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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
CALL FOR ROOSEVELT. [.
Manufacturers' Club of Philadelph
to Enter Politics.
Inv rrLEeRArH TO THE rR1BrxE.l


Philadelphia, June 5.-This city proposes 10
lead off In a movement which will show the
vast manufacturing interests of the East ar
raved in a solid column behind President Roose-
velt In the Manufacturers Club OF this city
the germ of the organization originated. and al
ready the growth OF the movement assures a
measure OF success most gratifying TO the men
who started II.
II is the first time that the Manufacturers
Club, as an organization has entered politics.
Now II proposes not only to go in. but 10 make
it's influence felt. Probably the first public dem
onstration will occur on September ., when a
meeting viii be held at the Academy of Music
that VIII he so impressive TO leave doubt
Of the manufacturers desire 10 make prosperity
continuous by continuing President Roosevelt
and the Republican party in power.
The meeting is expected to represent more
capital actually invested In productive estab-
lishments. and the employers of more labor than
any gathering of the sort ever held in the
United States. Pennsylvania. the leading
manufacturing State is TO be asked 10 help.
Fayette Z. Plumb has been decided on as tenn
porary chairman Of the Academy meeting, and
in all probability Thomas Dolan will be perrna-
nent chairman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
PORT ARTBUR'S SIEGE.
EXPLOSIONS NEAR FORT.
Smoke Seen from Sea-Wmeless
Station on LaO-Teai-Shan.

Heavy explosions and dense smoke in the
direction of Port Arthur were reported by the
cruiser Chitose, which was recommending off
the harbor. A wireless telegraph station has
been erected on Lao-Tea-Shan, and japanese
warships are scouting along the Chinese coast
to find the receiving station
Two thousand Russians, infantry, cavalry
and artillery, were defeated by Japanese
troops near Chun- Chia-Tun, north of Polan-
Tien, on June 8. The battle lasted over five
hours, the Russians retiring to TeIissu. The
Japanese losses were small.
General Kuroki reported a fight on the
same day near Samaja, in which six hundred
Cossacks were repulsed with heavy loss y
japanese had one man killed and thru
wounded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
FIRE DIN4GE, 1925 900.
Big Blaee in Shopping Centre
Howc and Policemen at OddS.
FOUR PERSONS ARE RESCUED.

Battalion chief Howe. Of the Fire Depart
nrent. turned in an alarm of fire Sixth-ave
and Twenty-th!rd-st. early this morning when
the two double buildings. Nos 14S and 40 and
Nos 152 ana 154 West Twenty-third-s st. close
TO Sixth-ave., began to burn. Cabmen lad told
him Of the ire
The three upper floors Of Nos. 14S and 100
burned out, doing about $4,000 damage.
The upper floors Of Nos. 152 and l54 were dam
aged to an extent Of S25.O09. The United Mer-
chants Photographic Association occupies the
upper part Of that building. Four persons were
rescued from a building next door.
Patrolman William C'Brien. Of the West Thir-
tieth-st. station, was at Seventh-ave. and Twen-
ty-taird-st. when the fire started, and he to
Twenty-second-st. and sent in an alarm Howe
met him. Said Howe:
II you had been properly patrolling your post
We could have saved the building without much
Of a hre. Now two alarms have to be sent in.
You ought to have been on your po-
Howe says he VIII prefer charges against
o'Brien. as the man, he declares, assaulted him
He was sending in an alarm. he asserts, when
oBrien struck him several times.
The buildings are six stories high. Of brio k
with iron fronts and the roofs were soon ablaze
While smoke and flames were coming out Of
many lower windows. The building at Nos 14S
and 15G WIS occupied nearly all the way
through by the Hoefer Paper Mills. and the one
at Nos. i52 and 154 by the Manhattan Trading
Stamps Company and :he Photographic Assccia-
ton
Battalion Chief Duane took charge later nut
despite strong efforts the fire gained, and the
upper floors were burning brightly az 100. A
third alarm was sent in then. 4 crowd had
.Ftn attracted by the fire, the flames We're
nloo'!lS out Of the roof ana illuminating the
"S.t Clnding streets
t, me Fancoast, boarding house occupies two
D1-lGhgs across the street from the fire. and
.--oAe entered these houses. Nos 14J and HI
Is Wen as the houses Nos 149 and 15l. Most
" me occupants were women and they shriel-ed
Ihey ned to the street. None were hurt
Inc building 1T No. 146 West Twenty-third-
~ d -FOUR story private dwelling house with
IuiIlished room upstairs Three women and
man refused to leave because they wanted 10
some oil paintings, and Roundsman Miller
oaoNe them out They mIght have beer over
come had they stayed
,sI d,'sHI years ego a battalion chief and six men
-0S' 'ie'f Ewes at a fire on the same site
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
JAPANESE NEAR GOAL.
Troops Only Fezr Miles from Port
1rthur on June 2.

