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Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
WHITE HOUSE MEETINGS
Other Details of the Republican Na-
 tiOnal Convention.

Washington, May 5.-It was an- nounced at the White House today that former Governor Frank s. Black of New York, would make the prin cipal speech in nominating Roosevelt al the Chicago convention. He will be followed by several delegates with speeches, one of which will be deliver ed by Harry Stilwell Edwards, the we'll known author and writer, of Macon, Ga. At this time, however, it has not been determined definitely who will de- liver the other speeches.
 Concrete results Of the series of po- litical conferences held at the White House during the past week have not been reached on several of the impor- tant topics under discussion. It was said today by an authority that the conferences held are only the beginning of many that will be held from time to time before the Chicago convention. II is expected that a decision regarding the chairmanship of the republican na- tional committee will be reached before the convention assemblies, but that it has not been reached yet is asserted positively.
 The president has adhered to his de- termination announced some months ago not to permit himself to be drawn into any contest that might arise over the nomination of a candidate for the vice presidency. Naturally, he is inter-
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
GERMAN FAIR DAY.
Princes and PrinCeSSeS of
 the Empire
Attended the DedicatOry Reception in the National Building - The French Art Exhibit Opened.

St Louis, May j.-The feature of to-
 days programme at the worlds fair
 was 2 deiicatory reception at the Ger
 man building which was attended by
 Prince IIohenlohe, Princess Elizabeth
 Hohenlohe. his sister Prince RatibOr,
 a cousin of Prince Hohenlohe, Princess
 Ratibor, sister of Prince Ratibor and
 Prince Victor E;atibor, the latter's ncnhew. Prince Ilohenlohe is the eldest
 son of the late Prince Hohcnlohe chan
 cellor Of the German empire. Several members of the royal party will pro-
 ceed to California after visicing the ex- position. for several days. Prince and
 Princess Hnhenlohe will go to Cincin-
 natl to attend the May festival.
 The massive silver pieces presented to Emperor William upon his marriage empire. have been placed in the Bran denburG room in the German building.
 The reception today was held in the hail of oak, or the second floor. In this room. which is paneled in oak and contains bronze statues of former en- perors and reigning princes of Ger many. pr. Theodore Lewald, the Ger tman commissioner to the worlds fair received the guests.
 The German building is situated on
 brow of the plateau of states, and is faithful replica of the central part of the royal pavilion of the Castle of Charlottenburg and bears the dis tinctiou of having been selected by Elm perOr William as a characteristic ex- ample of German architecture.
 The French section in the fine arts palace was formally opened today. l Michael LagTave. commissioner general 1 for France and all the members of the French commission were present. The i guests were received by Nj. Andre Sag | lio. French commissioner of fine arts. | who delivered a brief address.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
Whether or Not Port Ar thur Is ar Open Port
THE FLIGHT OF ALEXIfFF
Taken as an Indication That He Fears Shutting In-UnconIi-med RuInor of Battle in Which the Japanese Were Driven Back in Disorder.

