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FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAX"' 4, 1904. 'MIKADO'S Vi CTORIOUS FORCES HANG UPON THE FLANKS OF RETREATING MUSCOVITES REPORTED FALL " OF NEWCHWANG STIRS SUBPAIS - Js0ss of Town Would Be a Tremendous Disaster to the Czar. “Brown Army in Position to Take Port Arthur by a Land Attack. ————— to The Call. Special 1 REAU, HOTEL BARTON, CALL F "WASHI )N, May 3.—News of the Newchwang was re- £ 1 surprise als and military bassy and the gation anxiously await the Japanese victory, s as col as stated, will take its place as the most signal ned by either side since an fleet at Port s are required 1 experts before t will uss the strategy in ex- possession of New- Japanese is generally an early attack upon A military officer, who ted on account of his -night: ied to believe that ng force in and near t the Japanese could ty so quickly seems hensible. The channel and Newchwang was have reduced the ilmost ctedeen nese in possession of Russian forces driven Yalu two days ago are ear, while Port Arthur me is seriously menaced Japanese occupa- eans that the 2 base not only at the head of the With the Japanese h to keep the Rus- ottled up Port Arthur, to prevent the landing nd supplies at New- *h is connected by a short with the Port Arthur > railroad would seem to sy task, for it is not to be be- e Japanese would or i uced Newchwang with- _out sufficient force to hold it against which can be imme- t against them from the ssians cannot tell whether eral Kuroki, the victor of Sunday, turn toward Viadivostok or toward Port 4 r. Before the report that Newchwang had fallen came, I would < .have seid it was up to the Russians odge the Japanese from their po- the Yalu, even though they fight on ground chosen by the But now, if the Russlan force is menaced in the rear from New- chwang. ave been informed that at least apanese troops had been land- > #d in Korea, but only 15,000 were ac- counted for the engagement on the Yalu. We had not hitherto been able find out where the great portion of the r r were. It would seem -they were being held for an expedition against Newchwa 4 it s A TOKIO IS CELEBRATING. Victory on the Yalu Arouses Latent nthusiasm of Islanders. May 2.—The greatest pop- ce the beginning »d in Tokio this capital showed e victory on the s of residents, half of women, paraded the celebration of the triumph. dozens of parades in as “many different quarters and they later ntralized in one great students composed one all carried red lan- city is decorated erns. were all ade Th nd RGP Japanese Bonds in Demand. LONDON, May 3.—Japanese bonds were marked up 1% on the Stock Ex- to-day on the Japanese suc- . while Russians were % down. . The best and most beneficial of “all habits, by taking Hood’s Sar- saparilla, the ideal spring medi- cne. It overcomes spring lassitude and languor and that tired feel- . ing, gives life and vigor to the ‘whole system, creates a good ap- petite, makes the weak strong, purifies the blood, cleanses it of all humors and impurities. Siberian Railroad. The | s another and more serious | DISISTER DUE 10 TASSULITER STUBBORNNESS Russian Commander Ignores | Positive Order Not to Risk Battle. | Fights Against Overwhelm- ing Odds Until His Force Is Surrounded. T I ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.—It is | now admitted here that both General ‘Zzl.«ulhvh and Katchalinsky were | wounded and that twenty-seven guns | were captured by the Japanese during | the recent fighting on the Yalu River. | The Emperor to-day received an | official dispatch from General Kuro- patkin forwarding a dispatch from | General Zassulitch. It is dated “noon, | Sunday,” and describes how he or- dered the Russian forces at Antung | and Kuliencheng to fall back along |the main road toward Fengwang- | cheng. This movement was protected from the threatened flank attack by men | and guns stationed at Potitiensky, one {mile north of Kuliencheng, and at | Chingow, villages on the Litzavla Riv- | er. Here the fighting was protracted and severe. The Russians lost artil- lery and horses, being obliged to aban- | don, according to the text, a “few” guns. General Zassulitch says: “Although we were unable to hold our position here, we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.” RETREAT OF ZASSULITCH. Another official report from General Kuropatkin, dated May 2, says Gen- eral Zassulitch’s force