The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1904, Page 2

) 2 THE SAN' FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1904 C0AL BARONS 0N THE RACK R = Interstate Commerce Com- mission Renews Inquiry Into Methods of Carriers — . RAILROAD MEN TESTIFY Attorneys Question Oper tors About Compact With Transportation Companies NEW YORK, Ma Commerce Con sion to-day renewed its ingu into the anthracite coal trade based on the complaint of W. R. Hear against the Philadelphia and Jteading Railroad Company and other ccal carriers, which was continued from last September. The first witness called was President Baer of the Philadelphia ding. 1 4 the States dec Clarence upreme Court of the d that Hearst's at- Shearn, had the to his ques- acts between perators, by the coal ned as a fact an in violation t law. me Court di- president of of arding the r, trans 1 the manner The deci- Iron Com- mpanies to their contracts the con- Iron Com- Watkins ruary her with cop- copies were to produce Temp pson & ywned, the witne at carried the Company dire coal tly at the mines, 1 was brought oads connect- price of coal id the month to month and higher since cost year and anthra ced to meet them Walter of the La the mpany from 5 ent of tidewater pric duction cost was on cent to the miner and the witness ortion was A show Dy the wit- road re- al Com- y greatly but W, to details. at coal pany and the carrying rate, blank as th. avas a ed tariff rates. Shearn true that if the paid the Lehigh would 1 e in the after- Read- a er cent basis the ing ought to make $5,000,000 a y said Baer, “and until it does reach that “figdre not agree that the price of « 4 He said to Commissioner Prouty t* on in freight tariff woul ily me lower prices ‘ o the consumer if th operators thought should zet mere for their product. The allegation that casriers purposely tied up coal c in w or failed to furn to eolli has no foundation in d Baer. There was freight w w0 a degree not and it was due last nte; many conditions iod “The Lord, though it may shoek you, Mr. Shearn, was responsible for that.” ——————— WILL SHARE PROFITS WITH ITS EMPLOYES Smelter Trust to Carry Into Effect a Project Planned a Year SLAT RAIDERS " CAPTURE FOES FOOD SOPPLIES ' Two Transport Columns Fall 1 Into the Hands of Ren- 24.—The Interstate | nenkampft. Loss Places the Army of In- vasion in a Precari- ous. Position. Specia le to The Call and New York Her- ald 3 0i, by the New York He Company. SEQUL, May 24.—Kinchou, north of Porg/ Arthur, is being besieged by the Japanese. Its surrender is expected at ¥ moment. LONDON, May 25.—The correspond- of the Morning Post at Mukden, date of May 24, says it is be- that General Rennen- sacks captured two Japan- sort columns, thus leaving the army without supplies in a difficult country. The Daily Mail's Shimonoseki, Japan, ent under, liev correspondent at cabling under date at active prepara- for the reduction ogT , and that thes prepa- have been intrusted to a care- chosen force of veterans, forming a part of the third arr ¢ heavy artillery, the correspon: 5, is be- nded on the Liaotung Peninsula. the i Dispatehes to Ds Telegraph show that on ) 16 the Japanese headquar were ill at Fengwang- cheng. This the correspondent attrib- | utes to the necessity for joint action with the r > army which has landed at Pitzwo. Communication has not yet been tablished by the tw ar but it is expected to be effected within a few da The dispatches vy that the telegraph line between Feng- wangcheng and the south has been cut by Russians disguised as Chinese. A Russian transport is moving from Liaoyang in the direction of Mukden, but it is not known whether this means a retirement of the army or merely the removal of winter clothing, which is no longer needed. The Standard’s Tientsin correspond- ent asserts that the Chinese Govern- ment is still levying heavy military contributions from the provinces, and thinks that this accumulation of sil- ver at Peking foreshadows some fool- hardy action by the Chinese. It is rumored from Brussels that the Russian Covernment is making great efforts to buy thirty large steamships from Belgium and Holland, to accom- pany the Baltic fleet as colliers. ¢ e MONTANA WILL HAVE AN ARSENIC PLANT BUTTE, Mont., May 2 ‘Within the course of a few days the Washoe cop- per smeiters of the Amalgamated Cop- per Company at Anaconda will have an arsenic refinery in operation, one of the first of the kind in the United States. The plant is patterned afte the German model: save the thousands of tons of arsenic, antimony and sulphur expelled through the stacks of the company’s plants as | gaseous substances. e s g Late Shipping Intelligence.