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Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
RUSSIANS RECoNcILED.
They Are Confident the Fortress Can.
 not be Taken.

St. Petersburg, May 6.-Thc landing of the Japanese at Pitzsewo, northeast of Port Arthur is officially confirmed. It is expected that the railroad connect ing Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbin will soon be cut. The depart tue of AleXieff and Grand Duke Boris from Port Arthur was hurried owing to the possibility of interruption of railroad communication. The Japan ese landed sufficient force to prevent the few hundred Russians watching Pitzsewo from offering any resistance. Only a few hundred Cossacks were on the beach when the Japanese aC- peared. They fired few rounds and retired to the rear. The landing is proceeding uninterruptedly. The rail road and telegraph to Port Arthur is still working. While not officially ad- mitted it is believed here that the en- trance to Port Arthur is sealed, at least for large ships. The Japanese landing at Pitzsewo it is expected will be followed almost immediately by the isolation of Port Arthur.
 Landings on the west coast of the peninsula are also anticipated. The Russians are reconciled to the cutting off of their stronghold, and are con- vinced that the fortress is impregnable against attacks by land or sea. It is believed that General StoesseFs forces, including the garrison at Port Arthur
 will not exceed 23,OOO. The fortress is provisioned for a year.
 It is reported that Kuropatkin has asked the emperor to dismiss Zassa-
 fitch for disobedience of orders.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
OTHER FATALITIES.

St Louis, Mo-, May GA special to the Republ ic from Houston, Texas, says: storm news is coming in very slowly, but it is certainly known that there have been many deaths in diff ferent sarts of the state. Among the dead are Will Perry. at Harrisburg, killed by lightning; Mrs. Allen Dennis, G. W. Mason and child of St. Harper at Goldthwaite; Luther Rudd, Allie Dennis, Mrs. Harper and child and .Io.. Griffith are also badly hurt at the lat ter place. The damage to cotton and corn crops will be heavy. The dam age to property will run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 At Ruby, John Mullen's house was wrecked and Mrs. Mullen was carried nearly 100 yards by the wind, being fatally hurt. Wesley Spurlock, If years old was killed. At Sunset, near ly twenty buildings were wrecked, but no person was fatally hurt.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
4 BIG LANDING.
There are Forty Thousand Japanese in
 tho Vicinity of Port Arthur.

Paris, May 6.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of Echo de Paris sends the following under date of May 6: 'The general staff believes that the Japanese landed at Pitzsewo number not less than 10000 and says that the bulk of General Kuroki's army was this morning about nine miles from beng Wang Cheng. The army was ad- vancing in three columns, the third column following the coast, probably in order to communicate with the troops landed at Pitzsewo. All the reserves, provisions and ammunition were landr- ed on Elliott island.
 "A staff officer said that Lieuten- ant General Zassalitch would be kept in the back ground during the remain der of the war and 1t is believed that General Kuropatkin will personally di- rect operations.
 ''I am able to deny the statement that Port Arthur is bottled up. The passage Is still free.'
 The correspondent repeats the report
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
LANDED ON BOTH SIDES.

London, May GA dispatch to the Central News from St.Petersburg today says the Japanese landed at Port Ad- ans. Cn the west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula as well as at Pitzsewo. Port Adams is situated about fifty miles from Port Arthur, at the head of Society bay, on the railroad connecting Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbir Consequently. if the report of the Jap anese landing there is correct, com munication with Port Arthur is cut off. PitzsewO, on the east coast, where the Japanese landed, is less than twen- ty miles from Port Adams.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
NEGROES ABIDING PLACE
Bishop Turner Declares It Is not in
 This Country.

Chicago, May CT am unwilling to sing America until this country is what it claims to be, Sweet land of Liberty" declared Bishop H. M. Turner, of Atlanta, Ga, at tonight s session of the African Methodist Epis- copal conference.
 ''The negro in science" was the sub iect of an address delivered by Bishop Turner, which caused him to take up every phase of the negro question in this country and led him to say that this was not the negro's home, but on the contrary that God had allowed the negro to come to this country to be en- slaved where he could be trained and go back to his native land and make it what it should be.
 In concluding Bishop Turner said: The supreme court of the United States is against us. We have good friends in this country, but they are comparatively few, and the only thing left for us to do is to leave. Let us be men, let us go where we can be men. The negro is here, some declare he is here to stay. but I doubt it very much unless he is to stay under the ground
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
DEVASTATION IN TEXAS
Many Lives Lost in the Tornado of
 Thursday.

