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BY HEAVY FIRE OF THE JAPANESE ARMY
3,000 TO 4,000 RUSSIANS WERE KILLED
KUROPATKIN REPORTS
RUSSIANS HEAVY LOSS
Russians Condemn Gen. Zassalitch for Precipitating
So General An Engagement.
St. Petersberg Receives Official Accounts of the
Hard Fighting on the Yalu and Is Appalled by
the Heavy Losses Inflicted by the Jap
anese—Czar Is Dumbfounded.
St. Petersburg. May 3.—ln a report received by the Emperor from Gen.
Kuropatkin under to-day’s date it is stated that at least 3,000 to 4.000 men
were killed in the Vain river fight.
Day's Events in Far Eastern War .
At least 3,000 to 4.000 Russians were Killed in the Fight on the, Yalu
river. This is a report from Gen. Kuropatkin to the Czar.
A Che Foo eorrespondent reports that on Monday evening the Jap
anese landed troops and attacked and captured New Chwang, the Rus
sians falling back to protect the railway.
Admiral Alexieff reports a fresh attempt of the Japanese admiral to
block the entrance to Port Arthur harbor. This attempt was frustrated
by the Russians, who sank eight ships of the Japanese, besides two tor
pedo boats. Thirty men from the Japanese fireships were picked up by
the Russians.
Tokio reports an additional defeat for the Russians when they were
driven by the Japanese from the second position they took up on the
bank of the Yalu. The sharp resistance of the Russians added 300 to
the losses of the Japanese, the Russian batteries standing until they had
lost the majority of their officers and men, when they hoisted the white
Hag.
KUROPATKIN’S ACCOUNT
OF THE FIERCE BATTLE.
St. Petersburg, May 3. —The Em
peror has received the following tele
gram under to-day’s date from Gen.
Kuropatkin:
"Gen. Zassalitch's report, dated to
day, on the fight of May 1, says that
the battle was foughit under tne fol
lowing circumstances:
"The Twelfth and Twenty-second
Regiments and the Second and Third
batteries of the Sixth brigade of ar
tillery were engaged in the battle,
which began with heavy cannonading
of our right flank by siege guns at
Wiju and field batteries in the dis
tance.
“ ‘After a lull the fighting was re
sumed with extraordinary violence
against the left flank of our main posi
tion at Turenchen and our position at
Potietinsky. A fusillade was also be
gun by small parties of Japanese
■across the Ai river.
“ ‘The situation of the defender’s
position became increasingly difficult,
especially at Potietinsky, which was
bombarded on the front and on both
flanks.
“ ‘Thirty Japanese guns were pitted
against our batitery at Potietinsky,
which after having silenced the
enemy’s mountain battery, directed its
fire on £he Japanese infantry and
NEW CHWANG FALLS.
London, May 4.—The Che Foo
correspondent of the Dally Chroni
cle cables the following under yes
terday’s (Tuesday) date:
"The Japanese landed troops and
attacked anti captured New
Cliwang last evening, the Russians
falling back to protect the rail
way.”
sustained few losses so long as it was
not obliged to take up another posi
tion owing to the withdrawal of our
infantry from the bank.
•lup* Chanced With Bayonets.
“ 'The Japanese under our fire made
continual bayonet attacks on our
troops.
" Japanese bodies lay In heaps at
the river fords.
“ 'Simultaneously with the attack
at Potietlnsky an attack was being
made on our left flank at Turenohen
and the Russian trenches had to be
abandoned under the Japanese enfilad
ing flre. Our reserves several times
mingled with the first line, thus en
abling it for a long time to maintain
its position.
“ Finally all of the supports were
brought up into the firing line, but
owing to their great distance from our
main reserves it was impossible for
them to reach the advanced force in
time, and our men retired from the
principle position to another position
In the rear of Turenchen, followed by
the concentrated flre of the Japanese,
who could not make up their minds to
descend from the crest they occupied
and face the flre of our batteries at
Poulemetts. They dug fresh trenches
and opened a heavy artillery flre on
°ur new position and began to turn
"ur left flank towards Chin Gow.
