GIRL IS HANGED
Charged Willi Treason Against
Russian Government.
ONLY EIGHTEEN YEARS OP AGE
Said to Have Placed Seditious
Pamphlets In Supplies Sent to
Soldiers at the front.
London, Aug. 5. According to tlio
St. Poteisbuig correspondent of th
Dally Telegraph the youngest dntightei
of Professor Mersheyeffesky, tho well
known Itussian educator, Las just lieon
hanged in the fottress nt Sulilusselburg
for high trenson. Every effort has
been mndo by the Kuslan authorities-to
keep tlio mutter from tlio public ue
cause of tliu outbtust of Indlgmttion
which followed the banning of another
young student for an nlleged attempt
on the life of the cinr some months
ago.
Tho correspondent stntes, howpver
that it has been learned that tho girl,
whllo assisting tho empress some
weeks ago to pack a quantity of sni
plies for tho troops at thu front, chiefly
reading matter and delicacies, smug
gled into tho packages a number of
tcditious pamphlets which were not
discovered until some of them had got
into thu hands of tho soldiers. When
accused the young woman is said to
hnvo admitted her guilt and to have
declared that she gloried in the deed.
Rho was court mattialcd, found
guilty of treason and promptly hanged.
No announcement of the punishment
has not been made in tho Ollicia1 Jour
nal, nnd now none is expected to bo.
Tho young woman was but 18 years
old, and the government Is condeii nrd
for its action, as it is believed that sho
was but tho tool of older conspirators.
icc cut orr.
rrcsh Meat Will Dc Scarce In Chi
cago as a Result.
Chicago, Aug. 6. The threatened
spicad of the stoekards strike to out
side industries came tonicht, when an
order was issued by the Teamsters' un
ion foridding drivers of ico wagons to
make any deliveries to retail butchers,
who, since the packing house teamsters
went on strike, have been handling
meat from the packing houses in their
own wagons.
As the refrigerators in most markets
do not hold enough ire to last longer
than 48 hours, tho order to cut off the
supply of Ice, if it can bo forced, means
that many persons In Chicago will In-
compelled to forego fresh meat. OH1-
cers of the teamsters union Itavo ap
pointed pickets to watch retail markets
all over Chicago with instructions to
eeo that the boycott is carried out.
Outside of the. decision of tho strik
ing unions to extend the strike to the
ice men there was little change from
yesterday in the situation at the stock
yards. With their new employes and
those that have deserted the unions the
packers managed to dispose of fully 60
per cent as much work as is carried on
under normal conditions.
SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES.
Kuropatkin Must Move West or
Surrender.
Niu Chwang, Aug. 6. The report
that Haicheng has fallen is premature.
The Russian troops have only been
driven back to their inner intrench
ments, which they now occupy with
o.er 75,000 men. A detachment of
2,000 Japanese with large supply
trains, is leaving here for Haicheng,
where the greatest battle of the war is
expected to open tomorrow.
General Kuroki, with 100,000 men,
is now behind the Itussian forces; Gen
eral Oku, with an army of 60,000 men,
Is on their front, whilo flanking them
on the left is General Nodzu, with his
division of 60,000 men.
If Genoral Kuropatkin is dofeated in
this battle, he must cither move west
ward or surrender.
Tlio foreign military attaches are with
the second army on the way lot the
front to witness the battle.
The ItuB-lan troops at Port Arthur
have been driven hack to the laht line
of tiieir defenses. Trie Japanese at
tacking force has 350 guns in action.
Alaska Boundary Survey.
Vancouver, Aug. 5. For thepurposo
of inspecting the work of tho survey
parties engaged in establishing tlio
boundary lino between Canada and
Alaska, the two boundary commission
ers representing Canada and the United
States are here en route to the north.
O. II. Tlttamann, superintendent of
the United States coast and geodetic
survey, is the American commissioner;
Canada's interests are in the hands of
Professor W. F. King, chief astronomer
of Canada. These two commissioners
will remain in tho North two months.
Driven Back by Warships.
Tokio, Aug. 6. Twelve torpedo des
f troyeis, four torpedo boat destroyers
j and some gunboats emerged from tho
' harbor nt Port Arthur on tho night of
j August 1, but-were driven baj;jr again
' by tho JapaneW'warBhipB on guard outside.
HAWAII NOT A DIMCi.
United States Treasury Unrlthcd nt
Minor Outlay.
