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Newspaper Page TextTO BLOW UP CZAR INFERNAL MACHINES DISCOVERED IN ROYAL PALACE. Machinery Was Working and Explosion Would Have Occurred la a Short Time One In Dining Salon About to Be EnUred by Imperial Family and Anether In Audience Chamber. St.; Petersburg, June 13. Two in fernal machines were found concealed in tobacco boxes in the Tsarskaye Selo palace near this city, where the czar and his family reside. One of the boxes was found in the dining saloon, to which room the imperial family were shortly to enter for the evening meal, and the other in the audience chamber. The machinery in both boxes was working, and would have exploded within half an hour. Had the machines no!; been found in time it is probable that the entire pal ace would have been wrecked, and all its inmates killed. War Paralyzes Trale. Odessa, June 13. Reports from most of the manufacturing districts of Rus sia state that the output is mush limit ed. Factories are struggling along on half time, and the Lands are being discharged for lack of orders. Trade of the leading Black sea ports with the Car East by sea has been temporarily abandoned altogether by the Russian lines. So far as the trade with Vladi vostok and Singapore is concerned, the Russian volunteer fleet, the leading subsidized shipping of Russia, is in a still worse plight. The Ekaterinoslav, of over 10,000 tons, has been captured by the Japanese. The Kzan is shut up in Port Arthur, and no fewer than 12 more cruisers and transports, includ ing ships of 12,000 tone and 20 knots peed, are lying in Russian home ports, with scores of officers and hundreds of men waiting orders. The Russian tea trade with the Far East was her only foreign shipping trade of any magnitude, and the pres ent paralysis is a severe blow to it. RUSSIA RISKS NOT. ONLY FIVE SHIPS CAN QO OUT. A PITCHED BATTLE Chinese Machinist Tells of Conditions at Port Arthur. Chefoo, June 11. A Chinese for merly employed in the machine shops at Port Arthur, who arrived here to- but three of the five sound ves sels. All the guns from the damaged ships have been removed to the forts, and the sailors from these ships have gone to the front with the troops. The Russian warships, which formerly were painted black, are now painted gray, as are the vessels of the Japan ese fleet. Russian torpedoboats leave the harbor occasionally for half an hour, but the larger warships cannot get through the entrance. The Russians are refusing permis sion to skilled workmen to leave Port Arthur, but many are escaping. Lit tle work is being done in tne macnine shops because of the confusion among workmen each time firing is heard. One shell recently wrecked a machine shop building, but did no damage to the machinery. Another shell wrecked the offices in the dockyard. Three hundred and fifty mines nave been laid in the roadstead, and many others have been placed around the ships in the naval basin. Some of the lalter were exploded last week by lightning, but no damage was done. The Chinese who have come out or Port Arthur complain of the treatment accorded them by the Russian sol diers, declaring they were maltreated if they did not supply the soldiers with money and liquor, villagers in the vi cinity of Port Arthur are compelled to supply the soldiers with rice, and Rus sian horses are turned loose in their wheat fields, destroying the crops. Japanese spies wno entered . rort Arthur last week distributed notices assuring the Chinese liberal treat ment in case the Japanese were vic torious. MINERS AND MILITIA OF COLORADO IN DESPERATE FIGHT. One Union Man Killed Assailants Now In Bull Pen General . BcU. floes to Dunnvllle and Captures Laborers on Hearing They Were Coming to Vic tor Bent on Violence. M1ISB IS CLOSED. Japanese Attack on St. Petersburg Be ing Guarded Against. St. Petersburg, June 13. Remote as now appears the chance that the Japan ese fleet will ever be in a position to venture up the Baltic and make a dem onstration against the Russian capital, or that a European power will be drawn into the war, Russia is evidently taking nothing for granted. The pos eibility of the fall of Port Arthur or a disaster to the Baltic squadron after the later sails for the Far East have been considered, and no precaution will be omitted to protect St. Peters burg against attack. The fortifications of Riga, in the southern part of the gulf of Riga, and Reval, at the entrance of the gulf of Finland, have been strengthened. Some new guns of the latest patterns have been mounted in the fortress of