Japanese Surround Russian Tor pedo Boat and Sink Her. RU83IAN FLEET AGAIN HIT. Two More Ships of the Ciar't Squad ron at Port Arthur Put Out of Commiision. It was ofllelally announced In Pt. Petersburg that tho torpedo boat de stroyer Hezstrashnl wan cut off from the rent of the Russian Heft At Tort Aithur and aunk by tho Japanese, that her crew of 45 officers and men was lost, and that the battleship Pobleda accidentally struck a mine while man euverlng, but was able to return to tho harbor without loss or life. , , .. - I flclat bulletin came a message from Rear Admiral Prince Onktomsky, say ing that the Ilczrtrashnl hail been sent out during the night to recommit ter and became separated from the rest of the fleet owing to the lad weather. The boat was surrounded by Jnpnnese torpedo boat destroyers and was sunk In tho fight. Five men were saved. I Admiral Onktomsky adds: "During some maneuvering of the battleship I squadron the Pnhicda struck against a mine amidships on the starboard side, filie was able to regain port by herself. No one on board of her was killed or wounded." The Pobedln Is a battleship or 12.fi74 tons displacement and of 14.i;uo horse power. She is 401 H feet long, 71 Vi feet beam nnd draws 2 feet of water and Is heavily armored with steel. She was completed In Idol, has a complement of "32 men and her esti mated speed Ih IS knots. Tho steel armor of the battleship varies In thickness from 4 to (Hi inches along her belt. The armament of the Po bleda consists of four 10-Inch guns, 11 SJnch gims, 1(i 3-Inch guns, 10 1.8 Inch guns and 17 1.4-Inch guns. She has Fix torpedo tubes. Skrydloff Succeeds Makaroff. Tho Kn'peror's choice of n succes sor to the late Vice Admiral Makaroff as rnmmauder-in-chief ;f the Russian naval lorresi In the Far K.ist has fall en up n Vice Admiral Kkrydlnff, whom he appointed, teleg-aplilng to him to CO direct from Sebastopol, where he Is In command of the Hindi sea fleet, to Port Arthur and assume the com mand there. Noxt to Vice Admiral Mnkainff Moo Admiral Hiydloff Is the mnut popular nan of Oris genera tion In the Ilinoiinn nnvy. H is c .in sider, d a very nl.le F.-llnr nnd strr.te Rlfit, but the ton i at his (ii.iposil will be few .'n oionparlsou with thoso In 0ho ham!?! ,f the enemy nml it. Is f car- he will bo utiahlo to m cot)'; osii in ii. JAP3 CLAIM CHE2IT. Claim Thr.t Mines Vvire Laid Diirlnn Demonstrations. The St. Pler.-.tmrt: cot respondent of the "Kihn lie l'ni." imiiIs t'e follow ing: "I learn tint firm eiili'ion n e vnlls In r.av.'il ci.-r io.--, hns-M mi tele grams from I'.'e su: viv.'ng o ('.leers, that the loss of the lVtropnt lovsk ami the Injuries to the Pob.edn wore can .cd by the .Tap?.ne?o and by sn'mi.nriuo v esels. Hitherto it brs tot I.: o-i ; lleved thr.t the ,1a p.n 'so ba 1 any r.o'i- rr.nilno b -als, but I' Is !Kh7 ailm!l;il thr.t nit'h bor-U mirlit lnvo been r reived with th? cruiser: be.urhi fton Argentine and : .,' bv P itisli fen-:. If'y this, but In opinion thr.t the two submarine v r.UKilt (.10 f vi (ten, .a !t is irnicii.t to ver- r.dmlra.iy Is ot the t:-,t!se-:i b roil b t out i Is." Rumors ere current In St. Pet.irs burg that Vice Admiral Teyo tent In n numb t of ste.niiers on the niM of March CI and H.ieceeded in Ink'.ng several of tb"m and In blorkriiVn-s the channel ,f Port Aribnr. The r'.ino:s cannot be confirmed nt this hour. The dr.tr referred to by ihe corres pondent In tho above dispatch, March 31. is probably arcordlng to the oil style calendar, by which the event would have taken place on April 13, Iceordlng to the new Btyle calendar. The Indon Daily Mall'n Che Fon correspondent di cla cg that advices from both Russian nnd Jr.pnnepu sources Indicate that the batt eship Petropavlovsk was torpedoed. P.y a pretense of nn aliack on the harbor by tho enemy Admiral Maharorf, says tho correspondent was riit.'.ced outside for the Japanese torpedo bnats, which crept behind him and awaited d;s re turn and dealt the blow as he was Hearing the harbor on the return. GLASS PRICES RAISED. Manufacturers of Windaw Material Will Close Shops June 1. About "a rer cent of the window glass manufacturers of the United States were In session at the Burnett , ?T?Jtn ft nnrmnnpnl nt-c-HnlsmtloTl. A ennitllli- a permanent organization. A commit tee was appointed to devltie ways and means to bilng about this result. It was stated that both the jobbers and manufacturers would join hands in tho movement and that they will have the assistance of the glassworkerB. As an ovcrsupply is assigned as the cause of the depression, It was decided to increase