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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
NOT H GRUBER MEASURE.
Ed7card Lauterbdch Sponsor Of Bill
to abolish Municipal Court.

Will. >. sav. he viii not organize a "uourncrs'
bench II the proposed redistricting Of the city
as to municipal courts puts out 81 business the
Twelfth District Court. now occupied by Alfred =.
Y Seaman. Abraham Gruber is not behind the
measure introduced by Senator Esberg. Neither
s. the Commission on LAWS Delays. although the
measure follows out many ideas the commission
mas been considering. The measure IS a bill drawn
by Edward Iauterbac h. who says IT is a tentative
measure. to be followed ana supplemented by
others
At present the municipal courts are congested "
said Mr. Lauterbacn yesterday. and are badly
distributed The Commission on Laws Delays had
considered this feature and 70 facilitate the trans
action Of business in the higher courts. II would
be necessary 20 transfer some Of the cases 10 the
district courts where they properly belonged. To
do that with safety IL would be necessary 70 build
up system OF municipal courts able 20 handle
those cases. Some OF the courts are overcrowded
now: some have little 20 do. There some OF
the justices who are highly Efficient; some are not
This measure introduced by Senator Elsberg
would redstrict the city. putting the courts where
they belong and eftecting proper distribution Of
the work. making the courts available for the cti-
zcns who have bring cases in them. 1t would
provide for efficient judges. making the require
ments more stringent. and fixing their comper sa-
ton at a more adequate figure. There would be a
system OF rotation. by which the judges would sit
IN each district in turn. This would do away with
any opportunity for favoritism-
There is no politics in the bill It IS a far
larger thing than mere partisanship. II is part
OF the great plan to facilitate the transaction OF
legal business in courts. I consider II merely
n tentative measure. 10 be supplemented by others
have in preparation We have taken cases
from the Supreme Court the CITY courts. relev-
ing tbs Supreme Court calendars; we have taken
cases from the city courts to the district courts
but there We must be sure that they will receive
the proper handling. This measure will proba blv
make more Democratic judges than there are now
because II prOydeJ for their election by the county
taking away even the possibility OF district part!-
ssnship."
The bin provides FOR the election OF judges by
borouEhs-fourteen for Manhattan. five for Brook
Ign. three for Queens. two for Richmond ond one
for The Bronx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
DEAD IN LODGING HOTTSr
Sailors Body Mutaated-.S,;;c;,.
Probably-T1ro .Arre,t,

- -A 1l0vsnno. sailor. was found f..
ms loom n the sailors lodging house a. ~. n
south-st. run by Bernard Bru9.r- -. - 10 Hs
MS cIething was afre. his body torn 49, night
explosion OF a revolver and his rfrb, -, ~ ne
laCerated Nand oady
Henry Fisher. the lodging houxs ,,,...
otto hauerauf' butcher. living there -. aad
rested on suspicion" e's a.
Giovanco registered his name AZ ~. 49,,
gave no address He had M h.~- 'es
people thought MIN Dane. He rstpro.s oOns
room about o'clock last night. after oe,nr A.. s
Few hours II was about 1870 when tn ,su ~
the Oak-st. station were informed
Fisher and Kauerauf declared .b.v -
pistol shot about 1890 and. rushing 10 c.,o,..a
room. found him lying on the floor with ~ ,os
ing ahre- The revolver lay beside him -.
piosion evidently had set FIRE 20 the cIotbf,s -
threw water on the body and easily eztg1,..-ssl
the blaze. The flesh had been burned sE-s.s
Then they told the police E'
The policemen said that though n looL.s -,
suicide they thought II best TO take the - Ns
INTO custody. Fisher and Kauerauf protesfs5 nh
No clew was obtained as to the mans Iasnr..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
BURR ANSWERS CHARGES.
Says He Vas to Investigate Engi-
HeeTiHg Questions OnIu.