- TEAMERS. y ed May 24—Stmr Ro- on_ for Naples. HONGKO Arrived May 24—Stmr press of China, frefi Vanco via ham and Shanghai LIVERPOOL—Sailed Quebec treal and N YORK mr Syndam. for Rotter- Wilhelm aer Grosse, for Napoli, for Naples for Trisste, etc. 24—Stmr Minn=- n Vancouver, ¥ia Honol prior May 24—Stmr San Francisco, via Honolulu, 105 May 20—Stmr Em- Hongkong, for Van Sicrra ey, N. 5. W YOKOHAMA—Saliled press. of Japan, ~from couver. ON HILLS AND R | | and it is aimed to, © | Admiralty denies the report of the cap- Brown Men Attempting-to Reach Port Arthur With Dyna- mite to Destroy Docks Are Captu LIAOYANG, May 24.—There is con- tinual skirmishing between the Russian covalry and the Japanese. Cossacks are pressing the Japanese in the hills and byroads, generally driving them back. The general plan of the Japanese has not been divulged. They are apparr ently marking time, awaiting the ar- rival of reserves from Korea, who have been delayed by the impassability of the roads. The Japanese are sending all invalids in the direction of the Yalu to a cen- tral hospital. Several Japanese who landed from junks near Port Arthur-and started toward the town with the intention of dynamiting the docks were captured and shot. The Russian wounded are rapidly re- covering. Several wounded soldiers de- | (000 men killed and wounded, and that the Russians had lost 3000 men, is true, but as nothing confirmatory has been recelved from any other source, the re- port is not given credence. The Consul in his telegram said his information was obtained from the Chinese. The ‘War Office has nothing to confirm his report. » The report transmitted to the Bres- | lau Zeitung by its St. Petersburg cor-'| respondent and published May 18 of an | alleged attempt on the life of Emperor Nicholas has, according to official statements, the following foundation: Miss Mereheusky, daughter of Privy Councillor Mereheusky, and her broth- er, are under arrest for possible impli- cation,in the recent fire at Kronstadt. She was not arresged at the time of the May parade of troops; no bomb was found upon her and she has not been serted from the hospital and stole back | hanged. to the front. Th> War Oftice denies any Knowl- A typhoon is raging off the coast. | edge’ of the alleged charges against General Kuropatkin has just returned = Lieutenant Colonel Corlinsky and Stafi Caprain Ignetowlch of selling Government ritles and ammunition to the Chinese, us reported by the Harbin | correspondent of the Frankfurter Zei- | tung. The director of the department of military statistics says that he cer- | tainly would have been informed of such a serious case, as it would havei been submitted to the Emperor. I'from a tour of inspection of the Rus-| sian camns, with the general health of | | which he is greatly pleased. Prince Khilkoff, Minister of Rail- roads, has arrived here from Harbin. It i$ reported from a Chinese source | that the Japanese have evacuated Fengwangcheng and are occupying vil- | lages in the surrounding I is no explanation of this move, but it | thought that it may be unmm»u-d] BOGATYR NOT BLOWN UP. 4 with the prevailing cholera epidemic. | e | { R T ST - | Russian Cruiser i on the | KUROKI'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. Rocks Near Viadivostok. | Will Hold Off Kuronatkin While Port | Arthur Is Being Attacked. | ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.—The! prevailing opinion at the headquarters of the general staff is that the with-| drawal of the Japanese upon Feng- | wangcheng means that the enemy has | some of them were mounted ;\share,‘ | decided to devote himself to operations | tO protect the vessel during the sal- against Port Arthur, and that the pres- | VA&¢ SPERUORS. ST. PETERSBURG, May ditional details of the disaster to the protected cruiser Bogatyr confirm the previous reports to the effect that she went ashore a fog at the entr of the gulf of Amur, opposite V | vostok. Her guns were taken off and was posi- ent object of General Kuroki with the | g ey ctiB Y BI8 T P ihat she had ai- first army, supported by General|yeady been blown up, the Admiralty | Nadya with the third army, now land- | insists that it is not true and that e | Ing near Takushan, is to watch Gen- | forts are still progressing to save her, | eral Kuropatkin and prevent a move |yice Admiral Skrydloff having tele- southward, which wouid take Oku and | graphed to the Emperor that he the second army on the-Liaotung Pen- | thought he could do so. 3 insula in the rear. | A direct attack upon Genera! Kuro- patkin’s main force apparently is not| considered to be impending. Nothing| & more than outpost affairs are expected, | Sauadron of Cossacks Almost Annihi- although some of these may be san-| lated by Infantry. guinary. The Russian scouts are kvep-’ TOKIO, May 24.