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OMAIIA, FRIDAY MORNING MAY 13, 1904 TEN FAOES.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
SIXOLE COTY THREE CENTS.
DATE FORUND RUSH
Eoiebnd Land ia Grego'T Count to Be
Opened for Settlement July L
COMMISSIONER RICHARD PERFECTS PLANS
Coamberliin, Fairfax and Probably Yank
ton the PUoes t- " 'stiatioa.
PROCLAMATION ISSL t., FEW DAYS
Cornelini N. Bliss Fa -.Chairman of
Hatioaal Ot1.
.
BLYTHE URGED FOR Wt r? " MANAGER
V"
kenator Dolilver to 9 -f Open
the Republican Cinpiln la
Rhode Island This
Eveulne;.
(From a' Etaft Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) W. A. IUcharda, commissioner of
the general land office, had a conference
with the secretary of the Interior this
afternoon as to the details which shall
govern the opening of the Rosebud reserva
tion In South Dakota. The land In Gregory
county wlil be thrown open to sale July 1
and points of registration will be at Cham
berlain, Fairfax and probably Yankton.
Commissioner Richards outlined his ideas
as to the. best methods of procedure to
Secretary Hitchcock In this case and Secre
tary Hitchcock will take the matter up
with President Roosevelt at the cabinet
meeting tomorrow morning.
It is thought the proclamation wlil be Is
sued by President Roosevelt this week or
early next week officially notifying Intend
ing settlers as to the terms and conditions.
Bids for Dead wood RalldlnsT.
Bids were opened today at the supervis
ing architect's office of the Treasury de
partment for the construction, except heat
ing apparatus, of the United States post
office and courthouse at Deadwood, 8. D.
There were seven bidders, the lowest being
William 11. Maxwell of Marquette, Mich.,
whose bid was lffl,SS9. and he agrees to
complete the work on or before May 15,
19UH. The total amount appropriated for
the site and building at Deadwood up to
date has been 1206.000. Out of this $29,950
has been expended for a site, which leaves
$170,050 for completion of the building.
Permits for Sheep Men.
Secretary Hitchcock today approved the
applications of sheep men to graze 26,000
heud of sheep within the Big Horn, Wyo.,
forest reserve during the coming season.
1 Favors Bliss for Chairman.
The leaders of the. republican party are
till undecided as to the chairman of the
national republican committee. From those
who have had talks with the president the
impression is gathered that he would like
to have Cornelius N. Bliss of New York
made chairman of the committee and J. W.
Ely the pjf Burlington, .Ja., vice chairman.
1 ii(h"4ias -theler.i-rt)lnml:t wilt
look upon these two names with favor de
pends largely upon the politics of the sit
uation at the time of the convention. Mr.
Bliss, the former secretary of the interior,
has not yet consented to accept the posi
tion of national chairman If tendered him.
Mr. Blythe's position is well known. It
Is assumed here that if he should be called
upon to take the vice chairmanship in
charge of the Chicago headquarters that
ha would sacrifice his interests to help the
party to victory. The Iowa friends of Mr.
Blythe are urging upon the president the
importance of putting a western man In
charge of the western division at this time
and Mr. Blythe's name Is being seriously
considered.
Dolilver starts Campaign.
Senator Dolilver of Iowa begins the ac
tive presidential campaign at Providence
tomorrow night, where he addresses a mass
meeting of young republicans of Rhode
Island. Senator Dolilver left for there to
night. Immediately after his address In
Providence he will go to Iowa to be present
at the state convention In Des Moines, his
family leaving on Saturday for their home
In Fort Hodge.
Secretary Shaw left Washington today
for Iowa to attend the state convention,
which convenes May 18.
HEARST CONTINGENT BOLTS
Democrats of the District of Colombia
Rave Stormy Session at the
Convention.
WASHINGTON, May ll-The democratic
convention of the District of Columbia to
day elected the following delegates to the
national convention at St. Iouls: James U
Norrls, Edwin B. Hay. F. Fred Kelley, W.
Craneh Mclntyre, John F. Monahan nnd
John Q. Campbell. The dnlegutea go to St.
Louis unlnstructed. A plHnk to this effect
was included In the platform, as also were
demands for economy in public expendi
tures and for home rule for the District of
Columbia. Every mention of Senator Gor-
s man nama was n n v phun. h., .,1
rgntes.
Almost at the beginning of the conven
tion there was a spilt following the deter
mined but unsuccessful effort on the part
of the followers of the Hon. William R,
Hearst to force a certain rule of the elec
tion commission, which tha chairman had
altered after the recent primaries had been
held. The entire Hearst contingent, led
by Harry W. Sherman, president of the
Central Labor union, thereupon boltod, and
a rump convention was held and six dele
gates and alternates to the St. Louis con
vention were elected and Instructed for
Hearst.
A platform was adopted declaring for
anti-trust legislation and condemning the
republican party and the present adminis
tration. The delegates selected were W. P.
Carr. B. J. Sohultles, H. W. Sherman. Ward
Savage, Con Kenealy and T. F. Ryan.
The full membership of the convention is
alxty-alc. of which number forty-five re
mained, with the regular body.
