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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
RUSSIA ENDS CENSORSHIP
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 has been twisted and distorted. Insig- nificant student affairs or workmen's $ riots, such as would not attract general attention elsewhere, have been magni- fled into great movements of popular discomfort until certain portions of the world have been led to believe that Russia was perpetually on the eve of a great revolution.
 Some English newspapers especially have conducted systematic campaigns against us. Moreover, the fact that despatches were censored has often been interpreted as semi-oficial authorize tion when perhaps they 1n no sense rep resented the views of the government. Hereafter, the corresondent of foreign newspapers will be untrammeled. We expect to see Russia presented in her true light. The opening of the flood gates may result in the evilly disposed stirring up as much mud as possible at first but we feel confident that in the end truth will prevail. We are not afraid to have tn elight turned on. We are proud of our country, and we are entitled to faithful and honest presen- tation Of our current history"
 Foreign teIegrams, until recently, were subject to censorship at the min istry of foreign affairs; but since the death last fall of NJ. Gretch, who was at one time connected with the Russian embassy at Washington, the censorship has been temporarily under the minis try of the interior. where the oerma- nent censor bureau of plays, books and newspapers in Russia are located
 News telegrams addressed to foreign sounces originating in the most distant parts of the empire, Vladivostok, for example, or Odessa. were formerly tele- graphed to St. Petersburg to be passed on. M. Plehve. minister of the interior, and Count Lamsdorff, the foreign min ister, both joined in the recommenda- ton that the censorship be abolished
 The internal censorship is to be re- tained but foreign despatches are to be entirely free. Inasmuch as a state of war exists telegrams from the theater of hostilities will be subject to the same kind of military censorship enforced in all countries under similar circum- stances
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
WHY THE UNITED STATES
 FOUGHT CANADA IN 1872.

FOOGf1I 5CANADA IN lolZ.
 The War of 1872 was very unpopular in certain sections of the United States and with certain parts of the com munity. By these, particular fault was found with the invasion of Canada. You have declared war, it was said, for two principal alleged reasons; one, the general policy of the British Gov ernment, formulated in the successive Orders in Council, to the unjustifiable injury and violation of American com- merce: the other, the inpressment of seamen from American merchant ships. What have Canada and the Canadians to do with either? If war you must, carry on your war upon the ocean. the scene of your avowed wrongs, and the seat of your adversary's prosperity, do not embroil these innocent regions and people In the common ruin which, with out adequate cause, you are bringing upon your own countrymen, and upon the only nation that now upholds the freedom of mankind against that op- pressor of our race, that incarnation of all espotisnn-Napol So, not without some alloy of self-interest, the question presented itself to New Eng land, and so New England presented it to the Government and the Southern
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
wili plan. M.mor,a, Trees.

Washington, Feb. 19.-President and Mrs. Roosevelt will observe Washing tons birthday by planting two memo rial trees in the grounds immediately east of the White House. Many mem orial trees have been planted by presi- dents of the United States, but most oi them have been lost sight of, because no record of their location in the White House grounds was kept. On such oc- casion hereafter the spades which are used in the planting of the trees moi only will be preserved, but on the blades will be painted a plan of the To- cation of the trees and brief descrip- tion of the event.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
snv.ueD.d N..,,o >n,n,,rr

New York, Feb. 19.-Frank McNa- mara, of Elgin, Ill, who was arrested yesterday, charged with shooting and killing Captain George R. Jennings, a manufacturer of window shades, in Brooklyn, was arraigned in police court to-day and held for examination until next Friday. The prisoner, who was not represented by an attorney and who seemed very self-possessed, told the magistrate that he did not shoot Jennings. His request for bail was re- fused.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
Ra,,road ca.ua,,,.. for rnrse mon,hs.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The interstate commerce commission in a report to- day shows that in railroad accidents in the United States during July, August and September, 1903, sixty passengers and 220 employees were killed and 1,66s passengers and 1914 employees injured Other, accidents not the result of train accidents bring the aggregate casual ties up to 15,1S7, being 1O9 passengers and 916 employees killed and 2,6SS pas sengers and 11,4S4 employees injured. The total number of collisions and de- railments was S,063.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
MRS. REGINA PALLMAN.

Regina, widow of the late Frank Pall- man, died yesterday morning at her home in Orange, aged eighty-nine years. She leaves three sons and a large number of grandchildren. She was a devout members of St. Eoniface church.
 The funeral will be held from the home of her son, August Pullman, in Orange, Monday morning at o'clock, and from St. Boniface church at g o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
DAUGHTERs OF THE KING

The annual convention of the Daugh- teis os the King will be held the nrst week of May at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford, Conn.
 The Guild of St. Barnabas' annual convention will be held in Boston in September 26 and 27.
 The triennial convention of the Daughters Of the King will be held in St. Paurs church, New Haven, Septem- Der 2S, 29, 30. Luncheon will be served in .he parlors Of the r. M. c. A. asso- citation at that time
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
MRS. NARY RAwLING.