—General Kuroki ing in constant touch with the enemy, | reports that a section of Japanese in- and thus far the minor shiftings of the | mn}r\- encountered and defeated 200 enemy’s detachments west of the Ta"‘Cossacks at Toutaokou, eight miles yvang River and northward of Moiting- A B ~, ling are .Lnnsidpu d to be in the natu!)g-e ! northeast of Kaungtien. The Cossacks of screens. If the two armies of the ' fled to Aiyuangpienman, leaving twenty | Russian commander in chief are trying | dead. The Japanese sustained no loss. to work a Torce around in the rear of | _Additional details of the fight at General Kuroki or are planning a sur- | Wangchiatun, near Takushan, on | prise, of course the fact is sedulously | May 20, indicate that the squadron of | concealed here. Uneasiness is displayed Cossacks was almost annihilated by TWO JAPAN VICTORIES. at the near approach of the rainy |the Japanese infantry, which sur- season, which will retard if not com- |rounded and completely routed the plegely stop field operations, although |enemy. All of the Russian officers this is vlaying directly into the Rus-| were killed, wounded or captured. | Natives report that some of the Cos- escaped on foot, abandoning equipment. Many killed and wounded were found on the battle-g4 [feld, sian hands. The Russians will continue to hold s | Newchwang, Kaichou and Tashichou until a move in force is made toward Haicheng with the object of cutting off | the retirement of the force at Kaichou, { which is sufficient to stand off an or- | dinary force of the enemy and dis- e courage the landing of troops there or | American Inquiry Into Danger" to at 1<I:ungyod}\1cné \'{_h; Js\d;;anese are not | Shinping From Derelict Mines. { in force north of Wafandian. gt St AR A Apparently there is good warrant for| WASHINGTON,. M;’ ;l" ~T",‘;f“5: | the belief that General Kuropatkin has | 0ur Ministers abroad, the naval a a strong line extending south from |taches of the United States have been | Liaoyang and west of Haicheng pru.: nstructed to réport upon the num- | tecting an advance upon Kaichou and | beér and danger to neutral shipping Newchwang. from war mines floating off the Man- | churian coast. This information iy { be placed in the -hands of the navil| | general board, which will submit its | views to the President, and, if occa- I sion rrants it. representations will | be made to the belligerents. MOVING. | PROTEST MAY BE MADE. FALSE WAR RUMORS. Russia Officially Denies a Number of Sensational Reports. ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.—The Torpedo-Boats and Destryy- | ture of three Japanese cruisers’by the | Viadivostok squadron, which has not | Cruiscrs, the harber for several ers Seen Near Port Arthur. | been outside weeks., CHEFU, May 2%.—Four Japanese The repfrt citculated by the St. Pe- | cruisers and a fleet of torpedo boats | ?‘::“L“Ei,,‘.“‘{.‘i‘“‘;‘;‘o‘fifii‘,‘ ?vlerzhiifisglré;;""d torpedo-boat destroyers passed | an explosion vesterday on board the | midway between Port Arthur and the | | Russian batileship Orel at Kronstadt ; Miaotao Islands at 4 o'clock this morn- | is absolutely denied. ing, but no sounds cf firing have yet | |, The report cabled to the Associated | Peen heard. The Russians have again | Prese vesterday that the Foreign Of- | Fémoved their guns and troops from | fice had received a telegram from the | the forts at Newchwang. | Russian Consul at Chefu, reporting X i | that the Japanese had made a land a Prisoner Commits Suicide. | tack on Port Arthur and had lost 15 LIAOYANG, May 24.—A Japanese | WILL SEEK AID Ago. NEW YORK. M 4.—Officers of the Americsn Smelting and Refining Company will within a few davs di- | vide $100,000 in cash among their em- ploves, in accordance with the profit- sharing scheme announced two years ago. Arrangements are now being perfected to divide the cash in pro- portion to the amount of earninge. Managers, superintendents, assistant managers and a ant superintend- nts, together with foremen and s h‘- nt foremen, chemists and assist- ant-chemists and a number of others, will ticipate in the fund. ————— COMPTROLLER CLOSES BANK IN CAPE MAY Financial Difficulties of Former Presi- dent Cause Suspension of New Institution. CAPE MAY, N. J., May 24.