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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
TOGO TO JOIN KAMIMURA
VIII Sail upon Receipt of Call from
Scouting Fleet.

London, Dec. 24.-Telegraphing from
Toxic, the correspondent of the Daily
Express says he learns that II
Admiral Kamimura, who is reported
to have gone south with a squadron of
powerful cruisers, should encounter the
second Pacific squadron, the whole Jap
anese fleet which has been operating
against Port Arthur will be ready to
proceed south on days notice to give
battle.
The Times correspondent at Pekine
reports that the Chinese have seizeo
near Peking 100000 rounds of Rus
sian rifle ammunition evidently de-
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
HILLS HUGE LINER AT
SEATTLE FOR BUSINESS

Seattle, Dec. 24.-After a voyage Of
ffty-seven days steamiing time, sew
enty-two days. actual time, the new
trans-Pacific liner Minnesota, owned by
the Great Northern Steamship company,
arrived here from New York at 10
0 'clock last night and dropped anchor
off West Seattle. The Minnesota will
sail on her initial voyage to the orient
about Jan. 81.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
IAp DEPORTATION FOR FRANCIS.

ST. Louis, Dec. 24.-According to a ca
bleeram from Baron Kinoura, minister OF
agriculture and commerce to Japan to
Commissioner Tegima to the worlds fair,
President .. r. Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition is to be decorated
with the gold medal of the first grade OF
merit Of the Order Of the Rising Sun.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
SPANKED TED ROOSEVELT
FOR ICING HIS WALK

New York Sun Special Service.
Akron, OHIO, Dec. 24;IThomas Dll.
Ion, who is 1O9 years old, veteran OF
the war Of 1912 and the Mexican war,
claims to have spanked Theodore Roose-
velt Dillon now is an inmate Of the
Summit county infirmary. He was a
carpenter in New York, and says he
caught "Ted' Roosevelt, then 10 years
old, pouring water in front Of his shop
on a winter morning..
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
o,DoNovAN RossA RETURNS,

New York, Dec. 24.-O'Donovan Rossa,
who went abroad to attend the unveiling
| of the monument to the Manchester; mar
| tyrs at Skibberen courthouse, Ireland, ar
rived here on the Campania today
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
RICH CONTRACTOR DEAD.

Syracuse, N. Y, Dec: A.-John Dunfee,
one of the largest contractors in the coun-
try, died today from an operation. He
was 53 years old and a millionaire.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
JAPANESE STORM
MORE RUSS FORTS
Heights East of sung-shu aud
Rih-lung Fall to Besieging
Army.
TOGO WITHDRAWS A
PORTION OF FLEET
He Will Sail to Join Kandimura
When Baltic Fleet Is
Nearer.

Nasasaki, Dec. 24.-A message from
DaIny reports that the Russians at Port
Arthur proposed to surrender the fortress
on terms which General Nogi, the Jap
anese commander, refused. The terms
were that the Russian ships should be al
lowed to return to Russia.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
Credit Due Emperor's Virtue.
Emperor Praises Fleet.

An imperial rescript dispatched to
Vice Admiral Togo expresses great
satisfaction that the Japanese torpedo
fiotillas have accomplished the duties
required of them so successfully and so
courageously.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
MAINE RErURNs coMPLErE
Plurality Exactly 2z,1sO-
 Roth Sides satisfed.

Portland. Me, Sept. LA repub- 1ican plurality Of 27.OOO is shown by complete returns from the state cleo tion Monday. the unofficial tabulation of which from the 522 cities. towns and plantations was completed to-day. The total vote for governor, as tabulated. was Cobb. Gep.). 7S.46e: Davis. (dem.), 51,S3O. The vote in 1900 was Hill, (rep.), 7S,470: Lord. (dem.), 4O,0S6.
 While these figures show a republican gain of 4.s90 votes over 1900. they also indicate a democratic gain of 1,244 or a net gain for their party of 6,254.
 Few elections in Maine have attracted more interest than this one on account of the significance attached to the re- suit by the leaders of both parties. The point of attack on the part of the dem ocrats was the republican plurality of 1900. The republican leders said that the plurality Of eight years ago was abnormal. and that they would be satis- fled with 15,OOO or 1S.OOO less than that. The final result as shown by to-day's figures. therefore, is viewed with satis- faction by both sides.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
DENIED BY GERMANY.
No Secret Alliance With Russia--Not
 Favoring That Country.