Two battalions of the Eleventh
regiment and the third battery of the
I'r.ird brigade of artillery belonging to
the main reserve were ordered to
Lao-Fur-Hou. They occupied a posi
tion with a double firing line, thus
permitting our advanced line, which
had suffered heavily, and our wounded
to retire.
Didn't Wa.lt for Cold Steel.
A battalion of the Eleventh Reg
tment, both flanks of which were re
peatedly turned by the enemy, ad
vanced with fixed bayonets, preceded
_v buglers to clear a passage. The
Japanese, however, declined a hand
to-hand conflict and recoiled.
In front of the regiment, a chaplain
'caring a cross was struck by two
bullets.
It was only by advancing on the
Japanese with the bayonet that the
Jiatoannab Jlot'nina
Seventh (?) Regiment was able to re
tire.
On the arrival of the battalion of
the Tenth Regiment all the troops were
able to beat a retreat.
'■ The losses of the Eleventh and
Twelfth regiments were very great but
they are not yet exactly known. In
the Eleventh the killed included Col.
Laming and Lieut. Cols. Dometti and
Raievsky. The Twelfth lost nine
company commanders killed or wound
ed.
“ ‘The Second and Third batteries of
the Sixth Brigade, having lost the
greater number of their men and
horses, were compelled to abandon
their guns after rendering them use
less. For the same reason six guns
of the Third Battery (?) of the Third
Brigade of Artillery and eight Pou
lemetts, which could not be brought
away, were also disabled. The moun
tainous nature of the country made it
improssible to save the guns by means
of drag ropes.
Caring for the Wounded.
“ ‘Up to the present, 800 wounded,
including fourteen officers, have been
brought to the hospital at Feng Wang
Cheng. Their eventual transportation
elsewhere is fully assured.
“ ‘Japanese cavalry appeared to the
southeast of Feng-Wang-Chang, but
seeing two companies with two guns
opposed to it, did not venture to ap
proach.
“ ‘The transportation of the wounded
by hired Chinese bearers to Feng-
Wang-Cheng was very difficult. Two
wheeled carts and horses lent by the
cavalry were also utilized for this pur
pose. Most of the wounded, however,
arrived on foot, assisted by their com
rades, and reached Feng-Wang-Cheng
within twenty-four hours.
*• ‘The Japanese losses were very
heavy at the passage of the Ai river,
at their position at Turencheng and
on the hill occupied by the two bat
talions of the Eleventh Regiment.
“ 'According to the statements of
participants in the battle at least 3,000
to -1,000 were killed.’ ”
ATTRIBUTES DEFEAT TO
THE JAPANESE ARTILLERY.
St. Petersburg, May 3, 7:05 p. m.—
Gen. Kuropatkin’s official report, dated
May 2, says Gen. Zassalitch's force re
treated in good order, eventually arriv
ing at Feng-Wang-Cheng. He attrib
utes the losses on the Yaiu to the su
periority of the Japanese artillery.
The number of casualties or of the
guns lost are not specified by Gen. Zas
saliteh.
According to information just ob
tained from the general staff Zassa
litch's entire force at the Yalu consist
ed of fifteen rifle battalions of 800 men
each and five batteries, or forty guns.
One regiment of three battalions and
two batteries stationed at Antung did
not participate in Sunday's fight and
retired without loss. The hights of
Kiu-Lien-Cheng and Husan were held
by four regiments and four batteries,
about 10,000 men and thirty-two guns,
against 80,000 Japanese and 160 guns,
in addition to sixteen 12-pounder s.ege
guns landed from the gunboats. These,
guns are considered oy the Russians to
have been responsible for Gen. Zassa
litch’s defeat, as the Russian guns were
of a light field pattern, with some
mountain pieces.
The general staff asserts that Gen.
Zassaliteh had no reserves nearer than
Feng Wang Cheng. Reserves, it is
added, were unnecessary as Gen. Zas
salitch's mission was only to observe
and harass, but not to impede the Jap
anese.
"It is like Gen. Kurokl's luck that
Gen. Zassalitch should be such a head
strong commander,” said an officer.
