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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-08-03
ESPECIAL ooRREsPoNDENcE.I

The increasing number of auto
mobiles in the cities is proportion
ately increasing the number of acct
dents therefrom. And what is still
worse an automobile accident is
generally serious one. Bicycles
were once considered dangerous,
but compared with an automobile
they are as pet lamb to blood
thirsty lion. Occasionally bicycle
rider, while ''scorching" along a
crowded street, runs over some one.
But wheel will not run far after
the pedaling ceases, and there is
not weight enough in the wheel and
the rider combined to make very
dangerous momentum. Neither does
a rider often lose control of his
wheel. If the course is clear and
the conditions all right, danger is
practically eliminated.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-08-03

OF course, when an automobile is
purchased, a so-called expert takes
the purchaser in hand, and gives
him few lessons in operating the
machine, and instructs him con-
corning the care of it. These in
structions are too limited and too
superficial to be of much practical
value, and in many instances the
expert" is an expert from instinct
rather from knowledge and expert
ence. But the average man in the
city who buys an automobile is a
man who places pretty high es-
innate on his own intelligence, and
after he has been shown how to
start and stop his machine he has
no further use for an instructor.
1t is humiliating to him to be in
structed in anything, and the only
condition on which some of the
aristocratic automobile owners will
tolerate an expert instructor is to
put him in uniform so that he will
have the appearance and be on the
same footing, as coachman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
TEN BLOWN TO DEATH.
Terrible Result of the Explosion of a
 Tug-boat's Boilers.

I Louisville, May 26.-The towboat Fred Wilson was torn into fragments, ten men were blown to pieces and six teen others injured by tremendous 1 explosion of the boats boiler to-day on
 the Ohio river. Of the thirty-three per- sons aboard the boat only seven escap- Ie ed unhurt. Of the injured one will probably die. The force of the explo-
 sion was so great that it smashed win dows and awakened the occupants of
 houses in Louisville, four miles from
 the scene.
 The dead: Joseph Price, captain,
 Braddock, Pa; Albert H. Miller, pilot,
 Plttsburg; A. Holland, guest of Captain
 Price, Braddock; William Quinn, stew ard, Pittsburg; Hugh Hoskins, cook,
 Pittsburg; J. c. Johnson, deckhand
 Tyrone, Pa; Patrick White, deckhand,
 Pittsburg; Sherman shibler, second en- gineer, Pittsburg; William Thornton
 (colored) fireman, Middleport, Ohio; Joseph Warren (colored), fireman, Mid dleport
 Tobe Letzicouch, a deckhand, of wollsA'i~e w Va, was probably fa- tally injured.
 NO eAp4anation of the cause of the accident has been offered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
BREAK WITH VATICAN.
Announcement of Foreign Minister Dell
 casse to Ambassadors.

Announcement of Foreign Minister Dell casse to Ambassadors.
 Paris, May 2s.-The absence of Mgr. Lorenzelli, the papal nuncio, from the callers at the foreign office on this, the regular diplomatic day. was construed
 by his colleagues as being further evil
 dence of the interruption of diplomatic relations between the holy see and
 France. As dean of the diplomatic corps, Mgr Lorenzelli has invariably headed the visitors.
 Foreign Minister Delcasse informed
 the ambassadors that M. Nisard's re- Icall from his post as ambassador to the vatican was absolute and unqualified. The minister gave evidence of interest to learn what relations the other gov- ernments sustained towards the vati- can. Owing to the similarity of the in stitutions of France and the United States, he particularly inquired con- corning the details whereby church and state were kept entirely separate in the United States.
 Although the French governments fu- ture intentions have not been exactly defined, tn members of the diplomatic corps are satisfied that relations with ithe papal nuncio here will be suspend led, not by giving him his passports, but by advising the nuncio that it is |not considered necessary to carry on further relations with the holy see while M. Nisard is absent from Rome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
GENERAL STRIKE IS
 ORDERED BY CURRAN
FREIGHT HANDLERS, LEADER
 GOES THE LIMIT.

