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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-20

shino collided during a fog off Port Ar thur on May Is. The Yoshino sank. only ninety of her crew being saved.
 On the same day the battIeship Hatsuse struck a Russian mine and sank
 Giving details of the disaster, Vice Admiral Togo says:
 At fourteen minues past one in the afternoon of May 15. in a deep fog off Port Arthur. the Kasuga rammed the Yoshino, sinking the latter in a few minutes. Ninety of her crew were saved. The same morning the Hatsuse, while cruising off Port Arthur, cover ing the landing of the soldiers, struck mine ten knots southeast of the harbor entrance. She signalled for help and instantly struck another mine She sank in ha.f an hour. Three hundred of her crew were saved by torpedo boats.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-20
WISCONSIN, CONVENTIONS.
Republicans BnaIy Split in That State
 --Thc Tickets.

Madison, Wis, May 19.-Two conven- tions. both claiming legal status by right of delegate majorities holding prina facie credentials and both as- serting themselves'to be regular repub- lican. were concluded in Madison to- night.
 Two state tickets, one headed by Gov ernor Robert M. LaFollette, candidate for a third term, and the ether headed by former Congressman Samuel A. Cook. were nominated.
 The ticket named by the LaFollette convention includes all the present state officers and the platform only diff fers from the other in the intensity of it's declaration in favor of so-called La- Toilette reforms. Governor LaFollette considers himself the choice of tn ereg- ular republican party. His delegates, according to the state central commit tees count, numbered 585 1-2.
 The other convention was endorsed by Senator John c. Spooner and Sena- tor Joseph V. Quarles, and it's state ticket. it is declared, was legally norn- mated by 567 delegates holding prima facie credentials. Senator Spooner voiced the sense of the convention when he said:
 These delegates sitting here will not have to stand merely upon the decla- ration of this committee on credentials. Their right to seats here will be tested and proved"
 This means that the courts will be called upon to settle tn edispute. The anti-third termers. to preserve the standing of Wisconsin in national re- publican ranks, chose electors identical with those picked by the LaFollette men.
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Shipping News.

New York, May 19.-Arrived: Steam CTS Grosser Kurfurst; Belgravia, Ham burg.
 New York, May Sailed: Steamers La Bretagne, Havre; Friedrich der Crosse, Bremen
 Naples, May 19.-Sailed: Steamer Cal abria, New York.
 Trieste, May 16.--Arrived: Steamer Slavonla, New York via Naples.
 Cherbourg, May 19.--Arrived: Steam CT Princess Alice, New York via Ply mouth for Bremen (and proceeded) :; sailed on the 18th, steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm (from Bremen and Southamp- ton0, New York.
 Lizard, May 19-Passed: Steamers Kingstonian, Boston for Antwerp; Potsdam, New York for Rotterdam.
 Inistrahull, May 19.-Passed: Steam CT Lake Champ1ain, Montreal for Liver- pool.
 Prawle Point, May 19.-Passed: Steamer Lancasterian, Boston for Lon- don.
 Havre, May 19.-Arrived: Steamer La Lorraine, New York.
 Naples. May 19.--Arrived: Steamer Princess Irene. New York
 Queenstown, May 19.-Sailed Steam CT Oceanic (from LiverpooD, New York.
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Locomotive Engineers.

Los Angeles, Cal. May 19.-The time to-day of the biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was again taken up with matters of minor importance. According to the of Ificial report on membership there are lat present 4600O members of the order in good standing. The officers of the volunteer relief association of the Women's auxiliary have been re-elect- ed with one exception. They are: President, Mrs. George Wilson, Ale gheny, Pa.; general secretary and treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Robinson, To- ledo, O.; trustees, Mrs. Chester Dur nell, Fort Wayne, Ind. Mrs. A. G. Boomer, Las Vegas, N. M; Mrs. M. Dorsey, Springfield, Illinois. The lat ter is new mebmre of the board of trustees.
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ALL POOLROOMS GUT OUT
PRESIDENT CLoWRY ORDERS
 REMOVAL OF WIRES.
Declares He Has Issued Directions to cOmpany's wOrI<men to Remove Every Wire Over Which Horse Rac- ing News Exclusively Had Formerly Been Furnished.

