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New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
SNOWSTORM HITS CITY.
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little coal is being received at this port III co"-
sequence of the extreme cold in the mining re
gions and great delay is being experieHcu oy
steamships under charter for the west i'oi''
in getting their carsoes.
More than fifty vessels were held fast in the
ice In the lower bay to-day, and number OF
ocean steamships which attempted TO force their
way through the obstruction at the Delaware
Capes were compelled to return TO sea anu
anchor for the night.
or Bi1Iinrsport n J., fifteen coal barges are
held fast i'm the ice They all belong to the
Reading Railroad Company and are inward
bound from Boston.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
ISAAC EPPINGER.

Isaac Eppnger. OF the Eppinger- Russell Com
pany. lumber dealers of the Oldest lumber
men in New-YOrk. died yesterday morning in his
nome NO lOS West 4Sd-st He was Il trustee of the
Montefore Home, the Bedford Sanatorium and the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum and an honorary member
or the Hebrew Veteran Association of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in Temple
Emanu- IN HI Mr. Eppinger came to this country in
lsio from Europe. He was Forty Miner He
began white pine lumber business In tnis city in
1885 and after the Civil War was OF the first
lumber merchants TO open mills in the forests OF
Florida. He leaves three daughters and one SON a
member OF the Eppinger-Russeu Company
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
ATTACK ON cHANG-TAN REPULsED.
japanese Said to Have Suffered Heavy
Losses in a Night Assault.

Moukden. Feb. 4 Oelayed).-On the night Of
February 1 the Japanese artillery facing the
Russian right opened a terrific fire the Rus
sian positions southeast OF Sandepas in prepa-
ration for an attack. The Russian artillery re
piled. and the cannonading lasted until after
noon.
On the night of February the Japanese at
tackled the village Of Schantan (Chang-Tan)
and adjoining Russian positions, but by daylight
of February they had been defeated along the
entire front. The Russians advanced
slightly. The Russian losses We're about three
hundred. and those of the Japanese were heavy.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
A SYRIAN TRIES HARA KIRI.
Outcome Likely To Be Successful-Remorse
Over Drinking Responsible.

Elias Aldvini. OF No. 43 Westinghouse. tried to
commit suicide last night after the fashion OF the
japanese. with such success that when he was
taken to the Hudson Street Hospital the surgeons
there said he was almost sure to die He is a
Syrian.
He had been induced. he told the police several
days ago 10 take his first drink OF whiskey He
liked It we'll that he drank for several davs
When he finally became sober he was 30 filed with
remorse and shame that his of honor de-
manded self-destructon. He took from his fr,,nk
an an old knife one he had brought from Syria with
surgeons said he must have stabbed himself sev !.
erai times and then turned the weapon In the
wound. -
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
PREACHER STOPS SONS ELopEMENT
Runaway Match Between Delaware Couple
Prevented with Aid of Police.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE ]

Savannah. Feb. 6.-Through the interference of
the Savannah police. what 10 have been run
away marriage between well known young people
of Delaware to-day prevented The would
be bridegroom is in the barracks, and the would
be bride has been placed on parole and is the
guest of friends in this city.
The young man is George Bond son OF an Epis-
copal minister of Dover. Del. and the girl in the
case is Miss Pauline Tofenberger whose parents
live at Newark. Del Bond has been in the city
several days awaiting Miss Tofenberger who ar
rived the Dorchester from Baltimore to-day.
Neither OF the young couple is Of age Bond be-
ing eighteen 5nd Miss Toffenberger seventeen. The
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06

In speech at a dinner OF railway men IN East
leigh on February Mr.. Lee was quoted as having
said that. IN the distribution of Great Brit
aims naval forces. England had had not so much
20 keep her eyes on France and the Mediterranean
as 10 look with anxiety toward the North Sea- and
that the fleets had been distributed as to enable
them 20 deal with any danger in that direction,
should II occur. Under existing conditions he said
the British navy would get its blow In first, and
he maintained that by the recent naval reforms
Great Br1tain's strength as naval fighting power
had been practically doubled IN the last few weeks
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
"PITTSBURG PHIL's" FUNERAL.
Crowd Stands in Snow in Pittsburg Gene
terry to Watch the Ceremony.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUN

lbl tiS41E'fNArh ~ I'M AAAoC-NL'J
Pittsburg. Feb. 5.The body OF 'Pittsburg Phil
was to-day placed in the mausoeum which he had
built for himself years ago in Uniondale Cemetery
There impressive services at the home of his
mother. Mrs. Eliza Downing, No, 100 Irwin-ave
Allegheny, at which the Rev. J. w. Witherspoon.
for years pastor of the Fifth United Presbyterian
Church of Allegheny. preached a short funeral SER
mon He made no reference at all 10 the life of the
plunger
After the funeral Mrs Downing collapsed and
was ordered away tonight, and with her she
left here for New-York Fully one thousand people
stood in the at Unondale this afternoon
waiting for the funeral cortege
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
II RUSSIAN DLSAVOWAL.
Count L0msdorf Replies to British
ambassadors Protest.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 5.-The Foreign Minister.
Count Lemsdorh, in an official note TO Sir
Charles Hardinge, the British Ambassador, has
formally disavowed the action OF NJ Roudnerr.
Deputy Chief of Police OF Moscow, in posting
placards asserting that Japan and Great Britain
had furnished money to the strikers
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
OBITUARY.
HENRY c. MoRRIcE.

