QUICK RETREAT ORDERED Russian Forces Hasten to Get Away from Japs. i RUSSIANS KILL EACH OTHER. Largo Force Attacks Retreating Com rades, Killing and Wounding 180 Leave Stores on Field. Order have been Issued to General . " """" V I Feng-WnngCheng at top speed, an tho ( Japanese arc rushing to that point In large number. A dispatch received nt St. Peters burg any that Tort Arthur Is rut off from nil communication by land, the Japanese having disembarked In Ita rear, occupied the railroad and rut tlio telegraph. Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who la en route to Tort Arthur to take command of the naval lorcos In the far cant, will bo unable to reach his destina tion. The dcrirtnro of Viceroy AlexlelT and (Irnnd Duke Ho: Is front Tort Arthur was hurried owing to tho pos sibility of the Interruption of rail road romintiuieniioii. , (leneral Korokl tolls of a bloody en- comut-r uuriup; tut' minnitiu i-n.-iit mi 'Sunday, when a large force of Bus- Blans mlHtook a small body of their own men for Japanese, killing and Wounding ISO of them. Oeno.nl KnroUl snys that a Japanese, patrol, contenting of 14 men, reached Teng Shnng Hong May 3, when a Bus elan patrol posted on a hill south of tho village attacked them. Tho Jnp ancso patrol thereupon turned and charged them nnd after an Inteprid hand-to hind affray the enemy was driven back In the lUrortlon ol Feng Wong Cheng. Tho Japanese patrol pursued them to a Htream three miles southwest of Kaollmen. where HuHKlnn sentries were dlscovoiod posted on hills on both sides of tho road. According to Information furnished by a native, a body of Kussian Infan try, 2,000 strong, occupying a hill near Tong Chang Hong Sunday, mistook a detachment of their own Infnntry, about 2iM) strong, which was retiring before tho Japanese troops, for tho enemy, anil engaged them In bnttle. ln tho fighting which followed 110 were killed anil 70 wounded, and tho Russian enrts wore stampeded, leaving their loads of stores behind. According to tho story told by ft cap tured Kussian officer who participated in Sunday's baltlo only five or six bat talions of Russian Infantry and two battalions of artillery were able to re tire In order. The other troops inn In state of confusion. EIGHT PICKED UP AT SEA. They Were Found on Waterlogged Austrian Vessel. The North Oerman Lloyd steamer Prlmcess Irene, which arrived In New York from Genoa, Naples and Gibral tar, brought eight Bhlpwrecked sea men from the Austrian Hnrkentlno, Mnrtjl, Captain Dartolozzl, of Ragnsavecchia, which was abandoned Id mid ocean Mny 1. ' When sighted by the Prlnzess Irene the Marljl was tossing about helpless ly at the mercy of tho waves, her hold nearly filled with water, her boats washed away and the eight men of her crew were huddled together on the roof of the after house. The barken tlno was a hopeless wreck, and after the crew had been taken off by a life boat from the steamer the craft was fired. Nine Killed In Tornado. The tornado ln Northwest Texas killed Mrs. Mary Wagley, her daugh ter Anna, and Georgo Anthony, at Moran. A dozen persons were se verely but not fatally Injured. At Put nam one man was killed and one wo man was Injured. A negro cabin was swept Into the Brazos river, five miles above the Texas and Pacific railroad crossing and three negroes were diowned. A wreck train was blown from the railroad track near Crescent and George Summers and William Ap ple, negro laborers, were drowned. TO BAR PRIESTS FROM CUBA. Bill Introduced In Senate All Clericalism. Against A bill was Introduced ln the Cuban Senate directed against clericalism. It nrovldea that no priest or nun shall land In Cuba unless born In Jjio Island; that church bells shall not be rung except to rail the people to public worship; that no public official shall attend a religious ceremony in his official character unless the public ser vice requires it; that church property shall be assessed and taxed and that ' no legacy shall be left to a religious body unless the money is spent ln works of public utility. ' Clewell Held for Trial. George F. Clewell, former cashier of the Federal Trust company, of Cleve land charged with embezzling $10,000 of the bank's funds, was bound over to the Grand Jury by Justice Dlssette. This action was taken notwithstanding tde ndmicslon of President GilchrlBt, of the jroorai i rusi company, mat wie- well's shortage had been made good. Clewell wan arrested