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MENACE TO COMMERCE.
Warships at Woosuna and Shanghai
May Embarrass Togo.

ST. Petersburg. May p. $3.50 p. M
While a fyiug raid of one or two com
r1erce destroverS in the eastern sea Is
admitted as a possibility by the naval
authorities here, these authorities are
Ioath to believe that any division OF
Rojestvensky' squadrons IN an lmpoT-
taDt sense has taken place. as reported
from shanghai. They prefer to assume
that the unspecihed Russian ships re
ported to he outside Shanghai like the
six which entered the port of WOOsung,
are units of the transport fleet without
SpecfaI fighting value, and that per-
hapS they have been sent thither 70
confuse the scent for Togo. \ prOmI-
nent naval strategist said to the AsSO-
ciated Press.
81 don't know where Admiral ROjeSt-
vensky is at present. but wherever ne
Is YOU NAV be sure that ne has his
entire fighting force Well punched and
IS not wea keniGE his main squadron IN
the face Of the enemy While 1t Is
possible. of course. that he may have
chosen to double sharply to the west
ward north of FOTmOsa and to seek
Togo in the eastern sea, with the puT-
pose of forcing him to accept battle. I
am inclined to believe that he is pur-
suing a course northWard OUTSIDE
japan
The ships whose arrival near Shaug-
hal has been reported are not even
cIaSSed as so-called converted cruisers,
but vessels which, flying the CONNER
ciaI flag, were unable for transport
purposes when passing Singapore and
the mystic seventeen vessels reported
as being outside Shanghai are prOba bly,
Golfers. with perhaps a guard vessel
or two
I should not be surprised. however,
Rnfn=TV-FnSkN- detached several
speedy liners. now converted cruisers,
for "A raid o.the nOrthward inside the
Iluchu islands in order to paTalyze
japanese commerce and embarraSs
Togo while the Russian fighting squad
ron Is pursuing its main objective
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FORM OF WORSHIP.
Interesting Debate in Presbyterian
General Assembly,

