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The Omaha Daily Bee. Full Sooroa of Ioaguo Gamos in Tho Deo Only Special War News Sorv- ico of Now Yorlc H or aid ESTABLISHED JUNE 9, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1904 TWELVE PAOES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. IN MEMORY OF HEROES Frwidrat BoottTtU Da Iran Oration Up:n tlit Famous B,tt!fli'i at Gettysburg. REVIEWS THE RESULT OF THE CIVIL VAR Common 8ana and High Idsals Dao . suits of tbs OinlWar. apmuumsn VETERANS ESCORT PRESIDENT TO GR V TJnitad States Oaralr Also Formi Gi J for Chief Eztoatir. GOVERNOR PENNYPACKER PRESIDED t7pen the Grave la the Valhalla of . the Nation. Flower Are Strews . aad Sleeping- Heroe Are 1 Praised. GETTYSBURG, Pa., May 30.-On historic Cemetery hill, overlooking- around hal lowed by the blood of half a hundred thou sand brav men and In the presence of a concourse af thousands who had assembled , to pay tribute to the memory of the na tion' dead. President Roosevelt today de livered a notable address. On nearly the Him spot, on November U, 1863, President Lincoln ; delivered the immortal address enunciating principle which have rung around th world for more than a third of century. President Roosevelt was escorted to the cemetery on the. battlefield by a body of Several hundred veteran of the civil, war. The nreeMent nA his sneclfll escort were - prrceaea oy several organisations, mciuu lng a squadron of United States cavalry, the Third United States artillery and the - Marine band of Washington, which" had "been . ordered here for. the occasion. Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of the presi dent' party followed In carriages. The ' fear of the procession consisted of clvie organisations and'cltisena In carriages." ; Governor Pennypeckar presided at the ceremonies which were held on the rostrum in the cemetery. : After the Memorial day services of the Grand Army of the Republic had been concluded and the pupils of the public school had strewn flowers ovsr ths graves of the thousands of dead, during vhlch ceremony the' Marina band played a olemn dirge. Rev; Dr; Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United State senate, pronounced the invocation. Introduces the President. The president was then Introduced by Governor Pennypacker, who said In part: - The presidential office la so great a sta tion among man that those who All It are not to be regarded a personal ties. Their individuality Is lost in -its. immensity. They become the manifestations of' certain im pulses and stages of development of the national, life. Jackson t represented its rough, uncouth and undisciplined strength. IJnooln loom up above all other Americans bearing -the burden of woe and suffering which fata laid upon his broad shoulders In Its time of stress and trial. Blessed be his memory forever more. ' n , No people can look forward te fthe fut 7liinene' .ef -sweTi"a''qsnnyas events went te'outlin -for tiff? Av one alert and eager, ytth .the ' enthusiasm and, vigor, of youth. No other president has so stood, for that which after all typifies our life the sweep of the winds over broad prairies, the snow capped mountains and the rushing rivers, tt Beduola' trees, the' exuberance of youth conscious of red blood, energy and power pointing our bow of promise as does Theo dore . Kooaevett. . He has hunted In- our woods,' he has enriched our literature,, he has ridden in the face of the enemy,' he has maintained our Ideals. Upon this day, tjevoted to the memories of the herolo dead In Pennsylvania a sad Decoration day Die' achievement of the prolific past and the promise of ths teeming future confront each other Today, for the first time, Theodore Roosevelt treads the field made Immortal by the sword of George Gordon Meade and hallowed by the prose dirge of Abraham Lincoln. .Address at the President. The president was accorded an enthusl stio reception. HI address follows; The place where we now are has won a double distinction. Here was fought one of the great battle of all time, and her was spoken one of the few speeches which shall last threugh the sites. As long os this republic - endures or its history. Is known, so long shall the memory cf the battle of - Gettysburg likewise endure and be known; and as long as the English tongue is understood, so long shall Abra ham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thrill the feearts of mankind. .The civil war was a great war for right eousness; a war waged for the nobioat Ideals, but wsged also In thoroughgoing, practical fashion. It was one of tho few war which mean, In their successful out come, a lift toward better things for the nations of mankind. Borne wars have tneant the triumph of order over anarchy md licentiousness masquerading as liberty; soma wars have meant J he triumph of lib erty over tyranny masquerading as order; but this victorious war of ours meant the triumph ' of both liberty ana order, the triumph of orderly liberty, the bestowal of civil rights upon the freed slaves, and at the same time the stern insistence on the supremacy of the national law throughout the length and breadth of the land. More over, this wss one of those rare contests In which It wss to the Immeasurable Inter est of the vanquished that they shujild lose, while at the same time the victor ac quired the precious privilege of transmit ting to those who come after them, as a heritage of honor forever, not only the memory of their own valiant deeds, but the memory of