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    The' Omaha Daily 'Bee
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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POWER OF POPE GONE
Chamber of Deputies lotas Against Papal
Is'srferenoe with Affairs of Frno.
PREMIER COMBES MAKES STRONG SPEECH
Caji Recall of Ambawadir Mact France
is Done with Temporal Fowai.
DEPUTIES SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT
Bejfct Proposal i for Immediate Diasolition
of Chuioo and Stat.
APPROVE RECALL OF NISARD FROM ROME
ftoii of the Chamber Characterised
by Heated Debate la Whloh
Stringent Measure Are
Vrared.
PARIS, May 17. Alter an exciting de
bate, in which Premier Combea and Foreign
MlnUter Delcasse set forth the action and
purpose of the government toward the
' Vatican, the Chamber of Deputies today,
by a vote of 427 to 96, approved the course
of the government in recalling M. Nlsard,
moRBsador to the Vatican, and rejected ll
proposals of the extreme element for an
Immediate dissolution of the relations be
tween church and state.
A resolution proposed by M. Fcr
rette, republican nationalist, Inviting the
government to negotiate with Pope Pius
for a separation of church and state, was
defeated, 607 to 18. A motion by M. Allnrd,
socialist, to break, off at once all relations
with the Vatican and to denounce Imme
diately the concordat, was defeated, 3S6 to
148. .
Premier Combes took the initiative In re
sisting all efforts to force the government
to extreme action and bis request (hat all
questions regarding the separation of
church and state go over until next Janu
ary has. the effect of postponing separa
tion beyond the present session of Parlia
ment. M. Ribot, minority leader, was
among those voting In support of the gov
ernment. .
The debate attracted , unusual attention
and great crowds were present. Including
Ambassador Porter and other member of
the diplomatio corps. ' '
Hartfal Document to Prance.
The principal speeches were those of
Premier Combes and M. Delcasse. The
premier asked the Chamber to leave th
debate to Its True significance. The Holy
8ce, he said,' In a document hurtful to
France had denounced to certain European
power the Insult which It alleged the head
of the French state had Inflicted on It by
returning, lnhe undisputed capital of hi
kingdom the visit received from th king
of Italy, and by refusing to admit the claim
of the ultra montalne to prerogative pre
sented as untenable. The government had
answered this document by lmraadlately re
calling the ambassador to the Vatican.
"This recall," said Premier Combes,
"signifies that w cannot allow the Holy Bee
to Interpret the presence of our ambassador
In Rome in a senna favorable to its claim
or to make use of this presence to Justify
pretensions which we reject. It also means
that we will not allow the papacy to Inter
fere In our International relations, and
that we Intend to have done once for all
with the superannuated fiction of temporal
power, which disappeared thirty-four years
ago. We will not withdraw the whole staff
accredited' to tiie. Vatican, aa we are bound
by the ooneordat to maintain at the Vati
can an agent of our government for the
carrying on of business. We cannot sup
press the embassy and the concordat by
our own authority, for that role belongs
to the chambers.
"Some speakers urge us to denounce the
concordat without delay, but such a serious
step should be preceded by measures guar
anteeing the republican state against the
political risk which would be entailed by
such a. radical ohange In It legislation and
hablte." " ,
Don with Temporal Power.
J Premier Combes went on to say that
several scheme for ending the concordat
were under consideration In oommltteo and
It only remained for the chamber to have
the question brought up for consideration
Immediately after the passage of the budget
next January. A deputy shouted, "After
the holidays," which th premier answered
by saying-. "I am as anxious to finish as
you are." .
"Seeing how the concordat la daily ob
served, or rather violated, by the church,"
continued the premier, "some solution 1
necessary. W can no longer remain In
this situation without bringing It to an
Issue. When the dlsoussiou come up I
will state th government's opinion, but
for the moment I ask the chamber to con
fine it resolution to th measure forming
th subject of tbl debate."
Forelga Minister Delcasse In his speech
retraced the history of the question from
th spring of 1SOS, when th papal nuncio
asked questions concerning the eventuality
f President Loubet'a visiting Rom, to
which M. Delcasse replied that he oould
not furnish th Information.
Coming to the Immediate cause of th
rupture, he said that a Parisian paper pub
lished th text of the papal note a ad
dressed to other power, which wa oouched
In term of remonstrance, which the
French government could not accept The
government's duty was clear a soon a
th authenticity of the document had been
proved. Three course were open: To
grant the ambassador leave; to recall hlmt
or, to suppress the embassy. Th first
seemed inadequate, the third wa exoea
ive and so tb government decided on the
second.
Nlsard Wu Instructed.
M. Nlsard was Instructed, if he found the
note to be authentic or If any in) u notions
regarding It should be refused, that he waa
to quit Rome Immediately. The ambassa
dor advised the Foreign office that the
pspal secretary of state said he wanted the
Question put in writing and that be would
' answer It In writing.
Meanwhile, M. Delcasse, having obtained
proof of the authenUolty of the note, tele
graphed the ambassador that the secretary
of state atutud wa equivalent to a re
fusal of th desired legislation and that
therefore M. Nlsard must regard himself
as "recalled.
