New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-31
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TUESDAY. NAY 81. 1904.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-An engagement between a Jap
s-ese detachment and 1000 COssacks took place
at I-Yang-Pien-AIen. northeast Of Feng-Wang-
Cheng, on Saturday. the japanese being We
torious; their losses Were glen as four killed
and twenty-eight wounded. = General Oku
reported that the Russians had abandoned three
towns before the japanese advance on tn
Kwan-Tung Peninsula, four more guns were
captured. 80 The Russian Foreign Once
termed preposterous the report that an offer
had been made TO China to evacuate Manchurla
IN exchange for the Iii territory -= AdFlces
were received in Washington that japanese
army Of 1900 men had departed for Core2.
presumably TO close in on the Russian rear IN
Northeast Corea and CT of Taiding parties that
threaten Kuroki's coulmunica tons; il said
tn Washingtov that acceptance by China Of
Japan's offer Of Manchurian territory would be
considered by Russia "A violation Of neutrality
DoArESTIC.-President Roosevelt visited the
Gettysburg battlefield and addressed large
crowd; he returned Washington last night
- The noteworthy Memorial Day celebra-
tions In New-York State and New-England in
Guided a speech by General Miles at Portland
Ne: addresses by Ex-Governor Dyer and Gov
ernor GarVin at Nth Providence, r l., an
Grafton by Governor Bates at Lynn. Mass, ana
exercises at the cottage where General Grant
died, at Mount McGregor. y. Y. -- Mayor
McLane of Baltimore, committed suicide by
shooting at his home in that city. he had been
married only TWO weeks; his friends regard the
act as a sequel TO the Baltimore fire Of last
February; he had also been criticised for MS
political acts. and his marriage was said TO
have caused al estrangement IN ms lIilllE-
- report from Consul GunIneTe at Tan
gier said that Moroccan bandits threatened liae
lives OF their cal ives, Perdicaris and Marley
unless their demands for ransom were met; Ad-
Iniral Jewell reported the departure of the Eu-
ropean squadron Or Tangier. == a syndicate
negotiated for the purchase of 52O6 shares OF
the stock of the Congress Spring Company,
held by Saratoga men, thereby getting control
OF so per cent of the capital stock. == A
private die at Fort Ethan Allen, near Bur
lington. VT, from stab wounds said TO have
been inflicted by comrades in disturbance
which the private had tried to queL = a
man killed his wife and shot himself at Canaan,
Conn; he is expected to recover. - Secre-
tary Taft spoke at Topeka, Kan.
CTTY.-Charles T. Murphy denied that he
going to l-Ish Mayor Mcclellan for President
President Truesdale estimates the loss by
the HobolSn fire at 100000 - Opinions
that the city needs ireproof piers TO prevent de-
structure waterfront fires were expressed -
An expert swimmer was drowned in the Harlem
while seeking aid for companions whose boat
had capSiZed. - Bellevue Hospital in
darkness and the lights of several theatres We're
partly affected by the lightning. which made
useless an armature in the power house Of the
Uni I'd Electric Light and Power Company.
diers and Sailors Monument in Riverside Park
was large and was applauded by immense
crowds. - Many thousands Of New Workers
left the city for a days outing. - Alfred @.
Vanderbilt narrowly escaped a collision in his
eauto" boat Hard Boiled Egg. at the race at
Manhasset Bay - c. s. Titus outrowed
IN the single SOULS in the Harlem regatta by
Fred Wesley. - The winners AZ Gravesend
were: ]. Reliable; 3 Caller: 3, Duke Of Kendall;
4, Glorifer; 8. Sheriff Bell; g. Agile; Z. Co Be
tween.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain, followed by fair. The temperature YES
teroay: Highest, Il degrees; lowest o.