some time since ln St. Joseph, Mo. Coke Shipments Increased. Shipments and production of coke he last week show galas, and the con dition of trade continues eucouraglng. The hl(;h production of the last two months had shaken prices. Sales of louudry coke, strict Connellsville grade, have been reported at $185 and Z, although producers are trying to maintain a ruling price of 'i to $2.2. Furnace cone la being quoted at fl.55 and $1.60. Some has been sold at $1.50. The summary of the region shows JH.G28 active and i'id'i Idle ovens In the district CONFESS QUILT OF FRAUD. Oregon Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Swindle Government. Tim cusps of Chariot Cunningham, fl'in KaMtrn Oregon sheep king; (Urn II. V. Haling, Shelby Jones ami Dallas O'Hara, charged with conspiracy to ile fraud he United States Government of public lnnds, wore brought to an I nlifiipt conclusion by pleas of guilty Miring mad when the defendants were arranged In thn United state District Court at Portland, Oro. Mntk Hhackleford was thn only one to plead not guilty, and tile trial was commenced Liter. Kate. James was discharged for waat of probable rnuso. i unningnatn, an me ringleader, was Imntn.llntiilu aitlil nlinj.,! .n u h (!.. of $5,000. The other were let off with B flnp of )Wn ln pa,,h rBBp N()n WM sentenced to a term of Imprisonment. A WESTERN TRAGEDY. Man Kills Four and Takes Poison to Avoid Lynching, At Valiant, Indian Territory, John Wnlllngbiirg killed William Shetneld. his wile and two dnughtcs, shooting them to death with a Winchester rJtl". Two sons of Sheffield, one IB and tho other 7 years old, escaped and aroused tho other while settlers, and a pursuit was made of Walllugburg, who lb (I toward th timbered bottoms of lied river. The dead body of Wall- ini. ,,. r,,,.,i An empty vlnl had contained wnf) jscvprej tnnt poison. JEWS ATTACKED. Several Killed In Towns In Russia and Austria. Ilnnnrta Am nnrrmit fn Vintitin Hint there were serious antl-Jowlsh riots ' In the Dossaiahlun town of Bonder,- April 30. forenoon were In The rioting began Saturday i while the congregations 1 the synagogues. The molt j smashed thn windows of houses In tho t...iui ....... .......... ..i .i... ............ ! urwinn Iuikti. I-IIL'-IIMI I 1 1 U IHMint'D and threw women and children out of the windows. A girl was murdered In n most revolting manner. Cossncks were sent to restore onler. It Is reported there that there wore serious null Jewish riots In l.cmborg, Austria, Saturday !nst, in wich five persons wero killed and many were Injured. Triple Hanging In Tennessee. Henry Judge, Joe Delp and John Evans were hanged nt Winchester, Tenn., for the murder of Simon llucher and wife last August. .The three men exhibited the same Indifference and stolidity that marked their conduct during the trials, nnd walked without assistance to the scaffold. Each of them made a short speech expressing prepnredness.; All said their only re gret was that they wero leaving their wives nnd children. Windstorms Work Havoc. A tornado foimed Just east of Merl den, on thn llllonols Central, and struck Merlden, demolishing a number of houses and barns. The storm also struck Cherokee anil demolished a few buildings there. A tornado is reported to have atructt the towns of rldgeport and Cordell, Oklahoma, doing gieat damage. A Marine Monster. It Is announced In Berlin that tho Hamburg-American Steamship Com v I i pany has ordered to bo built a of 35,Oi)t) tons. It will bo 715 feet long and will have a capacity for 1,200 cab in and 2, 3SS stceragn passengers, be sides the usual mloons. Its freight capacity will bp 14,tu0 tons. This new marine monster will have a restaurant ami tickets will be made to read "with food" or "without food." Colombia Comes Back. The state department hns learned that Dr. Hcrran, the Columbian charge, who formally withdrew from Washington about two months ago, will soon return In the same rapacity, Indicating a complete restoration of friendly relat. mis between the United States and Columbia. The President has determined to appoint Col. Albert L. Mills brigadier general. Col. Mills was nominated a brigadier general during the last ses sion of Congress, hut the Senuto did not act on his nomination. Kovovick's Real Name. The real name of Mllovar Kovovick, the Croatian under sentence of death at Washington, Pa., for the murder of i Samuel T. 1 vas. This Ferguson, Is Mfhall Tete informatlon