THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDAY. MAY 29, 1904.
tel. M.
WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT P. M.
Oa Monday, nrronllva
. Day, the Store will
be cloaad at boob.
Our groat special fa1e of Black Dress floods last week left us
hundreds of remnants, such as waist lenpths, skirt lengths and
many full dress patterns. Iiemnants of Silk and Wool Crepe de
Chine, Eolienne, Voiles, Etamiries, Brilliantines, Figured Grena
dines,' etc. Every remnant rich and handsome and full of style.
Monday moning they all must go. The prices will be so low we
expect to sell every one of them in three hours' time. All go on,
sale at 8 o'clock. ' ,
DRESS SHIELDS A PROVEN QUANTITY.
It isn't always safe to jump at the newest
thing as the best.
Canfield dress shields are not new. Very
likely your mother wore them. If she did, she
wore the best dress shield made. If you wear
thfin von wear ttie best dress, shield made.
Canfield dress shields supply absolute protection.
The longest wearing dress, shield made.
You can tell the genuine Canfield by '
on the shield.
Store Will Close Monday, Decoration Day. at Noon.
M. C A. Building. Corner Sixteenth and Dougla. Su
Impregnable so long as Its food nnd am
munition hold out."
PORT' ARTHtH'9 CAPTtRB BIO TASK
One Hondred and Fifty Thousand
Soldiers Needed, Saya Jakovleff.
ST. PKTERSBURO, May 28. Captain
Jakovleff, former commander of the Rus
sian battleship Petropavlovsk, who was
wounded when his ship was destroyed at
Port Arthur April 13, in an Interview re
garding the possibility of the Japanese
capturing Port Arthur, declared that It
would take 150,000 men with magnificent
artillery to accomplish the task.
Asked as to the number of men' in the
Port Arthur garrison,. Captain Jakovleff
aid it was much larger than was stated
In the telegraphlo reports much over 25,000
but he declined to state what would be
the exact number when the defenders of
the Kin Chou positions retired within the
fortress.
As Illustrating the fact that the Japanese
artillery Is not necessarily Invincible, the
captain snld the battleship Petropavlovsk
was struck by a 12-inch shell, at' a dis
tance of two' and three-quarters "miles and
Its armor penetrated to a "depth of only
two inches. " '
He declared that Port 'Arthur was pro
visioned' for a' year and said all the dam
aged ships there had been ' repaired, ex
cept the Retvlran ami the Czarevitch. The
latter.' he asserted; ought to be ready today
and trie former within a week. "
KOimOFATKM It MITH HHPnilED
Russian Did ltot Riseet Such Strategy
:' from Japs.-. .'' .' . J
NEW CHWANCh May 28. (Morning,) A
staff onV.r -lust ' from Mpkden. says' jtti
deliberation and precision. .f th en.my has
surprised., General . Kourppatkihv who at
first believed ths Japanese campaign would
be one-of .dashing recklessness,- with .more
theatrical .; display, about t the maneuvers
than strategy.
A Chinese .merchants Just arrived, who
left Dalny five days ago, says the Russians
have vacated the town, which, at the time
of his departure, had not been occupied
by tha Japanese forcea. The latter were
still engaged In landing troops at Kin
Chou bay. It Is said upon excellent
authority that, the Japanese plan is to use
a force of 100,000 In their operations against
Port Arthur and take it by storm In a
fortnight. . They realize their losses in
the execution of this plan will be severe,
but -It is considered better to. risk that
than to keep a large army Idle for three
months. They do not propose, it is further
said, to penetrate the Interior of the coun
try any further than Mukden.
The Russian authorities have secured
,00O,CO0 In coin by French steamer. '
E.ATS REPORTS OP HEAVY LOSSES
Revised Figure. Show Hnt.uae's Dead
Foar Hundred aad Thlrty-Klne.
