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Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
CONFINED TO HIS ROOM.
Condition of Abner Mckinley Reported

Johnstown, Pa, Feb 19-Abner Nc
Kinley. brother of the late president,
who has been suffering from nervous
exhaustion, is reported worse at his
summer home in Somerset, being con-
fined to his room Dr. Hermanus
Baer, his son-in-law, arrived during the
day in response to a message and his
sister, Miss Helen Mckinley Of Cleve-l
land is also with him
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
BUILT OVER A CENTURY AGO.
Dartmouth Hall at Hanover, N. r., De-
stroyed by Fire.

stroyed by Fire.
Hanover, N. H., Feb 19.-Dartmouth
hall, the Oldest building at Dartmouth
college and one of the Oldest college
buildings in the country, was burned
to the ground during the day. The
fire spread so rapidly that the firemen
could not. save the hail. though they
were able to prevent the flames from
reaching two adjoining college build
ings. The loss is $25,000, partly COW
cred byinsurance..
Dartmouth hall was built about 110
years ago. AS the fire broke out dur
ing the chapel exercises there were
few persons in the hall at the time.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
Over 400 Russians Killed.

Berlin, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Chemulpo reas--
serts that IL officers and 439 men OF
the Russian warships Variag and Ko-
.rietz were either killed or drowned
when those vessels were DESTROYED
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
FEAR INTERNAL TROUBLE.

Disorders Reported From Several Sec
tions Of Russia.
New York, Feb. 19.-Pandemonium
has reigned for several days at Ros-
toff, according to a Times dispatch
from Moscow. The revolutionary party
is vigorously at work.
The state of affairs in the Caucasus
is also unsatisfactory and the govern
ment is apprehensive of an extension
of the disorders.
The governors of the provinces have
secured special instructions on the
subject
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
INJUNCTION is GRANTED.
Another Move in Boston and Montana
Litigation.

New York, Feb. 19.-John McGinnis
has applied for an Injunction restrain
ing the Boston and Montana Consoli-
dated Copper and Silver Mining com
pany ard others from making any dis
position of any property of the cor
poration. The sureties on the bond
are Arthur P. Heinze and Otto o.
Heinze.
Later temporary Injunction was
granted by Justice Gildersleeve Of the
supreme court.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
props Dead Of Heart FaiIure.

4 Sheboygan, Wis, Feb. 49, Anton j.
Mailman. aged forty-eight years, chair
man of the Democratic committee.
dropped dead at his home while read
ing a. newspaper. Heart failure was.
the cause. Mr.. Mailman was one OF
the most prominent citizens and poli-
f;c;onc IF tho ctafa
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
MANY VILLAGES Without Fuel.

I Watertown. NJ Y, Feb. 19-INlnes
passenger trains on the Rome. Water
town and Ogdensburg railroad have
been annullad for the remainder of
this week for the purpose of using the.
locomotive power to haul coal, many OF
the villages along the northern end OF
the line being without fuel.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
Force on Guard Reduced.

Baltimore; Feb 19.-Brigadier Cen
eral Riggs has issued orders relieving
a company of the First regiment ,fTonA,
duty in the burned district GeIieral
the military force would be reduced
daily.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
-Max Use German hosnitals.

Berlin, Feb. 19.-Emperor William
has notified the czar and the mikado
that the German hospitals at Kiaochou
and Yokohama are available for the
care of men wounded during the WAR;.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
Russians Encamped Near VIII

Seoul. Feb. 19.-Three thousand
Russian troops are reported to be en-
camped on the Yalu river opposite
Wiju.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
CHIPPEWA CHIEF STRICKEN.
Official Head of Lake Superior Indians
Dies Pagan.

Ashland, Wis. Feb. 19.-Joe Buff
falo, the official head Of the Lake Su-
perior Chippewas, died during the day.
Buffalo died a pagan and will be buried
with ancient Indian rites. His funeral
will be attended by Indians from all
over Northern Wisconsin
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
American Minister to Panama Quits
His Position.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The state de-
partmeft has received and has accept
ed the resignation of w. e. Buchanan,
the American minister to Panama. No
SUCCESSOR has been apnointad
Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
PREMIER OF CAPE COLONY.