the deeds of those who, no leas valiantly and with equal sincerity of Buspose, fought against the stars In their courses. The war left to us all. as fellow countrymen, as brothers, the right to re joice that the union ha been restored In Indestructible shape In a country where slavery no longer mocks the boast of free dom, and also the right to rejoice with exultant pride In the courage, the self sacrlflc and the devotion, alike of the men who wore ths blua and the men who wore the gray. Inspiration af the Field. Jle Is but a poor American who, looking ht this Held, does not foe! within himself a deeper reverence for the nation's past and a . higher purpose to make the nation's future rise level to her -past. Here fought the chosen sons of the north and the south, the east and the west. The armies whlcn on this held contended for the mastery were veteran armies,- hardsned by long campaigning and desperate fighting into ucb Instruments of war as no other nation then possessed. 1 he severity of the fight ing Is attested by the proportionate loss a loss unrivaled In any battle of similar Is since the clone - of the Napoleonlo gtuggies; a loss which In certain regiments waa from three-fourths to four-fifths of the men engaged. Every spot on this field has lis own associations of soldierly duty nobly done, of auprem self-sacrifl.ee freely rendered. The names of ths chiefs who xrved In the two armies farm a long honor roll; , and the enlisted men were worthy, and even more than worthy, of those who led 'hum. Every sore of this ground has Its own associations. We see where the tight thundered through snd sround the frill of Gettysburg; where the artillery formed on the ridges; where the cavalry fought; where the hill were attacked and defended; and where, finally, the great charge surged up the elope only to break on the summit in tbs bloody spray of sal ient failure. Vara Than Memories. Bui ths soldiers who won at Gettysburg the soldiers who fought to a nnlah ths rtvll far snd thoreb made their country men forever their debtors, have left us far more even than the memories of the war I ' 1 1 . ' 7 "!--". -vu. ymMW III D T (1 T that on , this continent those who canie after them, their children and their chil dren's children, m'ght enjoy a lasting tears. They took arms aot to destroy, but o save liberty) not to overthrow, but to establish the supremacy of the law. Ths crisis which they faced wss to determine whether or not this people waa hi fur CvaUn4 e liectwd raga-l WALKING MATCH ENDS IN DEATH French Soldier Arc Taable to Stand tb Tent of Ei durance. PARIS, May 30. Fatal results followed the army walking match yesterday from the Place de la Concorde to St. Germain and back, a distance of about twenty-eight miles, In which 2,000 soldiers from many regiments 'took psrt. Reports received by the ministry of war show that forty-two men are missing and a number of them are believed to have succumbed to hardships. Besides those missing thirty-four men were taken to hospitals along the course In various stages of prostration. Six were In serious condition, one man Is dead and i,iother Is In a dangerous condition. Some ' i.oorts plsce the number of dead at four. the Chamber of Deputies today War V ""lster Andre was severely criticised for fitting the contest, which Is denounced ..'utal. General Andre admitted that a mistake had been made and a vote of con fidence was only passed by a narrow ma jority. The winner of the march, a private In the Hundred and Forty-ninth regiment of the line, did the distance In six hours four teen minutes and two seconds. CENSURE FOR THE EMPEROR Pan-Gerniaa Congress Want Rnler 1 to Attend Closer to Business. BERLIN, May SO. The annual pan-German congress at Luebeck today took the character of sharp criticism of Emperor William and the system of .personal gov ernment. Prof. Hasse, a' former mem ber of the Reichstag, said the - best ele ments of tho people earnestly wished the the emperor would, choose adviser who had the courage to ask him to spend at least half the year at the capital, so that they might dally confer personally with him without the intervention of cour tier, and who would have the courage to resign when their advice wa disregarded. The professor's word evoked great ap plause. A resolution adopted by the congress declares It I "Imperatively necessary for the political and business Interest of the empire to acquire a foothold on the At lantic coast region of Morocco, and . the congress feel it to be a humiliating -disregard of Germany that France and Great Britain fixes the future of Morocco with out consulting Germany, thus treating It like a power of third rank." KING RECEIVES SOME NOTABLES Two American and On African Rnler Are Greeted by English Monarch. . LONDON, May 80. Kind Edward held a brilliant levee this morning. Five Ameri cans, Including George W. Vanderbllt and William Barclay . Parson, - United - State canal commissioner, were presented. After the levee the king received in audi ence ths ajake of Abeokut (upper Guinea), a, picturesque -West African potentate who has left-hi country .for-the-first -time ia-me life. - The-British government bag agreed to buy, alt tho alake'e Lagos cottorj for three year.. The potentate wore a striking rob of canary colored silk, ever which was flung a mantis of canary plush, a pale blue cap decorated with llsards and high, yellow boot. ' ' ,.'