Sacramento, Cnl., Aug. 0. In nn In
terview today, Governor U. O. Carter,
of tho Hawaiian Islands, said to a rep
resentative of tho lice:
"Tlio annexation of tho islands to
the United States has not been a com
mercial success, so far as tlio islands
are eouceriu-d. Since mo have been
United States territoiy we have not
mnde gieat progress. One reason for
this is because tho laws by which we
are governed aie not suited to thu
country. For instance, wo have to
obey the United States law nnd cannot
rent government land lor a period of
more than live years nt a time. As it
takes from two to four years to raise n
crop in our climate, we cannot II ml
anybody that will rent land for such a
shoit period as live jears. Thus we
are deprived of a big income from gov
ernment land.
"Since we have leeii annexed con
gress has never dredged our lurbor.
It is filling up and thus revents the
landing of the 'nrgest vespels. As a
result of this our trntllc is falling off.
Wo have dio lged the harbor at our ex
pense since wo have been annexed, but
unless it is dredged again we will lose
much of our trade.
"Annexation has cut off all of our
internal revenue. On the other hand,
from Undo Sam's point cf view, an
nexation has been n decided success,
Over 14,250,000 has Wen paid into the
United States treasury from the Is
lands. Tlo wLole rost of annexation
was only t4.000.000."
riLL ALL ORDERS.
Chicago Packers Say Plants
are
Doing Well.
Chicago, Aug. 0. in a statement
given out tonight by tho packets, tho
report that negotiations aro In progress
to bring about another conference be
tween the packers and tho labor lead
ers is declared to lie unfounded. The
packers assert that theio is not the
slightest possibility of further confer
ences with the strikers.
According to this statement, the pro
gress making at the plants is satisfac
tory to all tlie packers; more men are
employed daily; nil routracls and cur
rent orders are tilled and there is a
normal supply of beef, mutton nnd
provisions at all plants in tho United
States, while inlet are made at lower
prices than before tho strike lxgan.
In a table accompanying the state
ment it is shown that tho total number
of men at work tonight at all points is
more than 20,000. With this number
of men at work the packers say they
shipped 831 carloads of fresh meats
from all points yesterday.
Beyond trying to enforce the order
foibidung the delivery of Ire to retail
ers who have been hauling meat from
the stockyards themselves since the
teamsters' strike, the strikers did little
today. Up to date the ice supply of
100 retail markets has been mt off.
rooDSTurrs not contraband.
United States Will Not Recede Trorn
Position Once Taken.
Washington, Aug. 0. Tho stato do-
partment Is in telegraphic communica
tion with its agencies abroad lestiecting
the Itussian seizures and destruction of
American goods, but it is not yet ready
to define precisely its position as to tho
whole subject of seizures. These ex
changes are not confined to St. Peters
burg and Washington, but are In
tended to develop the purposes of the
governments of other nations, and par
ticularly of Great Britain and Ger
many, whose shipping has suffered
moio than that of any other. It is
said here that the precedents already
established in the Spanish and Hoor
wars, as woll as in the operations in
China during the black flag uprising,
have woiked so satisfactorily and lutve
received such universal approval that
under no circumstances will America
now rccedo from tho doctrine that food
stuffs not directly intended for the use
of a belligerent army or navy cannot
bo regarded as contraband.
No Second Trial or Ohio.
Snn Francisco, Aug. (J. Tho bat
tleship Ohio will not bo given another
trial, ifngincer ICobert rorsytho, who
had charge of the machinery of the
Ohio, states that the in u-hinery work
ed without a hitch, and that tho fail
ure to make the required speed was due
solely to the tidal conditions, Tho
horsepower developed was over 2,000,
inoro than tho contract called foi, Tho
stakebouts Fortune, Preble, Paul Jones
and Undllla returned today from the
south, but the Annapolis will not ar
rive hero until tomorrow.
Payment on Cuban Loan.
Havana, Aug. II. Manuel Uospalgno,
fiscal agent for the Cuban government,
in a cable dispatch from New York to
day says that flpeyer & Co. have paid
htm 110,000,009 O. the 135.000,000
Cuban loan.
PULL RETREAT
The Russian Army Is Hurry
iiuj to Harbin.
JAPANESE AKEVEHY ACTIVE
Empty Cars Being Hushed South
Llao Yong Troops to Be lie-
moved us fust as Possible.
Toklo, Aug. 3. -Alter two days'
lighting, General Kuroki lias defeated
tho itussian forces In two separate ac
tions fought at Yushullkzu nnd the
Yangso Pass.
St. Peteisbuig, Aug. 3. A report
from nn apparently tollable source late
last night was to the cfteefthat General
Kuropatklu's main force had In en rap
idly moving north for several days.
