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Part 1 -Pages ito8 fjfJE MAHA DAILY' BEE. WATCH FOR THE AUTOMOBILES TOMORROW. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORXIXO, MAY 21, 1904 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. NO HOPES OF A BREAK Bspublioan Oaoa'is'a'.as at 8prii;flld Agra to a Recast with Lhtlt Ci oB-iljUi CONVENTION IS ADJOURNED ONE WEEK Effort! U Briaf About Ch&cp ii Bitua- . tion Isaos t DbappoiDtmtBt. ONLY ONE BALLOT TAKEN YESTERDAY Dslsgatss Eagerly Onip ths Opportunity for Chinos to Go Homo RECESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY 3 Meeting; e Determine Regarding Ae- jtwrnanl Held After TJselessneee Farthti Belletlaar Be- SPRINGFirLD, Ill,, Hay 10. Unable to end the deadlock oa the gubernatorial nomination, the republican state convention . today adjourned until 1p.m., May 31. Only one ballot waa taken. It waa the fifty- " eighth roll call, and ahowed no material change from the fifty-seventh, taken last night, er (rem the first taken last Friday The convention suspended operations, leaving Governor Yates In the lead, with 481 rotes. Colonel Frank 'O. Lowden second with 182, Charles 8. Deneen third with fcfi, H. J. Hamlin fourth with 113, Vespasian Warner fifth with S3, Lawrence T. Sherman sixth with eS and John H. Plercs seventh with . There 1 a total or 1,601 .delegates, making 763 votes necessary for a choice. All the candidates agreed to the eleven- day recess, and tonight all headquarters were closed, the candidates going home to arrange a canvass of the state before May 31. The band played "Home, Sweet Home," but nobody sang, for ten days of shouting had left the crowd hoarse and exhausted. r' The convention was In session lees than an hour today. It first convened Thursday, May 11 Delegatee-at-large were elected and resolutions were adopted last week. The rival candidates have reached no conclusion as to a plan by which the convention deadlock could be broken. A report circulated that Lowden would with draw was generally discredited. The dele gates faced a prospect that balloting would continue all day and that the convention would then take a recess. . All candidates for governor bar Just Agreed to adjourn- until one week from next Tuesday Immediately after the first ballot, now In progress. Fifty-eighth ballot: Yates, iti; Lowden, 382; - Deneen, 385; Hamlin, 1U; Warner, 63; Sherman, 48; Pierce, 29. The convention took a- recess until S p. m. . May 8L The motion to adjourn until I p. m., May ; SI, waa made by Senator Gardner of La, Salle. There was a storm of "ayes," . fol lowed by another of "noes." ,. ."The chair Is unable to decide," said Chairfrian .Cannon, . "The clerk will call the roll." ..... J.. . . . As the roll progressed It became evident that the .negative vote oa the question of adjournment bad not oome from the dele gates, who, with few exceptions, eagerly grasped the opportunity to get home. The vote atood: Nays, 38; yeas, MM. The convention broke up. and . the . delegates rushed from the hall, cheering.. The band played "Home, Sweet Homo."- The recess to May el waa taken by unant tnous agreement among the candidates for governor. A meeting at which Mill were present was held In the adjutant general's Office during the fifty-eighth ballot and the agreement waa reached with practically no discussion, DOCKSTADER JAKES PICTURE Strange Seen ta Waahlsurtea Ke . plained by Hew Yerk Minstrel ree. NEW, YORK. May Ml Xew" Docks tad er, the minstrel, today turned over the moving picture fUme secured yesterday In the capl tol grounds, when photographs were made of a man made up to represent President RooMvelt extending aid to a negro lying On the ground. The Alms are aa yet un developed. Dockstader's action followed a visit from a police Inspector- after a secret service officer from Washington had made a call at the detective bureau and stated that the Washington police wanted the films. "1 wished the ptoturea for a new mono logue," said Mr. poekatadar, after the visit to the Inspector's office, "and I am sorry that my venture should have' caused such a commotion. It Is net true that I wag made np to look nke Banker T. Washing, ton, although the ether man was meant to resemble President Roosevelt. It waa with the most Innocent Intentions that I had my confederate made up aa the presi dent." . ANOTHER MISSOURI SCANDAL Sneeatew Wnltei'ortea Max Be Dta arrod fr MatnaMagr Kaa-erea . In Meaaeia Cm. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May . The supreme court today found Speaker Jamas H. Whttecetton of the bouse of repre sentatives aa attorney for Howard Sharp, guilty ef mutilating the record In a oase from Monroe county. The court orders the record oo treated by striking out certain worda and figures which It flails were written In after It bad been signed by the trial Judge and orders the ease reargued on May tLi This la a murder ease free Munroe county. Some time ago Attorney General Crew filed affidavits that Attorney Whtteeotton had changed the record and the court ordered testimony taken at Paris, Mo. Reviewing that testimony, the court today. finds that the affidavits of the attorney general are sustained. Ths attor ney general can now Institute disbarment proceedings