-.,, REGARDS THE NOTE AS Alt INSULT glamor ' Mass Stirs Tp Rome by Bis ; Denunciation. ROME, May 80. The Chamber of Depu ties was crowded today to hear the dis cussion of the interpellation of tho atti tude of tho government toward the Vati can protest against President Loubet's visit. Slgnor Mass (rep.) called the not of the papal secretary of state. Merry Del Val, a perfect Insult. He recalled that the pope had not protested against atrocious offense to religion in Franc. HI holi ness had now risen against a king, who, according to the Vatican, had stolen the pontifical patrimony, designating his maj esty as a usurper. The note, therefore, was a declaration, of war. , Slgnor Massa asked the government to take energetlo action" to prevent the In vasion of the' church into the kingdom's affair. The government had forgotten all pride and the national dignity In answer ing the Vatican insult by giving hospitality to Cardinal Svampa when the king, on Sat urday, went to Bologrle. The. government permitted the people of France to defend Italian right. The liberal and the extreme parties ap plauded and ths galleries Joined. Slgnor Guercl (radical) followed,, saying that "this time the Vatican Is not protesting, but bleating." Slgnor Cabrlns (soo.) Interrupt ing: "Call It braying." Slgnor Guercl, continuing, said that Italy had less to fear from . the papacy than other countries.- Being near the Vatican It could already see preparation behind the scene. He complained that the pope, who. In' his career before he became pontiff, ap preciated and profited by Italian unity, should now as pontiff have as his insplrer and executive . against Italy a foreigner, Cardinal Merry Del Val. Premier Gtollttl, who arose . amidst a breathless silence, said: "The Vatican note naturally waa communicated to the Italian government. Franca had answered a It thought best. The affair wa one In which Italy could not Interfere. The Vatican note contained phrase regarding the king of Italy, but the effect produced was such that they must be extremely glad of the existence of that phrase, as It had offered Premier Combes the opportunity to make a statement so flattering to Italian patriot ism." The crowded galleries rose and applauded for Ave minute, crying. "Viva Combes!" Slgnor Glollttt, continuing, said: Therefore the unhsppy phrase wa for Italy the happiest. The note contained the usual protest which the Vatican has been repenting for thirty-four years. Italy hss no reason to change Its policy. It does not fear the Invasion of the congregations, as It has Is we to protect Itself. If these law are Insufficient We will make new ones. To fear that the country cannot protect Itself sgalnst the Influence of foreign congrega tions Is to Insult Italians. The state snd the church must be ss two parallel lines which never meet. Both must enjoy lib erty. It will be worse for the church on the dsy that It lllegslly interferes In ths sf fslrs of the Ut. American Artist Get Prise. PARIS. May S3 The Jury of the Salon des Artist Francals has awarded the medal to the American artist. Seymour Thomas, for his portrait of Henry Vlgnaud, secretary of ths United States embassy. Mr. Thomas la now at St. Louis represent ing the Americas, artists of Paris. Natives Flaht la Tripoli. TRIPOLI. May 30-Thre bands of Shamba Tunisians raided the Trlpolltaa oast of Slnaun May 17. killing a number of the Inhabitant!. Trlpolltan pursued the raiders snd overtook them at Dera. In the fighting which followed ninety fibamba wars killed, THE BROOKLYN AT TANGIER F ag of Bear Admiral 0b ad wick Hai Ar rived aid Othar Yen a Following-, PREDICARIS IS IN A SERIOUS POSITION I la a Mora Precarious Position Than Before Warship Arrived at the Morocco Strong-hold. TANGIER, Morocco, May 80. The United States cruiser Brooklyn, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Chadwlck, has arrived here. Other vessels of the United States squad ron are following. The authorities here consider that the position of the American, Ion Predlcarls, and his stepson, Cromwell Varley, a British subject, who were kidnaped by bandits, headed by Raisull, 1 now more serious than before. WASHINGTON, May 30. Mr. Gummere, the United Btates consul fit Tangier, In a cablegram received at the State department over night, says that threats against the wives of Ralsell's captives, Perdicarls and Var!ey, have been made unless the bandits' demands are granted. A dispatch from Ad miral Jewell, commanding the European squadron, announces the departure for Tan gier of the cruisers Olympia, Baltimore and Cleveland. AMERICA MAKESN0 REQUEST Franca Has Not Been Asked to Help Secure Men from the . Bandits. PARIS, May SO. Inquiries made at the foreign office regarding an unofficial in timation that the United State govern ment would welcome the aid of France towards securing the release of Messrs. Ion Perdicarls and Cromwell Varley from the Moroccan brigands show that no re quest of that kind has been received and that therefore no steps are contemplated. Moreover, It was said that before France took decisive step It would be essential for It' to receive requests both from the United Btates and the sultan of Morocco, as the authorities here do not desire to raise an issue with Morocco concerning the extent of French authority. New Arrest in Dreyfus Case. PARIS, May 80. The ministry of war has caused the arrest of an officer who Is understood to have been connected with the Dreyfus affair. The officer, who Is held In close confinement In ths fortress of Monnt Valerian, Is said to be charged with using considerable sum of money during the court-martial