was elicited . from the doomed man by another prisoner, and was given In answer to a letter of Inquiry sent by the Austro Hungurlan consul at Pittsburg to Clerk of Court C. E. Baker, of Wash ington county. Among tho names mentioned in tho letter was that of "Mehail Tepavac, house No. 31 Mudrlo selo, from ioiK, In America since Oc tober 18, 1902. When this description was read to him the man known as Kovovick admitted bis Identity. Ahead of Chicago. The total attendance at the St. Louis Exposition on tho opening day, Arril 30, was officially announced as 187,793 persons. Of this uumber, 178, 423 were recorded admissions. The total number of admissions on the opening day of the Columbian Expo - sit Ion at Chicago was 137.557. Direc - tor of Exhibits F. J. Skiff announced that all the exhibits In tho different palaces will be installed by May 12. Hurricane Kills One Hundred A hurricane ravaged Cochln-Chliia May 1. About 100 natives wero killed and great damage was done. All the telegraph lines In Saigon were de stroyed. Many native vessels sustain ed Injuries, but otherwise there was no damage to shipping. J. I. Snow, arrested at Kansas City, Mo., on a charge of embezzling funds from a Unloutown (Pa.) bank, has been released upon request of Union town authorities. PORT ARTHUR SEALED IIP Japanese Run Into Harbor During a Dense Fog. 2.0C0 RUSSIANS WERE SLAIN Official Reports to St. Petersburg Ad mit Loss Was Heavier Than In First Estimates. On tho afternoon of May 3, during a dense fog tho Japanese successfully blocked Port Arthur by sinking nine merchantmen at the entrance, which j Is now absolutely sealed. Tho Japan-1 eso fleet, In effecting the blocking steamed Into the entrance at full ( speed. Naval officers, who made two pre-. vlous attempts begged permission to carry out the next attack In daylight, that being easier, and their request j was grunted. So determined were tho naval chiefs to succeed this time that they decided If necessary to lose half their men. The number of casualties have not yet been ascertained. Thn london correspondents nt Told it ! all transmit the report that the at- tempt to block Port Arthur wns offer I tunl, most of them remarking that It I Is unolllclal. Tho Russian tosses at the battle of Chln-Tlen-Cheng were 2.000 men nnd 40 officers, far greater than previous reports Indicated. This Is the official estimate of MaJ. Oen. Kashtallnsky, who directly bom tnanded the division that suffered the brunt of the attack and whoso report was received yesterdny by tho em- poror. Many are Inclined to plneo tho Russian losses even higher. (Ion. Knshtnllnsky mentions also that mftre than 700 wounded have arrived at r iingwungi nnng, ami inese may not be Included in hts calculation. Ho made no attempt to estimate the Jap anese losses, merely stating that they must have been colossal. Tho mtignltudc of tho Russian losses bad an almost stunning effect on tho authorities and aroused general grief, mitigated only by satisfaction at tho bravery displayed by the Hussion troops. Not for a moment was there an intention to pay such a terrible prico for delaying tho enemy's cross ing of the Yalu. MIKADO'S FORCES IN CONTROL. Both Sides of the Yalu River Held by Japanese. A dispatch to the London Central News from Seoul says that lifter the Japanese charge, which rested in the occupation of the Russian lines nt Chill Tien Cheng, the Russians fell back In confusion. Tho Japuiiose, tho dispatch continues, have now secured a firm hold on the Munchurlan side of tho Yalu. The Japanese legation at Imdon gavo out an official dispatch from the admiralty at Toklo. reporting an cngugenient between Japaneso war ships on the Yalu and Ruselnn shore batteries. It read as follows: "The cnptuln of the gunboat Maya reports that a flotilla consisting of tho gun boats Maya and UJl nnd some torpedo boats ascended the Yalu May 1, bom- bard lug the enemy. While they were returning, the enemy's artillery sud denly attacked the torpedo boats. The latter silenced tho enemy after a se vcro engagement lasting 30 minutes, and the flotilla all returned to Yon gampo. There were no casualties. Our armed launches reached An Yung the aume morning and repulsed tho enemy's lnl'antiy and artillery after 30 minutes' of sharp lighting. Fire was seen rising from the town and a native says that the enemy fled from An Tung after setting fire to It." Bridge Workers