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OMAHA, THURSDAY MORMMi, MAY 12, 1004 TEN PAOES.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
SINHLE COPY THHKE CENTS.
STORM IS EXPECTED
Charges of Ilere-j FromiM to Plunge I4etb
odiit Conferenoe Into Spirited Coill ct.
METHOD OF PROCEDURE IS DISCUSSED
Eubj.-ct Le.i t a Vigorom Coateat in, the
Committer Meeting.
REQUEST '. TO CONFIRM PROFESSORS
Appliea to . Whote Orthodoxy it
Lii -s. Inspire Doubt.
V V .
BISHOP M C PLAN IS OPPOSED
ttrong Inline xertlnsr to Block
Plan to Open Aranlran I nlvfriltr
Before Educational Scheme
U Ripe.
LOS ANGELES, May 11 The present
Intentions are that the heresy charges
which have been made against several In
dividual high In the councils of Methodism
are destined to provoke a spirited conflict
among- the delegates to the Methodist gen
eral conference before a final settlement
of the controversy Is reached. The com
mittee on education has appointed a sub
committee which will have consideration
of this Important matter. The question
as to whether this sub-committee shall
have power to call before it persons upon
whose testimony will be decided the
Charges of heresy and papers bearing upon
the subject evoked a vjgnrous contest In the
main committee.
After much debate the sub-commltteo
was finally voted the power of a board of
Inquiry and will hear all the evidence bear
ing upon this subject. Memorials on these
charges have been received from the Col
umbia river, southern Illinois and Swedish
conferences asking for an examination Into
the orthodoxy of books In uae In Methodist
schools and of the professors In several
of the faculties. Members of the Rock
river conference sent In a memorial ask
ing the board of bishops to refuse to con
firm the appointment of professors whose
orthodoxy there was a reasonable ground
for doubting.
Oppose Bishop Mrfabe'i Plan.
All of these memorials and others of sim
ilar Import were recommended to the sub
committee. Three prominent educators on the com
mittee, who are standing together on the
ground that theology In Methodist schools
is safe and sound, are Chancellor J. R.
Pay of Syracuse, President Charles J.
Little of Garrett Biblical Institute, and
Secretary W. F. McDowell of the board of
education. In addition to their opposition
to the heresy charges, these men are also
exerting a strong Influence In blocking
Bishop McOabe's plan to open the Amer
ican university before the 15,000,000 endow
ment Is secured. Their contentions against
these two Important clauses are made
more interesting by the fact that the three
gentlemen named are all prominent can
didates for bishopric honor. They repre
sent tha-asgresalTg element In the educa
tional department of the church, and as
they win or lose the question of liberal or
conservative policies m the church may
largely be determined.
CHRISTIAN WORKERS' MEETING
International Convention of Young
Men's Christian Association in
Session nt Buffalo.
BUFFALO. May II. The Interna
tional convention of the Young- Men's
Christian association of North America
convened here today. The convention
marked the fiftieth anniversary of the
first International convention In Amer
ica, when the international committees
formed and the first meeting on this con
tinent of association delegates was held.
It has brought about 1,400 delegates, repre
senting 600 city associations, 700 student as
sociations, 200 railroad associations and a
large number of miscellaneous associations
representing the army, navy, Negro and
Indian races and industrial concerns. An
interesting feature of the big gathering
are eight frame, which spread over the
entire length of a spacious room, made up
of maps, charts, diagrams and photo
graphs, showing at a glance the develop
ment of the work of the association all
over the world.
The program Includes not only meetings
fof the delegates, but meetings for the
women and members of the boys' depart
ment. Workers are present from every
state in h union, Canada, Mexico and
other countries.
YATES CARRIES FIRST POINT
Governor's Delegates Will Be Seated
from Two Contested Illinois
Conntles.
SPRINGFIELD, III., May 11. The repub
lie an state centrol committee today voted
to seat In the temporary organisation of
tomorrow's state convention the Yates del
egations from Cumberland and Johnson
counties. The committee formally decided
to name Congressman Cannon for tempo
rary chairman.
It Is reported that Senator Cullom ha ad
vised his friends to make no fight against
the action of the state central committee
in seating the Tatea-Lowden delegates In
the temporary organisation, but to accept
the situation and await developments.
Kx-Governor Flfer of Bloomlngton. state
railroad and warehouse commissioner, ar
rived here today and called on Governor
Yates' headquarters, but the governor was
not In. lie called also at the headquarters
i f the other candidates.
BONDHOLDERS TO SUE STATE
California Asked to Pay Debt for
Which Ran Francisco Is
Not Mablc.
PAN FRANCISCO. May 11 -Some of the
holders of Montgomery avenue bonds are
proposing brlngirg suit against the state
for the principal and Interest remaining un
paid. It has been decided repeatedly that
the rlty Is not liable. Arcording to th
feoVral constitution a state cannot be
sued without its consent. liy a law passed
In ,m3 California has given formal consent
to I sve Itself sued In matters Involving
a violation of contract or where negligence
Is shown. It Is under this law the bond
holders are to sue.