at Rennea in order to secure the conviction of Dreyfus. All official Information concerning the case la withheld. Discuss Alliance Franeaise. PARIS, May 80. The minister of public Instruction, M. Cheumle, . today received James H. Hyde of New York, the latter going, over the development or ths work of ' the Alliance Franeaise In the United States '-and discussing plans' SDr the ex tension Of its work. King; Receives American Officer. LONDON, May 80. King Edward received Captain Mahan, U. & N., retired. In pri vate audience thla afternoon. The king expressed hi deep appreciation of the cap tain's contributions to ths naval history of th world. Agree on Petroleum Experts. BAKU, Russia, May 80. Tho oil Arms here have signed an agreement regarding the export of petroleum. USE RITUAL OF MIDDLE AGES New York Veterans Ara Present at Celebration of Memorial High Mass. NEW YORK, May SO. A memorial high mass, celebrated according to the military ritual of the middle ages, has been said be fore 20,000 person on the campus of the marine barrack in tho New York navy yard in memory of thoss who died in the civil and Spanish war. It was ths second ceremony of the kind sines ths close of the civil war. At one end of tho campus a large altar, with gold-domed tabernacle, surmounted by a golden cross, stood in a court of honor formed by ten high whlto columns arranged in a semicircle. The columns were connected by a trelllsed railing and were decorated with flowers. On the left of the sanctuary marines from the navy yard were paraded, together with a detachment of infantry from Port Co lumbus, coast artillery from Fort Hamilton, sailor from numerous ships of war in the yard, national guardsmen, post of vet erans, Irish volunteer and Knight of Columbus, a total of 8,000. Th service was under direction of the Gloucester command, Spanish war veterans. When the soldier and sailors marched off the field the entire gathering Joined in singing the national anthem. NEW YORK BUILDING FALLS Four Persoas Injured by Ool lapse af mm Old Four-Story House. NEW YORK, May 80. Four persons were Injured today, one of them probably fa tally. In the partial collapse of the old fashioned four-story brick building on East Eighth street, which was occupied by a saloon and two small firms of hat manu facturer. The portion of th building which collapsed was the easterly wall, which crumbled away the entire height of the building, and two-thirds ths length of ths structure, commencing at the aide- walk. The collapse I supposed to have resulted from undermining ths wall on the easterly side, where an excavation is being made for the construction of a large modern building. The Injured persons were em ployes of the hat factories. THUGS MURDER SALOONKEEPER San Fronelseo Man Found by His Wife with His Skull Crushed. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. May 80. John Bey fried, a well-known saloonkeeper, was murdered by thug at hi place of busi ness early this morning. He was alive when found by his wife, but died soon sf forwards, without having regained con sciousness. Seyfrled'a skull was fractured near the bass of the brain as a result of seversl heavy blows struck with a car penter's hammer. Circumstances Indicate that robbery or revenge, or both, were ths motives for th crime. About ll'OO waa secured. Charles Uack Is Ulng held for InveeUgiUoo BALTIMORE MAYOR IS SUICIDE Shoots Himself la His noma While Wife Sleeps, Nearly laeos scions Of Tragedy, BALTIMORE, May 30 Mayor Robert M. McLane of this city shot ahd killed him self at his home this afternoon. Ills bride of less than two weeks was st the time of the tragedy ssleep In sn adjoining room and was awakened by the discharge of the revolver which Mr. McLane evidently fired while standing before th mirror of the dressing case. The bullet entered the right temple and crashing through the head escaped In the rear of the left ear. Mrs. McLane and other members of the household rushed to the mayor's assistance, but he did not re gain consciousness after he fell to the floor snd expired within an hour. A number of physicians who were summoned expressed the opinion that the wound was neces sarily fatal. No cause for the act can be assigned by the members of Mr. McLane's family. Since the Ore of last February he has been kept assiduously at work administering the affairs of the city, besides .endeavoring to direct the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the burned district. This, together with criticisms of his political opponents, are thought by many to have caused a tem porary aberration of mind. Coroner Hayden signed a certificate giv ing suicide as the cause of death and the remains were turned over to an undertak ing firm to he prepared for burial. Mayor McLane wss elected as a demo crat to the office of Chief magistrate of the municipality in May of last year for a term of four years. Under the city charter he will be succeeded by E. Clay Tlmanus, republican, president of the second branch of the city council to serve out the unex pired term. The second branch of the council, which Is republican, will elect a president, not necessarily a member of the present body, to preside over Its delibera tions. Mayor McLane was 86 years of age, the youngest chief executive Baltimore ever had. He was the son of James L. McLane, president of the First National bank, and nephew of Robert M. McLane, former governor of Maryland and United States minister to France during President Cleve land's first administration. Previous to his election as mayor he had for four years filled the office of state's attorney, In which he had distinguished himself by a ealous and Intelligent discharge of his duties. 