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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
UncOnfrmed Rumor of Another
Disastrous Engagement at
Port Arthur.
BRITISH STEAMER LOST
Is Said at London to Have Been
Destroyed by Fire at
Port Arthur.
JAPANESE MAY LAND
Warships Cruising in the Pe-Chi-
Ii Gulf-Vladivostock Squad
ron Routed by Storm.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The voluminious dis
patches from the far East published here
this morning are again characterized by
absence Of real light on the situation.
Numerous unconfirmed and conflicting ru-
mors are given, and among them is re-
port OF another engagement at Port Arthur
In which the Russians lost eight vessels
sunk and ten captured. In connection with
this rumor the owners of the British steam
er Foxton Hall from Parry Dec. IL, via
Port Said. for Port Arthur. with coal which
was detained by the Russians at Port
Arthur. have received news that she has
been destroyed by fire.
A correspondent Of the Daily Mail who
witnessed the engagement off Port Arthur
confirms this morning his previous accounts
of the fight and asserts again that one Jap
anese torpedo boat was sunk and another
deserted by it's crew in a sinking condition
and subsequently captured by the Russians.
He says also that the japanese lost one bat
tleship and had one cruiser put out Of ac-
ton. and that the colonel of the Fifteenth
Russian Regiment was killed by a shell dur
ing the bOmbardment
CabIegrams TO the Daily Mail from Wei
Hai-Wei and New-Chwang report a Jap
anese feet with transports cruising in the
gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, apparently with the idea
of effecting a landing near Port Dalny.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
INDICTED BY Il
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
Assailant of Mrs. Williams and
Her Child to Be Tried at Ro-
anoke, Va, To-Day.

ROANOKE. Va, Feb. 15.-Henry Will
liams. colored, the confessed assailant of
Mrs. George 1. Shields and her three-year-
old daughter Mildred in their home here on
Jan. 30, was to-day indicted by a special
grand jury on two charges, one being at
tempted outrage and the other felonious as
sault. both being capital punishment crimes.
Williams, who was taken 10 Richmond
last Friday for safekeeping. will be brought
here tomorrow on a special train accom-
panied by five military companies and given
immediate trial IL is thought Mrs.
Shields will not have to appear in court
Williams will be hurried out of Roanoke
when the trial is concluded and returned to
Richmond
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
FOREIGNERS ORDERED
TO LEAVE YING-KOW

YING-KOW. Feb. II. delayed in trans
mission. lin consequence OF the attack by
the Japanese upon Port Arthur Viceroy
Alexieff has ordered all foreigners and civil
ians TO leave that place. The families of
the Russian officers in Manchuria are be-
ing sent 10 Russia and this is causing great
pressure upon the railway. Dalny was the
first place To be deserted. These noncom-
batants and civilians have abandoned all
their properly at Port Arthur and Dalny
The Russians freely admit their un-
preparedness for the Japanese attack to
have been a terrible blunder Only half
the ships were I'm line OF battle and their
officers were ashore celebrating the ami
versary of Viceroy Alexieff's birth. stir
ring episode was the re-entrance into the
harbor of the warships Czarevitch and No
vic after the fight. They came in under
their own steam with bands playing and
men cheering. Throughout the afternoon
and night OF Feb. wounded men were be-
ing removed 10 the shore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
DEATH CHAMBER SCENES;
MRS. HANNA NOT PRESENT
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator Han
mas last sinking spell began at exactly ESQ
O'Clock. Doctors Carter and Osler were
then i'm attendance They did not conceal
the fact that life was about 10 end. and all
members OF the family were sent for. Mrs.
Mccormick. one OF the senator's daughters.
and Miss Phelps were present when the end
came. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna were the
first TO arrive and they withdrew imme-
diately to the chamber of the senator's wife
20 summon her 10 the bedside. II was while
they were absent the senator breathed his
last
In the meanime Mr.. Mccormick. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parsons and II. NJ. Hanna had entered
the room. Mr.. Dover stood in the door
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
Prize Cruisers at sasebo.

NAGASAKI. Feb. 15-The Russian east
line steamer Manchuria, recently captured
by the Japanese, has arrived at Sasebo
Japan
The steamer Manchuria sailed from Con-
stantinople Nov. 20 for Port Arthur and
Vladivostock. She is OF 3.7OS net tons reg
lister and was built at Copenhagen in 1890.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
Driven Back by storm.

