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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-02
4 BLACK AFFAIR.
History ofthe Uaied states shipbniId-
 ing Company.


 Albany, N. Y, April 1.-"The history of this concern forms one of the black est chapters in the financial experience of this country" said Senator Edgar T. BracB Ut to-day of the United States Shipbuisding company, at a hearing on motion for a change of venue from Saratoga to New York county, in the action by Charles J. Kavanaugh of Wa terford, against the Mercantile Trust Co. of New York, Alvin Kretch, Chas. c. Deming and John McCook, to recover $76,000 which he alleges to have been lost through investing in the stock and bonds of the shipbulding company.
 Senator Bracket was contesting the motion for change of venue made by the defendants who urged that New York county was the proper place for trial, because all of the witnesses ex- cept the complainant, and the docu- ments necessary for it were located in New York city. At the close of the hearing Justice Herrick reserved de- cision.
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ROADS IN BAD CONDITION.
General Allen, U, .. A., Says Russia Has
 Lost Five Opportuntttes

Seoul, April 1. Y Brigadier General Allen. United States military observer with the Japanese army, has returned here from Ping Yang. He says the roads in northern Corea are in very bad condition and that the Russians have lost excellent opportunities to take advantage of the natural obstacles offered by the country to oppose the Japanese advance. General Allen be- lieves that the Russians intend to make a stand at the Yalu.
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MR. BRYAN IN BRIDGEPORT.
Guest for Brief Period of Commodore
 Archibald mcNeii

Bridgeport, April 1.-William Jen- nings Bryan was in this city to-day for brief period as a guest of Commodore Archibald McNeil. MT. Bryan and his wife arrived in the city from New Haven in the forenoon at 10 o'clock and they were taken immediately to Mir. McNeil's house in the latter's automo- bile. During MT. Bryan's stay at MT. McNeil's house he met number of his local friends. MT. and Mrs. Bryan left for New York in the afternoon at o'clock.
 Melbert B. Cary of Richtield, the dem- ocratic candidate for governor in 1902, will be the guest of Commodore Me Neil to-day.
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ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.

 Hopeful Outlook for Settlement of Re-
 maining Colonial Differences.
 Paris, April 1.-The foreign office has bassador Paul Cambin, giving the re- suits of the late cabinet conference in London relative to the colonial treaty negotiations.
 While the points are not disclosed the general effect of the letter is to convince the officials here that there will be lit tie difficulty in reconciling the remain ing differences. The date of the sign ing of the treaty is still doubtful. It may possibly be signed in a few days although the holidays may defer the signature.
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Her shalt Twisted.

Washington, April IA report has been received at the navy department that the shaft of the battleship Illinois recently in collision with the Missouri was not cracked, but bent An effort is being made to straighten it, and it is believed by the engineer officers that this can be done though it is calculated that at least a month will be required for the work.
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prlnce.on 5, pn.lnde,ph,a ( Am, 3

Richmond. Va, April 1.-The Phila- delphia-American team was defeated here to-day by the Princeton university nine. The Tigers played a brilliant game. Score:
 R.H.E. Athletics 70 o21OOoo-s 21 Princeton ... II 1OO201*-5 91 Batteries-Athletics, Henley, Pinence, Waddell and Powers; Princeton, Stew ems, Byrum, Underhill and Reid. Um- pire, Schreck of Athletics.
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rorpedo non,. Going by Ra,l.

Paris, April 2.--The St. Petersburg
 |rrespondent of the Echo de Paris
 |ys that, in accordance with a desire vice-Admiral Makaroff, the Nevsky
 |lrds are sending to Port Arthur by |il eighteen torpedo boats of the Cy-
 bne type capable of making thirty bots all hour.
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ITO BACK IN TOXIC.
Royal we'como for Him. Results of
 His Corcnn Mission.

T'okio. April 1.-7 p. n.-Marauis Ito turned here this afternoon from his Eecial mission to the emperor of Corea
 e was received at the railroad sta- pn by the ministers and was granted | audience by the emperor of Japan. |h!le it is denied that political signi- lance is attached to the mission. it |ubtless will cement the cordiality be- Fcen the Corean and Japanese courts Id will inspire the Corean emperor |th confidence in these intentions of |pan.
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DIsr1NGUIsHED cHiNAMEM.
Passy to spend summer Here and study
 Worlds Fair.