According to this report no troops
proceeding to the front from Itussla had
gone past Harbin in the punt three
days. They will be detained there mid
every available piece of rolling block
will bo rushed south empty (or the re
moving of troops to I.lao Yang mid
other points to thu northward, leaving
a skeleton force to contest tho Japan
eso advance on vital Hsltinns.
If It Is true, an pointed out in the
foregoing, it leaves the llusslnu foices
In an exceeding serious position.
Lacking definite Information, and If
thu Kusslan Information has not been
broken by the capture of Stmoucheng,
tho authorities here say that If Kuro
patkin accepts a general engagement
they believe it will occur near. Vun.-han
shan, half way between Haicheng and
I.ino Yang, in which case the Hafrheiig
force will fall back on the Slmoucheiig
force under General Mltschcnsko, on
the northward road to Yansalln, which
is already fortified, with a view to such
a contingency.
Ynnsnlln would then become thu
advanced position for Ansehant-chau,
the natural strength of which Is shown
by tho fact that it was the only posi
tion the Chinese successfully defended
Hgainst the Japanese. It is potilble
that If Slmoucheiig is evacuated it may
bo in pursuance of tho above pl.in and
it is nlso possible In thin case that
General Stukelboig may get away
north, but in any euro Ills retieat with
General Oku hanging to his rear must
be h dilllcult nitration, own with the
rullw-vy to help him,
KUROPATHIN'S ARMY CRIPPLED.
Losses Have Been Heavy During
the Past Tew Days.
Tokio, Aug. 3. It is reported at the
war ofllce that tho result of the fight
ing which has boon In progress In tho
vicinity of Haicheng since last Wednev
day will he a sweeping victory. Whilo
a number ofolllclal communications
from the commanding oflicers havo
been received, their contents are care
fully guarded for tho present.
It is believed, however that tho re
lief columns have lieon divided by a
successful outflanking movement nn the
part of General Kurokl's army, whieli
turned the Itussian (lank. Tills move
ment Is believed to havo reunited in
tho Isolation of Lieutenant General
Stakelberg's divisions and t hoy aro now
believed to be practically surrounded
by the victorious Japanese
General Kuropatkin is understood to
he endeavoring to withdraw the rem
nants of his scattered army toward
Mukden nnd Japanesa ollicurs. who
should know exactly what the condit
ions aro In Manchuria, declare thu'
both Llao Yang and Mukden must fall
wililn a very short time.
Tho Russians' losses within tho past
flvo days havo lieen such as effectively
weaken General Kuropatklu's army so
that the Japanese combined forrei aru
now much moiu than a match for Un
crippled Itussians opposed to them.
At last uccounts fierce lighting was still
In progress with everything pointing
to ultimate and complete Jupanesu suc
cess, Search to Proceed,
St. Petersburg Aug. 3. Tho govern
ment has Issued an olllclal announce
ment of thu release of the steamer Ma
lacca, which was seized In thu Ited sen
by the Itussian volunteer lleet cruisers.
It states that thu liberation of tho ves
sels was due to tho declaration by tjio
British government that the cargo was
tho property of the state, but savs It
must not bo deducted from this fuct
that tho impel lul government abandons
Its intention of sending oat Isolated
cruisers as well ns warships generally
to search for contraband ol war.
Arabia's Trial In Progress.
St. Petersburg, Aug, 8. Tho Asso
ciated Press is informed at the .foreign
olllco that tho trial of tho Arnbla is
now progressing at Vladivostok nnd
that It will have to be completed bo
foro the question of her idea bo can bo
determined upon,
POUTS HOLD OUT.
Churning Japanese Driven Hath at
port Arthur.
Chefoo, Aug. l.A desperate threo
days' assault on the Inner defenses, on
thu northern and eastern sides of Port
Arthur, has failed, according tu advices
brought by two Junks which arrived
heiu today.
A Itussian who escaped from Port
Arthur via Pigeon Hay, tlio night of
July 20, states that the earth tioinbied
undet the terrillo canuoundlug which
begun at 4 a. m., July 20, and ended
during the night of July 28, when the
the battle censed.
A Chinese who has arrived hole on
a separate Junk coiillims the Huiodnu's
statement that the Itussian killed nnd
wounded during tlm assault uumhoied
between o.OOO nnd It 000.
The JnHUicsn In their repeated ns.
snults ngalust the enstein forts on the
hills, through barU-d wire ontnnglo.
ments und over mines, displayed faimtl
enl bravery. They were mowed down
by tlio hall of shells and bullets nud
the explosion of mines under their feet.
