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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
WORLD'S FAIR NOW OPEN CLOSES DEC 1.
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NINETY-SIXTH YEAR.
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OutalUr St. Louis. Ttto Cent.
On Train.. Three Cents.
MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 6. 1904.
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FEATURES OF THE WORLD'S FAIR,
-LACE FIT FOR A QUEEN.-
Tou will be told that a lace veil shown
In the Belgian building required more than
two years In the making, four expert lace
maker3 being constantly employed at the
task. It is a bridal -vestment, very nearly
as elaborate aa the gift of the women .of
Belgium to the Princess Stephanie on the
occasion of her marriage, the $3,000, price
of which was raised by popular subscrip
tion, 5 francs being the maximum amount
from any donor.
When time was little and money less In
the affairs of men and women lace-making
had its birth and Jts development. But
the machine canflTnlong with Its economics
and the popular opinion then asked. "What
tise of perfect handwork when the ma
chine, much more cheaply, turns out a
quality only a little less perfect?"
So even tho lovers of genuine needlc
.polnt lace are admitting that the art
slowly is declining.
In England, the machine holds sway: In
Prance, machine-made .nets, upon which
the designs are woven by hand, predomi
nate; in other countries, economies at the
expense of quality have been largely in
troduced. Very few lace-making centers
follow the old. slow and painstaking
method which takes a year fa the -piece
that could be superrlclally duplicated by
machine in half a day,
Belgium is one of the exceptions to the
rule. Belgium still Is a lace-making and
& laco-Iovlng country, as it -was" two and
mora centuries ago. The traditions of
the craft are alive; daughter Is taught
. the art by mother and the secrets of the
. marvelous handiwork are handed down in
families. It were invidious to say that
the lace of Brussels is the most exquisite
of modern laces, but undoubtedly connois
seurs consider It of the first-class.
These facta in mind, the collective ex
hibit of laces In the Belgian building ac
quires a superlative Interest. Apart from
the beauty of texture and fabric, it Is the
epitome of an ectivitj important phases
of which had their origin ,tn the Nether
lands, -where nuns, as ,a pastime from the
monotony of convent life, first made the
pillow or "bobbin" lace, a kind that often
la quite aa fine as needle-point.
Now both methods are followed in Bel- I
glum, or are often'used together, so that
the beauties' of tbebne adaT"-variety to
the attractions of the other. 'Illustration
Of' the Jointure, of the -two -styles'is 'found
Iri! tho bridal veil. Its flowing, folds are
pf. the indescribably fine needle-point net
tlig. rolioved.. -with, flhadowy- traceries
wfcich would seem to be beyond the ex-
j?tJBiJltUaierjpori.bHJ h'u
. -Ii 1WKi?T3ieJlJuraui-r Wlra'dresSr-
n carina .jtji--ls,or(,Uie.jnQr daring; I
tl&l -wiuitbt) bobbin. ' -Tho. bride with,
aiteh & vH yrouMtmthe.emied.o.au hop
The. workers,or tha-We'n 'recti Ved'sprbb"?
.-.. ww b. a.y, aiiu me inreaa wnicn
they used. 4an extremely fine linen,' was
worth C00O a pound. So the' ele
ments of the, ultimate'' cost are- apparent,
though, you -may be. sure that the .dealer
has allowed himself a handsome profit.
riftyicenta'a" day;' I am teki. Is a high
wgge for tho work; the usual par Is about
40 cents. So the man or woman It is
usually: a. twornan w'hfWotes'-hcr time
to the making' of one among the most
treasured of art-craft productions eeta
very little out of it. TbejiaturaLresult is J
tha cities of Belgium? oV-those'ifho can'
get a greater .return on their labor, from
other sources, caro to pursue lace-mak-
ng. . -:';- fl. 'fitt
"The best laceaKEs.Bowl(are In the
country."' said the energetic French worn-
VALUABLE JEWELS -
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jGpld and Garnets Taken From
German Colonial .Exhibit in
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LIST OF'JBWELS STblJEX FROM
GERMAN COLOXIAB EXHIBIT;
100 unmounted garnet cut and
polished. '" t. ti '
' 2 bracelets; set with? garnet and
rearls. - ' '
1 garn'et-sct ring.