the price of glass 15 per cent within tlie next three months and to shut down the shopB on June 1 next. Another meeting will be hold at Chica go or Pltteburg on May 1. , Korean Palace Burned. A cable report Bays that the Impc Tral palace at Seoul, Korea, was com pletely destroyed by lire. Tho fire began in the evening and lasted throughout the night. Only the ruins of the palace remain. The Emperor nnd hip sulfa succeeded In eBCaulnc. .The report does not mention any loss ' of .life, nor does 1C give the cause of the fire, but the recent political unrest In the Korean capital leads to tears that the destruction of the palace was tha work at the rebellious element. - NO LET UP AT PORT ARTHUR. Tago'e Fleet Renew Attack and Bom bard Fortreis. The Japanese are allowing no let-tip at Port Arthur. Closely following up their successes on the aea, the forti fications were bombarded on the 15th from 9:15 In the morning until 1 p. m. The Japanese fleet wan In two divi sions and bombarded the fortress and the town alternately from the I.iao Tlshln promontory. In all 1R5 projec tiles wero fired. The fire of the Japanese fleet was answered by tho Russian squadron, In cluding the battleship Pobleda from her anchorage, with a plunging Are. The batteries also replied. The losses on land weie seven Chi note killed and five soldiers and three Chinese wounded. No serums damage was sustained by either the fortifica tions or the fleet. In the reports of the naval conflict on Wednesday, several mistakes have rome to light and were corrected since, but there are many details of 'he conflict and the loss to Russian arms that are still unknown. Tho magnitude of nme of these er rors doubtless due to the excitement and horror at Port Arthur, may be ap proximated by the lad that the cor rect nnme of tho Russian torpedo r.:at destroyer sunk by the Japanese Wed nomlny Is not the lieztrashnl, as was ollleltilly reported, hut the Itrashnl. The Dcxlrashnl Is still safe, The condition of the Russian fleet! at Port Arthur can best be realized when It Is known that now there are in tho harbor only two undamaged battleships the Peresvlet and the He- vastopol. Some of the vessels dam-, aged by tho Japanese have been re- paired, though their exact number and condition are not known. FORTUNE IN A POT. Legacy of Old Merchant Found Buried In Cellar. Two orphan girls In Cnnton Heme, Switzerland, will receive $2,701 as a result of the honesty of Wesley Zaugg, of Woe.ster, ). Abraham Furi, an old merchant who died a few days ago, directed In b's will that after a num ber of heipies-ls were paid the balance of tho pnpe:ty should go to bis nieces, in Switzerland. Only a few hundred dollars were found. When Zaugg opened the envelope which IteM the will a small piece of paper dropped out. The writing was In Gorman nnd told where a pot of gold win hurled in the collar of Furl's residence. Zaugg went to the cellar an.! din op a pot containing the sum in gold coins. The pieces nil bore dales up to ISM. CLEARED OF CHARGES. CoJiEres.ilonal Committee Declares Dietrich to De Not Guilty. . 1 rriie.l Sinles Senator Diet: lob, of Xeh: if i;a, 1 as been declared by a special committee of Congress to he not liii .Ity of sny violin km of th statute! of ihe I'nited Stiuen or any corrupt or unworthy conduit lvlat-'ng e'.i!;ir to ll'ol nppointme'lt. of Jacob l'!-her ns : r:tmatcr at. Hastings, Nell., er the l.eln of the building In that :tv to l'r.. I'n'ted States for n ri'-eiilo - Vile nr.-.o'ltteo which Invest'iled I'e ci a ;.! neainst Senr.tor t Tie! rich 'was c:::nn -seii of s.-iMiors Hoar, 1'Iait. e! Ci.-.nec-.'t ut. t-'. .m:, CocUv'il nnd P"'t:t--. T'.'ieo li'iei-'Di.ft of the com nilr'ee are Kepel'Iiears and two De'iio eiai i. The .j ,rt s nnanin-.ous. Tlie r. port tev lews the testimony and the ( oneii' I n Is ve.iche.l i tint tho charges ir-',t he yti s : ; i m il . CR5.AT RACING YcAR. :t-' cs r.h-.w thr.t 1903 33 thD Gre-le:t in History. 7!:e N- v York state incir.g commla rl'O e :vp,).:. A (.f ,".;;ist V. imon;. K. it. .Vo'Tan rnd .le.eii Sanfoi.I. has sub i.:i!'e,l its ci'n h r.nnnal vepcvt to the )';.' I.Hut-e of the Ftale of Now Yo:l;. It is p; i:ue.l ( ul in this report ihet '.he er.r 1 !':' In racing e:ceeiled In nrc -).! ;; nil previous years. The p:t!-':e pMr.ir.ai-.- of race t.-aclia 'x-(.e.:.-l tint of by i;i;U!'. Last ye:,r there v, as out to c .vnc-rs of l'.erscs Ii-. 1 1 . ; ttate $2,1i'.."i.iS7. w'.-.ich Is S;!'.i".,"!'? u o:r than wns liibtrihmed In j reniiur.is in 1!,r2. In all, c .-.r.tlti!'