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MARKETS TODAY.
Favorable Weather Causes Sell
ing Of Wheat.
An Easier Feeling in Corn Is
Manifested.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady - Native Steers
Selling at 81. to $3.50.
Hogs Are Five Cents Lower
Rink 81 6O fo q QO
I'VE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, May 0.-WHEAT-Favor
weather throughout the greater part OF
the country brought out sufficient selling
of wheat today to cause a decline of about
bles and small receipts, July being On
changed to sc higher, at S65kdS65sc The
market received little support. however,
and the price declined to s6dS61sc. Mime
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of 15 cars, against 166 cars year
ago.
Under a moderate demand from an in
f1uential trade the market became quite
firm, July advancing to S634c- Later the
selling became general, due to the bearis n
Illinois crop report and to the weekly
weather bureau report, which was also
quite bearish. After selling at S5hdS6c.
July closed at SEC, loss of nc for the
day.
CORN-An easier feeling was manifest
ed in corn, due to excellent weather for
planting and to the weakness in wheat.
July opened unchanged to a shade lower,
at 1875 I4Sazc to 4S%c. After selling at
4S3sc, the price reacted to 4S7sd Sic
After touching 4SSsM4SAc, July declined
to 4S1sq4Sl4c, and closed with loss of 70
oATs-Oats Held about steady. July
opened unchanged, at 3S1ac, and held at
PROVISIONS Provisions were steady.
Buying of lard by pit traders and selling
of pork by outsiders were the features.
July pork opened sc lower. at Sl1-6219- The
price sold off to Sl1-55Nl1.5T1z, but rallied
Ribs We're a shade lower, at S6.4T1z-
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, $lo541. IS:
No hard, S3d9lc; No. northern, 94d96c,
No. 2 northern, 91qs5c; No. spring. $50
CORN-No. 2, 49d491kc; No. 3. 4s5Ad49azc.
FI4AX-Cash: NV, S1.O9: S.-W., 81. OH; ;
May. s1.01lz; July, sl.O4lz,
TIMOTHY-May, S2.S513-O0.
CLOVER-May, S10.75.
BARLEY-CaSh. 33H54c-
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Wall Street, New York. May 10
ST0CKS-The- opening stock market to-
day was lstless and fluctuations were
narrow and unimportant- Only about a
dozen stocks were traded in in small lots
within the first five minutes. Corn Prod
uCts preferred lost point.
Liquida ton was resumed in the Gas
stocks, but their decline was without in
fuence- elsewhere. Scarcely anything was
done in the rest of the market Consoli-
dated Gas fell ~ points Brooklyn Union
Gas IL points and Realty preferred "A
point General Electric rose ! point.
Intervals between single transactions
lasted several minutes at times and pricea
were motionless- Wheeling and Lake Erie
first preferred rose point and Consoli-
dated Gas rallied IL points. Brooklyn
Union Gas fell 3 points in all, Chicago,
New York and st. Louis ~ points and
SlOss-Sheffield Steel preferred a point.
Bonds were steady at noon.
Up to 1 O'Clock there was no transact
uons in St. Paul, which conveys some
idea of the dizziness prevailing. A momen-
tary squirt in Mexican Central lifted IL "a
point Texas Land Trust sagged 2 points.
Consolidated Gas was bought more free
" and rallied 2 points from the best. A
few other stocks sold a shade higher.
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SAW GRANT GTLLETT.
Kansas City Men Say His Mexican
Mines Are Good.

Kansas City, May 10.=James L.
Phelps. county clerk and Kit Colyer,
a contractor, have returned from a
trip to Mexico. While in the city of
Parral they met Grant Gillett. the
former cattle king" who absconded
from Kansas several years ago Mr..
Phelps said yesterday:
While in Parral we stayed at the
Casa Fuentes hotel. where Gilett and
his family live. I met Gillett there
and went with him to his mines. He
property He is worth about $780,
coo now and if he keeps Oh as he is
going he Will be worth a million in
FIVE years He is the greatest hustler
ever saw He is highly respected in
ParraI and the people there have con-
fidence In him His pay roll is more
than $4,000 a month and Gillett
handles all the money. He told me
that he intended to pay every dollar
he owes in this country and believe
he viii do it,
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Chicago, May 1O.-CATTL@ Receipts to-
day, $500 head. Market steady Good to
prime steers, S5.0OG5.50; poor to medium,
cows, s150d4.4O: heifers, g 25d4. so; can
ners, sL5od26O; bulls, s2.00a4. 10; calves,
81 50d5.25; Texas fed steers, $4-OoQ4-4
HOG@Receipts today, 1900 head; esti-
mated Wednesday, 10000 head Market
steady. Mixed and butchers, -. 7O1I4. S21z !.
good to choice heavy. - SOd4-921z rough
heavy, $4e5d4.75; light, S460d4.s0; bulk Of
sales s4.75G4S5.
sHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Sheep and lambs steady Good to choice
wethers S460d5.25. fair to choice mixed,
So 5Od4 so: western sheep, s4.O005.25; native
lambs "a. 25d5.75. clipped western lambs.
S4 501I5. u; wooded western lambs, $5.00d6.90.
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GLOOMY OUTLOOK
Russian Newspapers Wonder When
Long Night VIII End.

