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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
STOLE CHILDREN FROM MOTHER
Pittsburg Millionaire Takes Them
 While His Wife Sleeps.

New York. June 3.--Lawrence Cowle Phipps, nephew of Henry Phipps, the original partner of Andrew Carnegie in the steel business, and a multimillion- aire of Pittsburg, took his two children from their mothers custody eearly this morning while his wife was asleep in her room in the Holland house.
 MT. Phipps, though pursued by his wife and caught LID with in the Penn sylvania depot in Jersey City, manag- ed to escape with the two children after painful scene. He declared that his wife had brought the children to New York, intending to take them to Europe, and that he was going to take them back to his home in Pittsburg. He arrived there tonight with them.
 On her return from Jersey City Mrs. Phipps went to the New Netherlands hotel, where she will remain until she has decided upon the court proceed ings she will bring against her fus- band.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
CONSULTS PARKER MEN.
Pennsylvania Committeeman Issues 2
 Statement in New York.


 Statement in New York.
 New York, June 3.-Colonel James Guffey, democratic national committee man from Pennsylvania, issued the fol- lowing statement tonight att the Hol- land house:
 Since coming to New York I have met a number of gentlemen, prominent in local and national politics. with whom discussed in a general way the political situation. I made statement some time ago that Pennsylvania del- egation, uninstructed and governed by the unit rule, would go to the St. Louis convention ready and willing to join with her sister states in selecting can didates who would bring success to the democratic party of the country.
 From this position we have not changed, and no combination has been or will be entered into by me until af- ter free and full conference with the delegates to the convention at St. Louis"
 During the day Colonel Gtffey con- ferred with ex-United States Senator James Smith, jr.. of New Jersey, United States Senator A. P German, of Mary land, William r. Sheehan and August Belmont, two of Chief Judge Alton B. Parker's representatives and others.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
MOB LAW IN MISSISSIPPI
Murder of Planter and Manager Fol- lowed by Killing of Three Negroes.

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 lowed by Killing of Three Negroes. Greenville, Miss, June s.-Three ne- groes have been lynched in retaliation for the murder of planter and his manager. John simms, a prominent white planter of Trail Lake, thirty miles from here, and William Cato, his manager, were killed by two negroes in a dispute over a trivial matter. The negroes. whose names were Samuel Clark and Van Horn, escaped from Trail Lake, but Horn was captured a few days later and taken to Leland, where he was lynched to-day.
 Clark was not captured by the posse, but returned to Trail Lake, where he was shot and killed by MT. Crow, the bookkeeper for Planter Simms. The posse which arrested Horn shot and killed another negro named Mayfield, probably thinking he was Clark.
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DEADLOCK IN ILLINOIS
 IS FINALLY BROKEN
DENEEN NOMINATED FOR coy.
 ERN0R ON 10TH BALLOT.

This Result = Widest Excitement Prevails on Taking the Final Vote
 Lowden's Men Remain Firm to the Last-NoEnination of Other Officers.
 Springfield, H., June S.-By making a combination with Charles S. Deneen, L. Y. Sherman, Rowland J. Hamlin and John H. Pierce. Governor Yates to- day broke the deadlock in the repub- lican convention and brought about the nomination of Deneen for governor. The nomination was made on the sev- enty-ninth ballot, which stood: Yates, II; I.owden, 522 1-2; Deneen, 957 1-2; Warner, 21; necessary to a choice, 752.
 The combination was the result of a series of conferences which were held last night and this morning, and which were participated in by Yates, Deneen, Hamlin, Sherman and Pierce. The agreement had not been consumated when the convention met at 10 o'clock this morning and the Yates and De- neen people forced recess until p. m. Then the parties to the combina- tion met and finally agreed upon Deneen as the candidate. When the convention reconvened. Yates, Hamlin and Sherman withdrew their names from the consideration of the delegates and urged their friends to vote for Deneen.
 When the seventy-ninth roll call was ordered and Adams county led off with one vote for Yates and nineteen for Deneen, the widest excitement prevail ed. As the call proceeded it became evident that the new combination in Illinois politics would win, but the or iginal Lowden men for the most part remained firm and went to defeat with him. When the call was completed Lowden moved to make the nomina- tion unanimous and Chairman Cannon declared the motion carried. All of the Dent-uD enthusiasm of the dela- gates manifested itself as Deneen came to the platform and briefly thanked the convention for the honor. In re- sponse to the demands of the assem- blaze, Colonel LoWden made an ad- dress pledging his support to the ticket
 The convention now took up the nom- nation for candidate for lieutenant governor, but the leaders of the new combination were not prepared for this and recess was taken until 8 p. m In the meantime the parties to the combination which had nominated De- neen met at the executive mansion and prepared a slate for the remainder of the ticket.
 At the evening session the making up of the ticket was rapidly proceeded with. A. Y. Sherman was nominated for lieutenant governor; James A. Rose of Galconda (present incumbent for secretary of state; Len Small of Kan kakee for state treasurer; James s. Mccullough of Champaign (present in- cumbenD for state auditor, W. H. Stead, of Ottawa, for attorney general
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
Shiuu5n~ News.

