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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-05
REDUCTION OF PORT ARTHUR
FINAL ACTION BELIEVED 70 BE
VERY NEAR.

Additional Troops Landing ut Dalny for
Week Past-Russian Report of Sick
ness Among Japanese-DaIin Pass
still Held by Latter-Fight Between
Transports and Torpedo Boats Re-
ported-wiId Report that Russia Has
onered to ConditionaIIy Surrender
Its "GibraItar."
London, July 5.-The Standards Tien
Tsin correspondent under date Of July
4, says that since June 27 the Japanese
main squadron has been engaged in
landing men at Dalny preparatory to a
final attack on Port Arthur. He adds
that the Japanese land operations in
the rear of Port Arthur will probably
bring matters to a final issue within
the next few days.
st. Petersburg, July Military ex-
perts believe that the center Of gravi-
ty has again shifted to Port Arthur,
where siege operations are expected to
engage most of the attention Of the
Japanese until the conclusion Of the
rainy season permits the resumption of
the campaign in southern Manchuria.
The war office believes that further
advance on Ia Tche Kiao is impossible
in view of the powerful resistance
which can be made by the Russians
combined with the great difficulties Of
| transportation over rain-sodden roads.
Desultory fighting, however. is likely to
continue for the possession Of the
passes which are particularly valuable
to either belligerent for the purpose of
obtaining information regarding the
lother's movements.
The Japanese still hold Dalin Pass,
while the Russians have captured oud-
alin Pass. The similarity of names led
to the premature report Of Japanese
retreat from Dalin Pass.
Majors General Mistchenko is har-
RAISING and driving back the Japanese
between Stu Yen and Kai Chou, all
ready inflicting loss Of about six hum
dred in killed or wounded. The Japa-
nese are displaying the greatest weak
ness at this point owing to their dis
tance from supplies and to the preva-
lence of dysentery.
The authorities are manifesting
much concern over the appearance Of
disease iii the Japanese outposts and
garrisons and 1t is feared that the Rus
slams camping in the tracks of the Jap
anese may become infected 1t is
feared also that If cholera is raging at
Feng Wang Cheng 1t win be almost
impossible to prevent it spreading to
Lao Yarg.
The rainy season is undoubtedly in
favor of the Russians, enabling them
to bring up further reinforcements, but
lit is feared that it may also entail
Igreat mortality.
The Russian losses in killed or
wounded so far number eight thousand
i Many more have been in hospitals, but
no epidemic has vet been reported.
/ Agents of the admiralty have tested
five different types of submarine yes-
sells, and according to apparently relia-
BILE information have purchased the
Protector, which is now at Cronstadt,
and the Holland boat now en- route.
| Ten torpedo boats are being built at
Riga.
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HARrroEDs NAVY ACCIDENTS
BOY Shot In Abdomen and Killed
Another Loses nm Eye.

Boy Shot In Abdomen and KILLED
Another Loses nm Eye.
Hartford, July 4.--The celebration of
the Fourth of July here resulted in
at least twenty persons being injured,
so that now a good many of them are
now In the hospital. 1t was the noisiest
Fourth, the police say, that Hartford
has experienced In many years and
there were more accidents than ever
before. Leonard Chiocione was fatally
shot in the abdomen by small bay
who held the revolver, containing blank
cartridges, close to his person. The
ferce OF the explosion tore away part OF
young Chioeiones abdomen, and he.
died soon afterward.
Charles Leech CT 40 Park street suf-
fered the loss of all the fingers on his
right hand on account Of the prema-
ture explosion OF cannon and In the
same manner Raymond Woodruff Of 25
Florence street lost the sight OF one
/ eye. Several street fights happened In
different parts of the city and many ar
rests were made for dlsorderly conduct.
Late this afternoon the police arrested
Dominick Lopez for shooting a pistol
in the face of fellow Italian and
when on his way to the police station
with Lopez, the latter's father attack
ed the policeman and was about to
stab him in the back when two police
men IN plain clothes jumped on him
and prevented what would have possf-
I bly, have been d murder. The incident
happened In State street and for a time
there was great excitement.
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KILLED By TROLLEY CAR.
George b. Nichols Of UnionvilIe Meets
Death in Hartford.

