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IS NORTH OF BORNEO ROJESTVENSKY'S FLEET SIGHTED IN THE CHINA SEA. The Large Fleet of War Ships Ap parently Were Coaling—Wers in Two Divisions—Showing Lights, but Stationary—Are Tying Off the Montanao Island. London. May 9.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail dated Labuan, British Borneo, May 7, says: The steamer Chiengmai reports that Friday nignt she passed a fleet, of warships and other vessels of!' the Mantanao island, northwest of Bi In the China sea. The warships ap parently were coaling. A dispatch from Labuan to Router's Telegram company reports that the Beet was a large one in two divisions, showing lights but stationary and with the appearance of being engaged in coaling. PAT CROWE IN OMAHA. Shows Himself in One of the News- paper Offices. Omaha. N"eb. — Pat Crowe, the alleg ed kidnaper of Eddie Cudahy, son of the millionaire packer of Omaha, and for whoso arrest rewards aggregating $60,000 have at different times been offered, walked into the office of the World-Herald at 1 o'clock in the morn ing, accompanied by Thomas O'Brien, proprietor of the Henshaw hotel of this city. Crowe telephoned the World-Herald office at midnight of his presence in the city, and stated that he would call at the newspaper office. A short time afterward, he appeared, in company with Mr. O'Brien. Crowe, O'Brien and a representative of the paper were closeted for nearly an hour, during which time Crowe told of his wan derings since he left the city four years ago. Crowe stated he had served in the Boer war, fighting with the Boers. He returned to this country after the war, and has lived continuously, according to his statement, strictly in a south side flat in Chicago. He says he has been in Chicago nearly three years and that he had visited Omaha on three different occasions during that time. He stated that he had been nego tiating for several days for immunity from punishment in case he should surrender himself to the authorities, although he declined to say with whom the negotiations are being held. He says he is tired of living in isola tion from his relatives and friends and wishes to reform and get into busi ness. He declared that he would ask for immunity from the penitentiary, and Btated thai he was ready to ac cept the protection of the Omaha po lice. f[t> said that in case he was per mitted tn remain in Omaha and the indictments against him were quashed he would get into business at once. Crowe has been al the home of his brother, .1. J. Crowe, who resides in Council Bluffs, and runs a saloon in that city. He was asked if ho had a hand in the famous Cudahy kidnaping, bul de clined to either deny or admit his guilt. During the interview he was appar ent ly ill at ease. The kidnaping of young Cudahy look place December 18, 1890. The kidnaper demanded a ransom of $25, --000 for the boy, but he was set free near his father's home by his cap tor, who got no money. Following the kidnaping Edward Cudahy, Sr., offered a reward of $25, --000 for the capture of Crowe, and this offer was followed by another of a similar nature by the city council and county commissioners. Other rewards were also offered, bringing the aggre gate up to $50,000. Following the in terview Crowe left for the home of his brother in Council Bluffs. What action, if any, will be taken by the authorities is not known. He Vanishes Again. As mysteriously as was the return by Crowe, the alleged kidnaper of Ed die Cudahy, four years ago, has been his sudden disappearance. When he left the office of the local newspaper he remarked that he was going to the home of his brother in Council Bluffs, but he could not be located there next day. Kansas Faces Dry Season. Topeka, Kan. —Governor Hooh was asked tf he had any part in closing the Topeka saloons last week. He said: "Well, I have not been entirely idle." Tore Two Officers to Pieces. Ekati, Rinsburg, Russia, May 9.—ln revenge for the death of a workman who was drowned in attempting to escape from a patrol, a mob of work men gathered here and tore to pieces two officers. Order has been restored. ENDS WITH FORTY MILE RIDE. Roosevelt's Hunt Nets Him Six Bears and Coat of Tan. Glenwood Bprings, Col., May 7. — Rising at G:.!O a. in., in a wild moun tain camp. 16 miles from New Castle, President Roosevelt today rods in the saddle SO miles to this city. Ho ar rived at 8:80 p. m.. visited the hot. vapor baths and had luncheon in his apartments, participating in a local program and made an address to the villagers at c. :.,,>, had dinner with a few friends in a private dining room, worked with Secretary I.oeb on ini portant mail matters of state and re tired at an early hour. This is what the president has done today after bringing his hunt to a close. He will pass a (piiet day at the Hotel Colorado and will start for Washington at ."> o'clock Monday morning. The 40 mile horseback ride from the camp on the Weat Divide creek to Glenwood Springs was made by the president, Dr. Lambert, ]'. B, Stewart nf Colorado Springs anu Elmer Chap man, the president's courier. About two hours later the pack train arriv cd. This consisted of aboul 20 horses. 