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/ - >?> . . . . r.-v I?' ' ' J/ I. ' j % : RUSSIANS RETREAT i fe-. i 11 I The Japanese Advance into Manchuria is Unopposed. I ? : GREAT TERROR PREVAILS < ] $ -i ] Hundreds of Czar's Troops ar? | Drowned While Trying to Cross Yalu in Overcrowded Boats. gvfv Port Arthur Situation. I ? A correspondent of The London Times, cabling from Niuchwang, says that a messenger has arrived there from the Yalu riTer with the informar tion. that the Russians are fleeing | north across the river in overcrowd- * boats and are losing hundreds by ! re*- drowning. { Danger for Americans. j . A correspondent of The Frankfurter ! Zeitung (Berlin), writing from Harbin, ' Manchuria, under date of Marcn 16, ! R says: j "Great bitterness has been aroused throughout Manchuria against Amer- j .c icans and British because it is believ- , ed American and British vessels took j part in the bombardment of Port Ar- j thur under the Japanese flag. This be lief annarentlv is due to the fact that ! ?-*- ?r I the Japanese fleet was larger than the j - Russians anticipated and include! unp known types of vessels. j The feeling is so strong that Amer- | lean and British people are not safe j pv anywhere in Manchuria. One Railly, : an American, and several others, in- . eluding Davidson, a Canadian, have disappeared. The authorities are looking for -them. was arrested in Port Arthur as a spy, and was taken to Mukden and there j ? hanged. j "The plying of the so-called flower j boats -on the Liao river, mostly un- : der the American flag and canying j American goods, has been prohibited, j "Southern Manchuria has betn i scoured for several months for sup- ! plies of our destined for Port Ar- j thur, which is reported to be pro- j visioned for two years." Situation at Port Arthur. The situation a Port Arthur, ac- i '-cording to an Associated Press dis- j patch, is unchanged. ; Two other naval officers have ar- ! ^ rived and will be attached to the Rus- j j sian headquarters. ! ? The cruiser Bayan suffered no . dam- j (ly age from the hail of shells poured up- ! |c on her* from the Japanese warships! | when the Bayan went to '-the assist- -j J-; ance of the Russian torpedo boat de- j ^ strovers on April 13, just previous to the sinking of the Petropavlovsk. Jap Spies Caught. Two Japanese have been caught dis- j guTsed as Lamas and with 360 pounds j gk" of guncotton in their possession, at- j tempting to destroy the Nonni bridge. I They have been conveyed to Port Ar- j thur for examination as to how they i procured Chinese passports. They will ! afterwards be dealt with according to i martial law. Japs Sunk Battle Ship. Advices from St. Petersburg state that all doubt as to the cause of the destruction of the battle ship Petro ipavlovsk and the damage to the lit- , ;tie ship Pobieda at Port Arthur is dis- ^ gt:, sipated by the report submitted by ^ telegraph to the emperor April 21. t In it Viceroy Alexieff statefr in a way that leaves the matter no longer < ? . an open question that mines were re- j t sponsible for the disaster. The ad- j t mission of the presence of Japanese I ships off Port Arthur on the night pre- j / ceding the going out of the Russian ships, which were watched by Admiral Makaroff tends to establish Vice ^ Admiral Togo's claim that his ships l laid mines, one of which the Russian ' battle ships struck. ( |fe * g To Protect Battlefield Monuments. Representative Rixey, of Virginia, t has introduced a bill in the house ap- | t propriating $50,000 to protect the ; I monuments that have been or may be 1 3 erected on the battlefields of Bull i I Run. ! c ? v .attorneys complimented. ? I c> Good Work Was Done in Consummat- 1 pjk\ ing Canal Deal in Paris. A special from Paris says: W. A. Day and Charles W. Russell, the Unit- j ed States assistant attorneys general and all the other American officials who have bben engaged in the Pan- * ama canal negotiations, are being con- t gratulated on the etirely successful results of the transaction and of the f overwhelming vote by which the stockholders of the Panama Canal Company approved the deed of sale | 1 executed by President Bo and Director | t Richman, which makes the measure ] complete without furtlier question. UNION PLUMBERS ON^TRIKE. | Men at Savannah Demand More Pay and an Eight-Hour Day. .VI the union plumbers in Savaanah, Ca., went on strike Thursday without giving their employers notice of their j Intention. They strike for an eight- | 1 hour day and Saturday afternoons off j with pay of $4 a day. They now have a nine hour day, no time off and* receive $3.25 a day. life "three bandits hung, i ) Neidermcier, Marx and Van D'ne, j Notorious Murderers, Launched I Into Eternity. Compelled to be carried to the scaffold, Peter Neidermeier, leader of the car barn bandits, v/as hanged in jail it