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RIOT IN am 0N
Hamlin Men Tar Down Bannai "." tJ
TUi Mn to Btirt D.miDi "
SHERIFF BRAINARD LEADS THE CHARGE
Yatai Kta Raioas Tropbf and Carry it to
Piaca of Safety During Uproar.
CANNON SAYS HE ORDERED BANNER DOWN
Hal Thrown Into Teatporar Oonfniion by
ths Uoninal Incident.
DEADLOCK STILL KlMAINS UNBROKEN
Seventy-Eight Ballots Heault In Ka
Choice, Although Un4 Hhowl
Slight Gain la Seven
tieth Vote.
SPRINGFIELD, June 2. A iraall riot oc
curred today after the seventy-fourth bal
lot. Yatea men started a demonstration.
An Immense canvas banner which had
been rolled up above the platform was
unfurled. Sheriff Balnerd of Springfield,
W. J. Butler and other Hamlin men leaped
Spon the tables and tore It down. The
Sates men rescued It and took It back of
Uie platform.
Cannon made a statement, saying Yates
as not responsible for. It and that be
(Cannon) had ordered the banner taken
lown. Great confusion prevailed.
At 1:3 the convention quieted down and
the seventy-fifth roll call commenced.
The committee on resolutions at 8:40, by
unanimous vote, ordered reported favorably
Stewart's resolution, releasing delegates.
The motion was made by C. J. Doyle,
3Tatea' representative.
While formal action has not been taken,
it la agreed between Yates and Deneen
men not to oppose the Stewart resolution.
This means its adoption by the convention.
Convention called to order at 10:20.
Reeves presented the report of the com
mittee, recommending the release of dele
gates. Colonel Lowden then addressed the
convention, releasing bis delegates.
The Yates men beld & meeting before
the convention met, Yates released alt his
delegates, but on motion of Northcott the
delegates refused to be released. Yates
addressed the convention, releasing dele
gates. Mr. Reeves then asked permission
to speak. Amid loud cheers he rose and
addressed the convention. General Ham
lin then occupied five minutes, being
greeted with cheers and often Interrupted
' fey applause, iAwrence T. Sherman then
mounted the rostrum to make bis speech.
Convention. Releases Delegate.
' Colonel ' Vespasian ; Warner was recog
blsed and opened his speech at 10:66,
Hon. John Pierce then spoke for a few
moments, releasing his delegates.
John Parker of Rock Island, originator of
the resolution. ' then took the floor upon
Mr. Reeves' Invitation.
Joseph, G. .Cannon,, chairman of the con
vention, than asked for five minutes, which
f was accorded hint with cheers. Congress
titan Rodenberg taking the chair.
Mr. Cannon finished at 12:18. and Reeves
Moved toe adoption of the resolution and
It waa carried. .
Bond county broke; two votes going to
txtwden from Yates.
Sixty-seventh ballot (official) t Yates, 471;
Lowden, 406tt; Deneen, I86tt: Hamlin, 118;
Warner, 89; Sherman,. S3; Pierce, 26.
The convention took a recess after the
kitty-eighth ballot until I p. m.
The atxty-elghth ballot resulted (official):
Yates, 464; Louden. 400: Deneen, B70H;
Hamlin. 107; Warner, 42; Sherman, 80;
Pleroe, 88. .
Lowden made large gains. On the sixty
ninth ballot Kane, LoSalla and Knox went
to him..
Lowden Makes a Gala.
Sixty-ninth ballot Yates, S88, Lowden,
fc73Vi: Deneen, 8S8H; Hamlin, 86; Warner, 28;
Sherman, 44; Pierce, 23.
, On the seventieth ballot Lowden gained
about U votes.
Beventy-first Ballot Yates, 180; Lowden,
04H; Deneen, 847; Hamlin, 76; Warner, 29;
Sherman, 41; Pierce, 24.
Seventy-Second Ballot Yates, 863; Low
den. 614; Deneen 347; Hamlin, 83; War
tier, 80; Sherman, 40; Pierce, 24.
Seventy-third Ballot Yates, 362; Lowden.
S1; Deneen. 845H; Hamlin. 70; Warner,
tt; Sherman. 40; Pierce, 24.
Seventy-fourth Ballot Yates, 868; Low
den, J20H; Deneen, 845U; Hamlin, 74; War
ner, 28; Sherman 41; Pierce, 21
Seventy-fifth Ballot Yatea, 378; Lowden,
(9; Deneen, 856; Hamlin, 81; Warner, 28;
Sherman, 42; Pierce, 23.
Seventy-sixth Ballot Yatea, 386; Lowden,
U1H; Deneen, 364; Hamlin, 78; Warner,
87; Sherman, 43; Pierce, 22.
Seventy-seventh Ballot Yates, 399; Low
den, B37H; Deneen, 864; Hamlin. 104; War
ner, 28; Bherman, 45; pierce, 24.
Seventy-eighth Ballot Yates. 456; Low
den, 682; Deneen, S&Gtt; Hamlin, 102; War
Star, 88; Sherman, 45; Pierce, 24.
At 1:02 the convention took a recess to
10 o'clock tomorrow.