"fhe government did what the dignity ef
the country required and with the neces
sary promptitude," said M. Deloaase, "and
w have right and the opinion of th whole
world on our Ida"
Rem Dee ily Interacted.
ROME, May I7.-The Vatloan authorities
followed closely th debate In the French
Chamber of Deputies today on th relation
of Franoe to the Vatican, report of which
were received through special dispatoha
(Continued on beoond Pages)
MISS ROOSEVELT HAS TO PAY
Bright Guard at World' Fair Collect
Admission Because She la la
a Phaeton.
8T. LOUIS, May 27. Marked by th
most elaborate ceremonies that have yet
attended the dedication of a state World's
fair building, the Illinois pavilion was to
day formally opened to the public by Gov
ernor Richard Yates.
The first Incident of the day wa a pa
rade of the Illinois delegation, headed by
the state World's fair commissioners and
the cadet of th Illinois Stat university,
750 strong. The route was through the
principal avenues of tb exposition, ending
at the Illinois pavilion.
Addresses by Governor Tates and Presi
dent Francis of the World's fair folio-
dent Francis of the World s fair folio-
Just prevlou to th adjournment ot
meeting Mrs. xaies, me vmie oi mo
ernor, unfurled the slate flag and the a
dlence sang "America."
The Bontoc Women tribunal, a court of
Justio peculiar to th Bontoo tribe of the
Philippine Islands, established solely for
the purposes of settling disputes between
the feminine members of the tribe, was
dedicated today at the Igorrote village In
the Philippine reservation.
An elaborate model of the national cap
ltol at Washington, D. C, arrived today.
Space has been assigned for It near the
exhibit of the Department of State in the
United State government building.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of
President Roosevelt, wa the guest of honor
at the fair ground today. She was ac
companied by a large party of friends. In
cluding Mrs. and Miss Catiln, whose guest
eh'i Is during her visit to St. Louis.
The first point of Interest visited by Miss
Roosevelt waa the Illinois state pavilion.
She arrived Just a th dedicatory exer
cises were completed and attended the re
ception. Later she was the guest at a
luncheon In the director' room of the west
pavilion restaurant.
Owing to a mistake Miss Roosevelt had
to pay admission. The guard was in
structed to admit Miss Roosevelt In an
automobile, but as she came in a phaeton
theuard considered It his duty to demand
admission fee. It waa the Intention to ex
tend Miss Roosevelt the courtesy of the
grounds, as she wa the guest of the fair.
MOVER'S CASE CONSIDERED
Western Federation of Miners Ap
point Committee to Work for
Their Chiefs Release.
DENVER, May 27. Th committee on
affiliation of tb Western Federation of
Miners with the American Federation of
Labor did not report at today' session.
The case of Charles II. Moyer, the presi
dent of the federation, who Is held a pris
oner by the military authorities at Tel
lurlde, was taken Into serious consideration.
A committee was appointed to take such
action a might be expedient in securing
hi release. Resolutions were adopted en
dorsing the stand taken by the 1,000 mem
bers of the Chicsgo Boot and Shoe Work
ers union, who were locked out May 1.
Thj convention voted to denounca the but
tonhole carnation, which, in the language
of Secretary Haywood, bad "grown to be
tli crusher' emblem."
BILL FILED TO FORECLOSE DEED
eenre Bonda lasned by the Burling;,
ton, Monmouth at Illinois River
. n stirrer Company.
CHICAGO, May 27. A bill to foreclose a
deed, securing bond Issued by the Bur
lington, Monmouth A Illinois River Railway
company In 1880, wa Died In the United
State circuit court today on behalf of
Frederick H. Schauffler of New Tork. Be
cause It acquired th roadbed and fran
chise of the principal defendant the Iowa
Central Railway company la made a co
defendant In the bill. Complainant allege
that these right were aubject to th trust
deed.
The line of the principal defendant com
pany wa built about 1880 and extend from
Peoria, 111., through Monmouth to Burling
ton, la. Mr. Schauffler, complainant, rep
resents New Tork men, whose holding
represent about $18,000.
M'DONALD FOUND NOT GUILTY
Jury la Bedford Harder Cane Brings
In Verdict After Three
Heart Deliberation.
BEDFORD, ' Ind., May 27.-After being
out three and a half hour th juryjln the
trial of James McDonald, oharged with the
murder of Mis Sohafer, this afternoon
returned a verdlot of not guilty. It wa
decided beforehand that the court house
bell would be rung when the verdict waa
returned, fearing that a mob might be
formed. McDonald waa brought Into th
court room In a round-about way.
CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY
Harwell of Defnaet Hlghlnavd Bask Ad
mit Cher; of Forgery and
Await Sentence.
TROT. Kan.. May tt.J. B. MaroeU,
cashier of th defunct Highland bank
which failed last winter, pleaded guilty to
day to one count In each of the five
charge of forgery pending against him.
Sentence wa deferred. Marcel I' a forgerle
are alleged to have amounted to oloe to
1300,000. At hi first trial th jury dis
agreed and Maroell'a case wa called her
today for second trial.
INSTRUCTOR TAKES ACID
Mm. Bllta, Oa Decorated by Klauf
ot Belgium, Dies In Mtsaosurt
ot Poison.
