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SWALLOW THEIR MAN
(Fjohibitionista Name Eastern Candidate to
Bo Standard Bearer of the Party,
;fneral MILES WITHDRAWS HIS NAME
Allll fi CaHhm 4? TT r Vl'lkn To? rtTYl ITIO full
I mijai v Dwauun ui uaxxiouuig . viiawn
by PenuaylTania Amid Cheers.
FIRST AND ONLY NAME IN CONVENTION
I. "You Put Tour linger on Silas and You
Know Where He la."
CARROLL OF TEXAS FOR VICE PRESIDENT
V
Itbratka, Illinois. Iowa, Kn aad
Other State Second the Nomlaa
I Hon Made Before the
Convention,
INDIANAPOLIS, June SO.-The prohlbl-
.- 41... ...., n national nnMv.ntlnn tnil fcV
nominated Silas C. Swallow of Pennsyl
vania for president and George W. Carroll
of Texua for vice president.
The platform presented . by the resolu
tions' committee denounces' the legalized
ale of liquor and expresses the view that
U la ruinous to Individual and national In
terests. It denounces the two leading par
ties for lack of statesmanship on the part
of Its leaders, for their lack of Interest In
the liquor question', and promises not only
that the traffic shall not exist In any form,
jsut that the party will enact laws to abol-
ii the manufacture and sale of liquor.
I
also asserts that the issues of the
leading parties are a subterfuge for
spoils of office, and that the prohlbl-
n party is really the only party which
u run -the government along correct lines
nd for the best interests of the public. It
ileo declares In favor .of the modification
the divorce laws and promises the voter
weral other, brands of reform whether he
my want them or not. Minor improve
lents are promised which will Insure the
tlzen a Utopian state of existence wlth-
ut the social, moral and Industrial forma
corruption which It Is alleged now dls-
irb the government fabric.
t also declares the party to be In favor
International arbitration, a suffrage law
I Tased on mental and moral qualifications,
i uniform laws for the country and depen-
Lj " tencn, popular election of senatrrs, civil
j , service legislation and the initiative and
referendum.
i The trust question was recognized by a
f demand for a rigid application of the prln-
' clples of Justice to all organizations of
capital and labor. Polygamy Is also de
nounced. General Miles Steps Out.
General Miles put an end to the move
ment to nominate him for president by
(ending a telegram to John G Woolley,
which reached him shortly after no n,
asking that his name be not presented.
This was considered final and the move
ment' to nominate Mr. Swallow was unani
mous, no other name InMns considered. .
XOvtr." Wi,tA.O waif .ruiseii by subseripi.lotV
edges from the floor of the convention,
tilth, with 311,000 In the treasury, will be
the nucleus of the campaign fund. "Na
' tlonai Chairman Stewart and National
Secretory Tate were re-elected. The pro
hibition editors organised for tho cam
. palgn . by electing Edward Clark of In
d1anapolis president.
I Th convention program closed tonight
wivn.a, otubh mealing, ai wmcn addresses
were made by National Chairman Stewart.
John O. Woolley and others. Several hun
dred of the delegates left tonight for St.
Louis to visit the exposition.
t Under the rules fifteen minutes was al
lowed for nominating speeches. Arkansas
yielded to Samuel Dickie of Michigan, who
announced that conditions had suddenly
changed and he would wait until Michigan
was called. California yielded to Pennsyl
vania and A. A. Stevens took the platform
amid cneers to announce that W. W. Hague
I Cff Tldloute would place in nomination
1 I ' ' t.lai C. Swallow of Harrlsburg, Pa.
A prolonged demonstration followed the
Hague rend a letter from Mr. Swallow de
ploring the fact that his Fife's Illness 'pre
vented his attending the convention. Said
Mr. irigue:
Kim Where Silas la.
Tou put 'your finger on Silas Swallow
nd you know where ho Is. In his letter
Jhas no Issue, except In' antithesis to the
kremiblJcsn Donilion Mnd the rtimliHcMn
I party has no Issue except subterfuges to
maintain Itself In power.
Thomas a. Orwig of Dms Moines, la.,
seconded the nomination. Colorado yielded
to Illinois and E. W. Chaffln seconded the
'nomination of Mr. Swallow. He expressed
Vie hope that no othor names would be
ynsented. This was greeted with cheers,
(he rclpt of a tek-gram from General
lies asking that his name not be pre
nted was generally known before the
(bji or states was negun and it was re
garded a final.
Chairman Kerr of the Kansas delegation
ulno seconded Swallow's nomination. Other
seconded speeches were made by O. D.
- ' .. Taw.. XRT Tj T t . . . , M . rt .
"y-'ft O.-. Johes of Nebraska and a dosen
J tithert.
'-Speeches' seconding the nomination of
jiiiow were aiso mtuie oy j. u. Biter ol
th .Dakota. J. H. Amos of Oregon, C.
Templetun of South Dakota and R. K.
lap t Washington.
omer L. Ccstle of Pitt.iburg moved to
e the nomination of Mr. Swallow by
amatlon. It was carried with a pro-
ed demonstration, Mr. Swallow was
ured the nominee.
Vice President Momlnated.
e roll of states whs called for no-nlna-
1 for Vice president John M. Parker
rkansas yielded to Texan. J, P. Cran
loinluated John . Carroll of Texas.
