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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
, 20 UND FRozENIN FIELD.
Man Discovered in South Norwalk-Ict-
 ters from Mother.

South Norwalk. Jan. 15.--Cries or .'Murder!'' and 'HelD!'' were heard early yesterday morning by A. B. St. John, watchman at the Standard Oil cornpanvs works on the Wilson Point road. The watchman searched in the field about 200 feet away from when he thought the cries came, but was un- able to see a person in the vicinity. This morning the body of a man thought to be A. D. Fory of Al Nelson street, Newark, N. J., was found frozen stiff on the ground in the field near the oil works. The body was lying face downwards but no marks of violence were found on it as far as the police were able to ascertain. On account of the frozen condition of the body it was impossible to hold an autopsy on it to- day, hut it is expected that one will be held tomorrow. The body was taken to local undertaking establish
 nent where the clothes were searched and several letters addressed to A. D. Fory at the above address were found. One letter was from the mans mother, who pleaded with her son to spend the holidays with her, and asking him if he could not do so, to try to lead a better life.
 The dead man, whose clothes were of good quality, was about thirty-five. years old and appeared like a prosper ous business man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
MISSIONS GOOD RESULT.
Many American Orders Now Being Ship
 ped Direct to Abyssinia.


 Washington, Jan. 15.-How rapidly the good result of the American com mercial expedition to Abyssinia which brought about the commercial treaty between the United States and that country are beginning to be felt is. seen from a report to the state department from MT. Skinner, the American consul general at Marseilles. in which he says that many American orders are now being shipped direct to Abyssinia, and that trade between the two countries is increasing steadily. Mir. Tower, the American ambakssador at Berlin, has reported to the state department that Germany, following the example of this government, is sending distinguished commission to King Menelik with a view to increasing Germany's trade with Abyssinia. j. :.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
MISTCHENKo CUT OFF?
Unconfirmed Report That Cossnck Rnid-
 CT Has Been Cornered.

London, Jan. 16.+-The tone of the re- script addressed by Emperor Nicholas to the army and navy is regarded here as putting an end to all present hopes of the possibility of mediation or peace and as indicating the likelihood that General Kuropatkin soon will resume the offensive. "a
 A dispatch to Lloyds from Yinkow, dated January 15, gives a report that General Mistchenko's raiding force was cut off on it's way back by 5000 Japan ese dispatched from San Lihoo by Gen. eral Oku. This report, however, is not confirmed from any other source. The Daily Telegraph's Chefoo correspondent says that the raid was only diverg- ence from mass of cavalry now nov ing down the banks of the Liao river, and that the exceptional nlildness of the season affords a chance for the rep etition of such operations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
MOSCOW ST UDENT TRIES TO SHOOT GENERAL TREPoPF.

Fires Three Shots at Him While He is
 Bidding Farewell to Grand Duke
 sergius--Bears n Charmed Life-His Murder Undertaken Four Times--Re-
 gently Relieved Of once of Chief of Police of Moscow.
 Moscow, Jan. 15.--At the Nicholas station tonight, while General Trepoff was bidding farewell to Grand Duke Sergius on his departure for St. Peters
 burg, young man wearing a students cap fired three shots from revolver at the general. All the shots missed Gen. eral Trepoff. Grand Duke sergius pro ceeded on his journey. #s% " London, Jan. l6.-The newspapers here this morning contain no particu- lars of the attempt to assassinate Gen eral Trepoff at Moscow on Sunday. The curious fact is remarked in q dispatch from St. Petersburg, however, that 8 rumor of such an attempt was current
 there several hours before the outrage actually occurred. ta
 General Trepoff, who recently was
 relieved of the office of chief of police of Moscow and ordered to the front to take up his duties as head of the Red
 Cross society in Manchuria, incurred the special enrnity of the students of i Moscow by the severity with which he put down their demonstrations of De- cember IS and 19, 1904. Within one
 week, in 1902, there were three attempts upon his life. The first of these, on March 31, was by a woman named AL
 lart, governess, who placed the mug
 gle of pistol against General Trepoff' s breast and pulled the trigger, the weapon however, failing to discharge
 Four days later a man armed with a
 dagger tried to force his way to the presence of General Trepoff with the
 avowed purpose of killing him. The would-be assassin was overpowered and arrested. Within two days after this incident, while General Trepoff was riding in his carriage, a young man, supposed to be rusticated student, sprang upon the step of the vehicle and tried to stab him, but only succeeded in slightly wounding policeman. After the anti-government demonstrations in Moscow last month it was said that the socialistic revolutionary party had passed sentence of death upon both
 General Trepoff, chief of police, and
 Grand Duke Sergius,~ governor-general of Moscow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
OPPOSED BY LUClUS FUTILE
PR ESIDENT,S PLAN FOR REGU-
 LATINO RAILROAD RATES.
Former Head of Consolidated Declares Suggestion Practically q sociaIistic
 Moye--says Enactment of Interstate Commerce Law In 1887 Has Caused
 Unprecedented Hypocrisy and Lying.

