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V iL LXIV....N 0 21.089. DEMAND 550,000 FOR BOY KIDNAPPERS HEARD FROM T'lO More Men and a Woman Ar rested on Suspicion. A ssjsPaai of $.%0.000 Is demanded for the ra turn of Tor.y Mannino. the Italian boy, who was fciflnippeo. fro:n his home. No. G2 Amlty-st.. Brooklyn, on Tuesday night. Yesterday his fath*v, James Man::ii:o, a well to do contractor. jjoid b« *• old pay $10,000 reward to policemen or ritirejjj of gocd repute v.ho mijrht bring the (liild back* but lie would not jay the reward to »n Italian or a Slcillar.. Fifty thousand Ootlftra TTES n:or<* than he could pay. Two letters were received i v Mr. afanatno yes terday. Oi.e was mailed on Wednesday night in HolH.ker. and the oilier was posted half an hour lafr ar Station O, No. 12! Fifth-aye.. Manhat tan. They purported to have been written by ihe kidnapped child. The -letters were not given out. but In eabiunoe'they said that the boy ras confined i" • cave In the country, guarded by fix armed Italians, who frequently displayed their weapons and ioM him he must be quiet or > would be killed. In one letter was a statement that the boy wriefcs fifty pounds, and lho ransom would be |1 .MO for each pound, or >'. ■• *>•■• in all. It was Kit... said Tl »c kidnappers would exact an addi tion*! (1,000 for each pound the boy might gain jn captivity. The father was warned that he must have no dealings with the police if he Jiopcd to p«i liis son baik. Mr. Mannino would rot wy yesterday whether or not hie son wrote the letters. The police believe that if he did ■write them he did so by order of the i;ang, and ilut a member told him what to write. WOMAN SUSPECT ARRESTED. Yesierday afternoon Captain Rooncy and l '• - i»(ti\f Finn, of the Am:ty-st. staiion, Brooklyn, vent to No. 317 Kast Thirty-ninth-st., Manhat tan, and axresled Antonio, Cornegilo, the wife <* Francisco Cornegllo, who was arrested Wednesday. Th" woman wa« takm down stairs Irto the lower hall, where eiie complained of being 111. Captain Kooney called an ambulance from Beilevue Hospital, and Dr. Tark took the v.omat) to t!ir hospital, where s=he will he exam ined. If it Is found that she Is well anough to i.»> taken to Brooklyn that will he done. Th^re was considerable excitement among the Italian tenants when the police arrested the troman. but thr-r<» was no trouble. L?M c. ruing \Yto police of the Amity-st. police fallen made two more ar-ests. The prisoners »\Tre Antonio thirty-three years old. ar.il tiiu*eppe P.bu">riin<\ thirty years old. both of -N". 35 Pacittc-st.. Brooklyn. When Galetl was brought In ih^ station Cuccoza v.as taken from 2;:? -el] and identified him. Galetl, ho is ii "i i:r!y f"lJoi\. mad*"- a threatening movement to ward Cuccoza, but wiif» quickly rabdued by )>et»ctjvf Fergean*. Petroflni. On claletl were foun<J 205 francs and an Italian passport. The arrests of ihese men were dv to the in p°nuity of Detective Va-hri«r who ha<l an Italian flacfd :n the cell next to Cuceoca The Ttalian jr^tended thai he ha<s been'arrerted in connec-; t^n .■-■■. S- Declarlns that he knew nothing about tlic- cape, he gained the con {-■'■> r.' r cf Cn^rozi. and what he learned from him led to th« arrest of the twe men. FATHER SHAKES PRIBONEP. Tlie two prisoner?, Aiigelo Cuccoia and Fran- j C**co-Cofrcsleo, were held for examination yea terday ir. the Butler-Bt. court. Ouccoza was taken to the Amlty-st. station, where the father had a long talk with him. Mr. inlno finally >>>t control of himself because Cuccoza would > ol i*-il all he kn°w and grabbed him by the sbuujders, Fliakir.cr him violentl;.-. in a talk v Jth Capiair. Rnmipy yes terday, said that <-.r. Tuesday night, after tak ing th*? boy over South Ferry, he. walked him up tr. No. HIT East Tlii-t..- >r-th-s: ., an<! \\hi fhaiowe-l all thrt way by one of the consjiira- I'Ts. The latter told him where io t«k<? tho hoy. Ov. the fifth floor of the house a woman «-]>»!!