 St. Louis. April l. 1.-Notification was received from the state department by the worlds fair management today that party of distinguished Chinamen will leave China to spend the summer here and study the worlds fair. Minister conger arranged the visit by cable gram.
 The visitors will be Expectant Prefect Ii shaoti,. District Magistrate Tai Chi, receiver of salt department; Chuang Yin Hsin. secondary ninth grade official Ku Liang Chun.
 The state department has arranged for their entrance into the United States.
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Fire tn Meriden.

Meriden, April 1.-Armour & Co., s building was damaged $1 ,O0O by fire late this afternoon that originated in the fire boxes beneath the smoke house shaft and burned its was through the three floors to the roof. The shaft was badly damaged.
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INSURED FOR SI,5OO GOO.
Largest Single Risk Ever Accepted on n
 Human Life.

New York, April 1.-James c. Colgate, member of the New York stock ex- change, has taken out an insurance pol icy for $1,O00,0O0. This is said to be the largest single risk ever accepted on a human life. The company which wrote the policy, upon which premiums of about $45,O00 will fall annually, has re- insured all but $25O,0oO in other con- cerns.
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coSrEssEs DOUBLE MURDER.
Killed Man and Wife Who Befrlsnded
 Hlm whsn a chird.


 St. Louis, April 1. William F. Church. who was arrested in Philadel- phia and brought here to answer the charge of having murdered MT. and Mrs. Henry W. Yeater at Warrenton, Mo-, last August. confessed to the po- lice to-day that he committed the dou- ble crime just because he felt impelled to. T just went up to their room and cut their throat with my razor while they were asleep" He said the couple had helped him when he was a baby and had raised him. He told the po- lice that he had believed the Yeaters had made win, leaving their property to a stepson, and this so incensed him that he decided to kill them.
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pubuuue Carpenters strike.

Dubuque, Iowa, April Lowing to a refusal by the bosses for a demand for an eight hour wofk day instead of nine hours and thirty cents per hour pay, three hundred carpenters went on strike to-day Building operations are at a standstill.
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wou,a1ave..,q u,e m.ns s.oo ok Floa.,ng

Washington, April 1.-Representative Van Duzer of Nevada introduced a res olution in the house to-day requesting the secretary of commerce and labor to investigate the methods of mining conn panies in floating mining stock through the use os the mails as advertising me- diulns. The resolution declares that people have been defrauded in this manner.
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MORE PARKER DELEGATES.
Chosen at Two Conventions in New
 York Yesterday.