Long Night VIII End.
St Petersburg, May 10, 2:15 p. M.
Although it is hardly credited here,
as it is known that General kuro-
patkin is Withdrawing his advance
posts along the Manchurian littoral
on Lao Yang, it is announced this
morning from Mukden that the rail-
road between Port Arthur and Lao
Yang has been repaired and is work
ing. Hal Cheng, north of New
Chwang, is already reported to have
been evacuated, but there is nothing
official on this point. The Russian
garrison still remains at New
Chwang, but the abandonment of that
place is only considered to be a ques-
ton of days. The army organ as
sumed that the Russians are retiring
defense of Port Arthur to the naval
squadron and garrison. The organ
also assumes that the japanese have
already landed at Taku Shan, west of
the Yalu river, thus assuring a juno
ton between General KurokiS army
and the Japanese forces on the PENN
sula. The army organ thinks the
force disem barked at Taku Shan is
propably. part of the third army.
concerning the mobilization of which
the Japanese have so sedulously spread
misleading reports It cOmmends
the retirement from Fen Wang Cheng
which it considers to be of no i'm
portance.
There is a complete absence of Off
cial information. The authorities are
as silent as the grave concerning Cen
eral Kuropatl1in's plans, only declar-
ing that his tactics will be indicated.
The report of the appearance of
the enemy at Kwan Tien Sien, on the
Mukden road from the Yalu, causes
some disquietude- The report is three
days old. Only small attachments
of infantry and cavalry then ap-
peared, but it is possible that they
were advance skirmishers of General
Kurokis fourth division, who were
sent nOrthward to protect the Japa-
nese right flank.
If the japanese could get on this
road above Lao Tung, the Russian
position there would be threatened
The papers here seem more con-
cerned about the effect of the Japa-
neSe successes upon the Chinese than
about the ultimate result of the cam
paign- The Russ, reviewing the war
today. says:
THE fears expressed as to the effect
even of the temporary successes of
the japanese upon the Asiatics are
more general and are beginning to Sc
riously alarm many of the leaders of
European politics. who dread further
complications. Moderation and eau
ton are now the principal orders of
the day for all European govern
ments.''
The Bourse Gazette remarks: ut is
not given us to know how long the
night will last, but we know the
morning will come. This is not only
a question of the far east. but of our
position in Asia and in the world Our
great development since the Crimean
war is not to be destroyed by the
Japanese army penetrating into Man
chuTia-
The admiralty declares positively
that the report of the destruction of
the armored cruiser Rurik is false.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas CITY, Mo, May lU--CAI IL
Receipts today, 10000 head, including 300
head of southerns. Market steady Na-
a. 40: southern COWS, $2.25d3-501 native
cows and heifers, & O0d4.90i stockers and
feeders So 25n470 bulls, $2.50I3.S0, calves.
s. 75n5. 80: western steers, $400d4-75; west
HoG&Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady to sc lower. Bulk of sales, $3.50
d4.s0; heavy. s4.7014. IS; packers, $3.50 so;
pigs and lights. S4OOQ47O.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Muttons. s4-50d5I5; lambs, s5,Oea6,65; range
wethers, S4.50Q5-25; ewes, S3.50a5.OO-
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TO FURTHER TEMPERANCE.
Women of Dodge City Form Chris
tian Union.

Dodge City, May 1O.-A w. c. T. U.
was organized here recently with the
following officers and committees APP
pointed: President, Mrs. E D. Bowen;
vice president, Mrs. Fred Gardner;
treasurer, Mrs. T. E. French; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. G. w Coon
field; recording secretary, Mrs. D. p
Ragland; committee. Mrs. N
Steven, Mrs. S. G. HuttIe and Mrs.
Jessie Key; good literature, Mrs Dr.
Whitworth and Mrs. He1pfen as assist
Dodson; organist. Miss o. Hughes: Lead
ers of the devotional services, wives
of the pastors.
Silver medal contest, Mrs. w. B.
Barton; exceptional committee. Mrs
Fannie Wells. Meetings win be held
second Tuesday of each month.
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DALNEY SILL SAFE.
lcontlnued from rage one.l
searching the Nf.ails.

