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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
(THE WEATHER: '
I Fair wanner in eastern portion;
irariable winds becoming fresh
Boutheasterly.
THE WAR.
The Russians find on their own man
IU Fane Hueng Chen. killing 100.
i' The janutM- have made a landlnr on
the Llao Tunc peninsula and cut off tort
' aruur.
Although the Russians admit Port Ar-
thur Is cut off they do not believe It can
be taken by storm.
Russia has completed arrangements at
Paris to Issue 6 per cent treasury notes
$o secure a war loan.
j DOMESTIC.
Bully reviewed the formation of the cot-
ton pool In the hearing of his bankruptcy
A Dallas man convicted of swindling at
New Orleans will get a new trial on a
' jylaa of Insanity.
J WASHINGTON.
The treasury department drew a war
ant for the payment of Texas' Greer
county claim.
POLITICAL.
r-
Connecticut democrats Instructed dele-
Etes to St. Ixuls to vote for Judge Par-
r for president.
i I TEXAS.
T3ates for the Texas coferenoet hart
peen set.
Tho Methodist mission rally haa com
to a close.
Mexico haa not yet driven permission
for Inspectors to come Into that re-
public It In expected the new railroad will
Xn to real development the Nacogdoches
field.
Waco Confederate veterans will here
after not mark the graves of Federals'
with flags.
The editors In senslon at Ban Antonio
talked and selected Brownsville as the
next place of meeting.
The supreme court may dismiss the
SKglns caae becapse the form for which
was elected has expired.
Blahop Calloway prays for the defea
of the Russians and says that Japan's
access would be a victory for Chris
tianlty.
Otto Wolf formerly a merchant of
Dallas was found Insane at New Or
leans where he had uttered many spu-
rious checks.
' THI1 STORM.
Three were killed and a number In-
jured at Ooldthwalte; child killed near
Albany; one killed In Fisher county.
Much damage to property resulted from
tornadoes In Northwest Texas.
Tho Colorado below Wharton was
swollen by further heavy rains.
The Brains is rising below Hearne and
the Navasota Is out of banks; 14 1 tie
Draaos is com in ud verv fast.
The Guadalupe Is carrying a big volume
pi wairr.
Anderson county creeks are flooding the
)ottomJ.
Jhe Little Tegua Is out of banks.
jT; SPORT.
The card at Worth was only a fair ens.
.It was a day of dumps for the talent at
(Louisville.
Bryn Mawr won the Larchmont stakes
ferf Morris Park.
1 Useful Lady was the only winning fa-
rorite at Elm Ridge.
! Semper Vlvax surprised the bookies at
ptt. Louis winning under good odds.
Otto Sens of Houston won the trophy
imp emblematic of the Stats champion-
hip at targets.
. The twenty-seventh tournament of the
ftporteman's association closed Atchison
.winning the average.
RAILROADS.
'A now rule roes Into effect todav rins
ing all local freight offices at 1 o'clock
n Saturdays.
The International and Great Northern
claims the quickest train to Memphis ever
pulled out of Houston.
Mr. Thomwell Fny departed suddenly
Tor New Orleans; his mission Is supposed
to have reference to the appointment of
Mr. Miller's successor.
COMMERCIAL.
Wheat was higher on crop reports;
Com and oats were lower.
Bradstreet reports business as showing
the good effects of the song expected good
weather.
R. O. Dun Co. report that the good
Weather came too late to recover the
tardy spring trade.
Stocks were lifeless except a sharp
tirtttik In Manhattan caused by report of
hs statistical agent.
SPORT.
Galveston won from San Antonio.
There Is to be a double-header today
srlth Beaumont.
HOUSTON:
The churches of the cltr announce their
Eervlces for Sunday and the week fol-
nwlng. The Houston Helvfets public schools
held Interesting exercises yesterday when
promotions were announced.
The enTertainment given at the Audi
torlum for entertainment of Federation
Of Clubs was a decided success. .
Mayor Jackson's first veto will be di-
rected against the appropriation of WW
from the park fund to provide free music.
The county eampnlgn was formally
opened last ntaht with speeches from
numerous candldatea at a meeting In the
yirst ward.
The bonks of the Houstonn OH com
pay referring to the lands owned and
controlled by that company have been
turned over to the receivers.
The residents of the Fourth ward have
adopted resolutions declaring against the
froposed annex to the High school bulld-
ng and advising against coeducation In
the High school.
A number of Importanf orders were en-
tered In the Houston OH company re-
ceivership .yesterday. A New York firm
Of attorneys have filed ft claim for $26091
for services rendered. 9
The position taken by Mayor Jackson
relative to the appointment of two men
to the school board was Indorsed and
Messrs. Red and Wat kins praised by the
Fair Grounds improvement league.
Hon. J. H. Klrby haa arrived home
from New York and says the reorganisa-
tion of the Klrby I umbe company only
awaits the untangling ofjlke nf fairs of
the Houston OH companjs; He says Par-
Rr will undoubtedly win In New York.
i ' THIBETANSJDEFEATED.
British Mission Repulsed. Attack
at Gyang Jsc
(Associated Press Report.)
