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fl Che < __| “Circulation Books Open to All.”’ PRICE ONE CENT. GREAT AUSSIAN AND JAP FLEETS BATTLE NEAR PORT ARTHUR Eleven of the Mikado’s Warships and) Eight Torpedo Boats Appear Before the Stronghold and the Russians Go) Out to Fight with Them. No Details of the Battle at Sea Are Given, but It I8 Reported that Later the Japanese Squadron Again Began) a Bombardment of the Port. LONDON, March 22.—A despatch to Reuter’s Telegram Company . Petersburg says: | “Japanese torpedo-boats appeared off Port Arthur at midnight of | the night of March 21-22 and the shore batteries and guardships shelled them for twenty minutes. “The Japanese retreated, but reappeared four hours later, when they met wtih the same reception, when they retired again. : “At 6 A. M. a Japanese squadron of two divisions, composed of four and elever. ships respectively, and accompanied by eight torpedo-boats, appeared and the Russian squadron sailed out from the outer roadstead lo meet them. “No further details regarding the action are available. “At 9 A. M. the Japanese battleships, having fired several shots at Liaotishin and sheltered behind the promontory, commenced a bombard- ment of Port Arthur.” from SEOUL, March 21.--Of the $0,000 Russian troops stationed south of febe the Yalu River several days ago only 1,500 remain. The others have been driven to the north eile of;the river. . The, Russians -are slowly retiring. They have engaged in some skir- mishing, but there’are said to have been no cagnaities up.to this time. | SULLY GIVES LAST GENT TO CREDITOR: CAPT. BROLASK] WINS FST RACE | In a Field of Five Horses Favor- ite, Bear Hunter, Finishes Ab- solutely Last, While Inflam- mable Gets Third. Orrecicrireriy retort treriirrrreyrrirrrreers Seeeseses HEAVY RAINSTORM KEEPS CROWD AWAY. Rainland Will Start in Big} Handicap on Thursday and’ Jockey Aubuchon Will Ride Him. WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Capt. Broijaski (3 to 1) 1, Victor B. (3 to 1) 2, Inflam- mable 3. SECOND RACE-Tiomaine’ (10 to 1) 1, Will Shelly (8 to 5) 2, Harp- lithe. THIRD RACE—Margery Gaftney (3 to 1) 1, Courant (2 to 5) 2, Jewel Chrystal 3, (Special! to The Bvening World.) RACE TRACK, LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 2%.—A terrifie storm blew up this morning and st looked for awhile as though the races would be called off. The local turf enthusiasts are not educated to patronizing the races on rainy days and the wet weather re- duoed the attendance to a mere handful of the reguiaf’ from New Orleans. The track was heavy. Tt was an- nounced to-dey that Rainland ie a sure starter in the Arkansas Derby next Thursday. He will be ridden by Jockey Aubuchon. FIRST RACE. Four furlones, Capt. Brolaskl ‘waited on Inflammable to the stretch, then came through and Won wong, away. John Barbeo, after cing afl but into a position and. stopped shoe Six furlongs. Stertere. whta., tocks miomaine Shtnens.. t ay Tal be jen Bench. 108, Ak O10 1 wo Start cond. Won ridden out. Tine—t1.10 ted, ‘Tiomaine, after racing George James into submission, had enough to stall off Wil Shelly's ‘closing rush. Georg: Jamos war shi He ran a bad race. ‘THIRD RACH. Four furlonew. +--——$$—<—$___— Narcery Gal 87-10 Courant. 106, Minder: 5 Out Chrystal, , 11-10 Joe Graham, 4 411-10 Start. bad. Former Cottoa King Shows Emotion for First Time Since Failure Was) Announced, Declaring that Even His, Clothes Are in Hands of Receivers. | | Daniel J. Sully, formally declared .a bankrupt to-day by Judgd! Hilt, in the United States District Court, showed emotion for the first time on leaving his ofjice lace this afternoon, after he had turned over his lust cent to Receivers David Miller and Henry W. Taft. | “Boys, | could not give you five cents,” he said to the waiting news- | paper men. His voice trembled. | “Even the ciothes | am wearing do not belong to me,” he continued. “They are the property of the receivers.” Mr.’Sully declared that the action of ex-President J. Temple Gwath-| mey, of the Cotton Exchange, and two other creditors, in forcing him into | bankruptcy, prevented him from making another offer to his creditors, ‘The ex-Cotton King, it was said, has surrendered his handsome resi- | dence, No. 6 East Sixty-second street, and all of his worldly BOseSonS not exempted by law. | Mr. Gwathmey was the leader of the element among Sully’s credi-! tors who were opposed to the acceptance of Sully’s plan of settlement | made last night. He has not been on the best of terms with Sully, it is said. Before Sully appeared on the market Mr. Gwathmey was perhaps | the rfost conspicuous operator there; after the appearance of Sully he! was totally eclipsed. sae J. W. Boothby, of Boothby & Baldwin, «ttorneys for the Cotton Ex- ohange, acted for the applicants. Mr. Boothby said later that the petition of the three creditors was not necossarily an unfriendly act to Mr. Sully.” “It fs the best way and the only way to properly preserve thé assets and have them equally distributed. ‘The fact that receivers eas ap- 4 (Continued on Second Page.) LITTLE ROCK ENTRIES tos Ki he are TT . 108 Kinloch Pati... / 18 pil Hay. «SIE Sah at he Ryening World. 5 tH Lenox ns HACK, MERMELM Rberg, | "Polly ttt We The eniries. for to-morrow's | , Fourth Race—six. furlongs , ‘are as follows: pine vat ead ae one two ASscph) Salih nes ot.t BF Immy Bensiett ” long: selling Pitth Raoe—Mieven-rixteonth it Rollie... 98] soit Ree fads yu f ; arn Th my ison. Fenn, Belle 60.148 Millio “P wr Tommy Offisra' 100] tye, Claes. * Coustam tiara’ sist re urlonas ‘three-vear-old) | siain Race—-Mile and a alxteonth H 9 eativer Plush Asada edt Welcome Licht 100 "Eaonemtles ajlawience neat ; SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY WONDERS, Caithness of Franmamaring | Gove : Ht Mi Starters, whts.. jocks. St Fit. Fan 03,Kaeo 1” 14 Margery Gaffney was presented with the race by the start. Courant and Jewel. Chrystal were both practically kft at the post. Joe Graham fe of no account — FARLEY DENES "ANGING” CHARGE be Mioh,, Marvel 22.~-Asaint= ant F ing Attorney Warzer to- day finivhed ie opening argument in tho trial of -Kdward EB. Farley, the horeman, on the charge of “ringing’ the mare Aimless as Sarah Black at the Grosse Point running meeting June id tant about it, Bverybody in New York will 6 las ‘ be surprised. Judge Dowovan then ruled with the} ihe velar sugwented tliat perhaps be py EB. Kreger) Kirechoffer was Koing to work, Kira- vr ne the. 5 espatt: c or Tuuxted ut the toke, Jockey Id not assist the pros ecutor in the case In his opening statement Attorney Henderson, for the defense, declared ne Western Jockey Chib, “beaten by Joy ate turn! was bentad this prosecution and — that defen Would prove (hat ihe mare Barah Black id compete tn Cie race in question and | that Ain vas In Cineinnatl on the day ott EX-MAYOR GRACE’S FUNERAL v to ancin Navies ; “yd men pr fn the munjeipality will ent to-morrow at the ayer Willam R which wili be of a + will be held in St ure sblie “wier'e aire a} brat rector w Hem mass will be Dr, Henry A ot Agues's Church, burial ty Holy Crone Cemetery, bush. will be pri ne Flat- Thomas 1. nidd, nh ‘ ayug: | “runeis A McCall, | James Mo! | rt David Re M v. Juation | Bueene Kelly, John re Morrison and Out of respect ‘for the memory of the} late William R, Grace the Board of Aldermen adjourned to-day after trans- Acting A few \nimportant matters of | official business, The bored will not agnin Convene until April 6, next Tues- doy being the spring primaries. Pie ‘: wbaeed C j| & bullet into his own head. } floor yy bs SD: MR MR. RAINES WH 7 amy ET Weis: faites » : BRACKETT SPEAKING IN THE STATE SENATE AND PEPEEPESOOEEOEAE SESE DERE EEE EES FREES ESEEEEHEGEEM AEGR EEE PROSESOSRE EOD ESOL * Seseesessseeseess tosssssssesss988s 800005088008: cs) ———— 99 AY, MARCH 22, PRICE ONE CENT. | “ Circulation Books Open to All.”’ sony sts ere HL AIMED AT CANFIELD PASSED. AFTER HOT FIGHT. be 1904. OM HE BITTERLY ATTACKED TO-DAY. Jerome Lashed by Senators, but Comes Out | Victorious in Struggle to Pursue Gamblers © and Call Reginald Vanderbilt and Other — Rich Men as Witnesses Against Him. a BRACKETT AND RAINES CLASH AND