BANK EMPLOYE SPECULATES
teed Fnads of lastltatloa Which Will
rand Loss Ameaatlng to About '
Thirty" Thousand Dollars.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 1-A loss of
from 830,000 to 80.0ii0 through embezsle
ment of Its funds by Douglas Smith, an
employe. Is admitted by the officers of the
National Tradesmens bank of this city.
The exact loss is not yet known. Smith,
who waa paying and receiving teller of
the bank, has acknowledged tbat he em
benled about $30,000. In a statement given
out tonight by Cashier II. W. Thompson
of the bank he said:
"As near as we can make out by the
examination thus far given we believe
that he has taken about 830.000. He waa
tinder bonds for 115.000 given by an In
demnity company. As Mr. Smith says he
has not saved a penny during his lifetime,
and can not make good the loss, we shall
have to stand the balance of the defalca
tion above the $15,000 In bonds. Mr. Smith
says he has been speculating and that he
took the money for that purpose. The
baalt la safe and sound."
POLICEMEN FIGHT GUN DUEL
Hah Targets at Each Other ea the
treat and Oae Will Prob
ably Die.
CARTHAOE. Mo.'. June 8-Ed Oaffney
and A. Hurst, policemen, fought a duel
with pistols on the street here today.
Oaffney was shot In the stomach and will
die. Huret waa abet In the head put may
AMERICAN HAS HARD PLACE
Ambassador MrCormlck Feele Strain
of Doable Doty at St.
Peterabarg.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2. Spencer F.
Eddy, secretary of the United States em
be f.ny here, has gone to Paris on a three
weeks' visit to his mother, who recently
recovered from a severe illness. Shortly
after his return. If the conditions permit,
Ambassador MeCortnlrk and Mrs. McCor
mlrk will go to Carlsbad for a month's so
journ. The ambassador Is greatly In need of rent.
For many, months preceding the outbreak
of war he had the greatest responsibility on
his shoulders and since the opening of hos
tilities he has had the double duty of rep
resenting the Interests of both the United
States and Japan. This has been a spe
cially delicate task in consequence of the
outbreak of the war, but which fortunately
has been allayed through the ambassador's
unremitting efforts. At the same time the
excellent relations the ambassador enjoys
with the emperor's ministers have enabled
him to present requests In behalf of Japan
without creating friction. Upon the ambas
sador's return to St. Petersburg Mrs. Mc
Cormlck will probably proceed to America.
PILGRIM CLl'B ENTERTAINS LOW
Spirit of ' International Fellowship
Anlmatea Meeting.
LONDON, June 2. The Pilgrim Vlub en
tertained former Mayor Beth Low
of New York at luncheon at the
Savoy hotel today. Jamea Bryce
presided. Among those present were
Ambassador Choate, Consul Oeneral Evans,
Major Beacom, Lord Eustace Cecil, Louis
Dyer. Oeneral Hutchinson, W. D. Howell,
Robert Porter, Robert Pierre, J. M. Wil
son, Rudolph Bpreckles and James D.
Phelan of San Francisco. Over a hundred
In all were present.
The speeches were few and brief, bet
overflowing with the most cordial senti
ments of good will for both countries. Mr.
Bryce, after proposing the health of King
Edward and eulogising what the king had
accomplished between the Euroean powers,
proposed the health of President Roosevelt
as the greatest man who had occupied the
presidential chair since Washington.
Mr. Low dwelt on the Importance of the
two countries knowing each other better,
the good results which followed the pil
grims' labors In this direction and the Im
portance of both countries cherishing and
cementing these relations which ,now ex
toted. PROVIDES FOR armored cruisers
Naval Bad get of France Anticipates
Necessary Defenses.
PARIS, June 2. The naval budget dis
tributed to the members of the Chamber
of Deputiea today provided appropriations
of $62,000,000. which Is $1,060,000 In excess
of the budget for the current year. The
Increase la largely In a provision for a re
serve for armored cruisers for the North.
era sqpadron and a division . of torpedo
destroyers for the Asiatic squadron.
A general reorganization of .the coast
defense la provided, In which Minister Pel
letan suggested that the amount required
for armored vessels does not permit him to
Increase the number of torpedo boats and
submarines to a greater extent, adding that
the Immensa- utility' of these vessels has
been proved by the Russo-Japanese wan,
BANDITS PREPARE TO CUT ROADS
Rasslan Foreea Are Moving South of
Liao Yang.
LONDON, June 8. The Dally Mall's New
Chwang correspondent, cabling under date
of June 2 Says: Oeneral Btalkberg, with
14,000 Russians, made up of artillery, cav
alry and Infantry, has marched south of
Liao Yang In the direction of Wafangtlon.
Large forces of Chinese bandits, are col
lecting in the hills northeast of the Liao
river and are preparing to cut the railway
north of Mukden.
The correspondent of the Dally Express
at Nagaskl cables tbat transports loaded
with troops continue to leave western Jap
anese ports dally for the theater of war.
A large proportion of those dispatched dur
ing the last week, he says, were to rein
force General Oku.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH TESTS MADE
Hospital Ship Bolaee Heard from at
SfflO Miles.