London, May 1O.-Ansvering a
question in the house of colLmOns to-
day in regard to the recent searching
of the mails fthe Peninsula & ORR
entail steamer Osiris while on her way
from Brindisi to Port Said, by the
Russian warship Khrabry, the post
master general Lord Stanley, said
ordinary postal letters were not con-
traband of war, but possibly dispatch
es between the government of a bel
ligerent state and its accredited rep
reSentativeS may he SO treated. NO
general rule of international law has
been establishe ed giving special i'm
munity to mail ships, but the right
of search in the case of such vessels
should be so exercised as to minimize
the Inconvenience.
Junction of Russian Squadrons
Reported.
st. Petersburg, May 10.-7;4 p. m
A foreign embassy official here pro-
fesses to have information to the eff
feet that the Vladivostok and Port
Arthur squadrOns have erected a
juncture after a naval battle in which
the Japanese los three cruisers and
the Russians two and one torpedo
boat destroyer.
Port Arthur Railroad ReOpened.
st. Petersburg, Navy 10.-6:4O p.
m.-The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press has obtained absolute
confirmation of the report that rail-
road communication with Port Arthur
is again open. The first LOGON olive
came through last night and the Sec
ond at o'clock this evening
Official Confirmation.
st. Petersburg, May 1O.=Vfceroy
Alexief has telegraphed to the en-
peror as follows:
During the night of May $40 rail-
road communication with Port Arthur
was restored. The telegraph line is
being repaired.
Don't Know How 1t Was Done.
St. Petersburg, May 1O.-Accord-
ing to informa ton received by the gen
Japanese near Port Adams, Laio Tung
peninsula, has been repaired and the
permanent was is uninured- Tele-
graphic communication with Port Ar
thur is not yet opened 1t is reported
that Lieutenant General Stossel, COM
mander of the military forces at Port
Arthur has successfully engaged and
driven off the enemy. The general star
has no confirmation of lae report ana
explains the withdrawal OF the Jap
anese from the railroad as being either
due to pressure from General StOessel
or to the forces left by General kurop7
atkin at Kai Ping and other points on
the railroad. While without definite
information the impression here is
that the strength of the Japanese land
ed at Pitsewo was overest1mated ana
either it was not strong enough to take
charge of the railroad OF it moved
eastward along the Littoral to erect a
junction with the Yalu army.
The emperor received the news OF
the reopening of communication with
Port Arthur last night and seemed
greatly pleased. He had a message
from Port Arthur an hour before, by
pigeon post via Lao Yang, reporting
that all was well at the fortress. AS
General Stoessel has not reported the
investment of Port Dalny, the reports
from abroad of it's capture by the
Japanese are now disbelieved by the
general staff.
The admiralty heard today from
Vladivostok Rear Admiral lessen s
squadron is there and reports all We'll
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HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Builders of Reservoirs Must Pay DAM
ages When Accidents Happen.

Denver. May ION the litigation
arising from the breaking Of the
Cheeseman dam above Buffalo park
several years ago, Judge Johnson in
the district court TODAY overruIed the
demurrer of the Denver Union Water
company. defendant pleading that the
break was caused by the act of God;
that the company had not been
proven guilty of negligence in build
ing or maintaining the dam, and it
should be held immune from any
judgment. Judge Johnson in his
opinion holds that builders of reser-
voirs are liable for all injuries or
damages caused by the collapse of a
dam constructed by them. About
100000 worth of Colorado & South
ern railway property was destroyed
by the breaking of the Cheeseman
dam and the railroad company is
suing to recover damages.
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Mint Record Broken.

Philadelphia, May 1O.-Twelve tons
of virgin gold were yesterday reduced
to a molten state at the United States
mint here. At the same time the coin
age department began the work of
converting the mass into golden
eagles Today twelve more tons will
be melted, and within the next few
days about $12.0O0,o00 will be
coined. Most of the gold came from
New York in bullion The melting of
twelve tons of gold in one day is said
to break all records for mint smelt-
ing.
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NAMES ARE POURING IN.
Many People Make Suggestions for
Name for Baseball Team.

Several hundred suggestions have
already been sent to the baseball ed
itor of the Topeka State Journal for
a name for the Topeka baseball team
of the Missouri Valley league. Among
these are replies from large number
of women. There are some excellent
names in the list; in fact, there are
few which are not genuinely good.
The contest closes on Saturday night
of this week The winner viii get a
season pass to the ball games, good
for every day, with grandstand priv
HegeS
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St. Louis Live stock Market.

