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NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR.
SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 13. 190A.
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HOUSE TO APPOINT
NEWTAX COMMITTEE
Resolution Adopted to Make Ex
amination of All City Rev
enue Books.
COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS.
ClerE and Attorneys toA Be-
lacetTby ExperfAt(jtalu?'""
5 andla Stenoapher-WrnSrV
i road Kill Passed.
-RThat tlie Hocse ot Delegates Intends to
oontlnue problrs the tax returns of the
city -was shown last night 'when a resolu
tion offered by Delegate Zlmmermann.
asking; that a new tax Investigating com
mittee b appointed, was adopted.
A majority of the House members are
not In favor of Comptroller Player's plan
to Issue bonds for the erection of new pa"
Ha buildings, their contention belrjrth .t
the city Is being beaten out
taxes annually to erect a public
The resolution asked that the committee
constat of five member appointed by the
Speaker of the House. It recite-1 that the
present tax laws contained many defects,
which It recommended remedied after a
thorough problrg. It declared tbatthere
were unjust tax Ian 9 at present, which
worked a hardship upon certain classes,
while It favored others.
It also recommended that the books of
nil departments of the city which have
to do with tax collection be examined.
During the Investigation conducted last
winter only the books of the License Col
lector's office were used In comparison
with the books of merchants and manu
facturers. NO ATTORNET OR CLERKS.
The new Tax Investigating Committee
1H have no attorneys or clerks, the City
Counselor liavlng decided that the city
was under no obligation to pay attorney
bills contracted by the House or any com
mittee thereof.
'It was aIo decided that the city was
not obliged to settle for clerk hire, so the
new committee will try to do luriext
work with two expert accountants and a
stenographer. Experts, the resolution
savs. shall not be paid more than J15 a
day. Not more than (3 a day Is the
nmount stipulated for the stenographer.
Two attornevs and a clerk, who con
ducted the Investigation for the House
Committee last winter, were to have re
ceived 3.61? as their Joint compensation
had the City Counselor ruled In their
favor. It Is probable that they will enter
ult against the city for the money.
Delegate McCarthy lntrodueed-a bill-byH
request. asking that autolsts be allowed to
run twelve miles an hour Instead of eight
"within the city limits.
A resolution of condolence for the late
Senator Yet was unanimously' adopted.
The bill to vacate Ashley street between
Second and Collins streets" to the Mis
souri Pacific Rallror i was passed by a.
AMERICA DEMANDS
THAT SULTAN ACT
Minister Leishman Urges Turkey
to Make Prompt Set
tlement; RUPTURE IS THREATENED.
Constantinople, Friday. Aug. li-Minister
Leishman to-day saw Tewflk Pasha,
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
l'?1??P1 ) urgent representations of the
American Government for an Immediate
settlement of the demands regarding; the
rights of American citizens in Turkey.
ft is understood Important developments
ore expected within a few- hours, either
the Porte giving way or Minister Leish
man demanding his passports.
After the Interview with the Minister.
Tcjwflk Pasha proceeded Immediately to
the palace.
LEADING TOPICS
TODAY'S REPUBLIC.
WEATHER IXDIC.ITIOS9.
forecast for St. Loula and Vicinity
-far no decided change la temper
atmc. For ailaaourl and Illinois Fair Sat
urday and Sunda.
1. Heir Is Born to Russian Throne.
United Spates Treasury Agent Wcda
Chinese Actreaj.
J. Automobile Day at the Fair an Im
"poslng Feature.
S.'Bryan mil Speak at Springfield.
i. The Republic's Dally Racing Form
Chart.
Race Results and Entries.
6. Baseball Scores.
. Editorial.
'Reviews of New Books.
T. Trust Companies Will Be Merged.
Murderer Hunted at Creye Coeur.
' CDealere.KnISht3 Vot t0 Admlt Uouor
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X. World's Fair News.
Of Interest to Women.
Review"1 Brad3treet' Weekly Trade
L Bates In Missouri Week.
lorxnerLand Agent Indicted.
1. Church News and Announcements.
' t?S2b? "?""'" Advertisements.
Birth, Marriage and Death Records.
t. 'Rooms for Rent Advertisements.
. Republic "Want"" Advertisements.
Summary of St. Louis Markets.
T. Financial News.
V Warning Against New Counterfeits.
UNITED STWE8 TREASURY AGENT
WEDS CHINESE VILLAGE ACTRESS.