Wuona Lake. Ind. May 26.-Whether
the Presbyterian general assembly
should deuart from the laws and ira
ditions Of the church in America and
adOpt a form of worship, even to the
extent of saying the churches might
use this form or not as they liked, was
the principal question which came De
fore the general assembly today That
many speakers would take the floor
b6rh for and against the proposition
was indicated when the time Tor the
report of the special committee on
forms of service arrived and the stated
clerk cleared the way SO the speakers
could use most of the day
The report of the committee on forms
and service was read.
DIT. Henry Van Dyke, chairman Of the
committee came Wednesday TO do
some active campaigning in favor of
the report. as he led the forces in favor
of il on the floor
The debate was about equally divid-
ed. with the result that the report. to
gether with the Book OF Prayer
which it was suggested should De
adopted by the general assembly as
part of a fixed form of service was re
ferred to an enlarged committee Res
OIutiODS adopted in conjunction Win
debate on the report provided
In case theNenIarged committee reach
a definite and satisfactory cOHpIeIlOH
of their work during the present year.
we authorize the publication OF the
book of worship by the board OF pub-
LEGATION and Sunday school work. IN
, order that the church may have the
opportunitv to test the forms Of Wor-
shin and prayers and the committee Is
to make its final report to the next
general assembly
The assembly closed late in the efter-
noon with a vigorous debate over the
resolutions offered by the temperance
] committee The debate was preclpi-
! tated by Rev Alfred Kelly of Frazer
Pa. who declared that there Is one
/ Presbyterian university Whlch permits
/ its students to buy intoxicating liquors
/ from A resort near the campus He
/ asked the assembly to pass a Tesolu-
/ ton which would stop the practice.
/ When a commissioner asked that the
: university be named on the floor of the
( assembly he was answered by cries of
/ No" and during the debate the name
/ of the school was not spoken.
1 Before adjournment the assembly
] Dassad A resolution CenSuring the man.
( agement Of any college or university
permitting the students to drink intox-
4 icating liquors. The use of tobacco and
/ the manufacture and sale of cigarettes
/ were condemned.
The assembly has heard all reports
| except that Of the committee on mar
rative which will come up tomorrow.
/ Rev W H. Roberts. stated clerk, de-
| CIared today that the assembly viii
| complete it's work about / p. m.
A committee was appointed to confer
/ with the Washington presbyteTy reia-
; tive to Justice Harlan's project for a
/ central church at the national capital.
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dead heroes He exhOTJed his youthful
auditors to emulate them. He finished
amid applause from the pupils.
He prepared to leave the building
when he discovered that his hat and
gOld-headed cane had disappeared
CONSERVATION Teachers skUTrying to
and fro in search of the tile and staff;
pupils post haste after the principal
Small girl appears on scene. GiSgles
and bushes out d tale of having seen
little Albert Tibbs crossing the school
yard with Major COrser's belongings
All excitement.
Master Tibbs nowhere to be found
HIST and cane ditto. Major COrser
pacing floor.
This was the condition Of affairs for
two hours. The teachers We're grouped
about Major COrser, cOnsoling him on
his loss. Suddenly the hat and cane
accompanied by tiny girl, appeared
Teacher. here's the hat Here's the
cane I found EN-"
Where did YOU find them. HazelZ
exclaimed the fair pedagOgue.
why. they were i'm our coal shed
three blocks from here. I don't know
how they got there. but think that
Tibbs boy had EN-"
Young Mr.. Tibbs viii explain to the
teachers just how 1t happened when he
returns to school next week.
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T STNGTAJ-. May 26.-The whole Rus
sian fleet is assembled near Woo
sung. and the German squadron at
Tsingtau is preparing for eventualities-
The report from TSingtau- the port
Of the German concession at kiaochou'
Shantung peninsula, is in all probaDll-
itv a magnified version of the dispatch
Of the Associated Press from Shanghai
yesterday. saying that it was credlta-
bIv reported there that certain Russian
vessels had arrived at the mouth Of the
YangtSe river yesterday afternoon
Both WOOsung and Shanghai are STU
ated on branches of the YangtSe river
Five steamers of the Russian volunteer
fleet. three golfers and one RUSSIAN
cruiser were the vessels reported 10
have arrived off the Yangtse river
Later the cruiser put to sea and three
of the volunteer fleet vessels went 10
Woosung. 1t is quite probable that the
Chinese ashore exaggerated TINS FepoI L
making a statement that the whole
Russian fleet was assembling of WOO
sung No news has been received from
any other point tending to alter the
facts Cabled to the Associated Press
yesterday from Shanghai. and there Is
no doubt that If the Russian fleet really
had assembled off WOOsung such Inn
portant news would have been flashed
from Shanghai. which is only eleven
miles south of that place
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JAPs TO CoLONIzE TEXAS,

Washington, May 26--Japanese COL
onization is contemplated in Texas by
a wealthy japanese agriculturist who
recently visited the United States, ac-
cording to a report submitted to the
department of commerce and labor by
Fred D. Fisher. American consul at
Tamsui. FormOsa, who bases his an
pouncement upon recent publications
in japanese papers The report says
that / 900 farmers are to be collected
in Japan. and that as a first undertake
ing $500 acres viii be cultivated in
Paddy fields in Eexas.
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THREE NEW YORK LAWYERS INDICTED
One of Them Secretary of the Republican County Commit
tee and Former Assistant District Attorney
Grand Larceny Charged

The indictments alleged that after
the death Of d man named WeiSsel- who
left an estate valued at $4,000. ROths-
child. Ferguson. W00teD and Matthews
conspired together to get the property
of the estate into their possession. and
To that end succeeded in getting Roths-
child appointed temporary admins
traitor Of the assets Ii is further al
legged that they did obtain possession
of the money by frSudUlently pledging
and hypothecating assets of the estate
as security and turning the proceeds
Of their action to their own individual
profit and use
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SUPPOSED PAUPER
WAS A WEALTHY MAN

New York. May 26.-It developed to-
day that Alexander Russell, who was
supposed to have died almost destitute
was a wealthy man. and, IL Is believed
"a silent partner in the wholesale dry
goods firm Of u. Crawford & Co. of
St Louis. Russell. who was recluse-
died suddenly Of heart disease on Nov
3 The public administrator has found
in mis- apartments papers showing that
he had S260. 900 worth of bonds on de
post in a New York trust company.
and also had $4,000 in cash in New
York bank
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School Boy-"wen, didn't think it was in me"
OPPOSITION Is STRONG
Southern Presbyterians Will Not
Unite With the Other Bod
les This Year.