Mrs. Mary A. Rawling, widow af Thomas Rawling and mother of Mrs. Arthur H. Mix. died at her residence. 181 Orchard street, early yesterday morning, at the age of eighty years. The funeral services will be held at her late residence Monday afternoon at 2:30.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
MRS. ABBY PHELPS BEERS

Word has been received in this city of the death of Mrs. Abby Phelps Beers, wife of the late Isaac Peck, at her home at Flushing, N. r., Wednesday, The deceased was the daughter of the late Dr. Timothy Phelps Beers, of this city. She was the mother of Rev. Isaac Peck, of Roslyn, N. T., who is also known here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
MRS DAVID n. RORERTs

The funeral of Mrs. David T. Roberts was held yesterday afternoon at 2:SO from the undertaking rooms of Lewis & Mayeoek. The services were conduct ed by Rev, Anson Phelps Stokes, jr.. and the interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20

tralto, will be the soloist, accompanied by pienola. s The programme follows: March Heroique, Op S4 . Saint Saans La Coquette ............. Victor Herbert Contralto solo Selected.
 Miss Nelson. Faganini Etude No. in .Liszt Yesterthoughts ......... Victor Herbert Sunset .................... Dudley Buck
 Miss Nelson Prince of Pilsen-S Selections Lsidera
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20

gan are entirely impersonaL In fact, MT. Morgan, having been for several years one of the American secretaries of embassy at St. Petersburg, is really very popular with the Russian officials, who would be glad to receive him as consul if political considerations did not forbid. It is explained that the reason for the action is purely military, the army officers desiring that there shall be no foreign officials on the Hung peninsula during the progress of hostil- ities. They fear that they may not be able to afford such officials a proper measure of protection in times of vio- lence It also is suggested that as the United States consul would be charged with responsibility for the protection of the Japanese there would be many chances for severe friction, which it is desirable to avoid.
 But many things may happen before MT. Morgan arrives even at Japan which will determine the course of the state department, and it is suggested that there is possibility that the Rus sians may not be masters of the Liau- Tung peninsula when the consul arr rives. It is said here that the Russian course is consistent in that that gov ernment has steadfastly refused to re- ceive any -consuls at Dalny, and the only officials the United States ever had there was a commercial agent.
 The decision in MT. Morgan's case does not apply to the newly appointed United States consuls at Mukden and Antung, Messrs. Cheshire and David son, respectively. These consulates are in Manchuria, and the state depart ment, taking the ground that that pro- vince is part of China, would apply to the Chinese government for exequa- turs for these consuls, not recognizing the right of any other power to inter- vene.
 REPLY TO HAT NOTE. cabled to Secretary Hay from St. Petcrs-
 bUrg.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-Russia's re- ply to Secretary Hays note on China was handed to Ambassador Mccormick to-day.
 Washington, Feb 19.-Secretary Hay to-day received by cable from Ambas- sador Mccormick the reply of the Rus sian government to the proposition re- lating to Chinese neutrality. It is con- sidered by the department to be re- sponsive to our note, and its substance has been communicated to the govern ments of Japan and China.
 Washington Feb. 19.-It is the pres ent intention merely to acknowledge the Russian note. While the text of the note is withheld at present, it is un- derstood that Russia attaches condi- tions to the effect that acceptance of the proposition is not to be regarded as excluding Manchuria from the seat of war. It is stated that Japan has consented to allow several United States army officers to accompany the Japanese forces in the field as military observers. Not quite so explicitly Rus sia has indicated that she may be able to accommodate some American mili- tary observers after March 15. ous libels supplied by the enemies of Russia. Every act of the government
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
PIANoLA RECITAL.

Miss Grace Nelson to Be the Soloist To-
 day at Steinert Hall
 The M. Steinert & Sons Co. will give Pianola recital in Steinert hall to-day at 3 p. m. Miss Grace Nelson, con-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
JAPANESE NOT AT THEY
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(Continued from First Page.) where he represented the facts to the president. It can be stated that up to :, this moment decision has not been reached as to the answer to be made to the Russian government.
 It is said that the reasons assigned for the declination to receive MT. Nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07
q. EXPRESS co. TO BUILD.
Plans TSUenty Story Structure at
Trinity Place and RectOr-st.

