The evening world. Newspaper, February 6, 1904, Page 1

__PRICE ¢ ON ‘CENT NIGHT EDITION aS 3! — Are im Cs ~NEW YORK, 8 A’ r URDAY; i EBRU ARY 6, 1904, ‘SIAN DOMING FEEL UNCLE bee ANI Washingtcn Orders Warships to Hunt. Down the Murderers of Engineer of Cruiser Yankee and Will Force Pro- tection for Americans. Rebels Who Did | Will Be Killing Treated as Bandits and Given Sum-, mary-Punishment---Ships to Cover! Disturbed Territory. st WASHINGTON, Feb, 6.—"'Send full par- Moulars about assassination of John,” ig the substance of a cablegram which Secretary Moody ta-day disputched to Commander Lowi C. Hetlner, command- ing the gunboat Yunkes at Santo Do- mingo City. When the details of the assastination hive arrived, the Secre- tary will then be in a position to give epecific instructions as to the course to be followed. Deliberation, it can be stated sobserved in the handling of the Domini- ean situation, if the press despatches are confirmed, it can be stated that the naval commanders will be instructed to demand and to obtain the fullest reparation. Nor will they stop with this, Before the American warships leave Dominican 4aters the inhabitants will have been made to know that the Washington Goverriment’s patience has will be . been exhausted and that the menacing of the lives and property of Americans “must cease or the people of the island stand the consequences. That additional warships will go to San Domingo will be decided when the of- Gcial detailed report has arrived. Shot by Insurgent San DOMINGO, Feb. 6.—The body of J. C. Johnston, engineer of the launch of the American auxiliary cruiser Yankee, who was shot by the Insur- gents on Feb. 1 has been buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery. Though it 1s the general bellef that Johnston was deliberately shot by the insurgents no steps have been taken by Commander L, C, Hielner to avenge the wrong, though recommended to do 80 by United States Minister Powell. ‘The city is now in a state of siege. The insurgents are strongly intrenched in the hills surrounding the city ana aré keeping up an incessant fire ot small arms that makes {t dangerous to walk the streets, On the edge of the tity butets drop in the streets Ike hailstones and the residents there have taken to cover. It Is feared that the insurgents may rome into possession of artillery, and in that event the city 1s doomed, j Port. | The city could be destroyed from the his. So constant and persistent {4 the firing of the rebels that a German steamer has been compelled to leave She was unable to discharge al The mon about the docks have de-'| clined to work because of the exposure | to the firing of; the rebels across the river, Johnston was buried Monday morniug. Commander Hiclner sent ore a hun- | dred men from the cruiser, and these formed an escort for the body. The | provisional government sent a detach- | ment of troops as an escort of hon Minister Powell, the United States Con- sul and Vice-Consul, and representa- Uves of the diplomatic corps of other governments attended the funeral, ‘The cpftin was covered with an’ Amert- can flag, and wreaths of flowers were sent by the German yvonsulate and others, f . The streets of the city were thronged with people as the funeral procession slowly took its way to Santa Barbara | Cemetery, Much sympathy has been ex- pressed by residents at Johnston's fate. | Yankee’s Guus Are Ready. The Government ts strengthening the fortifications about the city in antict- pation of a determined assault on the part of the insurgent). The guns of the Yankee have been trafhed upon the In- surgent camps in the hills, but It ts not known if an attempt will be made to shell the rebels. ‘The situation in the city is critical, Food is very scarce and’ is being sold at famine prices. The poor are on the verge of starvation. ‘The Rio de la Plata, a Spanish cruiser, has dropped anchor beside the Yankee, and is said to have instructions to lend aid in the protectiongof foreigners. . At the request of the German Con- sul, Miulster Powell sent a detac ment of sixty bluejackets and marines from the United States cruiger Colum- Dia to escort Into the city Herr V man, the German Vice-Consul, ‘The insurgents had notiied He Worman and his family that they must leave thelg residence on the outskt of the cl within forty-eight hours Gt suffer the consequel he Colum bta's men brought the Vice-Consul safe ly into town, LONGEST JOURNEY IN NEW SUBWAY Contractor McDonald Conducts