Bplsoopal conference. "The Negro la Botanos" was th subject of th address delivered by Bishop Turner which caused hint to take op every phase of th negro question in this country and led him to say that this was not ths negro's home, but on the contrary that God had allowed the negro to tome to this conn try to he enslaved in order that he could be trained and go back to his native land and make it what it should be. In concluding Bishop Turner said; The supreme court of the United State is against us. We have good friends In this country, yet they are comparatively few, and the only thing left fpr us to do a to leave. Let us be men. Let us go where we can he men. The negro is her. Borne declare that he ie here to stay, but I dtubt It vory much, unleae he Is to stay under the ground. FORESTERS ARE ENJOINED Woan'i Catholle Order Preveatad hy Court treat Holdlaa Coaveatlea ta Mtaaeepell. CHICAGO. May 1 -Judge Tuley today Issued an Injunction restraining th Wo man's Cat hollo Order of Foresters from holding the biennial convention of the order at Minneapolis. May 10. The date named, it was charged, would prevent ths attendano of many who wished to attend. Orsae to Manage C'ampaig-a, BIOUX PALI.-. S. V., May .-(Special) At a meeting of th nominee of Wednes day's republican state convention and members' of the republican state eentraj . committee, Frank Crane, who for four years has flUed th position of chairman of th republican elate committee, was re elected to the plao by a unanimous vote Mr. Crane la one of the ablest political generals in the state and has made an excellent record in the management of the last two stat campaign ' EMPEROR IS TEMPERATE MAN Driak Oram Jalee and Mleeral Water ia Flaee ef Wlae. BERLIN, May 8. Colonel Von der Eski, director of the Ems baths, who accom panied Emperor William on his Mediter ranean trip. Is quoted as saying that the emperor during the entire Journey did not touch alcoholic stimulants except a little wine when dining with King Alfonso at Vigo, Spain, and at the luncheon with the king on board the Spanish royal yacht Olralda on his departure from Vigo. When entertaining his guests on the imperial yaoht Hohenaottern at Naples, the em peror drank orange Jnloe and mineral water. PRIMROSE! IAOCI DRAWS CROWD Aaaael Demostratloa Occasion for Premier Balfoar to Talk. LONDON, May 1 Th annual demon stration of the Primrose league attracted an enormous gathering at Albert hall to day, being the centennary year of the birth of the late Lord Boaeonsfleld. Tho decoratlona were more elabornte than usual. Premier Balfour's address waa not of much international Interest. He took a roseate view of Great Britain's foreign relations. The foreign affairs of the coun try were, he declared, in a happy and prosperous condition. Mr. Balfour attached enormous value to the Anglo-French agree ment, because he believed it was going to prove a permanent arrangement. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and Foreign Minister Delcaase had done work which was not Only beneficial to their respective countries, but to the whole world. Mr. Balfour referred to the near east as "the despair of European statesmen," and pointed out that the government did not propose to play Into the hands of revolu tionists "who would rather see genuine reform fall than succeed If it did not cover all tbelr demands." The premier concluded with lecturing the opposition on tbelr . attitude towards the colonies, especially in regard to Chinese labor, and declaring that nothing but tho unity of th unionist party would finally lay the spectre of home rule or proteot great. Imperial interests from the Injury with which they were threatened. DR. 8TEIBKL HAS NOT RESIGNED Rumors Reaardina Blander In Af rican Campalan Are Denied. BERLIN, May (.A report circulated in the United States that Dr. Bteubel di rector of the Colonial department of the Foreign office, had resigned owing to the blunders made in the campaign against the Herreros in German South Africa, which originally appeared In a Vienna newspaper, la denied by the government authorities. It is officially stated that Dr. Steubel has no Intention of resign ing and that his resignation la not de sired. THIBETANS REPULSED WITH LOSS Bight Raadred Attaek the British Mission at Gyangtae. LONDON, May T.