*-< i tho door and led the boy in. A man In tin room gave Ouccoza some money and then kicked bin: down stairs. It is paid that Cncrejaja recently told an old woman th** he would sail for Italy by August 17, when lis would have plenty of money. The jj<-;ice, accortlns£jr. think the kidnapping of the • hild was planr.e-. some time ago. Cuccoza is thought to have been used because he had fnr- RMrly worked for Mr. Hannlno and knew tbe l^y. It was reported that Cucooza received ff»r luring the boy to Manhattan. When ar :ested hh had 4f«. The kidnappers are thought to have be» en couraged to ask tor a large ransom f<<s the boy ly reason of the fa<-t thnt Mr. Mann i no recently furnished |38.< for the faithful carrying ov.'t [of a sewer contract for >.(•<«» in the Hay KHge ft' -lion of Brooklyn. ASKED LIVES OR $4jDOO. Italian Got Two "Black Hand" Let ters— H is Family Threatened. POLICE MAKE TWO ARRESTS. Another "Black Hand" attempt at extortion imported yesterday was one to get $4,000 from R'Jggiero Nicosia, an Italian barber, of No. 214 id-et-, who received two letters from the society under the threat of killing himself ainl thrr-e children. Nicosia paid $125 to one of the clipped representatives of the BOetetjr, and th^ jjfilii-e pay they captuioi the man receiving ill" ' arked money. He Is Giuseppe Ifaasaro, a taiior. of No. H Kast Third-st. His brother. Thlippo, also a tailor, and living with him. was arrested as well. Doth are Sicilians They deny membership in the 'Black Hand" and com- I>)U ity In the attempted extoition. Nicosia received two letters from •;,»• society. Translated, the first read as follows: pear Sir: <J X m2 V r,i l « » reßNlt V«»> »"! for me und my 1 :-«u will encounter i.,..,-,; scrrowa r SJ v •, I t.'ie BtaUon above Indicated where a person H^proaiMi you nnd «,>;* "Aye Malar and v' niost har.-J ovor th., mon«y vjthout a word fie careful :iot ro r.otify the polic*. of u,e ■,.' t.ce because it >ou d-> you know th'« result. ' BLACi£ HAND. On th- other side of the :et;<. r were a Ja ?S er, i?t<: ..uil and cros^bones a:ij a cross, and around it- cross were wriitea '■' names of Etuggiero Nicosia dad h; Ken, Francisco, and ]._ two «._;:shtf«. Vincenzir.u and Antonina, both chil <l.fti. Francisco is a student In the Eclectfc ileCica: Cc>;>t\ in Fourteenth-si. Nicosia toiJ Inspector He* Unl and r.as tli rerted to keep ihe appointment in the One i:unJroJ-End-^lsth-»t. station '> ilii detectives te*t Weijr,psday v?ok. rl!i-yr l!i-y .viited. but wore r-'rt a^proacaed. Nicosia says Philippo Massaro tailed at his barb-r shop a few days later and t«ld hJrn he heard the bairbrr bad received a letter from the "BSack Hand." "I know the "•i'.£. and will conduct the Lngcmanta.** said toe Sicilian, aecordlnj to Nicosia, ho, ho\ve;-.» r . *x»u!d have notfctes "> do with h«;n. That n'sht Ctmiiuueil ou tutf.ih ii...»- x !:! no , ftgK-^Uhwet ***. YORK. FRIDAY. AUGUST 12. -FOURTEEN PAGES/- fcT xb.^g!^SsJu««u PRICE THREE CENTO. CULLEN FOR CHIEF JUDGE WERXER FOR ASSOCIATE. Likely Nominees of State Conven tion To Be Held September U. Immediately following tho adjournment of the Republican State Commltte yesterday, It was learned from the leaders that the State con vention, which it wan decided to hold on Septem ber 14, at Saratoga, -will nominate Justice Edgar M. Cullen for Chief Judge of the Court of Ap peals to succeed Alton 11. Parker, and Justice William K. Werner as associate Judge to suc ceed Celora, E. Martin, who retires at the end of this year on acount of the age limit. It wes learned, further, that Judge Martin does rot care to be promoted to the place of Chief judge for the brief period between now and the end of the year. This may have had controlling weight In the decision to name Justice Cul'en for chief judge. Governor Udell would not confirm the report of the decision of himself and the leaders with reference to Justice Cullen. but it can be an nounced on excellent authority that the Re- I publican State ticket will have the names of Cullen and Werner on It and that Justice Cullen will be named for chief judge. This move is- regarded by thoughtful Repub licans everywhere as a broadmlnded and far sighted tiling to do at this time, as it prevents the Democrats from charging the Republicans: with trying to inject politics into the judiciary. It also Rivo3 the He to Democratic allegations that Governor Odel! would Improve the oppor tunity to .make political capital out of a rather unusual tituaJon. The news that Just!. ■ Cullen is to en on the Republican State ticket caused dismay among the HUI-McCarren men last r.lght at the Hoff man •' ■ •.