London. May 1-The Dally Mall's Hlmla
ftorrespondent says that 800 Thibetans
eom In from the direction of Bhlgata at-
tacked the British mission at Oyang Tee
t dawn on April R. The Thibetans were
repulsed with heavy loss and fled. The
British had only two Bepoys wounded.
' ST. IXtTT9.-Tn the presence of more
than a score of men and women. Paul
Ignore a traveling snlenmnn of CleVolaml.
Ohio today shot ani killed himself In ft
street amr at the intersection of thft
uaVaf t UurouftUartfl of the city
PORT ARTHUR IS CUT OFF
Japanese Have Effected
the Liao Tung Peninsula
ALEXIEFF GOT OUT
Hurried Away Before Catting
ofRaSway.
MET WITH NO RESISTANCE
Japanese Force Discouraged Oppo-
sition of Russians.
RELY ON STRENGTH OF PORT
Russians Believe Port Arthur
Will Hold Out Against At-
tempt to Storm It.
(Associated Press Report)
Bt Petersburg. Mar . 10:0 p. m A
dispatch received tonight says that Port
Arthur Is cut off from all communication
by land the Japanese having disembarked
In Its rear occupied the railroad and
cut the telegraph.
Vice Admiral Bkrydloff who was an
route to Port Arthur to take command
of the naval force in the Far East will
be unable to reach his destination.
(Associated Press Report.)
Bt. Petersburg. May . 11:41 p. m. The
landing of the Japanese at Pltawo north-
east of Port Arthur is officially con-
firmed. It Is expected the railway con-
necting Port Arthur with Mukden and
Harbin will be soon cut. The departure
of Viceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke
Boris from Port Arthur was hurried
owing to the possibility of the Interrup-
tion of railroad communication. The
Japanese landed In sufficient force to
discourage the few hundred Russians
watching at Pltswo from offering any
resistance.
(Associated Press Report.)
Bt Petersburg May . 4:11 p. m. The
Japanese landing at Pitswo is expected
to be followed almost rmmedtately by
the Isolation of Port Arthur. The land-
ings on the west coast of the peninsula
are also anticipated. The Russian mil-
itary authorities seemed reconciled to the
cutting off st their stronghold but thejt
are convinced that the fortress Is Im-
pregnable against attacks by land or sea.
Though the enemy may Invest the place
the authorities hers do not believe the
Japanese will undertake to storm the po-
sition. It is believed (he greater part
of the troops have been withdrawn and
that General .Btoessel's forces including
the garrison of Port Arthur do not
exceed 24.000 men. The fortress Is pro-
visioned for a year. Further operations
on the peninsula of a large scale are
dependent upon the development of the
campaign on the main lanff.
It Is understood thst the landing at
Pltawo was preceded by a bombardment
of the shore and was effected under
the guns of the Jspaness warships but
It was practically unopposed by the Rus-
sians. No direct information has been
received here as to whether General Ku-
roki's army has advanced from Its posi-
tion on the Yalu river but it Is known
that the Japanese are reconnotterlng
south of Feng Wang Cheng and along
the Lltteral. and a landing near Taku
Shan In order that the enemy might
establish himself on the right flank o
the Russians Is considered possible.
A sharp lookout IS being lrpt northeast
of Feng Wang Cheng to prevent the pos-
sibility of a flanking movement from that
direction but it is understood that no
signs of the enemy have been discov-
ered. (Associated Press Report.)
Toklo May . Noon. Beyond the an-
nouncement that a Japanese force bad af-
fected a landing at an unnamed place on
the Llao Tung peninsular the govern-
ment absolutely refuses to disclose the
nature of the plan of operations. Gen-
eral Fukushlma of ths general staff
merely told the foreign correspondents
that on May ( some strength of the
Japanese army began to land on ths Llao
Tung peninsula.
"Where and what forcer" asked the
correspondent
General Fukushlma laughed. "Out of
ths skies of heaven" he said.
'
Two distinct landing operations by the
Japanese In the vicinity of Port Arthur
are reported in today's dispatches to the
Associated Press. According to cables
from Toklo and 8t Petersburg the Japan-
ess effected a lending In force and un-
opposed at Pltswo a point on ths east
roast of the peninsula about seventy-
five miles above Port Arthur. Another
successful landing la reported to have
taken place at Port Adams which Is
situated on an arm of Society bay In ths
west coast of the peninsula directly op-
posits and about twenty miles distant
from Pltswo. Ths railroad that connects
Port Arthur with Mukdsn paaaes close
to Port Adams and It Is evident that It
Is now In possession of the Japanese at
this point
A dlspstch from Washington Indicate
landing according to advices received
there at Kinchau. or Klnchow. This
place is located at ths extreme eastern
shore of the .bay of the same name on
the west and Is directly across ths penin-
sula from ths Russian port of Dalny. It
Is about forty miles north of Port Ar-
thur. The strip of land between Dalny
and Klnchow la the narrowest point of
the peninsula. Klnchow is about half
a Landing at Pitzwo on
INDIANA FOR PARKER.
Determination Is Reached to
Have Instructions.
(Houston Post Special.)
Indianapolis Ind. May t. Ths
democratic Bute convention which
has been called to assemble In In-
dianapolis on May U will send del-
sgatss to St Louis Instructed for
Judge Parker.