. s the report In this state last year there were 1.222 races, nnd in fa em 1.ST2 iViT.'reni horses par tlilpatod. There were 50 preat stakes In excess of SVuo value each to the v'.:in?r; T o in excots of Si.oi'U. r.nJ li j events In cxress of ?l,oi,J. Split in New Jersey. At Trctiten, X. J.. a practically har monious Stato Democratic convention of more than 1.2I J delegates which selected an uninstructed delegation to the National convention was followed by a bolting convention of the sup porters of William Randolph Heat ft for President. The bolters numbered about 100 men who claimed they had be:n Illegally deprived of scats in tuo regular convention. Great Painter Peri3hed. The admiralty has received official - . Info: mat Ion that Vasslll Verestchagin, the celebrated painter of battle scenes, was among those Jost by the sinking of tho Petropavlovsk. CURRENT EVENTS. It 13 thought not unlikely that Con grem wdll adjourn April 20. Bandits hold up the mall stago run ning between Holt and Big Fork, Mont., and took the mall and other valuables. The gates of the World's fair were open Sunday for the last time. Not until after the exposition Is over, In December, will the public bo allowed to pass Its portals on the Sabbath, Over 25,000 persons visited tho grounds. Governor Herrlck, of Ohio, granted a reprieve ter Charles Stlmmell, who was to be electrocuted April 19 for the murder of Joseph W. Shlde at Dayton. Stlmmell was denied a new trial and the reprieve was allowed to appeal to the Suc-reme Court. RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP IS SUNK Blown Up While Moving out to Fight the the Japanese. ADMIRAL MAKAROFF PERI8HEO. Frightful Lett of Life Attributed to Fact That All Were at Their Statlone. The heaviest blow yet struck at Russia In her war with Japan was de livered at Port Arthur Wednesday. TItn ft rat.f.ln aa t.n I 1 luuh I n ttii rutin V. lovsk, while returning with the other; hn'f8- wJ,h "hl,h "tabbed the pre ships of the fleet to the harbor alter ! m,r. b,,t the force of the blow was having tut out to sea to meet the 'rokRn am " direction diverted by enemy's squadron, accidentally struck i,he havy lace on the minister s coat, a Moating mine, and was blown up and V"",1 ,n on "cra,rh "" Vice Admiral Makaroff and from 600 to 800 men perished. The following o.llclal dispatch was ' ........ I I I. i. . S, f t, A.I rfci-nni uy me .zar iiuiii near ftu mirai (irlgrovl.cb. the commandant at Port Arthur: ; Petnmnvlovsk eiropnlovBK "The battleship stttick a mine which blew her up. and r.-i J V ii .'.hi ti' , which he entered the palace and tele- under (lolden Hill. The Japanese fc , M,IllR,Pr 10 ,ntpr,P .qimilron was approaching Ice Ad- J, t Ma(lrJJ , inlral Makaroff was lost. Grand .., ,mve ,,,, ,,,,,. n,ml (,o bike Cyril was saved. He is slightly: aBlmH(1. Tne w011lia , not 8P1.0UH. injured. Capt. Jakovleil was saved, altboirgh severely jnjitted, as were flve; HOME WRECKED. officers and 32 men, all more or less I Injured. The enemy's fleet has dlsap- j Natura Glt Exp0lon Imperiled 8ev- peaied. Rear Admiral Prince Ouk- . , . tomsky has BSHiimed command of the e -ivee. fl)M,i Two pecple were burned, one prob- Tlie following dispatch to the Car'a,,y fatally, and the lives of several has been received from Viceroy Alex- "her persons, including a small boy I, If. j suffering with scatlet fever, were lm- "A telegram has Just been received Prlled by an explosion or natural gna from I.lent. tlen. Stoessel. commander ! wfc,,-h B'",ost demolished the two ot the military forces at Port Arthur. ",orv a"'1 "'tp lir , k dwelling at u I regret to report to your majesty that the I'ncltle. fleet has suffered lire- parable os, by the death of Its brave and capable commander, who was lost together with the Petropavlovsk." Another dlspnteh from Viceroy Alex leff to tlie ("zar says: "According to rej orts from the commandant at Port Arthur the battleship and cruisers Wflll UHL HI HltTVI Ull? flll'lll. UIIL 111 VTZ. .? thJ reinforcements, making his total "o" tbr.uidsir'whe;;;;,,;; the Petropavlovsk touched a mine re sulting In her destruction, tlrnnd Duke Cyril, who was on bonrd, was saved. He was slightly Injured. The whole sinindron then re-enteied port. The Japanese are now oft Cape I.lno Shan. No reports had been received from the acting commander of the fleet up to the fmie this dispatch was , Gnu' I JAPANESE MOVEMENT3. District North of Arju la Their Main Field of Operation. The district north cf An.lu Is lie co:n.iig the nir.itl field of the Japanese iniliiaiy rainpaKn. The necoiid nnd third divisions of the Japanese army are arriving ut the mouth of tho An Jo. The prefect of the province of P!:i;vYnng Is appealing to tlie Korean government to send lnilitaiy help for the suppression of local riotine. The i situation I? serious, the rioters being! jollied by dlsei.at :'d soldiers who are st.'iivinr; nml ate nttpcUing the better cia-ses. The province of Hoilthchol I la Is oven mi will) bands of robbers wii.i nie well armed. The prelect the:e Is also nppeai'lng to the Korean pi t i nn;i at f.,r as: 1st mice. Princes Kitashirakowa and Ktigl, of the Jap-itne-e i:r,". i lal bouse, are now serv-int- is olileers In the Imperial guards as rivg-Ynn.