FAST TRAIN IS WRECKED
t'aloa rarlle Flyer, East Bound,
Meets with rtoaa Accident
West of Green River.
CHEYENNE. Wyo May lt-Traln No. I
on the I'nlon Pacific, known as the Over
land Limited, eaatbeund, wss wrecked to
'day near Carter station, west of Green
Klver. Four coaches and the mall oars were
thrown oft tha track. Three passengers,
whose namen are unknown, and Mall
Clerk Nealoy of Cheyenne, were Injured,
but none seriously. Tha cause of tha
wreck haa hot been dstersalaed.
CHINA HAS SECOND THOUGHT
Derides to Release American Vessel
Which Was Stopped from
Sailing.
WASHINGTON, May ll-everal days
ago the Chinese government, through Mr,
Conger, gave notice that It could not per
mit a ship belonging to the American
Trading company to sail from Shanghai for
Its branch In Yokohama carrying tlnplate
and tea lead on the ground that this would
be a violation of neutrality, as the articles
are contraband. The State department In
structed Mr. Conger to enter a vigorous
protest, pointing out that neither tlnplate
nor tea lead appeared In the list of articles
described as contraband by the proclama
Hons of Russia and Japan. The minister
cabled the State department today that the
protest has been effective and the ship will
be allowed to sail.
In the Tyner-Barrett trial today Assist
ant District Attorney Taggart read to the
Jury three letters written by General Tyner
recommending Mr. Barrett to President
Hayes of the Southern Paclflo railroad,
President Stevens of the Chesapeake A
Ohio and Vice President and General Man
eger Greene of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
way. General Tyner and Mr. Barrett would
be of value as a lobbyist and counselor for
the companies In practice before commit
tees In congress and the department. The
first two letters were written prior to Mr.
Barrett's retirement and the last in Jan
uary, 1901. In these letters General Tyner
referred to Mr. Barrett as an able lawyer,
who had been tutored by himself and also
as Mrs. Tyner's favorite nephew.
Secretary Shaw, who has gone to Des
Moines, la., where he will attend the state
republican convention, expects to return to
Washington about the 20th Inst.
Secretary Hay left today for St. Louis,
where he Is to represent the president of
the United States and deliver the address
of welcome of congress on the 13th Inst.
GREAT BRITAIN TAKING A HAND
Investigating; Death of Man Killed In
Colorado Troubles.
WASHINGTON, May 12. The British gov
ernment has become Involved In the labor
troubles in Colorado. That government
makes It a point to look after the humblest
British subject, so when it happened that
In the troubles at Tellurlde Launcelot Col
Una,- aBrlUslvaubJect- and a nonunion
miner, waa killed by strikers, as waa al
leged, the British consul at Denver started
an Investigation and reported tha case to
the British embassy here.
Sir Mortimer Durand, finding that one of
the allegations was that the man was
killed for lack of proper protection by the
authorities, called the attention of the
Stale department to the matter. The de
partment In turn forwarded the ambassa
dor's note to the governor of Colorado
and the latter has now explained that
owing to the existence of martial law In
Tellurlde county it is not possible to make
the legal Investigation required to develop
a satisfactory answer to the British note.
It Is expected that further proceedings will
be taken when the labor troubles In Col
orado are at an end, and If It should appear
that the British complaint Is well founded
an application will be made to congress
by the State department for a suitable In
demnity for tha killing-;of Collins.
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WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Changes In Salaries of Iowa Post-
i
masters Announced.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) The First National bank of Egan,
B. D., has been authorized to begin busi
ness with 26,000 capital. W. H. Pratt Is
president; T. E. Spauldlng. vice president;
A. B. Larson, cashier of the new bank.
Oliver F. Robblm has bean appointed
regular, and Chauncey R. Robhlns, substi
tute, rural carriers at New Market, la.
Under the annual readjustment, these
changes in salaries of Iowa postmasters
were announced today. Increase Daven
port, $3,300 ti 13,400; Cowrie. Guttenberg,
Myrtle. $1,100 to $1,100; Harlan, Knoxvllle.
Mt. Vernon, $1,800 to $1.1)00; Iowa City. Mar
ehalltown, $2,900 to $3,000: Lanslns. Malvern.
$1,400 to $1,600; Lorlmer. Maxwell, New Lon
don. $1,300 to $1,400; Manchester, $3,100 to
$2; Mediapolls. $1.100 to $1,800; Milton,
Preston. $1,000 to $1,100: Mimatln it inn
$2,800; Pella. $1,700 to $1,800. Decrease Hub-
oara. 11.100 to i,noo; Humeston. $1,800 to
$1,200; Lisbon, $1,600 to $1,800; Logan, $1,700
to $1,600: Manilla. $1,400 to $1,300: Maniink.
$2,100 to $2,000; Nevada, New Hampton, $1,R00
to $1,700; ocheyedan. $1,000- to fourth rl-
Oelweln, $2,200 to $2,100; Onawa, $2,000 to
WOODRl'FF AND 111,1, ARK KILLED
Wade Reports Loss of Member of
Seventeenth Infantry.