There were Il,6n0,ti0 of these bonds Issued
In 173, bearing per cent pr annum. They
matured last year and the unpaid Interest
amounts to IWI.000. Holders of $M7.0 are
Interested In the proposed suit. Many of
these securities are held In London and
Part.
HONOR FOR BUNAU-VARILLA
First Minister of Panama Is Made
Officer of Legion of
Honor.
PABT8. May 11 The government has
made M. Philippe Runau-Varllla, first min
ister of Panama to th United States, an
officer of the T.eKton of Honor. President
Ioubet acted In this matter on the request
of Foreign Minister Delcasse and It Is
understood thnt this Is expressive of the
government's approval of the winding up
of the Panama trnnsfrr and of M. Bunau
Varlila's service In that connection.
W. A. Day and Charles W. Russell, the
assistant United States attorney generals
who came here from Washington to assist
In the transfer of the ranal property,
sailed today from Cherbourg on the North
German Lloyd steamer Knlser Wllhelm der
Grosse, taking with them the deed for the
Panama canal and all the papers con
nected with the transfer. They expressed
themselves entirely satisfied with the suc
cess of their mission nnd gratified at the
government's recognition of M. Bunnu
Varllla, who materially aided them In their
work.
FILIPINO SUSPECTS LIBERATED
Homes and Kolhana Declared Sot
l.ullty of Aiding; Insurrection.
MANILA. May 11. The trials of Domlna
dor Gomez an.1 Bonaventura Kolhaxa have
resulted In their acquittal. Domlnador
Onmex, a former Spanish officer and former
president of the Union Obrero, otherwise
known as the democratic labor union, was
arrested In September Inst upon the charge
of rebellion and Insurrection for Inciting
ladrone leaders In the province of Luxon, to
take up arms against the authority of the
United States.
Buenaventura Kalbaza, president of the
nationalist party, was arrested at the
same time as Gomes and held to answer
on similar charges of rebellion and Insur
rection against the authority of the United
States.
BRAZIL AND PERU NEGOTIATING
Former Kays Reports of Trouble Are
Greatly Exaggerated.
RIO JANEIRO, May 1L Reports re
ceived here show that the border skir
mishes which have been going on between
the Peruvian and Braslllan troops In the
Alto Perus end Alto Jurua districts have
been ridiculously exaggerated.
The Associated Press correspodent Is
authorised by the Brazilian government to
say that amicable negotiations for a suc
cessful settlement between the two gov
ernments are expected. The departure of
the Peruvian minister from Brazil wss
purely a personal matter and without any
political significance.
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE AMBUSHED
Two Officers nnd Fifteen Men Killed
In Fight with Moros.
MANILA. May 11. Lieutenant Wlnfleld
Harper and thirty-nine men of F company
of the Seventeenth United States infantry,
were caught on May 8 In an ambush by
several hundred Moros. Two American
officers and fifteen men were killed and
five man were wounded.
The ambush occurred at Slmpatem, on
tho east .hdrt of Lake Llg-asa, Mindanao.
Italian Queen Expects an Heir.
ROME, May 11. The president of the
house announced In the Chamber of Depu
ties today that he had received an official
letter from the prefect of the royal palace
stating that Queen Helena expects to give
birth to a child in September. The depu
ties thereupon rose from their seats, ap
plauded and charged the president to pre
sent the congratulations of the chamber to
the king and queen. There is considerable
Interest In the announcement, and as their
majesties have no son, it is hoped that
their next child will be a boy.
Britain on Cotton Corners.
LONDON, May 11. Asked. In the House
of Commons today. If the government
would not co-operate with the Liverpool
Cotton exchange In the same way that
the United States government was co
operating with the Cotton exchange of
America, with the object of making "cor
ners" impossible, Premier Balfour said no
Information had reached the government
that the United States had taken such a
step to deal with this form of gambling.
American Catholics Do Not Protest.
ROME, May 11. The Vatican authorities
deny having received objections from Amer
ican archbishops regarding the Impossi
bility of enforcing the papal decree pro
viding for the restoration of the Gregorian
chant and the banishment of women from
church choirs. It Is pointed out that the
decree did not call for the exclusive use
of the Gregorian nor did it forbid con
gregational singing, Including, naturally,
female voices.
German Vessels for Newport News,
BERLIN, May 11. Announcement was
made today by the ministry of the marine
that after four cruisers of the east Amer
ican division have shown the German flag
at Port Au Prince, Haytl. they will pro
ceed to Newport News, Va. However, If
It shail be found necessary, the cruiser
Gazelle will remain at Port Au Prince.
Obsequies of Peruvian President.
LIMA, Peru. May 11. The transport Con
stitution will arrive at Callao tonight and
will on Thursday land the remnina of
President Candaman, which will be taker,
to the church of St. Domlnlck, where they
will He In state until Saturday when they
will be removed to the cathedral fvr burial.