-T. MORMON CONFEnENCE. The Ciiiitii Family in Eviclence r.t Kirfar.d Meeting. There were i.2"o people present n. Sunday's lellt ons exercises of tho iilly-htst antit.al ci.nl'i n nee of the Re- :rg.ini.!ed Chtirrh of Jcuh Christ of l.ait. r Day Sclnts now In Ei'ssion at: Kli thnel. Ti:" p: Inelpal si r.noti was by President Jose; b Smith. The nd drc -s was a denial of the chnrf.e that tilt? l:eol; of Mormon tcacne? or ndvo-1 rales polygamy. The speaker main-j taltie.l that the rvntrory was tho! rase; that the book of .Mormon tnimht with the ltll.le, that one husband. Khould have one wife and one wife one huoband. A feature of tho pro-: roo.miss was tho unusually largo niim ber of peruons named Smith taking part in th' several portions of tho a pennon mm w iiiiaui jeiiiiini;s day's proceedings, mote than n unzn "rynn bo removed as the executor of speakers, singers or presiding officers ,lle estate of the late Philo S; Dennett, j of that name being on the program. j the chief allegation being that be is1 I I dissipating the funds of the estate In Clarksburg Bank to Reopen. j ''-gal actions in attempting to se The Comptroller of the Currency nu-1 ''o the probating of the "scaled let- f thorlinil Ilia Trmlera Vi.t iniint hnnlt nr i ter" as a part of the Will. ; Claiksturs. W. Va.. to roonen for business. ThlS bank suspended Feb - ruary 2. 1904. Tho board of directors nas been reorganised and increased and the stockholders have authorized an Increase In the capital of the bank to Jl'OO.oiH), which increase nas the Emperor says that Gen. Kraana been paid in full. The comptroller j llnBkl, on the night of April 8, ordered stales that the bank is now In a per- a detachment of sharpshooters to fectly solvent condition. In revenge for an alleged betrayal George Duncan, a prisoner, stabbed and probably tatally wounded "Bur glar Jim" Anderson, another prisoner at the Ohio penitentiary. A barn and two sheds of John High- baugh, near Morgantown, W. Va., were destroyed by fire, causing a loss of about $3,000, with no Insurance. Slam Wants Railway Material. Hamilton King, United States Minis ter to Slam, is forwarding to the State Department tenders and specifications for rolling stock for Siamese state railways covering an order for 87 cars and many brakes and wheels. It Is expected this order will be followed soon by a large one for locomotives and Iron bildges. It is due to the efforts of the American Minister that the principle of open bids has been established in 81am.. SPANISH OFFICIAL STABBED. Prima Minister Attacked on Street by Young Anarchist. An attempt was made to assassinate Senor Maura, the prime minister of Rpaln. Me was returning from the palace from attending tho funeral ser vices at the cathedral for the late Queen Isabella. As he was passing in front of thrf Mercad church, a young man, probably 25 years old, leaped on the carriage step and attempted to stab him, but slipped In the act. Senor Maura continued on his way apparent ly unhurt. The assassin was Imme diately seized by the police. A roport of the attack on Premier Maura was Issued, according to which the assailant held concealed a kitchen "'""""' Joanulm Miguel Attno, the assailant. l?",: . i . i i ... . ....... . . . ,d l" OUllini. viltj tioii, t-s r n ",nor npn the premier cooly drew u,fo ,. i . i,lt, o(i tiirnw I , . . a n n , I 1, ! i n r p! n i.n n II or "'"r "'' r """ Tho explosion occurred when Penny , ., i j J)ro ""',,'(, a match In a room on the first floor, In which he had been repairing gas fixtures. The concus sion blew out the front walls In the second and third stories and the fnr nltuie was smashed and blown Into the street. The rear wall on the third floor and the furniture In the room tt . . ., ,. .,., f ,lla bouU,,Mrs.JAdW ami 'he; Sim V'binp were thrown violently to the floor by . v. CROP REPORT. Condition of Winter Wheat Falls Far Below Last Year. The monthly report of the chief of the bureau of statistics of tho depart- muni f.f niri'lnn Turn u-ltl elwiu- tlln nv. vrn P ,.,)miti,m of w.int,,r n ,ent on . ... . . . , . .... ., Aptil 1 to Iinve been 7'i.u, anaitisi y i . 