Chicago Friday morning. WeaK and : pale, but with a slight suggestion of j a smile, me oanan ianea to carry out his oft-repeated boast that he would lie before reaching the gallows. The hanging of his associates, Gustav Marx and Harvey Van Dine, quick- j y followed. Although it was expected, at first j that Neidermeier would be able to | ivalk to the gallows with but little j Jr no assistance, it was found at the I ast moment that he was. too weak [ !rom loss of blood in his recent at- i :empt at suicide by cutting the veins j n his wrist, oiraps were placed over j lis ankles and just above his knees, j ifter which he was carried to -the scaf- i 'old and placed in a chair on the j :rap. He was not asked the customary juesticn if he had any thing to say, j md the rope was quickly placed about j lis neck. He instinctively settled his ! leek info the noose and the trap was iprung. The body snot through the trap and for twenty minutes after it j .moved convulsively. Shortly after 11 o'clock Marx was ; ed to the scaffold, neatly dressea and j vith a white rose as boutonn:ere, i vhich had been given him by his small j fister the night before. He was pale, j yut his courage had never left him vhilp he stood on the scaffold. He , ~ ? J ~ 4-n-mnn t licIUt; 111/ OkUCVUiWiiv. The jailer adjusted the nocse and j sprang the trap at 11:17. He was pro- j lounced dead a: 11:34, his neck huv-! ng been broken. Harvey Van Dine was hanged after j i short Interval. Incidents in .Van j Dine's execution were similar to those I :hat characterized the execution of j Marx. Like Marx, he was composed j >receding his execution. Van Dine j nade no statement of any kind. At first it was the intention of Sher-! ff Barrett -to hang" the trio simulta- i leously on one scaffold as the anarch-j sts were executed some years ago. j The plan, however, was abandoned j mainly on account of Neidermeier's at- j ;empted suicide. Only a limited number of witnesses provided by lav,- were allowed in the i iail during the execution of the ban- j fits,.whose careers?with Emil Roes-J vi, imprisoned for life, but a few days I Defore?were close4 at practically the j - i same time. The hanging of the youthful car >arn bandits followed closely a period )f crime of less than six months. In hat time eight murders were commited. all attendant upon robberies or efforts to escape arrest. It was during an attempt to escape >n a stolen train after an extraordilary battle in the swamps of north- j ?rn. Indiana, juot east of Chicago, that i >n November 27, of last year, the cap- j ure of the gang was completed by ; ;he arrest of Neidermeier, Van Dine j rnd Emil Eoeski, their associate, Viarx, having already been placed beiind the bars to await trial. The specific offense for which Van >ine, Neidermeier and Marx were tried ind sentenced was the murder of "rank Stewart, a clerk in the Chicago ! ?ity railway car barns, during a rob>ery there on the morning of August !0, 1903. James B. Johnson, a motor- j nan, was also killed, and two persons vere wounded. The bandits escaped afer secured $2,240. None or me Danaus naa yet rea<;u>d the age of 25 years. Following are he names of persons they were known o have-murdered: Otto Bauder, July 9, 1903. Benjamin. C. LaGross, August 1. Adolph Johnson, August 1. J. B. Johnson, motorman, in rob>ery of Chicago city railway car barns, August 30. Frank Stewart, clerk, In robbery of Chicago city railway car barns, August 30. John Quinn, detective, while trying o arrest Marx, November 21. J. D. Driscoll, detective, wounded >y Neidermeier in fight at "dugout," November 27, died December 1. John Sovia, brakeman, when ban- i Lits stole train in Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS *old $tate Convention, Elect Judge and Instruct for Roosevelt. Former Attorney General George P. Slkin was nominated unanimously fcr supreme court justice Wednesday by H9 i^ennsyi varna reyuuuucu* tuuvcu' | :ion at Harrisburg. Governor Penny packer, James Elver;on, 0. D. Blakely and Francis L. Rob- j )ins were elected delegates at large to ! :he national convention and instructed :o vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt. - i NEW MOVE BY RUSSIA. Ships Will Be Fitted Out to Prey I Upon Japanese Commerce. A St. Petersburg dispatch says: ! The admiralty, it is announced in- j tends to fit out two ships purchased | from Germany, which formerly were in the trans-Atlantic service, together with a number of ships of the volunteer fleet, with rapid fire guns and to send them to the Pacific to prey upon Japanese commerce. J WORLD'J P/ . Louis Exposition t lovernment Has E Which is a Model :ty. BY MARK BENNITT. The central ornament for the United j / UNCLE JdfV. ??m?M?P?mm?