The Men of the Two Unions in New Ha-
 ven Included-Curran Wants to See
 Freight Piled Up Along the Lines of
 the 0nsoIidated-Thinks Then the
 Road May Become More Timetable.
 New York, May 26.-Lawrence J. Curran, president of the International Freight Handlers union tonight sent telegrams to all the local unions along the line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad ordering all members cut on strike tomorrow morning. The order includes freight handlers, weighers. clerks and truck loaders. The unions called out are: Providence local No. 13: New Haven locals, Nos. 67 and 6S; Bridgeport local. No. 66; Nashua local, No. 24; Manches- ter, NH. No. 12: two unions in Bos- ton, one of which is already out, and Nos. 6S and 51 in New York. the mem bers of which are now out.
 President Curran also announced that he had received a telegram from General Secretary Michael Casey, of the Marine Firemans union of the Great Lakes, stating that no help would be sent to the railroad company from the lakes.
 T want to see the freight pile up along the lines of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad" added President Curran. "The company has already lost much money; when the of ficials see morA money going after what they have already lost they may be- come more tractable."
 General Superintendent Shepard, of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad declered to-day that by midnight ten transfers and two express boats would be working. The Nary land, he said, had been running all day.
 MT. Shepard added that all perish- able freight is being shipped to New England by way of the Poughkeepsie bridge route, thus obviating all hand ling. The quantity of freight handled, he said, had decreased greatly on ac- count of the strike. but on the whole he was quite pleased with the situation of affairs. The greatest difficulty ex- perienced, he said, was in the case of the firemen, because many of the men employed, though experienced firemen, have not been firing recently, and ol, account of the recent hot wave are un- able to stand the great heat. He has, therefore, instructed the engineers to take back all firemen that apply.
 The freight handlers, he reiterated. will not be taken back under any con- sideration. Tonight the striking freight handlers have been generally quiet. They met in groups tonight and discussed the situation. but for the most part were orderly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
CONTROLLED BY GORMAN.
RESULT OF THE MARYLAND
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Delegation Bound by Unit Rule--Would
 Have Been Instructed for the Senator
 but He Requested It Not to be-Plat- form Makes No Mention of Silver but
 Severely Criticises Present Adminis-
 tration.
 Baltimore. May 26.-The democratic state convention here to-day adopted a platform and elected delegates to the lSt. Louis convention. The entrance of United States Senator German into the convention hall was the signal for en- thusiastic applause, as was every re- mark made by the senator during the proceedings. The platform adopted by the convention admittedly embodies Mr. Germans opinion of what the national platform should be. It is confined to national issues and practically endorses lthe line of action followed by the denl- ocratic steering committee during the late session of congress. It calls for moderate tariff revision, independence for the F1lipinos, economy in expendi- 1 lures and full investigation of alleged crookedness in the postoffice and other government departments, and severely lcriticises the present administration. l While the delegation to St. Louis was not instructed except to vote as a unit, it Is admitted that this course was followed at the request of Senator Cor man. the convention being plainly in the hunlor to instruct for him. The Iconvention adopted a resolution com mending the "boldness and vigor with which our senator, Hon. Arthur F. Cor man, has signalized his reeurn to his former field of acknowledged leadership and distinguished public services"
 1 The following delegates to the St. Louis convention were elected: Dele gates at large: Senator Arthur Pue German, ex-Governor John Walter Smith, State Treasurer Murray vandi- yer. Congressman J. F. c. Talbott. Previous to adjournment Senator Cor man in response to insistent calls briefly addressed the convention in which he said he was satisfied with the honors that had been conferred on him and that Tho selfish ambition, no local bride, no desire for personal favoritism should hamper us until we have re- deemed the country and placed dem- ocrat in the presidential chair.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
Williams Debaters Win.

Williamstown, Mass, May 26.-The debate between Williams and Dart mouth tonight upon the Northern Se- curities case. was won by Williams. The local representatives had the af- firmative side of the question That the Sherman antitrust act of 1890, as interpreted by the Eighth United States District court in the Northern Securities case is hostile to the best economic interest of the people,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
THREE HORSES LOST.
Owner, John H. Lynch, Also Seriously
 Burned but May Live.

