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OF WATERS Causes Immense Flood in Colorado. TOWNS ARE INUNDATED Live* Sacrificed — Houaci Float Tree* and Peopla Cry for Crop* Suffered Qrcatly. May 23.— A t.oudburet at | of the Cac.he la Poudre river that stream to overflow its and meager reports received |icate that great damage has eed by the flood and several The rush of the flood caused (which holds the water of Liv- [ lake, 05 miles above Foit Col- Ibreak, and this added volumes to the flood which swept i Cache la Poudre. > t Collins the river is now over kids and already a number tof $e dwellings of the residents of sian colony of 000 have been their ioumluLiuua. About I of the people succeeded in get- jf their houses before the flood i them. The remainder, how- tonight in a perilous position, kuscs can plainly he seen float- ■t among the trees, and shouts tr signals of distress seen and [ A few of the houses have en- current of the stream and kpt down the river, and per- pttered or suuk and their occu- kowned. lefin itely known that two lives >n lost, ltescue parties are in i to leave Fort Collins with the ak of day. The floods in the Poudre and other streams are Jeavy rains. [lache la Poudre river runs one of the most thickly set- richest agricultural districts |ado. A large portion of the part of the state is inigated ¡is stream and a number of iin- ervoirs’Tiave been constructed I purpose of storing the water. the force of the waters’ rush | these sufficiently to cause a nd release the stored water, the Duld be nothing but disastrous. Bit] SCHEME IN LAND BILL. pk Fears One Firm W ill Try to tuy Urand Ronds Tracts. ington. May 23.— The interior ipartAent, in preparing advertise- enta (or sale of those lands on the ^ ^ H lto n d e Indian reservation in which are to be sold under the t of congress, has discovered >f what it believes is a "n ig- e woodpile.” This act con- revision authorising the sale lands in small tracts, or the The act to one purchaser, lent does not understand tlie or the latter provision, and sale of 27,000 acres of land to on or corporation would be con tile administration’s policy of uMio lands into tbe hapda o( tiers and homehuifdérs,' r f Hitchcock w tlf,- if possible, ^ k an tage of the piovision in the m froriizng him"to “ reject any or in order to prevent tUe lands it * th* hands o| ope puilcliaa- half o f tlio Isicto jto l>^ sohl bltr timtier Tarwrs;^ Wbilb the (if aie rich grazing lands. The Ut Will endeavor W B B tttfl idi v id rial- -purchasers. a tit ttl intére^ tile hid ton tile kart. hELD I b V BANDITS. nericati Taken RL'Stl W AS TO OBT BALLOON. "Ammunition Trala” to Pert Arthur Oat la Nams Oaly. 8t. Petersburg, May 21.— One of the reasons for the desperate effort of the Russians to get to Port Arthur what is officially called an “ ammuni tion train,” has been revealed by in formation which leaked out today. There was little need, it appears, for more ammunition, great quantities being stored in the fortreea, but Gen eral Btoeasel was exceedingly anxious to be provided with balloons. The highest point of the fortreea is the Kugle’s Neat, from which much of the surrounding country can be seen, bat balloons w ill facilitate observation. Before the war the Russian authorities loaded on a vessel a complete balloon equipment for Manchuria, but it was captured by the Japanese, who will use it perhaps in their operations against Port Arthur. Recognizing the need of providing General 8 toe seel with all the requisite instruments with which to conduct the defense of Port Arthur, General Kuropatkin is believed to have sent balloons on the ’ ’ammunition train.” The Russian balloons are sta tionary. “ I f the Japanese try to drift balloons over Port Arthur and drop explosives on the fortress,” an officer said today, “ the world w ill hear of the first battle in the air.” Communication from Port Arthur is now conducted by Chinese messengers. HASTE DELAYS SHIPS. Russians Find That Many Boilers Will Hava to Ba Taken Out. . Moscow, May 21.