,2 brooches, set with garnets and t
idlamonds.' "" '
1 hat pin with garnet et.v . !
;c 1 gold necklace. et Slthcei
jarge garnet and smaller pearls.
Gold and 'precious Jewels,, to 'the-'value
ofiCOOq, were stolen from the German
Colonial' exhibit' fiction oT' the Palace ot
Agriculture at the World's Fair between
closing tlmo Saturday night 'and jrester
dajr morningv There Is no clew to the rob-.
bers and a reward of fioa his bcen'-odered
hy the German Imperial Commissioner for
tho return of all the Jwels or ihe arrest
and conviction, of the thieves.
The tfilef or thjeyes made almost a clean'
haul of aU'theewels.ln the exhibit, leav
ing butne garnet behlcd. As the light
. abcut the place was very dim, this prob
ably was an .dt!"! Sr ' 1 '
In all' 115 pieces" of jewelry -were stolen
from, the exhiblU hkidisappearance pf
theSceins was discovered earlr yesterday
-nwlnir- .-whon fhp Rnelal irukrds. provid
ed lc,fferTTiiriurjiinilBi;nn ttowatca.
3 theyscUo3,arrivcdsatahelr,pctsto toe
Stones.-
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an who Is in charge of the exhibit, using
a picturesque mixture of French and Eng
lish. "The. dealers take the materials
to them, and the women of the families,
work when they are not occupied with,
something ejse.
In the small rural communities the
skill attained is fully equal to that of any
past period. There they work with the
name patient industry and persistent nlm
at perfection which was true of their
ancestors long ago."
Modern laces often have figure-patterns
worked upon the fabric One of this type
to which the Belgians at their building
point with pride Is a small piece of black
Chantllly on which a theme Is. worked
out. The Coming of the Morning."
The netting or background is of such
extreme delicacy that the interstices al
most defy the eye. yet all was done with
the needle-point with needle and thread,
much as one sews. Over It are worked
numerous tiny cuplds and the effect of
clouds. The richness of the result could
not be surpassed.
"It Is not quick-lunch work." said Mr.
Vauthler. the Belgian Art Commissioner,
when I -was marveling over- the. time and
patience given to the making of so small
a thing as this lady's collaret. "Neither
' are we quick-lunch people."
"Tou know, all thai we Europeans can
hope to Introduce successfully In America
is the art work. Either you don't have
the time to do It or you cannot do it. But
the fact Is that you never finish anything,
so that when you see European workman
ship you marvel, admire and pften buy,
because It Is more thorough than any you
have seen before.'
"Now look at these little statuettes.
fHe "pointed to Ivory carvings which are
beside the lace display.) It Is, the same
as with the lace. See how complete they
are; how carefully the artist must have
worked to shape the result out of one
piece: It is true that this is encouraged
with-us; the King gives the ivory to the
artist to encourage him In this kind of
carving. But we go on the principle yiat
what is worth doing at all Is worth doing
thoroughly and welL"
Mr. Vauthler became quite excited as he
went on to point ,onl' 'illustrations of
American shortcomings in this, .particu
lar; t
" "Tour workmen. have "nnie,of th"ldea.":
he declared; emrttcaUyjNow.ljereIs
this case., fThe-one In, which iyofles.. ire
-contained:)! I.ool',tnputtrlng of the
glass, Yoball4hat 'complete I den'fc
We rj&y.henCflva tlm whAt- rn winM
TW-Motf'TW'saW
ltjff?, cpmplete -now when we aay it is
not 'done. Ware laughed at. and they.
LteU Jts .if we-klck' do you say so? we
wul have the strike. Now," In Belgium
that -would have been done aa. perfect as
tbV' earrings iof .the lvorr.
13 'fH -,- .-n.. mill ln. V .. ,l.l
w- jv-, jm mil ICOJU 141CBC luuiga
some flay. Tou will; -rare. America is a
great country, I know that It- Is a fine
country. But I say when we pay such
wages and get work like' that, we are
cheat But they probably do for us as
they would do for others. 60 I say you
don't do. the work of hand right; you only
halfjdo," fl
The problem of" labor in its more com
mon and broader forms was a little' 'too
big for discussion. But you ask:
f 41. an junecican -can jnaKe - 9 or fti
aqar as a plumper, .or Boraeimng or tne
kind, how can there be any inducement
to do Jrt work .ioriess making lace; for
instance?"