Professor william H. Burr. OF Columbia uni
versity. IN reply TO the recent attack made on him
by the Merchants Association. said yesterday:
The Merchants Association was mistaken ,rb.,
II declared that the committee OF engineers yVas
appointed by Mayor Low to investigate charges
against the Aqueduct Commission. The conln1jffee
was appointed 70 investigate purely engineering
questions. ana as 10 my accepting a retniner froI3
TIE Aqueouet Commission for other work there
was no ethical reason whatever 70 prevent II ana
J did 50 with the full knowledge and approval Of
IN February. 1902 Mayor Low requested the COM
mission on Additional Water Supply to act ss
special cornna.ttee 20 investigate certain purely en-
glneering questions OF construction and mans ~
ne Jerome Park Reservoir; this was al the IN
ton. @-SSoc4t-
The committee OF which was chairman consist
Lng OF John x Freeman. Rudolph Herring and nv
sen Cid not act IN any way whatever az a ftldra
eI an arbitrator, or as agent OF any kind H.
tween the Merchants Association and the SoNc-
g1et ,SoInlnissson And all those parts Of Mr.
Dougnertys brief which refer either dlrecty or in
Sirs5etly TO such relations absolutely and IN
I1alneQy false. There nothing whatever in
our duties OF examining the Jerome Park reservoir
noIA which could give the slightest color OF i'm
pfoprsety 70 any member OF commission accent
lng retainer from the Aqueduct Commission for
any other professional service -
Ihe brief Med by the Merchants Association has
oeen answered By brief fled BY counsel for fbe
FORMER chief engineer William r. HIN and ths
DIVISION engineer. Daniel UlTich-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
WATER DAMAGES Mr.. RIPLEYs HOME
Water Main Bursts and Floods Cellar in
Family's Absence

The houre of Sidney Dillon Ripley at 80. Is Ia 81
Eeventy -ninth-st. WIS considerably damaged on
Tuesday night by the bursting OF a water main
The lower floors and cellar flooded. and IL
was reported that the damage extended 70 the next
house.
Alr and Mrs Ripley were out OF town At the time
81 the accident and Il was some time before 1t was
discovered by the Waterman. who was the only
one about the pa o. The Waterman saw water
running from the house and on investigating
sound il several feet deep IN the cellar As Mrs
Ripley kept some valuable dresses stored in trunks
in the cellar IL is probable that considerable dam
age was done. Several expensive carpets were also
thought 10 be- ruined. and the plaster, paper and
woodwork were badly damaged. MOrkmen were
summoned Immediately 20 pump out the water ana
repairs were being made yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
RUNS FAR DOWN 9TH
Horse attached to Hanson Goes
Mile and a HaIf-T5co Collisions.

1 horse Of the New-York Cab Company ran
s,-,,- WITH a hanson at noon yesterday at Sew
entv-seventh-st. and Fifth-ave- It finally hit
the pole Of a westcott Express Company wagon
at Forty-serenth-st.. the pole going through its
neck The animal had 70 be shot. The cab was
half wrecked in a collision at Forty-eighth-sL
with private coupe Of +. c. Bodman Produce
Exchange broker. OF No So Madison-aNe- Inc
coupe was badly sDIintered
The cab was driven by Michael Trainor who
was taking the animal and hanson down town
when pieces Of flying paper struck the horses
face. 1t SHE'D got the hit between its teeth and
dashed away. nearly hitting two coaches stand
ing At the curb. Then there was a clear field
for several blocks Tranor was standing in his
seat saving away a. the reins in vain.
Coacbu,en who saw the frantic cab horse took
,polr vehicles to side streets and gave the run
away all the room the street afforded A
smashup seemed probable at F1fty-ninth-st'
where there were vehicles and cars going each
way Excited policemen and pedestrians shout-
"a - loak ont for the runaway. Motormen
stoned their cars The runaway kept a straight
course and shot between the vehicles without
hitting any. All the way down the avenue the
lam OF vehicles parted TO let the runaway
through It swerved here and'there. but escaped
the collisions that seemed imminent. Many
horses reared in their excitement Policemen
trying 20 keep up with the horse. failed ana
no one seemed to dare to jump out
Morton Kelly, Of No. 241 East seventy-sev-
enth-st.. wlp was driving Mr.. Bodman's coupe
had left Mrs Bodman at luncheon IN Eigh-
tieth-st and was driving home. He could not
get out OF the way Of the runaway at Forty
eirhth-st. The coupe horse reared and tried to
charge. but his driver pulled him in. The run
away stood the shock. was almost overpowered
by Trainor. who-aIl the time had held his seat
but made off again and dashed TO Forty-sev-
enth-st. Twice the cab missed collisions In that
block Then # hit the Westcott Express wagon.
Trainor was not hurt. The express wagon ana
the horses attached TO It also escaped injury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18