NEVADA. Mo., May 27. Mrs, Edouard
Bllta, who, with her husband, had charge
of th department of mualo la th Meth
odist Young Ladle' college her, allied
herself today by taking carbollo acid. The
act probably resulted from Illness. Mra
Iillts was 40 year old. Some year ago
she was decorated by th king of Belgium.
The Interment will be at Bentwater, Mich.
INVALID DIES IN HER BERTH
Mrs. Corral of St. Joseph Ksnlroa Ba
root to Her Homo from
California.
TRINIDAD, Colo.. May 17 Mr. Ellen
Oerral of St. Joseph. Ma, was found dead
In a berth of a sleeper on a. Santa F
train today at Raton, Sh waa aa In
valid and wa returning to her home in
Missouri from California, traveling alone.
Th body was taken off the train at
Raton pending communication with relative.
REQUISITION FOR DEMON
Governer Cummins Grasti Bequest of
e County Attorn Fallot.
MATTER IS NOW UP TO GOVERNOR MICKEY
Iowa Executive Expresses Grave
Donbt as to His Right and a to
the Safflcleacy of the Sher
rlllte Testlmoay.
DE8 M
emo'
27. (Special.) Gov
id the requisition to.
,v -aiuon or lorn Dennlson.
was allowed on the appllca-
ulUon of Tom Dennlson.
. ,v"- unty Attorney of
VA loduced an affl(lavlt of Franlt 8her.
.if, who is now confined in the peniten
tiary at Fort Madison, stating In effect
that he received an "O. K." telegram from
Dennlson after the stolen diamonds had
been burled In Iowa. Governor Cummins
expressed serious doubts as to his right to
issue the requisition, In view of the fnct
that Dennlson was not In Iowa at the time
of the diamond robbery, or at the Unto
that the diamonds were dug up and re
moved. '
The governor also expressed serious
doubts as to the sufficiency and competency
of Shercllff'a evidence, as It appears that
Shercllff Is not only a convict, but an ac
complice. Notwithstanding such (doubts,
the governor Concluded that nil questions
of this nature were more properly for the
governor of Nebraska to determine, or in
other words, that it is the duty of the
governor of the state upon whom the de
mand is mode to protect the citizen of his
own state rather, and it is not specially
the duty of the governor of the demanding
state so to do.
It is understood that County Attorney
Fallon will proceed at once to Lincoln and
present the requisition to Governor Mickey
of Nebraska. The whole matter will then
be up to Governor Mickey, and It will be
for him to determine if he will order Dennl
son to be removed to Iowa on the oharge
of committing an offense while he was
actually In Nebraska, and only construc
tively In Iowa.
SAL00NMEN WITH STRIKERS
Charge Nonunion Italian Two Dollar
a Pint for Beer for Their
Noon Lunches.
NEW YORK. .May 27. At the sound
steamer piers, along the North and East
rivers, where the freight handlers tem
porarily tied up traffic a week ago by going
out on strike, work was proceeding In an
orderly and systematic way today and
there wa practically nothing to indicate
that a strike was In progress. At the
Mott Haven yard of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, however, where
nearly all freight carried by rail by that
system between New Tngland and points
south of New Tork Is handled, conditions
were entirely different. Although a full
crew of nonunion men has been at work
In the yard for several day, they have
made almost no progress In relieving the
congestion and the yards are as nearly
filled with loaded freight cars ns It wouM
be possible to get them.
The express transfer Maryland and Ex
press have been manned by a .nonunion
crew and have been steadily at work sine
yesterday.
A feature of the strike at the"Hott Haven
yaids la the stand the saloon keeper In
the nt-ighborhood have taken against the
Italian strike-breakers. It ha been th
custom of the freight handlers In the yard
to buy a "pint" of beer with their noonday
luncheon. This usually cost 10 cent.
Now the saloon keepers have put a ban on
the serving of "pint" to the Italians un
less they pay $2 for It Thla price was
fixed by all the saloon keepera In the neigh
borhood and la necessarily prohibitive.
L0EB PROVES HIS THEORY
Celebrated Biologist Oenlrni Doo
trlno Animal Polarity Doe Hot
Exist In Cells.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, May
17. Prof. Jacques Loeb, th biologist, has
succeeded, through a aerie of experiments
he has Just made at the University of Cal
ifornia, In confirming the theory he ha
long held, that tb polarity observed In
the regeneration of the animal body doe
not exist In th cells, but In the streaming
of regenerating process of the -body, mov
lng from the basal to the oral pole.
- The value of Dr. Loeb' experiments lie
in his success in proving with animal
bodies the theorie that other scientists had
advanced after experiment with plant Ufa
It was th general belief of cleutifio men
that tb Individual cell In th animal body
are polarised and that therefor there are
produced at th basal and organs different
from those at the oral end. But the experi
ment with th plant led Dr. Loeb to be
lieve that the same oondltlon obtained ta
animal life as In plant Ufa, o he pursued
his Investigations to prove th morpholog
ical polarity of the animal body.