Dr. Jameson Succeeds Sir John Cor
.~ don Sprigg.
Cape Town, Feb. 19.-sir John Cor.
don Sprigg, the premier of Cape Col
ony, who was defeated in the parlia-
mentary election recently held in East
London, which he had represented for
nearly thirty years, has resigned the
premiership. DR.. jameson, of Trans
vaal raid fame, the leader of the FRO
gressists who defeated the Afrikander
Bund party in the elections, has been
summoned to form new cabinet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
BARNUM ESTATE LITIGATION
A Compromise Reached Over Distribu-
 ton Of Fart of the Estate.

Bridgeport. May 25-A comprom- ise was arrived at in the Pro- bate court to-day between the widow ofP. T. Barnum and the other heirs over distribu- ton of a part of the estate. The mat ter has been hanging for two years. as a petition was put in by the other heirs asking that there be a further distri- button of the estate. since it now amounted to much more than the amount nedded to assure Mrs. Barnum the annual income of s4O.bOO guaranteed her under the terms of the will of P. T. Barnum.
 To-day's compromise was effected whereby 1t was agreed by the parties interested that 494 shares of the Bridge port Hydraulic Co. valued at s97. 900 and s14.O2s.Ss in cash be divided among the other heirs. The estate has been so carefully managed that even with the large incomes to be paid out of the trust fund created, it was increasing each year several thousand dollars more than the amount needed to meet these requirements.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF CAPTURE
Dispatches to State Department and to
 Japanese Minister.

Dispatches to State Department and to Japanese Minister.
 Washington, May 27-Minister Gris- com cables to the state department from TolSio that the Japanese have captured Kinchow and are marching southward.
 The following cable dispatch from
 Tokio. bearing to-day's date, has been
 received at the Japanese legation:
 sThe commander of the army attack ling Kinchow reports as follows:
 "'On May 21, reconnaissance was made, and the eneny's cannonading showed that they had at Nanshan Hill, south of Kinchow, four 15-centimetre shrapnel guns, ten g to 15 centimetre cannon (10.5 centermetre shells proved the range of $500 metres), twenty 12-
 centinetre quick firing, besides at least ten forts guns. At the foot of the hill
 there were wire netting and mines. On
 May 22. the attacking force commence ed the operations, as had been pre-ar- ranged. On May 23, reconnaissance was made, which discovered the enemys right wing on Huashangtow with about eight heavy guns facing the sea. Frag-
 ments of the enemy's shells showed that they had 20-centermetre guns, 15- centermetre short cannon, eight 10 1-2 |centermetre quick firers. Small bodies
 of infantry and artillery of the enemy
 were observed stationed at Kinchow. "'On the morning of May 25. our
 forces attacked Kinchow, engaging | Av
 Hill. At dawn on May 26 we commence
 ed cannonading; which lasted five
 hours, while three Japanese warships assisted the land forces from KinchoW
 bay. The enemy's gunboats attacked
 our left wing from Talienwan. We took
 Kinchow at 5:90 a. m. of the same day, and after severe fighting occupied Man.
 shan hill aud pursued the enemy .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
5 PAWCATUCK BANK ENDOWED
RESTRAINED FROM PAYING OUT
 ANY MONET.

Treasurer J. A. Brown of the Peoples Savings Bank Confesses He Is a De- faulter to the Extent of s2O,ooo--says He Gave the Money to Friends and Refuses Positively to Reveal Their Identity.
 Norwich, May 27.-At the request of Irepr. .esentatives of the Peoples Saw ings bank, of Paweatuck, Judge Gagers of the superior court, to-day granted Ian injunction restraining the bank from paying out any money. pr. E. H. Knowles, president of the bank, gave evidence that the treasurer, J. A.
 Brown, who is very sick at his home in Westerly, R. l., had confessed that he was 3 defaulter to the extent of $20, GOO. Dr. Knowles said he called at MT.
 Browns house one day this week and that at that time the treasurer made the alleged confession. Mr. Brown said he had not wasted the money in Speculation CT in extravagant living,
 but had given 1t to friends. He refused positively to reveal the identity of those friends, sayin gthat he meant to take the secret to his grave Dr. Knowles added that MT. Brown admitted that he had not added up his deposit book for several years, and that he was afraid to do so.
 Bank Commissioner Noble favored the application for stopping payments at the bank.
 President Knowles and other bank representatives asked for the appoint menE of a receiver and suggested that H. B. Agard, of Westerly, an attorney, be appointed to that position. The Istate attorney thought that it would be better o appoint some person outside of
 Westerly as receiver, and Judge Gager agreed with him, saying that while there was no individual objection to
 Mir. Agard, a receiver resident in Wes-
 terly might be embarrassed by friend ships.
 Judge Gager therefore decided to postpone the appointment of a receiver |until next week.
 The bank had deposits on January 1, '19O4, of s109, ,956.36, with surplus of
 $3,900 The institution is located in
 Pawcatuck, which is just across the
 Pawcatuck river from Westerly, and
 most of the depositors are Westerly
 men, one man having a deposit of $20,-
 000
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
MARINE FIREMEN MAY
 BE CALLED TO STRIKE
OURRAN ENLIsTS THEIR sYM-
 PATHK IN HIS FIGHT.