WASHINGTON. May IX The War de
partment has received from General Wade.
commanding the United States troops In the
Philippine, the following cable report of
the ambushing of a detachment of Company
tr. Seventeenth Infantry, In Mindanao,
dated Miuiila, today: "
While on a reconnalsance to locate Datto
All, who had been sending in threatening
messages and trying to stir up trouble, a
detachment of Company F, Seventeenth in
fantry, consisting of thirty-nine enlisted
.Ten. was attacked by Moros near I.aku
I'tguasnn. Mindanao, on the 8th Instant.
Fust Lieutenant Harry A. Woodruff. Sec
ond Lieut. 'riant Joseph H. Hall and fifteen
enlisted men were killed and Ave enlisted
men wounded.
General Wood has ordered troops to pro
ceed and recover the bodies and arms of
our killed and to punish the offenders. No
further details have been received.
INCENDIARIESjT CHARITON
Iowa Town Experiences Bad Blase
and Two Men Are I'nder
Arrest.
CHARITON. Is.. May 11-Flre of Incen
diary origin damased all hnlMtnra twn
sides of the public square today, tha total
iosw Deing anout rs.000. Two men, who
were caught stealing goods from one of
the burned stores, are held on suspicion
of having started the fire.
The fire broke out in an empty store
building near the city hall, it spread In
both directions rapidly, but was extin
guished at $:30. The property burned Is
George Wlltiey's grocery. Clint Nobles
billiard hall and restaurant, A. A. Eck
felt's furniture and two living rooms, J. B.
Lenhart's blacksmith shop, city hall, Ku
bltacheck's building, brick, south slds of
square; Oppenhelmer's clothing store; Dr.
H. B. Sutton, dentist.
W. D. HAYWOOD IS ACQUITTED
Colorado Coart Holds Ha Committed
Ko Offense In Sending; Ont
Strike rircnlars.
DENVER. May IS J unties Uynd to
day discharged William D. Haywood,
secretary of the Weatrrn Federation of
Miners, charged with desecration of the
flag. The charge was baaed on the Issu
ance of a circular bearing a picture of the
ftag and beaded, "la Colorado In Am ei loaf'
THIBETANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
Satire. Assume Ag-gnsiiTe lotion Against
Britiah Expedition to Lhassa.
BOMBARD THE CAMP WITH SOLID SHOT
Colonel Younghusband's Party Is
Practically Besieged, Although
CommanJcatlons with India
Are Still Kept Open.
GYANQ TSE. Thibet, May 10. (Delayed
in Transmission.) The Thibetans have
taken the offensive against the British mis
sion camp here. From a fort about six
furlongs away they are steadily bombard
ing the camp with half a doezn guns, car
rying solid cannon balls of a pound weight.
Another large gathering of Thibetans Is
reported from the Rong valley, and al
though the British communications In tha
rear are still open, the mission is practically
besieged.
NEW YORK. May 12. An Irregular rifle
Are on the British mission to Thibet was
kept up from Jong all through Sunday, ac
cording to a Times dispatch from Gyang
Tse. One mission follower was wounded In
the hip and died a few hours later. Finally
mounted Infantry went out and drove In
the Thibetan horsemen, inflicting a small
loss.
British Will Continue Advance.
LONDON. May U Indian Secretary
Brodrick Informed the House of Commons
today that the government had decided
that recent events in Thibet made it inev
itable that the British mission must ad
vance to Lhassa, the capital, unless the
Thibetans consent to negotiate at Gyang
Tse within a given date. The Chinese Am
ban had been notified to this effect. At
the same time, added Mr. Brodrick, the
government does not intend to depart from
its policy regarding Thibet, as previously
announced. All the necessary measures
will be taken to secure the linea of com
munication. CHAMBERLAIN ON FISCAL POLICY
Question Cannot Be Disposed of and
Will Be Faced.
BIRMINGHAM, May U.-Joseph Cham
berlain made his first speech since his re
turn to England at a meting In Liberal
Unionist association hare tonight and
received a magnificent reception. After
paying a tribute to the late Joseph Powell
Williams, member of Parliament for
South Birmingham, who died last Febru
ary, Mr. Chamberlain plunged into his
fiscal p alley. He said the question oould
not be disponed of by waving old rags
or by the clattering of wornout cans, but
that It would remain until It was no
longer a question but a fact.
The unionist party, he said, was pledged
to the policy of retaliation and already
the fiscal agitation was having its effect.
He had metvemlnent business men abroad
who had said that if his policy was car
ried out they would be obliged to remove
their business to Great Britain. Mr.
Chamberlain said there had been less
"dumping" recently, but he could not
rest satisfied until the fiscal policy be
cams effective. He aald ha wished ha
could have a referendum -tomorrow on
the question which ha believed would be
favored by a large majority of the peo
ple. A general election would not come soon.
but It would come in a reasonable time
and might go against the unionists. How
ever, perhaps, the cause would not suf
fer If conditions could be changed and a
new piece produced which would soon ba
hissed off the stage.
Mr. Chamberlain spoke for an hour and
a half, devoting his speech almost ex
clusively to hla proposed fiscal policy. He
repeated most of his former arguments
and appealed to the patriotism of the peo
ple for the preservation of tho empire.
MASSACRE AN ENTIRE COLONY
Borneo Rebels Wipe Ont Men, Women
and Children.
