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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
CANS AND IVALCoTr DRAW.
Fight Twenty Rounds--Decision Not
 We'll Received.

Woodward's Pavilion. San Francis co, Sept. 30.Joe Cans and Joe Wal colt, holders respectively of the light weight and welterweight champion ships, fought twenty rounds to a draw tonight. The decision was not we'll re- ceiyed by many of the spectators, who seemed of the opinion that Cans should have been favored.
 The fight throughout was furious. Cans started off like a winner, enjoy ing a decided advantage in the opening two rounds. After the second round, however, and until the middle of the contest, Walcott employed his right al most exclusively to Cans body and kid- neys, gaining q decided lead. Walcott put tremendous power behind his blows, and several times greatly weak ened Cans, who was unable to stop the terrific onslaught over Waleott's right.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
STATE POLICEMAN SHOT.
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ARREST
 JOHN II. WHTPPLE

wanted on Charge of Attempting to
 XIII Samuel J. starmer, of East
 Glastonbury-Posse Formed but They
 Searched in vain-Policeman's Con
 dItion Not Serious Although Wound
 is . painful One.
 Hartford, Sept. sO.-In a bold attempt tonight to capture John H. Whipple of East Glastonbury, who is wanted on the charge of attempting to kill sam tel J. starmer on September Il, State Policeman Loucks was shot by the fu- gitiye and is now in the Hartford hos pital. The shooting occurred at the home of Whipple, who again made his escape into the woods and despite the efforts to find him on the part of searching parties made up of police men and citizens of East Glastonbury, he is still at large.
 Policeman Loueks and few farmers of East Glastonbury. learning that Whipple came out of his hiding place last night and went home, entered Whippie's house tonight to arrest him and found him out. Loucks remained in the house for some time before whipple appeared and as soon as the latter opened the door to enter, Loucks attempted to place him under arrest In an instant Whipple drew revolver and fired two shots at the policeman, one of the shots taking effect. The ball entered his right thigh and he fell to the floor. Suffering considerably from the wound, Loucks rose and as best he could chased Whipple out of the house, firing his revolver at the retreating fig- ure several times. It is believed that none of the shots took effect as Whip pie dashed into the woods and has not been seen since. A crowd gathered about the place in a few moments and posses were organized taking different sections of the woods. They were well armed and prepared for any emergency.
 Knowng the character of the man they were hunting the searchers. ex- pected fight, but they could not find him, this being the third or fourth time he has successfully eluded those who would capture him.
 Loucks was taken to the hospital as quickly as possible and 1t was reported late tonight that his condition is not dangerous, although the wound is a painful one.
 Ever since the shooting of sstarmer, which was the. outcome of petty quarrel the real hiding place of Whip pie has never been ascertained He has been seen, it is reported, several times. but he always managed to slip those who followed him. .Whipple is considered crazy and the fact that he is always armed with revolver makes any attempt to capture him a danger ous task. yet notwithstanding this. the search for him has been almost contin- uous for two weeks
 Whipple is accused of setting fire to the barn on the place where he lives, which belongs to Milton Hollister. He thinks he owns the property and says that he can do what ever wants to with 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
RUSSIAN NATT REoReANIzED
Important Changes FOrecasted-RO-
 jeEtvensky to Return.

, St. Petersburg, Oct. 1-2:2o a. m.-The reorganization of the navy which has
 been foreshadowed by the Associated
 Press begins with the announcement,
 on the highest authority, that Yiee-Ad-
 miral Doubasoff, the present head of
 the technical bureau of the admiralty,
 will be appointed minister of marine.
 Vice-Admiral Avellan, when he will
 succeed, will be given the honorary post of chief Of the Red Cross society, succeeding Admiral Kremer, who died recently. Vice-Admiral RoJestvensky will return to St. Petersburg to assume active charge of the naval staff, a pc sltion from which he could i'll be spared. The Pacific squadron will be entrusted { to Rear-Admiral Chouknin, the present chief of the Black Sea fleet. Admiral
 Birileff will be transferred from the Baltic to the Black Sea, while Veselago, hitherto Admiral Birileff's assistant. Twill take charge of the Baltic ports fleet.
 Admiral Doubasoff enjoys the highest esteem of officers of the Russian army. He is man of the highest abil- Iity and energy. His experience in the technical branch of the service renders him most fit to have charge of the ad-
 miralty, in view of the large shipbuild- ing programme that is contemplated as the result of the present war. Douba- soff became famous through his ex- ploits during the Turkish war. Like the late Admiral Makaroff, he com lmanded one of the rudimentary torpedo boats that blew up Turkish monitor, for which he was rewarded with the St. Georges Cross.
 The selection of Rear Admiral chouk- min for the task of taking out the Pa cific squadron is generally approved. He has seen much work and service in the Far East. He was port admiral at vladivostok from 1896 to 1901, while Ad- miral Skrydloff commanded the Pacific station. Since that time he has held the post of director of the naval col lege.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
CLLVLLAND NOT 10 SPEAK.
But VIII Not sbirk His Duty to the
 Democratic Party.