Cronstadt. and a chain of water batteries, tunning out on either side of the shores of the gulf of Finland, will guard the entrance to the mouth of the Neva. This system of fortifications was sufficient to discourage the attack planned by the British fleet during the Crimean war. In addition, however, shore batteries have been constructed near Cranienbaum, on the gulf of Cron stadt, 19 miles from St. Petersburg, and Sestroryetsk, on the Sestra river, and 17 miles from St. Peteisburg. probably as a precaution against land ings, as the foits are able to stop the advance of a hostile fleet. The ap proaches to Cronstadt are also being mined, and merchant ships are being torDiaaen to enter pon wiwoui a pnoi to conduct them through the mine fields. Colorado Troops Sent to Union Property to End Strike. Victoria, Colo., June 11 In 'a blood less assault made by. 150 militiamen and deputies, led by Adjutant-General Sherman M. Bell on the Portland mine today, the mine was indefinitely closed, to be opened later on terms which will prevent any workman se-' curing work without presenting satis factory working cards from the Mine- owners Association. General Bell says the mine was closed because of "military necessity," as the men working in it were contributing to the support of the strikers, and there by continuing the present conditions In the district. His proclamation also states that dangerous men in the mine should be held. What promised to be the bloodiest time the district ever saw passed away as mildly as a summer shower. Without the firing of . a shot, or a harsh word, the General and his force marched up to the mine, took posses sion, read the proclamation, concern ing the present disposition of the mine and then left, witn employes oi the company in charge of the plant. Following the closing of the Port land it was announced that the mines wi begin to reopen tomorrow, the nonunion mines first and others later, and that business is to be resumed in the district at once. All miners who want work must first secure a work ing card from the Mineowners' As sociation. RUSSIANS WILL C1UARD SHIPS. Victor, Colo., June 10. A pitched battle between the military and union miners was fought at Dunnvllle, the new mining camp, 13 miles out of Victor, shortly after 3 o'clock this af ternoon. John Carley, a union miner, was killed. The troops returned to Victor at 8 o'clock tonight, bringing with them 14 captives. Intense ex citement again reigns here. It was reported before a special train left for Victor at 2 o'clock bear ing the force under General Bell that the miners in the hills about uunn yille numbered 250 men, and -that it was their intention to march into vic tor tonight in a body and make an atr tempt to liberate, by force, the in mates of the temporary bullpen in Victor. That the force actually con sisted of but 21 men is the statement of one of the number that was taken captive. The tram proceeded to the immedi ate vicinity of Dunnvllle without un usual incident. When about a quar ter of a mile distant from the Dunnr ville temporary station, the officers could see the camp of the miners. It included one cabin and six or seven tents. The officers left the train at the command of General Bell, and prepared to advance upon the camp of the unionists in regular skirmish or- der. As they emerged from the cut in which the train had come to a stop, they were greeted with a volley of shots which came from the points of vantage in the surrounding hills. The deputies returned the fire to the best advantage possible, and promiscuous shooting was engaged In for a period of 10 .minutes. From the character of the shooting from the hills, General Bell immediately recognized the fact that the strength of the miners had been greatly overestimated, and that he had sufficient force under his com mand to make an immediate round-up and capture the opposing force. Ac cordingly, he divided the deputies and soldiers into seven detachments, and these detachments, in command . of the officers named, set out to make a complete clean-up of all the surround ing hills. . Turkey Will Be Neutral. St. Pcterbsurg, June 13. The Asso ciated Press is informed officially that no negotiations are taking place be tween Russia and Turkey concerning the passage of the Black sea fleet through the Dardanelles. The Turkish government has affirmed positively its intention to maintain neutrality and to observe strictly the obligations of the Berlin treaty. While diplomatic cir cles do not believe in the existence of danger in the Balkans, yet it is thought