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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
II Is a comnlete Route.

London, March 8.--Japanese dis
patches received here announce the
complete rout of the entire Russian
army, which is now in full retreat to
the north.
The defeat of the Russian center
yesterday precipitated the retreat to-
day. With General Kuropatkin's CEN
ter broken, the Japanese had the Rus
slams almost at their mercy,
The two wings OF the Russian army
would have been placed between two
fires and been in imminent danger OF
being cut off and PROBABLY captured
had not General Kuroptakin hastily
with drawn from all his positions on
the Shakhe river during the night and
started on his retreat northward.
Dispatches from all sources state
that the Russian retreated as disor-
derly and general as that at Liao
Yang, when the Japanese put General
Kuropatllin's entire force to flight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
BURN SUPPLIES AND ABANDoH
POSITION ON sHAKHE.
ARE PURSUED BY JAPANESE
oyama's Infantry Pressing After De-
feated Army-Mukden Must
Fall Immediately.

TOXIC March 8.-General Kurok1
wires this morning that the Russians
are in full retreat. Under cover OF
darkness last night they evacuated
their whole line along the Shakhe
river, and by daybreak the whole Rus
sian force was on the run northward
with the Japanese infantry pressing
the read guard of the retreating force
closely.
Before abandoning their positions on
the Shakhe river the Russians burned
all their supplies, not being able to
carry them along and escape from
the precarious position in which the
whole Russian army was situated.
General Kuroki adds that Mukden's
immediate fall is apparent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10

which only added to the presidents
enjoyment. The bunch" was about
the happiest that ever appeared in
parade.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
To Extend Alaskan Cable.

Seattle, March 8.-Within the next
two months the cableship Burnside
will begin work of extending the gov
ernment Seattle-Valdez cable to Sc
ward, on Resurrection bay, Alaska,
the terminus of the Alaska Central
railroad. Congress recently appropri-
ated $4,000 for this purpose. The ex-
tension is in line with the expressed
desire of Chief Signal Officer General
Greeley to eventually extend the sub
marine system to Dutch Harbor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
Cut Down Kaiser's Cavalry.

Berlin, March 8.-The governments
measures to increase the cavalry by 2S
sauadrons has been rejected by the ap-
preparations committee OF the reich
stag against the earnest protest OF
War Minister Won Einem. The gov
ernments increases in the infantry
and artillery establishments were
granted by the members of the com
mittee of all parties except the center
party, which voted against additions
to the cavalry.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
Japs Shot Down.

st. Petersburg. March S.-A Russian
correspondent at the front wires: "The
Japanese had arranged to enter Muk-
den on March 4. The Chinese COVER
nor was instructed to prepare sol
emn reception.
"Sassulitch's infantry surrounded a
portion of General Kuroki's men, who
rejected the invitation to surrender
and were shot down.
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Cowboys to Invade Gotham.

The cowpunchers started for New
York tonight, and will stay there until
they are tired.
What do we expect to see there?"
repeated one of the Bullock band "All
hell broke loose, / reckon, if half OF
what we have heard about New York
is true. We are going to eat at the
Waldorf-Astoria and maybe some OF
us will go in together and sleep all
night in that $7,OOO,0OO bed at the St.
Regis if our money holds out. There
are two things you can bet all you've
got We'll do; we'll parade Broadway
as long as we can walk, and then
there's the Bowery-that's the case,
pard. We've heard lot of funny talk
about this Bowery and we are going to
prospect it to the bottom level. Ii
the Bowery toughs we've read so much
about want to start rough house,
we're their meat. Well mix
up with them, nothin' barred,
not even teeth, and if they
want all of the lights in their
joints shot out quick as hell can
scorch feather, all they have to do is
to indicate that their mind is running
in that direction, whereupon things
will eventuate. I'll give SIS myself to
any tenderfoot that'll start something
on the Bowery"
Presidents Son on Horse.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., hung
around the cowboy corrall all day
Monday. He wore a broadbrimmed
cowboy hat and amused himself by
chewing straws, whiting sticks and
talking horse. For long time Teddy"
and Stanley Bullock, the son of Seth
Bullock, the leader of the cowboys, sat
up in an old buggy and discussed west
ern life. Teddy said he wanted to
have a taste of it, just as his dad did,
and asked Bullock if he thought there
Still was a chance for man to make
money at ranching.
With big crowd looking on, but
few knowing who he was, Teddy
mounted Jim Jahlman's fine bay and
white Pinto, and, under the charge of
Bill Vane of Texas, the crack roper,
took few lessons in riding the lasso,
ing. He made good work Of his riding
ana wore off some of the awkwardness
| incident to his first trial with the rope
Wild West Show.
| Seth Bullocks cowboys yesterday al
ternoon gave Wild-west show at the
local ball park. The show included
roping and tying steers, which were
obtained from the stockyards; riding
express and other feats in which the
men and ponies are expert The sale
OF ponies will be held later, but the
prospect is that the men will not get
nearly the worth OF their horses, in
which event they will bid them in and
ship them home. Eastern people do
not appreciate the value of good COW
pony to cattlemen and are afraid to
bid on them except on a basis OF what
they are worth here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
viii Make Another Stand.