This was definitely decided upon
at a meeting In which National
State Chairman W. H. O'Brien
Major O. V. Mensles John O. M
Nutt John E. Lamb and other
democratic leadera took part K
was agreed that the delegates to
the National convention should be
Instructed to votj aa a unit for
Judgs Parker for the presidential
nomination.
way between Port Adams 'and Port
Arthur and is slso on the railroad. It
Is possible however this landing refers
to that at Port Adams which is on an
arm -of ths bay opposite Klnchow.
(Associated Press Report.)
Bt Petersburg May 6 :30 p. m.-The
ministry of wsr has received the follow-
ing telegram from Major General Pfiug
chief of the military staff:
"According to ths Information I have
received seven of the enemy's trans-
Prt "l" and ''"sard about forty
appeared opposite Pltswo on the evening
of May 1 On the morning of May the
Japanese began to land at Pltswo and
on the coast near Cape Terminal (about
fifteen miles southwest of Pltswo) under
oover of artillery fire. At this moment
about sixty transports were observed
bearing down upon the whole front and
our posts retired from the shore. All the
papers in ths postofrire at Pitzwo were
removed and the Russian Inhabitants
abandoned the town. According to Chi-
nese reports by the evening of May i
bout 10.000 of the enemy's troops hsd
landed and taken up quarters In the Chi-
nese villages near the points of debarka-
tion. The enemy sent two columns of
about one regiment each one In a west-
erly direction and the other to the south-
ward. On May a passenger train from
Port Arthur was fired upon a mile and
a quarter outside Potandlen (about forty
miles north of Port Arthur) by 10 Jap-
anese Infantrymen occupying the heights
east of ths railway. The train carried
many passengers. Ml sick occupying an
ambulance carriage flying the Red Cross
flag. Two of ths sick -were wounded. The
train succeeded In reaching Polandlen.
"Tranquillity prevails In ths maritime
province and in Tinkow.
A LOAN TO RUSSIA
DETAILS OF ARRANGE-
MENTS AT PARIS.
Russia to Issue $100000000 Five
Per Cent Bonds on Five Years'
Time Deal Closes Today.
(Associated Press Report.)
Paris May (.An authoritative state-
ment was given to the Associated Press
today from ths highest governmental
source ' concerning the details and cir-
cumstances of the new Russian loan ss
follows:
The cost of the war for the first five
months up to June 1 including t2S.MO.000
for railroad equipment la fl2S.00OGi)O.
After June 1 the monthly cost of the war
will be CjOO.OOO for the navy and ru.OOQ-
000 for the army at the front making the
total of war experses about 4600000 for
the year closing January 1 next For ths
purpose of protecting the Internal mone-
tary situation the Russian government
haa lent a favorable ear to proposals
made by French bankers and has opened
negotiations at St Petersburg with
Joseph Hottlnguer of the house of Hot-
tlnguer ft Co. and with M. Noetxlln one
of the directors of the Banque De Paris
at Dea Pays. They havs mads two visits
to Bt. Petersburg and are leaving there
tomorrow for Paris. Ths purpose of their
visit is to secura the issue of treasury'
bonds running Ave years at i per cent
These are going to be offered to cus-
tomers of the big French financial huuea
at nvt tu par. By so doing the Russian
governrarat reWves the right after five
years to make use of its Internal credit
to eonyert or oonsoltdcts these five-year
bonds Into a funded debt bearing a lower
rata of interest The amount likely to
be taken up at once In Paris will be SIX.-
000000 and the Issue can go up to tlfio-
CflO.OOO. Already the contracting houses
are sure to place the full amount they
underwrite among their customers.
HAVE REINFORCEMENTS.
Russians Expect Heavy Fighting
at Port Arthur.
(Associated Press'Report.)
St. Petersburg May 6. 6:oa p.
m. News of very'lieavy fighting
near Feng Wang Cheng is ex-
pected within thirty-six hours.
Large reinforcements have reach-
ed the southern position.
GARRISON REDUCED.
Russians Removed Documents
and Guns from Port Arthur.
t (Associated Press Report.)
Rome May (.-According to a tele-
gram received here from Chee Foo the
garrison at Port Arthur has been reduced
to 0OO men and all the Important docu-'
menu money and field guns havs been
removed ts Mukdeav . .
'. :'l i : " ' ' ..
CASE OF SULLY
Commissioner Alexander Continued
Bankrnptcy Hearing:. I
SULLY PLACED ON STAND
Reviewed Formation of Joint Pool
with Hawley and Ray and
Their Desertion of Him. )
(Associated Press Report.)
New York May (.The examination
Into the D. J. Bully bankruptcy proceed-
ings was continued today by ' United
States Commissioner Alexander sitting as
a special examiner. Daniel J. Sully ths
head of the Arm was called to ths stand.
Ths witness was asked by his eaSMsel
Ellhu Root to tell about the orders Ix t
cdved to make purchases and sales for
what has been called the "joint three ac-
count." "It was a mutual arrangement
between Mr. Hawley. Mr. Ray and ruy-
self to buy cotton" said Mr. Sully.