No Secret Alliance With Russia--Not
 Favoring Tint Country.
 Berlin Sept. 14. The foreign office here, taking notice of the article in the London Times today setting forth that a secret understanding exists be- tween Russia and Germany in regard Ito the Far East, depending on Japan's defeat, informs the Associated Press that Japan twice since the Russian Iwarships sought refuge ar Tsingtau I( (the German concession on the Sham tung peninsula has expressed formally her satisfaction with Germany's care full observance of neutral obligations, besides having sent in a warship to ob-
 armed. The foreign office says the com mercial treaty recently concluded with
 Russia is what it purports to be and nothing more. Nor has Germany con- cluded any political agreement with Russia. The commercial treaty is the only treaty arranged with Russia in a.
 long time, Nor does any special agree
 ment on political subjects exist be- tween the two governments, One might
 as well say, the foreign office adds, that the United States and Russia had l formed an agreement in case the Unit ed States orders the disarmament of | the Lena and impute to the United States the desire to keep the ship so as too exercise some sort of pressure at the time Of the, peace negotiations.
 The Russian ships have not found an asylum at Tsingtau, but a prison.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
BANKERS, CONVENTION
A Spirited Discuaaion of the ridelity
 Plan.

New York, Sept. 14 The feature of the initial sessions to-day of the thlr- tieth annual convention of the Amerir can Bankers association, was spirit- ed discussion of what has been known as the fidelity plan. This matter figured in the proceedings of the assoeiatlon's convention at San Francisco last year and involved the question of the organ ization entering into fidelity insurance business. The debate to-day was evok- ed by a proposed amendment to the constitution providing for the appoint ment of trustees by the executive coun- ell of the body for the administration of a fund to be termed The American Bankers Guarantee Fund" This fund to be devoted to the insurance of mem bers against any dishonest acts by their employees. During the lively ar guments for and against the plan, Comptroller of the Currency W. B. Ridgeley explained his position as re gards it. The convention eventually voted the proposal down.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
ooLoRED MAsoE,g coNyEN11oN
Report in Favor of Closer Relations
 Win Eastern Star.


 Ansonia, Sept. 14.-At this mornings session of the state convention of Coll. ored Masons. a charter was granted to Jeppheha lodge Of New London. The reports of the grand officers were read and accepted. A lodge Of sorrows was opened at lilo. Past P. c. M. R. L. Reed of New Haven in the chair. Pray CT was offered by Grand Chaplain N. M. Mayo of New Haven. Eulogistic ad- dresses were delivered by the past grand masters and several other off, cers A report with closer fraternal re- lations with the grand chapter of the Eastern Star was adopted.
 At the afternoon session the follow ing officers were elected M. w. c. M, w. J. Hargett, New Haven; R. w. D. c. M., Frank H. Johnson, Waterbury; R. W. s. c. w, w. H. Tribbetts. New Haven R. w. IT. c. M, James F. Byrd, Ansonia; R. ". G. secre- tary, Frederick o. Cross, Hartford; R. w c. treasurer, John W. Ross, New Haven: R. W. c. Tyler, Frank Ham ilton. Ansonia. It was voted to hold the next annual communication in New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
PHIPPs SENSATION CLOSED.
Mr. Phlpps Granted Divorce-The Fl-
 naneial Arrangement.


 Denver, Col, Sept 14.-Lawrence c. Phipps, the Pfttsburg millionaire, was today granted a divorce from his wife, Genevieve Chandler PhipDs. on tae ground of assertion by the district court. No defense was made and no evidence was introduced to support the charge. It was ordered by the court that the agreement entered into by the husband and wife be made part of the decree Under the agreement Mrs. Phipps obligates herself to convey to MT. Phipps the property at Pittsburgh now occupied by her as residence, and also the property in Denver occuped by Mrs. Phpps- as a residence. She al- so agrees to assign and transfer to MT. Phipps all the bonds of the U. S. Steel corporation now standing in her name, amounting to $500.OOO In consideration of this latter action Mir. PhiDps agrees to place $75O,0OO with a Pittsburg trust company, the income of which shall be paid to Mrs. Phipps so long as she re- mains unmarried. Should she marry again, she will have 8 life income from S250, ,OOO of the income from the remain ing s5O0,0O0 to be paid to the children. The children are to remain with one parent six months in the year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
SlORMFIRRCE AND GENERAL
WIND BLOWING F1FrF-TRo
 MILES AN HOUR.