Russia will not consider a reduction of the Black sea fleet at this time. Japanese Submarine on Steamer. New York, June 13. Captain Dan nemaan, of the Bteamship Prinzes Irene, which arrived today, said that he passed the steamer Fortuna and on one of her decks he saw what he be lieves to be the submarine boat Protec tor. The captain says he recognized the Protector from the description and from pictures he had seen of it. It was reported recently that the Protec tor had been purchased by the Japan ese government. China Will Investigate Mis Death. TienTsin, June 13. Viceroy Yuan Shai Kai has sent the Taotai Liu to Niu Chwang to investigate the death of Lewis Etsel. correspondent of the Lon don Daily Telegraph, who was recently shot by Chinese imperial Boldiers. It ia now reported that he was foully dealt No Stranger Will Be Allowed to Visit the Navy Yards. Odessa, June 11. Extreme meas ures are being taken to safeguard the various Russian arsenals and ships, All magazines are watched day and night, and it would go hard with any stranger found prowling around them. as the orders to the guards are . to shoot first and investigate after ward." These exceptional measures are In spired by the fear that there will be a repetition of recent deliberate at tempts to wreck some of the warships in the navy yards. The attempts are believed to have been made by work men. who. had been bribed by Japan ese agents, and as a result no work men are now permitted to enter the yards or arsenals without a large metal number,- which they are com pelled to wear In a conspicuous posi tion to establish their identity. Liberty Bell at St. Louis. St. Louis. June 11. The historic Liberty Bell arrived here today in re sponse to the petition of 90,000 pub lic-school children of this city, and will remain in the Pennsylvania build ing until the close of the World's Fair. Accompanied by a squad of mounted police and a long line of mil itary organizations, the famous old bell vast taken to the exposition where formal exercises were carried out. The gates had been thrown open to the s-ehool children of the city and the day had been proclaimed as a hol iday by Mayor Wells. Attack la Begun. Indianapolis, June 11. A special re ceived by the News from its staff war correspondent at Chefoo says: "The long-contemplated attack by the Jap anese on Port Arthur began early this morning. The Russian forces around the beleaguered city were reinforced bv the troops which had garrisoned Dalny and Kinchou. The Russian vessels in the harbor with their great guns aided the land forces in repelling the attack. The ngnung suu . goes on." Russians entrenched Near Kalchau Tientsin. June ll.-Ten thousand Russian infantry, with several batter ies of artillery, are entrenched in strong position at Pochichia, 12 miles south of Kalchau, and 35 miles from CANNOT AID FORI. Kuropatkin Says It Is impossible to Re- Ueve Port Arthur. Paris, " June 9. A St. Petersburg dispatch quotes a general officer of the Russian army as follows: "Two days ago there was a confer ence between the Emperor and the chief partisans of General Kuropatkia and Admiral Alexieff. The latter were active in an attempt to influ ence the Czar to send an order to Gen eral Kuropatkin to advance at once and relieve Port Arthur. The inten tion, of course, was to upset the dis position of troops, made by the mili tary commander-in-chief and compel him to give battle, even at the risk of defeat, " ; "Fortunately the good sens 3 of the emperor prevailed and he contented himself with inquiring of General Kur opatkin if , the situation permitted of his advancing to relieve the beleag uered stronghold, saying he wished it could be cone, but leaving it to his general to decide. General Kuropat kin replied it was impossible at pres ent to do anything for General Stoes sel and his command. Knowing him as I do, I am certain that the commander-in-chief would sooner have resigned than to have executed an .order which might have brought disaster upon his troops." RUSSIANS DBSPfiRATELY BOLD. FIOHT WITH TOGO. Russians Claim to Have Sunk Four Jap anese Battleships. St. Petersburg, June 10. There Is great rejoicing in the Russian capital this morning over the receipt of a dis patch from Liao Yang which indicates that instead of being captured, as ru mored yesterday, the Russian garri son at Port Arthur has beaten off an attack in force of the Japanese, and still retains possession of the strong hold. Not only that, but Admiral Skrydloff has made his way out of Vladivostok with the Russian Siber ian fleet, and has made a