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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
R RECoNNOIssANCEs ON YALU.
e Japanese Now Concentrating Con
 siderable Force on River.

|St. Petersburg, April 22.-The follow |g telegram from yiceroy Alexieff has len received by the emperor:
 f"Quite a series of reconnoissances (rried out on the Yalu river have l town that the Japanese are concen- fating in considerable force. It is be- Rved that they have about one divi- on to the north of Wiju. They are |so beginning to concentrate troops in fiju, from which place they have nov j the Corean population.
 Conformation has reached me that santities of material, apparently parts pontoon bridges, are being collected 5posite the Island of Mabikhe. E'Our scouts have killed two Japanese puts, one of whom appeared to be
 officer.
 On our right flank our scouts exe-
 ted daring reconnaissance, extending
 Ter several days, on the left bank of
 e Yalu, as the result of which it has len ascertained that there are only a
 Nv troops south of the river Pomaku,
 t that the Japanese there are occu- ed in preparing boats. A Russian de-
 chment of two officers and thirty-two
 en proceeded thither in three boats. he detachment was, however, dis
 vered by the enemy and shots were
 changed, three of our riif1emen being
 led. Staff Captain Smeizein and Even rifemen were severely and
 eutenant Pushkin and four men lightly wounded. The detachment re-
 rned to our bank of the river under
 cover of two of our guns.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
RUSSIA HAS ANOTHER
 DISASTER WITH A MINE
4 LIEUTENANT AND TWENTY
 MEN ARE KILLED.

|viceroy AIexiefY Respectfully Reports
 fIe Affair as Occurring During the
 Placing of Mines by Steam Launches --Japanese in Force at Wiju and Ap- parentIy Ready to Cross-Russian
 Force Driven Back With Loss. St. Petersburg, April 22.-The emperor has received the following telegram |Erom viceroy Alexieff bearing to-day s bate: zll&ai
 q respectively report to your majes- Rty that to-day, during the placing of mines by some steam launches, Lieu tenant Pell and twenty men were killed through a mine exploding prematurely lnder the stern of one of the launches. 2 An official telegram received here says that Russian scouting parties re- bort that the Japanese are concentrat- Ed in considerable force, with war ma !&erial and pontoons, at and around N
 Niju Shots were exchanged south of The river Ponakua, where a Russian de- sachment of two officers and 32 men lots Ahree men killed and the two officers and the two officers and 13 men wound Id. The Russian force regained the Russian side of the river under the Protection Of two guns.
 VI Paris, April 22.-The correspondent of The Temps at St. Petersburg says: q ''The report that viceroy Alexieff has tsked for his recall is confirmed, but .t is not yet known whether the emper- Br will accept his resignation
 
 Liao Yang, April 22.-General Kuro- spatkin is expecting that the Japanese sEill soon attempt to cross the Yalu. E The concentration of the enemy's |aorces at Wiju has progressed steadily. brought by scouts and oth- rs shows that there is more than one |flivision there, and that pontoons are |Reing brought up.
 There was skirmish yesterday on an Island opposite Wiju, which the Japan ase occupied in order to pave the way
 pr the laying of pontoons. A Russian roop in boats was attacked and driven lack. Captain Smeizin, commanding
 he troop, was wounded by four bullets.
 St. Petersburg, April 22.-Rumore are
 circulation that two beggars att
 empted the assassination of General
 ruropatkin when he was in New
 hwang a few days ago. It is said
 hat the beggars succeeded in ap-
 roaehing the general and were talking
 him, when a guard noticed that one
 them put his hand inside his robe.
 he men were seized and searched and
 hives were found upon them. It is
 did that the men were Japanese.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
ADDS TO RUSsIA'S GLOOM.
ying the Price of CarIessness Says a
 Member of Admiralty.

lying the Price of CarIessncss Says q Member of Admiralty. Et. Petersburg, April 22.-Viceroy |exieff's announcement of the destruc- In of a launch and the loss of twenty |e men by the explosion of Russian Ecedo at Port Arthur, has added to E gloom which has prevailed since E disaster to the PetroDavlovsk. I've are paying the price of careless Es," said a member of the admiralty, Ind previous disasters seem to teach khing.'
 The war commission suppressed part ! the viceroy's dispatch, which show where the mines were being laid. is believed that as launches were 3ployed they were mining the en- &nce to the harbor in order to pre- Int the Japanese from forcing an en- | nee and attempting to destroy the |naining ships.
 It is evident from the closing of the trance that Viceroy Alexieff has no |ention of lettring his ships go to sea ! |ain even against an inferior force, pugh this may not be the policy of
 De Admiral Skrydloff, who will deter
 ne on a plan of operations when he 6unes command.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Johnson Whips McVey.