Ii is admitted by the general staff
that the Japanese flanking move af
fected the whole of the twelve bat
talions, and batteries at Ku Lien
Cheng and Lltzavena, which accounts
for the desperate character of the
fighting. The twelfth and Twenty-
Contiuued pa Fifth Fage,
JAPANESE MOCA TAIN BATTERY STRI OGI.ING IN MA <lll RIAN Nil).
RUSSIANS SANK EIGHT FIRE SHIPS
THAT TRIED TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR
Two Japanese Torpedo Boats Were Also Sent to the Bottom by the
Russian Guns.
St. Petersburg, May 3.—Admiral
Togo made another desperate attempt
to block the entrance to Port Arthur
early this morning, but failed.
Viceroy Alexieff sent out a section of
the fleet to meet the attack. He re
ported officially that the Japanese sent
eight fire ships and two torpedo boats
to block the entrance of the harbor,
but they were all sunk by the Russian
torpedo boats and the fire from the
land batteries, leaving the channel
clear.
The fire ships were discovered by
searchlights of the batteries and guard
ships creeping towards Port Arthur
from the east and southeast, shortly
after midnight. The torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers were or
dered out, but none of the larger war
ships. Admiral Alexieff himself went
out on board the coast defense vessel
Otvashni. The guardships at the en
trance of the harbor and the forts
opened a fierce fire on the fire boats,
which lasted until 5 o’clock in the
morning, when the fire ships went
down.
The Russians succeeded in saving a
few members of the crew of the fire
ships, including two officers.
High Admiral Grand Duke Alexis
has received the following official tele
CLOUDBURST IN TEXAS.
Streets Were Wnsheil I p and Crops
Were Damaged.
Austin, Tex., May 3.—This section
and all Central Texas was visited by
a terrific cloudburst this afternoon,
the rain pouring down in one unceasing
torrent for several hours.
The principal streets of the city were
wrecked by the flood of wa
ter and great damage was done
to the crops In the field. A
number of bridges were washed
away during the storm, and
the country roads will be impassible
for several days. It was the most ter
rific rain storm that has visited this
section in years.
The trains arriving here from the
North this afternoon came through wa
ter six inches on the track and the
train crews had to clear the track of
drift at many points. Three railroad
bridges and much track were washed
away. _
cashiepTgot hisTmoney;
HE NOW ACTS QUEERLY.
Cincinnati. May 3.—Henry Weidner,
president of the German National Bank
of Newport, Ky., is in jail to-day for
safe keeping. He lost his fortune
through the peculations of Cashier
Frank Brown, who has been in Hon
duras since wrecking the bank. Presi
dent Weidn’er has been acting queerly
for some time. To-tiay be became very
.violent
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY,MAY 4. 1904
gram from Viceroy Alexieff, report
ing the Japanese attempt to block
Port Arthur early this morning:
"I respectfully report to Your High
ness that a fresh attack was made
by the enemy last night with the ob
ject of obstructing the entrance to the
port and that it was successfully re
pelled.
“At 1 o’clock this morning' five tor
pedo boats were perceived near the
coast from the eastern batteries.
Under the fire of our warships and
batteries they retreated southward.
“At 1:45 o'clock the first fire ship,
escorted by several torpedo boats, was
sighted, and we opened fire upon it
from the batteries and the warships.
Three-quarters of an hour afterwards
our searchlights revealed a number of
fireships making for the entrance of
the harbor from the east and south
west. The coast defense vessels Ot
vashni -and Gremieshchi and the gun
boat Gtliak repulsed them by a well
directed fire.
“Altogether eight ships were sunk
by our vigorous cannonade, by white
head torpedoes launched from our
torpedo -boats and by the explosion of
iseverail submarine mines. Further,
according to the reports of the officers
commanding the batteries and the gun
KILLED DURING A TRIAL.
Mon Who Did Shooting Was Being
Tried Aboard a Train.
Roanoke, Va„ May 3.—Robert
Crockett, a Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way special agent, with headquarters
at Hinton, W. Va., was shot and killed
by Tom Owens of Logan county, West
Virginia, on a Chesapeake and Ohio
train on the Guyandotte branch, near
Big Ugly, W. Va., last night.