against Wbltecotton. SAYS REBELLION STILL EXISTS Geveraer ef Colorado Ha fettled Labor Tveueleo, hut Set the laeurreettea. PITTSBURG. May M. Ooveraor Pee body of Colorado, replying to a telegram from the National Association of Manufacturers In session here thle week, eommendlng him for hie stand during the, reoent labor troubles la bis state, says: The labor etrikee In Colorado are ended, 'save for a slight rebellion led by prufoe clonal erltetufa. Law and order bee been re-eeublUltad and obedience te our own. edtuUon aad lie lawe must and ehall be maintained. The principle of guaranteeing to every eltlsen of Colorado lite right to labor In a lawful manner without fear of Intimidation or vlolnnoe will hereafter be enetaUlnod l( lite fevfle 4 LUe eUUe BANDITS ASSAULT WOMEN Tusler Outlaws Add Brutality te Crime When America Is SeiuedL . PARIS. May to. United States Consul Oenersl Oumtner st Tangier, Morocco, tele graphs confirming ths reports that ths brigand band which captured Perdlcarl aa American, ana uommu - British subject, Is the same tr a " Mr. Harris, the London Times eV. .a. nt, ltvrt year. Beeldee capturing the men, members of the band aesaulted the women of Mr. Percardlrls' party. Ths British and Amer ican representative at Tangier are taking energetic measures to ootain tne reieese or the captives and the Moorish authorities are assisting them. THIRTEEH LIVES LOST WITH SHIP British Steamer Strikes the Reeke During Heavy Fog. NORTH SYDNEY. N. 8.. May 20. Thir teen Uvea were loot today when the British steamer Turret Bay, coal laden, bound from Sydney to Montreal, during a fog struck the rocks nineteen miles off Cspe North, the northernmost point of Cape Breton, and sank In deep water within twenty minutes. Only nine men were saved. The dead are: ' J. W. HAYDBN, captain, Waterford, Ireland. -M. A. M'CARA, first officer. O. F. GRAY, second officer. ' W. H. ADAMS, ohief engineer. H. 8. MATTHEWS, second engineer. GEORGE! JOHNSON, boatswain, to gether .with the steward, a cook, a mess room boy, ' two firemen, a seaman and a helper. After the impact the steamer backed oft into the deep water. The crew attempted to cut the boats clear, but while thus engaged the vessel plunged down, bow first, carrying every man aboard with it. Some of the men struggled to the surface and clung to floating pieces of wreckage. Fourteen per sona were taken off the wreckage by the life ' saving crew that put out from the Island, but five of them died before reach ing the Island. The survivors say that they did not know that they were In danger until the vessel struck. Thsy mistook the foghorn for another steamer's whistle. The vessel was built In ISM of steel, t.Ul tons, and was owned by William Peterson of Nsw- oestle-on-Tyne. FRETJfCH WILL HOT INTfiRVEKE Will Ret Raise Issue with Sultan of Moroeeo Over Perdercnrls Incident. PARIS, May 29. The French government does not Intend to send a warship to Tan gier or otherwise Intervene In the capturing of Messrs. Perdercarls and his stepson by brigands.. The right of France to Inter vene would raise a direct Issue with the sultan of Morocco concerning the exercise of police powers. Unofficial advices said that Mohammed 3 Torres has already recalled the Moroc can troops In pursuit Pt ?h brigands, aa the latter demanded: . British Terpede Boat for Tangier. GIBRALTAR. May. ft,-A. British torpedo best; Wor st, sailed today for' Tangier, In connection with ths kidnaping of an Amert eaa eltlsen named Ferdlcaris and his step son. Cromwell Tarley, a British subject, by armed Arabs, headed by Ralsull, the notorious brigand chief. TROUBLE OVER COAST RATES Cnaaeaitieoa Meet Stopse sewtmtlves of Baurrtaaaai aad Hill Unee te Dls- eau Freight TarlaTa. ' CHICAGO, May to. Committees .repre senting the Jobbing Interests of Ban' Fran cisco, Portland, Seattle, "Tacoma and Spo kane are about to hold conferences !n Chicago with officials of the Harrlman and Hill lines with a view of obtaining a re adjustment of Fadflo coast freight rates. Today the traffic men met a committee of fifteen Spokane ' men and two committees from the other ooast cities. The various cities have conflicting Inter ests and there apparently Is little common ground. Some of the things that the strictly coast cities desire would be of Injury to Spokane, and If Spokane should receive what It desires the coast would be greatly Injured. Further complicating the situation are the contending Interests of tbo North Paclfle ooast cities and Saa Francisco, each of whloh are anxious to preserve Its present jobbing territory, If not to enlarge It. . The Paclfks coast Interests Insist that they should be allowed to go as - far east for trade as the eastern Jobbers can go weet at equal freight rates. Spokane Is demanding distributing rates such aeAre granted te Taooma and Seattle and f"rt iaad. RUMBLE CONYICTED OF FRAUD Charred with VslneT.the) United States Malls In a FreStable Mlalau Deal. BAH FRANCISCO, May tO.