About 2 o'clock this morning a fire In |the barn at the rear of 70 Hallock lstreet caused the death of three horses
 land their owner. John H. Lynch, was
 lseriouslY burned about the body, face land arms. MT. Lynch is a hack driver land he had just returned from the depot land was putting his team up for the might when the fire started. It is said
 lit started from an oil lamp exploding. The hay in the barn quickly ignited land it was while MT. Lynch was try
 ling to rescue the horses that he was so badly burned. The barn was gutted
 before the fire could be extinguished.
 MT. Lynch is man about fifty years old and resides at 54 Waverly street
 He was taken to the New Haven hos |pital, where 1t was stated that although |frightfully burned he may recover. The
 |barn is now owned by MT. Dietrich, the luphclstetred. It was formerly a part Iof the Ryder estate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
KURoPATKTN REPORTS.
,tions Battle at Kin Chou May IS in
 which Japs Lost 700 Men.

BalttG AL fARu OAusA nAaJ ~ AtA E Which Japs Lost TOO Men. Petersburg, May 26.-The general If has received the following tele- Ia dated May 25 from General Ku- ttkin:
 Nhere is no change in the general ton in the Feng Wang Cheng dis bur cavalry report that the Japan
 are constructing Notifications and Feng Wang Cheng, where they e force of SO,00O infantry and 2,0OO alry with thirty-six field guns. The Japanese advance guard has hnced to twenty-two miles north of Al river, their front being turned krds Saimattse and Kuan Tian Sian.
 are effecting no other movements h of the Ali river.
 ccording to Chinese reports a bat ook place at Kin Chou May IS in h the Japanese lost 700 men. The sian losses were not so great.
 Japanese landing at Takushan be- llNO QctyO d6O Dll0 IL lo CROA bCQ 50,000 troops, principally infantry,
 landed. but this has not yet been ciently verified. The troops landed marching from Takushan northwest [rds Siu Yen and southwest to- Hs Port Arthur.
 n May 21 a Russian reconnoitering
 got behind the Japanese army Tansanchintse on the main road
 Sakhedza to Liao Yang and a Japanese detachment 300 lg. Heavy transport wagons were sanity passing. The Russian Es watched for sixteen hours, dur which time at least 18,OOO Chinese Korean coolies passed, together
 200 carts. The Japanese finally vered and attacked the Russian $. all of whose horses were killed scouts were obliged to return on
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE
 LAO TUNG PENINSULA
REPORTS THAT JAPANESE HAVE
 CAPTURED KIN CHOU.

No Official Confirmation but They Are Persistent-One to the Effect That DaIny in Now Being Attacked-St. Petersburg skepticnI-AIexieff Re- ports a Bombardment during Which the Russians Believe Two Japanese Torpedo Boats Were sunlS-Attempt to Mine the ROadstead.
 London, May 27.-No authoritative onhrmation of the capture of Kin ,hou has yet been received from any luarter.
 ' Circumstantial accounts of the storm hg and capture of Kin Chou identical Fith the reports received by the Cen ral News from Tokio are sent by the ahanghai correspondents of the Stand rd and Daily Telegraph.
 The Morning Posts Tokio correspon- ent says that the Japanese occupied tin Chou on Thursday afternoon and Ire advancing to attack the Russians occupying the heights south of the Swn.
 1.-The Standards Tokio correspondent, Abling at 9:3O o'clock last night, says: 1t is reported that the Japanese have cupied Kin Chou. Official confirma- bn of the rumor is expected hourly" zrr,,. yr,i~t~. -,,,.xe,er,t,,, liant of fho Dai1V xpress says it is reported unofficially lat the Japanese have captured Kin aou and are now attacking Dalny. The Tokio correspondent of the Daily ail, under date of May 26, says; "Ac- rding to reliable report, the Japan e occupied Kin Chou to-day"
 The Tokio correspondent of the Daily hronicle, under date of May 26, sends e following:
 The Japanese have already con- ructed thirty miles of light railway t the transportation of siegs guns to- Ards Port Arthur.
 |'Around Kin Chou the Japanese have len fighting stubbornly for the past kht days, but are making little prog ss against the Russians who occupy hong positions on the heights" thefoo, May 27-12:sS D. m.-It is ! lrned from reliable source that the panese took Kin Chou yesterday
 nursday) and are now pursuing the emy.
 gt. Petersburg. May 26.-The general sm is not in position tonight to afirm or deny the Tolkio report that
 Japanese have occupied Kin Chou.
 would be a great surprise to the
 lhorities here if the report of the
 bture of Kin Chou should prove true.
 A impression here entertained is that
 reduction of Kin Chou would need
 Aege and call for careful approaches
 lch would occupy the enemy for a
 g time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
DOUGLAS MEETS DEFEAT.
Feature of Yesterdays Play in Metro
 politan Golf Chamnionship.

