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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
CHINESE AND JAPS.
Gen. Ma in Touch With Toulisan, the
Bandit

LIAO-YANG, May 23.-Gen. Ma, COM
mander of the Chinese troops is in con-
stant communication with Toulsan, the
chief OF the Chinese bandits, who are
adopting military organization under Jap
anese instructors.
Toulsans district is the granary of Man
churia. He is great organizer, and built
seven immense granaries, which are strong
ly garrisoned. Toulisan ordered the inhab
itants to bring their surplus grain, forbid
ding them to sell it to the Russians, and or
dering them to reserve the grain for the
Chinese armies which are coming from the
northwest.
Hundreds of disguised soldiers are coming
up the river, styling themselves working
men. They remain idle and are well fed,
while the Russians are unable to get food.
The Chinese officials are obsequious to Tou-
llSan, who collects the taxes of the dis
trict. Swarms of disguised Chinese SOL
diers are in the vicinity of Liao-Yang, and
Chinese troops are guarding the Shan-Ha-
Kwan-Shin- Min-Tung railway.
The Russians are having the greatest
difficulty in pacifying the inhabitants, who
apparently are anxious to rise against
them
Toullsan, Gen.sMa and Viceroy Yuan-Shi-
Kai are partisans of the Ming dynasty and
are openly planning revolution with the
aid of the Japanese, who cleverly take ad-
vantage of the quarrel between the parti-
sans of the Taising and Ming dynastics.
The former is championed by the banner
men, or privileged classes of Mongols who
hate the Chinese. The latter are headed
by Yuan-Shi-Kai and the whole Chinese
nation. The provinces and cities where the
Chinese element predominates are inyari-
ably pro-Japanese.
The Russian sympathizers are only to be
found among the bannermen Mongols
Gen. Kuroki's Wounded.
TOKYO, May 25, p.m.-About 300 sick
and slightly wounded men of Gen Kurokis
army arrived at the military hospital here
today, with several guns, wagons and am
balances, captured at the Yalu river which
VIII be presented to the emperor.
No Limit to Open Port.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nav 23.-Althougb
the removal of duties on goods imported at
all the Asiatic ports of Russia has been
adopted as war measure to attract the
importation of foodstuffs and leave the
Siberian railroad free during the war no
speclhc date or limit is placed upon its
operation.
Names of Japanese Prisoners.
ST. PETERSBURG, May %, $3.50 p.m.-
The United States embassy has forwarded
10 the japanese minister at Berlin the
names of the officers and men captured ON
the transport kinshu and other Japanese
ships sunk by the Russians.
Blew Up the Bogatyr.
ST. PETERSBURG, Mays, A 80 D. pm.-Tbe
report that Rear Admiral Jessen, finding IL
impossible 20 save the protected cruiser
Bogatyr, which went ashore recently in a
fog on the rocks off Vladivostok, caused
her to be blown up, is confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS HERE.
Returns to the City After His Tour Of
Service in the Orient.

Rear Admiral Evans came oyer 10 Wash
ington from New York today and received
a warm welcome at the Navy Department.
He will return to New York In the course
of a day or two and then come to WASH
ington to assume the duties of chief Of tho
light house board on the 18th proximo.
the date of the statutory retirement OF
Rear Admiral ]. J. Read.
The admiral reports the big battle ship
to be In excellent condition. and in spite
of her run of three-quarters around the
world, she is in need of only the slightest
repairs. The voyage across the Atlantic
showed the quality OF the ship, and. not
withstanding heavy weather and head seas
clear across, the vessel made good time.
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sK1RMIsHEs AT TAKUsHAN.
Ten Russians Killed, Others Wounded
Care of Prisoners Exemplary.

TOKYO, May 23, p.m.-The Japanese
landed at Takushan report having been
engaged in two scouting skirmishes, dur
ing which ten Russians were killed. In the
first affair two Russians were captured
and in the other General kuroki reports
the capture of an officer and a man
caught making a reconnaissance in the
rear of Kuroki's army.
Three splendid horses captured at the
Yalu battle by Kuroki and presented to the
emperor reached Tokyo today. They We're
taken to the palace, where they were in
spected. Two of them are Russian bred
and the other is an Arabian.
People who have visited MatSuyama re-
port that the Japanese are exercising great
care with the food and general treatment
of the Russian prisoners there. The ra-
tions include liberal allowances of meat
bread and tea daily. The prisoners quar-
ters are clean and sanitary. The majority
of the wounded are making good progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
MUST OBSERVE LAW
THE PREsIDENT's EoTIF1cAT1oN
TO HEADS OF pEeARTMENTs.
Anti-smoke Regulations Apply to All,
+ He SaysELocal oficials Are Graft
fed at the decision.