a Party of Fourteen of His Friends to One’ Hundred and Forty-fifth Street. John B, McDonald, the general sub- way contractor, to-day conducted a party of ourteen friends through’ the subway? tunnel from City Hall to One Hundred and Forty-fifth street and Broadway, and then back to One Hun- dred and Twenty-fourth street. This ts the longest trip thus far made in the completed tunnel. rluded ‘Timothy L. Wood- Francis M. Scott, Justice Henry ts fe, Charles Harry ©. ter 8, William E. J. Me Duval, Johnson, Murray, Greacen. The trip was made on two flat cars frawn by hand cars propelled by relays h je Millery Arthur Bully ar, R.A. C. Smith, P. Francis Murphy W. B. Jenkins and of four i Nes Ba jabore! ote ALDERDICE ARRESTED: AGAIN Lawyer Who Was Involved in Alleged Bogus Transfer of Woman Miser’s Property Is Up on Three New Charges. ‘ James 8, Alderdice, the attorney who involved In a transference of deeds {0 property owned by the late Mary J. - Diver, the rich woman miser of Har- po was Somation o¢ and on three harges—suborna| perjury, forgery and grand y. Assistant ae eh Fe aes MISS WHEELER A BRIDE AFTER DELAY Now Wife of Horace De Witt! Peck, Whose Business Affairs, Were Given as Reasons for) Postponement of Marriage. Feb, 6.—An- of the BRIDGEPORT, Cohn., nouncement was made to-day marriage of Horace DeWitt Peck, of Syracuse, and Miss Helen W. Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John HM. Wheeler, of this clty, by Rev. John Brown, of Christ Episcopal Church, last night, Only immediate relatives of te bridal couple were present. Mr. and Mrs, Peck have gone to New York, j Phe couple were engaged to be mar- | red on « dave in Novembor, but a} Oso pnecier was mude at that time! by Eins “Wheelers ‘father rhe postponement, which wa known only a faw hours bef time of the ceremony, Was a mutual arrangement, it is understood, dus to a sudden business reverse of the-disended f bridegroom, Bridal gifts were returned | to the senders, ‘Tie wedding last night was not an- nounced beforehand, It was contirmed by. Mr. Wheeler to-day, he declining, however to make any further reference to It, BAD HEALTH IS DODGE'S PLEA . Morse Calls Firat Husband of 1 Rectors to Court, HOUSTON: Feb, Burns in th sumed the of Charles junction aga of ‘Texas ‘and others to prevent his extradition to New York. The testimony of. physicians to-day tended to show that Dodge's health is in a precarious state, and it would be dangerous to remove him to New York @ the present time, ee WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Sunday for New York City and vicinity: Rain and warmer to-night; Sunday rain; freeh te brisk east to south winds. n Manafactarin [#4 “ “ Circulation Books Open to ) All? me | | HARBOR OF CHEMULPO, IN COREA, WHERE THE RUSSIAN GOVE ERNMENT HAS THREATENED TO SEND A FLEET OF WAKSHIPS AND LA FIRE IN PERRY BELMONT'S HOME He and ‘Mrs. Belmont Aroused by a Blaze at Night for a. Second Time Within a Few! ‘Weeks, Perry Belmont and Mrs, Belmont were roused by fire in their apartments on the third floor of their home at the | northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh street early to-day. ‘Th found that a wood fire in a la open grate had communicated to the parquetry flooring and that dt had gained considerable headway. Mr. Belmont, using a private tele- phone in his own room, called up the | Fire Department and soon an engine appeared, man Hecker, who has that beat, and when he got in the house pe found Mrs, Belmont as busy as Mr, Belmont in removing the more valuable pleces of furniture from thelr private apart- ments, “which. Were then ablaze, up the Forty-seventh street en- ce and Into the bedroom the po- liceman assisted Mr. and Mra, Belmont end the servants in removing the fur- niture to another part of the house. © firemen found it necessary to tear up the floors in two or three of the rooms so as to reach the fre, which had eaten its way below. When tie fire was out the firemen estimated the damage at between 32,000 and $3,000. My. Kelmont would not place an estimate on the loss. While the funeral cortege of President Roosevelt's z was passing down Fifth avenue several weeks ago the Perry Belmont home was discovered t Helmont and into the street er: the alarm. ening fire a atus brushed by the President's ¢ and besides delaying the proces- ‘a little caused the greatest ex- eitement: FOUND DIAMONDS HIDDEN IN A BOOK Belmont ru | Customs Official’s Curiosity Was Aroused Over Parcel Sent, Through the