SMOOT COMMITTEE IN UTAH
Senator Will Meet There svnd Have
Kejsert Whom Cenarreaa Re
assembles, gays Dubois,
SALT LAKE CITY, May 17. According
to Senator Dubois ot Idaho, who has
reached Salt Lake City from Washington
nrout to hi bom In Blackfoot, th sea
at rubcommlttae on privilege and elec
tions will meet In Utah som Urn befor
congress reassemble for th purpose of
hearing further testimony la th 8 moot
case and will have It report before the
senate soon after that body meet.
Senator Dubois, owing to his position as
a member of th senate committee, refused
to discus th merit of th can or gtv
an opinion as to th possibility of Senator
Smoot being unseated as a result of the
Investigation.
PRINCESS' JEWELS ARE' SOLD
HlsT. Price raid for Gems, Ameag
Them Belnar a Gift from
aneleen L -
NSW YORK. May 17. Th total sum
realised from the first day's sal of the
Jewels belonging to the late Princes
Mathilda, says th Herald's Paris corre
spondent, was $.41, almost all of which
was paid for a alngl number, a splendid
pearl collar of seven strand, com priming
tee pearls, given by Napoleon I to the
queen of Westphalia.
M. Mannheim, an expert, valued the
necklace at tloo.OOu. Th bidding began at
taO.tWO, but leaped Immediately to tbO.OOO.
After spirited bidding th necklar waa
old to a dealer tor $81,000. Th next high
est price of th day waa tXUs, paid for
diamond and ruby. braoeleC
WHAT SEARS SAYS HE SAID
Jadge Make Borne Correction of tb
Published Account ot HI
Speech.
OMAHA, Mar 27.-TO the Editor of The
Bee: I have Just read your reporter's ac
count of my yesterday's talk to the state
assessing board. The account Is so untrue
that I must ask you to print a correction,
and aa I recall It I did not aay "probably
the assessors would bring in the valuation
of any kind of property at 66 to 70 per cent
of its true value," and my only mission
was to urge the state board to make their
assessment of railroad property at aa near
full value as they could come at it.
I did not say the revenue law waa not
a party measure. I dld say the revenue
bill was drawn up by the revenue. com
mittee as a business proposition and with
out being a party measure. It Is generally
known that the democrats and populists
afterward opposed it on party grounds,
and I did not and would not wlvapresent
them.
I did not say that "under the new revenue
law the property of the state wl'J be In
creased five or ten times, but we ought now
to try and find out what other property
la to be raised, and then Increase railroad
property the same per cent." I did say
that the ruccess of the law depended upon
Its first year's enforcement, largely, and
the effort throughout the atate waa to
assess at full value, and if In any of the
counties the assessment waa at less than
full value, that the state board could raise
Such tounty by a per cent Increase to full
value, and that the only effort should be
to assess all property at full value and
then no taxpayer could complain. 1 did say
that It waa generally conceded even by
those opposed to the bill, that the rail
roads, as compared with other taxpayers,
had paid their full share of state, crunty,
road and school taxes. No member of the
house denied that fact when the bill was
on its passage. I also said to the board
that the road had not paid a tenth of
their share of municipal taxes.
My sole effort wa to urge that the rxll
roads be assessed at their full respective
value, as going concern, which. If done,
would ratlsfy every reasonable person. I
also urged that the value of the rtock
came nearer showing that value than any'
thing else.
One would think from reading your re
porter's account that I waa trying to aid
the railroads in escaping Just taxation.
The contrary wa true aa to my intention
and effort, and I stated that In my opinion
each railroad ahould be aaseaeed at its full
value.
The reasons I appeared before the board
are several, among others being that I waa
a member of the committee that framed
the bill, and further, I was and am anxious
that all of the taxable property of the
state shall be Hated at its full value and
that without reference to its valuation
heretofore. W. O. SEARS.
INGRAHAM FOLLOWS ARTHUR
Assistant Grand Chief of Locomotive
Engineers Drops Dead at
His Desk.
LOB ANGELES, May 27.-T. S. Ingraham,
first assistant grand chief engineer of the
International Brotherhood of Locomotive
Englneera, dropped dead at his desk at the
convention In this city today from apo
plexy. Mr. Ingraham waa absorbed In
work when he lost consciousness and fell
from his chair. , He expired almost imme
diately. His health had 'not been good for
some time. The body will be taken to
Cleveland next Sunday by a committee of
the brotherhood.
Mr. Ingraham was years of are and
had been first grand engineer since 187S. He
was Initiated Into the brotherhood In the
Fort Wayne division In 1865 and had held
several high offices in th order. He had
been mentioned aa a possible candidate for
th office of grand ch'ef engineer at the
present oonfere&ce, but It was understood
that h had refused to allow hi nam to
b considered. There wa no opposition to
his re-election aa first grand enrlnaar. tr.
waa a Knight Templar and a Mason.
CLEVELAND, May 27. Thomas 8. In
graham, aaslstant grand chief engineer et
the Brotherhood of Locomntiva
who dropped dead In Los Angeles today at
tne biennial convention of the organlaatln,
lived In this city and was very widely
known. He had been connected with the
brotherhood for more than thirty years,
previous to which he was a locomotive en
gineer. He I Survived bv a ann mrA
daughter, his wife having died several
year ago.
A remarkable coincidence In connection
with Mr. Ingraham' death I that former
Grand Chief P. M. Arthur of th brother
hood died uddnly of apoplexy, while at
tending a meeting of eturlneera at Winning
r m
laat year.