Boston, Jan. 15.--In an address before division No 61. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. on the occasion of it's fortieth anniversary to-day. President Lueius Futile of the Boston and Main railroad. criticized President Roosevelt's proposal that railroad rates be regulated under congressional su- pervisioil and authority.
 Mir. Futile declared the suggestion to be practically a socialistic move. and policy which, if carried out, must iri- evitably affect the income of the 1,ooO,- 900 or more persons wly gain their live- lihood directly from the railroads.
 He did not think il had been or could be shown that the makers of the constitution ever had any other thing in mind insconnection with the delega- tion to congress os the power to regu- late interstate commercial relations, than well-desned intent to forever prevent the erection, by any state, of any customs. tariffs or other barriers that should be an obstruction to the freest currents of commerce.
 The enactment of the interstate com merce law in 1887 has caused, he said, more hypocrisy and lying, with less production of intended results than has any other piece Of national legislation that has had it's birth since the foun- dation of the government.
 .'The railroads in 1sos,' he said, were able only to pay their shareholders an average dividend of less than per cent, and any further general reduction of rates must necessarily be followed by a reduction of operating expenses. v
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
TWO MEN ASPHYXIAfED.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN WOOSTER
 STREET HOUSE.

BOarder ana hrlenu nUunu Oeau III ueu
 with Gas Escaping-Men Had Been
 Grabowslxi One
 of the yictims-Other Not Yet Identi-
 fied--GrabowsIS's Wife Has Just Re-
 turned from Germany.
 A double tragedy occurred at 124 Wooster streer some time during the early morning yesterday when Alexan- der Grabowski and a companion whose name is also Alexander were asphyx- iated. The house where the affair oc- cured is boarding house which is kept by James D. Kibride. and Gra- bowski roomed there. Shortly before 12 O clock Saturday night Grabowski and q companion, who has not yet been Identified and whose first name is also Alexander, came to the house and went to Grabowski's room. That was the last that was seen of either of the men alive.
 Early yesterday morning a strong smell of gas filled the hallway near Grabowsky's room. and Mrs. Kilbride summoned help and the door of the room was broken open. The two men were found dead in bed and the room full Of gas, which was escaping from an open jet.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett was sum moned and viewed the remains. He stated last evening that the deaths were accidental caused by asphyxia- ton. The meter, although 8 prepaid one, had had no money put in it for several days, and therefore the gas must have been blown out. It was stated that when the men came home they were somewhat under the infiu- ence of licuor and on a table in the room was sound a partially enptied bottle Of whiskey.
 After Dr. Bartlett's examination had been completed the bodies were taken to Hymns undertaking rooms. All though number of people examined the body of Grabowskis companion no Identification was established last night. It is the body of a man Of be- tween forty-five and fifty years old; dark complexion. black hair, and about two weeks growth of beard. Both the men are said to be Germans.
 GraboWski was about fifty-five years old and he leaves a wife, who resides at 69 Foster street, who has just returned from a trip to her relatives in Ger many. While she has been away her husband had made his home at the boarding house where he died, and the couple intended to resume housekeeping immediately. There are no children. Grabowski was an expert carriage painter and had been employed for a long while at the Goodrich Carriage company. '.' '....:
 Arrangements for the funerals have not yet been made. ~l<
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
LYNN, M4ss., CHURCH BURNED,
Steel Ceiling of yestry Falls on Five Bremen.

