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Mchita 1m oil "VOLUME XL. WICHITA, KANSAS; SATURDAY HOBKIRG-. SIAT 28, 1904. DUMBER 8 TEN PAGES. JAPANESE VICTORY COST TWELVE THOUSAND LIVES Fighting at Kin Chou Tested Bravery of Soldiers. AGAINST GREAT ODDS Mikado's Troops Accomplish ed the Impossible. STRONG POINT CAPTURED Will Be Some Delay i n Following up the Victory. ma' London, May 27, 4:36 p. m. The Japanese legation has received the following official dispatch from Tokio: "Kin Chou and all the heights in its vicinity have been taken, and our troops are pushing the Russians toward Port Arthur." t London, May 27, 10:15 p. m. A dispatch to the Central Xews from Harbin says the Japanese losses during the fight ing at Kin Chou are said to be 12,000 men killed. It is said that these figures have been confirmed by an official dispatch. Fighting, it is said, is still going on in the vicinity of Kin Chou. Tokio, May 27, S p. m. A Japanese of ficer of high rank made the following statement tonight to the correspondent of the Associated Press: "The Japanese, in attacking Kin Chou and Nan Shan hill, had to fight against great odds. The Russians were in full command of the strategical advantages afforded by nature, and these advan tages were augmented by the newest inventions for defense. "The forts on Nan Shan hill were arm ed with heavy guns. The Japanese had only field guns, heavy guns being un available on account of the difficulties of transportation. Our army deserves great credit for having driven the Rus sians from this stronghold; it wjis a feat previously considered to have been Impossible. 1 fear our losses have been heavy, but we have gained the strongest point barring our way to the investment of Port Arthur." BLOODY AFFAIR Tokio, May 27. 5 p. in. Subsequent re ports received here indicate that the storming of Nan Shun hill yesterday was a bloody affair. The Japanese lirst cen tered their fire on the Russian batteries. In which work they were aided by four fihnboats from Kin Chou bay. They suc ceeded in silencing many of the enemy's suns. The Russians had constructed a. scries of trenches around the hill on a terrace protected by wire entanglements and other sucfc devices. The Japanese made a series of rushes, but they were all In vain. The deadly rifle fire and cannon fire of the enemy chocked them repeat edly. Finally, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon the Japanese reformed and stormed the crest of the hill. The Russians held to their position doggedly and it was 7 o'clock in the evening before the Japa nese finally gained possession of the ridge. FIGHT EXHAUSTING Chicago, 111., May 27. A special to the Daily News from Chee Foo says: "Considerable delay is expected before the Japanese follow up their reported victories on the narrowest part of the Kin Chou isthmus. The fighting which preceded the fall of Kin Chou must have been exhausting and thi? ensuing pur suit must have left the Mikado's troops in no condition for a quick descent on General Stoessel's second line of de fense. On the left ilnnk thp Russians are pntected by the muddy foreshores of Kin Chou bay. on the right by the for tifications of Dalny, while their main position is strongly fortified by a ae ries of batteries. The Japanese will thus be compelled not only to make a frontal attack but to encounter the fire of many guns advantageously placed." COMPLETE ROUT London, May 27. The Tokio dispatch to the Associated Press and Japanese ac counts are the only details that have reached London of the Japanese vic tory at Kin Chou. It appears that the conclusive victory was immediately fol lowed up. for the Post's Tokio corre spondent asserts that the Japanese have Ewept the Russians from their defenses west of Talienwan. And if the Tele graph's generally well informed corre spondent is correct and the Japanese are already nearing Port Arthur, the Rus Flans must have suffered a complete rout at Kin Chou. That the Russians were not only defeated but routed, would also appear from rumors of the capture of Russian artilery. According to tiie Mail's Tokio corre spondent, the fifth Japanese divisions of veterans, whim Is destined for the storm ing of Port Arthur, has already landed on the Liao Tung peninsula. The Telegraph's correspondent at Japa nese headquarters, communicating under date of May 26. says there is no change In the situation of the tlrst army, but that there are frequent outpost encoun ters. "I suppose." he adds, "that the lul is due to preparations for a great battle in the direction of Liao Yang." The