"Can jrou repair It In words T"
"I think I hsd Instructions vsrbally on
every occasion. The mutual agreement
about the last joint account was mads
while we three were riding In an automo
bile about March 1."
Mr. Bully said that the mstter was
talked about for several days and Anally
at that date It was decided to buy May
and July cotton. Mr. Hawley thought It
would be advisable to have Mr. Gates In
the pool' said witness. "I thought ths
three of us sufficient to carry It through.
From 150000 to 190000 biles were consid-
ered. Hawley and Ray had asked my
opinion about the same amount"
"Now start at the beginning of the
conversation; tell us ths story" said Mr
Root.
"1 waa about to go on a vacation but
mey mougnt ins maraet strong and a
good time to make purchases. It wss
talked over by us st tne Waldorf for sev-
eral days and finally we decided to
ttU 11.
Did they ssk'you to buy It for them
as inaiviauaiar
"No. sir ."
"Anything ssld about separata and ln-
UIVIUIUU SCCDUOISr
"No air."
"WerrTour orders on your agreement
to purchase for your respective selves
separately r -collectively t"
"1C wss tor the Joint account.
Funds Requested of Hawley.
Mr. Sully said he had discussed his af-
fairs with Hawley on March IT. Witness
then Said how he had tw tell Mr. Haw-
ley that ha would have to nave money
on. the uth and Hawley said he would
glvs his share. .- .
"What was the particular reeeoa you
thought you would need money Uss next
day!' . -
"I had put up (700000 on mansjej and
thought It was Urns Hsywley sk. Bay
dM something." mm
"Were you st Jhe end at s re-
souross?" -
"No sir; t had about IM000 la sash and
securities and HSU.0O0 due from custom-
ers. I thought It was urns Hawley and
Ray shared wlthme the burdens. I was
carrying about M0.UU0 bales of cotton."
Sully said that on March It when he
had talked with Hawley and Ray the
market waa going down. He told tbam.
however that it would be wis to buy
on a falling market. No amount waa
mentioned out they intimated that they
would pay what was needed
"Later" said Sully "I .bowed them a
statement Including a statement of mv
funds. Ray and Hawley both saw lt"
"How much was ths 'Joint Ursa ac-
count' carrying?" 1
"About UO.ouo or UFkOOO jlea.'r'
"Did you know about how muub'bioity
you wanted and when"
"Yes."
"When was It needed?"
"At 1 o'clock ths next day.
Ray Withdrew Aid.
When I saw Ray the following day"
said Sully "he said a drop of a cent
meant fl 260.000 to margin It; another cent
meant another d .260 000. He said: 'We
can not stand It. Somebody haa got to ba
sacrificed. It might as well te you.' "
"They toltf me they would close the
msrg4n socount st 1 o'clock ths next day.
They wanted me to take over their shares
of the account at for May and tt.M
for July."
Contlnulng.'he said:
"On Marcn 17 I did not know but sines
I have learned I was liable for Hu la
msrglns at 10 o'clock on March Is. 1 die
not know that the calls had been made."
"On the morning of the 18th did Huwley
say snything shout carrying you overt"
"No only as 1 have stated. Hawley said
they would stay until 1 o'clock. They
had agreed to furnish money on my col-
laterals and to furnish what other funds
were needed to carry me over 1 o'clock."
"That was one of the conditions of
your assuming ths 'Joint three account V "
"Yes. sir."
"Did they do ItT"
"No. sir.''
Sully said that when Ray left him on
the morning of March 1 he hsd sn opin-
ion ss to what was snout to happen. "I
thought he was going to sell the market
on me." he said.
"Tremendous snd heavy selling from
certain quarters during the forenoon
seemed to Indicate to me that somebody
knew what wss going to happen."
"Where did the heavy selling orders
cothe from?"
"'Some from the Waldorf by telephone."
"Was that where Mr. Ray went after
leaving you and Hawley in the carriage?"
"I don't know; ha got out at ths Wal-
dorf." (Hawley Refused Needed Funds.
The witness said he kept Hawley posted
during the morning and told him he did
not fear ths market If he could meat
the 1 o'clock margin calk The. market
varied only JC or SO points when Bully
went to see Hawley a U o'clock. Six
hundred thousand dollars In sddltion to
what the firm had In collateral was need-
ed and Hawley was so Informed. "He said
hs was very sorry; he said he dlJ not
hsve the n.oney" ssld ths witness.
"He ssld he had not heard from Ray.
During the afternoon. Sully said he
received a letter from Hawley Inclosing
IK2.43) us the latter's share of one-third
of 00709 hales. This Istter came about
I or I o'clock; but In the meantime at
1:46 o'clock. Bully had sent notice to the
cotton exchange he could not meet tela
engagements.
Bully was on the stand about two and a
half hours. He had no slips or mem-
oranda to refresh his memory. Ths ex-
amination was sdjourned to next Friday.
At the conclusion of Sully's examina-
tion the sttorneys for Hawley were told
by Judge- Holt that they would he given
plenty of opportunity to appeal from the
decision of the Judge to terminate the
stay In the proceedings previously ob-
tained by Hawley's counsel. Meanwhile
Hawley Is ordered to etay within tn
jurisdiction of the court and sign his tes-
timony. ELECTED OFFICERS.
