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EOCK ISI.AND, Hili., THUESDAY, MAKCH 24, 1904.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
MOT A BIT OF
STORY TROE
Gen. Pflung Says Abso
lutely There's Noth
ing Doing.
WIRES FROM MUKDEN
Tales of Fighting
Land and Sea
False.
on
St. Peterbburg, March 24. Maj. (Jen.
PHug telegraphs from Mukden today
saying' there is absolutely no truth in
the report to the effect the Japanese
have crossed the Ta Tunjr pass, or
that they have had engagements with
the Russians, or that Motion pass is
open to the Japanese. He also denies
that the. Japanese bombarded Port
Arthur March 19, or that an engage
ment took pjaee at Chyong Syolm on
the Vain river, in which it was re
ported the Russians lost COO men.
Another Denial.
St. Petersburg-, March 24. The As
sociated Press is officially authorized
to deny the report that the Russian
armored cruiser I?ajm was blown up
by a floating torpedo in the harbor of
Port Arthur March 10.
A Runlto Traitor
St. Petersburg, March 24. ("apt.
Eeontieff, of the St, Petersburg artil
lery, has leen arrested on the charge
nt selling military secrets to Japan.
Outposts Clash.
Seoul, March 24. A brush between
the opiKising forces has occurred at
the outlasts north of Auju. One Jap
4int was killed.
An imperial edict has been Issued,
oinii)g Yongampho to foreign trade.
Nothing; From Port Arthor.
St." Petersburg. March 21. As no
further dispatches, official or other
wise, have arrived here from Port Ar
thur up to this morning, the officials
have como to the conclusion that the
ltouihardliicnt by the Japanese fleet
n the night of March 21 and the morn
ing of March 22 failed to cause any
damage considered worthy to le re
lrted to the emperor. In eonsequmce
considerable e-itisfaction at the con
tinued, fruit Icssuess of the Japanese
assaults on Port Arthur prevails in
high circles.
Hrre Is a Now Plee of Mown.
Eondon. March 24. A Tokio dis-
patrh tell of another attack on Port
Arthur sald to have taken place last
Friday. The dispatch fc a fpeclal from
Mojl, opposite Shlmor.oscki, Japan, and
nays the Jatmnese fleet mad another
attack on Port Arthur Friday, March
IS. Imlardcd the city and its de
fenses and fought a furious engage
ment with the Russian fleet outside
the harbor.destroylng one Russian bat
tleship. Seven Japanese casualties are
re"rted. There is no information con
cerning the Japanese fleet's condition.
The nary department has not been
tidvlsed of thiM engagement.
Nw from Vladivostok.
Vladivostok. March 24. While
the situation here remains quiet it 19
not expected that Vladivostok will con
tinue to be much longer free from the
vigorous oiKTatlons of the Japanese.
In anticipation of the appearance of
the enemy and of a iossible siege, a
ladies" circle has leen formed which
sits six hours daily at the ministry
of marine preparing Utnduge of linen
for side soldiers and sailors.
Harder to Kind Than Cervera.
St. Petersburg. March 24. Accord
ing to private advices from Vladivos
tok, the Russian squadron Is still
there.
RdhUhi Persist la Evasion.
Shanghai, March 24. The Russians
continue to evade the carrying out of
the agreement to dismantle the gun
boat Mandjur. A Japanese cruiser re.
mains at Woo-Sung. ten miles from
Shanghai, at the mouth of the Woo
Sung river. .
ANOTHER WORLD'S FAIR STRIKE I
President Fraacls GlTes the Strikers Some
Talk -with the Hark On" Strike
May Collapse.
St. Louis. March 24. About 200
.winters are on strike at the World'
fair groumls to enforce higher wages.
President Francis drove up before the
Manufacturers building, where about
sixty strikers had congregated, and
from his buggy said:
'If you men insist upon repudiating
your agreement to return to work,
and hare no ense of honor or duty,
we will simply not paint the exterior
of the World's fair buildings." Six
teen painters immediately began paint
teig the Manufacturers bu-ilding aul
it is believed the others will return to
M ork soon. . .