Freight Handlers Leader Threatens to
 Tie Up the Shipping All Along the
 Coast-Boston Delegate Says He Can Call Out Five Hundred Men More Threats Made.
 1 New York. May 27.--A majority of
 the executive board of the Marine Fire
 men's union met here tonight to con- sider the strike situation after state- ment had been given out that unless the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company accepted the terms offered by President Curran, of l the Freight Handlers union, every ma- rine firemen here and east of here would be called out on a sympathetic strike. Portland, Me, will be the point furthest east to be thus affected, ac- cording to the members of the board. It was said, however, that no official action could be taken until the arrival lof two members of the board who have Inot yet reached the city They are Daniel Peterson, agenS of the Norfolk, Va, branch, and Harold Nelson, agent of the Mobile, Ala, branch. Delegate Mahoney, of Boston, said to- might: T can call out 500 men in Bos- ton at five minutes notice, and that will tie up everything in the shipping line | in Boston harbor The executive board represents seven thousand marine f1re- men employed along the coast from Portland, Me, to New Orleans All of them are ready to go out at the drop Of a hat, but we do not intend at pres- ent to call out any men south of New York
 Referring to the report that some of the freight usually carried over the New York. New Haven and Hartford lines is now going to Portland, Me, MT.
 Mahoney said:
 If I find that freight is being sent Ito Portland and then back to Boston
 that ordinarily goes by the New York, New Haven and Hartford line, I'll strike the Portland line in an hour. President Curran has announced that he will go before District Attorney
 Jerome and ask that warrants be is- |sued against certain officers of the New
 York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
 road on charges that they furnished re- |yolvers to the men employed on the piers to take the places of the strikers Before this announcement was made Captain Miller, superintendent of the New Havens marine service, said in reply to similar charge made by the strikers:
 Tt is absurd to suppose we armed
 the men. But I am glad that the men
 were in position to protect themselves land I hope they will defend themselves
 just as effectively if they reattacked
 again. We are going to stand by them,''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
WANT MORE LIGHT.
Residents of Whitney Ave. and Hunl-
 phrey Street Petition.

A number of residents of the Eighth Ward held a meeting last evening at the residence of Frank W. Pardee, at 4S7 Humphrey street, for the purpose .of seeing if they could not have more street lights provided for the dark sections in the vicinity of their homes. Those present were: Frank w. Pardee, Professor F. J. Kingsbury. A. H. Kim berly, c. S. DeForrest, Professor c. F. Kent, ex-F'ire Commissioner Parish, Rev. MT. Means, Rev. MT. Luckey and Lamp Inspector Hopkins. Captain Brewer was invited to attend but was unable to. Officer Carey of the Grand avenue precinct was there, however. The gentlemen present walked over the territory to consider the needs, and all were unanimously of the opinion that at least two more arc and two more Welsbach lights were needed. They want one of the arc lamps placed at the intersection of Humphrey and Pleasant streets, another arc light on Humphrey west of Orange street, and two arc lights on the south side of Humphrey stret, west of Orange street.
 A petition was drawn and signed by all those present. asking the board of aldermen to grant these four lights. It was also voted by all those present to have a conference with the mayor in his office in City hall this afternoon at 12:30 o'clock and request him to do all that he can towards having the nec- essary lights provided. Nothing else but the lighting question was discuss ed by those present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
VIOLENT SCENE IN COURT.
Man Accused of FrauduIently Claiming
 2 Body at Iroauois Fire.