London. May 5.-Viceroy Alexief's departure from Port Arthur is inter- preted here to mean that the place is in immediate danger of isolation and that the Japanese preparations for landing are considered as confirming the belief that Port Arthur has been sealed up, probably by two of the Sunkeu ships, which Russia failed to locate" Tn this connection attention is drawn to the discrepancy between Rus sian and Japanese accounts of the at tempt to bottle up the port, the former stating that it occurred about o'clock in the morning, while the latter said it took place in the afternoon. It is sug- gested that there may have been two separate attempts, each time with ten ShIpS. IL will be remembered that 1t has been previously asserted that the Japanese spared twentyVessels for this purpose and if this explanation is cor rect the Russian accounts. referring only to the early morning affair. may be justified in asserting that it was un- successful It is supposed that the Japanese will make a supreme effort to cut off Port Arthur before the arrival of Vice Admiral Skrydloff.
 According to the Daily Telegraphs To!lio correspondent tOday's Jiji Shim- DO says: Our fleet has not returned to it's rendezvous, and is still engaged in the execution of a pre-arranged pro Sramme. There is reason to believe that the Japanese intend landing their second army at New Chwang upon the successful bottling up of Port Arthur"
 The Daily Mails Paris correSpOnd- eut hears that Russia has cancelled it's contracts for a supply of coal en route to the far east.
 The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail asserts that the Russian military authorities are in a state of most ex- treme anxiety regarding the chances of saving the baggage of the Yalu army. The roads are so bad that a wheeled transport is only able to move five miles daily, and it is feared that the Japanese win capture all the stores accumulated ot Feng Wang Cheng.
 Disuatches received from Port Arthur yesterday afternoon and from New Chwang Wednesday report no change in the situation and so far no conffrma- tiOn has reached London of Japanese preparations for landing on the coast of Liao Tung peninsula.
 According to the Daily Telegraph's s Shag Hai Kwan correspondent. M PavlOff. the Russian minister to Korel, has gone to Pekin for the purpose en- deavOring to induce China to cede to the Russian administration the Chinese railways from Che KOupang Tse to Sin Min Tung and Yinkow for military purposes.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
THE LIBERTY BELL.
4 Tour of States Ending at the World'c
 Ecir

Philadelphia, Pa, May 5.-The Liber- ty bell will be taken to St. Louis. This was decided upon today, when both branches of the city council passed resolutions appointing a special joint committee Of twenty-four to escort the revolutionary relic and apprOpriating S15,GO0 to defray the expenses.
 The start will be made early in June. but before the old bell is placed in the Pennsylvania building at the Worlds Fair it is the present intention to have it pass through the principal cities cf the states and territories into which the Louisiana Purchase territory was divided. These are Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Cobra do Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian territory. Oklahoma and Louisiana. The bell will remain at St. Louis until the close of the exposition and will be under a con stant guard of Philadelphia policemen.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
LAND THIEVES ARE GUILTY
The Sudden Ending of the Eastern
 Oregon Cases.

Portland, Ore, May 5.-The cases of Charles Cunningham, the eastern Ore gon "sheep king" Glen H. Sailing. Shelly Jones and Dallas O'Hara, charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government of public lands was brought to an abrupt and unexpected conclusion by pleas of guilty being made when these defend> ants were arraigned in the United States district court here today.
 Mark Shackleford was the only one who pleaded not guilty. and his trial was commenced this afternoon. Nate James was discharged for want of probable cause.
 Cunningham, as the ringleader, was immediately sentenced to pay fine of $5,OOO The others being considered only tools of Cunningham, were let off with a fine of S10O in each case None were sentenced to terms of imprison- ment.
 These convictions are the direct out growth of the trial of Asa Thomson, receiver of the La Grande, Oregon, land office last fall. During his trial, the defendants in the present case who were witnesses in the Thomson case made admissions while on the stand which placed Inspector A. R. Greene, of the interior department, in posses sion of evidence necessary to convict. A few weeks subsequent to the Thom- son trial, Cunningham and the others were arrested.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
THE BIG END FOR HEARST
Seven of the Ten Washington State
 Delegates.

Olympia, Wash, May 5.-The selec- tion of a delegation to the democratic national convention, seven of whom are considered favorable to the candi- dacy of Wm. l.. Hearst for president. and three opposed, and the adoption of resolutions dealing with naUona! is- sues and containing an endorsement of eX-United States Senator George S. Turner, of Spokane for vice president, constituted the work of the democrat ic state convention, which closed it's work at o'clock this evening.
 The resolutions endorse the national platforms of 1896 and 1900 and insist on the nomination of candidates in sym pathy herewith. The national admin istration is censured for alleged ex- travagance. and corruption in it's de- partInents and for embodiment in the old world controversies. The resolu- tiOns demand a cessation of "militar- ism, imperialism and colonialism,' and the cal for an income tax and inheri- tance tax, the destruction of trusts, and the removal of unnecessary tariff walls.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
A PEACEFUL SUNSET
Eve of the Colorado Re,
 publican Convention
The Warning Factions of the Centen- nial State Brought Together After a Long Arrangement.