retreated in |good order, eventually arriving at ]Fengwangcheng. He attributes the | losses on the Yalu to the superiority | of the Japanese artillery. The num- ber of casualties or of the guns lost is not specified by General Zassu- litch. According to informatiof just ob- tained from the general staff, Zassu- litch’s entire force at the Yalu con- sisted of fifteen rifle battalions of 800 | men and five batteries of forty guns. | One regiment_of three battalions and | two batteries stationed at Antung did not participate in Sunday’s fighting and retired without loss. The heights of Kuliencheng and Ko- | san were held by four regiments and | four batteries, about 10,000 men, and | thirty-two guns, against 80,000 Japan- ese and 160 guns, in addition to sixteen twelve-pounder siege guns landed from the gunboats. These guns are consider- ed by the Russians to have been re- | sponsible for General Zassulitch's de- | feat, as the Russian guns were of a light field pattern, with some mountain pleces. The general staff asserts that General | Zassulitch had no reserves nearer than Fengwangcheng. Reserves, it is add- ed, were unnecessary, as General Zas- sulitch’s mission was only to observe and harass, but not impede the Japan- ese. “It is like General Kuroki’'s luck that General Zassulitch should be such a headstrong commander,” said an offi- cer. MANY OFFICERS KILLED. | It is admitted by the general staff that the Japanese flanking move af- fected the whole of the twelve battal- jons and three batteries at Kulien- cheng and Litzavia, which accounts for the desperate fighting. The Twelfth and Twenty-second regiments suffered the most. A great number of officers were killed or wounded and the gun- ners of the captured pieces were either killed, wounded or made prisoner. One battery bad every man killed. Batterid of Russian artillery have 226 men in war time, horse mountain batteries have 245 men and Cossatk artillery batteries have from 245 to 324 men. The Emperor is understood to be greatly grieved over the losses sus- tained on the Yalu River. Those who have seen his Majesty say that he was dumfounded when he was informed of the heavy fighting which attended the passage of the river. As is well understood here, General Kuropatkin's programme did not contemplate such resistance to the Japanese advance. It is said, moreover, that Kuropatkin himself was equally surprised and so chagrined over the miscarriage of his plans that he sent his first telegram to the general staff and not direct to the Emperor. The understanding here is that General Zassulitch had specific orders to avoid anything like a gen- eral engagement, and it is believed that the Russian commander at the front probably was deceived in his estimate of the strength of General Kuroki’'s artillery, being in entire ig- norance that 4.2 guns had been posted, and got into a position from which he had the greatest difficulty in extricat- ing his men. The only consolation for the loss of the Russian guns is that, being without their breech locks, they are of no value to the enemy. Rt AR RATES OF INSURANCE ARE TO BE INCREASED Union Association Is to Profit byl Experiences in Recent Conflagrations. CHICAGO, May 3.—It has been practigally settled by the committee | pap, of the Union Fire Insurance Associa- | thur early this morning. | These were collected by the Russians, ADMIRAL TOGD AGAIN FAILS TO BLOCK CHANNEL Defenders of Port Arthur Sink Foe’s Fireships and Torpedo-Boats. Japanese Squadron Attacks Stronghold and Fight- ing Continues. RIS, Continued From Page 1, Cols. 6 and 7. ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.—High Admiral Grand Duke Alexis has re- | ceived the following official telegram from Viceroy Alexieff, reporting the Japanese attempt to blockade Port Ar- “I respectfully report to your High- ness that a fresh attack was made by the enemy last night with the object of obstructing the entrance to the port and that it was successfully repelled. “At 1 o'clock this morning five tor- pedo-boats were seen near the coast from the eastern batteries. Under the fire of our warships and batteries they retreated southward. “At 1:45 o'clock the first fireships, escorted by several torpedo-boats, were sighted and we opened fire upon them from the batteries and the warships. Three-quarters of an hour afterward our searchlights revealed a number of fireships making for the entrance of the harbor from