junction with the Port Arthur squadron, after desperate fight with the Japanese fleet under Admiral Togo. The joint squadrons are now reported Inside of Port Arthur roadstead. The Japanese lost four of their best ships, while the Russians escaped practically un scathed. The news of this Russian success was brought to General Kuropatkin by a number of Chinese, and their stories are so circumrtantial as to be considered reliable. The fighting is understood to have taken place on Monday and to have continued on Tuesday. The aecount for St. Petersburg may only be an amplification of the rumors afloat at Chefoo and Shanghai earlier in the week to the effect that the Russian fleet at Port Arthur had made a sortie and sunk several of the Japanese picket fleet which was keeping watch of the harbor. The report that the Vladivostok squadron had reached Port Arthur is hardly credible in view of the fact that Admiral SkTydloff has recently stated that the squadron should not be sent to sea. but should be. retained at Vladivostok until the Baltic fleet arrived. Asks Too Much of America. Washington. June 10. The state Department has received unofficial in formation, through Mr. Gummere, who neard it from the Bntisb consul at Fcx, that the Sultan of Morocco will accede to all of Rausuli's terms. Tne bandit's demand that the United States and Great Britain shall guarantee ex ecution of the Sultan's promises, how ever, is the sticking point, and this probably can be gotten around only by the acceptance of this obligation by Great Britain or France or some other country not so strongly bound as tn United States by its traditions Reconnolterlng Parties Qo to Any Length to (let Intormatton. , - Tokio, June 9. According, to the Japanese correspondents . with the first army in Manchuria (Kurokl's), the active Russian operations are lim ited to a series of skirmishes fought by Cossacks and mounted infantry, but which accomplished little else than to occupy the attention of the Japanese outposts. The Russians en gaged number hardly more than 600 men. supported by a mountain bat tery. -Their operations extend through the districts, of Aiyang and Saimat, and their object is to interfere as much as possible with the Japanese provis ion trains. Their efforts have proven futile, and no damage has been done except the killing of a number of Jap anese troopers. The Russian reconnoitering parties are bold to the point of desperation. They consist chiefly of a young offic er and a handfull of men who are will ing to go to any length to secure in formation. , They will ride boldly with in the Japanese lines, and, if discov ered, shoot their way out, endeavor ing to do as much damage as possible before being killed or taken prisoners. Wireless Telegraphy .for Russians Chefoo. June 10. Realizing that something must be done to commun icate, if possible, with the beleaguered garrison at Port Arthur, the Russian government is about to try to estab lish a wireless system here to . send messages to the big Marconi mast. which has been raised on Tiger's Head. An agent of the Russian Min ister to China wes here yesterday try ing to secure a position to erect Marconi mast. It is not known what action he took, but it is believed the mast will be set up soon. Barry Release Net Probable. London, June 10. The correspond ent of the Times at Tangier says the Sultan has not complied with all of Ransulis " demands. - Those unset tled will necessitate considerable fur ther negotiations.- There is no like lihood that the captives will be re BBLIBVB FLBBT5 MET. See A PAIR OF MUSICAL WONDERS. J. A. WILCOX OF DtTKAND, VICH. : CHAS. O. HOSCH OF BISKABCX, N. D J. A. Wilcox, of Durand, Mich.; is known as the "One Man Orchestra." Plays first and second violin, piano, drum, harmonica, bells and triangle, all at the same time. When appearing in public he generally performs the fol lowing program: Overture, violin, piano and harmonica. 2. Light-foot pian ist playing piano, harmonica, drum, triangle, tunes violin, rosins bow, all these at the same time. 3. Plays second violin with one hand and in five different positions, imitating dulcimer on violin and harmonica. 