New York, June 3.--Arrived: Steam CTS Calabria Naples; Princess Alice, Bremen.
 Neville, June 3.-Sailed: Steamers
 Plymouth, June 3.-Arrived: Steamer Bluecher, New York for Cherbourg and Hamburg {and proceeded). Palermo, May 30.-Sailed: Steamer Napolitan Prince, New York.
 Naples, May 30.-Arrived: Steamer Liguria, New York.
 Rotterdam, June 3.--Arrived. Steam- CT Ryndam, New York.
 Genoa. June 3.--Arrived: Steamer Konig Albert, New York, via Gibraltar and Naples.
 Glasgow, June 3.--Sailed: Steamer Anchoria, New York.
 Queenstown, June S.-Sailed: Steam- fer Cymrtc ( from LiYernoops Bastens
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
DR. ROBERT P. KEEP DEAD
HEAD OF PORTER SCHOOL FOR
 GIRLS AT BENNINGTON

Cause of Demise Double Pneumonia Contracted Last sunday--A Graduate of Yale and Brilliant Scholar--Pre- pared mt Hopkins--Inherited School Property from His Aunt, Miss Porter. Pennington, June 3.-Dr. Robert F. Keep. head of the school for girls for Imerly conducted by Miss Sarah Porter lat this place, died tonight of double pneumonia, which he contracted last Sunday. With him when he died were his wife and son and daughter. Dr. Keep was born in Pennington April 26. 1S44. and was a nephew of former President Porter of Yale. He was fit ted for college at Pennington and at the Hopkins grammar school in New Haven. and was graduated from Yale in 1865. He was a brilliant scholar, talk ing composition prizes and the Berkeley land Clark feilowships and standing third in his class; in 1866 and 1867 Dr. Keep taught the post school at West Point for the children of professors and officers there. He was tutor in Yale from 1867 to 1869, and afterward for two years was United States consul at Athens. He then became a teacher of Greek in Williston seminary, at East hampton, Mass, leaving there to be- coome principal of the Norwich Free academy in 1885. For eighteen years he held that position resigning in 1903 to assume charge of the school in this place made famous by his aunt, Miss Porter, from whom he inherited the prop erty. Dr. Keeps differences with Miss Dow, the principal of the Porter school, were widely published at that time. Re- gently a number of old graduates of the Porter school desiring to obtain control of it, offered Dr. Keep $15O, ,000 for the property, but the proposition was declined.
 While in Norwich Dr. Keep was prom inently identified with the Slater art museum, and also published several Greek text books. He was widely known among educators.
 In 1879 he married Margaret Vryland Haines of Elizabeth, N. J., who sur- wives him. He also leaves a son and daughter. His son is Robert P. Keep, jr.. an instructor at Andover.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
PERFUMERY roo MUCH.
Six Firemen Overcome by Fumes at a
 Fire in New York.

Six Ffremen Overcome by Fumes at g
 Fire in New York.
 New York, June 3.--Six firemen were overcome to-day by the fumes of per- fulnery while fighting fire in a build- ing in Duane street in which Lazell, Daley Ss Co.,, manufacturers of per- fumes, occupied the fifth floor. Several carboys of perfumery were broken open during the fire. The liquid ran over the floor and Into the flames, producing fumes so overpowering that the fire- men were repeatedly driven away by them. Six of the tiremen were seen to fall unconscious. Their comrades car- ried the men to safety and under treatment by hospital surgeon they all recovered.
 Over a hundred girls were employed by the perfumery company, but all got out Of the building before the fire started. Fifty thousand dollars worth of drugs, perfumers' materials and fin- ished stock were destroyed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
i SERIOUS WRECK ON THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
COLORADO FLYER AND ACCOM-
 M0DATION MEET HEAD-oN.