I TOKIO, May 28. 10 p. m. Revised figures
(low sixty-one commissioned officers and
t,' blue jackets were killed and drowned,
. 1-n officers, thirteen noncommissioned
ulcers and fifty blue jackets slightly
wounded and twelve blue jackets seriously
wounded in the' sinking of the Japanese
bat'leshlp Hats use by a mine' off Port
Arthur on May If. Two hundred and
thirty-five noncommissioned officers and
men lost their lives on the cruiser Toshlno
which was rammed and sunk by the cruiser
Kasuga on the same day that the Hatause
was blown up. The Navy department has
not yet received a detailed report of the
disasters.
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FORTUNE IS WITH THE JAPS
Fight t Han than Oas of ths Bloodiest in
Modern Warfare.
ONE INTREPID IETACHMENT WINS DAY
Had Russians Been Able to Explode
Their Mines the Slaughter of Jap
anese Would Have Been
Fearful.
TOKIO, May 28.-1:30 p. m. The Japanese
assault on Nanshan Mill was one of the
fiercest and bloodiest affairs In modern
warfare. In the earlier rushes of the en
gagement every man participating was
shot down before he reached the first line
of Russian trenches. It was found necee
sary to stop those infantry charges and
renew the artillery fire from the rear, be
fore the final and successful assault on
the Russian position could be made. The
success of this assault was brought aoout
by one detachment of Japanese troops,
mnr intrenid than timir comrades, who
succeeded In piercing the Russian line.
A splendid stroke of fortune was the dis
covery and destruction by the Japanese of
the electric wires leading to the i'.lnes at
the eastern foot of Nanshan hill. This pre
vented the Russians from exploding these
mines when-the Japanese Infantry crossed
the ground where they had been placed.
It Is possible that the fortune of the day
hinged upon these mines. . If the Russians
had been able to. explode than) at the right
time the losses among the Japanese troops
would have been tr emendqus, 'and It la pos
sible also that the Russians wouia nave
been able to bold the bill. -
Nanshan was splendidly defended. Nearly
flfty guns of various sixes were mounted
on the various . emplacements and .there
were also two batteries of quick-firing field
pieces.. .The. artillery was sheltered behind
loophole trenches on the crest of the hill
The infantry manning the field pieces ran
with them around the hill, thus using these
guns for the protection of the most lm.
portant points.
The Japanese began the fight by bringing
all their field guns into a action and eon
centratlng their fire on the emplacements
on the hill. By 11 o'clock In the morning
the principal Russian batteries had been
silenced. Tho two Russian field batteries
then withdrew to Nan Kuan Ling hill, and
from there continued to fire on the Japa
nese until nlghfall.
After the Russian batteries had been
silenced the Japanese . artillery opened on
the enemy's trenches, the Japanese Infantry
advancing, meanwhile, to within rifle range,
The Japanese gradually worked front to
within 400 metres of the Russians lines.
They succeeded In discovering an opening
In the , obstacles of wire and other entan
glements and getting finally to within 200
meters of the Russian trenchea, they rushed
for the line. Several successive charges
were made, but every officer and man In
the attacking party was shot down twenty
or thirty meters from the line. The
charges were then stopped and the Japa
nese artillery renewed its preparatory fire
on the enemy's poaltion.
Towards evening a detachment of Japa.
nese carried a section of the Russian
trenches, breaking through the enemy's
line. Hundreds of the comrades of these
men, inspired by their success, sprang for
ward and then the entire Japanese line
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wept up the Mil. . driving the Russians
from their positions. It was In tha des
perate Infantry charge that tha Japanese
sustained tha bulk of their losses.
Troopa Are Heeuperatlng.
Nan Kwan Ling was occupied yesterday
by a force of artillery. Infantry and en
gineers under command of General Nska
mura. Tha main Japanese force spent Fri
day night billeted In the village around
Nanshan. The soldiers were greatly fa
tigued a result of the constant fighting,
but they entered with much spirit upon
the new operations.
A force of Russians held Sanchlllpu sta
tion, which Is northwest of Dalny. but the
Japanese drove them out. The Russians
abandoned and burned the station and re
tired in the direction of Port Arthur.