No new cabinet has yet been formed.
American Buys Warships.
SANTIAGO DK CHILI. May ll.-The Chi
lean cruisers Esmeralda and Chucabuco
have been definitely sold to Charles R.
Flint of New York. The contract price Is
15.150,000. Congress will assemble to ap
prove the sale.
Italy Likes May's Suggestion.
ROME, May 11. The proposition of Sec
retary of State Hay that the powers send
warships to New Chwang to protect for
eigners after the withdrawal of the Rus
sians has produced an excellent Impression
and Is accepted with general favor here.
Coresn Cabinet Quits.
LONDON. Miy ll.-A dispatch to the
Cential News from Seoul snnounces that
the Corean cabinet resigned In a body
today as a consequence of the emperor
having sharplv censured his ministers for
neglect of their duties.
rrugaaraa Rebels Active.
MONTEVIDEO, I'ruguay, May 11. It is
reported that members of the white party
have blown up two railroad bridges, which
were poorly guarded, a short distance from
this city.
Hint at Chin Klaag.
SHANGHAI, May 11 -There was a riot
at Chin Klang today. The moh burned
the quarters of the new police force. Sev
eral persona wtre killed or wounded,
BRITISH FIGHT IN THIBET
Latest Detail to Report Killed More Than
Than Two fiundred Natma.
THIBETANS OCCUPY THE MONASTERIES
Leaders of Expedition Think Chinese
Are Giving; Assistance to Thi
betans In Opposition
to the Invaders.
NEW YORK, May 11. Mounted Infantry
men returned May 6 to ramp on the Karola
and reported that they had killed 150
Thibetans during the pursuit of the force
that opposed the advance of Colonel
Younghuaband's mission, says a Times dis
patch from Oyang Tse, Thibet.
There is some suspicion of collusion be
tween the T.-.ibetnns and the Chinese. Two
English rifles were recaptured, one of w hich
had been lost by Lieutenant Grnnt nt
Pharl come months ago. The Thibetans
have strongly fortified Jong and open fire
upon every one approaching the town.
Some hundreds have taken residence In the
monastery, whence they have opened fire
upon the British troops. Persons of Im
portance arrive dally at Jong, and Lhassa
sends conscripts from monasteries and vil
lages within a wide radius.
In the attack on the mission compound
May 6, when eight -servants were killed,
the Thibetans actually gained the walls.
Only their shouting betrayed them In time
to prevent Indiscriminate slaughter of the
post, weakened by the detachment of men
for an expedition. The defenders were
quickly In position and drove off the In
vaders. The sick men In the hospital In
sisted on Joining the fighters and gave
valuable assistance.
The correspondent adds that Colonel
Branders' victory at Karola probably will
have great effect, but It Is clear the
Thibetans contemplate a combined effort to
exterminate the mission.
ENGINEERS ARE IN SESSION
Sixth Biennial Convention nt Los An
geles Will Elect a Successor to
Grand Chief Arthur.
LOS A NOELES. May 11. The sixth bien
nial convention of the International Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers assembled
In this city today with between 600 and 700
delegates In attendance at Turner hall.
At the same time the ladles' auxiliary of
the order assembled In Blanc-hard hall.
The convention was called to order by
Grand Chief Engineer W. S. Stone, who de
livered a brief address. After the secretary
called the roll the convention proceeded
with the work of selecting the important
committees.
When the preliminaries were disposed of
the convention adjourned until afternoon,
when It convened at Mason opera house.
There Mayor Snyder formally welcomed
the delegates. Addresses were also made
by Second Grand Assistant Engineer J. C.
Currie of Jersey City, by representatives
of the operating departments of the various
railroads entering Loa Angeles and by First
Grand Engineer . F,T. Bnerham of Cleve
land and others. . .-. -
The work of the greatest Importance be
fore the convention Is the selection of a
grand chief engineer to fill the place made
vacant by the death of P. M. Arthur last
July. The present chief, W. S. Stone, who
was chosen to fill out Mr. Arthur's unex
pired term, will be a candidate to succeed
himself. Other candidates are J. C. Cur
rie, second grand assistant engineer, and
T. Slngraham, first grand engineer.
' In the auxiliary Mrs. W. A. Murdock,
founder of the order and its president during-
the entire eighteen years of existence,
will succeed herself.
PARKER CONTROLS IN INDIANA
Railing of State Committee Seats 1ZS
Contested Delegates for New
York Man.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 11. The demo
cratic state committee decided today tat
at the district caucuses tonight to select
twenty-six delegates to the rational con
vention tickets should be issued to dele
gates having prima facie evidence of elec
tion. This will seat Parker delegates
from Vanderburg, Tlppecanc and Benton
counties, numbering about 125. This means
that the Parker following will control the
convention organization.
It has been decided that at the state
convention to select four delegates-at-large
the Indiana delegation to the national con
vention will be Instructed for Judge Parker
and will vote under the unit rule. Just
how far these Instructions shall go has not
yet been determined, but it Is understood
that the Instructions will not rtad that
Indiana shall support Parker "first, last
and all the time."