Nine Persons Reported KiIled-ReIief Train Asked to be Sent as Soon as Possible and Many Are Thought to be
 InJured-scene of the Accident Eff teen Miles from Kansas City. Kansas City. June S.-Nine persons gre reported to have been killed and many injured in collision of passen-
 ger trains on the Missouri Pacific rail- road near Martin City, fifteen miles south of Kansas City. The trains, which met head on, were the vest
 bound Colorado limited, No. 1, and the eastbound Hoisington, Kan. accommo- ldation, No. S6.
 A message received by Missouri Pa- Icific officials here ordered them to send Ia relief train as soon as possible and to get all the surgeons obtainable, from which it is inferred that numerous pas Isengers were hurt. Newspaper men were not permitted on the relief train, which left at II o'clock tonight and details of the accident cannot be learned until the return of the train with the dead.
 Train No. l. the Colorado flyer, had orders to meet train No. 36, the accom- mediation. at Mastin. The crew. it is
 believed, overlooked it's orders and met
 train No. S6 south of Mastin tank. about one and one-t1ird miles south of Mastim The engines were both large and were demolished.
 The day coach on the accommodation
 was telescoped. but the chair car was
 not injured. The mail car on the flyer
 was telescoped and the end of the
 baggage car stove in.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF BOARD
 OF EDUCATION.

Appointment of Teachers for Ensuing l Year-The Changes in SaIartes--A I Number of Designations --- Several 1 Leaves of Absence Granted. | An adjourned meeting of the board of education was held at the board
 rooms on Center street last night. Most of the session was devoted to the reg
 ulating of the salaries of the teachers
 for the coming year. There were no very large increases made, the largest
 being $10o.
 I Most of the salaries of the teachers lappointed for the coming year remain unchanged. Although there has been several increases there were no de- creases made. The following are the increases in salary:
 I Hillhouse Schcol-John P. Cushing,
 Ph. D., head master, $3,20O-$S,3 300, Will l liam H. Hackett, senior class officer, 1 $1,300-$1. 400; Alfred E. Porter, first year class officer, $1,000-$1, 100; William J. Taylor, Ph.D., $S00- -$S50; Gilbert Benja- min, Ph. D., $7oo-$750; Elizabeth w.
 Cleaveland, $S5o-s900; Alice B. Ham mond, $700-$750: Caroline M. Davis, $65o-$ $7o0; Mary F. Berry $6Oo-e5o; Lil- Han Holbrook, $400-s450; Jessie A. Mc- Williams, s450-s500; Alice B. Bowman, 1 S40O-S450; Blanche B. Thompson, $30O- $950.
 Boardman school George H. Fur Dish, $1,2o0$ 300; Thomas D. Jenkins, l $1, ,200-S1, 300; Arthur R. Bauder, $1, ,050- $1,100; Charlotte Wolff, sSOO- -$S50; Har- riet F. Marsh, s7oo-s76O; Harriet B.
 Comstock, s65O1$7oo; c. Christabel Can non, $40O-$450; Elizabeth Middleton, $400- -$450
 Webster school--Mary J. Creegan, $50o-$550; Ade1la F. Baldwin. S50o-S550: Ruth Olmstead, $500-s -s55o; Clara J. shanley. ss5o-$40o; Ellen F. Lynch. ] $400- -$450.
 Oak Street school-Anna V. Kenney, $40o- -$450.
 Orange Street school--Eunice K. Armstead, S750-$600; Mary J. Bronson, $657- -S7O0; Alice c. Hoster, $600- -S650; Ella G. Galligan, $50O-s55o; Anna A. Egan, $350-$ -$40O: Mary c. Minor, $400- $45O; Mabel A. Sherman, s45O-s5oo. Eaton school--Mary E. Eagan, prin- cipal, s70o-s75o; Margaret A. Egan, s55o- $500; Josephine L. Przelomiec, $500- -s550; Bertha B. Littell, $S5O-s40o; Grace H. Linton, sS50-s4O0: Rosel1a Cronan, $50o-s55O; Emily Clarke, s55o-s6O0; El- len K. O'Brien, $5O0-$550; Mae F. Nor ton, s300-$S5O.
 Skinner school-Mary A. Gillen, $500 s550; Grace G. Robertson. s300-S350; Mary Cullom, $450-$5O0. Humphrey Street school-Bertha M. Rochefort, s350-$400. Wooster school-Anna c. Farnham, $675-s700; Mary s. Jordan, $650-$700; Mary T. Quitting, $475-s525; Mary J. Mclaughlin, $950-S400. Fair Street school--Elizabeth M. Feeney, $375-$425; Carolyn s. Tibbals, $45o- $500; Margaret M. Fox, $450-$5O0; Ella M. Cahill, s550-$6O0; Mary F. O. Brien, $8OO-$S5O.
 Whiting Street school--M Florence Crowley, kindergarten, s575- $600; Helen Campbell, kindergarten. $450-s500; Jen-
 (Continued on Sixth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
lRUssIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Esualties over 800 and Every Gun Was Lost.