St. Louis. May GA special to the Republic from Dallas. Texas says: "A tornado in northwest Texas last night killed Mrs. Mary Wagley. her daughter Anna and George Anthony, at Moran. A dozen persons were severely but not fatally injured. At Putnam. one man was killed and one woman injured. Their names have not yet been learned. A negro cabin was swept into the Brazos river five miles above the Texas and Pacific railroad crossing and three negroes were drowned.
 'The wrecked train was blown from the railroad track near Crescent and George SoInmers and Wm. Apple, ne- groes. were drowned. Twenty houses were wrecked at Moran and half d dozen at Putnam. Hundreds of head of live stock are reported to have been killed in Shackelford and adjoining counties. The crops are badly in jured by wind, rain and hail. The wire service is still badly crippled and re- ports as to further fatalities tonight are still incomplete, but it is believed that lives were lost in isolated places that will swell the total number to twenty. The railroad property has suf- fered heavily in northwest Texas in the storm area.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
Port Arthur Temporarily Out of the War Game
THE SWARMlNG JAPANESE
Spread Across the Peninsula-St. Pe- tersburg UnwOrried, Believing the Fortress Is Safe for Year-A Great Battle Among Early Probabilities.

St. Petersburg, May 6.-The ministry of war has received the following tele- gram from Major General Pflug, chief oS the military staff: According to information I have received, seven of fhe enemy's transports and afterward about forty. appeared opposite Pitzse- No on the evening of May 4. On the morning of May 3, the Japanese be- gan to land at PitZsewo and on the coast near Cape Terminal. about 15 miles southwest of PitZsewo under cover of an artillery fire.
 At this moment about sixty trans forts were observed bearing down on the whole front and our posts retired from the shore. All the papers in the tOEtofice at Pitzsewo were removed and the Russian inhabitants abandoned the town.
 "According to Chinese reports, by the evening of May ,, about 10000 of the enemy's troops had landed and taken up quarters in the Chinese villages near the points of debarkation. The enemy sent two columns of about one regiment each, one in a westerly di- FeCtiOn and the other to the southward.
 "On May 6 a passenger train from Port Arthur was fired on a mile and a quarters outside of Polandien, about 60 miles north of Port Arthur, by a hundred Japanese infantrymen occu- pying the heights east of the railway. The train carried many passengers, two hundred sick occupying an ambulance carriage flying a Red Cross flag. Two of the sick were injured. The train succeeded in reaching Polandien.
 Tranquility prevails in the maritime province and in Yinkow."
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07

reception at the Washington hotel to which more than 1,4Q0 guests were in- Vlted, including the exposition and city officials. state and foreign commission CTS and prominent social personages. The entire first floor of the hotel had been reserved for the reception.
 Prince Pu Lun was assisted by Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng in receiving the guests.
 Prince Pu Lun and his party will re- main in St. Louis and visit the exposi- ton until May IA, when they will leave for Chicago and Indianapolis after Which the prince and Sir Cheng Tung l-iang Chang, will make d tour of the country.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
AN ALASKAN FLOOD.
The Yukon and Other Streams on
 Rampage.

Vancouver. B. c. May GA special from Dawson. says: Owing to a sud- den rise in Hunton river. seven horses connected with the White Pass mail stage were drowned at Yukon crossing and the driver Burwash and four pass- engers barely escaped with their lives. The river became damned with ice be- low the crossing in the canyon and rose twenty feet in a few hours.
 The Yukon and other streams are now impossible and the entire mail service is demoralized. No more mails will get through until the Yukon opens. The river is higher than when the ice broke last year. but still the ice re- mains solid here. although the river is open for long distance fifty miles be- low Dawson" B.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
BY MONDAY OR NEVER
The Santa Fe Serves Notice on the
 Striking nackinists.