ViCTORIA, B. C. May 12.-Mlsslonarles,
passengers on the steamer Empress of
India, bring advices of an atrocious mas
sacre at a little colony on tha west coast
of British North Borneo at Kawang rail
way station, midway between Jesselton and
Paper, on March 81. A band of rebels
from the Interior are credited with killing
130 men, women and chldren, moat of them
Chinese coolies, but a few English, wound
ing many others and burning tha houses
and huts.
The rebels swept down upon tha colony
at 10 o'clock at night, The band divided
into two parts, one of 100 concealing them
selves in a reserve on tha top of a hill,
while the othera rushed upon the settle
ment. The wife and child of the station
master, and the English railway driver and
his wife were among those killed.
The rebels first attacked the Inmates of
the houses, the carnage finally becoming
general and tha men and women being
butchered indiscriminately. After burn
ing the village the rebels departed, leav
lng many of the victims cruelly wounded.
helpless amid the ruina of their homes.
The survivors, one native fireman, the sta
tion master whose wife and child were
killed, and a fw of the wounded coolies
eescaped to Jesselton, from where the news
was spread. .
AUTOMOBILIST BADLT INJTOED
Trials on Isle of Man Resnlt In Acci
dents to Contestants.
LONDON, May 18.-The eliminating teats
on the Isle of Man to decide which cars
will represent Great Britain In the race for
the James Gordon Bennett International
automobile cup race, ended today with a
serious accident
During the final speed trials a car driven
by C. Enrp, one of the prominent competi
tors, collided with a wall and was com
pletely smashed up. Earp and his brother
were shockingly injured, and some of the
spectatora sustained Injuries. Earp's
brother, who waa acting as machinist,
fractured his skull and Is believed to be
fatally injured.
Word from Delayed Sealers.
VICTORIA, B. C. May 12,-Captaln
O'Leary reports from Clayoquet west coast
of Vancouver Island, that ha saw the Vic
toria sealing schooner Triumph at sea on
April Z5. He did not speak to it, but Is
positive It was the Triumph. Deserters
from the sealing schooner Oscar and Hattle
arrived at Lady smith on tha ateamer
Santa Ana and say they saw the sealing
schooner Umbrln in Takutat, nine days
ago. Both schooners had been given up
for lost Tha Triumph is provisioned for
a year and is supposed to have sailed north
without reporting on tha west coast.
elects 1 Angeles Poatoulc Site.
WASHINGTON. May 1. -Secretary Shaw
haa accepted what Is known as the Flint
slta for the new po.lofrne building at Los
Angeles. This site was donated to the
government by cltlsens of Los Angeles. The
site is bounded by Temple, Main, New
High aad CommerelaJ street
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INSPECT THE CONCESSIONS
World's Fair Officers See that Work
of Installation Progresses
Favorably.
ST. LOUIS, May lX-World's Fair
Grounds. The officials of the World's fair
today made a tour of inspection of the ex
hibit palaces. The purpose of the Inspec
tion was to ascertain whether every ex
hibitor who had not completed the in
stallation of his display was doing all In
his power to rush the work. Any ex
hibitor who seemed to be dilatory was
quietly noted down and will be summoned
to appear before the board of directors and
explain the reason for the apparent delay.
The officials who made the tour of inspec
tion were President Francis, the vice presi
dents and the members of the executive
committee, the National commission and
the board of lady managers, the foreign
commissioners general, the officers of the
United States government building and the
executive commissioners of the states and
territories.
If any dilatory exhibitors were discovered
the fact was not made known. It was
stated several days ago that all exhibitors
who had failed to make satisfactory
progress In Installation by the time this
tour of Inspection took place would forfeit
their allotted space and their exhibits
would be taken down.
A pile of rubbish took Are In the Trans
portation building today and caused con
siderable excitement for a time, but waa
extinguished with amall damage. It is be
lieved the fire started from a cigar stub.
No smoking Is permitted on the exposition
grounds and the Jefferson Guards have
strict orders to enforce this rule.
Nine cases of exhibits arrived today to be
Installed in the building of tha woman's
auxiliary committee of the New Mexican
commission. Mrs. M. A, Otero, wife of tha
governor of New Mexico, la chairman of
tho committee of ladies, who without any
outside financial assistance collected an in
teresting display of relics and handiwork
to be Installed In the New Mexico building.
One of the exhibits In this building will be
the oldest bell In the United States. This
relic was cast in 1356 and brought to this
country by the Franceacan fathers in the
days of discovery.
A force of laborers la at work on the
stadium and, barring Inclement weather,
everything will be In perfect condition for
the opening of the Olympic games next Sat
urday afternoon.
The Wichita Indian women have com
pleted the exterior of the grass lodge, for
the construction of which lodges the tribe
is noted. It is the first grass lodge aver
shown at an exposition and is shaped much
like a mammoth beehive. The floor dianie
ter is twenty-five feet and the cpex, where
the smoke from the lodge fires escapes, is
over twenty feet from the ground.
The sunflower, the state flower of Kansas,
long considered an apt subject for the
painter's brush, was absolutely ignored In
the selection of paintings that adorn tha
gallery of the Kansas state building.