Lower Streets of Norfolk Inundated-
 Lightning Plays Havoc in and About
 New York-skyscraper struck in
 Newark, N. J.-Granite Blocks Fan
 Through Roof of Nearby House.
 New York, Sept. 14.-During severe storm that passed over New York and vicinity tonight considerable damage was caused by lightning. In Newark it struck the building of the Prudential Insurance company and ripped out some of the heavy granite blocks which formed a cupola.
 Hundreds oe pounds of the granite blocks went crashing through roofs or houses adjoining the skyscrapper and persons living there were thrown into panic.
 The lightning glanced from the Pru- dential building and tore its way through the roof of aresta urant buld- ling nearby in which several persons were severely shocked. All recovered later. The damage to the Prudential building will amount to several thou sand dollars.
 In this city number of buildings were struck by lightning and several street cars werr set on fire. The rain fall was one of the heaviest experi- enced this summer and much incon- veniencc resu;tco throughout the city.
 The electric lights in Bellyeue hospi- tai were put out of commission during the storm and the hospital was practi- cally in darkness all night, the only lights in the building being furnished hy candles. Fortunately there was no necessity for an operation during the night
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
FfTrI sgWo MILES AN HOUR.
Terrific Wind Blowing Along soatkcr,s
 Coast


 Norfolk, Va, Sept. 14-A southeast storm is raging ilere and the wind in Norfolk is blowing 4S miles an hour. backing the river into the low streets. Communication with the coast has been interrupted by the gale. The force of the blow is steadily increasing Later it was 52 miles in Norfolk. The gov ernment wires to the coast went down and information from that section Is nleagre No marine disasters have been reported The blow caused many steamers to leave after schedule time and Hampton Roads shelters many storm bound crafts. Telegraph and telephone service is badly crippled and the river has flooded many low streets.
 Washington, Sest 14 Heavy storms prevailed today in North and South Carolina and Virginia. Much damage was done by wind and water. Three fishermen of Charleston are known to have been drowned and it is feared others lost their lives. Two men at Wrightesville, N. C.. were drowned. Many buildings were blown down in various parts of tli~ South and two shocks of earthquake were felt in Att glsta, Ga.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
IUROPATKlN BLAHES
 ORLOFF FOR DEFEAT
ITS PLANS ALL UPSET BY THAT
 GENERAL.

p His Long Expected Report He De- cIares the Failure to Hold the Vital Position at the Yentai Mines Turned Potential Victory Into Defeat Evidently Expected to InnIct a Crush ing Blow on the Japanese-Did Not Lose a Gun.
 St. Petersburg. Sept. 14.-General Ku- ropatkin's official report. which was given out tonight, sets at rest stories >f the loss of guns, and the capture If prominent commanders which have been freely circulating here. The re- bort, which is a very long one, enters at considerable detail into the various phases of the battle of Liao Yang and ntirely bears out the declaration of the Associated Press at the time that Gen $ral Orloff's failure to hold the vital position at the Yentai mines was re- sponsible for the breaking down of the whole of General Kuropatkin's plan of battle and turned potential victory nto defeat. The manner in which the retreat was carried out in the face of he terrible condition of the country Ind the determined pressure of the Jap anese armies does much to restore Gen. eral Kuropatkin's prestige in military tircles. It was practically company Commanders fight, commands becon- Ing separated in the darkness and inde- pendent units acting upon their own Initiative with the one object of carry Ing out the commanders orders to re- lake the heights
 The necessity of retaking the Syk- wantun heights formed the first break In General Kuropatkin's plan and lost shim whole day, September ?, and 5hus delayed the launching of the blow lgainst Kuroki; and when the Russians had just regained a foothold on the Coveted position. Orloff's failure to hold the Japanese advance against the Yen tai mines threatened the envelopment of Kuropatkin on the north, crippled he whole Russian scheme and forced she now historic retreat to Mukden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
GIRLS BoDT IN TRUNK.
Found Floating in Lake Erie-Young
 Couple Arrested.

