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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
BEAR ATTACKS DUCHESS
Animal Rushes on Wife of Grand
Duke TIadimir at Hunt.

ST Petersburg, March 26.-Speucer Eddy, Sec
Rotary Of the American Embassy at ST. Peters
burg. was again the guest to-day OF Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess Vladimir. at a hunting party
at Gatschina, near st. Petersburg. and was
more successful than on the expedition Of sew
eral days ago. killing two bears.
The grand duchess. who is fine shot. had a
narrow escape. She killed one bear and then
shot NJ another. woundins it. The enragsd
animal struck one Of the heaters. ripping the
clothing from his back and tearing hts shoulder
Then the bear rushed upon the duchess.
In spite Of her dangerous situation, the Ouch
ess retained her presence of mind. calmly shook
off a fur coat which impeded her free move
ment. raised her gun and fred. putting a bullet
directly between the eyes OF the animal. The
grand duchess received many compliments upon
her CouraEeO behavior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
MADDY's vILLANoUs CIGAR
Julian's Joke on II Nearly Causes RS0sdn
Broadway Cafe.

+ H. Nsddy Of the Baltirnors and onio E@n-
road smokes probably the most vnienous cn-
coctfon Of tobacco that masauersdss under mo
s7Iiss Of cigar He fairly reveis IN ths nanseo1s
weed Louis d. Julian. OF the Metropolitan 5c>ss
Railway on the other hand. 10 a syoeTfts N
cigars and unless a cigar costs 70 csntA JuAaAn
thinks It Is unworthy OF being lighted
These facts are merely preliminary 60 vn&e n
70 follow Msddy IS considered somewhat o. q
Joker and Julian has been smartns undsr some
OF Maadv's chatting. An EnRiishuan asked Maddy
once what the fare the Baltimors and Ohio wss
from Nsw-York 10 various points. Maddys who
issues passes said fzcetiouslyt The fars from
NeV-Yorlx to Baltimore Is one cigar: to Wazhr--
ton two cigars: to Pittsburg i've cigars. and ~
Chicago a box Of cigars While thu EngitshrnAn
puzzled over this problem he gave him a cigar.
The Enziishman smoked tho cigar, and aftsrvAs*
said to a friend refectively:
Ny word. old chap. but the tarirs on Ehs n .1d
o Is cheap
All Of this Is printed msr.ly 60 sxpIatn nozvsa
not narrowly svertsd at a wsll-known Broad
way cafe last night. Julian. Maddy and a party
OF friends were dining together. IN the course %
the dinner Maddy pulled out Of those Dreaded
cigars and Lighted It. Julian had Just ofrsrso
Maddy a cigar OF the finest flavor and e had bssn
refused. Julian called the head waiter and said
him IN a whisper;
You see the second gentleman from, met Xou
90 him quietly and say that smoking thai nrRnr
Of cigars Is not allowed IN this cafe
The waiter, thinking It a joke but niisundsr-
standing the Instructions 90 a man seated
two tables distant and gave the message This
man looked IN arnazement at his cigar then at the
waiter then at the women with him, than back to
The waiter was scared and indicated Julian the
one VINO had given the message Julian had real
explained. Peace restored while Naddy
renely sucked away at his JOY killing psrfscto-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
DENIES PERJURY CHARGE.
Witness in American Finance and Mortgage
Cass Gives Cash Bail.

Ia tangled financial affairs Of the American
''lAfoe and Mortgage Company took another turn
lo7leroay, when order o. arrest was Issued
%AnEt Charles Cosnides - charging him with maxi
1g ralse stssements IN the evidence given by him
"a ne 0ank-cptcy proceedings against The company
uelose Referee Townsend.
.arough his counsel ne contends thar The federal
eulHoEiues were premature On making the charge
- ne had changed and corrected his TESTIMONY b..
- Inaly signing aDo swearing Assistant
Cltee states District Attorney HOugrto- $40 rpgr
x DAG no knoWlecge 81 such a proceeding
Ale allegation Is made thai TIE Defendant v-b4.
eeufv1ng in the bankruptcy proooe5frIf-e -.
Glsely when be said that ne knew no such 1,e,s,r.
= FREDERICK W JObeima-, that he had 80 20
islness relations with Alfred Y Gosl'- ard tte,
r. had never had checks Of the American T'frs -
u. AortEaEe company. When arraigned hefo-e
aited States COMMISSIONS RidEeWay Be deDosite7
ny cash bal The examination eyss set FOR ANIL
Loe oefenoe SAID thai y would show that the eyi-
steacs was corrected ana signed before any corr
tornfnlffed 'N---'f ''AN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
EXPERTS TIEWyS OF VAR.
General STAFF officers Look for a
Japanese Increment in Force Soon.
lFRoM The TRIBUNE sUEEAU.1