V. Kelsey, of Oregon nominated I. H.
n, B. W. Ctiaflti of Illinois nominated
rI Benjamin F. Parker,
nconsln withdrew Parker. Mr. Coates
Urew his name wud moved Carroll's
umtlon by at'Xianiatlon. There were
Ai l cheers. A roll call was ordered. The
tHi.-a Tot lug fur A m oh cr uregon were:
it'olotudo, Idaho, Maine, Mary and. Oregun,
'WsHiiinaton and Wyoming. Stales dividing
, their vote were: California, lllluoU, In
' dinna. Michigan, MIiuhhoU, New York,
) North Dukota, Ohio, J'ennsylvsnla and
i Koucb Dakota. The total vote was: Car
' roll, (CS; Amos, 133; Parker, 1.
Mr. C'mroll was delurcd the nominee!
Mr. Carroll's nomination was received h
cheers. He was not present.
On motion of Mr. Amos the nomlnatiou
of Carroll was declared unanimous. The
""'vtiiuion at I -it) p. in. adjourned.
Iwallvw May Derllne.
lIAUKISI I'Ka. Pa.. Juue SH.-The pa
titol tomorrow will say: "Dr. Silas Cv
tConUnue4 on isecund I'M.)
FATHER O'CONNOR RECALLED
Secretary of l.ate Bishop Ouldl Ue
to Rosa fur toaslta.
tloa.
MANILA. June 3P P.ev. M. J. O'Connor,
who was secretary to Monslgnor Ouldl, the
recently deceased apostolic delegate to the
Philippines, has received a cablegram from
the Vatican recalling him to Rome, there
to confer with Monslgnor Merry Del Val,
the papel secretary of state, regarding the
completion of the negotiations concerning
the lands held by the religious brother
hood In the islands.
A summons for the third Philippine Cath
ollo council in the history of the Islands,
ordered by Monslgnor Ouldl, has been Is
sued posthumously. It makes a final ap
peal to the followers of Father Agllpay,
the native pries who has led a religious
secession, to return to the mother church
tlirratenlng them otherwise with excommu
nication. rOIlTE ACCEDES TO UBKAT BRITAIN
Pressor Brought to Bear Which May
Stop Kurdish Ootraaes. ,
LONDON, June 10-Oreat Britain has
successfully brought pressure to bear on
the Porte for the relief of the persecuted
Armenians, according to. statements In a
letter written by Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne . to the Anglo-American asso
ciation. The letter says, that President
Nicholas. O'Connor, the British .ambassa
dor at Constantinople, In a long Interview
with the grand vizier, Ferld Pacha, on
June ' 14, pointed out to that official the
responsibility of the Porte should the re
ports of Kurdish outrages prove true.
The ambassador called attention' of the
grand vizier to the design which- had been
accredited to the Turkish authorities . of
driving the Armenians from their mountain
homes to the plains, and urged that orders
should be sent to the vail of BUUh that
refugees be allowed to return to their
homes and be given protection from the
Kurds.
The grand vizier acquiesced In the wishes
of Sir Nicholas O'Connor and telegraphed
orders to that effect in the presence of the
ambassador. The British vice consul at
Tlfills was notified of the grand vizier's
nation and instructed to report Its effect.
Lord Lansdowne snld that the Porte huTl
alno granted permission for a British officer
to accompany any tro"s engaged In ex
peditions against the insurgents.
AMBASSADOR WILL NOT RETURN
Premier Combes Baya Rlaard Will Not
t Go Bark to Rome.
PARIS, June 30. Premier, (iombes was
consulted today by the budget committee
of the Chamber of Deputies concerning
the appropriation for the French embassy
at the Vatican. The premier said that
the government would reserve Its opinion
until the matter had been discussed In
the chamber, the status quo meanwhile
prevailing. Asked what was the meaning
of the status quo in this connection and
whether the Vatican had been notified of
the recall of ' Ambassador Nleard, the
premier replied: "I do not know whether
the Vatican has 'beep notified, but I can
say that the recall la effective. The am
bassador will not return to Rome."
CABINET . HIKHIKDLY . SUMMONED
Movement la Loadon Cause sv Con
siderable Stir.
LONDON, June 30. Various sensational
rumors were. In circulation today, following
a hurriedly summoned meeting of the cabi
net and the report spread that the cabinet
was discussing the resignation of the gov
ernment. ,
The Associated Press ' learns that the
cabinet was summoned solely for the pur
pose of meeting Lord Curzon of Kedleston,
viceroy 'of India, who had been invited to
explain the situation In Thibet. The vice
roy's health has .hitherto prevented him
giving the cabinet his views on this matter,
which is dally growing more Important -
KIEL MEETING LITTLE DISCUSSED
No Mention Mad of Basso-Japanese
War by th Press.
BERLIN, June 30. Few of the news
papers here have discussed . the political
Importance of the meeting at Kiel 'between
King Edward and Emperor William and
those who have discussed It confined them
selves to general terms. When they par
ticularised at all It was In V connection
with the relations between Great Britain
and Germany, the editors looking upon the
the meeting as an evidence that these re
lations were "normally cordial." No men
tion has been made of the Russo-Japanese
war in this connection. ', '
EDWARD IlETin.NS TO ENGLAND
Two Member of British Crew Killed
by EktilodlnsT Rocket.