— After an exhaust ive inquiry the correspondent of the London Times finds that there is no need to take seriously the Russian threats to dispatch to the Far East next July reinforcements of war ves sels. The optimistic reports regarding the rapid progress of the warships of the Baltic fleet which have been printed in European captals have been given out here by officials and . have been telegraphed abroad without change. They are absolutely untrue, because there are no means at hand for the correspondents to verify the re ports, and they have no means of in specting the shipyards where the ves sels are being prepared for service. W hile it is a fact that unprecedented haste is being made in getting warships ready for service, there is a lim it to efficient speed in ship construction, and this has been exceeded with the result that many of the boilers which have been installed in the new war ships w ill have to he taken out and re placed. This has created a sensation at tbe navy department, and it is now certain that tiie Baltic fleet w ill not start for the Far East for many months to come. SERB SUBMARINES WERE USED. Russians Have New Aavlcea on the Loss of the Petropavlovsk. / St. Petersburg, May 20.— The ad Adralt di ira ftÿ is new convinced by mail re- v)ni i g receivfcd from Port Arthur that Vice Admiral Togo need submarine boats in hie operation«. A letter from Lieutenant . General Stoessel says he <ca i standing on Golden I I i l l when the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk went down and he saw a submarine boat torpedo the battleship. Lieutenant Morocco and » fc j d.wttwutay J M j w submarine boat,-- t M course of the vessel. a f 'i i Vatrtnil'W; flesjSfnitnitdngier, Rttadked and captured them, i aria S o f Greek origin, hut is ^ralized citizen of the United He is very wealthy and has i Tangier for years. lie married |HSli woman, whose son is his pion in captivity. y jdenie same command 4f 000 trqi;«* and that General %it*irf>atkin. hiiHvJeft Liao Yang for Ilnibin. I t it said fbat Kuropatkin is either at Liao Yanj| or in its vicinity. 1 Tyner on the Witness Stand. Washington, May 21.— Seated in an Lose Many Men. invalid’s chair and face to face with ■on, Mav 2 3 ,-T h e Standard’s the jury, James N. Tyner, the aged de- ’ ' . fendant in the Tyner-Barrett eon- ndent at 1 len Tsin wires that gpjraCy oa9ei today denied the accura te Japanese fleet was covering tions in which he and his nephew ing of tionps near Kalchati, on i were indicted in connection with their , a fierce engagement occurred <!«»><’* »■ law offl(* re for the I Yen Cheng. Two thousand ! department. In the examination con- i were killed or wounded. ducted by Mr. \\ orthington for the de kssians retreated and the Japan- fense. General T yn ei’e answers were pupied both Kaiping and Kai- unhesitating. His diction was perfect j The Chinese governor at Cheng and apparently bis understanding as i received news that the Rus- clear as ever. ave destroyed the railway be- Ambassador Msy Be Recalled. rashichou and Niti Chwang. Paris, May 21.— Government circles are Beriously considering whether the totblng Known of Evacuation. Petersburg, May 23.— The ad- pope’s protest against President Lon- denies that it has been official- bet’s visit to Rome should’ not be i"of the""ja pa ndse occupation promptly followed by the recall of M ,,, _ * v : _____4 tL n V.anoh nmhouaailor tr» ♦ hi Chwang. Instructions were is- Nisard, the French ambassador to the blow np the Sivouch, the Rus- Vatican. The determination of this nboat there, before the last Rus- question probably w ill depend on For ired. As soon as this is ac- eign Minister Deicasse’s ability to |shed tbe Russian commander calm the’ indignation a rinsed among irt to the authorities here. The the various elements in the chamber of ; nothing has been received con- deputies against tbe papal protest, | the admiralty that a small Rns- Maay Turks are Killed. is still at Nin Chwang. London, May 21.— The central news Cruiser Grounds Duriag Fog. I correspondent at Baku, Caucasia, re- May 23.— The correspondent ports a serious fight between Armeni- Petersbnrg of the Echo de Paris ans and Turkish troops at Chelcuzan The Rnssian cruiser Bogatyr in tbe district of Mush. The Turks I during a fog on the rbeks ngar loet 138 in killed and wonnded, while ince to Vladivostok. Her po- tbe Armenians’ leader and many others lie critical. The crew was saved, were killed. ARE SHIPS LOST? Russians Report a Serious Japan ese Disaster. MINES ARE HIT AT PORT ARTHUR First Class Warship Shlklshlma, Carry ing 741 Men, and tba Armored Cruis er Asama Reported Sunk. ENEMY ON REAR. Jipanes* Class ts Russians at Mykden aad Clrcst Battis Imminsat. London, May 19.