:. I ANAAs~ts
 Lynn, Mass, Jan. 15.-During the progress of. fire that destroyed the edifice of the Second Baptist society to- day, the steel ceiling of the vestry fell, pinioning under it and seriously injur- ing five firemen. Three of the men were promptly rescued, but Hosemen Downer and Mcdonald were not ex' tricated until hoisting apparatus had been used to raise the heavy ceiling. Meantime both suffered much.
 Those injured, all of whom it is be- ieved will recover, are: Paul A. Down. CT, hoseman, compound fracture of the leg; bruised head and body. J. Fred. Tarbox, engine driver, one leg and one arm fractured. Charles P, Duntley, hoseman, thigh and shoulder fractured. Thomas Mcdonald, hoseman, severe bruises on head and chest. Frank l.. Large hoseman, shoulders bruised.
 All were removed to hospital. The accident occurred after the fire had practically burned itself out, and while the firemen were playing on the ruins. The monetary loss is $1O0'0eO to par tially offset which is an insurance of s5o,O00. The fire, which is supposed to have originated from an overloaded furnace, broke out about an hour be- fore the hour for the morning service, and a. few minutes after the sexton had left the building.
 The church, which was of brick and stone. was erected in 1874. The pastor is Rev. Frank w. Padleford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
ENTIRE FAMILY PERISH
 IN FIRE IN NEW YORK
LAWTER, WIFE AND TWO CHILL DREN THE VICTIMS.
Also a Servant GirI-An Apparently Suffocated-Six Months Old Baby Found as Though Asleep in Its Cra- dIe-OnIy Means of Escape Through scuttle in Roof shut on by Removal of Ladder.

Scuttle Tn ROOT Shut OH by Removal
 of Ladder.
 New York, Jan. 15.-William T. Ma son, a lawyer, and his whole family, consisting of wife and two children, Ellen, four years old, and Marion, six months old, with a servant, Annie Wells lost their lives in fire which partially destroyed the brownstone dwelling occupied by them at 133 West One Hundred and Thirtieth street, early this morning.
 Although neighhors who heard their cries for help and their attempt to es- cape told of cries of Murder" and tBurglars!' the police found nothing to indicate that the fire was other than accidental. The whole family appears to have been suffocated. The bodies of the father, servant and youngest child were untouched by the flames and those of the others were probably burned after they had died. .-.:.
 A policeman and a neighbor, who heard the cries from the house, attempt ed to get in by breaking windows of the parlor floor. but were driven back by the smoke. The firemen were un- able to enter for the same reason, and it was only after half an hour of hard work that the flames had been subdued after the lower part of the house and the halls had been burned out
 In room on the second floor the fire men found the bodies of MT. Mason and his six months old child. The babe lay as if asleep in it's cradle. The father, fallen on the floor, in the act of draw ing on his trousers had evidently been suddenly asphyxiated. The fire had not come near them. ..
 In closet under the scuttle, from which the usual ladder was missing, X rendering escape impossible, was found the charred body of four year old Ellen, and nearby the bodies of Mrs. Mason and the servant. They were so badly burned as to be unrecognizable. From the position of the bodies it was evil dent that MT. and Mrs Mason and the children slept on the second floor, and that the parents had been aroused and had tried to escape It is believed that Mason on discovering the fire first ran to the front of the house and shouted out, and then ran back and directed his wife to take the four year old child upto the roof by way of the scuttle, believing the ladder to be in place, and then started to put on some clothing be- fore carrying the youngest out, closing the door in the hallway in vain at tempt to shut out the smoke.
 The frantic attempts of Mrs. Mason, the maid and the four year old child to get out, were heard by the neighbors, who could hear them as they ran back and forth in. the hall, till all became suddenly still. They all had been as- phyziated before the flames came near them. 7.
 The fire, it is thought started in the kitchen, or in the neighborhood of the hot air furnace in the cellar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
DELIBERATELY INVADED
 NEUTRAL TERRITORY
RUSSIANS CROSS LIMIT OF VAR
 ZONE TN REGENT RAID.
Japan Will No Longer Observe Restrie- Regrets Extension of Belligerent Ter ritory but Must Protect HerseIf-Im- portant Developments at Front Ex- pected in St. Petcrsburg-KurOpat May Again Take the Offensive.
May Again Take the offensive.