Topeka, Kas., May 6.-The striking Santa Fe machinists will be given un- til Monday morning to resume their places with the company. Notices to this effect will be posted at all the shops in the Santa Fe system tOmor- row. on the order of General Manager Nudge.
 J. D. Buckalew, third vice president of the machinists union. tonight tried to submit to the Santa Fe manage ment a new set of rules adopted by the executive committee of the union in Washington. He was informed that the Santa Fe would have no dealing with the union whatever. MT. Nudge absolutely refused to consider any proposition Buckalew had to offer.
 In discussing his action, General Manager Nudge said: We have fine set of men working for us, and we want to give them every opportunity to get back into the service. This is why we have waited all this time. The men were imposed upon by represen- tatives of the union officers. and we do not wish to see them lose their posi- tions for any such reason. Every place remaining vacant on Monday morning will be filled. We have a larger num- Der of machinists engaged than there are strikers out. We shall have no trouble whatever"
 Third Vice President Buckalew said "We will win this strike. We are pre- pared for it. and the road cannot se- cure competent men in sufficient num- bers to keep their engines going. do not look for any sympathetic strike on the part of other employees of the road, with the possible exception of the boilermakers in Topeka. The indica- tions are tonight that they will strike D
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07

ing place, has been received. He states that the seventh division with torpedo boats, arrived and selected the land ing place at 5:3o, May 5. They bonn barded the enemy's patrol and drove them back. The soldiers rushed ashore, wading breast deep in water, reaching the shore safely.
 Immediately advancing, they took possession of range of hills without firing shot, and planted a flag on the hills. The gun boats discovered q hun dred of the enemy, and bombarded them, killing several. The troops are in high spirits. Piers are being erected to facilitate the further landing of troops.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
STRIKE STILL ON.
The District IS Trouble Is not Yet
 Ended.

Pueblo. Colo. May 6.-In an inter- view today President Vim. Howells of district 15. U. M. w. A.. just returned from Indianapolis, stated that reports to the effect that the strike had been declared off in this state were untrue. The strike, he stated, is still in force and will continue so until some sort of a settlement which will benefit the strikers can be obtained.
 National President John Mitchell. Vice President Lewis and Secretary Treasurer Wilson were given entire charge of the conduct of the strike in this state.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
Real Work of M. f. General Conference Hardly Begun
COM MITTEE BUSINESS
The Resignation of Senior Bishop Merrill A Resolution for the Re- grouping of Annual Conferences of General Conference Districts.

Los Angeles, May 6.-Very little pro- gress was made by the Methodist Episcopal general conference today. but business is being so shaped and sys- tcmatized that with a few more ses- sions to clear away the vast quantity of preliminary matters, work will pro ceed smoothly and rapidly. Various important committees held their first meetings this afternoon at half a dozen different churches and made a fair start in the business before them. The res ignation of Senior Bishop Stephen NJ. Merrill, of Chicago, was presented % the conference and referred to the com mittee on episcopacy with instructions to report to the general conference with appropriate resolutions commendatory of the great service Bishop Merrill has rendered to the church in his fifty mine years as minister and bishop.
 The only other important subject considered by the general conference today was the resolution offered yes terday by Dr. J. F. Couches. as follows:
 Resolved, that a committee of if teen be appointed to consist of one minister and one layman from each general conference district and one at large, whose duties shall be to report back to this general conference not later than May Is, a re-grouping of the annual conferences in the general con ference districts, so as to secure. as nearly as may be- an equal representa- ton having due regard, however to proximity of territory and similarity of interest
 After debate as to what should be done with this resolution had dragged along for more than an hour, some one suddenly discovered that there vas specific rule of the general con. ference which provided for it's reference to the committee on boundaries, and it was so ordered.
 Pentecostal meetings are being held daily at the Temple Baptist church These meetings are of the revival kind. and addressed by we'll known revival ists, including several bishops and at tended by great crowds of church peo- ple. Bishop C. c. McCabe is one of the leaders in these meetings
 A series of lectures by visiting church dignitaries are features of evening en- tertainments at the Pavilion and at Simpson auditorium. The speakers in clude half dozen of bishops, Dr. J. M Buckley. Dr. T. B. Medley and others. The committee on episcopacy will mot on Monday afternoon, when, it is expected the question of new and ad- ditional bishops will be taken up.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
THE CHINESE AT THE FAIR
The Dedication of the National Pa.
 vilioh Yesterday.

St. Louis, May 6.-One of the most notable functions that has taken place at the worlds fair. informal in nature but gorgeous in appearance, was the dedication and opening of the Chinese pavilion today.
 President Francis and Prince Pu Lun the imperial Chinese commissioner ex- changed sentiments of good will be- tween their nations. Many Chinese dignitaries, including the Chinese min ister, Sir Cheng Tung Liang Chang were present at the dedication.
 Tonight Prince Pu Lun was rendered
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
LABOR TYING UP BUILDING.
Anthracite Region Disturbed by
 Threatened Strikes.