st. Petersburg, March S.-Kuropaf'
kin tonight wires the following mes
sage to the czar:
"Our army today withdrew to forti-
fed positions to the north, where we
are better prepared to meet the enc
my"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
Japs Take important Pass.

Toxic, March 8.-The Japanese this
morning captured Machun Tan, south
east of the city of Mukden.
Machun Tun is a great pass and its
capture gives the Japanese control OF
the road and valley leading to Fushun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
Russians Left in Danger of captur

Russians Left in Danger of Capture.
st, Petersburg, March S.-A dis
patch from General Kuropatkin today
states that Mukden is still held by the
Russians. He denies the statement
that communications have been cut.
1t is known, however. that the Russian
left is in critical position, with Rem
nenkampf's corps in danger of being
cut off.
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cut off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
WATCHING GERMANY.
Austria-Hungary Deeply Interested in
Commercial Treaties.

VIENNA, April 29.-Germany's exclu-
sion of the United States from benefiting
by the treaties recently enacted by Ger
many with several European states is be-
ing watched here with deepest interest
because the position of Austria Hungary,
after the completion of the pending COM
mercial treaties with Italy, Russia,
Switzerland and the Balkans will be
Identical with the conditions confronting
Germany.
The Associated Press is informed on
the very best authority that Austria
Hungary will follow Germany's example
when these treaties are concluded and
internal affairs are settled Meantime she
Is watching Germany's efforts to effect a
reciprocity treaty with the United States
with keen interest, as Germany's success
or failure will probably determine Aus
tria- Hungarys course Of action in this
direction.
The pending treaties between Austria
Hungary and Russia, Italy. Switzerland
and the Balkans must be completed by
January 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
MORE LAND FRAUD INDICTMENTS
Sensational Arrests in Montana Ex-
pected.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA. Mon. April 29.-After ses-
sion of ten days the United States grand
jury came into court this afternoon and
Foreman Walter Ray Church reported
thirty-fve indictments. one of these being
in the circuit court and the remainder in
the district court
Nineteen of the indictments were made
public. the remainder being withheld until
bench warrants could be served upon the
parties indicted. The most important Of
the cases in which the Indictment was
made public is that of the United States
against John Tully, charged with murder.
Tully, who was member OF the oath In
fantry at Fort Missoula, killed comrade,
Thomas Kennedy, on the Fort MiSsoula
military reservation October Is, 1892. The
state courts assumed jurisdiction of the case
and Tully was tried and convicted OF muir
der in the first degree. He appealed to the
supreme court, where the case was fought
on the contention that the state courts had
no Jurisdiction.
1t was contended that the spot in which
the crime was committed was not within
the bounds of the military reservation, al
though within those commonly supposed to
be a part of the reservation the claim being
made that there had been an error on the
part of the government in the location or
one of it's buildings on school section be-
longing to the state
The supreme court decided in favor OF the
defendants contention. Tully was then ar
rested by the United States authorities ana
committed to Jail at Helena to walt the &C
ton of the grand jury In Iully'S case Dali
was refused.
The sixteen indictments not made pubic
are said to refer to land frauds and Sensa-
tional arrests are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
TROOPS AND STRIKERS CLASH.
Four of the Latter Killed by Volleys
From Russian Infantry.