Charles Laujrhiey Takes All Pong
Wah to ?ui Francisco and
Marries II or Despite Warn
ings of Her Countrymen.
Ah r"On! Wah. a Chinese girl, who has
been pia; Ins at the Chinese The.itt r on
the Pike, and Charles Laughre a special
3g:nt of the Crilted States Trrasurj. ac
cording to a telermm rfcelved at the
World's Fair vesterdaj, v ere married a
few- dajs ago In San Francisco
With hl Mongolian bride Lauchrty will
return to St. Louis Monday and thy will
live at the Chinese Village until the close
of the World's Fair, when they will ifo to
Canton, China to reside.
Laughrey came to St. Louis with the
Chinese actors and actresses and em
ployes at the village to see that they re
mained together and no-je violated the
United States Immigration laws. Soon
after their arrival at the village it was
noticed that Laughrey and Ml Ah Feng
Wah were much together and evinced a
strong attachment for each other
LITTLE ACTRESS DISAPPEARS.
Several day ago Laughrey left the vil
lage to go to San Vraaclvo to ecort an
other party of Chlnete to St Louis. Miss
Vtnli A I e 1 rTi ifA Vim ennia il-n TJlretlfse
an eiueny .ainese woznan auc leivbinui
received vesterday clears the mystery of
her disappearance The elderly woman ac
companied the lovers as their chaperon
It Is said that Laughrey feared to leave
his sweetheart in St Louis, lest harm
should befAll her Hl wooing had an
gered others In the Chinee party He was
disliked bythen and regarded as living
only for the purpose of keeping the Chl
rese people out of tho United State.
Threats bad beer, made and they caused
Laughrey to decide to take the petite ac
tress with him and marry her in San
Francisco.
Ah Fong's father Is a merchant In ban
Francisco and Ah Fong was born there.
She was soon ent back to China, how
ever, to be reared amone her father's rel
atives. Then she can-, back to the coun
try of her birth, which she had really
never known before, and thus she came to
the Chinese Village to take part in the
performances of the theater.
Laughrey had come to St. Louis with
the party.
For a time the manager paid little at
tention to Laughrey or the Chinese girl,
but when he began to buy her extra
dainties In the shape of bird's nest soup
and pickled shark fins, the cooks began
to talk. The best chickens .obtainable
were bought, and every tlmq the steward
went to town he brought back a brace of
fine chickens or ducks, which were handed
to Laughrey and by him were locked in
a jprnclal compartment ot the ice chest
whUfs- he had constructed for the food of
his celestial sweetheart.
OBJECTIONS WERE MADE.
Objections were made by some of the
ChinamVn to the wooing, but Laughrey
tooij. rsjtuge behind the fact that he vraS"
csslMlan of the girl, and that if ho were
WILL ASK PARKER
TO VISIT ST, U
Harry B. Hawes to Deliver the
Invitation at Rosemount
To-Day.
NO PERFUNCTORY REQUEST.
Necessity of Not Neglecting the
West in Presidential Cam
paign Will Be Im
pressed. REPUBLIC SPECIAI
New Tork. Aug. II. Judge Alton B.
rarkcr. the Democratic nominee for the
presidency, will be invited to visit St
Louis some time this fall as the guest of
the Democracy of the State of Missouri,
to-morrow.
Harry B. Haws Is to visit Judge Parker
at Esopus to-morrow afternoon. "He will
go on the 1 o'clock train, reaching Rose
mount about 3 o'clock.
-'I shall invite Judge Parker to visit St.
Louis and make a speech during the cam
paign." said Mr. Hawes at the Hoffman
House. "I shall also urge upon him th
necessity of making the coming cam
paign a speaking affair. The great West
must not be neglected. I have no fears
for Missouri, but" It would create a bad
lmprftsslon It the West were Ignored en
tirely. "A speech by Judge Parker in St. Louis
would reach the voters of the entire South
west and make hundreds yes. thousands
of votes for him.
"Judge Parker's manner of speaking is
electrifying. He has a wonderfully pleas
ing presence, and his earnestness will be
vary Impressive. Hls utterances are so
candid and convincing that )ou forget ou
are listening to a political speech and re
member only the personality of the man."
Mr. Hawes was in conference o-day
with David B. Hill, Norman E. Mack and
Thomas Taggart. What passed between
thtm, Mr. Hawes said, he was not at lib
erty to discuss.
