— Ee... IH. “Sang BRITISH SHIP FIRED UPON, . Ardcva Seized After Brought to Standstil'. Being SHELLS FIRED ACROSS SHIP. Hamburg-American Liner Scandia Released After Carrying Rus- sial Naval Flag. Advices received at that the Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk fired three shots across the bows of the British Port Said says steamer Ardova, the cargo of which consists of coal and explosives, and the vessel not stopping, the Smolensk sent two loaded shots at her, one of them passing over her amidships and the other over her stern. The Ard- ova was then seized and her crew transferred to the Smolensk. The vessel will be brought to Suez. The Ardova, Captain Smith, sailed from New York June 15, for Manila. She arrived at Port Said July 11. Orders have been sent to the vol- unteer fleet steamers, St. Petersburg and Smolensk to refrain from ‘inter- ference with forcign shipping. It is expected these steamers ally join the Baltic fleet ‘and be re- nlaced by ordinary warships. It is now stated that the liberation of the Peninsular and Oriental steamship Malacca will occur at Algiers. blank | will eventu-| The Hamburg-American line stcam-! er Scandia has been released. The Russian crew which manned her has landed mere and will proceed to Odes- sa by the next mail beat. The Scan- dia is awaiting orders from her own- ers. When the steamer arrived here she was flying the Russian naval flag. The Associated Press is able to state on the highest authority that the Russian and British governments have agreed on a mutually satisfactory basis for a settlement of the question of the status of Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red sea and the seiz- ures by them of British Ships. HWANGSHIN BOMEARDED. / Japs Fire on Forts for Three Hours. Russians May Retreat. Specials «0 the iondon morning newspapers confirm the news of ac- tive operations at the seat of war. The “Daily Telegraph's” Chefoo cor- respondent, under date of July 23, says “A junk frcm Dalny reports that last night a Japanese fleet of 20 warships and 20 terpedo boats bom- barded Hwangshin for three hours and the forts replied.” The same correspon>~ent learns that the Japanese first army is being large- ly rcinforced by veterans from the re- serves. The correspondent of the ‘“Stand- ard” with the Japanese army under date: of July 23, says: “It is difficult to understand the intentions of the Russians. Kurcpatkin is evidently bent on a retreat northward, yet he lingers in the the south, attracted ap- parently by Port Arthur.’ The-* correspcndent of the “Daily Chronicle” in a dispatch dated at Mo- tien Pass, July 23, regards General Kurepatkin as outmancuvered and anxious-to abandon Lijao-Yang without fighting, but also reluctant to retire while Fort Arthur remains uncaptur- ed. rm The correspondent of the “Times” with General Kurcki’s army says: Chinese report that@seneral Kuropat- kin with 40,000 troops is at Liao- Yang, while his second in command with many men, is still at Haicheng. 1 still adhere to the opinion that.th Russians are not able to seriously op- pcse the Japanese advance’ "Tiger and Bull Broke Loose. There was a sensational scene in the bull ring at San Sebastian, Spain, Sunday. At the moment of a pro- jected fight between a Lull and a tiger, both animals bruie loose and stamped- ed the spectators. The attendants in firing on the animals struck and wounded several of those present, in- cluding the Marquis Pedal, the Vice President of the Senate, the Marquis Quijo, and a French tourist. JAPANESE MOVEMENTS. Mikado's Forces Transfer Their Base from Japan to Korea. According to Chinese information, 30,000 Japanese with 30 field pieces and 2,000 mountain guns have reached Saimatsza from the south, and have occupied the district covered by Saimatsza, Izyanchan and Saiobeer. Four companies of Russian cavalry and one company of infantry, with two guns came in contact with the Japanese advance at 7 o'clock on the morning of July 22, and discovered that the Japanese 1,000 strong were advancing a mile and a half from Izy- anchan. The Russian guns checked the Japanese advance, but, heavy re- serves coming up, the Russians retir- ed to a side road near Uitzintzin to save themselves from being cut off. The Japanese, however, did not con- tinue to advance. The Chinese state that the Japanese trcops numbered 8,000. The Russian losses were one officer and four Cossacks wounded and a few horses killed. Governor Beckman Winthrop, of Porto Rico, has left San Juan on his first inspecting tour of the island. Young Criminals Confess. Four boys arrested in Chicag fessed to killing one man in a saloon holdup and robbing a score of others at different times. The murder was | that of John Lane, stage carpenter of who up Gustav Riegel’s July 4. The | The pris- James and | Kell than the Illinois Theate ‘an attempt to hold saloon on the morning of ‘proprietor also was shot. oners are Peter Dulfer, William Farmby David ‘All declare they less years old. and are ® was shot in | STRIKE RENEWED. BUTCHER'S Union Charges Packers With Discrim- ination Against Oid Men. The packing house strike which was practically settled by an agree- ment to submit the dispute to arbi- tration, was ordered renewed in Chi- cago and all other cities. Violation of f agreement by the packing house pro-| prietors is assigned as the