Washington. March 26-Army officers Of the
General STAR. making a careful study Of the
military situation in COrea and Manchuria, look
for a japanese movement II force within
short time They are OF the opinion that Japan
has already delayed land operations against the
Russians too long and that advantage should
have been taken more than a week ago OF the
unpreparedness OF the Russians. From strictly
military point OF view they think that Japan
possesses an advantage at this time. but the
longer an advance Is put off the stronger will
become the Russian position along the Yalu and
the greater force viii Russia have ready TO oD-
pose the enemy.
An officer Of high rank said to-day that he
was satisfied the japanese did not intend to ad-
vance into ManChuria across the Yalu. and that
all trustv orthy reports Indicate an intention by
the japanese merely 10 hold their position across
Corea from Ping-Yans to Wonson. and thus
prevent the Russians from Overrunning Corea-
Meanwhile, plans being made to land Jap
anese soldiers on the Chinese mainland Just
across the Liao-Tung Gulf and east Of the Lao
Tung Peninsula. 1t is only short journey
north by the Chinese railroad from Shan-Hai-
Kwan to the head OF the gulf and then around
to New Chwang. Manchuria extends down the
coast OF China in narrow strip facing the gulf.
and it is through this narrow strip that the rail-
road runs to PeEiug The Russians have feared
such move by the Japanese. and have declared
that the landing Of troops this strip would be
a violation Of the neutrality Of China. but the
officials here say there is doubt that Man
churia extends over the ground mentioned. and
that landing in the vicinity Of Shan-Hai-FSwan
or any OF the points Immediately north OF that
place could be made with proprietys so long
those points are occupied by Russia Should this
be accomplished. Russia would be compelled 70
draw from the Yalu a considerable body Of
troops to meet the japanese and thereby weaken
materially the position the Yalu- II IS evil
dent to naval officers. however. that Japan's de-
lay has been due 70 desire 10 make sure Of
the freedom OF the sea- so that there need be no
fear OF sending her transports so far from japan
with such a large force as would be necessary 70
carry out this project.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
SKIRlITSH At PAK-CHON.
Japanese Patrol DriUeu Bdck-TJCO
KHIed-UnSan Held.

st. Petersburg. March ga telegram from
ViceToy Alexien has been received by the En-
peror It is dated at Moukden. March &c. and
gives report from General NIistchenko. as fol-
lows
At II o'clock IN the morning of March % I
sent two sotnias TO reconnoitre in order to
ascertain the strength OF the enemy's forces.
The troops crossed the river Ching-ChOng. One
sOtnia. when one and one-half versts about one
mile) from Pak-ChOn sighted a mounted post Of
the enemy. consisting of thirty men, which on
the approach Of our sOtnia was reinforced.
being Joined by infantry
our Cossacks requested the support Of two
half companies. and opened fire against the post
and patrol at four hundred yards range. One
officer, one soldier and horse Of the enemy
were killed After firing two vOlleys our patrol
retired, on learning that the enemy's infantry
was advancing.
Scouts found Pak-Chon to he occupied by the
enemy. There are two companies and about
three squadrOns Of cavalry of the enemy on the
right bank Of the Pak-Ching. with posts two
versts from the river.
There are three thousand japanese in the town
OF Anju. and warships and transports are con-
staDtly arriving at Chinnampo. Troops landed
at ChinnampO are marching toward Ping-Yang.
thence proceeding TO Unsan and Kangive.
The report of General Smyrnoff. from Port Ar
thur. says;
Our company Of irregulars has defeated and
almost completely annihilated a band Of Chir
uese bandits about fifty strong near NittsinO.
There were no losses on our side.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
HAY on JAPANESE Law.
This Country Entitled to Credit for
Some Provisions.