Strike. The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers has issued a strike order against the American Bridge Company. The order affects alt work being done by the company throughout the United States and Canada. The organization claims tho company has violated a contract by employing non-union men at Am b:ldge and Curry, Pa. DUEL ABOUT A DOG. Met on the Street and Fired 18 Shots at Each Other. Cree M. Ervln and David Cavens, farmers living on Polk creek, W. Vo., aro lying at their homes with serious and perhaps mortal gunshot wounds received In a duel growing out of a quarrel over a dog shot by the latter a few days ago. Ervln administered physical punishment and next day tho two met on the highway. Cavens ac companied by bis wife and her aged parents. Bolh farmers pulled their guns and commenced shooting, 18 shots being fired. Ervln was 'shot ln the shoulder and body, and a bullet lodged ln a roeketbook over bis heart. One ball entered Caven's back. Other mem bers of the two families threaten to take up the matter and a feud la threatened. Russians Lost 600. Reports received at Shanghai of the : fighting on the Y alu river place tho ; Russian casualties at 803. They had also 21 officers and 18 machine guns raptured, casualties. Tho Japanese had 700 Five Childrn Drowned. A message from Austin, Tex., Bays: As a result of the cloudburst ln Cen tral Texus, not a train has moved to tho North, Five child! en were drown ed in a croek five miles from Austin. Fields are under from four to eight Inches of water to the south of hero for 15 miles. Sam Parks, tho Now York labor leader, who was sent to Sing Sing some mouths ago after his convic tion on a charge of extortion, died la the orison bouultal. VOYAGE IN AIRSHIP. Descent Is Made Gradually and With, out Damage to Any Part, Dr. August Oroth, of San Francisco attempted to make a trip of Cg miles to Ban Joso In his airship, but, arter traveling about Ave mites, some slight dlsanangement of tho machinery was discovered and the aerial voyager landed salely. Dr. Orelh was satisfied with tho experiment flight, because he accomplished a good deal mote than on former occasions, and concluded that ho was working In thn right di rection. Ho ascended nt 8:10 a. in. with tho cur nt I itched to a ropo to pre vent doing ilit in ii go to houses. Whuu the rope was cast off. Dr. (Iieth allowed bis machine to rise at III higher and then mndo a circular figure alsiut a quarter of a lulln In circum ference. It wns evident to those bo low that he hud the machine under control at that time, for he circled about, stopping the engines nnd Mint ed them again, nnd then started (iff to it,,, Hnnth at a. high speed Everything went well until thn air ship arrived over Itlanken's Six-Mile house, on tho San llruno road. It Was then going rapidly toward Sun Jose, but something went wrong with the machinery, causing thn airship to stop. After the Inventor nnd tho engineer had tried to repair tho break the fans were started and tho ship doseended. To all appeal ances tho fnns were con trolling the ship, nllhough It was con ceded that they were not powerful enough to meet tho resistance of the strong wind. Witnesses of tho descent said Hint toe airship canto down grndutilty, and touched the ground gently, allowing tho men In tho car to stop out. Noth ing was injured, either In tho car or about the gas bag. WESTERN UNION WINS. Court Decides Against Pennsylvania Railroad. Tho Western Union Telegraph Com pany, by a decision of tho United States circuit court of appeals, won an Important victory over tho Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. Tho court reversed tho decision rendered Inst year by tho western circuit court, which allowed tho railroad company to oust the Western Union system and substitute tho Postal along Its lines, after a connection with the former since 18511, and to remove all tho West ern Union poles nnd wires and ofllcis. Tho decision wus on an appeal tak en by tho tolegrnph company from tho circuit court's decision. It does not suttlo tho rnse finally, however. It sends It back to tho lower Irlbnnul for further proceedings. This means that the injunction taken out by tho West ern Union when it first received no tice that tho railroad Intended to sever connection with It, will bo reargued and redeclded upon. Judges Acheson, Dallas nnd Gray heard the appeal. Judge Gray's opin ion, explaining tho decision, snys, In effect, that tho