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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
DISASTERS AT SEA BY STORM
THE SCHOONER CROMWELL IS WRECKED OFF BELLPoRT, L. I.

Five Men and Captain Lost Despite At-
 tempts of Three Life Saving stations
 Vessel Bound for New Haven-The
 willie L. New ton Abandoned at Sea-
 British Steamer Loses Two Men Att
 tempting to Reach Her.
 New York, Feb. 22.-Six men, includ-
 ing the captain and mate, were lost to- day in the wreck of the three-masted schooner Benjamin C. Cromwell off Bellport. L. I. Two men of the eight
 on board came ashore on bits of wreck
 age and were taken to the Bellport life-
 saving station exhausted. The men
 saved were Samuel Olsen and Neil Me-
 Leod. Those lost were Captain Har-
 vey McClean, Mate John McCumber,
 Engineer Joseph Peters, A. Ulenorin,I
 George Phillips and James Hall, the colored cook.
 Three life-saving crews, those from Bellport, Oak Point and Jones Inlet, made half dozen intellectual attempts to launch lifeboats. One boat succeed ed in getting through the surf, but was unable to get to the outer bar, where the Cromwell was lying
 At least four lines were shot over the wrecked ship, but the lines were of no avail and the brooches buoy could not be used.
 The vessel was bound from Portland, Me, to New Haven, Conn.
 New York, Feb. 22.-Two men were lost by the steamer York Castle, which arrived to-day from Delagoa Bay, in all attempt to give aid on February 21 to the American schooner Willie l.. New ton about 200 miles southeast by south of Sandy Hook.
 The Willie L. Newton was lumber laden from Brunswick, Ga, for New 1 York, and lost her rudder head. The 1 York Castle stood by the schooner from | 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the morning
 during which time the schooner display ed signals. Her boats were intact but thev failed to launch one to aid them- selves Finally the York Castle tried to launch a life boat in charge of Chief Officer Alexander Turner with four
 men. The falls became damned and as the ship was rolling violently the five men were thrown into the sea. After considerable difficulty three of the men were rescued, the other two were lost. The two men lost were Chief Officer Turner and Carpenter Gray. Both were thirty-four years of age and belonged { to Sunderland. England Seeing that l the schooner made no effort to launch her boats the York Castle proceeded. New York. Feb. 22-The British l steamer Micmac, which arrived to-day
 from Huelva brought into port seven
 shinwrecked seamen, the captain and crew of the schooner Willie L. Newton, which they abandoned at sea in latitude S7.S0, longitude 72.0S.
 l The Willie L. Newton sailed from
 Brunswick, Ga, on February IA with a full cargo of lumber, bound for New
 York. She was built at Bangor, Me,
 her home port, in 1881. Her net tonnage
 was 326.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
GERMAN MILITARY OPINION
Pessimistio View of Capacity of Trans-
 siberian Road.


 Berlin, Feb. 22.-The Militar Wochen- blatt, the organ of the German general staff, has published an article discuss ing Russia's prospects of reinforcing her army in east Asia. The paper takes a pessimistic view of the capacity of the Trans-Siberian railroad. and especially of the secton crossing Lake Baikal, where it says the difficulties to be over come are enormous. The limited ca- pacity of the line is said to be a much more serious matter than the threaten- ed damage to 1t by natives. The paper estimates the present tooop moving ca pacity of the railroad from Russia's ex- perience of last summer in moving two brigades to Tschita, east of Lake Bai- kal. which was only accomplished at the rate of eight and one-half miles an hour. At this rate it would take thirty six days to convey 25,O00 men from the Ural mountains to Mukden or Vladi- vostok.
 The paper assumes the present strength of the Russian army in eastern Asia to be 15s,761 men, and upon the foregoing estimate of time required to move troops it declares it will take until April 20 for Russia to rase the strength of her east Asiatic army to 23S, 900 men. The Militar Wochenblatt is of the opinion that the easiest thing for Japan to do is to compel Russia to abandon
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HOAR AND THE CANAL, 9
He Complains He Was Misunderstoed in Hts Former speech.