Mails, and the’ Seizure Resulted. , Collector ‘Reinhardt, of the Customs Bureau in the Building, made a seizure of tn a book that came through the parcels post to-day, Diamonds to the value of $2,000 were found concealed in the middle of a railway gulde that had come through thé mails from Ger- many addressed to @ man named VYhomas in Denver, Col, whe book was a thick one, six or eight inches square, It had been Wrapped in such # Way that the tops And bowtoms of the leaves were ex: poxed, und by, forcing a little the malt handlers could easily see that only & railway guide was contained In it. ‘The sending uf a railway through the inalis from Germany Denver aroused the curfosity of Duty Collector and he opened kage, a’ he has the right to do. fie found that a hole an inch square and deep had Deen cut in the leaves of the middle of the book, Within this were carefully packed a turquoise. ring and two set diamonds pins, ‘The dia- monds were of about three karats weight. The Jewelry was selzed, rt RECOMMENDED OWN DRUG. guide to the the D to He Tried for VI Law. John Kremer, druggist for twenty rs at No, 423 Seventh avenue, be tried in the Court of sions before a jury for reco; one of his own preparations to a cus- tomer. it Ia a test case, the County Medical} | Soclety being the complainant, and the harge being that the druggist scribed for A patient without being a certified practitioner of medicine:” Kremer was arrested on the affidavits of purchasers and held In ball for triad, | — MARDI GRAS, $37.75. Xort, to New, Orleans and Return, Yin Bout Rye ew W, Ni th Suns fornia. | Tickets Offices 271 and’ 1183 Broadway. ‘| ministration and commended it in high terms. He believes the This also attracted Police- | While the firemen carried a ine al who ts|" is to ( “pre- | SPECIAL EXTRA. LID ON TIGHT AND TOSTAY, . SAYS JEROME District-Attorney Jerome said this afternoon that-he did did not intend to interfere in any way with the Tammany ad- lid is closed tighter on the gamblers and pool-sellers than dur- | ing the last days of the last administration. It is not possible, said Mr. Jerome, to stop gambling entirely, but he believes thi administration will do all it can’ te stop the evil. LATE WINNERS, AT NEW ORLEANS. | Fourth Race—Tribes Hill 1, De Reszke 2, Ciangor 3. | beers) +t | FIRE IN AN OLD SCHGOL BUILDING. One of New York’s oldest school buildings was endangered - by fire late this afternoon, but the firemen extinguished the baze after a short time. It is at‘North Moore and Varick streets, but is now used by the Street- quleaning Department. _The fire e fire started'in a pile of rubbish. BRIDGE PANIC DUE {SENATOR HANNA TO EAPLOSION) RESTING EASILY Tons of Debris Is-Hurled Upon Five Phiglebns in in Attendance! the Driveway of the New East] Upon Him Confident’ ‘thats River Structure, Frightening Teams and Pedestrians. Typhoid is Mild. (Special to The Evening World.) sent the "roof of the bullding up on the roadway of the Bridge, which {% used at present by both vehicles and foot passengers? A great'cloud of. huge black smoke followed it, and for a minute | pedestrians could hardly see a dozen feet ahead. Immediately the crisis !s passed and Sevator Hanna is strong enough to be moved be will be taken (o Thomasville, Ga., to recuperate, but no pluns have been made ak yet The Senator's stomach has improved He took what nourishment the doctors ‘The runaway which Coleman tried to] WOuld Permit this morning. his fact stop, was attached to a} vngon,| Was favorably ed gn by the 1 ight wagon. physician Tt was bearing down upon a crowd of frightened men and women, some oj | whom would certainly have been hurt but for the promptness and couruge of Coleman, He leaped at the frightened ght the bridle and afthougn j dragged along het on until he brought | the hora i complete stop. His uni- form was almost entirely: torn off, Because of his ex he lias been unable to sleep for the past three days. Bromldes have been administered and in this. way (he Senator has secured horse, seribed and none will ‘After the explosion the firemen: suc- } ceeded in getting the fire under control, | tore have found that by the administra (How tt started ft not known, lon of simple, remedies the Senator —— -- beaponds COASTING VICTIM DEAD. Boy Crushed by Big Hobsled Dien LASH FOR WIFE BEATER. | Prisoner Rewged for Merey an the j Whip Made Him Sqairm we Pain. : H {Special to The Evening World.) MAMA SY. Feb. 6.