HONOLULU, June 2.-Tbe United States
hospital ship Solace, leaving here yester
day for Guam Island, made wireless tele
graph tests and kept In connection with
the apparatus of the cruiser New York
for seventy- miles. Later It maintained
communication with the.lnterlsland Wire
less Telegraph company for 194 miles. At
noon today at a distance of 260 miles the
test slgnel letter "V" was five times re
peated. When leaving San Francisco the
Solace lost communication with the shore
at seventy-five miles.
MINES START ENGLAND THINKING
Great Britain Has Made No Represent
tatlon on the Subject.
LONDON, June 3. Earl Percy, under sec
retary of state for foreign affairs, replying
to questions in the House of Commons to
day, said that no representations had been
made to Russia or Japan regarding placing
naval mines In the far east outside of terri
torial limits. The subject, he added, was
engaging the careful attention of the gov
ernment. Asked If In view of the increased
range of modern projectiles the government
was prepared to recognise any extension of
the three-mile limit. Earl Percy answered
lu the negative.
Lamadorlr Will Not Complain.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 8.-:6 p. m
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff refuses to make
a complaint against Prince Dolgorouky.
who committed a, personal assault on the
minister Monday evening. The latter Is
still under arrest. If the medical authori
ties decide that his mental derangement
La not sufficient to warrant his Incarcera
tion In an asylum, he will probably be
forbidden to live in St. Petersburg.
Ethel Barrymore Comes West.
LONDON, June t Ethel Barrymore sails
for New York June 6, and will proceed
almost immediately to San Francisco,
where she will open her season. H. Da
vies' play "Cynthlana." which was pro
duced at Wyndham's theater, London, May
16. with Ethel Barrymore as the star, has
proved a failure here, and Mr, Frohman
will withdraw it June 4.
No Conscription tor England.
LONDON, June 2. VJar Secretary Arnold
Forster, answering a question In the House
of Commons today, said the government
had no Intention of proposing to Parliament
the Introduction of a system of conscrip
tion, as recommended by the Royal oom
mlaslon on the volunteer and militia forces.
London Honors Lord Carson.
LONDON, June 2 At a meeting of the
lord mayor and corporation today it wus
dc-clued to confer the freedom of the city
on Lord Curson of Keddleston In recogni
tion of the ability and seal he bad. Ua
jjUyaO-M viceroy. ol inffla, ,
FOR FAITH OF MOHAMMED
Chiefs of Morocco Appeal to Bandit Balsonl
to Kaleaia Pritoim.
FEAR OCCUPATION OF NATIVE LAND
Delegation of Chiefs Go from Tangier
to Becnre Release of Perdl
carls Bid Verier by
Bandits.
TANGIER, Morocco. June 2. The Italian
third-class cruiser Dogall arrived here
today.
A delegation of chiefs of the Angerra
tribe has left here to make a personal ap
peal to Ralsoull. the bandit chief, to release
Messrs. Perdlcarjs snd Varley "In order to
prevent the debarkment and permanent oc
cupation of Morocco by foreigners opposing
the Moslem faith and the expulsion of na
tive Mohammedans."
T,hlg mission is considered Important, as
the Mohammedan chiefs unite In appealing
to Ralsoul not to endanger their religious
supremacy In Morocco. The French gov
ernment relies much upon the appeal to
Mohammedan sentiment.
The natives are greatly excited by the
arrival of so many foreign warships. They
call all foreigners "Roumls," meaning in
fidels, and they fear the "roumla" are about
to make a united effort to drive out those
who are close to the Mohammedan faith.
Rear Admiral Jewell and United States
Consul Oeneral Gummere visited the repre
sentative of the sultan, Mohammed El
Torres, at noon and were saluted by the
town battery. Mohammed returned the
visit to the consulate, the flagship Olympla
firing a salute in his honor.
Admiral Jewell subsequently called on the
British minister. .
Chadwlck Will Walt.
WASHINGTON, June 2. There were no
fresh developments In the Perdlcaris case
today. Rear Admiral Chadwlck and his
fleet of seven warships will patiently await
the result of the diplomatic pressure now
being exerted upon the sultan of Morocco
by the representatives of Great Britain,
France ' and the United States to secure
the release of Perdlcaris and his stepson,
Varley.
FIVE FISHERMEN RECOVER VESSEL
Reach Port After Battle with Ele
ments .Exhausted and Fnmlahed.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 2. The American
herring catcher H. A. Nicholson of Bucks
Port, Me., adrift In an ice floe all winter,
sailed Into Bonne bay yesterday. The crew
fiandoned the ship January 29 and made
their way out to the mainland near the
bay of St. George. Five Newfoundland
fishermen boarded the vessel April 5 when
forty miles from Bonne bay, and after a
trying experience of fifty-seven days four
of the fishermen brought it to port. The
fifth having grown weary of the close con
finement left the vessel May 29 and started
across the Ice. He has not' been heard
from since. ,
The fishermen had very little to eat.