PARIS, Feb IA dispatch to the Eclair
from st. Petersburg says it is affirmed
there that after the bombardment of Hako-
date (Which has not been officially corrob-
orated) the four Russian cruisers which
took part in the engagement were driven
back TO Vladivostok by a storm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16
JAPANESE DID NOT USE
WEI-HAI-WEI AS Il Base

LONDON, Feb. 15-Foregn Minister
LansdOwne announced In the House OF
Lords to-day that he had received cable
message from the cOmmander-in-chief OF
the Chinese station giving an absolute de-
NAL % the report that the Japanese fleet
CONTINUED on PAGE 4, COL. 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

FOREIGN Vice-Adnral Togo made a report
on the encounter between the torpedo eodl
fotillas and the bembardment OF forJ arthur
or March 10: according 10 his account one Rus
sian destroyer was sunk and the japanese lost
mine men killed and eight wounded. no lnertlon
is made of the sinking OF japanese vessel
though n is admitted that the nOtilla suffered
some damage == 4 special dispatch 10 Inc
Tribune from London said that the retreat OF the
Russians from Corea continued, ana tnat 2 laree
force was being concentrated az Luz , .ilE
-= General Kuropatkin spent day in Mos
COW and was warmly welcomed. ne mace
speech TO the mobiles, expressing ms 'ollEelioe
81 RuVsia's victory. == Marquis Ito LETT TOXIC,
bearing an autograph letter from the Mikado 20
the Corean Emperor. ==- Utter confusion pre-
walls in Mauchuria. according 10 Toxic advices,
the Russians having seized all food supplies
DOMESTIC was rumored in Washington
that the Supreme Court had decided in favor
81 The government IN the Northern securities
case hy a vote OF 20 4. Justice White. IL was
said wrote the dissenting opinion. == The
Fon ~ Chief kiely OF the 81. Louis police force,
killed man who criticised Kelly. = The
academy OF she Dominican Sisters. near Bay
City. Mich. was destroyed by IRE; four persons
were hurt. == The report Of the State Com
missioner on Lunacy shows that large num-
Der OF inmates OF the State institutions were
cured IN the last year. == John McMackn.
State Commissioner Of Labor. in his annual re-
rort urges that employment agencies be sub
sect 20 stricter supervision and says that condi-
tons IN New-Nork city require immediate &C
tiou. The report q Charles A. Pepper
commissioner 10 carry out the recommendations
OF the second Intentional American conference.
shows thac prospects are excellent for a through
railway line from New-NorlI 10 BuenOs Ayres
= The food is over in the Susquehanna
River
CITY.-The McCarren-Hnl com blnation has
frightened Murphy, and Tammany is IN a semi
panic. McCarren has decided 10 fight Murphy
In ali districts. GrCut II was said. was 10 be
named for Governor. =- Senator Plat ana
Chairman Dunn left the city after a conference.
1900 An aged woman. an author. was Knocked
down and killed by a lumber merchants auto
mobile in Central Park West == The church
OF the ke1rgaulzed Church OF Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day Saints. an ant-poygamic body.
which holds that IL Is the true successor OF
Joseph Smith. was opened I'm Brooklyn --
Prince NashmCto. a distant relative OF the i'm
perlal fantl~ OF Japan, arrived on his way q
the Far East, having been called TO night -=-
Il III tecane known that the Municipal Art Com
mission VIII oppose the plan 10 cut up the Gov
ernors room bon the City Hall == In ST
Nlchola8 Greek Orthodox Church. Brooklyn
Archimandrito Raphael was ordained Bishop o
the Syrian Church in the United States
TIE WEATHER. Indications for to-day.
ar Followed by rain at night. The tempera.
lure yesterday. Highest, sc degrees; lowest a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

