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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Russians Had So Vessels.

1t is now believed that four war
ships, in addition to those already re-
ported lost have been sunk by the
japanese fleet.
A warrant officer Of the Russian
repair ship Kamtchatka, who landed
at Moji, says:
Our fleet entered the straits or
Korea numbering SO vessels. The
Kamtchatka received several shots
and was partly disabled. Finally a
shot struck a vital part and go men
entered the boats. When they were
nearly clear a great explosion oc-
Cured and the ship sank. The cap
tain and seven officers were killed dur
ing the battle. Two officers were
wounded and two jumped overheard.
Three other officers we're drowned.
We could see our battleships to the
northward enveloped by the Japan
sse. Seemingly they were badly
damaged"
when the Kniaz SouvaroH was
sunk, Admiral Roiestvensky was
transferred to another vessel, but
was captured off Fumi. He is said to
be severely wounded in the arm. Ad-
mirals Nebogatoff and Voelkersam
also are prisoners.
The captured Russian battleship
Orel arrived at the Maizuru navy
yard at noon May 80. The battleships
Nikolai |. and Admiral Seniavin and
the coast defense ironclad Admiral
Apraxine, reached SaseDo. 1t is re-
ported that the Orel and Nikolai |,
are slightly damaged.
A captured Russian officer describ-
ing the naval battle said the Japan
ese opened the attack and the Russian
line soon became confused, many yes.
sells surrendering. Only four of the
vessels of Roiestvensky's fleet are
known to have reached Vladivostok-
the cruiser Almaz and the torpedo
boat destroyer Grozny, Bravi and
Terosiahty. The full extent of the
Russian casualties in men and officers
drowned wounded or captured is not
know. The Japanese losses, as report
ed from Tokyo, are only about 200
men killed or disabled Not one of
the big fighting ships of the Japanese
navy was lost. 1t is now definitely
known that Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky is captured. He is seriously
wounded, but it is stated from Toyko,
will recover. Admiral Voelkersam is
supposed to have perished
The naval Office has announced that
the only Japanese vessels lost in the
battle with the Russian fleet were
three torpedo boats.
The reported sinking Of the cruis-
er Jemtchug has not been confirm
ed, and the name of the cruiser has
been dropped from the list of destroy
ed vessels. It is suspected that the
protected cruiser Aurora and the
cruiser Almaz were sunk, but posi-
tive confirmation is lacking. A dis
patch from Vladivostok stated that
the Almaz had arrived there in a dam
aged condition.
Admiral Togo, telegraphing May
81, says: "The naval battle fought
from the afternoon of May 81 TO May
2S, in the vicinity of Okino island. and
extending to the vicinity of Orelung
island, is called the naval battle of
the Sea of Japan" Togo also reports
that Vice Admiral Enquist was cap
tured with Admiral Rojestyensky.
The Russian prisoners, Admiral Togo
says, will exceed 5000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

The supreme court of the United
States upheld the New York fran
chise tax law.
Frank Martin, of Pittsburg, fell
from an excursion train near Steub-
enville, o., ad was seriously hurt. He
was taken to Gill hospital.
John Morgan, 23 years old, COM
mitted suicide at West Lebanon, o.,
by blowing his head off with a shot
gun. He was a coal miner
Increases averaging 500 per cent.
are shown by the gross earnings re-
ports of II railroads for the third
week of May.
The Prussian diet passed a law for
bidding owners to smut down mines
unless 1t could be proved that the
mines had been operated at loss.
Mrs. George p. Lord of Elgin, who
was one of the richest women in
Illinois, left nearly $2,OOO,OOO to char
ity.
The petition for a new trial for
Mrs. Mary M Rogers, convicted of
the murder of her husband, has been
denied by the Supreme court of Yer
mont
The Presbyterian general assembly
held in abeyance the matter of union
with the Cumberland body until the
conference of the joint committee next
June,
The General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church voted
against federation, but continued its
committee for conference with other
branches of the church.
The Presbyterian general assembly
laid over the matter of a prayer book
for another year, censured the Prince
ton inn and appointed a committee on
the cathedral project.
Governor F. w. Higgins of New
York, has signed the bill restoring
the four-year term of mayor, comp
troller and borough presidents of
New York city.
At Baltimore in a rear-end colli-
sion between two trolley cars return
ing from a suburban resort shortly
after midnight, one man was killed
and 95 persons were injured.
At the local option election in
Struthers, O., the contest being the
hottest ever waged in Mahoning
county, the 'wets" won by majority
of Al votes.
Fire at Kewana, Ind, destroyed the
H. ]. Heinz pickle plant and several
other buildings including the rail
road station.
A COW kicked over a lighted liant
ern and started fire that destroyed
the barn of Ralph Pike, near Gullford,
Columbiana County, o. The loss is
$4,000, partly insured.
John Carlin, colored. was acquitted
at Parkersburg, w. Va, for the kill
ing of Frank McCabe, white, last
fall. Carlin and another colored man
were fighting and the former claim
ed he shot in self-defense. The bull
let missed its intended mark and
killed McCabe, a bystander.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
WEDDING BY PHoNoGRAPH
Bridal Pair in China; New Jersey
Parents Hear Daurhter's Voice.