Parker will be endorsed, but the dele
gates will be free to decide, how long they
shall give the support of Indiana to Parker.
MARYLAND HEPI HLICAN DELEGATES
Go to Chicago on a Platform Endors
ing1 Administration of Roosevelt.
BALTIMORE. Md., May ll.-The Mary
land republican state convention met today.
United States Senator McL'omus, who wus
chairman, delivered a lengthy speech In
which he strongly praised the administra
tion of President Roosevelt and severely
arraigned the democracy. Th following
delegates-nt-iarge to the Chicago rational
convention were elected: I'nited States Son.
nlor McCoinas, General Felix Agnus, Rep
resentative William II. Jackson and Stev
enson A. Williams.
The platform approves the administration
of President Roosevelt, and the president
as soldiery statesman and scholar, ulike the
friend of labor and of capital, and we
heartily endorse unanimously his nomina
tion nt Chicago nnd Instruct our delegates
for Theodore Roosevelt.
KANSAS CITY PRINTER KILLED
Wife Says Two Negroes Entered House
at Nlaht and Used
Basor.
KANSAS CITY. May ll.-Clarenee Meyer,
aged C a printer, was terribly slashed
and killed In his home In the southern
I'wi .....w ..Mima imc nigni.
ACCoraing o mrm. mi-ycr, no reported
the matter to the police today, two ne
groes entered the house at 2 o'clock In the
morning. While one held the woman to
prevent her giving the alarm, the other
struggled with Meyer, slashing him with a
razor on the head, throat nnd body. Mrs.
Meyer became unconscious and did not re
cover until many hours later, when she
found her husband dead. The house had
been ransacked. The police have found no
trace of the negro,
LANDS JENAL mA GOOD PLACE
Cedar I nnal) Man Given a Position
as Special Agent of Land
Department.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 11. -(Special Tele
gram.) Representative McCarthy of the
Third Nebraska district has for some time
past been pulling all sorts of strings to
land J. F. Jennl of Hartlngton, Neb.,
former competitor of his for congressional
honors. In some good position, and today
Mr. McCarthy was Informed by the com
missioner of the land office that Mr. Jenal
would be appointed as special agent of the
land department, charged with investiga
tion of land frauds. This postlton, cover
ing six appointments throughout the United
States, has been newly created and ns It
pays $3,0fO Is exceedingly desirable. Mr.
McCarthy has labored earnestly to bring
about this appoln'nient for his district and
was congratulated to day by the commis
sioner on his success.
Today Mr. McCarthy recommended the
appointment of J. R. McCartney for post
master at Ixretta, Roone county.
Mr. McCarthy expects to leave Saturday
for Columbus, Neb., to bo in attendance
at the congressional convention for the
Third Nebraska district, to be held in that
city next Tuesday.-
Three Omaha tfirls will f-mduate. on June
1 from the Academy of the Visitation In
Georgetown, Mary Haydnn. daughter of
Edward Ilayden; Marie McShane, daughter
of Phil McShane, and Lucille 8ynnon, niece
of Edward Hayden.
Senator Gamble, wife and son left today
for homo.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Cortland, regular, A. L. Sausman; substi
tute, Jacob H. Sausman. Nellgh, regulars,
G. C. Frady, Uyron Ward; substitutes,
John W. Cain, F. A. Belmar. Iowa Ash
ton, regular, William Bausch; substitute,
A. A. Bausch. Pleasant Plain, regulars,
H. B. Macey. R. N. Eck; substitutes, Allda
Macey, Joseph Sopher. South Dakota Ar
mour, regular, H. B. Mead; substitute, G.
N. Sabin. Ethan, regular, Joseph Galla
gher; substitute, John W. Tyler. Plankln
ton, regular, John A. Dinning; substitute,
George W. Gardner.
CONNECTICUT IS NOW IN LINE
Republican State Convention Meets
it New Haven and Endorses
Roosevelt.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May ll.-The ad
ministration of President Roosevelt was
endorsed by the Connecticut republican
state convention, and It was recommended
that the fourteen delegates chosen to the
Chicago convention should vote as a unit
for his nomination.
Charles F. Broken of Ansonia and John
L. Robinson of Hartford were elected dele-gates-at-large
to the national convention.
The platform, which was unanimously
adopted, was as follows:
We, the republicans of Connecticut, In
state convention assembled, express our
unwavering fidelity to the principles of the
republican party, as set forth in the na
tional platform of 1900.