RAILWAY HELD TO
BLAME FOR WRECK
Foroner Ffxea Responsibility
Iowa Accident Fatal
to Four.
for
Dubuque, la., March 24. The cor
oner's Jury inquiring into the cause of
the deaths of Thomas, Rbyno, Orls-
wold and Cavanauh. who were kiUed
in a collision of two stock trains at
Dyersvllle, Feb. 25, rendered a verdict
holding the Chicago Great Western
raiiroau ana conductor MaHoney re
sponsible, and charging both with
gross negligence.
The wreck -was caused by the sec
ond section of a stock train crashing
into the first section, standing at Dy
ersville. -The evidence showed that
there were no signals placed, and that
the speed of the second section was
such as to make a collision inevita
ble. PNEUMONIA THREATENS
GOV. CTJMMINS, OF IOWA
Des Moines.' la.', March 24. Govern
or A. B. Cummins is seriously ill with
an attack of the grippe, and is threat
ened with pneunion'a. The governor
has been III for about two we?k3, but
has persisted in attending to his duties
at the state nouao.
Straonbangb Acquitted. "
Durand. Mich., March 21. In the
case of the people vs. Jay C. Straus
baugh, charged with petty larceny, it
required only fifteen minutes for the
jury to render a veTdiet of no cause of
ar.tion. Strausburgh was charged with
stealing a shotgun from C. W. Mlnto.
He formerly lived here, was very pop
ular, and a member of several frater
nal societies.
PRESIDENT GOMPERS GIVES
LABOR'S
President of the F. of L. Speaks
forthe Proposed Anti
Injunction Law.
CONTRADICTS TWO STATEMENTS
Job Attacks Union and Union Lead
ers, Speaking Against, the
Eight-Hour Bill.
Washington, March 24.--The house
Judiciary committee continued hear
ing on the ajitl-lnj unction bill. State
Senator Matson, of Indiana, H)oke in
opisitioii to it. He was unsparing
n his criticism of labor union and
said their iolley was to intimidate,
coerce and lrow-beat. They were seek
ing by the proiosed bill, he said, to
overthrow a settled condition, to tear
down established inrtltutions and to
attack the respect of the courts at the
inot rital point.
Gompers Defend the Measure.
Samuel M. Gompers, president of the
F. of I. challenged many of the state
ments of opponents of the measure.
Taking up the statement of Daniel
Davenport, In which the charge was
made that the labor leaders as a rule
were ewiallsts. Gompers said he had
refuted this statement at the time it
was made by Davenport before the
labor committee of the bouse, jxrevloi's
ly to its having Iteen made to the ju
diciary committee. For this reason
he declared that Davenport had stated
what he himself knew to be false.
Gompers declared that the use of the
Injunction against labor was cf com
paratively recent origin and entirely
unjustified.
Contradicts m Witness Statement.
James M. Beck, who had opposed
the bill, he said, in his hearing liefore
the committee had quoted him (Goin-
persi as saying: "I believe if I was
exercising my right as a citizen or
this country and was enjoined by the
court's injunction. I would not obey
that injunction." Commenting on this
Gompers declared: "I resent that
statement most emphatically."
Does Not Represent a Majority.
Speaking of the extent to which la
bor is organized Gompers said: "I
agree that we do not represent a ma
jority of the workingmen of the coun
try, but I venture to say that we rep
resent the most intelligent, the most
skillful nnrt the most manlv of the
workmen of the country, and this.
too, without any reflection upon the
non-union men." Gompers concluded
with the belief that the bill would be
passed at this session.
This scfvion ended the hearings of
the committee.
JOB ON THE EIGHT-BOrR I. ATT
Attacks the Union Leaders from Samnel
Gompers Down.