-• as they have assured Attorney Genera! John Cunneen that he would be nom inated for the Court of Appeals this year. if they carry out th«Mr promise to Mr. < 'unn»*n they ■ 111 have to nominate him against Judge Werner, and this will lay them open to the Eame barge that they had hoped to raise against the Republicans of machine pol itics concerning- the judiciary. Attorney General Cunneen does, not want, a re nomination. Tie was at Tammany Hall yester day to sec Charlee F. Murphy about the Court of Appeals nomination, and Mr. Murphy asked him if it was true that the Republicans Intended to nominate Justice Cullen for chief Judge. Mr. Cunneen could not ■ay, and the matter rests there. The session of the State committee lasted leps than three minutes. To bo exact, it covered a space of Just two and a quarter minutes, and broke a record for brevity. The committee a'iopterj a call for th* State convention to meet st Saratoga on Wednesday, September 14. at noon. Th" committee adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock on the night of September 13 at the United States Hotel, Saratoga. The meeting was well attended There were. Fix absentees, and '.our proxies represented other members. Those present were Governor B. B. Odell. jr., who presided; '^itricr B. P*aber, Robert H. Johnston, L. If. Bwaaey, F. J. H. Kracke. Charles H. Murray, James K. Pegnam. William |fal| In Smith Pine, Edward L*ater bach, John H. Gunner, Frank Raymond Samuel ourger, William H. Ten Ejck, William I*. Ward, Iyiuis F. Pnyn, William Barn»s. jr., Reu ben L. Fox, Cyrus Purey. John F. O'Brien, John T. Mott, Francis Hendrick*. Charles A. Betts. G»orge W. Aldrldge. J. H. I* Mongln. John A. Merritt, George H. Witter nnd Charlei W. An derson. Tliop.- ahsent were Jacob A. Livingston, George H. Roberta, jr.. Abram Gruber. Cornelius V. Collins, John Grimm, jr., and William •'. Warren. The proxies present were O. H. R*l £tr-n. for Michael J. T>a>ly; J. W. Nelson, for George Cromwell; James Sherman, for Thomas Wheeler, and Lafayette B. Gleaaon, for Colonel George W. Dunn. Senator Thomas C. Platt, looking well, at tended tho meeting of the State committee, it being his fli-st appearance at ■ session of the State committee for several years. There v.-as no discussion, at the s^siorj of th^ committee with reference to the candidate for Governor, but the leaden from up State talked freely about th* Governorship situation after the committee adjourned. Tltere is a strong aentimenl for Root for Gov ernor in my secttoa of the Btate," said Senator John RaJnee. of Ontario County, "if Mr. Root should iot take the nomination, I think our peo- BaM like to cr-e Lieutenant Governor iiig glns nominated.** Ix»uls F. i'ay.i. of Chatham, says that ho has not heard Hiiy one mentioned for Governor .'is ret who fills the bill from his point of view. "The Governorship pltuation is squarely up to the State convention.*' said Mr. Payn. "It strikes me that no State convention in my time hrts had a greater responsibility in selecting a strong candidate for Governor than the one which is to meet In Saratoga on September 14." "Jiool is the man to nominate," said Edward H. Mealy, of the XXXVth District. "The Re publican rank and file all seem to want Root, and 1 think he will be compelled to accept the nomination." CINCINNATI RACE NEWS CENTRE. Bureau There Now Distributes Information to Poolrooms. IST -i >i:-. i.wii to hie i Btßl ■■• Cincinnati, Aug. 11.— Tills city has become the distributing point for racing to a majority of Dotrooms in th»- United states. The busi ness has been going o few weeks after the Western Union order «a.« issued. The work of the new bureau i:' done so s not to violate w, aid the Western Union is not violating th<- !aw in furnishing Die news to th<- bureau. The proprietor has men at the track, who • nd him prival . which the Western Union • • handle, then he sends his Information t'» hi> clients. ANOTHER JEWEL MYSTERY. Valuable Horseshoe Ornament Owned by Mrs. Brice, of Philadelphia, Missing. far TBUsaBAPn to iue raunwa.l Newport, Aug. U. Jamestown now has a diamond mystery. It was announced to-day that one of th» Guests of the Bay View Hotel had lost a valuable diamond horseshoe ornament, for the return of which a reward of ■*•"•'> Is offered, It Is not known whether the ornament whs lust or stolen, but the owner, Mrs. Kpbrmin Brtce, of Philadelphia^ to <iay offered Ihe reward for its return. The Jewelry vus missed on Thursday last and since that Unit f!:e nolle* have been trying to find It. but without Micces*. IN TERROR ON ERIE TRAIN. 