We heartily endorse the administration of
President Roosevelt under which the coun
try has attained a commercial develop
ment and prosperity urtiXttmpled in -modern
times. He has discharged the duties and
responsibilities cf his high office with such
marked fidelity and conspicuous ability,
and his wisdom and statesmanship have
so Impressed the country at large that his
nomination Is demanded by the republicans
of the country nnd his election Is assured
by the people. We respectfully recommend
that the delegates chosen by this conven
tion act ae a unit in securing his renomina
tion. SIX KEGS OF POWDER BLOW UP
Five Miners Killed and Twenty-Five
Are Injured by an Ex
plosion. CARBONDALE, 111., May 11. In an ex
plosion today in a shaft of the Big Muddy
Coal and Iron company In Herrln, five men
were killed outright, five seriously Injured
and twenty others slightly Injured. The
dead are:
JOHN MILLER.
DICK REINS.
FRITZ ZEIHERO.
EVAN WILLIAMS.
THOMAS GREEN.
Futally Injured:
John Swofford.
Frank Leonla.
Angelo Scaronia.
The disaster was one of the most serious
In the history of the coal Industry In this
pectlon for years. Six kegs of powder had
been placed In the mine during the time
Intervening between the night and day
shifts for distribution to the men In the
morning.
John Miller, a driver, had charge of the
distribution of the explosives. Ten min
utes after Miller was supposed to have ac
complished his task the electric current
which runs the machines was turned on
and the explosion followed.
P0RTE0US IS UNDER ARREST
Man Who Introduced Rertlllon System
Into I'nited States Charged
with Embesslement.
CHICAGO, May 11. George M. Porteous.
for three years a pupil of Rertlllon In
Paris and the man who Introduced Into
the I'nited States the Rertlllon system of
measurements of criminals, has been ar
rested here on a charge of embezzlement.
Hlldare O. Ogden declares Porteous re
tained VA a week ago while employed by
him as a real estate and Insurance agent.
When Bertlllon made public his system
nhout ten years asro Porteous was a Chi
cago detective. He Immediately secured
a leave of absence and went to Paris,
spending three years under the master of
criminology and menus of Identification.
Returning to Chicago, he was placed In
charge of the national bureau of Identifica
tion which he whs Instrumental In found
ing, and remaining as lis chief during
several years. Then ho was succeeded by
Edward Evans, nnd the bureau was re
moved to Wushlii(?ton.
ST. LOUIS COMPANY WINS SUIT
Divided Court Decides that Rullroad
Law Dues Not Apply to
Terminals.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May ll.-The
MlFi-ourl supreme court today handed down
a decision refusing to oust the Terminal
Railroad association of Bt. Louis of Its
franchise and right to do business In
Missouri. The court sustains the demurrer
to a petltlorl, alleging that the association
does not own and op-rule paiallel lines and
competing lines, and that as a terminal
rnllroHd, It does not come under the law
regulating trunk line roads. Judge Val
llant wrote the opinion, which Is concurred
In by Judges Brace, Burgess and Fox.
Chief Justice Robinson and Judges Uantt
and Marshall dissented.
L0B1NC1ER GETS PLACE
Omaha Man Named far Judge ot Tint In
itanoa in Philippine!.
NO PROTEST ON THE PAV10FF REPORT
United States Will Iet the Vlcksburg
Matter Rest Where It Is, Despite
the Comment of Russian
Minister.
WASHINGTON. May 11. -"-Secretary Taft
haa appolnter Charles 8. IOblngler a Judge
of the court of first Instance In the Phil
ippines. The appointee is a lawyer of
Omaha, Neb., a writer on legal topics of
established reputation and at one time was
a member of the supreme court commission
of Nebraska.
James Tyner Trial.
In the trial of James N. Tyner and Har
rison N. Barrett, charged with conspiracy
In connection with their duties as law offi
cers of the Postofflce department, the tes
timony was of a similar character to that
heretofore presented, tending to ehow Mr.
Barrett's connection with the leniency al
leged to have been shown certain bond In
vestment companies by the department.
John E. Tappan of the Investor's Syndi
cate of Minneapolis said that In November,
1901, the mall of his company had been held
up. General Tyner asked him to file a
written brief concerning the company nnd
Its contentions. Mr. Tappan told of en
gaging Mr. Barrett to draw a contract
which waa acceptable to the Pristoftlce de
partment. America Not to Protest.
The State department has concluded not
to make nn official protest to the Russian
government against the latest utterances of
M. Pavloff, late Russian minister to Corea,
relative to the conduct of the officers of the
United States ship Vlcksburg In connection
with the succoring of survivors of the
Verlag and Koreits.
Naval officers here hnve shown consider
able feeling over the criticisms as affect
ing the honor of the United States navy
snd are desirous of having an Inquiry made
as to why these statements were given
publication In the official messenger, thus
stamping them as official. The State de
partment officials', however, are disposed
to ignore the Incident, one of them ex
plaining that M. Pavloff's utterances are,
In a measure, pardonable. In view of the
humiliations which he has suffered In be
ing expelled from Corea. Making due al
lowances for his state of mind, according
to the State department official, the de
partment will not notice th' matter.