CEe-FOo. June 6.-Only two miles separated
Japanese and Russian armies the Liao-TUng
peninsula on June >. according 70 Chinese who
have arrived here from Dalny.
The japanese army. reinforced by the men
who landed at Dainy. occupied Twing-Ching
and also SanchimpO. several miles west OF Dalny
They then proceeded along the coast toward
Fort Arthur. on one side of the army are high
mountains and on the other side IS the sea.
from which the japanese sunbOats support
ing the flank of the army.
On Jure the japanese forces We're within
seven miles OF the outer forts Of Port Arthur.
only two miles from the Russian army, which is
ready to contest further advance. The Chinese
believed that there would be big battle ct this
point.
Il is also stated by the Chinese that the Jap
anese have moved their base to Dalny from
Talien-Wan. The larger Japanese ships are an
chored outside. the smaller ones inside the haT-
Dor. Troops are being landed. thew say. from
small vessels. apparently coming from Pftsu-WO
or the Elliott Islands.
The Chinese further reported that a number
OF Chinese have been shot while attempting TO
get through the Russian lines.
Japanese correspondent from Dalny con-
firms the reported advance of the Japanese army
on Port Arthur. news Of which was brought
here to-day by the Chinese. The correspondent
states. however. that there are fifteen miles be-
tween the japanese and Port Arthur. instead OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
BAD UPSTATE FLOODS.
WOrSt ir Years Near Elmird-Rdil-
road Crippled.

rr,r,iro y Y June 5-Yesterday's electrical
storm caused great damage 10 crops north and
south Of this city. There were severe hnilstorm'
north OF the city but at Pine City, five miles south
~ here the worst food IN years occurred. was
even more damaging to the farmers Of that region
than the June flood of 1889 Dry Run. ordinarily
an insignificant stream. devastated the whole coun-
trvside Water mounted TO the window sls Of the
farm and village houses and families had TO seek
shelter in the upper floors. The gravel washed
down from the hIlsides and covered the farms
while the water in its onrush dug channels through
the farms and washed away promising crops. The
damage will mount up into til" thousands. Tie
State road has been washe3 away in several places
In Elmira blown down and several
houses were struck by lightning. but one was
hurt
There were numerous shouts and landslides
the Northern Central Railroad between Elmira ana
W1Iiamsport Penn. last night, and the whole di-
vision has been imperative for the last twcntyfour
hours The washouts between Gillets and Troy,
Penn were tho worst Two of these were ten fee;
In depth and forty feet long. There were half a
dozen other washuuts and landsldes in distance
Of ten miles between Gillets and Troy Between
Roaring Branch and Ralston there were two bad
washouts the main track and switches being car
ried away.
The water Is seven feet deep In the Pennsylvania
Railroad YARD at Ealston. There were landsdes
south of Ialston and in many places the gravel
washed dawn from the hills and covered the tracks
TO :. depth Of four feet. Between Raston and W'H-
iamsport three or four washouts or from
$50 to $50 feet ccch and of average depth of
four feet. Seven bents of bridge No D at Cogan
Valley, were washed away.
The water began give trouble at o'clock last
night. and the reports Of washouts ana landshdes
continued to como in until midnight. The entire
construction forces Of the Elmira and Canandaigua
divisions have been working night and day. repair
ing INC roadbed and expect to have the division
open Ivy morning. Passengers from NllllaTnSport
arr. coming to tlmira by way of corning on the
New-York Central, and passengers southoound are
the route
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06

TWO BULLDOGS INCLUDED
Princeton Students and Army and
NdUy Men Battle.

