—————— RUSSIANS MEET REPULSE Preliminaries For the Next Big Battle on Land. GENERAL ADVANCE OF THE JAPANESE. Russians Attack Oyama's Three Advancing Columns, but Are Driven Back—Thelr Losses Are Heaviest North of Fakumen, Where the Japs’ Shell Fire Mows Them Down. Cable).—Advices from Tokio Manchuria ( By plainly ‘show that the pre- liminaries are in progress for another mighty struggle between the two great armies. The 42 long, from Yehhoching to Hsidosien, of good defensive | Russians occupy a line miles by way Supingchien, where they have sitions, and are strong- The ad lumns from Kaiyuan, ly entrenched Japanese are vancing in three Cha In the Eastern the Russians wh retreated from Tunghua and Hsingking rallied at Wanghaothe, 40 miles of Tunghua, ut to the non ing now at Wangkaote. Their main ching, where mands An off Department conNaisand day included all tis fy gilli ll 1 iQ advanced position be- north of 15 miles tnree Ligevitch Ready to Accept Battle. i liver the Linevitch' to 350,000 pou cans, princi Coast, ar confiscation 97 bales of timl ng a ditional articles of prize court machinery reje e ROBBED BANK TO SAVE SON. NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid Reading. Domestic, Manuel Montoya, a rich stock: Los Alamosa, N. M., cut hi throat with a razor while in an rage, tore down part of his house, much furniture, and then sever own jugular ven A Ne Ww York policyholder of the Life Assurance Compan i n to President Roosevelt to order an investigation of pany's affairs Additional claims, aggregating $17,000, in the United States District in Philadelphia against the Haight Freeze Company, brokers, The committee of the United Brethren Conference, in Topeka, Kan, refused to accept the report of the treasurer, Rev, Dr. McKee, of Dayton, O Mrs. Mary Shepard d Poughkeej N. Y., She was born in C Ireland, December ahles Ait asking the com- were filed Court &, “x her home, the unty at in 104 ny. age of Kilken psie, 25 vice president and National mndict ier of Abilene, | grand : municipal launched ae UL ve ¥ Moines Bank. Des Moines Towa (Spe IM al). ~{ Spencer, a former trusted employe of the Des Moines National by the Federal grand jury on a Bank, was charge eged fraud The shortage and for al in the | Spencer's of embezzlement ulent entries ink's books amount of will not exceed $5,000 There is a pathetic story with Spencer's confession, which he made prior to the indictment. For many years annually he had been taking an invalid son East for medical treatmgent He had been unable to get the expenses in- curred by the medical attention, and to save the boy's life he took money from his employer. Another clerk suspected of the theft and subsequently dismissed from the bank is completely exonerated by Spen- cer's confession, alleged in connection C—O Eight Killed In a Collislon. Louisville, Ky. (Special) Eight ten were killed and four injured in a freight collision near Echols, Ky. ————————— Robbers Missed $500,000, San Francisco (Special) .~~An attempt to rob the stamp safe at the San Fran. cizco Postoffice was frustrated by Watch man William O'Connell, who saw one of the burglars drilling the safe. The burglars took alarm and escaped with only $1,400 worth of stamps found out. side the safe. . The safe contained $14, ooo in stamps and much money, while in the cashier's room, adjoining the stamp department, was a large safe which con- tained nearly $500,000, i Cars havin King Victor ceived James S fent of kes, of New the ung and ke good work in that United Hungarian appoint Count epresentative set King the program on which support the cabinet. LF presi Y( Men's ciation, ip decide to ’ 3 0 the will placed an order for 6 torpedo-boat de stroyers and 10 torpedo boats with a shipbuilding firm at Fiume, Hungary. The celebration in Berlin of the wed. ding of Crown Prince Frederick Wil liam and the Duchess Cecilia will last four days, beginning June 3 The third anniversary of the inaugu ration of the Cuban Republic was ap propriately celebrated at Havana and other Cuban cities, . The Russian commission will recom. mend the establishment of a representa. tive assembly with limited legislative powers, Two thousand Albanians surround the town of Guillane, Albania, and threat. en to massacre the Servian population, Moorish pirates attacked a small Brits ish vessel and riddled the British flag with bullets. . Eight persons were killed by lightning and many injured in Silesia, A critical condition of affairs exists in Servia. The newspapers bitterly ate tack the King. ANNULS ASPHALT GRANT The Venezuelan Court Defies United States. MAY NOW SELL THE PROPERTY. This Goversment Now Expected to Take Prompt Action and lpsist Upon Submission of the Controversy to Arbliration—Repre- sentatives of the Asphalt Company Say They Have Fulfilled Their Contract. DP. L( 1 of the High (Special) .~ The of tribunal Washington, Federal Court highest judicial made at nezuela, the Caracas, the New York Company, and to ¢ gov- by the in country, concession Asphalt s1ecle sr HiuGe? that company pay th thi damages sustained al- complicity of the company the will probably bring from the United States n waiting to ANC his bee n Venezuelan FORT WORTH STRUCK BY TORNADO, One Man Killed and Much Damage Done Bulidings Wrecked. Shot and Killed Mis Father. R 4 Special } his father. Th heart The that father n He has not been arresied. Jo father engaged in a fierce the latter attacked Joseph The son was severely seriously injured. The fefise seph and his “ 1 and axe quarrel with an ver died almost instantiy More Chief Killed. (By Cable). has been received that Pala, the outlaw Moro chief, who has been pursued the past two weeks on the island of Jolo by troops under the command of Gen. Leonard Wood, has been killed. His few sur- viving followers are being trailed by the troops. At the beginning of the uprising Pala was repdrted to have a following of foo well-armed men, most of whom have been killed Manila News Women Accused as Coloers. Philadelphia (Special). « Secret-serv- ice