the east and south- west. The coast defense vessels Ot- vashni and Gremiashchi and the gun- beat Giliak repulsed them by a well- directed fire. TWO TORPEDO-BOATS SUNK. ‘“Altogether eight ships were sunk by our vigorous cannonade, by White- head torpedoes launched from our tor- pedo-boats and by the explosion of sev- eral submarine mines. Further, ac- cording to the report of. the officers commanding the batteries, two Japan- ese torpedo-boats were destroyed. “After 4 o'clock a. m. the batteries and warships ceased firing, subsequent- ly firing only at intervals on the enemy’s torpedo-boats, which were vis- ible on the horizon. All orf the fireships carried quick-firing guns, with which they maintained a constant fire. “Up to the present twenty men, in- cluding two mortally wounded officers, who took refuge on a launch or were rescued from the fireships by us, have been picked up. The inspection of .the roadstead and the work of saving the enemy's men were hindered by the heavy sea running. We suffered no casualties, with the exception of a sea- man belonging to a torpedo-boat de- stroyer. “On the first appearance of the first fireship, accompanied by the enemy's torpedo-boats, I boarded a launch and proceeded with the Otvzshni to take immediate measures for repulsing the fireships.” BIEEL VAL TOGO FAILS COMPLETELY Gallantry of Japanese Seamen Offset by Russian Watchfulness. PORT ARTHUR, May 3.—At a few minutes before 1 o'clock this morning the fort'’s guns awakened the town with their thunderous noise. The gun- boats lying at the-mouth of the har- bor joined in the cannonade of the batteries, the firing gradually increas- ing in volume until there was a con- tinuous crash of great guns. .Some of the enemy’s torpedo-boats were dis- covered, but they were finally swal- lowed up in the darkness, and the bat- teries and warships, after forty min- utes’ activity, were again shrouded in gloom, though the flashing search- lights showed that the military were alive to the warning conveved of the approach of the Japanese ships. Shortly before 2 o'clock a search- light played from the sea directly upon the entrance of the harbor, lighting it up to show the way for the fireships. The projector moved to the right from Liaotishan to Golden Hill. For a quar- ter of an hour the light was watched with curiosity, and then a second can- nonade began, the heaviest fire being directed to the left of Golden Hill, where the fireships were located. At about 4 o'clock the batteries ceased firing save for an occasional shot. Just before dawn the bark of the rapid-fire guns and the crackling of the mitrailleuse was heard from Golden Hill. Occasionally there were sounds of explosions, as of mines going off. It was the enemy’s ships striking on Rus- sian torpedoes. At this hour a magnificent sea pic- ture was formed by the soft light of the waning moon, the orange flashes of the guns, the signal rockets and the purple fires on the steel-colored sea, which were alternately lighting up and dying out. The fireships were ten in number and of about 2000 tons. It is reported that two Japanese tor- pedo-boats were sunk, the remainder withdrawing in a damaged condition. Eight fireships were sunk and very few members of their crews were saved. Most of them were killed. In the morning many bodies were seen floating about outside the harbor. | who brought them ashore and buried The vigilance of the men in the watch tion to advance premiums in the West | {,wers and in the guardboats was as- at least 20 per cent within a month. tonishing. To their keen eyes was due This organization of underwriters|ipe prompt sighting of the enemy. has decided that in view of the losses caused by the Baltimore, Rochester and Toronto fires rates in the “conflag- ration districts” of large cities are too The Russians captured two officers and thirty men. It is reported that twelve ships had been prepared by the Japanese, but for SLAV RETREAT FAOM THE YALU BECOMES RUUT Abandon Small Rapid-Fire Guns in Addition to Their Canuon. Japanese Searching Partie Find Many Cossacks Hid- ing in the Brush. SEOUL, Korea, May 3.