Mexican Central Directors Com-
pleted Organization.
(Associated Press Report)
Boston Mass. May (.Ths reoently
slectsd board of directori at ths MexJoa I
Central Railroad company limited have
organised by electing ths following offi-
cers: H. Clay Pierce chairman of the
board; A. Robinson president; Ben Rich-
ards Gabriel Morton H. R. Nickerson
snd F. H. Prince vice presidents; K. E.
Btlner general manager; C A. Brown
treasurer and transfer agent and W. A.
rost general auditor.
Report on Lott Road.
(Houston Post Special.)
Corpus Christ I Texas May (.The liOU
road Is reported this evening ss being
rompietea a distance oi izz muss
within twenty m'les of Brownsville.
ACCEPT SITUATION
RUSSIANS EXPECTED JAP
ANESE LANDING.
lAlexieff Left Port Arthur The
Wounded and Sick Were
v.. . Taken to Mukden.
(Associated Press Report)
St. Petersburg. May 7.-4:30 a. m Ja-
panese troops are swarming across the
narrow neck of the Llao Tung peninsula.
the railroad and the telegraphic commu-
nications are cut and the Russian Gibral
tar Isolated and left to Its wn resources.
All this the Russians seem to accept
with great stoicism. These events
have been anticipated since the outbreak
of the war and the authorities In a sense
appear to be relieved now that the blow
has fallen. They assert that the fortress
Is Impregnable and Is provisioned to
stand a siege for a year and that it can
hold out till the time comes to relieve it.
According to official information the
landing of troops from sixty transports
began simultaneously at Pltswo and Cape
Terminal on the morning of May I. It is
also expected that troops sre being land-
ed at Klnchow. but this Is not credited
as the Russians are known to havs for-
tifications there and it la not believed
thy the Japaneae had ths daring to land
Immediately under an entrenched posi
tion from which the Russians ould In-
flict severe Injury on them. 1
Complete details of the landing are lack-
ing owing to the interruption of com-
munication. No resistance was made the
few Cossacks who observed ths movement
retiring when the warships shelled ths
shore preparatory to disembarking.
Ten thousand msn were put ashore
Thursday and tba disembarkation was
proceeding yesterday at the time com-
munication ceased. It is believed thst
there sre over 90.000 now on land prepared
for a forward movement.
Two Japanese regiments were hurried
west yesterday morning to cut tba rail-
road and telegraph communications. One
of thess find on a train conveytflg tba
wounded from Port Arthur.
Whlls ths landing waa proceeding
Thursday the enemy's ships consisting
of the battleships Mokaae Matsass ShW
bMlxsw Taahim "fensT Fuif aad the
cruisers Iwmta Idsumo A dsn ma and
Aaaina mads a demonstration off Port
Arthur to prevent the possible egress of
Russian torpedo boats.
A number of Japsnsse torpedo boats
were also observed off Mlado Island Jn
Pigeon bay.
It waa because hs was convinced that
Port Arthur was) about to be cut off
that Viceroy Alexieff eccompanled by
his staff and Grand Duke Boris left
nastily.
On Thursday several train loads of sick
and wounded and other Ineffectlves were
dispatched northward.
It la reported hers that the Japanese
bombarded 1'ort Arthur early on the
morning of May ( and succeeded at last
In closing the narbor but no official
confirmation of ths latter statement can
be obtained.
The strength of the garrison st Port
Arthur Is not revealed by the authorities
who will only say- that It k adequate
for defensive purposes. It Is not be-
lieved that the foros there exceeds 10000
soldiers.
A large force is not considered neces-
sary as waa shown by ths withdrawal
of some of the troops who were aim-
piy a drain on ths resources ef ths guc-
nson. The fleet must now use a sec-
ondary position and the soldiers will be
used to man ths short guns If necesssry.
Vice Admiral Ukeydloff and Vice Admiral
Besobraxoff can not nowyreach Port Ar-
thur and will probably go to Vladivostok
to Join the cruiser squadron there. Hear
Admiral Wlttsoft who waa left In charge
of h fleet by Viceroy Alexieff will
direct operatlona at Port Arthur.
Despite ths greater number of Japanese
the general staff baUevrs that their
formidable fortifications still leave ths
defensive superiority with ths Russians
whose staying Qualities It is confident
will Insure their holding out sa long ss
necesssry. Lieutenant General Btoeeeel
will hsve supreme command at Port Ar-
thur. He Is described ss a high clem
commander. His recent proclamation
shows thst he Is Imbued with a deter-
mination to hold Port Arthur until the
last man Is killed.
Officers of the general staff ssy that
the landing of the Japanese on the penin-
sula and the investment of Port Arthur
clarify the military situation.
MISTOOK COMRADES
RUSSIANS FIRED ON THEIR
OWN MEN.
One Hundred Were Killed Rus
sians Were Defeated at Feng
Wang Cheng.
(Associated Press Report)
Washington. May (.Ths Japanese le-
gation hss received the following cable-
gram from Toklo under today's date:
"General Kurokl commanding the first
army corps reports that on May I our
mounted scouts after a severe hand to
hand fight near weng Wang Cheng drove
bark the Russians toward Feng Huang
Cheng. Ths Chinese say that on May 1
about 9M0 Infantry posted en is hill
east of Feng Huang Cheng fired spon
M comrades retreating from ths Yalu
mistaking them for the enemy. They
wounded about MS and killed seventy.