11, v1 I, v TELKuiuril To ■ ;iic raiM m:.l Midtllr t<i*ii, X. V. Aur. Patrick Ccyne. of few-Terk, was t:i!:en from mi Eri« passenger train to-night when it reached thai city from JCew- Vo: k Coyne hn<! beea creating a scene, on the train, and 1.-ad th* |i« avengers In terror of him. Coyr.* Is thought -••■ be Insane On Saturday I*** be kept the. passengers on an Ontario A Wertera train, bound for York. in a mate si terror by flourishing a revolver nnd threaten ing »i kill every one •'■ the ear. He was over pewered and arrested in this city, but allowed to or>ntinu*> h<>= jrurn*y the following daj\ Coyne is it-mi *uppl!*d with money, '-"c will *-*; oano^t] iiS to Uls Sini'y. THIS MAP SIKUVS KIAO-CHOU (OR KIAO-CHAIT) AND CHE-FOO. J\ WIIKH HAKBOKB »lssi:r.S OF THK PORT ARTHUR FLEET T\>OK RJ3FUUE FROM JAPANESE PURSUIT. CALLSCHLEK DISOBEDIENT I QUIET PLAY FOR WALL ST. May Be Tried for Writing Santiago Article. It Is Said in Washington. I FROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU. 1 Washington; Aug. 11. -Rear Admiral Schley's article on "The Battle Off Santiago." which ap peared to-day In "Th.- Saturday Evening Post." was the occasion of considerable gossip In the Navy Department, as well as of much surprise. Of course no officer would discuss either the merits of the article or the propriety of publish ing It, as to do so would not only be a direct violation of the general orders of the depart ment, but also In disregard of the President's strict Injunction, issued as commander In chief. thnt naval and army officers should refrain from further discussion of the Sampson-Schley con troversy. It was pointed out, moreover, that Admiral Schley was himself guilty of Insubordination In preparing and permitting the publication of the article, and, being still an officer of tt;.- navy, al thourh on the retired list, ho laid himself open to censure for his course, and possibly rendered himself susceptible to trial by court, martial. In some quarters suspicion was expressed that there wan a good deal of politics | n th* appear ance of the article at this time. Tt was pointed out that th« Bampaoj -s. controversy died a natural death and had been forgotten by a ma jority of the public, If however, office™ on the active list should undertake to point out the errors in Admiral ReMtj . miitrtbiifion to Plr rent literati and a i^p-nlng '.f the V on tro versy ensue, it might prove useful to th» I>A - mo rrats in certain quarters, particularly In Mary land, and for that reason officers l.r-st posted on the subject deemed It wisest to refrain from comment. ' fTh'- substance of Admiral S<*hley*ji art'rle on the battle of Santiago will be found on p. It ;e 3.] LOCKOUT, CAUSE ; CENTS City's Building Work Slopped Be came of Trivial Demand. Hartford. Conn. Aug. 11. -All union men em ployed on bull ling work In Hartford were locked out by their employers at noon to-day ,•« an answer to th* union, which last night decided to rapport the sympathetic strike against Mr. Andrus, ■ contractor, who had a disagreement with a discharged bricklayer over •, bill of seventy-five cents for overtime. The master builders decided to declare all jobs "open shop" it the union did not order h.<.-k the striking ma sons and carpenters this morning. The union last night decided to ignore the ultimatum, and the master builders to-d-p accepted the union's action as a defiance, and unanimously declared a general lockout against all the building trades. Th» sympathetic strike against Andrus is being supported by tho masons and carpenters In order tc avoid the walking delegate who failed to settle the disagreement between the contractor and George Butler, a workman. The contractor had no more work for Butler" last Friday, and told him to go to the office and draw whatever pay was due him. Butler is said to hiive demanded that the pay be brought to him. and after some discussion Andrus agreed to get it for him. Some little time elapsed as Andrus was called elsewhere, ajid when he re turned to the designated point with Butler's wages the. latter demanded seventy-five cents for the Intervening time, to which he claim.