President Roosevelt, in an executive or
der. has directed the heads of all depart
ments to comply with the smoke law of
the District of Columbia, even though 1t
might make necessary certain changes IN
the boilers, engines or other fuel-cOnsuming
apparatus of the department. This order
of the Presidents Is regarded by local Off
cials as a solution Of the difficulty into
which the District was plunged by the fall
ure of it's law officers to accomplish the
conviction of public officials arrested on
charges of violating the smoke law by all
Lowing dense black smoke to issue from the
chimneys of tunnels Of buildings under
their charge
In his order to the members of his cabinet
the President stated that the government
of the United States should have no more
privileges than the most humble citizen
and that it should comply with the law as
strictly as any citizen or corporation. re
declared that If the engines were not the
kind that would permit the use of a smoke
consumer, or If they were of such pattern
as would make dense black smoke issue
from the chimneys, then the engines should
be changed.
Corporations and private citizens, he said,
were required to comply with the law to
this extent. and there Is no reason why an
exception should be made In favor of the
government.
The order Of the President was the result
of letter addressed to him by the Com
missioners, of the District some time ago
requesting some such action The Commits
sioners asserted that they had endeavored
to enforce the anti-snoke law In the gov
ernment departments and had encountered
a serious obstacle in the form OF a deci-
sion by the court In one of the cases that
a public officer was neither the agent nor
the owner Of government property. and
therefore could not be prosecuted as such.
This left the Commissioners in the dark
as to just who could be held resposible for
violations of the law in the departments,
and they wrote to the President for in
structions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23

Dubail the French minister at Pekfng that
a congress of the powers be held for the
purpose of effecting a conclusion of the
war. The Novoe Vremya says:
THE war is Russia's personal affair and
she asks no ones assistance. When it is
ended she will negotiate with the mikado.
but not with Europe. Therefore, we re-
gret that the representative of Russia 8
ally should be the first to pronounce the
word congress
The same paper speaking of the recep-
tfon of the news of the Japanese naval dis
asters by the British press, says:
THE hymn of uninterrupted triumph by
Japan, which was sung by the friendly
choir of the English press, has been
changed by few pounds Of dynamite from
allegro maestoso to agftato assai."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
DALNY NOT ATTACKED.
Russians Report at Chefoo-Civilians
Anticipate Action by Leaving.

CHEFOO, May %, p.m.-Forty Rus
SLAMS who left Dalny yesterday Sunday
arrived here today Up to the date of their
departure Dalny had not been attacked by
the enemy. According TO their account the
japanese troops met with a reverse at Kim
Chau on the 18th instant but the Russians
failed to regain control of the railway
They are positive that another Japanese
war vessel was damaged at the time the
battle ship Hatsuse was destroyed
Civilians, In daily expectation of an at
tack upon Dalny by the japanese forces
are leaving there on hunks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
EMPERoR's PERSONALITY.
Nicholas "Goodspeed' to Troops Makes
Deep Impression.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.-The Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in their
affirmation of the deep impression made
upon the country by the emperor's per-
sonal godspeed TO the troops in South Rus
sia, declaring that Russian prestige In the
FAR east must be vindcated, and that every
russian breast re-echoes the emperor's
conviction expressed to the town council
at Moscow as follows:
Our glorious armies will return with
the aureole of victory"
Considerable irritation Is manifested by
the papers over the suggestion made by M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
SOLD WAR MUNITIONS
RUSSIAN OFFICERS SENTENCED
TO DEATH.
Swindled Chinese, Who "Gave Them
Away to higher ofioials-sand
for aunpewder.

