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New York, June s.-When Hannah
Elias, the negress under arrest for ex-
tortion, goes on the witness stand in her
own defence Friday. she will tell, it Is ex-
pected, story of how she was black
mailed for years. and how threats of the
relations between herself and John r.
Platt drew thousands of dollars from her
a great part of which money Platt fur
nished, knowing for what it was to be
used. Following her testimony two war
rants will probably be issued for persons
who rendered professional services TO the
negroes, one OF them a physician, the
'offfcr lawyer. August c. Nanz who was
Mrs Elias lawyer for time, said tonight
that Mr.. Platt consulted him about letters
threatening exposure if money were not
paid to the writer's.
The full extent of this bleeding pro-
cess. it is believed, amounted to round
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Japs Work in Great Secrecy.

London June 9.-The sudden interrupt
ton OF the cable between Korea and
Japan is considered significant Of the
imminence of important operations at
Port Arthur, the Japanese having taken
precaution as usual 10 cut the only means
of communication with the outside world,
and thus enable her naval and military
forces to work with absolute secrecy
No attention is paid in London 70 ru-
mors that the storming Of the fortress
nes already begun. because Il is known
that at the battle Of Kin Chat General
Cku had exhausted his ammunition and
an insufficient period has elapsed during
which the stores of ammunition could
be renewed and siege guns brought into
position II Is under stood likely that Ad-
rrIral Togo Is not averse to Port Arthur
wasting its ammunition in constant en-
counters with the gnboats, This mey ex-
plain the rumored bombardments while
the firing on the land side today may be
due to preliminary operations having for
their purpose driving in the Russian
forces
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Cripple Creek. Colo. June S,-Dunville
,nrang into prominence last week when
II was reported that enormous amounts
Of free gold had been discovered tnere'
This was followed by an immediate rush
10 the place by union men, who declared
that no others should be permitted IN
the camp. All others were barred. but
the camp was of mushroom growth ana
the thousands who encamped there IN
the first two days of its existence
awindled away fifty or a hundred day.
General Bell has expressed the opinion
that the camp was nothing but a decoy
and would be used by the miners as
base of operations.
Dunville is about twenty miles south
Of here. and is said to be in Freemont
county which has not been declared by
the governor to be in state of insurrec-
ton and rebellion
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CHATAHOOCHEE IS
GOING DOWN RAPIDLY
THE FILLING OF A NEW SLUlCE
NEAR ATLANTA TAKES ALL THE
WATER-FAcToRIEs ARE PARTI-
ALLY CLOSED DOWN.

Columbus, June s.-The river at this
point is very low tonight, due to the fill
ing of the new sluice near Atlanta where
the water was shut off last Saturday af-
ternoon. The water fell "a feet in three
hours this afternoon, and some of the
factories partially closed down. Electric
power has been considerably diminished
and the electric lights are very dim.
Arc street lights in some parts of the
city are not burning. During the after
noon several small boys waded across
the river near the wharf where the steam
er Bradley is lying high and dry on the
sand. At o'clock the river was at a
standstil. 1t is thought normal condition
will again exist by Friday.
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Forts Are Badly Damaged.

Che Foo. June Q. 1870 a. m.--Accord-
ing to reports brought here by Chinese
arriving from Port Arthur the outer
forts Of that place have been badly dam
aged by the Japaaese bomhardmepts
Many buildings in the sown also haze
been destroyed, but tbe inner forts have
suffered but littles The Chinese appear to
be unable to give any intelligent report
of the condition of the Russian fleet,
owing to the fact that they were not al
lowed In the vicinity of the naval basin.
The statement made by them that when
they left there we're only three large
ships there probably means that a num-
Der were In the outer harbor and that
the others were behind Tigers Tall. and
in the naval basin.
Every junk at Port Arthur, has. It fs
said, been chartered to carry away Chi
nese, but of whom few remain now in
the region
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HANNAH ELIAS MAY TELL
VERY STARTLING STORY