3 on Airll 1, Po:i, 78.7 at the (orrea pondli'R date In 1!02, and S1.1, the mean of the April averages of the lust 10 years. Tlie following fhown the averages of condition mi April 1, the corresponding nvernpes one and two years nun, and the mean of tlie corresponding nvernges of the Inst 1l year's: Ohio, till, Hi, 77, 7S, Penn sylvania, 71. 100, S2. Tlio average condition of winter rye on April 1 was S'J.:!, nnalnet h7.'.) on Aptil 1, VMM. S."i.4 nt the cor- respoiidlng dale In 1!)02, nnd Ml. I, Hi """" ' vcni:;es ... uiv In!! 1 " WOULD HANG EX-GOV. TAYLOR. Gov. Davis, of ArkarEso, Refuf3 to Ask Pardon for Powers. flow Jefferson Davis, of Athansaa, has refuse,! tho rn,uet of the i om mlttie of Chicago rlei;:yme:i vl:o ash ed b'tii nnd other Coventors to use in-lln-nee with tlovernor Ili ihlmni, of Kentncly, to chtaln a row t'lnl I i' Caleb Powers. Poweis was twice eonvi'-'.ed of cn:n pili ity In tiio assessina'Mi of C.ov ernor (iorhel. Althoucli I lie iieeond trial resulted the same as the first, the cleryyti-en contend that Powers had rot bad a fair trial nml that l-.'r, con vh'lon wns due to politunl feeling. (lovcrn.'.r Davis told tlie rlergyinen Hint not only Powers, but cx-fi v. V. S. Taylor, should be hanged. Taj' ,n- l"d to Indiana to escape trial ecu Hint Str.tr roittucd t.i cxtrui'ltc him to Kentucky WANTS BRYAN REMOVED. Mr. Bennett Says He Is Using Estate; for Expenses. ! Counsel for M'S. Graee Imngeno 1 Bennett appeared before Probate . Judge Cleveland at New Haven with The "sealed letter" gives Mr. Bryan ! The court will set a hearing. date for Fifty Japanese Killed. "Gen. Kuropatkin, In a dispatch to cross to the left bank of tho Yalu river, oppnalto Wiju. Tho sharpshoot ers landed on tho island of Samalind and sutprlBed a partol of 50 Japanese scouts Just as the latter were ap proaching tho entt eldo of the Island In three boats. The Russians allowed the Japanese to land and then fired on thorn. Nearly all the Japanese ! were shot, bayoneted pr drowned and their boats sunk. The Russians bus- talned 110 losses. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. In Fairmont, Va., the police have found that children started fires that alarmed the city. Minister Powell, atSnnto Domingo, notified the Government there that he expected a settlement May 1 of the money due on account ot the claims of Americans. The Spanish court will go into mourning a year for the late ex-Queen Isabella. EXPLOSION KILLS 29 MEN Victims' Bodies Torn to Frag ments by the Concussion. ENTIRE TURRET CREW KILLED. Surgeone From Three Warehlpt Quick ly Attended the Mutilated Men. Prompt Work Saves Ship. Ry the explosion of 2,000 pounds of powder In the alter 12-Inch turret and the handling room of the battleship Mlssotttl, Capt. William S. Cowles, commanding 29 men were Instantly killed and Injured, of whom 2 will die. The Missouri was on the target range with the Texas and Hrooklyn at practice off the Florida coast when a charge of f owder In tho 12-Inch left hand gun Ignited from gases, exploded, and dropping below, Ignited four charges of powder In the handling room, and all exploded. ' The Dead. I.letit. w. C. Davidson, In charge of the 12-ltuh turret; I.lent. K. A. Welch es t of the cruiser. Cleveland, gun um pire; Midshipman W. T. Neumann, Meut. J. P. V. Orldlpy. V. S. M. C, I.lent. Thomas Ward, Jr., Division Ot fleer J. K. Pederson, W. Itougard, boatswain's mate, second class, J. Illoxaputlan, ordinary seaman; Charles Rice, coxswain; J. C. Hardy, seaman; K. J. Klvlln, apprentice, sec ond class; J. (ladrls, seaman; N. Scherhauth, ordinary seaman; H. 11. Franks, electrician, second clnss; J. P. Start, coxswain: J. C. Nunn, ordinary seaman; N. Sudor, seaman; C. R. Meyer, seaman; P. R. Castler, ordin ary seaman; R. H. Allison, apprentice, second class; R. C. Tobln, ordinary seaman; J. J. Mulligan, ordinary sea man; .1. W. Cole, InndMnan; A. Smith, oK'nnnce sergeant; W. S. Shlpman, gunner's mote, first class; J. p. J. Ilrnwn, private mnrlnn; J. F. Kennedy, chief gunner's mate; .1. M. Roach, or dlniiiy seaman; Frank T. Rowlands, electrician, second class. The Injured:. J. R. Knight, genman, may recover; .1. T. Donnelly, ordlnnry seaman, dy ing; R. S. Sinrr, seaman, will recover; F. C Schaub, apprentice, second class, will recover; (). 