FAIR BUT WARMER WEATHER.
Mid-August Asserts Itself With
Higher Temperature.
The mercury has become ambitious and
Is now on Its upward way. The weather
will be warmer to-day.
E. H. Bowie, forecaster, has departed
for bis vacation. The weather has been
left In' competent hands, however, and no
anxiety need be felt by St. Loulsans. The
maximum temperature yesterday was S3
degrees and the sign points to continued
fair weather.
The present "low" prevails only In the
Mississippi Valley and the West, the East
being under the kindly keeping of a
"high." A rain In parts of Canada and
Minnesota scattered a few showers yes
terday over the upper lake region and the
New Engl-nd States.
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A prettv Chine-; actress at the Fair who
mar-led a United States Treasury ofilcial
last wrelc.
Interfered with he would hip them all
back to where they came from
The lovers were not molested further
and things progresed favorably until
Laughrey Introduced Ah Tons Wah to a
downtown drj goods tore and bought
her a complement of fllm-y laces and
silks.
Ah Fong Wah dressed herself In the
American togs for the flm time that day
and, accompanied by Laughrey. paraded
the Pike, the envy of her country wom
en. .
That night the cooks refused to cook
chicken chop saey for Ah Fong Wah apd
daring the night her npw clothes werj
stolen and a warning sent her to give up
going with her "foreign devil" lover or
she would be made the subject of inquiry
by the Actor- Tone
The same day Laughrey was ordered to
San Francisco. Leavirg secretly, the lov
ers and the chaperoi were not missed un
til the opening performance on the follow
ing day. Then pandemonium broke loose
and the actors In the company killed a
chicken and vowed vengeance.
The Chinese Consul was consulted and
he rave Ah Fu-g Wah her freedom and
Ids official consent to the marriage When
told of the marriage yesterday the
Chinese In tho village shrugged their
shoulders and said, "allee samee Laugh
rey he will sc,ttee wise bjme-b "
WRECK AT ZEIGLER
NARROWLY AVERTED
Engine Fortunately Fails to
Leave the Track Because of
Spiked Switch.
PASSENGERS . SHAKEN UP.
Leiter's Detectives Are Endeav
oring to Learn Who Made At
tempt on Lives of Non
union Men.
REPUBLIC 3TECIAL.
Carbondalc. ill., Aug. li-But for the
fact that the train carrjing nonunion men
Into the Letter mining plant at Zlegler
this morning was running at an extraor
dinary speed. It would have been derailed
at a switch near the stockade and many
lives would have been lost.
The switch which leads to the Lelter
branch had been spiked by an unidentified
person. The engine dashed over the faul
tll -placed rails, and the coaches followed.
The passengers received severe shocks and
for a moment it seemed as If a panic
would follow.
Letter's agents have assigned detectives
on the case, and every effort will be made
to learn who Is responsible for the spiked
switch.
Beyond the Importation of a few men
and the desertion of nearly as many more
from the mines, the day was without in
cident, and neither side made an move to
Indicate what Its policy may be.
Active preparations are being made by
the opposing parties for the arguing of
the Injunction against the miners' associa
tion and the individual workers In Spring
field Monday.
It Is expected that another contingent
of workmen will be taken Into the mine
shortly Defore da break in the morning,
but over what route Is not known.
STRANGE STAR IN HEAVENS.
Towns Throughout the State of
Nevada Observe Phenomenon!.
REPUBUC SPECIAL.
Reno, Nev.. Aug. 11 A strange star in
the east was the cause of much Interest
throughout Nevada last night. The star
was in the east midway between the hor
izon and the zenith, and had the appear
ance of a bright planet.
It appeared suddenly and illumined the
heavenf, an then gradually receded In
brightness until It entirely disappeared.
The star appears to bo traveling toward
the south, and Its form varies, sometimes
having the appearance of a winged wheel.
The strange phenomenon would perhaps
be explained with the statement that It Is
a balloon were It not for the fact that
from Wlnnemucca. Wadsworth. "Virginia
and Carson the same siorles have been
received. They all agree in one particu
larthat the star appears and disappears
at Intervals of one to five minutes. Add
ed to this Is the fact that seldom before
have falling stars been so numerous.
They fell In constant showers all last
night. This was slso accompanied with
sheet lightning.
REIR IS BORN TO
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Czar and All His
thg Birth With
tions of
Empire Greet
Demons! ra
Jov. TAKES THE NAME OF ALEXIS.
