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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
JAPAN RAISING VESSELS.
Report That Fifty Vessels Will be Ad-
 ded to Her Fleet.

Victoria. B. C., Feb. 15.-The steam ship Fremont, which arrived to-day from Japanese ports brought news that fifty vessels will be added to Japan's naval strength as a result of salvage operations now being conducted at Port Arthur. Large salvage crews are working to recover the vessels, some of which will be repaired at the Port Ar thur docks, which 1,200 workmen are putting in repair to receive the sunken vessels as soon as they are raised.
 A recent arrival in Japan from Port Arthur states that the captured guns, artillery, vehicles, locomotives, railway cars, and other trophies have been massed on the drill grounds ready for shipment. Considerable coal is being stored at Golden Hill ss-. s
 There were 10000 invalids in Port Ar thur on January 30 with an average of twenty deaths occurring daily.
 Japanese warships guarding the straits leading to Vladivostok have captured thirty-seven vessels carrying scontrabrand of war.
 The conscription laws have been re- vised in Japan, enabling the country to place one million troops in the field
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
NEW SAN DOMINICAN PROTOCOL
Submitted to the Senate by the Presi-
 dent Yesterday.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The president s message transmitting to the senate the new an Domingan protocol was read sat an executive session to-day following the passage of q mass of unobjected pension bills.
 Not more than six or seven senators were present. The leading feature of the message was that in order to main tain the Monroe doctrine it was neces sary for the United States to see that just claims. contracted by South and Central American republics, and those of the West Indies should be paid and that therefore it was in the interest of peace for this government to take over the control of he revenues in San Domingo. This subject of the Monroe doctrine is discussed at some length especially as regards the relations of the United States to the republics Of, the south. In protecting these repup- lies and guaranteeing their territorial integrity it is said in the message to be necessary to see that just debts and obligations contracted b ythese re- publics are paid so that foreign inter- vention in the affairs of such republics may be avoided.
 The protocol was not real at tn exec utive session, but was at once referred to the committee on foreign relations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
JEANNE ECHARCOT AsKsDIVoRoE
Husband Started for South Pole Over
 Year Ago.

{ Paris, Feb. 15.-Jeanne Charcot nea
 Hugo, granddaughter of Victor Hugn has filed petition for divorce in tht Paris courts against her husband. Dr. Jean Charcot, son of the famous nervt specialist, and head of the French Ant arctic expedition, on the grounds of assertion. The petition creates the live Hest interest in Parisian circles whert both parties are prominent.
 Dr. S9harcot left France over a year ago in an attempt to reach the soutl pole, and recently rumors of the possiS ble sinking of his ship, based upon statements of officers of an Argentina vessel that they found the expedition was lost in the South sea cyclone os April, 1904, were circulated. But it was pointed out that letters had been re- ,e from the expedition after that date. The reports, however, led to a discussion of the organization of a re- lief expedition.
 Mi11e Jean Chareot previous to her marriage to the doctor nine years ago. was the divorced wife of Leon Daudet. eldest son of the late Alphonse Dau- det.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
MORE SERIOUS IN LODE.
Situation No So Hopeful Now-Fewer
 Men Working.

Lodz, Feb. 1.-The situation here is becoming more serious. Fewer men were working to-day. There is much suffering among the families of strik- CTS. The director of the Coates thread mills at his own expenses is daily giv- ing dinner to the workmen's children of whom 25O were present to-day The governor himself admits that the con- ditions are very grave. He is anxious to avoid bloodshed, but fears it will be difficult. He has perenhptorily ordered soldiers to refrain from exciting the animosity of the strikers and that they must not shoot unless first attacked. The attitude of tn estrikers shows in- creasing hostility. The governor fears that it will be necessary finally to pro- claim martial law, and this probably will end the strike; but it may cost many lives. 4.
 The manufacturers are hesitating and unable to reach an agreement with re- gard to concessions. The large mills remain closed. & H
 Viewing the situation tonight 1t ap- pears to be most grave, and unless the deadlock is shortly broken the outlook for a settlement is extremely discour- aging.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
pREsIDENq,s TRIP TO4FxAS.
Plans for Visit to Rough Riders Con-
 vention Completed.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The plans for the presidents trip to Texas to attend the reunion of the Rough Riders, now being perfected, contemplate that he will leave Washington for San Antonio, Texas, about March 25, stopping ell route at Louisville, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth. No definite decision has been reached as yet as to an extended hunting trip in Colorado, but no official announcement of the itinerary to Texas will be given out until shortly before the date of departure, as circumstances might altar plans. Except for a stop at Houston after the visit to San An. tonic, it is said that no other towns will be formally visited than those to which invitations have been accepted, Ar arrangements are being made for q jack rabbit hunt after the reunion. The only date definitely fixed thus far is that for the holding of the reunion at San An tonic March 31
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
GEN. LEW WALLACE DEAD
NOTED AUTHOR AND SOLDIER
 PASSES AWAY.

