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SIR HENRY DEAD.
Famed as an Explorer of Dark Africa,
Yves a Correspondent and
~. 4: . iNt
by Victories

r sN'iShsS0 ~ ~
London. May 11.-sir Henry NJ.
Stanley. the African explorer, Is dead.
He was attacked by pleurisy a fort
Lis Illness was complicated by chronic
heart rouble. He had been in a semi
conscious condition since Sunday aft
ernoon.
Henry Morton Stanley (whose real
name was John Rowlands) was born
near Denbigh. Wales. in 1S41. He was
of obscure ~parentage; was thrown up
on his own resources at an early age,
and. it is said, worked his way as a
cabin boy to New Orleans, where he
was employed by a merchant named
Stanley. whose name he adopted. He
served in the confederate army, and
later In the United States navy; Went
to Turkey as a newspaper correspond
TO .Abyssinia in 1868 as a correspondent
of the New York Herald; was sent by
tie Herald in search of, Livingstone in
1889; started from Zanzibar in March,
1871; found Livingstone at Ujiji in Mo-
venber, 1871. and returned in 1872:
was sent by the New York Herald and
the London Telegraph to central Africa
in 1874; left the coast In November;
circumnavigated Victoria Nyan2a in
1875; explored Albert Nyanza ana de-
scended the Congo in 1861. To him
was due the resolution of the greatest
of the African geological problems-the
of waters Immediately west of Lake
Tanganyika. including the lake itself,
lies in the upper basin of the Congo
and is tributary to that river. After
other explorations he returned to Eng
land In 1890.
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BEBEL is FOR Japan.
German Socialist Leader is Tired Of
Having Nations Sentiment
MisrepreSented.


Berlin, May 11.-In the reichstag today
Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, en-
phatically denied that Emperor Will
liam's telegram hat "Russia's mourii-
ing is Germany's mourning" which he
SEM to tie Car on the occasion of the
sinking OF the battleship Petropav-
lo1sk, reflects the sentiment of the Ger
mar people.
In my opinion" said Bebel, Ger
man sympathies are far more on the
side of Japan than hat of Russia" The
statement caused murmurs of dissent
among the right party. Chancellor Won
Buelow, replying, said the emperor's
telegram expressed warm sympathy on
account of the great calamity by which
SO many brave men had met death in
the discharge of their duty, and ex-
pressed the sentiments of a majority of
the people of GERMANY.
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RUSSIANS LEAVE
MORE S%TRONCHOLOS
Army Is Now Evacuating New
chwang and Dismantling
All Forts.
FLEEING BEFORE THE JAPS
Russian Forces Arc Not Sufficient to
Hold This Section of the Country
-Feng Wang chene Has
Fallen.
FLEEING BEFORE THE JAPs