Albany, April 1.-The democrats of the Second assembly district to-day elected three delegates to the conven- tion instructed for Judge Parker. All of the Albany delegation, now complete, have been so instructed
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Insane Asyium Two Weeks
 While in drunken frenzy. George H. Mccormick of 15 Hilton street beat his wife so severely early last evening that he broke her nose and her jaw and at Grace hospital, where she was talk en, it is feared that she may die as the result of her injuries. Coroner Mix took her ante-morten statement iii which she accused her husband of beat ing her with his fists. Mccormick was placed under arrest, charged with breach of the peace and drunkenness Mrs. Mccormick has been discharged from the State Hospital for the Insane only two weeks and few days ago tried to commit suicide by cutting her throat with 2 broken mirror.
 It was at 9:15 last night that John B. Sundblade, who lives in the same house with the McCo1nicls, rushed in- to the Dixwell avenue station and said: There's a man trying to kill his wife. The police should be sent to save her. Patrolmen Taylor and Doolittle who were at the station on report were dis patched to the place They found the furniture of the flat broken and the floor covered with blood Mccormick attired only in his trousers and a shirt, was red with his wife's blood and was reeling about the place. shouting in a maudlin, drunken condition He made no resistance when placed under arrest. Mrs. Mccormick was lying in bed groan- ing weakly. Her face was battered and bleeding and she was suffering much. Patrolman Taylor sent for Dr. Lamb who discovered that the woman's more serious injuries consisted of fractured bly, fractured skull. She was taken to Grace hospital in the police ambulance and at that institution it was not def initely decided whether her skull was fractured.
 The womans condition was so serious that Coroner Mix was summoned to take her ante-mortem statement She said her husband had been drunk and that he was enraged by her accusing him with living with another woman while she was in the insane asylum. She said that he used only his fists in i1lfiicting the terrible bruises and frae- lures upon her. Mrs. Mccormick is about 49 years of age and has been suf- fering from mental troubles for some time Her attempt at suicide some days ago was unsuccessful and she did not succeed in doing much damage to herself.
 Mccormick was arrested without diff ficulty and when taken to the Dixwell avenue station said that he had merely beaten his wife because she was cratic and bothered him. He is man of 40 and weighs only 150 pounds. Despite his frail stature he was able, to judge from his wife's statement to infiict all the fractures with only his fists. He has been employed as belt lacer at the factory of the Winchester Repeating Arms company. He was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace but his wife's chances of recovery are so slight that at any time this may be changed to the charge of murder. At late hour last night the report from Grace hospital was that Mrs. McCor- miel1's condition was unchanged.
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Lockport, N. Y, April 1.-The Second assembly district Niagara county) democratic assembly convention elected delegates to the state convention to- day and endorsed Judge Parker for president. The second district repub- Han convention endorsed the adnlinis- tration of President Roosevelt and elected delegates to the state conven- ton.
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YALE ;, LAFAYE1TE I.
Clean and snnppy Game-Good Battery
 Work.

Norfolk, Va, April 1.-Yale defeated Lafayette this afternoon by score Of 5 to 1. Both teams played clean, snap py ball, the work of the batteries being particularly strong. Score:
 R.HsE. Yale :. ............o oOoOo.5 O--5 5 2 Lafayette .......0 0O01OO *-I Batteries-Allen. Jackson and Wins low; Newberry and Irwin.
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WRECK AT GUILFoRD.
Four Cars of Freight teavo Track
 Traffic Diverted.

An east bound freight on the Shore this morning shortly after midnight. Four cars left the track. All traffic was diverted to the Hartford division. A wrecker was at once sent from New Haven and it is expected that traffic on the division will be resumed early this morning.
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TO PROCEED TO L1oU1DArE.
cOur, Order to Omeiaia Of stonins ton

savings Bank.
 New London, April 1-Judge Ralph Wheeler. of the superior court, to-day directed the officials of the Stonington Savings bank to proceed to liquidate the affairs of the bank as rapidly as may be practicable without serious loss to the bank. An order was also grant ed restraining the bank, for four months after May 1. from paying in ex- cess of 10 per cent. of deposits.
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TRAINS HELD UP

Box Car Deraiied at WInsted OeInys
 Passengers.
 Winsted, April LA derailed box car blocked the tracks of the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and the Central New England road shortly before two o'clock this afternoon, and the passen- ger train due to leave here at 2 D. m. for Bridgeport and the west-bound train over the Central New England road were held up until a wrecking train from Hartford cleared the tracks.
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R.H.E.
Corr. elI Defeats Navy.

Annapolis, Md, April 1Cornell de- feated the navy baseball team to-day by a score of 6 to 2.
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AL ADAMS ASKS TO BEPARoLED.
HI. Application Referred to Di..r.es

His Application Referred to Dfstrict
 Attorney Jerome.
 Albany, N. Y, April 1.--Al Adams, the policy king,' who has been in Sing Sing prison about a year on an indeter- minate sentence with years minimum after conviction under the anti-policy law. has made application to the state parole board to release him upon pa role. He has been an exemplary pris- oner. His application has been referred to District Attorney Jerome for rec concentrations.
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hH"k aii IsAued Ys- efdny
 Washington, April 1.-The comptrol- Ter of the currency has issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business Monday, March 2S.
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BRUTAL WIFE BEATER
 MAY PROVE MURDERER
VICTIM OF DRUNKEN HUSBAND
 WAS WEAK MENTALLY.