New York, Sept, sO.-Judge Parker to-day announced that Grover Cleve- land would not go on the stump.
 His position, the judge says, Twill be still further defined in many proper and efficient ways of communication before the close of the campaign. He has no purpose of shirking any such discussion of the issue as his health will permit, and which will also be consistent with his relation to the party and to the public by reason of his position as an ex-president. But it cannot be announced too emphatically or with too much authority that he will not make speeches at any time or in any place."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
JAPANESE ADVANCE ON
 MUKDEN BEGINS AT LAST
7oREMosr LINES GRADUALLY
 PUSHING FORWARD.

feneraI salxharoY Reports Minor suc-
 eesses-Fresh Japanese Troops Con-
 centrating at Yentai Mines and Nov
 ing Eastward-Port Arthur Situation
 n BIank--Report that NIikado's Forces
 Are Preparing to Go lnro Winter
 Quarters.
 Field Marshal oyama has begun the png expected advance upon the Rus Ian army at Mukden, and a eoincident aovement against sinmintin is indicat- d by the fact that the Japanese have coupled siaobeyho. west of the Liao lver. There is a concentration of Jap nese forces in the vicinity of the Yen ai mines, and the advance lines are be- lg gradually pushed eastward. Gen ral Sakharoff. in the dispatches to the lar office at St. Petersburg, reports uccesses in several engagements of a ainor character.
 An undated dispatch from General curoki's headquarters reports the pres- hit Japanese military organization to e as efficient as it has been at any inc since the war began. There is no efnite news from Port Arthur. ,hanges in the Russian ministry or marine and in naval commands are an- ounced on highes authority. The new ead of the admiralty, 1t is said, will $ Vice Admiral Doubasoff, an officer f wide experience in war, and the pres nt head of the technical bureau of ministry of marine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
LAPS ON DEFENSIVE?
Report Great Change in situ-
 ation at Front.

Mukden. Sept. 3O.--A great change in he situation here has occurred. The
 apanese now appear anxious to act on
 he defensive, and have fortified a po- lition northwest of the Yentai mines
 According to the best estimates ob-
 ainable, the Japanese army confront hg General Kuropatkin comprises a krand total of 1SO battalions. Allowing loo men to battalion, there are 144,0OO
 6fantry. In addition there are $500 'avalry and 6sS guns. The distribution
 f the Japanese forces is as follows;
 one division at Bentsiaputze, two di-,
 isions at the Yentai mines, four divi- Hons on the railway a little north of 84iao Yang, one division westward near
 Iiamendense, and one division at Sam 4epu. 4 Russians estimate the Japanese forces Lt the following strength: General Ku- soli, with the guards and the second Ind twelfth divisions, a. total of thirty lix battalions of infantry, nine squad Ions of cavalry, 108 guns, and a sepa- late artillery corps of 108 guns; the suards reserve brigade, consisting of light battaIions of infantry, nine Aquadrons of cavalry and twenty four guns, and the reserve brigades of thir- ly-two battalions of infantry and thir-.
 y-six guns; total of KuroI1i's army, geventy-six battalions of infantry, Eighteen squadrons of cavalry and 276 Buns. General Oku's army consists of The third, fourth and sixth divisions, or shirty-six battalions of infantry, nine squadrons of cavalry, 1O8 guns, one separate cavalry brgigade of eight .quadrons, 8 separate artillery brigade pf 108 guns and reserve brigades com 9rising twenty-four battalions of in- fantry, nine squadrons of cavalry and s6 guns; total strength of Oku,s army, 10 battalions of infantry, 26 squadrons pf cavalry and 242 guns. General Nod zu commands the fifth and tenth divi- sions consisting of twenty-six batSal- lons of infantry and six squadrons of eavalry. Including reserves, Nodzu,s Arr1y consists of forty-four battalions pf infantry, nine squadorns of cavalry and 120 guns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
cbild Drinks Gasolene and Dies,