reason. | The following telegram was sent by | | President Decnnelly to all the em-| ployes of various packing houses in| the different cities affected by the] previous strike: | “Order out all the departments again. Companies violated agree-| ment. “President International Meat Cutters Butchers’ Workmen.” Friday 3,000 cattle butchers reported | at the stockyards here for work. | Only half of them were given places. | Thereupon all refused to bil The reported in a body at their union] headquarters. The general er for a renewal of the strike was soon forth- coming. “MICHAEY. DONNELLY, CURSED THE JUDGE. Ohio Prisoner Four “Times Reprieved | by the Governor Electrocuted. Charles Stimmel, convicted of the] murder of Joseph W. Shide, a book-| keeper at Dayton, O., was electrocuted | in the Annex at the Ohio penitentiary. | His words were: bt hope the curse ¢f a dying man! will follow the Judge and prose cutor who sent me to the grave. Stimmel was four times reprieved by the Governor, and the last time narrowly escaped electrocution through failure to officially notify the warden of the penitentiary of the re- spite, last Much Pine Lumber Burned. Fire, which started on the river front in the Handy Brothers Manufact- uring Company's lumber yard, at Bay City, Mich., caused $80,000 loss. Han- dy Brothers had about 6,000,000 feet of pine lumber ready for their factor- ies, over 5,000,000 of which was de- stroyed. Handy Brothers loss is $70,000, covered by insurance. The Michigan Central Railrcad lost $7,000 on cars and trackage, and the Detroit | & Mackinaw Railroad $2,500. : NEWS IN BRIEF. Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who served 14 years in an English prison on| charge of murdering her husband is now free. The Westinghouse interests have secured a contract for a generazing set of 1,500 horsepower capacity for installation in the Ilford (Essex, near London) district council electric light-| ing plant. Russell Harding, Vice President and General Manager of the Missouri Pa- cific Railway system, was elected President of the Pere Marquette Rail- road at a meeting of the directors cf the latter road in Boston. Mr. Hard: ing succeeds F. H. Prince, resigned. The Federal Grand Jury at James-| town, N. Y. discharged William D. Dimm, of Daylon, O., charged with] rcbbing the mails. [2 The State bank of East Moline, Ill. was entered by robbers, who wrecked the building by dymamiting the vauit. No money was secured and a posze is in pursuit of the At Princeton, N. aged 25, shot and robbers. | J., Robert Clayion, killed his wife ana latally wounded his mother-in-law. The quarrel arose over Clayton’s wife appealing to him to stop drinking. The armored cruiser South Dakota was launched {from her cradle at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco. The Cambria Steel Company declared a dividend of 11% per payable August 15. The Pullman Company has declared the rogular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, payable August 15. The directors of the Southern Pa- cific Railway passed resolutions for the issue of $40,000,000 of preferred stock of the $109,000,000 authorized by the stockholders. The directors of the Amalgamated Copper Company yesterday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. has cent, NO SHIRT WAISTS AT FAIR. Visitors and Employes Must Wear Coats. | If you want to see the World's Fair, bring your coat. This applies, even if you are a little boy. Two lads of 7 and 5 years, wearing natty blouse waists, * without coats, were stopped at the entrance to the art pal- ace by the guards and were required to get permits before they could en- ter. This is the first effect of a rule against shirt waists worn by males. It was issued by President Francis several days ago, and it applies to em- ployes and visitors alike. Burton GCets Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, has granted a writ of error to the United States District Court_ for the Easiern District of Missouri, in the case of Senator Jo- seph R. Burton, convicted in St. Louis of accepting a fee for services before the Postoffice Department, while a member of the United States Senate. The case will be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court proba- bly in the fall. Rehearing. Report of Slaughter. | A junk with eight Russians and 50 | Chinese on board arrived at Chefoo, | five days from Port Arthur. The Russians refused to talk, but the Chinese say that on July 11 and 12 the Japanese captured and occupied | with 4,000 men one of the eastern forts, near Port Arthur. Before re- inforcements arrived the Russians cut | off the 4,000 troops in the fort and 'xploded mines, which resulted in the of every Japanese soldier | occupied Kiao-Tung, | which | and east of An-Ping, | the enemy more | early in the morning of July 18. | Waters of the Elbe and dARD BATTLE AT KIAD- TUNG Russians Driven From Fortifica- tions on the Chi River. FIGHTING LASTED TWO DAYS. Japanese Loss Estimated at 424 Kiiled and Wounded—Russians Lost 1,000. General Kuroki, July 18. The place had been fortified by the Rus- sians, who defended it | the fighting General Kuroki’s troops drove the Russians from their strong- y fortified position on the Chi river is northwest of Motien pass serious losses than they sustained themselves. began on July 18 and ended on July 19. The Japanese