operatives arrested three women and a man who are charged with counter. feiting silver coins. Mrs. Rose Wein- stein, Bessie, her daughter, and Charles Nabesky were captured in the Wein. stein home and Kate Malenkoff was ar. rested in her own home, several blocks away. In both places were found many spurious half-dollars, quarters and dimes, besides the paraphernalia for manufacturing the money. CHINA TO RETALIATE. Proposes to Boycott American Goods Here: after, Washington, D. C will oppose boycott of to Chinese American goods announced officially by the Chines Asked wl of China American Minister said: “It means business. buy yard of America violates her treaty by excluding or deporting C The Chinese diplomat explained treaty of 1868 A America gave full course. Chinese under to America, trade with China This treaty was modified by of 1880, which provided that States and China might mak ment excluding Chinese | in 18g4 by a which treaty expires of this tion here, Jat was mean the action n deciding ne purchase China wil a American good his the between ( freedom tha come and Wis done 10 VCars, expiration diplomat nires treaty, nese places Nes piace in which Of 18550 ton way such 14 tig exclusion by providing now in force “1 NOt On SAYS SHE BORROWED $900,000. About Some of Financial Operations. t Missing. $200,000 Is Court here S200.000 of the ng Charge funds is miss LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. HW Appeals, 0 President has President be officer tn performing etary Taft h at least, not to buy foreign-built hips and maternal for the Panama Canal of evidence before a the case of the in the taking Washington notary in th Baroness von Rogue, mother of Mrs Maybrick, for recovery of lands, an afh- davit was read from a New York physi cian stating that Mrs. Maybrick was suffering with rheumatism, In the Criminal Court Attorney Worthington filed a motion for a sepa- rate trial for George W. Crawford in the case of Machen, Lorenz and Craw- ford, charged with conspiracy to de fraud the government. Mr. W. W. Ludlow, who has been appointed chief clerk of the Treasury to succeed the late Wallace Hills, has entered on the discharge of his new duties, Dr. Jacob H. Hollander, of Baltimore, explained to the President the result of his mission to Santo Domingo. Mr. Whitelaw Reid called at the State Department and received his final instructions preparatory to leaving for his post at London. A petition of the government for a rehearing of the Philippine tariff order of the President by the Supreme Court was filed . J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, has resigned as chief of the Bureau of Manufactures, Department of Commerce and Labor. JOHANN HOCH Chicago Jury Recommends the Death Penalty. THE PRISONER STOOD IN A STUPOR. End of the Trial of the German Who Is Ace cused of Haviog Married Forty Women Many of Whom Died Under Suspicious Circumstaoces--His Crime Was Character ized as Artistic Assassination. his own confession is and mist harged by with 14 « iast murdering the next to his rie Welcker-Hoc was recom Hoch had ier only a short I Ann} {| denly si alba an | from Chic i 1 | police y net and jand a was four - va 5 fand b | fronted ie 1 MR. MORTON TO QUIT JULY L Considering Foor Offers to Go Isto Private Business. the alleged To ommandis sel maght take scipline ® ‘ and d Pronounced a Real Darer. Heidelberg, (By Cable) bust picture by Albrecht Saviour crowned with thorns has been | found in the house of an obscure residen: of Offenburg. The canvas bears Durer's | monogram and the date 1524. Emperor | William, during his recent visit to Karls- rubhe, went with the Grand Duke of Baden to see the picture. Prof. Hans | Thoma, the artist and director of the Hall of Art at Karlsruhe, is one of those who pronounce the picture to be a gen- wine Durer. Captains Naysons Murdered. Manila, (By Cable).-~Capt. Hayson, of the constabulary, who was stationed at Seassi, has been shot and killed by his own Moro sentinel. The motive for the murder is not known, A life-size Durer of the Ambush Germans ln Alrice, Berlin, (By Cable). — Captain von Rappard’s company, while marching ‘o attack Chief Frederick in German Southwest Africa, was ambushed on May 3 at the junction of the Kutip and Kuums rivers by Chief Frederick with 300 men. Six Germans were killed and six wounded, among them being Cap- tain von Rappard. who was severely hurt. Capt. Baum Gaertel, according to an official telegram, relieved Captain von Rappard by a forced march of 46 RUSSIANS’ LOSSES 89.000. The Figures Cover Battle and Retreat From Mukden, UEsIONsS § Of fighting sened, but on the i Wwoua and retreat Here and rout of amazement contrary, er in the articles army telegrams portraying a disastrou the ity was as hours and drove of he natives TR OS AG INSANE MAN'S CRIME Killed His Godmother, Whe, He Said, Had Bewitched Him. murdered Hammers and wher work th Criminal Insas i ] irresponsibl Hammen whol EXPress purpose : ammernick was foand dead 1 when be returned home, mn Trenton, from a neigh Chere ere five t wounds in was crushed by to the bors 1 buile { i head Shot in a Public Garden. Ufa, Russia, (By Cable). —~Major-Gen- eral Sokolovsky, Governor-General of the Province of Ufa, was fired at several times and severely wounded in the pub- lic garden during an entertainment. His assailant disappeared. General Sokolov. sky's life is despaired of, though he re taifis CONSCIONSNESS, Vice « Governor Bogdanovitch has taken over the ad- ministration of the province. FINANCIAL "We are making money,” said an offi- cial of the Susquehanna Steel Com- ny. Wabash expects to get 1,000,000 tons of freight from the United States Steel’ plants. in Allegheny County. N. J. Miller and J. G. Marshall, both of New York, were elected members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. { Minority bondholders of the Philadel phia & Lehigh Valley Traction Come pany have decided to accept a settles ment on a basis of 45.
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