BERLIN, May GA correspondent Of
the Frankfurter Zeitnng, writing from Har-
bin under date of april Is, gives striking
details illustrative Of the conditions of the
Russian army, and the relations existing
between the Russians and the Chinese
He says that two officers, Lieut. Col. Kor-
nnsKy and Staff Captain Ignotowich, are
in the Harbin prison. awaiting the carry
ing out of sentences of death imposed upon
them for selling large supplies of gun
powder to the Chinese from the army de-
pots. The officers charged the Chinese $25
per thirty-six pounds, but, their supplies
running low, they Allied the boxes partly
with sand and placed layer Of gunpowder
on top, At the same time they raised the
price to $50, .....-e
The Chinese merchants, incensed at the
sWindle, caused the matter to be made
known in higher quarters and a watch was
set, resulting in the detection of the officers
in the act of selling gunpewder to Russian
Intermediates.
BY similar means the srobber bands are
well supplied with the most modern rifles
and plenty of ammunition. Although 1t is
prohibited to sell arms to the Chinese 1T
is well known that every native village
possess a regular arsenal containing the
best repeating rifles, including many Of the
German model Of 1900.
Robber Bands Now Bold.
The robber bands have grown bolder and
more active than ever. Within few weeks
of the date of the letter to the Franfurter
Zeitung, a band numbering as many as
1000 men attacked a well-guarded railway
station. The Russians asserted that they
positively recognized Japanese officers in
command of the assaIiants.
Continuing, the correspondent says that
ferocious bitterness prevails throughout the
Chinese population against the Russians.
He then relates the following incidents in
explanation thereof. After saying that the
Russian settlers regarded the natives as
being far lower than days, the correspond
ent says Russian officers assured him that
the peasant settlers tested their new rifles
by taking native as target.
"One engineer with whom travelled" he
asserts, did not salute a well-known Off
Ger because the latter had shot down eight
of the engineers best laborers in mere
wantoness. His complaint remained un-
answered"
In consequence of such conditions. the
correspondent asserts TN conclusion the en-
tire laboring population are longing for the
moment when they may dare to fall upon
their tormentors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
DANDELIoNs CAUSE DEATH.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY Over Bunch of
Flowers at Elk Lick Mines

MEYERSDALE. Pa, May 23.-In dis
pute over dandelions at Elk Lick mines.
one mile east, three Italian miners met
death and the fourth participant escaped
An Italian named Louie was gathering
dandelions at dusk in the rear of board
ing house run by Dominick Bills.
Bills ordered Louie away, jestingly
Louie cursed Bills. at which Bills pulled a
gun and shot him. An unidentified Italian
interfered. taking Louies part, shooting
Bills and his cousin, Samuel Bills, who was
coming along on bicycle.
The unidentified Italian then escaped, but
is thought to be hiding In a NINE The
sherin and coroner have been notified.
while the town authorities are in pursuit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
JAP SPIES ARRESTED.
Believed to Be Engaged in Destroying
Russian Ships

ST PETERSBURG, May 3.-An in
,vestigation made by the authorities into
the recent attempts to destroy some or
the vessels of the Baltic fleet at Cron-
stadt has resulted in the arrest of four
Japanese spies, who seem to have escaped
detection by wearing the uniform of ma
val cadets, thus obtaining admission to
the navy yard and access to the ships
without difficulty.
1t is believed that they are also re-
SponSible for the fire started some time
back near the naval magazine and for the
opening of the sea valves of the Orel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
RUMOREDJAP PREPULSE
Heavy Loss in Port Arthur
Attack.
MANY THOUSAND DEAD
NEW YORK AND ST. PETERSBURG
REPORT SEVERE BATTLE.
Japanese Said to Have Stormed Fort on
All Sides and to Have
Met Defeat.
MANY THOUSAND DEAD
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, May 23-A cablegram re-
ceived here says the japanese stormed Port
Arthur on all sides. Fifteen thousand
Japs and 1900 Russians are reported killed.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 23-6 p.m.-Ac-
cording to reports which have reached the
Chinese sources. the japanese have made a
land attack on Port Arthur, but have been
repulsed with heavy loss The truth of the
reports is questioned here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
QUAY STILL VERY WEAK.
No Unfavorable Developments Follow
ing Trip to Home

PlTTSBURG. Pa, May 23.-The reports
from Beaver today concerning the condition
of Senator M. 8. Quay are that there have
been no unfavorable developments follow
ing the trip from Morganza to his home
In Beaver. 1t Is said, however, that he IS
still very weak and, while able to take
a little more nour.shment than for several
days he does not gain much strength
During the last two days he has shown
some Improvement. but the atten ling physi
clans are not confident that this will be
permanent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
MAsSACRED WHILE ASLEEP.
Filipino Men and Women Killed by
Moros Near Malabang.