100000. It probably will be easy to prove
the procedure, because part Of the money
was paid in checks The scheme was
started, it is declared, with bill from
the physician for services rendered. This
being paid. it paved the way for other
demands. In turn these were met, and
others followed them. Mrs. Elias will
testify that she complied with the ce-
mands on her, until, in desperation, sne
refused to pay more
Then suit against her was threatened.
She told Platt of the demands and of
the impending suit, which would in all
probability disclose more than he or she
desired, and he yielded to the bIacSmail-.
er's demands. No names Of 'other promi-
nent men," it is said. will be dragged in
to the case, because according to Mrs.
Elias, Platt was the only man that was
''bled." The Platt lawyers served their
injunction papers upon Mrs. Elias in her
cell in the tombs late this afternoon,
thereby tying up her money.
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Japs Abandon Position.

Lao Yang. June 7.-tDelayed In trans
mission THE Japanese have evacuated
their position near Nafangow. The neigh
boring mountains are deserted and this
recently connected entertainments all
empty. Japanese mounted scouts are no
longer seen and the Russian patrols have
failed to locate any Japanese. as far as
Nafangkau. The railroad is only slightly
damaged and can be repaired in few
hours. A severe fight may be expected
near Kin Chou where the japanese are
concentrating IN the positions captured
from the Russians. Japanese north Of
Pulendien are apparently retiring on that
place. The Japanese have not effected a
landing at Kin Chou and their feet OF
twenty-five transports has disappeared.
While the days are now hot. the nights
are cold and II Is learned TINT the ia
panese troops are suffering from diseases
brought on by sharp variations OF temper
ature. The Japanese regard the use OF
the lance as barbarioais because Of the
mortal wounds IL n.icts In the recent
(GaaftanaA an 4A@nNa. 0aaAA
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WANTS STRIKE CALLED OFF

= Victor, Colo June S.-The Record, Z
= owned and edited by George f. Ky Z
y nor, and recognized as the official 4
y organ Of the Western Federation of 4
y Miners in the Cripple Creek district 4
= published an editorial today urging (
= the miners TO call off the strike in (
= augurated ten months ago. The 4
= article says:
y t'The sentiment is growing against 4
y the Western Federation of Miners I
y on account of its continuing the 4
y strike. There are few people who be- (
= lieve that this organization Of min 4
= ers Is responsible for the crimes I
= that have been committed here ex- I
= cept that If the strike had not been 4
y called and continued so long, the (
y dynamiting would not have occur I
= red and in that respect the strike I
= Is responsible for this outrage, 4
y whether there was justice In the 4
y calling Of 1t or not. Miners living in I
= this district are losing their homes I
= or being obliged to go away and I
= leave them. None Of them when they I
y express their convictions believe (
y there is any chance Of winning the 4
= strike, but that the longer it is kept I
= going. the further they are away 4
= from securing work.
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Stubborn Attacks Made on Port
Arthur simultaneously BY
Land and Sea-
OUTER WORKS DAMAGED
BY JAP COMMANDMENTS
Believed That Wireless Messages Are
Coming Out of Port Arthur, Which
Promises to Raise inter-
national Question.

London, June ga dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company from ST. Petersburg
transmits tn following from Lao Yang:
'The Japanese June g. according to Chi
nese reports. made several sustained and
stubborn attacks on Port Arthur slmuI-
pulsed with severe loss.
The position OF the Japanese In Kwan
Tung Is said to be precarious.
There are rumors from the same sourse
that the vladivostock squadron has ef-
fected a junction with the Port Arthur
fleet that naval battle took place, and
that the Japanese lost four ships
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TO CONSIDER CONTESTS.
Fourth Alabama District Is One That
viii Come Up.