Couple Arrested.
 Cleveland. Sept. 14-The body of Mrs. Inez Smith, young white woman. was found in a trunk which was floating in the lake to-day. She is said to have been the wife of Samuel Smith. col ored man who she recently sued for a divorce. The police claim that on Sep tember the woman went to her hus- bands home, that they quarreled, and that she has not been seen since. Neighbors allege that late the same evening two trunks were taken away from the house by an expressman, one of which was delivered at depot.
 Shortly after the trunk was found the body of man was taken from the river near Seneca street. with a rope about the neck. His pockets were filled with heavy stones, and the hands were tied together.
 The police tonight arrested Eugene Minor and Gertrude Smith both of whom are locked up on suspicion. It is believed by the police that they know something of the case. A dispatch from Zanesville states that Samuel L.. Smith, colored waiter, and Inez Hall, white chambermaid, employed at the Clarendon hotel in that city, were mar Tried there January 10. 1889.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
TAMMANY OPENS CAMPAIGN
Burke CocIran and William sulzer the
 Speakers.

New York, Sept TaInmany open ed it's campaign tonight by rally, ratifying the nominations of Parker and Davis. Resolutions pledging sup port to the nominees were adopted,
 The principal speakers of the evening were Gongressmen Bourke Cochran and William Sulzer.
 James w. Gerard. the chairman of the meeting, said that it devolved upon Tammany Hall and the city of New York to take the lead in the fight for democracy for 1t was here that the vic- tory must be won. Without the usual big democratic majority in the city of New York there could not be hope of victory. In introducing Representative Cochran, Mir. Gerard said the demo- cratic gains in Maine were due in q great measure to his oratorical efforts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
NO PLoT TO AssAss1NATE.
Mexico City Police Deny Existence of
 One Against Roosevelt.

Mexico City, Sept. 1.-The police of the city were interviewed tonight con- cerning story published in the United States regarding the alleged conspiracy on the part of two Spaniards to as- sassinate President Roosevelt.
 The dispatch stated that the police had advance information of the coming of the conspirators, and had arranged to apprehend them on their arrival at Vera Cruz. but fur ther states that the plans of the police miscarried, and that the alleged crim- inals had landed and disappeared. The police denied positively that there was any truth in the report, and branded the story as canard-.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
JAPANESE REPULsED.
General stoesseI Reports Two Unsuc-
 cessfuI Attacks on Port Arthur.

cessfuI Attacks on Port Arthur.
 St. Petersburg, Sept. 14-The emperor has received the following dispatch from General Stoessel. commander of the Russian military forces at Port Ar thur, dated August 2S:
 II am happy to report to your najes- ty that at o'clock in the morning of August 27, during a violent rain and thunder storm, the Japanese again att tempted to capture our left flank posi- tions, near No. fort and Udan noun tain. Their attack was everywhere re- pulsed Our losses were small-three men killed and two officers and ninety eight men wounded. The wounded were brought in and are being carefully at tended. A number of Japanese eorpses would have been picked up by us, but the enemy prevented us from so doing by opening fire on the hospital att tendants who had been sent out under the Red Cross flag
 Another dispatch from General Stoes- Isel to the emperor, dated September 2, says:
 "On the night of September 1 the en- emy attacked Visokaya and Dlinnaya mountains and the neighboring fortifi- cations, opening simultaneously an ar l tillery fire on the forts and mountains. The leading files of the enemy, with the Japanese following them, were dis covered in good time, and our batteries
 opened on them. The leading files for
 tunately encountered some automatic
 mines, and many of the enemy were
 blown in the air The attack was re-
 pulsed in an hour. Our losses were in-
 considerable-one officer and seven men wounded"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
PRARY EXPLAINS HIS PLANS
WILL START FOR NoRTH POLE
 NEXT SUMMER.