Their losses nre estimated nt 20,000.
The Husslnu declares that the Itn-.
sinus held all the eastern huts leading
to Golden Hill nud that the Japanese,
haltered and exhausted, retired to tlm
eastward.
As related by the passengers of the
two junks, the Japanese ndvnuce, which
began from Kwoknu Jieforo daybreak,
July 20, was directed against Klkwnu,
Klukiuii, Kiukishnu and Pchoushnu
forts, lying near shore. Thu Itussian
outKsts were dtlven back. In the
meantime Admiral Togo shelled the
forts at long rauiie. but the return Urn
of the foits kept his ships at a safe dis
tance, rendering the cMieratlonof the
lleet Ineffective,
On the morning of July 27, the Itus
sin ii licet steamed out, keeping under
the protection of the Golden Hill gnus.
Thu Itussian vessels did not lire on the
Japanese and soon returned to their
anchorage.
Tlui nn-nult on the northern side of
tlio city iK-euirrd July 2". The Jawu
emi left nt llslknti advanced on the
ItuiHtlat s nt Shlnihl Ylng, hut were
repulsed.
The junks were within hearing ills,
tunc! foi three da) s after leaving, but
no morn tiring wat, heard.
Tlm ItUMsUu hospitals nt Port Arthur
nre said to Ik swnmped. Thousands
of wounded are lying In house kihI
sIiomi of the Chinese, the ow item having
Ihoii evicted, with the exception of
one who nets ns earetnkeroleach placo.
Medical attention is Inadequate.
TALC ONLY HALt TOLD.
No Account Yet or the Battle That
Took Place August 2.
St. Peteisburg, Aug. 4. Allowing
for tho Inevitable conflict In names, tho
Japanese and Itussian reports set-in to
agree on the main points of tlm mili
tary developments up to August 1, but
both slop short at their Interesting
point, namely, regarding what happen
ed on August 2, when It Is possible
that a decisive struggle was going on
east and south of I.lao Yang.
Tho usual crowds wero assembled
around the bulletin boards outside the
olllco of tho general staff until long
after midnight awaiting further official
details, but nothing was given out !
yond General Kuropatklu's two otlloinl
dispatches. It Is evident from these
dispatches and thu Japanese roMrts
that the Russians abandoned Yarigse
Pass, falling luck on I.lnndliisin, a
strong defensive position in the hills
24 miles southeast of I.lao Yang.
General Kuropatkin admits that
there were heavy losses along the
Snlmtsze-I.lao Yang road July 31.
The olllclal account In somewhat Incon
clusive, but Indicates that although
the Itussians withdrew from their ad
vuueed osts Kuropatkin IiohiI to Ik
able to hold his main pcslsllous even
in thu face of the superior Japanese
force und tliut ho evidently expected
heavy fighting along this line, probably
about Aiiplug. This battle pomilhly
was proceeding August 2, although
tho dispatches loport that all was
quiet up to noon of August 1.
In tho meantime a serious envelop
ing movement of tho Jupauemi divis
ions was maturing around the Itussian
luft at Huleheug where there was also
heavy fighting July 31.
No news has been received from Port
Atrhur.
New Battleship's Speed.
Washington, Aug. 4. Hear Admiral
Whiting, who loproeontod tho govern
ment aboard tho battleship Ohio,
which was given her preliminary speed
trial in Santa Durham channel yester
day, reported to thu navy department
by telegraph today that the uncorrected
figures for thu Ohio's trip showed an
average speed of 17.H knots per hour,
These figures aro subject to changu on
account of tldul allowances Under
tho terms of tho contract, the Ohio Is
to muko 18 knots an hour.
Transports for Baltic Squadron.
Copenhagen, Aug. 4. A Itusslun
agent hus arrived here with tho object
of purchasing large transports to no
company tho Baltic squadron to thu
Far East.
ASSAULT IS 0i
Japanese Commence (tenure
Attach on Port Arthur.
RUrlOlt 0P TALL 01' THE CITE
Ammunition (Irowlug Scurtc urJ
the Big duns In Beleaguered
furls urc Not fired (Mien.