Washington. March 24. In a dis
cussion of the confusion which oppo
nents of the eight-hour bill declared
would follow the enactment of that
measure into a law Frederick W. Job.
secretary of the Kinployers associa
tion, of Chicago, takl to the oenate
coram Ittee on education and labor that
he did not believe the labor. leaders
CODY TELLS STORY
Deposition Taken to be Used in
His Coming Action for
Divorce.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT ON LIFE
Going to Europe for Bummer
and
Will Not be Present at
HeariDjr.
Denver, March 24. Colonel William
F. Cody ("Ruffaio Bill" has made a
deposition before a notary in this city
In the action for divorce which be has
begun at Big Horn county, Wyo. Col
onel Cody will sail for Europe shortly
and will be absent from the country
when his suit is tried. In the proceed
ings Colonel Cody was interrogated
by his own attorney and was subject
ed to cross-examination by counsel for
Mrs. Codv
Frequently Threatened.
"Mrs. Cody tried to poison me three
years ago," the colonel testified. "She
had frequently threatened to do it. We
were visiting in Rochester, N. Y., dur
ing the holidays of 1900, and the day
after Christmas I was ill. I supposed
the turkey and plum pudding did not
agree with me. She said she would fix
me up. She pretended to give me medi
cine. It was poison. It almost finished
me, for I was unconscious for some
time. I think it must have been an
overdose, for it made me vomit, and I
suppose this saved my life."
Dry Goodi.
Biffins He labeled that box "Dry
Goods." Miffins What was in it? Bif
fins A bound volume of the Congres
sional Record.- Baltimore News.
SIDE OF QUESTION
of' f he" country represented the rial
views of the rank ami file of work
Incmen, organized or unorganized. lie
made an attack on the leaders, assert
ing that from Gompers down these
headers permuted in misrepresenting
conditions.
Job called attention to labor trou
bles in which non-union men had been
iK'ateu or shot, and said the official
organs of lalor never had contained a
word of denunciation of these crimes.
As an illustration of his assertion that
the leaders did not represent the men.
Job said he had teon told In confi
dence by laboring men in Chicago that
the surest way to defeat a candidate
for political office wa to have him
indorsed by the labor leaders, ns the
rank and file under the Australian bal
lot system would vote against the can
didate. COLORED OIRL BRUTALLY
MURDERED AT CINCINNATI
Cincinnati. March 21. The body of
an unknown young colored woman
was found near Westwood with every
Indication of most atrocious outrage
and murder. The struggle was on a
highway, and the girl evidently fought
desperately. Her skull was crushed
with a club, one eye was torn out of
the socket, most of her hair pulled out
and her body badly mutilated.
CTJLLOM APPOINTS CADET
FOR ANNAPOLIS SCHOOL
Springfield. 111.'. March 24. Alfred
Lauphler, a son of John C. Imphier,
of this city, has been appointed by
Senator Cullom as a cadet in the Unit
ed States naval academy at Annapo
lis. He is a grandson of the late Chas.
Lnnphier. who was the owner of the
Illinois State Register from 1S4G to
1SG3.
PACKAGE CONTAINING
$5,000 LOST FROM MAILS
Kansas city. March 24. A register
ed package containing $.".ou0, mailed
by the Traders' National bank, in this
city, on Feb. 18 to one of its corre
spondents at Grand Bend, Karv, is
missing, and postofBce Inspectors are
endeavoring to locate It.
Telegraphed HU Wile and Died.
Cincinnati. March 24. Chas. Wat
terson. of Denver, Colo., was killed
by a Pennsylvania freight train near
Reading. O. A short time prior to the
accident Watterson sent a telegram to
Mr. Charles Watterson. at 1730 South
Clarkson street, Denver. Colo. ' This
message read: "What is the matter?
Answer by wire." After giving tho
message to the telegraph operatorWat
terson evidently tried to board tho
freight train and fell between the cars.
Counterfeit Money at Iron wood.