lost 424 killed and wounded. The Russon | losses are estimated at 1,000. General Kuroki began his: advance | He uncovered, and followed the enemy along the Chi river. seemed to be retiring to the north- ward when suddenly .two battalions | with eight guns turned and attacked the Japanese advance guard vigorous- (ly. At this point the Japanese suf- | fered before relief came, cne company losing all its officers. The final successful charge was de- livered at 5:30 in the afternoon of the 19th. The Japanese succeeded in par- | seasonably after a severe fight, | | in the North stoutly. In | THE CROP CONDITIONS. Harvesting Well Advanced in Ohio Valley. The following is the summary of the weather bureau weekly crop report: East of the Rocky mountains the temperature during the week ending wl he} July 18 was highly favorable, but in’ the Pacific coast states and over the western pertions of the Middle and! Northern plateau districts it was un cool with light to heavy frosts in Washington and Oregon. Toc much rain hindered farm work in the Central Gulf districts and in portions of the Ohio valley and Middle Atlantic States. Drought has been relieved Pacific coast districts but continues with increased severity in the southern plateau region. Corn | has experienced a week .of exception- | ally favorable weather conditions, and | tricts. inflict! n. portions of the Upper Ohio valley and nHCSnE UPL | Middle Atlantic States corn has, how: The fight | men | has made rapid growth in all the dis In the Missouri valley and in ever, suffered somewhat from lack of cultivation. Better weather for harvesting win | ter wheat prevailed tnan in the pre The Russians | tially cutting off the Russian retreat, and this soon became a rout. The enemy went in two directions, to the nerthward and to the eastward. The Russian forces engaged included, in addition to the artillery, seven battal- ions of infantry and a regiment of Cossacks. The enemy left 131 dead and 300 rifles on the field. Prisoners taken estimated the Russian losses at 1,000. The Japanese lost one officer and 54 men killed, and 18 officers and | 351 men wounded. On July 19 Japanese forces attack- | ed a battalion of infantry and 1,000 cavalry who occupied Che-Chiato, to | the northward of Shaotientszu. After | four hours of fighting the Russians re- | tired across: the Taitsu river. In this engagement the Japanese had 17 men wounded. CUBA HAS TAKEN NO ACTION. Permission to Remove the Maine Wreck not Requested. Assistant Secretary Darling, who is in charge of the Navy Department in | the absence of Secretary Morton, has been annoyed by the suggestion that the department offered an insult to Cuba when Sewall, of New Orleans, permission to the wreck of the Maine in Ha- vana harbor. Cuba has not asked the Navy De- partment for permission to raise the Maine wreck, and the Acting Secre- raisa | yards and one sawmill. it refused to give B. F.| | Ottumwa, Ia., tary "has seen nothing to indicate that | Mr. who Sewall, or any other contractor is seeking to get permiscion to raise the Maine, has been authorized by Cuba to take any such action. If Cuba were to ask, State Department, that it be permitted | to remove the wreck of the American battleship, it is likely the island re- public would be granted permission to through the j remove the obstruction. But until | Cuba formally makes such request, | the Navy Department will not feel that it has been dealing with Cuba. Scores of requests have reached the Secretary of the Navy from persons who want to remove the Maine wreck for various purposes, and the response to all has been the same as that of Mr. Sewall. The Navy Department holds that Congress has control of such matters. If Cuba were to make formal request the question would then probably be regarded as one for diplomacy to settle, and through the State Department the request would doubtless be granted . without “refer- ence to Congress. North Dakota Prohibitionists nora- inated H. H. Aker, of Fargo, for Gov- | ‘ernor. GREAT DROUTH IN GERMANY. Saa'a Lowest Since 1811. All the rivers are at unusually low | rainfalls | water, owing to the light this summer. The waters of the Elbe and the Saale are the lowest since 1811. Hamburg shippers have movement of freight in the Rhine above Cologne is much impeded. In Silesia numerous dye works and | the | At] suspended | Citizens party of Pittsburg, died sud operations to the upper Elbe and the | denly at his home in Highland ave | railroads and public utilities. | | | | ! | { | factories have shut down, owing to | lack of water. The farmers through- | out North Germany are complaining. | The harvests have been much dam-| o. o0eed Charles M. Schwab as aged and all the growing crops heav- ily deteriorated during the great heat of the last week. An enormous forest fire is raging near Osnabrueck, the woods being ex- | cessively dry. A Temperance Will. Hon. S. P. McCalmont, a millionaire who died at Franklin, Pa, most effceiive way to stamp out r- temperance among his children. His will, excludes as beneficiaries any child who uses liquor, cotic drugs. Colombia Forgives All Colombia will again come into full diplomatic relaticns with the United States and the Panama matter will be a closed incident between the two republics. The state department re- ceived a cordial letter from the Colom- bian minister for foreign affairs, an- nouncing that Dr. Thomas Herran had been given full letters of credit as Colombia’s envoy at Washington. Dr. Herran for many years was secre tary of legation here. | Williamstown, W. Va. devised a | tobacco or nar- | | Danish ceding week, and this has | generany satisfactory progress, al i made ; ...