Now That a Suctsor to Throne
lb Abjured It Is Said the Em
peror May Gq to the
Front.
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CZlll SEES SIGN OF II tl'PV
CONCLUSION' OF THE AVAR.
St Petersburg. Aug. 13. i a m.
This morning the Empre.s and the
heir to the throne are both making
satisfactory progress.
An Imperial manifesto Is published
announcing the birth of an heir. It 4
invites all Russian ubjects to cf-
fer their praver for the prosperity 4
of the heir to the throne.
In receiving the congratulations
of his court yesterday the Emperor,
In a brief reply, said 4
"I am happier at the birth of a 4
son and heir than at a victory of 4
my troops, for now- I face the fu-
turo calmly and without alarm.
knowing by this sign that the war 4
will be brought to a happy conclu-
sion " 4
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St. Petersburg, Aug 12 A son and hjlr
to the Russian throne was born at 12J2
o'clock this afternoon The Empress and
tb child are doing welL
The Czar now- has five children, all the
others being g'lrls.
The birth so greatly wished for, that of
an heir to the Russian crown, occurred,
not In the great palace at Peterhof, but
in' the Alexandra villa, one of a group of
four small palaces in a secluded corner
of the magnificent Peterhof Park.
The birth of the heir to the throne was
attended with all the ceremonies ordained
by imperial tradition. In accordance with
the Russian law there were present, be.
sides the Emperor. Baron Fredericks, the
master of the ceremonies; and Prince
Dolgorouky, the grand marshal of the
court. Doctor Rott, the Emperor's family
physician, and Doctor HIruch, were In
attendance.
The christening of the heir will take
place In a rortnlght. It will be a cere
mony of ths most elaborate sort.
The announcement from Peterhof was
Immediately followed by a salute of 1)1
guns from the Imperial yacht, lying at
anchor off the palace, but it was 2.13 p.
m. when the guns of St. Peter and St
Paul fortress, opposite the Winter Palace
here, conveyed the glad tidings to the
people of the Russian capital.
Thy effect was electrical. With the boom
of the first gun the people In the streets,
who had been momentarily expecting the
event for twenty-four hours, stopped to
listen and count the guns. Only thirty
one are fired for a clrl. When ths thlrty
seoond boomed and the people were
aware that at last an heir to the throne
was born there were scenes of rejoicing
everywhere, ard before the salute was
finished the whole city had blossomed out
with flags and bunting and the shipping
In the harbor was dressed. Then the bells
of the churches began to ring wildly.
The hearts of the Russian popIe are
likely to be more deeply touched by the
good fortune of the Imperial family than
by a dozen victories or defeats la the far
East, end the supersltlous Russian char
acter will read In It an augury of a bet
ter time. St. Seraphim, who was canon
ized last summer by the Emperor at Sar
roff. has now become a favorite patron
saint, as the birth of tho heir is at
tributed chiefly to his interposition.
There is already a revival of tho talk
that with the succession to the throne as
sured the Emperor will follow the ex
ample of the house of Romanoff and go
to ths front.
The heir's came will be Alexis Nlkolale
vitch. and it he reigns he probably will
assume the title of Alexis II. The last
Alexis was Emperor of Moscovy In 16)5.
BOY'S BIRTH PUTS END
TO INTRIGUES THAT HAVE
LONG WORRIED THE CZAR.
The Importance of the birth of an heir
to the throne of Russia cannot be exag
gerated, coming as It does at a tlmo when
the Russian people are depressed by the
reverses which the arms of Rus3la have
sustained In the far East Not only will
the coming of a Bon to the Emperor and
Empress bring Joy In Russia In general,
but It will put an end to the Intrlques.
more or less open, which have been fea
tures of the present reign since the birth
of the first daughter.
Up to to-day the Grand Duke Mlcheal.
only brother of the Emperor, was the
heir presumptive. A powerful, healthy,
ambitious man. born In 1S7S, he Is much
beloved by the people, and In recent years
has been looked upon as the probable
successor of Nicholas II.
The birth of an heir to the throne nl'
disposes of the ambitions of the family of
the Grand Duke Vladimir, eldest uncle of
the Emperor and father of Grand Dukes
Cyril. Boris and Andre, and of th Grand
Duchess Helena, wife of Prince Nicholas
of Greece.
