The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1904, Page 1

(NIGHT! EDITION “ Cireulation Books Open to All,”” EVENING é ¢ A S ed | PRICE ONE CENT. — \ ‘A HAPPY: ; » And a Pleasant Retrospect of the Old One. .. ' 1003 Was the Greatest Year in the History of The Even- ing World. Its Growth in Commerciai Ad- | vertising Over the Previous Year, 1902, Is Unequalled by Any Other Paper in the United States. Here is the record of total columns of advertising of the Evening World for every year since 1887— YBAR. COLUMNS. UBB ccc G2OS 1889.0 eee LOLS EBD. Scent ZB TOOs 1991. ZEIT 1S9B oo sieeesndllstase Me Me 1894 oes &BOL 1896... OSIFE USOT, cv 5 taped iste een 1898... GOBS ft. Je ae pia etntT (07457 9 | 1900.0... cece £2 OO | 1902... TOGO \ 1903. L914 | THE CLOSING MONTHS. In December, 1902,the Evening World : carried 870 cols. of advertising. | gain of 390% cols. in one month. i New York’s Home Paper-—the paper | that goes home with the home-goers oA —is New York’s great advertising medium. |. GAIN .',4273! Cols, |in court was the first tim | In December, 1903, the Evening World| carried 1260% cols. of advertising—a | threats ir the letter were mad " NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY F 1904. BUT TALKS PEACE While Refusing to Accept’ Japan’s Proposals, Czar Goes on Dickering, Although St. Petersburg Looks for Clash, SIX CRUISER’S OF MIKADO’S ais, FLEET TO SEIZE PORT. Ready to Sail for Corea and Oc-| cupy Masampho, Strategic Point Needed by the Two Nations. BT. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2—It ap- Dears to be true that Russia has decided not to accept Japan's precise proposals. But the Foreign Office here to-day stated that Foreign Minister Lamsdorft and the Japanese Minister, M. Kurino, are still conferring with the view of ar- riving at an amicable séttlement Unofficially the situation is regarded | as being most serious, The Associated Press is officially in- formed that there is absolutely no truth in the report from Berlin that the Czar yesterday received a despatch from Viceroy Alexieff and cailed his Ministers to a midnight conforence, which was still sitting early thie Morning. L LONDON, Jan. 2.—The Japanese Min- | ister, Bayon Hayash!, when shown the despatch from St. Petersburg announ- cing that it appeared to be true that Ruesia had decided not to accept Pan's precise proposals, said he had not oMoially heard anythitig further about the negotiations, but he failed to how the Japanese demands could be modified. TOKIO, Jan. 2—The report is current that the Japanese squadron of six er- mored cruisers. under Admiral Kami- mura, now at Saseho, Will selze the port of Masampho, Cored, and that. its de- parture has been fixed for Jan. 4. In well-informed circles, however, it is doubted that Japah would seize Ma: sampho or any Coréan»port, except to forestall Russia in thd event of the Iat- ter showing evidence of any intention 0 take such a step or in the event of the negotiations between the two coun- tries finally ending in fallure, Great. activity prevails, and the ferce of workmen has been increased at the Osaka arsenal. The holidays of the ar- -jsenal operatives have been curtailed in order to hurry up the work in hand. LONDON STOCKS DEPRESSED. Sharp Break in Japanese Secart- ties om Fear of War. LONDON, Jan. 2—Money was easier in the market to-day, consequent upon the release, of much dividend and coupon cash. Most of the borrowings from the Bank of England were re- paid. ‘Trading on the Stock Exchange opened depressed and nervous on the Far Hastern situation, The most opti: mistic operators were less hopeful re- garding the outcome. The attendance was thin and transactions were narrow. Consols were weak. In Japanese quo- tations a wide nominal fall of 1 to 1 1-2 per cent. was recorded, the sharpest break since war has been threatened. Americans opened irregular, but the operations were hardly suMclent to