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Associated Press. EL. PASO HERALD LAST EDITION TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR. EL PASO. TEXAS.

FIN DAY FAKNLXd, MAY PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORT ARTHUR Japanese Land Forces on Both Sides of the Peninsula North Of the Fortified Port LANDED ON BOTH SIDES OF ISTHMUS. London, May dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Central News says the Japanese have landed at Port Adams on the west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula as well as at Pitzwo on the east coast. JAPANESE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

Tokio, May report of Admiral Hosoya received today gives details of the landing of troops on Liao Tung peninsula, suppressing the location of the landing place, however. The first party landed was made up of sailors, who waded breast deep a thousand yards. They took possession of a range of hills without firing Russian Fleet Dares Not Leave Harbor shot. Three gunboats were employed to distract the enemy's attention. They shelled a body of a hundred men, killing several.

The fleet of transports, seeing the Japanese flag displayed on an eminence, began landing troops. They were forced to wade ashore. Admiral Katacka, commander of the third squadron, reports that his squadron conveyed troops succcssfuiiy to a Liao Tung base. LAND COMMUNICATION CUT. Paris, May dispatch to the Havas agency from St.

Petersburg says the Japanese troops who landed at Pitzwo yesterday cut land communication with Port Arthur. FIRST PARTY NUMBERED 1,000 MEN. SflVS P. E. KERI An Old El Pasoan Tells of The Mineral, Timber and Other Resources, Also the Habits of the People.

And Japanese Cut All Land Communications Without Much Resistance. St. Petersburg, May p. forces have been landed on hot sides of the Liao Tung peninsula, north of Port Arthur The Russian forces have been driven back, and the fall of the stronghold is certain, though there ay i 11 no doubt be a bloody battle before the act ends. 1 of the landing of the Japanese at Pitzwo have been received by the genera1 staff.

From information brought to Port Arthur by (liinese, 50 transports are disembarking two divisions, numlvering men, of which 10,000 were landed yesterday evening. Strict orders have been given Admiral Witteseeft not to take his warships away from Port Arthur. The stories of the landing of the Japanese at two points north of Port Arthur are officially confirmed. It is expected that all railroad connection of Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbin will soon be cut. The departure of Viceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke Boris from Port Arthur was hurried owing to the possibilitv of interrupted rail- i road connection.

New Chwang, May is reported that the Japanese troops landed at Pitzwo on the Liao Tung peninsula numbered 1,000 men. PORT ARTHUR DOOMED. Washington, May state department has received advices of the landing of Japanese troops at Kinchau, about 40 miles above Port Arthur. This is the narrowest part of the peninsula, consequently the railroad is practically closed and the investment of Port Arthur has begun. POSITION OF JAPANESE FLEETS.

St. Petersburg, May telegram frcm Viceroy Alexieff at Port Arthur states that the Japanese fleet, commanded by Admiral Tcgo, is behind Liao Shan promontory, south of Port Arthur. DECISIVE BATTLE EXPECTED IN MANCHURIA. St. Petersburg, May of very heavy fighting near Feng Cheng is expected within 36 hours.

Large reinforcements have reached th Russian position. While it is not officially admitted here, it is believed that Port Arthur is sealed at least for the large warships. RUSSIANS FALLING BACK. St. Petersburg, May which cannot be confirmed is widely c-rculated throughout the city that the Russians have abandoned their entrenchments at Feng Hwang Cheng and are falling back to Liao Yang.

The Japanese are said to be in hot pursuit and constant skirmish fighting is taking place. It is admitted that the plan cf the campaign may have been changed by Gen. Kurooatkin in view cf the fact that Gen. had an army cf nearly 80,000 men and a large supply of heavy siege guns. Cen- P.

E. Kern, better known in El Paso as Pete Kern, is in the city visiting his old time friends here for a few days. In the early daVs of El Paso Mr. Kern ran a jewelry store in the Gem building, ana arterwards in the corner now occupied by the Lowdon National bank. About nine years ago he closed out his business in El Paso and moved to Chicago where he lived for a couple of years and then went to Alaska, where he has been ever since and where he has been successful in the jewelry business.

Ac whole are much better off than one present he is business in Skaguay, sometimes have to put up with, when the stampede was made to Bullion creek the last 50 miles had to be made on foot and then men who made this run of 50 miles, made it between sundown and the next morning. The next day they staked out their claims and returned the following night over the trail they had covered the day before. Of course nothing but a strong man could do this. noticeable thing there is the honesty and trust that' each one lias in the other. If a man comes into that country who is not the he must either soon get that way or leave the country very quick.