Hartford Sept. 90. James Hagen. the. two-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. James F. Hagen, drank two ounces of gasolene tonight and dled half an heur .ater. The boys mother put the liquid on her sewing machine, intending to clean it, and left the room for a few moments. When she returned she found that her son had drank a large. quantity of it and was deathly sick. The boy died be- fore medical aid reached him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
ELEorrD BUT NrVER SERTED
Recount in Rockville shows Defeated
 Man Victorious.

Rockville, Conn. Sept. 8o.- City Clerk Randall and former Treasurer Frank Grant of this place to-day made re count of the ballots for treasurer cast in the last city election in January and find that there was mlscount. On the first count A. T. Bissell, the demo- cratic candidate. was given a plurality of eight, but it was found to-day that on the Second ward returns MT. Grant was only given 121 votes instead of 12S, as the count to-day shows, and in the Third ward he is also credited with an extra vote and MT. Bissell one less, which gives him one more than MT. Bissell. MT. Grant will not claim the election, the recount being made merely as a matter Of satisfaction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
MINOR RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
General sakharor Reports Number of
 Small Affairs.

General saIxharoff Reports Number of
 Small Affairs.
 St. Petersburg. Sept. 3o.-General sak- haroff reports that between September 16 and September 20 there were several skirmishes in the Yentai district, all of which resulted favorably to the Rus sians. The Japanese advance posts be- fore Yentai station, General Sakharon adds. have been reinforced. On Sep tember 2S strong vanguard of Japan csc was encountered on the Mandarin road and driven back to Yentai, losing twenty in killed and wounded It is admitted that the Japanese ad- vance has already begun along the whole line, assuming it's most active form in the east, whither Field Mar shal oyana continues to draft large forces. Operations are also progressing west of the railroad.
 The Associated Press Harbir dispatch contains the important announcement that the Japanese have occupied Siao- beho, west of the Iiao river, from which point they are evidently threatening Sinmintin.
 The likelihood of the appointment of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaeivitch as commander-in-chief is increasing. The Associated Press learns that the grand duke has informed the officers of the regiment of dragons of which he is the honary colonel of the probability of his going to the Far East, adding that he would take theregiment with him as his body guard.
 The return of Viceroy Alexieff is practically certain and there is good reason to believe that he will succeed Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, who will be appointed a member of the council of the empire.
 The Associated Press hears upon the best authority that the imperial shoot ing lodge at SkiernieWice has been pre- pared for the arrival of his majesty, who Is expected there before the middle of October, the empress remaining at Peterhof until November IS, when she will join the emperor with her children. The emperor's departure for Poland has IlUl 4U6Su 3EApGIlGuJ ~ WG5 lLC would remain here on account of the serious situation in the Far East. It Is hinted that there are important motives for his going to skierniewice. The visit reviVes the talk of probable meeting with Emperor William of Ger many.
 The dokager empress of Russia has embarked at Reval for Copenhagen. At the former place she was greeted by Admiral Rojestvensky and the officers of his squadron. She has gone to meet the queen of England, and it is expect- ed that she will remain In Copenhagen month. The meeting of the sisters may also be connected with affairs of state, as the dowager empress would not be likely to leave her Red Cross work, in which she is deeply interested, for mere family visit.
 The city is full of rumors tonight. It is consistently stated that riots have occurred at Odessa and that cavalry charges were necessary to disperse the crowds that had assembled at the sta tion shouting, Down with the warg' when the imperial train arrived. An- other wild rumor is that the czarevitch is dead. There Is not the slightest foundation for these stories. The inn perial infant Is in the best of health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
ADDRESSED BY ARcHBisHop
pr. Davidson Before the Brotherhood of
 st. Andrew.