Mrs. Henrietta W. Mansfield, Idaho's
woman commissioner, baa arrived to Install
the furniture In the woman's section of the
Idaho state building. The furniture is here
and Mrs. Mansfield began the Installation
today.
CONVENTION IN BUFFALO
Half a Cent ry of Christian A ela
tion Work Discussed Majority
and Minority Reports.
BUFFALO, May 11 The general tople
In discussion after tha opening devotional
exercise at the second day's session of
the International Toung Men's Christian
association was a "Half Century of As
sociation, Federation and Supervision."
This was divided into two subjects: "The
International Committee" and "State and
Provincial Committees." Richard C.
Morse, general secretary of the interna
tional committee, took part In the
work of that body which waa followed
by a discussion in which the entire as
sembly Joined. E. P. Piatt, chairman of
the New York state committee, and Prof.
A. E, Haynes, chairman of the Minne
sota state committee, talked on the work
being dona by the different state com
mittees. At the afternoon session of the conven
tion Cyrus W. MeCormlck, chairman of
the committee of twenty-one, submitted
the majority and minority reports of the
committee. The majority report favors
a continuation of the present powers of
the international committee, while the
minority report grants the state commit
tee a greater measure of "home rule;"
8elden P. Spencer, a supreme court Jus
tice of St. Louis, urged the adoption of
the majority report. Mr. MoOormlck, In
submitting the two reports, said the meet
ings of the committee had been harmoni
ous. There was a lot of discussion In
behalf of both reports. While Frank E.
Sickles of Buffalo was speaking In behalf
of the minority report ha fainted. This
terminated the afternoon session.
AFRICAN METHODIST SCANDAL
Florida Delegate I'nseated Because of
Personal I'nfltness for
tho Place.
CHICAGO. May li The African Meth
odist general conference voted today not
to Increase the salaries of the several offi
cers. It Is expected that the election of
general officers will take place tomorrow.
After a stormy scene, Rev. John H. Dlck
erson, one of the most prominent delegates
attending the convention, was unseated. It
was charged that he had violated the sev
enth commandment, and that he must suf
fer the consequences by giving up his sent
as delegate from Jacksonville, Fla. Rev.
J. W. Dukea of Ocala, Fla., was given the
delegateshlp. Rev. Dlckerson is not only
prominent In church clroles, but stands as
one of tha leaders of the colored
race and Is wealthy. J. A. Quarterman,
another Florida delegate, was also unseated
and Rev. J. T. Marka substituted in his
place.
GRAY WILL SUCCED HANNA
Choice by tho Nominating; Committee
of tho National C'lvlo Federation
as President,
PHILADELPHIA. May U It has been
learned that Judge George Gray has been
chosen by the nominating committee of the
National Civic Federation to succeed the
late. Senator Hanna as president of the
federation. At the recent meeting of the
federation tha matter of filling the va
cancy caused by Senator Hanna'a death
wua delegated to a nominating committee
composed of Bishop Potter and President
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers.
The ek-ctlon of Jud.e Gray is to be de
ferred until after the national democratic
convention in St. Ixmls for fear It might
seem tha federation Is aiding In making
a possible presidential candidate conspicu
ous or important
CZAR MAY GO TO THE FRONT
Bnialao Bnler Exoeedinglv Anxious to
Join Troops ii tha Fiald.
ALREADY BEARS SCAR OF JAPANESE
Should He Go Ho Would Net As
sume Command of the Troops,
Leaving that to
Officer.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 12 Emperor
Nicholas is arranging to go to Kharkoff
May 23 to bid farewell to the Tenth army
corps upon Its departure for tha far east.
The Associated Press learns from the high
est source that the emperor is exceedingly
anxloua to go to the front. To his In
timates recently he has spoken much on
the subject but he realises that conditions
of state demand his presence at home.
Nevertheless It Is not considered impossi
ble that he will follow the example of all
the Romanoff dynasty during the last cen
tury and undergo the baptism of Are.
"Fight with the army" is one of the tradi
tions of his house. Alexander I entered
Paris with the allies after the battle of
Waterloo, Nicholas I died In a common
soldier's hovel In the Crimea and Ax
ander II, with the heir apparent, were at
the front during the Turkish war.
Perhaps a reason why the emperor de
sires to meet the enemy Is that the fact
that he carries on his body the scar of a
wound inflicted by a fanatical Japanese
policeman, when he was attacked in a
theater at Otsu during his visit to Japan
in 1891, only being saved from death by
the action of his cousin. Prince George of
Greece.
Should he finally conclude to go, the
emperor would not assume active com
mand of the troops, but would have an
imperial headquarters, taking with him all
the members of his military cabinet. Being
on the spot, the emperor would more
easily advise General Kouropatkin In the
event of any question of great military
moment, which he might desire to submit
to his majesty. But, of course, the chief
advantage would be the stimulus which the
personal presence of the sovereign would
have on the officers and men.
JAPANESE RELIEVE BESIEGED FORT
Cossacks Retire In Face of Superior
Force and Are Pursued.