Owens had been arrested by a con
stable and was being tried by a Justice
of the peace on the charge of attempt
ing to shoot a, newsboy. While the
trial was in progress on the train
Owens drew a knife, but was disarmed
by Crockett and another man. The
light was then put out and Owens
fired a shot which killed Crockett.
Owens jumped from the train and es
caped.
DEMOCRATS CARRY THE
ELECTION AT ST. PAUL.
St. Paul, Minn., May 3.—Robert A.
Smith, Democrat, was re-elected mayor
to-day by a large plurality over Col.
Frederick P. Wright,' Republican.
Mayor Smith’s plurality may run as
high as 3,000. The vote was unusual
ly heavy for a municipal election. The
Democrats probably will have a ma
jor ttjr el the rnmpinr] C9UA&U*
boat Giliak, two Japanese torpedo
boats were destroyed.
“After 4 o’clock in the morning the
batteries and warships ceased fire, sub
sequently firing only at Intervals on
the enemy’s torpedo boats, which were
visible on the horizon.
“All the fire ships carried quick firing
guns, with which they maintained a
constant fire.
"Up to the present thirty men, In
cluding two mortally wounded officers,
who took refuge on a launch, or were
rescued from the fireships by us, have
been picked up. The inspection of the
roadstead and the work of saving the
enemy’s men were hindered by the
heavy sea running. We suffered no
casualties, with the exception of a sea
man belonging to the torpedo boat de
stroyer Boevoe.
“On the appearance of the first lire
ship, accompanied by the enemy's tor
pedo boats, I boarded a launch and
proceeded to the Otvashni to take im
mediate measures for repulsing the fire
ships. With me were Lieut. Gen. Za
llnskl and Capt. Eberhardt of the naval
general staff. Lieut. Gen. Stoessel
was on the fortifications at the same
time and Gen. Loschinsky, chief of the
defense force of the forts, was on board
the Giliak.”
NEGRO HURRIED TO JAIL.
Charged With an Attempt Cpou a
13-Year-Old Girl.
Lavon la, Ga„ May 3.—Dorsey Lee,
a mulatto, has been arrested and hur
ried to the oounty jail for an attempt
to commit a criminal assault on the
13-year-old adopted daughter of Fur
man Gerrod, living near this place.
The negro found the child alone
near a branch close to the house and
after attempting to commit the crime
threw her in the branch with a large
rock on top of her. t
The girl identified Lee as her as
sailant and the sheriff rushed him
across the country to jail. Excitement
was high for a while, but It is thought
the negro will not be lynched.
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Chm-n With tlio Jury.
Raleigh, N. C., May B.—A special
from Greensboro, says:
In the federal court here to-day.
after conclusion of argument by coun
sel, the case against T. M. Angle, B.
F. Sprinkle and William Young, charg
ed with defrauding the government by
the use of low proof stamps for high
proof whisky, was at 5 o'clock In the
afternoon given to the Jury. At 9
o'clock to-night the Jurors asked for
type-written copies of the evidence
in the case which were sent them.
No verdict will be rendered until to
morrow.
MORGAN TALKS OF THE
PANAMA PAYMENTS.
The Financier Tell. How They Are
to Be Mntle.
Paris, May 3. —Having wound up the
details of the big financial transaction
connected with the Panama canal
transfer, J. Pierpont Morgan left Paris
to-day for Aix-Les-Bains. Before his
departure he gave the correspondent of
the Associated Press the main points
of the final agreement as follows:
•'The Panama Canal Company wished
to have the money turned over in
Paris instead of in the United States
and was willing to pay all the ex
penses incident to the payment here.
In order to accomplish this the United
States has appointed the Morgan Com
pany in turn to make a contract with
the Panama Comjfany, whereby the
$40,000,000 will be paid in Paris. This
contract specifies the Banque de France
as the depository and also the propor
tion of payments going to the old and
the new Panama companies, respec
tively.
"The signing of this contract closes
the transaction, it only remaining for
the Morgan Company to carry it out
by making payments from time to time
to the Banque de France. This will be
done so as to cause no disarrangement
of the American or of the French
money markets.”
WOODENdTr RESTED.