Washington. March 2G.-Baron keutaro ka-
ueku a member Of the japanese House Of Peers
who was introduced TO the President and Sec
Rotary of State Hay to-day by Minister Taxa
hira is known throughout tho Mikados En-
pIre a. the father Of parliamentary law
The rules OF procedure that he established in
Japan were published soon after he made his
first visit to the United States. and It Is be-
lieved that the inspiration for many OF It's pro
visions was received either directly or Indirect
~ from the Iats Speaker Thomas B. Reed.
Baron Kaue<o was present at dinner gwen
in Washington" said Secretary Hay this after
noon ION tho evening of the very day that Mr.
Reed made his famous quorum counting de
Cision In the middle Of the repast the baron
turned to me. and exclaimed: I agree with your
Mr. Reed perfectly that point VIII you ten
me how II is possible for man 20 be present IN
person al q meeting OF q legislative body ana
still not he present for purposes OF voting tie
as ked me 10 explain the Speakers ruling further
and I did 70 as best ! could There were a
number Of Democrats present and felt some
dlfldenCe about indulgiuE in discussion over
the matter. As soon the baron went back ne
secured the insertion Of paragraph IN the par
IfarDeutary rules following very closely the lines
laid down by the Speaker. Other sections OF the
Japanese laws were copied after ours. believe.
so il seems 10 me a. though we are entitled 20
claim soma 81 the credit for their successful
1Fca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
JAPANESE HOLD BACK.
Waiting for More Men to Begin i'd
rance on the IdlU

Elao-Yang. March 26-GeneraI Mistchenkow
has been Informed that the japanese have sus-
pendad their advance on the Ping-Nang ana
Aniu line Three thousand japanese troops are
stationed at Anju and one thousand at Pakchon'
while forty Japanese warships and transports
are anchored at Chinnampo-
According to Russian advices. the object OF
the Iapanese r. to turn the Russians flank. for
,-b,.r they are awaiting the concentration OF
their army.
A Cossack patrol encountered a japanese post
near Pak-Chou on March "a and exchanged
shots While retiring the Cossacks met Jap
anese patrol and opened fire. with the result
that one japanese officer. one man and n horse
we're killed The Russian force suffered no loss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
FOR Refusing STATUTES.
Bill Introduced Creating Commission
Of Legal ETperts for Purpose.

A1ha-v March .s-A bin On create commission
Of legal experts go revise and consolidate the stat
.tos Of the State in am exhaustive way, with an
initial appropriation of $500 has been introduced
I'm the legislature ry AsscmuIvmsn Rogers. tho
minority leader i'm the Assembly and tho chairman
OF the WAYS and Means Committee Tho pro
visions of the bin are ass follows
A board OF statutory consolidation is hereby con-
Andrews. Judsou :. Laaaau. william r. Horn
blower ard John q. Ml.naTn or sH.a oin'r persons
may be- appointed 10y the Governor i'm case ~
vacancy The DUTY 90 sacl board shall be 10 d.
- e-u -.-'.' goa Lt- -.--.- , A.
state as hereuafter provided. The place and scope
of tho work shall follow that adopted iu the gen
she'll not be changed ia substance. except that as
10 matters Of procedure such board SHAH report for
enactment such acopyoHs as u may deem proper
l.a necessary 70 c"noe-sa emo 'le eA2'-
llF practice. ana as sla-- a1ail lAe PROCEDURE 10
The consolidation os the statutes herein provided
.or sfal 9e carried ON lnatr te direction ana con
troll ~ said board by such persons s u s'a lesg-
pensstioa and rscessary expenses shall lie fixed
by said board and Tald hy The Controller on tho
NAV be desiaratod f,v said board from any ap9-o-
members q said board SHAH serve without com
peuses and disbursements incurred IN the discharge
OF their duties either ~ TIE capital or elsewhere
compensation and expenses Of persons employed
The board viii cause its work 90 Dc printed from
time 20 time, and distribute copies of the same 20
and such other persons i- NAV Ut FOR the
purpose n obtaining tr'l- suggestion and advice.
II shall report annually 10 the legislature upon the
progress az The work ana shall max" its final re
port Of The statutes ruEsO IGafsl fC- enactment
20 the legislature ~ I-i. The printing Tor said
board may be done b- the legislative printer. and
s9IroPriati5n so- iasisasvs rrtrt.ry s.h board
shall not be charged with the duty os advising IS
TO current legislation.
Such board. in its final report 10 tho legislature
shall suggest such contradictions. omissions and
imperfecLors as may appear IN the original text.
with the manner IN which they have reCOu~!Ied,
amended or supplied the same i shall also 5asiE-
nate such statutes, or parts Of statutes iu It's
Judgment ought 20 - repealed, with the reasons
Tor such repeal and may also recommend the en-
actnent n any acts. or parts OF acts which such
repeal may. in its judgment. render necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
TRUCE m BUTTE MINING WAR.