Ironwood.Mich.. March 24. There Is
seemingly a lot of counterfeit money
in circulation in this city. Business
men and banks are much concerned
over the matter. About a dozen coun
terfeit $10 silver certificates have been
presented at the banks and two bogus
$10 gold pieces have been discovered.
It is said that there is a gang engaged
in passing the bad money.
lie who has no vision of eternity will
never get a true hold of time. Carlyle.
AT ONE P. RL
APRILJOTH
Roosevelt Will Press the
Button Opening St.
Louis Fair.
STARTS MACHINERY
Details of the Ceremo
nies Are Being
Worked Out.
Washington, March 24. Although
President Roosevelt cannot attend the
opening exercises at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, he nevertheless
wijl participate in them.
He has consented to press the but
ton at the White .House which will
start the machinery of the exposition.
Hoar U Fixed.
The ceremony will take place at 1
o'clock April 30. Details of the cere
mony are nowbeing worked out by
the exposition officials.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD,
THE AUTHOR, DEAD
Rose to Fame as Member of Staff of
the London Tele
graph. London, March 24. Sir Edward Ar
nold, the author, died here today. He
was born in 18:52. In 1S61 he joined
the staff of the London Daily Tele
graph, with which he has been con
nect ed ever since. He was a noted
Sanskrit scholar and poet.
CAN COMPANY IS
FORCED TO YIELD
Will Reinstate KtrHter and Arbi
trate Question at
Issue.
Chicago, March 24. The American
Can company, whose three plants have
been crippled six weeks bv a strike of
1.000 can makers, has apparently set
led the trouble on the basis of an ar
mratioii or tne waire scale and re-
nstatenient of t he strikers.
LENT DRAWING TO CLOSE:
EASTER WEEK FROM SUNDAY
1 ne season ot l-ent is drawing1 to a
close, and the spring festivities will
soon 1 . commenced. Next Sunday
will be Palm Sunday, and the follow-
ng, Easter, the first day of the post
-enten season.
Palm Sunday is t-o commemorate
the triumphant entrv of Christ into
Jerusalem, preceding" the betrayal bv
the Jews, when the latter preceded
m into the holy city, spreading
palm branches ttefore him, and ing-
n r his praises, in the local churches
the day will lie the: occasion of special
services of an rppropriate nature. In
the Catholic churches tlie beautiful
eremony of the blessing and distribu
tion of palms is carried out.
Palm branches are blessed by the
priests and carried through the
hurches at the iftorning celebration
if the mass, small "tranches being dist
ributed among the members of the
ongregations. On that day the "long
gospel" is recited by the priest, the
gospel of the p;ision and death of the
avior.
Holy week follows Palm Sunday.
The days of spiritual ceremony are
known as "Spy" Wednesday, Holy
Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Sat or-
uiiu r.asier minoay. unere xne
weelr is observed in the Catholic
hurches services of an elaborate
attire are carried out, with solemn
igh masses, exposition of the blessed
acrament and benediction.
BARNEY ROSE ARRAIGNED
alleged Abductor of Carrie Ilmmiitoa Saya
He I KotCulKy of the
Crime.
Saginaw. Mich., March 24. Barney
Rose has been arraigned on the charge
of enticing Carrie Hamilton away
from home for immoral purpose. aill
pleaded not guilty. The examination
s set for next Saturday. Rose denies
ill knowledge of the girl and says she
did not go away with him. Her mother
thinks she is in Evans ton. III.
A dispatch from Chicago says: " 'Bar
ney Rose had an accomplice to whom
he turned over the abducted Carrie
Hamilton, says Clerk William O'Neal,
of the rooming bouse. 274 West Mad
ison street, where Rose stayed upon
the nishtof his arrival in Chicaso. Fol
lowing Information received from the
police in Eva list on who are working
upon the case,, an arrest may occur
oon.
DELEGATES RIOT
Republicans of Marion County
Divided in Convention
Fight.
COMMITTEE TRIED TO CONTROL
Chairs for Weapons Sheriff Draws
Revolver to Restore
Order.