Pottsville, Pa, May c.-Railroad and mining corporations throughout the anthracite region have postponed inn provements because of the difficulties with mechanics in the building trades.
 The demand for a higher rate of wages from the building trades is gem eral throughout the anthracite region. The carpenters of Pottsville have been refused an increase of 25 cents per day in wages, and will go on strike to morrow. They say it will be a strike but the builders declare it is a lock- out
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
CITY sEsIEeEO BY DEAD FISH.
Invading Salt Water Crowds Fish Up
 Stream to Die and Rot.

New Orleans, May 6.-The appear ance of thousands of dead gar and buf- falo fish in Bayou Barataris, opposite New Orleans, is a warning that the same trouble may occure there as in 1902 when so many millions of fish were Killed as to render the, country along the canal almost uninhabitab'e on account of the odor of the decaying fish.
 The trouble which occurred along the gulf coast in half dozen localities was attributed to the salt water jn- vading the bayous driving the fresh water fish up stream where they were so crowded together that they died from lack of room and congestion.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

Washington, May 6.-The state de- partment has received a cablegram from United States Minister Griscom, at Tokio, confirming the report of the Japanese landing on Liao Tung pen insula, forty miles above Port Arthur. The location is given, Kinchau, at the narrowest point on the peninsula. Consequently the minister says, the railroad is practically closed, and the investment of Port Arthur has begun.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
A LATER TORNADO.

Wichita Falls, Texas, May GA tor nado at Holiday Station tonight de- molished the school house and many other buildings. Sam Horton, the teacher of the public school was fatal ly injured and Henry Riggs suffered a broken arm.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
A CHILD BLOWN AWAY.

Hamilton. Texas. May 6.-A tornadO near Star Mountain, in Mills county. destroyed five houses. killing George Mason and blowing away one of his children. The child is not expected to live. c. E. Behooker's house was blown away and one child killed and other members of his family injured The house of MT. Rayburn was destroyed, injuring four of the family
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
MEXICAN LAND TRADED AWAY.
Goernment Gives 3,o00,oo0 Acres tc
 Americans for Surveying.

Mexico City, May 6.-The Mexican government has taken preliminary steps toward granting to Judge Sey- mour Thurmond and Patrick F. Gar rett of Fl Paso a concession for a tract of timber land embraci 5000 900 acres situated in western Mexico. In return for this grant the concessionaries bind themselves to survey for the govern ment a stipuG ted amount of public lands. MT. Garrett is United States collector of customs at Fl Paso.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
REPULSE OF TIBETANS.

London, May 6.-The Mails Simla correspondents says that 500 Tibetans coming from the direction of Shigatze attacked the British mission at Gyang- tse at dawn on April ,. The Tibetans were repulsed with heavy loss and fled The British loss was two Sepoys wounded.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
METALS.

New York, May Stopper was lower in the English market. Spot closed at a de- cline of 2s. Cd. to &5S 5s., while futures lost Is. 3d. and closed at same figure Lo- cally copper was unchanged. Lake is Cuoted at 1850. electrolytic at 13121bSf 1925 and cas ting at 12.SIL013 12Ik
 Lead advanced 2s. Cd. to &12 in London but remained quiet here at 46014.65
 SDelter was unchanged at E22 Is 6d in London, and at 5.20G5.2J in the new York market
 Ear silver, .55Ik; Mexican dollars, 43s..
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
RUSSIANS KILLED THEIR OWN.

Tokio, May 6.-General Kuroki re- porting yesterday tells of a bloody en- counter during the Russian retreat on Sunday last when large force of Rus sians mistook a small body of their own men for Japanese killing and Wounding 1S0.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
TEN THOUSAND JAPANESE.

New Chwang, May 6.-It is reported here that the Japanese force landed yesterday at Pitzsewo numbered ten thousand. Port Arthur, according to reliable information is well supplied with provisions.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
HEAVY FIGHTING SOON.