—The First National Bank of Cape May was closed to-day by order of the Comp- troller of the Currency. The bank was recently reorganized and the present officers of the institution, after a con- sultation with Bank Examiner Buck iast night, decided to suspend business, 1t is said that the depositors will be paid jn full. Financial difficulties of the former president, it is stated, caused the present trouble. ————— If ¥irtue is its own reward it is all to the good. ADVERTISEMENTS. o Econom Is a strong point, Hood’s Sarsaparilla. A bottle lasts longer and does more good than any other. It is the only medicine of which can tryly be said 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR Continued ¥From Page 1, Column 5. jan, act together, show , your o peration, snd it shall fault if we fail in carrying out ¥ he (Applause.) MIGHT COST TWENTY MILLION “The Economic Aspect: Who Should | Provide the Funds?” was the subject disgussed by Edward F. Adams, agri- cultural editor of the Chronicle, in one of the most noteworthy addresses de- | livered before the convention. Briefly stated, Adams’ argument was that a |large but equitable share of the cost | should fall upon the land owners in the | river districts, who would be the prin- cipal beneficiaries of the improvement; | that the whole State should be taxed at | & low rate to carry out the pledge as- | sumed when these lands were ceded to it by the national Government, and ! that when the State and the owners | united in takigg up these burdens in | earnest, there would be no difficulty in obtaining Federal aid for the vast | project. The speaker created consid- erable enthusiasm by his frank declar. ation that he believed it would proba. bly cost $20,000,000 to do the work well and provide adequate relief for the | great valleys. The estimates of half that sum offered by the engineers were, he believed, prompted by timidity. The | floods could only be reduced to subjec- | tion by thorough-going measures. True | economy and the welfare of the whole State demanded that these be not longer deferred. “We have been working at this re- clamation problem,” he said, “for forty years and have spent millions, but we have not recjaimed the lands and we have not kept faith with the nation, ich gave them to us. This is the re- M! of our infernal habit of ‘knocking’ every man who proposes to accomplish anything.” This emphatic utterance won more applause than any other saying heard during the convention. The substance of Adams’ paper was as follows: Long before thi, i thought of {1 bad ben collecting data for a paper on the economic history and aspects of reclamation of these swamp lands to be read before the Commonwealth Club, a body which considers euch subjects and of which I am a member. In the course of my study I reached certain conclusions, which seem to me just and wise, but to which 1 am not even personally com. ! mitted. If upon further examination they do TO RECLAIM THZ FLOODED LANDS not seem well founded 1 may come fo think Congress will recognize by the expenditure of differently. Nevertheless, my Invitation com- | money in a way that will materiaily aid recia- ing from those who knew what now seems to | mation. 1 have thus personally reached the me to be right, I can only conclude that [ am | following tentative coneluslons: | | expected to present these conclusions to this | The State should resume. entire control of | convention, My conclusions may be quite un- | acceptable ty some who are but, on the other ha i { many will think as 1 how do. DUTY OF STATE AND OWNERS. Historically, 1 find these to be the facts: The lands Were granted to the State to be reclaimed. In accepting the grant the State accepted the obligation to reclaim the over- flowed lands. The State has conveyed no lands to counties, but has merely made the counties the agents to fulfill, through reclamation districts cre- ated by 'them, the State’s obilgation to re- jclaim. The State has never undertaken to convey to purchasers of these lands any other title than that which it possessed—that is. a | title subject to the obligation to reclaim. No individual was obliged to assume this burden Having assumed it, he can never escape it except by returning the lands, reclamation of the Sucramento and San Jou- in sw ai ny and overflowed lands, formal manent co-operation with the Federal ment, which has charge of the interest n. should be absolutely, and by the legislation, removed from any form of political Influence. (Applause.) The chief engineer should be a man of the highest standing In his profession, preferably with experlence on the Mississippl River, and the salary should be such as to attract a man of that kind. 1 do not think any California engincer available, for the reason that all our hydraulic enginecrs are too much committed— or would be belleved to be too much commit- ted, which would be about as bad—to some particular plan, WOULD DISTRIB. 