Butte. Mont. March 26-For the first time in
years there IS absolute peace IN the underground
workings OF the Butte mines and by the terms Of
the truce, declared temporarily between the repre-
senstives OF the Minnie Healy and the Boston and
Montana companies. each agrees 20 withdraw all
miners from the ground IN dispute until the owner
ship shall have been settled Neither side shall At
tempt 10 extract ore or do work Of any kind until
mat time and each agrees TO cease all overt acts
such as blasting. smoking and the OF water
steam, etc for thu purpose OF holding gaining
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
GENERAL DAVIS STARTS FOR PANAMA
Members of the Canal Commission to Sail
from This City on Tuesday.

Washington. March 26-Genersl George ". Davis.
q the Panama Canal Commission. WAS one 81 the
early visitors az the White House to-day calling 10
say Foodby 20 the President before he went TO
New-york to sail Tor Colon on Tuesday. General
Davis told the President that the members % thu
commission would be ready 70 leave New-York on
Tuesday. and that the outlook for the work was
satisfactory en- every way.
while the Canal Commissioners are on the isthrnus
they VIII probably make their headquarters a.
Colon IN buildings owned by the Panama Canal
company Until he litigation IN the French courts
ends they viii not be able 10 establish any per-
manc-t headquarters on the strip. ln the mean
tine they are Still looking for rooms IN washington.
A hummer or buildings have been offered them.
and q is likely that one VIII he selected before the
comrnisEiO n sails for the South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
srATE HAYMAkERs SELECT OFFICERS

Auburn, \. T. March .6.-Nsarly All OF the sixt,-
ene Associations % hayTnakers in the State ~
New-York were represented ar the convention,
y this city to-day. President James ". Gallagher.
Aew-Tori< CITY. presided. The following officers
we're elected: chief Haymaker. Charles A. List
laens o. Syracuse: vioe-chief hRymaker Jere s.
Ark, honkers; collector Of strswE, F J. Boyd.
NeV-1ork city; keeper OF bundles v. r. Warner.
'"-f orE CITY; trustee for three years John Can
-. - NeN~fork City These representatives. 20 the
1870 convention, 70 be held IN St Louis On
were elected: John NcCfuinness. New York
James 2. sommers. Cortland. william +.
E--..,ulrsl schenectady; Thomas Herman, Cortland.
f-1srles y. Patchin. Dansvills and WIN + Warner
NePr-Hork CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
coNNEcTlcUr RHODES EXAMINATIONS.

New-Haven. Conn. March 25.-In accordance.
With the request OF the trustees OF the Cecil Rhodes
scholarship fund that qualifying examinations be
held n the several States April L. President
Hadley Of Yale University to-day announced that
the examination for Connectiout viii be IN Alumni
Hall beginning ~ 10 O'Clock on the dav named
The exact regulations foI the American exanaiua-
Ilu have not been received at Yale and it Is
therefore. impossible 80 tell accurately the prob-
able duration or The examination. Professor 4 "
Phillips dean ~ the Yale Graduate school will h.
~ supervising examiner for ConGscueut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
BALTIC-BLACK SEA CANAL.
Russia's Great Engineering Project to Cost
About S1SO.OOO.OOO.