1t. Petersburg, June 3.-Lieutenant heraI Zilinsky, chief of staff of Gen. M Kuropatkin. transmits to the mi11- er of war under date of June 2 a re- NJ of General Stoessel, dated Port |lhur, May 28, as follows:
 |fAfter a fierce battle lasting two HIS ordered our positions at Kin |bu to be evacuated in the evening, X we had opposed to us at least three Iksions with 120 guns.
 irhe enemy's fire, particularly that s|n four gunboats and six torpedo It's, completely annihilated our bat es mounted at Kin Chou. The Fifth Iment, which was posted on this stood their ground heroically. The of this regiment, as well as that of
 batteries and the gunboat Bobroff bunoueza inflicted enormous losses he Japanese.
 bur losses amounted to 30 officers
 800 men killed or wounded. We
 up or damaged all our guns which Japanese had not put out of action.
 would have been inexpedient cer- ly to bring up siege artillery dur
 the fierce fighting.
 he battle May 26 began at a. m.
 lasted until 8 D. m., when order he positions evacuated gradually.
 explosion of a number of our mines
 fougades was rendered impossible use the Japanese turned our posi-
 immediately. The Japanese ad-
 led through water up to their It's under the protection of their he spirit of our troops is excellent"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
ASK WAGE INCREASE.
Freight Handlers at PawtucIxet Present
 Petition.

Pawtucket, R. I. June 3.-The freight handlers employed in the local yards oe the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, has pre- scented a petition to the management oe the road asking for an increase in wages. The rate asked for is similar to that presented some time ago by the Providence Freight Handlers now on strike. The local men recently were organized by representatives of the Providence union.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
LAPS TAKE FIRST OF
 OUTER DEFENSE WORKS
FEEBLE RESISTANCE OF RUS
 SLAMS AT PORT ARTHUR.

Four Divisions of the aIikado's Troops
 Occupy Kwan Tung Heights, on
 Which They EmpIaee Heavy Artillery
 Dominating the stronghoId-Russian
 Squadron Attempts 5ortie and is
 Driven Back-OficIaI Admission That
 All Guns Were Lost at Kin Chow.
 London, June S.-The Rome corre- spondent of the Central News tele- graphs:
 "A Tokio dispatch to the Giornale d'Italia says that the Japanese have oc- cupied the first line of the outer fortifi- cations of Port Arthur after feeble resistance.
 'The correspondent at Tokio of the News agency Liberas says that four divisions of Japanese troops have occu- pied Kwan Tung heights, on which they emplaced heavy artillery dominat- ing Port Arthur
 < .The same correspondent adds that the Russian squadron attempted a sor- { tie, but was forced to return. being { threatened by the Japanese fleet" No further light has been thrown on < the mysterious rumors concerning Gen. eral Kuropatkin's intentions. Dispatch es to the Morning Post from Shanghai and to the Chronicle from New Chwang repeat the reports of the movement of 8fifteen thousand Russians to Kaiping. IThe correspondents assert that i've #days' fighting took place at Wafangtien and that the Russians are employing 1000 carts to remove munitions from aLiao Yang to Kai Yuen, seventy miles fnorth of Mukden.
 The Mrning Posts Shanghai corre- AFpondent says also that General Mist ehenko has sent 4,000 cavalry of the Enperial Guard from Kuang Cheng Tsu SEo cut off the Japanese at Pitsewo. No 8sreat reliance, however, should be olaced on these dispatches, which have Evidently some common Chinese origin. |M The Daily Mails correspondent at Hukden, telegraphing under date of une 3, says that fighting occurs daily Beyond Liao Yang but that a decisive Battle is not expected for some time. Fhe Japanese plan of campaign is re- . arded at Mukden as having been defi- iteIy disclosed. They occupy the Liao Hung peninsula in three divisions. with \ line of communication by the coast D their position at Feng Wang Cheng. The Standards Tokio correspondent
 entions the discredited rumor that General Stoessel proposed a surrender 8h the condition that the whole of the Aprt Arthur garrison should be permit Nd to retire to New Chwang under
 Ems.
 Paris, June 1.-The Echo de Paris St. Atersburg correspondent reaf1irms his &elligence, previously telegraphed Aout, that the emperor, adopting Vice kg Alexieff's views ordered General
 alropatkin to send 10000 men to the #ief of Port Arthur.
 beoul, Korea, June 3-S p. m.-The
 spanese consul at Gensan wires that
 Russians arrived at Hamheung yes-
 Hday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
SIS, GOO FIRE IN HARTFORD.
Capital City Lumber Company Suffers
 to This Extent.