30 dogs and the camping outfit. The train was in charge of Guides John Gofl! and Jake Borah. VISION OF SEA VICTORY. Russia Believes Rojestvensky Has Togo at Disadvantage. St. Petersburg.—Admiral Xehogat ot't's junction with Vice Admiral Ro- Jest vena ky is now considered by the admiralty as practically assured and hope for a successful issue in the approaching struggle for mastery of the sea is greatly encouraged. Nebo gatoff is regarded as the Blucher of the situation, and. indeed, he is said to resemble him greatly in tempera ment. He may lack his strategy and finesse, but, like the Prussian, he has bulldog courage and is a born fighter who goes straigiu for the enemy. If Vice Admiral Kamimura, like Grouchy at Waterloo, has failed to prevent a junction of the Russian fleets, as the admiralty here believes he has, the impression is strong that Admiral Togo will not dare risk an open battle with the combined fleets of Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff and will protect himself by torpedo at tacks and possibly a long range ac tion, being prepared to draw off in the event that he is unable to make an impression. WAS WITH LEWIS AND CLARK. Daughter of Geo. Shannon Lives at Post Falls, Idaho. There are living two of the chil dren of George Shannon, one of the members of the Lewis and Clark ex pedition. He is the boy so often spok en of in the journal of Lewis and Clark. The descendants spoken of are Elizabeth Monroe, his daughter, who will lie 88 years Old this month, and who resides with her daughter, Mrs. I). E. Patterson, in Post Falls. Idaho, and William Shannon, of Fowler, Cal., 1 80 years. Mrs. Monroe is hale and hearty at ss but, as is usually the case with one of her age, is (leaf, although she '■■■■■y ried on a conversation with his friends and is a very pleasant lady to me< t, Orders 10,000 Freight Cars. Officers of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company have just placed or ders for 10,000 freight cars, which will cost in me aggregate about $12, --000,000, and they claim that in doing so they have broken all previous rec ords by railroads in this country. The same road recently placed an order for 2">o new locomotives that will cost about $4,000,000, making the total to be spent, for new equipment about $16,000,000. Commander Sims Is Injured. London, May 9.—Commander Wil liam S. Sims of the bureau of naviga tion at Washington, who was a pas senger on board the American line steamer Philadelphia, which sailed from New York April 29, and arrived at Southampton, was thrown to the deck during a gale on May 2 and sus tained a fracture of the collarbone and was otherwise injured. He will be confined to the hospital probably for a few weeks. Editor of Novosti Is Released. St. Petersburg.—M. Notovich, edi tor of the Novosti, who was arrested in March for publishing the program of the liberation association, the charge against him being advocating revolution, has been released on bail. Labor Union Stronghold. Statistics recently received by the state department of labor show that only three foreign countries have as many organized working people as New York state, and in proportion to population, New York heads these. Elizabeth Harrison, a daughter of the late President Harrison, although she has never attended school, is able to Bpeak both French and German through the instruction of her mother. INCENSED AT FRANCE DISREGARD OF NEUTRALITY LAWS MAKES JAPAN ANGRY. The Tokio Asahi Bluntly Calls French Assurances as Falsehoods and Jap an Would Be Justified in Bombard ing French Territory—Will Stop Trade Relations. Special dispatches from Toklo to the London newapapera repreiem thai the Japanese feeling is bee ming highly Inflamed at France's a failure to prevent ostentatious ;.t, ii for the principle of neutrality by the Ru ilan Pacific squadron. The Toklo Aaahl bluntly describes the French assurances thai they would srve neutrality as falsehoods, and declares that Japan would be Justified in bombarding French t< rrltory, and calls upon the government to take \ Igorous actii ii. Among ,i 11 flnlala In London it is assumed thai France put ofl Jap an by fair promises In order to give Rojestvensky time to effect a juncture of liis forces and thai the Russians are now given every privilege, providing ihoy keep just outside the three mile limit. The Daily Telegraph's correspond ent at Tokio says that in response to Japan's second protest France inti mated thru Rojestvensky had been or dered to leave Hongkong. Will Cease Trading. The Times' correspondent at Toklo reports that the Japanese chamber of commerce Is considering measures to cease all commercial .transactions with all French citizens. 