—Later reports of the Russian reverse on the Yalu are to the effect that the Japanese captured twenty-eight small rapid-fire guns, be- sides twenty fleld guns. They also cap- tured thirty Russian officers and more than 500 men, many of whom were found hiding in the underbrush by Japanese searching parties. Cossack officers who were captured place the number of Russians killed and wounded at 800, but it is believed that this understates the Russian loss, which is consideréd to be very much greater. The Japanese army is resting, bury- ing its dead and caring for its wound- ed. The Japanese thoroughly -occupy the area over which the fighting ex- tended, and are now scouting the hilly country to which the Russian forces retired. The Japanese residents of Seoul are preparing to hold an impressive memo- rial service in honor of those of their countrymen who have fallen in battle, and also a great celebration commem- orating the victories attained by the Japanese arms, to be held on May 6. INFANTRY'S BRILLIANT DASH. SEOUL, May 3 (3 p. m.).—In the fight- ing on the Yalu all the Russian guns posted to oppose the crossing of the river were put out of action before the actual crossing took place. For two hours, from 7 until 9 o'clock, continu- ous fighting went on, the Japanese steadily pressing forward and the Rus- sians falling back before the weight of men and guns opposed to them. The Japanese infantry with a bril- liant dash captured the fortified heights northwest of Kuliencheng, and the pressure was kept up until after noon, a portion of the Russian forces being driven toward Antung. There was furious fighting the entire distance. At Antung the Russians found that in addition to the force confronting them they were threatened by strong detachments on either flank. Their re- treat then became so hurried that there was no time to replace the artillery horses shot down by the Japanese sharpshooters, and twenty guns, to- gether with a large quantity of ammu- nition and rifles @and a‘ number of of- ficers and men, Wwere captured. The Russians were able to carry off all their wounded. PANIC-STRICKEN FLIGHT. SEOUL, Korea, Monday, May 2—(de- layed in transmission).—The Russian troops fled panic-stricken when routed from Kuliencheng, pursued by Japa- nese cavalry and infantry over the hill country toward Fengwangcheng from 1:50 p. m. until 8 o'clock at night. The wounded, including General in Chief Zassulitch and General Kashtalinsky, reached Antung, whence the Russians were eventually forced to retire after twenty-five minutes’ fierce fighting. SEOUL, Korea, Saturday, April 30 (delayed in transmission).—The activ- ity of the Russians in the province of North Hyonghong, Korea, continues. Five hundred Cossacks are reported to have advanced to Kilju, a town on the coast about 170 miles north of Gensan, and a second party, number- ing 240 men, is twenty miles behind the first. It is said that the Koreans are repairing roads to facilitate the movement of the Russians. SEOUL, Korea, Friday, April 29 (de- layed in transmission).—During the past three weeks there has been much local political ferment in palace circles, and the changes in the ministry have been frequent. Four Ministers of For- eign Aftairs have been appointed only to resign at once, and other portfolios have been taken up, relinquished and are still vacant Much satisfaction has been express- ed in court circles here at the treat- ment of Yi Chi Ying at the hands of the Japanese authorities. Yi Chi Yjng, with a suite of six officials, left Seoul on April 14 to return the visit of Mar- quis Ito. ” DEMAND PREFECT'S REMOVAL. SEOUL, Korea, April 29 (delayed in transmission).—The Korean inhab- itants of the island of Quelpart, off the south coast of Korea, have demanded the removal of their prefect, Hung Tjyong On, who received his appoint- ment as a reward for the murder in 2 hotel in Shanghai in 1894 of Kim Ok Kinn, the Korean reformer. The Gov- ernment had heretofore ignored the chronic dissatisfaction of the people of Quelpart, but it is now hoped that the influence of the Japanese will in- sure them a hearing. SEOUL, Korea, Thursdav, April 28 (delayed in transmission).—A tele- gram has been received from the Jap- anese Consul at Gensan saying he has had reports from the north to the ef- fect that 400 Russian troops are at Hyonghong, a place north of Kilju, near the Tumen River. The Minister of Foreign Affairs at Peking has requested permission for the establishment of consulates at Peking, Tientsin and Tongku for the care of Korean refugees. The Emperor of Korea has given an audience to Hayashi, the Japanese Minister, and Hino, a, Buddhist Cardi- nal. The Emperor was most gracious to the prelate, who has come out to the ILED IN HEAPS IN TRENCHES Brown Men (harge Repeat- edly With Bayonets Against the Fortifications. 