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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
SENATOR oUAY's FUNERAL.
Dying Request for Simple Services to
 be Observed.

Beaver. Pa. May 2s.-Many proni- nent people visited this place to-day for the purpose of expressing sympa- thy to the family of the late Senator M. S. Quay, who died Saturday, but only a few of the most intimate friends were permitted to view the remains of the dead man.
 It was announced by the family that carrying out the senator's dying re- quest there would be no ostentation in connection with the funeral. This com nels the refusal of a request by the Nfasons for a Masonic funeral. The final arrangements made to-day are that the body shall remain in the sena- tors bedroom where he died, until Tuesday, when it will be carried to the First Presbyterian church in charge of post 473, G. A. R., of which Senator Quay was member, and lie in state from ga. m. until p. m. The church will then be cleared and at o'clock the funeral services will be conducted by Rev. J. S. Ramsey, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Appleton Bash, D. D., of the Meth odist Episcopal church. There will be no honorary pallbearers and the active list as announced last night will not be changed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
BoB-WHiTEs VALUABLE BIRDS
Report of Government Experts on Their
 Usefulness.


 Washington. May 29.-The ornitholo- gists of the department of agriculture have been making an investigation of the economic value of the bob-white, as result of which it Is announced that the bird is probably the most useful and abundant species on the farms" Field observations, experi- ments and examinations show that it consumes large quantities of weed seeds and destroys many of the worst insect pests with which farmers con- tend, and yet it does not injure grain, fruit or any other crop. It is figured that from September to April 30, an- nually, in Virginia alone, the total con- sumption of weed seed by bob whites amounts to 57S tons. Some of the pests which it habituaily destroys, the report says, are the Mexican cotton boil wee VII, which damages tke cotton crop up- wards of S15,0OO,oOO a year. the potato beetle, which cuts off $10,000, 1000 from the value of the potato crop, the cot 7 ton worms. which have been known to cause s30,00000o loss in year, the chich bug and the Rocky Mountain locust, scourges which leave desolation in their path. and have caused losses to the extent of s100,000,O00 in some years. The report urges measures to secure the preservation of the bob whites in this country
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
PROSPERITY OFCoALINDUsTRY Y
Last Year the Most Remarkable in His-
 tory of Pennsylvania Mines.

|
 Harrisburg, Pa, May 29.-James ID. Roderic'z, chief of the state department Iof mines, in his latest annual report to Governor Pennypacker says that the year 1903 was one of most remarkable
 prosperity in the coal industry of Penn sylvania, and that new records of pro- duction were established in both the anthracite and bituminous regions. The report states that it is evident that the lhigh-water mark in the daily produce tion of anthracite coal has been reach- 1 ed, and that it is probable that the cost of mining anthracite coal will increase each year, for the reason that the most accessible and most easily-worked seams are rapibly being exhausted, ne- lcessitating the working of deeper seams land in many cases much thinner ones. MT. Roderick advocates the passage of a law whereby the companies in the Icoal region in this state should con- tribute one cent per ton and the em- ployes one per cent. of their earnings monthly for the relief of injured miners and for the families of those who are killed or disabled
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
FOR MOTHERS MURDER.
Fourteen-Year-old New Jersey Lad Ar
 rested.

Trenton. N. J., May 2s.-Nathan H. Sibbetts. aged fourteen years, of Ja- cobs Creek, this county, was arrested tonight and is in custody here charged with the murder of his mother. The boy and his mother lived together and his mother did washing for the people in the neighborhood. The mother had not been seen since last Tuesday and to- day some neighbors broke in the house. The woman's body was found lon the second floor covered over with bed clothing. Decomposition had set in. The boy was found and arrested and tonight was put through search ing examination by Prosecutor Cross ley. He denied all knowledge of his mothers death. He stated that he had been home on Friday, but that his mother was away washing and that he did not see her. Neighbors insisted that the boy was home on Wednesday and Thursday, and this led to the lads arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
NO STRIKE IN BRIDGEPORT.
Views of Freight Handlers There Ex-
 press to Curran's Man.