Mail s Sin Min Tun correspondent, telegraphing under date of May 56. de clares theiv are only 2.0ft) troops at Muk den. KIN CHOU FIRST BASE London, May 27. Baron Hayashi. the Japanese minister, discussing the recent .righting north of Port Arthur, said today: "Kin Chou will be occupied as a m base The neighboring hills will trongly fortified in order that they can be held indefinitely. For food snppiles and ammunition Port Dalny will be a second base. The possession of Kin Chou will be of invaluable aid in the campaign ajjainst Port Arthur. The hills command NEAR PORT ARTHUR Japancs Troops are Now But Sev- enteen Miles Away London, May 28. A Tokio cor- respondent of The Telegraph says he learns that the Japanese troops are now within seventeen miles of Port Arthur and that the Russians suffered heavier casual- ties than the Japanese; who have taken guns and other material and a few prisoners. He predicts a further surprise, as Japan is now increasing her efforts in all directions. A Tokio correspondent of the Chronicle says that the Japanese captured many guns at Kin Chou. positions of the country for several miles in the direction of Port Arthur. I pre sume from the action at Kin Chou that the Russians intend to make another stand at Port Dalny. Their justification for defending Kin Chou must have been the belief that their numbers were able to ccpe with ours, so 1 expect that prac tically all the available Russian troops have been moved out from Port Arthur in the attempt to head off the investment. BATTLESHIP SUNK New Chwang, May 27. The Russian au thorities here declare that a Japanese battle-ship has been sunk by a submarine boat and that tnree craft of this class are now at Port Arthur and another en route to Vladivostock by rail. A French priest just arrived from Muk den says twenty thousand Russian troops are stationed there and that an army of one hundred thousand men is at Liao Yang with heavy reinforcements arriving yesterday. Feng Ling Kito, who was deported by the Russians in July last and escaped, says he has returned and gathered around him brigands near Kwan Ling and is har assing his old enemies. PEOPLE ARE FLEEING Seoul, May 27, 10:30 p. m. The Gensan correspondent of a Seuol paper wires that a body of 600 Russians, with seven guns, preceded by fifteen scouts, passed Song Chin and advanced to Tan Choyn yester day. It is further stated that some hun- j dreds of cossacks, with six guns, are at Kapsan. The correspondent declares that I ho panic among the inhabitants is in creasing and that the country people are f'eeing to the south and west. CAPTURE EXPECTED Berlin, May 2S. A Tokio correspondent of the Tageblatt sends the following un der date of May 27: "It is generally believed here that Gen eral Rogi succeeded on May 26 in cut ting off a portion of the Fourth Russian sharpshooters' division under Major Gen eral Fock, having taken the heights be tween Port Arthur and Kin Chou on May 21 and 25. and that the capitulation of this body is expected. The light was most bitter and stubborn on both sides, and the losses were severe." The Tagebalatt's military' critic sug gests that General Stoessel succeeded by a rapid march in freeing General Fock's troops from the trap. RUSSIAN STRENGTH New Chwang. May 227, morning. The Japanese estimate the strength of the Russians about Port Arthur at twenty twenty thousand men. The former have fifty thousand men at Kin Chou. Chinese continue to escape from Port Arthur but little reliance is placed in their state ments. They say food is growing scarce at Port Arthur and there Is good authori ty for saying the Japanese believe they ca nstarve out the Russians in three months. The Russians recently purchased 1,500 junks anchored here, shipping them today to Tung-Chlng-Tsu. where they will block the river to prevent the produce of that section from leaving. Fodder is espe cially scarce. Much contraband of war is arriving at this port. The French steamer Bourbon landed 0(5,000 sacks of flour today. A British cruiser at Cliing Wan Tao is awaiting instructions from the consul here, who will not make any statement for publication. ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT St. Petersburg. May 27.