Chicago, June S.-Secretary Elmer
Dover of the Republican National COM
mittee today completed the roll of con-
tests which the national committee
will have to consider next week when
it begins it's sessions on the 18th.
State contests are on for delegates-at-
large from Texas, Delaware and Louis
lana
District contests are: Alabama, the
Fourth; Delaware, First; Georgia, Sec
ond; Mississippi, Fourth; Missouri,
Fifth; South Carolina, Fourth; Texas,
Second and Seventh; Virginia, Second,
and seven districts in Louisiana.
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est appeal for harmony, repeating the at
tacks on Bryan, Cleveland and Hearst
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton at midnight presented majority
and minority report.
The majority report recommended the
selection of Senators Blackburn and Nc
C,reary Governor Beckham and Con-
gressman Ollie James as delegates at
large TO the national convention. The re-
mort recommended the election Of Lewis
McOuown as chairman of the state cen-
tral committee The minority report
while concurring with the majority report
as to the delegates at large called for
the election Of Congressman James N.
Kehoe as chairman.
The report provoked long wrangle
and with the prospect of a number of
roll calls on the different propositions
and the delegates settled down for an all
night session.
Would Not Consider Resolution.
The minority report was finally voted
down and the majority report of the COM
mittee on organization was adopted, car
rving with 1t the election Of McQuown
as chairman Of the state central commit
tee and of Blackburn. McCreary. Beck
ham and James as delegates at large.
The adoption of the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. was followed by a
heated wrangle over a resolution endors-
ing Judge Alton B. Parker for Presi-
dent. introduced by Congressman Swager
sherry OF Louisville. The convention by
a vote of nearly to declined to con-
slider the resolution. all the delegates
from the country districts voting not to
suspend the rules and consider 1t.
At Las clock the convention adinurnAd.
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Are Kicking on Short Weights.

Kansas City, Mo-, June S.-The
Southwestern Coal Dealers associa-
ton, in convention here, has appointed
a committee of five representing the
coal dealers or Kansas, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, to take up the question of short
weights. 1t was stated that the evil
having become SO great it is necessary
for the retailer to charge more for his
coal to the consumer than he would
otherwise nave to do.
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Hotels are Full Of peleaates.

Richmond, Va, June S.-Richmond' s
hotels are tonight full of delegates TO
attend the state democratic convention
which meets here at noon tomorrow,
and which will choose delegates and
alternates to the national democratic
convention, elect new state commit
tee and pass on the question of con-
tinuing the existing system of pri-
mary elections. The members of the
committee will reach about 100 in
number.
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stakeIbera suffers Reverse.

London. June 9.-The Shanghai corre-
spondent of the Morning Post telegraphs
under date of June s.
General StaSelbergs Russian brigade.
marching in the direction of Port Arthur.
suffered a severe reverse on Sunday near
Wnfang Tien and retired TO Tashiehiao'
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witnesses. nearly all of whom are pris-
oners in the bull pen, ten of the prison.
ers were released by the military COM
mission The witnesses were conducted to
the rooms occupied by the committee by
a strong guard of soldiers. The hearing
Is being held behind closed doors. Further
designations of city officers in towns in
the districts have been secured. among
them all but one Of the city council Of
Goldfeld.
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General Bell Makes Statement.

Cripple Creek Colo, June S-General
Bell today appointed a commission to
mete out justice to those captured dur
ing the past week.
The commission is composed of Mayor
French of French, Capt Gail Hoag, Col
orado national guard, and Judge NJ
Gray.
THE prisoners will be treated fairly
said General Bell. ut is not nv desire
to inflict upon any of them punishment
that they do not deserve, and as far as
practicable. will be sent away, or placed
In the class that will be held indefinitely.
l intend that every man innocent of the
crimes that have been perpetrated in
the district shall go free and every one
guilty shall be punished"
Justice of the Peace Resigns.
Justice of the Peace D. L. Kelly COM
piled with the request from a citizens
alliance committee for his resignation.
State Labor Commissioner w. HI.
MONTGOMERY has arrived to investigate
the labor conditions and to report to
the governor Union miners ridicule the
theory of mine owners that any signif-
canoe is attached TO the marked photo
graphs of non-union mines found at
Victor union headquarters. A union
leader said today:
..The purpose in printing pictures is to
prevent strike breakers assuming an
alias and securing work in union camp
Hundreds of strike-breakershave left dur
ing the last few months. and by means
of photographs we have made 1t impos-
sble for them to secure work In union
camps. though many have tried. These
markings indicate nothing, and least of all
q conspiracy to murder"
After examining more than one hundred
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DemoIish Newspaper Office.