Chicago, May 27.-Choking and gasp ing, and with eyes rolling. John Mahn- ken, accused of fraudulentIy Identify ing the body of Mrs. Frank R. Green wald, an Iroquois fire victim, in order to steal her money. suddenly jumped to his feet in Judge lClifford's court room to-day and pointed frantlcally at an imaginary spectre which he thought stood confronting him. While the spec tators looked ,on in terror the man frothed at the lips and waved his arms wildly. He was overpowered and thrown to the floor. where it took half a dozen police officers to hold him. Paroxysm after paroxysm shook him, and he had to be manaoled and taken into an anteroom.
 When quiet was finally restored Mahnken's lawyer decided to let the case go to the jury without argument. Almost immediately the twelve men filed back and the foreman announced the verdict as guilty" If the insanity was feigned 1t failed to move the jury.
 The technical charge against Mahn- ken was perjury and it was proved that he had taken the body of Mrs. Green wald from a morgue and had it buried as his aunt. The motive was to gain possession of the S400 found on the bodv
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
COLLEGE ATHLETES IN
 PRELIMINARY TRIALS
GLASS FAILS TO QUALIFY IN THE
 SHOT PUT.

Makes Puts of Forty-three and Forty Ave Feet in Practice but is Unable to do Forty in the Contests--YaIe Still Conceded First Place and Harvard Has Good Chance of Landing
 Second Honors.
 Philadelphia, Penn, May 27.--The preliminary trials in the twenty ninth annual intercollegiate championships were held this afternoon on Franklin Field. The number of contestants en- tered was so large that trials were nec- essary in eleven out of the thirteen records were equalled or broken, the performances of the men were danger ously close to record figures. The track was fast, and barring a wind that blew in gusts down the track. the day was almost perfect for the sport.
 Yale Is conceded first place. As was expected her representatives showed up strong in every event in which they entered. The only play where the blue slipped a cog was in the shot put, in which Glass failed to qualify.
 In practice he made puts of forty three and forty-five feet, but in his trial he was unable to do forty. Har- yard has very good chance of land- ing second honors. while Pennsylvania did much better than was expected.
 One of the prettiest races of the day was the second heat in the quarter mile run. It was everybody's race un- til twenty-five yards from the tape, when Taylor, the fleet colored runner of Pennsylvania, went to the front and won.
 In the first heat of the 220-yards dash Dear oe Pennsylvania and Torrey of Yale had a, battle for first lonors in which the Pennsylvanian barely won.
 Duffy of eorgetown and Shick of Harvard, easily won their respective heats in the 1oo-yards dash.
 The Harvard man ran strongly and some of the experts feel that he has a very good chance of lowering the col ors os the Georgetown sprinter.
 The semi-Anals and finals will be held tomorrow afternoon. Sum- maries:
 100-yards dash-Winners of heats qualified for semi-finals tomorrow;
 Continued on Third Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
DARING ESCAPE FROM JArL.
Effected by Two Men in Bridgeport
 One Captured.

Bridgeport. May 27.--Two men made Q daring escape from the jail on North avenue this noon, but one of them was recaDtured after an hour and a half of liberty.
 The runaways were John O'Boy, swlao halls from Danbury, and had a year to serve. The other is George Dunham, who was sent up from this city and whose term would have expired the early part of July
 O'Boy was recaptured by John Reil- ly, foreman in the jail workshop. about 8 hals mile out on the Madison road. He was trying to get into a small shed when Reilly, who was on his wheel. saw him and effected the capture.
 The men made their escape from the storeroom over the workshop by cutting their way to the roof and then down the water pipes to the ground. They made off over the lots, gaing north and were seen by Frank Dunbar of 72 Fair mount avenue, who hastened to inc Jail and gave the alarm.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
GOLF AT GARDEN CITY.
Metropolitan Championship Rests Re-
 tween Boy and veteran.