-5:17 p. m. The foreign office has received dispatches from both Che Foo and Pekin reporting from Chinese sources a new bombard ment of Port Arthur May 25. If this be true, it indicates that Vice Admiral Togo used the guns of his ships to make a di version at Port Arthur and pave the way for a final assault on the Russian posi tions around Kin Chou yesterday. As this is a big holiday, the anniversary of Lmperor Nicholas' coronation, no ex pression could be obtained at the war otlice upon today r, dispatch from Tokio, but if the Japanese have succeded in crossing the neck - the general impres sion in military circles is that although Kin Chou is twenty-five miles above Port Arthur the Russians will be able to offer little resistance until the enemy reaches the perimeter of the fortress. AFTER FIVE HOURS Tokio. May 27. After five hours of des perate fighting the Japanese captured Kin Chou yesterday evening. Nnnqunn Ling, a strong hold of the enemy, was taken later after a hot fight. An artillery duel still continues. A Russian gunboat bom barded the Japanese left flank from Ta lien Wan bar, while the Japanese war ships worked with the army fro mKin Chou Bay. COMPLETE BLOCKADE Tokio, May 27. Vice Admiral Togo has now establisheu a complete blockade around the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula. This completely envelops Port Arthur from the seaward and probably marks the opening of the final investment of the town and its fortifications. RUSSIAN CRIPPLED Tokio, May 27. The Japanese troops have swept all the Russians from their defenses west of Tallen V.'an Bay. It Is now improbable that the latter will be capable of offering any further resistance In the territory of Port Arthur. ARTILLERY DUEL - London. May 27. A dispatch from Tokio to the Central News dated today says: "The fighting which culminated in the Japanese occupation of Kin Chou was par ticularly confined to an artillery duel, which, beginning at dawn of May 2Sth. continued without Intermission for five hours. The Japanese warships in Kin Chou Bay co-operated, firing with heavy guns on the Russian positions. A Russian gunhes; In Talien .Wan. bay also joined ttzc TORNADO IS DESTRUCTIVE Village of New Liberty Com pletely Wiped Out NOT A BUILDING STANDS No Lives Lost So Far as Re ports Go. WIRES ARE ALL DOWN Less Damage Resulted to Neighboring Places. Golconda, 111., May 27. The village of New Liberty, Pope county, Illinois, on the Ohio river, is reported to have been destroyed by a tornado. Not a building was left standing. No lives, however, were lost. Paducah, Ky., May 27. Telephone, wires are down and but meager details hae been received of the tornado which is reported to have destroyed the village of New Liberty, Pope county, Illinois No fatalities arc reported. Damage of not much extent was caused in Smith- land, Livingston county, Illinois, by hail and wind, at Hamletsburg, a-few miles above Smithland, and also at Birdsville, a short distance from New Liberty. TORNADO IS FATAL AT Pleasant Grove, Near Toronto, Kan., a Man Is Killed Toronto, Kan., May 27. News reached here this evening of a tornado last night at Pleasant Grove, southwest of here. David Fellingham was killed and his wife badly injured. The Fellingham house was demolished. Heavy rains followed the storm, and all the streams are bank full. TAFT AT TOPEKA He Will Deliver an Address There on Next Sunday Washington, D. C, May 27. Secretary Taf ttomorrow will leave for Topeka, where he will deliver an address at the state semi-centennial celebration on Me morial day. in the fort, bombarding the left flank of tho Japanese army. Kin Chou castle was occupied by the Japanese at twenty min utes past 4 o'clock this morning. St. Petersburg, May 27 The news of tho Japaneso victory at Kin Chou was pub lished on a Russian holiday, the anni versary of the coronation of Czar Nicho las. While there was little information in governmental circles regarding the Russian defeat, the news caused the cele brations at Tsarskoyc-Selo to bge short ened. Only a brief service was celebrated in the chapel, instead of the customary litany, and the czar spent the remainder of the day in the transaction of busi ness. It was rumored late tonight that Gen eral Kuropatkin had telegraphed some details direct to Minister of War Sakha roff, which will not be transmitted to the czar until tomorrow. The general staff. In view of the foreign news of the capture of Kin Chou, ad mitted that there was little now to hin der a Japanese advance on Port Arthur itself, and that the actual siege of Port Arthur had begun in earnest. The staff- insisted, however, on the ability of the fortress to hold out. BURDEN OF PROOF Chicago, May 27. A special to the News from Cheefoo. says "Japan announces that the entire coast of the Liao Tung peninsula lying south of a line between Pitsewo on the east and Pu Lan Tien, on tho west, is in a state of effective blockade by the