The United States Express Company will erect
twenty story office building for It's business at
the northwest corner Of Trinity Place and Rector
st. For years Senator Plat has had his ohice in
the building occupied by his company, at No 40
Broadway. When the Trinity Place building IS
ready for occupancy he will his office to II.
Included in this building project is the tearing down
Of the elevated structure connecting the Sixth and
Ninth ave elevated stations at RectOr-st. and the
uniting OF the stations By arcade occupying
the second hoor OF the proposed building.
There have been rumOrs current in the last few
DAYS that the marlborough Rapid Transit Company
would build in RcCtor-st-. between Trinity Place
ana Green v,ich-st loop for trains. that Ninth
ave trains could run from the Rector-st station OF
the Sixth-ave- elevated road. These rumors
founded To protect the light and air OF It's
building site the United States Express Company
has bought the parcels fronting on the south side
OF Rcctor-st. between Trinity Place and Greenwich
ST Ii is said that 1t has not acquired the Lease
with the purchase and that the lessee has been per-
fecting plans for the erection OF a building On the
combined parcels.
Holm \ CoIdlug the broker IN the sale OF the
property bought by the express company The par
cells at the northwest corner Of Trinity Place and
Rector-st. are No IS to S. Trinity Place, extend
irr through to No q to % GTeenwich-st, and No.
s TO y Rector-st.. which were owned by the New
York Protestant Episcopal School. and No. So
Trinity Place. which owned by the MOrrell
estate The property the southwest corner OF
Trinity Place and Rectorst. IS Nos. 80 and ~ Trim
ity Place and No 3 to Ecctor-St. which was
owned bv Grace Church. The New-I ork Protestant
Fpiscopal school. commonly called the Trinity
SthooI, and Grace Church acquired the premises
which they have Just sold about hundred years
ago from the Trinity Church Corporation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07
BLAZE CRIPPLES WIRES.
DOWNTOWN SUBWAY FIRE.
Telephone and Telegraph Service in
Business District Disabled.

Flames in the rapid transit subway at Broad
way and Fulton-st., at a. m. yesterday ate
into the telephone and telegraph wire condults
and were respoosible for extensive damage TO
relepbone and telegraph wires About ll,oO
telephone wires were put out or COMMISSION
while nearly a thousand telegraph wires were
disabled. The Cortlandt-st. telephone exchange
was cut OF from the rest Of the New-fork
Telephone Company's system entirely and the
service Of the John-st. exchange was crippled
seriously. All the Postal Telegraph wires run
ming to Wall Street exchanges and offices were
cut out, and the Western Union wires running
TO the newspaper Offices were disabled. While
the damage to the subway was slight, the loss
TO the telephone and telegraph companies was
believed TO be near $4,000.
A Easolene blowlamp, used by the worknen
IN the subway. vas said to have caused the
fire by iguiting the Luriap coverings on the pipes
and electrical cables which run along the ROOF
OF the subway at this point.
Almost as soon as the flames started the sub
way was l!led with dense smoke. Fifty work
men did not wait to see the flames sPread' out
ran TO the nearest openings and climbed up lao-
ders 70 the sidewalks, and three mules weTs
driven bevcnd the reach Of tho fire to a point
near Iiherty-st. TWO employees OF the Now
York Telephone Company, however. we're in
one hundred nd-thirty-sxth-st.. who was Sc
verelv burned about both arms and hands ana
an assistant named McKenna- who was burned
about the right arm and cut on that arm. Both
refused to go to the Hudson Street Hospital and
nfter being attended by DR.. Gould. they were
taken to their homes.
When Deputy Chief Kruger and several COM
panies Of hremen responded to Al alarm smoke
was pouring out OF the subway through all the
nearby openings. The fremon went into the
subway and got water on the fire above ana
below Fulton-st The smoke was so thick that
they had TO relieve each other at short Intervals
but Il did not take long to eXtinguish the flames
after the engines began working The IRE had
spread to the woodwork in the subway. but the
TEMPORARY structure was not damaged seriously.
Smoke filed several buildings at Broadway and
T~ulton-st, so that the occupants had TO get
out for a time. An immense crowd OF people
filed Broadway until the police reserves ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07