A bride in China talked of the story
of her romance and marriage into
phonograph and then she sent the
record to her father and mother, Rev.
and Mrs. Frederick B. Carter of Mont
clair, N. j. The little wax cylinder
was received. The aged parents
recognized the voice Of their child
and heard her tell how she became
the bride of Rev. Alfred A. Gilman, a
missionary at Hankow, China. The
parents knew that the marriage was
to take place, but they were unpre-
pared for the verbal greeting from
their daughter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Japanese Aid India's Sufferers.

The Jill Shimpo, newspaper of
Tokyo, has sent to Lord Curzon
$4,000 for the relief OF sufferers in
the recent earthquakes, with an ex-
preston of sympathy from the peo-
pie of Japan for those in India, Her
well-beloved ally" Lord Curzon in
his reply gave expression to the
Anglo-Indian admiration for Japan
ese chivalry and herolsm, declaring
that recent events would not fail to
draw the two peoples closer to-
gether."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
RoosEvELTs SOUTHERN TRIP.
viii Visit That Section Some Time
in October.

President Roosevelt will start on
his trip through the South next
autumn on the night of the 18th of
October.
Coupled with it was the statement
that the extraordinary session Of
Congress, which it is the present in
tention of President Roosevelt to
CALL will not begin until after the
November elections.
The Presidents trip will consume
about two weeks. He expects TO visit
Richmond, Va; Raleigh and Char
lotte, N. c.; Atlanta, Ga; Jackson
vile and perhaps Tampa, Fla; Birm-
ingham, Tuskegee. Montgomery and
Mobile, Ala. New Orleans, and Little
Rock, Ark. The trip will end at Lit
tie Rock, and the President and party
will return directly to Washington
from that city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
M'BRiDE WELL SOLD
Gusher and Surrounding Leases
Bring Large Sum.

Mcbride, McCool G. Co., sold their
gusher on the DR.. o. X. Waldrom
farm in Butler county, Pa, and the
leases comprising their other hold
ings in the field to the Southern Oil
Company of which Theodore ~.
Barnsdall of Pittsburg is President
and principal stockholder. The
consideration is said to be 100000.
Since the big well was struck II
days ago it has cleared its owners
above the cost of drilling and the
one-eighth royalty paid to DR.. VALID
ron, at least $4,000, which makes
McBride's profit on his fourth in
terest in the venture amount to $751;
900. Peter F. McCool, who also
owned a fourth, makes as much.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
OHIO CONVENTION.
Republicans Adopt Platform and
Name State Ticket.

Name State Ticket.
Within an hour and a half the Ohio
Republican convention met, adopted
platform, nominated a ticket and ad-
journed. Every nomination was made
by acclamation and there was not
roll call from the time the convention
met until ii adjourned. Not only was
this the largest convention in the
history of the party, by reasons of the
enormous vote polled for Roosevelt
last fall, but it was also the briefest
on record
The Ticket.
Governor, Myron T. Herrick, of
Cleveland
Lieutenant Governor, Andrew L.
Harris, of Eaton
Supreme Judge, W. z. Davis, of Ma
rion.
Attorney General, Wade H. Ellis, of
Cincinnati.
State Treasurer, w. S. McKinnon,
of Ashtabula.
Board of Public Works, William
Kirtlsy, Jr., of Defiance.
The important general declarations
in the platform are as follows:
The Republican state and national
platform of 1904 are reafflrmed; pro-
lection to American labor and Ameri-
can industries; favors the rehabilita-
tion Of the American merchant ma
rine; declares that the sacredness OF
the ballot must be maintained against
race Determinations; indorse Presi-
dent Roosevelt's policy of invoking
the laws against monopolies in re-
straint of trade; favors such legisla-
tion as will prevent the granting of
rebates by railroads and as will pre-
vent unfair advantage to any and pro-
mote and insure the rights of all in
dividuals, interests and localities; de-
clares for increased ard regular ap-
preparations by congress for the i'm
provement of the rivers and harbors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
GoULDS FIGURE IN FAILURE
Helen and Frank Charge Fisher With
Taking $200O,OoO.