'I'll.' Times, in die course of a strong (ditorlal warning France of the ex treme danger and gravity of the situa tion in the far east, and appealing to that government not to treat the Jap anese protests lightheartedly, says it has reason to believe that Foreign Secretary I ansdowne has spoken very strongly to the French government on ihe breaches of neutrality permitted to the Russian Pacific squadron. Kamranh Bay a Russian Base. A telegram from Hongkong to a news agency gives a long dispatch, which, it alleges, the French authori ties at Saigon refused to transmit on April 30, detailing how for 10 days the Russian Pacific squadron was allowed to convert Kamranh hay practically info a Russian base, freely coaling and provisioning openly under the direc tion of Prince uieven, captain of the interned Russian cruiser Diana, the French admiral, De Jonquieres, being present the whole time and, until April L':i. making no attempt to check the breach of neutrality. BIG NAVAL BATTLE SOON. London, May 11. — The alleged whereabouts of the fleets of Admirals Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff and the dispatches wired from Paris to the effect that they left French waters at the request of the French authorities are not credited hero. That they joined in French waters is certain, and that they are still there is likewise, a paia ble fact. That they are to move north ward may so, but it is not because France demands it, but rather because the Russian commanders feel that the tiem has come to risk everything on a desperate move, and the naval ex perts here believe now that a naval battle will soon be inevitable. Rojestvensky has remained in French waters because he entertained hopes he could lure Togo far from his base and thus throw the balance in favor of the Russians. Apparently now he de spairs of accomplishing this and has determined to move boldly north and give battle at any place, whether it be off tlie coast of Luzon, in the straits of Formosa oi even in the open Pacific ocean. Rear Admiral Stirling Retires. Washington.—Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Saturday was placed on the retired list of the navy, having reach ed the age of 62 years. His retire ment promotes Captain W. H. Brown son to the grade of rear admiral; Commander W. H. Turner to that of captain, and Lieutenant Commander Grove to that of commander. Shah of Persia Is Visiting. Teheran, May 7. —The Bhah of Per sia started today on his visit to Eu rope. Cholera Appears at Kharkoff. Kharkoff, Russia. —Cholera has ap peared here and one death has oc curred from that cause. Heir Expected Soon. Rome.—According to the Patria, a fourth child will soon be born to the king and queen of Italy. LIST OF MEN OF MILLIONS. John D. Rockefeller in the Lead With a Half Billion. New York.—Henry Clows has just given out an estimate he has made of the wealth of leading American mii lionaires. it follows: John n. Rockefeller, $500,000,000. Andrew Carnegie (9115,000,000 given awa> i. 9250,000,000. William Waldorf Astor (chiefly in real estate), 9200,000,000. John Jacob Astor, $7."..000,000. Oould family, of which Qeorga 3, Qould'a persona] fortune represents 00,000, 9160,000,000. Marshall Weld, 9100,000,000. Blair < si;u<'s, $100,0 v ,000. w. K. Vanderbilt, 950.006.000. Ru isell Sage, $80,000,0 D. () Mills. 976,000,000, William Rockefeller, 976,000,000. .1. IV .Morgan, 960,000,000. James .1. Hill, 960,000,000. Henry H. Rogers, 960,000,000. Henry Phipps, $45,000,000. John l) Archibald, $40,000,000, Henry M. Flagler, $40,000,000. .lani^s l!. Haggln, $40,000,000, James Henry Bmith, $36,000,000. w. ii. Telford, $20,000,000. James Stillman, $16,000,000. George F. Baker, $16,000,000. DOW DOES THREE TO DEATH. Fatally Wounds Rosa Postetter, Claud Gilbert and Himself. A shooting affray occurred at San Diego, in which three persons received fatal wounds. Those Involved are Rosa Postetter, Claude Gilbert and \V. F, Dow, The woman and Dow came here together a month ago from Los Angeles, Qilbert, who is from Santa Monica, became Infatuated with tin 1 woman. Dow entered the apartment Where the couple were lodged, drew il revolver and shot both Qilbert and the woman, and then turned his wea pon on himself, the bullet piercing his chest. The woman is still alive, but unconscious and in convulsions. Dow has not recovered consciousness Oil bei't is conscious and lias made i lep osition, but none of them are expi Cted to live. MRS. J. W. GRAY SUICIDES. Victim of a Love Affair Dies in New York. New York. Mrs. .1. \V. dray, belli ed lo be wealthy and said to be tt widow of a Chicago broker, and wl. was described by her friends as a remarkably handsome woman, com mitted Buicide in the Hotel Imperial by shooting. She was luund lying un conscious in her bedroom with a bul let wound in her head and died a few hours later at a, hospital, Letters left by the suicide indicat ed I hat she was the victim of an un fortunate love affair and thai, although possessed of ample means, she had no' desire to live- without the man she loved. HIGH HEELS TO BLAME. Three Well Known Actresses Come to Grief Thereby. Now York, —It has become known that the accident last Thursday to Mrs, Leslie Carter, necessitating the dosing of a theatre, was due to her high heeled shoes. This makes throe well known actresses who have been put out of business this season by high heeled shoes. The other two ire Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Vir ginia Harned. In all these cases, the women involved have Buffered great physical pain and financial loss and all because they persisted In wearing high heeled shoes. FAST IN THE ICE; 1500 ABOARD. Canadian Paci'lc Steamer Lake Cham- plain Off Cape Ray, N. F. North Sydney, ('. 8., May 7.