'E BURDEN. The State should levy a tax of 1 cent on | Holy See. HOUSES BURY The State can never escape its obligation except by regranting the land unincumbered, to the Federal Government. Some lands bought as swamp lands were, easy of reciamation. Other lands may cost more to reclaim than they are worth if re. claimed. But all the lands will pay for r iming all. It was the intent of the Legis- lhture to make all these lands pay for re- claiming them all, those who were so fortunate as to get the best lands sharing cqually fn the cost of redeeming the worst. This last posi- tion has never been sustained by the Supreme Court because, as I believe, it has never been squarely presented. All the other positions, I think, will be found sustained. 1 feel pretty certain that whenever this State takes up the question of redeeming its pledze to the nation to réclatm these lands those who do not own any swamp land will take very much such views have ex- ressed, namely, that all lands purchased for 1 per acre as “‘swamps and overflowed lands’* should be assessed equally, if necessary, to reclalm all so purchased, rather to lay any very important burden upon property not di- rectly benefited by the expenditure. If those who hold hand under this title reeoryli the obligation assumed when they purchased I am equally confident they will be met by the peo- ple of the State in the most generous spirit, and that the burdens of complete reclamation will not baar heavily on any one. Thus all will work together to transform the flooded lands of this fertile valley into what they are some time destined to become-—one of the most produc- tive spots upon the earth, capable of sustain- ing -& dense population in American comfort. (Applause.) Furthermore, 1 am that parsuaded by per- & the river to be choked with debrls the has created obligations with the pur- chasers of swamp Jands that it is in honor bound to redeem. It can well afford to re- deem these obligations in view of its increased income f; taxation of values created. I restinz upon the United States, in respect to the regimen of the river, which I $100 for ten years, conditional, if possible, on ;::mpdledrlq of an equivalent sum for the same rom the national treasury, with the understanding that the first object in the ex- penditure of this fund should be the rectifica tion and deepening of the channel of the rivers :I':lgnl.;iuc(,;n?oxl!po!.l udf the material removed as ve n nfl;;!‘ll“tflhn el“‘”’,oe"-lrmu' to the Interests of[ e cost of a complete reclamati d tem be estimated, including that olml :::h auxiliary drains as the Montezuma canal, should ‘they be ultimately found necessary, and that the cost or so much thereof as should be ultimately required, less the sum contributed by the State and Federal Govern- ments, should be assessed upon the lands of the river district, with due credit to each of the present reclamation districts for the estimatea ;::l‘:;h oibmdmr‘::.mn(m gll‘ll!d over by them, nf.rlhhe State eupon become the property at afier the completion of the syste Gont o8 maintenunce e asaessed equaily ona s trict & : maintenance fund, i e bt at for the purpose of mal on the anlfll\:fl |lnd.°ll !21“;" A bonds of the State be issued as required for | such part of the work as cannot, in reason, ' be borne by annual taxation; such bonds to ba issued without conditions in order to secure a low rate of interest. but under a law which shall require principal and interest to be paid o Teclimed reclai to be iss until the y of the. assessment on '3.?, reclaimed lands for their redemption shall have been fully sustained by the Supreme Court. The bonds to run for such period as may be deemed best. provided that complete redemp- tim be tflt%lle.d!ewnhll:l Losty, yearn. Tha ought not to approprias . other dollar in aid of reclamat ’z:p D: hpow..n , ul sibly, ete \l as possible i red and Shot. officer, who was a prisoner here, com- mitted suicide to-day, according to the ancient Japanese custom, by dis- emboweling himself. He was the son of the commander of an army corps. ; TR B A i SLAV DISASTER REPORTED. Chinese Tell of Russian Flight and Loss of Fifty Guns. NEW YORK, May 24—The World publishes the following from Shanghai: Chinese report that there has’been an engagement near Newchwang, which ended with the Russians fleeing and abandoning fifty guns, The . Russians are concentrating to the rear of Port Arthur and are greatly strengthening their defenses. General Kuropatkin, after inspecting the defenses of Liaoyang, advised Viceroy Alexieff to retreat to Harbin. SE T e Volunteers Rout Chinese Bandits. VLADIVOSTOK, May 24.