: party % twenty-five persons from various parts
~ the country now AZ the Waldorf-Astoria have
been sightseeing here since Tuesday. They are on
their way 10 Mexico 10 study rubber culture the
Isthmus a. Tehuantepec. and start az i a. m to-
Dag BY the ward Line steamer Havana. The party
fnciuees . " Kennedy. late general superintend-
eut % the II. e. F-ick Coke Company. Uniontown.
Penn. s. ~ Graham. vice president OF the Fayette
Title and Trust Company. Uniontown. Penn: J. Z.
Keith. o. The Keith Manufacturing Company. Can
ton. OHIO r. J. Linton. capitalist. Belle Vernon.
Penn the Rev ". u. Atkinson Norwalk Ohio:
Or T. J.. Norton Madison. Ohio. and John A
echauweker. o. the jeweiry firm % Schauweker
Brothers. Cleveland Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
DIDN'T TALK ABOUT sHIPBUuDIys
Jerome Says Reports About His Trip },
Albany Are Groundless.

District Attorney jerome. on his return 70 thi,
city from Albany last night. said there was m
basis FOR reports which had been sent from Albsnv
IN the afternoon that he had said he would Prob
ably bring criminal proceedings against some Der.
sons connected with the United States ShipbuHsnz
Company. He said he had not gone to Albany 10
talk with anybody about the Ship5uilding con-
the proposed amendment 70 the code. He said he
had been asked many times recently Il he would
do anything in the Shp5uilding case, and he had
Invariably declined to make any statement on ths
subject.
There have been reports that Governor OdsIl and
some members % the state legislature were anxious
TO have proceedings against the promoters OF tha
Shfpbuilding company begun. but the subject was
NOT discussed between Mr.. Jerome and others IN
Albany Yesterday II Is believed that Mr. Jerome
vii take up s0rle kind Of investigation Of ths
ShfpbuiIding c0mpanys promotion, but ne has not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
SEEKING MRS. MORSE.
TAINTED TO Testify IN Investigation
Of Dodge Case.

Ex-Justice Tu-sran. counsll for Mrs. Dodge
Morse. was called before the grand Jury yester-
day In the new Investigation in the case ct
Charles r. Dodee who wos indicted for perjury IN
connection with bis suit 20 set aside the divorce
which hls wife obtained before she married Charles
" Morse L Is believed that the investigation IS
Intended 20 discover who has been supplying
Dodge with money in Teas and enabling him 10
make % stubborn fight against e1tradition and
also who sent Information 10 Dodge that he mac
been injected when he in .,cW orleans ana
sent hi- toward Mexico.
I'd was az-srtalu,d yesterday that ar. Hummel
VINO was pOlce's counsel. appeared before the
grand Jury on Tuesday without subpoena, WElie
Mr.. Furrrnan responded yesterday 20 q subpoena
Dodge j. IN Alice Tex. guarded by Texan
Rangers Tic has obtained a writ Of haoeas corpus,
v-htrn rCruruu bic in the United states D!slflct
CONT fn PoaviTe Tex. next Monday.
AL the District Attorneys Office IL was learned
that subpoena servers are locking for Mrs. Morse
Do6rs. Sne is wanted TO testify before the grand
jury. Mrs Morse recently went 10 lakewood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
MAY BE SECOND JACOBS
Outside DetectiUe Who Looks Like
Him Leads Raid IN TenderIOiH.