MANILA, May 23.-A report has been re-
ceived here from Camp Overton. on the
Island of Mindanao, dated May Is, stating
that a massacre had taken place on the
18th instant near Malabang, on the south
ern coast of Mindanao. Fifty-three Fill
pino men, women and children, the families
of employees of the United States military
government at Malabang were surprised
at midnight while asleep by the Datto Ais
and band of Moros from the Rio Grande
valley and slaughtered The chief and mis-
followers escaped before the alarm could
be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
DIR. DAY RESIGNS.
Newly Elected Methodist Bishop
Causes. Sensation.

Los ANGELES May s2s.-The most SEN
sational incident of the Methodist general
conference occurred today in the resigna-
ton of Bishop James r. Day of Syracuse.
N. Y. His resignation was accepted by
the conference.
The conference then voted to indefinitely
postpone the election Of successor to DIR.
Day on the episcopal board, and this ac-
ton was taken to mean that there wfll be
no balloting for an eighth bishop by this
conference and that the board will remain
as at present constitutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
AMERICAN RELEASED.
Ambassador Mccormick Successful in
Efforts for kleiman.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.-Morris
KleIman, native of Russia, but a citizen
of Wisconsin. who was arrested May IA at
Cheliabinsk, has been released, through the
intereession of Ambassador Mccormick. 1t
transpires that his arrest was partially due
to representations made by the agent of a
firm competing with the one represented by
Kleiman.
Kleiman was charged with violation Of an
article of the penal code, which provides
that a Russian subject who swears allegi-
ance to a foreign state without the govern
ment's permission is liable TO banishment or
transportation to Siberia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
F1REwoRKs BLOW UP.
Fatality Near camdsn, N. j., Causes
Injuries to employees.

CAMDEN. N j., May 2s-one man and
two boys were killed and six men and two
girls seriously injured by an explosion
which occurred today in the fireworks fac
tory of Jose scalena, on the outskirts Of
this city.
The names of the dead and injured have
not yet beens obtained, with the exception
of William acalona. father of the propri-
etor. who was taken to hospital In a
dying condition. -
Three onesstory sheds and one two-story
brick building were wrecked by. the ex-
plosion Fifteen girls and fifteen men were
employed In the factory,
Joseph Scalona, the proprietor. was sub
sequently arrested and hold pending an in
vestfgation as 10 the cause of the explo-
sion. The explosion Is said to have oc-
CURED In the mixing room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
DOWN WITH THE WAR"
Demonstration by Jews at Come, Rus
sia, Last Night.

GOMEL, Russia, May 23.-A band of fifty
young Jews made an anti-war demonstra-
ton in the streets last night. They carried
a red banner bearing an inscription read
ing Down with the war;" and scattered
an infiammatory proclamation. The police
interfered in the interest of order, where
Upon the Jews fired upon them. The police
answered with firing two rounds in the
air. The Jews then dispersed. No one
was wounded on either side One Jew was
arrested. The population is considerably
excited by the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23

numerous phases of the political situation
Senator Elkins was of the favorite ad-
visers of President Mckinley, and his po-
litical knowledge has been sought by Pres
ident Roosevelt a number of times recently
Representative Dalzell, who has just re-
turned from visit to Cuba, made call
on the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
Communication by Wireless.

NEW YORK. May 23-The Red Star Line
steamer Finland. from Antwerp for New
York. is reported as having been In COM
rnunica1on by wireless telegraph sixty
miles east of Nantucket lghtship at $40
am. The vessel will probably dock about
am. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
British Spies Returned

CRONSTADT. May 23-The three Las
cars. arrested as spies on board the British
steamer Camross. have been returned en-
board that vessel. which sailed today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
Col. Bingham No Better.

BUFFALO, n. A.. May 22.-col. T. A.
bingham. United States Engineers. was In
:, very critical condition early today, but
has since rallied His condition, hoWsveg,
is stiit very unsatisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
BARS THOSE DIVORCED
Presbyterians at Buffalo Re-
ceive Report.
APPEAL TO CLERGYMEN
SHOULD NOT PERFORM NEW
CEREMONY FOR THEM.
Causes Cannot Remarry With
Causes Cannot Remain With
Church Sanction.