—Word was brOUghi lure by tlie itMUßer Bruce, which arrived yesterday, that the Canadian Pacific steamer Lake Champlain, bound from Liverpool for Montreal, is fast in the ice 45 miles south went of Cape Hay, N. F. The Ijiikc Champlain has on board 1500 passengers. Pacific Squadron at Golden Gate. A portion of the United States Pa clOc squadron, consisting of the flag ship Chicago, with Rear Admiral Goodrich on board, the cruiser Mar blehead, the dispatch boat Petrel, the torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones and the collier Saturn, has arrived In San Francisco from southern coast ports. They probably will remain in this har bor for some time. "Battle of Flowers." Mexico City, May B.—Decorators worked diligently on fronts of houses in the principal avenues with flowers, which were used in profusion for the "battle of flowers," that took place Sunday with marked success. Hun dreds of automobiles, carriages and bi cycles took part in the floral parade. Sebastopol Disorders Exaggerated. Sebastopol.—Reports of disorders among the military here are incorrect. A number of drunken sailors created some disturbances last week, but they were promptly subdued. AROUND THE WORLD TELEGRAPH SHORT NOTES FROM ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE, A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. The executive committee of the Isthmian canal commission has adopt ed plans to make the zone more at tractive to young Americana. The supreme court of Kansas has ■ decided that the Kansas Natural Gas company can build its pipe lines along the public highways, so long as it does not obstruct the highways. Springfield; 111.—The board of trade bill, to put an end to bucket shops, was killed in ii) ( house by a vote of. 76 ayes to (i 3 nays. Calcutta.— India Is about to become he center of a very lively religious war. The leading Hindu thinkers are organizing for the purpose of driving heosophy from the stronghold It has begun to obtain in Hindustan. London. — cure of cancer by means of radium is claimed by physicians connected with the hospital for dis eases of the skin. The patient, a wo man, is now enjoying good health. There is no more unhappy wretch in all this wide world than Nicholas 11., czar and "autocrat of all the RuS sias," as he grandiloquently calls him- ' self, writes A. Maurice Low. There is no man for whom one must entertain more profound pity, or more profound contempt. \ Further details of the cyclone which nearly wiped out the little town of Owl, I. T., place the number of per son, seriously injured at seven, one fatally. . The April statement of the London board of trade shows an increase of $9,494 500 in imports, and increase of $3,72fi,000 in exports. " The Oregon Lumber Manufacturers association has been organized by lum bermen representing a dally output of fully 1,500,000 feet of lumber. The organization included mills in coun ties of the states of Oregon and Washington along the Columbia river and its tributaries, . * Muskogee, I. T. Wewoka, t,V.e^M mole capital, says th«! Semittolcß cil has impeached Ac*ing/ (1< I;i| Harrison and elected ex-({jovd I \J M. Brown unanimously to succ<| I 1 Brown will serve until 1900, w* f§i| tribal form of government t I J ates. London.—William A. 11. BaF B-|| nephew and heir of Lord Burton | purchased ('. I). Rose's stallion! lone for 1150,000. Cyllene is the! of a Derby favorite, Cycero. fc|a The" Illinois senate has pnss<|^| bill previously adopted by the hi giving the city of Chicago (ho rfl to fix maximum rates for gas V electric lights. >>,< Tokio. —The complete tabulatloi shows that the fifth internal loan $50,000,000 was oversubscribed mi than four times. The rate of 1:/ was smaller than the early in</ tionfl promised. The worst of the Chicago stril pears to bo over, although in tr , of this kind it is impossible t ' when a new flame may flare y into how large a conflagration i develop. A franchise has been asked new electric line, which, the r. ters say, will extend south as I Portland and north as far as Sea^ There is already an interurhan ft between Seattle and Tacoma, wlthv. contemplated extension to Olympiad and possibly to Portland, Ore. London. —Charles Arnold, the actor, died suddenly at the Savage club Sat urday night while sitting at a piano singing a comic song. Admiral Dewey says he arises at &/ in the morning to read the war new*: Attorney General Moody opinion on the power of the government to regulate the operation of railroads and to fix rates for transpartation is one of the clearest and most infor mative legal opinions that has ever been rendered on this subject. One of th largest real estate deals made in th< Boundary, B. C, was complete' 1 Saturday when U. McLen nan and E, Miller acquired the well known Johnson ranch, consisting of 1400 acres, about two miles east of Grand Forks. The price paid was about $40,000. John F. Eastman, aged 92, died Sun day morning at Spokane of general debility and old age. Sunday aftjemoon Joseph Palmer fell from a wood flume near Oro Dell, about one mile west from La Grande, and received Injuries that may result in his death. How the accident oc curred is not definitely known. Reuben Weil, proprietor of a large department store at' Spokane, died Saturday night in San Francisco, from heart failure, aggravated by asthma and overwork.