Health Had Been Waning for Several
 Years-CaIm Even in the Face of
 Death-Bids Family Farewell With
 Words: "I Am Ready to Meet My
 Maker''-The Author of ''Ben Hur."
 Charlottesville, Ind, Feb. 15.-Gener- al Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur,' former American minister to Turkey, and veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, died at his home in this city to- night, aged seventy-eight years.
 The health of General Wallace had been waning for several years, and for months it has been generally known that his vigorous constitution could not much longer withstand the ravages of a wasting disease.
 For more than 8 year he had been unable to properly assimilate food, and this together with his extreme age, made more difficult his fight against death. At no time has he ever con- fessed his belief that the end was near, and his rugged constitution and re- markable vitality have been responsi- ble. for prolonging his life. Besides his physician, only Mrs. Wallace, his son, Henry Wallace of Indianapolis, and his sons wife were present.
 When told by his physician he was dying, General Wallace was perfectly calm and his last words were express sions of cheer to his family. Bidding them farewell, he said: ,''I am ready to meet my Maker" and lapsed into un- consciousness. ~,..-
 No definite funeral arrangements have been made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16

with good results. firing as many as twenty mOrtars simultaneously.
 The Japanese are reported to have sucered more from the cold than the Russians during the fighting westward. The hospitals at Liao Yang are report ed to be crowded with frostbitten men.
 According othe Chinese, the Japan ese reserve brigade are being moved eastward, indicating the direction of the Japanese offensive when it begins. Re ports from the same sources say that General Nogi will command the eX- treme right. Rumors continue that the Japanese are quietly shifting heavy forces from their cented to their Hanks, the constant artillery work in the cen tral position seeming to cover such movements.
 Mukden and it's neighborhood are full of Chinese spies in the pay of the Jap anese.
 While the nights are still cold, the days are warmer, and the time is ap- preaching for ideal campaigning. Spring in Manchuria is not marked by a rainfall. The great battle which all are expecting and which may bring ruin to either army should take place within month.
 Whatever grounds may exist for the charges that the Russians are violating Chinese neutrality, it is certain that bodies of Japanese troops and Chinese bandits, acting under Field Marshal oyama's orders, are operating in Mon- golia, usually cavalry attachments of several hundred men. It was one of such bodies which recently destroyed railroad bridge between Mukden and HarhfI1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
NOT TO BE HANGED TODAY.
Cases Of Mrs. Edwards and Samuel
 Greason Before Pardon Board.