—James | WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 6—Corderc} Trans, nine vears old. Is dead at the Lee, the first prisoner in Delaware to} home of bis pareats in the Washing- ie ug the post’ for wife heating, | tony lle dsiriet of this pia foom uilrmed beneath the las Infurtes received in a comstiog av Warden Merseve plied th “The boy was hit by a bie bobs: tails, Lee cried and begs: night while trving to recover Big welts and blood-globules stood ont] sleigh which was sliding don hil & Enthis back as the lash fell for the teath [war badiy. crvshed ang dled ath time on his buck. home a few hours later, Will Recover, as the Attack fy; ND 6,000 TROOPS. TOMMY KNIGHT ~ WINNER OF FIRST Good Card Spoiled by Scratches Due to the Heavy Track! Which Prevails at New Or- leans re: THE \ WINNERS. FIRST RACE-Tommy Knight = + oa Ss (9 to 2) 1, srene Mac (15 to 1) 2, La! Cache 3. SECOND RACE-Emigre (8 to 5) 1, Stand Pat (7 to 2) 2. Moderator 3. THIRD RACE—Scorpio (4 to 5) 1, Invincible (16 to 1) 2. Our Lillie 3. NEW ORLEANS, Lu. Feb. 6. Every time Secretary Clark takes particular palns to get up an extra good card the weather upseta lis plans. The track was in’ record-lreaking shape yester- day andgowners of the best h the track @ntered their. cracks to-day Last night it need to rain and the dowhipour continued unth! daylight The track was turned into a regu! exnal. Scrate| were, In consequence, numerous, ‘and the management had | quite-a task keeping enough horses in| several bf thé races to furnish some intention. ‘the weather cleared off at noon ad the usual large Saturday crowd thronged the grand-stand. to preside in the stewar new Union Jockey’ Club in Si next seas # license bi and hay ani Louls Tidy concern was denied Western Jo: t ro the Western Jockey C 1 ne books, the largest ni of the meeting, went on to-day, FIRST RAC purse $400: ide and upward; Six tu entry for four welght. Jockey olen 17H Ply we. 101, Thy ip Slarte NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. (Special to The Evening World.) NEW.ORLEANS, La. Feb, 6. entries for Monday lows Etrit Trace--One mile; ti ‘ai Back Rey, 1s 1) Curate 12 Favoniux U4 | Russeliton ns 11 Second Race--Three and one-half firior Ester Joy. is Aninox q Arch Oldham «2 ‘Third Race—Six and Ah agecou lia aria quarter: calling Hilliard... Xs S Matlay daplumer . a) *Mauser om Burning, Giage “2 yor Colimel. Tyler... 100 Sixth Race —six apo bait furlongs; puree Haven go | em Ht +) significance. PRICE ONE Cc i WAR NEAR, ENVOY. BOUT 10 LEAVE AAO CAPITA pave tt ee se | to Carry Mikado’s lations Are Broken Off. ‘REPORT THAT FIVE WARSHIPS WERE SUNK IN BATTLE {S UNCON and Two lean Vessels Were Destroas fe Japan, but Is Said to Be Unsatistactory. . PETERSBURG of the nearness of open hostilities has yet presented itsel; ‘than the elaborate preparations for leaving here that M. ,Kurino, the Japanese Minister, has made. JUD : all their work save a few routine matters and are now ~ | relations. They have a special train at the Warsaw Station, in readiness to carry them into Germany, which in all proba= ‘bility will be the refuge of the distinguished Japanese dip= jlomat during the war. The, Minister may. leave to-night. WAR SEEMS TO BE VERY NEAR, : | The Rissian reply has been handed to the Japanese Government ts the Russian Minister at Tokio, and Minister Kuring) knows enough of the lext of the reply and of the temper in which his Gove Frank J. Bryan his received an offer} eriment will receive it to realize that the trouble which all Earepe has” stand at the| Barou de Rosen, dreaded for so long 1s now about to break. It is regarded as a real sign of war for him to practically bring to an end tae business of the Embi for this was what was done to-day afte, th e Minisier and Sir Charles Scott, the British Ambassador here, had had Sir Charles Scott has been asked by the Japanese Min- a long conference. | ister to take charge of the Legation and whatever business is left over {ter M. Kurino leaves, und has agreed te do se. 3=NGLAND REPRESENTS JAPAN. The British will step in and take charge of the Embassy as soon @& M. Kurino has demanded his passports and left. The special train is ready for the Ambassador because trains into Germany from the Warsaw statlog | are not numerous and it might be embarrassing for the Minister and hiv staff to remain in Russia for hours after the war has been declared, At 4 | showlhg the nearness of the open conflict, however, it is of the greatest | During a fire in the paint and enamel 