-In ths United States district eourt George W. Rumble was convicted of using the mall for fraudu lent purposes. The case will be appealed. In the meantime Rumble will ibe given his liberty upon a bond of tlO.OQo. Rumble organised a corporation known aa the Sun set Mining eompeny, and asserted that there were twelve mines belonging to the promoter During four years' time Rumble took In KM.000. Postal Inspector CConnell asserts that Rumble cleared up t25O.S0O from the deal. Many miners Invested In the deal WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL I . .. . Carriers Appoints ie a frnsaher Rwral Reaitee. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May !0.-Speolal Tele gram.) Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Blalreburg. regular, George R. W a rath; substitute, George A. Wei rath. Ellsworth, regular, Nela P. Olsen; substitute. Julia P. Oleen. New London, regular. Dolose R. Greenfield; substitute, Willis Mann, West chester, regular, Walter A, Leet; substi tute, Anson O. Leet. South Dakota Hur ley, regular. LeGrand A. Hackett; substi tute. Helen B. Beckett. Parkston, regular, WlilUm M. Fredrtca; substitute, Martin Fredrieh. ' George U. Parson has been appointed postmaster at Kayce, Johneon epunty, Wjro., vtoe F. H. Sawyer, resigned. Iowa Maa te Speaker. ST. LOUia May 30 The national aad in ternational Good Roada oonventloa today continued the discussion of plana for aioV lag the work of Improving the roads. Among the epeahers were T. O. Parker, president of the Iuwa Oood Roada associa tion; Lewie M. Haupt. a civil engineer) Augustus Poet of New Tork and Ceng ataa J. T. Lloyd t Jtfleeyuil. FLOOD WIPES OUI TOWNS Cloudburst Ocean at ths Head of ths Cache La Fondio. BRIDGE5 HOMES ARE SWEPT AWAY IVV .'ulemeat of 8WJ Persons la . auatea aad Alarm Felt Over the Reservoir Fed by Swollen It ream. DENVER. May 20. A cloudburst at the head of the Cache la Foudre rivet caused that stream to overflow its banke, and meager reports received here indicate that great damage has been caused by the flood. The rush of the flood paused the. dam which holds the water of Livingston lake, slxty-flve miles above Fort Collins, to brsak and this added volume of water swept down the Cache la Foudre, practic ally wiping out the towns of Llverraore and La Porte, respectively fourteen and three miles abovs Fort Collins. It is reported that one person was drowned at the former place. At Fort Col lins the river, which normally is about the width of an average mountain river, Is now over a mile wide, and the Russian settlement, consisting of 300 families, is Inundated. Already a number of frame dwellings of these people have been swept from their foundations and sent swirling along with the flood. 'In several ' Instances the oc cupants were unable to make their escape and were carried along. It has not yet been learned whether there wae any losses of life at Fort Collins, but It seems safe to predict thet there has been. Wreckage of houses, household goods and carcasses of dead animals are being carried by Fort Collins by the flood. Feare for Reservoir. From Greeley, about twenty-five miles east of Fort (Rollins, oomes the information that a number of wagon bridges between there and Fort Collins have been washed away and the Colorado dt Southern rail road bridge at Timnath, about midway be tween the two towns, wrecked. No trains will be sent out on that line tonight. The Colorado it Southern from Fort Collins to Greeley Is a branch line. Although the erest of the flood has not yet reached Oreeley and Is' not expected until midnight, ranchmen and other dwell ers along the bottoms are moving tOvthe high ground. The Cache la Poudre river runs through one of the most thickly set tied and richest agricultural ' districts ef Colorado. A large portion of the northern part of the state Is Irrigated from this stream and a number of Immense reservoirs have been constructed for the purpose of storing the water. Should the rush of waters weaken these sufficiently to cause a break and re lease the stored water the result would be disastrous. Wire communication with the flood sec tkn Is fitful and all the towns along the upper cache la Poudre have been entirely cut on. - CITY OF CHEYENNE FLOODED Several Men Reported Drowned ani Hatlreed Track Washed N '"'V'V ' 'oat,' DENVER, May 30. A telephone message to the Associated Press from Its corre spondent at Cheyenne, Wyo., at 11:30 to. night says ths,t the Crow river, which runs through Cheyenne, Is running. bank full aa a result of heavy rains today. From eight to twelve miles of the main line of the Union Paclfle railroad and several mites of the roadbed of the Colorado & Southern road have been washed out. Sev eral lives; are reported to have Jfien lost among the ranchers living along the Crow. The river In Cheyenne has spread out over the lower sections, flooding the dwellings and business houses. Telegraph wires be tween Denver and Cheyenne are disabled. HAIL FALLS IN COLORADO Heaviest Storaa Kitwi at.Pneble la Years Does Mweh Danaaga and Smashes Windows. PUEBLO, Colo., May J.