agreement entered Into In INTiii seemed to Imply that It was an agreement In perpetuity. Tho poles and ctoss arms, upon which the com plainant tolegrnph company's wires were strung, wero assuredly part of the railroad company's real estate, and tho privilege given to string tho wires was what Is known as an "easement in gross." MINERS ON 8TRIKE. Conferences Over Scale Did Not Reach Agreement. Twelve thousand coal minors In tho eastern portion of Ohio Biib-dlstriot or to gain Its east flank. Lstorff Is No. 5 went on strike becauso of their j pressing forward with his mounted failure t reach an agreemeut with cavalry ahead. tho operators after a fruitless confer-1 The Germun main force of 940 men ence lasting nearly two weeks. Presl-' camped on tho rnllway ready for dent Worker, of tho roal miners ar- j operations when the Kust Prussian rived In Bridgeport and will conduct i horses, which are now In the wny, the strike from that point. Ho has arrives. The north division of 17fi already counseled peaceable methods I men Ib going from Karlblh to Groot In an address to minors, who meet j foiitoln with provisions, whllo the east alter the end of tho conference. Four 1 division of 2"! men Is quarantined counties In West Virginia withdrew : nt Otjiliaenena. Tho losses of the j from tho sub-district, with the con- Hereroes at Onganjlra nnd Ovlumho I TrafTic across I-ako Baikal Is entlr sent of both operators and miners, i prove to bo greater than was at first I ,y BUXp,,n,e(( owing to tho stronj because of tho different comlltlon, and now roiiBtltute tho Panhandle district. Although Panhandle miners are also out, they are not without hope of set tlement with the operators within a fortnight. GUN WAS LOADED. Party of Young Folks Play Sad Joke on Young Couple. Practical jokors played an alleged Joke on a young couplo which will probably result In tho death of ono of them. Lynn Plpher nnd Nora Strobe, of Rome township, Bradford county, Pa., wore out walking, when some of their friends conceived the Idea of frightening them by waylaying them at a dark corner of tho road. When they reached a point the t jokers discharged a gun and burst upon them, but the gun was loaded; with shot and the charge entered ' young Plpher's body. He is now In a : serious condition. The glti was so i badly frightened that sho has not re covered from the shock. Phlpps. Succeeds Schwab. The connection of Charles M. Schwab with the active management of tlie United States Stool Corporation terminated In the 3d Inst., when the directors of tho compnny elected Henry Phlpps, of Pittsburg, to suc ceed him on (he finnnco committee No official reason was given for Mr. Schwab's resignation as a member of the committee, but .close friends of the former president of tho company asserted that he had doclded to retire from that body nt tho time ho re solved to relinquish bis duties as tho head of tho corporation. Mr. Schwab, they say, was urged to remain for a short timo, which he agroed to. Cardinal Gibbons and many other church dignitaries attended the guld en anniversary of tho ordlnatlou of Uluhop Phelnn of Pittsburg. JAPS SEIZE NEW CHWANG Land at Yingkow Sunday Capture Russian Base. ind FAIL TO BOTTLE PORT ARTHUR. Eight Fire Ships 8unk and Two Tor pedo Boats Sunk by Russian Guns. The Japaneso landed nt Yingkow Sunday and attneked nnd rnptured Newchwang on tho evening uf Mon day. The Russlnns are falling back to protect the railway. In a report received by tho em peror from General Kuropatkln It Is stnted that at least rrom 3, "no to 4,ooo men wero killed In tho Yalu river light. A dispatch from Pott Arthur, May 3, rays; A Japanese squndron ap peared off Port Aithur after daybreak and engaged thn forts nnd warships. At 1 o'clock this morning Ave Jap aneso torpedo boats wero sighted nnd tho llusslnn land hnlteries and tho gunboat (llllitk and thn const defense vessels GrentlnslK hi nnd Otvnshlnt opened fire and compelled them to re tire. Immediately nttorward other JnpnticHo ships wero sighted on tho horizon. They wero headed by a Are ship, which was sunk near the en trance of tho harbor nt 1:20 a. m. After an Interval of 25 minutes two more fircshlpa ramn on and wero sent to thn bottom. At 2:23 four more fltrshlps ap proached. Three of these blew up on our mines. Two of them snnk Imme diately and tho other two flreshlps were sunk by batteries and warships. Tho protneted cruiser Askold par ticipated In tho