CONFRONTED BY A SPECTRE
Defendant Aoonaod' at Fraudulently
Identifying; Victim of Iroejnola
Fir Give Way TJnder Strain.
CHICAGO, May 27. Choking and gasping
and With eves rnlllnr with tjirrnr inh.
Mahnken, aocuaed of fraudulently Identify
ing ue ooay oz air, mranlc R. Groenwald,
an Txoauola fir vlotlm. In crdr la
her mooey, suddenly Jumped to his feet In
rfuag cuaords courtroom today and
Pointed frantically at an Imaginary spectra
which he thought stood confronting him.
While th speotators looked on in terror
th man frothed at tb Up and waved hi
arms wildly In th sir. Ha was avamnw.
red and thrown to tb floor, where it took
hair a dosen police officers to hold him.
Paroxysm after paroxysm shook him and
he had to be manacled and taken inta an
anteroom.
When quiet was Anally restored Mahn
ken's lawyer decided to let th ease go to
th Jury without argument Almost Im
mediately the twelve men filed back and
the foreman announced the verdlot
"guilty." If the Insanltr vu r.i u
failed to mov tb Jury. Th technical
oharge against Mahnkan was perjury, and
It was proved that he had taken th body
of Mr. Oreenwald from a morgue and had
It buried aa his annt His motlv wa to
gain possession of tb 1400 found oo th
body; ,
UNION MEN WIN THE STRIKE
Bail lag Tradesmen Who Osmplately
Tied fa All Operation Beenre
Their Demand. -
PEORIA, HI. May CT.-The trik of
building trades, whloh has completely tied
up all building operation in this city for
seven week, waa ended today la a victory
for th man. Th hod carriers precipi
tated th strike to roro the contractor
to reoognis orders from the union for
Initiation fee of new member. The brick
layer and plasterer refused to work with
nonunion men and all building stopped.
Several hundred tuna vera luwrved.
CZAR CREDITS NEWS OF LOSS
Bnislan War Office Does Not Question Jap's
Victor at Kin Choo.
THINKS, HOWEVER, ONLY OLD TOWN TAKEN
Ovrlnsr to Strong Fortlflentloa ot
Place Russia Believe Mikado
Suffered Heavy Los ot Life
In Making Attack.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co., 1P04.)
ST. PETERSBURG. May 7. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
Tho Bee.) After nine days ot stubborn
fighting and a heavy loss the Japanese
have occupied Kin Chou. a strategical posi
tion commanding the neck of the peninsula
of Kwang Tung.
They have already built thirty miles of
military railroad to carry thoir alege guna
toward Port Arthur.
Count Keller, who succeeds General Zas
aalitch, ha been rei-elved by the army at
the front with significant enthusiasm. It la
believed that he may prov to be the Eko
beleff of the situation and Inspire the
troops In the same way that splendid offi
cer did. It la remembered that he left the
luxurious position of governor of a province
In order to tlgiu-at the front, and will be
called upon to do an advance fighting and
also to command the relief force at Port
Arthur when it la possible to send one.
Prince Jaime of Bourbon received severe
Injuries at Llao Tang. It Is stated that he
rode Into a pit.
Military opinion is that Port Arthur lias
now become the center of gravity in the
campaign.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 27-1:60 p. m.
Owing to the fact that ccmm-nicatlon with
the defending army at Port Arthur la cut
off the War offloo here admlta that :t la
not In a position to question the Toklo and
other reports that the Japanese have car
ried the outer works. at Kin Chou. But
what la known of the disposition of Gen
eral Stoessel's forces the authorities are
convinced only the old town of Kin Chou
waa taken.
The heights from which the Russians are
said to have retired are really the key to
the entrance to the Kwan Tung peninsula.
They are situated eastward of the town.
They are 2.100 feet high and are called
Llao Hu Shan. The position waa strongly
fortified and was of exceptional natural
strength, due to the fact that It could not
be reached by the guns of warships. If
this position has been taken the War office
believes there must have been very heavy
loss on the aide of th attacker.
Depend on Fear of Attack.
It Is not believed that the Japanese will
venture to cros the neck, aa an advance
with thla position Hao Hu Shan) In their
rear would aubject them to attack from
both Llao Shan and from General Stoesael's
main force, which Tok(o dispatches say Is
across the lower end of the neck.
The statement mad by refugee from
Port Dalny that the Japanese have occu
pied Shan HI IJ Pu. tlmnt ...at- r
Dalny, I credited, although Rear Atmiral
wuiaoen: nas reported that the Japanese
bombarded the coast tear that point.
St. Petersburg is filled with all aorta r
rumors regarding fighting which the gen
eral stan: nas ror three daya been convinced
la In S'Ogress In the lower curt nf th TJan
Tung peninsula, but nothing official has
been received. For Instance, a iMr. i,
going the rounds that General Pock, who
is in command ot the Russian advanced
position at Kin Chou, got between two ot
the enemy's columns, lnflictlna heaw Im,
on them, but that the news Is being held
irom announcement until today, the anni
versary of Emperor Nicholas' coronation.
Wo Foandatloa for Story.
