New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE %, 1904.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-General Kurokfs army has occu-
pied the passes Of Fen-Shui. Mao-Tien and Ia,
named defle. and driving back a strong Rus
sian force; dispatch from Hai-Cheng said
battle was expected to-day at Si-Mu-Cheng'
about fifteen miles east Of the town. -
There were rumors in Toxic and Seoul that the
NladiyOstok squadron has again left port. -=
\ Russian battleship. il was reported in Toxic,
has been discovered aground near the entrance
10 Port Arthur == Brigands have attacked
q village two miles from NewChwang, and there
are fears that they will enter the town, which
IS reported practically unprotected. == II. j.
Middleton, The Associated Press correspondent
with the Russian headquarters near Lao
Yang, died from dysentery. - No trace or
T. Kent LOOMS was found: a detailed statement
of his leaving the steamship at Plymouth was
made by fellow passenger. == Details OF the
accident at Kingston, Jamaica, show that
panic caused the loss of life in the pipe line,
men strangling each other IN the tight 10 es-
cape - President Amador signed the bill
which practically establishes a gold standard
in Panama. - King Edward was the guest
of Prince Henry at a dinner given at kiel; the
British ruler visited Hamburg, where he was
cordially welcomed.
DOMESTIC.-The Navy Department signed
contract with the De Forest Company for a
wireless telegraph service. - one OF the con-
Nicted st. Louis booders made a confession TO
Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Folk. giving the de-
tails of The bribery combine in the 81. Louis
House of Delegates; he estimated that the
bribery had been going on for twenty five years.
==- An exhaustive investigation Of the Colo
Tado labor troubles by the National Bureau OF
clined to be the Prohibition Presidential candi-
date. - Senator German issued a statement
denying any part in anti-Parker coalition.
g. The Wisconsin "StalWarts" met and
planned the organization of a vigorous campaign
throughout the State. "A Vandal cut the gas
bag Of Santos Dumont's airship in the Worlds
Fair grounds at St. Louis and rendered ii unfit
for use; II viii take about two weeks to repair.
g. 1t stated in Washington that Levi 4.
Letters estate would approximate SlS,VU0.OOO.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and heavy. -
The coroner's jury in the Slocum case found the
officers and directors Of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company and others criminally
guilty. -= c. Z. Murphy issued orders TO
fight for McClellan's nomination all along the
line. == The Board Of Education committee
reported TO the Mayor that over l1S.00O new sit
tings would be ready in the schools in 1909.
go The aldermen's Committee Water Sup
ply i'm reporting against a request for a spe
cial session of the legislature, said the citys
supply should be taken from watersheds west Of
the Hudson. = A large number Of Republi-
cans attended the meeting held under the
spices Of the Republican Club Of the XIXth AS
Senbly District. ---= a man accused of an at
tack on a girl thirteen years old, near Morris
town. X. J.. taken from his house. though
the girl and her mother fired into the mob; was
drenched with ice water, beaten into insensi-
hility by men and women, strung up and left
for dead: the girl and her mother carried him
into the house.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Cloudy, probably showers The temperature
yesterday: Highest, 73 degrees; lowest 60.