BATTLEONATPORT ARTHUR Reported That Russians Are Making Desperate Resistance. THE CASUALTIES ARE VERY HEAVY. The Japsoese Make Desperate Rushes to Seize Advantageous Positions, and Having Captured Them, Lose Them Whole Regi: ments of Infantry and Squadrons of Cavalry Reported to Have Been Blown to Pieces. Chefoo, (By Cable).—Chinese who smbarked from Liaotienshan promon- tory report the continuance of heavy fighting. They say the Japanese have occupied Pigeon Bay and are within striking distance of the Liaotienshan forts, which, however, are still occu- pied by the Russians. According to the Chinese, the Rus- sians at Port Arthur are making their final stand. They declare that the Japanese po- sition at Palungchang, from they poured heavy fire nto Port Ar- thur and the inner forts, has been re- shiyen. The German authorities at Ssingtan have sent a guard of 100 men to a point 15 miles east of that place for the purpose of frustrating an expect to erect a wireless telegraph station. Tokio.—Major Yamoka, Arthur met the of Shoshi Ying at 10.30 A. M., under combatants to a place of safety. tender included mats and officers of neutral powers. Terms of Surrender. The conditions of the answer requir- ed that on August 17 at 10 the noncombaiants should advance under a flag of truce. At 2 o'clock, August 17, a detachment of Japanese infantry would accept their delivery at the conference pomt and convey them to Dalny, together with a limited amount of baggage, the examination of which was to be opti Non- combatants were f bring books, writings, arti- cles relating to the war. The s- sians were required to answer either yes or no, and they were not allowed to alter the Japanese conditions. General Stoessel’s treatment of Japanese Major his reply was prompt and istic. The Japanese Major then asked for a three-day truce in which to bury the dead. This was he battle was renewed at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 17th, and the junk left it was being waged fur iously on all sides. The Russian ref ugees expressed confidence that the fortress will hold out. They state that reinforcements from General Ku- ropatkin are expected within a fort- night. Entire Regiments Blown Up. A frightful of fighting, the refugees state, « in the storming of Forts 3 and 4, on the right wing, when land mi exploded. It is alleged that two Jap- anese infantry regiments, two squ rons of cavalry and one artillery ce pany were destroyed. , The refugees further say warships now at Port Arthi in fighting trim This seems hardly credible in the light of recent developments It is stated that last signal gust 10 was O CIOCK, nai orbidden to documents ti the was } = 4 characier- refused as incident the recent cCurrea nes ii are still statement during juring the battle to remember of that to Port Arthur. tators viewing the ships under disadvantages occasioned by the or- them. ly in the old town. On the right wing it is stated that the Japanese have penetrated abandoned Chinese one-quarter miles east of the city. Most of the dockyard buildings have not been affected. Ready fo Adopt Desperate Resort. St anxiety prevails regarding the situ- ation at Port Arthur on account of the desperate character of the fighting re- ported as taking place there though the War Office does not seem to be- Heve that the danger of the fall of the asserted. According to advices re- ceived by the War Office, there is still an ample supply of ammunition and provisions there, While it is realized that the Japanese probably outnumber the defenders six or seven fold, the great strength of the fortifications, it 1s believed, will do much to make up for the disparity in numbers, Upon one point there is absolute unanimity here, namely: that if the fortress fall, the fleet will not fall into the hands of the Japanese. On this point the Admirality's instructions are of the most imperative character, Vice Admiral Prince Ouktomsky has been ordered, should the worst come, to sally forth for a death struggle, and there is no question here that these instructions will be carried out, both in letter and.spirit; but if, for any rea- son, a final sortie proves to be impos- sible, the Admiral is to destroy his ships and to make certain that their Wieekage shall be absolutely irrepar- able, Presidents for Peace, La Libertad, Salvador, (By Cable). «President Escalon, of Salvador, sail ed for Amapala, in the Gulf of Fon- seca, where he will be met by President Bonilla, of Honduras. The two Presi. dents will then proceed to Corinto, Nicaragua, where they will meet Pres. ident Zelaya and a conference will be held, having for its object the taking of measures to maintain peace in the Central American republics, RUSSIA LOSES ANOTHER SHIP, Crulser Novik Driven Ashore By the Japan ese. Tokio, (By Cable).