4. Full com bination two violins, piano, triangle, drum, harmonica and bells. Reper toireWaltz, quadrilles, jigs, polkas, quick-steps. Many special features the musical world never dreamed of." A novelty and a musical treat to all. Charles C. Hosch performs simulta neously upon harmonica, guitar, bass viol and bells. As will be seen in the picture, Mr. Hosch plays the bass in strument with his right foot With left foot he plays two bells. The guitar and harmonica he plays with hands and mouth. Mr. Hosch lovea music and studied the four-instrument combination for his own amusement. WEALTH OF THE CZAR. Nicholas II Haa an Income ef $50,000,- OOO a Tear World's Richest Man. It was reported from St. Petersburg the other day, on semi-official author ity, that the Caar had given the equiv alent of $100,000,000, from his private treasury to Russia's war fund. If cor rect, this is the largest single gift ever made by an individual donor to any cause. Rat the Czar can well afford It, for he is said to be the richest man on earth. No living man can tell the full ex tent of his wealth, not even Baron Friederichs, the Comptroller of the Im perial Household. The official revenue of the Czar Is nearly $10,000,000 per annum. It is difficult to arrive at It exactly,, for It Is paid in various ways and ' under many heads, and the sum total fluc tuates from year to year. But $10,000, 000 may be taken as a fair average. It is only a small part of his wealth, however, and the expense of maintain ing his royal state more than accounts for this vast sum. If he depended upon his official income he would find it hard to make both ends meet. His expenditures are almost lncredi- Steamer Passing Oulf of PechlU . Flashes at Sea. Chefoo, June 9. An impression pre vails here that a naval battle took place last night in the Gulf of Pechili Passengers on steamers passing the Liao Tie Shan promontory at 'the time did not hear any firing, while reports come from Teng Chow of heavy firing being heard there from 11 o'clock last night until 2 o'clock this morning. Vessels from the Miao Tao Islands confirm this report and so do the residents of hills in the vi cinity of this city who heard the firing and saw flashes out at sea during the night. The fact that the Russians were en deavoring, June 4. to clear the road steads off Port Arthur of mines indi cates an intention upon their pirt to give battle, outside the harbor upon the first favorable opportunity. A Japanese correspondent returning from Talienwan says there is a per sistent rumor there that the Japanese battleship Yashima struck a mine off tiiat port recently . and was sunk. Chinese arrivals from Talienwan are unable to confirm the. story. Japanese Punishing Bandits. Chefoo,. June 9. A fleet of junks which has arrived from Dalny or the purpose of buying stores for the Japanese report having -heard contin uous firing between- Dalny and Port Arthur for several days. Japanese warships are making Dalny their headquarters and are coming and go ing continuously. They take turns guarding the entrance to Port Arthur. The junks report Chinese are no long er allowed to leave Port Arthur, and that the Japanese are punishing the bandits who raided Dalny and Talien wan. Hi iV If fined to Russian objects alone. The Czar made liberal donations from it to the last Indian famine relief fund and in aid of the negro peasants of Martinique who suffered by the erup tions of Mont Pelee. "It is Impossible -to arrive at any exact estimate of the wealth of His Imperial Majesty," said a high diplo matist, "but I should think that, on the most conservative estimate, he mnst be worth, from all sources, far more than $50,000,000 a year. This is actual revenue, and does not take into account the huge treasures in specie, bullion, and diamonds which are stored in the vaults of the Peterhof Palace, in the citadel at Kronstadt and else where." WHEN HARRY UNDERSTOOD. Japan May Have Got It. Bridgeport, Conn.. June 9. A re port reached this city today that the submarine boat Protector had : been shipped to Japan from Npw York, and that tour boats modeled after the Protector are now under construc tion at the works of the Newport Nev-s Drydock & Shipbuilding Com rany. . Pridgeport men interested in the construction of these boats decline to give any information as to what has been done with- the Protector. Japanese agents have been in this city several times. Ihird Pacific Squadron. St. Petersburg, June 9. Grand Duke Alexis, commander-in-chief of the navy, according to an apparently reliable report, which, however, is not officially confirmed, has obtained the permission of the emperor to create a third Pacific squadron from the ships of the Black sea fleet, and per mission has already been obtained from Turkey to take the ships through the Dardanelles on the condition that they will not return. - CZAB NICHOLAS XX. ble. It Is estimated that the magnifi cent state ball which was given Just as the war with Japan broke out cost