San Francisco, April 22.-Jack John- son. the worlds champion colored heavyweight, knocked out Sam Me- vey of Oxnard, tonight in the twen- tieth round. The end came within half a minute berore the close o1 the round and contest. Johnson, who had made a punching bag of Mcvey all through the fight, finally caught him on the point of the jaw with a right and left swing to the jaw and McVey went down and was counted out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
SHOOT HEARING.
Thorough Review of Mormon Interfer-
 ence in State Politics.

Washington, April 22.-A thorough re- view of Mormon interference in the political affairs of Utah was given to- day by Judge o. w. Powers, the only witness before the senate committee on privileges and elections in the investi- gation of the protests against Senator Reed Smoot. Several times efforts were made by counsel for the defense to show that this story was based on hearsay, but the attempts were met by an array of facts taken from the signed statements of members of the church, documents which are part of the records of the statements affidavits |of persons present at various places where the church influence was mani Tested and other evidence. He will con- tinue tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Strike at Quincy.

Quincy, Mass, April 22.-A strike was formally declared tonight by both the Boilermakers union and the Ship wrights' union against the Fore River Ship and Engine company. The two unions have membership of 1000. It is expected that the other three unions involved will take similar action and an early settlement of the trouble ap- pears improbable. The launching of the battleship Rhode Island, planned for poned. Some 5000 men have been idle since Monday, but have awaited in- structions from the national organiza- tion before formally declaring a strike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
D. 4. R.,s IN 4 FUSS.
One of stormicst Sessions in History of
 National Society.

Washington, April 22.-The stormiest sessions in the history of the National Society of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution occurred to-day when the judicial committee of the thirteenth continental congress by Mrs. Weed of Montana, and the daughters went into secret session where Mrs. Orton made this motion:
 Moved, That general vote of cen- sure be passed by the thirteenth con- tinental congress on those members of the society who were guilty of the gross injustice reported by the judicial committee
 There was a storm of intermixed pro- tests and applause, a tangle of parlia- mentary sparring, the motion was fn- ally lost and later when the doors were opened the committee report was adopt ed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Harris Dexter's Trial.

Dedham, Mass, April 22LThe details of confession said to have been made by Harris Dexter who is on trial in the district court here charged with having caused the death of his younger broth CT by shooting, were given by State Po- lice Officer John H. Scott, a witness in the case to-day. Officer Scott said that on April 4 Harris Dexter confessed that he had shot his brother by accident. He said that his brother had q revolver and the defendant thought it best to take it away from him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
UNITED STATES NOW OWNER
PANAMA CANAL PASSES INTO
 HANDS OF THIS COUNTRY.
Contract Signed, Sealed, Delivered and
 Comprete-The Result accomplished
 Quietly and Most Unexpectedly.-Ac- ton Before Meeting of Stockholders
Taken for a Purpose.

Paris, April 22.-The Associated Press is authorized to announce that the con- tract by which the ownership of the Panama canal passes to the United States is signed, sealed, delivered and complete.
 The title to the canal route is now vested in the government of the United States.
 The document by which this trans action is consummated bears the sigma ture of President Bo and Director Rich man of the Panama Canal company, who signed for the company as it's re- sponsible officials. The transfer is com plete and without reservation, and the United States secures & perfect title. . This result has been accomplished quietly and most unexpectedly, as the public had been given to understand that the contract would not be executed until after the meeting of the stock holders of the Panama Canal company tomorrow, at which the question of ratification would be presented As 8 matter of fact, however, when the meet ing takes place tomorrow President Bo will announce that the sale has been completed and instead of asking for authority to execute a future contract it will only remain to ratify the con- tract of sale which the officers of the company have already formally com pleted.
 Only a few of the highest officers of the company are now aware of the secret, which will not be known, ex- cept by this announcement in the un- tied States, up to the time Of the meet ing.
 It is confidently belived that the conn pletion of the sale before the meeting will increase the vote for ratification, as it will be recognized that nothing more remains but to acquesce in the action taken by the highest officials of the company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
FIERCE ASSAULT ON
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
4 BITTER DENUNoIATIoN BY
 REPRESENTATIVE KITCHEN
Made in the House Late Yesterday--- Comparisons Drawn With sIcKinley- Roosevelt Openly Charged With Be- ing an Advocate of Lynch Law-Unft to Hold Office and Dangerous.
, Hold office and Dangerous.