St. Andrew.
 Philadelphia, Sept. SO.-The feature of to-day's proceedings of the annual con- yention of the Brotherhood of St. An drew was the presence of the arch bishop of Canterbury and prlmate of all England, the most Rev. Thomas Randall Davidson, D. D. pr. Dayid- son attended the conference of the jun for members of the Brotherhood, which was held late to-day in Horticultural hall. Following the conference, the archbishop addressed the members of the Brotherhood at the Academy of Mu- sic.
 In the course of his address, the arch bishop of Canterbury said: Your kind ness has emphasized to me the sense of absolute oneness of the English and American branches of the church, and the almost oneness of our kindred rla- lions. I am glad that the nisunder- standing of one hundred years ago IS driven happily, blessedly, and, please God, permanently away from our hearts and from our minds.
 T do not think I realized what a great force there is in your country until this afternoon, when l faced the thousinds of boys. who comprise the junior department of your brotherhood. If all these youths be inculcated with the principles for which your brother hood stands, what must it mean to America and next, to England, and to all the civilized world twenty of thirty years hence?''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
DELMAR'S FAST MILE
EQUALS WORLDS RECORD BUT
 FAILS TO BEAT IT.

Weather Conditions Not Favorable
 The Three Events on Yesterdays
 Grand Circuit Card HOtiy Contested
 Sweet Marie Takes the 2,Oe Trot---
 Scot Hudson Guides Nancy H. to
 Victory.
 Cincinnati, Sept. 2O.The feature of |to- days grand circuit racing at Oakley park was Major Delmar's attempt to break the worlds trotting record of 2:o2A, without windshields or pacemak- |ers in front or side, held by Cresceus and Major Delmar. Major Delmar has To record of l:59%, trotted with the windshields and pacemakers in the front and side, but this is not recogniz- led as a worlds record by the trotting association. Both Cresceus and Major Delmar made the 2;O2M record paced by a running horse only.
 Although the weather conditions were not very favorable for a trial of this kind, the celebrated horse eQuailed the iWOTIu TSCOLu. VudJOA AlCilltdk " ebo III llN- len by A. P. MoDonald and was paced by a horse driven by Scott Hudson.
 The three other events on the card were hotly contested. In the 2.14 class pace Funston was made a hot favorite in the first heat. After hard fight through the stretch Funston succeeded in winning from Edwin c. at the post. Edwin c. took the second heat, Sunny Slope won the third heat, and Edwin c. the fourth by head from Sunny Slope. The fifth went to Sunny Slope, Funston finishing close second. The race of the three heat winners in the sixth heat was hotly contested, Sunny Slope get ting the decision by head, with Fun ston second and Edwin c. third.
 Sweet Marie won the 2:06 class trot after finishing close second to Ozenam in the first heat. Sweet Marie easily won the second and third heats.
 The superior driving of Scott Hudson resulted in a victory for Nancy H. in the 2:17 class pace. Nancy H. finished seventh in the first heat and fourth iii the second heat, which were both won by Little sphynx. Nancy H, won the three last heats in close finishes with Harry Sultan and Wild Brino, jr. Prince Alert will try to beat the worlds pacing record of 1:5eh to-mor- row.
 The summarizes:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
PORT ARTHUR SITUATION.
Latest Failure May Drive Japs Into
 Winter Quarters,

Latest Failure May Drive Japs Tnto Winter Quarters. London, Oct. 1.-The failure of tbe 1at-
 sst Japanese attempt to drive ot the Port Arthur fleet and reduce the fortress las led, according to the Daily Tele- graphs Chefoo correspondent. to tbe Elecision that the Japanese must % into winter quarters, Japanese officers ad-
 hitting that General StoesseI is making ) superb stand.
 Accordingly the correspondent says permanent notifications, affording ex- cellent shelter. are being constructed
 but side the Russian main line of de-
 ences, and warm clothing is being
 brought up for the troops Reinforee- mcnts are continually arriving. Find ling it impossible to hold outer forts
 eYen when they are captured, owing to
 the enfilading fire, the only alternative the Japanese have is to cut off supplies
 and communications"
 The Daily Telegraphs correspondent at Sinmintin states that the Chinese Authorities there have issued an order lforbidding the sale of goods to the Rus
 sians, on the ground that it would con lstitute a breach of neutrality. ] The Morning Posts report of a gen.
 eral engagement, in which the Japanese
 were victorious, at Mukden, is not con- sfirmed in any quarters. It is probably an exaggerated version of outpost af-
 fairs
 The despatch from Mukden yesterday reporting that serious collision be-
 tween the opposing forces there is re- garded as imminent attracts the great est attention from the London press. It lis considered certain that the dispatch
 was mutilated by the military censor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
PAYNE HAS SINKING SPELLS
PosTMAsTER GENERALS CON-
 OPTION YERY CRITICAL.