Salem. 111., March 24. A riot
marked the gathering of the Republic
ans of Marion county In convention
here, during which delegats charged
upon each other with uplifted chairs.
and it was not until Deputy Sheriff
Simcox drew a revolver and command
ed order that peace.was..restoredk .
Committee Sought Control.
Juilge Patterson, chairman o;' tne
central committee, had announced the
temiMirary officers as selected by the
central committee, when the disorder
arose. More than 100 delegates spraag
to their feet and began a general tight
with chairs. The furniture In the court
room wes wrecked, and when it seemed
imminent that there would be blood
shed Deputy Sheriff Simcox drew
his revolver and restored order.
. &. , . .
Yesterday In Congress.
Washington," March 24. The senate
again spent the greater part of the day
considering the Indian appropriation
bill. An executive session was held.
When tho house . adjourned some
progress had been made in the read
ing of the nostofnee annronriation bill
for amendment, but only 6ix page
ware disposed of.
PROPOSE TO WORK TOGETHER
FOR REFORM
A MILLION DOLLARS IN
WAGE CLAIM CONSIDERED
New York. March 21. A meeting ot
the anthracite board of conciliation,
appointed under the recommendations
of the anthracite strike commission, is
in session here. One of the questions
at Issuo on which the board is to pass
at this meeting Is paid) to involve ?l,
000,000 in wage claims of the min
ers, who allege they should be paid on
the gross instead of the net earnings
VANDALS DEFACE $10,000
CARNEGIE LIBRARY FRONT
Tipton. Ind.. March 24. Tho new
$10,0X Carnegie library, recently dedi
cated at this place, has been the sub
ject of most outrageous vandalism
during the past few days The stone
facades and columns which adorn the
building have been hacked and broken
In a mauner which entirely ruins
them. The city is making great efforts
to apprehend the miscreants.
KEOKUK CANAL ORDERED
OPEN TO BOATS APRIL 1
Keokuk, la., March 24. Orders have
been issued to oieii the United States
Des Aloines Uapids canal for naviga
tion on April 1. Several small steam
ers and the big packets ljulncy and
Sidney arc being repainted in the can
al, and will start out as soon as the
canal is opened. Rteamooat men are
anticipating a heavy traffic this year
because of the fair at t Louis.
WASHINGTON POLICE
BOARD FINES GR0FF
Washington. March 24. The police
trial board has decidi-d to recommend
that a tine of $10 a month, pending
an appeal of the case In the courts, be
imposed on Policeman Samuel A.Crofr,
wuo was recently convicted and sen
tenced for conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with the pos
tal frauds.
Strike of Machinists Threatened.
Indianapolis, March 21 Dissatisfac
tion with the terms of their employ
ment threatens to involve the machin
ists employed at the Atlas Engine
works in a strike that will effectually
tie up the plant. The difficulty arises
over the "premium system" that Is in
vogue. By this system, which the men
say Is In effect a brile, certain men ac
complish more work than others. Arbi
tration will be tried by tho men.
Strike at Chicago Tonne!,
Washington. March 24. Reiresent-
ative Mann, by direction of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, has filed a favorable report
on a bill declaring tne Chicago river
tunnels a public nuisance and author
izing the secretary of war to notify
the owner or managers thereof to
modify or remove them so that naviga
tion of the liver may not be obstruct
ed.
Favors m Orainage Law.
Des Mo'pe?. If , Murcb 24. Te
house committee on constitutional
amendments has recommended the
submission of a constitutional
amendment to the voters to make a
drainage law possible. The action of
the committee is equivalent to the pas
sage of the measure by both houses.
PROTESTS AGAINST
WEDDING CEREMONY
Kpisoopal Clergyman Objects to Sur
plice Used Id Mock
Affair.