The estimates of the Russians engaged
in the defense of Nanshan hill and the
south short of Tallenwan bay vary, but
it la evident that the Russians drew for
men from the forces at Port Arthur and
offered all the resistance possible. It Is
believed here that Lieutenant General
Btoessel, commander of the military forcea
t Port Arthur, was In personal command
of the recent operations. As soon as the
Japanese troops have rested they will press
on to the south.
Rl'SSIA I'XFORTl SATE IS KAVY
Battle Fleet Cannot Get Ready to Sail
Before September.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2S.-8.36 p. m.
Although work is being pushed night' and
day to prepare the Baltic fleet for service,
It Is feared now that it cannot be ready
to sail for the far east before September.
The delay Is considered especially unfor
tunate In view of the situation at Port
Arthur, where the arrival of the fleet be
fore the fall of the fortress would compel
the raising of the siege.
It has been found necessary to put the
battleship Orel, which recently sank at Its
moorings, at Cronstadt owing to its sea
valves being left open and was subse
quently floated, and on which an explosion,
killing ten stokers was alleged to have
afterwards occurred, in dry dock and pos
sibly It may not accompany the Baltic fleet
to the far east.
There is no Intention of purchasing any
South American warships offered by pri
vate firms. , Neither has Russia any in
tention of buying foreign merchantmen or
transport service. Four Hamburg-American
liners were bought by the Merchant
Marine department and turned over to the
navy to become part of the volunteer fleet.
Twenty transports will accompany the Bal
tic fleet, carrying coal, ammunition and
every kind of stores. There will also be re
pair, water-condensing afid hospital ships.
Altogether sixty-two pennants will go out
Under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky.
Admiral Blrileff, the naval commander aU
Cronstadt, Is becoming celebrated for his
remarkable orders of the day. One Issued
by him says:
I visited the school ship Nevka and did
not find its captain or lieutenant. Two
midshipmen in charge of fifty cadets did
not know how to turn out and salute the
admiral. They did not know wherefore
they were on board."
The Russians are so convinced of the
efficacy of submarine boats that many of
the wealthiest and most Influential people
have formed an association to promote the
construction of vessels of that class as be
ing "ideal defensive craft, and such as
are required by a pacific power like
Russia."
Count Sheremetlef has contributed $100,
000 and Midshipman Soldatleko has sub
scribed $2,000 towards the fund being raised
to build submarine boats. Two sailors who
rescued Grand Duke Cyril at the time of
the sinking erf the battleship Petropavlovsk
have been Miade Knights of St. George.'
RrSSIAX
IX COMPLETE FLIGHT
Abandon Nan Kwan Lias; aad Ara
' Driven from Sanehlllpn.
TOKIO, May 28. N Jton The . Russians
have abandoned Nan Kwan Ling and have
been driven from Sanchlllpu, re'reatlng to
ward Port Arthur. The Japanese have cap
tured fifty canon. The Ruslsans left 400
dead In the Kin Chou-Nanshan fight On
the Japanese side the. killed and wounded
number 8,000. ,. .
11 p. m. The Japanese squadron, which
was assigned to co-operate in the attack
of the second army on Kin Chou and Nan
Shan Hill, was composed of the gunboats
Thuklshl, Amagi, Ilelyen and Chokai. and
the first torpedo boat flotilla entered Kin
Chou bay on Wednesday. A heavy sea
prevented its participation In the fighting
of that day. The weather cleared on
Thursday morning, however, and In spite
of the shallowness of the water, the squad
ron steamed close to shore and bombarded
the Russian batteries.
Early In the action a shell passed over
the forward deck of the Chokai, killing
a lieutenant and two petty officers and
wounding' two men. The torpedo boat
flotilla .-helled the railroad near
Shaos river. The torpedo boat
took soundings and guided the larger
ships. The squadron advanced with the
Japanese right flank and aided In covering
It. Later In the day the falling tide
:6tnpelled the withdrawal of the larger
warships.
Captain Hayashi, commander of the
Chokai, waa killed by the explosion of a
shell near one of the ship's guns. Four
other men were wounded. The vessels
themselves were not damaged.