KIEL, June' 30. King Edward started on
his homeward voyage this morning aboard
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. No
farewell salutes were fired, salutes being
given last night when th king left the
yacht Hohensollern, after having bid Em
peror William farewell.
Through the accidental explosion of a
rocket on board the cruiser Juno, one or
the English vessels escorting th royal
yacht, two of the crew were killed. The
Juno caught fire, but, the flames were soon
extinguished.
BULGARIANS BURN FAMILY ALIVE
'
Ootraaes Committed by Rnfflaaly
Band la Enropeaa Tarker,
CONSTANTINOPLE. June SO. According
to the . report received here from Berres,
European Turkey, a Bulgarian band lit
the village at DJIgorovo murdered a Greek
notable, burned hi family alive and dis
emboweled two of his neighbor.
MORE. HOT WATER FOR THE SULTAN
Moor Will Steal an Englishman t n
' leas Tribesmen Are Released.
TANGIER, June SO.-Chlefs of the Ang
hera tribe have written to the sultan de
manding the release of their tribes nen
who are Imprisoned here. They say that
unless their demand Is granted they will
capture an Englishman and hold htm as a
hostage for the release of th prisoners.
Freaeh Crnlsrr at Hartl.
POUT AU PRINCE, Jun SO.-The French
cruUer Jureln de La Gravlere arrived here
today. The Incident of the stoning of the
French and German ministers I herd, as
serted to have been closed by renewed-formal
apologies, which have been accepted
by the French and German ministers. Th
captain of the French cruiser and his staff
paid a vlult during the day to President
Nord.
Government Take Pearl Fisheries.
MANILA, June 30. The legislative
council foi the Moro province has passed
an act1 placing pearl fishing in the Hulu
archipelago under government supervlylao.
Licenses to fish for pearls will b granted
only to vetuiel owned by citizen of th
Philippine or th fulled BUI.
YALE WINS FRESHMAN RACE
'Tareitj and Eight-Oared Eace is Put Orer
Until Today. .
REMARKABLE FOUR-OARED SHELL CONTEST
Event Are Delayed Owlnar to the
Lack of System and Dilatory
Action of tho Official
la Charsje.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Jun 30.-The
thousand who Journeyed to the Thames
totjay for the annual Yale-Harvard boat
races saw one of the best freshman races
that has ever been rowed on any course,
and then for eight hours the crowd sat
In the rain and waited In vain for the
'varsity four-oared race and the big. 'var
sity eight-oared race.
' Finally, early in to evening, both the
'varsity four and eight-oared races were
put over until tomorrow.
Yale won the freshman race by half a
second, or a quarter of a boat' length.
For two miles of this race thV two shel's
zigzagged and neither crew ever had a
lead of more than a length. It was one
of the most remarkable boat race In the
history of Intprcolleglate rowing., .
The postponement of the 'v'vstty races
brought forth much criticlanu Through
out the entire day there seemed to bea, lack
of system in the handling of the races.
The freshman event was delayed for fifty
minute by one mishap after another, and
by the time It was finished It was found
Impossible to put on the 'varsity four
oared race, since the 'varsity eight-oared
race was scheduled' for 12:30 o'clock.
The race for the big eight -could have
been rowed at that hour had the officials
of the day been prompt, but there was a
long delay. . The wind freshened and the
race was postponed, first until 1:15, and
thert again -until 2:30, neat until 4:15, and
again until 1 o'clock, when It was put
over.
Wlad Chop Up the Water.
As the afternoon wore on the southeast
wind, which had been blowing all day,
grew stlffer and stirrer until It was abso
lutely impossible for any crew to row.
One of the biggest crowds In the history
of these races came by rail and water to
witness today' regatta.
' The eight-Oared race will be rowed up
stream tomorrow at 10:80 a. m., after which
the fours will be sent away. . .
After the freshman eights reached the
starting flags, and that was long after the
time set, Harvard dragged Its. stakeboat
and for a quarter of an hour Referee
Melkleham labored with the shells to get
them lined up. Flnnlly at the sound of tho
pistol both eignts dashed away In splendid
style, Yale showed In better form at the
start than Harvard and for th first
eighth of a mile had a trifle the better
of it. 1 .
Harvard settled down and reached the
first half mile flag' a third of a length In
the lead. Harvard finished the mile In 6:09
and Yale In 6:10.
Over th next mile the struggle was su
perb. Each 'crew raised the stroke on
point A.t the. mile, and ahau ns th two
boats were exactly even. Just' as the last
half mile flag was passed. Yale began the
spurt that won the race. It Jumped Its
stroke up to thirty-six 'and began to pull
ahead inch by inch. Harvard did ' not
finish. Its stroke went to thirty-eight, but
It was too late. Tale, was leading by the
length of Its canvas bow as the flags dipped
at the finish.
Flaac Go Down Almost Tosrether.
'The two flags went down almost simul
taneously' and It was several minutes be
fore the crews knew who had won. Finally
the referee shouted out the name of the
winner and the Yale youngsters sat up in
their shell and . gave a Yale cheer with
"Harvard" on the end of It. Yale had won
by Just half a second. The time was:
Yale, 10:20; Harvard, 10:2oH-
The crews had a fair wind, ( but practi
cally no tide, ' and considering this fact
the time was fast '
NEW CHARGE AGAINST MOYER
President of Westers Federation Ac
eased of Conspiracy la Connec- -tloa
with Riot.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. June 30. Spe
cial Prosecutor S. D, Crump today with
drew the charge of complicity In the Vin
dicator mine explosion of November 26 last
which had been made against Charles H.