Mr. Vanthier simply 'shrugged his shoul
ders, which tun much as to say that
that where Belgium's virtues are.
robbtry had' 'been done, and he never'
(stopped until jhe had. reported the theft to
Lieutenant .Reed of. the company of Jef
ferson Guards In whose 'district the build
ing 'is.
The mussing jewelry Is all valuable, be
ing composed of the choicest specimens of
the' so-called "Cape rubles," or African
garnets, which are found In German East
Africa and which bad been specially
A mounted in Germany to be shown at the
St Louis World's Fair.
iceptiin,doubl: STRONG BOX.
Aa ,soon,-as the -theft was reported to
Lieutenant Reed he instantly detailed
men' to-worltonthe case., lieutenant
Walsh 'of the municipal pollco "with Ave
detectives also visited the scene to work
on the ease.
The-jewels were kept In a double strong
box consisting of a large box containing
a. smaller one( both-of which -were locked
and put In a show case which, was also
.locked. The show case had been broken
open and the locks on the two boxes also
were forced to obtain the jewels.
ttoctor "Hugo Hardy of the- German
Commission'; who has charge of the' Ger
man exhibit In the Palace of Agriculture.
"said last night that the officials of the
commission had absolutely no clew to the
identity of the persons who had taken the
Jewels '
"J'We regret very much." he said, "the
loss of the Jewelry, as It was very valu
able. AH of the set pieces were' very fine
examples of the African garnet and there
was a quantity of smaller diamonds and
pearls set with the garnets. "The set
pieces" were 'made. In Germany and were
designed especially to be shown at the'
Exposition, the brooches being yery ar
tistic and of a high sxade of work."
? "lie declared that-as a. result' of the loss
the exposition would probably be re
quested to discontinue work at night in
the 'exhibit palace, as the. presence of so
many- men at work with 'the Inadequate
guard protection was a menace to the ex
hibit's. SAYS PROTECTION IS INADEQUATE.
Doctor Hardy said that there were 200
workmen engaged in the Palace, of Agri
culture Saturday night, with but seven
guards on duty to patrol a buUdlng cov
ering more" than twenty acres and con
taining hundreds of thousands, of square
feet of space' closely crowded with valu
able exhibits. j.
The guard in whose beat the.section con
taining the jewels Is located patrols & territory-
In the vast building which, is fifty
feet: wide by WOO long, containing twenty
sections and ISO divisions and nxhihlta Tn
airtba't space. It Is'sald i Ihera is. but -one
light burning at night. The theft. of the
jewelry. Is j the second disappearance of
valuables from a foreign section within a'
week. Last; week gold and sllver'nuggcts
4uabajwrU om syeaeb mo-
run - oi - tBeraisceJtines;andrMeUl.
MQB BURNS BULLFIGHT AMPHITHEATER WHEN MONEY
IS NOT RETURNED AFTER OFFICERS PREVENT CONTEST
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tRMED DEPUTIES PROTEGf I J ATTENDANCE AT THMlR-- I :
DEPUTIES PROTECT
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Several Thousand Men and Boys Attack House in -Which Bich
ard Morris, the Bull-Fight Promoter, Is Barricaded Smash
Windows Before Burning the Grand Stand Bulls Are Lib
erated and Chased by Youths, Who Secure Weapons Belong
ing "to Spaniards Demand Return of Admission Fees Gov
ernor's Orders to Sheriff 2s ot to Permit- Spanish Sport Are
Carried Out- ,
HUMANE SOCIETY WOMEN PRESENT WHEN RIOTING BEGINS.
Declaring 'that they' had been' hum
bugged, and angered -because their money,
was not refunded, a crowd of several
thousand men and boys who had gathered
at the .amphitheater- of the Norrls
Amusement" Company to see a bullfight,
started-a. riot-yesterday afternoon. The
grand stand was burned.