SEOUL. Corea, May U. CDelayed in
Transmission.) Infantry reinforcements
reached the beleaguered Japanese troops at
Anju at 6:30 o'clock on the evening of May
10. The garrison had fought fiercely for
twelve hours, the men reserving their fire
until the enemy 'were at close range upon
each attempt to storm the gates. The
Cossacks then retired over tha eastern hills
toward Yong Pyong, the provincial cap
ital, leaving fifty killed and wounded on the
field and one noncommissioned officer lost.
The Japanese lost four kMled and six
wounded, besides one telegraph operator.
The Japanese troops are now In pursuit of
the enemy and an engagement Is momen
tarily expected.
It is supposed that the Cossacks are
part of a body which crossed the head
waters of the Yalu r.ear Chang Song and
oocupled Chengjtw not knowing of the dis
aster which had attended their arms on
the Yalu, continuing to carry out their
orders to harass the enemy and cut off his
communications, which would now be Im
possible with even a much larger force.
TOKIO, May 12. Details of the Russian
attack on Anju last Tuesday state that the
fighting lasted all day. Japanese reinforce
ments arrived from Ping Yang at 1 o'clock
In the afternoon. The Russians retired
Wednesday morning at the approach of
further Japanese reinforcements from
Rosen. The Japanese are pursuing the
Russians In the direction of Kal Chong.
The Japanese casualties at Anju were four
killed and six wounded. The Russian cas
ualties were about fifty. A Russian pris
oner said that tha Cossack raiders num
ber BOO.
WOULD COPY SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN
Such Said to Be Intention of Jap
anese Regarding; Port Arthur.
SHAN HA I KWAN, May 12.-A report
received from London that there has been
fighting at Wu Fung Tien is discredited
here. It is reported that there la only a
small Japanese force In that vicinity. Tha
main force of tha vicinity Is said to be con
centrated near Port Arthur, with alego
guns, and their Intention is nerreved to be
to attempt a repetition of tha strategy of
the military and naval forces of the
United States before Santiago, and to drive
the Russian fleet out to battle.
There is no news here of the whereabouts
of the first Japanese army corps.
Three hundred and fifty Russian soldiers
are at New Chwang, and that city Is quiet
Most of the white women who redded at
New Chwang have gone to Tien Tsln, but
the white men remain there.
The censorship at New Chwang Is severe.
United States Consul Miller has not been
allowed to answer Minister Conger's re
quest for a statement aa to the local situ
ation. PORT ARTHl'R CAN STAND A SIEGE
City is Well Defended and Has Plenty
of Supplies.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 12.-:45 p. m.
It la evident from a private letter written
by an artillery officer at Port Arthur,
dated April 20, that General Stoessel, the
Russian commander there, waa daily ex
pecting the cutting off of his communica
tions. The officer reported that everything
was ready to withstand a siege and ex
pressed surprise at the fact that the enemy
had delayed so long.
He said the fortress waa practically im
pregnable, saying that there waa a triple
row of forta around the Port Arthur glacis,
each position being fronted by a moat with
a hedge of barbed wire beyond with bomb
proofs behind all the batteries. The offi
cer further declared that they had plenty
of supplies and ammunition and that the
garrison waa in excellent spirits and con
fident of being able to hold for nine months
or a year against any number of the en
emy, even if they possessed siege guns.
Goods Com to New Chwang.
LONDON, May 12. Lloyd'a agent at
New Chwang telegraphs by way of Che
Foo, under data of May 12. aa follows:
Produce Is arriving In great quantltlea
from up the river. A fair amount of Man
chtuter goods arrived, but more would
come If a British warship was here, which
would promote trade. New Chwang is In
perfect order. I do not anticipate any
trouble or fighting in this vicinity. Great
credit Is due to General Kondradovitcli,
in command of the Russian troops, and
Civil Administrator Etsel.
. New t'hwaaa; Not Evacuated.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 12.-Major Gen
eral Pflug, telegraphing from Mukden un
der today's date, describes the reports that
New Chwang has been evacuated and that
the troops guarding the railroad are to be
withdrawn and to be replaced by tha Chi
nese as being devoid of foundation.
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CLOSING IN ON PORT ARTHUR
Report Intimates that Russians Are
, In Greater Force Than An
nounced. ST. PETERSBURG, May 1 -From the
official advices rece'ved here It Is evident
that the Japanese are proceeding very
cautlouNly toward tha investment of Port
Arthur. While an interruption of Uis tele
graph and railroad may occur again at
any time, communication with the fortress
waa atlll open last night. Advice received
by the general staff show that the invaders
whj landed at Pitsewo are marching slowly
on Kin Chau, which is nn advanced posi
tion defending the Russian Gibraltar, de
taching only a force to cut the lino at
Polandlen, thus zlvlng rise to the reports
that they had effected a landing at Port
Adams. The Russians have occupied Sis
tbao, on the east side of the Llao Tung
peninsula, opposite Kin Chow, showing that
they have no intention of withdrawing fur
ther south. On the contrary, indications
point to a stubborn resistance.
The presence at Port Arthur of General
Fock, revealed in the official dispatches,
may signify that the garrison of the fort
ress is much stronger than the Russians
desired the enemy to believe. Fock com
mands the Fourth Siberian rifle division
of 10,000 men. If the whole division is
on the Llao Tung peninsula, General
fitoessel has at least JO, 000 men at his dis
position, which would render the Invest
ment of Port Arthur extremely difficult
unless the Japanese bring up three times
that number of troops.