The rest of ths body fled in disorder
abandoning commissary carta A Rus-
sian officer captured there states that
the only bodies which retreated In order
on May t were five or six Infantry bat-
talions and two artillery companies. Two
hundred more Russians Allied and wound-
ed war found oa ths field and others
are Tsataif dlsvsr vac11
RIVERS RISING
Big and Little Brazos Are oa a
Tear JBclow Hearne.
NAVASOTA OUT OF BANKS
Colorado Below Wharton Has
. Been ( Swollen by . Further
Heavy Rains.
" ' (Houston Post Special.)
Hearnt Texas May (.Another down-
pour of rain visited this section this
morning and a strong wind and an elec-
trical display accompcnled It The wian-
ager of the telephone sxchanga states
thst about twenty-five or thirty phones
were burned out and electrlo wires also
suffered to some extent. The different
railroads entering this place are having
some trouble In running their trains en
time for the tracks have oeen -washed
out in places. The Big Brasos and LUtie
rlvsr are booming and the Little Brasos
Is reported to be rising .very rapidly.
Borne of the farmers have suffered by
having their cotton and corn destroyed
by the hall which haa accompanied ths
rains lately.
(Houston Post Special.) . ""
Cameron Texas Msy (.The Little
Brasos river Is still very high the water
covering all the low lands In ths bottoms
and a heavy rain fell here and north of
us last night which will increass the
flood.
Little Yegua Out of Banks.
(Houston Post Special.)
Lexington Texas May (.Another hard
rain fell here at an early hour this morn-
ing which may put ths creeks up again.
All creeks have been higher the past few
days than ever known before. Ths Mid-
dle Yegua about give miles south of
here ran over thai embankment of ths
. Bap roadbed .for several hundred yards
finally breaking through and washing out
ths roadbed for a distance of ninety
feet. Traffic was tied up for twenty-
four hours passengers being transferred
at the washout Trains are running
again.
County bridges in this part of ths
county are nearly all gone.
Crops and fences in creek bottoms are
nearly all destroyed.
Colorado Still Rising .
(Houston Post Special.)
Wharton Texas May (.Ths latest
news of ths Colorado high watsr comas
through ths deputy county clerk of Col-
orado oounty. At 7 o'clock whsn hs left
Eagls Lake the river had fallen foot
and a half. Upon arriving In Wharton
hs phoned to the lake and waa told that
alnos ( o'clock the rlvsr had risen two
(sax.. Another gully washer and trash-
mover fell hero this morning which wW
not affect tha liver at this point but
will help to swell ths volume below here.
Considerable uneasiness la fait regard-
ing ths lower country.
(Houston Post Special.)
Altalr Texas May (.-The Colorado Is
out In the bottoms and hi still rising
rapidly.
Creeks Out of Banks.
(Houston Post Special.)
Palestine Texas Msy (.Last . night
about II o'clock an electric etonn cams
up which was accompanied by rain and
hall. The wind blew at a terrific rate
but Anally quit after which the rain
started in and has continued ever stnci.
It la feared It Is doing a great deal rf
damage. AH the brancbea and creeks are
ovsrflowlng. and ths wind hss done dam-
age to 'fruit and the tomato trees.. Ths
wind wss of a twisting nature and when
it took bold of a bush or a tree It gave It
a thorough shaking.
Navasota Out in the Bottoms.
(Houston Post Special.)
Bryan Yrxaa. May (.The heavy rains
are causing great uneasiness of an over-
flow. Another heavy rain tell this morn-
ing. Ths Brasos river Is about two-thirds
full snd rlrlng. The Little Braaosls very
near full but unless mors rain falls au
overflow from the Rig Brasos la not
feared.
Ths Navasot river Is overflowing tha
bottoms and several of the large creeks
In ths county slso overflowed; as yet
however but lltUe damage has been
dons.
Preparing to Move.
(Houston Host Special.)
Navasota Texas May (-At last ao-
rounta the Brasos river near here is tlsing
quite rapidly but has not reached the
danger line yet What the heavy Waco
rise and the waters from big tributaries
northward will do Is still uncertain. Soma
bottom planters have begun to make
moving preparations and all are keepipg
a share look out
The Navasota river Is reported to he
already In the Deadrlch and Charlie
Qulnn places
Navasota Out of Banks.
(Houston Post Special.)
Oroesbeeck. TexsA May 1 For ths last
few daya heavy rains have fallen over
ths county. One of the biggest rains of
ths year fell last night and ths Navasota
river Is out of Its banks and still rising.
Great fear Is sxpreased that errfps along
ths river bottom will be seriously dam-
aged. Ths county farm on tha river la
now under water.
River Falling at Gonzales.
(Houston Post Special.)
Oonsales Texas May 1 Another hard
rain fell here this morning from ( to (
o'clock with high wind from the north.
Ths river hers reached the twenty-foot
mark but haa fallen several feet It will
rise again today as there was rain this 1
morning above hers on both the Guada-
lupe and San Marcos rivers.