-The Mall's Simla correspondent says that ,800 .Thibetans, coming from the direction of Bhlgatxe, attacked the British mission at Gyangtse, at dawn on April 6. The Thibetans were repulsed with heavy loss and fled. The British loss waa two wounded. WORST PAST AT KANSAS CIH Missouri Town Believes that Danger from Hjugh Water is Gone, KANSAS CITT, May .The flood situa tion here was greatly improved today. Although a steady rain continues to fall, no further damage la expected. The city's water supply, which had been materially lessened by the breaking of a big water main and damage to another, was prac tically restored today, and street cars are again running. At Rosedala, Kan., a suburb, the several hundred families who were driven from their homes returned to them today, the water having receded, and the bridge connecting the stock yards alstrlct with Armourdalo, which was threatened. Is now believed to be safe. The rainfall along the Kansas river val ley has been comparatively light, and as the fall north of here was not great it la believed that the Missouri river will carry off th excess water and that no flood damage will result along that stream. The rainfall in this vicinity for the past twelve hours amounted to slightly over four Inches. The rainstorm extended from Brunswlok. Mo., to Wichita, Kan., but was most severe around Kansas City. At Roeedale many persona had to be rescued from their homes, but no one was drowned, nor waa any one hurt. Train service waa demoralised on eeveral rail roads and one train, the Southwestern Limited, on the 'Frisco railroad, south bound, was stalled for eighteen hours. ENTOMBED IN BURNING MINE Three Persons la Pennsylvania Col liery Mar Lose Lrves Before Reeeuers Arrrve. S HA MO KIN, Pa.. May . Fire, which broke out late last night In the Looust Gap slope, operated by the Philadelphia A Reading Coal and Iron company, la still raging fiercely. John and Michael Boglan and Mlobael Shannon of Looust Gap, who were In the mine when the fire started, were unr.ble to reach the surface and a rescuing party is at work endeavoring to reach the entombed men, Locuat S... ma breaker, which prepared the Looust Gap coal for market, waa forced to shut down, rendering over MOO men and boys Idle. Eagles Plea Big Tim, BTURGIB. a D., May .-(Bpecial.)-Nt Tuesday evening will be the anniversary of Bturgie aerie No, EX, Fraternal Order af Bogles, and on that night a class of aboat twenty will be Initiated. Sufficient prepara tion will b mad to entertain those who are fortunate enough to pass the portals and a number of visiting brethren will be with them. A big time will be had and much Interest is being taken in th event Th aerl is in a moat prosperous oondl tloo. Chaage In Live Stoek Bastaeaa. PIERRE, May a The shipment of Mve stock from thle point hut year was U round number LkK cars, Jest bow many will be shipped this year le yet a prob lem. Herds are being baokea up, and new settlers are bringing In a tew head and In msay oases baying tress ta own ers of ths larger herds, who are closing out These small herds will recelv more attention than th larger herds did, and ta shipments wUl be la smaller bunch. SULLY WAS LEFT IN LURCH Former Cotton licr Tell! How He Wat R tried. PARTNERS FAIL HIM AT CRITICAL TIM! Sally In Control e Market, hat Lacks Co .-NoJk Meet Mar tV ' A lp Comes oo Late. ,.c xO' . ' Vv N ifORK. May . The examination in t. J. J. Sully 4 Co. bankruptcy proceed ings was continued today, with Daniel J, Sully, the head of the firm, on the stand. Mr. Sully described the membership ot the firm of Sully &. Co. The capital of $0)0,000, all paid In, was contributed by him January 1, 1904. The partnership existed In 1903 without any formal papers being signed. The witness was asked by hie counsel, EUhu Root, to tell about the orders he re ceived to make purchases and aales for what haa been called the "Joint three ac count." "It waa a mutual arrangement between Mr. Hawley, Mr. Ray and myself to buy cotton," said Mr. Bully. "Mr. Hawley thought It would be advis able to have Mr. Gates In the pool," said the witness. "From luO.QOO to 190,000 bales were considered." The wltnesB told how he said to Hawley that he would have to have money on March 18, and Hawley said he would give his share. "What waa the particular reason you thought you would need money on that day?" "I had put up $700,000 on margins and thought It was time Hawley and Ray did something." "Were you at tlje end of your resources?" "No, sir. I had about $900,000 in cash and securities and $400,000 due from customers. I thought ' It waa time Hawley and Ray shared with me the burden. I was carrying about 330.000 bales of cotton." "When I saw Ray the following day," said Bully, "he said a drop of a cent meant $1,250,000 to margin It; another meant an other $1,250,000. He said, 'We cannot stand it. Somebody lias got to be sacrificed; It might as well be you.' They told me they would close the margin account at 1 o'clock the next day. They Invited me to take over their share of the account at 15.25 for May and 15.36 for