Princeton students. an army officers son. an
admirals nephew. other men, two bull
dogs, including the Princeton Baseball Clubs
mascot. and House Detective Shepherd of the
Park. Avenue Hotel, were in free fight in the
MOTEL cafe and in the street early yesterday
The detective got the worst of it, no one else
being badly hurt The dogs chewed each
other. but were separated.
Some of the Princeton students who had seen
their baseball team whipped at New-H Haven
Saturday pat up at the Princeton Club. oppo-
site the hotel and half dozen of them strolled
over to the Park Avenue Cafe. One had the
mascot in LEASH
sitting at two tables were we'll known doc
tor the admirals nephew. the captains son. two
regular army lieutenants and a few others
friends OF these men. They were joking with
one another and one of them called the atten-
ton of the rest to the Princeton bulldog and
said:
Gee, what ugly lobster"
An insult to their mascot was too much for
the Princeton men. and they bristled to a man
and came forward. 1t took only few seconds
to start a fight. The bulldog leaped on table
ana looked on with his eyes half closed. The
fight went on hotly, each man picking out his
antagonist, and by tacit agreement beating
each other according to the rules Of the Ameri-
can duel.
Thomas Ryan. the barkeeper sent few hall
boys into the fray. but they retired quickly The
fighters fought their way to the street. The
bulldog followed. Here Detective Shepherd.
without saying who he was. tried to be peace
maker. He got what peacemakerS generally get.
The hostile camps by common consent Joined
forces and he was struck again. knocked down,
thrown into the gutter and jammed against
the housewall as often as he arose --,.-,.,
While Shepherd was being mauled Frederick
Reed, manager oS the hotel. arrived. He had
with him his pet bulldog, a prize winning ami
NAL Of some pedigree. The prize winner and the
mascot spied each other and decided not TO let
the students and the others have all the sport.
Mr. Reed managed to let the fighters know
who they were thrashng. and effected a recon
ciliation- Then the students got clubs and pried
at the bulldogs jaws and jammed their teeth
till the dogs decided 10 let go of each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
BURDEN HOUSE AFIRE.
Damage of s5O,O 400 to Troy Summer
Place of James 4.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsuNE.1

Troy. y. Y June 5.-W .odside. the summer home
OF James \. Burden on the Heights. in the south
ern part OF this city. overlooking the Hudson was
damaged by fire last nisht and this morning to
the extent Of $4,000 Mr. Burden and hts son
James A. jr. were here when the fire was dis
covered. Mrs. Burden is in Europe. and Mr.. Bur
den plans to Join her soon. The fire originated In
the smoking room, and confined to that
apartment and the music room. In the eastern end
Of the building Many objects of were de
stroyed. in addition to the damage the build
ling Difficulty was experienced in getting the
fire apparatus to the place. account Of It's IN
accessibility. hut. there. the tiremen saved
the building from destruction. The loss is covered
by insurance. Mr.. Burden says he will rebuild the
damaged property.
WoodSide Is one Of the finest old homes in the
city. and was built many years ago by the father
Of the present owner The latter is strongly
tcched TO the house II being his birthplace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
FIRE AND SMOKE AT PORT
Heary DetonatiOns - Destroying
Mines Near Dalny.

Washington. June 5-The Japanese Legation
to-day received the following dispatch from the
government at Toxic:
Admiral Togo reports that according to a
message received by him through wireless teleg-
raphy from the captain OF the cruiser Chitose,
which was cruising Off Port Arthur. great eN-
plosions were heard and rising OF dense smoke
was observed repeatedly in the direction Of Port
Arthur during Saturday.
Four masts. one with wireless telegraphic IN
strunents and sentry box. were seen on the
top of Lao-Teat-Shan-
Toxic. June Sit is suspected here that the
Russians at Port Arthur communicating
with points on the Chinese coast by means OF
wireless telegraphy. 1t was reported that a
wireless station had been erected secretly at the
village OF Peh-wang. on Takin Island. one OF
the BIiao-Tao group. in Pe-Chi-Lf Strait. and
the Japanese cruiser Chitose visited the island
yesterday to investigate. She did not however.
find anything 1t is reported that another such
station has been erected near Saskatchewan,
and the japanese are investigating this matter
Yesterday the Chitose steamed in close to Lao
Teai-Shan and discovered four masts and a
watch house near the coast One os these masts
evidently was fitted for wireless teIegraphy
operations
The Chitose reports having heard a series o,
explosions at Port Arthur. and believes them -
have resulted from bIastings preparatory to the
emplacing OF new batteries
The japanese torpedo boat destroyer Ikazuchi
yesterday discovered and exploded a large riae
off san-Shan Island, at the entrance TO Ta.el-
Wan Bax.
The japanese naval authorities engaged IL
clearing out the mines in the vicinity of Talien-
Wan Bay employing Japanese shell divers
from Kushiu Province for the purpose. These
divers volunteered for this work and are
derfully expert II is said that with their div
ing paraphernaIia they can stay under water for
half day az time
Hundreds of japanese fishermen volun-
teering to assist in clearing away Russian mines
and it is possible that some Of them will be
used for this work These voluntary offers are
taken to illustrate the unity. OF the Japanese
people in the
The explosions reported in the foregoing dispatch
may have been the fire OF the Japanese siege guns
and the reply OF the forts, the sound heard at
having lost its continuity by the coDfguration or
the land and the varying force of the wind The
detonations may have been caused. the other
hand by the Russians blowing up their warshi9s
and stores by the springing of mines TO repel
attack of infantry the Chitoses report says.
by blasting for emplacements.
The dense smoke bears out the theories either ot
damage caused in the town by Japanese shells
the decision OF the Russians to destroy their
smokeIess and that of the Russians leaves prac-
ticay trace of the guns location.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
THE BURLINGTON IN TEXAS.
Construction Will Soon Be Started on Line
to Galveston.
lrr rElrGRApm TO rHs TRIBUNE. J