New York, May 1s.-President Glow ry. of the Western Union Telegraph company, to-day ordered the removal of all Western Union wires running to places supposed to be poolrooms. He said he had issued directions to the company's workmen to remove every wire over which horse-racing news ex- clusively had formerly been furnished to private subscribers. and to turn in every instrument used in this service.
 The poolrooms are now likely to be thrown entirely on their own resources, for the police commissioner has an- nounced that the New York Telephone company has agreed to cooperate with him in stripping the poolrooms of their wire service.
 It was said to-day that the men who operate the larger poolrooms are form ing company to obtain for themselves the news they need.
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GENERAL PEAsoN HELD.
Action of Webster Davis, Former As-
 sIstant Secretary of Interior.

Action Of Webster Davis, Former As-
 sistant Secretary of Interior.
 New York. May 1s.-samuel Pearson,
 a former Boer army officer, and corne-
 lius ". Van der floor, who were arrest
 ed on Tuesday afternoon charged with
 suspicion of blackmail. on complaint of
 ex-Assistant Secretary of the Interior
 Webster Davis. were arraigned before
 Magistrate Cornell in the Jefferson Market police court to-day, on the charge of writing a threatening letter. in violation of section 55s of the penal code. was preferred against them. On
 this charge they were held until to- morrow afternoon, and were paroled to give bail. The letter upon which MT. Davis based his action was as follows: Two gentlemen are anxious to see you, one was in the Boer army, now. liv- ing in Scranton, and the other is his friend now Twin gin Washington we are oold friends and are determined to make you give us money ycu are sup posed to have got from South Africa we are busted and in need of funds and the newspapers have published the Boers gave you money you ought to di- vide with us for we have always stood by the Boers our friends have Seen- working to get letters from people who pretend to know that you got money and these will be published unless you shell out and do the proper thing by us as some newspaper me are urging us to do this sor publication if you don't let us have some money before thirty your lie won't be worth thirty cents we mean business we must have at least twenty-five thousand dollars you didn't do any good for the Boers anyway you deserted the only good party and have even come to New York to work for the Democratic party and have already been speaking for Tammany hall our friends will call on you in due time and don't fail to treat them right or we will 4 fix you good and plenty. (Signed) J. H. I "a friend of the Boers.
 numbe of friends of the prisoners appeared in court, the Count Adolph Caserta, former attache of the Boer army. among the number President Van Hermit, of the Knickerbocker company, for which conl- pany General Pearson is the Scranton agent, was on hand with Mr. McDon- aid, the general manager of the con- cern.
 When arraigned Van der Hoogt said: T was never so surprise din my life. To be arrested on suspicion of having written letter. Why, that is worse than Russia
 T always sign my letters, General Pearson said.
 General Pearson lives in Scranton, 1 Pa. Van der Hoogt lives in Baltimore, Md, and Washington, D. c. Both men, nadvice of counsel, pleaded not guilty l to the charge of having written threat { ening letters.
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NO BREAK IN DEADLOCK.
BALLOTING IN ILLINOIS RE-
 PUBLICAN CONVENTION

Some Variations Shown With Yates
 Losing and Gaining but in the End
 Maintaining His Lead Delegates
 Leave Town and Declare They Will
 Not Come Back.
 Springfield. Ill.,, May 19.-Another day has ended without break in the dead lock in the Illinois republican conven- tion. The ballots to-day showed some variation. Yale gaining or losing a few votes with each poll, but he maintained his lead. The vote for Deneen showed the greatest variation. On the forty eighth ballot. the first of the day, he had 4S2 1-2 votes, on the next SS1 1-2 votes. while his closing vote for the day was sS7 1-2.
 Many delegates left town this morn ing and some of them declared they would not come back until some of the gubernatorial candidates got out of the race and made it possible to break the
  deadlock. Their votes were cast by the more faithful of the delegates, in some cases a single delegate voting whole county.
 A feeling of unrest found vent in the introduction of a resolution providing that tn e convention proceed to the nomination of candidates other than that of governor, but the proposition was defeated. None of the gubernato- rial candidates wanted the resolution to go through and the candidates for minor offices were too timid to insist upon it, fearing such action would in- jure their chances.
 The prolonged fight is bearing heayi- iy on the men who want the smaller places. All of them have been main taining headquarters which cost them from $50 to $10O day, and as the sal aries os state officers in Illinois is very small. even the successful candidates will be behind in financial way when the convention adjourns. Some of them closed their headquarters to-day.
 Ten ballots were taken to-day with out any appreciable change in the re- suit. Sherman's men continued to vote for eneen throughout the day, but he made no further gains.
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AN INVENTOR SENTENCED.
Plea for Clemency Refused by Judge
 Foster in General Sessions,