-The heaviest hailstorm seen In this city for many years prevailed today. Hall that weighed more than three ounces fell io a depth of an Inch, Much . damage was done and several persons were slightly Injured, Hun dreds of windows were broken. NOT CERTAIN OF COALITION Boss Cumberland Presbyter! ans ' Do e Approve Felly ef Merger ef Chnrehes. DALLAS, Tex., May" tX When the gen oral assembly of the Cumberland Presby terian church assembled today Judge W. SO. Settle of the Kentucky court of appeals, who was yesterday elected moderator, was In the chair. The reports of the committee on fraternity and union took up the time' or the morning session. A canvass of the delegates by the Asae elated Frees representative today disclosed a sentiment about evenly divided oa the question of omirch union. There are sev eral prominent and pronounced opponents to the plan of union, while the committee report has many staunch supporters. It will be almost impossible to forecast which side Is In a majority until the final vote hi taken. UNCOLN AFTER CONVENTION Making a Systesaatla Ceuapalga tow the Leeomotlve Bagrlaeers foe Nest Year. LOS ANGELES. May 30. Tee Brother, hood of Locomotive Engineers continued In executive session today. Matters of minor Importance were considered. The delegates left late In the day for an excursion to Catallna Island. Already aotivlty la being manifested by delegates from several towns In varioas parts of the country to secure the location of the next biennial conven tion. Memphis, ,Tenn., 'and Lincoln, Nob., are making a systematic oampalgn. Botsaee Well Remembered. John Holmes of South Om"iha cams to ths conclusion when arrested last night thet the police remember faces. Holmes Is said to have robbed Louie Severson, a irtner, also living in South Omaha, of 10 and two gold watchee last March After the robbery Holmes took a var-a tion In the country and only last night returned to town end was Immediately potted by Detectives Donahue and Helt felt. who gathered him In on a eherge of larceny from the person. It Is said that Holmes got Severeon drunk and taking hlm.ln an alley robbed him. Cera Bheotera CtMMtht. John Ranks of Hit Chicago street and O. P. Sullivan of 122 DixiaU etreet were erreeted last alsht for shooting craps In Levi's saloon at Kl-ventO und ('apltui avenue. Levi waa siso arrrtd, but was released o Oaen ball of Slug. FRANCIS GOES TO CHICAGO Long Rumored Chisre la Barllngtaa PsaMsftr Department Is Made. ST. LOUTS, May 20. Announcement made from the general offices of the Bur lington system of the transference of Gen eral Passenger Agent Wakeley from St. Louis to Omaha and of Assistant General Passenger Agent W. A. Taylor from Chi cago to St. Louis. J. Francis, general pas senger agent, will be transferred from Omaha to Chicago. Several times within recent years the re port has been current that Mr. Francis was to be transferred to Chicago During the last few months these rumors have been more persistent than ever before, but they have been as promptly denied.' Some months ago Ths Bee pointed out that Mr. Francis had offred his home In this city for sals and that there was every Indication that the long rumored change was to be made, but it was denied at that time. A day or two ago when Mr. Francis was called to Chicago the report was revived and a local railroad man stated that be knew positively that the change was to be made this time, and therefore It will oome aa no surprise. Mr. Francis has been looked upon as one of the strong men In the passenger world and his promotion to a wider field Is natural one. Mr. Wakeley, who comes to Omaha, has been the general passenger agent of the Missouri lines of the Burlington. FIND THE LIVINGSTON JEWELS Valuables Takes from Grave of Lady Mary" Are Recovered at Albany. ALBANY, N. Y., May 39. Results of raids by the Albany police last night and today of a resort In South Lansing street. Intended to break up a "growler gang," were believed until tonight to afford a quel to the recent looting of the family tomb on the old Livingston estate below Hudson. Jewels worth many thousands of dollars and of priceless value as heirlooms were found on the person of Thomas 'King, one of the vagrants, and concealed about the house. The arrival of Chief of Police Moloy of Tlvoll-on-the-Hudson sxploded the tomb robbery theory, bat-brought to light the fact that the family residence of General Frederic de Peyster of Tlvoll was looted Monday night In the absence of the family, and Chief Moloy Identified nearly all of the booty aa belonging to the De Peyster family. From blm It was learned that It was ths third robbery of the house. On the occasion of the last robbery tR.OOO worth of Jewelry was taken. He fully Iden tified King, who Is a wandering tanner, and William Johnson of Hudson, who Is a cripple, as two of the three men whom he saw Monday night near the De Peyster house, Charles Murphy also of Hudson, Is in oustody and is bulleved te be. the third man. . . Falrlp Ahlaaa with Gema. Three other men, classed by the police ss 'hoboes," were arrested in the eald. which was made on complaint of neighbors. If tne gang naa dispersed, as the nni ramm commanded, no arrests would have been made and the jewelrv mlarht never ha vn been recovered. But they resisted and were orougnt to police headauartara. Whan King was searched the quantity of Jewelry was xouna on him. He declared he found it beside the railroad near Recullner. Tm The house was then searched and an addi tional Jot. of Jewelrv waa found. lniurifn broken fragments in the backyard. ana loot recovered Includes 2oft nr m articles, most of them marked with names. monograms or Initials of the n. t.v.. and the Livingston families, which