Fort Worth. Tex May 26--Thls aft
ernoOn. by vote of "a to s.. the gen
eral assembly of the Southern Presby-
terrain church, decided to accept the rec
ommendation of the committee on fed
Grafton that the committee be COntln-
ued for another conference with other
branches of the Presbyterian church
The committee is instructed TO make its
report one year hence at the meeting OF
the general assembly IL Greenville,
y. g
The committee is TO be increased by
one member from each synod not now
represented. 1t is believed that If a
conservative plan for closer cO-OpeTa-
ton is submitted the assembly VIII
adopt it.
The sentiment developed during the
debate by leaders of the church indi-
Gates a strong opposition 10 any sort
Of union with other bodies
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COLLIDED AT SEA.

san Francisco, May 26.-The Mer-
chants Exchange has received advices
from London TO the effect that the
Austrian steamer Maria Valerie and
the British steamer Ping Suey. which
sailed from Puget Sound. April % last
have been ia collision at Woo Sung,
China. Both vessels have been dam
aged. The former has been beached.
The damage sustained by the Ping
Suey IS insignificant.
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SHY SECRETARY SHAW.

Des Moines. Ia. May 26--Secretary
Of the Treasury Leslie N. Shaw. who
was the guest of the Bankers club to-
day at a luncheon, repeated his assur-
anceS that government finances We're
in no danger
NO one is authorized to say that I
viii be a candidate for the presidency"
said the secretary in answer to a ques-
ton 1T is a subject which even 1 do
not discuss"
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BETTER. BUT NEEDS REST.
Secretary Hay Has Finished His
Course of Baths.

Bad Nauheim. May 26.-Secretary
Hay has finished the course of baths
here and viii start tomorrow for Paris,
where Mrs. Hay awaits him. Profess
sor Groedel is quite satisfied with the
effects the taking of the baths have
had on Mr.. Hay. but he has advised
him to abstain from all official bust
ness for several months. such a course
being usually necessary after this
course of treatment. Secretary Hay
expects. therefore. to spend the sum
rner at his country home and to remain
there until the autumn.
Emperor William invited Mr. Hay
to come to Wiesbaden and visit him,
but the secretary declined under the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-27
INHABITANTS ARE FACING STARVATION
Awful Plight of the People of the Maritime Region of
Eastern Sberia-WiII Undoubtedly Perish
If the War Continues.

winter. and that the Inhabitants ate
their dogs There is no flour on the
island. and the people are confronted
with death by starvation a similar
situation exists at Kamchatka. where
the people are practically left TO their
fate No work is going on in the AmUr
district. beggars are roaming about ev-
eTyWheTe. and the OrOchdnS. a Siberian
tribe. who live on the shores of the Gulf
Of Tartar. are dying ~ starvation
The dispatch concludes.
Should the war continue six months
longer starvation viii he universal in
all this remote region
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Ut PETERSBURG. May 26.-The
\ Russky SIovo Of Moscow today
prints a dispatch from Nladivostok
which indicates that the inhabitants OF
the whole maritime region of eastern
Siberia including the island of Sakha-
lin and Kamchdtka peninsula are
facing starvation on account of the sit
Uation produced by the war Word has
been brought To Vladivostok from Ok
hotsk. eastern Siberia. that the fish
supply Of Sakhalin was exhausted last
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advice of his physician. King Edward
also invited Mr. Hay to an audience.
but this invitation also was declined.
During his visits to London and Paris
Secretary Hay will remain very quiet
and viii make no formal official calls
The call of King Leopold of Belgium
upon 1im Thursday took the secretary
completely by surprise, as the visit was
not announced beforehand.
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Anew YORK. May 26.-Arnitage
~ Matthews, q lawyer and secretary
Of the Republican county commit
tee and former assistant district at
torney and two other lawyers Samuel
!. Ferguson and John W WOOtCu. were
indicted by the grand jury today on
charges OF conspiracy and grand lar
Ceny in connection with their handling
of an estate for David Rothschild-
RothschiId- who was PRESIDENT of the
defunct Federal bank. is now serving
a long sentence IN Sing Sing for mis-
handling its funds
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ABSURD RUMOR.

st. Petersburg. May 26.-The Teno-
techesua. a radical anti-goveTnment
organ. prints the rumor that the Unit
ed States government is in the market
for the purchase of the island of SAX
hahn The paper, which takes every
opportunity to place the Russian gov
eminent in a poor light, says that the
United States government evidently
believes that it can pick up the island
with its rich forests and mines at a
bargain, as Russia is unable to pro-
tect Ii.
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JAPS ARE CONFIDENT.
Believe Togo Will Take Care of the
Russian Fleet.