JHoyer, president of the Western Federation
of Miners, and is preparing an information
charging Moyer, William D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer
of the Western Federation;
Charles O. Kennlson, Sherman Parker and
Charles Davis with conspiracy In connec
tion with the Victor rioting on June 8.
Kennlson, Parker and Davis were mem
bers of the executive committee of the
federation for this district, Moyer and
Kennlson are now under arrest here. Hay
aood is managing the business of the fed
eration at its headquarters In Denver. The
whereabouts of Parker and Davis are not
known.
VOORHEES GETS A PROMOTION
Frisco Man Md General Freight
Aaent of System, with Head
ajnarter at St. Loata.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June '80. Announce
ment I made here, of the promotion "bf
W. K. Voorhees, assistant general freight
agant cf the 'Frisco railroad in this city,
to be general freight agent of the system,
with headquarters at St. Louis, to succeed
J. A. Mlddleton, promoted to be freight
trafflo manager, the position held by A. 8.
Dodge prior to hHs promotion to be thirdx
vice presldont of the 'Frisco.
Mr. Voorhees will be succeeded by W. R.
Powe, assistant general freight and pas
senger agent at Cap Girardeau, Mo. Mr,
Powe' successor baa not yet been ap
pointed. The change are effective July L
Mr. Voorhees wa assistant general
freight agent of the Kansas City, Memphis
aV Birmingham railroad when the road waa
purchased by the 'Frlaco.
BAILEY WILLN0T SPEAK
lllaes of Son Move Him to Civ Up
Bas Meetlaa; and Coa
' ventlon, '
WARM BPR1NGS, Ga., June 30. -At th
annual meeting of the Georgia Bar asso
ciation today a letter waa received from
Senator Joseph Bailey . of Texas, saying
that on account of the Illness of his son,
whom he was forced to take to New York
for treatment, he would be unable to de
liver th annual addreh before the ana
elation. Senator Bailey further stuied
that for the same reason he would b un
alii to atuod th national ponvnUoji.
TAKE BURGESS FDR CHAIRMAN
Bepnhllcan State t wnlt tee Select
Lincoln Man to Hare Chars;
of the Campaign. y
(From a Staff Cotisspondent.)
LINCOLN, June 30. (Bpeclal Telegram.)
Acting upon the unanimous recommenda
tion of the candidates, the republican state
committee tonight selected II. C M. Bur
gess of Lincoln for its) chairman. The
choice wa the result oi frequent confer
ences of the party ' workers, noticeable
among whim Were Congressman Burkett,
R. B. Schneider, Bos Hammond, Edward
Sizer and W. H. Harrison.,
When the Lincoln politicians saw an op
portunity to secure the chairman they lost
all Interest In the removal of the head-
quarters and expressed satisfaction with
a division of honors with the North Platte
county.
The work of the committea was done In
a short time. Victor Rosewaier presided
until 'th election of Mi1. Burgess, who In
a short speech of acceptance, pledged hi in
sult to the support of every nominee on
the ticket. A resolution was adopted au
thorizing the executive committee to levy
assessments against the candidates run
ning on the ticket; to fix the remuneration
of the olilcers anti employes of 'the com
mittee and to-adopt a system of audit and
accounts. j
. All members of the committee were pres
ent or represented by proxy except C. F.
Iteavis. Byron Clark, F. H. Clarldge,
Charles A. Robinson and VV. C. May.
Chairman Burgess bas. been for several
years manager of th Tribe of Ben Hur.
Previous to his connection, with this lodge
he was a commercial traveler. He served
In the house of representatives last year
and Is now a nominee on the legislative
ticket. He has lived In Lincoln fifteen
years. v
WITNESS TAKES TO THE TIMBER
Federal Grand Jury begin Investiga
tion of the General Slocnm Dis
aster at New lork.
NEW YORK, June SO.-The federal grand
Jury today began its investigation of the
General Slocum disaster. General Henry
L. Bennett, the United State dlytrict at
torney, and Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Henry A. Wise had charge
of the presentation of the case.
, Nine witnesses were . examined before
the Jury adjourned for the day. ' They
were B. Conklin, the chief engineer; A. W.
Weaver, second pilot; Edwin Brandow, sec
ond engineer; Edward Van Wart, first pilot;
Edward Flanagan, mate; T. Collins.' deck
hand; William W. Trembley, deck hand;
General T. H. Barnett, chief of the United
States boiler Inspection bureau, and J. H.
Flemmlng, his deputy.
It was stated that the federal authorities
have made a determined (effort'' to locate
Mis Hall, the bookkeeper of the Knicker
bocker company, Jnit jia'.e' lcen unable to
rind or summon ner as. a witness before
the grand Jury.- Frank O. Dexter, another
of the directors of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat company, wa taken to the cor
oner's office today and admitted to ball
In $5,000. ' .
Coroner Berry wa notified this afternoon
that C. Delacey Evans, another of the di
rectors wanted, had telegraphed the dis
trict . attorney from Rye Beach, N. H.,
that .he would appear and furnish ball
whenever he was wanted.
