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New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
INNER FORTS STILL HELD.
Reported Positions of the japanese
Before Port arthur.

Che-Foo, Aug. 31--The advance positions OF
the japanese before Port Arthur now near
Fort No. on the east; at Pali-Chwans on the
north. and at Hu-Kia- -Tun (Liu-Ka- -TunO and
YargTo-Wang on the west.
Chinese who left Port Arthur on August rs
say that neither side was then occupying Fort
No. 5.
The fort at Tung- -Kia- Ia Shan was destroyed
by the Japanese. who proceeded 10 mount guns
on an adjoining hill.
The reported presence of Russians in the Itss
hills has been confirmed.
junk which has arrived here heard firing.
at Port Arthur the morning Of August %.
II reports that food is scarce there a bag OF
-four being worth s5 so in gold
1t is reported here on good authority that the
Japanese have captured some Russian officers
bound to Port Arthur with important papers.
These officers left Moukden and attempted TO
get into Port Arthur by junk. For some time
a Japanese torpedo boat has been out at sea
watching for this junk, and, according to the re-
port, she overlook 1t at 1 o'clock this morning.
and took the officers, the papers and the junk
into Port Dalny.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CONTR4B4ND CHANGES.
Russia Likely to Meet Requests OF
Britain and Americd.

ST Petersburg Aug 31--A meeting was held
at the Foreign Office this afternoon, at which
representatives of the Marine and Finance Min
istries were present. to discuss the question OF
conditional contraband of war; No decision was
reached but the Foreign Ofice strongly favors
a construction in the direction of meeting the
views of the United States and Great Britain.
and there is good reason to believe that the
Foreign Offices views will prevail.
There is no disposition to take snap judg-
ment on the American shippers in the case OF
the protest against the confiscation OF the flour
OIL board the Portland and Aslatic Line steamer
Arabia. The period for taking an appeal will be
extended until the Americans have prepared
their papers,
The Associated Press is enabled to state au-
thorltatively that there has been no change of
plans regarding the Baltic squadron on account
of the result of the fight off Port Arthur on
August 10. The maneuvring and firing trials
of the ships have been successful. and the squad
ron has now returned to Cronstadt to await the
finishing touches on the battleship Orel and
the cruisers Oleg, Izumrud and Jemtchus.
The Associated Press is also authorized TO give
a most absolute denial OF the reports that any
guns on board the ships exploded. No gun of
the Oboukoff works, X is further asserted ever
burst.
Positive assurance is also given that the Jap
anese statement that the oHlcerS ana men OF tne
Nariag and the KorietE are on board ships bound
for the Far East is untrue The crews of those
two vessels have been distributed among the
school and training squadrons and on shore
duty in the Baltic and Black Sea. but not orc
man or one officer is on board NiceAdmiral
Rogestvensky's vessels. Japan has based her
request that the crews of the Askold and tho
Grozovoi be detained at Shanghai on the
sumption that the men of the varag and the
Korietz are in active service.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
LOSSES NOT YET KNOWN.
RussiaR Batteries SiLenced by Fall
of Ill Gunners.
Liao-Ysng, Aug. 31.-A Russian correspond
ent, describing yesterdays battle. says:

Liao-Ysng, Aug. 31.-A Russian correspond
snt describing yesterdays battle says:
The japanese all day yesterday carried on the
slsht with an energy approaching desperate
hut the Russians were buoyed up in the belief
mat a point had been reached where there would
ne no more retreating, and the japanese attacks
were met with shouts and hurrshs from the
trenches and the rifle pits
Five times the japanese hurled themselves
against cur line, but each time they were re-
pulsed AT the point Of the bayonet
There were about one thousand guns in action
On each side. but We have more guns enlplaced
than have the japanese.
The losses cannot yet be computed. but they
have been great everywhere, especially among
fhe arfineTymen. For instance. in the First Ar
wounded, and some OF the guns were silenced
absolutely. owing to the death of all the gun
crews.
The spirits Of the men are of the highest at all
Points
August So s p In.--The town has been filled
with Soy. owing TO report that the Russians
took torty-six cannon to-day.
The Japanese assault on the Russian centre
res desperate IN the extreme. The japanese
iosses were very great. The attack was sus-
tsined mainly by the sth Siberian Regiment.
The fighting at. wafang-Kao cannot be COM
pared with that to-day. Shells shrieked over
the town from People who occu-
pied positions on housetops had a magnificent
spectacis. Fine rain has begun 20 fall.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
SAYS HILL MIsREPREsENTED FACTS.
Secretary Wilson Declares Roosevelt Made
No Promise About Being Candidate.