11. Sloe, apprentice, second cIjuj, dying. Hut for tlie rompt nnd efficient work of Capt. Cowles In flooding the handling room nnd magazine with wa ter, one of the magazines would have exploded and the whip would have been destroyed. SEEKS WAR WITH CHINA. Russian Ministers Urging Czar to Open Hostilities. Th" crar Is being strongly urged y bis ministers to declare war naaln.-l China. Tlie I'.ti'islan ninlmssador to Pel;!-) nty... that ns the Chinese are tfisaf ' fccled toward Itiissln, their ifleo hi lled phoitld be 'brought clearly Into llnht nml made to take the form of open bo.'-tllliy, which would warrant Russia In carrying out b"r policy In the inr cast much more effectively j than ever bel'i re. lie avers that Rus I ria has t veiylhing to pilu by open war with China, nnd much to lose by i her involuntary neutrality. That beit'ir fo, Ii is taken for grant ed In political clreh, s here, ns well r.s In n I'.'tary t'phoroF. that M. .'".-.a'-will cotttpel China to show her hand to some p'irp v mid thr.t in the vrry ll"ar fiilui'e v.'r will b decla'i 1 be twom the I v.-- C'iiil.trli ll' tire t!-.c rep' atcd protf-fr, inn do by the ltur . I.i:i niiiih-to' - at l'-k'ng nxnltist llr dispr.t'h ef Ch'ni re lri"; i b"yoirl tlir greet wall, and his threat that nnlos.i I le y are apecdlly withdrawn Ci.inn will be tnaled as a belliirercnt. No conil. luatlon ha - re.-idied Lon don nl the varleit" rumors, m.i-t ef which cnine by way cf P.irls. rf land fluhtin;'. l.niillii'is I v Jat.inese on lb" I. bo-Tung ).i tiir. ilia, the capture of Japiui'se tiaiiKpoits bv Ku'-'sians, etc. ri.'iiatchis I mm various points ntt.To that th" lii.-'-!:;ns have ro::i- p'etely cvactr.t'd Kor"i. but hoyori.l till.-, tl'.e-e Is little reliable news. ATTACK ON THE HEPRER03. . Enemy Repulsed After Elfjht Hsurs' Flahtins. The Bi rlin foreign office received the following dispatch from Col. I.cut wein, the governor of Gorman South west Africn: "With the united principle division and western division, I attacked the enemy's chief force, a!.out 3, 000 strong, at (Jni;anjlrn. Tho Herieros were In a strong, Bcml-oiroulnr posi tion on a bill fronting the northwest. We first Hanked nnd forced back their lett wing, and then attacked the cen ter and right. Two energetic counter attacks against our left were repuls ed. Tho enemy's position was bioken through nt nightfall after eight hours' fighting, and tlie enemy was driven back on all sides. "Our losses Include I.'leuts. von Es torff and von Erffo, and two cavalry men killed, I.lent. Ilosenberg and five men severely wounded. The enemy's loss has not yet been ascer tained, but wiib heavy, owing to the excellent effect of our artillery fire. Nothing new from Von Glasenojip's eastern division." Walter H. Crabtree was drowned by ! the cnpalzlug of a boat on the Potomac river. River and Harbor Bill. Tho river nnd harbor bill passed the houso without amendment. It appro priates $3,000,000 to be placed at the dlbpoBal of the secretary of war to bo used for emergency purposes to carry on the work that would deteriorate If there was a stop, and 'In no instance is any one project to have more than $50,000, Sovetal attempts were made to amend the bill by speollylng cer tain projects for appropriations, but they wero all ruled out on points of order. BUSINE8S IS BACKWARD. Some Branches of Steel Trade Show Sign of Improvement. R. O. Dun A Cn.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Tardy spring weath er, following an unusually severe win ter, makes It difficult to restore atl factory trade conditions, but It Is en couraging to find at many points this unseasonable weather the only cause of complaint, and there Is always hope that the early losses may be made up at least In large measure when their normal conditions become apparent. In the meantime sales of dry goods are restricted and stocks in all positions from producer to con sumer are larger than Is desirable. Aside from the cotton States, where business is brisk, the week's dispatch es Indicate that early gains were maintained, tint little further progress occurred. Iabor controversies aro still an adverse factor. Railway earn ings In the fltst week of April were 7 per cent smaller than last year. No definite check to progress In the Iron and steel Industry Is discerned, al though It lacks uniformity and In some departments It Is difficult to find en con raping signs. In so far as pressure l)r Immediate delivery Is concerned, bar Irdn and steel are mo8ttromlnont, makers of agricultural Implements be ing notably Importunate. Not only is It difficult to secure early delivery of bars, but shipments four weeks hence are considered prompt and some orders run up to the end of the year. Floods in the West have made U Im possible to begin the