Child KiliedNear Cisco.
(Houston Post Special.)
Cisco Texas Msy (.At ( p. m. yester-
day a tornado six miles west of Morsn
killed the (-year-old grandchild of Hens-
ley Wagley and seriously. If not fatally
Injured Mr. Wagley wife and child. His
bouss snSJ outbuildings are a complete
wreck. The 'track of tne storm wss 3D
gsrds wide and alx mites king. Pasture
Ands ences. trees and grass In Its path
were destroyed.
married son and son-ln-lafc of
WORK OF THE TORNA) )ES
Three People Were Killed and a IN ii
Others Injured at Goldthwaitee
J((((tfl(ss-MS(((MS(((
: RAILROAD CLOSED. I
m ' m
Japs Control Liao Tung
Peninsula.
(Associated Press Report)
Washington May (. Tha stats .
department haa received a cable-
gram from United States Minister
Grlscom at Toklo confirming tha
press reports of the landing of ths
Japanese on the Lisa Tung penin-
sula about forty miles above Port
Arthur. The location la given In
the Japanese dispatch however aa
Kinchau. This Is the narrowest
point on the peninsula and conse-
quently the minister says tha
railroad la practically closed Snd
the Investment of Port Arthur has
begun.
xraaaasjas
George Anthony living near Wagley also
suffered great loss In having their houses
destroyed. Part of Anthony's roof blew
one mile and lay where Wagley" s floor
waa. Heavy rain and hall attended tha
storm. Fortunately It passed through a
sparsely settled section.
Considerable stock waa killed and In-
jured. Wind Mills Were Wrecked.
(Houston Post Special.)
Cuero Texaa May l A very heavy
rain fell hers again this morning ac-
companied by a hard wind which did
considerable damage. Threw rant houses
on the place of the county treasurer were
blown off tha blocks on a of ths occu-
pants being slightly Injured. Nearly every
wind mill In the neighborhood waa Mown
down. The wind did not last but a very
few minutes but It was blowing whlls It
did last -
A Boy Killed.
(Houston Post Special.)
Roby Texaa May (.A tornado passed
seat of here on Tuesday. It tors up
Mr. Mullen's house. Mr. Mullen and his
wife were blown seventy-five feet and
considerably bruised.
West Spurloek a boy on a neighbor-
ing ranch was killed.
SUCCESS OF JAPAN
(A-rVICTORY FOR CHRISTI-
ANITY. Bishop Galloway Prays for the
Defeat of the Russians and
Expulsion from Manchuria.
(Houston Post Special.)
Wa
aco. Texas May 1 In his address to
night Bishop Galloway the eloquent pul-
pit orator of the Methodist church spoke
on "The Orient and Missions. Bishop
Galloway haa mads several trips to the
Orient and haa gathered a world of In-
formation concerning the country. Most
of the address waa confined to Japan and
China and he gave the people of these
countries a great deal of credit for their
progress. He thought Japan was the
United States of the Orient aad prayed
that ths country might be successful In
driving Russia from Manchuria and Anal-
ly defeating ths Russian army which he
denounced in the severest terms! He told
of his visit to the different educational
Institutions of that country and an In-
vestigation of the curriculum of these
Institutions showed him why the Japanese
were such a great people. Christianity
was given ths credit for the clvUleation
.1 1m ttA fhtnm a n.4 tha himhnn held
that the conquering of Russia by Japarff
meant a victory for Christianity. Thase
sentiments provoked the applause of
thousands of people present and waa the
climax of ths bishop's great address.
Bishop Galloway had been designated
by the blahopa In this conference to go
to the Orient and pay an official visit to
the churches there. He Is making his
arrangement to this end and will leave
as soon aa possible. He will spend more
than a year and expects to leave aa soon
aa he can get (lungs In readiness for
the trip.
DA!
S HOODLUMS
Stabbed
Negroes and Attacked
the Shriners.
(Houston Post Special.)
Dallas Tsxaa. May (.-Another col-
lision occurred tonight between white
hoodlums and negroes at the street fair.
Three negroes were stabbed one ot them
Ed Love. Is In the city hospital wound-
ed In ths hack and liuthe head.
The hoodlums also determined to run
things on ths Commerce street Midway
where there were thousands of persons
viewing the street fair. They decided
that no Shriners wearing tea caps should
pass up the street The Shriners. who
wsrs having a banquet at the Oriental
hotel knew nothing ot the hoodlum sit-
uation and about 11 o'clock several start-
ed out to view the Midway near the hotel.
The hoodluma attacked them snatched a
fes cap and bruised the wearer badly.
The police had an ugly mlxup with the
hoodluma and succeeded in landing one
of them.
Conductor Badly Hurt.
(Houston Post Special.)
Elgin. Texas. May 1 Conductor Frank
Bphrlam waa sencusly Injured this morn-
ing. While attempting to couple the ca-
boose ot his train to the eleeper en route
for Austin he was caught between the
two snd several ribs and his left slds
were driven In which reused compression
of ths lungs snd temporarily stopping his
heart. Pr. S. 8. Wataon was called and
after such assistance aa waa necessary
he waa sent to Austin.