WARSAW, Russian Poland. April 20
Troops and strikers clashed today at Czest-
oehowa, LAP miles from Warsaw, near the
frontier of Silesia. Four strikers were
killed and over score were wounded by
volleys fired by the infantry. The trouble
began yesterday when the police arrested
a number of workmen. AS a protest all
the workmen struck today and a crowd
gathered and demanded the release Of the
men arrested. A force of Cossacks and In
fantry was assembled and the strikers
were ordered not to advance. The latter
refused to obey. placed women in front of
their line and came on. The. Cossacks
thereupon charged and dispersed the mob.
One Of the strikers fired a revolver. and
then the infantry advanced and fired sew
eral volleys the crowd retreated.
The situation mere Is considered critical.
There were some slight disturbances today
and the public is exceedingly nervous.
Czestochowa is an old historical city, and
has a population of about 10000. A pic
ture of the Holy Virgin of Czestochowa is
considered to be a national relic and at
tracts thousands of relics every year. For
merly the picture attracted hundreds Of
thousands yearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
rs CENT GAS PROPOSED
For Boroughs of Manhattan and Brook
1yn-Creation of Commission.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 29-Seventy-f7ve
cent gas for the boroughs of Manhattan
and Brooklyn and portion of the Bronx
borough, and the creation of a commission
to have general supervision of all gas light
and electric light and power companies ilr
the state are the chief recommendations in
the report of the legislative committee
which recently Investigated lighting condi-
tfons In New York city.
The committee holds that the city of
New York should be given authority to
utilize water power, now owned or here
after acquired by 1t to generate electric
current for the use of the municipality, pro-
vlded that no additional water shall be
used for said purposes that would other
wise be required by the city
Commenting upon the method In which
the Consolidated Gas Company has increas-
ed its capitalization by including in its own
estimate of the value of the good will, the
report declares that the company had no
right to capitalize its grip on the public
THE fact that the company" the report
says, by rendering competition Impossible,
has been able to earn large dividends, does
not Justify it In adding to the value of its
plant an additional amount for good will
OF earning capacity and thereby Justify a
continuance of excessive charges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
MAY BE A SLOTH
REMARKABLY CREATURE UN-
EARTHED IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 29.-After blast had
been fired in an excavation at SD street
and West End avenue this afternoon a
strange creature came out of the rocks
uttering a plaintive cry. 1t was huge
hairy thing with a auizzical expression in
its small hattened face. It had arms and
legs. the former longer than the latter and
each limb was armed with three long white
ivory claws. When it saw the men 1t lifted
up the long, hairy arms; then one of the
laborers killed it with a blow from his
shovel. The rest of the men had fled in
CONSERVATION. Tonight the body of the an
imal was perched behind the bar Of
neighboring saloon. with a bottle of whisky
in its arms
The creature answers the physical de-
scriptiOn given of the sloth, an edentate
mammal, by the encyclopedia. but the same
work says the creature is a denizen of the
South American forests. is remarkably
arboreal in it's habits" and rarely comes to
the ground. This sloth-if it is sloth-
got under the ground. 1t is thought. how
ever. that the creature may have escaped
from some steamer in the river, and. being
frightened, had taken refuge in the excava-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
OFFICER KENNEDY ASSAULTED
Henry Roberts Resists Arrest and
Uses Knife on Policeman