—After a severe engagement with the protected crui- sers Chitose and Tsushima the grey- hounds of the Japanese Navy, the fleet Russian cruiser Novik has been van quished. The fight occurred Sunday, After it the Novik, in a sinking condi tion, was run ashore in Korsakovsk Harbor on the sland of Sakhalien. The details of the day's fight are not known here, but it is evident that the Chitose and Tsushima caught up with the Novik and that a running fight en- sued. Captain Sukeichiro Takahashi, wh is in command of the Chitose, reported a brief telegram to 0 the engagement in attacked the Russian cruiser Saturday afternoon, and that on S ing he inflicted heavy damages upon her. The Novik nearly sank, but she was beached at Korsakovsk unday morn. command on board the Chitose. Cap- tain Sento commanded the Tsushima The fate of the crew of the Novik is not known, but it is thought Chitose and Tusushima steamed destruction. The news of Novik has been receivd manner by the Japanese public. From a political standpoint it is highly isfactory, for the Novik c« been most dangerous as a commerce destroyer: but, considering the matter a sentimental standpoint mucl regret is expressed at the loss The Novik has been splendic 1an dled and bravely fought throughou the war, the Japanese naval officers the public generally have fre and quently expressed admiration for the - and her crew destruction of in a curious the + val } uld have 3 her commander The Novik was one of the Russian fleet that steamed out ort Ar- thur on the morning of its way through She entere d of August 11, but got away the night of August 12, hav ed less than 24 hours, She erroneously reported to 40 miles from Tsingtau The Novik was next repos ed for Van Dieman uthern end effort to reach crusser, from force nes Ste eastern Ci Yesterday it » 1 Korsak Japanese the it he . ¥ nw By 4 would appear that ed v ; sO 1 passed throu lands and w stk avoigin aru Strat Viadive Strait, Tsug the Russian when it raided the pan “Liscoln Party” ln Field. Louis, (Special).—A , designating themselves met here and perfected hie adopted demands free party,” sel 4 of a political ly. organization r man, with special refer e negro, Hawauans Ricans. E. P. Peng, of , and Judge John J]. Jones, of nominated Presi and AL & orto Vest Chicago, were for Church Destroyed By Lightaing. Sheffield, Mass. (Special) the ground. the villagers and some other valuables before the fire was well under way. Killed ja Dynamite Wreck. Nevada, Mo, (Special).—Five per- sons were killed at Minden, a station plosion of a car of dynamite. A train crew on a local freight was switch. ing come cars when they struck a car of dynamite and the explosion fol- lowed. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS, Minister Bowen has submitted to the State Department a full report of the seizure of the asphalt mines of an American Company by the Venezuelan government. . The fact has just been made public that Senator Fairbanks offered to re- sign his seat and go to the front with the Indiana Volunteers during the war with Spain. The general staff of the Army has ordered that all troops serving in the United States, excepting the artillery- corps, shall be equipped with full-dress uniforms, More than 100 guests at the Mount Vernon Hotel, on Pennsylvania aven- ue, were aroused by fire. They made their escape in safety, The President left Washington for Oyester Bay, where he will remain until September 20. The wireless telegraph system will be employed in government forests as a firecalarm system. According to reports to the State Department, the enforcement of the anti-adulteration act by American con- suls in the case of wine intended for American consumption has gotten the consuls into hot water, New Jersey will receive from the federal government the sum of $202, 7 LIVES LOST IN FLOOD Many Others Are Thought to Have Been Drowned. AN ARIZONA TOWN STORM SWEPT. Globe is Situsted in a Broad Valley That Slopes Down fo Pioal Creek, Which Crosses the Main Street of the Town The Flood Was caused By a Cloudburst In Pinal Creek — Half a Million Loss, is It were El know Paso, Tex, (Special). that at the flood that swept through of Globe, Ariz, country ’ n seven lives least lost in the town and sur- rounding out for three-quarters of a