Coroner Berry immediately sent him a
telegram ordering him to appear forth
with. President Barnaby of .the company
notified the coroner that he had been un
able to locate Robert K. Story, one of the
men held by . the Jury and upon whom a
warrant has not been served, but said he
understood that Mr. Story was In the north
woods and that he expected to get In com
munication with him In a few days.
JohnH. Pease, captain of the Grand Re
public, one of those found criminally re
sponsible for the disaster by the coroner's
Jury, went 'to the coroner's office today
and furnished $5,000 bail.
BRYAN MAY NOT-BOLT PARKER
Leader Do Not Say, However, How
He Will Reconcile Himself to
New Yorker.
PITTSBURG, June 90. "William J. Bryan
will not bole his party ticket If Judge
Parker is nominated fin- president. Of
this I am confident," declared ex-Senator
J. K. Jones, national democratic chairman,
tonight In this city while enroute to the
St. Louis convention. ''.
"As to what Mr. Bryan might do If Mr.
Cleveland Is. nominated, I could not say,
but I regard the .nomination of Cleveland
as little short of an Impossible contingency.
Outside of Judge Parker Mr. Hearst will
have the greatest number of instructed
delegates. I regard Mr. Gorman as one
of the strongest possibilities."
Mr. Jones does not think a bimetallism
plank will be Inserted In the platform.
TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE
FIT Person Injured a the Result
of an Accident to a
Trestle.
KANSAS CITY, June 30. An engine and
seven cars, heavily loaded with sand and
concrete, foil twenty-five feet with the
collapse of a trestle leading from the Kan
sas City belt line to the distributing yards
of a sand company In this city tonight.
Injuring five persons.
The Injured:
Charlns Mathews, foreman of train
crew, four ribs broken, '.ungs ruptured.
Peter Riley, switchman, one rib broken,
Iwk sprained.
Patrick Hendrehan, fireman, left eye In
jured. Fred Mead, engineer, right leg sprained,
bruised.
Stephen Tarr, aged 13, foot Injured.
PRISONER CASEY. "DIGS" OUT
Arrested on Suspicion of Being: Box
.Car Thief, bat Maaare ta
Escape.
WILLI 8TON. N. D.. Jun 30. -A few day
ago Marshal Karl arrested a young man
giving his name as John Casey, on In
formation from Spokane, where Casey Is
charged with breaking Into a Great North
ern box car and stealing Jewelry and other
mall articles. A part of the .stolen goods
were found In hi possession. He was con
fined In the city Jail . and last night h
escaped from the Jail by digging out'under
the wall. Great Northern Special Agent
iHtlaney arrived here to take the prisoner
bark to Spokane, but had to return with
only a part of the stolen (ooUs. .
MEDIATION NOT ACCEPTABLE
Japan Not in a Position to Listen to it at
This Time.
STEP WAS NOT CONSIDERED AT KIEL
JapJa Mast First Secar Strateajlcal
Polat, bat Evca Then Former
Term Woald Not Be
Acceptable.
LONDON, June 30. Th news from
Washington that steps were believed to
have been taken' looking to the mediation
between Russia and Japan creates great
surprise here. The British government not
only has taken no part in such measures,
but apparently Is ignorant that they are In
progress.
Official opinion here from Premier Bal
four down is that 'the time Is not yet ripe
for any offer of mediation, but to quote a
person in Mr. Balfour's confidence, "Great
Britain has kept th door open for any
such contingency. It Is not likely that this
government would be acceptable In the
role of arbitrator, but It would at the right
time use all Its Influence to urge the bel
ligerents to accept the offer from a suit
able mediator. There seems to be no rea
son for thinking' that the government
would not All that role suitably, but Rus
sian opinion is always, a rather unknown
factor." '
From the highest official sources here
and from the Japanese legation come the
positive statement that nothing whatever
has resulted from the Interviews between
King Edward and Emperor William at
Kiel that Is In any way connected with the
Russo-Japanese war. There seem to be no
doubt that responsible ministers seriously
warned King Edward that he must not
Initiate any step In that direction with his
Imperial nephew.
Inconsistencies l'oiated Ont.
The Japanese legation. It appears, made
discreet inquiries as to whether or not this
advice waa oarrled out, and It waa stated
there tonight that there wa every reason
to believe the war was not discussed at
Kiel, except In the most Informal and con
versatlonal.way. '
It was also pointed out at the Japanese
legation, which was entirely ignorant of
any news concerning a movement toward
medlatlonPthat the present moment would
be the most -inopportune, so far as the
Japanese government is concerned, for any
such step. Japan, it was maintained at
the legation, must first secure some such
strategical point a Llao Yang before It Is
In a position to maintain such advantages
as it has already won in Manchuria. With
out a commanding strategical base Japa
nese officials here believe their forces would
be ' unable either to rest on their present
laurels or to push forward.
Whether this Is accomplished by a de
cisive battle or by the retirement of the
Russians, the Japanese here auy mediation
cannot be dreamed of until that phase of
the struggle la settled one way or the
other. Subsequent to the Japanese achiev
ing or failing in this objective It was
thought thjBt mediation might possibly be
possible, but Baron Hayashl, the Japanese
minister,- relterared that the terms Japan
was willing to accept' prior to the hostllW
tie cannot possibly be considered now.