LONDON, May W. The Japanese legation
has received a dispatch from Toklo practi
cally the same aa the report of the Asso
ciated Press cabled yesterday, giving the
time of the occupation of Nan Kwan Ling
as the roornlngof May 27. after which the
enemy waa driven toward Port Arthur after
burning the railway station at Ban Shi LI
Phu. northwest of Port Dalny, Fifty guns
and many other things were captured by
the Japanese may m.
ROME, May 28. According to a dispatch
from Toklo received here the Japanese have
attacked the town of Tallenwan. Their
occupation of the Junction of the Dalny
railroad with the main Port Arthur line, Jt
Is added, Isolates Port Dalny.
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS I COREA
Muscovites HaaAleapped by the Loss
of Their Naval Power.
TOKIO,' May 28, 10 a. m. The Japanese
are not seriously disturbed by the Russian
operations In eastern Corea. The move
ments of the Cossack cavalry and battery
of guns that accompanied them is being
closely watched by the Japanese', who are
confident In their ability to protect their
communfcatlons and maintain the military
supremacy of Japan in Corea. The Talu
victory, which opened the Talu estuary
to water communication, diminishes the
Importance of the line of land communica
tions from Chtnnampo to WIJu. The loes
of their naval power compels the Russians
to avoid the sea along the eastern coust
of Corea and limits their operations to the
land, where transportation difficulties pre
vent the concentration arid operation of
large land ferce.
Japs Pay Dearly for Victory,
WASHINGTON. May 28. The following
cablegram from the Foreign office at Toklo
was received at (he Japanese legation to
day: TOKIO, May 28 The commanSer of the
army attacking Kin -tnou, rfF"
. mip Irnnna. consisting of in
fantry, artillery vand iiglinrs, ui:euiled
Nan Kwn Ling von tha morning of May
27. The enwmy flVd in the- direction of l'ort
Arthur, after burning a railway station at
Blian Bill 1111 1 ao, iwrttiwem vj
On the Ktilh our troors raptured flfty guns
v.-ui.t.. .unu thr Diinjii The number ol
the enemy's dead alone and left In tha
tteld anunte4 to ". Ovr raaualtlM, ln-i-ludliuj
tle4 and wounded, la .aumated at
METHODISTS F1NISI1 WORK
Anticipated Contrjteniei Fail to Material-
it at Ooafsrsooe.
DELEGATES LEAVING FOR THEIR HOMES
Revision of Marriage Ritual Reeosn-
mended Deflcleaey af $12,000 Will
Be Fill. by Dravrlasx on
Book Coneern.
LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-The Methodist
genersl conference rushed through a vast
amount of business today, during its three
sessions, ind when adjournment was taken
late tonight had practically cleared the
field of all tho Important subjects brought
before It. Many left for their nomes io
night. So numerous, Indeed, have been the
departures the conference Is likely to And
Itself without a quorum Monday, unless
something Important comes up on that
day It Is probable that this point. will not
be urged.
The heresy question, which had been aeia
up by many as a thing upon which there
would be prolonged and heated aerate,
proved to be a small matter after all. It
was dismissed with a report brought tn by
the committee on education, the conference
adopting Hs recommendations without a
ripple of excitement. There was no debate
except a brief speech by Dr. Munhall, who
Is credited with being the leader 6f the
forces opposed to the so-called higher
criticism In the theological colleges. Dr.
Munhall merely stated his opposition to
Bible criticism and declared himself favor
able to the report as presented.
The recommendations of the committee
on education on this point were that In the
absence of sufficient proof against the
faculties of certain universities these Insti
tutions be exonerated on all the charges of
heresy. The report recommended also that
since there Is some unrest and a disposi
tion to fear that heresy will develop the
directors should exercise care In the se
lection of Instructors, appointing nbne con
cerning whose soundness of doctrine there
is any question.. Professors were cautioned
to , instruct' their students to preach none
but established doctrines. The report was
passed by a large vote.
Deficiency Is Announced.
Favoring the revision by a commission of
the ritual pertaining to the marriage cere
mony and administration of the sacrament
in the southern Avia district. A resolution
was also passed expressing sympathy with
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
In the sudden death of First Assistant En
gineer Oraham.