%mmmrxmam gftH&SS At the St ^ n K States G ^ k Structure and Be^u he Government Building i Jf "jjj at the World's Fair ranks q HP o with any on the Exposist 1 f tiou ground in point of ^fOI^ architectural design and scuipuiral beauty. The architect k? Mr. James Knox Taylor. Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury. The sculptor is Mr. James Farrington Early, the youngest pupil ever admitted to the Iioyal Academy. The exterior of the building is classic. stately and beautiful. The main entrance consists of a portico of eight Ionic columns, live feet in diameter and forty-five feet high, surmounted by an entablature and attic. The attic is enriched by eight eolosf Am o 1 A rtmivnc n!nvf?ti llifdl ?til UTilltUtT U.SIUVO *. 4v- ? V *? x x. ^;: 'V;-'"'"" * ?' IMS V >*.' : ' '-.w ':' GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD'S FAII ACE ON THE LEFT AND ' representing Music, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Agriculture, Manufactures, Transportation aDd Commerce. On each side of the central portico and just above the top of the attic are groups of four figures each. A seated female figure, fourteen feet high, representing America, with a torch in one hand and an eagle at her feet, is surrounded by three young athletes, each ten feet six inches high, typifying the youth and strength of the Republic. Each has a laurel wreath in his hand. The dome is surmounted by a quadriga, a Goddess of Liberty fourteen feet high, bearing a torch in one hand, and an eagle in the other, standing in the triumphal chariot drawn hy four colossal horses. The horses are guided by two nude male figures, each twelve feet high. j The Fisheries Building, whichr is con- [ neeted with the United States Government Building by a colonnade, is severely classic in outline. It is as simple as the Greek temple of Poseidon, which still crowns "Sunium's Marbled Steep." Groups of naiads, mermaids, mermen, sportive dolphins, sea shells and tridents adorn every available place. The friezes and crests around the building all suggest the sea. bUPERjTlTlONS Or MECHANICS. Some yneer Beliefs That Obtain Among Craftsmen. Cal McSimms, of the Bricklayers' Union, speaking of superstitions known among his craftsmen, said: "Should a bricklayer drop a brick from a wall while at work and break it lengthwise it is a sure token of great luck, and that the man will get money, but if it falls and alights on its end and stands in that position for a moment, he is sure to die in a month. | The painters have only one real superstition, and that is that, if while | one of tbeir number is at work fitting - -< v. foil nnd it is I a pane or giass ue ids n. broken into thirteen pieces, he will j meet with ill luck within the next j twenty-four hours. j Many of the waiters in the restau- j rants believe if the first order they j take in the morning is for ham and j eggs they will have good luck all that I day. 'It is a common superstition | among the barbers that if a man comes into-the shop and lias a long j beard removed there will be a marriage among the barbers in the place soon.? Kansas City Journal. "What is the King?" The Hereros, now in rebellion against Germany, have a pretty fair opinion of themselves and of their chief. One of their songs begins: "What is the King of England, what is the King of Germany compared with thee, 0, Mahereo. first among all princes? Have they so many thousand cattle as thou? No! Who is so mighty as thou?" The Hereros despise Europeans. The name for a European is "otyiruinho."?"White thins:." . * . V-: V V , ,. .. rJ.;,- ?v W BUILDINQ r ?j???Pifa?awa??????m? he United gkMflfeUjp ;rected a ^ ^ S of Grace || :*t I author of the world's fair hymn The selection of the veteran poet, Edmund Clarence Stedman, to write the World's Fair hymn, seems to have been a popular choice. When the question was asked who should be invited to undertake a work of such moment. the name of Mr. Stedman was suggested from many quarters. I The poem has now been completed and set to music by Mr. John K. Paine, of Harvard University. The title is the "Hymn of the West." Per- ^ mission to hear this notable composi- I tion is withheld from the public until x'-.v ... ' * States Government Building proper is the statue of "Armed Liberty." The first plaster cast of this statue was made in Rome by Thomas Crawford, the sculptor. It was used by Clark Mills in 1SG0 for making the mold in which he cast the bronze statue surmounting the dome of the Capitol in Washingto ; The height of this statue is nineteen feet six inches. The Government Board appropriated $15,000 for the interior decoration of the Government Building. This work was under the immediate supervision of Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, whose plans, however, were subject to the approval of the members of the United States Government Board. * ' .y.;v ' .'I ' ;-t A : fX ? f; ' ' t. SHOWING A BRANCH OF THE W-A THE PALACE OF MINES AND META! A