Announces to Geographical Society that
 Keel for New Arctic Boat is Now
 Being Laid-of Special Design-WilI
 Attempt to Force ship to Shores of
 Grnntland and Then sIedgc to Pole.
 New York, Sept. I4 Commander R. E. Peary, the Arctic explorer, an tonight that contract has been signed for new Arctic ship which he is to use in another attempt to reach the north pole and that he expects to start north next summer.
 The announcement was made at dinner rendered by the American Geo. graphical society.
 Commander Peary, who presided, de- livered an address, and said in part:
 Tonight I have the pleasure of say ing to you that the contract for my new Arctic ship has been signed and that her keel is being laid now.
 This means that the expedition upon which have been putting my energies for the past two years Is lifted out of the realm of uncertainty, and that, if I am alive shall start north again next summer in another attempt upon the north pole.
 Tt does not mean that have all of the money necessary but it does mean that I have now until the first of next July in which to start the additional funds necessary to fit out and equip the ship. and I do not believe that my countrynen VIII permit the expedition to fail for lack of this additional neces- sary funds.
 The ship will, I believe, be the ablest ship that ever pointed her nose inside the Arctic or Antarctic circle.
 'She will possess such shape as will enable her to escape the pressure of the ice foes.
 tie Musical Four and Wesson, Wal
 Tn maximum dimensions. viz: Length over all, breadth of beam and draft, this ship will be of the size of the British Antarctic ship Discovery; :n displacement she will be smaller; in power she will compare with our larg- est ocean-going tugs.
 My plan of campaign in a very few words is to force this ship to the north shores of GrantIand taking on coal at Whale sound; to go into winter quar- teis on that shore: and to start with the earliest returning light on the sledge Journey across the central Polar pack. utilizing the Esquimaux the people whose heritage is life and work in that region.
 The International Geographical Con- gress concluded It's sessions today to meet in Geneva some time between 1907 and 1909. The congress passed reso- lution expressing It's belief of the irn- portance of the polar areas and en- dorsing the expedition now being pre- pared
 On behalf of the French Geographical society Professor Cordier presented MT Peary with a gold medal On the right side Is the figure of woman holding a globe of the world in her hand with hel right finger pointed at the North pole On the reverse side is the following:
 Geographical Society, founded in Par. Is in 1921. To Commander Robert A Peary, of the American Navy. Explo. ration of Arctic Regions, 1Ss0-1eO2."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
NATIONAL Q. .. A. M. OFFICERS.
Elected at National Council in Port
 lnnd, Me,

Portland, Me, Sept. 14The national council os the United Order of Amer ican Mechanics to-day voted to meet next year at Washington. D. C., the first Tuesday in September These of ficers were elected.
 National councillor, William T. Mitch ell, Wheeling, W. Va; national vice councillor, A. F. Bicknell. Rhode Is- land; national secretary, John Server, Philadelphia; national treasurer, Jo- seph H. Shinn, Camden N. J; nation al marshal. Frank Jones, New York j; national protector, Thomas H. Arbuc- kle, Ohio; national doorkeeper, w. H. Givinn. Baltimore.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
PORT ARTHUR,s PLIGHT.
Situation Said to be Critical--No Meat
 for Week. + ,2f E.

Paris, Sept. 15.-The. Journals St. Petersburg correspondent says: .ss
 ."A very high parsonage informs me that the emperor has received a report from General Stoessel to the effect that the situation at Port Arthur is most critical. For week there has been no meat and only a small quantity of flour, while the ammunition there is not suf- ficient for long resistance. Every thing is prepared for the blowing up of the Notifications in the event of a suc- cessful Japanese assault.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
RUSSIANS VISIT NAVY YARD.
Lena May be Laid Up There--DeniaI of
 St. Paul Story.

San Francisco, Sept. 14.-Captain Ber- linsky, of the Russian transport Lena, accompanied by two of his officers, the Russian consul at this port, went to Mare Island to-day. The avowed ob- jeet of their trip was to call on Rear Admiral McCalla, the commandant of the navy yard. We'll informed officials however, express the opinion, that the visit may include an inspection of the place where it is not unlikely the Lena may be laid up for an indefinite time, in the event of it's disarmament.
 No confirmation can be obtained here of the story from St. Paul to the effect that the Lena has been engaged with two Japanese cruisers in the vicinity of Redfield reef and badly damaged by gunshots.
 United States Inspector Bulger found no marks of the Lena's having been in conflict.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
shipping News.

Copenhagen, Sept II. - Arrived: Steamer Hekla, New York via Chris tiansand and Christiana; Oscar II, New York via Christiansand.
 Glasgow, Sept 14.-Arrived: Steamer Anchoria, New York.
 Liverpool, Sept. 14-- Sailed: Steam CTS Noordland. Philadelphia for Queens town.
 New York, Sept. 14.-Arrived. Steam CT Aurania, Liverpool and pueenstowns
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
PARKER IN NEW YORK.
Left Esopus Last Night on the Yacht
 Sapphire.

Esopus, N. Y, Sep. 14.-Judge Parker started for New York at 6:30 o'clock tonight on board John B. McDonald's. yacht Sapphire. With him were MT. Mcdonald and Arthur MeCausland, the Judges private secretary. The party planned to reach New York at about Il o'clock tonight and the yacht will anchor off West seth street. Judge Parker has engaged apartments at the New Hotel Astor, where he will go afte rbreakfast tomorrow. At his hotel apartments Judge Parker expects too meet a large number of political friends tomorrow and on Friday.