They lived most of the time on bread and
water and flour boiled In a ventilator
cover, the only thing on board that could
be', ptlllsed for-cooking. "They, 'arrrved In
Bopne bay very much exhausted. '-
FIND
PETROLEUM
IN
AFRICA
Governor of Cameroons Reports Dis
covery of OH, Gold and CoaL
BERLIN, June 2. Governor von Putt
kamer of the Cameroons, who has arrived
In Berlin, reports the recent discovery of
extensive petroleum fields near the coast
of the Cameroons and deposits of coal and
gold in the Adamau region.
Von Puttkamer has Just made a tour of
Lake Tchad, which he found surprisingly
populous. The wealthy natives grow large
crops of the best cotton and tobacco. It Is
a healthy region, free from fever and offer
ing great promise when the railroad gives
egress to the sea. The construction of the
first 126 miles will begin soon.
RIOTERS WRECK FRENCH PULPITS
Angered Because Children Are Not
Admitted to Communion.
TOULON, France, June 2 In consequence
of the refusal of the pastor to admit to
their first communion children who had
sung anti-clerical songs, a mob of 1.000
persons wrecked the pulpit and overturned
the statutes in St. James' church today.
A force of police dispersed the rioters.
Treaty Between Spain and PortugaL
LISBON, June 2. A treaty of arbitra
tion has been signed between Spain and
Portugal. It conforms with article nine
teen of The Hague convention.
Cable Jolna Germany and America.
NORDENHAM, Oldenburg, Germany,
June 2. The last section of the second
cable connecting Germany and America
was completed during the night.
MORMONISM AND DIVORCE
Questions Takea Up at General Synod
of the Reformed Church at
Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Juno S. -Reports
today to the general synod of the
Reformed church show that the 1803 plan
for the revision of the liturgy has ailed.
The vote waa eighteen against revision
and sixteen for, the east commonly favor
ing revision. After a parliamentary
wrangle the synod referred the whole ques
tion to a special committee, which Is to
report at this session.
The titles of some of the communications
referred to the committee Indicated that
the synod would be called on to take action
on Mormonlsm and on Sunday closing of
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
"What constitutes valid grounds for a
divorce and what shall be the attitude of
the church regarding the remarriage of
divorced persons?" was the topic of the
afternoon session. A committee report
recommending that ministers be enjoined
not to marry divorced persons except the
innocent party to a divorce that has been
granted on scriptural grounds called for
a spirited debate. The conferenoe finally
adopted the report of the committee with
out debate.
NEGROES TRY TO LYNCH NEGRO
Mob at Sprlagdeld. Ohio, Kant from
Crime by Removal of
Prisoner.
SPRINGFIELD. O., June t-Another
lynching was attempted here last night.
A crowd cf negroes surrounded the Jail
at midnight to lynch Wulter Fisher, col
ored. Sheriff Routsahn had Just returned from
Dsyton, where he took Fisher for safe
keeping, and so advised the crowd, which
yelled back that they would get Flatter
whan La waa feroufhx Jjaxkf m trial,
BIG BREAK . IN JULY COTTON
Option Is Twelve Polats Lower Than
Friday Close at New
Tork.
NEW YORK, June 2. There was a sen
sational break In July cotton today. The
change for the better In weather condi
tions recently and the continued light spot
demand. In connection with the persistent
hammering of the bears, seemed to have
demoralized the bulls, and since the mar
ket opened last Tuesday there has been
a steady snd Increasingly heavy outpour of
long cotton.
On last Friday July closed at 12.80 cents.
It reached 11.66 cents this morning, a de
cline for a little over two business days
of twelve points, or 1 Vi cents a pound.
Following the decline offerings subsided
somewhat and the bears started a slight
rally, but the undertone of the market re
mained nervous and excited.
The rally carried July back to 11.78c,
but another wave of selling In the after
noon drove that option down to 11.60c.
At this new low level stop orders were
caught and another large block of cotton
came on the market, forcing the price to
11.36c, a net decline of 60 points since the
close of the market last night.
The market closed with a net loss of 10
to 60 points. The sales of the day were es
timated at 600.000 bales, representing one
of the most active days since the Sully col
lapse. NEW ORLEANS, June 2. On a break In
July cotton of 27 points Brown became a
heavy buyer. He bought thousands of
bales of July from 11.66 cents to 11.60 cents
and at 11.60 cents bid for 25.000. He con
tinued to bid the market up until it reached
11.70 cents. The decline was brought about
by short selling.
THIEVES AT THE WORLD'S FAIR
Imitations Are Substituted for Val
uable Statuettes In the Display
of Holland.
ST. LOUIS. June 2.-ver 1,000 Invitations
were Issued to officials and society people
for the dedicating of the Austrian build
ing ceremonies. The ceremonies were very
simple. General Adelbert- Von Strlndal,
Treasurer and Assistant Commissioner Vic
tor Pill wax. Secretaries Domlnlk, Felx and
Emll S. Fischer, their ladies, and Mrs.
Julia Bamtle Scoct, hostess of the building,
constituted the receiving party.
The building is in the "Setesslon" style of
architecture, being the modern style, the
name coming from the fact that the
architects which follow this particular
style, are seceders from . the old style.