inter married. There are man v emntr nttinn vfhloh evidently contained precious stones, but Chief Moloy said most of these had been removed by the famll. and ru i- modern settings. Most conspicuous 1 pair oi peautitui cameo bracelets of heavy linked gold. There Is a magnificent hairnln of mnthi of-pearl, set with pearls and diamonds, a neoaiace or ma toilless Florentine moslae strung on a gold chain of finest mrVm,n. ship, which was found in an ash heap. Jewels ta the Ash Heap. There are also braealeta. lock. brooches, embossed silver toilet artini.. hand mirrors, carved coral ornaments, sev eral Dreastpins containing braided hair, one of them surrounded by larre and v.li,- able pearls; a pah of gold filigree earrings in tne form or bunches of grapes, together with a quantity of Jewelry and other ar ticles of modern mske. In addition to these the eollee htn fnnnd In the local pawnshops a number of valu able articles. Some of' the article ho been pawned for 60 cents and tL A dia- mona brooch brought 13. Chief Moloy said It waa now known th.t no Jewelry was entombed wfth Uu-t Livingston, members of the family and mem dots wno were present sT her funeral had long ago disposed of the Jewelry legend with the well authenticated statement that the only thing with her In tha ooffln was a bunch of roeea, The prisoners have been sent ta tha m- Itentlary on charges of vagrancy Tor thirty days, 'pending Investigation. No one now seriously connects this gang with ths van- aausm at us uvtngston tomb. LONE JUROR IS ARRESTED Stands for Aeoatttal la tha af tha Alleged Bank wVeeker at TrTi Kansas. TROY. Kan.. May 30-The Jury In thO trial on the first of five count of forgery against J. E. -Marcell. cashier of ths wrecked Highland bank, disagreed today after being out forty-eight hours and waa discharged. The Jury stood eleven for con viction te one for acquittal. . John Alfrey, the Juror who held out for acquittal, was arrested softer the discharge of the Jury on a charge of perjury. It Is alleged that Al- frey made the statement before he was elected as a Juror that he would vote for acquittal to the last. The Highland bank owed over 3300,000 when It failed last year. Oat growth af a Ball Game. Frank Pierce. Wlllard Pierre and Ifin Clark, all livlug at South Twanty-flrst avsnuo, were arreetod last nlabt on a warrant sworn out by Frank Pepper, a natahbor. who oharsee them with disturb ing the peace. Pepper told the police that the aouuasaa prsons naa given file first born son a trounoliig yesterday sfieraoon. The trouble la said to have alerted over a Lull arame In which the onnurtna- ahlua eould not agree. The elder pvople are then said to have taken the matter up, but found that the poxition of u-nptra la a bail game Is a thankless Job, RETREAT MAY BE ONLY RUSE Military Expsrts Iholins to Dosbt Serious BsTsrts to Japan ess Aims, POSITION OF ARMY DIVISIONS MYSTERY While Keuropatkla la Holding Hie Present Position Critics Incline to Belief His Retreat May Be Cut Off. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 19ut.) LONDON, May IL New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram, to The Bee.) London Is very unwilling to credit the re port of the Japanese defeat near Feng Wang Cheng. One newspaper says it Is not clear that the retreat of the Japanese left was not made for strateglo reasons. An other believes the Japanese merely made a reconnaissance in the neighborhood of Mo Tien pass, found it strongly held, and being too sensible to attempt a frontal attack with Inadequate numbers, retired upon the main masses of the first army. Here and there a note of uneaslneas pierces through the optimism. The Daily Chronicle points out that the danger of an advance in so extended a front as that of Kuroki's army Is, of course, that the enemy may be able to fall In superior numbers upon particular points on the front. "This Is what General Kouropatkln has partially, at least, suc ceeded In doing in this case," Is added. "In this connection we may refer to the re ported landing on Thursday of a Japanese force at Taku Shan, on the bay of Corea, some thirty miles south of Feng Wang Cheng. This latter intelligence comes from Toklo, and it is not very clear why the Japanese authorities, who are usually so reticent, should in this lnstanoe have been quick to take the world Into their confi dence. "The full signification of the retirement on Feng Wang Cheng cannot be realised nntll we know what is going on in other quarters. y( may be a serious check to Kuroki s general advance, or it may not be, according to the extent in which he haa been able to carry on the movement designed to envelope the enemy. The Japa nese retirement on Feng Wang Chung may have been of a more unpleasant character to the retreating force than has yet ap peared." Kouropatkla Not Helpless. The military expert of the Daily Express writes from the news to hand this morn ing:. "It would appear that Kouropatkln, al though "hard pressed. Is not In a forlorn position strategically, He is beset on three sides and a third Japanese force is hover ing close upon his left flank. Despite this latter danger be has found an opportunity to strike at his opponent in bis Immediate front, and from this It may be argued thai tha 'flanking 