We have there what is known as the Arctic Brotherhood, which all those who stay in the country any length of ime join, and we find it a great help in getting over the country and promoting goodfellowship. At the present time we have some 14 lodges in the country and these have a good effect in keeping down the lawless element. A man there never thinks of locking up his cabin and if a man comes along hungry and finds the owner of the cabin away he will enter, cook what he wants to eat and then leave things as he found them. The natives have a superstitious idea that when they steal anything they will be haunted and this fact holds them in check. Natives Well Fixed.

The natives of the countrv as EO ONCE MORE All Factions Come Together To Put Down Corruption And Give Denver a Olean Administration, and lays that he is very well pleased with what he has been able to accomplish in that country. In speaking to a Herald man regarding Alaska Mr. Kern said: during the spring and summer seasons, is one of the most beau- might surmise. The American government has educated them and some of them are turning out to be good workmen. They readily adapt themselves to the American way of doing things.

The men in the summer months work in the fisheries and to a man from this country, who has been used to seeing nothing but sand and mesquite brush. in the mountains away from the seacoast there are immense glaciers, which as they melt under the warm rays of the summer sun furnish the water that keeps the creeks and rivers of thal country supplied and as the water 1 tumbles down over the cascades in the green verdure of the country a I very pretty effect is had. A Well Wooded Country. country is well wooded with some of the finest pines in the world and covered with a luxuriant growth of grass that would furnish feed to a large number of rattle and horses. Wild berries also grow in profusion and these furnish the necessary food for the natives and the animals of the around the towns and mining camps on.

slobe- especially while the women make baskets other souvenirs which they sell to the tourists. During their idle time they fish in the river and'gather cranberries, which they preserve and use in (he winter months for their food, which consists principally of smoked salmon and cranberries. only route at present into the interior of Alaska is by way of the railroad to White Horse, which takes the traveler through British territory. but a line of railroad known as the Alaskan Central is being constructed from a point much farther up the coast to the Yukon river country. which will furnish an all American route.

Climate Not So Bad. climate of the country is a surprise to anyone who has never visited that section. Of course in the country summer time and when the; high mountain regions of the interior i lit dapanc S( landed in SUiKicil lit to dislodge 1 scr-ship on news from far east is very strict and none cf the correspondents are permitted to send any account of recent fighting. few hundred Russians watching Pitzwo. THE GANG IS READY FOR THE SGHOOLELEGTIOIV All the Ward Leaders Are Rounding Up the Voters.

The Booths In to Vote. The election booths are being erected today and everything placed in readiness for the school election torn or row. The Morehead machine is also preparing for the election and is getting its forces in line to show how it deprecates the fact that the have been brought into politics. All the old timers are so deeply moved by this attempt of the republicans that they are spending the day in the lower part of the city getting their voters in such shape that they can administer the nccessary rebuke on the morrow. Headquarters have been established in the vicinity of Joe former saloon.

Fred Delgado, Jim Dwyer, Joe Rogers, Pal and Sam Dwyer, Manen Clements and all the old crowd are at work and they expect to be able to round up a big attendance for the meeting tonight at the opera house. For several days Rogers and the Dwyers have been very busy stirring up the Mexican element and arranging for the election. For three day- past Jim Dwyer has only put in an occasional appearance at police station although he i day jailer there. Thev are assisted bv the other had no man and he said, for the democratic ticket, About this time Policeman Juan Franco arrived with a bunch of Mexican vags and Rogers said. the matter, Juan? you know it's election day all right; we can keep them here till voting time, vote them and turn them said Franco, with a laugh, as he looked at The Herald man.

said Rogers, has quit us and is working for the all said Juan, run him in and he had another laugh. got another fellow I want you to arrest, said as he looked at The Herald representative and laughed. Las'; Meeting. Last night a meeting was held in a room on the first floor of the International hotel building, at the corner of Santa Fe and Fifth streets, which has' been fitted up with chairs and a long table, around which the Dwyer family and others gather to talk over the campaign. Jim was the leader of the meeting and addressed his muchaehos in Spanish.

On his right sat E. Sambrano. the proprietor of the Casino theater (more properly speaking the new dance hall on Utah street, regarding which there has been so much said), while on the1 LUCKY TIGrER CO. BUYS MORE MINES TO BUILD WAGON ROAD TO TIMBER Rich Properties Taken Over In filial Mountains. Near Douulas.