July." Continuing, he said: "On March 17 I did not know, but since then have learned, I was liable for $426,000 In margins at 10 o'clock on March IS. I did not know that the call had been made. Hawley said they would stay until 1 o'clock. They had agreed to furnish money on my collaterals, and to furnish what other funds were needed to carry me over 1 o'clock." "Did they do It?" "No. sir." "Tremendous and heavy selling from cer tain quarter during the forenoon seemed to indicate to me," the witness said, "that somebody knew what was going to happen." The witness said he kept Hawley poeted during the morning and told him he did not fear the market If he could meet the 1 o'clock margin calls. The market had va ried only 16 or 20 points when Bully went to see Hawley at 1 o'clock. Six hundred thou sand dollars In addition to what the firm had In collateral was needed and Hawley was so informed. "He said he was very sorry; he did not have the money," sold the witness. "He said ha bad not heard from Ray." , .During the afternoon, Bully said, he re ceived a letter from Hawley enclosing $32, 420 as the tatter's share of one-third of 90,700 bales. This letter came about I or $ o'clock, but in the meantime, at 1:46 o'clock Sully had sent notice to ths Cotfon exchange that he could not meet his engagements. INDUSTRIAL ROADS UNDER FIRE Interatate Commesce Commission Probe Alleaed Plan ta Great Re hates to Blar hiapera, CHICAGO, May Testimony tending to show that railroad companies centering in Chicago are paying rebates to shippers was taken before the Interstate Commerce com mission. In session in this city today. The form taken by the rebates Is alleged to be excessive allowance for switching charges, which in many Instances amount to 1 per cent of th through shipping rat. These allowanoes are made to what are known as "Industrial railroads." These railroads are owned by the big shippers, and, It is claimed, are paid for performing services In aid of their own business. O. W. Jonas, general traffic manager of the International Harvester company, testlSea, regarding the position of industrial corporations on the advisability of owning railroad lines. The largest so-called "Industrial railroad" In vestigated by the commission is the Elgin, Jollet ft Eastern railroad. A. F. Banks, president of the company, told of the meth ods of the company, which has nearly 100 miles of switching track In and about the plant of the Illinois Steel company, at South Chicago. SAYS NEGRO IS PROGRESSIVE . Mr. Walters Delivers Address Below African Methodist Deafer aa and BadOMes Roosevelt, i i BT. LOUIS, May t.-Xt the meeting today of the twenty-second quadrennial session of th) African Methodist Eplsoopal con ference Rt Rev. Alexander Walters of Jersey City, N. J secretary of the board ef bishops, delivered the Episcopal address, In which be strongly endorsed President Roosevelt as "a fearless and ahle patriot who believes in equal opportunity for all oltlsens of the United States, regardless of raoe, color or previous oondltlon ef servi tude. Continuing. Rev. Walters saldi The negro race has suffered considerably through th adverse decisions handed down by tho supreme court. Th negro Is mak ing substantial progress along the ma terial, educational and mora lines despite the adverse legislation of some of ths southern states. We, as a raoe, are si 111 being discriminated agnlnst and mifrer In human treatment, and public sentiment seema to be growing for us. both in ths north and south. But we are in the right and we know that God la on our d and w shall eventually prevail. The address was unanimously andWsed by the 410 ministers peesent and Was nnanL mously adopted. MINER CREMATED IN FIRE Six Other Pereea Uaw Harrow aa from a ttaallaa 1st la Colore, BAUD A, Colo., May I Raymond Zookg, a young miner, wag banted ta aeatu aa4 atg other persons had a aarsem- escape treat being cremated In a fir that destroyed the Hotel Turret, a two-story wooden struc ture, at Turret, a mining, eauip tfelve mile north of Balide. PARKER WINS IN CONNECTICUT Hearst Men Draw Blood from A a tag-e-aista, hat Are la th Minority. HARTFORD, Conn., May . In one of th stormiest gatherings the party ever held In Connecticut the democratic state conven tion today chose fourteen delegates to the St. Louie convention and instructed them to vote as a unit and for Alton B. Parker of New York aa the presidential nominee. A climax came at the end of two houre ot angry debate between Hearst and Parker delegates In what escaped 'by a hair's breadth of being a personal encounter in full view of the convention between former Governor Thomas M. Waller of New Lon don and F. J. Brother of New Haven. The question