He Complains He Was HIisunderstocd
 tn Hts Former speech
 Washington, Feb. 22.--The feature of to-days session of the Senate was a speech from MT Hoar in explanation of his former speech on the isthrnian canal situation He complained of the criticisms made of his utterances at that time, saying that he had been mis- understood and misrepresented and contended that his intention on that oc- casion had been to secure full informa- tion concerning the Panama revolt and not to cast reflections on the president On the contrary he had the highest re- gard for that official and intended to vote for the treaty.
 MT. Foraker was mentioned among others who had criticised the first speech, and, after MT. Hoar had con- cluded, the Ohio senator replied that he had not meant unjustly to reflect on MT. Hoar and justified his remarks by quoting from MT. Hoars original speech aker not only of having misrepresented him on the first occasion, but of mis- representing him to-day. The result was a sharp colloquy at short range, and when it came to a conclusion the senators did not appear to have ap- preached any nearer to an understand ing than at the beginning.
 Other speeches were made during the day by MT. Carmack, whose remarks were devoted to censure of Minister Bunau-Varilla and by MT. Cullom who, as chairman Of the committee on for eign relations, had had charge of the treaty. He upheld the treaty through out. The Senate adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
FATE AND FUTURE OF CHINA
REASON OF POWERS GREAT NAVAL STRoNGHoLDs THERE.

German Ambassador Receives Degree
 from University or Pennsylvania and
 Later Speaks on "Tho Germans as
 coIonizers" Referring to tho Mo-
 meptous Situation fn the Far East.
 Philadelphia, Feb. 22Baron Her man Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States, upon whom the University of Pennsylvania to-day conferred the degree of doctor of laws, was the principal speaker at the meeting tonight of the American Academy of Political and Social Sci ence at New Century Drawing Room. A large audience warmly greeted the baron. when he was presented by Pro- lessor l.. s. Rowe, president of the academy. The subject of his address was "The Germans as Colonizers.' He concluded his address by briefly touch- ing on the situation in the Far East, and his complimentary reference to the Washington government inviting the powers of the world to act in concert so as to preserve the integrity of China and to prevent conf1agration the limit of which no human mind would be able to foretell" was enthusiastically re- ceived.
 MT. Speck von Sternburg, after re- ferring at length to the part taken by the German immigrant fin elevating the United States to it's present great ness" concluded as follows:
 Tt was not until the year 1884 that the German empire, reunited and con- solidated by the genius of Bismarck, acquired foreign colonies, first in Afri- ca, later on in the Pacific, where she possesses various island groups.
 Tn 1898 the Chinese port of Kiao Chow, with strip of hinterland in the province of Shantung. was added to Germany's foreign possessions, and her latest acquisition of territory is the isI- ands of Upuo Lu and Savai Yo, of the Samoan group, in 1S99 You will re- member that these islands were gov erned by condominium of three pow CTS, the United States. Great Britain
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THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING C0
TALE AND PRINCETON
Join fin Dual Gymnast.e Exhibition in
 Tiger Town.

Princeton. N J.. Feb. 22.-Yale and Princeton joined in a dual gynnastic exhibition in the ney gymnasurn to-day before a large audience. Both teams showed the result of careful training, but the Yale men excelled in the finish of their work. Princeton's speciality was the performance of E. Karow on the balancing trapeze, while Captain W. L. Anderson of Yale excelled on the side horses. A special Feature in double trapeze work was offered by two Princeton men, F. T. Blakeman and F. B. St. John. Princeton's three high team. composed of H. H. Short, R. J. Eney and J. Johnson, performed well, but in the tumbling. in which both universities were represented, the Yale men performed a greater variety of diff ficult feats.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
4 JAP,s PATRIOTISM.
Offers Private Museum for sI, ,o0o, 900 to
 Swell War Fund,

cWetk sfNF FuuUe
 Tokio, Feb. 22-Kehachiro Okanura, millionaire of Tokio, offers his private museum for sale in America and Eng land for $1,00O,OO0, which he proposes to donate to the Japanese war fund.
 The museum contains the most fa- nous private collection in Japan and represents the labor of thirty years in collecting and an expenditure exceeding one million yen. Included among the many rare curios are over one thousand Thibetan, Chinese, Siamese, Korean and Japanese idols, covering period of thirteen centuries. The most interest," ing individual piece is the Shrine of the Fifth Shogun. The offer includes the museum building. into which are built parts of temples, oil ceilings, panels and ancient woodwork.
 MT. Okahura hopes that some munich pality or museum will purchase and pre- serve the collection intact He is will ing to meet any condition, providing the S1, 100000 reaches the war fund.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
WAR IN BALKANS IMPENDING
OPINION OF TURKISH MINISTER
 AT WASHINGTON
spisariahs, lie Declares, Are Assuming 4n Attitude and Parsuing Course Which 1t wiIl be Impossible for the imperial Government. to submis to Much Longer.