SENATE IN A TUMULT. ‘Bitter Exchanges in Which Talk of Bribery — | and Protection of Law Breakers Is Freely. Sees FESSTCBEVS FESTESTCTEITSES SETTETESES SSS T SSS SEVIS S SFOS ian oad oor gt Es PSIIIFISSITISS SIVISGSISSSSESSSY SHOT WIFE, SON, KILLED HIMSELF Kirschoffer’s Death Instantane- ous—Boy Lived an Hour and Wife, Mortally Wounded, Can- not Survive. Baseless jealousy caused Christ Kir- schoffer, of No. 267 Kent avenue, Will-| famaburg, to kill his four-year-old son, | fatally wound his wife and end bis own) life to-day, | Kirsshoffer died instantly aftor firing | ‘The child; died an hour after the tragedy in the! Eastern District Hospital, and the young wife will not survive the day. | The couple conducted a restaurant and boarding-house patronized by workmen in the big sugar houses in William: burg. Kirachoffer's share in the work of th douse consisted In buying thi provisions and acting as boss He, drank, and was insanely Jealous of ms} pretty wife, Lizzie, who was twenty-| eight years of age and worked elghteen ) hours out of twenty-four. Hi The Aisposition of Kirschoffer caured frequent quarrels—in fact, quarrels were so common that Fannie Currie, the cook in the restaurant and general mald of all work in (he house, got so that she paid no attention to them. She did not listen when Kirschoffer and his wife argued as she gave him the money | so buy the meat for the dinner to-di cai 4) appears that the argument was} over the fact that Kirschoffer had put on his best clothes ant wanted the money to spend, Deliberate Plan io Murder. Kirschoffer got the money he wanted and went to the butcher shop of IL Hegman, at No. 54 Grand street. where he ordered twenty pounds of beef ,to be sent to the restaurant, The clerk at! the shop commented on the fact that he was ull dressed up. “If you knew what L was going to do you wouldn't think it was funny to see me dressed up,” sald Kirschoffter. | “You'll be surprised when you hear ! ust you wal,” he sald warningly; “you'll hear before the day Is out.” y ‘Me reached ais home about two hours later, luvin for eohol the J bimséle with al- i his determination to murder. wife and servant in the of (ie -restwura Phe lide ed was playing alone ln a room upstalrs ie j “Come apatairs, Cigale, he said to bis T want-to talk to you. wife; Augey Words nod Three Shots, Mrs, Kivsehoffer went upstairs with him to the ryvay wh ld playlog. vant d the x ar angiy W A seceam and a sh then two other’ shots in rapid succes: anil iat on found) Posloeni ‘1 Dixtrict hushxuid nd there were Wurrial Wt Hospital, but tbe. father had b Wee no hop Each, 9 the vi im of th Meanie Curt nate On . een with Ul in time, and that. Kirse oes had uo foundation man of violent temper and savage when under the Mavor. which war a great WILL M’ADOO NAME COLER? Bird 8, Coler called on Police Com- le ® particulariy uence of deal of the ‘missioner McAdoo this afternoon and] went th was In conference with than an hour. The former followed by a was about to api vacant ty, him for more no of the Ips. Indul ged In—Senator Grady Pictures Can- field as a Pleasant Man. © BAILROAD STOCKS SOAR (Special to The Evening World.) , ALBANY, March 22.—There was a furore on the floor of the | Senate during the discussion of District-Attorney Jerome’s bill aimed at Richard Canfield to-day, in the course of which accusations of bribe- taking and other illegal practices were made. Senator Grady, the minor- . ity leader, made a bitter attack upon District-Attomey Jerome; Senator Announcement that an Amicable Ar- Raines made a bitter attack upoa Senator Brackett, of Saratoga, and rangement Has Been Reached Causes|Senator Bracket: came right back with a bitter attack upon Senator Heavy Advances and Lively Bidding) The uproar was tremendous. Licut.