There Is talk of the Japanese cutting off
the water supply of Port Arthur, but this
la declared to be impossible, as condensed
sea water is tho chief source of supply,
the wells only being used by the Chinese.
HHAVr FIGHTING IS REPORTED
Explosions Said to Occur Near Dulny
or Port Arthur,
SEOUL, May 12. :30 p. m. A Junk that
has arrived at Chemulpo brings a report
that heavy explosions were heard at sea
early this morning. It Is believed here
that these explosions occurred either at
Port Arthur or at Dalny.
An American miner who left Anju on
May 8 has arrived here and reports that
a force of 2.900 Russians recently erent
the night at Unsan. He says also that
large bodies of Russian troops were re
ported to be in that vicinity. Reports of
fighting were received here today, but they
lack confirmation.
COSSACKS MAKE THE ATTACK
Prisoners Say that Half of the Force
-Refused to Fight.
SEOUL, May 12,-The it test official re
porta show that the Russian force which
recently attacked Anju formed part of Gen
eral Manderltoff'a flying column of flOO
trans-Baikal Cossacks and 100 Usuri Cos
sacks from Llao Yang. They were cover
ing twenty-five miles dally. Prlncners of
this psrty captured by the Japanese say
the Russians had only twelve days' pro
visions; that half the men refused to fight
and that the Japanese sharpshooters picked
off several of the Russian officers.
REPORT ANOTHER NAVAL DISASTER
Rnsslan Torpedo Transport Sinks
After Striking; Mine at Port Arthur.
NEW YORK, May 12 -Through the post
ing by the general staff of a list containing
twenty names of officers and men on board
the topedo . transport Amur, April 2IS, a
naval disaster not before reported has just
beoome public, says a World dispatch from
St. Petersburg
According to the correspondent, 'the
Amur, which was a sister ship of the ill
fated torpedo transport Yenesel, was laying
mines in tha Port Arthur roadstead when
it struck ona and sank.
GRAND DIKE CYRIL IS A WRECK
Heart and Nervous System Affected
by Experience on Petropavlovsk.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12,-Grand
Duka Cyril's whole nervous system and his
heart are aomewhat seriously affected as
a result of his experience at the time of the
blowing up of tha battleship Petropavlovsk
off Port Arthur April 18. The official report
of his medical attendants is that he will
recovef with careful care. His recovery,
they say, will be a difficult and slow pro
cess. Telegraph Line Is nepalred.
LONDON, Msy 12 A dispatch to the
Central News from Beoul, Corea, In report
ing tha Anju fight adds that the brcken
telegraph line haa now been repaired. Gen
eral Hsragutchl, heretofore commanding
the Japanese troops In the Seoul district,
assumes command of all the Japanese
troops south of tha Yalu river.
Russians Hear Humor of Fight.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12. Rumors are
widely current here that lighting la In
progress at Port Arthur, but there Is no
official news confirming the reports. The
Russians still hold New Chwang.
Hear Firing; Near New Chwang.
CHAN HAI KWAN, May 13-s p. m.
Firing ia reported to have been heard to
day south of New Chwang.
0DELL VETOES REMSEN BILL
Meaanre Designed to Aid New York
Gas Company Falls of
Enactment.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 12.-Governor
Odell has vetoed Uie Rernsen East river gas
bill, a measure designed to confirm old priv
ileges granted to the Consolidated Gan com
pany of New York, legalising alleged de
fects in Its charter and permitting the com
pany to lay pipes under East river to
Astoria, Where It hud purchased an Im
mense tract of land upon which to erect
all Its various plants.
The bill was approved by Mayor McClel
lan, but was opposed by the New York City
newspapers and a large section of the pub
llo on the ground that It did not properly
safeguard the rights of tbe city and prac
tically gave away valuable franchises with
out adequate compensation.
Millionaire's Ion is Missing.
ST. I.Ol'lH, May 12. Search Is being
made here for Kred Moon, aged 15 years,
sou of William Moon, a lulatille million
aire. The mlsnlng son whs last seen Friday
when he went to school In l.ouifcvlHa: It is
said he left fearing a reprimand bpausa his
lesaun waa not prepared.
DALNY IS IN RUINS
Kunians, it it portt, Ears Castrovad
tba Docks and Othsr Landiuf a,
JAPANESE WILL FIND ONLY CITY OF RUINS
Late Tslegrawi Indioate that tha Entira
City Has Bten Destroyed.
HARBOR IS REPORTED AS STILL POOR
It A'ju Jap Troops in the Garrison Fight
Fieroely Against Big Odds,
REINFORCEMENTS AFTER TWELVE HOURS
Japanese Are Pursuing; the Russian
in the Direction of Kal Chonat
and Heavy Fighting is
Promised.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
NEW YORK. May 12.-(New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
From St. Petersburg came a dispatch
stating that word hus been received from
Viceroy Alexleff that the Russians had
destroyed the docks and piers at Dalny,
presumably in order to make a Japanese
binding at the imperial town an exceedingly
difficult tak. Added lo the dispatch, but
nut Included In the viceroy's message, waa
the statement that the town itself had bean
wrecked. Nothing of a confitmatury naturu
was received concerning the reported de
struction of the town.