being debated was the substitution of the minority report of the committee on resolutions for the majority report. The former report favored an unpledged dele gation, the latter pledged for Parker and the unit rule. Personalities were bandied back and forth, the attack on Governor Waller, accompanying' charges that he had deserted the party In 18P6. Much of the actual debate between the chief partici pants In the Incident was unheard in the uproar, but their actions could be seen. They were forced almost Into personal con tact by delegates crowding about. During the colloquy the ex-governor pushed Dr. Brothers away. "I first voted for you. Waller," aald the doctor. "You began right," said the other. Mr. Brothers retorted: "I have been sorry ever since and want to wash the s.ia away." "Go and commit suicide then," said Mr. Waller. Policemen pushed their way towt the ecene. while more delegates Joined the rush. Spectators expected to set&Iows struck, but other delegates got tJsisen the belligerents. The situation so strained that suddenly the conventlffs jame to a hunh and seats were resumed l&;;$no 'X. &':i:iJt. '.v v iwo nours or excited aeDate. Thssaj"; Troup went over and aat beside Gg&y t Waller, while Dr. Brothers returned ,;is i . a o The Incident was quickly smooth-? ,rer. The minority report was refused substitu tion, 306 to 186, showing that the Hearst delegates were outnumbered. National Committeeman Homer S. Cum mins and former Governor Thomas N. Wal ler, for the committee on resolutions, pre pared recommendations that the state con vention instruct its delegates to rote for Parker at St. Louis and to vote aa a unit All the county caucuses were lively affairs and in one, . that, of Hartford, blows were struck and a few drops of blood spilled. The Hearst men, on finding themselves In a minority, resorted to obstructive tadles, and the aame thing was done by the Parker men in New Haven county, which the Hearst men controlled. The eongreaelonal district caucuses were a little quieter, but the Hearst men In each Instance were ag gressive until roll calls had shown that they were In the minority. For first delegate-at-large, Homer B. Cummins defeated Alexander Troup by a vote of 31 to 127. Bryan F. Mahan was chosen ss the other delegate-at-large by acclamation, The con vention then adjourned. W0LC0TT HEADS DELEGATION Former Senator Will Lead Colorado Republicans at the Chleagro Convention. DENVER, May 8. A sharp contest has been waged for weeka for places on the delegation to the national republican con vention from Colorado and was still in pro gress when the stat convention met today for the purpose of naming six delegates at large and six alternate. Factional differences that have divided the party In this state for th past two years had been adjusted, however, before the meeting of the convention and an agreement had been reached to name former senator Edward O. Wolcott as the first delegate at large. It had also been agreed that he should be made chairman of the Colorado delegation, that Governor James H. Peabody should also bo made a delegate, and that, contrary to custom, none of the congressmen should be sent to the national convention. The convention was called to order by D. C. Falrley, chairman of the state com mittee. Edward O. Wolcott was elected tempor ary chairman without opposition. In his speech he declared that the members of the different wings of the republican party In this state were determined on unity and that, Massachusetts was no more certain than Colorado to cast Its electoral vote for Theodor Roosevelt. He reviewed the acts of the republican national administration, showing what had been accomplished by President MoKlnley and President Roose velt. Mr. Wolcott praised the action of Governor Peabody in maintenance of law and order ia th stat. Referring to ballot box frauds In Denver, he aald the situation was critical njid seemed to be well nigh hopeless. The publlo utility corporation had Joined with th corrupt clement Mr. Wolcott called upon the republicans of the state to work for a heavy majority in the legislature, and suggeatad that it should even tak away th charter of the city and county if necessary In order t pat an end to th election frauda, Governor Peabody waa inrrodooed and sm ovation given htm. He mad a brief speech, advocating harmony. fipeechea were also mad by John W. W. Bprtnger, candidate for mayor of Denver, and Con gressman H. M. Hogg. Reoeas was taken until I o'clock. The First district republican convention today renominated Congressman Robert F, Bonynge. John W. Springer and W, B. Miner were named as delegates to ths na tional convention. Instructed for Roosevelt, SANTA