Views of Freight Handlers There Ex-
 press to Curran's Man.
 Bridgeport, May 29.-There will be no strike of the Bridgeport freight han dlers.
 There was meeting of the local union at Emmett hall this afternoon, which lasted three hours. President Curran os the international union was not present, although 1t had been stat ed that he would be. But he sent a representative, who gave the local President CurTan's views.
 It was not a very large gathering, but 1t was said that it was very representative one. At the conclusion of the meeting an officer of the union said that the freight handlers would continue their work just the same. The representative cf the union was asked if the local union had refused to go out on strike after being ordered by National President Curran.
 No, we are not dtsobeying any or ders from headquarters. We have not been asked to go out on a strike at any time. The situation is just this: We are to mind our own business, those fellows down in New York, or at the terminal, feel that they have the situation well in hand themselves They have not asked our assistance by way of sympathetic strike. Personally, I think a sympathetic strike would hurt our cause. The meeting this afternoon was rather to get some financial s1n- port. am not at liberty to state just what was done. That matter does not cut any ice with the pu5lic.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Shipping News.

New York, May 29. = Arrived: Steamers Germanic, Southampton and Cherbourg; Moltke, Hamburg, South ampton and Cherbourg.
 Dover May 29-Passed: Steamers Minneapolis, New York, for London; 6:3O p. nl., Zeeland, New York for Ant werp.
 Liverpool, May 2s.-Arrived: Steam CT Georgic, New York.
 Rotterdam, May 28.--Sailed: Steamer Potsdam. New York via Boulogne Sur Mer (sailed from latter port 29th and passed Beachy Head).
 Trieste, May 28.-Sailed: Steamer Pannonia, New York via Plume and Palermo jand arrived at Plume, 29).
 Queenstown. May 29.-12:35 p. m.-- Sailed: Steamer Umbria (from Liver pool), New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
ADMIRATION FOR JAPAN
London Dailies Pay Glowing Tributes
 Now Ranks as Great Power.

| London, May S0.-The London dailies exhaust the vocabulary of admiration for the Japanese. The achievement at
 Kin Chou they regard as proving the absolute military equality of the Jap anese with the best European armies | and as qualifying Japan to rank as a
 great power. The Daily Telegraph says editorially:
 ''Japan is no longer great power of
 brevet rank. Upon the field of Kin Chou
 she has taken her final commission and henceforth her intercourse with the
 west stands upon basis of reciprocity
 as well as equality
 The Standard is surprised that such a position as Kin Chou could have been storned with comparatively so small a loss of life, and says: ''The extraordi- nary diminution in the intensity of slaughter on modern battlefields Is ex- ercising the minds of many tacticians for in it may be found the solution of
 many problems involved in the nlain-
 tehance of monster armies by Europe" ,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
French Derby Run,

Paris, May 29.-The Prix du Jockey Club, the French equivalent of the
 English Derby, drew large and fash ionable crowd to the Chantilly course this afternoon. Edmond Blanc's Ajax, a hot favorite, won by half a length from M. Caillault's Mcdonald II. M. Blanc's stable, which was heavily back ed to win the Prix Diane, the Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix, has thus accomplished two-thirds of the task. W. K. Vanderbilt's Biltpnre was placed second in the race for the Prix des Etangs, value $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
MARINES MAY BE LANDED.
Should American Interests be lmperii-
 led in Morocco.

Washington, May 29-Sholld Ameri- can interests in Tangier or other places in Morocco be imperilled in any way as Ia result of complications growing out of the capture of the American Paridi- caris by the Moorish bandits, 1t may become necessary to land marines from the American men-of- war now on their way there. This contingency, however. has not been seriously considered by the administration, as there has been no evidence that such a step will be necessary. Officials say that it never has been contemplated that marines should be sent into the interior of the country to assist in the rescue of the captured men. They say marines could not accomplish anything because of the inaccessibility of the country It was expected that Admiral Chadwick, with the cruiser Brooklyn, would arrive at Tangier to-day, but Secretary Moody said that nothing had been received from the admiral up to tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
FIRE DESTROYS SEVEN
 PIERS IN NEW JERSEY
THE LOSS ESTIMATED AT FIFE
 MILLION DOLLARS.