-.! he was entitled, as he had not been discharged until he actually received his wages, a walking delegate took up Butler's claim and called off the men employed by At.drus. E. X. V. BIS SELL A SUICIDE. Ex-Army Captain Kills Him. self Because of Wife* Death. San Francisco, Aug. 11 Eugene X. V. B pn ex-captain In the United States ami.-, mitted suicide in his room in the Grand Hotel by Inhaling illuminating gas. n;* body was found by ii bellboy to-day. Bissell registered from New-York on July -_M. It Is supposed fhat the suicide was caused by continued broodteg o »i the death of his wife two months ago. Captain Bisaell formerly was i member of the 11r;ri of K. Bissell & Co.. wholesale i-nmn merchants, of New- York. In ls'.iit he :-«-tir.-d from liusl;i<-^<. received a commission in the army, and fought In the Philippine." and In the Hoxer war m China: He went into the service .:s a>captain, but >\.i j brevetted major ! 'or g-al lantry. He left the army In I!*i:_\ His age ;it. out thirty-five years. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY. White Woman Blacks Her Face, Deceives Minister and Is Married to Negro. [BY TEUMHUMI TO the Tr.intNF.. ] Syracuse. x. V., auk. ll.— Dexter Tnjior. of Huron, N. Y\. colored, and Mrs. Useba Morton, a white woman, were married at Clyde on July 30 by the Rev. Frank Hines. pastor of the Baptist Church, after' the IXev. J. J. Edward?, of the Methodist Church, had declined to per form the ceremony. Following the latters refusal. Mr?. ;: Morton jiainted her face and hands black, nnd in that way deceived the "second clergyman. They re turned to Huron after the ceremony. . ■ . ; The residents of that village are greatly aroused over the affair. The delights of Montreal. Qoebec and the St. ijawrenee will astonish you. W«w Tr>rk <.vmral b».s seven routct. Ticket As*nls will explain.— AtlvU That Is an Explanation of Parker's Gold Interpolation. PRESS COPIES WERE MII.D. Why did Judge Parker make an Interpolation In hip speech of acceptance and not have it in corporated in the official copy of his utterances sent to the press associations? This Is the question that set tongues wagering around the Hoffman House and the Fifth Ave nue Hotel last night! Those who noticed the candidate in delivering his speech stop long enough to make an Interpolation on the gold standard searched In vain in the so-railed "offi cial" record of his speech for what he inter polated. What h» Interpolated not only is likely to set the men by the ears, but it puts ex-Sen ator Hill In a peculiar light. Here is what Judge Parker Interpolated, according to several newspaper men who stood within six feet of him and took notes of what he said: i want my position <>n this question thor ouk'ly understood. I thought it was understood before I sent my telegram to th* St. l^nuts con vention. Rut in order that there may be no misunderstanding in the future. I desire to re iterate on this occasion that I an unalterably, irrevocably am! heartily opposed to any change In the existing monej standard. Mr. Parker, on his own declaration, voted tKJoe for free? silver, and David R. Hill, one of his oat Intimate friends, when asked in the committee on resolutions at f"t. Louts by U'lll iam J. Bryan with reference to Mr. Parker's views said that he did not know what Mr. Parker's views on th» money question were. Now, the question naturally arises: if, as he says] he wanted his position on the gold question thoroughly understood, why did he not have his Interpolation sent out In the •offi cial" copy of his remarks? There can be no doubt whatever that the Judge utttT'"l the sentence attributed to him. H» was reported in three or four evening news papers on Wedne««l*y as making the Interpola tion, there being Just enough variation In the several reports to tr>ak<> the proof absolute that he Indulged In this extraordinary emphasis