Led by an outside detective. who resembles some
what Jerome's well-known detective Jacobs, de-
teclves and other policemen Of the West Thirtieth-
St station Yesterday raided alleged poolroOm
IN the rear Of a store IN Twenty-ninth-st. near
sixth-ave. OF the fifty men there. three were
arrested. charged with keeping and maintaining a
gambling house. They said they were James
smith Of No q West Thirty-fOuTth-st-; w; H.
Lewis. Of No. 4S2 Sixth-ave.. and Ihomas MuhOI-
land Of No. 7i5 Nnth-ave.
Apparently despairing at obtaining proper evil
danre from his own men. Captain Burfelnd en-
gagged Daniel Getz who says he has OBTAINED eyI-
dence before in similar cases, ana also Tor the
County Medical Society. Getz made bets at one
place in Twenty-seventh-st., he says couple or
davs ago the alleged poOlroOm moved 10 the
T,v-en tv-ninth-st store. where the raid was made
Yesterday. No pOolroOm paraphernaha was found
though a fire in A stove. the police say, showed
signs OF paper having been lately burned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
TWO DIE IN TRAIN CRASH
Engineer and Fireman Killed ia
CoHisior-Others Hurt.

Trenton. " J.. Feb. 1.-Two coal trains on
the Belvedere division Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road met in a head-on collision near Washing
tons Crossing this morning. killing Engineer
Charles Herbert and Fireman William Warman.
both Of PhiIIpsburg. William Broadback. a
brakeman, was seriously Injured, and Engineer
Burroughs Sproat and Fireman Edward Tuni-
clIne received lesser injuries.
The wreck occurred about one hundred yards
from the point where twenty-five men lost their
lives in rear-end collision last october. II was
due 10 the failure Of Engineer Herbert 10 obey
orders by taking the siding near Washington s
Crossing. leaving a clear track for the south
bound train. OF which Mr.. Burroughs was en-
civ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
FOUR LOST WITH BOAT
Oyster Fleet Compelled to See CON-
radeS SzCamped By Ice FIOe.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribune 7

Laurel. Del, Feb. 17.-Captain E.,.n,.,
Jones. his son Willard. 10 years old. ara -
dredgers tonight lie at the bottom Of N. "
ticoke River. as the result Of their bo., =,
Bessie Jones. being swamped by an &c. Al. ".
Jones belonged to what is known as TIE ano--
the River Fleet" and. with a score Of o,s.-
boats. had been icebound of Nanticok. p,,-.
for the last three weeks. To-day the ,c. No..
to break around the Jones' and 81. b.,r.
heavily laden. was soon swamped
Scores Of other fishermen and oyster arsaz.-.
were compelled to stand by and watch ths w
fortunate men IN their frantic efforts 70 .sc,,.
as to endeavor to aid them would have bs.r
suicidal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
TO SELL ORIENTAL COLLECTION

TIA sale OF the Oriental collection OF Ling Hing
wing. OF Shanghai. China. will open at the Fits
Avenue Auction Rooms. No. 2ss Fifth-ave.. at
O'Clock this afternoon. and continue tomorrow
Tbs sale viii be under the management OF y.
F1ilta & Co. OF this city. The collection includes
chinese embro!derles. brocades and temple hang
i,es. as we'll as old Chinese yorcelains. snun bot
taI ard other carvings William B. Norman vii
~ the auctioneer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
MUST NOT MoIsTEN TRANSFER SLIPS.
Rule Against Wetting Fingers to Tear Oh
Papers Gives Conductors Trouble.