Captain Henry c. Morrice. U. S A. retired died
last Thursday at the Mansion House. BROOKLYN
lie was veteran of the Civil War, and had since
been attached to the army headquarters in New
Orleans and New-YOrk. He was a thirty-second
degree Mason and Knight Tenplar Captain
Morrice was sixty-nine years old. Mrs. c. NJ
Ware, sister. of No. I4s6 North NIiro-st New
the body. -
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
ANOTHER GENERAL HIT.
Demboscski Reported Wounded-
Bitter Cold Continues.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 6-Accordng to General
Kuropatkin's latest reports. which indicate the
woundng of a third Russian general. DEM
bowski. the operations at Sandepas and the
fighting at Shakhe have been temporarily sus-
pended. The Russians successfully repulsed the
recent attack OF the japanese eastward with
heavy loss The cold is still intense There are
indications that the Japanese preparing to
break the inactivity soon as the weather
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
GENERAL MATSUMURA DEAD.
Commanded Operations at 203-Metre Hill
General Tachimi's Bravery.

London. Feb 6.-General Matsumura. accord
ing to the Toxic correspondent of THE Daily
Telegraph" has died at the front from conges-
tion of the brain. He commanded the operations
at 203-Metre Hill. and was decorated and pro-
NOTED for heroisnn.
According TO THE Daily Nails" Toxic cor
respondent Lieutenant General Tachimi in
command of the Sth Japanese Division, bore
the brunt of the fighting in the battle Of Hell
Kou-Tai. He constantly opposed by SUI
peror forces but continued fighting till the last,
with total of 1872 officers and $500 men killed
or wounded
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
DiAz RECEIVES FRENCH OFFICERS.

Mexico City. Feb. "a number of the officers OF
the French arnored cruiser Duplex were received
by President and Nine Diaz to-day The welcome
OF the President cordial
William Mckenzie. of Toronto and others have
arranged for the purchase of the concession For
electric car lines for Monterey They are also
tilegoGalng with f. 8. Slayden, OF NeW-Yorl, M
puy ms nhe or mule and convert the tu,o
systems into one electric line ''S '"O
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
a MEDIATION RuMoR DENIED

Washington. Feb. 5.-The German Embassy
tonight. on The receipt OF cable dispatch from
the home government. authorized the statement
that there had not been even so much as an ex-
ehsnge Of ideas between the Berlin and London
governments regarding the ending OF the war
IN the Far East.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
HELD FOR DEATH OF OLD SWEETHEART
Body of Young Married Woman Found Near
Her Home in Allegheny.
M TELEaRAPH ro THR r-,fnrNr

Pttsburg, Feb. 5-The body Of Mrs. Martha Kirk
patrick twenty years old. found In Jackson q
Alley. Allegheny. short distance from her home
at ! o'clock this afternoon. The woman had been
beaten and strangled 20 death at II o'clock last
night. and her body had been covered BY the snow
Norman GeyzeT. OF RobinsOn-st. Allegheny. was
arrested tonight suspicion. He was a former
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
eouLo's PLANT BURNED.

lRx FELEGRAPH TO rAE TRtBCNs.l -
Richmond. Feb. Fire early this mornlns -
stroyed the Armory rolling mill Of the frede -
Works. situated island in James R'Vefi ~
tween Richmond and Manchester. doing dSrs7y dSH,.s77y
estimated at $S0.OO0 The property was reeS.n. In.
acquired by Frank Gould. OF New-1orks VIZ, 10
the electric lines of this section. his object oe~
enlarge 10 into a great car building plant
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
DROPS DEAD AT ENTERTAINMENT

While attending an entertainment in Arion Hall
Arion Place near Broadway. one OF the best
known German meeting places in Brooklyn Mrs.
She was widow. and leaves two sons
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
HIGGINS AND FRANcHoT TRUSTEES

lBf TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE1
olean. \, Y. Feb 5-The oiean City CIub last
night chose Governor Higgins and NJ " v Fran
ch9t, Superintendent Of Public Works, as trustees
and MI. tranchot as its president for the tIyenty
second time. They returned 10 Albany to-nieht
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06

sweetheart of the woman. His clothes were piooe'
and his face and hands scratched. -.
John r kirkpatrick. husband OF the woman 90 %
been driven crazy by grief. The woman le,I - -
eighteen -mOrth-Old child at her mother-l- -aSis
house previous To going market 10 was 49,
on her way home from the Allegheny market uN-'
she murdered
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
Hesdsches and Neuralgia From Cold,