There are few curves, everything Is square,
but the effect is harmonious. . The build
ing contains exhibits of art work from the
schools of Prague and Vienna, Rooms are
set aside for exhibitions .of Polish, Bo
hemian and Viennese artists. The entrance
hall Is finished In gold ombroldery and
contains a bust of Emperor Fran Joseph.
It has been discovered that five Ivory
statues, valued at $300, have been stolen
from the Holland section In the east wing
of the Art palace, the thief substituting
Imitations In place of the articles re
moved. Today was especially designated as "Cul
ver day," In connection .with "military
week," and Govemct DurMn of Indiana re
viewed the Culver Military academy cadets.
The Culver sculpture group on the west
side of the palace of education was un
veiled. LAETARE MEDAL CONFERRED
Decoration Bestowed Upon R. C
Kerens, St. Louis Capitalist
sad Railroad Magnate.
ST. LOUIS, June 2. The presentation of
the Laetare medal for 1904 by the Uni
versity of Notre Dame to Hon. Richard
C. Kerens of this city, was made the oc
casion tonight of a notable gathering at
the residence of Mr. Kerens, where the
ceremony was held. Five hundred invita
tions had been Issued for the event, which
was attended by a large number of friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Kerens from this city
and elsewhere, prominent Catholic church
men as wetl as army officers, government
and World's fair officials.
Archbishop Giennon of St. Louis pre
sided and delivered the opening address.
Rev. Andrew Morrlssey, president of Notre
Dame, in presenting the medal, made an
eloquent address, which was engrossed
upon parchment. Mr. Kerens made a suit
able address of acknowledgment of the
honor and Archbishop Ireland of St Paul
an intimate friend of the recipient of
the medal delivered the principal oration.
The Laetare medal, designated as a
recognition of services rendered, in behalf
of religion, education and morality, la
conferred each year on some prominent
Catholic layman or lay woman of the
United States by the faculty of the Cath
olic University of Notre Dame.
ARE TALKING0F ARBITRATION
Japanese Speaker Becomes Sareastle
In Referring to Action of
Christian Nations.
MOHONK LAKE, N. T., June 2. The
second day's session of the arbitration con
ference was opened wlthi an address by
District Commissioner H. R. E, MacFarland
of Washington on the subject of an arbi
tration treaty with Great Britain and also
with other nations.
Baron Kentaro Kaneka, a former cabinet
minister of Japan, reviewed the attitude of
that country toward the principle of arbi
tration, holding that Japan had consist
ently stood for peace. The baron said he
could not forbear mildly rebuking the terri
torial aggression of so-called Christian na
tions, quoting the Christian text, "Blessed
are the meek, for they shall Inherit the
earth," and suggesting a doubt of the
accuracy of the translation. "Was It not
written 'disinherit?' " he asked.
FUR COMPANY WAS A FENCE
Partaer of Defunct Firm Says Concern
Employed Professional Thieves
aad Bought Stolen Goods.
NEW YORK, June 8-Samuel Fllarsky,
silent partner of the defunct United States
Fur company of this city, who, with
Emanuel Stdman, president of the concern.
Is charged with grand larceny, today made
a confession to Assistant District Attorney
Garvan Indicating that the company was a
clearing house for fur thieves all over the
country.
Fllarsky said In his confession, according
to Mr. Oarvan, that Bldman had many
professional thieves In his employ and that
he even supplied them with money and
tools, and us the business Increased he
organised the United States Fur company
to better dispose of ths goods thus ob
tained. The company was enabled to un
dersell Its competitors and many fur deal-
era had been watching lu ppwaUo&g with
i aiufielea fox 1ob Ms&
PRAISES RUSSIAN CATALRY
French Expert Points Oat Good Work
it is Coins,
WILLING TO FIGHT AGAINST BIG ODDS
Harassing; the Japanese Farces at
Every Point Condlet of This
Kind the Foundatloa for
Big Battle Story.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co., 1904.)
PARIS, June 8. (New Tork Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.)
The Herald's European edition publishes
the following from Its military expert:
"The Russian cavalry continues to ful
fill Its mission in a masterly way. It loses
no opportunity of harrassing the enemy.
Always wide awake, it prevents the Jep
anese patrols from moving far from their
main body and does not hestitate to offer
more serious opposition to every outpost,
even when very superior In force, which
seeks to advance in spite of It.
"It is thus that at the railway station
of We Fang Fu on May 80 the Cossacks
engaged In a lively fusillade with a strong
Japanese detachment of several companies,
a squadron of cavalry and four quick-firing
guns, with three battalions In reserve.
Profiting by an opportune chance a por
tion of the cavalry flung itself in a charge
on the left flank of the Japanese squadron
and almost completely destroyed it, while
another squadron of the enemy galloping
up was overwhelmed by the Are of those
who had remained dismounted. Seeing this
the Japanese infantry advanced upon the
right flank of the Russians to turn them,
but was checked by a battery, which in
flicted oh them considerable loss. These
amounted to 200. dead alone left on the
field.
"At another point In the region which
has Sal Matse for lu center there took
place at the same time an engagement
quite as serious. Attacked In front and on
both flanks, in the middle of the night by
an infantry force of superior numbers, the
Cossacks retreated In file, fighting their
way to a position in the rear, where they
were again attacked the next morning by
three battalions of the enemy, of which
one was in' reserve.