Lyndvine VT. Aug 21-SecretaTy James Wilson
addressed we'll attended Republican rally at City
Hall tonight. He emphasized the Republican
claim OF general prosperity. and said that capital
and labor were both fully employed except where
local dfsagreemsnts existed. Referring TO the
monetary question. Secretary Wilson said:
The Republican party wants honest money and
said so in It's plet tform- The remocratc party by
= vote OF more than two 70 one in it's committee
resolutions refused TO say word IN favor or
sound money. The American people are slow 70
believe that Judge Parker perpetrated trick upon
the St. Louis convention by securing the two
thirds vote and nomination before saying a word
with reference to the gold standard. but people
will have opinions. and Judge Parker Is very close
to Mr.. Hill who deliberately misrepresented the
facts when. In speech. delivered a few days ago,
he called President Roosevelt "a fraud. saying
that Mr.. Roosevelt had promised upon taking the
oath OF Office at Buffalo not 10 be a candidate IN
1904 Now. AIR Hill not present on that OCca-
sion but was present; and seven or eight gentle
who still living were present and We
know that President Roosevelt made no such
promise Judge Parker's utter immunity from
tricks would down with the people all the better
Il he were rot so intimate with ex-senator VIM.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
SAYS he HOPES TO WIN CONGRESS.

Representative William s. Cowherd. Of Kansas
City. chairman OF the National Democratic Con
gress Committee. came over from Washington yes
terday He conferred with National Chairman
Taggart aud Chairman Sheehan OF the executives
committee at national headquarters Seen sub
sequenty at the Waldorf and asked IL it were true
as reported that the funds required to keep the
wheels OF his committee work in motion were
running low he said: mo contributions be-
ing refused" lie added
/ shall remain here until the end of the week.
and shall be back and forth between Washington
and New-YorK for at least couple of weeks. Do
think We will win a majority in the HouseF OF
course do think the Presidential contest will
bring out the vote and that we have better
chance benefit by the increase of votes than the
Republicans. II is surprising that the Republicans
and Democrats arc so equally divided In the safe
districts mutually conceded by each party TO the
other.
cannot say how many districts may be re-
Earded as debatable ground but certainly not less
than sixty are In the more or less doubtful coll
umn. II is only necessary for the Democrats 10
gain eighteen members 10 win the House.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
AFTER THE PRIM MARIES.
Continued from first page.

primaries in Brooklyn. the Tammany. or anti-Mc-
Carren. leaders all declared yesterday that the
warfare would be continued They are areauy
figuring how they will give the knockout blow 10
Senator MeCarren at the next primaries. Just as
several months ago they predicted his overwnein-
ing defeat at the primaries of last Tuesday
Although Fire Commissioner Doyle. the head
Tamnanyite and James Shevlin. the head or the
wIiloushby-st. opposition TO Mecarren. both say
that the fight for leadership will not make any
difference with the vote for the national ueket'
many OF their supporters are exceedingly sore over
the Mccarren victory. and ugly threats or Anihhs
Parker are heard. Nobody will go on record as
saying his snnlity to Mecarren will go as rar
antagonism to Parker and Davis at the polls
In November. but considerable talk along those
lines is being induiged in quietly. Senator Nc
Carren does not believe that the hostility to him
Will hurt the national ticket. He said yesterday
speaking of the primaries:
Judge Parker has been significantly indersed ey
the people. and We NAV assume that Broohly9 WI.
sense am personal one but was due entirely 70 the
fact that the Brooklyn orgsnzation On gssenlsa % Sn
its internal affairs
Regarding the continuation OF the Tammany fight
against Mecarren. Commissioner Doyle had this
to say;
sn is ossnn hfrs m w S
tions in the city. We will go on regafdliesS OF
consolidation was effected. that there should be no
chickering's or distrust between the organizations IN
Regarding his own Assembly District, the With.
Mr.. Doyle said that he intended TO investigate the
75s plurality counted against him in the Thirtyhrst
Ward. Coney Island James Shevlin patted him
self and the other anti-McCarrenites on the back.
saying
Under all the circumstances, We have Socd reason
to be satisfied with the result In regard 20 the
future control of the organization, desire 10 say
in the fight TO the finish.
II was estimated yesterday that the losing fight
waged by Tammany in Brooklyn cost about slOOfo
Many of those who made fights against McCarren
leaders received promises of liberal supplies 9t
cash before thew consented to take up the WORK
During the fight before the primaries cluoToon,s
We're opened up and money was spent with a IaVlSn
hand by persons who had none Of their owu- On
primary day scores OF workers received extraNa,
CANT pay. In one election district It estimated
that the votes polled by Tammany cost IS apiece
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
DOUGLAS TO FIGHT IN CONVENTION.