; Victor Colo, June s.-A score Of I
; men armed with shotguns, rifles :
, and sledge hammers entered the I
, plant of the Record at 7;45 tonight 4
, ordered the men to throw up their I
, hands. broke up the machinery and I
, then told the men to get out of the I
, district as fast as they could.
, There is no clue at the present 4
, time to the identity of the men. I
, The Record has been known as the 4
) organ of the Western Federation Of 4
) Miners in this section. 4
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and piled the baggage o ont of the
door. The robbers tb q on placed a
stick of dynamite at o. 5or which was
blown away. Half zen trunks piled
against it were 1lished and their
burning contents tered over the car.
The iron combination safe was the only
one in the car. The robbers showed that
they were conversant with conditions on
the road, for they did not demand that
the messenger open the safe.
A stick of dynamite was placed against
the lock of the safe. At this point Brake
man Shellerbarger. who had been ordered
to remain with the passenger coaches two
miles behind, came running up the track
carrying a lantern. One of the robbers
shot at him. He was wounded in the
leg and is now in the hospital at Grand
Junction.
When the robbers saw the train crew
coming they fled to the mountains. One
of them as he jumped grabbed one sealed
bag which had been blown out of the
safe. This is the only plunder taken.
The scene of the robbery was only 500
yards from the Grand river and 1t Is
thought the robbers escaped in boats.
A posse under a deputy sheriff Of Grand
Junction followed the course of the river
until they reached Rife where they dis
covered the trail of the robbers. Indica-
tions were that they must have passed
the point but a few hours before.
1t is believed that the bandits are head
ing for the "hole in the wall"
Cheyenne, Wyo, June SIT is definitely
learned that about. $4,000 was secured in
the hold up. This is accounted for by
the fact that only small sums Of money
are ever carried by the train that was
rnlAhnd
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New system of street Railways.

st. Petersburg, June S.-The city
council has accepted estimates for a
system of electric street railways in
and around st. Petersburg Of 2S0 miles
in length. The cost will be $21 ,000,00O
exclusive of the right of way.
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Gen. Bells Troops are Fired
Upon BY Union Miners
at OunVi|Ie
MILITIA TAKES FOURTEEN
CAPTIVES 70 THE BULL PEN
General Bell Says That He Has No
Desire to Treat Men Harshly, But
That Guilty Ones Must
Be Punished.

Victor. Colo, June s.-A pitched battle
between the military and union miners
was fought at Dunville. the new mining
camp, 10 miles out of Victor, shortly
nfter o'clock this afternoon.
John Carley "a union miner, was killed
The troops returned to Victor at S
o'clock tonight, bringing with them four
teen captives.
It was reported before the special train
left Victor for Dunville bearing the force
under General Bell. that the miners in
the hills about Dunyille numbered about
80 men, and that it was their intention
to march into Victor tonight in body
and attempt to liberate by force the in
mates of the temporary bull pen at Vic
tor. The force actually consisted of
but twenty-one men. is the statement of
one of the number that was taken cap
tive.
Troops Are Fired Upon.
The train proceeded to the immediate
Fleinity of Dunvlle without unusual in
cdent When about a quarter of mile
distant from the Dunville temporary sta
lion, the officers could see the camp of
the miners It included one cabin and
six or seven tents. The officers left the
train at the command of General Bell and
prepared to advance on the camp of the
unionists In regular skirmish order As
they emerged from the cut Where the
train had come to a stop, they were greet
ed with volley of shots, which came
from the points of vantage surrounding
the hill.
Deputies returned the fire to the best
advantage possible, and promiscuous
shooting was engaged in for period of
ten minutes From the character of the
shooting from the hills General Bell i'm
mediately recognized the strength of the
miners had been greatly over-estimated.
and that he had sufficient force under
his command TO make an immediate
roundup and capture the entire opposing
,orce.
Accordingly he divided the deputies and
soldiers into several detachments, and
.hese set out to make a complete clean UP
If all the surrounding hills. Ven were
taken prisoners, several being released
later,
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Huntsville City Delivery Extended.