Denver, May 5.-The republican state convention tomorrow to select dele- gates to the national convention will be entirely harmonious, if the senti- ment of the delegates gathered at the republican headquarters tonight is any criterion. The contests over delega- tions, if any shall arise, will be friendly and free from the acrimony and bitter ness that have characterized the state conventions of the party in recent years. The Wolcott element dominates and without question eX-Senator E. o. Wolcott will head the delegation to Chicago.
 Others practically conceded as the choice of the delegates already in the city include Governor Peabody, Judge N. Walter Dixon, w. s. Boynton, A. M. Stevenson, Wm. Stapleton and Judge Downer. The temporary chairman has not yet been decided upon, but ex- Senator Wolcott appears to be the choice of the delegates and will un- doubtedly be chosen should he decide that his physical condition will justi- fly him in undertaking the duties of presiding during the preliminary ses- sions. The ex-senator is suffering from a severe attack of rheumatic gout and is confined to his bed tonight The platform will undoubtedly en- dorse President Roosevelt for renomi- nation and will also endorse the state administration as well as Governor Peabody personally.
 The latter action will be a step in advance of previous endorsements of state administrative policy.
 The state central committee tonight disposed of the only two contests, those from Yuma and Routt counties Two delegations from Yuma were seated with half a vote each and both the Routt county delegations were seated with a full vote each. The latter &C., tion increased the Routt county dele gation from five to ten members.
 The committee was loath to deny any of the Routt county people present from sitting in the convention in view of the fact that they had come from such a distance.
 It was unanimously decided that the secretary's roll as at present made up should be a prima facie roll call of the delegates from Routt county the roll will consist of 71O names. The conven- 1 tion will meet at ten o'clock tomorrow morning in the Broadway theater. l The first congregational district con- vention to select two delegates to the national convention will convene in i ManitOu hall at one o'clock in the af- ! ternoon
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
DESIGNS ON PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Fleet and Transports on the
 Coast Above.

New ChwanS, May 5..-Five Japanese warships and a large number Of trsns- ports were seen near Kin Chou hay on the west coast of the Liao Tung penin- sula, north O. Port Arthur.
 Port Arthur, May 5.-The Japanese e squadron which has been lying behind LiaO Shen promontory, south of Port Arthur, and transports with Japanese troops on board, have arrived at Pitz- wo, northeast of Port Arthur with the object of making a landing. Pitzwo is situated on the east coast of the Liao Tung peninsula, seventy-five miles northeast of Port Arthur. It is near the naTowest part of the peninsula, along which passes the railroad to Port Arthur, Mukden ana Harbin.
 Che Foo, May 5.-Chinese junks which have arrived here report a feet of forty Japanese warships and trans ports off We: Hai Wei on Tuesday. steaming northwest.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
FOUGHT DESPERATELY.
The Japanese Captured in the Last At
 terlSt CT Port Arth4r.

Port Arthur. May 5.-The Japanese displayed courage in their fire ship at tack on Tuesday night. The ships as they approached were divided into three groups, all heading straight for the entrance of the harbor. While still far from shore they ran on the Rus stans mines and they were under a murdereous fire from the Russian bat teries. Three torpedo boats followed tue freships to pick up the crews of the latter. When the first ship foun- dered. the crew clambered Np the mast. cheering for the emperor Of Japan, as thcv went down. From the masthead of the second vessel as she began to sink. her crew waved lanterns to in- dicate their courage to those astern. Their small boats, though soon riddled. Gid not raise the white flag
 A Japanese sailor, who came ashore at Electric Hill. when summoned to surrender spTang forward with a re- NniveC in his hand and died fighting. Another Japanese sailor who was pull ed out of the water tried to throttle himself with his neck tie. One of the Russian boats which approached the sinking ship for the purpose of saving he.' crew was met by small arms fire.
 The Russian sailors showed every consideration for the captured Japan ese wrapping them up in their onn coats and carrying them ashore.
 One of the rescued Japanese officers committed suicide by disemboweling himself, declaring that he would rather die than go home in disgrace
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
kUROPATKIN TO THE FRONT.