| DINNER (ER FOR TRADE Fiscal Period Just Ended Breaks | Foreign Commerce Record. EXPORTS EXCEEDED IMPORTS. Neither Reached the High Figures Of Any Earlier Year, But Combin- ed Were Greater. The foreign commerce of the United | States in the fiscal year which ended | formed that Emperor Nicholas, ENGLAND'S PROTEST RECEIVED. It is Asserted Seized Ship Was Carry- ing Government Stores and Not Goods For Japan. The Associated Press has been in- in an | interview with Count Lamsdorff, the June 30; 1904, was the largest in its, history. larger than in any preceding foreign minister, expressed his dis- pleasure at the turn events have taken | and at the possibility of complications | with Great Britian arising out of the detention of British ships by the Rus- volunteer fleet steamers in the sea. Charles Hardinge, British am- bassador to Russia, in behalf of his government presented a strong pro- test to Russia against the seizure in the Red sea and detention of the sian ned Sir The oxnozic of WANNINCLUIETS were | Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ma- year | and the exports of domestic products | exceeded those of any other country. There was a falling off of imports as compared with 1903, when records were broken. Comparing the figures of 1904 with | those of earlier years, it may be said lacca, which was carrying British government stores for the naval es- tablishment at Hong Kong, each case of which was marked with the broad | arrow, which is the government stamp. all | The ambassador also presented a gen- | eral protest against the action of the that the total exports are larger than in any preceding year, except 1901, | that the imports are greater than that though still delayed by moisture in * | portions of Kansas and the Ohio val ley. Harvesting is well advanced in the Ohio valley and the Northern portion of the Middle Atlantic States | As a whole both early and late spring wheat have advanced satisfac torily. Recent rains have greatly im proved the condition of spring wheal | on the North Pacific coast. Reports of injury to oats by rust continue from the lower Missouri valley, bu elsewhere this crop has advanced favorably. Ohio Law Unconstitutional. Attorney General Ellis of Ohio rendered an opinion to the State auditor to the effect that the act o last winter increasing the salaries ol the circuit judges from $4,000 to $6,00( cannot apply to the incumbents. The act expressly. states that it shall appl; to them, but that provision Mr. Ellis declares to be unconstitutional. The opinion saves about $15,000 to the State. $1,000,000 Fire. At Rhinelander, Wis., fire destroyed 30 dwellings, several big lumbe) The wind car ried the fire beyond the control o! the firemen and the entire city was threatened, but the wind suddenly changed and the town was saved. The department was helpless in the face of the flames. The loss is estimated tc be nearly $1,000,000. Deposed Their Candidate. W. T. Scott, presidential candidate of the National Negro Liberal party who is now serving a 20-day sentence in the Belleville, Ill., jail, charged with keeping a disorderly house, has beer deposed. Judge George E. Taylor, o! has been chosen to fili the place made vacant by the removal of Scott. 21 Cattle Kiiled by Lightning. During a thunderstorm near Can field a herd of cattle, which were ready to be shipped to market, tool! refuge under a tree on the farm ol J. A. Kline. The tree was struck by lightning and when the owner wen! to the field he found that one stroke of lightning had killed the entire herd They were insured. Japanese Ship Sunk. The Japanese legation at Washing ton has received the following cable gram from the foreign office at Tokio: “At 9:30 a. m. July 20 the Vladivostok squadron fired on and sank a Japanese steamboat of 318 tons, off the coast o Isoya, about 25 miles from Hakodate All of the crew were landed safely al Cape Yesan.” Democrats Nominate Candidates. The South Dakota Democratic State convention nominated Louis N. Crill of Union county, for governor. Ths platform adopted commmands the action of the St. Louis convention, renews allegiance to William J. Bryan, and declares for government ownership of NEWS NOTES. Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt at Guayaquil, Ecuador. During a riot of strikers at Clauses, France, four persons were killed and 25 wounded. Thomas S. Bigelow, leader of the nue of heart disease. John M. Nowak and Michael Tomas ewski, Polish” bankers of Pittsburg are held under charge of embezzle ment. Thomas Morrison, it is announced a member of the board of directors of the United States Steel corpora tion. Michael McCurran, of Waverly, W Va., was almost beaten to death by footpads, who secured his watch and money. The robbery occurred near It is stated that the government will bring in a bill making wireless telegra- phy throughout the United Kingdom a | government monopoly. The govern ment officials have been experiment ing with a new system of their own Two more of the lifeboats of the