Harrisburg. Pa, Feb. 15.-on rec ommendation of the board of pardons to-day, Governor Pennypacker with drew the death warrants in the case or Mrs. Kate Edwards, the white woman, and Samuel Greason, the negro. who were under sentence to be hanged to- gether in the Berks county jail at Reading tomorrow morning for the murder of Mrs. Edwards husband in 1901. The case of Greason will now be again taken to the Pennsylvania SUI preme court, and if that tribunal re fuses to open Ahe case, the attorneys for Mrs. Edwards and Greason will have to appear before the board of pardons next month.
 When the pardon board. which is made up of W. M. Brown, lieutenant governor; Frank M. Fuller. secretary of the commonwealth; Hampton l.. Carson, attorney general; and Isaac B. Brown secretary of internal affairs, took up the Edwards case, ElWood H. Deysher, of the counsel for Mrs. Ed wards, made motion that the case of Mrs Edwards be continued. He made this motion, he said, because Mrs. Ed wards had confessed that she had com- mitted the crime, and that Greason had no hand in it, and because counsel for Greason wanted to take dispositions, and also examine Mrs. Edwards with regard to the authenticity Of the con- fession.
 John H. Rothermel and William H. sadler, attorneys for Greason, support ed MT. Deysher, and pleaded for re- hearing in the case of their client.
 The board retired, and after delib- erating twenty minutes returned to the bench and announced that it had de- .eided to take up both cases, and i'm mediately continuethem.
 Lieutenant Governor Brown informed the attorneys for Mrs Edwards and Greason that both cases would be talk en up together next month by the board, unless the supreme court in the meantime interfered
 Greason's case has been in the su- premeeourt six times, and twice be- fore the board of pardons. The death warrant has been read to him ten times. Mrs. Edwards case has never been in the supreme court, but the board of pardons has twice refused to commute her sentence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
GERMAN NAYAL PROGRAMME.
Heavily Armored ships Recognized as
 strength of Fleet.

Berlin, Feb 15,-Admiral von Tirpitz, of the admiralty, expIaining the naval estimates before the appro- prlatlons committee of the ReichstaR to-day, said events of the Russo Japan ese war had shown the soundness of the foundation of the principle of Ger many's naval programme, namely, that the strength of a fleet lies in heavily- armored ships. Admiral von Tirpitz remarked that no new programme was proposed by the government, which only asked for means to continue the execution of the authorized prograname.
 He would not attempt to speak for flI- ture generations, but, the secretary added, he expected in the autumn to ask for the six large cruisers which were refused in 1900, and for thirty-fiye torpedo boats.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
High Prices for Precious Books.

Boston, Feb. 15.The worlds record price for a copy of the first edition of the 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyame was paid at an auction sale of books at Lib-5 ble's to-day. The previous highest price paid was 63 pounds sterling at an Eng fish sale, but the copy to-day, after a spirited competition, was sold to F'red-s erick W. Morris, of New York, for $317. MT. Morris was also the purchaser of. the copy of Hawthorne's scarce first book, "Fanshawe," which he secured for $621 the third highest price ever paid for the book at an auction sale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
CITY COURT JUDGRSHIp:
 HEARING IN HARTFORD
STRONG ENDORSEMENT FOR 4.
 MCCLELLAN MATHEWsoS

George E. Halls Name Presented by
 Phillip Pond-Latter Has Nothing to
 Say Against the Capability of MT.
 Mathewson-By Agreement the As-
 sociate Jndseship is Not Brought Up.
 Hartford, Feb. 15.-The New Haven city judgeship was the subject of 8 hearing before the judiciary committes this afternoon, the contest being be- tween those who favored the selection of A. Mcclellan Mathewson, the pres ent clerk of the shell fish commission. to succeed Judge Dow. who retires fer age, and those who want George B. Hall. The contest is looked upon in polictieal circles as g renewal of the long drawn out struggle between tive factions in the republican party in that city, By agreement the matter of the associate judgeship was not brougth up at this hearing. Short pleas in behalf of MT. Mathewson were made by Sen- ator Chatfield, Col. I. M. Ullmans George A. Beers, w. A. Wright, F. B.. Farnsworth, c. D. Watrous, w. F.. Niles, Isaac Wolf, F. A Betts and otll- CTS. For Mir. Hall, Phillip Pond pre- sented his name and asked the commit- tee to favorably consider it. He touchs ed upon the associate judgeship by saying that if Mr. Hall was not given the first place he be considered for thu second place. Other candidates for tha latter place are Judge Tyner and John H. Booth. In MT. Halls behalf also spoke several lawyers. Written en- dorsements were also read in behalf of both candidates. Senator Paige of the committee asked Mr. Pond if he had anything to say against the capability of. MT. Mathewson, and a negative re- ply was given, and the senator added that in such case the committee need not hear anything further in MT. Math- ewson's behalf. The hearing closed and the impression was general among those present that in the absence of vote the committee favored MT. Math- ,ewson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
EQUITABLE LEES TROUBLES
JACOB H. SCHIRF IN FAVOR OF
 POLICY HOLDERS.
Quite DesirOus That They Should Take Part in the Control of the Company Insists, However, That It Must be Done in an Orderly, Just and DiEni- fled Manner.