A apeclal dispatch from Llao Tang also
rreats with allarht varlatlnna )
cabled to the Associated Press May 23 re
garding the loss of 15,000 Japanese before
K'n Chou. saying that the enemv'a mlnmm
KOt Into a OrOSS-fira from Oanaral KVtnlr'a
artillery. This seems to have no real foun-
aauon in tact.
The Idea that a Japanese movement upon
General Kouropatkln'a noeitlon la awaltino-
upon the result of the present operations
against Port Arthur Is strengthened. A
Russian corresnondent of the Anrint.
Press at Llao Yang last night mentioned
the exltsence at the Russian headquarters
there of the belief that there has bean a
Chang in th enemy's plana
General Kuroki la brlnafne un heavv aon-
plle and gun to hi position at Fang
Wang Cheng.
ARTILLERY DUEL OF FITS HOURS
Kin Cnon rtcbtlnar Is Thus Deaeribed
from Toklo.
LONDON, May 27. A dispatch from
Toklo to tb Central News, dated. today,
say: Tb fighting, whloh ended today
with the Japanese occupation of Kin Chou,
was practically an artillery duel, beginning
at dawn May 26 and continued without
Intermission for five hours.
Three Japanese warships In Kin Cbou
bay co-op rated, firing with heavy guns
on the Russian position. A Russian gun
boat In Tallenwan hay also Joined In the
fight, bombarding th left flank of th
Japanese army.
"Kin Chou caatl was occupied by th
Japanese at 4:20 o'olock this morning.
"Later, th Russians war driven from
their position on th southern heights.
Th Japanese are. now In pursuit of the
retreating Russians.
BELIEVE JAPS HAVE LOST HEATTL.Y
Office of Hlarh Rank Point Out ln
sertsse of Vtetory.
TOKIO, May 27.-4 p. m. A Japanese
officer of high rank mad th following
statement tonight to the correspondent of
th Associated Pre:
Th Japanes In attacking Kin Chou and
Nanahan hill had to fight against great
odds. The Russians were in full command
of the strategical advantages afforded by
nature and these advantage were aug
mented py uie newest inventions for de
fense. The forts on Nan Shan hill were
armed with heavy guna. The Japanese had
only field guns, heavy guns being unavail
able on account of the difficulties of trans
portation.
Our army deserves great credit for hav
ing driven th Russians from this strong
bold; It w a feat previously considered
to have been Impossible. I fear our looses
tiava been liesVT. but we have sained tne
strongest point barring our way to th In
vestment of Port Arthur.
BELUGEBEHTB PURCHASE VESSELS
J a, nan Buys English Cruiser and
Bnssln, Gets Cnrar Ship.
LONDON, May 27. A cruiser I approach
ing completion at a private yard In fng
land which haa been Bold to a FVench
agent, th representative of Russia. Russia
also purchased recently In England a num
ber of fast cargo vessels, which will be
altered ao aa to enable them to be used n
trausporta.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Foreeaat for Nebraska Fair and
Warmer Saturday and Suuduy.
Page.
1 Breach with Vatican Mny Widen.
Kxtrudltlon Issues for Dennlson.
Expert Discus War Situation.
Heavy Losses In Kin Cbou Fight.
9 Russian Admit Probable Defeat.
3 Xews from All Part of Nebraska.
4 Affairs at 9oarn Omaha.
B lasnes Rules for Land Seekers.
Cadets May Appeal to Department.
Oatlook for Trade I Brighter.
Story, Os the Stroke ot Twelve.
T No Change In Methodist Dlsrlpllae.
Satolll Start for raited States.
8 Candidates for Carnegie Pension.
Making- the Thirsty Lead Smile.
0 Father la on the Heela of Cupid.
Probing; lato the Beef Trust.
10 EttltorlaJ.
11 Memorial Day la the Schools.
ta Buortlaa; Events ot the Day.
Reunite of the Ball Uame.
Omaha Men Make Bon Has; Record.
13 Financial and Commercial.
18 t'oanrll Bluffs and lown News.
16 Rig; Elevntor noes Ip In Omaha.
Tempernture nt Omaha Yesterday I
Hour. Den-. Hour. Dear.
S n. m 4)1 I p. m MM
J a. m RO it p. m I9
7 a. ni (14 3 p. in
fta.ni ST 4 p. m TO
Oa.m no bp. m Tl
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11 n. m OS T p. m OO
13 m.. 67 N p. m 07
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JAPANESE BATTLESHIP IS SUNK
Report of Disaster Caused by Sub
marine Bont Come from
Russlu.
NEW CHWANO, May '27. (Morning.)
The Russian authorities here declare that a
Japanese battleship has been sunk by a
submarine boat and that three craft of
this class are now at Port Arthur and
another enroute to Vladivostok by rail.
A French priest, Just arrived from Muk
den, says 20,000 Russian troops are sta
tioned there and that an army tf 100,000
men Is at Llao Yang, with heavy re.nforce
ments arriving dally.
Feng Ling Keto, who waa deported by
the Russians In July last, and escaped, has
returned and lias gathered 6,000 brigands
near Kwan Lang and Is hnrrasslng his old
enemies.
The Japanese estimate the strength of
the Russians about Port Arthur at M.000
men. The fornior have 60,000 men at Kin
Chou.