Washington March 25.-ConsuI General Watts. at
St Petersburg. has informed the State Department
that ". Won Ruckteschell the well known Russian
engineer has worked and presented to the Graz
plans and specifications for the proposed Riga
Cherson canal. which IS to connect the Baltic with
the Black Sea, starting from Riga. port the
Baltic. and ending at Cherson. on the Black Sea.
a distance OF Laos miles. The canal will cost about
$4,000 90 and Is designed for ships Of heavy
drauEht. II is 70 he 31le feet deep 40 feet wide
the bottom. 2f6 feet wide on the surface and the
estimated time Of passage Is leo hours. A paved
roadway path is TO 10 built one eide OF
the canal throughout its length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
THREE KILLED ON TIE q AND o

'ourcllsy;ne. Penn. March 2s.-Three people we're
run down and killed last night at sUter Station.
four miles west ~ West Newton. by the DuCuesus
Limited. on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
dead are John Mccormick. aged twenty-four. Of
Braddock; Miss Donahue, aged twenty. Of Gratz-
town. and Miss Cooper. aged eighteen. Of Gratz-
town. The three victims walking the tracks.
and stepped from one 90 escape a train. Immediate
Y IN 1ront of the limited. Their bodies were hor-
ribly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

They are said 20 have seven fortresses completed
and to be engaged IN erecting six additional
ones. 1t is also reported that four batteries OF
artillery have been established at Chang-Son-
The Russians are reported 10 be experiencing
great difficulty In transporting army supplies.
particularly from Liao-Yang. The roads are in
bad condition. and II has been necessary TO re-
pair them and construct a number Of new
bridges Food is scarce. No cattle are available
and the Russians have been eating horsehesh-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
TO SELL DAILY CLUB AGAIN.
The Pennsylvania Will GO Under Hammer
for Second Time in Six Months

Long Branch y. J.. March 26-For the second
time IN six months the Pennsylvania Club house.
the property OF Philip Daily. Will be sold at sherif's
sale. Two months ago the clubhouse and lot were
purchased at sheriffs sale by Mrs. Philip DAILY
She paid enough 20 hold the property for sixty
DAYS agreeing 70 pay the balance As she has
failed to comply with the provisions q the sale. ex-
Senator Henry :. Terhune has told Sheriff BO-
"a rdus 10 readvertise the clubhouse and again sell
Mir Terhuns is counsel for the estate OF Edward
NJ Marks who at one time a part owner with
nv DgIv i'm the club. The Marks mortgage. for
g Oa was executed some six years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
BARLEY FOR JAPAN.

san Francisco. March 2s-One thousand tons Of
barley for the japanese government is TO be car
rfed by the steamer Coptic. sailing April for
the Asiatic coast Iris is part OF a large ship
nlrnt ordered some months ago. before hostilities
began with Russia. Several hundred tons 81 barley
were sent the Siberia. hut the bulk Of 10 Is
10 20 on the COptic. ana the disability Of Ct
the Russian warships on the coast OF Asia makes
II almost certain that the grain will reach YOkO-
hama in safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
MOTHER AND SON DIE AT SAME TIME.
Boy Took Poison-Worried Over Death Of
Sister-Father DYING.

Clntonville Wis. March 3s.-Truman Van NOT
man. Of this place GeranEed by worry over the
death ~ his sister last week and by the long nl-
ness Of his parents, said Foodby today % his
mother and father, and. going 70 another room.
swallowed poison His mother heard his cries ar-d
cied simultaneously with her son. The father fv
dying Tho con was twenty-five years old. and
had supported his invalid parents for years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
FINE NEw HIGH SCHOOL FOR CHICAGO

Chicago. March PA $4,000 commercial high
school on the lake front IS the definite plan 10
which the buildings and grounds committee Of -be
Board OF Education has pledged its support The
school VIII be the finest OF its kind IN the United
States and its need has been strongly urged for
some time by school officials and educators The
Merchants Club has been active in surDor+ Of ina
proposition. IN addition Ia science rnathernatics
English and history. the new school VIII afford
traiuirEfiu business subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
NOT TO FORCE CONSUL ON RUSSIA.
Mr.. Davidson Not to Go to Antung on a
Warship.

Washington March 2S-The State Department
has sent no fresh Instructors 20 Nj Davidson 10
pro,eed 10 his post consul at Antung. and the
%ovy- Department has made no arrangements to
forward him aboard a warship under convoy
from shanghai When the consul sailed from San
Francisco it vas understood by tho departmtnt
that ne would go far Shanghai and there
wait further instructions fer there was no dis
r.si.sor here to make unnecessary issue At this
time b. forcing the consul Cu Russia even though
mo chinese government had already granted
eNeJ-.atur HIM.