1 Foster in General Sessions.
 New York, May 19.-Lucien T. Holes. forty years old, an inventor, was sen- fenced by Judge Foster in Part IT. of General Sessions to-day to not less than three nor more than four years in state prison on conviction of forgery in the first degree. He passed on Hugh Ken nedy, of 100 East Thirty-first street, 8 tcheck for $50 on the Jarmulowsky bank. Leo Schwartz. whose address was the same as that of Holes, was sent to prison for one year for the same of-
 fense.
 Holes wrote a letter to Judge Foster pleading for clemency. He said that one thousand persons, many of them women, were dependent on him for sup port, in that they had invested thou sands of dollars in the stock of match company, the machinery for which he invented. He stated that his prosecu- tion was simply persecution on the part of rival companies, that he could have drawn checks for thousands of dollars, and that it was absurd to think that he would forge check for $50.
 Judge Foster, in passing sentence, said that he had investigated the case thoroughly, and that there could be no doubt as to the intent of the accused man.
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2.ooO Russians Killed or Wounded.

London, May 20-The Standards cor- respondent at Tien Tsin cables that while the Japanese fleet was covering the landing of troops near Kai Chau on Monday a sharp engagement occurred at Hsin Yen Cheng. Two thousand Russians were killed or wounded The Russians retreated and the Japanese occupied both Kai Ping and Kai Chau.
 The Chinese governor of Chin Chow has received news, the correspondent adds, that the Russians have destroyed the railway between Taschichiao and New Chwang.
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TWO DESTROYERS ESCAPE.
sian Warships Get Out of Port Arthur.

ficago, May 19.-A special to the |y News from Chefoo says: While 6ing off Dalny this morning the |y News dispatch boat Fawan was tped and examined by the Japanese Der Kasaga. The Japanese officers fmed us that two Russian destroy have escaped from Port Arthur and Still at large. They stated that the sians are using Chinese junks to F mines in the path of the Japan fleet patrollng the peninsula coast. t also informed Us that they had tug and several junks that were bvered placing mines.
 consequence of this promiscuous 'ng the Japanese fleet is moving to batter distance off the coast, and all navigation in these waters is sus- led. There are indications that the
 nese destroyers have laid many
 $ outside of Port Arthur, hoping to
 the Ressian destroyers in their
 apt to return to Port Arthur. Many
 ese mines have been improperly
 pred and are adrift. They are re-
 d to be all over the gulf. The
 [rl passed eight and one Chinese
 picked up thirteen.
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CAPTURED RUSSIAN STORES.
Japanese Report of the Battle of Kiu
 Lien Cheng.


 Tokio, May 1s, 4:sO p. m.-General Kuroki reports that the Japanese loss es at the battle of Kiu Lien Cheng (Iay D were:
 Killed:Five officers and 21S men; wounded, B officers and 7S3 men. Thirteen hundred and sixty three Rus sian dead were buried and IS officers and 595 men were made prisoners. The Japanese captured 21 quick-fi1'ing guns. 19 ammunition wagons, LAY shells, 8 machine guns and 3700O shells for these guns, 1,021 rifles and 35O,OO0 rounds of ammunition, 63 horses 10 wagons and 1,244 coats and 541 tents. At Feng Wang Cheng, the Japanese captured 325 shells for mountain guns, 188,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, T. 700 coats, 10000 loaves of bread and other supplies, together with quan- tity of tools and telegraph stores.
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BY CARRIER PIGEON. [
Report from Port Arthur Confirming Japanese Disaster.