A curious statement Is made by a naval
officer here who has been In conference
with some of the officers of the Vlcks
burg as to what occurred In Chemulpo
harbor, as to the officials -of the Inter
national fleet. It Is said that on the day of
the fight the captain of the British war
ship Talbot began to make signals with
the international code. These were di
rected to the French and German warships
and a lively exchange went on for a long
time, but not for a moment was the Vlcks
burg signalled, nor was It taken into the
care of the other ships. But the Vlcks
burg signal man read all of. the conversa
tion and. Indeed, Commander Marshall has
reported officially some part of the ex
changes to the Navy department, par
ticularly that relating to the delivery of
the triple protest against the Japanese at
tack, In which he was not Invited to Join.
Just why the Vlcksburg was excluded from
the conversation Is a matter of much spec
ulation here.
Taken from Retired List.
In accordance with the Dick military
law, the following named retired officers
have been detailed to duty with the Na
tional Guard of the states Indicated: Ore
gon, Lieutenant James Jackson, at Port
land; Arizona. Major Benjamin W. Leavell,
at Prescott; Washington, Captain John
Ktnzie, at Spokane.
While engaged on this service the offi
cers will receive the full pay of their
grade.
Taft Goes to Adlrondacks.
Secretary Taft will tomorrow afternoon
leave for the Adlrondacks for a stay of
ten days or two weeks. He Is suffering
from a severe cold and his physician ad
vised him to take a rest In another climate.
Summer Plans of President.
President Roosevelt's plans for the sum
mer were announced by Secretary Loeb to
day. They are tentative, but probably will
be carried out aa follows:
Tho president will go to Oyster Bay
about July 1, rematnlng there until after
he receives the official notification of the
choice of the republican convention. Then
he expects to return to Washington for a
slay o two or three weeks, returning then
to Oyster Bay and remaining there until
shortly after the middle of September. It
is announced that the president will not
receive any delegations at Oyster Hay and
that he will only receive thuae visitors on
political matters who come through the
national committee. All other visitors to
be received at Oyster Hay will be limited
to those whose missions are on olllcial
business.
REACH AGREEMENT AT TAC0MA
Washington Republicans Will Have
Settled Matters When Conven
tion Is Called to Order.
TACOMO, Wash.. May 11 After an all
night session a slate was agreed upon for
the republican state convention,- which met
today, by a steering committee represent
ing western Washington and enough of the
eastern counties to secure the requisite
votes. The ticket of this combine Is headed
by A. F. Mead of Whatcom for governor.
This lesves the field clear for a straight
fight on the United States senatorship be
tween Senator Foster, Congressman Oush
man and Humphreys and Samuel Piles. By
this arrangement the friends of Governor
McBrlds are apparently left out of con
sideration. FIGHT IN ILLINOIS FACTORY
Importation of Foreign Workmen
Causes Woandlng of Several at
Granite City.
ST. IjOUIB, May ll.-Bad feeling existing
for some time between two factious em
ployed at the Granite City Manufacturing
company's plant at Granite City, HI.,
caused a free-for-all fight today. Several
men received bullet wounds and a number
were Injured by missiles. One had a rapid
magazine pistol, which he discharged Indis
criminately among a crowd of workmen
till a riot call brought a wagonlead of po
lice. Prejudice against the Importation of for
elgn labor Is said to be the cause.
Injunction Against Strikers.
OTTAWA. Kan..- May 11. District Judge
Smart today Issued a temporary Injunc
tion restraining the striking Atchison, To
peka A Santa Ke shopmen here from dam
aging the company's property or interfer
ing with Us employes.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Thursday Showers Thursday
Night and Friday.
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EXPECT THE BIG FIGHT LATER
Russian Experts Think Armies Can
not Meet Again for Two
Days.
ST. PETERSBURG, May ll-f.30 p. m.
No news has been received from the seat
of war confirmatory of the many rumors
of heavy fighting which are drifting in
from abroad, mainly through Japanese
sources. There were violent thunder
storms over Siberia last night and the tele
graph Is working badly today. Whatever
official Information has reached the em
peror has not been made public, as his
majesty left Tsarskoe Selo early today to
attend the review and had not returned
late this afternoon. The general slaff r.d
mlts it Is without advices as to whether
the railroad or telegraph to Port Arthur
are still open. Upon several points, how
ever, tpecific Information is vouchsafed.
The idea that tho Hus-lan squadron at
Port Arthur Is being destroyed to prevent
its falling Into the hands of the enemy
Is scouted at the admiralty, where tho
statements made by the Associated l'reas
last night are reiterated.
"We are not going to repeat the mistake
made at Bebastopol," said Vice Admiral
Rojentsky, commander of tho Baltic
fleet. "If the worst comes to the worst
the squadron will put to sea, engage the
enemy and Inflict as much damage as pos
sible before going to the botiom. But you
can say It Is a little early yet to talk ot
such desperation."
Tho general staff Is positive that there
has been no fight at Mao Tien Ling pass,
for the simple reason that the Russians do
not occupy It. Only a few scouts weie
left there.