Tokio. Jan. 15.-Later reports from
 New Chwang indicate that General Mistchenko's Cossacks in their recent ately invaded neutral territory and
 broke the limit of the war zone. The reported Russian note to the pow CTS calling attention to China's non enforcement of neutrality is regarded
 here in some quarters as absurd. It is felt that China's weakness and constant failure to enforce neutrality must re- lease Japan from obligations to observe Restrictions which Russia openly ig- nores.
 While the extension of belligerent ter ritory is to be regretted, it is felt that
 Japan must take steps to protect her self against the repetition of raiding i expeditions whose success depends on
 the violation of neutral territory. St. Petersburg, Jan. 15.-Sonle of the
 newspapers here are claiming that the Japanese are using the British island of Labuan, near Borneo, as a base, and
 that the British are concealing the fact by preventing communication between
 Borneo and Singapore on the ground that the cable is undergoing repair.
 The report from Washington that it is believed there that the powers will informally protest to Russia against
 the notice served by her that she will
 consider herself no longer bound to re-
 gard the neutrality Of China if Japan
 continues to violate it has created as
 tonishment here, where it is held that
 any protest should be directed against
 the action of Japan, against which Rus sia has now thrice warned the powers. ! Russia's position is that she is bound
 under the circumstances to take steps for the protection of her own interests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
Shinning News.

;. New York, Jan. 15.---Arrived: Steam CTS New York, Southampton and Cher bourg; Umbria, Liverpool and Queens town; La Gascogne, Havre. .&@E
 Queenstown, Jan. 15.--S a. nl.--Arriv- ed, Ivernia, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded without communicate ing).
 Liverpool, Jan. 15.--Arrived: Steam CTS Cerdic, New York via Queenstown; Cevic, New York; Winifredian (Br.), Shepherd, Boston. TX
 Dover, Jan. 15.-6 D. m.Sailed: Steamer Moltke (from Hamburg), New York via Boulogne.t
 Queenstown, Jan. 15.--10:55 a. n.-- Sailed: Steamer Campania, from Liver pool. for New York,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
Indicated by Russian Despatches from
 Front--Cossack Raid Preliminary.

Indicated by Russian Despafches rom
 Front--Cossack Raid Preliminary.
 St. Petersburg, Jan. 15.The war of. flee does not admit that the appearance of General Mistchenko's cavalry south west of Liao Yang is more than a raid- ing expedition designed to strike the railroad at several points and interrupt the transportation of General Nogi's guns from Port Arthur to Manchuria; but from certain indications it seems possible that it is preliminary to an op- eration of magnitude. General Mist chenko has over 20,000 horsenen, and, moving rapidly, might be able to seri- ously damage communication in the rear of Liao Yang. ...-
 The tone of dispatches from some Russian correspondents vaguely hints at very important developments; and the military writer for the Novoe vremya expresses the opinion that the long calm since the battle of Shakhe is about to be broken. It is also notewor- thy that there have been no official dis patches from General Kuropatkin for two days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
COMPLETE DENIAL OF CHARGES
Representative of Armour ( Co. Speaks
 in Firms Behalf.

Chicago Jan. 15.--A complete denial of the charges made by witnesses be- fore the interstate commerce commits sion investigation of the business meth ods of the Armour Refrigerator Car Lines was made to-day by represent ative of Armour. & Go. The testimony offered during the Investigations is de- clared by the Armour interests to have been not only prejudiced and biased, but in many respects false.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
SERIOUS GoAsTING ACCIDENT,
Watertown Young Man Unconscious
 Over FOrty-eight Hours.

Waterbury, Jan. 15.-Dennett E. Evans, of Watertown, aged twenty-ona years, has been unconscious for more than forty-eight hours as the result of a coasting accident in that town Friday night. The young man is suffering from concussion of the brain, and 1t is feared that he will not live. The acci-' dent occurred on an icy hill. the double ripper striking the stone bridge at the bottom. There were several other young persons on the ripper, none of whom, 1t is thought, is seriously injureds
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
LoUBET's MOTHER DEAD.
Of Simple Country Glass She Contrib
 uted to His Prestige.

uted to His Prestige.
 Paris, Jan. 15.-Mme. Loubet, mother of the president. died at Marsanne at o'clock this afternoon from congestion of the lungs, aged ninety-two years. The presidents son Paul and other members of the family were at her bed- side when she expired. President Lou bet had expected to leave this evening for Marsanna, but the announcement of the death of his mother came before he was able to depart. Mme. Loubet con- tributed much to the presidents pres tige, as she was a type of the simple country class.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
BOSTON SHEA MFR LOST.
All Hands, About Thirty Men, Are
 Saved.