Chinese continue to escape from Port
Arthur, but little reliance Is placed on their
statements. They say food la growing
scarcer at Port Arthur and there is good
authority for saying the Japanese believe
they can starve out the Russians in three
months.
The Russians, who recently bought 1,600
Junk anchors here, shipped them today to
Lung Chlng Tau, where they wlU block
the river to prevent the produce of that
section leaving. . Fodder la especially sea roe.
Much contraband of war Is arriving at
thla port. The French' ateamer Bourbon
landed C,000 sacks of flour today.
A British cruiser at Chlng Wan Tao ;s
awaiting Instructions from the consul here,
mo will not make any statement for pub.
Ucation.
KOCROPATKIN ISSUES REPORT
See Japs All Around Him and Notes
Them Active.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 7.-Oeneral
Kouropatkln, under date of May 28, tele
graphed the czar as follows:
Reconnaissances made on May 25 In th
direction of Feng Wang Cheng showed that
a detachment of the Japanese vanguard
was occupying Koumendea pass, near the
village of Slnldlandan, on the Llao Yang
Main road. Small detachments have taken
up positions In the villages along the Llao
Yang road, between Koumendsa pass and
Saludjan. Tehangaltne pas ha been forti
fied and a atronKer force of Japanese ha
been found at Saludjan and at Dallandia
putse, where the Hal Cheng road starts.
Since May 16, small detachments of
Japanese have been moving towards Hal
Cheng. These detachments concentrated
In the Tlchandahoan district, ten miles
from Bialdlandan. Slnhalln pas la re
ported to be occupied by the Japanese. A
Russian patrol had a skirmish on May 20
on the Hat Cheng road with one ot the
enemy's advance posts. One Cossaok was
wounded.
On May 24 our patrol reported that Japa
nese troops were moving from Haballn
towards the Tayang river. Our patrols
found an encampment of three Japanes
companies, who opened firs. On May 24,
troops of the Japanese advance guard were
posted In the southern portion of the Llao
Tung peninsula at the villages of Sanshll
Ipu and Snndlaxa, ten miles from Fenohou,
towards the railway, and also at a point
six miles south of WafandUv station and
a far as the village of Sadlatoren, twelve
miles from Wafandla, as well a on th
road from Pltsewo to Senlouohan.
A continual landing of troops and store
Is proceeding at Pltsewo and Slakhouvlts.
The latter point is occupied by a strong
garrison. A movement of Japanese troop
from Takushan to Balltsolpudna I re-
forted from Haballn, near which fortlfloa
Icns are building.
DENIAL OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSIONS
General Hs Report that the ftorl)
Are L'utrae.
(Copyright, by Nw York Hrald Co.. 1904.)
GENERAL MA'S HEADQUARTERS,
VIA PEKING, May 17. i p. m. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) General Ma denies all reports of
Russian aggression at Caao Yang- and Kin
Chou.
General Ma lank ammunition and oom
mlssary store. Men. money and supplies
are being moved north under the mongol
banner. Troops are drilling daily, but are
of little value. Th Japanese success
have) encouraged th Chinese.
Traveling foreigner are provided with
armed esoorta
RUSSIANS SWEPT FROM ALL POSTS
Eavoponaa Drlvea from Their !
tease by th Japanese.
TOKIO, May 27 Noon Th Japan
troops bar swept all th Russians from
their defenses west of Tallenwan bay. It
now la Improbable th latter will be cap
able of offering any further serlcms resist
ance la th territory north et Port Arthur.
Vice Admiral Togo haa now established
a complete blocked around th southern
end of the Llao Tung peninsula. This com
pletely envelopes Port Arthur from the sea
ward and probably mark tho opening of
th final Investment of th town end it
fortifications.
FIGHTING CAVSES PANIC IN OOREA
Inhabitants of th Oonatry Flo nt
tho S!fct ef Onna,
SEOUL, May 27. lOrW n m. The Oen Ban
correspondent of a Seoul paper wires that
a body of SOO Russians, with seven guna,
preceded by fifteen soouta, passed Bong
Chin and advanced to Tan Chlon yesterday.
It is further stated that some hundred of
Cossacks, with six gun, are at Kapaan.
The correspondent declare that the panic
among rbe Inhabitants la Increasing and
tlat the country people are fleoUig south
and west.
BIG LAND BATTLE ON
Attaai at Kin Cbou Develops Into ft Great
ont for th Russian Forties.
ENEMY'S STRONGHOLD STORMED BY JAPS
Reported Twelve Thousand Isvadsrs Fall
Daring Descerat Asstalt
ENGAGEMENT IS STILL IN PROGRESS
Ialandsrt Funning Ensmj to the Very
3aUs or Fort Arthur.
JAPS ASSISTED BY WARSHIPS IN THE BAY
Haitians Cut Seiti Brown Men lav
Repeated Ruab.ee aad Hillsides'
Are Deluged with
Blood.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1M4.)
MUKDKN, May 27. (New Tork Her
ald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tho
Bee.) A great battle la reported at Kin
Chou, near - Port Arthur. Tb Japanese
tried to seise that narrow Isthmus, but lost
heavily. A Japaneae force from Pltsewo
operated with the Japanes landing party,
protected by the fleet.