EXPERTS ARE NOW GUESSING
St.
Petersburg; HavlnsT No News,
is
Busy with Many Cos.
Jectnres.
ST. PETERSBURG.' Jun 30. Th Rus-
sky Invalid, the army organ, is th notable
significant exception to the . popular belief
that m great battle is imminent. It gives
no Intimation that it Is Oencial Kouropat
kin's purpose to fall back and not try con
clusions, but sees in the developments of
June 26 and 27 evidence that the . Japanese
themselves do not contemplate a decisive
engagement. The paper also expresses the
opinion that the massing of armies In the
direction of Hal Cheng and Slu Yen is for
the purpose of assuring the Japanese occu
pation of the whole of the Liao Tung pen
insula and control of the railroad for an
advance on Llai Yang at the end of the
rainy season, ' which, together with the
siego' of Port Arthur, It regards as the
first stage of the Japanese campaign.
The Russky Invalid therefore considers
that the movement from Feng Wang Cheng
toward Llao Yang Is merely a demonstra
tive menace against the Russian line of
communication north of Llao Yang. The
army organ attempts to clear up the dis
crepancy In the topography of the theater
of operations, due to the apparent con
fusion of Chinese names and foreign maps,
especially regarding the three passes men
tioned In General Kouropatkin's last offi
cial dispatch. Mo JTlen pass, It says, is
fifty miles from Liao Yang and directly on
the Feng Wang Cheng road. The Fen
Shul pass, It adds. Is north of Mo Tien
pass and fifty-four miles from Llao Yang,
on the Feng Wang Cheng-Llao Yang, high
road. Dalln, which, th organ explains, the
Japanese call Fen 'Chul pass. Is twenty
flv mile from Hal Cheng. All three
passes, it is further pointed out cross the
Fen Shul Ling range. The first two ara
only ten miles apart. Mo Tien and Dalln
passe are forty mile apart, through a
very difficult country. Dalln U twenty-five
miles from Chipplln pass, both leading to
Slu Yen, one leading to Hal Cheng and the
other to Ta list-he Klao and Kin Chou.
Th distance between th two group of
paseos 1b Invoked in support of th view
that General Kurokl does not Intend to
make a frontal attack on Llao Yang from
the Feng Wang Cheng, since the Slu Yen
army would be unable to afford him proper
support. The whole Tenth army corps
reached Liao Yang Jun 27.
JAPS ADVANCE ON LIAO . YANG
Russian Hold Fortified Place aad
Flint I Now Promised.
LIAO YaVjG, Wednesday, Jun 29. (De
layed In Transmission.) The Japanese
column which foroed the passage of Mo Tln
pass Is advancing on Llao Yang by the
eastern road. A Russian force commanded
by General Count Keller Is holding a forti
fied position commanding th road on this
sld of the pas.
The object of the Japanese Is to cut th
Russian communications northward of liao
Yang, while General Kouropatkln is op
erating in the vicinity of Hal Cheng with
practically the whole of th Russian force.
Denies Splea War Arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 30.-The Novo
Vremya denies reports from Narva that two
Japanese spies, were arrested there on
Tuesday while masquerading as organ
grinders.
DiKpatches from Narva, a Russian fort
ress and seaport 100 miles west of St
Petersburg, were to the effect that two
spies had been caught together with a
hand organ In which maps of th Baltic
coast line and surveying instrument weit
found, t'n of the men was said to b a
colonel of th Japanese general staff and
th other tu orderly.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer In Kaatera Portion.
Saturday Partly Cloudy, with Show
er aad Cooler la West Portion.
- Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi -Hour.
Dca. Hour. ler.
Haunt...... Wt 1 p. m ..... . ?tt
O a. at...... Kt il p. at TT
T a. m. 1 8 p. m...... TA
8 a. m U-t 4 p. m T
W a. m KI R . n T"
JO a. m TO 41 p. m TT
11 a. m...... Tt T p. m. T.I
13 ni..., TB M p. '- TJ
p. m Wl
RUSSIk ,vpect no battle
Think ArrUy "alay Seasoa Will
Stop Mlllt,' .,. ion Until
' o ''
(Copyright by New York y ,4 Co., 104.)
ST. PETERSBURG. June .V-lNew York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) Weather now favors Russia's de
sired plana of avoiding a decisive engage
ment with the enemy until September. Ac
cording to the latest reiort the rains have
set in heavily now and it is scarcely
Imagined that the Japanese wilt under
take' their cherished Idea -of capturing th
Important stragetical position of Kai Chau,
the key of the Immense fertile valley of
the Llao river, which Is strongly pro
tected naturally.
All accounts giving assurance that a de
cisive battle Is Imminent come from Japa
nese sources and as forecasted yesterday,
may not take place. There Is extraordi
nary confidence here. It a decisive action
can be staved off, that the aspect of the
campaign at th end of the rains will be
changed strongly In favor of Russia. Every
thing possible will be sacrificed to that end.
In the, meanwhile, in order to complete
their Intended enveloping movement, the
Japanese will be forced to denude the
Kwang Tung peninsula of all possible
troops. As a result, the siege of Port Ar
thur will , be weakened and Oenoral Stoe
sel'a troops can come out long distances,
engage the enemy and messengers can con
stantly pass the enemy's lines. - .