a Miie-Number of Canal Boats and
 Several Tugs Burned Hamburg
 American and Bremen Line Piers
 Threatened at One Time.
 New York, May 2S.-Seven freight and coal piers of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western railroad in Jersey City were destroyed by fire that started a few minutes after o'clock this af- ternoon in pier No. 12. on which num- Der of barrels of oil were stored. Tha flames spread rapidly. Pier No. 12 was 800 feet long and was soon ablazes it's entire length, and the flremen were try ing to fight the fire from shore were able to accomplish but little.
 The flames swept across pier No. ii and beyond being finally checked at pier No. g, which is a new coal trestle, steel framed and iron clad. Here. the firemen and the fire boats made des- perate stand, and stayed the advance of the fire until the burning piers crumbled and fell into the water.
 Although there was but little wind, sparks fell all along the water front for the better part of a mile, endanger- ing the Lackawanna depot and even the Hamburg American and Bremen line piers, where the firemen were kept busy playing streams of water upon the buildings and over the ships at their docks.
 The building of the Hoboken Coke company, five blocks from the main fire, was set ablaze by burning brands, but the firemen responded quickly and the building was only slightly damaged. 1 A number of canal boats and several tugs were burned, the loss of small boats being variously estimated at from thirty to 200. The number of freight cars burned is not known, but on this class of rolling stock and on ] coal cars the loss will be heavy. Dur ling the fire the Lackawanna moved it's passenger coaches from it's yards out to the meadows. and one train of a dozen box cars was pulled out of burning pier and saved
 | Piers Nos. Ii and 12 were full of gen. eral merchandise; piers Nos. ', 8, g and l 10 were used for coal. and pier No. was a. grain loading pier.
 | Vice President Loon1is of the Lacka- wanna placed the total loss by the fire at $5,oOo00o. based on the original cost of the piers burned on the freight stor- ed on them and to some extent on the loss Of business which must necessari- ly ensue. It also includes the burning of the canal boats and barges thickly moored between some of the piers The Lackawanna company, MT. Loomis said. carries Its own insurance
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Crossed Wires Cause Half Million Dol
 lar Fire.

New York, May 29.-A fire caused by crossed electric wires did about half a million dollars damage to-day. The Louis F. Rice saddlery factory, Com mon and Magazine streets; the Sim monds Manufacturing company and the Meig Brady and Lincoln wooden ware establishments were destroyed and half dozen others damaged. The fire was in the heart of the whole sale district and was well fought, be- ing stopped short of two oil companies and several big drug establishments. Insurance, $350.000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Ashore With 450 Aboard,

Kingston, Jamaica, May 29.-The British steamer Rosetti, having on board 450 laborers from the United Fruit company's plantation, went ashore off Port Royal last night while on her way to Bocas del Toro, Costa Rica, and up to the present time all efforts to float her have proved futile. The vessel lies in an exposed position.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
GENERAL CONFERENCE ENDS.
Memorial Service and Final Adjourn
 ment Yesterday.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 29.-The Meth odist General conference of 1904 con- cluded it's last business session late last might and adjourned until this after noon, when a memorial service was held and final adjournment taken.
 The closing hour witnessed @ perfect deluge of committee reports and reso- lutions.
 A telegram was read during the even- ing from Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw congratulating the con- ference on the work performed during the past month. By common consent a fraternal reply was sent to Secretary Shaw.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
TIBETAN MISSION SAFE
Natives Abandon Their Investment of
 British Rear.

Gyangtse. Tibet May 2S delayed in transmissioD.-The Tibetans have abandoned their investment of the British rear and communication with the mission has been restored.
 London. May sO.-The Daily Mails correspondent at Chumbi. India. says the British expedition on May 26, after |e fight of eleven hours. expelled the Tibe.ans from the village of Palla, close to the British camp at Gyangtse. A British lieutenant and three Sepoys were killed and three officers and nine men were wounded. The Tibetans suf- fered heavily, and thirty-seven of them were taken prisoners. Balla is fallen stronghold, from which the Tibetans started building works with view of Iouttianking the British position.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
MORE AUroIsTs ARRESTED.
ThOmpsonvIIIe COnstabIes Arrest Five
 for Speeding Machines.