4 During his brief administration of the mayorality office he had brought upon himself the antagonism of the regular democratic organisation by the appoint ment of members of the opponent party. Recently' there has been marked opposi tion to him among democratic member of the city council In matters relating to the rebuilding of Baltimore and this Is as cribed by many as a contributory cause of suicide. Mayor McLane was married, two weeks ago to Mrs. Mary Van Bibber, a well known snd popular, society leader of Balti more and the newTy-ms.de bride Is pros trated by th terrible tragedy. Ths dead mayor was very popular among the people generally trrespecmw-bT party, snd the whole .community ha been 'DroTouriflfv shocked by his tragic end. ARRANGE FOR QUAY FUNERAL Many Prominent People Will Pay Tribute to . Memory of Dlstln atalshed Penasylvanlan BEAVER. Pa.. May 30 None fnit the Immediate friends and relatives of the Jate senator M. 8. Quay were admitted to the house today. The remains are resting on tho bed where the senator lav when death oalled him and will not be moved until shortly before the family takes' Its final leave tomorrow. All details of the Services tomorrow when the public will have an opportunity to view th remains, have been arranged. After the church doors are opened at 10 o'clock the guards from tho Beaver Grand Army post will be stationed at the entrance of the building ahd throughout tho church to handle the crowds. The church doors will be closed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and not opened until the hour of the funeral. R. R. Quay and W. M. Wright went to the cemetery today and selected tho place for the sena tor's grave. His last resting place will be alongside of his father, with the grave of his mother Just beyond. Flvs children lie In a row at the foot of these graves. Concerning the possibility of President Roosevelt attending the funeral, ' Major Quay said today that they were halt ex pecting him, but had received no word. Besides the senatorial committee, many other senators will be here. Several gov ernors, have rtgnlfled their Intention of coming, but the names are not given out BAD BLAZE IN NEW YORK Dam a are Estimated at One Million Dollars and One Life May " Be Lost. NEW YORK, May 80 On death may have resulted from the fir which occurred last evening on the Startn barge Allen C. Churchill and swept over several of ths Delaware, Lackawanna ft Western Railroad company's freight and coal piers. The police were Informed today that the mate of the Churchill could not be found and that It waa feared that hs might have perished. The police estimate the loss by the fire at Il.0h0.000. This, however, they say, la a conservative estimate, and it may be found that the loss Is several hun dred thousand dollars higher. The-officials of the railroad company are unwilling as yet to give out sny definite figures on the loss, as it has so far been Impossible to learn Just how much freight was destroyed. Three engines are still pouring streams of water on the smoldering ruins. ANDREWS ORATOR OF THE DAY Nehraskaa Delivers the Memorial Ad dress at the Washlaa-toa Sol dier' Heme. (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, D. C, May JO (Special Telegram.) Auditor W. E. Andrews of the Treasury department was orator of the day at the Soldiers' Home, Mrs. John A. Logan being guest of honor. The granite tomb of "Black Jack" Logan, around which exercises of the day were held, was a mass of flowers, sent by military as sociations. Grand Army of ths Republlo posts and Individuals. Mr. Andrews ora tion was received with . and frequently punctuated by applause, being thoughtfully considered and splendidly delivered. Ralph Christie, son of Dr. Christie of Omaha, who cam to Washington several days sgo to tske an examination for as sistant paymaster In the navy, left for Omaha yesterday, not at all encouraged with his chances of meeting ths require ment of ths F.t a mining board. THINK KIRORl IS FOOLING Bassists Think Hit MaasaTtrs Again Jt jTooropatkin Ara but Faiats- P0RT ARTHUR IS THEIR REAL OBJECT Military Strategists at St. Petersburg Profess to Think Japanese Will Storm Town In Short Time, ST. PETERSBURG. May 30.-Accordlng to Information received by the Associated Press from a high source, important news regarding the Japanese plan of campaign which has reached the Russian authorities since the battle of Kin Chou, compels the conviction that the advance of General Kuroki and the activity of his scouts north west and southwest of Feng Wang Cheng are parts of a well-executed feint to pre vent General Kouropatkln from detaching a strong force to hamper General Oku's operations on the Llao Tung peninsula. Under cover of General Kuroki s feint. It Is added, part of the army landed at Taku Shan will be pushed forward on the penin sula, while Kuroki attempts to make Kouropatkln believe that be intend to force a decisive engagement with him. This Information would tend to prove that the primary object of the Japanese cam paign all along has been Port Arthur, and that once that fortress is in their hands, unless any ordinary favorable opportunity offers to attack Kouropatkln, the plan Is simply to make their tenure secure and force the Russian commander to assume the offensive. Want Ships Destroyed. Moreover, there