test prices. They closed dull. Russians kK. Kaffira were lower, MILLIONAIRE GETS THREAT LETTER, | Marshall Field Ordered to Take His Choice Between Giving Up $50,000 or Leaving His “Entire Family Go,” CHICAGO, Jan. ‘When anonymous letters, alleged to have been written by Leo Brennan, were read before United | States Commissioner Foote to-day, it developed that intimations were made that an attempt might be'made to kid- nap the grandson of Marshall Field. “Don't forget the Cudahy case," wee OMe of the sentences in one of the let- ters sent. In another ft was stated that unless | $50,000 was left in a bag at a place desig- nated * éntire family must go,” and that Marshall Field would be the last to 'g0."" wo that he could see what a few dollars would have saved him. ‘The reading of the anonymous letter Tea) Overruling motions of the pi "R attorney that the young letter writer be discharred, Commissioner Foote held the defendant to the Federal Grand ury. aac KILLED BY TRAIN IN STORM. Staten Island Man, Blinded by Snow, Did Nat See His P. ‘Howard MeRoberi, of Mariners’ Hat. ‘bor, 8. I., was struck by a Staten Island rapid traneit train near his home to-) |day and died later of his Injuries, He was orossl the? and |, 8 PUSS WARLKE. SPECIAL EXTRA, fons tos SST SST! ON MUDDY TRACK PANIC AMONG Choice at Odds of 5 to 1 Wins WOMEN AT 2 LIVELY FIRES Two fires late this afternoon caused panics among wome! and ciil(ren. The first one was in a bowling alley on the secon aa floor of the Harlem Circle at Nos. 208 and 210 East One Hun- S&COND RACE—Cianger (9 to 1),| dred and Twenty-eighth street, where fifteen women were hav 1 %: Merrylegs (18 to 1), 2; Second ing a bowling contest. They ran wildly about and screamed S!9"* * ike until men in the street heard their cries and led the frightened t+Hirno race. women out of th building. Sixty Italian families in Nos. 171, 173 and 175 Thompson set. 3. street were frightened by the second fire. All got out safely. | a LATE FINISHES AT NEW ORLEANS. !2—A heavy fall of rain short ‘Fourth Racé—Little Scout 1, Lauralighter 2, Witful 3. Fifth Race—Oclawaha 1, Calcutta 2, Blue Blaze 3, PRES COONS Raa MCLELLAN AND LOW APPOINT RIVAL JUSTICES. _ It became known to-day that two justices of the Court of Special Sessions for the Second Departmeni have been ap-' Opening at New Orleans, and Second Is Taken by Clanger, | a 9 to 1 Chance, rise THE WINNERS. ~~ FIRST RACE—Choice (5 to 1) 1, Potente (11 to 5) 2, Bengal 3. 1), 1; Josette (7 to 5), 2; Our Nug- (Suecial to The Evenine World.) RACE TRACK, KEW ORI |. Jan. y before noon converted the track into a regular ‘canal of mud and slush. ‘The inclement weather had no effect on the attend. auce, the usual Saturday crowd belng on hand, Rarbara Frietchte, Caterpillar and a number of other selling platera were dis- Poned of in the paddock before the frat race, One mie, FIRST RACE, Starters, wahta Jock 111, Fulie Not One Will Be Allowed to Re-Open Its ‘arisienne (2 to) HE SAYS NONE OF THEM HAS Two Managers and the City Building Com- pointeo to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term’ * of Thomas W. Fitzgerald. Mayor McClellan. appointed Justice i° Fitzgerald to succeed himself yesterday, while Mayor Low ap- pointed Appleton W. Clark, of Staten Island, to the place ten days-.ago. The matter:will'go to the courts for decision. Thé big snow storm which has beds raging in Texas and in the Ohio Valley’ for the past two days got here this af- ternoon. ‘There was a light mow fall in the early morning and a few flurries before noon, but the storm started in earn nd by to-night Forecaster Eme that the storm will be under way, and that It, may Inst until Monday. ‘There was a fall In temperature when the snow hit town, |" but Mr. Emery says that New York is in for zero weather, and that there will be cold and wind and snow to- morrow ‘until the town will begin to think it's been hit by a blisserd. ‘The storm signals are out along che coast and siipping has been warned to} be wary about venturing out of snug) hevens. In the Ohio Valley, where our ZERO WEATHER WILL FOLLOW SNOWSTORM. | Sous: Ht eenara Aen Forecaster Emery Says that by To-Morrow| * New York ‘Will Think That It Has Been Hit by a Biizzard. ATER tec ee er WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Sunday for New 20 sindsey. 