— No further news has reached London throwing light upon the appearance of Japanese troops northeast of Mukden, or indicating by what route they reached that point so unexpectedly. The Japanese are so successful in biding their movements that it is only possible to guess at them from the vague indications in Russian official dispatches. According to tbe Standard’ s Tien Tsin correspondent. General Kuropat kin has left for Harbin; Viceroy Alex- ieff still being at Liao Yang with 20,- 000 troops. It is noticeable that Russian official dispatches seldom name the place whence they were sent. A question greatly discussed in the London papers this morning is whether General Kuropatkin has succeeded in ascertaining that the Japanese are threatening his rear so near the Muk den line, and has been enabled to be gin a retreat, or whether he has elected to tight. In any case, it is considered that any day may bring news of a great battle in this district, as the transport difficulties are be lieved to be so great as to make it al most impossible for General Kuropat kin to effect a rapid retirement. Indefinite reports continue to reach London of Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur and Dalny. The Standard's Odessa correspon dent confirms the report that General Kuropatkin’s aggregate forces for the pending battle do not exceed 100,000 men. Shanghai dispatches report that tbe Chinese are greatly gratified at the Japanese invitation to the Tartar vice roy oi Mukden to re-establish the ad ministration of Antnng and induce Chinese traders to return and resume business. Cbefoo, May 20.— A party of 13 Russians arriving Irom Dalny this morning by junk, are authority for the statement that during a bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese Mon day afternoon the Japanese battleship Shikishima and the cruiser ABama struck mines and sank. The Russians say the Khikishiam sank two minutes alter running on the mine, and that Asaam was being towed away by a ves sel of the bombarding fleet when she also went down. The 13 Russians seem to have ob tained their information from the com manding officer at Dalny, who showed them, they assert, a telegram from Port Arthur, that the bombardment commenced at 1 o'clock Monday after noon, and that two hours later the Shikishima struck the mine and was soon at the bottom. During the con fusion that followed, according to the story told, the Asama also struck on a mine and was taken in tow and was settling so fast that it was found neces sary to abandon her. A number of Russian torpedo boats then went out, but the Japanese re ceived reinforcements and the Rus sians retired. Today’s arrivals say that the en trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but one of the sunken steamers was re moved and the entrance is now open MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR. but it is still dangerous and the Rus sian fleet has been ordered to remain Russia W ill Mobilize All Forces Possible in the harbor until tlje arrival of Ad 1 here for Its Defense. miral Skrydloff, who w ill take com St. Petersburg, May 19.— Advices re mand. Communication north of Dalny has been completely severed. ceived by the general staff show that the Japanese are practically masters of all the southern end of the Liao Tung W IL L FALL BACK TO HARBIN. peninsula, save Port Arthur and the Russian Staff Dives Insight Into the territory commanded by guns. This Plans of Kuropatkin, result, so promptly brought about, is 8t. Petersbuig, May 20.— Confirm due to the failure of the Russians to ing the intimations that it is General make opposition of any consequence Kuropatkin's purpo-e to avoid a de to the Japanese advance. cisive combat with the Japanese at the A member of the general staff said present stage of the War, the statement to the Associated Press that the re was made by the general staff today moval of the guns from the fortifica that the commander in chief is mak tions erected at Kinchau, and the des ing preparations to fall back on Muk truction of Port Dalny, were primarily for the purpose of concentrating the den, and then to Harbin. entire Russian force at Port Arthur. W hile the superior numbers of the I f the men and guns were scattered, enemy compel a retirement, it does the effect would have been to distrib not follow that Geneial Kuropatkin ute the means of defense of the fort w ill not strike a stinging blow should ress over a number of points strate gically weak. To defend the whole of a strategical mistake be made which the southern end of the Liao Tung pen w ill enable him