is Information to the effect that the Japanese propose to storm Port Arthur with the briefest possible da lay, after having first closed the harbor to render the egress of the Russian ships Impossible at the last moment, thus. forc ing the Russians to destroy them without subjecting the Japanese to the Inevitable losses which must occur if the R llsslnn squadron gests out for a last fight before going to tne bottom. The previous re peated efforts of the Japanese to "cork" the harbor have been as much with the view to this ultimate situation as for pro tecting landings. Nothing Is known here of the Che Foo reports of fighting at In Chen Tse, fourteen miles from Port Arthur, but the general staff hardly believes ths enemy could havs advanced so rapidly. Denies Los of Boats. The admiralty denies the reports of the loss of two Russian destroyers while lay ing mines which destroyed the battleship Hatsuse. The officials say Port Arthur has been heard from since the Hatsuse was blown up, and if the report of the loss of the torpedo boat destroyers was true they would have known it No surprise is expressed at the 'admiralty at the Toklo report of the evidence con tained in Intercepted. Russian dispatches that the 'Hatsuse waa blown un hv T?,i.. slan stationary mines. The officials de cline, however, tq comment on the subject, except- to . rfcUeret their denial 'f the charge that tho Russian used, . floating or anving mines, which the officials have Insisted on from. the outset In this connection a navy , attache of .a great power -declares :that hi mnvnmmnnt is In possession of ths best' Information to tne erred that the Japanese used "driving" mines, bunching- them to drift below the surface, end thus causing the loss of the nussian natueshlp fetropavlovsk. A prominent d.'plomat said: "The Rus sians are fully Justified In using mines to repel the enemy's Invasion of their coasts. There is no law to trevent that countrv from doing anything it pleases to keep off tho enemy from Its shores. If Great Britain was at war and It were to fill the channel with floating mines for the de fense of its coast, no power could raise any objection." Deny London Report. , Owing to It being a holiday It Is Im possible to obtain official opinion regarding the announcement made today by the Tien Tsln correspondent of the Dally Express of London, that the Russian minister at Peking, M. Lessor, had Informed the Chi nese government that Russia will finally evacuate New Chwang, provided China grants a concession for a railroad across Chinese Mongolia, and that Russia will evacuate Manchuria outright if China leases the 111 or Kooldja to Russia. In diplomatic circles the report is regarded absurd. It is pointed out that Russia already owns the greater part of the III territory and that three-fourths of the course of the river, which empties Into Lake Balkash, flows through Russian ter ritory. ' The upper waters of the III are of no commercial atragetlcal importance and the real value of such an agreement to Russia with the acquisition of the por tion of Chinese Central Asia, comprising Kashgar and Yarkand. It is impossible to suppose that Russia, while the war Is proceeding, Is making offers to exchange Manchuria for thla region. Later In the day the Foreign office de clared the . Ill report preposterous. LATEST FROM SCENE OF ACTIVITY 1 Japaaeae Report Russian Retreat, but Russians Claim Strengr Defenses. TOKIO, Msy 80. J p. m. General Oku, In command of the Japanese forces op erating against Port Arthur, reports that the Russians have abandoned Chen Ko Cheng Pau, Huang Shan and Liu Shu Tien. No Russians have been seen east of Chen Ko Shen Pau. General Nakamura's de tachment, which occupied Liu Shu Tung Friday, captured four Russian guns. CHE FOO, May 80. S M p. m. From Chi nes sources it 1 learned that the Rus sian have four lines of defense between Nanshan and Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, May' 80. A semi official telegram from Mukden, dated today, says: Owing to the Impossibility of defending the position southward of Kin Chou with out the aid of the fleet, the Russian de fense at tlm.t point wns only of a demon strative character. The defending force was armed with guns taken from the Chi nese in 1900 and had little ammunition. The occupation of the position by the Japanese at a great cost to themselves does not alter the situation. American OMcer In Port Arthur. MUKDEN. May SO. Lieutenant Newton A. McCully, U. 8. N., recently naval at tache at Toklo, but ordered to observe ths Russian fleet operations, I Inside the Rus sian lines at Port Arthur. Ths other at taches were recently at Llao Yang. Their present whereabouts Is not sscertalnabls here. Japanese Defeat Cossack Farce. TOKIO. May 80. 8 p. in. A detachment of Japanese troops attacked and defested 1,000 Cossacks at Al Yan Plen Mene, north, east of Feng Wang Chang, Saturday. Th engagement began at 10:10 and endod at 11:80 a. m. The Japsnese lost four men killed and twenty-eight wounded. The Russian casuaiUss art not aaowa.a NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Showers Tuesday aad In the F.natern Portion Wedaesdayi Cooler Tuesday. S a, m OO t p. m T a. m tin a p. m TH 7 a. m Hi n p. m fw H a. m U1 4 p. m TO f a. m 04 5 p. m TA 10 a. m CM A p. m TH 11 a. m TH T p. n TT 11 n TB S p. m T4 9 p. m ..... . Tl UNION IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED Vnltrd Presbyterians Send Back Plai Prepared by Associate Reformed Church. GREENVILLE, Pa., May SO.