Start of Big Battle Story.
"Advancing in compact masses this In
fantry suffered considerably from the flro
of the Cossacks and from that of their
own battery, which covered them witli
shrapnel, but, fearing to see themselves
surrounded, the Russians withdrew in good
order on Tai Ma Tse. It is possible that
this was the fight of advance guards. In
which the Cossacks were compelled after
many attacks to yield to numbers and in
which the Japanese had Anally the marked
advantage, giving rise to the sensational
report, otherwise hardly probable, accord
ing to which General Kurokl had com
pletely defeated General Kouropatkin near
Sow Mont Be, , If. this last-named place l
the saine as Sal Matse, each of the two
generals must necessarily have been able
at a drum tap to dispatch to that distant
point in some hours the greater part of
their forces for Justifying the possibility of
a decisive battle in this mountainous and
troubled region.
It seems confirmed that the Japanese
army uses exclusively the explosive known
as shlmoso, which bears the name of the
doctor who was Its inventor and who was
one of the cleverest professional men of
the university at Toklo.
This explosive, with which all the Japa
nese shells and torpedoes are charged, does
not make its explosion either by shock or
by ignition. It has also the advantage of
not freeslng, like gun cotton. We do not
know Its exact nature, but it Is believed
that it belongs to a series of derivatives of
plcrio acid.
KOt'ROPATKlN'S TROUBLES PILE VP
Expected to Save Port Arthur, ut Not
Supposed to Flight.
PARIS,' June 8. The correspondent of
the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg tele
graphs that Viceroy Alexieff and General
Kouropatkin, having asked the emperor to
settle their dispute, his majesty summoned
a council of war including Minister of
War Bakharoff, Marine Minister Avelan
and Minister of the Interior Plehve.
The council debated for several hours at
T.tarskoye Belo. The necessity of preserv
ing the naval base at Port Arthur and
loss of prestige that the fall of Port Ar
thur would entail were the ' arguments
which prevailed in the council.. General
Kouropatkin has therefore been advised to
attempt to relieve the fortress, but to act
with the greatest prudence. A general
whom I interviewed on the subject of the
council said:
"If Kouropatkin la weak enough to ad
vance he will commit a serious blunder.
The number of his troops Is Insufficient
and the conditions under which he would
act are unfavorable. He might meet an al
most Irreparable reverse' and Port Arthur
be further from relief than aver. If we
try to relieve Port Arthur we will be do
ing exactly what the Japanese hope for."
R18SIAN SQUADRON MAT LEAVE
Intimation Shlpa Will Go from Port
Arthur Before Japs Invest Place.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2.-7 p. m. It
can safely be predicted that the Russian
squadron at Port Arthur will not wait
until the last moment before going out.
The admiralty seems to entertain no fear,
If the situation there becomes desperate,
that the squadron will be caught like a
rat In a trap. Rear Admiral Wlttapeffs
dispatch, given out yesterduy, gave as
surances on this point, a portion of which
not made public, said that every ship ex
cept the Pobteda, was now ready to go to
sea at a moment's notice and that the
channel waa clear. He confirmed the belief
which existed here that the Japanese will
continue their efforts to block the channel
before the decisive moment to storm the
fortress on the land side arrives and have
made plans accordingly. In ths opinion
of the most competent military critics the
land fortifications must be breached be
fore a general assault can be risked, and
this Is not considered possible In less than
three weeks.
Rasslan Loss at Kla Chou.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2 A seml-offl-rlsl
telegram from Mukden, dated today,
says ths Russian losses at ths battle of
Kin Chou May M. were thirty officers and
soo men killed or wounded. The guns
abandoned by the Russians were rendered
useless.
Cable Is Interrupted.
NEW TORK. June I The Commercial
Cable company has Issued the following
notice: "Wo are. advised the Northern
rnmpany'a eabla between Amoy gad
la latarruftUj.-t
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Showers Frldayi Saturday Probably
Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Testerdayi
Hoar. Deg. Hour. Ilea.
5 a. m...... W 1 p. m W
8 a. m M 8) p. m tMI
T a. m ...... M Sp.m f
n a. ra HO 4 p. m TO
i, n II S P. m A
10 a. m 6t A p. m AS
11 a. m A3 T p. m A
11a 4 H p. m AT
p. m AT
HOPE TO CHECK JAPANESE
Russian Force Seat South to Attack
Rear of Army Near Port
Arthur.
(Copyright by New Tork Herald Co.. 19H.)
TIEN TS1N, June 2 tNew Tork Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Russian reinforcements are stated to be
moving south from Kal Ping toward Wa
Fang Tlcn under the command .of General
Btalkberg. They comprise a battery of
artillery, four Siberian regiments and a
sotnia of Cossacks, In all some 12.000 men.
Another brigade is following, the Inten
tion being to engage the rear of the Japa
nese force now attacking Tort Arthur.
EXPECTS PORT A HTHl R TO FALL
Correapoadrat ReHeves Japanese Will
Turn the Trick.
(Copyright by New Tork Herald Co., 1904.)