with reference to the gold standard. A Tribune re porter yesterday talked with three mew who stood near Judge Parker and heard) him make the remark Quo! Naturally the Republican politicians do not propose to allow a double shuffling of that «©rl to go unchallenged They tee a strong proba bility that Mr. Parker's ultra gold standard view* will be worked overtime In Wall Street when subscript are >ked for, »hlle at the pa me time the "expurgated" version of his views on the gold standard, as .set forth In his set speech ami circulated, will be used when me silver sentiment Is strong in the Democratic organization. KXTRDS AND ARMENIANS FIGHT. i Many on Both Sides Killed — Cossacks Said to Have Fired on Refugees. London, Auk. It.— James Bryce, member of the House of Commons, has received ■ telegram saying that the Kurds are Invading the Prov ince of Bayazld, and ■ massacre of the Ar j menians is feared. Five hundred Armenia Bed to the Russian frontier and were pursued by Turkish soldiers and Kurds. An Insurgent band came to the as sistance of the Armenians and heavy fighting ensued, many on both sides being killed. ■ Cossacks also fired on the Armenians and afterward plundered them. • A SEARCH FOR HIDDEN TREASURE. British Major's Yacht Reaches Guayaquil, Bound for Galapagos Islands. Guayaquil, Aug. 11.— Tho British yacht Cava lier, owned by Major Maud, a member of the Jtoyal Army Reserve, arrived here to-night, on her way to the Galapagos Islands, where she is going li' seurch of treasure said to have been bidden there many years ago. TROUBLE OVER NEGRO APPOINTMENT. Indianians Greatly Excited About Girl Postoffice Deputy. Ibt r-.:.KnKAViI to thi: tribi . ! Indianapolis; Aus. 11.— Th« appointment of las Uagen, a colored girl, as deputy in the poatofftce at Ferdinand. Ind., his raised a storm of indig nation, and the people are threatening i" cea!»e patronizing the office unless abe i.« dlseharged Threats are also made against I>r. a. (I. Wai t mar the postmaster. Dr. Waltmann's wife, who had attended to the office In his absence! died <■ few days ago. and «»v eral white girls asked to be made deputy. There are only three Republican* ii. the township the colored girl'a father being one of them, and the other twa have no children. The Bagsa -in was appointed. She is a graduate of the Ferdinand pub lic school, polite, obliging and of irreproachable character. C. P. SHIPS AT NEW-ORLEANS. Seventeen Vessels to Carry Cotton and Grain from There. [Bl TELEGRAPH To TUB Ttttßr.Nß. I New-Orleans, Aug. 11.— Warrlner Brothers, ship agents here, announced to-day that they have asked tlie city for additional dock space, to be iwwl for seventeen ships of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, to be operated from September to April, with about four sailings a month, to <--trrv cotton and Brain ■i.i the general cargoes which are usual fvony '•'• port. Sons sailings win also be nti'le (rent Galvczton. RUSSIAN SHIPS AT KIAO-CHAU. THE CRUISERS ASKOLD AXD XOVIK. WITH A DE STROYER, ENTER THE GE RMAX PORT. Japanese Hoard and Tozc Azcai' Dismantled Ruman Destroyer fro*» Xeutral Port of Che-Foo. C'he-Foo, Aug. 12, 9 a. m.— The Russian protected cruisers Ask old and Novik and one torpedo boat destroyer entered Kiao-l'hau Bay last night (Thursday), and exchanged salutes with German vessels. A boarding party from Japanese torpedo tlest rovers boarded the dis mantled Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rytshitelni here this morning at 3:30 o'clock. The Japanese discharged their small arms, and in the firing a Russian was wounded. Daybreak sliow-d a third Japanese de stroyer towing the Ryeshitelni out of the barter, and all disappeared. The Japanese Consul says that the Japanese ships were ignorant of the dis mantling of the Ryeshitelni. An Associated Press representative, how ever, informed the Japanese naval officers of the tact when he visited tbt two Japanese destroyers at 2:30 o'clock this morning. FLANK MOVE ON MOIKDLN Japanese Press Xorth on Both Sides of Russian Position. I-iao-Tnng. Aug. 11.— While no fighting: has occurred on the eastern front, a remarkably heavy movement of Japanese northward ha» .