e Chwang, May 1G--There is every
Indication that the Russians have de-
cided to evacuate New Chwang. Troops
have been leaving here all day. Forts
hav been dismantled and all artillery
has been placed on board trains. All
the local transportation has been COM
wandered by the Russian authorities.
There is current here Il native rumor
that Japanese troops are In Foo Chau
Bay Con the west side of the Lao Tung
peninsula and about sixty miles north
of Port ArthuI), but this report lacks
confirmation.
The fear is held here that If the Rus
slams leave and the japanese do not
at once take possession of New Chwang
the brigands, who are now across the
river near Wing Kow, will pillage the
place. The foreign residents are pre-
pared to resist the brigands should they
come over. The British consul has re-
quested that Il gunboat be sent to New
Chwang.
The Russians probably Will destroy
the gunboat Sivoutch before leaving.
The vessel is at New Chwang.
Fire on Train.
Japanese troops fired on what prob
ably WAS the last train out of Port
Arthur as it passed near Port Adams.
ltleS used artlllerE and small arms
and killed or wounded several Chinese.
1t is reported here that Niceroy Alex
Jeff was slightly wounded prior To his
departure from Port Arthur. He bare
ly escaped from there before the Jap
anese closed the lines of ~communica-
ton.
The Russian general staff have NOV
ed from Lao Yung to Mukden.
Russians here will not talk of the sit
uation for fear that they may impart
some information. They do not con-
Client to hold this section of the country.
1t is probable that the Russian troops
will withdraw TO Hardin.
The Russian civilians at New Chwang
are leaving hurriedly. and many ma
ives are fleeing the city in fear that
they will be subjected to maltreatnlent
at the hands of the brigands.
To Resist the Briganes.
Shan Hal kwan, May 9.-Refugees
armed to resist brigands who are said
to be across the river near Yingkow
waiting an opportunity to enter New
Chwang and piilage between the anti
cipated evacuation of the Russians and
the entrance of the Japanese. The ref
ugees have urgently requested that a
second gunboat be sent to New Chwang,
the British consul having already re-
duested the preseuce of one g%unboat.
1t is believed here thai Niveroy Alex
Jeff and Grand Duke Boris are still in
Port Arthur.
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sists Sully. is an artist Mt changing
them. Occasionally it is moi necessary
10 alter the brands, for the herds are
passed on from n MAJ to another un-
til they are a hundred miles from where
they We're taken. There they will either
be sold to some one ignorant of brands
or else they will be fattened and ship
ped some months later. At all markets
brands are registered. and If the brand
is detected q conveyance must be
SHOWN. III 1t is not possible to change
the brands. a bill of sale from the orig
maj owner is forged. Altered brands
cannot be detected positively until the
animal is killed, when an examination
of the hide will show any tampering.
But this is too late.
Handsome Old Man.
Sully is not the type of man one
would picture from hearing a recital of
ms deeds. He Is now an old man. with
a SllNery. soft beard. His features are
rather finely cut and his face is rather
a kindly one. His voice is low and
musical and he talks quietly and with
great Intelligence. 1t is related of him
mat II a aNeler reaches his place with
a 1aded horse he is invited to go into
the Sully corral n help himself to a
fresh one. His generosity has wide re-
pute. Sully, through HIS many alli-
ances, is able to go into towns through
this section. But no one ever sees him.
he has a passion for liquor, and ar
ranges to go into a back room some
where and satisfy his thirst. He was In
Homestead a short while ago, u no
n saw him.
With the passing of Sully the end of
perhaps the most remarkable career yet
diminished will be marked. There will
be no more like him. Large hearted,
stealing as If his right. shrewd to a de-
gree, honorable with his friends, a past
master In the art of corrupting officers,
there is no n who is a match for him.
ana he has been able to carry on his
robbery with impunity for a
score of wears
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WANG CHENG FELL
Details in Regard to the Jap.
anese Attack and Subsequent
Takinq of CITY,

Shan Hal Kwang, May lott is re-
ported here that there has been severe
fighting at Feng Wang Cheng. in which
the Japanese We're victorious. They
took many prisoners.
The Russians are retreating toward
Hal Cheng Uhirty-two miles east by
north of New Chwang) n are evacu-
ating the western side of the Liza Tung
peninsula.
On Thursday and Saturday of last
week. the Japanese landed 10000 men
at kinchau bay, 10000 at Foo Chau bay
the towns of Wa Flung Tien and Pu
Lam Tien and destroyed several miles
OF railroad.
Heavy firing has been heard in the
direction of Kai Chau, where Japanese
troops have been seen recently.
The isolation of Port Arthur is COM
plete. Sixteen japanese warships pro-
tected the landing of troops at Kinchau
bay, directing a sweeping fire over the
narrow isthmus before the soldiers dis
embarked. S~eventY-five Russians who
were wounded in his fighting: were
brought on the last train to arrive here.
Food is scarce at Mukden. The troops
there are eating bean cakes.
Attack of Japanese.
81. Petersburg, May 1o.-The cores
pondent of the Novosti at Lao Yang.
te%legraphing May s, says that the first
Japanese army which occupied Feng
Wang Cheng consisted of three divis-
ions which marched in two columns
along the Alike river, the main road
to Feng Wang Cheng.
The troops debarked by the Japanese
at Pitsewo. according to this cores
pondent, belonged to the Third army,
and marched in two columns toward
Port Arthur, n along the shore and
the other to Polandinn. where the rail-
road communications were cut off.
st. Petersburg, May 9.-General
Kuropatkin has sent the following tele-
gram under date of May Z:
Lieutenant General Sassalitch today
reports that the enemy's cavalry and
units Of the advance guard occupied
Feng Wang Cheng today.
Two companies and two squadrons
Of their force proceeded toward Dalian
Diapu Use. Our cavalry n units
withdrew towards S%chlindjane.
Scouts from Feng Wang Cheng re-
port that the two Japanese divisions
advanced May 6 toward Feng Wang
Cheng by the main road from Plan
Ming. A third division advanced by
the valley Of the All river occupied a
position near Khuandia pu-Tse and
posted batteries to fire upon Feng
Wang Cheng, counting upon finding
our troops there.
THE Japanese advanced slowly and
very cautiously upon Feng Wang
Then Occupied City.
Chefoo, May 1O.-A private telegram
has been received here confirming the
report that the Japanese have occupied
Feng Wang Cheng. The date of the
occupation is given as May 6. Every
thing was quiet here today.
Toxic. May 9.-Last Friday morning
sharp cavalry skirmishes at the Erhtas
ifS11 Go rf1piGJ1 and nfhor r1oone - a..
tachment Of infantry. belonging to
Gen. Kuroki's army took Feng Wang
Cheng. The Russians, before retiring,
exploded the magazine. but left large
quantities Of hospital stores, which are
being used by the Japanese hospitals.
Refugees from the woods and small
villages constantly are su~rrendering.
The Russians buried many OF their
dead.
Natives in the vicinity of Fens Wang
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WRECK on ELEVATED.
Collision of Trains in New York Re-
suit in Death of Motorman and
Injury to PASSENGERS.