According to their reports, the Japanese
forces at Feng Wang Cheng were divided
in two In advancing, one fart moving for
ward toward Llao Yang and the other
marching toward Hal Cheng. Both Llao
Yang and New Chwang are six days'
march from Feng Wang Cheng. Therefore,
they argue, a f.ght of Importance Is im
possible for at least two days. The gen
eral staff Is without Information regarding
the reported death of General Zavsalltch,
declaring that It Is not credible. The pos
sibility of a small engagement at Wah
Fung Tien Is admitted, although no Infor
mation has been received. But If an en
gagement haa occurred there it could not
have been of great Importance, aa the gar
rison Is small.
The Russian force at New Chwang Is
withdrawing, but the place was still held,
according to the last advices. When the
evacuation Is completed, In order to pro
tect the foreign inhabitants against
brigands, China will be invited probably to
send regular troops to New Chwang.. It 1
explained that the situation at Nw
Chwang " Is anomalous. Ordinarily the
civil administration of a city whose coun
try is being Invaded remains in possession
until the enemy appears, but In this case
Russia Is only administering It provision
ally, China being the real owner.
The Information which has been received
at the Foreign office from M. Plancon, sec
retary of Viceroy Alexleff, who Is diplo
matic agent at New Chwang, is not of an
alarming character, and the statements
that Chinese bandits are across the river
waiting to swoop down on New Chwang
the minute the Russians abandon it Is not
credited.
it is believed that the restraint which la
being exercised at Peking by all the powers
Is having effect.
There Is reason to believe that the Rus
sians Intend to hold the stations and rail
road between Port Arthur and Llao Yang
and probably Kal Ping and that the latter
place will be put In a state to stand a
Blege, the Idea being that tf It can hold
out for three months It will make the re
lief of Port Arthur much easier when Gen
eral Kouropatkln Is ready to assume the
offensive. Possibly the New Chwang gar
rison will be sent to Kal Ping.
RUSSIAN DEATH LIST IS LARGEST
Delayed Report from Antung Tells of
Casualties of Yaln Fight.
ANTUNG. May .-(Vla Seoul. May 11.)
An official report of the casualties at the
battle of the Yalu shows a list of thirty
one Japanese officers killed' and twenty
nine wounded, 180 men killed and COT
wounded. On the Russian side 1.3G2 men
were found dead on the field, 475 wounded
are In Japanese hospitals and 138 men were,
taken prisoners.
Most of the Russian who surrendered
at Hamatan, west of Chlu I Jen Client;,
where the Japanese charged tho Russian
rear guard, were wounded.
The Russian soldiers who have since died
In the hospital are burled on a hilltop near
Antung and were followed to the grave by
a Japanese guard of honor and the stuff
officers. A Danish Lutheran missionary,
the only foreigner living at Antung, read
the funeral service over the remains.
The captured Russian munitions of war
being brought Into Antung Include twenty
field pieces, ten machine guns, much smnll
arm ammunition, twenty transport wagons,
two ambulances and band Instruments, the
latter perforated with bullets. Most of
these things were abandoned In the pre
cipitate flight of the Russian troops.
AMERICAN SHIP GOES TO CHE FOO
Cruiser New Orleans Hurriedly Pre
pared for Trip.
SHANGHAI. Msy ll.-The United States
cruiser New Orleans, Rear Admiral Yates
Stirling on board, Is making hurried prep
arations to leave here tomorrow for Che
Foo. The reason for Its departure has not
been announced here.
There Is danger of rioting at New Chwang
between the time of the Russian with
drawal and the occupation of the town
by the Japanese. The Navy department
at Washington has ordered Rear Admiral
Cooper, commander in chief of the Asiatic
squadron, to send a cruiser and a gunboui I
to Che Foo, the nearest neutral port 1o
New Chwang, to be ready for an emer
gency. GERMAN SHIPS GOING TO H4YTI
Fear Disturbances There May Require
Their Presence.
(Copyright by New Vork Herald Co., IIWI i
BERLIN, May 11. (New Yoik Herald
Calilenram-Speclal Telegram to The liee I
-The vhlps of the Girman Eat American
squadron. Inweut of going to Newport
News, will proceed tu Port Au Prtuce,
liayu, as diaordtrs are feared there.
M SINKING SHIPS
Russiana Deny Report Thr-y An Blowing
Up Ysaseli at Port Arthur.
SAY SUCH THING WILL NEVER BE DONE
If Neeenary They Will Pnt to Baa and fo
ta Bottom Fighting-
EXPLOSIONS ARE HEARD IN HARBOR
Thia Givai Rise to tha Bpert of the Da-
itruction of Ships.