George b. Nichols of Unionyille Meets
Death in Hartford
Hartford, July 4.-GeoFge B. Nichols
Of Unionville was instantly killed BY a
trolley car about o'cock tonight near
the Union station. He attempted to
board car going UP asylum street
and slipped falling under the wheels.
Nichols was on the wrong side Of the
street and the step running the length
Of the car was up. Before the car could
be stopped Nichols was underneath and
when 1t was finally stopped one Of the
fore wheels rested on his head. There
was no possible way Of oxtricating the
car without the use Of Jacks, so the re-
pair car was sent for and it was helf
an hour before the crushed body was
liberated from under the heavy trucks.
Nichols was dead and was taken to q
local undertaking establishment. The
car had to be lacked on the tracks be-
for it could proceed.
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kelley WORLDS Champion.

st. Louis, Worlds Fair Stadium, July
4.-Thomas A. F: Kiely Of Ireland won
the all-around championship Of the
world from five other noted athletes
lin the games held to-day under the
Auspices Of the "A. "A. u. The final score
twas as follows: Adam B. Dunn of
Buffalo, 5,s07 points; T. Truxton Hare,
of the University of Pennsylvania, 81
S13 points; John j. Halloway, OF the
Greater New York Irish Athletic assoc
citation, 5,273 points.
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German Catholics Elect.

Torrington, July 4.-The convention of
the German Roman Catholic societies
Of this stateScame to a close here to-
night and to-day the following officers
We're elected: President, George Jacob
of New Haven; vice president, Charles
Schmidt of Bridgeport; secretary,
boseph Derbacker of New Haven;
treasurer, Carl Fielder of Hartford.
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waterbury Men struck by rrolley.

Waterbury, July 4. = Mahoney and
John Cronan, two aged men, were both
seriously injured this afternoon BY be-
ing run into by one Of the trolley cars
of the Connecticut Railway and Light
ing company. The men were watching
workmen employed In a ditch, and they
were knocked into the trench. Mahoney
was injured about the spine, had two
ribs fractured and his chest crushed.
Cronan's injuries were equally as SER
'ious.
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stanford Boy Injured.

Stamford, Conn, July 4.--Charles
Rees, aged eighteen, while firing a
small cannon to-day, was struck by
the rammer after the discharge Of the
powder in the weapon, and is in a sert-
Gus condition from a wound through
the hand. The rammer also lacerated
the arm. n
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ORDERED TO NEW cHWANG.
British Gunboat to Return to watch
Interests OF the English.

\ X Is}
London, July Ain the House Of
Commons to-day Earl Percy, the I'M
der foreign secretary, announced that
the British gunhoat Espiegle had been
ordered to return to New Chwang and
watch over interests Of British sub
jects.
The secretary also said that as the
owners of the British steamer Allanton
captured BY the Russian Vladivostock
squadron, were appealing to the SUI
preme prize court at st. Petersburg
against the confiscation Judgment Of
the Yladivostok court, the British gov
ernment intended to await the decision
of that tribunal beforeapproaching the
Russian government on the subject.
The Espiegle was last reported at
Chin Wan-Tao, near Sham Hai-KWan,
southwest Of New Chwank, on the
Liao-Tung gulf.
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Firemen Disappointed.

Jewett City, Conn, July A fire
cracker set fire to dwelling owned by
the Slater Mills Corporation to-day,
and the roof was burned off. The fire.
linen took Mrs. Hopkins the tenant,
from the second story window. The
fire loss was not great, but the firemen
were sorry it occurred just then, as
they had fancifully trimmed up the
hose wagon for the parade, and expect
| ed to make fine appearance.
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Boolknnaker Robbed Of $500.

Vancouver, B. c., July 4.-W. H.
Quinn, bookmaker at the horse races
here, while driving in a hack with
three others, was held up by high
wayman and $500 in bills and silver
was taken from him. The highway
man escaped.
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Love Afsair--Double Tragedy.