Policeman r. NJ Kennedy of the ninth
precinct had a desperate fight with Henry
Roberts, a negro disturber of the peace, in
Wiley's court shortly before midnight last
night which resulted in sending both the
officer and the negro to the hospital. Rob
erts was disorderly and Kennedy attempt
ed to place him under arrest The negro
resisted and a mtx-up occurred, during
which Roberts used knife on the police
man with unpleasant consequences. When
Policeman Curd came TO his brother Off
er's assistance Kennedy was bleeding pro-
fusely from wounds on his arms and chest;
his coat collar cut and torn complete
~ from his blouse and his clothing in gem
eral looked as though it had encountered
buzz saw In full action. Roberts was
almost AFFECT a looking object.
After their wounds were dressed Kennedy
was sent to his home and Roberts was
locked up at the ninth precinct station,
Charged with being drunk and disorderly
and assault with dangerous weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
THE yellow MANSIONr SOLD
Price Obtained for It Regarded as
Low,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 29.-The IA
nous yellow Mansion" at Broad and
Walnut streets, for many years the home
OF the Lippincott family. has been sold
for $2625,O00 to a syndicate OF New York
real estate operators.
The property has frontage OF 235 fee.
on Broad street and It's on Walnut and
SAMSON streets.
The price paid by the syndicate Is at the
rate of $11 40 a front foot, calculated on
the 235 feet on the Broad street portion of
the lot. The old Bellevue Hotel, opposite
was sold several months ago at the rate of
$1,000 front foot. The Bellevue's Depth
however, is only seventy feet
startling discrepancy in valuations
based on the square foot area, is shown in
these two properties. While the Bellevue
sold for $12S a square foot, the Lippincott
sale realized only $63 square foot If sold
on the basis of the sale of the Bellevue the
Lippncott mansion would have realized
more than s.. 25O 900.
There IS much comment over the cheap
price at which the syndicate secured the
property.
The Vauxhall Gardens, or, as the dwell
Ing at Broad and Walnut streets is better
known, the yellow mansion" has been a
conspicuous landmark for years. The prop
erty was bought by j. Dundas Lippincott
forty years ago for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
SUED BY MISS WOOD.
Secretary Loeb, Consul General Wynne
and Othe~s Named.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Neb., April pa suit for S35,-
600 was filed today in Omaha against Will
liam Loeb, secretary to President Roose-
veIt Robert j. Wynne, consul general to
London, and J. Martin Miller consul at
Aix-La-Chapelle. Germany. by Mae Cathe-
rine Wood, formerly a clerk in the Post
Office Department in Washington. Miss
Wood was the woman who declared IL
she was to marry Senator Plat of New
York and who raised a tumult in New
York in 1903 when the senator married Mrs.
Janeway.
The suit is based on allegations that
wynne, Loeb and Miller conspired to OBJ
tain possession Of the manuscript for a
book which Miss Wood had compiled un
der the title of 1.-The Love Letters of a
Boss" which letters. Miss Wood says,
were written to her by Senator T. C. Platt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
BABE MR.. CHoATE FAREWELL
Esteem Expressed at the Royal Acad-
envy BANQUET.


LONDON. April 29.-The Royal Academy
banquet was held at Burlington House to-
night $50 persons being present The
Prince Of Wales and Duke of Connaught
were the chief guests The president an
nounced that the academy had decided
hereafter to admit certificated colonial stu
dents to academy schools without prelimt-
nary examination.
The Prince of Wales, referring to the ST.
Louis exposition, said he was gratified that
British art was considered there as good
as any other from abroad
Admiral of the Fleet Seymour, replying
to the toast, THE services" mentioned that
until the recent reorganization the navy
had not been redistributed since the old
sailing days. The war in the far east. he
said, fully justified the wonderful lesson
capt. A. I. Mahan. U. 8. N. (retired). had
taught the world. 1t indicated that naval
battles of the future would probably be
fought at creasingly long ranges, and
also that submarine mines were extremely
deadly. but that the ordinary torpedo was
not quite so fatal as was expected
Sir Edward John Poynter, president of
the Royal Academy, in toasting the guests
referred especially to American Ambassador
Choate, and regretted that this was the last
occasion at which he would be present dur
ing his tenure of office as amba ssador to
the court of st. James for no one had
given himself so genially to the cultiva ton
of social and friendly relations The
academy, Sir Edward said, bade Mr.. Choate
adieu, with best wishes for his future hap
pineSS and success.
Sir Edward in replying to the toast to
the academy, said that the Prince of Wales
had consented to preside over committee
having in view the erection of a statue to
the late George Frederick Watts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
FORGOT THE NEW SCHEDULE
Conductor Causes Fatal Accident ON a
Trolley Line.