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. alte “ 3 ¥ shop of R. MW, Hood & Co,, at Kent and | ay nna Na . any comfortable |--1183 eerie Tuns M. Kurlno did not attend the theatricals at the Winter Palace last South Fifth streets, Brooklyn, thls] iene eee isla etl ealad | | atght. “His absence was commented upoa, but 1s not surprising under the i ¢ yale nal -v Six furlongs MnP enirance $0; fo1 afternoon, there waa a terrific explo-| that bie condition-te sutistactory, There | furventolie and Uunerdi siting.” °F | ctreumstances, It was the first court function that he has missed this Meri sion, which gent over a ton of debris up| are no complications and the doctars | atartur,welent, ite stmicrin st)! HE | season. Fe Sony tae a Hebi ay je ey ee on the roadway of the new East River|expect the Senator will have the usuat | nl 1 10:5. OR Bridge, frightening pedestrians and} run of ‘a mild attack of typhold if ne COREAN GENDARMES FIGHT j horses so thut« number of the latter] ‘the following: bulletin was inmued at | asent| way and were reecaptured with 10 aciock thie mornin: : | _ WITH RI RUSSIAN SOLDIE alemeuity. While stopping one run-| “Senator Hanna reated well last night.| 77) Nex ‘ away Policeman .James Coleman’ was| Temperature, 101; pulse, 5 Wan easily -ringe —— 7 Mr ¥ dragged over one hundred feet and was| The ligh temperature is expected | — THIRD RACE SEOUL, Feb, 6.—Russtin’sdh ndarmes fought well, vere Iso badly injured ‘that he had to be|@#ch morning aud night during the] six furtongs: » $4") entrance $10; for ; “t : rly ineldent * the Russians, one whom takenitovtvenvonnital: course of the dixease, and the doctors | three-yrar-cids and upwani A ET yeon the cause of a divorderiy Het aliidierpar teres nD) ett in ‘The paint shop $s directly under the|*%¢ 0t alarmed at it, mm go fainttermetentiockey, St. tevin ‘Bh TH, [in Seoul t the Russians will destroys the | Brooklyn anchorage-of the new bridge.| ,TN® Senator's temperature Wil ee (2M 4141 Oneiot the Russians 1a woman | country ‘The flames spread rapidly, and although | Comm" Wntll tonight, when Ut Wil nj O] nd an angry crowd gatered. A body | An Insurrection his broken out abst, two fireboats und all the engines in the| uns S¢cOrding. 0 tne aoe will u 5 coon aerived. at mMfles north of Sfoul and the prefect Vicinity were engaged in Aghting It,| jaye a temperature of 10, which will 5 ison i ih alive ‘en | House hus been destroyed byt Uttle Progress waa made. ‘The explosion| he slightly higher than that of Inst |" Sart sued. Won'ensily. Place mame. Time [CRE Seene OEY! people. occurred at about, 2.30 o'clock, and it} night. f Rul ehhh abe ——— FIVE WARSHIPS REPORTED SUNK | IN A A NAVAL BATTLE, LONDON, Feb. 6.—A report, not yet confirmed, has reached here the uotually broken out, the initial conflict being a naval engagement If . three Russian and two Japanese war vessel were sunk the exact source of the report yet known Every effort to con frm it is being made by the Admiralty officials. Meanwhile it is general: credited, news of a big naval conflict having been expected for hours. ‘The Russian and Japanese war vessels have been getting closer an¢ closer together, and although no formal declaration of war has heen madt on either side neither the Japanese nor the Russians have been averse to # system of harassment which would lead the othey into a hostile move. WILD EXCITEMENT IN LONDON. 5 ‘The report has created the wildest excitement in London, Although off- | clals generally wear looks of anxiety, the people are enthusiastic over thi reported fact that the Japanese loss was smaller than that of the Russians whic 4 Ivad the report ‘read that the Japs lost three vessels and the Russians two |the anxiety over the situation would not have had the temper of satisfaction over the result of the first big fight. Before the first news of a fight reached here, the most pacific quarters acknowledged that the war was only hours away. The developments of the Lady fe oe Bopul ue WA Strader a O* Ben Howant 20 %@ Big Ben 107 ntlee nliowanee. Father Joha's Medicine Cures C Prevents Pneumonia. 50 yeare ip use. . last few days have convinced all that a locking of arms is inevitable, that (Continued on Second. Page.) _ i "i ” Representative to Germany the Moment Diplomatic Ree —Russian Reply Has Been Received Oe , Feb. 6—No more ominous signs : M. Karitto and the:members of his staff have cleaneé waiting for. the first hostile act which will sever diplomatic ae eel : Bi