Several of the newly elected bishops have
been given their first experience as pre
siding officers over the. general conference
at last night's and today's sessions. Bish
ops Berry, Spellmeyer, Bash ford and Mc
Dowell have presided in turn. The others
of the new bishops will preside during some
of the sessions before final adjournment.
Chairman Miller of the conference com
mission, which looks after the finances of
the general conference, made a report to
day 'showing a deficiency of about $12,000.
His report showed collections, including
the 125,000 raised In the city of Loa Angelea,
of $116,000 and bills paid and ouutandlng
to the amount' of $128,000. In addition, he
says there were unaudited bills amounting
to $2,000, which would bring the deficiency
up to U.00O.
A motion was made to the effect ,that
the amount of the deficiency be borrowed
from' "the book concern. To this proposi
tion there" were strong protests from Dra.
Eaton and Main, New York publishing
agent; Whd 'said 'that' tf this money were
loaned there would- be '.little -Chance of
ever getting It back aa has been the case
before, After considerable ' talk the mo
tion was adopted and : the book concern
must loan the conference ' commission
enough to make up the deficiency In its
funds.
Will Reimburse Concern.
The motion to borrow the money from
the Book Concern was finally amended so
as to instruct the presiding elders of the
various conference districts that are in ar
rears to make stood their deficiency In order
that the Book Concern may be reim
bursed.
PRESBYTERIANS FINISH WORK
Vote on Closlnw Kxposltlon Gatee
Sunday, Removal of Liberty Bell
and Satoot Question.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. May 28.-The member
ship of the committee on church co-opera
tion and union of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church of the United
States haa been increased from eight to
fifteen, the new members being Moderator
Henry of Philadelphia, Dr. F. L. Patton
of Princeton, President Moffatt of Wash-
.ngton and Jefferson college, S. P. Nlccolls
of St. Louis, Prof. John DeWltt of Prince,
ton seminary, L. H. Severance of Cleve
land and H. C. Gara of Pennsylvania.
Drs. Moffatt, Johnson and Coyle were
appointed a committee to reply to a pro
test signed by Dr. John Fox of New York
and six other members of the general aa.
sembly against the action of the assembly
in adopting the report on churchunlon.
The assembly convened this morning with
the intention. If possible, of finishing its
business tonight, even If an extra session
was necessary.
The' report of the committee on Judicial
commissions, proposing the establishment
of a permanent tribunal' which, wpuld be
a supreme court for the general assembly
to which the aasembly could refer all cases
Involving church law, and the report of
the temperance committee were among the
orders of the day.
The latter calls for advanced grounds
on the temperance question and Incidentally
strikes at the use of tobacco by ministers
of the denomination. It recommends total
abstinence on the part of the ministers
and elders from the use of Intoxicants and
the use of their influence on the members
of the congregations to the same end. It
recommends the raising of 10,000 with which
to prosecute the work of the year and
the establishing of offices with headquar
ters In Pittsburg. The last resolution deals
with the tobacco question. It simply
recommends that ministers and those seek
ing the ministry be advised against the
use of tobacco.
The report of the committee on Judicial
commissions was adoptsd without amend
ment, as was the report of the committee
on church politics.
An overture was adopted requesting tha
state legislature of Oregon to pass a law.
requiring the Lewis and Clark exposition
to close on Sunday. A recommendation
objecting to the removal of the Liberty
Bell from Philadelphia to St. Louis and Its
exhibition on Sunday waa carried unani
mously. ,
The committee on bills and overtures
reported a memorial to the United States
senate praying for the expulsion of Senator
Reed 8 moot and the enactment of more
stringent laws against polygamy.
John I. Piatt. lay commissioner of
Poughkaepsla, tbr.w the aasembly Into a
temporary uproar by opposing the report.
He held that It was a political question
with which ths assembly had nothing to
do. When the vote wss taken but five
commissioners opposed the adoption of the
report.
H.rreld Hires Two Commissions.
, PIERRE, . EL, May (Special. )Gor.
rnoc Ilerreld has commissioned Dr, IL R.
Oonderman of Setby aa assistant surgeon
of
f tha National Guard,.