Garden City. L. L, May 26.-The de- feat of Findlay S. Douglas, twice win ner of the Metropolitan golf champion ship. was the feature of to-day's play in this years Metropolitan tourna- ment.
 Douglas was defeated in the first round by Arden M Robbins, of the Garden City club, up and to play. Douglas afterward said he was simply off his game.
 Another feature was the play of George T. Brokaw. of Deal. who estab- lished new competitive record of 75 strokes for the extended course, which measures 6,440 yards. He did this in his match with J. D. Foote in the morn ing round of match play. winning up and to play. This is an excellent rec ord, being one stroke ahead of the pro- Ifessional competitive record for this icourse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
CUBAN LOANS SUCCESS.
Over-subscrIbed Many Times Both Here
 and Abroad.

New York. May 2e.-No formal state- ment concerning the formal offering of the S35, 100000 of Cuban per cent. bonds was made by Speyer 6 Co. to-day other than that subscriptions were many times in excess of the entire amount. From other authoritative sources. how lever, itswas learned that the subscrip- tions in London were in excess of s65,- 0O0,000, while Frankford applied for up- wards of $S2.0OO.OOO, and interests here for fully s5O,OOO. 900. As matter of fact s25.OO0.0OO of the bonds were be- spoken by various financial institutions and individuals some weeks ago. Their allotment will probably be scaled down very considerably, while small inves- tors will. in most cases, receive the full amount applied for.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
Shipping News.

 New York, May 26.--Arrived: Steam CT Aurania, Liverpool and Queenstown; Chemnitz, Bremen.
 New York, May 26.-The Hamburg American lie steamer Phoenicia is re- ported by wireless telegraph as having passed Nantucket lightship at 6:30 a. m. VIII probably dock at a. m. to- morrow.
 New York, May 26.-Sailed, Steamers Bremen. Bremen; La savoie, Havre; Nunidian, Glasgow; Bluecher, Ply mouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg. Prawle Point, May 26.-Passed, Steamer Rotterdam, New York for Rot terdam
 Queenstown, May 2b. Arrived: Steamer Cedric, New York for Liver pool (and proceeded).
 Glasgow, May 26.-Arriyed: Steam CT Anchoria, New York. Queenstown, May 26-Sailed: Steam CT Teutonic (from LiverpooD New York
 CTS Carpathial, New York via Queens town Cedric, New York via Queens town; Noordland, Philadelphia via IQueenStoWn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
: Death of Charlton T. Lewis.

Morristown N. J., May 26.-Charlton T. Lewis. well known Photographer, died to-day. He graduated from Yale. MT. Lewis had compiled a number of Latin dictionaries. He was formerly on the editorial staff of the New York Evening Post and had lectured at liar ward and other universities. He leaves a wife and several children.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
GENERAL PEARSON HELD.
Charged With Sending Threatening
 Letters to Webster Davis.

New York, May 26.-General Samuel Pearson of Scranton, Penn, who conn manded some Of the Boer forces in South Africa. during the war, and At4 torney Cornelius Van der Hoogt, of Baltimore and Washington, upon ar raignment in Jefferson Market Police court to-day charged with sending threatening letters through the malls to former Assistant Secretary of State Webster Davis, were held in $500 bail each for trial.
 The letters alleged to have been sent pertained to s2G0. 1000 in gold that it was claimed had been turned over to Davis by the Boer government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
GOOD WORD FOR JAPAN
UnconsciousIy Fighting the Battle of
 Christfanfty.

Greenville, Pa, May 26.-The second days proceedings of the general assem- ply of the United Presbyterian church closed this evening.
 John H. Hykes, American Bible soci- ety agent in China and a resident of the Orient for thirty-one years, electri- fled the assembly by saying: Japan is |unconsciously fighting the battle of Christianity. To her success or failure means the success or failure of the Anglo-Saxon principle. Where the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes are there is civil and religious liberty. Where Russia rules missionary and Bible work is difficult, almost perilous. ]"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
BOMBARDMENT' BY JAPS.
Feff Believes Two of Enemy's Tor pedo Boats Were Sunk.