Austin. Tex. June 5-lt is learned that the ar
rangements OF the Hill interests for extending tho
Burlington from Kansas City to Galveston have
rca ched point where the iral locat ton and actual
construction Of the road viii be started. Rep
resentatives Of the Burlington have been actively
at work i'm Texas fc~ several months, obtaining
bonds contracts and right OF way
II is stated that the road VIII for considerable
distance IN Texas occupy the territory which was
to have been traversed by tho Rock Islands pro-
posed extension TO Galveston. 1t is not known
what arra nonts the hil interests have made
for port - } mina facilities at Galveston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
QUAY KEPT LOCAL OPTION GOING.
Now That He Is Dead, Attempt Will Be
Made to Have Law Repealed
lnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIbUNE.l

Beaven Penn. June 6-Now that senator Quay
&c dead an effort will be made 10 have the Local
On,ion law rCpealed for this borough For the last
thirty-hve years there has been local option law
on the Pennsylvania statutes, which Daniel Agnew.
once Chief Justice, instrumental in having
passed. Before he died, Justice Asnow called
senator QUAY to him and made him promise that
as long as he lived he would permit the Local
Option law TO be repealed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
COLUMNS or FIRE IN IfTR.
Tanks Of OIL and Parnish Bloc Cp
an FactOiy Blaze.

The factory or the Manhattan Piano Case Com
1NS' al Creskill on the slope of the Pacades,
,N ,'e miles from Englewood, vas destroyed b. Are
,@s' a. evening The buildings were mostly frame.
So'efeo mucn ground and were filed with aud
~. 0u@2ed by seasoned and seasoning lumber.
a16 n-1le bright blaze. Wien the tanks Of oils
teryai llshes @sout the buildings blew up at in
air ne ,S3olufnns Of fire were thrown high in the
size - IL dangerous to approach the fire. The
was ti tiT factory is commanding thRt the blaze
'iAihle Tor miles In every direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
GTNBO1T TORPEDOED.
Russian U'ar YesSel Giliak De-
stroged at Port 1Arthur.

Toxic. June 6-Tha Russian gunboat GHiak
on Saturday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
B. & O. LAYS OFF A THOUSAND MEN.
Pittsburg Conditions Amaze Business Men.
Lnr rrLEenArH To rHE TE.nrxE.l

Pittsburg June 5-The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company has discharged one thousand men
in the last few days The notice of suspension was
for an indefinite period. The rapid falling off in
freight traffic emanating from the Pittsburg mines
and mills has been the subject of wonder among
business The railroads have given orders for
further retrenchments il the furnaces ordered
closed. The mills in this district working on
orders received from day 10 day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
COED CORN CROP NOW TN TEXAS.
ihsee Inch Rainfall All Over the Central
Section

p.,--ti' Pin Tex June 5.--All Central Texas from
sba,..eH. e on the north TO Cotuilla on tie south
iocb ..H l &c hundred niles. visited by three
precipitation assures good corn crop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
TROLLEY CAR WRECKED; ONE KILLED.
Sixteen Others Seriously Injured-Passen-
gers Jumped When Car Struck Tree.