He haa also appointed James R. Curson
of
Custer as tame warden of Custer
county.
MITCHELL WITH EMPLOYERS
Sastalas Compass- In Hiring! Cheat
Welshman and Disapproves Af
' rest of Mine sape-rtateadeat.
RED LODGE, Mont, May 28. Superin
tendent Pettlgrew of the Northwestern
Improvement company, operating the coal
mines of the Northern Pacific Railway
company, has received advices from Presi
dent John Mltohell of the United Mine
Workers of America, sustaining the com
pany In its controversy with the local
union over the question of employment Of
a check welghman. As a result of the dif
ferences 600 miners walked out. President
Mitchell rules that the check welghman
must be elected by those who are actually
working as miners.
President Mitchell holds the arrest of
Superintendent Pettlgrew, at the Instiga
tion of the attorney general of the state,
acting in behalf of tha unions, to be a
violation of an agreement between the
unions and the company.
GOSPEL WAGON FOR UTAH
I'nlted Presbyterians' at Greenville
Decide to I'nlte with Western
Mission to Accomplish Kud.
GREENVILLE, Pa. May 28.-The United
Presbyterian ceneral assembly today de
cided to co-operate with the Utah Gospel
mission to equip and maintain a gospel
wagon. Rev. J. R. Milllgan was elected to
represent the church. Absolution of con
Wallace on his appointment as chief engl-
gratulatlons was passed for Jhn Flndley
neer of the Panama canal.
PENITENTIARY FOR BANKER
President of Indianapolis Institution
Will Spend Six Years in a
Federal Prison.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 28.-Cyrus E.
McCrady, president of the Seymour Na
tional bank, was this afternoon sentenced
by Judge Anderson of the federal court
to six years In the United States prison
at Leavenworth. Albert H. Parker, presi
dent of the First National bank of Bed
ford was sentenced to five years In the
same prison. . -
DEATH RECORD.
Galen HcKean.
BARTLEY,' Neb., May 38.Speclal.
Galen McKean was burled today by the
Masonic fraternity, The cause cf his death
was a fall received while In the employ of
the Burlington as carpenter at Edgemont,
S. D., In February,' last year, when the
foreman of the gang, Mr. Tracy, was
killed. '
Herman A. Fellwock.
BEATRICE, Neb., May 28.-(8peciai;)
Word waa received here yesterday of the
death of Herman A. Fellwock, at one time
business man of this city, which oc
curred at his home In Chicago, of yellow
Jaundice and heart trouble. Mr. Fellwock
was engaged In the meat market business
here for many years and waa well known
In this locality. He waa 66 years of age
and leaves a widow and two children.
Mrs. William Boldt.
WESt POINT, Neb.. May 28. (Special. )
Mrs. William Boldt died at bar homo In
this city yesterday Of old age. She Waa
one of the pioneer settlers of Cuming
county, naving wun ner nuau&nu ooma
steaded a farm adjoining West Point forty
yeara ago. She leaves an aged husband
and two grown children. Funeral servloes
were held todayunder the auspices of ths
German Lutheran church.
Seymoar Ztovre.
AUBURN, Neb., May 28. (Special.) Sey
mour Howe, residing near Nemaha, de
parted this Ufa at his home on Wednesday,
aged 63 years. 4 Mr. Howe was a native of
New York and came to this county la
1860. He leaves a widow and five children.
One of his sons, Eugene Howe, la super
intendent of schools at Exeter. Mr. Howe
always took an active interest in public,
and educational matters.
Judge W. J. lister.-
vrv.xfav. a TV. Miv M. fSnertfal Tele
gram.) W. J. Hovey. for, a long time
.nnntv tude-e Af Standtev -county and a
practicing attorney at Fort Pierre, died at
St. Mary's hospital In this city last nlgnt
. . onmnltcatlnn tit troubles which has
made him an invalid for tha past two
years.
Mr. Mary Dewlta. 1
WEST POINT, Neb., May 28. (Speolal.V-r
News has been received In this Mty of h
death In Horloon, Wis., of Mrs. Mary De
witx, the mother of F. F. Dewlta, a well
known citlsen of this place, at the age of M
years. TWenty-ort grandchildren, . and
thirty great-grandchildren survive her.