Finally, tho birth of the Infant may
rals3 tho hopes of the Ruvlan people to
the extent of enabling them to make fur
ter well-directed efforts to turn the tide
of battle In the far East.
CZAR ALMOST FORCED TO
CHOOSE NAME BEGINNING
WITH AN "A" OR AN "N."
St. Petersburg. Aug. 13. The Emperor
was greatly restricted In the choice of a
name for the heir to the throne by the
fact that the Imperial initials which every
where appear in pubUc edifices, on sol
diers' epaulets, saddle cloths, railway
wagons, etc. are "A." and "N." The se
lection of a name cot beginning with one
of these' letters would entail enrrnous
expense, should the heir come to the
throne.
There are a great many traditions about
the name. The first Alexis, wh won
many victories over the Poles, endeared
himself to his people and Is known In Rus
sian history as "the father of bis country."
ROSS
HRONE
JAPS' VIOLATION OF CHINA'S NEUTRALITY
MAY PRECIPITATE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS;
AMERICA SOUNDS ATTITUDE OF POWERS.
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If Dowager Empress Does Not
Protest Seizure of Russian
Ship She May Become
Involved in War.
ALL THE POWERS INTERESTED.
France and Germany Join in Re
quest to Pekin Government
to Demand Explanation.
RUSSIA ISSUES A NOTE.
Spreading of Hostilities Beyond
Zone Agreed Upon at Outset
of War Threatens Security
of Many Nations.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, Aug. 12. Anxious con
cern, even trepidation. Is displayed by
the State Department In regard to the
action of the Japanese torpedo-boat
de3troyers in cutting out the Russian
destroyer Ryescbitelski from tie neu
tral harbor of Chefoo, where It had
taken refuge after the fight off Port
Arthur.
It la frankly admitted that this
comes near to shaking the neutrality
of China, 10 which all the great Pow
ers, Including Russia and Japan, com
mitted themselves for the purpose of
eo restricting the conflict that all the
world might not possibly be plunged
into war.
Secretary Hay, at tie suggestion of
Germany, early in February Initiated
the International agreement which
bound the Powers to respect the neu
trality of all China, save Manchuria,
the object of which was to limit the
area of conflict to the high seas and
to Russia, Japan, Manchuria and Ko
rea. If China does not now protect her
own neutrality Secretary Hay will call
the attention of the Powers again to
the menacing conditions there. Al
ready instructions have gone to the
American Ministers and Ambasnsadors
abroad to report the attitude of the va
rious Governments upon this startling
and dangerous development of the war.
WORLD DIPIiOMACT
STRAINED TO UTMOST.
If China to drawn into the conflict
complications will be presented which
will threaten the peace of all other
Powers. 'World diplomacy Is now be
in? strained to the utmost to aToid
tills terrible contingency.
Secretary Hay brought the alarming
prospect to the attention of President
Itoooevelt and his Cabinet to-day. Un
der the tenets of International law the
captured vessel must be returned to
the custody of the Chinese Govern
ment and an apology rendered for the
offense against Chinese neutrality. But
If Russian lives have been lost, as re
ported In the press dispatches, a great
er complication will follow, for Russia
may in turn hold China responsible
for the punishment of the Japanese
who caused the death of her sailors
when under the shelter of the Chinese
port authorities.
Altogether the situation is full of
dancer, and the main apprehension of
the officials here Is that It may be the
incident that will break down the
agreement of the Powers and plunge
China Into the the war as a full
fledged belligerent and ally of Japan.
The consequence of such an act on
China's part upon existing alliances
between Japan and Great Britain and
between Russia and France can only
be conjectured, nnd the prospect Is so
alarming that it Is not doubted that
the State Department will do Its ut
most, along with neutral Powers, to
effect such a settlement of this inci
dent as shall preserve the agreement
as to China in full force.
RUSSIA PROTESTS
TO THE POWERS.
St Petersburg. Aug. 12. Rusia has
already formally protested to Japan,
through France, against the action of
the Japanese torpedo-boat destroyers
in attacking the Russian torpedo-boat
destroyer Rycshltelni at Chefoo and
towing her away from that port, and
tliat the protest has been communi
cated to the Powers, as follows:
"To tlie Powers: This prompt action
is baed uiwn the official report of the
Russian Consul at Chefoo, which Is
very explicit on the fcubject of the dis
mantling of the Ryeshltelnl, saying
that not only were the breach blocks
of her guns and all her small arms re
moved, but her engines were rendered
useless. The vessel, therefore, was re
duced to the condition of a hulk. The
Consul also reported that the Japanese
fired upon the Russian sailors while
they were In the water."