Tho crowd watching the flames held a
ifar dance, their yells being heard for
Blocks around. The noise drew additional
spectators from Delmar Garden, that re
sort being situated a block north of the
Norrls arena.
Firemen, were sumoned to . the scene,
but were unable to do any good, as there
was no water near enough to reach .the
building. ..
While many are supposed to' have been
Implicated in the deed, but four persons
were arrested.
CROWDS THROW STONES;
MANAGER IS BARRICADED.
Windows were smashed in the office of
the amusement company, chairs in the
amphitheater-were demolished and thrown
into the bull ring, andhe railing around
the boxes was torn away.
Richard Norrls, manager of the Xorris
Amusement Company, having the affair
in charge, was barricaded in the second
story of his building, while officers stood
around guarding him from the fury if the
mob that was clamoring for a return of
its money.
Harry Hill, a mechanic,- -living- in- the
vicinity, was struck with a, rock :n the
mouth and seriously wounded.
Two regular and two extra Deputy Sher
iffs, three DeputyConstables. and eight
officers furnished by the Golden Chain Hu
mane Society were powerless to subdue
the rioters. 4
There were 7.000 persons in the grand
stand when Deputy SherifTJohn P. Ossen
fort of St. Louis County' stepped into the
ring and Informed H. A. CoUedge, Nor-,
ris's assistant, that under no circum
stances could the- fight take place. The
crowd yelled and hooted, but tho officer
.was firm. and,, with re-enforcements, led
Conedge-from the ring.
Dick Vance, official announcer, then
stated to the crowd that the fight w&3
off,- but. only those near heard nlm. as
the yelling b this time had become deaf
ening. WINDOWS .ARE SMASHED 1
ONE MAN INJURED.
Osserifort led -CoUedge to the 'company's
office, where Norrls, offered to produce him
at any time" to answer to any charge that
the ProsecuUng .Attorney might prefer
against hlrn. Ossenfort asked the advice
of two, lawyers present, and then acceded
to Norris's' request.- By this -time-tho mob
on the outside had grown to serious pro
portions and the officer's presence . was
needed outside.
A moment later a rock crashed through
the'.front-wlndow of the office. The officer
hastened out on the'.porch to preserve or
der, but his appearance only maddened
the crowd and the- rocks began coming
faster.
Hill -mui atandlne on the tarch clamor
ing. for. the return of his money when he
was' hit. and knocked down.. He was as
sisted, into the office, where his Injury
waadreased.. . ...... .
The crowd then, ran to tho rear of. the
house and soon" every window In the
house-. was shattered. "Ncrris withdrew to
the second floor with, his wife. He asked
a reporter present to have Ossenfort an
nounce that the money. would be returned
through the. Sheriffs office, but the Dep
uty, said' he was there to preserve order
and -prevent' a bullfight, not to act as a
paywteitiV5-t -v
-Aa-B rniw someone announced that, Nor
rls -had escaped ' through sa tsar. aoor. and
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I'KitSONS ARRESTED AKTKJt
0 FIRIS, IN AMPHITHEATER.
Arthur Kahllng of No. 2706 How-
ard street, Ed Barwell of the In-
side Inn, Ross Allen of No. 1405 D1I-
Ion street, and" George Gobel of No.-
4174 Morgan street, are the names.
and addresses given by four per-
sons wlio' were arrested at tho fire
In the bullfighters' amphitheater.
The first two are charged with
arson and were arrested by Deputy
Constable Bode. Allen Is charged
with malicious destruction of prop-.
erty and Gobel with disturbance .
of the peace. .
All four of the men were taken to
Clayton, where warrants were is-
sued against them by Justice of
tho Peace I. W. CampbeU.
Kahllng's and Barn-ell's bonds
were fixed at J1.000 each, Allen's at
5700 and Gobel's at 00. None Of
the prisoners offered sureties and
all were sent "to JalL
Their preliminary trials will be
held next Saturday in Justice
Campbell's court at No. K00 Olive
street road.
Bode alleges that he saw Kah-
ling and Barwell setting Are to
straw around the stables In which
the bulls were kept. 1
discovered and they returned to the of
fice with redoubled fury.