TUT oESruIl5 -.'0lll--ss
 Thompsonville. May 2s.-Five auto mobilisss who were speeding through this place to-day at a rate faster then the law allows were held up by two town constables and will have to ap- pear in the Enfield town court to-mor- row to explain why they were going so fast. In one of the big automobiles were Assistant District Attorney Frank T. Gsrvan of New York city, MT. and Mrs. Frank Black and a Mrs. Nicholl Of New York on their way to the Berk- shires. D. D. Beeman of Providence, the chewing gum manufacturer. was guiding another speedy car and the owners of the other three machines, it is believed, gave fictitious names.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
MILITARY WALKING MATCH.
Great Interest in the French Event
 Infantryman Wins.

Paris, May 29.-Tens of thousands turned out to see the start in the Place de la Concorde of 1000 soldiers in the great military walking race to St. Ger main, which aroused intense enthusiasm winner, private in the 149th regiment O. the line. did the distance of about twenty-eight miles in 6 hours 14 min utes and seconds. Infantry triumph ed all along the line. Only two caval- rymen were placed in the first twenty five. Owing to the hot, close weather many competitors arrived greatly ex- hausted requiring medical assistance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
JAPANESE COURAGE.
Naval Officers Go to Dentb Shaking
 Hands on Bridge.

Tokio, May 29.-The heavy loss of life which accompanied the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Yoshino, as result of Icolliding with the Japanese cruiser Ka- sugar. on May 15, was due to the smashing of five of her boats by falling masts. The masts and davits smash ed all five of the boats on the starboard side. Captain Sayeki remained on the bridge and cried: "Banzai" to the sail- ors as they were entering the boats. When last seen he was shaking hands with Commander Hirowatari and bid- ding him farewell
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
JAPANESE CAPTURED
 SEYENTY-RIGRT GUNS
GENERAL oKU'S REPORT oFKIN
 CHOU BATTLE

Russians Retreat in Confusion-Left
 500 Dead on the FieId-CasuaIties of
 the 1iilkado's Army Officially Esti-
 mated as About 3,5oO-Desperate Na-
 ture of the Fighting-HeroIc Tenacity
 of the Japs-CriticaI Moment for
 Japan-Ammunition Ran Low and
 the Fate of the Day Was Risked on Assault.
 Washington, May 29.-The following cablegram has been received at the Japanese legation:
 Tokio. May 29.-General Oku, con- manding the army attacking Kin Chow, reports that in the attack on Nanshan shill, the fourth division formed the Fright wing, the fifth division the left Ewing. and the flrs% division the center. The enemy consisted of one division &of the field army and two batteries of sfeld artillery, besides fortress artillery land marines. The fourth division, talk ling advantage of the enemy's left wing, (Which was weakened by the lombard fa1ent of our fleet at Kin Chou bay. fin- zally succeeded in carrying the enemy's position, while other divisions imme- liately followed 1t up. Thereupon the enemy retreated in confusion, exploding agazines at Tafangshin. The trophies Rf the battle consist of sixty-eight guns and ten machine guns, besides other things. Our casualties are esti- nated at about $500. The enemy left 8n the battlefield over 800 dead bodies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
.JurY Discharged.

Rising Sun, Ind, May 29.-After de- lberating 42 hours without coming to an agreement, the jury in the Gillespie case was discharged to-day. Prosecut- or McMullen said that the state would oppose any effort on the part of the de- fense to release James Gillespie and stated that the case would come up again next September.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
WILL IMPLICIT DEATH PENALTY
Japan Issues Warning Regarding the Cutting Of Wires.

Seoul, Korea. May 20, p. m.-M. Hayasfi, Japanese minister to Korea, has notified the foreign officers that the Japanese military authorities are con- stantly complaining that telegraphic communication with Gensan isfrequent- ly interrupted. The Japanese military authorities suspect that the country people are cutting the lines at various unfrequented points M. Hayashi states that the Japanese emperor has issued a proclamation infiicting the death penalty on all persons caught destroy ing telegraph lines, and asks that the Korean government take similar ac- ton.
 It is said that two Russian columns have united q few miles from Puk Chong and have broken telegraphic communication to the southward.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
TO THE PEOPLE OF LAO TUNG.
Japanese Commander Issues ProcIama- ton and a Warming.