In the meanwhile, fogs prevail at Vladl
vostock, favoring the squadron there for
getting out and working mischief ar be
fore. Not a word has yet been given out of
ficially concerning the Russian naval
losses, which the populace Ignore. Busi
ness circles take a confident view of the
situation. Russian 4s are up again to 92.
General PerenzofT, writing In the Russky
Invalid, says: "Very probably, having al
ready occupied positions of real strategical
value, th Japanese wlll not now under
take any serious movement, but secure
themselves In their positions till the end
of the rainy season. The positions they
have are of flanking significance on the
line of retreat of our Manchurian army."
RUSSIAN
WARSHIPS
REPAIRED
Reported the Retvtsen aad Caarevltch
Are Ready for Actioa.
LONDON. July 1. The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Dally Chronicle says that
In the engagement off Port Arthur June 23
the Russian battleship Sevastopol waa
slightly damaged. The correspondent says
the c-inl supply' n Port .Arthur is sufficient
to last for. eig-ht months. . The battleship
Ketvizon and Czarevitch,, he sayst hav
been completely repaired and their gun,
which had been posted in the forts, have
been replaced.
The Japanese, the correspondent adds,
occupied Wolf mountain after desperate
fighting, in which a Russian regiment was
almost annihilated.
The Toklo correspondent of the Standard
saysi that Japanese officer who were en
gaged In the lust naval fight at Port Ar
thur assert that they saw women on board
the Russian wariihlps and that this con
firms the suspicion that the' Russians were
attempting to escape to a neutral port and
had no Intention-of fighting. The last mall
from the front, the Standard' correspond
ent says, gives additional Instances of the
mutilation of Japanese wounded by the
Russians.
The Tien Ts(n correspondent of the
Standard says that Chinese bandits re
cently derailed a train south of Harbin, as
the result of which thirty-three person
were killed and fifty-eight Injured.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN WANT TO FIGHT
Neither Nation Heady to Hear Any
Talk of Intervention. ''
WASHINGTON, June SO. While th offi
cials here are satisfied from, private ad
vices that the recent visit of King Edward
to his nephew, Emperor William, was not
brought about by a purpose to united
movement toward the restoration of peace
between Russia And Japan, there I reason
to believe that somo careful and discreet
inquiries as. to the opportunities of some
such overtures at this time' have emlnated
from Washington. It may be stated that
the result has 'been to disclose the fact
that neither of th belligerent powers
Is yet In a humor to sue for peace nor
even to entertain overtures from any third
power on that subject.
The State department' will continue to
maintain the friendly position It has so far
held toward both Russia and Japan, stand
ing ready to mediate, and extend it good
offices. to th full extent whenever the bel
ligerents indicate, their wIMIngneBS to ao
cept them. It cannot be said that the sit
uation Is sensibly changed from what It
was a month ago, saving the fact that
there 1 a more optimistic feeling in offi
cial quarter that there will, soon be an
opening for diplomacy to exercise its peace
ful methods In the far eastern struggle.
WILL RIDE HORSE OF THE EMPEUOH
General Kodoma Receives C'hartcer
from th Ruler of Japan.
TOKIO, Jun 30. Generals Fukushlnia
and Inoguchl ar to accompany Field
Marshal Marquis .Oyama and . General
Kodama, his chief of staff, to the front on
July a The emperor lias presented his,
favorite horse to General Kodoma.
It Is reported with authority that there
la continued skirmishing in the vicinity of
Port Arthur and the Japanese forces are
closing in on that place.
It Is expected thnt the foreign military
attaches and the newspaper correspond
ents assigned to the second Japanese army
will leave for the front soon after th de
parture of Field Marshal Mnrqils Oyama.
Denies Injury to Boots.
BT. PETERSBURG, June 30. A Russian
torpedo boat has arrived at New Chwang
from Port Arthur. Its commander denies
that any Russian ships were sunk or dam
aged In the fight off Port Arthur June J:l.
Mo declares that after clearing away the
Japanese mines the whole Russian fleet
returned safely to the harbor.
Partially Destroy Raasiaa Arsenal. '
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun JO An explo
sion last night, believed to be the rusult
gf an outrage, ttostroyed ft portion of the
arsenal at Cionstatlt, Including th chem
ical laboratory.
ESCAPES JAP GUNS
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer Bnn
Blockade and Makes for New Chwang.
SHIP REACHES PORT SOMEWHAT DAMAGED
Believed that the Vessel Has Been Under
Becent Fire at Fort Arthur.
OFFICERS TELL CONFLICTING- STORIES
Supposed that the Warship Brings Import
ant Lispatohea for the Army.
KUROkTS MOVEMENTS MYSTIFY ENEMY
Unconfirmed Report that H lla
Reached 111 Chen; aad Oat OS
Communication with
Llao Yaa.
NEW CHWANG, June 30.-Th "Russia
torpedo bout destroyer lieutenant BurukofC
arrived here from Port Arthur yesterday
evening and is berthed alongside the 81
vouch. - The river bank was soon crowded
with excited natives, who were told by the
Russians that the Japanese fleet had been '
completely destroyed.
The officers of th lieutenant Burtkoff
tell several stories. One Is that Admiral
Togo's report of the fighting was exagger
ated and that the Russians have made two
cruises in the Gulf of Pa Chi ij in Ave days.