New York, Feb. 15.-Jacob H. ScniI. of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, one Of the ar rectors of the Equitable Life Assur- ance society, previously had firmly de clined to be drawn into public discus sion of the question of the control or that society so long as it was only II the hands of the board of directors, but, in view of the statments WHICH have appeared in public print, MT Schiff to-day authorized the following:
 He, MT. Schiff, first learned some twelve days ago of the trouble whlch was brewing, when he was called up oil by counsel for MT. Alexander, Who advised him of MT. Alexander's deter imitation to oust MT. Hyde from the control of the company through a movement to transfer the control to the policyholders. MT. Schiff from the outset declared himself as unqualified ly in favor of participation by the pol icyholders in the control of the society. insisting, however, that this should and must be brought about in a digni- fled, orderly and just manner. Fur ther, that the board of trustees should become directly responsible to the pol icyholders for the management of the company, rather than that the control should pass to the executive officers through the obtainment, in their own names, of the proxies of the policy holders.
 The gist of the entire controversy is this: MT. Alexander and his associates desire to secure control of the company, and elect board of trustees of their own making; those opposed to MT. Alexander insist that if the policy hold CTS participate in the control, they should be enabled to vote untrammel- ed by the interference of the executive officers, and that the latter be elecetd by, and be responsible to, the board of trustees, rather than be made the mas ters of the board.
 As to the statement printed in one of the morning papers that MT. Schiff, as a director of the society, had taken part in the purchase by the latter of a large amount of securities from the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, MT. Schiff says that, though a member of the fi- liance committee, he is not, and has consistently declined to become d member of the executive committee, which is alone empowered to make the purchases of securities on behalf of the society; that whatever dealings his firm has had with the equitable society ave been most advantageous to the lat ter. If his firm has sold high class in- ,vestment bonds to the Equitable socie- ty it has sold of the same bonds many more millions during the same period to other insurance companies, in which MT Schiff is not a director.
 No offer,'' Mir. Schiff says, as has been published, has at any time been made by him to MT. Hyde for his ma jority stock holding in the Equitable society; to the contrary, MT. Schiff has insisted throughout, that if the stock holding were to be dealt with noth- ing must be done with it, except it's re- tirement by the Equitable Assurance society itself under authority of law"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
Fitzhugh Lees Daughter Married.

Norfolk, Va., Feb. 15.-The most not able wedding of the present winter in the south occurred here to-day when Miss Anne Fitzhugh Lee, daughter of General and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, be- came the bride of Louis Brown, jr., of the Seventh United States cavalry, stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The marriage occurred at the historic St. Pauls Episcopal church, and was a full military wedding.
 Lieutenant Brown is from Rhode Is- land. His home is in Newport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
Shipping News.

New York, Feb. 15.--Arrived: Steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, Bremen. New York, Feb. 15.-Sailed: Steamers Statendam, Rotterdam; Sicilia, Naples and Genoa; Oceanic, Liverpool; HeI1igs Olav, Christiania and Copenhagen.
 Queenstown, Feb. 15.-Arrived. Steamer Teutonic New York for Liver- pool (and proceeded).
 Genoa, Feb. 1S-Sailed: Steamer Lombardia, New York.
 Gibraltar, Feb. 15.-Passed: Steamers Arabic, New York via Funchal for Med-s iterranean ports Con cruise); Carpathia, Trieste etc, for New York; Cretic, New York for Naples and Genoa.
 Antwerp, Feb. 1J.--Arrived: steamer Kroonland, New York via Dover.
 Queenstown, Feb. 15.---Sailed: Steam CT Ivernia (from Liverpool), Boston X Bremen, Feb. 15.--Arrived: Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, New YorH via Plymouth and cherhourg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
PITCHER rAKLoR txoSERArED
Not Guilty of Throwing St. Louis-Pitts-
 burg Game.