New York, May 11.-A rear end col
lision between two trains on the Third
avenue elevated railway between Fifty
sixth and Fifty-seventh streets, killed
Motorman Cornell of the rear train, and
seriously injured five passengers.
The trains were on the southbound
track. The first car of the rear crashed
it's way three-fourths OF it's length
through the rear car of the second train
and the exposed wiring set fire to the
Wreckage. The fire added to the panic.
Passengers leaped through the shat
tered windows, Drawing the dangers of
the third rail. and until tiremen and
policemen arrived intense excitement
prevailed.
With such force did the rear train
ram the II in front that the cars were
lifted from the tracks and then settled
down with a crash. lettering on the
edge of the elevated structure two cars
hung out over the side at AN angle of
about 45 degrees, but the coupling held
n they were soon propped up by fire
men. So great was the force of the col
lision that the cars could not be drawn
apart, and 1t was necessary to chop
them to pieces.
When the firemen arrived the pas
sengers, many of whom We're ome
We're running about wildly on the ele-
waited structure or We're struggling to
get GU of the cars. Several were in
jured by leaping from the windows.
The arrest of the conductors of both
trains and the motorman of the first
train was ordered.
The first train had been held up by
repairs at Fffty-sixth street, and was
at a standstill when the accident oc-
General Superintendent Frank He'd
ley. of the marlborough Railway COM
pany, who took charge of the work of
up the wreck, said that the
blcme must have rested with Cornell,
who must nave seen the train ahead.
The rear train, he added, was rum
p1ng "empty.N
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THE WARS PROGRESS.

: The war is now progressing rap
: Idly enough to suit tie most fas-
7 ttdious. The Japanese have Port
Arthur absolutely invested; com
7 munication is u Off both by rail-
INC wire. Russia has 1900 men and
; the stun important remnants OF her
fleet in the stronghold, whose fall
: seems ~foredoomed. The Japanese
; can now take away enough of their
fleet to overmatch the Nladivostok
! trance to h harbor blockaded. So
: another sea fight may be among
: the early possibilities.
With Port Arthur cosked at both
ends, the Japanese are bringing
: their mysterious armies out of the
7 o%bscurity that has baffled all efforts
at locating them, and are pushing
: their campaign In M%anchuvia. Rus
7 san unpreparedness and the hol-
lowness of Russian bluff are daily
: being shown to be of the same su-
; perlatiNe degree as Japanese prcpa-
7 ration and intelligent capacity to
7 perform. The Halu was crossed
; without difficulty and the Rus
The Japs displayed a truly Ma
7 poleonic mastery of the art of ar
7 ullery warfare. and by taking uhout
Z q third of all h effective artillery
{ the Russians had in M%anchuria
I have added Immensely 10 the in
'tit IA
The Russians after tie!r defeat
; fell back toward Feug Iiuang
Cheng, where 1t was said they
; would fight a great battle. Blu, to-
. day comes news that they have
abandoned this point in turn and
are still falling back on Mukden.
; 1t is hardly possible that the Rus
; slams have escaped from this i'm
; portant and fortified point with
their stores and baggage, ON such
short notice, and the Japanese Will
probably find themselves in pos
session of Immensely valuable
stores.
The Japanese might go too far,
but they VIII hardly make so dan
gerous a mistake to mar u cam
paign SO magnificently planned as
theirs Is now proved. They want
Port Arthur and ~NladiNostok. so
that when peace they MAY
dictate terms, guaranteeing Japan.
Korea n China against Russian
aggression In future. Shut off from
the sea in the far east, Russia
would doubtless turn her energies
TO the effort to reach warm waters
In the near east-at Constantinople:
and Japan would have sent the
Russian problem back to the west.
Tor Europe to struggle with.
A
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THE IMPUOF nj laps.
Russia lust Can't Understand Why
They Should Hurry Matters in
Such Nr+r,oao,,e Fashion