TOKIO, June .-(New Tork Herald Cable
gramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.) From
all valuable Information, I gather that the
Russians hod 20,000 troops present at the
battle of Kin Chou. These, together with
10,000 sailors and marines and the outlying
guards at Dalny and elsewhere, which
have now been withdrawn, bring up the
total of the garrison at Port Arthur to
more than 30,000 men.
This is a most formidable array, and it
will be a marvellous achievement to carry
by assault such a place, with over a score
of great landward forts disposed for a
distance of fifteen miles from the harbor.
Still I doubt not the accomplishment of
this unique feat nor my being present td
see Its capture. It will be that mortal
wound to Russia which even successful
stands by General Kouropatkin at Mukden,
Klrln or Hurbln cannot stanch nor heaL
WORKING ON COREAN XtAILROAD
Japanese Constructor Ezpeeta to Have
Line to Ping Yang La December.
SEOUL, Corea, June 1. (Delayed in
Transmission.) General Tamane, head of
the construction department of the Wlju
railroad, has removed his main office to
Chemulpo for convenience In the superin
tendence of the disembarkation and ship
ment of materials to the various northern
points where work is progressing. Grading
has been finished for a distance of twenty.
Ave miles from Seoul, with all necessary
bridges constructed for fifteen miles out.
Tracks wilt be laid along this stretch of
the roa'4 Upon the. completion of a long
cutting near' Tung Ban, which will en
able the transport by rail of heavy timbers
snd materials Instead of the present diffi
cult method of carrying them by bullock
cars over rough roads. Work on the branch
now under construction north from Song
Do is progressing in a satisfactory manner
end it is expected that Ping Tang will be
reached by the beginning of December.
The majority of the railway battalions.
heretofore stationed in temporary barracks
at Tung San, near Seoul, will shortly be
sent further north.
Japanese Outposts Nenr Vafangow.
DASHI CHAO (On the Railroad Between
Hal Cheng and Kal Chou), Wednesday.
June L The Japanese outposts are now
three miles from Vafangow. There Is no
news from Port Arthur. The Japanese are
stopping Chinese runners and searching
Junks.
GRAND JURY HAS NEW LEAD
Bedford Cltlsen Is I'nder Suspicion of
Having Killed School
Teacher.
BEDFORD, Ind, June 2. The gtand Jury
Investigating the murder of Sarah Behafer
January 21 Is- sold to be in possession of
valuable Information not heretofore
brought out. Suspicion has been directed
to a Bedford cltlsen, who Is said to have
been out the night of the murder with a
stranger, who was found the same night
by the night watchman In the boiler room
of a stone mill drying his clothing. The
same man, It Is said, was the purchaser of
the empty whisky flask found In the alley
near the shed where the body was found.
W. 8. Gliddel, editor of a Brazil newspa
per, has been summoned to appear before
the grand jury to testify regarding cer
tain Information which was mentioned In
a recent editorial In his newspaper. He Is
expected to testify tomorrow. The reward
now offered for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer waa today increased to
$4,t50 by subscriptions. ,
WYOMING FOR HEARST TO STAY
Convention Instructs Delegates aad
Condemns Everything Republloaa
that it Hasn't Overlooked.
CHETJtNNE. . Wyo., June 2. The Wy
oming democratic state convention today
selected delegates to the convention and
Instructed tbem to vote for W. R. Hearst
aa candidate for the presidency. The reso
lutions containing tbe advance Instructions
were adopted unanimously and Mr. Hearst's
name was cheered to the echo whenever
mentioned in the reading of the resolu
tions. The resolutions adopted endorse the dem
ocratic national platform of 1900, condemn
the trusts, condemn the republican admin
istration for its failure to enforce the antl.
trust laws and condemn ths republican ma
jority In congress for not passing an anti
shoddy bill. They also Instruct the Wy
oming delegates to vote for William R.
Hearst In the BL Louis convention just
aa long as there Is a possibility of his
being nominated.
LIGHTNING KILLS CHILDREN
Three In Oae Family Dead aad Other
Members Are Injared by the
Fatal Bolt.'
BOONEVILLE, Ind., June 2. Three chll
dren of John Gentry, living rear Tennyson,
were killed. Gentry himself fatally Injured
and his wife and another child seriously
hurt by lightning, which partially, destroyed
tbaU h(UM jocax,
COURKO BRINGS MS
Gtta Put ths Japanata Llnaa with Im
portaat Doonsianla.
TURNS OVER SEVERAL IMPORTANT PAPERS
Boma of ths Information Baara Upon ths
Recent Fighting at Kin Chou-
KUROKI TO ATTACK KOUROPATKIN SOON
General Impression had Been that Jap
Commandtr Inieudad to Wait.