George H. mecormick While In Drink Breaks wife's Bonss-shs Attempted Suicide RsesntIy-May Die at Hospital -Husband Under Arrest-wifs oat of Insane A.yium Two Weeks
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-07-16
MENACE TO THE RUSSIANS.
Correspondent Says Alexieff's Recall
Is Imperative.

Berlin, July ia dispatch to the
Lokal Anzieger from Newchwang,
dated July IL, describes the friction
between General kuropatkin and Vice
roy Alexieff which, in connection with
the correspondents recent interview
with General Kuropatkin, indicates
that the present dispatch was based
on information from near the Russian
headquarters. The correspondent
says Viceroy Alexieff continually dis
turbs military matters by assuming
kingly airs. He reverses Kuropatkin's 8
orders, abrogating powers as the EN-
peror's direct representative. When
troops arrive at Mukden Alexief holds
inspections and parades. delaying the
soldiers arrival at the front. He sends
his own chief Of staff twice or thrice
weekly to Tatchekiao to observe and
report on General Kuropatkin's do
ings. 1t was reported that the officers
corps was ready to mutiny against the
yiceroy, but desisted. believing 1t to
be impossible to influence the emper-
or to remove Alexieff.
The correspondent believes that the
present state of things will lead to the
loss of more battles unless Alexien Is
recalled, adding:
His presence Is not only useless,
but Is q serious danger to the army.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-07-16
HARTMAN WINS FIRST ROUND
FOR CONTROL OF NORTH
ERN PACIFIC ROAD.
PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION EhJOIEED
MAIN POINTS AT ISSUE IN THE
CASE TO BE DECIDED AT
SOME LATER TIME.

Trenton, N. J.. July 1e.-Judge Brad
ford has granted a preliminary IN
junction in the suit brought by Ed
ward Fl. Hartman, Winslow S. Pierce
and others to restrain the proposed
pro rata distribution of the assets OF
the Northern Securities company. This
is defeat for the Hill interests.
The decision of Judge Bradford does
not dispose of the main points at is
sue in the case, which were whether
or not Hartman and Pierce should
have returned to them the stock OF
the Northern Pacific company which
they put into the Northern Securities
company or whether they should have
distributed TO them the stock OF both
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern companies ON the pro rata basis
provided for by the directors of the
Northern Securities company.
Judge Bradford devotes most OF his
opinion to the discussion of legal
question as to whether he should grant
preliminary injunction and he takes
the position that as long as there is
any doubt in the case and no INJURY
can come to the complainants a pre-
liminary injunction should be granted.
He says further that the failure to
grant a preliminary injunction
Would Permit the Distribution
of the stock in the Northern Pacific
company to which Hartman and
Pierce claim title and put the COM
plainants in a position where they
would not be able to secure relief 10
which they would be entitled should
the case be decided in their favor on
final hearing.
The litigation turned largely on the
question as to the title OF the North
ern Pacific stock which +. ii. Harri-
man and Winslow S. Pierce put into
the combination and which amounted
to about $79,000,000. The contention
OF the Northern Securities company
was that the stock had become the alb
solute property OF that company ana
that it was perfectly legal for the
Northern Securities company to carry
out the pro rata plan OF distribution
upon which the company had agreed.
Hartman contended that by reason OF
the corporation being declared illegal
by the United States supreme court
the title had not passed from Harrl-
man and Pierce and in consequence
they were entitled to have returned to
them the particular stock they had
put into the combination and which
involved control of the Northern Pa
cific company.
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Hartman Victory tias No Great Ct
feet on Stock Market.

New York, July 16.-The announce
ment OF the Northern Securities decis-
ion caused convulsive bound In
Union Pacific to 95A and in Southern
Pacific to 511a Both stocks then ran
off, the former three-quarters and the
latter a point The decision had been
SO accurately and confidently foreseen
for three days past that the disposl-
ton was to take profits in the market
after the announcement and prices
yielded all around under this influence.
The enormous absorption of Union Pa
citic convertible bonds was feature
of the trading.
Union Pacific, In the course of sue
cessive advances during the afternoon,
got as high as OTIS and Southern Pa
cific touched So. The response In the
general market was very moderate,
although there were considerable re-
coveries at one time in sympathy with
the movement in the Pacifics, but the
market subsequently became rather
dull and sluggish. Northern Securl'
ties rallied fraction on the curb, but
sold off again at the lowest.
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Grand Cross of the Legion OF Honor
Conferred on Him.