Philadelphia, July 4.-Martin ockard,
aged fifty years, an iron worker of Bal
timore. shot and killed Eugenia Hide
brand, thirty-five years, at her home in
this city to-day. He then shot himself
dead The murder and suicide is said
to have been the climax to a love affair
marked by many quarrels.
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triple browning at Princeton. r

Princeton, N. j., July 4.--Walter
Stead and Frank Rule Of Princeton, and
a young man named Rulong of Phila-
delphia who was visiting here, were
drowned In Milestone river this after.
noon by the capsizing Of their boat.
The bodies were recovered three hours
later. ss
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vale Man Breaka Record.

somerville Mass, July 4.-At the
Fourth Of July athletic games here to-
day, Wesley w. Coe, Of this city, q
Yale student, broke the worlds record
for putting the 1s-pound shot. Goes
distance was As feet. 8 inches, beating
the record Of @. r. Gray, the former
champion, by one foot six inches, 4
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-05
CRISIS IN MOROCCO.
RussuI only Two Hours March from
Tangier.

London. July 5.-The Tangier cores
pondent Of the Daily Mail under date
|of July says:
French officials here admit that the
crisis was never more critical. Fighting
occurs daily in this vicinity.
4Raisuli is only two hours march
from Tangler and is collecting men.
Yesterday he attacked two villages and
looted their cattle.
The town guards are helpless. When
appalling sacrifice of European life to
the fanaticism Of the Moors.
The sultan has cut down the SOL
diers' pay by one-half, and the disaf-
fected soldiers are deserting and john
ing the freebooting bands"
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Paris. July 4.--The foreign office dis
credits the rumor from Toxic that Rus
sia has proposed through France ia
surrender Port Arthur If the garrison
be freed. =z Il.
Official advices indicate that the Rus
sian military and naval position at
Port Arthur is considerably improved
and that ships pass freely in and out
Of the harbor. Large quantities of sup
plies have been received at the fortress
and the Russian authorities are regain-
ing confidence.
The Japanese legation here is also
without information regarding the re-
port from Toxic.
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PLAYER LOST HIS HEAD.
Torrington Man Breaks Spectators
Arm with a Bat.

Torrington, July 4.-During the ball
game here. this afternoon between the
ITorrington and Winsted teams, Rich
lard Barry, the second baseman on the
local team attacked spectator, Fred
Ieriek M. Hoyt, with bat and broke
his arm. Some trouble is alleged to
during period Of the game, when the
home team was losing on account Of
IBarry's errors, the latter lost his head,
and, picking up a bat, rushed over to
Hoyt, and brought 1t down with terri
fic force over his head. Hoyt put UP
his arm to defend himself and his fore
larnl was broken. After the game Bar
Try left town to escape arrest.
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BALFoUR WINS.
His Closure Proposal Passes Commons
--DisOrderly Scenes.

London. July 4.-The government to-
night carried through Premier Bal
four's closure proposal, under which
business will be transacted for the re-
mainder Of the session of the house of
commons by a majority Of 80, despite
the heated denunciations of members of
the opposition.
Disorderly scenes without precedent
took place in the Hobbies, which were in
yaded by the public.and by deputations
seeking to influence members to vote
against the government. The police,
which were reinforced, finally forced
the crowd late into the open air court
yard adjoining the house.
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st. Petersburg, July 4.-The govern
ment has decided not to take any ac-
tion in the case of Tolstoi, who wrote a
letter denouncing Russia on account Of
the war. I
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E0GAGEMENT AT SEA.
Torpedo Boats and transports believed
to Have Had Fight.

Ia Tche Kiao, July ?, a Ling Yang,
July "A fight between Russian torpe-
do boats and Japanese transports was
reported off the coast this afternoon.
Heavy cannonading was heard from the
seaWard.
An officer who came in declares that
from a hill top near the coast the saw
vessels engaged in a fight. but they
were too far off to distinguish them.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-05
HENLEY REGATTA
II. f. scIoles of Toronto Wins His Heat
in Diamond sculis.