rived. All the cars in Broadway we're stopped
until the fire was out.
The hello" girls in the Cortlandt-st. telephone
exchange were amazed soon after the fire start
ed when all the signal lights flashed On the
swltchbOards at the same time and there were
no responses TO calls. 1t was soon apparent
that all the wires We're out. The business OF
the exchange practically stopped. Long
distance communication from all the downtown
district to points the Boston, New-Have
Providence and Buffalo lines was burned out.
At the Broadway and Fulton-st. junction the
insulation OF cables containing the wires that
connect with about 1000 COrtlandt-st, teie-
phones was burned OF, and the wires were either
fused or so twisted by the heat that they made
a jumbled mass. To add TO the confusion, sub
scribers began calling in an effort to obtain
connections in and out Of the Cortlandt-st dis
trict. 1t was only gradually that the exchange
could re-estab lsh service I'm it's local territory.
officials said that connections with other dis
tTicts could not be established before to-day.
Wall Street offices were affected seriously by
the cutting OF OF n large number Of private
telegraph wires leading from the financial dis
trlct TO uptown branches Telephone service
was extensively interrupted. over one hun
cred branch brokers' Offices above Fulton-st
were cut on from communication with Wall
Street.
The local service OF the Postal Telegraph be-
low Fulton-st. was almost wholly interrupted
by the fire. It was hoped to have nearly all
the burned out wires connected by this morn
ing.
The Western Union cables passing through
the manhole at Fulton-st. and Broadway were
burned out These cables contained the wires
10 al the newspaper Offices IN Park Row and
Nassau-st, other local service wires and several
main wires TO points at distance from the
city.
The service to main points outside the city
was only momentarily Interrupted but the dl-
rect service TO the newspapers, IL was said.
could not be resumed before to-day
One OF the effects Of the fire was the isolating
Of the Mayors office and the many downtown
city departments, and messengers were used for
the work generally done by the telephone.
At a late hour last night the men were busily
at work repairing the damage. but had not
succeeded In restoring any OF the severed tele-
phone connections. Practically all connections
between Fulton and Chambers SITS and between
NaSsau-st. and the Hudson River were out Some
OF the trunk lines were also broken, cutting up
town exchanges off from the lower districts. It
was thought that ii would be impossible to re-
pair the damage by the time the offices open this
morning. and It is probable that many a bust
ness viii be obliged 10 make frequent use
Of messenger boys to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07

Springer, who tied a damp towel over his face
and groped hts way up the stairway TO the top
fOOr. The policeman heard cries coming from
tire apartments Of Samuel Levine. He broke
open the dOoI, and found Levine and his wife
about 10 jump from the window. Mrs. Levine
had a baby in her arms. The policeman told
them not 10 Jump, and then, calling TO the fire.
men. had them place ladder against the WIN
dow and took Mrs. Levine and the baby 10 the
roof garden. where they were rescued by the
1remen. Returning to the burning room, he
and Assistant Chief Kick helped Levine to q
place az safety. Miss DeeTlng was also rescued
10y Policeman Springer. who wrapped her IN a
sheet and carried her down a ladder.
The fremen checked the flames after they had
only partially consumed the building. Chief
Engevine estimates the damage 10 the building
and contents at $4,000. il is said that the IN
surance companies regarded the building as
finder box. and that one OF them refused 70
issue a policy it, II learned that the
building department made examination in
January OF this year and reported the building
20 be safe. Later the Fire Commissioners made
9 report The report Of the commissioners, IN
stead OF being given TO the Mayor. was handed
70 q committee OF aldermen, and Is stu IN their
hands Its contents are not known. The opin-
Son generally expressed in Mount Vernon
that there should be a thorough investigation,
ano that the persons responsible for allowing
such death trap 10 exist IN the heart OF the
city should be indicted by the grand Jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07
SUICIDE BEFORE CROWD.
Messenger, Almost Starring, Kalls
Self near Broad1Cay Tabernacle.

While crowds were passing within a few feet Of
him. youth. about eighteen years old. supposed
DO D. Landry. OF No. $50 Franklin-ave.. Brook
lyn. committed suicide in front OF the Broadway
Tabernacle. at Broadway and Thirtyfourthst-. last
night. by drinking carbOlic acid. Many persons
him take the acid. and in ten minutes about
three thousand people had crowded about the place.
The Broadway Tabernacle IS being RACED and a
board fence surrounds the property. On the Broad
way side is small flight Of wooden steps leading
Up to a platform used by the wOTkmen. The youth
sitting these steps. when suddenly he took
out the bottle and drained the contents. a few
seconds later he toppled from the to the side
walk, unconscious.
Several men picked him up and carried him into
Halls drug store, at No. 1922 Broadway. where
Harry Collins. clerk worked him. police
summoned ambulance. and when Dr.
Erskine arrived from the New-York Hospital the
youth dead.
The doctor said that the boy had had little food
in the last few days. In the boys pockets were
found a collectors book OF the Postal Telegraph
Company and a wallet containing card on which
the following:
The bearer is member OF st. Teresa's Iyceum-
I'D. LANDRY,
NO. $50 Franklin-ave Brooklyn
Dr. Erskine had Just reached the hospital, when
he sent back to No. 1872 Broadway another
call He thought the boy had shown signs OF life
and back with all speed II another case.
however. George r Mott, u manufacturer OF rub
Der stamps, who lives over the drug store, had
fallen from the window OF his place while cleaning
g. sign. He unconscious, and the surgeon found
to the hospital He has extremely email chance
for recovery.