the Republican leadership in the XIXth District
at the primaries Tuesday with Theodore p.
Gilman. In conference yesterday with several
of his lieuenants After the conference Mr. Douglas
said frankly that Gilman captured the leadership
of the district all right but ne had hope OF being
able to control the Assembly, Senate and Congress
conventions against the Gilman leaders.
We have excellent chance to control the
Assembly convention said Mr.. Douglas Beside
one tied delegation there districts in which
we will start contest on technical grounds Now
that the primary fight is over will go in and
work with all might to roll up big Repub-
lican in the district"
The Gilman leaders assert that they will control
the judicial Senate and Assembly conventions The
understanding is that j. Van Vechten Olcott will
be named for Congress to succeed Mr.. Douglas.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
FIRST ATTACK REPULSED.
Continued from frst page.
reaching about three thousand. The japanese
losses mus. have been heavy.

reaching about three thousand. The japanese
losses must have been heavy.
From dawn until dark yesterday the battle
ragged. first in the centre and left and then on
the right OF the Russian line. The japanese
charged galantiy and desperately in an effort TO
break the centre. and then in the afternoon.
came movement against the right flank This
attack was delivered from the west, but General
Kuropatkin had evidently anticipated just what
happened for he not only met and repulsed IL,
but was able by superior force to overlap and
envelop the japanese. Last night both armies
bivouscked in their positions.
General Kuropatkns forces occupied posi-
tions forming semi-eirele about Lao fans'
the tanks resting on the Tai-Tse River. east
and west Of the city.
The battle divided itself into two periods
After a preliminary bombardment of the Rus
sian lines on the right and centre. the Japanese
infantry advanced TO the attack. charging the
Russian centre. Although repeatedly checked
they came on, hurting themselves against inc
Russian positions with the bayonet. There
were many hand to hand encounters
By noon the japanese succeeded in occupying
a portion OF the Russian trenches. Then Cen
eral Kuropatkin sent forward some reserves
delivering a series of counter attacks. reeapt-
ured the lost POSITIONS ana drove pdCh 'io Jay
anese all along the line.
The attack on the centre having failed. the
second half OF the fight began at o'clock in the
afternoon, when the Japanese tried TO turn ana
roll I'D the Russian right Here also thew failed
hut only after desperate struggle which was
continued until o'clock at night. Reserves
dispatched in time by General kuropatkin al
last succeeded not only in checking the Japan
ese but in enveloping and driving them back in
confusion.
In the course of the battle General Kuropatkin
encoura gcd his man on the lighting line by send
ing out the news Of the repulse of the attack
upon Port Arthur on August 26.
The Japanese flank movement from the west
began on Monday from Chandiapudzi, three
miles southeast of Shakhe, which Is eleven miles
northwest of Liso-Yang.
One Of the striking features Of the battle was
the splendid work of the Russian artillery.
There is great rejoicing in st. Petersburg over
the news on the bulletin boards. The dispatches
posted !here are surrounded by eager crowds.
The officials of the War Office are in high
spirits The japanese. who have been continu-
ously advancing for a week are said to be utter
~ exhausted after yesterdays hard and unsuc-
cessful fighting and no doubt exists here that
IL the opportunity offers General KuropatSin
will not fail to follow up the advantage he has
achieved.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
THE. NIGHT ATTACK AT TSEG0W.
ReinfOrcements Sent in Time to Enable the
- Russians to Hold Position.

Hsrbin. Aug. 80 (DelaEea in transmission).-A
Russian correspondent Of The Associated Press
sends the following:
p ightiug with the extreme left fla nix of Cen
eraf Herschelmanns corps began at 10 o'clock
on the night CT August % with an attack on our
position at the village of Tsegow. The Japanese
attack continued through the night, and by 4
O'Clock the next morning IL involved the whole
line. They drove hard attack against General
.55ersehemanns right flank while attempting to
Iurn his left
- The Tamboff regiment desperately protected
the left flank until after daylight and just as it
was Wavering from the repeated shocks of the
Japanese assault our reiHforoenents came up.
and the whole line, including the weary defend
ers. charged. shouting.
The Japanese stood stubbornly to the bayonet
attack. but finally were borne back in the whirl
of the hand-to-hand lighting leaving heaps OF
dead behind them.
Later false report that the Japanese had
carried the position brought up another battal-
son of reserves at double quick The battalion
caught Japanese infantry column standing
with its flank exposed. and fired, killing many
and forcing the others TO retire.
Our batteries opened with the daylight fore
Sug the Japanese from several positions in the
hills. They lost hundreds by shrapnel fire.
We held the position all day long but at 6
o'clock in the evening retired in accordance with
orders.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
GIRLS HELD rs BURGLARS
Plunderers LiUed in House for SeU-
rraI Daus an O7cner's .4bsence.