JlOB ATTACKS OFFICERS,
WHO DRAW REVOLVERS.
Ossenfort saw a man throw a rock and
fought his way through the crowd until
ho reached .and grabbed the offender,
whose associates declared that he should
not be arrested.
They charged on Ossenfort. Holding his
prisoner with one hand he drew his re
volver, as did Itozier Meigs and other of
ficers of the Humane Society, who came
-up to assist him. '
at. ine Kiem or tne revolvers me crowa
started in every direction and in the con
fusion some fell and were trampled upon..
The panic was only for. an Instant, how
ever. The crowd returned' and again de
manded the release of the rock, thrower.
Ossenfort walked to a point near the
railroad tracks and, on his promise to de
part Immediately, .turned, him loose, as
there was no one to take him to Clayton.,
The mob had by this time returced-to the
office and grand stand.
Inside the grand stand the mob smashed
the chairs In the "boxes as fast as they
could pick them up, and then threw the
pieces into -the center of the arena. In
addition they smashed the railing around
the boxes. a
Deputy Sheriff Bellalrs and Deputy
Constable Bode rushed Into the stand to
ston tho destruction. The 'miscreants
would flee when they saw the officers com
ing wmie tne crowds in anomer part of
the stand would begin hooting and in still
other placs. resume the work ot destruc
tion. The officers then-.telephoned to head
quarters for assistance. Fearing that, an
attempt would be made to burn the grand
stand they charged the crowd shortly be
fore 6 o'clockvind drove them away.
Fifteen minutes later, however, flames
broke out and the grand stand burned to
the ground.
MATADOR'S WIFE V
WALKS AMONG RIOTERS.
Several boys found some stray steers in
a pasture and drt them Into the arena,
where they used the matador's flags, and
annoyed the animals for about Ave min
utes. This, proved a diversion until one
of. the' Mexicans' drove the nnlmnls out.'
The-riotinir ban .again. --
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SS. INCREASES DESPITE RA NS
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RECORDED ADMISSIONS
FOR WEEK E.VDING JCXE -I.
Monday, May 30 ; 73.217
Tuesday, May 31 48,00
Wednesday, June 1 S3.S43
Thursday", Juno 2 49.1S6
Friday, June 3 60,185
Saturday, June S S3.1S3
Total 37S.14S
All records of attendance at the World's
Fair 'were broken by the figures ot
admission for the week ending last Sat
urday. With an Increase of 78,135 In at
tendance over trie previous week, tho fifth
week of the World's Fair ended after a
period bf- almost unexampled wetness and
general weather conditions that were any
thing but favorable to a great attend
ance at the Fair.
Considering the weather conditions.
MISS ROOSEVELT
ENDS HER VISIT
President's Daughter, Returning
to Washington, Says She En-
joyed Her Stay in St. Louis
With much regret expressed at her de
parture. Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter
of the President of the United States,
boarded a train at Union Station at 12:30
p. m. yesterday, declaring that the. ten
days spent in St. Louis 'had marked an
epoch In her life.
"I never had a better lime In all my
life," ehe said. "I shall never forget my
visit to the World's Fair."
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Catlin. their
daughter. Miss Irene, and their Pons Dan
and Theron Catlin accompanied Miss
Roosevelt to the train. She returned by
the Vandalla route.
Miss Roosevelt visited tho Fair, every
day for ten days.
The Indians at the World's Fair have
collected. many presents which will be pre
sented to Miss Roosevelt. The presents
include moccasins, bead belts, bead rings,
elk's teeth, papoose-holders, eagle feath
ers and other trinkets. The finest and
most, costly present will be made by-Prln-'
cesa Wah-ta-waso, It Is a complete In
dian woman's costume.
ESCAPES FROM FAST TRAIN.
Cripple Charged With Murder.
Jumps Through Car Window.
Carbondale, 111., June 5. Curtis ilc
Cilni a cripple, who is wanted at Caruth
eravllle. Mo., on a charge of murder, was
arrested. and while being taken to Thebes'
to be, turned over to the Missouri) offi
cials, made his escape through the. car.
'window of a rapidly moving train.
All trace of him has been lost.
He is charged with having beaten his.
victim ana men -cut- fits -uiroac.