New York, Feb 15. Pitcher Jack Taylor of the St. Louis National league baseball club to-day was exon- erated by the board of directors of the association of charge of throwing the game between St. Louis and Pitts burg in the latter city July 80 last. On the second charge upon which he was tried, however, taht of violating the constitution and his contract with the St. Louis club, he was found guilty, and was fined $500 He was ordered not to play ball until the fine had been paid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
HEAVY CANN0NADING
 BY JAPANESE LEFT
FIELD MARSHAL OYAMA BAT- TERING THE RUSSIAN RIGHT.

Belief at Mukden That He is Preparing
 for General Attack-Russians Re-
 ported to Have Begun an Extensive
 Cavalry Movement to Outfank the
 Japanese Left-Another Russian
 "squadron" Leaves Libau for Far
 East-TOwed Out by Tugs.
 Mukden. Feb. 15-The Japanese be- gan a heavy cannonade Tuesday after noon on the Russian right flank, and the firing continued all through the day. It is thought the Japanese are preparing for a general attack. The Russian guns are replying.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.-4:20 a. m.-- The departure of Admiral Nebogatoff s division of four battleships, one cruiser and two auxiliary cruisers from Libau yesterday to reinforce Vice Admiral Rojestvensky' squadron in the Far East is a source of qualification to the admiralty in view of the difficulties caused by the strike. The point Of rendezvous with Rojestvensky is not stated, but it is understood that it is beyond the Indian ocean, Vice Admiral Rojestvensky being under instructions not. to delay into the monsoon period the resumption of his cruise ~.....-..
 Along the Hun river the booming of the heavy guns is sounding the over ture of hostilities that are likely to be opened within a short time. Associat- ed Press dispatches indicate that the cannonading is increasing in intensity.
 Special dispatches from Mukden re- port the wiping out of an entire de- tachment of Japanese calavry, which had destroyed the railway bridge be- tween Mukden and Harbin. Russian cavalry overlook the raiders, who are said to have refused quarter and fought until the last man was killed. ">' .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
STRANDED REPRESENTATIVES.
Would Like to Leave Home and Reach
 Hartford the Same Day.

Hartford, Feb. 15.-A meeting of rep resentatives who live on the line of the Berkshire division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was held at the capitol this afternoon to arrange for train service which will get them into Hartford before the days sit- tings of the house is over. They have spent most of the forenoons on the train. The first train they can take leaves Pittsfield at a. m., and by taking it the representatives reach New Haven at 11:15, too late to take the 10:55 to Hartford. Accordingly they do not reach the capitol until aft ernoon. A committee of five was nam ed to confer with the roads officials at New Haven tomorrow afternoon to see if a train can take them daily to Can aan so that they can come to Hartford over the Central New England, reach ing here at 10:55.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
PRrNcEroN-HARTARD DEBATE.
Subject Chosen That of the Free Elect
 i've System. -s

Princeton, N. j., Feb. 15.--The Prince ton Harvard debate will be held in AL exander hall March 2S. The subject chosen by Princeton was announced to- day as follows:
 Resolved, That the free elective sys- tenn is the best available plan for the undergraduate course of study it being understood a) that the free elective system is one based on the principle that each student should select for him. self all his studies throughout, his eol- lege course: @ the free elective system thus defined exists even when a minor part of the studies of freshman year is prescribed" @
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-16
IVILLTAMCULLEyBRYANT DEAD
Publisher of the Brooklyn Times Dies
 Of ApOpIexy.

New York, Feb. 15.-William Cullen Bryant, the publisher of the Brooklyn Times, died to-day at a sanitarium in PlainfieId, N J. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy this morning. Mir. Bryant was secretary of the American News paper Publishers association. He was born in this city in 1S49. He was mar ried twice. His second wife died last September. During her illness MT. Bryant began to show signs of break ing down and after her death he be- came worse. In January he gave up his work and went south returning a few days ago. He suffered greatly from nervous prostration, which induc- ed a paralysis on the left side.
 Mir. Bryant's oldest son William B. Bryant was with his father at the time of his death.