Japa nese navy. The declaartion says that the blockade will be maintained. Block ade proclamation by Japanese throws the burden of proof on vessels about to1 run the blockade." AVashington, May 25. The Japanese le gation has received the following detuils of the attack on Kin Chou: "The enemy built several covered trenches around the fort and Nan Hill, and held the place sttibbornly under strong defensive works. Nvertheless, after several attempts the Japanese fi nally succeeded in taking the enemy's position by storm and in driving them to ward Nankueling. This severe fighting continued for sixteen hours. Admiral Togo telegraphs that a report was sent to him by wireless telegraph from the captain commanding the detached squad ron, consisting of four gunboats and a tor pedo rtotiln, to the effect that the squadron reached Kin Chou bay and, co operating with the army, bombarded Nan Hill on May 26. and on witnessing our army occupying the forts on the hill, the squadron withdrew from the scene of action. The captain of the gunboat Chokai was kiled and nine others were killed and wounded. The damage to the vessels was insignificant." BEER SHUT OFF Saloon Keeper Will Not Serve the Non-Union Freight Handlers New York, May 27. At the sound steamer piers along the North and Bast rivers, where the freight handlers tem porarily tied up traJEc a week ago by go ing out on strike, work was proceeding in an orderly and systematic way today and there was practically nothing to Indicate that a strike was in progress. At the Mott Haven yards of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad, however, where nearly all freight carried by rail by that system between New England and points south of New York is handled, conditions were entirely different. Al though a full crew of non-union men has been at work in the yards for several days they have made almost no progress in relieving the congestion and the yards are as nearly filled with loaded freight cars as It would be possible to get them. The strike of firemen on the transfer tugs by means of which the cars are oniicarily ferried between th New York asj New - PAROXYSM OF TERROR Thought He Saw thffStoIen Corps and Frothed at the- Mouth Chicago, 111., May 27 Choking and gasping and with eyes rolling with terror, John A. Mahaken, ac- cused of fraudulently identifying. the body of .Mrs. Frank B. Green- wald, an Iroquois fire victim, in order to steal her money, suddenly jumped to his feet in Judge Clif- ford's court room today and pointed frantically at an imagin- ary specter which he thought stood confronting him. While the spectators looked on in terror the man frothed at the lips and waved - his arms wildly in the air. He was overpowered and thrown to the floor, where it took half a dozen police officers to hold him. Paroxysm after paroxysm shook him and he had to manacled and taken into an ante room. When quiet was finally restored Mahaken's lawyer decided to let the case to the jury without argu- ment. Almost immediately the twelve men filed back and the foreman announced a verdict of guilty. The technical charge against Mahaken was perjury, and " it was proved that he had taken the body of Mrs. Greenwald from a morgue and had it buried as his aunt. His motive was to gain pos- session of the $400 found on the body. Jersey shores has contributed largely to this condition. Ordinarily a number of tugboats are kept constantly moving with tows of loaded iloats between the two shores. Now, however, only one of the tugs is available for use. The express transfers Maryland and transfers have been manned by a non-union crew and have been steadily at work since yester day. A feature of the strike at Mott Haven yards is the stand the saloonkeepers in the neighborhood have taken against the strike breakers. It has been the custom of the freight handlers in the yards to purchase a pint of beer with their noon luncheon. This visually costs ten cents. Now the saloon keepers have put a ban on the serving of "pints" to the Italians unless they pay $2 for it. This price was fixed by all the saloon keepers in the neighborhood and is necessarily prohibi tive. SUN AND STARTS Photographs Will Be Taken of Their Spectra Chicago, 111., May 27. Photographic pro duction of the spectra of3tho sun and the brightest stars is aboiito be un dertaken by Professor Geqrge E. Hale, director of the Ycrkcs obsefvatory, on Mount Wilson, near Pasadena, Cal. A grant of 510,000 from the Carnegie insti tution a few months ago enabled Pro fessor Hale to build a Snow horrizontal telescope with which