FEW WORLD'S FAIR FEATURES. In a short article such as this, one can only refer to such great features as the Philippine exhibit, covering forty acres and containing more than 1000 natives from those far off Pacific Islands; t&e United States Government Indian exhibit, covering" many acres and occupying a large building; the exhibit of the Ignited States Bureau of Plant Industry, consisting of an out" ** Qtotac dfivor. I uuur uiup ui iHe uuiitu w f v? ing four acres; the great Athletic Field, where the Olympian Games of 1SH)4 will be held; the,Aerial Concourse where the airship, and balloon contests, having prizes aggregating $200,000, will j take place; the Anthropology exhibit; j the forty or more State buildings; the ; outdoor exhibits of the Departments of j Agriculture and Horticulture, covering j many acres; the Palace of Hortieul- j ture, 400 by 800 feet, containing the largest exhibits of horticulture ever brought together; the beautiful Temple of Fraternity; the magnificent buildings erected by foreign nations; the great Inside Inn, where G000 guests may find Sftcommodation at rates frdjn $1.50 to $5.00 per day; the extensiye Live Stock Pavilion; the great landscape elock, made of flowers. THE CROWS AND THE BALL. ' i An Invincible lies That Baffled All i Their Attacks. During a piazza game of ping-pong j one of the balls was sent quite a distance out over the lawn, where a crow seized it and bore it off in triumph, evidently thinking it was an egg. After j much pecking, from all of which the ! frolicsome little ball bounced away unbroken, the crow had an excited consultation with several of his fellows, and then deliberately carried the ball to the top of a high tree and let it drop. Again the assembly of black feathered experimenters gathered around in amaziement. Was there ever such a remarkable egg? It had fallen from a height that played havoc with their j eggs and their little ones as well and i | yet survived intact! Then one aftei^ | x1 i?nnttTirifV lAll/IIr I miuiiicr irump^u uii ny ta n ivuu?j all the while. At last, in sheer exhaustion and dis- j gust, they all gave it up, flew to the j top of their favorite tree, and, still j cawing loudly, watched one of the ping pong players came out, from the house and carry off the invincible egg that had baffled their boldest attacks.? Boston Wnchman. The Odd Korean Flajr. The Koreans, who have lately re- j called their Minister in Washington, j attract attention for one reason if for j 110 other. Their peculiar flag adorns their legation building. The body of | the flag is white, and in the centre is a design about the size of a football in red and blue, looking very much like I huge entwined comma marks. On the top, bottom and sides are short lines of ! dots ;\pd dashes, reminding one of the I Morse code alphabet. ' j lTERWAY, the education palllurgy in the center. the -opening day of the Exposition, but that an unusual treat is in store for them is assured. Poems by Mr. Stedman have been used for musical settings of several of the most distinguished American composers, and he is especially gifted in lyric composition. The song for the World's Fair is considered his best effort. Mr. Stedman was born in Hartford, Conn., in. 1833, and was graduated from Yale in the class of 1853. He became editor of the Norwich (Coun.) Tribune and the Winsted (Conn.) Herald. and in 1850 joined the staff of the New York Tribune. He was war correspondent of the New York World from 18G1 to 1S63. .After the war he purchased a seat in the New York Stock Exchange, and while devoting his.life to literary work, has also carried on a successful business. He has published many volumes of his own poems and is the editor of several collections and libraries of poetry and literature. Frank Yanderstuken, director of the Cincinnati Orchestra, has written "Louisiana," the'World's Fair march, and Henry K. Hadley, of New York, has written the Exposition waltz, "Along the Plaza." DIGGING UP GREECE Studying Archaeological Remains to Find flow the Ancients Lived. They are digging up Greece to find out how the men of olden times lived, carried on business and died. According to a dispatch from London, a large number of expeditions under the leadership of scientific men are at work studying archaeological remains. The American school under the direction of T. W. Heermance will continue its excavations at Corinth, where the difficulties in connection with the expropriation of landowners stopped the work in 1003. These have now been settled. The British school will now resume its excavations at Palaeocastro, Eastern Crete, where a rich series of Mycenaean vases and terra cottas have been discovered. Trial excavations will be made at Laconia. The first site will be the Temple of Artemis, at Ivnrv. 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