Hartford. June S.-Fire in the Capital City Lumber company's yard in Front
 street tonight did damage amounting to about s15.OOO and was subdued only after long and hard fight on the part of the firemen. Owing to the close proximity of the lumber yard to the Hartford Gas company's tanks and buildings there was great excitement, and at times the flames were licking
 the sides of the huge tanks holding 250,O0O cubic feet of gas. The firemen were able to control the fire, and there was little damage there.
 It is supposed that the flames started lin the big barn of the lumber company
 by the dropping of a match or cigarette
 by some one employed there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
Parker stlII Mum.

New York, June s.-Judge Alton B. Parker arrived in this city late this evening and was a guest tonight at a private dinner at the Union club. T will go back to Albany early tomorrow morning" he said. T came down here expressly to attend this dinner. I have nothing to say. What could have to say? I am not going to make any speeches to the newspapers."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
TO TIE UP STEAMSHIP LINES
RENEWED THREAT or HEAD OF
 COAST FTREMEN,s UNION
Demands of Men Must be Granted Every Line Between Portiand, Me, and New Orleans Will be Affected if the 1s,ooo Men Quit as Contemplated Freight Handlers Leader wm stand by Them.


 stand by Them.
 New York. June 3.--James T. Ma honey, secretary of the executive board of the Atlantic Coast Firemen's union in a statement given out tonight says that 1S.OoO men may be called out on strike if the demands of the men are not granted by the steamship compa- mics. The statement follows:
 Strike will undoubtedly be declared among the lines that < ssos " refused to sign the agreement which we pre- sented to them. The question of a strike has been under consideration for several days, and the agents of the diff ferent ports who comprise the exeeu- tive board are now in session. They will place the agreement before the diff ferent lines in their respective ports and if the same are not signed they are empowered to declare a strike on any or all companies along the Atlantic coast who refuse to sign said agree ment, and copy of the agreement will be given to the press to show the pub 'lic that our demands are not exor- bitant.
 ''The strike will affect every coast plying steamer between Portland, Me, and New Orleans. The actual number of men which this order will affect is about 1S,000, to say nothing of the men who can be called out on a sympathet- ic strike.
 Lawrence J. Curran, international president of the freight handlers union, has entered into an alliance with the Atlantic Coast Firemen's union to stand with them in any demands they make, and that in the event of their be- ing refused he will call out every freight handler under his Jurisdiction. ?
 Fall River, Mass. June 3.--A Portu- guese strike breaker on the Fall River line pier was assaulted tonight by one of the strikers pickets. The assault created great deal of excitement but did not result in any general disturb ance. This is the first case since the beginning of the strike where any of the strikers have been connected with any disturbance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
5000 Miners to Strike.

Tamaqua, Pa, June 3.--A meeting of the three anthracite district boards has been called for Monday for the purpose of inaugurating general strike of the 5000 men employed by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company in the Pan- ther Creek valley. The meeting will be held in Lansford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
Suicide of Hartford Man.

Raleigh, N. C., June 3. - Thomas Moore of Hartford, Conn.,. committed suicide at the Mccain house at Ashe- vile this afternoon by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. MT. Moore was an invalid and it is presurn- led that ill-health caused him toscom- init the-deed. :.
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Freight Wreck on Berkshire.

Bridgeport, June 3.-A northbound freight on the Berkshire division was wrecked on the railroad viaduct here not far from the junction with the New York division to-day. On account of a defect in a switch, four cars were de- railed. It will probably require several hours to clear the track. A wrecker from New Haven has been sent for.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
Liberty Bell Of for Fair.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 3.--A special train on the Pennsylvania railroad bearing tha old Liberty bell and an escort of sixty persons, left this city tonight for the St. Louis exposition, where the revolutionary relic will be placed on exhibition in the Pennsyl- vania building. Among those compris- ing the escort are Mayor Weaver and a joint aldernlanic committee of LtWenty-fours- >
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Moroccan Kidnapping Case.

Washington. June 3.-Rear Admiral Chadwick, commanding the South At lantic squadron, now at Tangier, Moroc- co to-day reported to Washington that conditions remain practically unchang- ed in the case of the kidnapping of Ion Perdicaris and his stetpson Cromwell Varley
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NEW HAVEN PLAYERS HIN.
Misses Hart and Darlington Carry on
 More Honors at Wee Burn.

Noroton, June S.-The features of to- days golf tournament were the driv- ing and approaching and putting con-
 tests. There was a large number of entries to these events and great in terest was manifested throughout the
 entire proceedings. The approaching
 and putting contests were won by Miss
 Edith Hart of New Haven and the driving contest was won by Miss Helen
 Darlington, also os that city.