St. Petersburg May 5.-GeneraI Kuro- patkin has gone to the front from the Liao Yang and Mukden line to q position near Feng Wang ChenG. It appears evident that I<uropatkin in tends to give battle to Kuroki's army if circumstances warrant. The fate of Port Arthur depends, in the opinion of the general staff, on Kuropatkin's pre- venting the junction of the Japanese forces.
 It is understood that Zassalftch has been relieved of his command for q S. obedience of orders. His action is un- der investigation. It is generally be- Heved that the Japanese lost between three and four thounsand men, based or the reports of eye witnesses. Rash taiinsky's estimate of 20OO is accepted as representing the Russian losses.
 The correspondent of the Novosti, who was at the front, was killed.
 STILL FINDING THE DEAD.
 TOkio, May 5.-A telegram was re- ccived here from General Kuroki, dated
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
TEXAS FATALLY TWISTED.
Reports of a Tornado Attended by De-
 Struction Of Life.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 5.-A special to the Record from Cisco, Texas, says:
 Tt is reported here that many people were killed and much property and live stock destroyed by a tornado just south of Moran, eighteen miles north of here. Wires are down and it is impossible al this time to get any particulars. A re- lief party cannot start on account of the impassability Of ;he roads,
 At Moreland, in Shackleford county, several people are known to have been killed. The tornado is also reported in Barker county near Weatherford, with lives lost.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
BUTTE OFFICERS HOAXED.
A Spurious Murderer and an imaginary
 Officer.

Ogden, Utah. May 5.-No trace has been found of Lennox. the condemned Butte, Mont, murdered, who escaped from a supposed deputy sheriff near Ogden on Tuesday night while en route from Nevada, where it was re- ported that he had been captured. Sherin Quinn of Butte who came here 10 take charge os the prisoner and the local police are now of the opinion that the Butte department has been the vic tim ot hoax and that not only had LennoX not heen captured but that FitZmiller was not an officer and the whole scheme was concocted to secure money. Fitzmiiler disappeared yester- day and has not been seen since.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
PORT ARTHUR's STRAITS.

Che Foo, May 5.-A native sikh, of British India, who left Port Arthur a week ago, arrived here. He says that in the inner harbor of Port Arthur there are seven damaged warships, in cluding the RetviZan, the CZarevitch. the Pobieda, and the cruisers Pallada and Bayan.
 The citizens of Port Arthur are ex- periencing difficulty in obtaining food. 4 former officer of the Chinese army who returned here from Manchuria, is authority for the statement that there are less than 75,OO0 Russian troops in- cluding the garrison at Port Arthur and the men or the Yalu, south of Harbin.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
DEBS FOR PRESIDENT.
His Nomination Made Without Op.
 position.

Chicago, May 5.-Eugene V. Debs this afternoon was nominated as the socialist candidate for president of the United States and Benjamin HarfOrd of New York city was nominated for vice-president. Neither of the candi- dates had any opposition.
 The fidelity of the American social ist party is pledged in the platform to the principles of international social ism.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06

The absence of press dispatches tell ing of the fight on the Yalu is partly explained by the heavy mortality among correspondents. Three of the Novosti's corTesDondents are missing. and it is believed they were killed while the Russ lost one of it's correspond @nts. Other journals are wiring to as certain ii their representatives are alive.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
AWAITING DETAILS.

St. Petersburg, May 5.-Russian pl- pers are rather sparing in their com ment on the battle of kiu Lien Cheng, evidently awaiting more complete de- tails. What they say contains no trace of Encouragement.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
RUMOR OF A SLAUGHTER.
Ten Thousand Japanese and FOOD Rus
 sians.

London, May 5.-A dispatch to the Central News from St. Petersburg says Q IUmor is current there that second battle was fought at kiu Lien Cheng, in which the Russian loss was 1000 and the Japanese loss 10000. It resulted in the Japanese being driven back in. dis order. No confirmation is obtainable.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
RUMORs OF SEA FIGHTING

St. Petersburg, May 5.-There are persistent rumors of q naval engage ment between the Vladivostok and Vice Admiral Kamimura's s squadron, but no confirmation was received here up to one o'clock this afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
PORT ARTHUR EXPECTS ATTACK.