Chief among developments from the
failure of the Merchants Trust Com
pany of New York was the statement
that Miss Helen Gould and her broth
er, Frank, has been induced by frau
dulent practices to invest in the Sc
curities of the Virginia Passenger &
Power Company of Richmond, Va, on
the securities of which the trust COM
pany made heavy loans, and that they
have charged George e. Fisher with
taking S2,O00,000 to which he was not
entitled. Their charge is in answer
to his suit for a receivership for the
Virginia Passenger & Power Com
pany, of which he was promoter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
FASTEST TRAIN IN WORLD
Schedule From Chicago to New York
Cut to 10 Hours.

From Chicago to New York in 10
hours is the new schedule which the
management of the New York Central
lines has decided upon for the Twen-
tieth Century Limited train. This
new race against time, which will
make the train the fastest long-dis-
tance train in the world, will go into
effect June Is and is made upon the
insistent demand of Wall street and
of Lasalle street interests.
Before request was made the
management of the railroad had tested
the speed possibilities of the train to
the fullest. 1t was discovered that
the trip could be made easily in IS
hours under ordinary conditions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
WAS NOT AN AMERICAN VESSEL
Toxic Reports That Ship Sunk by
Russian Fleet Was British
Propsrtv

Minister Griscom has cabled the
State department at Washington from
Toxic, that the ship supposed to be
American, which was sunk off the
coast of Formosa, May 90, by the
Russian fleet, was British vessel.
according to a report made to him
by the Japanese government.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
AMERICAN YACHT WINS
The Atlantic Crosses the Line q
The Lizard, Capturing the
Kaiser's Cuo.

The American three-masted schoon-
er-yacht Atlantic crossed the winning
line at The Lizard, England, May 20,
capturing the German emperor's
cup in the international transatlantic
race. The Atlantic is owned by Will
son Marshall of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
and was in command of Capt. Charles
Barr of New London. Conn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Train Robber Captured.

Express Messenger Laub and En-
gineer Wilson received $1,000 each
for capturing man who held up the
eastbound North Coast limited train,
on the Northern Pacific railroad,
near Bearmouth, Mont. The robber
had blown open the safe with
charges of dynamite, aggregating 25
pounds, when Laub by the aid of a
match struck by Wilson knocked the
robber senseless with a piece of
iron. The robber was bound and
taken to Drummond. He remained
unconscious all day. This is the
third hold-up of the same train near
Bearmouth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
FIVE KILLED IN MINE
Pennsylvania Among the Dead-Two
Are Seriously Hurt.

At least five men were killed and
two seriously injured by the caving in
of the Gunnison reclamation mine
tunnel at Montrose, Cal. The dead
are: Edward Schuler, Gettysburg,
Pa; Floyd Woodruff, Montrose; A. B.
Stelle, Oklahoma; Charles Hormhart
and James Cassidy.
c. Taylor and Fred Croft were pin
ned under heavy timbers and terribly
injured. They would have been
drowned but for the efforts of their
entombed companions, who improviss
ed a dam to hold back the water,
which poured into the tunnel for a
time.
Twenty-one were rescued, uninjur-
ed, but exhausted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Turned States Evidence.

George E. Lorenz. of Toledo, o..
who was convicted with August w.
Machen and Samuel and Diller B.
Croft on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connection
with contracts for furnishing supplies
for the Postoffice department, has
turned States evidence in the trial of
William G. Crawford, who is charged
with conspiracy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
OHIO SOCIALIST TICKET
isaac c. Owen Of Cleveland, Nomin at.
ed for Governor.

The Socialists of Ohio met at
Columbus and named a complete State
ticket headed by Isaac C. Owen, of
cleveland, for Governor. The re-
mainder Of the ticket follows: Lieuten-
ant Governor. w. C. Sundrup, Tole-
40; Attorney General, ]. C. Madden,
Continental; Treasurer, ]. H. Sims.
Bethel; judge Supreme court, H. ].
Ziegler, Portsmouth; board of public
works, George Stack, Lorain
The resolutions adopted state that
the Anti-Saloon league is a failure,
that more rigid laws should control
work in factories and that workmen
should have better hours and better
pay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Representative Marsh Dead.