-Gov. Higgins had hard work: by Brokers on the Exchange. | {ng the Senate in control. District-Attorney Jerome sat in the gallery | appeared to enjoy the excitement. \ |_ Distriet-Attorney’ Jerome won his fight, the bill belng passed—ayes, 91, and noes, 20. This means that he may renew his efforts against Canfleld and From excellent sources the informatton comes that there will be aa;cail Reginald Vanderbilt and other rich men as witnesses. : amicable dissolution of the Northern Securities Company. ‘This caused the/ Many complfmentary things were sald of Canfleld by his defenders. strength of the Northern Pacific ou the stock market to-day, the heavy | Senator Grady wanted to know the difference between Canfield’s and the buying of Union Pacific and the strength of Erte. | Stock Exchange. He described Canfleld’s place as one in which only the All the merger railroad stocks and others allied to the Northern Secur!- | rich were allowed to gamble, and accused the Distriet-Attorney of playing Ues boomed in the market when the news of the new arrangement was cir-/ to the gallery in trying to get a bill passed that would force Reginald Van- ulated. Unton Pacific Jed the rise with a gain of nearly 9 points, while|derbiit to testify against, Canfield. There was a constitutional question in- Northern Securitier on the curb sold up to 100 1-8. a gain of 71-8, The other | volved in the bill that made it a menace, said Senator Grady. seus, such as Great Norhern, Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlinston &|n4 7K OF BRIBE TAKING. Quincy. Ii!inois Central and New York Central all showed substantial ad-!” “yore severe’ was the attack of Seaalor Brackett upon the uct wapegne NL |ney, Whem he accused of Improper practices while he was a Judge of the AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT. |Court of Special Sessions. Senator Rajnes was accused by Senator Brackett It was impossible to get any direct information from Messrs, Hill, Har-| ot standing under the accusation of having accepted a bribe and to riman or Morgan, but the news has leaked out, and it Is now almost cer- | fut for Itbel or the ground that he was too poor, while he has since lost tain that the division will be made in such a manner that the United States (thousands In bucket is will have several transcontinental lines not owned by the same interests, Senator Raines used Senator Brackett of carrying adyoeacy for his hi Cale Mitchell, who killed himself on the doorstep of Senator Brace office In the Saratoga Town Hall. Altogether it was one of the most enjoy- able afternoons of the seasion from the standpoint of a spectator and list- ener interested in the workings of siatesmanship as they are exemplified in the Legislature of the great State of New York. . Gambling Considered. but all working under an agreement that precludes all rate wars, These Client, Canfield, into the Senate Chamber and went back into’ the J new transcontinental lines will probably be running Gould completes the great Missour] Pacific system. It is wnderstood that the arrangements will take in the Erie, New York Cantral, Union Pacific, Uiinols Central ant the Securities roads Mr, Harriman is interested In :] of thean roads exeept New York ‘en- tral and Erle, Mr. Morgan {s interested In Erie and New York Central, being a director in, several of the contredied Mnex, while J. J. Hil is inserested| | Was Mr. Grady who brougiit Can in Erle, in addition to the Securities roads. The Rockefeller interests, which"! to the fore. Re before George man who conceived the bill, Districts Attorney Jerome,” he added, “never ex: tod It to be enaeted. ‘The. menmunen are friendly to the Harriman crowd, are interested In New York Central, “Gambling.” auld Senator Grady in |e las taken to jam the bill through St. Paul, Northern Pacific, Chicago end Alton and-other Mnes that might | (ntrodvcing Mr. Canfteld. “ls offensive are characteristic of hin be used. the moral law only when (he mone sree aaa, ae x Piped was ape a SA, Be, a * oy el fe required to meet Inwiul oblix onsidorably lke the Stock Exchange HOW THEY MAY COMBINE INTERESTS. { ad every dollar a man’ possesses tnt he could see anly ttle difference In fact, i1 is sugested that the Burlington might connect with the Erie} he May gamble so lone ax un | between them, at Chicago, which would give {t an Hastern port, and at Huntley, Mon,,|initstice to his . creditors, Without vislating