much proposed Htiuctural work and ashlo from sup plies for repair shops, the ra ivnys aro still operating on" a moderu'd scale. The ore situation remains unsettled. Firmness and activity continue In the Chicago packer hide market, and for eign dry hides are held sternly by the prompt absorption of artivals. Although quotations aro unchanged In the leather market, 8onte Improve ment in tone Is noted. Failures this week number 225 in the United States against 212 last year and 16 Id Canada compared with 10 a year ago. MINNESOTA VS. SECURITIES CO. The States Have Jurisdiction In PiOs esutlona Under the Anti-Trust Laws. Tho I'nited States supreme court decided the case of the state of Mln neso'a vs. the Northern Securities Company nnd tho Northern Pacifis nnd flreat Northern railroad compan ies, holding that It was without juris diction and reversing the orinion of th" court below. Justice Ilinlan snld that the circuit court should not hnve entertained Jurisdiction In the case, the effect being t i remand the case to the state roans. Justice Harlan cited the tacts beating on the origin r.nd history of t lie ense, Faying teat orlpinnliy the suit was Instituted by the state In lis own court, but tha; before an opinion could be reached I here It was. on pe t ir lim of the Securities company tr?ns lerrtd to the circuit co't:t for the (lis I riot of M.'nn.-'sota, by which c etrt It was dismissed. Much ct.n'mvevsy arose over the right to remove to 'he federal .court nnd after hearing tho ens" argued otife the supreme court orihted a second hearing on that point. lie lice Harlan cn'Ie.l attenMan to lh( f.K ' that the ptoceedini's v.as for the purpose of cnlorr-lr.a both tho state lr.ws and the ('"dernl anil-'rust .net. Fayinir that th" ir- -t ' eou-t roul-l not have taken jurisdiction if ( i:!y the :ii:ite stat:::? had b "i !i In volved. "I" si 1 : ! i rc up th" lederal l.v.v n.;i'l atia'jvhv I's ji'-r vls'ov.-!, he raid It v. n.i clear that '!. ease did not lc l ing to tiny of thr :.? s ; -vi 1 ("! lor by It." "it is," tro ra d. "not a ."riiiiinal t-r'icccd'ii';. no: a suit i:i "i;!y In the nan.e of foe United J:tiit-? t-i restra'n vio'a'b'n of the an ti 'vut art. nor a to o' oo;!n !:i the n-.oio ,if ii,,. fni: - '- ut -s f'.r ":" for '"i'ere i f p'.'ii-i 1 1 i.ar nn art on I y ii v pers n or corporation 1 or the ie. ("vi ry of three-fold dr.ms-jes for In-.I'.ir;.- d ir.i: to bu ',Iii"- j or pi e: y by : : ir.e other person or cos p .ration." RIVAL STOPPED WEEDING. Later Crosm C-oMa Cirl Diad end Kil!3 Himself. At Ihatavla. X. V., Clyde Ore, years nld. or niii, jluit nnd l.lih'd Addle Illos.-or.!. 'J.?, years of a?e, and ihen killed himself en the street ne'ir the girl's home. Ore without a word dr'-v a revolver nu:! fired. Ho then dtr.nk catholic nci.l and 8ant n bullet into his brain. Ore nnd the girl were to have been married two weeks ago. On that day a rival appeared who claimed the girl was cnr-iricd to him. There was a dis turbance nt the Bh stom house and the girl's parents begged her to re frain from niarrving O;o and the min ister refused to perform the ceremony. Oro was believed to have gone to his home In Wisconsin, but he return ed Tuesday. In bis pocket was a let ter from Addle Blossom In which she said she wanted to hear from him. I New York Bank Falls. The Federal bank, a state inatltu ' tlon of Xow York City, was closed and officials of the state banking depart ment are in charge. David Roths child was president of the institution until a few weeks ago, when he re signed after a fire of crltlcis,m from the newspapers. Tho bank's capital is $250,000. According to a recent statement, it owes Its depositors $4St!, i 000. George Martin Goss, Si years old, committed suicide at Cumberland, Md., by cutting his throat. Manssias Gets Camp. Major General Henry C. Corbin, commanding tho division of the At lantic, tent Invitations to the gover nors of all the eastern states and of Toxos to take part In the Joint field exercises of the regular army and of tho organized militia within the de partment to be held near Manassas, Va.. beginning September 5. There will be 16,000 men from tho organized mlllt la at Manassas, and an equal number from the regular army. NEWSY CLEANINCS. Th ablpa of tlie world are Insured for 9W,WO,000. ' Building oneratlnns In Ttlohmond. a., were lied tip by the alrlke of the hod-carriers for five cents a day In crease. The uprlntr clenn-tm of obl on the Nome peninsula Is estimated at over 91.2ISO.OUO, greatly la excess of any lirevious season. Representatives of many organisa tions protested