instrument he ex pects to conduct observations on Mount Wilson. The observations are to con tinue one year and will be under the personal supervision of Professor Hale. For the observation of the sun a large concave mirror., with sixty feet of focal length was constructed. On that the image of the sun Is to be projected and diffused in such a manner that a study is made of it under the best conditions possible. For the photographic reproduc tion of the spectra of stars another con cave mirror is provided. Mount Wilson was selected as the place of observa tion because of its accessibility and the clearness of the atmosphere in that lo cality. OFF FOR NAPLES Cardinal Satolli Will Leave That Port for America Rome, May 27. Cardinal Satolli left hero this morning for Naples on his journey to the United States. At Naples he will take the steamer Princess Irene for New York. Cardinal Satolli is accompanied by his cousin. Father Ercole; his private secre tary. Father Marucchi, and a second sec retary. Father Luigi. There were gath ered at the railway station to bid him good-bye many high prelates and digni taries. Count Santucci, Cardinal Satolll's apostolic agent, and Mgr. Kennedy, rec tor of the American college in Rome, were also present. Cardinal Satolli repeated that he was not charged with any mis sion, adding: "I am attracted to the United States by pleasant remembrances of my sojourn there. I have many good friends in America so 1 anticipate great pleasure in revisiting the noble country, where T pursued such an important part of my career and where the people give the whole world such an example of fra ternity all harmonizing without distinc tion of religion."' CONSIDERED THE STRIKE Tflajority of Executive Board Studied the Situation New York, May 27. A majority of the executive board of the Marine Fremen's union tonight considered the strike situa tion after a statement had been given out that unless the New York. New Ha ven and Hartford Railroad company ac cepts the terms offered by President Cur ran, of the Freight Handlers, every ma rine fireman in New York and east of New York would be called out on a sym pathetic strike. It was said, however, that no official action could ho takrn until the arrival of two members of the board, woh hae not yet reached New York. The executive board reports 7,(v7 marine firemen employed along the coast from Portland. Maine, to New Orleans. All of them are ready to go out. It is said, but it is not intended at present to cal out any men south of New York. TO MEET IN UTAH Senate Committee Will Take Evidence at Smoot's Home. Salt Lake. Mar 27. According to Sen ator DuBois of Idaho, who has reached Salt Lak from Washington en route to his home at Blaekfoot. the senate sub committee on privileges and elections wBl meet in Utah some time before congress reassembles for the pnrpox of hearlnsr further testimony in the Saaoot case and win have its report before the senate soon after that body meets. Senator Du boi.", owing to his position a a aensber of the senate committee, refused to di cuks the merits of the case or give his opinion as to the possibility of Senator Smoot being unseated as a result of the investigation. Naples. May 27. Cardinal Satoili mailed today for the United State oa the stcniacr DEBATE IS EXCITING French Chamber the Scene of Animated Speech. RELATIONS WITH POPE Separation o f Church and State Is" Advocated. GOVERNMENT IS UPHELD Carries Its Points by a Very Large Majority. Paris, May 27. After an exciting debate in which Premier Combes and Foreign Minister Del Casse set forth the action and purposes of the government toward the Vatican, the chamber of deputies today by a vote of 427 to U5 approved the course of the government in recalling M. Nisard, ambassador to the Vatican, and rejected all proposals of the extreme element for an immediate dissolution of the relations between state and church. A resolution proposed by M. Fcrrctte, Republican af.onalist. Inviting the gov ernment to negotiate with Pope Pius for a separation of church and state was de feated, 507 to IS. A motion by M. Allard. Socialist, to break oft at once all relations with the Vatican and to denounce imme diately the concordat was defeated, Ss3 to HO. Premier Combes took the Initiative in resisting all efforts to force ,the govern ment to extreme measures and his re quest that all questions regarding the separation of church and state go over until next January has the effect of post poning separation beyond the present ses sion of parliament. M. Rlbot, minority leader, was among those