Burlington. Iowa. June a heavily loaded
electric strectcar on the Valey-st. line this af-
ternoon was wrecked against shade tree. The
p2 2ssengers jumped and the flew along. Mrs.
Joseph Keehn was killed and sixteen others
were seriously injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
STEAMER IN COLLISION
Fatal accident in Pineyard Sound
PASSENGERS IN DANGER.

VINEYARD Haven Mass. June 5-The barge
Lorberry OF the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
Company was sunk off Vineyard Sound Light
ship in dense fog at : a. to-day through n
collision with the steamer Tallahassee. Savan-
nah for Boston Captain Burroughs OF the
barge was drowned.
The Tallahassee was saved FROM sinking by
her watertight compartments and arrived here
this evening. Her passengers Will be sent to
Boston by rail tomorrow morning.
The Tallahassee. which carried nineteen pas
sengers had a large hole stove in her bow. and
ran into Menemsha Blight for safety, later pro-
ceedng here. The accident occurred within Il
quarter Of a mile of the lightship The Lor~
berry. coal laden. the stern barge of tow
OF three behind the tug Gettysburg, and
proceeding slowly. when the Tallahassee, which
was hunting for the lightship under slow speed.
came suddenly her.
The Lorborry was struck the starboard
bow and sank within q few minutes Captain
Burroughs was on deck when the collision oc-
Cured and rushed aft with the steward. en-
deavoring to clear the boat. The barge how
ever. filed rapidly, and sank before the toa;
could be lowered. The steward clung to piece
OF wreclage. and picked up Three others
of the crew who ran to the bow climbed UP the
anchor chains to the steamer. The Gettysburg
anchored one OF her barges under Gay Head
and took the other to New-Bedford.
This accident recalls the wreck of the City OF
Columbus also n steamer plying between Boston
and savannah which sunk reef off Gay
Head, Martha's Vineyard only few miles- from
the scene of the accident to the Tallah;csec, in
January 1884 In that accident about hundred
lives were lost. II occurred on bitter cold night
which was clear. and frightened by full moon.
The exact cause of the accident vas never known.
as the man at the wheel was drowned and the
captain was below at the time. There were many
brave rescues by the Indians who lived the
Gay Head promontory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06

For Iakcviile Salisbury and Norfolk, Conn. ts%c
New-A ork. New Haven aud Hartford trains leaving
Grand Central Station 9l5 q. m. and $3.50 p m.-Adyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06

IIAe'D r. Z. FOR noNTREAL.
Cnssas; Cns,y b,iri@stoa. Ac-o5s tho Islands or Ior,
look a. tu.ha' Qlebec, fcTr trains. Illustrated
b. Y a. po@taSe. loo. ina ton go broadly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
HIGHLAND SPRINGS.

Services Will be held to-day ut the NJ. E..
Church by the pastor. Rev. John z, BIC
CARNEY at II o'clock. 1870 Us ssss
The Union que will meet at 1890 p. NJ.
In the n. E. Church. ~
Fl Mr,--John Rurner with her two children Is
spending the week with her mother In lower
MI. John Rufrner spent Saturday and SUN
day at the home OF his wife s parentA Mt.
and Mrs Dick Warmer. SsSf a. t3
Mr. and Mrs. "A, J. Hudgens.. OF Richmond.
were guests during the week Of Miss Jennie
Hudgens at the "Refnge. " !. ,3s,s
& Miss Lizzie Atkinson visited friends in Rich-
mocd during the past week. III q III
s :. A T. R DOPE at E1ynnhurst' f on Friday
Miss Rita Stavall.: who has been III with
fever is some what better. DR.. 6. T. Col-
e Inns is the attending physician.
Miss Gertrude Schultz and Miss Lola Cis-
man, OF Detroit. Michigan. who have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Johr, Of. Meadow sta
Woodcock. accompanied by Misses May and
n Miss cara lara Dewolt left early in the week
! for a months visit to relatives and friends
i Elmer r. Lewis, OF Lynn. Mass, viii be a
guest Of his sister, Mrs. S.. A. Roope. at
aLynnhurst during this week. -
a delightful cotilion was rendered by Chris
gGebhardt, Of Bachelors Lodge on Friday
evening at Fulton Park.
School opened here the past week with
more than fifty children on the roll. Miss
Lille Larson as teacher r.4 e.
Mrs g. T. Collins and two children ana
lengthy stay in the mountains Of Virginia.
Miss Nellie Venol; OF 'Vinehaven.'' is con-
ayalescing rapidly from her recent Illness.