Port Arthur, Wednesday, May A. The enemy's ships are visible, cruising on the horizon this evening and a fresh attack anticipated. It is ascertained that twelve fireships participated in the latest attempt to block the en- trance of the harbor. The wrecks of eight of these are definitely located.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
PREMATURE JAP REJOICING.
St. Petersburg Informed that Port
 Arthur IS Free.

St. Petersburg, May 5.-Dispatches from ToNO telling of the celebration over the sealing of Port Arthur it is stated are premature, official advices establishing beyond question that the attempt of Vice Admiral Togo made on May to seal the port failed.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
AN IOWA TORNADO.

Cherokee, Iowa. May 5.-A tornado. which passed drought this county to- day, destroyed several houses and barns near Meriden. No lives were lost
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
HEARD cANNONApING.

London, May 5.-A dispatch to the Central News dated Seoul Tuesday says, Heavy ,cannonading was heard off Gensan, on the east coast of Korea on Monday and this morning. 1t is supposed that Rear Admiral Urius fleet has succeeded in engaging the { Russian Vladivostok squadron.".
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06

May 3, in which he reports that e care ful search of the battlefield last Sun day revealed 200 additional wounded and dead Russians. A complete search is expected to increase this number.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06

ested in the matter, but he believes that matter ought to be determined by the party leaders in the convention without q suggestion from him.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Columbus-Columb 6; Kansas City ,.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06

wanted-s1O,OO0 for three or five years on Phoenix business property se- curity E. E. Pascoe. real estate, loans and insurance. No. 11O North Center street, opposite Adams hotel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

There is every indication that ex- President Cleveland and his political friends are hoping that he will be chosen for the fourth time as the standard bearer of the democracy, says an exchange. Of late he has rushed into print with the evident pur- pose of impressing the country with the belief that he is "a safe, man. to place in the white house, despite the unwritten law against a third term. A few weeks ago he undertook to prove that he averted financial panic ten years ago by private agreement with a knot of bankers who consented to take si0ty-two millions in bonds at a price far below what they command ed in the open market All he sue ceeded in doing was to attract the at tention of the public to the way in which his banker friends added sev- eral millions to their overgrown for tunes at the expense of the United States treasury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

accept it. however. he had to call up President Roosevelt and ask him about the matter. He did this by long distance telephone and he got the presidents Endorsement and his sanc- ton and his blessing together, un- doubtedly, of his assurance that he would back up all the trusts and what little Knox did for them as the sena- tor from Pennsylvania. If the people of the country want any further as- surance that the republican party is being run in the interest of the pre- datory wealth and the trusts in re- straint of trade of this nation, then they are hard to convince. Is it pos s1ble for 6 man of sanity who has the best interests of his family at heart to continue to vote the republican tick ct after this exhibition of trucking,
 bootlicking and abject surrender to the plutocracy which every day is grinding the common people of the country into the earth with its finan- cfal heel? If they can then they are Mayond any argument for their own good and there is no use making any.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

The political gossips in Washington
 are busy just now with comment on the connection of the present republi- can administration with the trusts of the country, writes our correspondent from that place The latest phase of the complete surrender of the republi- can administration to the trusts of the country is the transfer of Attorney General Knox, long known as the at torney for the trusts more than as at torney- general of the United States, from his position as attorney general to the United States senate. The trusts came to the conclusion that he had out lived his usefulness as attorney-gen- era1 and that they could use him to better advantage in the senate. Tn accordance with this decision on their part the bosses Of the trusts, including the head of the railroad trust, the coal trust. the steel trust and the oil trust, got together at the home of the presf- dent of the Pennsylvania railroad and proceeded to outline their, program to the governor of the state of Penn. sylvania and tell him to dance to their music. After their choice had
 fallen on Knox he was called and told that he had been chosen osucceed Mat
 thew Stanley Quay Before he would