Dr. Olser, of Baltimore, the Noted Diagnostician, of Johns Hopkins Uni- yersity, Called in ConsuItation-Has Some Hopes of RecOvery-Patient Responds to Treatment After Each Painting Spell.
 Washington. Sept. SO.-Postmaster General Payne's physician determined during the day to summon Dr. osler of Baltimore. the expert diagnostician of Johns Hopkins university and the lat ter arrived here shortly after o'clock. A consultation of physicians imme- diately followed. The following bulletin was subsequently, issued:
 Y p. m.: The postmaster generals condition still continues to be serious. He has had several sinking spells dur ing the day, each time, however, he has responded to treatment { Signed: w. Osler,
 'P. M. Rixey, !. "G. l.. Magruder." Dr. Osler returned to Baltimore at s o'clock and said he would return to- morrow morning. As he was leaving he said that the postmaster generals condition was critical, but that he had hopes that Mir. Payne might yet pull through.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
oIdfield,s Fast Travelling.

Pittsburg, Sept. 30.-At the first meet of the Pittsburg sst1tomobile club held to-day at Brunot's Island, Barney Dld- field drove an 80-horse power machine five miles II five minutes g 1-5 seconds, the last mile beiag made in sixty sec. onds flat
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
SMALL SUCCESS TOR RUSSIANS.
Victorious in an Onslaught on Japanese
 Advance Guard.

V1CIOE1OuS M an OWsiauSnI on JapAneSe
 Advance Guard.
 St. Petersburg, Oct. 1-2:20 a. The war office at a late hour of the night gave out a telegram from General sak- haroff, dated September 30, describing a successful onslaught upon Japanese advance guard near Yentai on Septem- Der 2S. The Japanese began the fight by attacking a position held by the Russians at Oulitaidze, twenty miles south of the HWh river. The Russians withdrew and then countermarched and occupied the enemy's position at Tou- mytsa, north of Yentai, and drove the Japanese as far as Yentai station, los- ing only four men wounded, whereas the Japanese lost twenty killed or wounded.
 General Sakharoff further reports that a reconnaissance on September 2s showed that the Japanese force was concentrating in increasing numbers along the Yentai branch of the railroad, and that there is also considerable con centration of the Japanese along the Taitse river near Bensihu.
 General Sakharoff's telegram as giv- en to the press contains no mention of developments on the eastern flank. This silence probably is due to the fact that details of operations telegraphed to the emperor at Odessa had not reached the general staff.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
Fairfield Man Assigns.

Bridgeport, Sept. SO.-samuel J. Cor man of Fairfield has filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy and Referee Banks has appointed October IA as the time Of the first meeting of creditors.
 MT. German claims liabilities of $71,- 12S.T and assets of $74,853.3S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
CHANGING RAILROAD.
Japanese Complete Line to Within Ten
 Miles of Liao Yang.

Field Headquarters of the Second Japanese army, Sept. -Noon.--via Fusan, Sept. 3O.-Evening: The chang ing of the gauge of the railway has been completed within ten miles of Liao Yang, and it is expected that within three or four days the first train will be run over the new tracks.
 There is no change in the situation.
 Japanese outposts are now fifteen miles to the north. q
 There are daily clashes between Jap- anese outposts and Russian patrols, usually resulting in only small casual ties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
GURNET EXPRESSES REGRET.
Sorry if He violated Regulations for
 Autos.

Lenox, Mass, Sept. sO.-Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, has received a dispatch from Acting Secre- tary of State Loomis. which embod- jed the substance of Governor John L. Bates letter to the state department, in the recent Phelps Gueney episode. The ambassador has wired Nr. Loomis to thank Governor Bates for his letter and also to inform him that MT. Cur ney wished to express regret if he had rot conformed to the motor speed reg ulations. The official papers in the case have not yet been received at the British embassy.