Japanese Disaster.
 I St. Petersburg, May 2O.-9 p. m.-The Ipss of at least two Japanese warships S officially confirmed. A message dated Port Arthur, received by carrier pigeon Et Mukden, was transmitted to the em- aeror early yesterday morning, saying hat two Japanese warships had been .pst off that port. This message fol- Owed the emperor to Koursk and no he here knew it's contents until late .ast night, when foreign telegrams Brought full details of the Japanese DSss. x fEarly in the afternoon reports of the linking of the Shikishima and the Fuji |h the authority of the Russian refu- |Res from Dalny began to circulate and Then confirmation came later of the |lhking of at least two Japanese war; Hips the greatest enthusiasm was Ianifested. Without reference to it's fleet on the campaign the people at- bute the enemy's disaster to divine |jterposition into the Russian cause. It is an offering to Russia upon the Fly of Ascension, and the emperors Fthday, andit is a sign that God is sth us," was the remark generally Hard.
 f a stranger entered the city to- sht he would find 1t decorated with gs and bunting and illuminated de- es as though in glorifcation of a tory, but this is not really so, as
 decorations are in celegration of
 emperor's birthday.
 n naval circles the Japanese catas- phe is matter for rejoicing, though rets are expressed that brave men ye lost their lives, just as Japan ex- lined it's sorrow to the world that we men went down with the Petro- flovsk, but this feeling of sympathy swallowed up in the greater thanks ing for the bloy inflicted on the sea yer of the enemy. It is pointed out
 t the Hatsuse was one of Japans Fst battleships, and that the loss of
 and possibly four warships at in-
 vals of a few days cannot fail to
 ply affect Japan and to influence
 course of the campaign.
 he general sta ffto-night is without
 ct news of the sinking of the Shi- lima and the Fuji, but there is an
 ression that it may be true. The brts, at any rate, have infused fresh
 and enthusiasm in official circles
 re it is believed that the tide has led.
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Question of Position.

Rome, May 19.-The Osservatore Ro- mano. the vatican organ, publishes an official statement, the evident purpose of which is to avoid the recall of Nisard the ambassador of France to the vati- can. pointing out that on the occasion of President Loubet's visit to Rome the pope was in the same position as M. Loubet would be if a foreign sovereign visited Emperor William at Alsace-Lo- raine. with the object of offending France.
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Clash fin CaIIao.

Callao, Peru, May 1s.-When the striking dock employees were going to- ward the dock to-day the police inter- fered and attempted to disperse them. The police arrested one of the strikers and his comrades made an effort to rescue him. A fight ensued in which the police fired over forty shots, which were answered by shower of stones. One of. the strikers was killed and sev- en were wounded. The police arrested the members of the board of directors of the strikers union.
 The people of Callao have become alarmed, and business houses are closed The streets are being constant- ly patrolled by cavalry.
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Koreans Aid Russians.

Paris. May 19.-An official dispatch from Seoul says Korean feelinge against the Japanese is assuming seri- our proportions. Lack of organization prevents the Koreans from adopting eff fective measures, but they are secretly embarrassing the Japanese by lending assistance to the Cossack detachments operating in northeast Korea, known as Gen San. These bands, with the CO., operation of Koreans, it is said, have cut the telegraph line from Chemulpo to Ping Yang.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-20
SALARY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
HARDEN OF NAUGATUOK MAKES
 4 SACRIFICE.
Gives Up the Pay of His omce to Aid High School Pupils to Get a Higher Education-An Encouragement for Those Who Are Struggling for More Knowledge.


 Naugatuck. May 19.-In the belief that his salary as warden of this bor- ough would do more good in aiding ara- bilious high school pupils in acquiring an education than it would in his own pocket, William T. Rodenbach, who is also president of the board of educa- tion, at the meeting of the latter to- night suggested that the board accept 1t for the purpose of establishing schol- arships The salary amounts to s2O0 year, and after talking over the matter with Warden Rodenbach it was voted ts accept it, the donor being duly thanked by the other members of the board.
 MT. Rodenbach explained to the board that he believed there were a number of worthy pupils in each senior class at the high school who are unabIesto continue their educational career on account of the cost at the start, and that if scholarships could be establish ed from his salary he would be glad to give it, as it would tend to aid the pu- pills in continuing their studies in col lege.
 After accepting the offer of the pres ident of the board the number of schol- arships to be made from the $2O0 was discussed and will be settled later. It is probable that three scholarships, two of s75 and one of $50, will be establish ed, to be competed for by any boy or girl who is a member of the senior class, the work during the year to count. These scholarships will be awarded to members of the class of 1905.
 MT. Rodenbach was elected warden by the republicans at the election held a few weeks ago. He is the general manager of the retaining plant of the United States Rubber company in this city.
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Arrested in Miles City.