FE STRIKE AT T0PEKA Railroad Officials Befnso ta Aoeept Proposltlea from t'aion Leaders l aea Aay Terms, TOPEJCA, Kaa., May t Tk striking Santa Fa machinists will be given until Monday morning to resume their places with the company. J. IX Aackalew, third rice president of th Minlnlst' union, tonight tried to submit tr th Santa Fe managoment a new eet ot rules adopted by the executive committee of the union In Washington. Ha was notified that the Santa Fe would have no dealing with the Union whatever. Mr. Mudge rafuaed to consider any proposition Mr. Buckalw had to offar. In disouasit-g his actlea General Manager Mudge saldf W hav a Jin sot of men working for ne and we waut to give them every op portunity to get hack la the eervlco. The tnn were Imposed ujoa by the represent atjvee ot the tnuan offloora and w do not wish to see thm le their ftosttluus tar any suuh roues. Evvry pWa ramalulag vacant aivjiiuajr lumajes wm o mim. Third Vic president Buckglew said: W will win this strike. We are prepared for It aad the road cannot secure com peteat ma lu rufflciaU aubai to keep their eagiaoa going, tT JAPS FOLLOW OLD TACTICS Operations Almost Identical with Tbois in War wit China in 1894. HAVE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING COUNTRY Experience Gained Thea 1 Kaabllaa Japanese to Moto a Little More Expeditions!? Than la the Prerloaa War. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., UOt.) NEW YORK. May . (New York Herald Service Special Telegram to Th Ba) With cool deliberation the Japanese, by all the Indications, are steadily following the same routes, both in the Yalu district and In the Liao Tung peninsula for the attack on Port Arthur as were taken by them in the campaigu of 1894, when the Chinese were their adversaries. All the experience that was then gained by their chief commanders Is thue being utilized for its full worth, though younger officers are tuklng the place of the marshals of the field, Yamagata and Oyama, who then conducted the operations. It was on October 2S. 18SM, that the second Japanese army, under Oyama, landed on the coast of Liao Tung peninsula, at a place called Hon En Ku, fifteen miles north of Port Arthur. With th exoeption of Tallen bay, close to Dalny, there is not a decent landing place along the coast, but the road running from WUu to Port Arthur around the head of the gulf, posses at this point nearer to the coast than any where else. Then, as now, the landing was most dlffl v the water being so shallow that the Bt imera had to anchor four to Ave miles t 4i the shore. When th tide Is low a . I , t. . . .1.1.1. . . M I 1 f tie and a halt of thick mud is left uncoV' ,red by the sea, and the landing of 28,001 000 ... . .. . .... . tvi a n ai tin inr. n mu i., ni,in, .rriii.rv ammunition, wasona. provisions, tens, am bulances and all th other Implements ot war, was found to be an arduous and tedious affair. Four hundred barges and flatboats and 100 steam launches were em ployed, but in spite of admirable organiza tion the progress made was alpw. The transports, which on that occasion num bered thirty-eight left the mouth of the Ta Tung river, near Ping Yang, on tke op posite side of the gulf, on October 24 and all reached the spot chosen for landing on October 26. No Opposition to Laaelaa. General Yamajt, commanding the first body of the Infantry to land, encountered no opposition, both the soldiers and people fleeing from the four villages, each com posed of only half a dozen large stone houses, and rushed on without delay to a place called Petsunto, thirty miles distant, In the direction of Port Arthur. A road runs from Pltsewo inland across the peninsula, by which it would be easy to effect a Junction with a body of troops landing on that side in a corresponding movement Of course there was not the facility then afforded by the railway and it took General Oyama nearly a month, that is, until November 17, before he waa able to approach Port Arthur, and the pre liminary skirmishes took place In the en virons of that place. His army advanced steadily in two di visions, but with difficulty, as the. roads were poor, and the pioneers had to pre pare the way for the artillery. On No vember. 