THE WEATHER, -
Official orerast for'To -Day and
To-Morrow..
Washington, June 5. Eerecast for Mon
day and Tuesdayr
Eastern Tetas Partly cloudy. Monaay r show-.
en on the coast ! warmer tn Interior: Tuesday
(sir- fresh south winds on coast.
Western Texas Fair: warmer Monday. Tues
day fair. ' J
Nebraska. Kanias, OklatMma.and Indian' Ter
ritory Fair Monday. Tuesday ral".
Araanaaa rmray ciouay Axoaaay; warmer tn
weatem-narU'Tveadar fair.
Missouri Fair Monday: wanner in
nrt. Tueadar fair: wanner.
western
Indiana Fair Monday' and Tuesday:
fresh
wen 10 aouinweav winai. ...-.
I Iianols Fair Monday ana Tuesday;, wanner
I m'.cenmi wnwa in
fresta-weitnto- aonthweat
winas.
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I HEIKU0 AU.HISS1UJSS I Q AI'l tJUA.ACt; FOR FIVE
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ATTENDANCE FOR FIVE
WEEKS SINCE OPENING.
Week ending June 4 378,146
Week ending May 7.-. 137,708
Week ending May 11 184.333
Week Aiding May 21 37,647
Week ending May 3 233,990
President Francis feed the Fair officials
felt very much gratified at the fact told
by the figures of admission for last week.
The statistics are taken to show the'
greatly Increasing popularity of the Fair
with the public, and If anything like a
show Is. given the Exposition by Jupiter
Pluvlus they do not doubt that this
week's figures will demonstrate how the
public will respond.
The total admissions for the weeks that
have already passed since the opening of
the Fair amount to li237.SS0.
SIXTEEN INJURED
BY RUNAWAY CAR
Tassengers Strewn Along Track
in Wild Descent of Incline
Woman Is Killed.
N
Burlington. la.. Juhe E. A heavily load
ed electric street car rushed down Valley
street hill this afternoon and'was wrecked
against a shade tree. The passengers
Jumped as the car flew along, sixteen
being badly Injured.
Mrs. Joseph Keehn was killed.
Several had arms and legs broken and
many were badly cut about the head and
shoulders.
In' some unknown manner the brake
beam on the open electric car broke just
as the car was beginning to ascend. The
car dashed down the long incline with
frightful speed and at the foot of the hill
jumped the' track and crashed Into a shade
tree.
The car was crowded with people who
began to jump as soon as the danger be
came apparent. The Injured were strewn
on both sides of tho track down the entire
length of the hill.
The Injured are: Mrs. Joe Carlson, Miss
Jeanle Munson, Mrs. C. A. Munjon, W.
. Kesler. llrs. Davenport, Miss Betty
Sanborn. Charles Tacger, Mrs. Charles
Taeger. Edward M. Hellwig. Mr. A. L.
Sloderbcrg. Mifs Emma Thullne, William
Kottkamp and Ora J. Gould.
It Is not believed that any of the Injured
will die, although several are in a serious
condition.
WOMAN HELD "ON SUSPICION.
Partner of Clara Leach Detained
by Kansas City Folice.
Kansas City. Mo.. June 5. A woman
who is .said by the. police .to be a partner
of Clara Leach, whose name several years
ago was connected with a J3.00O diamond
robbery in Baltimore, is under arrest
here. Her picture is in the rogue's eal
lery. and she has gone under the names
of Bertha Davis. Bertha .McConnell and
Bertha Gilbert.
She and William Gilbert, who was with
her. are being held for investigation.
Jewelry and goods to the value of sev
eral hundred uollars found in their rooms
was confiscated by the police.
Lincoln College Exercises.
REPUBLIC BPECtAL.
Lincoln; lit,. June JL The thirty-ninth
annual commencement exercises of Lin
coln College were Inaugurated this morn
Inir .with the baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class at the Cumberland
l.byjtbefteverend J. Vannlceof Wu-
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ANOTHER BATTLE
AT PORT ARTHUR
Great Explosions Heard
and Dense Smoke Ob
served in That
Direction. .
'
RUSSIAN REVERSE REPORTED.