The unfortunate situation OF the JuoiclaI ne
tireroenr bill in the State Senate ought 10 De
,ror,nrlv rpmedied. No important measure mat
has come before the legislature i'm recent years
has been supported 10y stronger or more re-
sreatable public sentiment This has beth Ir-
hected by the expressed opinions OF 'Ae III
auantiaI newspapers. lawyers and other per
sons throughout the State whose Judgment is
most highly respected and without regard 10
marty lines II has commended itself 10 pubic
s,,r,roval as q measure that does the mereSt JUS
ice 10 Judges OF the highest courts who are re
tired in old age. after long service and who have
received the stamp of public satisfaction WIN
their work by at least one reelection at Tie
poIls. And this. too AZ a trifing increase OF eA-
pense 10 the state.
This hin was passed in the Assembly by 4
vote Of 10 10 -. In round figures seventy Ike
nubIicans and forty Democrats voted for IT, Il
was recognized as being as bipartisan measure
sc well could be- II is difficult TO conceive for
what reason any one could look upon the pro
posad statute as coming within the lines OF party
consideration. But al n caucus of Repunilcan
Senators called last week for another purpose
II was uuexpectedly proposed that ii De declared
q Marty measure. and by a close vote the Ju-
dietary Committee was instructed not - report
The bill II that view is adhered TO. therefore
This extremely meritorious and bipartisan meas
IRE cannot even be voted on I'm the Senate. how
ever large the majority in IFS favor may be IN
that body.
Tpon q careful review Of the matter we be-
ueve that all the Senators responsible for this
situation will be convinced that the disposition
made Of this bin at the caucus should be recon
sidered The measure should be voted uIon IN
omen session Of the Senate. upon IFS merits.
Those Senators who regard it, as we 90, as a
good bill in the public interest should he al
lowed 10 vote for it, Those on the other hand,
who oppose il should have the opportunity or
recording their opinions against II IN 4 colsu-
tutional way. No other method Of disposinS ~
the bill will satisfy public sentiment And we
believe the Senators viii. on mature reflection,
decide that no other course viii satisfy their
own cousciences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

words ware speIled centuries ago. we Ia -
-. :, ,,o1-ing exactly how they were pro
nounced even two hundred years Oo1A -.
positive knowledge does not anteuaOe INV
.nronouncing dictionary" At the saHe 'iino
sucb dictionaries and even the PERSONA nv
cries Of living men. assure us that many ma ~
cb.nges have been made. The rhyme ana
b,.tb,,, Of ,oo+r,- afford us many clews to old
tin, recommendation. though. Of course these are
not ALWAYS infaIlihle because we do not Know
n what extent poetic license" may have been
practised. Thus Chaucer seems TO nave ac-
cented ..Iahoure' QaborD as though II rhymeu
with ..explore" and ''da ggere dagger as
though If rbvmed with beware Dryden Inade
sea" rbvmp with way" and there IS reason
to s,lppose sea was then generally pronounced
say So Pope was perhaps using the common
pronunciation when he made tea" rhyme with
obey common practice still following the
French form the though Pepys did write Of
"a cup Of tee
II is well known, Of course. that the snake
which we now call IAN adder" was originally
"a madden" the change having been made first
in pronunciation and then in spelling. So. too.
axe" was the original Of ask" and so Il axed
him." which we now regard as a vulgar corrup-
ton. is really a return 10 ancient purity OF
speech. Critics of the language ask why
enough" should not rhyme with dough" see
ing their analogy of spelling. Well. it should
AT least ii used universally to be pronounced
emo as it still is I'm some provincial dialects
But space will not permit the multiplication Of
examples 1t is probably not feasible or de
sirabe to attempt any general restoration Of
original RECOMMENDATIONS. What would he fea-
sihle, and is desirable, is 10 establish more
uniform standard of pronunciation throughout
the English speaking world, based upon the
best usage of the present day, and then 10 give
TO its medication and maintenance a large
share of the teaching energy and propagandist
zeal that are now wasted on incomparably less
important, if not actually undesirable, proposals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

\ chapter ~ our diplomatic history which telis
how IL was effected b. not 70 be read Win prlue.
II is well 20 90 slowly, therefore, IN condemn
ing Russia for the qualities which have mace
ner policy 50 notably and almost lnVarabiE
successful Moreover. we must remember the
Temptation Of her opportunity II other ma
tioDs are So ready 70 acquiesce ia whatever Rus
STA SAYS or does il is only human nature thar
she sbolId generally say and do " hatever most
rleases her and most serves her own interest
The roll Of the worlds nations bears no such
name as AJtruria.
But what is significant is that now. Tor the
FIRST time in half century. q nation disregards
the Russian tradition, We may call i, ana
ventures 10 oppose Russias policy with force
Of arms II is new experience Tor Russia
and ft is something II 2 surprise 70 the world.
that japan should venture 10 dispute tie Tand-
itv Of Russia s claims and should even call into
ouestiop the assumed omnipotence Of the great
northern mower. That is the fact which the
nbuosonbic historian OF these times will not
fail 10 consider Whether Japan Is Jusuhaole'
or IS prudent. OF is likely 10 be successful III
tho course she is pJusuing-tbese are questions
With which we are not at this moment con
cerned The present observation OF rare INTER
est is that while for half century Russia mas
1ae7 doing substantially as she pleased, WIN
no one 10 hinder and with prospect OF con
tinuing so TO do for an indefinite time u come
+bare now suddenly steps forward the newest
q tho Great mowers to challenge her and 10 re
sic, ber and 70 compel her 10 vindicate her
5irlorrocv. if she can by conquerinE IN war.
T1era have been few more interesting specta-
clas in or lime. IT is an incident when must
strongly affect the attitude Of other nalons
toward Russia. and Of Russia toward other ma
lions: sud, we may hope. with ultimate p'oH' u
them all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
DIR. RIDLoN ON LORENZs RESULTS,
Chicago Physician Did Not Say Majority Of
Cases Were Failures