KUROKI CONCEALING REAL PURPOSES
Coastantly Shifting Columns Back and
Forth to Throw te Enemy OK
the Track by Covering
Jlovemeuta,
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2.-Llvutenant
Colonel Uourko, wno succeeded in clualng
the apaneee on the Liao Tuug peninsula
and reaching the ituaslan heauijuariers at
xdukuen, ;s attached to tne stall of Uenaial
Foe and was the beater of important in
formation ltgaralng the lighting at Kin
Chou and the situation at son Arthur,
According to information in possession of
the general staff Uie enemy has live divi
sions and five reeerve corps, about kO.UuO
men, on the Liao Tung peninsula, and t
least seven divisions and seven reserve
corps, or about 126,000 men, lu southern
Manchuria. Although the Impression pre
val'cd among the members of the general
suit that General Kurokl's purpose waa
to make feints to prevent General Kouro
patkin from moving, but not to attack
him until the result of the campaign
fcgulimt Port Arthur is determined, there
is now appureutly more Inclination to think
lie will try a demonstration In force, which
might result in a decisive engagement.
The Japanese commander is constantly
shifting Ms columns back and forth, to
conceal his real purposes, the latest re
ports received being that ha has again
abandoned Saimalsza, north of Feng Wang
Cheng.
All the reports received at General Kour
opatkin's headquarters from the Kwang
Tung peninsula are Increasing the extent
of the Japanese losses at Kin Chou, one
today making the number about 10,000
men. Accurate reports of the Russian
losses, as well as of the Russian foroea
engaged, were probably brought by Lieu
tenant Colonel Qourko to Mukden from
Port Arthur.
It is known that the Japanese state
ments are lnoorrect In a number of par
ticulars. For Instance;, they gave the name
of a regiment as engaged which really la at
Liao Yang.
TALK BniTlBHaUflsIAlf ALLIANCE!
Public Oplnloa Abroad BeoomlagT
More Favarable to the Idea.
8T. PETERSBURG, June 2.-The com
ment here on the settlement Of 4bo Russo-'
Canadian fishery dispute is very significant. .
The sgreemeQt4 Welcomed by the Russian -press
as evidence -of the increasing prob
ability of an Anglo-Russian alliance, the
papers pointing out that public opinion In
Great Britain, France and Russia la be
coming more favorable, the war, ' Instead
of proving an obstacle to . the alliance,
serving as an argument In !ta favor.
More significant still la an. Intimation
of the Novostl, foreshadowing that a
commercial treaty between the two coun
tries will pave the way to a purely com
mercial rapprochement. The Novostl adds:
The realization of this la easier, as both
Russia' and Great Britain are bound by.
enormous commercial dealmgs. It Is true
that Russia is further from Greet Britain
than i7j-ar.ee, t-.it she Is r(.rer India, whfsa
rallroit s could be Joined Ylth '.Russia's,
The rper miJtLS the further point that
without such a conimorclal treaty any
political agreement would be very fralL
Although it is In-possible to ascertain
at this time whether the question of such
a commercial treaty has actually been
taken up, the possibility cf Its being the
next step In the program toward a political
agreement arouses the Wenest Interest In
diplomatic circles, where It Is coaa'dered
fraught with most far-reaching fa-parlance.
The United States probably 1U be the
chief loser by such a treaty. America
has already suffered from the differential
duties levied against It In rt hi tlon for
the Imposition of a countervailing duty
on Russian sugar. Imports ofi American
agricultural machinery, etc., which a few
years ago were very huge, having fallen
almost to nothing. With tariff con salons
Great Britain Is bound lo succeed to all
thts trade with Its big potentlalies for the
future. The Impression Is growing that
Great Britain is playing a shrewd gatae, lor
big stakes, commercially, ns well ss jvlltl
cally, and that while a. complete agreement
would be m .tually advanUgeoua to both
Russia and Great Britain, St would be at
the expense of the United States In both
these directions.
The Chinese legation denies the report of
an uprising In Mongolia, saving that recent
advices show the people are calm,
Rl'SSIA ORDERS HEW WARSHIPS
Austrian Firm S.ld to Have Secured
Large Contract.
NEW TORK. June t Commenting on the
report that PtaUllmento Tecnlco of Trieste
will shortly be co missioned by the Rus
sian government to build five armored
cruisers, each of 8.000 tons displacement
4.nd having a speed of twenty-one knots,
ths Vienna correspondent of the London
Times, says it Is argued that the building
vf the cruisers will not constitute a breach
of neutrality on the part of Austria, since
their guns and ammunition will be Shipped
from Russian ports. If the contract for
the 'building of the vessels Is made It
will Involve the sum of 812,600,000.
HISSIAlta CAP11HK PROVISIONS
Advance of the Muscovites Fills Co
reans with Nameless Fear.
VLADIVOSTOK, June 2 Letters from
the theater of war report that Russian
raiders have succeeded in penetrating as
fur as Gensan and also south of Anju.
They have destroyed depots of Japanese
suppllns and captured provision trains.
Corea ns are fleeing Into Manchuria to es
cape the hardships of war. Chinese are
moving from Kwan Tung Into northern
Manchuria In order to avoid living In terri
tory under Japanese control.
JAPS LANDING ANOTHER BIG ARMY
Brown Men Withdrawing from Vafaa-
tow and Burning Bridges. '
VANZALEN, Manchuria, June lHDe.
layed In Transmission.) The Japaneae, It
Is reported, are landing another army of
60,000 men at Takushan. Japanese posts
were withdrawn today from positions near
Vafangow, destroying the bridges aa they
retired. They were busy during the night
removing the wounded from ta battle