Boston, Jan. 15.--A dispatch has been received. here from Vancouver, B. C., announcing the loss of the fishing steamer Columbia, off the coast of British Columbia. All hands, about thirty men, are saved.
 The steamer, which was engaged in halibut fishing, was owned by the New England Fish company of this city and New York and was valued at $50,0O0, insured. The date and locality of the disaster was not stated in the dispatch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Annual Convention To-day-President
 Mitchell to Make Recommendations.

Mitchell to Make Recommendations.
 Indianapolis. Jan. 15.-With the arri- val tonight of the last Pennsylvania delegation, practically all the 500 miners who will participate in the convention of the United Mine Workers, which be- gins tomorrow in Tomlinson hall, were to be found scattered among the sev- eral hotels.
 It is probable that to-morTow's ses- sion of the convention will. after the organization is effected, be entirely con- srmed by the reports of officers.
 President John Mitchell mas prepared a message covering all the important developments of the year, and it is ex- pected that he will look into the future far enough to. make several recom- mendations seeking the continued well fare of the United Mine Workers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
Bolt Niedringhaus.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 15.A special to the Times from Jefferson City, Mo, says that a sufficient numper of repub- licans have bolted to defeat the ratifi- cation. next Tuesday, of Thomas K. Niedringhaus, the state chairman, re- gently named by the republicans in cau- GUS to succeed United States Senator Francis M. Eookrell. <. -#s.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
JAPANESE SAPPING.
Pursuing Operations Toward Russian
 Lines Below Mukden.

Huanchan, Jan. B, via Mukden, Jan. 15.-There has been no serious fighting for several days, though night skirm- ishes on both sides continue. The most important action recently was that in which Captains Kosinoff and Troitgki, with seventy-five Cossacks, drove the Japanese out of the villages of Mitzi and Tkhangay and captured a large amount of forage at both places.
 General Linevitch has been inspect ing the whole front and finds that the men and supplies are in excellent con- dition. The Japanese on their side are pushing sapping preparations towards the Russian lines at several points, but have not made serious progress.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
ROBERT SWAIN CLIFFORD DEAD.
Distinguished American Painter of -:s I,nndscanes and Coast Scenery.

Distinguished American Painter of
 Landscapes and Coast Scenery.
 New York, Jan. 15.--Robert Swain Clifford, the landscape painter, died this afternoon of angina pectoris at his home. No. 152 West F'ifty-seventh street. He was first attacked a week ago and several attacks followed, one yesterday being so severe that for some time the attending physicians believed that he had passed away. He rallied, however, and appeared to be improving until this afternoon, when he succumbed to final seizure.
 E MT. Clifford was born on Naushon is land, Mass, in 1S40, and was one of the most distinguished of American paint CTS of landscapes and coast scenery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
S3OO,OOO Fire in Newark.

Newark, N. J.. Jan. 15.--The plant of the J. E. Mergott company, manufact- urers of art novelties, in Irvington, was totally destroyed by fire to-day. The loss is estimated at about $300000. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
FRENCH MINISTRY TO RESIGN.
After Tempestuous Career of Three
 Years Combes Will Quit.


 Years Combes Will Quit.
 Paris, Jan. 15.-The ministry of M. it's midnight struggle in the chamber of deputies has decided to abandon the field while some portion of it's prestige still remains. and has signifed it's in- tention of resigning. Official announce ment of the resignatidns has not yet been made. but Minister Combes has definitely stated the intention of him, self and his colleagues, and the terrnin- ation of the ministry after tempestu- ous career of three years only awaits the formal submission of the letters of retirement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
To Clean Up Mines.

Tokio, Jan. 15.-It is reported that a hundred fishermen will be sent to Port Arthur to assist in clearing the harbor and vicinity of mines.