Toxic May 26--CI1 a. NIT is be
lieved here that the action of the Rus
SLAMS in sending some vessels to Shang-
hal IS part of a diversion plan to draw
off a. portion of the Japanese fleet 1t
is thought that possibly the Russians
intend to intern the slower craft, but
the visit and withdrawal of the faster
vessels is regarded to be without pur-
pose unless as a diversion
The wherea bouts of Admiral Rojest-
vcnsky's feet is not reported, and opin-
Continued on Page p
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THE DEATH RECORD.
Captain 3. I. Reynolds.

Omaha, Neb-. May 26.-Captain 3. T.
Reynolds, chief engineer of the Omaha
waterworks, is dead at his home IN
Florence, aged 81 years. Captain Rey-
nOlds was chief engineer of the steam
ship Pioneer, which in 1855 went to the
relief of the John Franklin Arctic ex-
petition. and recovered the bodies OF
Franklin and six companions. Captain
Reynolds had visited nearly every port
of importance in the world.
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GUNS AND ROPES
TO BE EMPLOYED
Common People Will Meet With Phil
adelphia Councilmen.
MEETING NEXT THURSDAY
GAS THIEVES PRESENT A BOLD
FRONT.
++++++++++++++++++4++++++

= Philadelphia, May 26.-Late this =
, afternoon Mayor Weaver stated =
= that he had received a sufficient =
> number of pledges of select and =
= common cOuDcilmen to prevent >
' the passage Of the gas lease TesO- y
= luton next Thursday He declined >
, to make public the names Of the =
= cOuncilmen- Mayor Viewers mail =
, today contained numerous letters ,
, commencing him upon his stand =
' and several Of his correspondents y
= announced their intention of being =
' present with ropes and guns in =
, council chambers next week when =
: the gas lease comes up for action y
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Strong Resolutions.

Amid tremendous cheering and the
waving of flags several Thousand per-
sons who We're packed into the Acad-
emv Of Music tonight To- hear prom
trent Philadelphians express their pro-
test against the gas lease. adopted the
following resolution
Resolved. That we. citizens of Phil
adelphia- without regard To party or
politics do hereby before God and
man pledge our life. liberty and sacred
honor TO the complete overthrow of
despOIiC methods i'm municipal affairs
and the restoration of the American
principles for which OUT fathers fought
and which shall ever be- our glory while
we remain worthy 10 be called their
children"
W W. Justice. a wool merchant. pre-
sided at the Academy meeting and the
principal address was delivered bv
Charles Emory smith former post
master general of the United States.
Mr.. Smith. before beginning his speech.
announced that word had just reached
him that $50 citizens had called uuOu a
councilman in an outlying ward and
demanded of him To pledge his vote
against the lease which he did. After
Mr. Smith concluded his address an
other message came that councilman
IN the Twenty-eighJh ward had also
pledged himself tonight To go along
with the mayor
Noted Speakers.
Among the others who addressed the
meeting were William r.. ridden. serre-
1arv of the meeting Frank NJ Ritter.
a former director Of public safety. =
Soils Cohen physician: Professor Leo
= Rowe. president Of the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
euce. and Right Rev. DR.. Alexander
NIackay-Smith. bishop coadjutor of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Penn
sylvania-
4 letter written by Mr.. Justice. chair
man Of the meeting. was read. in which
he suggested the raising of 81 go. 900 10
carry on an extensive campaign against
the organization and pledging himself
TO contribute literally 10 the fnud.
Mayor Weaver. who was commended
I'm a resolution adopted. was unable to
he present. and letter Of regret from
Weir Mitchell the physician-author
"BIack Flag of Piracy"
The young Mems Christian associa-
4io, hall was also taxed TO its capacity
Addresses were made there by half d
dozen prominent citizens, including
charles Emory Smith There was great
enthusiasm when Mr. Smith said thai
"the black flag Of piracy was not the
4ap of RepublicauiSm OF of Lincoln
o. Of Mckinley or of Roosevelt"
In Broad street several thousand
,,ersons were gathered who could moi
tain admission to the big Academy
Continued on Page p
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y London. May 26.-The Great I
= Northern Telegraph company re :
y ports that the che OO-ShanghaI :
= ca bic is interrupted
y The interruption of the Che Foo
y Shanghai cable does not necessarl-
y " mean that the line has been
> hammered with by either Of the
= beIIigerents. nor would the cutting
y Of il interrupt communication be Z
y tween Che Foo and Shanghai.
= since a German cable runs from
y Che Foo to Tsingtau. and from
y TSingtau direct to Shanghai
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AGAIN AT The HELM.