Paris, July 16.-The most important
announcement in the forthcoming list
Of decorations following the French
national holiday will be that OF Pres
ident Loubet conferring the Grand
Cross of the Legion OF Honor upon
Secretary Hay.
The Grand Cross is the highest
grade and is given only to personaSes
the government desires to signaily
honor. An official said 1t was evil
dence of Foreign Minister Delcasse
high regard for Mr.. Hays conduct OF
foreign affairs during the last hve
years. This had constantly strength
ened Franco American relations, the
latest being American recognition OF
French paramount authority In MO-
rocco under the Franco-British agree
ment.
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YACHTS IN COLLISION.
Competitors In international Race Sc
riousIy Damaged.

Dover, Eng, July 16.-The American
schooner yacht Ingomar, owned by
Morton f. Plant of New York, and the
schooner yacht Navahoe, the property
of George w. Watjens OF Germany,
were in collision off the Admiralty pier
shortly after their start in the race
for yachts of over a hundred tons.
Both suffered considerably.
The Ingomar, which fouled the Ger
man yawl. had her bowsprit and fore
rigging carried away, while the Nava-
hoes mainsail was split and her steer
ing gear was damaged. Both yachts
were obliged to abandon the race
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PRAISE AMERICAN ATTACHES.
Russians Impressed by Their Calm
ness Under Fire.

st. Petersburg, July ia CORE
spondent of the st. Petersburg Ga
zette, In a mail letter describing Incl
dents at the battle of Vafangow, says:
Lieutenant Vokoulin stood by two
American attaches, Lieutenant Col
onel Walter S. Schuyler, U. S. A., and
Captain w. V. Judson, u. S. Engineer
Corps. He was greatly impressed oy
their soldierly bearing. They did not
leave the firing line single minute
but stood calmly observing the battle
raging around and unconcernediy
smoked cigars, although shells were
bursting and bullets whizZing."
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Jap Flag on Korean island.

New York, July 16.-The japanese
have hoisted their national flag on
Rose island in Chemulpo harbor, says
Herald dispatch from Seoul, Korea.
The Korean Notifications thereon are
still permitted to fly the Korean en-
sign. but this is dwarfed by the larger
emblem of Japan.
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JAPs LOST TWO THOUSAND.
Russian Report Of Recent Fighting al
Port Arthur.

Mukden, July 16.--ln the flghting at
the right flank of the line OF defences
of Port Arthur July to July the
Russians drove back the japanese
and occupied the east bank OF tue
Lunsantun and the heights command
ing Lunsantun pass. The japanese
losses were about 1000. Those OF the
Russians were Insignificant
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occupation of Newchwang by the Jap
anese. No news has been received
here from Port Arthur or from the
Vladivostok squadron. The emperor's
absense NAV account for the dearth
of news.
General Sakharoff, who reported the
wounding of Rennenkampff, says ii
occurred July 13 between Liaoyang
and SiamatsZa in a skirmish in which
the Japanese were repulsed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-07-16
eussIan Press Praises Kruger.

ST. Petersburg, July 16.-All the pa
pers paw warm tributes to the former
president of the Transyaal. Mr.. kru-
ger. who died in Switzerland Thurs
day. The Russ says: However pre-
occupied with the Far East we cannot
forget our sympathy for the Boers.'
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JAPs ARE CONCENTRATING.
Bio Battle Imminent in Vicinity OF
Tatchekiao.

Toxic, July 16.-Dispatches from the
front. the details of which the war
ofFice withholds, betray that the ad-
vance line Of the combined armies OF
Generals Oku and Nodzu Is close to
Tatchekiao, almost certainly in action.
Other brigades OF the Takushan
army and possibly General Kurok's
southernmost column are converging
on Tangchi, about ten miles southeast
Of Tatchekiao. 1t is taken for granted
they are within striking distance OF
General Kuropatkin's center and are
executing a thanking movement to hem
his forces into the battle ground cov-
cred by the main Japanese advance
on its southern boundary.