Say. He Will Make n Statement
That Will Clear Him.
New York, May 3.—Dr. W. E. Wood
end of W. E. Woodend & Cos., the
suspended stock brokerage firm, was
arrested at his home In this city to
day.
Woodend said he had not been far
away from New York. He return
ed home, he said, because on Sunday
he read in the newspapers that he
had been accused of grand larceny.
Woodend was held in $5,000 bond for
a hearing Thursday. He is charged
by E. H. Goodwin of Petersburg V*,,
with the larceny of $5,600.
While in the court room, Dr. Wood
end said:
“I will make a statement later that
will clear me of the charges made
against me. That is all I will say
now.”
The safes in the office of Woodend
& Cos., were opened to-day by a rep
resentative of Receiver Gruber, but
little of value was found.
SPEAKER JOe’cANNONTDE
CLINES” VICE PRESIDENCY.
Characteristic Speech of the Wit lit
Ills Statement on the Snbject.
Washington, May 3.—" Even at the
risk of being accused of declining that
which I probably could not get, If I
desired it, I answer most unequivocal
ly that If the nomination were tender
ed to me I would not accept it under
any circumstances whatever.”
Thus strongly did Speaker Cannon,
in an authorized interview with a Post
reporter to-day. emphasize his deter
mination with reference to the vice
presidency. As he concluded dictating
what he had to say, the Speaker add
ed:
"If there is any language which can
be more decisive, write it in.”
He gave as one of the reasons for
his statement that in his judgment he
could do better service in any capacity
in the House of Representatives than
he could do elsewhere. The decision
he had come to, he said, was final.
MISS ION CONFERENCE
OF THE METHODISTS.
Work of the Prominent Ministers
Gathered at Waco.
Waco, Tex., May 3. —The missionary
conference of the M. E. Church, South,
was called to order this morning by
Rev. James B. Sears. Rev. James At
kins of Nashville, head of the Sunday
school propaganda of the church,
spoke on "Young Life and Missions.”
The College of Bishops held a ses
sion this morning and will meet again
to-morrow. Bishops present are A. W.
Wilson, VV. W. lluncan, R. K. Har
grove, E. R. Hendrix, Joseph S. Key,
H. C. Morrison, Charles B. Galloway,
R. E. Hoss and W. A. Candler.
The General and State Epworth
Leagues will meet to-morrow.
Owing to a heavy rain and thunder
storm, some of the features of the day
were postponed until to-morrow.
Rev. Seth Ward of Nashville, secre
tary. read the report of the mission
work, giving a history of missionary
work done.
FINED FOR SMUGGLING.
Tarl*r Had to Give Up $2,123.55 for
His Attempt.
San Antonio, Tex., May 3.—ln the
federal court to-day George A. Tar
ler of New York was fined $2,123.55,
which sum represented treble the
value of fine Mexican drawn work
alleged to have been smuggled into
this country by him last January.
These goods were confiscated by the
government. The line was paid.
By reason of the heavy fine and for
feiture of the goods, the criminal prose
cution against him was dismissed.
The federal grand Jury has return
ed an indictment against Jacob Llebez,
furniture dealer of New York, for
smuggling goods to the value of sl,-
139 across the border at Eagle Pass,
March 7, of this year.
Heady la Rename Work.
Fall River Mass., May 3.—Treasurer
George. A. Chase of the Bourne Mills,
Tiverton, R. 1., which were closed sev
eral weeks ago when a strike was be
gun over a question of hours of labor,
to-day Issued a circular in which he
told the former employes that al
though market conditions were not fa
vorable for resuming work the com
pany was ready to open the doors If a
cufficient number of employes de
sired 1U
I 6 CENTS A COPY.
< DAILY. $S A YEAR.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEBK.SI a year
HILTON AND DODGE
LOSE THEIR YARDS
WERE SWEPT BY FLAMES.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN
*<lo,ooo AM) *BO,OOO.
Yards l.nratnl Near Brunswick Took
Fire from the Dry Kiln—Flames
Were Oiiickly Commnnlented to a
Xenr-lir I.umber Pile, and Then
Their Sprrud Was Itupld—Bruns
wick Fire Department Could iiiot
Cope With tlie Flames.