It is stated here that both France
anil Germany are suporting at Pekin
the protest of the Russian Government
Continued on Pare Two.'
ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS ROOTING ;
RUSSIAN SQUADRON IN BATTLE. ;
Tokio, Aug. 12. Admiral Toco
' On Augu-t 10 our combined
Giigoa Rock. The Russian ve-.ls were emerging from Port Arthur,
trying to go south. We pursued the enemy to the eastward. Severe
fighting lasted from 1 o'clo-.k Wednesday afternoon until sundown.
"Toward the close the enemy's fire weakened remarkably. His for-
mation became confused and then his ships scattered. The Russian
cruisers Askold and Novid and several torpedo-boat destroyers fled to
the southward. Others of tho enemy's ships retreated separately to-
ward Port Arthur. We pursued them, and it appears that wo Inflict-
ed considerable damage.
"We found life buoys and other articles belonging to the Russian
battleship Czarevitch floating at sea. The Czarevitch probably was
sunk. We have received no reports from the torpedo boats and the
torpedo-boat destroyers which were engaged in the attack on the ships
of the enemy.
"The Russian vessels, with the exception of tie Askold, the No-
vlk, the CzareTltch' and the cruiser Pallada, appear to have returned
to Port Arthnr. Onr damage was slight. Our fightins power has not
beta, impaired."
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GERMANY HURRIES WARSHIP
TO THE SCENE OF TROUBLE
&.
Fuerst Bismarck Departs After Short Preparations to Kiao-Choa
Bay Russian Squadron Which Dashed Out of Port Arthnr
Harbor Is Widely Scattered Kaisers Government Orders
Ships to Leave Kiao-Chou Harbor in Twenty-Four Hours and
ZS'ovik Slakes Successful Escape, Eluding Togo's Squadron.
SCATTERED VESSELS SEEK
CSefoo. Aug-, li Tho report that two
Kujsian cruisers and or.o torpedo-boat de
stroyer had entered the port of Tstag-Tau.
Klaocfcu Bar. last night (Thurslav-). Is
co2naed. The cruisers are tae Askold and
the Diana, not the Jfov-ik. as previously
reported.
A messaga ha Just been r'-civod here
saying- that the Kovlk escaped from Tslng
chou at the expiration of the time limit of
twenty-four hours set upon her remaining
there.
Jo fighting at sea has yet b-en reported.
Th German armored cruiser Furst Els
rnarclc has Just left for the port of Tslns
Tau, In Kloa-Choa Bay. Her preparations
were made In the greatest ha.te.
It la believed that the attempt of the
Russian ships at Port Arthur to Join the
Vladivostok squadron has bean thwarted.
CZAREVITCH
BELNG REPAIRED.
A late report from Tsins-Tau says that
the Russian warships still there are the
battleship Czarevitch. the protected
cruisers Pallada and Xovik and three torpedo-boat
destroyers. The Czarevitch,
which Is badly damaged. It being re.
paired with German assistance, it Is al:
Ieged.
A report has also been received here to
the effect that Admiral Wlthoft was killed
In the naval battle of Round Island last
Wednesday.
A strong detachroaBt of Japanese war
ships Is reported to have sailed south for
the purpose of Intercepting the VUaivo
stok fleet, which. It Is believed, has not
et effected a Junction with the vessels re
ported to have tfen purchased by Russia
from the Argentine Government.
VESSELS MUST LEAVE
GERJIAX HARBOR.
Berlin. Aug. li Tie Government's in
structions to Captain Truppel, Governor
of Klaochou, which Is in the Jurisdiction
of the Navy Department, although ex
plicit In that the Russian vessels must
leave Tsing-Tan, vithln the twenty-four-hour
limit, do not. it Is understood, provide
for the possible refusal of the Russian v es
sels to leave that port. The Czarevitch,
being unseaworthy, must naturally remain
la the harbor.
The Foreign Office probably will take no
further action until Admiral von Prlttwitz
arrives at Klaochou and reports on the
situation.
The status of the Russian vessels which
are reported to have taken refuge in Kiao
chou Harbor, German waters, is said here
to be well defined In International law.