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. DR.. Judson. OF Nsw-Y0rS, has sent ne ms
Tribune for March T. In which you refer 70 ne IN
an interview with DIT. Whitman.
In the paper which I read by request before the
New-York Academy OF Medicine I did not say thas
the majority Of cases operated by Dr. Loren7
were failures reported twenty-nins Of his opera
tious Two were perfect. one apparently perfect
seven were failures. and the rest were what rs
calls good results that IS % say the head OF ina
thigh bone Is not in the socket. but lies IN lror1
or above IT, IN such a position that the patient
stands straIgLter and walks better tnan oelOEs Ia
operation s- .s.s -
I quoted DR. Edward Ochsner as SAYING tner N
500 Torerz had reported 22 carefully observed ~.
suits % the bIoOdlass operation, In which Ihs[9
wera lbs perfsct anatomical requirements ana "a
imperfect anatomical but perfect functional re, Is-
suits and L said that these results wen IdAsI
into consideration with the carefully ooseIse-
results OF his work I'm this country, EeOIeo oS--4a
avuIqva-iou that i was not able 70 give. -.
NV final conclusions were drawn more IEo4LA ~
own work than from the work OF Dr. LOreh1 ~ S--s
country had operated tweuty-tour cases Ds1o ~. ,
he came and since then have operator Ioll o..S
a sufficient number 20 warrant one In gIsNl WIS ~
preliminary conclusions. JOHN HALHO-''
ChicaEO. March lH. 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
Personal.

New Orleans newspaper gave a fund to be
used annually in bestowiHg prize upon the person
who has done the city the greatest service. This
year the prize. a superb loving cup. went to Miss
Sophia Wright, who fifteen years ago started a
free night school for those whose daily employment
barred them from the public schools When Miss
Wright opened her school two scholars applied. and
to-day there are fifteen hundred in attendance.
while only lack Of room prevents an even larger
number OF pupils.
ono Of the last letters OF Professor MommseE
was addressed 20 the editor OF la Revue" who
had asked him his opinion OF patriotism. He re-
piled. Mankind cannot get along without either
patriotism or iuteruatonalism. To define the
boundary between the two one would have 20 he
either a god "A devil. Not being either decline
20 express an opinion.
Professor George TrumbuH Ladd. professor OF
philosophy In Yale University. viii shortly give
dinner 20 the japanese students at Yale in honor
OF Japau's course tn the Far East There arc
twenty-five japanese students IN the university
Seve-aI years ago Professor Ladd lectured some
what extensively IN Japan, and received by the
NIikado. who conferred upon him a decoration
James Bryce. NJ P. has been elected fellow
OF the Academic des Sciences % Morales. in Paris
IN place OF the late Professor Lecky.
Ex-Governor William Clafin OF Massachusetts
has lust observed hts eishty-slxth birthday amt
ve-s7rv az his home IN Newtonviile lie IS IN the
enjoyment OF excellent mental and physical VlgoT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