Enterprise hua That Will 1ost Douglas, May important mining deal was con sufcnmated here today. The Lucky Tiger company bought eight gold claims in Dudleyville, Pinal county. Three hundred thousand in cash will he paid in ten days to the former owners, Goshen Bros, and McCoy, owners of the Uncle Jim, McCartney and the Herrick. Assays run as high as $100,000 4- MERCHANTS MOVE FOR EARLY CLOSING- The Merchants Sunday at 4 p. m.

for 7 p. m. The meeting wir will meet to organize closing, be held in ot her if the tal; Masonic hall Club rooms. in the Woman's bo- and their usual bunch of tenants. As they darted about from saloon to saloon in the southern part of the city today, talking with and arranging to bring out the crowds tonight, they seemed very much in earnest and looked real busy.

All wore sad faces, lor they can no? got. over the audacity of the republicans who are politics into a school election. Seme Side Ta'k. Joe Rogers, when met by a Herald representative this afternoon, said: You have walked out two pairs of shoes trying to find my headquarters, but you did not succeed. 1 have a cave down there on Seventh street and HI show it to you some of these Rogers says the forces are lined up well we will show you republicans how to vote he concluded.

you fellows haven't a ghost of a show. Half the members of the Republican club have no poll tax the way. he said, turning to Policeman Clements, you seen that boot black I told you about? He said a little while ago that vou sat. all the I good Mexican herders of their breth-, ren on election day. who have never been known to disobev the mandate of the bosses.

Later the meeting was! joined by James A. Brock, a well known democrat of this city and who has always in the past worked hand and glove with the party. Mr. Brodi i took his seat alongside of Sambrano gave the meeting some tone and dignitv as he sat there and paid close attention to the words of the maini sneaker, who of course was Dwyer, who forcibly explained to his lieu- tenants the necessity of putting the 1 out op business if they expected to make anything out I of future elections in El Paso, and of course they were all eagerness to fall in line wit what the boss wan I- ed them to do today and Where to Vote. The polling places for the four! wards of the city and the judges and presiding officers are as follows: Ward 1, voting place Star stables; officers of election, John A.

Solke. J. A. Brack and Jas. Watts, Ward 2.

voting place city fire sta- tion on Overland street; officers of election, C. W. Fassett. J. C.

Jones. 1 Zack Cobb and S. H. Newman. Ward voting place city hall; ofii eers of election, J.

M. Dean, Maury Kemp, G. W. Belt and I). MacKie Ward 4, voting place Fraser Bros plumbing shop.

410 North Oregon; officers oir election, Ben Cat 1 in. F. .1 Hall, Adolph Solomon and Charles Stevens. j. POLLING PLACES FOR SCHOOL ELECTION The following are the polling places for the school elec- tion Saturday: Ward 1, slar Stables.

Ward 2, City Fire station. Ward 3, City Hall. Ward 1, plumbing shop, 416 North Oregon. Chihuahua, Mex Knotts, C. of Parral, spent Wed! nesday in the city in consultation with Governor Terrazas concerning the former's plan for a wagon road from the south side of the great timber tract of the Parral and Durango rail- I road company to Guadalupe Calvo in I the extreme southwestern part of the state.

Mr. Knotts has worked hard on this enterprise, and the governor is very much in favor of the project. The road will be about 180 kilometers long, good grade and will cost about $00.000. The road is practically sured now and the state will have en! gin eers ar work making the formal I and complete survey some time next mom h. The proposition is for the state to pay one-third of the cost, the federal government a third and the rest, which is almost entirely private subscription.

This road is much needed for this southwest corner of the state, rich in mine rals, is held back entirely by lack of transportation. Not only will it help the famous old district of Guadalupe' Calvo, but will pass through a rich mineral country, developing such camps as Cueva Colorado, San Julian and several others. It is now assured that the Parral and Durango railroad will be ox'ended to south side of its tract about Tnirty kilometers from its present terminus, with a probability, judging by recent movements I hat it will be extended to Guanacevi, Durango. It is from the south side of the timber tract that it is proposed to build the wagon road to Guadalupe Calvo. native is particularly active he pr serves enough of the berries to furnish a good alternate with his smoked fish diet in the winter time.

1 have seen valieys in that country from 50 to 70 miles in length and almost as wide that were covered with as fine grass as is to be found anywhere. effort is now being made to test this country as a cattle country anti one concern is shipping in a large in I miml)er oi" cattle that will be wintered Cv 1 there next season. If this venture proves successful, and there is no reason that I know to doubt it. there will be a large influx of cattle to that country in the near future. It May L.

W. is stated by those who have investi- ited the matter that rattle can be it is cold and dreary in winter, but the coast country is warmed in winter by the influence of the currents of the ocean coming in from India by way of China and Japan. The early snows, which fall in October, furnish a covering for the coast country tha; keeps it from freezing to a depth to exceed more than a foot and a half, ast Christmas I found it very comfortable walking about the streets of Skaguay without an overcoat. seasons of the country for raising grain are very short, but still such grains as wheat, oats and rye do well there. Fruit trees so far have not been planted to any great extent and it is not known whether thev would do well there or not.