mile, Telegraphic Globe rupted, and it has been impossible as to full railroad tracks were washed communication with is inter yet learn details of the dis ter, Globe & lopes located in a broad valley wn to main Was is 3 . inal Creck, street d whi h Crosses the town. The flood clondburst in P O. D. Wilson zer, by hero Wilsor $ cau Creek Sta wl nai nley saved and 1 WOrK, a young many saved to marry, then lost his save another The prope: reach half a forces § i : i 2 i and ried to life € Was ¢ will probably millon d T€CK GQOLIars men the are and telegraph nstructing line raiiroac BATTLE IN SOUTH AFRICA. (Germans Crushingly Defeat the Hostile Natives — Conflict Lasts Al Day. lin, (By Cable) of German troops attacked the hostile : wn) ue ¥ Four columns natives known as Hereros, near Ham. akari, German Southwest Alrica, on ight of Augus 1. The fighting continued day defeated heavy all the next The with ' i including men were Baron von 1. 4 unded IX officers them men Si , Arm Water, and t2 Two are missing Thousands cattle General no 1 rotha, slars of i th were wi adds hie greatest bravery IVES, w hie 4 1g men, und Maherero, leaders 10 turned TEVEerses, were LA’ ¢ ew Waterberg Mou Ww children and cupted a plain estimated at they had omen, ughly which tle and £0,000 APPT ORC passes STre w The nEhting engaged the Y Was 2 11 2.0K fr that the men Deserters m the Hereros re an re cauted norted ¥ wife 2€rm ements depres: ative camp Chief Samm ng the Bi General in hav. a wibtlese his succes and Hnish ¢ with the campaign It seems improbabl at many of the arough the moun can h forces ave passes NOTORIOUSLY SLOW, i With United Washington, D States. C., (Special) In juiry at the state departm ter Leishman has taken the method him in note recapit that ish government to a formal and stating he United them as sufficient for time and is fully confident that y will be redeemed Having saved the principle in this of recognition of equal rights accepts is fully expected here that some time will be occupied in settling the details, particularly as Turkish diplomatic methods are notoriously slow. The department notes with gratification that the firmans or permits already asked for by American educational institutions in Turkey have been pro- visionally granted by the local au thorities, enabling them to continue their business, but it will take some time to secure action on the additional list applied for, no less than 300 in number, Altogether, the state department of- ficials express satisfaction with the status of the Turkish negotiations on this point. A AAAS A Rua Down By Train. Richmond, Ind, (Special). —A carri- age in which were four young people returning from a dance at a summer resort hotel just across the Ohio state fine, was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train, ree of the oec- cupants were instantly killed and one seriously injured. AL IG Mra. Faller Dead. Sorrento, Me. (Special)—Mrs, Mary E. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme Court, died suddenly in this city. Mrs. Fuller was the daughter of William F. and ang Brows Xoolbau h and was jen in Burlington, la, August 19, 18458 She is sugvived by her husband and seven daughters and one son. The death of Mrs. Fuller occurred while she was sitting on the piazza of her summer cottage. was caused by heart disease NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. The Latest Happeoings Condensed for Rapid Reading. —— Domestic, Corporation Counsel Tolman, of Chicago, has given an opinion that the packing-house companies have no le- gal right to lodge workmen in the buildings in the stockyards. ° Mayor Harrison turned the communicanon over to the police department, At Louisville, Ky.,, Mrs, Lydia A. Monroe, of Riverside, Cal, was chos- en supreme chief of the Rathbone Sis- ters. Her competitors were Mrs, Belle Quinlan, of Galesburg, lil, the cumbent, and Mrs. Emma Young, Zanesville, ©, The three children who disappeared at Oak Park, near Chicago, were found three miles from their home They had run away, fearing that their step mother would whip them In Chicage Judge Dunn rel ia technicality WwW. §; { former bank president, who to 10 imprisonment | embezzlement St. Louis was windstorm, hp f the sever ¥ 3 { harles Was stn tenced years’ sited by layed havoc in the city Iwo #i were inju by Were Fish | Seligman, red np, owned Isaad 1 Yi on Upper Seranac Lake, was burned Loss, $75,000 At Columbus, O before i he rk, ana i £1 nfessed that , Knapp death-char girls going to the ited tw had Another cu us assgnu been