Chefoo, Aug. 1. HofugiH's who hm
just arrived from Port Arthur confln!
previous reports that a general nmnu
has lieon begun by the JnxiiieiNMiitlii!
forties, nud they declare that tlm Itu
sluiis are sanguine that the Jinn,
could not succeed III rapturing
place, even though they had Uc
many troops,
The Itusslnns, according to tlm rt.
gees' stories, mo stilt hoping for urn
from General Kuropatkin, I hoy n
unwilling to Mlrvo tho report- of bl
defeat nt Ta iohe Mao. I he relii-t.
further coullrm the reports that It
KumIuii fleet Is In n state of repair, U
they say that the lleet Is unwilling!
attack Hut of Admiral Togo, en t,
count of the mines which the Jsp-m
plare nightly nt the entrance toll
harbor.
It was believed at Port Aithur l
If either the Vladivostok squadron
relnlorcen nt from General Kuro
kin should nrrlve, tlm ItusiUu 11'
would take the risk of going out
Ammunition Is snld to ho grow
scnice, and targe fort guns are not oh
discharged. Attempts to mnnufscti
ammunition in Port Arlhui am nite
ported to have Iwen failures, K
All of the public buildings am Uulw
used for hospitals. The slrk iiKI
wounded are Iwlng well rated for lw
volunteer nurse. The wouudi nuJiR
by the Japanese rltlrs am danrrvoljj
only when vital sjMits am restUfjjp
Hundreds of badly wounded lu-fsS
quickly reentered from their wounds, tii
An Aiunilraii named Holt iei
that Lieutenant Newton A. Mct'ul
the Amor I run naval attache, im
Port Arthur, Is well.
LAWS NEEDED TOR ZONE.
Panama Domain Not fully a Part t?
the United Mates.
Washington, Aug. 1 ('mtrullrr w
the Treasury Trarewell, in an opinke?
today defining the authority rf US
Panama Canal couiiiiImIou regsnllrcj:
disbursements and the relation oiJlSj
ransl zone to the United States, lio&X
that, while tho "general spirit og
puriioro" of the constitution nprJijjJ
cabin to thu lone, that domain Is nottti
part of tho United Stales within Ir
"full meaning of the constitution st
the laws of the country." la
lie said that until congress by rjtfjj
pirss legislation shall havo prrcrltQ
tho fotin of government of the tou
the will and sound discretion of Uffij
president and his lominlislon will J(
iroi, iiiojrci oniy to inn general spir
ami ptirxo ol the constitution, ti
the local revenues of the sone shall
handled In accordance with such rod
as thry may authorize,
ADVLSCD TO STAY AWAY.
No Protection for Men Not Wanlc
at Cripple Creek.
Cripple Creek, Colo,, Auu. 1 KlicM
iff Kdward Hell will nutfgiinraritro ftoi
lection to any iierson who hss M it
driven from this district lccauro of hit
alliance or sympathy with the Wcilfin
l-eileintlon of Minora. He made tnu
plain today when he received a im-irii
from Patrick Carvel, one of the lmn-i
diods deported after tho lndeeii(lt'ae
depot ilynamlta outrsuo.
P.u..l 1. ...-. ., rv .1 -.1- fllu .rJl
notified Sheriff Hell that ho wished 1
shed !-
im Mr
i If th9
lirotrft!?
return to thu district nud resume
residence hole, and would do so I
authorities would guarantee to protect J"
him from violence.
Sheriff Hell not only Informed Car-!
vol that ho would not guarantee to pie-g
u-ct him Irom harm, but strotiuly
vised him novel to return to the dli-f!
trlct.
Mlncworkcrs Threaten Strike.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1. ThoiolsgrsTtN
fear that tho exiu-iillvn ln.nril ill il'-l
trlct No. 1, United Mlnewnrkeis, will
ordur a strike Involving npproxiiuMclrj
(u.wimj men, wnen It meets in npeci
Session hero Mmulnv. In emiHlder til
quentlou of the refusal of tht coal coic-B:
pantos to deduct (heck wclghmHi'w
wages. I( the strlku Is ordered, It wm
probably affect tho whole nnthraclU
region, as the companies seemed to I
ruiiiiiiiieii in resisting tlio uoinanu
claiming It Is taulummiiit to a recegni
Hon of tho union.
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.. IHIIVtl IVSfl
Tangier, Aug, 1. Tho British cruls-
ur jionuiouu in rived touluht. vucom
lug to news from Fe the sultan Is col
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vv.m'k .. iK hi ill OIllHWIO VVKt "J
Imperial tent has nliendy boon pitched
uuisiuo mo wniiH or Km. whin i isiascu
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i iiiuicaio mat tlio miltnn will person'
ally lend his foices against tlid pretend
it, who is nctivo in thu districts oi i
ami ujua.
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