Elgin" I'll., March 24. Seldom docs
an Episcopal clergyman protest to si
Universalist minister, but ltev. X. W
Ileermans. rector of St. Teter's church
Sycamore, has taken the initiative and
through the press is protesting against
the use of the robe of an Episcopal
clergyman at a mock wedding which
will be held in the Universalist church.
of Sycamore,' at an entertainment to
be given the last of April.
The wedding party will consist of
children and all the details of a bona
fide marriage will be observed. Lit
tie Iorothy Stark will be the bride
and John Sahlin the groom. The child
groom will appear In evening dress
and the bride will wear a wedding
gown. If Rev. Ileermans does not ap
pear on the scene and stop the cere
mony Edward Claycomb, 9 years old.
wearing the robe of an Episcopal cler
gyman, will pronounce the couple bus
band and wife.
WIND WRECKS BUILDINGS
AT H0PKINSVILLE, KY
nopkinsville. Ky.. March 21. Re
ports received here show that damage
amounting to thousands of dollars was
done in Christian county by a wind.
Many buildings were unroofed and be
tween forty and fifty tobacco barns
were blown down. In North Christian
a torrent of rain did great damage. A
negro at Elmo and a negress near
Herndon were fatally hurt by collap
sing: of tobacco barns.
AND DIVORCE LAWS
Gathering of Divines at New York
Resolves Against Remarry
ing Divorced Persons.
DOZEN CHURCHES REPRESENTED
Appeal to the Public To De Prepared
Jte.uitlinti the Sanctity of
f Marriage.
New York, March 21. Twelve
denoni I nations were represented here
in the third session of the inter-cnuroh
conference, which 'or over a year bus
been considering a tans to stay tha
evils due to the et'stiug divorce laws.
Among those present were Rev. Will
lam II. Roberts, of Philadelphia; Pish
op Coadjutor W. N. McVIckar, of
Rhode Island; Kev. John Fulton, of
Philadelphia: Kev. J. H. Eccletston, of
Baltimore: Kev. J. W. Mcllvalu. of
Baltimore; Kev. W. J. McCuughnn, of
Chicago; Bishop Edward C. Andrews,
of the Methodist Episcopal church;
Kev. Bishop A. W. Wilson, of the
M. E. church south; Eishcp Coadjutor
David II. Greer, of New York.
Renoliitlou That Was Adopted.
The following resolution was passed
"Resolved, That In recognition of the
comity which should exist between
ChrKlan churches It is desired, and
would tend to increase the spirit of
Christian unity, to advise, and if ec
clesiastical authority will allow, to en
join Its ministers to refuse to unite
lu marriage any person or persons
whose marriage such ministers have
good reason to believe Is forbidden by
the laws of the church in which either
party seeking to be married holds mem
bership."
Question That Was Not Decided.
The eommitteeon legislation. charged
with the framing of a national divorce
law. reported that as yet it is unable
to determine the best method of secur
ing legislative harmony, or whethtT
it Is lei-i: to secure the iissage of an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States or endeavor to secure
unity of action by the state legislatures
and the rcort was recommitted. The
executive committee was authorized
to prej are and Issue a declaration and
appeal to the public as to the sanctity
of marriage and the grave dangers In
the frequency of divorces.
Comment of Bishop Green.
"Every effort will be made to forever
polve the divorce evil so far as the
Pratestant churches are concerned,"
declard Right Rev. David II. Greer,
bishop coadjutor of tho Episcopal arch
diocese of New York. "Personally, I
do not believe in divorceor remarriage,
but in separation only. uut
it Is the purpose of the representa
tives f the Episcopal. Methodist, Pres
byterian, Reformed, Evangelical Luth
eran, Baptist, Congregational, Unlver
ilist. Unitarian and Reformed Pres
byterian churches to decide upon some
final method Involving a comity of rela
tion and uniform practice to treat the
great evil of divorce in this country,
so that persons who were married un
der the rites of one eh art n cannot,
after j-ccuTing divorces, remarry un
der the rites of some other Protestant
TOGO TELL
HIS VE
Little to Report
Bombardment the
22nd.
of
MUCH LIKE PRACTICE
Several Hours of Shoot
ing and Nobody
Was Hurt.