to throw a stronger insula it wonld have been necessary army upon one of the advancing col to have an army equal to that which umns of his antagonists. The most the Japanese conkl have landed. The weakness of the Manchurian exposed portion of General Kuriko’ s army, said this officer, left only one command is that which is moving di course to pursue, namely, that oi mo rectly northward, evidently with the bilizing sufficient troops at Port Arthur .intention of gaining the road to Muk to hold it until relief came. den, down which it w ill march as ENEMY SLIPS IN. soon as the other columns are within supporting distance. Unleee caution, Russians Near Ylnkow Surprised by the heretofore the conspicuous feature of Landing of Army. the Japanese campaign, is observed, Niu Chwang, May 18.— The Russians this column, it is lielieved here, w ill fall the victim to its temerity, as Gen were surprised by the appearance of eral Kuropatkin is known to be hold the enemy at Kaichau, 20 miles south They were ing it especially under close sur of Yinkow this morning. expecting the Yalu army. veillance. Nine traansports, assisted by the Kuropatkin’s decision to withdraw from Liao Yan can only mean, accord navy, landed 100 troops and the re ing to the experts, that there w ill con mainder will land tonight and tomoi- tinue to be affairs of outposts, unless row. The number of tire Japanese The warships another General Zassalitcb should de force is not known. velop. The general staff confirms the shelled the shore from early morning announcement of the abandonment of until evening. The Japanese are expected here to Kin Chon by the Russians after the dismantling of the forts and the re morrow and the Russians are rapidly evacuating the town. moval of the guns Jo Port Aithur. Special Stamps for 1905 Fair. Washington, May 20. — Senator Mitchell was today advised by the post- office department that his request for the issue of a special series of postage stamps commemorating the I^ewis and Clark exposition will be considered as soon as possible. The department itself prepared designs submitted for the Louisiana Purchase stamps, but w ill consider all designs submitted for the Lewis and Clark issue. In no event w ill these stamps be placed on sale befoie the exposition opens next summer. W ar Cloud* Rolling Back. Washington, May 20.— According to cable advices received by Dr. Calderon, the Peruvian minister here, the war clouds are rolling back, and there is now little danger of a nostile collision between Pern and Rrazil. The minis ter's advices are to the effect that ne gotiations have begun at R io de Ja neiro under snch favorab e auspices as to warrant the belief that a satisfactory settlement of the differences w ill be made. China Opens Parts to tna World. Pekin, May 20.— An imperial edict voluntarily issued today opens to the commerce of the world the ports of Chinan Fu, Wei 8hi-En and Chon Term, on the 8hatr Tung peninsula Chow Che-En, the industrial center of the province, also is to be opened Wei Bhi-En is a station on the railroad midway between Kaichan and Chi nan-Fn. Mrs. Radnor, who was making an In vestigation of the large china closet, uttered a wall o f grief that brought her devoted husband on a run from the library, “ What on earth have you done?” he Inquired anxiously. “ Have you hurt yourself? Come down off that step ladder and let me see. Here, let me lift you down.” “ Keep away from me,” said Mrs. Radnor. “ I'm all right, but look at this pickle dish!” "W h at pickle dish? asked Radnor. “ It’s that old majolica.” moaned Mrs. Radnor. “ Don’t you remember that dear majolica dish with the dol phins on it? I tipped something over on the top shelf and it Just went smash. And Just when 1 wanted to use It.” “ Why, I baveu't seen that for years,” said Radnor. “ I ’d forgotten that we had iL So had you, I ’ll bet.” " I hadn't anything o f the kind. And it was Just exactly what I needed for the olives to-morrow night. Mr. Jane way Is such au enthusiast about old china and I know he would have ad mired it." "China will break, you know. Don’t feel so bad about it.” “ I can’t help iL The dear little dish! You don’ t know how much I thought of that dish. William, or you wouldn't stand there looking at it in that Indif ferent manner." Ernest W. Caldwell, former mayor of Sioux City, Iowa, proposes to write a history o f South Dakota. The harp of Mary, Queen o f Scots, has been bought by the Society of