21 the main attack began in earnest The large Krupp guns were well served by the Chinese and on that night when th Japanese had stormed Fort Kohlnson and Fort Hachlvlso and bivouacked on tho hills th Chines UU held sight or nine redoubts and bad twenty guns In working, oracr. icany on the morning of the 22d the final assault was delivered' and Port Arthur fell after thirty-six hours stiff fighting; Fort Llamu and the other po sitions being captured in quick succession by the Japanese. in his official report, stated that the Chi nese numbered more than 20,000. The Jap anese troops actualTy employed were aald to be 8,000 or 10,000 and probably numbered 18,000 all told. They lost 260 killed and wounded. The Chinese losses numbered at least 1,600. The capture of Port Arthur was essentially a land fight, but there was splendid co-operation between the army and navy, the course of events being signalled to the Japanese fleet under Ad miral Ito, who did not hazard his ships among the torpedoes, but sent in gunboats to shell the lines and keep moving con tinually out of range of the forts, while he employed two cruisers In Pigeon bay to drop shells among the forts which could not see the ships. This was, however, done more with the object of making a diversion than of doing material Injury to the enemy. On the land aide the gunners in the forts were driven from their positions before the hailstorm of the Japanese machine guns and the splendid practice of their field guns. The Infantry then advanced to the assault and the forts were taken by 1 o'clock on November 23. The sea forts fell without fighting and all was over by S o'clock. 4CIT PORT ARTHl'R JfST IJT TIME AlexleB and Osaad Bake Bnvta Oat Oat Ahead a Japs. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 104.) PARIS, May 1 (New York' Herald Cabl. gram Special Telegram to Th Be.) Th sudden departure of Admiral Alexia ft from Port Arthur, oloeely followed by Grand Duke Boris, shows that according to ad vioes worthy of belief these, two distin guished personages feared that they would soon find themselves blocked la the Liao Tung peninsula. Events appear ta show they were right In their premonitions, for it is officially announced from Toklo that a landing of Japanese troops began on May I on ths Liao Tung peninsula, The recent demonstrations made against Port Arthur, with the renewed attempt to bottle up the fleet It shelters, leads us to suppose that Admiral Togo directed his ships to a spot on the shore near this great port so that a sudden descent of torpedo, boats and swift cruisers need sot be feared dur ing the landing. It Is announced from Bt Petersburg that transports filled with soldiers were lean on May I at PI fx wo, where they were pre paring to land. This point, situated about half way between Port Arthur and Taklru Shan, appears well chosen, according to the plan adopted by th Japanese general staff, and according to the strength, of the troops whiab win b landed th Jap anese will be able to direct their forces either upon Takku Euan to threaten Fuig Wang Cheng from that point or upon the railway from HarHa q cut off Port Arthar aad Dalny, and to use the railway afterward to advance apon Kalplng and New Chwana; or Liao Yang. Ia any c&a th period of great strategic ooeraUooa bag begun and, l( wll be wan tp cast a gtaaaa from tiro to tlaie also at Vladi vostok and northeastern Cores, where sur prises may occur, owing to the mystery which till now hangs r tat part of th seen of strii. THE BEE BULLETIN. . Showers Saterday. Followed by Fair Ml reel en Baaaar. 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TO lSJsa ay 8 p. an 68 a. as 6T RUSSIANS MAKE NO OPPOSITION Japaaese Warealps Gnard Troop , While ' They La ad on I Pealnsnhe, ST. PETERSBURG May 6.-4:11 p. m. The Japanese landing at Pltawo la ex pected to be followed almost immediately by the Isolation of Port Arthur. Landings on th west coast of th peninsula are alao anticipated. , The Russian military authori ties seem reconciled to the cutting off of their stronghold, but they are convinced that the fortress is Impregnable againat at tacks by land or sea. Though the enemy may Inveet the place the authorities here do not believe the Japanese will undertake to storm the position. It is believed that the greater part of the troops have been withdrawn and that Lieutenant General Stoessel'a forces, including ths garrison of Port Arthur, does not exceed 13,000 men. The fortress is provisioned for a year. Fur ther operations on the peninsula on a large ecale are dependent upon the development of the campaign on the mainland. It Is understood that the landing at Plta wo was preceded by a bombardment of the shore and was effected under the guna of Japanese warships, but It waa practically unopposed by the Russians. No direct information has been received here as to whether General Kurlko'a army has advanced from Its position on the Yalu river, but It Is known that the Japanese are reconnolterlng south of Feng Wang Chang and along the Utter!, and a landing near Taku Shan, in order that the enemy might establish himself on the right flank Of the Russians, Is considered probable. A. sharp lookout