St Louis, No, May 10.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 5000 head. including 200 head
of Texans. Market steady Beef steers.
SLOOd5.25 stockers and feeders, s.. 250 4.35
cows and heifers, S1.75d4S5; Texas steers.
50. 75d4-50; Texas cows and heifers' S250a
$50.
HOGs-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights. A-506t4-75;
packers, s47OGIso; butchers and best
heavy. s4.75d4-90.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head
Market steady. Natives, $4toedA-50 lambs,
* O0lT7 90
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RUssIA's WHITE ELEPHANT.
She Is Troubled to Know What to Do
With New Chwang.

New Chwang, May 10.-Of the five
Russian regiments. which have BEEN
stationed here. four have already left
and the other has been ordered to lea ve
today. A report has been received
from a source which has always been
reliable that the japanese are landing
at Kai Chau bay and that feint at
landing was made some so miles to the
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New York Money Market.

New York, May 1O.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, 1l4Q11s per cent, closing bid and
offered at IL per cent: time loans slightly
hrmer; 50 and 80 days, ~ per cent; six
months, 3l4 per cent
CLOSE. Prime mercantile paper. go a
"A per cent; sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4.s5 for demand and at 81. 1885 for 60 day
bills! posted rates, A.s55zn4s6 and 81 IS,
commercial bills, 81 S42-
SILVER-Bar silver, Sc: Mexican dol
lars, 441zc
BONDS Government bonds steady.
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New York, May 1O.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, 7-32c. centrifugal
Sc test 3 1880; molasses sugar, 2 31-32c.
Refined sugar firm. Crushed, IS. 50; pow
dered, $3.50. graduated. $3.50
COFFEE-Market quiet No. Rio, Ga
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New Orleans. May 10. Madison
Vance, a colored lawyer, and Joseph
Fabacher, a white contractor, have
been named Roosevelt delegates by a
state convention of the Cohen faction.
They will contest the seating of the
Lily White delegation.
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Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat, A. cars: corn. % cars oats cars.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apoIis 81 cars. Duluth, % cars A year
cars.
LIVERPOOL opening cables: Wheat Md
higher. corn Unchanged
LIVERPOOL. 1.30 p m. Wheat tsHAd
higher. corn sd higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, -
cars: graded, /. Corn, III cars; graded.
IL oats, ia cars; graded, z
Liverpool closing cabies- Wheat I'd
higher; corn I'D higher
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Galveston, May O.-COTTON-Marke
steady at 10 13-16c per pound
New York. May 10--COTTON-Sales to-
day, 100 bales Spot cotton closed quiet
and 5 points lower. Quotations per 100
pounds. Msddling upiands, S13.75; mid
ding gulf, S140O.
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Nerv Yorlc Bnrfer.

New York. May 1O-BUTTER-Mar
firm. Fresh creamery, 14d3oItc; state dali
~, common to choice, I3d19c.
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Chicaro Produce 1farI-et.

Chicago, III. May 1O.-BUTTEH-1Ia
ket easier Creamery, 1S3zq1S5zc; dairy, 18
G17c.
EGGS-1IarIet easy. At mark, cases in
cluded. 151z M151ac.
CHEES E-AIarket weak Daisies, 9R95kc;
Twins. SiAd9c. Young Americas 9d9lhc.
POLLTRT-Iive poultry 7Tun. turkeys,
1zc; chickens, lie.
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Sc; No 8 mixed. 515kd5zkc; No. white.
5sa5S5Sc- No. white, SIZE
OAT+Market firm. No white, 415Ad
aSc; No 2 mixed, 4i1kc.
RYE=N0. 2, &c.
HAY=Choice timothy, $1D.5OG71l. 90: choice
prairie. S. O0dS.25.
BUTTER 15ga7c; dairy. fan
EGG+Fresh. IKE
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Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City. May 1o.-Close-NNHE
Receipts today. 40 cars Quotations
were higher. May, Soc. July. 747sc. Sept
7Os[c Cash: No. 2 hard. 90dS5c; No. 8
hard S6n92c: No ? red, IOl1lOS; No. 3
red, 95c6s100.
CORN-Market higher Nay, 4lc; July,
44d445sc; Sept, 4zsac. Cash: No. mixed,
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Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by ). z. Gan. Commission.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stockl.
OFFICE 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4ss Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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Range of Prices.