—Chinese bandits are active in this vicinity. A party on a flotilla of boats, while pil- ! fering along the shore, was pursued | by a boat manned by seven Russian volunteers, who routed the maraud- | ers. One volunteer was killed. | s VAT WITHDRAW PAPAL EMBASSE PARIS, May 24.—The Council of Min- isters has considered the Vatican con- troversy and in an official note says: | “The Government is satisfied with | the authenticity of the reported protest | sent by the Vatican to the powers, and‘ therefore has decided to recall M. Ni-| sard, leaving the routine business to| the third secretaiy in the Vatican em- | bassy.” | The Government has fully decided to ! present the Vatican controve: cul- | minating in the recall of M. Nisard, to| the Chamber of Deputies. A violent de- bate is expected and the Government is preparing itself for more radical action | than that heretofore taken, since it is anticipated that an effort will be made to abolish the French embassy to the Foreign Minister, Delcasse | will present the diplomatic ~ negotia- | tions with the Vatican, and Premier | Combes will set forth the attitude and | intentions of the Government. The of-' ficials express the belief that the em- | bassy will not be suppressed, but they | say, the present feeling may lead to| that result when the appropriation for | sustaining the embassy comes before | the Chamber a month hence, at which time the budget for foreign affairs will be considered. But some parliamentary | elements are seeking the immediate | consideration of the matter, with a| view of aholishing the embassy. Members of the dinlomatic corps say | it is definitely settled that the protest to which France took exception was ad- | dressed by the Vatican to Spain. Thi was the only protest containing the | clause intimating that the papal nuncio would be withdrawn if other and.simi- | lar vislts were made to King Victor, Emmanuel. 1 1N TONOPAH Special Disnatch to The Call: RENO, Nev., May 24.—Lackgof wind is all that saved a large portion of Tenopah from being burned this morn- ing, Fire was discovered in Booker & | Bradford's office and before the blaze | could be extinguished a number of buildings had been destroyed and dam- age caused to the amount of $12,000, éovered slightly by insurance. The ori- gin of the fire is unknown. The volun- | teer fire department responded prompt- | ly and worked in a heroic manner to save property. But for their efforts the damage would have been much greater. Booker & Bradford suffered most. Their loss is about $5000. M. | G. Orr | lost property valued at $4000. The Sim- | tent, the l¢ts being $200. Several other | mons building was d; tent of $1500; Dr. was damaged to the ?\agPd to the ex- ler's property of $200; | extent | tion of the man. COSSACKS AND JAPANESE IN DAILY CONFLICT OADS IN LIAOYANG'S VICINITY| F0R CRDAT BATTLE OF THE WAR IS Kuroki Will Advance to the Attack When Sufficiently Reinforced. Kuropatkin Reports Affray of Cossacks and a Jap- anese Detachment. Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company, ST. PETERSBURG, May 24 —Expec- tation is running high in St. Peters- burg. According to the latest new General Oku's army, which has receiv- ed fresh reinforcements, toward Port Arthur,’ where General resistance. At the same time, it is known that General Kuroki has been daily strengthening his extensive lines, Russian forces. General Kuroki's army will soon be sufficiently reinforced to give battle, as fresb forces are con- | stantly arriving. Military experts es- | timate Japanese strength west of the | Yalu at 200,000 men. | The optimistic sentiment which gains grcund is reflected on the Bourse here, where four per cents have risen to | The following dispatch from General Kuropatkin to the Emperor, May 23, was received to-day: “Our cavalry outposts on May 2 3 observed a movement of a portion of the Japanese forces westwardly along the Haicheng road, six miles from Fengwangcheng. “On May 21 a Japanese detachment, consisting of six companies of in- fantry and three squadrons of cavalry, attacked spme Cossacks cn the heights on the right bank of the Sedezi River, near the village of Pootteikha. When the engagement began the Japanese cavalry remained under cover and the infantry, which declined to cross the valley, maintained a distant and al- most harmless fire, without sparing ammunition. A small party, unsup- ported, tried to cross the river for the purpose of turning our left flank, but was driven back by the charge of Cos- sacks and the fire from the heights. Toward evening the Japanese retired. Our losses were ten Cossacks wound- ed.” dated ————— SHERIFF FEELS SURE SUSPECT IS DUNHAM Seattle Officer Sends Description of Sunposed Murderer to San Jose Authorities. SAN JOSE, May 24.