Another story is that the Port Arthur
fleet has Joined th Vladivostok squadron.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
sent a messenger who speak Russian to
the side of tho destroyer, but th Russian
sailors would not talk, except to tay that
tney tett 1'ort Arthur Tuesday hlght. i-very
Inch of th boat wa crowded with men. It
had the appearance of having been In a
general engagement. Its bow gun appearing
a If It hs.d been shot away. The Lieuten
ant Burukoff i on of th torpedo boat de
stroyers taken from tho Chinese at Tojtu In
19U0. The general belief here Is that' 11 ran
Admiral Togo's blockade and c'iie i ere
with dispatches for th army und for St.
Petersburg. This Is suite natural us two
Cossack officer wer on board.
Rusalan Celebrate Arrival.
The Russians last night celebrated the
arrival of Lieutenant Burukoff. landa of
rnuslc were sent to the administrators'
house, where there was singing and a
champagne dinner.
All the efforts made to obtain Informs1
tlon regarding General Kurokl's movement
have been futile. An unconfirmed report
Is current that he ha reached Hal Cheang ,
and cut off communication with Llao Yang.
The Russians have a large force at Ta
Tche Klao, An officer Informed the cor
tespondent of the Associated Press that
Kouropatkin's plan 1 to place 1&0.000 men
In that vicinity. It has, It Is believed,
teen found to be Impossible. ,
Heavy rain continue, Th roads through
out Manchuria are quagmires and It; Is
all but Impossible to move artillery.
JAPANESE TKLL 4F . VICTORY
Details ftt Fight at Fn Shot Pass .
Sent Oat from Toklo.
TOKIO, June 80. Detailed reports of
the capture of Fen Bhul pass on June 27
show that th -Russians' were driven from
an exceedingly strong position dominating
the Shi Muchen road. In this engagement
the Russian losses were aapUn heavier than
those of th Japanese. The Japanese out-
n aneuvered the Russian by working
around the enemy's right flank and attack
ing him in th rear.
The Japanese advanced In three columns.
One was assigned to deliver a frontal at
tack and the others to strike the enemy on'
the. flanks. The column Tthlch advanced
upon the Russian right flank fought a sep
arate action.'
It encountered three battalions of Infan
try, six guns and two mnchlne guns on
Sunday morning. This engagement lasted
ontll sunset of Sunday. At this hour the
Japanese bivouacked and ;enewed the as
sault at midnight, when they succeeded In
defeating the Russians On Monday morn
ing (the 27th) the Russians were reinforced
with three battalions and sixteen fcuns.
They assaulted the Japanese vlciousty and
er.doavored to retake the position they had
lost.
iThey were repulsed and th Japanese
flanker worked their way to the rear of
at Fi
it t o'ctu
pass. .This attack recurred at 3 o'clock in
the morning.
In the meantime the Jupnncso column
which had been assigned to make the
frontal attack, met and touted ten thou
sand Infantry mid cavalry posted near
Wen Chapun Thu. This happened on Sun
day, the 26th.
At dawn on Monday the Japanese .re
newed the uttack. The fighting this day
was opened, with artl'lery. The Russian
poured a deadly artillery Mr upon the -attackers
aiid the Japanese artillery
cured a new position and delivered a heavy
cross-fire upon the Rusnlan lines of de
fence. While this was proceeding the Jap
anese infantry and engineers cleared the
obstructions, from the Ru3lan 'rear and
closed In on the enemy. The Russians broke
and fled at 11:30 Monday morning. Th
Japanese gained and retained possession of
(the heights. The Russians left ninety
dead behind them on the height. This
number of dead does not Include those
found In the valleys. The Japanese lost
270 men killed or wounded In th flanking
and frontal attacks. The Russian troop)
who defended Fen Shui pass consisted
of eleven battalions of Infantry, sovente)
squadron of cavalry and llireo batteries
of artillery. The. enemy ha.d rpent thi)
month In fortifying 'Ven Shul pass. Tit
barracks and other buildings capf-jred by
the Japanese hud not been destroyed, but
before retreating the Russian burned their
warehouse at Ehan Tuhu. Th ituisluns
retreated in disorder toward Hhl Mucheng.
The Japanese captured cis-hty-eight pits
oisrs. AOTU!"H M A K A It OFF I DEAD
General KouropnlLIu Tt'lls of Russian
Loss at fcena f'lien.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 80 h-The follow
ing dispatch from General' Kouropatkln to
the emperor, dated June 29, was received
today:'
Toward I o'clock In the morning of June
27 our troops, having dlslodKd' the enemy's
advance gourd, composed of cavulry mid
Infantry, occupied thu station of Smni
Chen, out nt 9 o'clock It was dlsco'vi-cl
that a brlKHda of the enemy was advancing
In front, while other columns were turnlnK
our detachment's left flank. The town of
genu Chen, which la surrounded by Wall.,
was also occupied by the Jupaneae. Coiisk
iuently at 11 o'clock our troops aioly
withdrew. As regards loser, e only
know as yet that an uihctr und ten met
were wounded.
A recoiuiiil-Hxnre curried ont on th r .1
from Hia hho Tung to Krlintuu and
KIihiiiu, revealed Ilie presence of six crm
panics of the enemy Infantry and two
squadrons of cavalry at Muynrlasa, thre