Somervile. n. J., Aug. Si,-Two country girls.
who say they are Lulu Harrington and Eva
Dougherty. were placed in the county jail here
last night by County Detective TOtten on
charge OF having robbed the home OF John II.
Downey. jr.. at Chimney Rock.
Mrs. Downey returned home after an absence
OF several weeks and found that the house had
been ransacked- Her wardrobes had been
broken open and several valuable gowns were
missing. Household goods Of value had been
taken and every room was IN confusion. The
place apparently had been inhabited for days
by the invaders
The fact that the table in the dining room had
been carefully set. and the absence OF Mrs
Downey's gowns. led the police to believe the
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
Fairbanks Said to Haze arranged
for Opening the affair,
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsUsE.l

Boston. Aug. Silt asserted here to-day
that Senator Fairbanks went over the Vermont
border to Montreal Monday night and saw rep
resentatives of the Canadian government there
arranging for a reopenins Of the question OF a
reciprocity treaty between the United States and
Canada President Roosevelt and Sir Vilrrid
Iaurer 1t is said. to conduct the nesotia-
tions and the latter is TO name date as soon as
the Canadian elections are settled. Conferences
will not be called until after Christmas
nrohs hIv about midwinter. OF course, II either
present administration is defeated. the negotla-
tions will be called on. "a -
II is understood that the former members OF tne
Joint High Commission will constitute Ihs A.neii-
addition the Alaskan seal fisheries. the Paclnc
Coast salmon fisheries and rights OF American
vessels in Northeastern Canadian waters VIII pe
CouEdered
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
NEUTRALITY At CHE-FOO.
Russian WneIess Station at the Port
DismantIed.

Washington. Aug S1.-The Stats Department
has received a dispatch from Consul Fowler, at
Che-Foo. saying that the Russian wireless tele-
graph station there has been disnantled.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01

robbery TO be the work of women Dst>..,
Iotten discovered that Miss Harrington A.,
Miss Dougherty had been seen near the Dorefi efi
house several times recently. and he also r,y
a young man of Bound Brook who told 1'
party given by Miss harrington and W,e
DOugherty at the Downey house at which Ass -
got intoxicated and awoke the following rsas as
ing TO 6nd himself alene in the house wtth ~
missing. Detective TOtten found a nunhe.sF sF
the stolen articles hidden in the mountain ~ e'
the Downey house yesterday.
The prisoners were committed to the ccr..
jail TO await the action OF the grand jury y
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
BUFFALO STATE DELEGATES ELECTED.

Buffalo. Aug. S1.-Delegates to the Republican
State Convention were chosen in the eight Assem-
bly, districts OF Erie County to-day. They
instructed.
The Democrats also elected delegates to the
Democratic State Convention in six OF the eight
Assembly districts. The With and With Assem-
bly, District conventions will be held tomorrow.
Under the harmony agreement reached recently
half Of the delegates frem Eric County
Iected hy friends of Charles w. Goodyear, candi-
date for Governor. and half BY the friends OF John
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CONGO FREE STATE ARMING.
Belgians Apparently Apprehsnsive of Ger
man Invasion.

Cane Town. Aug. 3l.-Offclsl information from
British Central Africa says that the Congo Free
State is constructing concealed forts of consd-
cradle size on the western shore of Lake Tan
ganyika, and that one OF these forts. which is
equipped with twenty guns. is within two
hours journey of the German frontier.
It is believed that the Begians apprehend Ger
man invasion. 4 number OF natives who are Ger
man subjects have been expelled from the Congo
Free State.
1t is understood that negota lions regarding the
matter are now going between Berlin and Brus-
sells
The west shore of Lake Tanganyika belong 70
the Congo Free State, tie south shore 10 British
Central Africa and the east shore TO German East
Africa. The area of the lake is estimated at a.
oo square miles.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
eERmANY,s INSURANCE RULES.