firing. Fifteen minutes later three moro flrohlilis arilved. (inn of them blew up a Initio, thn second vessel wns wrecked on tho shore, and the third wns sunk by tho Russlun shells. Tho Japanese attack still continues. Tho crew of the Jnponeso flreshlps tried to snvo themselves by boats In which they put to sea. A majority of them were killed by tho Russian mnchlne guns and rifles. Somo of the survivors were picked up. At daybreak a number of Jnpnnese were seen clinging to the masts and 'Illinois of thn sunken vessels, nnd :heso were loscued by the Russlnns. Thlrt'-en of the wounded Japanese hnvo since died. Tho Russians sup plied tho survivors with food and clothing, and tho wounded were taken to thn hospltnt ship Mongolia. During the morning lo of tho en emy's torpedo boats remained In the oiling nnd were fired on at long range. At I): 30 o'clock It was signaled that there was a Jupaneso fleet In tho vi cinity and Hint two of the enemy's launches had boon run ashore. HOSTILITIES RESUMED. Fighting Between Germans and Here roe at Otjosau. Dispatches received from Col. Lute weln, governor of German southwest Africa, Indira) o the energetic, resump tion of hostilities ngalnst tho Hereros. Kstorff'a forco of 70fi men at Otjosnu has been ordered to pursuo tho enemy's tnnln body, which Is retreat ing apparently to Otjlumangoinlie, northwest of Knijnpla, and to endoav- believed. Among the wounded Is Chief Smuot. James Kerr had bis back broken by a Tall of slate In a mlno near Free port, Pa. BATTLE IN MOONLIGHT. Citizens Engage In Gun Play With Bank Robbers. Five men attempted to rob the sav ings bank at Sandy Springs, ,Md., early Tuesday morning. Dynamite j wns used to effect an entrance to the building. The explosion awakened the citizens, who turned out with shot guns and other weapons. Tho amateur posse and tho band its exchnnged many shots, hut none was killed on either sldo. The battle occurred after 1 o'clock, but tho moon wns shining and the conflict was spir ited. Ten citizens chased the five robbers, but tho 'bandits separated and tho pui suit was abandoned. Iowa for Hearst. William Randolph Hearst carried tim inu-n rinmncratic convention by a majority of more than 150 votes, Hearst resolutions wero adopted, Hearst delegations from the contest- j lng counties were seated nnu iiea.si counties were seated nnd Heaist delegates wore selected. Tho dele - cates wero Instructed to vote as a unit and to Btanu uy uiiarioa n nu ior in tlonal committeeman. Boston Wool Market. Concessions by dealers ln order to clean up tho old wools have been n funtute of tho wool market tho past week. Now York dealers are expect ing ronsUlerablo shrinkage In tho now wools bccntiBe of the high prices, generally paid. The trade seems unanimous In the opinion that tho prices are entirely too high and not wan anted by anything now In sight . . . . , li'.L.L i n ln . the goods market. Leading quo inilnn. nro- nMn Ami l'nnnsvl vnti ln Ohio and Vninsylvanla, XX and above. 32(f) 33c; X, 2'JQ'SUc; No. 1, 1(0 32c; No. 2. 31'32c; MANY FACTORIES ARE IDLE. Outlook In Iron and Steel Trade Not Encouraging Railroad Earnings Fall Off. R. O, Dun ft Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trnda" says: Somewhat better re tail distribution has followed Improve ment In temperature, but It enme too late to rocovet any large part of tho tardy person's Injury to spring trade. The percentage of Idle factors has In rrensed, especially In textiles and foot wear. Railway earnings In April were) 6.9 per cent less than Inst year. Re covery In the Iron and steel Industry Is again retarded by thn unexpected dissolution of thn Ore association. Prior to that event there wns Increas ing confidence In the stability of quo tations, the railways wero at last seek ing rails In moderate quantity and fair activity prevailed In tin plate, sheet, pipe and wlro ptoducls. Some con tracts had been actually placed for casting to be used on tho Pennsyl vania railroad tunnel and negotiations wra completed for the sale of tho Chilrtnn Steel company. In fact, the only serious menace to steady Im provement wns a number of Iniior trou bles nt shipyards, inachlno shops and boiler works. Fuel conditions arn un changed, anthracite continuing active, while coke nnd bituminous con! aro dull and weak. Arter last, week's ex ceptionally heavy transactions it was linturnl that the Western hldo markets should becomo Inactive. Prices