Tokio, May 29, z p. nl.-General Oku, commanding the Japanese army now in ivesting Port Arthur, has issued pro- clamation to the people of the Liao Tung peninsula, setting forth that Ja- pan was forced to appeal to arms on account of the unlawful aggression of Russia in China and Korea. The proclamation declares that the Japan
 ese army is fighting for the cause of justice, pledges protection to persons and property and non-interference with orderly citizens.
 It promises amploe remuneration for all horses and food requisitioned, and
 warns the people to refrain from as sisting the Russians, under penalty of |severe punishment
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
CONQUERED TERRITORY.
Japan Asks China if She is Ready to
 Administer It.

Administer It.
 London, May 30.-The Standards Tien Tsin correspondent telegraphs that Uchida, the Japanese minister at Pe- kin, has demanded an immediate reply Ito the inquiry, previously sent to the Wai-Wu-Pu, as to whether China is prepared to hold and administer the territory the Japanese have conquered; ; otherwise Japan must appeal to other powers to undertake the responsibility at the expense of China.
 The Daily Telegraph has a dispatch from Shanghai saying it is reported there that Minister Uchida has notified the Chinese government at Pekin that Port Arthur will soon be captured and has asked whether China is ready to resume possession of the district, or shall Japan hold 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
JAPAN GRATEFUL TO U, s.
THE PERRY TREATY OPENED
 HER TO 4 NEW LIFE.
Also to New civiiination-Resolutions Expressing Gratitude Passed at Mem- orabIe Gathering of Scholars at TolIo--Endorsed by Marquis Ito-To Fight to the Bitter End.

London, May SO-The correspondent
 of the Standard at Tokio telegraphs that memorable gathering of educa-
 tionalists and students, representing
 the Imperial university and other in- 1 stitutions of learning. on Saturday en- 1 Enthusiastically passed a resolution rec lcording their gratitude to the govern
 ment of the United States for having opened Japan to new life and a new
 civilization by the Perry treaty. They
 expressed gratitude to the American
 people for constant friendship and
 sympathy during the past half century and especially during the current war.
 The resolution repeated the assurances that Japan is not fighting for aggran- dizement, but to secure to the empire peace and civilization.
 Marquis Ito, speaking as a guest, ex- pressed his whole hearted approval of the resolution. At the same time he
 cautioned his countrymen not to abuse
 the sympathy of Americans, who, as neutrals, had their own duties and re- responsibilities. He urged the nation to do its utmost to retain and deserve
 the moral sympathy of the civilized world, and he passionately appealed to his countrymen to fight to the bitter end, whether victorious or defeated. The whole destiny of the nation was
 staked Ton the issue of the war The
 speech aroused the greatest enthusi-
 asna.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
school Superintendent Drowned.

Utica, N. Y, May 29.--Dr. George Griffith, Ph. D., for twelve years super intendent of the Utica public schools, was drowned yesterday in Honnedaga lake, in the Adirondacks, near his camp, while rowing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Mrs. Digby Bell Dead.

|Bell, the comic opera singer, and wife
 of Digby Bell, died to-day at her home, I1476 Lexington avenue, this city, aged forty-six years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30

A dispatch from Sinla, British India. May 26 said that the British ,Tibetan expedition under Colonel Younghusband was isolated. and that no communiea- tion with it had been had for three days. Further endorsements, the dis patch added, had been ordered to the front.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
State Police in Waterbury

Waterbury, May 29.-The state police swoopedl down on Waterbury to-day
 and captured samples of liquor from several saloons and drug stores. Ar rests will probably follow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
proyidence Bakers Strike.

Providence, May 29-In pursuance of an agreement reached last night about forty bakers in this city struck work to- day. The principal concession demand ed is the use of the union label.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Eastern League.

At Montreal Montreal 1, Toronto Q. At Providence Baltimore 7, Provi- dence 0.
 At Newark-Newark ', Jersey City 6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
Roosevelt on for Gettysburg.

Washington May 29.-President
 Roosevelt and party left here tonight on visit to Gettysburg over Memorial day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
HEARST WINS IN HONOLULU.

Every Indication That His Men VIII
 Control Convention. Honolulu, May 29.-The results of the that the Hearst people will control the coming convention.