'column On his left Is not In sufficient strength to out off his retreat "The attack upon the Japanese advance guard may even cover the well ordered re tirement. It Is difficult to believe that Kouropatkln would follow a wlll-o'-the- wlsp In his front while threatened on his two flanks. It, may be taken for granted that ha has not endangered his original position and that the tug of war wfll oome and then he will seek to retire." Japanese correspondents of the Morning Post speak of the Japanese retirement as a possible device to lure the Russians on until they may find themselves completely hemmed In and cut off. Mr, Spencer Wilkinson, writing In tke same newspaper, says: 'The question Is not whether tha force engaged held Its ground or not, but what It was there for. If It waa to keep ths enemy's attention while events of greater importance were going on elsewhere the fact of the retreat Is a mark of failure. "The general appearance of ths campaign just now is that of the Russians being held around Llao Yang while the Japanese are attempting a concentrio movement against them." JlaJ Real Situation I'aknewi. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., Hot) PARIS, May VL (New York Herald Ca blegramSpecial Telegram to Tha Bee.) The Herald's ISuropean edition publishes the following from Its military expert: "It Is made evident by the dispatohes received from cities near the seat of war. as well as from St. Petersburg, Seoul 'or Toklo, that it is absolutely Impossible to know where the divisions of Generals Ku roki aad Oku now are. Cossacks send very preoiae information as to ths points where they come In contact with the enemy, hut what thet Is behind these points and ths outposts with which they have bad skirm ishes thsy do not tell the pubUo, If they do inform their officials superior. It Is doubtless to be hoped that the Utter have become settled in their minds as ta Impor tant problems by their reconnaissances. And the reason for reconaoltering is to learn what there is behind the thin line of safeguards pushed forward before every army, large or smalL It la baoeaaary that cavalry scouts, after having oome In con tact with the first of the advance guards, whether by charge or under fire, makes lit tie difference, should penetrate the aone of protection and advance, fighting, until it can aea ths troops protected. In order to learn Its strength, composition and direc tion. If such a movsment ooncerna the ad vancing uoliimn, offensive aad often pro longed fighting may become necessary and not only require the participation of a tsw patrols or platoons, but ef several squadrons or sotnlaa, whose objeot It will be to always push an ahead, taking po sition after position until the object of making a good reconnaissance Is attained. It Is probable that In the great duel that Is preparing the Coesacks, who form an admirable scouting force, after an at tack, are acting thus, and, therefore. Gen eral Kouropatkln ought to know, as we do pot, the position and the Importaaee at the different sections of ths two armies opposing him, and that be Is acting and Continued oa Second fag-) THE BEE BULLETIN. Fareeaat for Kehraeka Showera aad Cooler Saturdayi Swuday Fair. Par. 1 Ne Hope of a Break: la Illinois. need Wlpee Out Colorado Towns. F.sperta View War Developmeate. (ienertl Kuroki Meete with Cheek. St Many Officers Lost with the Ships. 3 &ews from All Parts of Nebraska, 4 Students Are Caught with Spaeaa. S Affairs at South Omaha. 9 Story, "The Sycamore." T Story, A Defeated Lie a." Nebraska Women After a P1aes World's Prase Parliament. Methadlets Elect Seven BUhope. 9 Spring Fashlens la Mixed Drinks. IO Editorial. 11 Sealpers Will Not Handle Tickets. Bryaa Still Mum aa Candidate. 13 Resnlts of the Ball Games. Sporting Events of the Day. Financial Review of the Week. 18 Financial and Commercial. IS Ceanrll Blnffa aad Iowa News. Thibetans Desire to Be Free. 1 Boys aad Girls Are CenSrmea. Temperature at Omaha Yeatevaavi Hour. Dec. Hour. Dm. a. m B-4 i p. m T4 Be) B p. m...... TO Ta.m Ktt 8 p. m...... T8 8 P. m. S3 . p. m TS B a, aa...... er So. m...... VT a. m WO e p. aa TT 11 a. m...... TO T p. m T5 U TS 8 . m T3 v P. ns TO SAYS GRANTS WERE NOT LEGAL Cercaa Government Asserts Russians Secured Coaveeesloue Surrepti tiously from Minor Officials. i SEOUL. May 19. Delayed In Transmis sion.) An imperial edict oon firming the action of the cabinet abrogating ail exist ing treaties and agreements between the Russian and Corean governments, covers the original treaty of 1834, a special agree ment regarding the Imperial household and all mining and timber oonceesslons on the Yalu. and Tumen rivers and on Nagellt Island, off the east coast It declares that lumber grants riven to nrlvata Individual. the time limitation of which has lapsed, were extended surreptitiously by the prime minister and Anally by the Corean Foreign office, a minor official of which signed the extension under Russian pressure. OFFICIAL REPORT OF DISASTER St. Petersburg; Notified of Destruction of Jap Ships. ST. PETERSBURG. May 20. Grand Duke Alexis has received the following dlsnatnh bearing today's date, from Viceroy Alexieffj The following report by mall from Rear Admiral Wittseff, in command of - naval forces at Port Arthur, was received on the night of May 13-30: Three of the enemy's battleships and tnree cruisers appeared to the east on ths morning of May 15. Their movsments were watched from T.Iba . Ti.h.n . i-i i T -..... . .'