voting in support of the government. GREAT CROWDS ATTEND Tho debate attracted unusual attontion an great crowas were piesent, including Ambassador Portor and other members of the diplomatic corps. The principal speeches were those of Premier Combes and M. Del Casse. The premier asked tho chamber to leave the debate to its true significance. The holy see, he Raid, in a document hurtful to France had denounced to certain Euro pean powers the insult which it alleged tho head of the French state had Inflicted on it by returning, in the undisputed cap ital of his kingdom, the visit received from the king of Italy and by refusing to admit the claim of ultra montancs to pre rogatives presented as untenable The government had answered this document by immediately recalling tho ambassador to the Vatican. "This recall," said Premier Combes. "signhies that wc can not ailow the holy see to interpret the presence of our am bassador Inj a sense favorable to Its claim or to make use of this presence to justify pretensions which we reject. It also means, that wc will not allow tho papacy to intermeddle in our international rela toions, and that wo intend to have done, once for all, with the suporanuated fiction of temporal power, which disappeared S4 years ago. We will withdraw the whole staff accredited to tho Vatican as we are bound by the concordat to maintain at the Vatican a representative of our gov ernment for the carrying on of business. We cannot suppress the embassy and the concordat by our own authority, for that belongs to the chambers. "Some speakers urge us to denounce tho concordat without delay, but such a se rious step should be preceded by meas ures guaranteeing the repjubllcan state against the politlcau risks which would be entaled by such by such a radical change In its legislation and habits. Premier Combes went on to say that several schemes for ending the concordat weia under consideration in committee, hjh! It only remained for hs chamber tc ha e the question brought ur for con siuratior mmodia:e!y after the passage of tl.e budget next January- AFTER THE HOLIDAYS A deputy shouted: "After the holidays," which the premier answered by faying: "I am an anxious to rlnieh as you are." "Seeing how the concordat Is daily ob served, or rather violated, by the church," continued the premier, "some solution is necessary. We can no longer remain ia this situation without' bringing it to an issue. When the discuMrion comes up I will state tho government's opinion, but for the moment I ask the chamber to con fine its resolution to the measure forming the subject of this debate." Foreign Minister Del Cass ia his speech retraced the history of the question from tho spring of IC'tO. when the papal nuncio asked questions concerning th eventual- j ity of President Ixmbet's visiting Rome, to which M. Del CMe replied that he could not furnlsbe the Information . Coming to the immediate csufe of the rupture, he said that a Parisian paper published the text of the papal note an addraneed to other po-srera. which waa j couched ia tarnw? of remonstrance wfeleh j the French government could not acpt- The government duty was dear a soon as the authenticity of the document had been proved. Three otsrses were open: To grant the arobaapador leave; to recall him, cr to atrppre-." the escbag The &r?t seemed Inadequate, "the third aa excessive, and so the goTemtaeat de cided en the fecood. 1L Nisard was instructed. It h foTind the no to he authentic, or If an ex planation regarding it shock! be refaeed. that he was to qwtt Rome immeiMatery. The ambarasdor advised the foreign of Hr that lh nanal -cr-;jr-r nt rfim said he -wanted the question pot in -writ-' lag and that be raki sever arwr It in writing. Mwursebile AL Del Cmm. having obuiaed r-roof of the authenticity j of the note, telegraphed the aaburaAdor! that the secretary of stare's attit&de i equivalent to a ref ctsal of the desired ex- j plasadon, and that, therefore. AL Nisard j must regard hteself u recalled. J The garcranieat did what the dignity j of the cm: r. try required, and with the! necc2ry pronspiltcde." said i. Deij Cafjc. "and -we hare sight ad the opia-j ioa of the wad -orid oa vtir-eid BULLETIN OP SATURDAY MAY 28, 1904 IMPORTANT NEWS OF TODAY Pages 1. Fight at Kin Chou Bloody Tornados in Illinois Exciting Debate in Paris Dancing Still Prohibited 2. Norman Is Triumphant Fatal Fire at Lawton 3. Hogs Worth a Nickel More Shorts Run to Cover 5. Events at the Different Schools Friends Win First Ball Game 6. Three Start on Trip to Ireland Local News of the Railroads 