Washington, April 22.-Late to-day President Roosevelt was assailed bit- terly by Mir. Kitchen of North Carolina, who included in his castigation General Grosvenori whom he charged with hav- ing humiliated Theodore Roosevelt, the vice presidential candidate, and whom in recent speech in the house he had glorified as the worthy successor of Mir Mckinley. Mir. Kitchen likened President Roosevelt in this connection to the ant hill taking the place of the, mountain, the owls screech taking the place of the tombs symphonies, and to the nlinnow taking the place of the whale. He declared that the president had insulted the people of the south by saying in one of his publications that throughout southern character there ran a streak of brutal barbarism. He openly charged the president with being the advocate of lynch law, and quoted from one of the presidents books to sustain his assertion. Iii his opinion the president, whom, he said, while governor of New York, had styl- ed the members of congress as q herd Ol SdtItSs WdS UllllL u 4iOlu OA4iSC citN was a dangerous man.
 General Grosvenor admitted that four years ago he opposed the nomination |of MT. Roosevelt for vice president, but said Mr. Roosevelt during the campaign had conducted himself in a dignified manner, and had won the confidence and esteem of the people by his acts from the time he was elected to pre- side over the senate, and that he reach ed the supreme heights when he de- clared at Buffalo that he would carry out the policies of Mckinley. Since then the president had grown to be one of the great men of the country. The president, he said was more dangerous to the democratic party than any other man to-day. The democrats i'll New York, he said had launched a candidate for president who did not know whether he stood on his head or his heels.
 Preceding this episode, the house de- bated the bill to create a commission to investigate the merchant marine, but took no acion on it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Arrest of Henry Iselin.

New York, April 22.-Henry Iselin, who is detained by the authorities in Paris pending an investigation of vari- ous enterprises in that city, is under stood to be a relative of the well known Iselin family of this city, but has re- sided abroad for fifteen or twenty years and the New York family have not heard directly from him in fifteen years. He had various banking inter ssts and has been the owner of one or more newspap pers in Paris.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Shsnnfnr Naxrs.

CTS Graf Waldersee, Hamburg via Bou- logne and Plymouth.
 Halifax, N s. April 22.-Arrived: Steamer Pomeranian, Glasgow and Liv- erpool for Boston.
 Hamburg, April 21--Arrived: Steamer Patricia, New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
 Naples, April 20.-sailed: Steamer Nord America, New York.
 Southampton Al pril 2.--Sailed: Steam CT Ontarian, Portland, for Glasgow.
 Boulogne, April 22.--Arrived: Steamer Rotterdam, New York for Rotterdam
 Neville. April 22--sailed. Steamer Astoria (from Glasgowl New YoS1sr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
SULTAN PLEASED.
American Built Cruiser for Turkey is
 Delivered.

Constantinople, April 22.-The Turk ish cruiser Mediidia, built at Cramps shipyard at Philadelphia, arrived at Mytilene to-day and was delivered to the Turkish officials. The sultan was so pleased with the Turkish admiral's report on the cruiser that he sent com plimentary telegrans to President Roosevelt and personal message to United States Minister Leishman, com mending the high qualities of the American shipbuilding industry.
 His majesty has invited the officers and crew who brought over the cruiser to visit Constantinople at his expense.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
WATERBURY sLAPs HEARST.
His Ticket Defeated in All of the Five
 Wards.