0 1 1 { rood. Won easily. Pince same. Time— joice and Alpaca rushed to the front | at the start and in the run down the stretch Fuller took Choice to the ex- treme outside and raced Alpaca’ into submission, Rounding the far turn the leader drew away from hie feld and in the run home he had everything his 4 lown way, winning at the end with lenty in reserve. Potente made up a lot of ground at the finish, but could never get to the winner. SECOND RACE. Six furlongs. Sau ttine. PA Fo a8 EB BS %eseeeneass geitaaar ses tf SAM Frmeion site ivit Tally Daily, UnDatteon 2 ihren, weiter 7,82 : Mood, Wan "spally. Placa artytng. 3 1. ‘ Clangar was pounds the best of the lot which went to the post in the sec- ond race. When the start came he was slow to begin and at one stage was a dozen lengths back of the leaders. When he got on his stride he cl a big gap. He raced up to the leaders at the turn for home and in the final fur- winds, shifting to northwest and increasing Sunday. IN THE ADIRONDACKS. e PLATTABURG. N. Y., Jan, 2—To-day long drew away without an effort and won in a romp. THIRD RACB. Five furlongs. Betting. } tu }, Wats. jockeys. Hit. Pin. Bt. Pl | Baistenne.. 100, Wieeine S i we a5 fomette. 100. Dav. . 2 Te LS Wie Miageti io hopwon 4 Rly ae ln 3 Sweet. Nell. 100. Ahern. 2 dint, Stace 1 Start good. Won galloping. Place easily. Time-—-1.02 8-5, than an exercise gallop for Parisienne. She rushed to the front at the start and! opened up a winning lead before the! others got wolng. Higgins her her under last quarter and she galloped home the easiest kind of a ¢ | winner. restraint all the Mayor made the unqualified statement that they were all violators of. elty ordinance and that none would be permitted to open its doors 1 | it absolutely complied with every requirement of the ordinances. In con- ference to-day with Corporation Counsel Tolman, the Mayoy found grounds for his action. ports of the Butlding Commissioners gbout precautions against fire at the various theatres, The closing of seventeen houses last night because of the labsence of asbestos curtains, it was thought woud be followéd by further restrictions. Managers who visited the Mayor's office to have modifications of the order were repulsed, From the discussion relative to curtains came ~ jthe conclusion to close .he theatres wholesale. A ‘but Fire Chief Musham and Building Inspector Wiliams, as Mayor of the city he had left anything undone to prevent @ of Wednesday's horror. If all the theatres were closed until Chicngt ‘building law is revised by experts, he said, the good that such action may | do will never be discounted. . MANAGERS ARE HELD. he third race proved little better ‘Harry J. Powers, of the Iroquois Theatre, with City Building Commissioner | Williams, were to-day held under bonds of $10,000 each. in the Adiro ‘cury dropped to its lo ee At Pigomingdate It war low; Saranac Lake, 3; dous and was accompanied by a north |. and Bannem: siorm has been whooping things up for) m two days, the snow fall was tremen | {> et west gale which hadn't lost any of its INDIAN CHIEF Bancroft and Castin on the Way * Wagnington "Shoiaved tron weet: | BT. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 2—A cold wave! {0 Cartagena to Demand His States and from the Missouri Valley eastward to the Middle Atlantic and (New England States. There has been SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Thie city rain {n Tennessee, Mississippi and Ken-| and vicinity {s, experiencing a heavy LUCEY, er ooT Muh colder wea teet | fall of snow. Trains on all railroads revails in the New Engiand States and |&'e late. Prehnorth and west portions of New Gnow has fajlen in the Northwestern THE STORM UP STATE. | AWAY BELOW ZERO IN WEST. x we been displayed from Savan ine Lp , on the Atlantic coast, od has descended on St. Paul and to-day | for Otto, | Wear Virginie, Southwest | ped to 40 below and. in North Dako: nia, Kentucky,” Tennessee, | to 26 below. The cold was accompante 4 Seer eT clabama, Westera Geert ‘a ouireing wind. The. ait in aes, Davis and Powers, Andrew J. Graham, banker, furnished bond for missioner Williams. the complainant, was present when the two theatre managers and the {city official underwent the ordeal of facing the charges. The hearing | | the case was set for Jan, 12. effects trom the bodies of the fire victims, Coroner's office clerks estimated | that $100,000 worth of diamonds, watches, jewelry, furs and other personal | property was lost in the fire. Many of the victims had money in t | porsession which could not be found iste the penned 8 H of the property of value was w e1 ht on tie eke And the Louisiana wnd Mis. | the official record was 12 below sero, In Relase by Cotombians, Who, Hie eeanars eae Lae ales Teel "SOE wate warnings have been iasuea | Winnipeg, Manitoba, the mercury arov-) Hold Him, tematically superintend the removal of the bodies, and one hui i ‘Mr, McRobert was sixty-five years old, ne rn . ‘Western Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, @ Cold Wave is passing to the south- FUGITIVE SHOT GIRL, HURT, TAKEN BY BESIESES Man Took Refuge in School- render to Police, BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Jan. 1—Arite plicity in the rece Erie etation at Union, this county, waa] day. located at Laceyviile, Pa., last night, by| the driver of the vehicle did not stop, loors who had be and before bystanders could catch him he had turned into a side street and en seeking to cap- ‘him, hog Shes took. refuge in a echool-house nd refused to surrender. "The officers. fired into the building, mes in the at , inflict fg’s Drobably fatal woud —_—_. CZAR GREETS ROOSEVELT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Thé Prest- dent has received a personal cablegram from the Caar of Russia extending New Year's greetings in a most felicitious nner. It Is probaole that the Pr dent's response” will be. made on ussian New. Year... It will be went Feculy trom the President to the Cass TO SETH LOW’ HOME Miss Keene, Run Over by a Cab, f B Hunted focuses icf Brean Carried to His House—Then’ Removed to Her Own Home in! id Refused to Sur- Heuser on His Private Carriage. s Hleanor Keene, of No, 211 West ighty-fifth street, was knoti-d dow) Barnes, of this city, aurpested of com-| and run over by a private cab at Sixt; burglary at the] fourth street and Madison avenue Although she was badly inju One of the servants in the household of former Mayor Low, at Ni . Street, saw the accident| directed that Miss Keene be carrie 3 Taye and directed that the Injured young woman be taken home in it ‘At the Keene residence {t was found COLON, Jan. 2—The, gunboats Ba croft and Castine were last reported the It in thought pro! @ gone to Cartagen to demand Chiéf, Inenaquina, who is reported to have been esptured by Colombians. ‘The reported sinking of the Colombian gunboat Gen. Pinzon by an American warship ip still unconfirmed, and is dis- | credited here, The auxiliary crutser Mayflower, with | Reag-Admiral Coghlan on board, which | left Colon yesterday morning, returned here late yesterday evening from Pu- erto Cabello, where the cruleer Attanta is patrelling. The pruiser Otympla fe coating at Chiriqut * The here yesterday. WASHINGTON, “All-4a quiet on the Isthmus.” ———_- BLAZE COULDN'T BURN ICE. But Fire Damaged Barge to the Extent of $150. The American Ice Company's barge Barford Jonted with Ice, caught fire | Ye afternoon at the foot