'JAEAN[SE DEAD | Kuropatkin Sends a G raphic Report of the Battle of i the Yalu. Continued From Page 1, Cols. 4 and 5. $ Our reserves several times mingled with the first line, thus enabling it for a long time to maintain its posi- tion. 3 “‘Finally, all of the supports were brought up ‘inte the firing line, but {owing to the great distance from our main reserve it was impossible for them to reach the advanced force in time and our men retired from the prin- | cipal position. to ancther position in the rear of Kuliencheng, followed by the concentrated fire of the Japanese, who could not make up their minds to descend from the crest they occupied and face the fire of our batteries and poulemets. They dug fresh trenches and opened a heavy ‘artillery fire on our position and began to turn our left flank toward Chingow. “‘“Two battalions of the Eleventh Regiment and the third battery of the Third Brigade of artillery, belonging to the main reserve, were ordered to Laofunhou. - They occupled a position with a double firing line, thus permit- ting our advanced line, which had suf- fered heavily, and our wounded, to re- tire. RUSSIANS USE BAYONETS. “'A battalion of the Eleventh Regi- ment, both flanks of which were re- peatedly turned by the enemy, ad- vanced with fixed bayonets, preceded by buglers, to clear a passage. The Japanese, however, declined a hand- to-hand conflict and recoiled. “‘In front of the regiment a chaplain bearing a.cross was struck by two bul- lets. “‘It was only by advancing on the Japanese with the bayonet that the Seventh Regiment was able to retire. “‘On the arrival of the battallon of the Tenth Regiment all the troops were able to beat the retreat. “‘The losses of the FEleventh and Twelfth regiments were very great, but they are not yet exactly known. In the Eleventh the killed included Colonel Laming and Lieutenant Colonels Do- metti and Raievski. The Twelfth lost nine company commanders killed and wounded. “‘The second and third batteries of the Sixth Brigade, having lost the greater number of their men and horses, were compelled to abandon their guns after rendering them use- less. For the same reason the six guns of the third battery of the Third Bri- gade of artillery and eight poulemets, which could not be brought away, were also disabled. The mountainous nature of the country made it impossible to save the guns by means of drag ropes. EIGHT HUNDRED WOUNDED. “*‘Up to the present 800 wounded, in- cluding fourteen officers, have been brought to the hospital at Fengwang- cheng. Their eventual transportation elsewhere is assured. “‘Japanese cavalry appeared to the southeast of Fengwangcheng, but see- ing two companies with two guns op- posed to it it did not venture to ap- | proach. ““The transportation of the wounded by hired Chinese bearers to Fengwang- cheng was very difficult. Two-wheeled carts and horses lent by the cavalry also were utilized for this purpose. Most of the wounded, however, arrived on foot, assisted by their comrades, and reached Fengwangcheng within twen- ty-four hours. “Lieutenant General Zassulitch de- clares that the troops retained their morale notwithstanding the heavy losses, and are ready for fresh engage- ments. “The Japanese logses were very heavy at the passage of the Aho River, at their position at Kuliencheng and on the hill occupied by the two battalions of the Eleventh Regiment. According to the statements of participants in the battle at least 3000 or 4000 were killed.” —— PRAISES AMERICA’S COURSE. 'London Journal's Comment on the Opening of Antung Port. LONDON, May 3.—Commenting on the Shanghai report that United States Consul Davidson is proceeding to his post at Antung, the Globe says: “The triumph of the open door has begun and the United States has given once more a sign of its clear appre- ciation of the real issues at stake in the Far East.” The Globe then invites the British Foreign Office to show similar ac- tivity. PRSI Catholic Priests as Chaplains. ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.