—Sheriff Cudi- hee of Seattle believes he has James C. Dunham, the murderer of the Mec- Glincy family at Campbell, located near Seattle. He wired the authori- | ties here to that effect to-day. The following description is furnished of the suspec Height, five feet ten or eleven inches; weight, 175 pounds; stout build, dark complexion, hair and eyes; heavy mustache. Sheriff Cudi- hee fails to state whether the man is arrested or not and what he is doing. | Sheriff Langford at once wired the Seattle Sheriff that Dunham was still wanted and sent him a full descrip- Pictures of the mur- derer were also mailed him. The delcrintion, which is meager, tallies well with that of Dunham, but | little e the authorities place but dence in the belief that it is really the | Campbell murderer. e i Senatof Quay Improving. BEAVER, Pa., May 24.—The im- provement noticeable in Senator Quay since his return home continues. His ! physician says his condition to-day is more fovarable than it has been for weeks. +— . the loss will not be more than $500. The engine house also suffered to some ex- buildings were also slightly damaged. The owners, it is understood, will im- | & mediately reconstruct. DRAWING NEAR is marching Fceok is instructed to offer the utmost | which he fourd too weak to face the | and | 1A N0 LIKING THE SX0B President Roosevelt, in Ad- dress to Students, Urges Them Not to Be “Prigs” ‘,\’ATIO.\' NEED! MEN S SN N | Chief Executive Champions Athleties as a Feature of Modern School Life GROTON, Mass., May 24.—President Roosevelt's trip from Washington to ! be present at the Groton school to-day and participate in the annual prize day | exercises was accomplished without especial incident, save that at a num- ber of stations which were passed after daybreak to-day the citizens assembled i to_greet him. In his remarks to the students the President said that if a boy had net pluck, common sense and decency he was a pretty bad sort, and a man with- out these qualities was even worse. He Iadmonished them that they must net in any degree become “prigs,” and urged them to be strong, to be decent and to be resourceful. “Boys and men,”” he said, “‘possessing such qualities “will not be snobs. There are in social and civil life worse crea- | tures than snobs, but no creature is more contemptible.” The President alluded to the athletics | of modern school life, saying that he | believed in athletics and sports and in | the spirit which was back of them. He also referred to the advantages of training in public schools, which train- | ing he believed to be most beneficial | because of the democracy of the insti- tutions. g 2 At the conclusion of the President's address Dr. Peabody announced that President Roosevelt would present the prizes. The boys who had won henors | during the year were called to the plat- | form and President Roosevelt shook | hands with each one and passed him the prize, in most cases a book. HARTFORD, Conn., May 24— President Roosevelt's private train ar- | rived here at 10:30 to-night. The President was presented with a hand- lot of flowers by the Brother- | some hood of Locomotive Firemen. The | train then left for Poughkeepsie. At various stations along the route from | Groton the train stopped and the | President made brief addresses to the assembled citizens. B e ————— | FIRE DESTROTS PACKING-HOUSE 1,08 ANGELES, May 24.—Fire to- night destroyed the local branch pack- ing-house of the Cudahy Packing Com- pany, located near the Los Angeles River bottom. The loss is estimated at about $300,000 and the insurance at $265,000. The fire, which broke out in the lard { department and spread with remark- able speed, burned flercely, and when the fire department reached the scene the big buildings were all ablaze. A | call was sent in for all tHe engin | available, but notwithstanding greatest effort possible by the entire fire department the buildings could not be saved. 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