vigorously against the taking of New Ytxk City park for School purposes. A Bt. Louis. Mo., cnijnle. who had made and lost $."00,000 by speculation in New lotk city, committed suicide after killing the cat. Ambassador MeCormlrk Is negotiat ing with the Husslnn Foreign Otlice for a treaty granting wider rlflits to American corporations. The retention of 2X) Oreek strike breakers at the works of the American Can Company, In Chicago, III,, caused the 2000 employes to remain on strike. United States Supreme Court sus tained Interstate Commission In Its contention that coal roads are obliged to show contracts at bearing on ques tion of rates. Mrs. Illla Plntmons and daughter walked from liowell, Mass., nearly all the way to llaltlmore, Md., mude good ber claim to nn uncle's fortune and Spanish nnd British olHeers who met Kaiser William in Spain noticed that he could 011I5 speak In a whisper, and It Is said his Mediterranean trip Is to prepare him for nu operation that may leave him dumb. A suit was begun In the United States Circuit Court at Rt. Paul, Minn., to obtain , a Judicial decision on tho method of distribution of the Northern Pacific and Ureal Northern stock held by the Northern Securities Company, rode borne in a Pullman. On Thing He Learned. Bishop Potter was preaching one Sunday evening In a small town Id the Adirondacks, where he has a sum mer camp, says the New York Times, When the services were over a tall, gaunt man, with the air of a back woodsman, came up to the Bishop witb outstretched hand. "I've heerd ye preach twice afore this," he said, -"an I like yer preach In'. I alius l'arn somethln' new from ye. I rid ten miles to-night to hear ye, an' I'd rid ten more, fer, as usual, I heerd somethln' new to-ulght that I never knowed afore." "Well, I'm glad of that," said the Bishop shaking the outstretched hand: "and what was it you loarned to night?" "Why, Bishop, I found out fer the fust time in my life that Sodom and Gomorrah wuzn't twins." Tho poulatlon of the Vr.Ued Sti'os has for forty years be.-"i about twelve times that of Canada: the number of rilvnivna In t'nn T'nltirl Qtatca In tlmf times has been Iu.isjO tlmj the num ber of Canada. PITT3EURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. WliMt,-Na S roil g 9 H)i--N'i. ' M Curii-Ni.. li yellow, ' nr '..I N". S j-i-lliov, mieln-il ' Mlxi-d i r t'l Ontg-Nn, (villi IS No. 8 wnlti- il Flour Winter i.notit 4 Htrilltfht Wllitnli. liny-.. I timothy !'i ;S I lemr 'o. 1 i i ' Feed-No Iwlilln 11 !L Ion il m I'.lfWll HwMllliL' Prftll. IllliK vM 'i1 trnw Win 111 11 H" tat V t Dairy Products, diitt'-r Elcln cTenucrjr -'" Ohio n.niiifiy 'ii Hllfl- , l.ll nl iw l-i.U e. 99 HI It) Kl .'il 19 47 i V) 4 .5 1" ') 1.1 :.: Il .v -I II) .') r 3 M) V 50 ir 11 I CIj-i-i ilifi, nifir il iNew 1 urn, new L Poultry, Etc. I'rns 1 cr In 11 H 17 VJ I llli-KI'I.S ll 1 1-i.simI ... , 'i urkt-y, llvi kfc.-fe'! 1'h. Mil) Oil IO, lretl Fruits and Vegetables, l'oinloi Fancy whito per ous.. 1 iitiiti.-e 1'i-r I'iii 'I. I'm . .i r I i,i:,-l Al'jm' per barrel 1 J". 1 8) 3 J i 01 BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Talent V neat No. 'i leii I'.-rn mixed Ktrir buiier CroauiciT .t' -a 1 u-i H PHILAOELPHIA . Flour V Inter l'uteut $ li Wteat Ma a red .. 1 cl orn No. 'i mixed j'j Oils No. i wlil-.e 4 liuiter Creamery, extra !' fc-K4 PftuntylvanU luajt 17 NEW YORK. Hour Fate nti heat Jrl . 1 orn No. J Oal No, i W lute .. llutler Creamery L'tf- btaleauii 1'euueTlvaulu LIVE STOCK. .5 0) 1 u) 3 44 I 07 M 47 I) l Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Prime heavy, 14f0 to 1UXI llj..... S 5-J5 filme, lswito l4tJ ID 4 W 4 III MeJ'um, Uuo to Uuu 1U ;l i1 r ai heller u 4 j 1 iluleher, WXl to I0OU Ibt 3) 4 4) L'ouimon to lair Si 9 71 Oleu, cuinlnou to fat lfi 4 iJO Common toooil lat bulla and cow HSJ 1 5 Mlkucowe.each a JJ 3d ill Hogs. Prime heary hofi i.lj 3 DO 1'riuie meiiiuni wettfliie diio .'iii-i beat heavy yorkera all.) medtllin.. 6 53 tllkl IiuihI pin and lilityorkr All Pitta, coiuuiou logoou. 3 10 t JO Kouitu 4 0) 001I blaa II jo 4JU Sheep. txtra.niedluin welbura I 4 0 4 90 tiood to cholca 4 :Vt 4 'i Medium 8 71 Ul Common to f-iir ail ao-) iriug Lambe ii.'O loot) Calves. Veal, extra 4 ill 3 Ji Veal, good to clioeM w .J 4 ut Wal, tumuuiii Ueavv aoj 33a Sunflowers make good fuel. Tho stalks when dry are as hard a maple wood and make a good fire, end til seedheads, with the seeds in. are suid to burn better than the best hard coal. The Church England enjoys aa Income ot about one million dollars a week. il 4'J M
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