—A Ro- man Catholic priest has been assigned to service as a chaplain with the army {and others will be appointed to serve in the Far East. It is estimated that among the troops. Members of other creeds, including Mussulmans, will also have their own spiritual advisers. and is navigable for forty miles from its mouth. The Government will also permit two steamships to be used for the same purpose on the Maktong River, which fifty-five miles. there are 10,000 Roman Catholics empties into the sea at Fusan, on the east coast, and which is navigable for HARD FIGATING MARKS RETREAT OF VAKQU SHED Three Times Zassulitch Halts to Engage Mi- kado’s Cavalry. Brown Horsemen Are Hurled Back, Only to Return.to the Attack. S it ST. PETERSBURG, May 4, 6:03 a. m.—St. Petersburg is electrified by the sensational news of fighting on land and sea. Yesterday was a day of anxiety and excitement among all classes of peo- ple, from the Emperor in the palace to the lowest moujik standing be- fore the bulletin boards eagerly lis- tening to the dispatches as they were read by educated persons in the crowd. Important as was Alexieff's achievement, in spite of the magni- tude of the attempt of the Japanese, who this time sent in ten fireships to block the Part Arthur entrance, It is dwarfed by the details of the fighting on the Yalu showing the severe losses suffered by the Russians, who have | removed 800 wounded alone to Feng- wangcheng, while it is estimated by General Kuropatkin that the Japan- ese loss is between 3000 and 4000. If this statement of the Japanese | loss is correct, the Russian authorities say, General Zassulitch must be given credit for carrying out that part of his orders, to make the crossing of the Yalu as costly as posgible to the enemy. | Zassulitch had only 10,000, of whom 2000 were unable to participate In the | fighting. The Japanese had from 35,000 | to 40,000 men, besides the greater quan- tity of guns, many of them being of heavier caliber than those of the Rus- sians. ODDS ARE FIVE TO ONE. Thus outnumbered, the Russians actually engaging more than five to one, the Japanese did succeed in flank- ing two Russian battalions on both | sides and enveloping them in the rear. | The latter, with music playing and with fixed bayonets, a priest holding | aloft a cross, charged and the Japan- ese opened before them, after which| they succeeded in reaching the sup-| ports. | It was one of the most gallant ac- | tions of a bloody day. It is regretted | both in military and church circles that the priest was severely wounded. No such determined stand as that made by the troops was intended by Ceneral Kuropatkin, but théir tenacity in holding their pesition, it is said, is worthy of the highest tradition of the | Russian army. -t It is a cause of satisfaction to the authorities that in spite of the severe | Russian loss General Zassulitch had | sufficient strength to sharply bite the pursuing enemy, movement alone. JAPANESE ARE HURLED BACK. The opinion here is that the rear guard movement was one of the moat dramatic bits | hurled back, only to come again. The third repulse sickened stomach of the assailants, who aband- oned the effort to completely crush the retreating force. | The general staff does not expect an immediate forward movement of the Japanese, but the latter are preparing | the way for an advance, as is shown | by the appearance of a cavalry detach- | ment to the southeast of Fengwang- cheng. | The retirement of the detachment | when sighted by a Russian force indi- | cated simply that it was scouting in | order to locate the next point where resistance may be looked for. The press is informed by the general staff that Major General Kashtilinsky | is alive and that Lieutenant General Zassulitch was not wounded, but that | the colonels, lieutenant colonels and a | majority of the men of the Twelfth and Twenty-second regiments were either killed or wounded. Kuropatkin Hurrying to Front. ROME, May 3.—According to a dis- patch received here General Kuropat- kin is on the march from Liaoyang to Fengwancheng with 20,000 troops. —_——————— Compromises for $10,000. FRESNO, May 3.—Mrs. Carrie who lost 300 in this | spondent says that before | the Peking Government has of fighting during thei battle. Three times the.Russians halted | and twice the Mikado's cavalry were | the fighting | | Owen, whose husband was killed in the Owl wreck at Byron in 1802, has compromised with the railroad com- pany for $10,000. JAPANESE ARMY LOSES HEAVILY PURSUING SLAVS Three Hundred Men Added to Casualty List of the Victors. Large Number of Prisoners Fall Into the Hands of Kuroki. TOKIO, May 3.