Transfer agents and conductors OF the New-Tork
City Street Railway Company are worrying over
orders issued three days ago, that when they Issue
a transfer sin they must not vet the slip with the
.t,,r,b or finger ss has been the practice. IN re-
moving Il from the stub The slips are OF thin
paper and bound closely. that TO hurry the
process the conductors used 10 vet their thumbs
IN their mouths 50 as 70 remove the slip quickly
Recently some one with fear Of germs and con-
tagion called the attention 81 the Board ~ hea'h
70 the practice as unsauitary. and the result was
that orders were read in all the car barns Of the
company 20 stop the practice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
JOHN FITzKEYER, BLIND POET, DEAD.
sstirist Of Repute in Germany-SOld Pen
ellis in Wall-st

John FItzrneyer seventy years CID a blind poet,
sufbor and lecturer az one time Of some reputa-
tion IN France and Germany. died on Tuesday AZ
the slmshouse He was horn az poor parents In
a little town on the Rhine. ana was blind from
hts birth lie was anTioUs 10 obtain good edu-
cation. which MADE possible for him by JACOB
eoburtsbeirner who had MADE fortune in the
California gold fields
he published several sstrlcal works ridiculing
prominent men In Germany, which made IL 50 un-
pleasant that he came 10 America about thirty
wears AGO. Here he published book Of poems,
but he did meet with the same success that
he had On Europe and his funds rapidly dwincled
away In the course ~ time he became practically
3 rnenGcaut. earning precari0us living 10y selling
pencils iu the financial district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
TO REBUILD BIG STARCH PLANT.

osUeso. y. 7. FEB 17.-Authoritative inforra-
ton has been receives hsre that the Corn Prosucts
company VII rebuild its big starch plant which
the new buildings viii be completed In four r1o,,hs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
HosPlrAL BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.

Polk Miller and his "Old South Quartet" viii
give an entertainment FOR tho benefit OF the J.
Hood Wright Memorial Hospital IN the ballroom Of
the Waldorf Astoria on Tuesday evening. Febru-
ary % Polk Miller has been before the public for
some wears negro impersOnator and banjolst.
Brought I'd a Southern plantation. he gives an
entertainment called "Old Times Down SOUTH I'm
tended 70 portray the picturesque side OF the days
rg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
COAST ARTILLERY BACK FROM CUBA

More than half frozen. the 18th Company Of
Coast Artillery arrived here yesterday the
Tinted States transport sumner. 81 prepared hy
ther I've years service n the tropics TO stand the
bring cold % these latitudes. The men huddled
about the steam pipes tween decks and stayed
fhore except when II was absolutely necessary for
them ~ 20 on Geek To-day the men viii be taken
20 G0yrrnC~s Island, whore winter clothing viii be
issued ~ them. They VIII then proceed 20 Fort
Yves iugtCn. MARY There gre TWO officers and
Els - Eve enlisted in The companE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
SAY HE WAS ARBITRARILY REMOVED.

- Developed yesterday thai the retirement of
Arson Y. Bvrchard member o. the executive
committee o. the Greene Consolidated Copper Com
pany q part 81 the fight which has been going
On among insiders tn the company's management
and may lead 70 litigation. The retirement was
announced ss resignation BIT friends q NJ.
Burchard said yesterday that he arbitrarily
ceposed. They assert that the directors had no
authority 10 remove members OF the executive
committee. anc that a legal 6cht over The matter
may come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
INVENTOR AsPHvxiArED BY GAS.

william ID. Cridley. an inventor. hfty-six years
old was found dead yesterday afternoon In a fur
nished room az 10. 9S Cumberland-st-. Brooklyn.
from gas asphyxiati0n Il Is not known whether
his death accidental
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
STICK BY CURTIS.
Manhattan Club Men Oppose Bill TO
RemOre 1Queduct Com miSSiOnerS.