DETROIT, Mich, April 29.-In head
on collision on the Detroit. Monroe and To-
ledo shore line tonight between two trolley
cars. each running nearly forty miles an
hour. II. w. Wheeler, aged twenty-five. Of
Cedar Springs, Mich, was killed and a
dozen people were injured. The collision
occurred on a curve short distance north
Of Newport, Mich.
Among the injured are: John Marks of
Wyandotte, Mich; Motorman Frank Car
man, Monroe, Mich, leg broken and inter-
nally injured; Joseph Striker. lockwood;
Morgan Levi. Cherry street Toledo. right
side cut; Conductor Allan Mulholland Of
Monroe, face and head badly cut; Thomas
Head. Monroe, face cut; S. A. Bone, Pom
tiac Mich, skull fractured.
Carman and Bone are very seriously in
jured. and Carman. who was taken to To-
ledo hospital will probably die.
None of the others are thought to be Sc
riously hurt. Wheeler, the passenger who
was killed, was the sole occupant of the
smoking compartment of the south-bound
car half-hour schedule had been intro
duced on the line today, and it is said that
the conductor of the north bound car for
got this change and ran ahead of orders to
meet the other car at the Newport switch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Fell From a Car.

Frank Wills, colored, twenty-four years
old, of 2O4S L street northwest. was taken
to the Emergency Hospital last evening In
the hospital ambulance and after examina-
ton was found to be suffering from con-
cussion Of the brain. Wills was attempt
ing to board a car at the corner of Con-
necticut avenue and K street last evening
and rade a misstep, falling to the pave
ment He struck on his head and became
unconscious from the blow. He was taken
to a drug store until the ambulance from
the hospital arrived. At the hospital 1t
was stated that while his condition was
serious, 1t was believed that the man would
pull through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
FRENCH SALON OPENED.
The American Exhibit a Notable
Feature

PARIS. April 29.-The national salon Of
French artists was opened today at the
Grand Palace. The notable features are
Detailles' hypothesis of Glory" intended
for the Pantheon. Henri Martins large can
vas representing Summer" Hoffbauer's "a
New York Roof Garden" and portrait
by Lawton Parker of Nebraska
Other American exhibitors attracting at
tention are Daniel Ridgway Knight of Phil
adelphia with Peasant Girls Gathering
Grapes" Aston knight of Philadelphia. a
strong landscape, THE Torrent" Percival
I. Rosseau Of New Orleans Hunting Dogs"
and Jules Pages Of San Francisco, "A
Dutch Interior"
Among the other Americans represented
are Bridgman. MacEwin and Richard Millar
of St. Louis and Arthur Spear and Everett
Warner of Washington.
Included among the American sculptors
exhibiting are Frederick MacMonnies
Richard Brooks, Amory Simons and Janette
Scudder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
QUESTION IN RUSSIA.
Mussulmans Likely to Be Accorded
Representation.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.-Interior
Minister Bouligin today informed a delega-
ton Of Mussulmans that while the question
has not been definitely decided, he pre-
sumed the Mohammedans of the Caucasus
would be allowed representation and equal
rights with Russians in the assembly to be
created under the imperial rescrlpt
The Bouligin commission having the as
sembly question under consideration is still
engrossed with the question of the manner
In which the representatives shall be appor-
toned and elected. The character and
functions of the body are not yet being
seriously considered.
1t is reported in government circles that
M. Bouligins report regarding the proposed
national assembly provides for the convoca-
ton of body to be called the douma of
the empire, which will be altogether dis
tinct from the existing council of the en-
pire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
SANITATION OF CUBAN CITIES.
Secretary Hays Note to Cuba Urges
Compliance With Obligation.

HAVANA, April 29.-The Associated
Press learns that Secretary Hays note,
presented April IS and dated March 10.
urges in strong terms the observance OF
Cuba's obligation to sanitate the cities. and
that Cuba willingly and promptly fulfill her
contracts with Americans, especially the
solemn covenants contained in the Platt
amendment afterward incorporated In the
permanent treaty.
The note cites the contract entered into
by the city of Havana, January TO- 1902,
for sewering and paving at an expense OF
s13, 900 900. and says the efforts of the city
to fulfill this agreement have been rendered
abortive by the inaction of the Cuban gov
eminent, which has not fulfilled its re-
quirements of approving the necessary loan
and contributing 100000 annually toward
paying it off.