Belton Texas May t In the district
court here yesterday Ed Colrtns charged.
with criminal sssauli on a girl 14 years
old. near Troy last June was sllowed
hall In the sum of tX"0 on habeaa corpus
hearing but up to this time he has not
given lbs bone)
of
OTHER LIVES i ST
The Property Loss Is V k I j
Scattered. 'A
I ntwV H4U KafgXt Xrtr .!! - saw. " i
a All V AAjTsV W l sTav-'aU URUUL I (IV I.
Rains Which Continue 1
LOWLANDS ARE UNDER WAIT.
Damage to Crops Has Bees
Heavy and Later Reports May
Show a Greater Loss.
While the first reports from Northwest
Texas rewarding the work of ths tornado
appear to have been greatly exaggerated
aa to the number ot killed there haa
been loss ot life aa detailed la the re-
ports below. Within the week seven
people have been drowned eight killed
by lightning and it Is positively Kaowa
that there have been six viotims of the
tornadoes.
The river situation la becoming son
what serious for the lower country. The
Colored) Is rapidly rising below Whar-
ton swelled by the heavy rains of Thurs-
day night and Friday. Near Columbus
h rise continues also. The Big snd the
Little Brasos are both booming below
Hearne and the Navasota Is out of banks
In places sending a fresh flood into the
big river. There have been further
heavy rains lower down the stream
which ts filling and producing a situation
that haa caused some of the more oau-
tlous planters to make preparations for
moving their stock out ot the bottoms.
From many points It la reported thst
small streams are out of banks aad that
the lowlands are covered with water.
The damage to the crops has been very
heavy and may be much augmented when
the full details havel been obtained. th
roads generally being In such shape that
news travels slowly In the rural districts
The loss to other property has keen
large though bo one place has been vla
ed with such destruction as to amount t
calamity.
' "Hornet Destroyed. v
(Houston Post Special.) '
Albany Texas. May I -ft la report
that about fourteen miles south eg hei
sear the Dinar Bros. ranch a tomau
Passed through going to the direction o
Cisco but the extent ef same to not
known at this hour. The storm earn
front the southwest Persons at Mr.
Diner's ranch cay It looked aa If it wa
coming to their ranch bouse When about
three-Qoarters of a mile swafe tt tamed
to the southeast and destroyed the home
of Mr. Anthony about two miles from
Mr. Duel's reach and next destroyed
the home ot Mr. Wagley lulling one of
his children and himself and wife were
unconscious when last heard tram.
Further reports from the storm eaa bo;
be had owing to the oondltlon ot the
phone lines which are either blown down
or burned out by the heavy electrical
storm which accompanied the atom.
Heavy rains are reported all south and
east ot Albany and It Is feared consider-
able damage has been done by both hell
and wind farther toward Cisco and East-
land aad Callahan eountjsa.
A phone message Just received: by the
correspondent from the J. O.JC ranch In
Throckmorton oounty reports that tor-
nado struck about three miles slnth ef
the tows of Throckmorton souui seat
mS?J? l'e samags. destroy
Ing ths home of Mr. Harden but further
particulars could not be obtained. -
It Is feared that much damage wm-
done by this cyclone In Youag oounty. -
Damage at Sunset.
(Houston Post BpsclaL)
unset. Texas. May iThls place wan
visited by a wind storm between f and
o'clock Wednesday night which did con-
siderable damage. The building oecu
pled by M. D. Hardin restaurant an
confectionery was badly wrecked end tli
stock damaged by water. . The entlr
front of the store at J. O. Norrle gen-
eral Mrchandlse was blown away. J. r.
X-tsatar's hay barn was blown away J
I Long's residence was damaged and
the roof blown oft the bars.
A cotton seed warehouse belonging to
the Bowie Cotton Oil company was com-
pletely wrecked. Tbs smokestack of Ut
X. T. C. company's gin waa Mown down.
The barns of George W. PowdLand W. C.
Benson were completely wrecked : .
The residences of W. a. Tipton an.!
Mrs. Mary Boone were blown eft th
foundations.
Many smokestacks were blown down
barns unroofed and fruit and shade trees
"blown down In and near here but no o
waa Injured. A heavy rain snd soeae hsli
fell.
Three Killed at Goldthwaite.
i (Houston Post Special)
Ooldthwalte. Texaa. May I. A fearf
electrlo wind and rain storm struck he
at I o'clock last night Mrs Alien I
nls George W. Mason and a child ot :
P. Harper were Ulled.
Luther Rudd. Allen Dennis. Mrs. S. V .
Harper Joe Griffith and a child Of S. r
Harper were seriously in lured. .
Twelve or ssore houses were tr
destroyed among them those of a
Wesson Luther Rudd. Jce Griffith I i
Hutchison 8 F. Harper Allen l"n
and Frank Hoydnett A bare of K .
Clements wss fired by lightning si d
H. Fere lost three fine horses snd t"
cows ths flames. Heavy rsli a I
lowed.. Phone wires are down atd I
particulars are not obtainable.
Buildings Wrecked at Aluir.
(Houston Post Special.)
Altalr. Texas. May 1 Heavy rain '
hers lor about ene hour deonmpanle-
wind. Some damage waa done to c
and several buildings at this Biaoe -.wrecked.
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