FIERCE LITTLE FIGHT OCCURS AT ANJU
Cossack Patrol Gets to the Rear of
the Japanese Army and Attaeks
Small Garrison at that
Place.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co,. 19f. ,
NEW YORK, May U. (New York Her
ald Service Special Tclegnm to Tha
Be.) From Toklo came the Information
that Vice Admiral Togr, having heard
many mysterious explosions In Port Ar
thur, had renched the conclusion that pos
sibly the Russians were destroying their
warships to prevent their capture by the
Japanese. Cho Foo also heard a similar
rumor, but both reports were vigorously
denied In St Petersburg, where It was of
ficially stnted that tha Russians never
would destroys their own ships. They
would. It was added, allow them. If neces
sary, put to sea and go to the bottom fight
ing. General Kouropatkln reported that a
train load of war supplies had been suc
cessfully landed In Port Arthur from Llao
Yang, great praise being accorded to the
officer who had charge of the haasrdous
undertaking.
A small force of Russians attacked the
Japanese garrison at Anju. Their presence
In the neighborhood waa a surprise and
was regarded as evidence that the rear of
the Japanese advance Is being threatened.
In regard to the situation at New
Chwang, Count Casslnl, the Russian am
bassador at Washington, gave thia view
of the problem, declaring that Russia's
retirement from Manchuria ls,qnly tem
porary. General Zassalitch reported that tha
Japanese army Is concentrated In three
groups around Feng Wang Cheng, while
all other reports indicated that the Rus
sians expect a decisive battle soon at or
near Liao Yang.
Meantime, reports of fighting near that
place remained unconfirmed, the proba
bility being that only a brush with brlganda
has taken place. '
Explosion Heard In City.
CHE- FOO, May 11. An unofficial Japa
nese dispatch nas been received here to tha
effect that the Russians have destroyed
their fleet in Port Arthur.
TOKIO, May 11. At noon Admiral Togo
reports that since May u many explosions
have been heard coming from the vicinity
of Port Arthur, but the cause haa not been
ascertained. The impression here is that
the Russians, despairing of their ability
to defend Port Arthur, are destroying their
vhlps, before evacuating the place.
It is impossible to give an accurate list
ot the effective Russian warships at Port
Arthur, but some idea of the atate of the
fleet can be formed at the official report
of Viceroy Aiexleff to Emperor Nicholas
concerning the engagement of April IX in
which the Petropavlovsk waa sunk and the
Pobleda was seriously damaged. In thia
report the viceroy said, "The whole ef
fective squadron at Port Arthur sailed
out."
He then enumerated as the unite of the
fleet the first-class battleships Peresvlet,
pobleda, Poltava, Petropavlovsk and lavas
topol; the armored cruiser Bayan, the first
class protected cruisers Askold and Diana,
the cecond-class protected cruiser Novlk,
two torpedo cruisers and five torpedo boat
destroyers.
It will, therefore, be seen that on April
14, the day after the destruction of the
Petropavlovsk, the Russians at Port Ar
thur had available three battleships, one
armored cruiser and three protected
cruisers, whereas on February 1 they had
available at Port Arthur seven battleships,
one armored cruiser, five protected cruisers
snd one torpedo transport, The number
of torpedo boata or torpedo boat destroyers
effective is not known.
Fighting- at Anjn.
SEOUL, May 10 p. m (Delayed in
Transmission. A Russian force, estimated
to number 2uo man, Is attacking Anju, about
slxiy miles southeast of Wiju, Corea. The
small Japanese garrison of that place lg
lighting fiercely.
The sudden attack on the Japanese gar
rison at Anju by 200 Russians confirms
previous rpi rts of the presence of Rus
sian scouting a riles behind the Japa
nese lines. The small Japanese garrison at
Anju Indicates that the blow was not ex
pected. The fighting at Anju commenced early
Tuesday morning. The Japanese garrison
sent a telegram to nearby posts on the
Wlju road for reinforcements.
Japanese Drive On Enemy.
TOKIO, May 11.-7 p. in. -Details Of th
attai-k by Russian Cossacks at Anju,
e'orea, yesterdsy morning, were received
here today.
The Russian cavalry numbered 200 melt
and their cltack was spirited. The Japa
nese garrison resisted stoutly and sue
cseded In driving off the enemy. Later,
Japanese 'enforcements arrived from Ping
Yang.
Indications point to the presence of a
Russian force at Yong Byong, between
Anju and Unsan, but it probably Is small,
Ii is evident that ihtsn Lusslan cavalry
ment were sent south for the purpose of
harassing the Japanese flanks and lines of
communication. The Japanese report Of
the fighting at Anju does not give any
losses.
GREAT IIRITUN TO SEND NO SHIPS
If Hnsslans Leave ten- f Imang Brig
nnds May Art Until Japs Arrive,
IJNDON, May 11.-Earl Percy, under
foreign secretary, replying to a quesil in
in the lb, use of Commons today, said the
I'.r'tlsh consul at New Chwang had not
asked for a gunboat for tha protection of
Kiillen inte'eals there, in view of the pos
sibility of an attack l,y hrlgrand. New
Chwang hi lug In the theater of war, his
majesty's government some time ago took
t he only step possible In requesilng the
belligerents to safeguard the liiUrests of
British subjects. The Ruasian government