0aSii dSSOdS dSfilOi. Fl
St. Petersburg, May 9.-'Port Arthur
has been cut off by the Japanese, who
landed at Port Adams"
AleXieff managed to escape
from Port Arthur with the war money
chest In a train just ahead of tina upon
which the Japanese fired"
These are TWO of the numerous items of
news served out this morning to the peo-
pie of this city, who have scarcely stopped
rubbing their eyes over them.
People here regard as incredible the i'm
pudence of the Japanese in daring to rout
the Russians in the now famous three
days engagement. To understand the
sentiment prevailing here one must take
into account the oriental side of the Rus
sian character. The Russian has the
idea that he always has plenty of time
and need never hurry about anything.
The rapid movements of the Japanese
leave him speeches.. They upset all his
ideas Of the fitness of things. General
Kouropatkin had stated that the war
would begin Is the middle of June. Here
in the first week In May the Japanese In
decently precipitate matters. The Rus
slams are simply what the French call
''paff."
General Stocssel. the commander of the
Russian forces at Port Arthur. just man
aged to slip a telegram through saying
that amid laundering cheers the garri-
son resolved to defend the fort TIL death.
The Novoe Vremya editorially tells the
country that Port Arthur is now cut off
from the rest of the world, adding that
while Russia knows it's defenders will do
their duty, 1t is the duty of Russia to use
/ every means to save the place from fall
ing.
1t is stated there is plenty of food at
Port Arthur. The question of ammunition
is less certain.
Admirals skhydloT and Bezabrazoff,
whose trains We're rushed along to get
them to Port Arthur, havc naturally been
stopped. The former is of a peppery ma
ture, and is liable to be highly incensed.
for had he gone straight away, instead of
coming TO st. Petersburg. and then sent
back for several lays to SeNastopol. he
might have just squeezed through. AS it
is, he got as far as Orel.
1t is stated today that Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicolaievich, second cousin of
the emperor and a spleAii lid looking man,
a thorough soldier, and an ideal cavalry
| general, will go to the front in full com
| mand. He is about six and a half feet
tall, as hard as a nail, and just the kind
| OF q man who Is fitted to lead.
AS vet no official returns have been
made about the losses on the Yalu. Pessi-
i mistic and alarmist rumors are heard on
| all sides, all %leavened with the same
stolid stoicism previously mentioned. lhe
bourse takes the bear view of the situa-
ton. The report that the Japanese have
concluded a loan Is looked upon az an
! other trouble to Russia. So fractions have
been shed all down the stock list.
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CONGRESSMAN HOME.
Black Hills People Well Pleased With
His Record.

Deadwood, S. D., May 11.-Most of
the delegates to the state republican
convention have returned to their Black
Hills homes from Sioux Falls. With
a single exception, those returning are
satisfied with the results. Congress-
man Martin has returned with the rest
and will spend the summer in Dead
wood attending to his private business.
HIS family has also returned from
Washington and will spend the summer
here. The Black Hills people feel I'M
usually we'll pleased with the results
of their congressman's work at Wash
ington.
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American Who Had Lost at Gaming
Takes His Life-Cetroit Lawyer
K;lIe Li,oeoIf

Paris, May 11.-TIarold f. Clarke. div
ing in New York and San Francisco,
son OF the late jeremiah Clark of San
Francisco. killed himself in a hotel
here today by blowing off the top OF
his "a with a revolver. He had just
arrived III Paris from Monte Carlo,
where it is understood he lost heavily.
Detroit, May 11.-l1dward A. Colt, Il
well known lawyer of this city. for
merly connected with the Wabash legal
staff here, committed suicide at mis-
home today. Financial troubles We're
the cause.
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TONS OF GOLD MELTED.
Record Breaking Days Work at
Rhiladelnhia Mint.

Philadelphia. May 11.-Twelve tons of
virgin gold We're reduced to a molten
state at the United States mint here.
At the same time the coinage depart
ment began the work of converting the
mass into golden eagles. Tomorrow
twelve more tons will be melted and
within the next few days about $12,-
100000 will be coined. Most of the gold
came from New York in bullion.
The melting of twelve tons of gold
in n day is said to break all records
for mint melting.
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Port Arthur's Plight.