of West Forty- street, and before the tug Jagon, lying alongelde, could extinguieh the flames damage to the amount of $160 ‘had been | done. No one wes ationnd the barge at the Keene's feet were badly crushed. She said that she stood bhat fire ‘time, and it 1e\ oettoved! is the ie tarted th the’ cabin ke tre in. je or ee Fire Department apparatus ar- v ote the et, more volunteers assisted the police and firemen. Hundreds of the were carried way in trucks and express wagons, and there was no way of preventing persons from searching the victims and taking their ‘valus ables. fi. i | ease of the Indiani RUNERALS OF VICTIMS. If no one then comes to clty’s expense. ay. The Boar at ‘mercantile and manufacturing mupply steamer Culgoa arrived | belief ‘bereaved would be an act of apparently been qu stores remained the stores close. lives elects lay. hitters: and carpenters. Eight of these have been held in $5,000: the charge of manslaughter. rors girls » | Hote! identified. The list of injured now foots up total | a 2 Soa a as i al BY THE MAYOR. Doors Until ii Sas Been Officially Ascer- tained That They Have Complied with the ~ City Ordinances to Insure Safety, COMPLIED WITH THE LAWS, missioner Are Held in $10,000 Bail On Charge of Manslaughter--Four Hundre Victims Buried While the City Mourns. CHICAGO Jan. 2.—Mayor Harrison to-day ordered the closing of theatre in Chicago without exception until it has been definitely ascertained that they are not violating any city ordinance. This {1 bain the Mayor's oraer of last night which closed seventeen theatres—about the total number of playhouses in the city. . In Issuing the order for every playhouse in Chicago to be closed, the During most of the day the Mayor had been busy studying the 1 The Mayor's inquiries led him to consult not only the legal dep , He told the heads of departments that he would not have ft sald Formally charged with manslaughter; Managers Will J. Davis a Col. William Pinkerton and Charles H. Plamondon furnished bonds f Arthur E. Hull, whose family perished in the theatre fire and who From the large number of complaints recelved of the loss of personal” bape The excitement which followed the fire made it impossible to Church bells tolling at noon, business activity checked, many celsbra- ed and long lines of funerals making their way to the district sages the cemeteries are situated—these circumstances k Ohicago’s outward grief for th victims of the Iroquois Theatre toh 3 inisters of the eh or. i ney Contes and Monday. Four hundred victims w4re ie. buried to-day. Gospel went from funera! to kom pr re dead will be kept as long as possible at the Morgue. BET ee y claim to the bodies they will be buriod at | if By common consent of the clergy “Lead Kindly Light,’ n written by Cardinal Newman, is being sung at al! the funerala, (| = "Yhe City Hall, except absolutely necessary departments, was closed to a @ of Trade closed an hour earlier than usual, and a 4 establishments He Sart barge | tate street department stores closed their doors at noon. The / TN Hee at had been that the begtchinpetl oe pei for 2 is to secure mourning ‘goods by stores prese mercy, but this belef was altered, the demand hay ite fully met. Nearly all the trade of the hours open was in the class of Lanett rec pt managers concluded that the extraordinary Deena work a hardship to the bereaved friends of the dead banks were open as usual. palaces teachers in the public schools are known to have lost. re and the schools will be closed Monday in their men The ae x of Managers Davis and Powers and of Building © Williams makes a total of twenty-nine persons who are no tion of the authorities, They will be arraigned for This number includes the stage manager, f Six members of ae gt a a tant Stage Manager Plunkitt are held as witnesses, © Tete d six men from the chorus are in custody at the © hie revised list of dead shows a total of 86. Ot these