Henley, England, July 4.Although
the Henley regatta only properly COM
mences tomorrow, it was necessary to
row off a couple Of preliminary heats
for Diamond sculls to-day in sonse
quence Of the large entry 7. F,
scholes, of the Don Rowing club of To
ronto, easily won his heat, defeating Al.
"A. Stuart, OF the Kingston Rowing
club, by five lengths. Time minutes,
Il second.
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Captain Gundel,s Statement.

The statement by Captain GundeI, of
the Norge, will be found on Page 2.
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Protector at Cronstadt,

st. Petersburg, July 4,--3:59 p. NJ
The submarine boat Protector is re.
ported on. excellent authority to be al
Cronstadt.
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st. Petersburg, July 4.-6:1O p m.---
The authorities here scout the Toxic
story of the proposed surrender Of Port
Arthur to the japanese.
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The Protector left New York June S
for Cork Ireland, on board the NorWe-,
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gian steamer Fortuna. 1t has been re-
ported that the Protector viii be
shipped by rail to yladiyostok.
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A WILD REPORT.

Russia offers to conditionaIly surren-
der Port Arthur.
Toxic, July 4.--77 a. NIT Is reported
that Russia has, through France, Offer
ed to surrender Port Arthur to Japan,
together with its ships and arms there,
providing the garrison is freed. A con-
firmation Of the report is impossible
and it is generally regarded to be un-
true.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-26