-The United Presbyterian General Assembly today dls cussed the question of union with the As sociate Reformed Presbyterian church of the 6outh. A basis of union has already been referred to Its presbyteries by ths Associate Reformed church and thla basis sent to the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church for adoption. This basis is a modification of the basis pro posed by the United Presbyterian general assembly last year. The modifications are technical, but brought out much discussion. The Associate Reformed church objects to subscribing to 'the article of faith referring to slavery and the csmmlttee recommends that this objection be sustained and be "held in abeyance," Inasmuch as these so cial conditions no longer exist. Dr. Mo. Farland of Muskingum (O.) presbytery, bit terly opposed this, stating the adoption of It was equivalent to saying the United "Presbyterian church was wrong during the war. The majority considered It a dead Issue. After the resolutions were hopelessly en tangled with amendments the question of basis of union was recommitted to the com mittee. MONEY 0RDERS BEING HELD Eastern Trade Company of New York Hub Been Declared Fraudulent. NEW YORK, May 30.- Money orders from all over the country, aggregating thus far 830,000, are pouring Into the general post office for a concern known as the "Eastern Trade company." Mall thus addressed was ordered held up a month ago by the postal authorities because. It Is al leged, of a circular which fell Into the hands of a mall clerk informing him that he had won a prise of some sort for which, to his knowledge, he had never com peted. Advertising in the local poatofficea throughout the country has failed to check the stream of money orders, and they are being returred to the senders as fast as possible. One clerk Is kept busy remalllng the letters at the rate of 1.000 a day. NEW COMPANY CAPTURES SOO Old Manugrera Also Hand Over the Proflts Accruing; from Opera 1 tion of Pulp Mill. ' -.V ;V-V - - l TORONTO, May SO.-On receipt of Infor mation that Hpeyer & Co. had completed tho sala of the Consolidated Lake Superior company securities the Ontario cabinet held a special meeting at which an order was passed declaring that the provisions under which the bonds of the Canadian Improvement company to the amount of 12,000,000 are to be guaranteed by the gov ernment have been complied with. In giving up possession or tne "Soo" properties to the new company Speyer A Co.'s manager also handed over $75,000 net proflts which had accrued from the opera tion of the pulp mill and the saw mllL It la expected here that the operation of the "800" properties will be begun at once. NO MIDDLE GROUND FOR THEM President Livingston Says That the Ttme for Arbitration for Lake Strikers Has Fsssed. CLEVELAND. O.. May 80. President Liv ingstone of the Lake Carriers' association and District Captain Paul Howell of. the Masters' and Pilots', association will appear before the local branch of the civic federa tion tomorrow to furnish information re garding the deadlock between the organisa tions. Referring to the subject today, Mr. Livingstone said: I shall be glad to answer all quuntlona at the hearing, hut sn far as having any in fluence In the way of making, a aettlement I consider it entirely useless. The time for arbitration has gone by. We will not and cannot arbitrate the demands of the mas ters snd pilots which Involve fundamental principles. There Is absolutely no middle ground in that connection. GERMAN GRANDJ)UKE IS DEAD Ruler of Mekleaburs-Strellts Passes Away This Morning at Neutrellts. BERLIN. May 80. Ths death Is an nounced of Grand Duke Frledrlch Wllhelra of Mocklenburg-Strellts. The grand duks was bom October 17, 1819. NEUSTRELITZ, rGand Duchy of Meek-lenburg-Strellta, May 80. Grand Duke Frledrlch Wllhelra haa been confined to hi bed for many months, suffering from an Internal complication. He suddenly became worss yesterday afternoon, soon lost con sciousness and died a half hour after mid night. The ceremony of taking ths oath of allegiance to the new grand duke took place at 11 o'clock. SUPERINTENDENT TAKES TRIP Reynolds of the Northwestera Looks Over His New Field of Operation. NORFOLK, Neb., May 80. (Special Tele gram.) Superintendent C. H. Reynold left today on hla first trip ovsr the new terri tory of the eastern district of the Nebraska-Wyoming division of ths North western railroad. Ha has supervision over the lines from Norfolk to Missouri Valley, Omaha, Superior, Hastings. Lincoln,. Lpng Pine and Bnnesteel. His appointment takes effect today. CANDIDATES ARE GATHERING Head Procession of Those Who Go to Sprlngfleld to Attend Convention. SPRINGFIELD, III-. May 80 -Candidates and politicians ars agstn arriving In this city for the republican stats convention which convenes tomorrow sfternoon, sfter a receas of ten daya. Of the candidates for governor, Lowden, Hamlin, Sherman snd Warner are hers. Several candidates for leaser offices are also on hsnd. All the headquarters of gubernatorial candidates at th Leland hotel fcv bean reopened, JAPS ON THE MARCH Islanders Mtving- - Forward and Buta'ant Undecided u to Wtat it Coming Vaxt FOURTH DIVISION IS NOW IN MOTION Humeri That Japaaeia At Sow Optratlng Against tba Oasiaoat in Cores. ALLEGED JAPAN PROPOSED PLAN TO CHINA Include! Proposition br Wh'cu Emplra Would Oat Japan's Powesalonb MOVEMENT NOT ENCOURAGED BY EUROPE Japanese Report Continued Retreat of Russians, but Enemy, as I'sual, Claims to Be Well Defended. , ST. PETERSBURG. May SO. The War office has received the following dispatch from General Kouropatkln, under today'a date: I this morning received a report stating that the Japanese advance on Kwan Tien haa begun from Salmatxa. The numbers of the enemy are not known. The emperor has reported tbs following dispatch from General Kouropatkln under yesterday's date: A detachment of Japanese cavalry, con sisting of 160 sabers, moved forward from the main body May 87, and approached within eight kilometers southeast of Wa Fang Hoon station, but on encountering our frontier g-jards fell back rapidly. On May ! a pusslnn patrol hoard heavy artillery fire in the direction of Kin Chou. FOURTH ARMY NOW IN MOTION Washington Hears that Japan 1 Pro ceeding Against Cossacks In Cores. WASHINGTON, May SO.