- •• i-> repor'ed. The Japanese seem to be trying a turning movement on Yantai or Moukden. The I'hliiesa banriits are Lemming exceeding* ly bold. They attacked a party of Russian scouts from a joss house near the Vantai mines, and one hundred of them fell upon the military telegraph station, but were driven off. Th*« daring of the bandits is attributed to the proximity of the Japanese. Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai Is reported to be mov ing north with his army, but he has not yet made a hostile move. The Chinese are crowding into I.iao-Yangr from the neighboring villages. Aug. }>.— A correspondent of Th«» Associated Press, who baa Ju.<t returned from An-Ptng. thirteen miles east of Kino- Yang, says the Jap anese arc accupylng Houtstatse, about fourteen miles west of Llao-Yang. They are not ad ■icing, but are carefully reconnoitring within a mile of An-Ping. The roads, are In very bid condition, owing to the rain of the last few day?, horses sinking up to their knees in the mud. It is officially stated that no important fight ing has taken place near Moukden. The near est Japanese outposts are forty miles away, and only skirmishes have occurred there. Aug. — The Is pan— were active yesterday on the eastern flank of the Russian army. They retired slightly toward the south, and the Rus sians occupied their positions. It Is evident that the Japanes* do not Intend attempting to it try 1.tr.0-Yanc; i.>y frontal at tack. A large Japanese force is reported to be moving along the coast above Xtng-Ke>w. i Moukden. Aug. B.— There in much specula tion whether the Japanese intend to attempt to turn General KuropatkirTs flank between here and I.iao-Yang or north of Moukden. The Rus sians appear wen satisfied with the «iltuatlnn. Officer* and men anticipate a big battle around Lias-Yang, but the fear is expressed thai th» Japanese, instead of joining Issue there, will seek to turn the Russ'an position a hove Moukden and cut th» railroad. .\n-Snan-Chan, Aug. It. A reconnoissance in force on August 7 proved that the Japanese are making a wide detour of the I.lao Valley toward Menkdea, The .",.Vh. Regiment of Sharpshooters, with two guns, took part In th» re<onnnis. which was directed against the west flank of th» Japanese position near An ■ flhaw ■ Chan. The movement revealed the presence of only one Japanese brigade, with ten guns, lately landed at the port of New-Chwang. The brigade is formed of raw recruits, almost boys. The. whole Japanese fore* south of An-Shan-Chan is not more than a division, with a brigade of ar tillery. The remainder of General Oku's army is evidently taking part in the flanking operations. St. Petersburg. Aug. 11.— Belated advices from An-Shan-Chan say the Japanese opposite Gen eral Mistehenko's Unreal withdrew eastward, and. when the dispatch was filed, were moving up OB the other side of the mountain range, two divisions strong, toward the Tal-Tse River, which th- Japanese were reported to be bridging twenty-eight miles northeast of L,lao-Yang. , \ BALTIC FLEET READY. May Sail on August — All Officers Sent on Board. Cronstadt. Aug. 11— Admiral BirilefT. In com mand of the naval forces here, to-day ordered Ice-Admiral Rogestvensky. commander of th» Bailie Beet, and his staff to take up quarters on board the battleship Souvaroff, and to be in readiness to sail on August 14 TOGO CHECKS SORTIE ? Report That the Russian Attempt to Escape Has Failed. London. Aug. 11. — A dispatch to a new* ; agency from Tokio announces definitely thar \ Admiral Togo has frustrated the attempt of , the Port Arthur squadron to escape, and adds that the Port Arthur forts took pail with the i warships in the engagement. FORTIFYING LIAO-VAXG. Russians Busy at Trenches — Dis patch Bearer Robbed. General KuroKi's Headquarters, via Fttsan. * Aug. 11.— The Russians recently have been ! strengthening their defences around Lino-Tang. ' The difficulties of newspaper- correspondents | In setting out telegraphic messages are !