. i'Sfll
St. Petersburg, May l0.-The capita,
now has been without news from Port
Arthur for almost t~wenty-four hours.
The last telegram received was filed at
6 o'clock last night.
1t is believed the spot where the
Japanese have cut the railroad and
telegraph lines is near Port Adams. OPP
posite Pitsewo. No news of other
landings on the LA Tung peninsula
has reached the general staff.
expected from Feng weng Cheng.
News of heavy fighting there is anti
c1pated shortly. A telegram from
General Kuropatkin says General ku-
rokis army is advancing upon the Rus
sian position in two divisions. The
reached Kao Lii Meun. called the Gate
of Korea" which is within ten miles of
Feng Weng Cheng. The report that
Russia purposed sending troops to
Shan Hal Kwan is officially denied to-
day.
Russians Expected It.
The calmness with which the Rus
Stars accept the isolation of what al
ways has been regarded as the Russian
Gibraltar in the far east is remarkable.
In military circles IT has been consid-
cred inevitable from the first. No at
tempt is made to belittle the energy
shown by the enemy. but from a stra-
tegic point of view the investment of
the fortress is regarded as relieving the
military situation On the mainland,
which had been much embarrassed by
the necessity for maintaining the sea-
grit stronghold at the extremity of the
Lao Tung peninsula. Besides the ut
most confidence is expressed in the
ability of the fortress to withstand n
siege. The whole lower end of the
peninsula from Kin Chou. thirty miles
above. to Port Arthur. Is an entrenched
camp commanded by a chain of most
formidable Notifications. which sur
mount the crest Of every hill. Millions
of roubles and years of work have been
devoted to rendering the place impreg-
nable by land or sea. The railroad cir
cling within this camp will permit OF
easy transportation of the defending
troops.
Jap's Great Task.
According to the Russian view. tn,
Japanese v a Herculean task be
fore them in the event of their attempt
ing reduction of the fortress. NJ sue
cessive lines of defenses must be car
ried and the Japanese operations cam
not begin at the advanced position of
Kin Chou until their siege guns are
landed.
General Stoessel. who will have SUI
preme of the defense of Port
Arthur. Is considered to be able and re-
sourceful, and to have an indomitable
Will: HIS orders of the day breathe y
spirit of unyielding defiance.
22,COO Men Are There
In addition TO 10000 sailors on boara
no fart ress arti,1ar,. 'ur, wv .ie ies-
haring . 900 ,nan tbs piSp"Gls huil-
n oi+ op n diuis ~ nt vira W loies
t tbrea hattarias of fe1d or+ii Iarr''e a.G
of about 1900 men.
con- ,,Inicati oil ,al,na ", n,s,,ia.
donnments have been remo~eS To MI y
dden ,,The VOW of s,nrIstna ~ M Err
has been progressing for weeks, The
authorities apparently are satisfied that
practically no non-combatants remain
| thara Tho iYohoh tt n rtS Of Ioa,.t n,1,,,
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TWO MEN KILLED.
Wreck on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford of a South Bound
Exnress SpeciaI.

New York. May 1.-two trainmen
were killed at 1 O'Clock this morning
in the wreck of a south bound Adams
express special at Port Chester on the
New York, New Haven n Hartford
railroad. The engine two express
cars left the track from some unknown
u and fell down the elnbanklnent,
killing Engineer Keenan, and Fireman
HoweS.
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The Jap,s Good Luck.

Toxic, May Admiral Togo reports
the entrance to Port Arthur is Blocked
completely to all vessels except small
boats. He adds that the Japanese have
not lost a single war vessel. although
the attacks resulted in considerable loss
OF life.
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SURE OF NEBRA5KA
Brysn's Brother Declares William Jen
nines and Sixteen to ons VIA

VIII tn the 5Iate.
New Orleans. May y.-Char.es w. BY
ar of Lincoln, Neb.. brother of Wil..a4.
Jennings Bryan, said in an intervi.w .o..a,
that reports of discussion in tie sc
braska democracy air false and mat
brother will lead Il delegation to ST. LoL
unitedly pledged to vote for rea.urlnauo.
Of the Kansas City platform.
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Cheng say that last Monday the Rus
slams carried about 500 wounded
through that place, and that their cas-
ualties We're above 5000.