HYMENEAL
Pair of Plattsmouth Weddrana.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. May M. (Spe
cial.) Warren A. Tulene and Miss Bertha
A. Rouse were married at tho home Of
the bride's parents, Rev. D. A. Youtsy,
pastor of the Christian church, officiating.
Dr. T. J. Todd and Miss Mlnta Mauty,
both of this city, were married at the
home of H. C. Smith in Kansas City Wed
nesday. The ceremony .was performed , by
Rev. William Carter of the First Presby
terian church.
Cos-Saow.
DAVID CITT. Nbb., May (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Snow of this city
announce the engagement of their daugh
ter. Miss Queene Hortense, to Henry Olvin
Cox of Pella, la. Tho wedding will be
solemnised in David City during June.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today aad Cooler 1st Northwest
Portion of Nebraska la -
Predicted.
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WASHINGTON, May M.-Forecast:
For Nebraska Fair Sunday and cooler
In northwest portion; Monday, fair.
For Missouri and Iowa Bhow.rs Sunday i
Monday, fair.
For Kansas Warmer Sunday and Mon
day.
For Indiana and Illinois Showers Sun
day; Monday, fair; fresh south winds, be
coming westerly.
For Colorado, Wyoming and Montana-
Fair Sunday and Monday.
For North and South Dakota Fair and
cooler Sunday) Monday, fair.
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Minimum t.mp.rature. ... H M II M
Man temperature M J J
Record of temperature and precipitation
. . Um ikla limv aim-. March L ltM:
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Deficiency for the day
Total deflotony since March 1..... ...... .-to
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Precipitation el nee March 1.... I inches
i;cwi since March 1 M Inch
Kxreas for cOr. period, l... 1. 34 inches
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14th and
DEMANDS TOO EXTRAVAGANT
GoTernment Csnnot Desl with Bandit Kid
nspsr of Psrdiosris.
JAPAN'S NEW AND TERRIFIC EXPLOSIVE
Army and Kavy Astounded by Appall
ing; Results of Shrlno.o Powder
Invented by Japs for Bi
Iodine Sheila.
WASHINGTON, May 2a. Tho kidnapers
of Perdlcaris and his itepson, Var.ey, In
Morocco, have submitted their terms for
ransom and the State department haa de
cided that they are absolutely Impossible
Of acceptance.
A lohg cable from United States Consul
Gummers was received by Secretary Hay
oday. The consul stated in substance
that Rasouly, the bandit who kidnaped
Perdlcaris and his stepson, Varley, had
been heard from and made a set of de
mands which the British minister and
Mr. Oummere had deemed It their duty
to lay before their go'-ernments.
Rasouly demanded the Moorish forces
should be withdrawn from the tistrlct In
which his band operated, leaving them In
control. He asked a large n.oney ransom
to be collected from the governor of
Tangier, who happened to be bitter eno
mles. He further demanded absolute im
munity for himself and his followers from
pursuit or punishment for the kidnaping
And other crimes they had committed in
the past, ' To the climax of his demands,
Rasouly Insisted that the United States
and Great Britain should solemnly guar
antee ths observance by the Moorish gov
ernment of the foregoing stipulations.
Will teave Matters to Admiral.
Secretary Hay had a conference with the
president and It waa agreed that Rasouly' s
terms could not be met.. To tract them
would be equivalent to forcing the sultan
of -Morocco to abdicate in favor-of a
brigand, aa far' as a considerable part of
a Moorish triaT was' Concerned. . More
over, the United flutes government oould.
hot without establishing a new and dan
gerous precedent undertake to guarantee
the aota of another government. .
The next step la In- doubt. Admiral
Chad wick will be at Tangier by tomorrow
evening on the Brooklyn, td be followed
rn the course of a day or two by the re
mainder of his fleet. As the utmost con
fidence is reposed In the discretion and
Judgment of the admiral, the present dis
position Is to leave him a' free hand to
deal with this ease In ' co-operation with
Consul Oummere.