■•. creasing. A SBCfaengai sent by th* correspond- } t",it of The Associated Press, bearing a dis patch regarding •* recent battle, was waylaid by Chinese on August »1. near Antung. and ; robbed of the dispatch and his money. Messen- ; gers now fear to travel on account of the danger ' of meeting with 4 ■•!».' lc. FLEET ELUDES JAPANESE All Commercial Ships Held m Port to Escape Capture. Berlin. Aug. 12: — The Tokio correspondent of the ' [.oka] Anzeiger" says that commercial shipping has been entirely suspended, owing to the escape of the Port Arthur fleet, the present location of which is unknown. Th» "Lokal .An zeiger" says the dispatch indicates that the fleet has crossed the Strait of Pe-Cht-Li and has rounded the Shan-Tuns Promontory. RUMOR OF TOWX'S FALL. Xo Confirmation — Carnage at Takur ■ - ■ Shan — The End Near. London. Aug. 12.— Rumors that Port Arthur has fallen are again current, but apparently there is no further warrant for them than on previous occasions. It is regarded as impossible that Port Arthur can hoM out much longer, but there is no further news concerning the fortress or the fate of the Port Arthur squadron beyond the arrival of the warships at Kiao- Chau. According to th« Che-Foo correspondent of "The Daily Telegraph." the Japanese tried to blow up the Russian destroyer Ryeshltelni. and the crew had to swim for their live*. The same correspondent says that General Stoessel personally commanded the Russian f on »<» in th* fight for the possession of Tatro Mountain, which was accompanied by fearful carnage. The correspondent adds: Th«* Russians an short of ammunition and the garrison is exhausted, by incssant fighting. If the Japanese continue their assaults with f.-esh troops the worst must happen. RCSSIAXS STILL AT SEA. Xn Neves of Return to Port Arthur — Driven Out of Harbor. Che-Fon. Aug. It pU9 p. m.).— According M the latest information obtainable, the Russian f.iiiadron has not returned to Port Arthur. t>n the night of August 9 heavy cannonading , - - ■ - -* '.. was heard at sea in the direction of Port Ar "* ;■",':»,■; \ thur. Advices from the fortress say that the Jap anese bombarded, the town, placing their bat teries in dense kaolin fields, where they war* effectually masked. The shells dropped main)*? tn the western basin, where, the squadron waa anchored. Many of the sheila fell upon the battleship Itetvizan. but no serious damage was) taw either to the town or the fleet. Later th» forts gut the range of the Japanese field, batteries and drove them out from then* shelter. On the morning of August 10 the squadron put to sea, where heavy cannonading was heard for several hours. The result of the battle hi not known, and nothing definite haa beem learned regarding either squadron. RCSSIAX HOPES HIGHER. Rumor in St. Petersburg That Fleet Is South of Shan-Tung, St. Petersrnirs. Aug. 12.— Public anxiety te gardlng: the fate of the Port Arthur fleet, which has reached the highest pitch, remained unre lieved when Ike people of St. Petersburg re tire.i to-rtght. Th» reports from Tokio and Che-Foo of the sea fight which folloved the departure of the fleet am so conflicting and inconclusive that a 6tron«r hope exists that ike. Russian ships suc ceeded In tnvaking through the Japanese fleet. It Is lurr.ored late to-night that the Admiralty has received Information that the fleet has i^v.l beyond the Shan-Tung promontory, which would bring the squadron at least ir<o mile* southeast of Port Arthur, into the Vel io,-. Sea. Although unable to "confirm this rumor. The Associated Press learns that the family ot Lieu tenant Smirnoff, an officer of the battleship Czarevitch, this evening received a telesruu. fi-cm hi.T.. dated at Tsirss-ChoTv to-day. TU iiiessase contained only two words — "Alive. Km b races." Tsins-Chow la IHO miles southwest of »he- I'oo. In the province of Shan-Tung, and is at the entrance of Klao-Chau Bay. The news of th- dismantling of the Ryeshitetnt lit rh'-Fv) has not raus>e<] surprise It Is un derstood that aha was deliberately sacrificed so that Vice- Admiral Skrydloff might a* apprised . f the departure of the Russian vessels from Port Arthur In order that he might start out with the Vladivostok squadron for the put-pose of meeting them. . 'it is denied at the Admiralty* that the squad 'rcn left ' Port Arthur because the situation of the fortress was desperate. The author it iea say it Is ore than lifteiy that, with the Japanese i'n>s- up to thi» perimeter of the fortress, the warships .• ere unable to render further effects e