4 7. Paragraphs of City News Judge Dale's Speech at Cheney 9. An Interlude 10. Accident on Elevated Road Ariel JVlachlne Flew Thirty Feet FOR HOME DEFENSE i Great Britain Is Considering the Con scription Method London. May C7. Tho report of the royal commission on the volunteer and militia forces practically recommends conscription as the only means of provid ing a home defense army adequate for the protection of the country in the ab sence of the regular troops. The com missioners are of the opinion that the principles adopted by all the other Euro- pean states must be largely adopted by Great Britain and that it is the duty of every able bodied citizen to be trained for national defense. They point out that the necessary training would involve a period of continuous service with the colors, under an Instruction body of spe cially educated and highly trained of ficers, nnd they consider that one year of such continuous training would suf fice with a few weeks' attendance at the meanouvers for a year or two after ward. The commissioners estimate that such a scheme would provide about 330.OW trained men annually, at a cost probably less than that of the present military system. GUEST OF HONOR ER AD-STREET'S VIEW Miss Alice Roosevelt and Party Vis ited the Fair St. Louis, May 27. Miss Alice Roosevelt was the guest of honor nt the world's fair grounds today. She was accompa nied by a large party of friends. The first point of interest visited by Miss Roosevelt was the Illinois state pavilion. She arrived just as the dedi catory exercises were completed and at tended the reception. Later she was the guest at a luncheon In the directors room In the west pavilion restaurant. Owing to a mistake the daughter Of the president, to whom It was Intended to extend the courtesies of the worldV fair, was forced to pay the regular admission fee Instructions hadbeen given to the gatekeepers to admit "Ml? Roosevelt In an automobile." but ns she approached the gato in a phaeton the guard con sidered that it was his duty to demand admission fees. IN TVO MINUTES Frankie Neiil Made Short Work of Tommy Moore Chicago. 111.. May 27 Krankie NeJH. of Sn Francisco, tonight knocked out Tom my Moore, of Chicago, after two minutes ot fighting. Moore was outclassed and was unable to land an effective blow on Xoill, who, after blocking a number of swings, pent iloore to the floor with a straight left undr the heart. When Moore regalnl j his feet Keill was after him fiercely and drove him around the ring -with bard body, blows. A left to the stomach sent iloore down for the second time, and he was nearly done for when he stood up. Nelll swung right and left to the Jaw nnd Moore went down and out. ENGINEER DROPPED DEAD First Assistant Grand Chief Suffers Stroke of Apoplexy Los Angeles, Calif.. May 27 T. S. In graham, flrut assistant grand chief en gineer of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer?, dropped dead at his desk at the convtatlon la tlila city j today, from apoplexy. Cleveland, onto, way z. Tftoma 8. in- ? graham lived in this city oA wan wM- i lv known. lie had been connected with I the Brotherhood for more than thirty year, previous to whKh be wa a loco motive engineer- 11a fe mnrived by n son and two daughters. A remarkable eolnrideoce in eOMlecikNi with Mr. Jagrahara'a death In the tmet that former Grand CMaf p. yz. Arxinr of the Brotherhood alert mriday of ap oslexy wbll' attending a xat1g of ea glneers at Winnipeg last yar. JOE GANG VICTOR , . . . tt i tA .t ! Defeated the Light Weight Champion . f f".,"dT r I Baltimore. Md.. May 27 Jo Oaes, the light weicht champlofl. tonight dr.feaie-1 j Jewey Cook, repot to b light wHeni rttampsotj or Eagtana aw weir w-iKnt j JJry t)4 H(iwtey He4 wnloa t thu eaampK of South Africa. Wot- . mortua aiaso t th S!ih4Mt Eireka AthJ-Oc dob. The sm were U ir7tmc tVnh W-tVM wr hoUy bare tuned 8fte rand to cfcn j t an4 It f4r! half wn b? C.k weighed twtlre t lfte pmaAt , tow te ( arrtt at a -h. more than G. tha lttr having j Mwv mt aweraliM: wi Trt-hrd In this affroooa at 13 potmd. appraw-" a azattoe tiovx to bout and three m!t SnvzA 0k. -im I xzMiif Kn&vrT ntne tn fr in tb! took th wriKii an cfc cetto. Sit- tjaU j Utnctmc ef thai ref- ia the eighth round af tar rfefet aod ti ttjj, ut th' gee easfertoe. TMto wtnss Uf the Jaw which awarfy fmi Stirs 5 rrU vtA C ft. Dsherty. gjwarf chip out. j fefa r U IlroihirJve! ad ferW LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Chlcxga. May 2?.