Petersburg May 25.-The follow Dispatch from viceroy Alexieff,
 May 20. has been received by 'mperor:
 |eports from Rear Admirals Witt
 and Grigorovitch to-day state the enemy bombarded from In rsi bay Con the west coast of the hg Tung peninsula, about B miles
 of Forth Arthur with gunboats viceroy's dispatch does not give hte of the bombardment).
 the following night the Japan attemDted to block the roadstead brt Arthur with mines and from
 observations it is believed that
 steam launches and two torpedo were sunk.
 tween May IS and 21 the Russians Fd eleven of the enemy's mines the roadstead.'s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
SUBMARINE BOAT CONTEST.
Mir. Lake Willing to Admit His Vessel Protector.

Bridgeport, May 26-In an interview to-day Simon Lake. inventor of the sub marine boat Protector, stated that off, cially he had heard nothing regarding the test of the Holland boats and his boat on May 30 at Newport. The Pro- tector is now stripped of batteries, and two weeks more will be required for their installation, after which he is willing to enter the contest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
SUED FOR $75, ooo ALIMoNK.
Action Brought by Wife of Wealth,
 South NorwaIk Man.

South Norwalk. May 26.-On the grounds of intolerable cruelty William w. Comstock, a former city official of South Norwalk and one of the wealthi- est residents of the place. has been sued for divorce and $75,OOO aiimony by his wife, who has been a resident of Cali fornia for some time. She desires also to resume her maiden name. Thirty different pieces of property in which MT Comstock is interested were attach led to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
NORWALK DIVISION CASE.

Committee Will Report To-day-Agree- ment to Take It to Higher Court. Bridgeport, May 26.-The committee appointed by the superior court to es- tablish the facts in relation to the Nor walk division case will return a finding lat the short calendar session of the court tomorrow, and the matter will go, by agreement, to the June session of the supreme court of errors in New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
c. 4. R. APPOINTMENTS.
w. E. Morgan Re-appOinted Assistant
 auarternaster General.

New Britain. May 26-In an order to- day Department Commander William c. Hillard, of the Connecticut G. A. R., made the appointment of John H. Thatcher. of Hartford, as assistant ad- jutant- t-general (reappointmenD; Will liam B. Morgan, as assistant quarter master-general; Henry M. Adams, of Windsor Locks, as inspector general, and L. A. Northrop, as chief mastering officer, on his staff.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
Battle Raging at Liao Yang.

Paris, May 27.-The St. Petersburg Correspondent of the Petit Parisien tel |egraphs that, according to a private dispatch from Liao Yang, General Ku- roki's army has begun an attack on the Russian position on the Liao Yang road and that it is believed what will prove to be a decisive battle is now progress ling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
noston Painters Win.

Boston. May 26.-Six hundred of the striking 1.600 union painters of this city were at work to-day in consequence of the signing of the desired schedule by master painters. The largest employ ing parties refuse to grant the increase demanded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
BATTLE IN SAN DOMINGO
REVoL LUTI0NISTs YIN 4 sERI-
 OUS ENGAGEMENT.
Many Killed and Wounded on Both Sides - The Government Commander Among the Dend-United States Cruiser Detroit and Gunboat Newport Off Monti cristi.

Cape Haytien, May 26.-A serious battle was fought to-day between the Dominican troops and the revolution- ists at Esperanza, on the road from
 Monte Cristi to Santiago, near Mao.
 The revolutionists were victorious.
 Many were killed or wounded on both
 sides.
 General Raoul Cabrera, minister of |war, who commanded the government troops, was killed and his body was taken to Navarette. The revolutionists are before Navar- lette, where another battle will be fought. The government troops are waiting flor endorsements. The United States cruiser Detroit and lthe gunboat Newport are off Monte Cristi.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-27
Death of Professor Coy.

Professor Edward G. Coy, principal of the Hotchkiss school, died last even- ing at the residence of his wife's moth- CT, Mrs. Samuel Harris on Prospect street. He had been in ill health for two years, and had been critically i'll Cor a week past. His death will cause deep regret with a large circle of friends. His son, Sherman L. Coy, the sormer Yale athlete, arrived day or two ago from the west, where he is in business.