IS being kept northeast ot Feng Wang Chang to prevent the -possibility of a flanking movement from that direction, but It Is understood that no signs of the enemy have been discovered. t ,' V General Kotrropatkln's plans are "being carefully, guarded. The general staff In sists that hardly more than 7,000 Russians were actually engaged at the Yalu liver, while the enAmy had five times that num ber, snd there was an almost similar dis parity In the number of the Russians' guna It is reported that General Kouropatkln has asked the emperor to dismiss Lieu tenant General Zassalltch for disobedience of orders. Such action would not be sur prising. s . Among the many rumors afloat which are not conflrmable la one that the emperor Intends to proclaim the mobilization Of the entire Russian array on the occasion of the grand review at St Peteraburg May 11, and at the aame time bid farewell to the famous Bemenovsky foot guards, who have been selected to go to the front ? The -late Vloe Admiral Makaroff'a daugh ter has been appointed maid ot honor to the empress. .f H .- a OKtT LAHPDtO THREE) DIVISIONS rBaaslaas Admit Yala Is Valoable Base for Japan. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, May 1 (New Tfork Herald Cablegrams-Special Telegram to The Bee.) It is understood .that General Oku Is landing three divisions on the Yalu for the purpose of advancing against the Rus sian main forooi l i- . : A military writer fn ' the Novo Vramya says: "possession of th Yalu is a great advantage', enabling the Japanese freely to land troops and provisions and to bring ships to -ckrry away ths wounded." -He thinks the Japanese will hurry aad com plete all their operations WW dh 'they con sider neoessary to suooeed before "the rainy season sets In, ....... Up to date no actual returns bars been mad of lossea, Tf baiOoahsP Orel ha keen floated and has gone to Cronstadt. . Prince VesslMBhlkoff, director of the Red Crone, telegraphs Brom Harbin that ths commander of the Maaohurlaa army, begs for tho immediate installation of ah extra hospital with 1,000 beds. Here aa ofaoe haa beea opened to gtr all Information with refereae to th. dead, wounded aad sink. SKB NO HOPK FUR PORT ARTBXH Army Mea la Wnsalagrton Think Jte Cap tare a CartaJaty. (Copyright, ay New York Herald Oo, ltoi) WASHINGTON, May l O'sw York Her ald 0tvioa-8peolarTlegraxa ta Th Bee.) -virmy men la wsshragtoo- think Fort' Arthur Is doomed and that oulaea there la a distinct Improvement in the IloaaUa campaign the mikado's flag will aooa fly ever the fortress, , ' .--.' , Mr. Grisoom, th United States mlntater at Toklo, baa cabled the State d apartment that the Japan haV landed at Kin Obau, forty miles abov rHft Arthar on ta Liao Tung pen! rum la. ' "' . The Investment ef Purt Arthua la re garded as bow having; begun ia ears est. Ordinarily the reduction of such a strongly fortified city would b a difficult task and army ofAears here lotav for Aero fighting within three weeks. Th Japanese strength tn artillery on the Yala In the recent UvtU was a surprise to th Raseiana. These' guna war evidently of unusually large caNbta for ssch a coun try. It Is supposed that they were disem barked from wamhrps la Chrea, That th expedition which landed, at Ktn Otiau wss similarly equipped I deemed altogether probable. With th ategg runs th Jajpa n attack wOl b graaUr aided, , . ; PORTARTHUR CUTOFF Land Ocnmunlcatfoi Entirely feerered, Leaving City hi Msrcj of Japanese, TEN THOUSAND TROOPS HAVE LANDED Japs Unload Soldiers on ths LWPanfoiTila Witt crat Opposition. HOLD STRATEGIC POINTS OF OPERATION Japanese Can How Mots on Port Arthur bj Berinvl Boat. RUSSIA LEARNS OF THE DISEMBARKMENT Sixty Traasporta Are Unloading' Two Division the Army, Sa berla, All TWld, Aboat 0,000 Mem. ST. PETERSBURG, May .io.06 p. m. A dispatch reoelved tonight rays that Port Arthur is out off from all communication by land, the Ja panes having debarked In US rear, occupied the railroad and cut the telegraph. Vice Admiral SkyrdloS, who is In enroute to Port Arthur to take command of the naval forces In the far east, will be unable to reach his destination. PARIS. May 6. A dlapatch to the Haves agency from Bt Pvtersbnrg says the Japa nese troops which landed at Pltswo yester day have cut the land of nmunicatlons with Port Arthur. NEW C HWANG, May 6. It Is reported here that the Japanese troops landed yesterday at Pltswo, on th Liao Tung peninsula, numbered 10,000 men. Port Arthur, according to reliable infor mation, is well supplied with provisions. Within Forty Miles ot Port Arthur. WASHINGTON, May 1-The Btate de partment has received a cablegram from United States Minister Grisoom, at Toklo, oonfirmlng the press