St. Petersburg, May 6.-News of very heavy fighting near Feng Wang Cheng is expected within thirty-six hours. Large endorsements have reached the Russian position. An imperial or der was issued attaching three batter ies of artillery 10 each of the rifle di- visions.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
WRIT KEEPS HEALY IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, May GA writ of habeas corpus obtained at the last moment yesterday prevented the extradition of Captain John J. Healy, mine promoter and Alaskan explorer, from Chicago to New York. The writ is returnable next WedneSdaY.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
A SCORE FOR PARKER.
Connecticut lnstructs for the New
 York Chief Judge

Hartford, Conn. May 6.-In one of the stormiest gatherings ever held in Connecticut the democratic state con vention today chose fourteen delegates to the St. Louis convention and in- structed them to vote as a unit for Parker.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
GERMANS ARE FOR ROOSEVELT.
Meet in Washington to Organize for the
 Presidential Campaign.

Washington, May 6.-Prominent citi- zens of German-American descent from all over the United States met here last night and perfected an organiza- ton having for it's object the further ance of the election of Theodore Roose- welt as president.
 The organization is to be similar to
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
STOCKS.

Atchison, 72A; do pfd.. 92A N. J. Cent ral l5Ih: c. & O., 3O9s; St. Paul, 176; Big Four, 7OA; C. & S., 16; do 1st pfd., SPA do 2nd pfd., 9; Erie, 245s; Manhattan, 14Sss; Metropolitan, 1O9; Missouri Pacific, 9lh; N. Y. Central, 115; Penna., 11r4; St. l. $. F. 2nd pfd., Tiff: Southern Pacific, 4lSs; Union Pacific, 9l; Anal. Copper, f7%. SuCar, 1211s; Anaconda, v; [. $. Steel, 1O1s: do pfd., 5514; W. L. So.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07

those which took such leading part in the two Mckinley campaigns and it's work will be the dissemination of liter ature among citizens of German birth and conducting a campaign in the cen- ters of German population.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
SkRYDLOFF CUT OFF.

St. Petersburg, May 6.-1O:O5 D. m.- A dispatch received tonight says Port Arthur is cut off from all communica- ton by land, the Japanese having de- parked in its rear, occupied the rail- road and cut the telegraph.
 Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who is en- route to Port Arthur to take comma nd of the naval forces in the far east will be unable to reach his destination.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
A RIoTOUS BIRTHDAY.

Posen. Prussia. May 6.-Warsaw newspapers say that 200 persons were arrested and one student killed in the streets on May 3. on the anniversary of :he promulgation of the Polish con stitution.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
s1,ooo,ooo OIL DEAL MADE TEXAS

Corsicana, Tex, May 6.-The South ern OH Co. has sold its entire holdings, except standing accounts, to the Hous- ton oil Co. The consideration named in the deed is s1, 1,OOO 900.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
A PREMATURE REPORT.

Seoul, May 6.-2:SO p. m.-A dispatch from Antung says it is rumored there that the Japanese captured Feng Wang Cheng on May 4, after fierce fighting and that the losses on both sides were very heavy.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
cATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago, May 6-Cattle-Receipts 1900; steady; good to prime steers, nominal l. 5.00ff515: poor to medium. L506i4.S5; stock CTS and feeders, 400D4.5o; cows, I.75q4s0. heifers. 22JI4G0; canners. I.7562 70; bul's, 2.oOnf10; calves, 2.5eQ500; Texas fed steers, 4.00lI4 65.
 Sheep-Receipts. 3000: steady; lambs steady: god to choice wethers. 4.75f55 15: fair to mixed. 3.50fi4.56; western sheen. clipped, 4.74G5.T5: native lambs. 4746f5 T5; western lambs clipped, A.75G5.75; yves ern lambs. wool, 6.00Gp6S5.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
LOOKED FOR CONTINGENCY.

Rome, May 6.-According to a tele- gram received here from Che Foo, the. garrison at Port Arthur is reduced to 4.00O. All important documents, money and field guns, have been removed to Mukden
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07

that the Japanese have occupied Port Adams and says they are advancing on Port Arthur, the garrison of which is expected to make a sortie.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
DETAILS OF 1.-THE LANDING.

Tokio, May 6.-The report of Admiral Hosoya, giving details of the landing of the Japanese troops on the Liao Tung peninsula, suppressing the land
Arizona republican., 1904-05-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. May 6.-The Ohio crop report was perhaps the chief factor in causing a strog wheat market today At the clos the price of July wheat showed gain of
 1kq1c. Corn is down Adsc. Oats are off l9c and provisions 5G221hc.