Fifteen Hundred Japs Put Four
Thousand of Czar's Troops to
Flight, With Heavy tosses.
CZAR'S POSITION PRECARIOUS.
Believed Revolution Against
Government Would Follow the
Fall of Fort Arthur Be
sieged Fortress Commu
nicates With Coast.
DID RUSSIAN TROOPS
.
DISREGARD WHITE FLAG7
SPECIAE. BT CABLE TO THE ST.
IOUIS REPUBLIC AND THE NEW
YOKK HERALD.
.Nagasaki, Saturday. .June 4.
(Copyright. 1304. AH rights re-
served.) I have had a conversation ,
with a wounded Japanese officer
at 3IoJl,- who states that the reason
why the Japanese casualties at the
battle of Nansh'on and Kinchou.
jrere so great was becaus the ene-
; .my hoisted the white flag and sur-
' rendered.
. "We adtanced,"' he added, "and
-&were on, the .point of passing' thero--4' ;-
isrhen;- ttavtairm jr'.firea, polob.lank,- - '
killing and 'irocsdlsg-: many of our ''
men." .-"'"" ' "
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Washington, Jane 5. The Japanese
Legation to-day received the following
cablegram from the home Government
nt Tokio bearing on events at .Port
Arthur:
"Great explosions were heart and
the rising of dense smoke was ob
served repeatedly In the direction of
I'ort Arthur during Sunday."
PORT ARTHUR'S FALL
MIGHT CAUSE REVOLUTION
IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
SPECIAL BY CADLE TO THE ST. LOUIS RE
I'UllUt; AND THE NEW TOUK HERALD.
London, Monday. JOne' S. (Copyright
19M. The Dally Mall this" morning con
tains a communication form a Russian
correspondent, who says: .
"From conversations I have bad with .
several officials of high rank. I gather
that Russia will stand or fall by Port' Ar
thur, that is, so far as the prestige ot tha
Government with the lower classes Is con"
cemed. ,
"In the event of the capture of the fort
ress Internal troubles in Russia arc pos
sible and local complications and disturb-'
ances are Inevitable.
"Count lmsdorff, the Foreign Minister,
has hitherto been protected by the Cauy
who is now displaying Jn an unwonted
manner a strong personality, but it is
expected that the Minister will be racrl
flced as a rrapegoat to ths popular lndig-,
nation, at the way in which the war has
been conducted. His position is at least'
precarious.
"It is freely suggested that Qeneral Ku
ropatkln has lost favor at court, but it
Is certain no change in the cjraman& of
the Russian Army- In the far East Is con
templated. "An" officer of the General- Ftsff stales
that no assault on Port Arth ir Is prac
ticable without siege batteries ihrnwlng
the heaviest metal, and that to make ad
equate preparations for their employ
ment will alone occupy a long time."
JAPANESE FIND , , I
A WIRELESS STATION i!
USED BY RUSSIANS,- i
Toklo, June S. 4:30 p. m.--It Is. suspectd
here that the Russians at port Arthur are
communicating with points on the Chinese
coast by means of wireless telegraphy:
It was reported that a wireless station
had been erected secretly at the village ot
Peh-Wang, on Takln Island, one of the
Mlao-Tao group, situated in Pe-Chl-Ll
Strait, and the Japanese cruiser Chlto'o
visited the Island yesterday to Investigate.
She did not. however, find anvtMng. It is
reported that another such station has
been erected near Ehan-Hai-Kwan, and
the Japanese are investigating this mat
ter. Yesterday the Chltose steamed close to
Into Llaote Shan promontory and discov
ered four masts and a watchhoure near
the coast- One of these, masts evidently
was fitted for wireless telegraphy operations-
The Chltose reports having, heard
a series of explosions at Port Arthur and.
believes them to have resulted-from blast
ings preparatory to the emplacement of
new batteries.
RUSSIANS REPULSED ,
BY INFERIOR NUMBERS
WITH HEAVY LOSS."
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"Four thousand Russians-belonging to- '!
Gereral Stakelberg's brigade on May a i'JvJ
attacked. 1.500 Japanese occupying a. Deal- ':'.-. v!
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