Prominent members Of the Manhattan Club have
asked Mayor Mcclellan and Charles T. Murphy 20
refrain from sending 10 Albany any bn giving the
MAYOR power 70 remove the AQueduct Commission
ers There is a bitter feeling between the Tam
many leaders and Iessrs- Curtis and Ryan, the
Democratic members Of the commission. Under
the charter the Mayor can appoint but cannot re-
move ACueuuot Commissioners. Commissioner
curtis was recommended TO Mayor Low for APP
poiutmeut by the Manhattan club people, and
they Go want 10 have him removed. Ar. Cur
Ills does not get well with the Iamm1uy men.
and the same thing may truthfulv he said about
John j RYAN. charles r. Murphy IS disposed 20
make the Democratic commissioners walk the
ulauk' II viii take legislation az Albany 10 make
This possible Ia The event 81 shaFeg1 b IS likely
that william IT, Ten Eyck and John p. Nindolph
would remain in tie board The choice or the Re
publican leaders. Tho two Democrats would be
Out-aud-CIt TammaDy mon
orc ~ Co-7r7issIou6- C-rtis's friends Is John r.
Mcdonald. of the firm ~ Me- I'D & Ordordonk
contractors. building Tire Jer. Park reservoir
Mr. Mcdonald has ioiue6 i0 t.e appeal 10 tho
Mavor 70 refrain from legisiatirr Messrs curtis
and RYAN out 90 office. " IS said that Mr. Melon
aid request not cordially received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
VANDERBILT HORSES AT IDLE HouR

sayvne. Long Island. Feb. I7--six % W X Van
derbnts carriage horses were shipped from his
Fifth-ave. home 20 his Idle Hour stables AT Oak
dale, this week This is taken 20 Indicate that sfr
and Mrs. Vanderbilt contemplate changing heir
place q abode Tor a season. 's'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-08-05
FLAMES CAUSING HAVOC AT VA.
RiOUs POINTS IN VICINITY
OF kALIS?ELL, MONT.
NUMBER Of SMALL TOWNS CUT OFF
SMOKE so DENSE IN SOME PLACES
THAT The SUMS RAYS ARE
TOTALLY OBScURED.

Kalispell, Mont, Aug. 5.-Fourteen
distinct forest fires are raging in this
vicinity and property valued at thou
sands of dollars is being eaten up by
the flames, which have spread to sew
eral small towns along the Great
Northern railroad.
White Fish and Columbia Falls,
two villages west of here, are entirely
cut off from telephone communication
and the wagon road to White Fish has
been made impossible by the flames
which are raging on both sides of it.
Another large fire is raging near
Dayton creek, heavily timbered Sec
ton, and the pine forests Of that sec
tion will be almost destroyed.
The whole country Is covered with a
dense smoke, which makes sunlight
almost novelty In some places along
the road the smoke has totally OBJ
scured the suns rays for several weeks
past.
Forest Supervisor Maimes and q
large force of men are fighting the
flames as best they can, but owing 10
the extent of the burning district they
can do little until helped by good
downpour of rain or the force is in
creased.
The entire side of a large mountain
west of here is one mass of hames.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-08-05
RUSSIAN OPINION CHANGES.
Mad Believed Port Arthur the Main
Objective of Japanese.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-The army
organ makes no effort TO foreshadow
events of the immediate future in the
Far East and gives no clue TO General
Kuropatkins intentions, but 1t de-
tiares that events OF the last ten days
demonstrate conciusiyely that the
Japanese objective since the beginning
Df the war had been to strike the main
army OF the Russians and not, as pop
ularly supposed, to take Port Arthur.
The paper says the Japanese general
advance began July 20, the taking of
Tatchekiao being signal for the final
struggle in the valley of the Lao
river On July 81, after six days
preparation, the armies of Generals
Oku and Nodzu moved against Hai-
cheng. The same day General Kuroki
began his advance upon Liaoyang,
rushing the position of the Russian
Eastern army at Yangse pass and that
of General Herschcyaann at Yushu
pass, equivalent to the Japanese Yu.
shulintzi. This paper estimates the
strength of Kurokis army at 10000
men, of which number $4,000 are on
the high road to Liaoyang, 10000 on
the Liaoyang road, 10000
on the roads to Mukden and 10000 in
reserve. The paper does not give the
figures of Generals Oku and Nodzu
armies, which are believed to bring the
total close to 100000.
The sailing of the cruiser division
of the Baltic squadron has been post
poned for fortnight.