Representative Benjamin F. Marsh,
Republican member of the United
States house of representatives from
the Fourteenth district of Illinois,
died at his home in Warsaw, Ill. He
had served eight terms in congress
and had been elected to a ninth term.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Confesses Fraud.

Louis r. Smith, of North Carolina,
formerly an employee in the general
land office, was indicted by the grand
ury Of the District of Columbia on a
charge of abstracting and selling 80
land warrants worth about $4,000.
Smith made confession.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Boy lnherits S25,o0o,ooo.

The entire estate of William Zieg-
Ter, promoter of Arctic explorations,
who died in New York, has been left
to William Ziegler, Jr., a son, IA
years old. 1t is estimated the boy
will inherit about S25,000,0 600
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
Honaparte viii Succeed Morton.

On July l Paul Morton, secretary
OF the navy, will retire from the cabi-
net and will be succeeded by Charles
j. Bonaparte of Baltimore, grandson
of Jerome Bonaparte, king of West
phalia. The announcement of the re-
tirement Of Mr.. Morton and the selec-
tion of Mr. Bonaparte to succeed him
was made at the White House.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
BIG STEEL PLANT.
Combine Buying Options for Site in
Canada,

The United States Steel Corpora
tion is buying options on property for
the erection of s10,0O0,OO0 steel
plant on the Canadian shore of the
Detroit river just below Sandwich,
Ontario.
A Bessemer pig iron furnace will
be established on the Detroit side of
the river.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07

Judge F. c. Randolph, prominent
Alabama jurist, was shot and killed
at Birmingham by his cousin, John
Randolph. A quarrel over money
matters is alleged to have caused
the tragedy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07

Within the next year cars using
gasoline for power instead of electric
ity will be running between Sharon
and Cleveland. The company which
will build and operate the line will
financed by E. c. Miller & Co., of
Philadelphia. 1t is estimated that
1t will cost s1,5OO,O00 to complete the
road. The old company went into
the hands of receiver after part of
the grading had been completed on a
claim for $4,000 by Joyce G. Fawcetc,
of Youngstown. Recently a settle
ment was effected. A reorganization
has been brought about by the elec-
tion of Francis Morgan, of Cleveland,
President; Newton Jackson, Philadel-
phia, Vice President, and Charles H.
Solomon, Jr., Secretary and Treasur-
er. The work of laying IA miles of
track between Middlefeld and Bloom-
field will begin June /. A branch
line will also be built to Warren and
Courtland.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
JAPS AID IN RECAPTURE.
captives Aboard a Prize Turn on
Russian Crew.

Russian torpedo boats from Vladi-
vostok captured the Japanese steam
er Daishen, of 700 tons, off Hokiai-
DO, and placed prize crew of IS men
en- board, with orders to take the
vessel to port. BY mistake the Rus
sian commander of the Daishen head
ed for Gensan (Korea) AMI met a
Japanese transport. The latter see
ing a Russian flag from the Daishen,
intended to capture the vessel, when
the Japanese captives aboard the
steamer, on seeing their comrades.
attacked the prize crew. recaptured
the vessel, and eventually took her
to Gensan. The Russian prize crew
have been taken captives to Sasebo.
Labor leaders in Chicago testified
that they were offered a bribe of
$4,000 to declare a strike of the
teamsters employed by a large firm
in that city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07

Lillian Blauvelt has just signed a
contract to sing in opera for term
of six years for the sum of s504,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
VERMONT DIVORCE UPHELD.
suit Brought Hero by william c. Morriss
First WIFE Dismissed.

The divorce obtained in Vermont IN 1898
by William c. Morris, formerly proprietor
of the San Reno Hotel, from his first wife
Margaret, was upheld yesterday by Supreme
Court Justice Mccall, who dismissed her
action for divorce brought in this county
Morris has remarked since he got his YER
mont divorce, his second wife being Mrs.
Kate Mahoney.
Morris lased his suit on allegations OF
unusual cruelty He served her by publ
cation. Mrs. Norris sued for divorce here
few months ago, charging her hust and
with adultery with his second wife ana
enying the validity OF the Vermont divorce
Justice Mccall finds that all the legal
requirements of the Vermont courts we're
strictly complied with and that there can
he no doubt as to the validity OF the decree,
since the evidence that Morris had acquired
a legal domicile there was too convincing
to admit of discussion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
THE QUESTION is, WHO GOT IT?
S46O EJAPORATED FROM CRTNT-
Nal COURTS STEPS.
Might Have Gone Into Gold Mine-slcuths
Made Every Criminal Courts Visitor
suspect His Fellow Man McNutt Didn't
Cp1Jt ANYWAY Owner Saw Chadwick