It Is known that the harbor of Dalny ia
mined ami also that the Japanese au far
have niKde no attempt to enter tha plaoa.
Therefore, should the messago oi edited to
Alexleff prove true, it night tord to indi
cate that the handsome, expensive and
thriving, "boom" town is threatened from
a source nut yet made public. ' .. S
Port Arthur, declared a Toklo despatch.
Is still ciosed by rMlroad. but the Russian
advices are that the line never waa de
stroyed and that the traliiload of muni
tions of war Hal ted for the town arrived
there rafely.
The czar, upholding the traditions of tha
Romanoff dynasty. Is ager to go to tha
theater of war, where, as now planned, ha
would establish Imperial headquarters and
keep constnntly In toi ch with his com
manding general.
Russians Wreck Town.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12. 4:S0 p. m.
Viceroy Alexleff has telegraphed to tha
czar announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dalny, Llao Tung peninsula, presumably
to render more difficult a Japanese landing
at that point.
Later telegrams received here Indicate
that the whole ot Fort Lalny haa been de
stroyed by the Russians.
Fort Dalny, on Tallen Wan bay, on tha
east coast of the Llao Tung peninsula, waa
lr. ended by Russia to be the chief com
mercial empraium of its eastern dominions.'
An edict pvvW1ng for its cm atriK'tlon waa
lEPtiod by the Ruaslkn emperor July 30,
11-99, and Port Dr.lny, fully equipped, with
all modern improvements, docks, ware
houses and ratlrood facilities, waa opened
to commerce in Deceimler, 1901.
Di'.lny Harbor is Good.
Tallen Wan bay s one of the finest deep
water harbors on the Paaino coast. It la
free fro-n Ice in winter tune and ships
Crawlrg thirty feet of water can enter
at low tide without difficulty, and without
thi aid of pilots can sail or steam along
side the Immense docks and piers, where
their ccrgots can be landed Into nJlrosd
cars and run direct for t,0U) miles into the
city of St. Petersburg.. Five large piers
had been constructed, each supplied with
numerous roll road tracks and immense
warehouses and elevators, gas, electrlo
lights and water, and a large breakwater
was being constructed, so that ships could
lie at the piers and lead and unload re
gardless of weather. Docks for foreign
vessels, steam and sail, extcuded beyond
the piers and :ong the shore for two miles.
Thore were two first-class dry flocks, one
Intended tor ordinary ocean nteamera and
the other designed to accommodate tha
largest vessels of war or commerce.
Six rr.liilons had been expended On tha
harbor system lefore the end of 1901 and
It was estimated that the cost of complet
ing the works would be nearly 30,700,000,
but this does not in any way represent
the total cost of the erection of thla great
commercial port, which, with Port Arthur,
distant about twenty miles, waa leased by
the Chinese government to Russia in 1898.
Nearly 0,000 men were employed daily on
the works. The total population haa been
estimated at about 60,000, mostly Chinese,
Japanese, Coreann and Russians.
Rr.I.4N FIRF.D I'NDBR RED CROBS)
Japan Fiplnlns Action Which Re
sulted in Protest oy Russia,
LONDON, May 12 6.66 p. TO. Tha Japa
nese legailon l.ere this afternoon gave out
an official telegram from the Foreign offioe
t Tr.klo regarding the Russian charge that
the Japanese on May 6 fired on a train from
Port Arthur flying the Red Cross flag. It
says the train did not carry any special
marks until after the Ruwlan soldiers had
fired on the Japanese and tha latter had
responded. When the train stopped' tha
Red Cross flag was hoisted and the Japa
nese immediately stopped firing and pro
ceeded to examine it, r.'hereupon the train
went on ft full speed and escaped.
The Japanese Foreign office telegram alio
said that while there Is no reason to ap
prehend that China Intends breaking Its
neutrality, the Jspanese government haa
found It advisable to warn the Chinese gov
ernment to observe strict neutrality.
Vienna Knows Nothing; of Plot.,
VIENNA, May 12 Nothing Is known here
of the reports published in the United
States yesterday of the alleged discovery
of an anarchist conspiracy to blow up
Russlun fortresses and military depots, a
plot agulnst the life of M. von Pichwa,
the RuHMian minister of the Interior, or a
plot against the life of the Russian em
peror. Possibly the reports originated in
the vague rumors of anarchist plots which
were circulated here list week and which.
have since buen contradicted.
Russians Try to Open Harbor.
NEW YORK. May l.'.-An explanation of
the explosions heard at Port Arthur, which,
led to reports thut the Russians were de
stroying their wurxhlpa in that harbor, Is
furnished In a World dispatch front fit.
Petersburg. It Is to the effect that the
garrison at Port Arthur la endeavoring to
char llin harbor entrance of the stona
Uidpn ships sent In Ly the Jupane.se.
Toklo Kays Railroad Is Hlorked.
TOKIO, May 12--S p. m. Official Inquiry
shows that Viceroy Alexlcff's report that
railroad communication with Pott Arthur
haa been restored since Monday ia untrue.