The Japanese are fortifying Feng Wang
Cheng, where they are said to be treating
the Chinese inhabitants with great kind
ness.
Lately mounted bands of Japaneae wer
roaming about north of Mukden and also
near Llao Tang, with th object of scouting
and also destroying th railway. The
bands have now fallen back, owing to th
damage dune to the Japanes store and
communication by General Mistchenko and
his Cossacks, who lately burned Anju.
TOKIO, May 27. (Noon. 1 ho Japanes
army .wept th ilussian from Kin Chou
yesterday morning and In a dosp-rate at
tack stormed the almost impregnable posi
tion of the Russians o'n Niinshan hill, west
of 1'alienwan. The battle taged In th
bills all through the night and fragmentary
telegrams from the Japanese headquarter
report tnat tne engagement l still In
progress and that the Japanese are atlll
pursuing the Russians south from Nanahan
and the head of Tallenwan bay. The Rus
sians had made elaoorate preparation to
check tne Japanese movement struth on
the Llao Tung peninsula toward Port Ar
thur. They had fortified the high ground
on the south shore of Tallonwan bay.
On the south- shore of Tallenwan bay
their works extend to th east and th
west The extreme Russian right was at
Hushang and the extreme left at Nanahan
bill. Thla hill waa th alrongeat part .of
th line a series of- batteries, strongly
emplaced. crowning its crest, while rifle
pits extended around Its aldea. Minea had
been placed lower down on thla hill and
around th base on th northern and east
ern aides wer stretchod well mad wlr
ntanglemente. Another line of defenses,
also protected with wlr entanglements, ex
tended from Yen Chia Tung, near the head
of Tallenwan bay, due north of Lleuohia
Tien, .which lls south of Kin Chou. ' 'A
strong Russian fore was posted at Xla
Chou. It oonsited of infaatry and ar
tillery. jt ttaekx la Carefully Planaedu
The Japanes first oocuyled th line of
hills to the east of Kin Chou, Their posi
tion had formed an almost perfect right
angle, showing Its southern front to Tallen
wan and Its western front to Kin Chou.
Chlu LI Chan village was tho apex of this
angle; the extreme right of th Japan
line rested at Chen Cha Tlei which I al
most due north of Chiu LI Chan, while th
extreme loft was 'at Chaltsuho. a village
du aat of Chiu U Chan. Back of this
angle th attacking force assembled In oonv
plete security.
The Russians apparently attempted to
draw th Japanese attack last Saturday,
for their batteries opened fir slowly on tb
nemy on that day. The Japanese, however,
refused to be drawn until the position of
th Russians, their gune and their atrength
had been fully developed. To thla end th
Japaneao began a series of careful recon
naisances, their officers working their way
close enough to th Russian position to
diaw th enemy's fire.
They thus secured fragments of shells
for the purpose of ascertaining th caliber
of th Russian guna They discovered that
the batterlea on Nanahan hill included
four bowlteera of about fifteen centime
ter caliber, ten old style cannon of be
tween nine and fifteen oatimter caliber
and two qui ok 'firing guns of twelve cen
timeter. Th Japaneae discovered also a number
of large emplacements, but they did not
learn th number of guna contained
therein. Th emplacements faoed to th
north and to th east.
The guns fired by tb Russians developed
a rang of 100 meters. Eight heavy guns
posted on the Russian right, in th vicinity
of Huahaagtao, also war discovered, and
another strong Russian position developed
by the moon ne I a noes was on another
hill southwaat of Kanahan bill, where tb
Russians had a serl of shelter trenches.
Russians' Fatal Mis tali.
On th shor of Talianwaa bay, close
to th bead of th bay, th Russians bad
established a series of positions. Her
were set up th searohUghts, which nightly
played over th Japan angl In th
hills ta th north east. Turther row
nalsaanoe developed the fast that west of
Liu Chia Tien the Russian had no ds
f ernes. a tending to th northward trea
Yen Chia Hen to th west ooaat of tb
Llao Tung yaulnsula thar wer no de
fenses whatever, aopt th Cora posted
at Kin Chow.
Tki gap In the defense was a fatal de
lect In th Kuaaian position, and when it
wa perceived th Japan extended their
fight to th north and east, enveloping
Kin Chou and th Russian extreme right.
Th Japan ess left alao was extended to
Wang Chia Tung, on th shore of Tallen
wan bay, and tb center moved forward.
Wednesday iaornuT at kM th Japan
attaoked Kin Chou and for three hours
they bad aa arUilary duel with th bat
terlea on hlacsbaa hill. Tb Russian gun
ners arohed tb Japan line with their
fire, bat failed to Indict muoh damage.
Th battl wa resumed at dawn Thurs
day. Three Japanese gunboats than en
tered Kin Chou bay and In oo-operatlon
with the artillery oo shor shelled th Ru.
slan poaitkaaa on Nanahan hill. A Rum! an
gunboat In Tallenwan bay ateamrd doe to
the snore and shelled th Japanese IszX
from tb dawn tb batterle on both
Idea hammered away at each other. At
an early hour th Japanes Infantry moved
toraard, d St 1.20 ea l-urljr tuerbkua