Miles City, Mont, May 19.-A man supposed to be one of the Billings sS.oOo diamond robbers was arrested here to- day He was trying to sell a diamond and swallowed it when officers arrested him. He was given an emetic, but the diamond was not recovered. He refuses to give his name.
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China Informed.

Washington, May 19-China has been informed that the Washington govern ment claims the right to dispatch war ships not only to those Chinese ports declared by treaty to be open to the world, but also upon the inland waters of China wherever Americans may be and where by treaty with China they are authorized to engage in business or reside for the purpose of spreading the gospel"
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Senator Quay Better.

Washington, Pa. May 1s.-'T am glad to state that Senator Quay is much improved to-day" This was the statement made by Jerome Quay, the senator's brother, tonight It was said the senator was more cheerful and felt better than he had for several days. Whether the improvement would be permanent cannot be determined. His physician is greatly encouraged over his improvement.
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BOSTON HARBoR IMPROVEMENT
Charles River Basin Plans Approved by
 Acting Secretary Oliver.

Washington, May 19.-Acting secre- tary of War Oliver to-day approved the general plans for the construction of a dam. lock and draw, and dredging canals and channels for the improve ment of the Charles River basin, Bos- ton harbor The proposed improvement is to be made in accordance with au- thority fro mthe state, and is estimated to cost about 8, 900 O0O
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LA BRrTAGsE HAS MUCH COLD.
Coin and Bars to the voIue of s4oOO,-
 900 Taken by French Liner.

New York. May 19-The steamship La Bretagne, of the French line, sailed to-day with about $4,9o0OOO in gold, equally divided between coin and bars. The engagements were for J. P. Morgan & Co, $2,5OO,Ooo in coin. and Lazard Freres. $2.400,0OO in bars. The work of loading the precious metal was done yesterday.
 The French line steamship La 1or- raine arrived safely at Havre this morning with her s9,SOoOOO of gold, the most valuable shipment of gold that ever went out of this port. She sailed a week ago. The freight charge on her shipment amounted to $11,625.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-20
Marshall Champion.

Cambridge Spring, Pa, May 1s.-The international chess masters tourna- ment which opened here April 25, was concluded tonight, Marshall winning the first prize and Lasker and Janow- ski dividing the second and third prizes. Marco was placed fourth and Showal- ter fifth, while the sixth prize was equally divided between Schlechter and Tschigorin. Thus two Americans and five Europeans were prize winners.
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EIwood the Winner.

Cincinnati May 19-Fresh from vic- tory at Louisville. Elwood won the La tonia Derby at a mile and a half over slow track and in a drizzling rain to- day, from field of four, in 2:42 3-4. He nipped Ed Tierney a nose on the post after a desperate drive through the stretch. Lonsdale, which had made all the early pace, was beaten fifteen lengths by Ed Tierney for the place. Salisvate. the only other starter, was sourth all the way. The value to the winner was $5.73O.
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czar's Birthday Celebrated.

Moscow. May 19.-The birthday of Emperor Nicholas was enthusiastically celebrated here to-day The city was decorated with national flags and the churches were filled with devout wor- shippers who offered prayers for the emperor and for Russian victories in the Far East.
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Russian Cruiser Grounds.

Paris, May 2O.-The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris says; ''The Russian cruiser Bogatyr grounded during the fog on the rocks near the entrance to Vladivostok. Her position is critical. The crew was saved"
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Declares Passage Never Blocked.

St. Petersburg, May 19-The admiral ty claims that the channel at Port Ar thur was never blocked by the Japan ese fire ships and that there is free passage even for the heavy Russian ships.
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British Warshin storts.

Wei Hai Wei, May 2O.-The British sloop-of-war Espiegle has started for New Chwang to protect British inter- ests.
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|PANESE NAVAL DISASTER,
Admiral Togo Reports the Loss of
 Two Warships.

io, May 19-9:30 p. m.-vice-Ad-
 Togo has reported au follows:
 report from Rear Admiral Dewa that the cruisers Kasuga and Yo-