Every ono about the Criminal Courts
Building yesterday was asking the same
question who got it?"
Lawyers. ordinary cops and sleutns were
all asking it and trying to fix the exact
time il happened in order to satisfy them
selves that it wasn't their fault they didn t
get it.
II was $500 eight $50 bills, two $50 bills
and some smaller shaving papers.
Early yesterday morning, before the
building was open. an old man was sitting
on tho steps. He took out some paper
and pencil and began to sketch. He also
out something under a white handkerchief
That was the S4oO and two two-cent stamps
When the building was opened the man
made a rush insioe and asked the way to
Assistant District Attorney Chadwick.
About twenty minutes latcr Mr.. Coppers,
who has charge oil inc or minal nourts
Building, and Officer Taggert of the Tombs
court we're approached ny wildly excited
old man whose whiskcls and hair were
standing straight out.
.Onicer, I'm Charles NJ. Bowers, ard
come up we're tub lis town from Hickory
n left SEQ outside under a handker-
chief while l went to see Mr.. Chadwick
and now it's gone.'
Alter the men had recovered vigilant
search was made for the missing $500,
The two stamps were 1oun'l, SO WIS lHe
handkerchief.
Mr.. Bowers admitted that he was here to
see the Assistant District Attorney about
some stock in a gold mine, also that he
was once swindled. He was turned over to
Sergt. Thomas Walsh of the Tombs, who
detailed Detectives Pheeny and Donohue
to look for the money. 1t soon became
nosed about the building that some one
had lost $500, also that Pheeny and Donohue
were looking for the finder.
Neither Pheeny nor Donohue left the
building. Pheeny stayed in the Tombs
police court and ponohue ambled about the
corridors.
Their presence soon had every one uneasy
and looking suspiciously at every one who
went out. go
4 McNell's Hotel. At the hotel one man
said he knew Bowers and that he was on
here to buy some stock In the Emore Mines
Consolidated. This was the mining scheme
backed by one MoNutt, who is already under
Indictment for promoting min ng schemes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
CLERK CAN'T TAKE VERDICT.
Appellate Di,is on Holds That Judgment
Is Void n the Judge Is Absent.

Under a decision handed down yeeter-
day by the Appellate Division. the verdict
Of a jury cannot be taken and recorded
by the clerk of the court. in the absence
of the trial Judge. even though all the par
ties have specifically stipulated their con-
sent to such an arrangement. The decision
has aroused great interest among lawyers.
Justice Laughlin has written a strong dis
senting opinion.
The decision arises out OF the trihl OF
an action brought by Sta nisas Dubuc
against Lazell, Daley Il Co. In May, 1904,
a Judgment was entered in the plaintiff g
favor for $3.50. This Judgment is now
set aside The suit involved an alleged
breach OF contract OF employment, and It
was tried before Justice Cochrane, tenn
porarily assigned to this department I'm
mediatelv after the case had been sent to
the jury, Justice Cochrane said TO the
lawyers that he wished they would agree
to allow the clerk to receive the verdict.
az he was anxious to go to his home in
Hudson, n Y. Counsel assented to TINS
by stipulation. and Justice Cochrane went
home. Some hours later the clerk received
the verdict and discharged the jury. .
The defendant appealed from the judg-
ment and the order denying new trlal'
and both we're affirmed, and further
appeal still pending was taken to the Court
Of Appeals. Meanwhile counsel Tor .,, the
Division had handed down decision in
another case, in which it was held that a
Judge has no power to authorize the clerk
to 5o receive a j1ry's verdict, even by con
sent and stipulation, and that any judg-
ment entered under such an dsr;sian was
drawn TO the attention of Supreme Court
Justice o'Gorman, who set the judgment
aside, remarking in his opinion. however,
that his action was governed merely by
the decision pointed out to him and was
foreign to his own Judgment ee;ns ~ IN .nnea,
frn,,, Justice O'Gorman's order, affirmed
il Yesterday on the authority OF the pre-
vious decision.