rn main firm, however. Commercial fail ures this week in the United States aro 207, against 2o2 Inst week, 241 the pn-cedliig week and 175 tho corres ponding week Inst yenr. Failures ln Canada . number 27, against 111 last week, 12 the preceding week and 22 Inst year. FOG AIDED RUSSIANS. Prevents Attack on Vladivostok. Fleete Pass Each Other at Sea. Vice Adml nl Kamlmtira, who Is In command of the Japanese squadron which has been operating recently against Vladivostok, has sent ln a report from Oen. Kan. Korea, dated Sunday, In book, which he snys. that Hi" Impenetrable fog twice forced the abandonment of the attack on Vladi vostok and twice spnrcd the Russian squadron n sea fight. Wlille Kamlmura was steaming north the first time ho pnssed the Itussltin squadron bound south on the raid to Gen Sen, which resulted in the linking of the Japanese merchant steamer Goyo Mam and the trans port Klnshlu Mam. The Japanese nnd the Husslnn squadrons must have passed very close to each other, for the Jnpnnese were conscious of the presence of tho enemy. When Kam iiitnra was compelled to suspend his nttnrk upon Vlndlvo.-tok he moved to the southward and again rnsscd the Russians on their way "north after tho Gen Sen raid. A arhim nu Vn,nlmilt'' mllirnnrl in t0 i. n iw i . . . nt ... I the Korean roast, he learned that thel ll.iulilt. fnri, tt'aa mluuintr an, I Im. I mediately returned to the north to search nnd pursuo It. Ho found three bouts belonging to tho Klnshlu Mnru floating nt sea. He then detached some rruUers from his squadron nnd ordered them to search certain in lets In the vicinity of Nunlwa. These vessels discovered somo Russlnn mines nt Ismul. The Japaneso rruls eis exploded tho mines. Vlro Admiral Kamlmura rloses lib report by aylng that, the rontlnuancr of tho fog slnco Thursday has pre vented a renewal of the nttack. Arbitration Rejected. The offer of Secretary Joseph Rlsh op of the Ohio State Board of Arhl tratlon, to attempt to bring about i settlement of the differences betweei the miners nnd operators of the Klghti Ohio conl district, was rejected te day by tho operators. CURRENT EVENTS. How of 'ice. Emmet Lewis, aged 8, and Hartf Westphall, aged 9, were Instant f killed at Newcomerstown, O., by a Panhandle engine. Gov, S. W. Penny-packer has flxid June 23 for the hanging of Augist Troutweln, of Armstrong county, t Kittannlng, Pa. j Tho Bessemer Ore nssoclatlii, which has for a number of years pt fixed tho Belling price of Lake Suplr- ior ores, has practically ceased to re- 1st. The North German Lloyd Steam Company hns sold to the JapatJse government eight steamers, belon ting to Its East Aslutlc lines, ror war poses. Frank Smith, a stock yards r- in ploye, living .In South Omaha, shot killed his wife and 18-months-olil, nd kon and then fired a bullet through! his own head When the Socialist national co en-an-esl-re-ina ina- mat In f'lilofi.m tn twmilfinto (li,aU,s for president and Vice I . tl()lt the delegates were mot by i ' nort that EiiEone V. Debs of In! wouiu uecune m Boceui uw u lion ior uie t-resiueuuy. j Preparations are well under w;y for thn fourth anniinl convention if the .., Klleratlon of catholc So ! 'e-mifiB , Detroit, August 2-5. Over l l.iino.ntic Catholics will bo represjntecl. in connection more win ue iw Catholic congress. ' . Rear Admlial Wlnfleld S. Schley was the uuest of honor nt a lanqtiel clven liv the Crucl'ilo Club oil Pitta burg: Threw Children and Self Into Lake Mrs. Curollno Volkmnn, of Clev hind, who Is believed to be l'i"t threw her three children Annie, a 11; Willie, aged 5. and Otto, aged 3 Into Mko Erie and then Jumped herself. Fortunately boatmen iv nearby nnd tho whole party was r 1 cued. The mother Is locked up r" Ing Examination regarding her s.mi il.. luittorj tn Thsj Lowe, lit There ertes toM ties this Newer! rrhvldeti BuMny 'Next 1 Itrentest who la linns ' nioinl In burg wi Hrhwn Inllclder lie is li Hobby that the (lay is f ever bel The I' si'leited Roy, J are tlro Nelsol Texas, struck I and Ins "Mik to bewi r.nys til plti liliq The : Ainbroi Inches, tins nrt lilts sp can hi I It wl yours.' air by Innd ti the tei 8vuwu I The the Ja alun A people the so nant m trost l benrln mourn bannel tho br rejolcl H-ath what would been ' bnttlo Thi Is wo mlllli mine of ct in A Kngl the Unit! wor dutj n adv In ' mal tho rlt( of find 1 Cor i Oat Floi Ha; Fx Hi Vo Ct
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