Tkio, March 24. Vice Admiral "
Togo's report of the fifth attack on
Port Arthur made March 22 reached
Tokio tonight. It is as follows:
"The entire fleet acted according to
the plan arranged. Two flotillas ot
destroyers were outside Port Arthur,
from the night of the 21st until the
morning of the 22nd. Although dur
ing this lime our destroyers were till
er the fire of the enemy they sus
tained no damage.
"The main fleet arrived off Port Ar
thur at 8 o'clock the morning of the
.'2nd. I dispatched part of the fleet in
the direction of Pigeon bay and order-
1 the battleships Fuji and Ynshima
o make an indirect bombardment
igainst the inner side of the port.
Fleet Showed Itself.
'During the bombardment the en
emy s slims gradually came out of the
rbor. and at the time when the
bombardment stopped, which, was
about 2 o'clock, the number of Rus
sian ships Mas five battleships, four
cruisers and several destroyers.' "
'We believe the enemy was trying'
iy making tne movement of their
fleet to draw us near the forts. Tl
ii"inys ships shelled us indirect ly and
nany of their shots fell near the bat
leship' Fuji, but our ships sustained
no damage. About 3 our vessels with-
Irew from the port."
From the Japanese Front.
Eondon, March 24. A series of mes
sages, dated between March 10 aud
March 17, pent by a correspondent of
The Daily Mall at Chlnampho, Korea,
describes the perfect organization ami
arrangements of the Japanese in
Komi. Elaborate preparations 'have
bHn made for lauding troops and ad
vancing Hiem through the country,
and iMjntoon bridges and stables are
built wherever they are found to be
necessary. The greatest difficulty fac
ing the Japanese Is the commissariat
nts owing to the ioor food supplies of
Korea it is only posibIe at present
to maintain 10,00 men.
The Japanese hold two enormously
strong position sat Ping Yang and
on the Miokak-San I'ange, between
Hwang-Ju and Seoul. The latter, tho
correspondent says. Is probably im
pregnable and secures Seoul from land
attacks from the north wt. In th
event of defeat it Is Intended to hold
the pau-ses at Kazan, thus proti-cthiff
the Ping Yang valley. The Japanese
troops are suffering from dysentery
nod pneumonia, and many of the cav
alry horses, which the correspondent
says an poor, have died, but the army
is full of spirit.
There probably are 20,000 Japanese
at Ping Yang, which the correspondent
ixdnts out might easily have been
taken when the Russian scouts first
arrived, there being then offly 20 Jap
anese soldiers. The Russians intend
ed to make Anju their base, but ow
ing to the delay In the arrival of re
inforcements they were afraid they
would 1k cut off, and so retired- Mean
while the Japanese advanced to Pins
Yang by forced marches, the troop!
being almost without equipment.
KANSAS CITY DE7 GOODS
FIRM LOSES IN A BIO FIEE
Kansas City, March 24. Fire in
Jones I'.ros'. mammoth dry goods
store today caused a loss estimated at
ll.'JO.tiOO, fully insured. The fire was
started by lightning.
KAISER GIVEN HEARTY
WELCOME BY NEAPOLITANS
Naples, March 24. I'niperor Wil
liam arrived here today and was given
a hearty welcome.
Some Mure Poor b wot lag.
Mound City. Kan., March 24. Foin-
masked men broke into the bank at
I'ulton, near here, and were In the act,
of dynamiting the vault when several
armed citizens appeared. Shots were
exchanged, but without effect, and the
robbers escaped. They secured no
booty.
lastrocted to Vole for Roosevelt.
Kansas City, March Missouri
Republicans, In state convention here.
named delegates-at-large to the na
tional convention at Chicago, and in
structed them to vote for Theodora
Roosevelt for president and Cyru
Wa (bridge, of St Louis, fcr vice pres
ident .