Antiquaries o f Scotland for $4,500. Ibsen has German blood in hi* veins, has lived In Germany twenty years, and Germans claim him as their own. In his hundredth year, the oldest captain of the Austrian army died at Peterwardeln, near Neusatz, Hungary, recently. First Lieut. R. K. Sniper, Four teenth Cavalry. U. S. A., is the young est officer In the army, having been born in 1882. According to a statement by the Swiss Federal Council, the Simplon tunnel will probably be completed be fore the end of the year. Students from the Worcester P oly technic Institute will have charge this summer o f a model foundry to he opened in connection with the St. Lsrus fair. The aged widow of Baron de Stllle is an object o f charity in New York. She was a companion aud friend of the Countess de Saint Germaine, o f Paris. John D.. Strnsshurg began work in the Louisville postofflee in 1843, and is the oldest postal employe in the United S tates He neyer bus been pro moted. Pasteboard made o f 40 per cent pent filler and «0 per cent woyd shav ings Is a standard prodnet both In Germany and Sweden, being stronger, lighter aud cheaper than pasteboard made la the ordinary way. British manufacturer» appear to be steadily losing ground as regards agri cultural machinery In Russia, says the Mechanical Review of London, while, America nrqj -Germany aro ooutlnually Increasing their output to that district. Numerically, the Methodists lead the Sunday school host o f Brooklyn w ith a membership exceeding 25.000 Oppose Japanese Advance. out of a total enrollment of 100,000. Berlin, May 19.— Colonel Gadke,. the German m ilitary expert, who is Most oT the schools have efficient pri accompanying the Russian army in the mary and intermediate or Junior grade field in the dual rapacity of m ilitary work. expert ami correspondent, telegraphing | A German scientist has succeeded, from Mukden, states that the Japanese by treating the cleansed vegetable advance against Liao Yang is being fibers o f peat moss with the waste conducted in two lines, which parallel molasses o f beet sugar manufacture, the railway between Niu Chwang and In producing a compound that serves Liao Yang. The Japanese right, he acceptable as food for domestic ani declares, is moving with extreme cau mals. tion, while tire left wing is advancing Belgium exports annually $0,500,000 much more rapidly in an attempt to worth o f eggs. The shipments are outflank the Russian position. almost entirely to England, where the demand is for eggs, which run 1% to Outposts Already In Contact. the pound. The Mediterranean breeds Paris, May 19.— The Journal’s Muk __Leghorns, Spanish Minorcas and den correspondent says: “ Important Andalusians— are the moat popnlar. events are imminent. The ontponts of In 1903 Minnesota showed an In the two armies are already in contact crease in the total number o f wage in the zone northwest of Feng Wang earners o f 11.91 per cent over 1902; Cheng. The Japanese army advancing that of the male adnlt* was 12.07 per on Liao Yang is estimated at 100,000. cent; that o f the female adults was A persistent rumor, which is not con 9.36 per cent and of c*-. Iren a de firmed officially, has it that another Japanese corps is executing a flanking crease from last year’ s number o f 9.58 movement direct on some point be per cent In the last twenty years, according tween Liao Yang and Mukden.” to the figures o f the Labor Bureau at Washington, there have been more Wireless Telegraphy for Alaska. Washington, May 19. — General than 22,000 strikes, involving a loss Greely has give directions to have the to employes and employers o f over wireless telegraph stations which have $400,000,000. The loss to the work been sr-cessfnlly used on Puget sound, men themselves has been more than taken to Nome and 8t. Michael, Alas twice that o f their employers. ka. in order to eetablieh communica Dr. Wunsley, an Englishman, who tion between these points. The freez recently investigated our technical ing of the sea in the bay has rendered schools, reports that he fonnd In six cable service between these points im teen o f our prominent Institutions practicable. 