over $1,000,000. The Czar's gifts to the Orthodox Church in the course of the year aver age over $2,500,000. On the other hand, the church turns over large revenues to him, estimated to exceed the amount which it receives. With the exception of the Shah of Persia, the Czar owns a greater for tune in diamonds and precious stones than any man In the world. whnn Nicholas II. was crowned a few years ago, the Emir of Bokhara and the Khan of Khiva, his two prin cipal vassal princes, vied with one an other in making him the richest gifts within their power. The Khan gave him a priceless rope of pearls, which is said to be the fin est In the world, besides diamonds, emeralds, and rubies. His presents are estimated to have been worth at the lowest computation, $2,500,000; but no price could really be put upon them. His rival, the Emir, was not rar De- hind him; and the Hetman of the Don Cossacks, Prince Sviatopolsk Mlrskl II., came forward with some hand some contributions, as did all the lead ing nobles and princes of the Empire, to say nothing of foreign potentates. The Czar is the luckiest man on earth In the matter of "windfalls." His loyal subjects are constantly leaving him large sums of .money Dy win. which are not always accepted. Deli cate diplomacy is required to induce the Czar to accept a legacy. These inn Hen. when accepted, are never used by the Czar foa his private grati fication. He regards them as a trust fund, and they have been so regarded by most of his ancestors. This fund is drawn upon for charitable and re ligious purposes. Two and a half million dollars were given from It to relieve the starving peasants during the last terrible fam ine In Bessarabia. But It is not con- In teres ting Incident of tne Days of Bad Going for Horses. With the bad going in the city's streets in the last few days the horses have had about all they could do, some of them more; and it has been, gener ally, a time to try both horses and drivers, says the Ifew York Sun. About as hard a crosstown block as any you would find in its neighborhood for teams bound up grade is in Fulton street between Church street and Broadway. Many a team has failed on this grade, and many a good team, with the going bad, has had all it' could do to negotiate it Coming up here in the usual crush at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon! was a great big team of three horses, a team that looked as though it could haul anything. Halfway up the block it began to move slowly. The giant middle horse wasn't pull- incr Ha walcrhl- TTa Ten an'f honcrlnir back, he was not even loafing; but his head was now back two or three inch es from the heads of the other two. The driver looked down at the big horse in a sort of mild astonishment. And then he didn't touch him with the whip, nor do a thing to him at all. but just spoke to him. He called the horse by name in a low tone, intended to be heard by the horse alone, but in a tone that ex pressed surprise, pain, friendly re proach and interrogation. It isn't pos sible to put down in type as he said it "Harry V And Harry heard and understood; and his nose went out two or three inches beyond the other horses' heads and he pulled his share of the load and more, and the big outfit took a fresh and sure start on toward Broad way. Isabella's Crown. When Jay Gould as a young man was wandering about the country try ing to sell books the Queen of Spain was wearing as her crown the valu able possession which now often graces the head of the book canvass er's daughter. When Queen Isabella was exiled she carried with her most of her jewels. One of these was a crown set with some of the finest dia monds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires in the world. A few years ago a Span ish grandee, known to the Prince del Drago, came to America. His sole fortune consisted of the gorgeous crown which had belonged to his grandaunt. The Imperial bauble was offered for sale and was eventualy bought by the Goulds for $125,000. It is now worn by the Countess Castel-lane. Mnst Work: Harder Than Ever. "So I hear you have taken a" farm fifteen miles from the city. When do you retire from business?" "Who said anything about retiring from business?" "It stands to reason you can't farm and attend to . business here at the same time." "Who's going to support the farm it I quit business?" New York Press. A Mighty Nimrod. Burd Hunter Had great luck to day. Archie Gunter Bag anything? Burd Hunter No, but I brought all the dogs back alive. Pennsylvania Punch BowL with. Niu Chwang. leased speedily. - ' . "