BUFFALO,, N. Y, May 23.-At the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States today the special COM
mittee on marriage and divorce made It's
report and submitted the following recon-
mendations for the consideration and action
of the general assembly:
1.-THE general assembly again enjo,ns all
ministers under it's and authority to
refuse to perform the marriage ceremony In
the cases of divorced persons, except as
such persons have been divorced upon
grounds and for causes recognized as
scriptural in the standards of our church
Recognizing the comfy which should
exist between Christian churches, and be-
lieving that it would be desirable and tend
to the increase of spirit of Christian unity,
we earnestly advise all the ministers under
the care and authority Of this general as
semly to refuse to unite in marriage any
person persons whose marriage such
ministers have good reason to believe Is
forbidden by the laws of the church In
which such person or persons seeking to be
married may hold membership.
The appeal and address to the inter-
church conference is hereby indOrsed by
this general assembly and commended to
the consideration of all our ministers and
congregations. The clerk is instructed to
issue it in such form and to such extent a s
may seem desirable and expedient, and it
ie requested that 1t be read by pastors from
their pulpits on some appropriate Sab
bath"
To Notify Presbyteries.
The stated clerk is directed to call the
special attention of presbyteries to the ac-
tion of the general assembly with the view
to securing the enforcement of existing
laws and obedience to the injunctions of
the general assembly. ---t
The committee on marriage and divorce
is continued and instructed to cooperate
with the representatives of other churches
in endeavoring to obtain such ecclesia st1cal
unity and such state or national legisla-
ton as may shield both church and state
from existing and impending perils.'
The committee is working with commit,
tees of thirteen other denominations all
of which form the inter-church confer
ence on marriage and divorce which re-
Gently issued an appeal to the Christian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23

There is much in merit,
but of two stores Of equal
merit the one that does the
best advertising will do the
most business.
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Authenticity of Opportunity"
Senator Elkins at Luncheon.

Senator Elkins of West Virginia was
guest of the President at luncheon today.
He callso Aon the President early in the
morning. Al the lunch hour they discussed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-23
SCHOONER ARRIVES AFTER
MOST PERIL0US PASSAGE.

New York. Feb 2S.-The cocoanut
schooner Mauna Loa arrived here today
from Rarscoa. after having been hove TO
within l0o miles OF Sandy Hook for II
DAYS with headgear = mass or wreckage.
main boom broken. main gsr carried
away and her canvas and standing rigging
i'm a badly shattered condition
Food had run short end the crow had
been living on cocoanuts FOR several days
The schooner left Baracoa, % days ago.
with a full cargo OF cocoanuts and met a
succession or northeast and northwest
winds which carried away her gear piece
by piece and finally the craft ran into
the ice field when nearing Sandy Hook
and with gales and seas sweeping her
continually was forced 60 heave too.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-23

WOMEN IN
own BEHALF.

The most important action taken by tho
Rhode Island Federation OF women
clubs. colored. in annual conference AT
Newport Yesterday. was the adoption or
a set OF resolutions. the most Important
denouncing Bishop Brown OF Arkansas
for his recent race preJudice uttersnces'
being as follows:
Resolved, That we shall speak against
agencies that are being used 10 BRING
about, stronger prejudice between the
white and colored people OF the Nortn.
To New England, where monuments are
erected 70 the memory OF black heroes,
who fought. bled and died that liberty
might he established and the Union pre-
served, making il possible for the motner :
today TO tell the children arouhu tns
hea rthsides how bravely che heroes hold
aloft old Glory. lest her streamers should
trail to the ground, his satanic lowness
has sent amba xsadors to do his bidding,
the most recent one being one Bishop
Brown. who vindicates lynchins and
basely assaults not only our men and
women. but our children"
The remainder OF the resolutions gave
expressions of thanks TO those who dars
speak for the race
The committee on resolutions consisted
OF Mrs r. ~. Jeter OF Newport. Mrs
Robert Bailey and Mrs. Hattie Taylor oil
Providence As treasurer for the ensuing
year Miss Mary Jackson OF Newport was
chosen.