 Much Longer.
 Washington, Feb. 22.-Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister at Washington, believes war in the Balkans is impend- ing. In a conversation with a corre- spondent of the Associated Press the minister said to-day:
 Illness has prevented my transmit ting heretofore an individual communi- cation which received from my gov ernment several days ago about the re- ported trouble in the Roumanian prov inces. hope to see the secretary of state some time this week and have a conference with him on this subject. To correct the false impression which already, I fear has gained ground in this country about the attitude of my government toward the reforms in Roumania, I shall give you the sub stance of the cablegram from my for eign office. It is to this effect:
 The porte most strenuously de- nounces as maliciously false the reports which have been given wide circulation in certain European papers that trouble is brewing in Roumania because of the failure of the imperial government to carry out the promised reforms there The facts in the case are that the ina perial government is fulfilling to the letter it's pledges, the reforms are being vigorously inaugurated, and there is no trouble brewing in that section, as re- ported"
 Of the Balkan situation Chekib Bey, who has had considerable experience in that section, said: Although my ad- vices are meagre, the news I get indi- cates that the Bulgarians are assuming an attaitude and pursuing course which 1t will be impossible for the inn perial government to submit to much longer with patience. It reported that they are arning the inhabitants stirring up strife in Macedonia and do- ing everything possible to harass the imperial government hope this is not true, but if the reports be correct hos tilities in the Balkans cannot be much longer averted."
 Do you think it probable that Fur key will address note to the powers on this subject?" the minister was asked.
 T was interested" he replied, Ito see republished some days ago the note of last year in which Turkey clearly an- nounced her position and called the att
 
 conduct of Bulgaria. While not new, the contents of the note were most timely, and what was said then on this point can be with truth reiterated.
 "Let me repeat that hope the re- ports of the activity of the Bulgarians are exaggerated, but if they contain a. measure of truth, then the situation there is truly critical:'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
RUSSIAPROlRSTS TO POWERS
CHARGES JAPAN WITH VIOLA
 TION OF LAWSOF NATIONS.
The Attacks on Russian warshlps at chemuIpo and Port Arthur De- nouncsd-CIaims Simply That They Were Made Before Formal DscIara- tion of war-Intstsst Caused Among Diplomats.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Russia is ad- dressing to the powers. either through their representatives at St. Petersburg, the emperor's envoys abroad, or prob ably through both, vigorous commu- nication charging Japan with repeated violation of the laws of nations, first, as the note alleges, in threatening to attack neutral port, Chemulpo, Corea, unless the Russian ships within came out to face an overwhelming force, and, second, it states, in attacking Port Ar thur before war had been declared and while the Japanese minister at St. Pe- tersburg was still enjoying the protec- tion and the courtesies of the Russian government, to which, it is claimed, he had just previously addressed a com munication expressing his belief that the interruption of diplomatic relations between the two countries would be brief The note is to the following eff feet, although the text is not yet ob- tainable:
 That the Russian government, believ- ing all civilized powers to be faithfully desirous that the law of nations shall be strictly adhered to in the present war, respectfully calls the attention of the neutral governments to these two instances in which Japan has violated this law.
 In threatening the neutral port of Chemulpo, where warships of many na- tions were gathered; demanding the de- parture from that port of the Russian men-of-war Variag and Korietz under penalty of attack within the harbor, and in attacking the Russian fleet at Port Arthur on the night of February S-9 and on the following day, these sev- eral attacks having taken place prior to a formal declaration of war and be- fore the Japanese minister at St. Pe- tersburg or the Russian minister at To- kio had left their posts.
 In the diplomatic corps the news of Russias intended address to the pow- CTS has caused great interest. A diplo- mat whose government Is inclined to sympathize with Russia said that the Russian government did not expect other nations to pass on the attack at Port Arthur. but as to the threatened attack on Chemulpo this diplomat said the Russian government expected the powers in the interest of international law would give this matter their earn est consideration. Several of the for eign naval commanders at Chen1ulpo, he said, were reported to have protested against the action of the Japanese com mander at the time and if 1t were true that the American commander refused to join with the other foreign com manders in protesting to the Japanese commander against his action in threat ening the town he thought it likely the ; action of the commander of the Vicks- burg would be the subject of an ex- change of views between the St. Peters, burg and Washington governments.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
BRIDGEPORT VICTIMS BURIED.
Funerals Of ;. B. Garfield and Miss
 Linda Anderson.