made by COMPANIES August Anderson, er, died from the i Quito brte competing transatianti an Indiana farm effects of a at Camden, N caped At Boston Blackmar, of elected commander-in-chief of Grand f the Republi acclamation, J., six prisoners es § Vv N Wilmon v y Massachusetts, General Was the Army by the ra, In consequence PPINES will be a scar cotton re ba i ' caving ro, Negroes 2 ind States ur aro of ; 18 expressed that city of labor in Yop J. W. Midgely emg lynching and wl Fear there harvesting the ¢ : Moyed by £ demonstrate ng 1} railroads apply e 10 A passenger tram was wrecked 1 nt, M by the spread Seventeen Persons were hurt satally the mest striker $ th i Ww abDOTErs sided form Philip Weinseimer, the labor at zation in the leader who 1s the head of the vmon or- present Rar § bullgang trades strike in New York, was arrest 5 3 extort J. Essig named Pittsbur ands of a crt ad ynch him meeting of the Society of Toronto, John W. Graham, Manchester, England, sp 2 NArrow €scand x ¥ i 1 wd which was an At Friends in the i of 8 ke on the life of Christ Some of Chicago's passenger steam ers will be supplied with gas lifebuoys which will display a brilhant hight for use at night The i Company Trenton, $£1.000.000 Water Punfying meorporated at a capital of American been J, with has N Emilius Pierre Trenchery, a blind | musician, who was prominent SO years | ago, died at Alton, Ill, aged 91 years George Sweitzer, of | hoofs of five horses, tossed them out { of harm's way and was so badly Newsboys from all over the coun try were admitted free to the World's Fair. They held a meeting and or- ganized a national association At the session of the Society of Friends in Toronto philanthropic work and treatment of animals were | subjects under discussion, High government officials, including Secretary of the Navy Morton, Attor- ney General Moody and General Cor- bin, made tours of inspection at New- port, Valmy W. Foster, a prominent bus. iness man of Chicago, and a former president of the Union League of that city, 1s dead, aged 53 years. The Standard Oil Company has de. clared a dividend of $5 per share, the three dividends of the year ag- gregating 28 per cent. Foreign. Frank Wylie, a fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, was married in Paris to the daughter of Edmond Kelly, the well-known American lawyer of that city. The Italian cruiser Amerigo Ves pucci has been sent to Dermah, te ern Tripoli, to demand an apology for insult to the Italian consular agent. Minister Bowen has requested Ven- ezuela to remove Mr. Carver, the re. ceiver appointed for the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company. Franz Schneider declared in Lon- don that he had been hired to rob a erson he believes to have been the ate F. Kent Loomis, Great precautions have been taken to guard Prince Obolensky, the new governor general of Finland, from as- sassination, Grand Dyke Michael, brother of the Czar, has been betrothed to the Prin. cess of Montenegro, Papers were read before the vari gus sections. of the British Association or ON GUARD AT SHANGHAI United States as Protector of the New trality of China. JAPANESE SQUADRON ARRIVES THERE. Standard Oi! Company and Other American Interests Appeal to the American Consul for Protection Russian Consul General Refuses to Disarm Russisn Warships or to Order Them to Leave the Port. Sh Shanghai, (By Cable) Shanghai was thrown into ¢ excitement sunday afternoon whicl the assed the baat, from tory edo Japane ol sighted coming in . ck. Shei ed and starte Shanghas lo-boat destroyer ed her cable and followed the The { for actic: iestroyer the Cosmopolitar where Askold is undergoin Ci The 3 4 eis chor practically between the do A cy came 1 iaunl V an 1 i K J foreign a apancse Gestroycer ese battleship and two cruisers outside There are tai has telegra cruiser be sent 1mm ul ger Fig COns seer 14 arm 11 them 10 ave Are y order a srbos Appeal to American Consul. Taota: has 1 ur French Japanese Squadron Sighted. i Be steamer iat W { nge mean ft sha Tanta i Ihe 13013 ter of the Russ: ie A Later reports . gadron to be 20 miles Woosung is the ou fF Shame i angl TRIED TO REACH PRESIDENT'S CARRIAGE. a Man of Athletic Build Creates Scese la New York 1 1 Uskpown { Special) In i fire the special train President Roosevelt anc the Ovwster Bay stat ant incident oc J New York i the Sixth avenue A big. ath al cireet corner of ty-fourth street man sprung into the of the crowd and, dodging the mounted police which sgrrounded the carriage, tried to reach Secret the