far from the confines of the gloomy place and
had he commanded me to follow him / would never
have dared to venture within its forbidding shadesp
What do you suppose he did IN the Enchanted
Nalley| inquired Eric.
81 never even guessed near i" exclaimed the old
man. what would a wizard do In such place but
hobnOb with demons, elves and witches like himself,
and practice his spells where no eyes could spy upon
him! / certain that all the viking he did at
home was very simple, and even a bit foolish just
stuff to delude the simple villagers and woodsmen
hereabouts.
"Of course, he kept has strong conjuring secret
and very private. You know anybody can grease
cats tail to chase away cockroaches from house,
hang the left hind leg Of frog IN the milk house
to keep cream from sOurIng during thunder storm.
One doesn't have to 60 to regular wizard for such
spells, you know
But ] say I'd like TO know who first found out
the valley was enchanted asked Eric.
ooh that was discovered ages ago, for In all the
ancient books it is mentioned as being filed with
marvels and dangers" replied the old woodsmau.
II suppose that In the time of knights and armed
they perhaps used to venture in there In search
of adventure, although Ive never read about any
of them doing it. and probably they never returned
to tell their stories, anyhow! If they any more
than did they were simply scared to death,
Teclon'
Well" said Erie decidedly, 81 intend to read
those wizard books right off soon we get home,
and after that / am going into the Enchanted Val
ley and see what's there!'
well, you may 60, for it is a good thing for a
lad'o test his courage and you need not be ashamed
if fear SEXES you. Better and bigger men than you
or ] have been frightened silly by what they saw
only a few yards from the entrance of the valley
so if you come flying out as white a sheet 1 shall
not laugh at you, my SOM
So when they reached home the woOdsman got out
the old books and Eric went at them instantly. They
were filed with silly and foolish recipes that made
even the boy smile, and were written I'm very high
sounding language, but without much sense
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"Well, the day before he passed away-owing me
four dollars too, which L never got-he went out
just about dark into the woods and / followed him
at distance having curiosity to see what he was
about although l had never bothered about his do
lngs before that / now wish that ] had taken adj
vantage of my chances and learned more of his
tricks He had something hidden under his cloak,
and I was curious to know what it was and what he
was about 10 do with it.
81 followed him over to the big rock, and then
down by the brook and it until he came to the
old blasted poplar tree that stands all alone where
the road turns and there he stopped and looked all
about ] croUched behind a bush. When he was sure
nobody was looking me walked away from the tree,
and thought he was measuring off the distance,
but l never thought of counting his steps. / wish
/ hadp
"Whyl7 asked the boy
Because he stopped when he was a distance from
the tree and took spade from under his cloak and
then he began TO dig in q great hurry When he had
made hole big enough to bury a cat I'm he took
the hole, after which he hastily shoyeled the earth
into it and leveled it of.
Chen he fastened away and I followed him, for
g storm was near; and, IN fact, / only escaped
soaking because / ran home faster than he for I
was afraid he'd find that / had been out He came
home dreadfuLy wet and caught a cold that finished
him"
"Well, I suppose YOU went and dug up what he
had hidden| guessed the boy.
81 tried 20 but failed In the first place the rain
had leVeled the soil and completely concealed the
spot by making all the field into a mud puddle and
in the day time / couldn't discover In lust what de
rection be had walked away from the tree"
"Nell, why didn't you dig all about| asked Eric
"That's exactly what / did, and dug and dug for
twenty years, but / never discovered the secret
After all perhaps 1T was nothing of importance
said the old man with a sigh,
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"At last you have come. I have waited many
years, and ] couldn't grow up until you came. Go
back home and get key that is hidden under the
hearthstone and unlock this paddock that secures
these chains"
"The chains are rusty and weakw replied Eric.
81 can break them with my axe"
He raised the axe, but she said:
Hold! Before you release me, ask me whatever
you wish TO know! 1 was placed here By magic as
the wizards queston-answerer, and here he came
daily to learn from all he desired; but once free
from this rock ] shall be unable TO answer any of
the mystic questions. So now learn what you willp
Il hardly know of anything Just now replied
Eric. Its too sudden, you seeE'
Don't you wish to know who you are" she
asked
'FWhat do you mean % demanded the boy, puzzled.
FYou think you are -ertzen's son, but you are
the kings son, thrown into the snow by his uncle,
who wished to gain the throne. and found By the
forester instead of pershing the villain expected
Hertzen has a diamond loc6et that was hung ca a
chain about your neck and IN it IS the picture of
your mother, the queen"
81 shall ask Hertzen about this when we get
home cried Eric, and then he shattered the chains
that bound the girl.
Come with me ~ he said 'I viii take you out of
tins placer
Before we go" said she, Il win show you where
the wizard hid great chest filed with gold and dia
monds, which you viii need when you go to your
father, the king for he is poor that he can
not pay his soldiers, and his brother is about to
make war on him."
'sThat's all right" replied the boy Of am really
his son, of course, L must 60 to him and help him
out but it seems very funny that grandfather never
said anything about 1t"
Hertzen laughed when Eric asked him who he
was, and said:
Il found you in the snow that's all know about i
it. I never happened to think of telling you. that
alIp
When the girl opened the loezet, however, and re-
vealed the queens portrait, the old forester was
dumb with amazement bat finally cried:
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AOne might ind interesting things In there."
hazarded Eric, he gazad down into the treetops,
for the two were sitting on a rock away up on the
nountalnside. perhaps an old castle, or maybe
pot of gold"
'Wel, much we need the gold I don't want to
60 In there and seek It'll" said Hertzen. ST ann too
old 70 get another such a fright Now bear or q
wolf wouldn't scare me bit, but something that's
like no natural animal makes my blood curdlel7
"When i set bigger ] think Il try 1t. It's some
thing TO boast OF that one has been where no man
ever dared to go ]! said Eric.
But you couldn't make that boast replied the
old man. 81 knew man who went into the Valley
often, and at night too"
"Why, you never told me that.' cried Erie "Who
was tins daring man %
"When / was 81 small boy I worked for a wizard
said the. huntsman "Ibis wizards name was Adams
and he was a wonder He could coniure to beat the
band, raise Up storms, drive away spo0ks and warts
find lost articles, predict election results read let
tiers without opening them, cure the cole and
spavins by saying some magic words; I'm fact can't
begin to remember the things be could do
eIIe was simply prodigious. and while worked
YOU he was o mighty old man then. After he died 7
read most all OF his books but I confess tb8t I
never gained much knowledge from them
-'}Vhat became OF those books inquired Erie.
eagerly.
II have them stll al laid away III 10y chest. up In
the loft replied the huntsman.
Chen ] VIII read them myselfP cried the bow
u want to know what the old wizard did to drive
away warts. I've GOT two
"oh, that's easy enough said Hertzen. q can