Waterbury, April 22.-The old-line democrats came into their own again tonight when the official count of the vote at the primaries to elect delegates to the state convention was announced. In every one of the five wards in the city the Hearst ticket was defeated, and the new rules adopted at meeting of the party week or so ago through the influence of the Economic League were overwhelmingly lost.
 Tn the First and Fourth wards, sup posed to be the strongest Hearst sec tions of the city, his supporters lost by maiorities of fl and 100 votes, respec- lively.
 Leading democrats say that the city convention to be held of the delegates elected tonight will probably send to Hartford a delegation made up largely of Parker men. It is not expected, how ever. that the delegates will be definite ly instructed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
REMsEN GAS BTLL SIGNED.
Mcclellan Declares Objections to It Un-
 warranted.

New York. April 22.-Mayor McClel- Ian to-day signed the Remsen gas bill, which has frequently been referred to as the Gas grab. In formal state ment given to the press after hearing arguments for and against it and care fully examining it's provisions, the mayor said he was convinced that the objections to it were unwarranted.
 The elections commission bill, which would give the elections commission summary power of removal of any in spectors of election which it had reason to believe were not properly perform ing their duty, was vetoed by the may or
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
HEARST FINDS HIS TONGUE
PROOF POSITIVE THAT HE IS
 ABLE TO TALK.
Appears Before House Committee and Argues for Antitrust Resolution Attorney General Taken to Task Wants Evidence Brought Before Con- gress Regarding the Anthracite Car rying Roads.

Washington, April 22.-"The attorney general has been breeding over that evidence like an old hen on doorknob for eighteen months He has not acted in any way, and won't let anybody take it away from him. said Representative William R. Hearst before the house committee on the judiciary to-day. He was arguing for favorable report on his resolution calling on the attorney general for the evidence against the anthracite carrying railroads.
 MT. Hearst occupied the attention of the committee for an hour in the first argument he has made in his capacity as a member of the house He review ed in detail the proceedings instituted by himself against the railroads, and demanded that action should be taken by the attorney-general, or that the house should appoint a committee of seven of its members to compile anew the evidence in the possession of the attorney general with view to secur- ing action against those roads under the Sherman antitrust act.
 MT. Hearst explained that the recent decision of the supreme court of the United States was predicated on an ac- tion by the interstate commerce com mission, and was entirely another mat ter than the prosecution of the coal roads for violating the Sherman anti trust law.
 What I want" concluded MT. Hearst, lis to have this evidence come before congress, and if the attorney-general does not report it. as I am very sure he won't, as he has refused to do anything of the kind, l then wish, or hope, that a committee of seven representatives will be appointed with power to take the evidence. I suppose the house and this committee in reporting favorably the resolution really wants to get the evidence; it is not merely going through the form of asking for it, but wants to get it"
 T suppose the purpose is to show whether the attorney general haS done his duty" suggested Representative Powers. rep, of Massachusetts.
 Perhaps the house is capable of judging whether it ought to know the facts itself without leaving it to the attorney general" answered MT. Hearst.
 Republican members of the commit tee questioned the necessity of calling upon the attorney general for the evil dence inasmuch as MT. Hearst had furnished it to the district attorney in the first instance, and could as well furnish it to the committee.
 MT Hearst said it was impossible for him to procure the report of the district attorney, who had investigated the evil dence furnished by him; that would have to be obtained from the depart ment of justice.
 The committee referred the resolution to subcommittee, consisting of Rep resentatives Powers, of Massachusetts, Thomas. of Iowa, and Smith, of Ken lucky for further consideration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
RESCUED BY FIREM EN.
More Than Score of Women and Chill
 drcn Saved.

New York, April 22.-More than score of women and children were res- cued from the upper windows of five story tenement house on Second ave- nue, near s9th street, which was occu- pied by forty families, to-day, after all escape by the stairways had been cut oc by flames. Others overcome by smoke in their rooms were found by the firemen and carried down the lad .ders and fire escapes to safety. No one was seriously injured. When the firemen arrived the windows and fire escapes were crowded with women and children.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Yale vs. U. of F.