Gen- CHICAGO BUILDING TRADES SUFFERING Lookout of Cement, Lime Stone Workers Seriously Interferes With Business. Chicago, May lockout of ployes in the cement, lime and plants is proving a very serious ter. Thousands of workers are idle and work on several hundred buildings is at a standstill. Not a barrel of cement or lime, not a piece of stone is being delivered and contractors with time limits on work are greatly worried. The secretary of the bricklayers union estimates that 10,000 men in that trade are in enforced idleness.

The secretary of Master Masons' association says work on 250 buildings was stopped today and that 7,000 quarrymen are laid off. o- 4" 41 4j DESS AGAIN NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT MILITARY BANDS CAN PLAY IN THE PARKS Chicago, May V. Debs was nominated for president and Benjamin Hanford, of New York, for vice president by the national convention. DROUTH BROKEN AT DEL RIO, TEX Del Rio, May place was visited by a good rain last night, which, in addition to the rains that have been falling here recently, ha-s now filled the water holes in this part of th( SPECIAL NOTICES. The Local Metal Market.

San Antonio, May reply was received from the department this morning on the protest of the San Antonio Musical union against the military band playing in the public parks. It says there are no restriction: military bands to play anywhere Oil Pas Smelter, May 0. 1004. Copper, 12 1 Sil vr, Copper 12 Mexican pesos, (First National bank quotation) 44 l-2e. New York exchange, (Mexican government quotation) $2.22.

New Advertisements and ments Changed Today. ARRESTED BY INFORMATION FROM SHERMAN. R. J. Andrews is held at the police station on instructions from the officers of Sherman, Texas.

Andrew's was arrested day before yesterday by Officer Powers on a charge ot vagrancy and was later released, but in the meantime a letter came from the Sherman authorities describing a man who had stolen some jewelry in that city and the description so nearly suited Andrews that Captain Mitchell onler- I ed his re-arrest and he is being held Advertise- fill the Sherman officers can be communicated with. had not and he braced me for a dinit for a er for the course I saw said Clem-1 The rain last night extended as far ents. asked him how he was going i west as station on the White House, Sunshade Jarrell, Ballard Clothing. ry Good! which gives ample wat-j Ed. l.evv Lard 11.

Shoe Special Sale shoes to vote and head's he said Mr. More- but 1 told him Mr. Morehead tha1 so tar no rain lia: point. fallen west of Miller Bros. El Paso Foundry Mining Machinery Holmes, Steam M.

Posener. 2 DEATH OF MAURU3JOKAI. HUNGARIAN AUTHOR Vienna, May Jokai, the 2 most productive and genial of rian novelists, is dead, after a short 2 illness. His death has thrown the 7 entire country into mourning, even was born at Komoru, Febru- 8 arv 1N25. wintered in that section much better erally speaking the season for illan they can in the Canadian pas- jng small grain opens about the last tlires- of April and closes the last of Sep- Fisheries and Minino.

far the principal industries of --------------------------------that country are mining and salmon fishing, the output of which amounts to about $35,000.000 per year. those entering the mineral! fields of the country. Skaguay is the' natural entrance and from tfyat place to White Horse, which is located over the pass on the eastern slope of the mountains on the Yukon river, a rail-I road has been built and from White Horse on to any of the mining cen- 1 ters a person can make the journey bv steamer, which makes the interior of the country comparatively easy of access as compared with what it was a few years ago. At Skaguay we have a city of about 1,000 inhabitants, who make that point their home, bu in addition to these we have the large influx of miners going into the country in the spring and returning in the fall which gives the city consul- erable importance. Then all summer long everv few days some steamo" with 300 or 400 tourists touches at Skaguay and they spend a few daysj there purchasing souvenirs and seeing: the countrv.

principal mining industry of the country is in working the largel placer gold deposits and some of the low grade free milling deposits. One company alone, the Treadwell com-j pany. has already produced from i working low grade free milling properties, more gold values than the territory of Alaska originally cost I'nited Slates when purchased. to the gold mining in importance comes the salmon fisheries of the country and the output of this industry alone last year amounted in about $15,000.000. which on ton the $20.000,000 produced by the mines, gives a good showing.