President's carriage one of sprang following Service Preside from #3 the fits per- sonal guards, a cab he was President, and seized the man he could reach the carriage step. Taylor forced him back to the sidewalk, warning him not to attempt again to reach the President in so un- ceremonious a manner What the man’s object was nobody knows. The President suggested that he was “just a bit toc enthusiastic.” HEAT MELTS THE STREETS. ——— Western Provinces of Spain Saffer Severely From Sun's Rays. Madrid, (By Cable). ~The western provinces of Spain are sweltering in heat of record intensity. Already there have been 100 victims and there is no doubt the number will be swelled. In many towns the water supply has been dried up, and as a result sickness is on the increase. Crops, too, have been destroyed in many sections At Seville the thermometer register- ed so degrees centigrade (about 138 degrees Fahrenheit) in the sun and 40 degrees centigrade (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade. The as phalt in the streets melted from the extreme heat. Eight persons were asphyxiated by the noxious gases aris. in on the melting asphalt. hose thus stricken included an un- known tourist, said to be an American. By Overturning Car. Camden, N. J, (Special).—~One per- son was killed and seven were slight. ly injured by the overturning of a car on the Camden and Trenton trol ley line at Hatchs Corner, near Del air, N. J. As the car approached the sharp curve he brake chain broke. The car jum the track and top- pled over. snductor Robert Hollow way fell underneath the car and was crushed to death. The injuries to the gers consisted of from fying glass, of the before i i { i i © PARAGUAY INSURGENTS. They Make Prisoners of the War Mipister and His Aids. : er The seized an- Puenos Ayres, (By Cable) 3 Paraguayan insurgents h other } ave steamer, which the minister of war and a smal The minister and his made prisoners The loaded with 100 1 These the the insurgent steamer: A Vessel was ison Were 2 £ At CONnIerence ment of Asuncion } tween the minister of zil, Italy and France 1 3 3 4 icagers the iat the ministers eft the fire tw he . other at gent Ore nots dence President the <hu battery, in order of shots excellence The their were fired and bott residence and the Were offered offer their i inierventio the leaders cd at they reg isurgent Wl ad permit urra to continue in office, but demand the resignation of high officials pFovernment ITRents the The ins convey. gleamer vernme nt FATAL LIGHTNING. Kills & Farmer and His Team and Sects Houses on Fire. struck destroving ightning a fire heavy thunders ompan- a Lrops of sit was WH use here, wn, RUSSIA WILL AGREE. More Than Probable That Czar's Goverament Will Meet America snd Grest Britan. it be- that the St. Petersburg, (By Cable) more probable the of United Great Britain re- garding ntraband of war by agreeing that foodstuffs bound to a belligerent’s unblockaded port and consigned to private firms or individ- when the ship's papers leave no room for suspicion, be not regarded contraband The subject is now consideration The Emperor's government appears to be desirous of adjusting the ques- tion of the flour on board the Arabia, confiscated by the Viadivostok prize curt, but it is pointed out that the decision of the court makes it difficult to adjust it diplomatically, and it 1s suggested that the case should be appealed to the admiralty court here. more and il State = foodstuffs wi meet View and as <x HE Lockstep Abolished. Cedar Rapids, la, (Special). —~War- den Hunter, of the state penitentiary, at Anamosa, has abolished the lock step among convicts. United States military tactics will hereafter be used. The reform is made from a humanitar- ian standpoint. Chicago, 111, (Special).~~Isaac Mey- ers, of Neponset, 111, is dead at the age of 104 years. He had used tobacco since he was 12 years old AAA ARIS ibis. The bears and bulls are having their troubles in wheat. Little attention is being paid to the affairs in the far East. There is a good undertone to the market and the reactions are healthy, Commission houses report an ine crease in business, with brighter pros. pects, } The Southwestern and Southern stocks are the most active and cst. * : J. P. Motgan is bullish on the future both in regard to an advance in stocks and an increase in general bus- Te i0siea by fre is country : e Josses by in th y and Gmina ne estima at $1 is) nearly double the losses in the ho period of 1003 or 1002.
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