Garden City, L. |, May 27.-The title of amateur golf champion of the Met ropolitan Golf association will be decid- led over the links of the Garden City Golf club tomorrow by Harold Wilcox, an interscholastic player from St. Pauls school, near here, and Percy R. Pyne, 2d, the intercollegiate champion of four years ago, when he was mem Der of the Princeton team. Pyne is a golfer of no mean ability, while Wilcox, who is entered from the Montclair, N. J., club for this tournament, was put out in the first round in the interscho- lastic tournament last week. Wilcox played a strong game this morning, when he defeated R. c. Watson, jr.. by ? up and to play, but no one had any idea that in the afternoon round he would be able to defeat George T. Bro- kaw, of the Deal and Lakewood clubs. During the morning round to-day Dwight Partridge, another of the St. Paul's school boys, scored a clever win over John M. Ward.
 Pyne proved too much for Partridge, however, in the afternoon round, and now the issue lies between the former Princeton man and the schoolboy. So many surprises have been sprung dur ing the tournament that the younger player has a host of followers, while Pyne, with his greater experience, ought to be able to more than hold his own against such a youthful competi- tor.
 In the contest for the presidents cup Findlay s. Douglas, the former cham pion, and E. S. Knapp, of Westbrook, will play the final round, each having won his match in the semi-final round by similar score, two up and one to play.
 For the third cup J. A. Janin, of Fox Hills, and O. Woodward, of the Marine and Field club, are left to fight it out for the honor, while Granville Kane, of Tuxedo, and G. B. Cooksey, of Ardsley, will meet each other in the final for the fourth cup.
 Following are the results of the days play in the championship division:
 Third round-G. T. Brokaw, Deal beat A. M. Robbins, Garden City, 1 up (19 holes); Harold Wilcox, Montclair, beat R. c. Watson, jr., Westbrook, 2 up and to play; Percy R. Pyne, 2d, Nor ris County beat l.. L. Kellogg, jr., Fox Hills, up and to play; Dwight Par fridge, Bedford, beat John M. Ward, Fox Hills, up and 4 to play.
 Semi-final round-Wilcox beat Bro- kaw, 3 up and 2 to play, and Pyne beat Partridge, 8 up and l to play.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-28
NEGRO ASSAlLANT CAPTURED
CONFESsEs TO ATTACK ON WoM-
 AN ON CANAL STREET.

Says He was Drunk and Had no Reason
 for the AssauIt-wIIlIam McLane
 Caught on TrumbuII Street Early Last
 Evening by Officer Coonnn-Is HaIf-
 Witted-His story of the Affair
 Says lie Did Not Run at AII-Denies
 All Knowledge of the Other Two
 Assaults.
 Last evening Policeman John H. Coonan, of the central station. arrested a colored man named William McLane at the corner ot Trumbull and Prospect lstreets as being the man who assaulted the woman on Canal street last We'd nesday and a moment after the arrest was made McLane acknowledged every thing. McLane is half-witted colored man. twenty years old, and resides with his widowed mother, Charlotte McLane, at 130 Ashmun street. For nearly a year, McLane says, he has been em- ployed by Frank o'Hara, the East
  and 1t ras while returning from work Wednesday night that he committed the assault
 McLane answers the description which has been printed as that of the lassailant, and Policeman Coonan said last night after the arrest: '"The mo- ment saw him knew that he was the man who was wanted"
 As Policeman Coonan was standing in the shadow ol a tree at the corner of Trumbull street and Whitney avenue shortly before o'clock last evening he saw McLane coming up Trumbull street towards Whitney avenue on the other side of the street. Coonan crossed over as the man passed and followed closely Iafter him. He had gone but short distance when Sergeant Connolly ap- preached on the other side of the street, looming from the other direction. Off, cer Coonan signalled the sergeant and lsaid: That man walking right ahead lof me is the man we are looking for" Sergeant Connolly then recrossed the street, and, hurrying along, he met Off, cer Murphy on the corner of Prospect land Trumbull streets. They then cross ed over and waited for McLane to come Ialong. As he was walking along he stopped and looked about him two or three times as If looking for some one. Every time he did this Officer 9Coonan lodged behind a tree so as not to be lseen by McLane. As McLane reached the corner where the officers were standing Officer Coonan closed in on him from the rear and placed him un- der arrest. A moment after the arrest was made Officer Fallon also arrived on the scene.
 In the presence of these four officers McLane acknowledged that he commit tied the assault on Canal street, all though he stoutly denied that he had |any knowledge of the other two as saults which occurred prior to the Ca- |nal street affair. As soon as the arrest had been made the officers took McLane by the residence of the Oates girls, and las he passed there he was identified as, the man whom they had seen commit the assault. McLane was then taken to police headquarters.
 Shortly after the arrest the news be-
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