The baseball game which is to be played at the Yale field this afternoon between Yale and Pennsylvania prom ises to be a good game, as it is expected that the Quakers will put up a big fight against the blue. Don MacKay, the old Georgetown pitcher. will go into the box for Yale He has not lost a game this year except against George town. Otherwise the Yale team will be the same as the past week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
TUCKER HELD FOR PAGE E CRIME
Case One of the Most Mysterious Ever
 Handled in Massachusetts.

Walthan, Mass, April 22.At the close of a hearing which had lasted two days, Charles L. Tucker, charged with the murder of Mabel Page at Weston on the last day of March, was to-day held for the grand jury, by Judge Enos T. Luce, of the Waltham district court The case. one of the most mysterious ever handled by Massachusetts police, has attracted wide attention in this state, in all New England, and even beyond.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
POST OFFICE CLERK ARRESTED.
Detectives Find Marked One Dollar Bills
 on His Person.

New York, April 22.John H. Bradley of No 309 West Twenty-ninth street, employed as a clerk in the mailing di- vision of the general potsoffice, was ar rested to-day by Postal Inspectors Jacob and Meyer, and locked up in the Ludlow street jail in default of $2,500 bail, on a charge of stealing letters from the mails. Marked one dollar bills were sound on him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Rumors of Japanese Disaster.

London, April 22.-7:40 p. m.-A dis patch to the Central News from Port Arthur says news has been received there oe the complete destruction of a Japanese column on the Yalu river. No details. it is added were obtainable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
HEARST MEN YIN.
Delegates for Him fin Manchester and
 Naugatuck.

Manchester, April Manchester democrats elected a Hearst delegation tonight to attend the state convention. The delegation is as follows: Thomas R. King, c. $. McHale, John Aitkin James M. Burt and Thomas J. Smith. Naugatuck, April 22.-The Hearst fol- lowers won in the democratic caucus held here tonight and elected the fol- lowing delegates to attend the state convention: William Kennedy, w. P. Smith, John J. German, Thomas P. Walsh and w. J. Neary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
willimantic Republican Delegates.

Willimantie. Conn, April 22.-At the republican town caucus here tonight the following delegates were chosen to attend the state convention: w. A. Arnold, w. c. Harbison, c. o. Cartier and Charles T. Risedorf
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Amherst Loses Debate.

Brunswick, Me, April 23.-Bowdoin college speakers won the third annual debate with representatives of Amherst tonight. The Bowdoin men argued against Federal Regulation of Trusts"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
Mrs. rneodore Rooseyelt bend.

Eldora, Iowa. April 22.-Mrs. Theo- dore Roosevelt died at Ackley to-day. She was the wife of a prominent Iowa miller, who is a cousin of President Roosevelt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
At Boston

Brooklyn .......o2O O22O o-s 10 Boston 001O00 0-2 z 2
 Batteries-Jones. and Bergen; Fisher and Moran. Attendance-1,S 1925.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
PRINCETON 10, ANDoVER ?.
Tigers Easily Take the NPrepsv Into
 Camp.

Andover. Mass. April 22.-Princeton easily defeated Phillips-Andover in a featureless game to-day. The game was called in the eighth inning to allow the visitors to catch train. The score by innings:
 RHE. Princeton .......212s2O o-1O 5 Phillips ..........0 0 O0 1 O-2 g 6 Batteries-Underhill and Reid; Hall, Lanigan and Perrin, Daley and Clark son.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
At Philadelphia

Boston 02ooo-s Q Philadelphia 70 1 0 900 0-1 6 1
 Batteries-Dineen and Farrell; Hen ley and Schreck. Attendance-5,17 ,176.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
At Meriden-
RHE.

Meriden .....oso1o2oO oO%--5 4 I Brook. College. 0 0 003 GO O-3 8 4
 Batteries Hodge, McCrane and Bun van; Deitz and Cooney.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-23
American League.
At Cleveland

At Cleveland
 R.H.E. Cleveland .....0 1SO6OO *-1O IS 1 Chicago .......2 0 0 00 Or atteries-Bernhardt and Bemis; Stricklett, Smith, Barry and Sullivan. Attendance-17,0 ,000.
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At Washington
R.HE.

New York .....OOoootOo1-2 O Washington 10 0 0 0 0 0 co 1 0
 -Chesbro and Mcclure; Pat ten and Kittredge. Attendance-5,O 900.