Bridgeport, Feb. 22.-The funerals of Joseph Buckingham Garfield and Miss Linda Anderson, victims of the asphyx- iation tragedy of Thursday night. were quietly attended at 2 o'clock this after noon. that of MT. Canfeld being held from his late home on Colorado avenue, and that Of Miss Anderson from John- sons undertaking rooms on State street. The Rev. William H. Lewis, D. Director of St. Johns Episcopal church, ofliciated at the CanfieId funeral, which was private. Interment was in Noun tain Grove cemetery. The Rev. c. E.. Cassander of the Swedish Lutheran church officiated at Miss Anderson's funeral. The body was inferred in the Park cemetery. There were many floral tributes at both funerals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
ananni. Man ssrnck by Train.

Waterbury, Feb. 22.-William J. Farr of Ansonia is at the Waterbury hospi- tai suffering from injuries received while attempting to cross the Nauga- tuck division tracks near the depot at Seymour in front of the train which arrived in this city at s:4s o'clock. The mans left leg was so badly crushed that it will necessitate amputation. Two toes of the right foot were crush ed and both legs were broken above the ankles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
comp,atnan. in parh. case Dead.

New York, Feb. 22.-Josephus Plenty, the contractor who was complainant in the first action in which Sam Parks was convicted of extortion, died last night at his home, 230 Arlington avenue, Jersey City. He had been suffering for three months from complication of diseases
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
General meclsllan,. era.nsr Dead.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Major Arthur Mcclellan. brother of the late General George B. Mcclellan and uncle of the mayor of New York, died suddenly of heart disease to-day at Drifton, Pa, where he was for many years connected with Coxe Bros. & O., coal operators. He was sixty-five years old and vet eran of the civil war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
Troubi. In mllford and ssrasfora.

Traffic on the suburban lines of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting conn pany was delayed yesterday morning, and considerable annoyance was caused to passengers, particularly in Stratford and Milford. Had it not been a legal holiday and the passenger traffic light the delays would have greatly bothered people going to business in Bridgeport. At the White street crossing ii1 Strat- ford and the Grove street crossing lin Milford the rails were covered by sahd and the cars were blocked until the tracks were uncovered by siiovelers. The forward truck of one car jumped the track at the Stratford crossing. Everything was in good running order after the early morning hours.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
w II, Cos, France Dear,y

Paris, Feb. 22.-According to a report submitted in the chamber of deputies to-day by M. Buisson (Radical Social ist) the suppression of instruction in France by the religious orders will be expensive, as this step will entail the erection of new schools costing SIP, ,s00,- 0OO and an annual expense for teachers of S1,300, 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
Count mutsu Has Appendicitis.

Washington, Feb. 22-Count Hiro- kichi Mutsu, first secretary of the Jap anese legation and one of the most pop ular diplomats in Washington, is suf- fering from appendicitis. An operation will be necessary, though no date for it has yet been fixed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
ICE WEAKENs BRIDGE.
BsrkshIre Trains Being sens Round by
 Way of Nausatuck Division.

Ansonia. Feb. 22.-The ice in the Nau- gatuck river has so weakened bridge on the Berkshire division of the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail- road that further traffic over the bridge has been forbidden. Berkshire division trains are being sent around by way of the Naugatuck division.
 Although the Naugatuck river has risen three feet since there is compara- lively little danger of further damage being done.
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shtnpi.. : Nexvs.