FURNISHED BY J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Omice no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston q1otations.l
Topeka, May 10.
GREEN SALT CURED ...--.- III .
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St Louis No. May 10-WOOI-Marlet
active. Territory and western mediums
16d21c; fine mediums, 16d17c; fine, 15gDIIc.
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Furnished by J. z. Gail, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions Cotton and Stocks.
Onice 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6- Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
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FURNISHED by A. NJ. McDermott Commits
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and p.
sion Co, Stocks. Grains, Provisions and
702 Kansas ave-l
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Wichita and Return s5.15 via
Santa EHa

Annual conclave Knights Templar.
Tickets on sale May and 10. Final
limiting returning May u.
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Admiral Glass at Honolulu.
Honolulu. May 10=The United
States cruiser New York, with Rear
Admiral Henry Glass on board, and
the gunboat Bennington have arrived
here from Panama
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Topeka Market.


FURNISHED by 5. K. Lux, successor to w.
o. Anderson g. Co., 30 Kansas ave-
nue.l -
ORANGES-Per box, 81. 40l2. 70.
LEMONS-Californias per box, SIS Mes
sina. g 2543.T5-
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, $3.15d3-25.
VEGETABLES.
ATOES-W Washington. per Du 81 n
Washington. per bu. T25
PIEPLAN T-Per h.. 2q21kc
GREEN BEANS-Per 15-bu. box. 75c.
NEW BEETS-Texas, per doz. punches.
Wax BEANs-Per s4-bu. box. 800
PEAS-Per k-bu. basket. s5c
SPINACE5-Per 5z-bu- basket. &c
CUCUMBEES-Pe doz-s 75cQSl 90
NEW POTATOES-lk-b u- box, Sc
I.ETTUCE-Per basket. 65c
RADISHE S-Per doz. punches 25aoo-
NEW ONIONS-Per doz. punches -
TOMAToES-Fancy Florida. basket
crate. S2.25.
ABBAGE-silQ81kc per 10.
COCOANUTS-s4. per sack. sc ne-
dozen -
HoNEY-24-raeITz eases, s2.s5.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS. per Ion.
CABBAGE PLANTs-Per ]. 600. % 15552 an
TOMATO PLANTS-Per loo. s. I5sf5 al
FULL CREAM CHEESE IT,
20-lb- Daisy cheese. per lb.......- IN.
Kansas Y. A, per Ib......... IL
New York state (white), per Ib.....-.-i2c
Limperger, per sh--...-...-......-... 11.- -
Block swiss, per lb......... 15fz,
BITTER, EGGS. POULTRY.
POlLIR1-A Young ROSTERS. 20c each:
hens, Sc H.; broilers, 15aI7c per M
ITTER-Country. 15dlSc
EGGs-Fresh. lac.
PpArPrE nav r51A21
PRAIRIE HAY-Loose. per ton. Z. o5st7.s 81
:
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Kansas 60. ~ lOO.

Open High Low Close Yes
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-30
SHIPS Of Battle Fleet VIII Seen Be In
Commission.
PREY UPON JAPANESE COMMERCE
The Japanese War OmOe Receives Thou
sands OF oners To Enlist From Old
Men And Boys Not Yet Subject To
Service.
Service.

London, April ga correspondent
cabling from New Chwang says that a
messenger has arrived there from the
Yalu river with the information that
the Russians are fleeing across the
river in overcrowded boats and are
losing hundreds by drowning.
A Toxic correspondent says that
Port Arthur undoubtedly is effectually
blocked, and that events are culmina-
ting around the doomed fortress.
st. Petersburg.-T ships of the
Baltic feet here and at Libau will be
in commission next week. The naval
reserves of the neighboring provinces
are arriving for distribution to the
ships.
The admiralty it is announced, in
tends to fit out two ships purchased
from Germany, which formerly were
in the transatlantic service, together
with a mum Der of ships of the volunteer
feet with rapid fire guns and to send
them to the Pacific to prey upon
japanese commerce. The admiralty
believes by this means it can prevent
the resumption of operations by the
Japanese commercial fleet.
Paris.-St. Petersburg correspondent
says he has learned that General Kuro-
patkin has ordered the advance of the
Russian forces which are massed in
northeastern Korea, and that a brigade
of infantry with 5000 Cossaclks, is
he
of the Tumen river.
Tohio.-The war Office is flooded
with thousands of applications from
men of every age and every condition
of life for permission to go to the
front The applications come from
time expired soldiers and boys too
enlist.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-30
Favor Br:tish AIedlntion.

st. Petersburg, April o5.-The No
vosti expresses delight at the report
that King Edward is seeking to me-
date and finds in the fact that the
japanese ally ventures to breach the
subject when Russia is thirsting to
avenge her defeats, conclusive evidence
of the sympathy of the European
powers. which realize the menace of a
japanese victory. The paper regards
the idea of British mediation as con-
vincing proof of the possible necessity
of Anglo-Russian understanding.