report of the landing of the Japanese on the Uao Tung peninsula, about forty miles above Port Arthur. The location as given in the Japanese dispatch, however, is not Pltswo, but Kin Cbau. The apparent discrepancy Is explained by the statement ImU Kin Chan Is a larger town and that Pltswo la an adjoining suburb, a hamlet.. This is th narrowest point In the peninsula, and consequently, the min ister says, the railroad 1 practically closed and th Investment of Port Arthur haa begun, Japanese Account of Lundln-. ' TOKIO, May . Noon. The report o Admiral Hoaoya received today gives de tails of the landing of Japanese tioopa on the Uao Tung peninsula, but suppressing the location of tho Landing place, , The admiral says: Our Beventh division, with torpedo boats and the Hong Kong Maru and vhe Nippon. Maru, arrived from tie advance base off the Liao lung pr insula at 6:S0, May 6. Discovering a number of the enemy's pa trola, we bombarded them for a short time, and Jien a landing party of sailors. Cap tain Nomoto leading, was ordered ashore. It being low Jde It waa impossible to use the boats and the sailors plunged Into the water, waded breast deep for about LOW) yarda, and reached th beach at 7:10 p. m. Immediately advancing; they took Dnsaee slon of a range of hills without firing, a eht, and planted our flag on the hills. The gunboats Amagi, Oahlroa and Chle okale were employed to distract the en emy's attention. They discovered 100 of the enemy and shelled them, killing several. The flrnt fleet of transports, cxi seeing our flag displayed on an eminence, began land ing troops at 8 p. m. The troops who were forced to wade ashore, war In high spirits. In order to facilitate th further landing of troops plars ero being erected. Our di vision Is assisting n the work. ' The report of Admiral Katacka, com mander of the Third squadron, gives ad ditional details ot the landing. The ad miral reports that bta aquadron convoyed the first batch of the second army to the Liao Tung base and adda that the Kara Maru grounded near the base at I o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was assisted by the protected cruiser AkiUruihlma, which succeeded In floating the transport, which reached Ha destination safely at t o'clock the aame evening. Javanese TeU Xothtaa. TOKIO, May C Beyond the ' announce ment that a certain force of the Japaneae army eOeoted a landing at an tnnamed place on the liao Tcng peninsula yes terday, and th report ot Admiral Hosoya. th Japanese government absolutely re fuses to oieoues tha nature of this opera tion or ltd plana General Fukushlma of the general stall made the announcement of this movement to the tbrelgn oorreapondente here. He aald: "On May S soma strung th of the Japanese army began to land, on tha Liao Tung; peninsula "Where and ta wfaa foroeP' askad tha eorreaponden ta General Fuknahtma smiled ta answer, but aald nothing. "From th east, west, north or south V aaked the oorreapondents. "Out ot the skies from hsavan," an swered the giesMral, aad th interview aded, Unset. Heara af Landing-. BT. PETERSBURG, May I The details of the Japanese landing at Pltsewo have just been reoatved by th general staff. Prom Information brought to Port AKbur by the Chines, sixty transports nre disem barking two divisions, numbering altogether 80,000 mea, of which 10.000 were landed yes terday evenlnif, No news has been received ap to this hour of aay other landing, Strict ardors bar been given, to Rear Admiral Wlttaoeft not to tak out Ms warships from Port Arthur, OnTry S few hundred Cosaaoks war on th beaoti When Che J unpen appeared. They. (wed a taw rounos) and retired to th raib road, At th present hour tha handing Is pro ceeding uninterrupted!, The railroad and telegraph to Port Arthar ar etin norkrujr. While It la not oidcaally admitted. It is be ttered that & antranoe bs Port Arthur la sealed, at least far large warships. Aooordlng to tha la t sot Information of th gtaeral staff General Karnes army ao aanoad sou nhrtano along th road ta Peng Wang Chtitig and then halted, 11i ere ia said to be a question whether Lieutenant General saasulltoh reoelved Geo- era Kouropatkln's order to rUr on Sua daw noralng) in Ucie to aaenute It japajtksb la an IS MLASCUIRIA is t'naale to atop EaemLaa Treov at Any of Vfaree poiala. CHB POO. May a Th expected landing ?l the Japanese en th pen insula of Liao ting eotnaaenoed yesterday (Thursday) o pvrdliig to reports received bar from a re liable Jupaneae aouro. It Is stated that the leading Is being mad on th eastern coast of tba paotnaula opposite the Elliott inlands. After a reoonnolsanoe from Taku- shan south by naval detachments the Japa nese oonoiuaea toat a oomparaUve; n,.n,