New York. Feb. 22-Arrivcd: Steamers United States, Copenhagen and Christians sand; Prinz Oskar, Genoa and Naples.
 Genoa, Feb. 22.-Sailed: Steamer Loni- bardia. New York.
 Leghorn, Feb 21.-Arriyed: Steamer Cal ifornia, New York via Naples, Marseilles and Geona.
 Lizards, Feb. 21-Passed: Steamer Rot- terdam, Rotterdam for New York,
 Browhead, Feb 22.--Passed: Steamer Bowls, New York for Liverpool.
 Sicily, Feb 22-Passed: Steamer Vader- land. New York for Antwerp.
 Boulogne, Feb. 21.--Sailed: steamer Rot terdan (from Rotterdanl), New York.
 Gibraltar, Feb. 22.-Arriyed: Steamer Honhenzolern, New York for NaQless -Genoa. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
o.elnma,o ssrauc,e.Ano,her.

Columbus, O., Feb. 22.--Hugh A. Hunt ington, patient in the Columbus state hospital, has been strangled to death by fellow patient, s. A. Kirshmyer. who says Huntington attacked him with a shoe. They were only mildly insane and occupied room together.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
pres,dent aud w,ts psaut Frees

Washington, Feb 222.-President and Mrs. Roosevelt celebrated Washingtons birthday by placing each a tree in the White House grounds. The trees are fern leaf beeches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
HARD DAY FOR THE TROLLEY
KEsTERDAY's STORM HORST TO
 FIGHT IN YEARS.
Sort of DoubIs-Barrsilsa Anair-- Water and sand Did All the Mischief They couid-subm.rins Cars Needsd- Tracks at Various Places Under Two Feet of Water and Inches of sand Quick Recovery.


 The trolley road was again hard hit yesterday, the storm during the early part of the day putting some forty or fifty cars temporarily out of business and making it impossible to run for some hours on any sort of schedule time The storm was one of the worst of it's kind encountered by the road in some years. It was sort of double barrelled affair-water and sand com- bining to do all the mischief they could.
 The first cars out of the barns in the morning coming over town by way of Ferry and Lombard streets were the first to get laid up. On James street, at the Consolidated railroad bridge, they ran into from two to five inches of sand that covered the tracks all thas way from Lombard street to some dis tance beyond the bridge.
 The worst of this was caused by a big washout at the north end of the steam railroad bridge, which precipi- tated some two hundred tons of sand onto the sidewalk and trolley tracks. As soon as possible the trolley tracks were cleared, but large force of men that had been engaged all day throw ing the sand back and filling in the washout under the steam roads tracks had not finished their work early last evening.
 Sand also caused great deal of trouble on the Derby, Branford, Light house and Montowese lines, and at one time seven cars were off the tracks from this cause, the motormen in most instances being unable to see the sand owing to the water covering it. On Campbell avenue at the railroad bridge the trolley tracks were convert ed into submarine lines, and 1t needed a submarine trolley car to get through. Over two feet of water flooded the being due to the high tide which forced lit back. It receded later in the day. In the vicinity of Wards Corner there were eighteen inches of water. Something of a tidal wave occurred on the Mt. Carmel line near Dr. Jos lin's residence. where a culvert broke, causing the embankment of the old Northampton canal to give way and pour its waters forth to increase the already manifold troubles of the trolley people. TO temporarily remedy this a big trench was dug across the road to give the water an outlet On the Edgewood avenue line where l it crosses West river there was another bad washout, sand, cobblestones and all sorts of debris being washed out and down upon the tracks.
 | These are only a few of the many
  with, but large forces of men were early put to work at various sections of the system, and by afternoon GETS were running smoothly and about on schedule time.
 The cellars of two houses in West Haven near the piano shop were flooded to the first floor and had to be pumped out by fire engines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
DoWAGER's REPORTED DEATH.
Leaders of Chinese Reform Party Said
 to Havs Confirmation.

Victoria, B. C., Feb. 22.-Leaders of the Chinese reform party here claim to have received confirmation of the re- ported death of the empress dowager of China. The announcement was re- cefved with rejoicing by the Celestials. The head of the party here said to-day that China will now see a revolution of unprecedented dimensions, which will place her on a plane with western peo- pies. He expects to see. a reform of government adopted, and predicted that China will have an army of ten millions within seven years, trained and armed along modern lines.