Hide and For Trade. important industry of that country is the hide and fur trade, which last year amounted to about $3,000,000. This industry has grown so much that certain Americans have leased from the government for a term of years some of the islands along the Alaskan coast and on these they have nut a stock of foxes, which they feed from fish secured from the ocean and streams of the country. These foxes are raised simply for their hides and it is found to be a good paying investment. there are immense large forests there eanable of supplying the whole United States with lumber, there is a law prohibiting the cutting of timber, except such as is used within the limits the territory, and this has kept the production of lumber down to very small proportions.

Everybody is Brawny and Honest. is one thing noticeable about Alaska and that is the fact that only the flower of manhood is found in Denver, May sharp contest waged for weeks for places on the Colorado delegation tp the national republican convention was still in progress when the convention met today for the purpose of naming six delegates at large and six alternates. The factional differences that have divided the party for the past two years had been adjusted, however, before the meeting of the convention and an agreement reached to name Former Senator WTolcott as tne first delegate at large. It was further decided that Governor Peabody shall be a delegate. The republican state convention was called to order at 10:45 by Chairman D.

C. Fairley, of the state committee. The temporary roll call was made permanent. There were 705 delegates. A.

M. Stevenson nominated E. O. Wolcott for temporary chairman. There was no opposition.

Wolcott addressed the convention. He said there was an omen of victory when the second district renominated Congressman Hogg. Massachusetts was no more certain of casting its vote for Theodore Roosevelt than was Colorado. The members of the different wings of the party were determined on unity. He reviewed the national administration.

showing what had been accomplished under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. But the state issues were more important in Colorado. He praised the action of Governor Peabody in the maintenance of law and order. Referring to the fraudulent voting in Denver, Wolcott said the situation was critical and seemed well nigh hopeless, as public utility corporations had joined hands with the corrupt element. Yet he believed victory would come to the republican ticket in the city election through aroused public opinion.

He called upon the delegates from outside of Denver to send a heavy republican majority to the legislature and suggested that it could even take away charter if necessary in order to put an end to the election frauds. The committee on organization was appointed and after harmony speeches by John W. Springer, candidate for mayor: Governor James H. Peabody and Congressman H. M.

Hoog. a recess was then taken until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Delegates Decided On. The following is the slate which is to be elected at the republican convention this afternoon: O. Wolcott.

James H. Peabody. N. Walter Dixon, S. S.

Downer, A. M. Stevenson, Thomas F. Walsh: Second district, Clyde Dawson, Charles F. Caswell; First district, John W.

Springer, W. G. Stapleton. Second District Elects. The Second congressional republican convention this afternoon elected John W.

Springer and W. B. Miner as delegates, instructing for Roosevelt. Governor Peabody's administratiorc was indorsed. Connecticut for Parker.

Hartford. May democratic convention today chose fourteen delegates to the St. Louis convention and instructed them to vote as a unit for Alton B. Parker for the presidential nominee. Col.

Herring, chief counsel of the E. P. S. W. in Arizona, accompanied by H.

J. Simmons, general superintendent of the line, left this morning for the west in private car Naeozari. CYCLONES AND CLOUDBURSTS VISIT TEXAS that country. This is brought about! by the fact that the hardships nee- cssary to get over the countrv and to withstand the elements of the countrv are such as to keep anvono 1 but a stroiu' man from tackling them. As a consequence we have there nothing but men of line build and phv- sique Just to show vou what they Ono Town is Reported Almost Wiped Out, and the Damage Elsewhere is Tremendous, Though Wires are All Down and the Details are Unobtainable at Present.

Dallas, May rains and electrical storms raged over northand northwest Texas from 8 to 10 last night. At II p. m. reports began coming in. showing immense damage with some loss of lives.

A cyclone at Moreland in Shackleford county, caused the death of a number of persons. cyclone in Parker county, near Weatherford, is also reported, with lives lost. Wires are badly crippled and details are difficult to obtain. At Dallas the rain was almost a cloudburst in severity and heavy damage in the country districts is feared. Reports received at the general headquarters of the Southwestern Telephone company at Dallas from Cisco, the only point to which wire communication has been re-established, are to the effect that the storm north- wes; of Cisco was the worst ever known in that section.

The rain came in a deluge with immense falls of hail and terrific wind. The town of Moran, it is stated, has practically been destroyed. The loss of life there and in the surrounding country cannot yet be intelligently estimated. A second storm seems to have passed northwestern ward, near Pilot Point and on to the line of the Rock Island railroad, prostrating ail the wires and suspending telegraph and telephone connections. The ex ent of the damages and loss of life in the two sections may not be obtainable earlier than tomorrow or perhaps late tonight.

Fort Worth. May effort to reach Rutherford and Cisco wire up to noon today has been unavailing. As a result of last night's tornado in those sections, several are reported killed and injured and much damage done to property..