II might well provoke the passing wonder Of
visitor from Mars that most Of the efforts Of
language tnkerers are devoted to so-called spell
ing reform: n though the salvation of the race
depended upon our spelling phthsic "tizik'
We are not unmindfu Of the fact that many
changes have been made since let us say. Chau-
GERS time I'm English photography. some for
better and some for worse. and we have no
doubt that other changes will hereafter be
made also some for better and some for worse
But the objections TO any immediate. arbitrary
and general respcllinC Of English words OH a
phonetic basis are 30 many. strong and so
obvious that "a is really difficult to regard with
patience some 81 the proposals 10 that effect
that are periodically made. Simple easy and
rational spelling is doubtless desirable but it
is not the most desirable thing and it certainly
should never DO sought at the expense Of 4
ri-ht understanding Of the derivation, forma-
uon. relationship and exact meaning Of words
our visitor from Mars might well wonder why
some az this linguistic zeal is not devoted to
the reform of pronunciation. seeing that words
are spoken FAR oft"ncr than they are written
o~ printed. and seeing. too. that faults and diff
fcrcuccS i'm pronunciation cause far more con
fusion, misunderstanding and pcrplcXity than
do at the so-called cccentricities # spelling
/ The different "diqlpcts" which make tho com,
mon speech Of one English county scarcely in
teilcihle Zoe another aud which make the sncocb
of one part o. the United States seem strange
I'm another are due chiefly 20 differences i'm pro-
nunoiaton and in the pronunciation Of the
commune~t words. Now. We do not say that all
these differences should be or could be aboI-
lshcd, hut unqucstionahly there would be great
gain in SD modifying them that every user Of
the English language could without difficulty
understand any other. and especially I'm cor
rocting those poculiarities and corruptons Of
pronunciation which are due To ignorance or
10 sloveniineSs- 10 mention those which are
due to faldish affcctation.
The reform Of pronunciation would differ
widely from that Of spelling. and would be AT
once more easy and more difficult. II would
also differ from il in having far less 10 do with
precedent and ancient custom. II is n note
! worthy fact that. while We know how English
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
APPEAL OF LADY DUDLEY
WTe of the Lord Lieutenant Seek,
Help for Irish Poor
To the Editor Of The tribune


Sir; May I he permitted through the r,s.,.,-.
OF your paper to appeal TO the Irish peopIa g
america Tor a share OF their charity on bsb.I.
OF an undertaking which would. I think raco~.
mend itself 70 them were they better a,o,,,t-.-,
with the necessity Of it? I speak OF the -,
for the establishment OF district nurses II, 80
poorest parts Of Ireland. which has bss, q, -.
istence for nearly year.
In many parts OF Ireland. especially H..
known as the "congested districts No ,-o,,t,,o-
is made for nursing the sick poor in their o.,
homes The population is purely arrfcult,,-,1
and acutely poverty stricken. and the board. -
guardians In these districts cannot supplv ava,
the ordinary maternity nurses. The peopIa as
sist one another the poor supporting the desri-
tute; but rate in aid OF the nursing fund can
not be levied in these districts. for that vvou1.
merely be taxing the already overburdana5
population in one direction to benefit then, q,
another.
Moreover. as there are seldom anv resfdsr.
gentry or well TO do inhabitants OF the middle
classes, it is equally impossible 20 obtain voluu
tary contributions from local sources. During
the last year sufficient money has been col
lected to establish and endow eight Jubilee
nurses. -Four OF these have been at work some
little time. Four more will be so shortly But
cessitous are coming in constantly. and unless
the fund receives further assistance. the answer
sent TO such applications must be Unfavorable.
I can, perhaps. best bring the real condition OF
affairs home to your readers by citing one typi-
cal case. that Of KnOcknalower in a western
union which I have recently visited IN this
bleak moorland district OF 10000 acres there
is scarcely a dwelling Of any kind except the
wretched cabins Of the 5000 small landholders.
and so utterly poverty stricken is the place that
it is difficult 70 find a doctor who win remain
no less than ten appointed having resigned dur
ing the last five years. In this district the valu-
alton is only 12s. ID. while the rates amount &c
5s 1Od. on houses and IS. 3D. on lands. It will
therefore be seen that it would not be practical
BILE 70 provide nurse at the expense OF the
rates. In many parts OF the district the people
have 20 Journey a whole day across the boys to
obtain medical relief They have also had 70
be kept alive by special relief works on eight
occasions in the last twenty years.
feel confident that the work OF supplying
properly qualified district nurses for places like
this only requires TO be brought more promi-
nently TO the notice OF the Irish people in Areri-
ca to insure for 70 no inconsidera5le measure OF
support
I shah be happy 20 furnish particulars Of the
scheme. with an account OF work done, 20 any
one who desires further information. Annual
subscriptions OF donations may be sent TO me.
or to the secretary. the Bank Of Ireland Dublin.
marked. Lady DudIey's Fund for Dstric.
Nurses" Yours faithfully.
RACHEL DUDLEY.
vice-regaI Lodge. Dublin. March 4 1904