Tho vessels must, if able, leave ths port
within twenty-four hours after their ar
rival, else Germany will herself be guilty
of a breach of neutrality.
The alternative is that the ships must
be dismantled and the German Govern
ment will be responsible for their deten
tion In the harbor until the end of the
war.
In the case of the Czarevitch, the battle
ship reported to be In an unseaworthy con
dition, the German authorities may allow
emergency repairs before requiring her to
leave the port, but sfawortby vessels must
go, taking only sufficient coat to movi
them to the nearest home port, which
would, in this case, probably be regarded
as Vladivostok. 1SG0 miles distant.
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF ENGAGEMENT.
Tokto. Aug li Tho Nary Department
to-night L"ssucd a brief statement of the
engagement with the Russian Port Arthur
squadron 0:1 August Mi The statement
follows:
"According to reports received to date
the enemv's fleet, which emerged from
Port Arthur, was attacked by our fleet
south of Yentao Island. The Russian fleet
fled during the night. The cruisers Askold,
Novlk and another cruiser with one torpedo-boat
des trover ran Into Klaochou
Bay on ths evening of Augu3t 1L
"One torpedo-boat destrover went to
Chefoo and three or the enemy's battle
ships, one cruiser (probably the Diana),
one hospital ship, two gunboats and sev
eral torpedo-boat destroyers seem to have
separately returned to Port Arthur be
tween dawn and noon of August 1L Our
fleet appears to have sustained no dam
age." It Is anticipated that the Japanese Gov
ernment will Immediately makq represen
tations to Germany concerning the Rus
sian warships which have taken refuge at
Tslngchou.
These are anxious hours In Tokio, but
the people are confident that Admiral Togo
has reported as follows:
fleet attacked the enemy's fleet near
SHELTER IN VARIOUS PORTS.
has Inflicted serious damage upon the Rus
sian fleet. Accurate Information is awaited
anxiously by all classes, but It Is believed
that this dispersal of the Russian war
ships will further weaken the naval power
of Russia In the Orient.
TORPEDO BOAT .
AT SHANGHAI.
Shanghai. Aug. li A Russian tcrpedo
boat destroyer arrived here to-day.
It Is reported that four Russian battle
ships are eff the Saddle Islands, about
seventy miles southeast of this port-
The Saddle Islands are about K miles
from Port Arthur, which place the Rus
sian squadron left at 7 a, m. "Wednesday,
August 10.
LEGION OE HONOR,
af
Henry A. Wyman to Take Charge
of Supreme Councils
. Affairs.
Boston. Avg. li-Henry A. Wyman was
to-day appointed permanent receiver of
the Supreme Council of the American
Legion of Honor, a. beneflclary organiza
tion, with headquarters in this city. The
Insurance Commissioners claimed that
the condition of the organization was
such as to render Its continuance haiard
ou to the public.
A few weeks ago the Supreme Council of
the organization applied to tho Stat In
surance Department for mo.OCO of tho
emergency fund kept on deposit with the
State Treasurer, in order that th associa
tion might meet death claims pending.
This request was refused. The emergency
fund In the State treasury amounts to
.ya
One hundred thousand dollars of this Is
reported represented by real estate In this
city. State Insurance Commissioner Cut
ting said that there Is a deficiency of 310,00
in the organization's financial standing' as
accounted for June ZL
He also said that death claims aggregat
ing COO.OOO remained unpaid.
The organization was incorporated under
Massachusetts laws In lSTt Its member
ship at cne time extended to all parts of
the country, and la 1K numbered G37.
Its 3.633 members at the present time are
scattered among many States.
Peter F. McGovern of New York la
presldent-
The company began to go downhill
after a decision to reduce Its maximum
benefit from J3,0W to .600. A rapid de
cline In membership and endless lawsuits
followed. The organization's officers agreet
to a receivership.
EAST SIDE FIRE fe
LOSS $50,000
Coal Chutes and Cars on Termi
nal Tracks Destroyed Early
This Morning.
Coal chutes In the Terminal Railroad As
sociation yards Just above the Relay De
pot In East St. Louis caught fire at 1
o'clock this morning, causing a damage
estimated at PO.MO.
The Are spread among two trains of
freight cars near the Relay Depot. One
string of cars was drawn out in order
that the Fire Department could play US'
on it.
The. coal chutes could not he reached OS
account of the network of tracks that sur
rounded them, and were destroyed.
The Ore was still burning at S o'clock
this morning. .
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