Washington, June S.-Upon the rec
ommendation OF Representative Rich
ardson the postoffice department has
extended city delivery at HUNTSVILLE
one-half mile, beyond the city limits.
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Campaign Against insanity.

There is a general awakening to the
necessity of vigorous campaign against
the causes leading to such diseases. Ev-
erywhere 1t is beginning to be recognized
that the study must be a clinical one;
that insane men must be brought into
conjunction with the means Of investigat-
ing their condition from every point OF
view"
An address which attracted much at
tention was that delivered by DR.. A. Matt
land Ramsey of Glasgow, Scotland. before
the section of opthalmology on the i'm
portance of general therapeutics In the
management of ocular affections.
DIR. L. c. Kline Of Philadelphia COM
menting on the paper says the tendency
today is to treat disease too much sur
gically and too little incidentally.
I'VE have been living in an age Of op-
erations," said DIR. Kline, "and we have
lost sight In a measure of less violent
methods"
DR.. Edward L. Brush of Mount ver-
non, n. Y, In an address on how to pro-
cure pure milk before the section on
diseases of children. said 1t was easier to
control cows than women. and that at
tenton should be paid to the breeding of
cows.
1t was stated here tonight that the
Baltimore University School of Medicine
was expelled today from membership In
the American Association of Medical col
leges. Charges of violating the rules OF
the association 1t Ia said were preferred
by the Baltimore Medical college
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To SOLVE PROBLEM
OF SOCIAL EVIL
Medical Men Discuss Theme of
Arterio-ScIerosls.
TENDENCY OF INSANITY
DR.. Ramsey of Glasgow Says Too
Much Surgery Is Used In Man.
agement of Ocular
Affections. ~

Atlantic City, N. J., June 8.-Before the
section of hygiene and sanitary science
of the American Medical association to-
day. DR.. Howard A. Kelly of Baltimore,
read a paper on the moral obligation OF
the medical profession to solve the prob
lem of social evil.
'The strenuous life" and its serious ef-
pfect upon the human system was dis
cussed at length by the members OF the
section of the practice of medicine. 1t
was In the nature of a symposium on
arterio -sclerosis, an incurable disease re-
sulting principally from overwork.
The disease is a stiffenlng and deterlor-
alton of the arteries, causing them to age
prematurely and frequently affecting the
heart.
The subject was presented that DR..
James M. Anderson of Philadelphia who
stated that the lack of physical exercise
and mental and physical strain laid the
formation of the disease. He laid par
ticular stress on the fact that large
number of athletes were victims of the
ailment and that the arteries of many
young men are as decrepit as those of a
person 10 years of age. 1t is the duty of
medical profession. DIR. Anders said, to
warn parents and those in charge of edu-
cational institutions where athletic
sports are permitted. of the serious re-
suits that might follow the playing of
foot ball and other tests OF strength.
During the session of nervous and mental
diseases, DIR. w. J. Herdman of Ann Har-
bor, Mich, read an interesting paper on
the present campaign against insanity.
He said in part:
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IIcToR COL June sMartial Creek
district at o'clock this the following procama
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Committee Has Long wransIo.

F'e*S @SfF9
After the report of the committee on
credentials there was long wait while
the committee on organization was dis
causing a change in the party rules gov
erning the selection of state central and
executive committeeman.
The change in the rules was proposed
BY the Blackburn adherents During
sDeech Senator McCreary made an earn