.V Hill. After crossing ths meridian ef Port Arthur, this squadron turned anatwarrf and appeared to be getting Into battle formation; then an explosion was observed under the third battleship, which Was of the Full type. The ironclad stoDDed. haelnrf pvsr to starboard and began to sink by the bow, sending up -a quantity of staara.' Two oruisers immediately approached and It waa observed from Golden 11 ill that they lowered boats, after which the battleship gradually righted itself and appeared' to rouuvcr irom lie injury. At that tnlnuta annthiNe' thM..fnnn.ll.if battleship of the Shlklshlma type ap proached the scene of the accident anf a mine exploded under its midship section, causing a similar explosion to that which occurred In the case of the battleship Pe tropavloysk. In the course of one minute it sank. The third Ironclad put out to sea, the cruisers remaining on the scene of the disaster. I sent sixteen torpedo boats to barrens the enemy and should a favorable oppor tunity present Itself, to attack the ships separately. The cruiser Novlk went out to the passage In order If necessary to support ths torpedo boats, but the cruisers ?ot up steam at this Junoture and drew In owards the shore. The Japanese cruisers opened fire with all their heavy guns on our torpedo boats, but the latter returned to port without loss. The damaged ironclad then disap peared below the horlson with Its attend ant cruisers, escaping from the purmilt of our flotilla. In the meantime night had fallen, tho wind freshened and there was a rough sea. On the morning of May It three torpedo boats approached the scene Of the disaster. I sent the Novlk against them and thsy put out to sea. The ehlp which blew up In Kerr bay (Dalny) was evidently a cruiser, Judging by Its funnels and fighting tope, which are visible at low water. According to reports received from the coast, three torpedo boats, covering an attempted landing In Kerr bay, were damaged by our light ar tillery. NEITHER IS THE FRIEND OF CHINA Draws Battle la the Mos't Favrorablo for Chinese. ' (Copyright by New Tork Herald Co., 190t.) PEKING, May . (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram.) In an In terview . whloh I have just bad with a prominent Chinese statesman be assured me that China could not be Induced even 1 ft he Japanese wished Jt, to take up arms against Russia In the present struggle. "If Russia Is victorious," he said, "Man churia would be lest. But If Japan la victorious It would mean a Japanese dic tatorship over China, Not only Una, but the open door will be oloeed to all Com modities Japan can supply and Japan will gradually absorb truffle ea the) so est. "Tha hope of China, therefore, at pres ent Is that the war will be carried on to the exhaustion of -both oountrles.' Japanese look to mtkdkn i Report from Llae Yang Sara They Are Beading; Troupe Narthward. LIAO YANG, May 1. (Delayed in Trans mission.) Forty-five battalions of Japanese troops have been landed on the Llao Tung peninsula. In order to embarrass their ad vance the Russians have destroyed the rail road bridges. The Japaneee have retired to Feng Wang Cheng, though divisions are moving north ward, their apparent destination being Mukden. Tha excitement among the Chi nese has been Increasing during the last few days. Ths Chinese bandits are sa using considerable trouble and are being ener getically hunted by On sea oka. The Kastarn Chlaese railroad has In creased its carrying capacity and for some days past troops have been arriving here quickly auoT'ln splendid oonaition. Russians Vomm Over Three Hundred, LONDON, May 20. The Japanese lega tion here this morning gave out ths follow ing dispatch received from Toklo t The enemy's forces participating In ths fight near Kin Chau, Llae Tung peninsula. May It, oonalsted of the Fifth, Fourteenth and Blxteenth sharpshooters, with eisht quirk tiring guns. They left on ths drid thirty deaa officers and men. According to ths prisoners the enemy's casualties were Over 3W. Japanese Land Other Traops. LONDON, May 30.-S:30 p. m. The Japa nese legation today received ths following official dispatch: TOKIO. May 19 The portion of one army commenced landing at Taku Shau (weet ot the aueuia e( we sain fiver j yesterday. DEFEAT FOR KUROKI Bepori tsa Jgpness sneral Is Eepuliei with Heavy Logs, RUSSIANS STRIKE SWIFT AND SUDDENLY Gsssrsl Bsnasnkunpff Lsadt Flowst of Ootssok OsTslry Against Japs, ISLANDERS, WERE FLANKING ENEMY EostltBi Bars Bslvtt from Eeitrmotion by Driving Japs to Fang Wang Cheng. K0UR0PATK1N PLAYS TRICK ON KUROKI Withdrawn tram Beeaa ef Operations: aad ltetn Vusurpeetlaa; Jap Column Adveaee Btread Mope ef Rata lweiaal a. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 190i NEW CHWANG, May 80. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram.) Io. formation has been received here indicat ing that a clever Ruseian strategical flank log movement haa been, executed, threat ening the Japanese advanced position oast of Llao Yang and oompelllng them to fall back on Feng Wang t Cheng. ST. PETERSBURG, May 10. A report haa been received here saying that General Kuroki has been repulsed with great loss. The report cannot be confirmed. Following on the heels of the news of the disasters to the Japanese fleet, the general staff today received offi cial advices of the defeat of the Japanese force which was marching northward from Feng Wang Cheng for the purpose of executing a flank movement on Mukden, Details of the dispatch will not ' be made public until It has been paased by the war commission, but enough has been communicated to the Associated Press to make It clear thai In order to save them selves from destruction the Japanese were compelled to retreat toward Feng Wang Cheng. Since General Kuroki sent a ooluran . northward to gain the road leading directly west from Mukden General Kouroptakln haa kept It under the closest surveillance, awaiting the moment when it should be so distant from the main Japanese army as to prevent Its easy reinforcement. In ob serving this plan the Russians withdrew and the Japanese not knowing of a strong force of the enemy near them continued to ad vane a ItenaeaktavmptT to the Attack. . a, . . .ii.j .. rl.rt.rBl w nan in, um, iui wuuu vum j .. from the leaah. General Kbnnenkampff had from the leash. General Rennekampff had under his command only a few regimenta. but they were the flower of the Cossack cavalry. On May 18 he fe on the enemy, whose numbers have not been revealed, with such vigor as to compel the Japanese retirement twelve miles toward the base. near enough. It is presumed, to nave, re calved reinforcements from General Kuroki, who must Immediately bare been advised of ths awkward predicament. . The operation la described by the general staff aa Just such a move as It was sus pected General Kouropatkln would make and for which General Rennenkamprf was chosen. The latter's appearance on tha stage was somewhat -late. It had been In tended that be should raid Corea at ' the beginning of the war, but be arrived at the front too late. The general staff believes General Ren- nenkampfTa attack must have been In the nature-" of a thunderbolt Ke Is a man to attack qulokly and hard, once given the opportunity, and his men, veterans of the Chinese oampalgn, had been selected espe cially because they knew what it was to be under fire. The casualties sustained by the opposing foroes have not yet been an- nouneed. - Knrelct May Fear Coasaejcs, Ths apprehension of Rennenkampff's Cos sacks hovering north, the authorities say, may explain the cautious action of General Kuroki In establishing a strong base at Feng Wang Cheng and halting the column which was marching on Sal Cheng. It may auto be a solution of the mystery of New Chwang, which at first was report i-l to have been evacuated and which ia nv said to have keen reocoupied by the Rus sians; for If Kuroki haa definitely stopvel his westward movement Kouropatkln could safely continue to bold It without danger of the occupying foree being out off. The general staff took occasion today to deny the report of a' battle having been fought at Kin Chou In whloh 200 Russians wars killed. As a matter of fact the Rue- -slant quietly withdrew from Kin Chou, being unwilling to expose their force st that point to the attack of a column marching from the east that landed In southern Llao Tung. The evacuation of Kin Chou also shows. It Is said, that there la so truth In the report that Kouropatkln haa sent 10,000 men to take that place. The report that Kouropatkln haa sent TO.OOS men to relieve Port Arthur Is de- , clared by the general staff to be Incredible, Such a move, they say, would only court disaster, for Kuroki naturally would take the advantage of the movement to throw his entire a nay across the railroad and strike front the rear wlrile the Japeneee troops tn southern Llao Tung would at tack la front. le Flcut at Kta Chou. No news haa reached here of the en gagement at Kin Chou and tha absence of information Is explained by the slowness of communication, due to the strength of the Japanese force assailing the Russian positions around Port Arthur. No surprise Is expressed at the fact that engagements occur as the Russians fall back on Port Arthur. It Is reiterated that Lieutenant General Btoessel's plan does not contem plate Imperilling the fnrtreee by the loss of two many men outside. The authorities rather believe their Information that he bad almost entirely withdrawn Inside the ' fortress defenses several days ago. That the Japanese will strain every norve . to take Port Arthur, In view of the disas ter to their fleet. Is not questioned In naval circles, and In spite of the danger of Rus sian mines Admiral Togo la expected to co-operate In tha assault npon Port Arthur. It Is suggested that he may land heavy guns, but this Is doubted by the general staff, Who know that the force which landed at Pltsewo debarked siege guns, which csa readily be brought Into position before Port Arthur so soon as the road Is clear. Kearepatklu Sends Report. The following dispatch from General Kouropatkfat lo the casr, dated at Liao Yang, May 19, has been received: A detachment of Cossacks sngaged a de- tanhmant of ths Jaiittlie" advance euara eu Mar 13 north ef Feng Waug Cheng la e