tie moral laws." It may be different with the baman jlaw, he said, but the statute law was ! |not enacted for the purpose of protect Ing the rich against (hemmelves | | The violent and self-suficieut gentle with the Nortuern Pacific, which would give it an outlet to the Pacific, mak. ing transcontinental line No, 1, The Northern Pacihe by uniting with the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincin- nati & St. Louis, at Chicago, would lave a Une to Cleveland, and from there it conid have trackage rights over the Central lines into New York. making Mne No. 2. The Great Northern would be connected with other roads in the same | | 1 to enter the pros tor is pretty well satistied as to bis (Continued on Sécond Page.) | Tombs, and. according.to his statement . has wasted several re writiag to John D. Rockett {0 avslet hia in” furnishing $1,008 bai \hile expressing his chagrin at this t Byron Beal, also a me oft be ent Sunda: The tt entere he court-ropm, ie two stu- ircognized each other instantly ped hands. brother,” sutd-Mr. Beal; “oan t eencs against we are’ both witn an unfortunate fellow-sinner?™ A Shock for Brother Beal, ay,” returned Mr, Campbell, “I tioner und if 1 milstake not you are manner. ‘The Union Pacifle {s brought Into the matter in this manner. It 1s to share In the cwnership of Northern Pactfic and is to connect with the Illinois Central et Council Binis to Chicago, whence it Is to come into New en re JOHN 0, JR, NOT PEMNILESS WOMAN REGULARS win ON PUPIL'S BAIL in Tombs Prison Used Reams : . | of Paper Begging to Help Him vier so somrdeved nie a, fri an he prinoner’s hand in’ a, and, earty SCORE | i € . he sa. ooo oO 8 Out on Bail. Brother, will I testify against . O00. 1. $ fact, T will endeavor to see that Reeutn: 1, Vaniqans 2 uu are treated justly, Even if you "] Giants galloped out to Weat End Ball | ¢elier, jr.» bible class was shown bit hiy fps, in & couple of as usual to-day Way for training a Nourse of | the Tombs Court to-day when on t WA | bee refused Me- m0) | “1 have written to our "he “muttered, “but I guess he ise testify against Ile nad une 82d Mc-t member. ‘The defendant pu ¢ Mr. —— Niwas pre- Foran s men ard to obtain the | Rockefeller, however, who hax spent Nie nel benent of (b+ Thee dalled with the |fyeee wesks Ih the iombe, Naa mas | STORM HEADING THIS: WAY. ho money," sha told the} new white horsehide sphere in all the| unkind things to say of his teacher for | — arious ways that bring tt into play In| nor bailing hin. out. | squalls nnd High Shitting Winds ~ 4 baseball contest and did three laps| “rns defendant Is Johu J. Campbell, ‘Threaten Coast, oe around the boundaries of the grounds (9 | anq for many months he travelled from| The Woather Bureau recetwed fram dais his home at No, 447 State street, Brook-| Washington to-day a special . Po een et the ten thigige Ghats | yn. to the Fifth Avenue Baptist Churei | of an apprusehing storm, as follows: 50) ae nahh winning spurt in the fifth, | A month ago, however, he wax arrested | “Southeast storm warniogs ordered do) shot He was found later{C%" Dunn, of the Yanigans, claims | with BE, R. Perine, of No. 16 West One| a. M. from Delaware Breakwater 5 Smith e woman, and they both [tee aed’ Al who umpired, and | iundred and Fitteenth street, charged|New York, Disturbance over Lalu! W w for his ide,” were TIb shares of stock | Huron moving cast pdioat ve ti nor, in reply to «| a conspiracy. to defeat him and that | with the laroeny of ares ee ee eilstaceaaen aenion the “tren Man’ was a willing victim |of the Zanesville Railroad, Lighting |Sysny coast. Squalls and “Well, Thad to eat sonvewrire of thelr scheme. It certainly looked as | ona Fire Company. Winds on Middle Atlantic Mrs. Jack Wax well dressed and when | though the pitching crack let down « she appeared In the court-room was [litte and (hat the regular batters were Whistling sol Shoe did not seem to} tippel of on what was coming up by @ thal ehe was under arrest. Jack Warner, a . Wasted Reams of Paper. Sie save ec a Bince bis arrest he bas lodged in the! yarmiann, ance da Mit ali eats