It la realised here that the Frenoh gov
ernment which, under its recent treaties
with Great Britain, haa acquired a dom
inating Interest in Morocco may naturally
be rather nervous over any foreign Inter
ference In the affairs of that country and
this fact, it is suggested, may lead to the
exercise by the French government of some
effective influence in the dlr:on of se
curing Perdlcaris' release which will Obvi
ate any hostlls 'move by Admiral Chad-
wick.
rrtgbtful Foreo of Kerr Powder.
Reports received here from the far east
dwell at length upon the terrlflo power of
the Japanese Shimose powder, the nature
of which la an absolute secret. It is not
used to propel the shot, but for bursting
charges of the armjf and navy explosive
shell. The result of the explosion lies as
tound ed the United States army observers.
The heaviest armor piercing shell with its
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small cavity la rent Into countless thou
sands of sharp fragments which are hurled
through tho air with such force that they
tear through the sides of an Iron ship as
would a projectile front a machine gun.
The Russian warships Varlag and Korlets '
wore found to be riddled deck and sides
i by fragments of these shells. It Is not
known that any other nation possesses '
such a terrific explosive.
Oklahoma Bank Closed. f
The comptroller of the currency haa been
notified by Bank Examiner Bturtevant that '
he closed today the Elk City National bank
of Elk City, Okla. The capital stock of
tha bank aa 126,000. According to the last
statement of tha condition of the bank Its
assets anl liabilities were m.m. It tad '
deposits of $26,198 and loans and discounts
of $56,730. Ths cause of the failure Is not
stated.
Cet Orders for Tangier.
Rear Admiral Jewell repor.cd by cnble
to the Navy department today tho. arrival
of the European squadron under his com
mand, embracing the Olympis, Baltimore
and Cleveland, at Horta, Aaores. The ad
miral has been ordered to proceed to Tan
gier, Morocco.
OLD MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE
-
Hemmed In by Smoke When His Homo
Burns Ho Rolls from Porch
to (.round.
PAPILLION. Neb., May IS.-(peclal.) ,
Early this morning the building used by '
James C. Oraham as a harness shop and a '
residence was burned to the ground, the
loss being 12.000, with but light Insurance.'
The structure was a large trame one and
burned like tinder. A small quantity of the '
stock was saved which was in the front '
part of the building, but all the personal '
effects and household goods of the family
were consumed. Mr. Oraham, SO yeara old, '
Who was the only person In the building, '
was aslAep In the upper story, and did not '
awaken until hemmed in by the flames.
Almost' overcome by the smoke he ran
toward the stairway, but waa driven back
by' a' mass Of flames. Then going to the '
front part 'of 'the 'building.' he smashed a ;
door 'and crawled out onto a porch, from
which he rolled to the ground In 'a faint '
He has since recovered 'and Is uninjured. ,
Feafs were entertained' for 'his safety, as'
inartV thought! him still In the building. '
Mrs.' Oraham;' the ' 'only woman harness'
rnaker In the state, was' In Fremont at the
time, and upon her return 'this morning '
was. almost prostrated at tha loss.
! It is believed that the building was de
liberately fired1 by an Incendiary. Some
boards had been ripped frem tha side of
It and to all appearances -oQ had been
applied.
Blevatar Company lanmoeate. .
GENEVA. Neb., May . i5rctaL Tho
Farmers' Elevator eomeaey e to become a
Corporation, with, a capital atwlt of tT.Mu,
to be divided Into .W share it 13 share.
About 100 share, are already taken. I. W.
Trask waa elected prealdeat unanimously,
R. A. Matteeon vice president and A. N.
Strickland secretary.
Will Caudrm and Bleea Bella.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. May a-tSoeclal.)
On June 19 Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Oorman of
this city. Catholic bishop of South Dakota,
will visit Woonsocket for the purpose of
administering confirmation to a large claaa
and blessing ehlma bells which have been
purchased by the Catholics of Woonsocket
for their church building. The placing of
the bells In the tower will complete a
series of improvements In the church which
waa started about a year ago.
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