Stockholm May 26.-King oscar to-
day resumed the reins of government
after his recent illness, during which
gent.
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RUSSIAN FLEET DIVIDED.
Seventeen Warships Anchored at the
Saddle Islands.

Shanghai May 26.-(NOOn-) There
are indications that Rear Admiral RO-
jestvensky has divided his fleet. Sew
enteen vessels of the Baltic fleet an
chored at Saddle islands last night 1t
Is believed that they cOaled there, ana
that from that point Their viii proceed
north.
London. May pa dispatch to
Lloyd's from Shanghai under today :
date says it is reported there and gen
orally believed that several Russian
war vessels have arrived of the Saddle
Islands, a group o. twenty-five small
islands situated about sixty miles
southeast of Shanghai
The dispatch adds that three vessels
of the Russian volunteer fleet, the
Vladimir Voronej and Yaroslav, and
three Golfers. the LivOnia. Meteor and
CUTOnia, are anchored off Shanghai.
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, PHILADELPHIA. May 26.-It is the

n PHILADELPHIA. May 26.-It is the
general opinion that Mayor
Weaver. for the present. controls
the situation in his fight with the Re
publican leaders over the proposed
lease of the city gas works There is
much speculation as to what viii be
the next move. Developments today
are expected to come from the or
Eanization" Insurance Commissioner
Durham and his Iieutenants We're in
conference late last night and their
deliberations were resumed today soon
after Mr.. Durham reached his office
Later he repaired 10 the Office of Unit
Cd States Senator PenrOse and was in
consultation with him for some time.
There is still some talk of impeach-
ment proceedings against the mayor,
and there is no longer any denial that
this course has been seriously COnsid-
cred by the leaders and their legal adj
viseTS. Those who advise against the
step argue that any attempt to i'm
peach Mayor Weaver at this time
would only serve to strengthen his po-
sitioH with the public
Both Sides Concerned.
Just now the attitude Of the mem
beTs of the council Is giving the lead
erS almost as much concern as any
other feature of their contest with the
mayor. Both sides are preparing for
next Thursdays meeting of councils
when. unless something intervenes, the
mayor viii forward his veto of the new
gas works lease ordinance to both
branches The organization" leaders.
Mir Durham and state Senator Nc
NiChul. have announced confidently
that there viii be no trouble whatever
in passing the lease over the mayors
Veto The mayor and his friends are
becoming more confident every day
that they will be successful in blocking
the organization $ plans and that the
Veto viii stand. I'm this they have the
active cooperation of ,stizens i'm every
ward
Citizens in Earnest.
Extraordinary pressure is being
brought to bear wherever a council
man shows signs of weakening. I'm one
instance a committee Of determined
citizens hunted nearly all night for a
member of the select council who OBJ
viously was avoiding them Early in
the morning the committee appeared
at the mans house routed him out of
bed, and while he stood barefooted I'm
his night clothes. read their resolutions
To him and extracted a promise from
him to change his attitude and sustain
the mayors veto I'm addition the
CoUnCilmeu are delUged by letters
signed by their constituents. urging
them to stand by the mayor II Is
claimed that since last Thursday five
members OF the select council and nine
members of the common branch have
been induced to avow their willingness
to change their vote and sustain the
mayors proposed veto Should the
mayor succeed i'm winning nine more
10 his side, the opposition VIII not have
the necessary three-hfths vote to de-
feat the veto
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MEET IN
KOREAN STRAITS
News Comes From Toxic. But No De-
tails Are Given.
WEAK VESSELS ARE LEFT
SEVERAL IN THE VICINITY OF
SHANGHAI.

Toxic, May 27, noon.-lt is
rUmored here that the Japan
csc and Russian fleets under
Vice Admiral Togo and Vice
Admiral RojestVensky have en-
qaqed in the Korean straits.