1,871 students In engineering courses “ I'm trying to look aj It philosophi cally. I f you'll ouly think to yourself that It will all be the same a hundred years from now." “ Don’t be horrid.” “ Well, you know that we broke that big Canton bowl the year we were married and you thought a lot of that.” “ I know; but then that was a long time ago.” "Oh, throw the pieces away. Come down from tbe ladder and stop looking so woebegone. What difference does it make whether it was Just now brok en or whether it went to smash a year ago?” " A great deal o f difference. And to break It Just when I wanted to use it. too, after keeping It carefully all this time:” “ See here.” said Radnor, after a mo ment's pause. “ I want to tell you something. You didn’t break that dish, f broke it myself considerably over a year ago. I f you'll look you'll see dust on the edges of the fracturerd pieces. It was quite an accident, but I thought you’d feel badly about iL so I hid it away on that shelf, intending to take !t to a china hospital some time. But you didn’t seem to miss it and I forgot It. Now. don't you feel a heap better? It’s ancient history.” “ I think you are as mean as you can be." said the lady, with flashing eyes. “ That's all I get for owning up and trying to console you,” said Radnor.— Chicago Daily News. who had been more than three years in attendance, while the latest avail able report in Great Britain showed but flfty-slx students tn the corre sponding class. S U L T A N S IRON HAND. H o w T h in g s G e t A c c o m p lis h e d in R e a lm s . H ie Things get done in the Sultan’s realms— things like the massacre of 1895 In Asiatic Turkey and o f 1003 in Macedonia— which come home to the consciousness of every thinking Turk. Take the case o f the Koordish Suelkh Oberdullulr, who was a guest of the Sultan for a time in 1883 and was afterward sent to Mecca in order that pious occupations might keep him out of mischief. He died very soon after his arrival, o f cholera. It was officially announced, although he wus the ouly sufferer from cholera In Mecca that year. Take the case of Mlthad Fasha, the liberal prime minister and tire cham pion o f parliamentary governmenL H e was tried for treason In aiding to de throne Sultan Abdul Aziz, and wus sent to Taif, near Mecca. A fter a time he died rather suddenly. By and by a man who had been a soldier in Arabia appeared In Constantinople babbling a tale that ended with: “ I did not know that It was Mithnd Dasha, or I would not have put the soaped cord about his neck.” Of course, the police saw that the man was crazy and put him where he was safe from barm, Take tire ease o f Said Pnsba. ex grand visler, who fled to the British enrlrassy in ConstantLnople seven or eight yeurs ago, declaring that he would be killed unless allowed asylum, and who could not Ire induced to leavo the building until the ambassullor brought him a formal promise o f safe ty sealed with the Sultan's own seal. Meditation upon this clnss o f mys teries makes people shake 111 their shoes every time that they see one o f the great army o f paid informers who knows everything. Men do* not say that the Sultan does the things which cause this trepidation, but that “ tbe palace” does them. They speak o f the “ palace” as though It were a senti ment but Invisible organism; and when they speak o f U they louk behind them and take out their handkerchiefs and wipe a clammy sweat from their fuces. — World’ s Work, H u lta n a t F o u r t e e n . The Sultan has a mingled blood, ilia great-grandmother was an Irishwom an, w ife of a Gibraltar corporal, who went from barracks to harem. There are so many negro women In the suc cession that Ills father, Mnlal-el-IIas- an, had pronounced negroid features. The original stem Is Arab, direct In the male line from Fatima, daughter of the prophet, through a chain o f thirty- six lineal descendants, and on this has been grafted a long line o f Berber mar riages. Mulai Abd u! Aziz’s mother was a Circassian of Turkish residence and origin. With this line, he became Sul tan at 14, and when his mother and the vizir who made him Sultan died, he began to walk alone, that vanished thing an Oriental absolute prince play ing an old part that will end with him. Before he Is through with the pretty game of learning to rule by ruling to learn, Morocco will bare gone the way of all other Moslem realms, absort>ed, controlled or protected by some Euro* pean power. Either France will In clude It, or Europe agree on a division« or the empire be put Into commission. — Century. N ot T o o Fu ll. Kadley— I was thinking of going to board at that house where you were, but It's full o f bores and simpletons. Hadley—Oh, no; there’s room fo i one more.— Philadelphia Ledger.