-Th am er fold he ta4y tor U3. T U o I day later tha a the Urn ear kut w. j Mwsow. Hay y n:ahi H-4afin. oi i ftOMtaa iwwotta J hfa Moasptfta, -x-bJra -s dam"! hy bHag wsxmk ari a sfcetl at Port Arthur aal -ateft i awx at OoVssjta. ld la an iatnne-ar to4y that It arlll proaiiy ary to reptae her with aaotier Vft Vlessa. May SZHray-eror FrsaeU jo- tejita ha a?iiBtd Kter &lwrd a fteldl j naara&at af t&e AJttr-Hiucrt array, j has fce apc4tnd aaami at Ha Prsc- j . , lo.tr ejtabSnhJsr a aalloaal real i rtte 4 .pastgase banlc hi put-1 eL The carda! el '.he baafc -will be I s.&jea. f POINTS OF DISCIPLINE Committee of the General Conference Makes Report. WILL MAKE NO CHANGE Will Modify the Chapter on Special Advices, QUESTION FOR CHRISTIAN Must Keep in Mind Growtfi of Spiritual Life Los Angeles, Calif., May 27. By th decisive yea and nay vote of HI to 1S3 the Methodist general conference this afternoon decided not to make anv chanca jn the church discipline in the matter ot ) prohibited amusements. The question ia onc. that ha., HfIal,d the mlnrtj or tha delegates to the present general confer ence perhaps more than any other sin gle problem that has been before tt. The church at largo took a wide Interest In the subject of the proposed strlMnx out of tho specified prohibited araufw ments from tho discipline and many me morials and petitions from all parts of tho country reflected popular opinion ia the churoh on thu matter. In all, 65 hav been received, 53 of which opposed any change in the discipline on this point and 10 favored various chnngea. A sin gle petition from lltnghamton. X, Y,, bearing signature, was one of th protests again.it any change being made. Tho question enmq befor the confer ence today in tho report of the commit tee on tho state of the church on thla subject. There were two report. .Th majority report recommended as follow: WONT STRIKE IT OUT "Your committee decline to recom mend tho striking out of the peelt!et umiucmcnUi from paragraph 24S of tha discipline. It rocommonds that tho fol lowing paragraph be Inserted in the dis cipline under thu vhuptsr on special advices: " 'Amusements Improper nmupemeftta and excessive indulgnnce are fterioua bar riers to tho beginning of the ndlglou. 1IM and fruitful caunn of splrtual decline. " 'Some amusements In common use ar also positively demoralizing and furnbth the first easy tcpn to the total lo ot character. We. therefore, look with deep concern on tho gre&i increase ot amuw ments nnd on the general prevalence of harmful amuaempnts and lift up a sol emn note of warning nd ontreaty, par ticularly agalnt theater-going, dnnclng nnd such games of chance an are fre quently associated with gambling; all of which havo been found to te antaonlstlo to vital piety, promotive of woridllucK, enpeclaliy jjernlcioua to youth. We nf fecttonatety admonish all our people to make their amusement the mtbjcta of careful thought ami frequent prayer, to study the subject of ammtementji 'a the light of their tandeneie and to bo arrupulotMiy careful In thin matter to set no Injurious example W adjure them to remember that the iMtlon fr a Christian tuuat often bo, net whether a certain coura of action I poeltlviy im moral, but whether it will dull th plr Uttal llfo and be an uawtea example Wo deem it Hir bouaden duty to wmrami thn whoto clrarcH to apply a thoughtful ami Imttrueted eonecloncu to members and not leave them te aeMnt or parftkm "And we afi"etknatoljr advtM and b ieecli every member of tha church abo lately to avoid the taking f mtch dl-- cr o as cannot b tftl in th oaao of tht lOF(L " YEA AND NAY VOTE Tne coftferoiKe Itmttad th Bech- unoa Uiis profMMieuwi w Mo minute yrly a score of apoflehtw wr made m Upon th ora o( the prwtotts tesil,ti, n y 4 y vut wa Smaiide!. for tha tj aa aiaahftawifr lka atAraflt a-ri frw aV. Thk mi,fat Vfts t3e only qfU'.n K9ciiU.tl7 a yea and nay t In Jhi nsem) cnnfrav f four years ago at clcacs. no enfllag of tja ro4i Kr- eion. Prime t0 the dlJMjKxrtr.fWi of ths amnte-nv-n ttfo. Dr. F O. r4 vat art4 wteoe tt th '.tSoraS. Christian Advactta. Th rwaferw raf4-up 'eatearf aid to eeea parttaJty aMt iWtHS elswrh p' J-". t amount rM raactoc ftora. fj w u mek pr aaamm. M'FARLAND CHOSEN y. jummU. f T.. dd etvUrr ftf tfc- Kprifc Vmvi. J j T xU FstUfa t tt'h. Kaa . ttr- apecaa. a-ls3ir th eari-r th- &afrffl tm raf: a d'ljtV tj 1. d-m. l 1 '5C'5c' . u Ya. TJsatmMbiy. Mar St -t.a jjm De liwirVas, J f Cr. t? r(ea4r Vf ifci Sf-" ttw. bo t th r te JVsrry. v tijraws trvm ttkt br tey 4 h.vs?r THE WEATHER WasMasum. May 27 Fofct: Kaxaa-Fa!r Saturday a5 Sua- dzy. Qkteboma aad lsJia Territory Sfecmerft Sxxarday; Sttsday. Ulr and warKief. ...