Brunswick. Ga., May 3. —The lum
ber yards of the Hilton and Dodge
Lumber Company, a few miles from
this city, were almost completely de
stroyed by fire to-night, and the to
tal loss is estimated to be between
$60,000 and SBO,OOO.
The fire originated shortly after 5
o’clock in the dry kiln, due to an over
heat In the boiler. The kiln was
quickly destroyed and a nearby lum
ber pile ignited. A stiff northeast
gale prevailed, which fanned the flames
from pile to pile, and in a few minutes
the entire yard was ablaze, and it
!b estimated that a million and a quar
ter feet of high grade cypress lum
ber were burned, together with two
dry kilns and a number of shingles.
The city fire department went to
the scene of the conflagration, but
was unable to render any assistance,
owing to the inability to cross the
road on account of the severe heat
from the flames. So rapidly did the
flames spread that It was all the force
could do to cut away the wooden
tracks to keep the fire from reaching
the large mill. After working until
10 o'clock to-night this was done, and
there Is no danger to the mill burn
ing, unless the wind changes.
The men at the mills could only
fight the flames with buckets, and all
the employes, with other men worked
heroically during the entire time the
fire was burning to save the mill.
This lumber was estimated to be
worth about $35 per thousand feet, the
two dry kilns were valued at about
$7,000. It is all partly covered by in
surance.
LILY WHITES WOULD
HAVE NO NEGRO ON IT.
Hard Strangle, Though t'arlew One,
Made by the “Hlack and Tans.’’
New Orleans. May 3.—After a long
and hard struggle the leaders of the
lily white Republicans in caucus to
day decided against the negTO and
agreed to send a solid white delega
tion at large to the Chicago conven
tion, Instructed for President Roose
velt.
Collector of the Port Henry McCall
and ex-Gov. Warmoth fought hard to
get a negro on the delegation, believ
ing it would be beneficial to President
Roosevelt In the doubtful states, but
Chairman Frank B. Williams led a
strong fight for an all-white delega
tion.
The delegates chosen are Pearl
Wight, H. C. Warmoth, W. J. Beham
and L. F. Suthon.
REI) CROSS lIKORfiAXIieATIOJr
As Proposed by a Plan Submitted by
Senator Proctor.
Washington, May 3.—A plan for the
general reorganization of the Red
Cross to-day was submitted by Sen
ator Proctor to representatives of the
parties to the controversy in tWat or
ganization which, if accepted, will
reconcile the differences that now exist
in the organization and will put it on
a permanent basis of effectiveness.
The plan was drawn by ex-Secretary
Foster at Seifator Proctor’s request
and contemplates the co-operation of
the national government in the work
of the organization.
It contemplates the issuance of anew
charter by Congress which shall vest
the control of the affairs of the organ
isation in a central governing body of
eighteen persons. Of these eighteen,
six are to be appointed by the Presi
dent, who also Is to designate the pre
siding officer. For the present the re
maining twelve members are to be
chosen by the general association, the
understanding being that representa
tives of both elements would he chosen,
but there is also a provision for sub
sidiary state organizations, which after
they are organized, are to be allowed to
name six of the seven members. There
Is a requirement for an annual report
to Congress and also for a yearly audit
ing of accounts by the Treasury De
partment. The plan, generally speak
ing, Is along the lines followed In some
of the European countries.
After the conference Senator Proctor
expressed the opinion that there was an
excellent prospect for success.
lowa May Instruct for Hearat.
DesMolnes, la., May 3.—The Indica
tions are to-night that the Democrats
will send a delegation to the St. Louis
convention instructed for William Ran
dolph Hearst for President. The op
ponents of Mr. Hearst pl'ayed their last
card to-day and lost, and unless the
unexpected happens, the followers of
Hearst will control to-morrow's state
convention.
Tyner and Barrett Trial.
Washington, May 3.—The Jury In the
trial of James N. Tyner and Harrison
J. Barrett, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government, was com
pleted to-day and several witnesses
went on the stand. The testimony to
day was by department officials and
related principally to the method of
procedure In the frtmd
order*.