Berlin, Aug. Si-The Imperial In trance Bureau.
organized TO administer the imperial insurance law,
sets forth its policy toward foreign companies In
its annual report to-day as follows:
II cannot be denied that foreign companies are
more favoraby situated than domestic ones in
tain respects. and that they have greater freedom
of action. X therefore necessary 10 ind
means 20 counterbalance the difference and so far
as possible restore equality between foreign and
domestic companies The bureau has found such
means of compensation in requiring special guar
entee.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
EMPEROR AGAIN AT PETERHoF.

ST. Petersburg. Aug. 31-The Emperor re-
turned to Peterhof this morning from the Don
districts. where he reviewed the Cossack troops
bound for the Far East.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS TONIGHT.

Assembly district conventions TO elect delegates
to the Republican State Convention will be held
in Brooklyn tonight. Resolutions instructing the
delegates to vote for ex-Iieutenant Governor
Woodruff the nominee for Governor will be
passed in each convention.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
FORTY-SIY GUNS TAKEN.
Russians Confirm Capture of Jap
anese ArtiUerY.

St Petersburg, Aug. 31-Further dispatches
from Liao-Yang confirm the report of the capt
ure OF forty-sx japanese guns, which were
brought up 10 the railroad station where Gen
eral kuropatkin's train was standing.
a dispatch from Moukden this afternoon says
IT is reported there that General samsonofr has
captured two Japanese battalions.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
THE PHOENICIA IN SAFETY.
Hamburg-American Steamer, Reported Dis
abled, Passes the Lizard.

Plymouth, England, Aug. Sl.-The Hamburg
American Line steamer PhOenicia. which left
New-York on August 20 for Hamburg. and
which was reported by the North German Lloyd
steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. at Bremen yester-
day, TO have been sighted on August 27 apDar-
emily drifting. passed the Lizard at a. to-
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
LIFE PASS FOR SAVING TRAIN.
lay TELEGRAPH TO

lay TELEGRAPH THE TRIsUSE.l
Syracuse. Aug. sL-The New-York Central IS
about give Fred Bihby, OF Rochester, life pass
on IT'S lines. Last night while tramping of
Lyons ne discovered broken rail. and rushing
back 10 Walworth. near Newark, Jagged the Bos-
ton express and avoided a wTtck. The passengers
gave him 81.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
MOODY SPEAKS AT BAR HARBOR.

Bar Harbor. Me. Aug. sL-Addressing largely
attended meeting at the Casino tonight. At
torney General William H. Moody spoke on the
issues OF the national campaign upheld the course
of the administration and prophesled Republican
success in November. Congressman MorreIi of
Philadelphia, presided and made an address intro
ducng the Attorney Ceneral
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
TWO NEW RUSSIAN CRUISERS.

Copenhagen. Aug. 3l.-Russia has equipped
two steamers, the Korea and the Kitsi. belong
ing TO the Danish Russian East Asiatic Steam
ship Company. as auxiliary cruisers. The ves-
sells will be attached TO the Baltic squadron.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
PRISONERS At MOUKDEN.
Ouer Tsoo Hundred japanese Sent
North from LAO Yang.

Moukden. Aug. 31-eEer Sft772 Sft777o2 hundred Jap
enese captured at LiaosKaag sesaenday passed
through here to-day on train. Another train
IS expected to-day.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CHILDREN NO ANGELS, KAISER SAYS

Berlin, Aug. 3l.-The architect who planned the
restoration of the Protestant Church at Spires.
capital OF Rhenish Bavaria. which ded-
Gated to-day. selected the portraits of the
seven imperial children. in their fourth year for
the heads Of seven angels in the windows around
the chancei. The Emperor objected. saying. MY
children angels The Empress. however
thought the idea charming. and It was accordingly
executed.
Spires Is ancient town. the Nemetium OF the
Romans, celsbrated In the Middle Ages and a.
place OF Importance down to the seventeenth CEN
tury At the Imperial Diet of Spires. held in 1929
the protest was made against supporting the doc
trines of the Church OF Rome, which originated the
designation OF ProtestantS.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
A CORRESPONDENT DECORATED.

ST. Petersburg. Aug. 31-M. Olginsky. one of
The Associated Presss Russian correspondents,
has been decorated with the Order of ST. Anne
for bravery the field OF battle while with
General Mistchenko.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-01

the south road. Chinese graves with trees are
being leveI,ed about Liao-Yang in order not 10
,nterfers with the defenoe,
easr.
A balloon was sent Up early this morning from
one OF the japanese positions southeast of Lao
Yang, making target for the Russian mortar
batteries, but the shells failed to reach IT,