—A supplemental re- port was received here to-day from General Kuroki. It is dated to-day and says: “Yesterday the enemy offered a stub- born resistance against our pursuit, adding 200 our casualties. The enemy stood with resolution until their artillery, consisting of two batteries, lost the majority of its men and horses. They then broke the breaches and closing apparatus of their guns and hoisted the white flag. “According to a captured Russian officer Major General Kashtalinsky, commander of the Third East Siberian Rifle Brigade, the colonels of the Elev- enth and Twelfth Rifle regiments and the commander of the Rifle Artillery Battalion were killed in the fighting at Hamatan. “It seems that the enemy was en- tirely routed by our attack, because since yesterday many have come in and surrendered. Our prisoners in- clude thirty officers, twenty of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of whom are wounded. “A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of the First Japanese army shows that we had 798 men killed and wounded. These casualties are divided as follows: The Imperial Guards, 132 the Second Division, 350; the Third Di- vision, 316." SSES R LURED INTO AMBUSCADE. Zassulitch Entrapped by Japanese and Taken at Disadvantage. LONDON, May 4.—The Russlan of- ficial dispatches display the customary candor in fully confirming the disas- trous nature of the rout sustained on the Yalu. To the Russian official frankness in this respect is attributed the belief of the Russian people that initial reverses are of no consequence and that eventually triumph is inev- itable. A special dispatch from St. Peters- burg asserts that Lieutenant General Zassulitch fell into an ambush owing to the Japanese interrupting a tel gram from General Kuropatkin. - According to the Standard's St. Petersburg correspondent General Kuropatkin is recalling al the troops from the neighborhood of Gensan. He is opposed, the correspondent says, to fighting many minor actiomns, and in- tends to withdraw all outlying Russian forces. The Standard’'s Shanghai corre- evacuating Russians expelled the He adds that refused General Ma’'s request to be permitted to expel the Russian troops from west of the Liao River. The correspondent at Shanghai of the Daily Telegraph says it is under- stood all non-combatants have left and all official documents and valuables have been removed from Dalny, and that all guns from the disabled war- ships at Port Arthur have been taken ashore to the forts. ————————— STOCK GROWERS HOLD CONVENTION IN DENVER Antung the population by force. Many Delegates Assemble and Much Important Business Is Transacted. DENVER, May 3.—Delegates from every Important stock-raising and shipping point west of the Missourt River were present at the opening of the stockmen's convention, called by the cattle growers of Texas, which as sembled at the Brown Palace Hot in this city to-day. W. W. Turney. president of the Texas Cattle Growers’ Association, presided. An organization to be known as the Cattle Growers’' Interstate Executive Committee was effected, with the fol- lowing officers: Chairman, W. W. Turney, Texas: vice chairman, Willlam A. Harris, Kansas; secretary, Fred- erick P. Johnson, Denver. Denver was selected as the head- quarters of the new organization. e NEW YORK, Ma All the retiring offi- cers of the United States Steel Corpora were re-elected at the regular monthly meet- ing to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS town homes. 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This has created some friction and the Japanese have ver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and threatened to resort to article 3 of the other large cities in the West will be included a number of Japanese cadets, who showed extraordinary bravery, es- PROGRESS ON RAILRAOD. - s ars aparllla increased. pecially when the ships were sinking. | The Korean Govérnment will permit | Seoul-Fusan agreement, which binds O TS e G T Several of the crew sat on the top-|©One steamship to navigate the Keoum | Korea to provide for tracks-and build- SHELDON, la., May 3.—The Obediah County | masts, firing revolvers, and then | River for the purpose of transporting |ings, and which sets forth that the Makes you feel better, look bet-|Grand Jury has Voted four indictments against plunged into the sea. It is believed | materials for the construction of the | constructing company shall hold this Nathan Dohrmam EAd C. 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