-Advloeo re ceived here teport th departure from Japan of another army division. While Its destination Is not stated, It is conjectured that these troop are about to close in on the Russians In northeast Corea, cutting off the raiding parties which havs threat ened General Kurokl's communications. There are no less than U.OOB soldiers la the expedition. Ths reported offer of Japanese to sur render to China so much of Manchuria at already ha been taken .by the Japanese troops Is viewed her with Interest of th possibility, if th offer 1 accepted by China, that Russia will hold that the cen tral empire ha thereby violated tts pledged neutrality, thus affording ground for an at tack upon certain parta of Mongolia that would be of great' strateglo value in th war. Although the State department , has consistently Insisted upon recognising the sovereignty - of China over Manchuria,' as evidenced by tho appointment under Peking exequaturs to that province, It also haa agreed to admit the existence of a field of war In that section, which field was under Russian control at the outbreak of hosttll- ' ties. - Ths alternative said to be,, presented: . h Japah.of ,an adtnrntatrkOon ft tbs cap tured territory by an. international com? mission Is . not, likely t most ww- muobi. , . favor In Washington, a the experience of the government In the Boxer uprising and ' the subsequent difficulty In getting clear of the obligations Insured In conjunction with European nations havs not encouraged fur ther current movement of that kind. ' " CAUTION RUSSIANS TO BE ( QUIET St. Petersburg; Paper Thlak War Will Show Weak Spot la Government. ST. PETERSBURG. May 80,-The Novo Vremya, Inveighing against the nervous ness produced by the latest news, says: ' The war will lav bare many defects In our life and administrative and political mechanism and must have Its useful conse quences if it shows up weak spots and di rects attention to them. But the Russian must not allow themselves to become the nrev of dmresalon. In war the stronger always wins In the end. We should not be downcast at the latest news of the success of the weaker side, which Is enjoying tem porary numerical superiority. ' The Russky Invalid believes ths Japanese have formed a new base between Pltsewo and Cape Terminal; Llao Tung peninsula, In conjunction with their depots on the Elliot . islands, with the intention of making fur ther dlsembarkments In connection with the operations against Port Arthur. RUSSIANS AT WORK ON RAILROAD Line North of Kin Chou Has Been Partially Repaired. LIAO YANG, Sunday, May Lieuten ant Colonel Bherldonoff, Fourth Trans amur Railway battalion, haa rspalred ths ' railway line north of Kin Chou between th stations at Slnlnchen and Vansalln and to morrow will complete the work between pfangero' and Wafandlnln. Th Chinese are readily offering them selves for employment. A - typhoon prevails which hlndsrs ths Japanese lending operations and heavy rains are spoiling ths roada. - The Russians, it is reported, hare cap tured a Japanese convoy. , GERMAN EMPEROR IS INTERESTED Writes Autograph Letter te Raaaisva General and Studies Reports. BERLIN, May 80. The Asian, th organ of the German Aalatlo society, says Em peror William baa sent to General Kouro patkln, inrougn saajur unci, wnv wvui to Manchuria as German military attache with the Russian army, a lung autograph letter. High military officials her 'aanark upon tho xnuaually. Uvsly interest the emperor take In military events in th far east His msjesty has ths gr-.ieral staff send him twice daily reports regarding ths situa tion These reports are accompanied by maps snd plans of military operations. Seoul Reports Movements. SEOUL. May 2. a. m (Delayed In Transmission.) It has been reported her that Japanese troops, after an engage ment with Russian forces. In which ths latter were defeated, have occupied Al Yang, a village on ths north of Kuan Lien Cheng. This latter place la shout forty miles to ths east of Fang t Wang Cheng. There srs st present no Russians at Ham Heung, on the eastern coast of Cores. The troops which were there havs msrehed to ths south. Ths Cores n soldiers which were sent to Hsm Heung havs been withdrawn. Japanese Capture Cars. LONDON, May 80. A dispatch to ths Central News from Toklo todsy, after cov erlng th news previously contained In the dispatches to the Associated Press, detail-' Ing the fighting on the Kwan Tung penin sula, adds that the Japanese captured a quantity of powder and fifty-six rallrond cars at Liu Shu Tun. The dispatch also says that ths Japanese sfter defeating the Cossacks at Al Yang PI Men. northeast nf Feng Wsng Cheng, occupied that plac and reinforcements wert aant forward U gup- port then J