Laxative Hromo ounine. the world wide Cold and Grin
remedy, the FOR full name snd oos
Ger signature Of z ". Grove. 25c
New-York tribune., 1905-02-06

Sosnovice, Feb. 5.-Strikers to the number of
1900 to-day marched from Dombrovo to this
place and attempted TO reach the Warsaw sta
ton. but Cossacks drove them back without
using their weapons.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
PRETTY MISSES
LEAVE HOMES
Two Sixteen Year-0ld Girls
of San BernardinO Run
Away and Worry Mothers
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN BERNARDINO, March 20
Lucy Kelly and Angelena Watson,
both 16 years old and pretty, disap-
peared from their homes here Satur-
day. The mothers of the girls sought
TO keep their disappearance a secret,
processing to believe that their daugh-
ters had gone to some house in the
neighborhood for a visit. They refused
TO consult the police, answering the
pleas of their friends with the an
nouncement that thev did not desire
any notoriety.
Miss Kelly, it is said. was dissatisfied
with her school and had threatened to
hire out as a servant. The Watson
girls reason for leaving home is not
known. 1t is believed that the girls,
who were neighbors, have gone to-
gether. Their friends will turn the
case over to the police regardless Of
the wishes of the grief-stricken
mothers.
Miss Kelly has light brown hair and
blue eyes. and Miss Watson has dark
hair and brown eyes. Both had good
homes and many friends and their es-
capade has caused shock to a large
number of people.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
DISCOVER LUMP
OF AMBERCRIS
Two Alamedans Find Chunk
of the Valuable Substance
in the Bay While Sailing

ALAMEDA, March 2o.-Ambergris,
estimated to be worth one thousand
dollars, was picked up in the bay off
the south end of Chestnut street yes
terday afternoon by Harry Rosseter
and Jack Sparks while they were out
sailing. The valuable substance Is in
a solid lump and was first observed by
Rosseter as it f1oated near the craft.
Rosseter, having at one time been a
whaler and being familiar with amber
girls, was quick to gather In the stray
treasure
Rosseter and Sparks will dispose of
the ambergriS and they have decided
that each shall be entitled to one-half
Of the profit derived from Its sale.
Some months ago a large lump Of am
bergris was discovered and taken from
the bay by fisherman in the vicinity
of Goat Island. The sale of 1t netted
the finder a small fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
Every Employe Under the
Board Is Discharged at
End of the Present Month
ECONOMY AND REFORM
Only Those Who Are Abso-
lutely Necessary Will Be
Reappointed to Old Places
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 BROADWAY March 20.


CONSERVATION reigns at the Alame-
da County Courthouse, and all of the
small army of employees who hold
their offices by virtue of the Board OF
Supervisors are wondering what is
coming next. Every county employe
who holds his appointment from the
Supervisors finds himself confronted
with notice that at the end OF the
present month his place will become
vacant, and 1t is a question whether
he will again be appointed.
The shock came to-day when Su-
pervisor Talcott presented resolution
before the Supervisors THAT all per-
sons employed by this board. and
whose services are paid for from the
county general or the county inf1rm-
ary funds, are hereby notified that
from and after March 81, 1905, their
positions are hereby declared vacant.
The resolution was adopted without
objection.
This means that every employe at
the county infirmary, all OF the en-
ployes at the courthouse, including
the county expert and several special
clerks employed by the board for
copying, will cease their official con-
nection with the county in two weeks.
Between now and April l the board
will decide who will be retained in the
county employ.
1t is certain that all of those now
drawing salaries from the county
treasury will not be reappointed, and
there will be a decided reduction in
the county payroll. There has been
much talk about extravaganza in
county management of late, and Su-
pervisors have determined that they
,v{I haoiy, hy ling down the nav
roll. Economy and reform is to be
the cry at the county buildings, and
the Supervisors have begun by dis
charging everybody, with the privilege
of re-employing those whom they
wish TO retain.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
PERSONAL.

A. B. Ward, a Fresno rancher. Is at
the Lick.
Henry G. Turner, an attorney of Mo-
desto. is at the Grand.
DIR. and Mrs. j. T. Duryea Of New
York are at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Potter Of New
York are at the ST. Francis.
James H. and H. ]. Kinkead Of vir-
ginia City are at the Palace
Colonel 1. N. Peyton, a mining man
of Spokane, is at the Palace.
P B. McCabe. well-known resident
of Los Angeles, is at the Palace.
Frank C. Baker, ex-State Printer and
politician of Oregon, is at the Palace.
Colonel E. a Forbes, well-known
attorney of Marysville. is at the Palace.
Donald r. Morgan and wife of Mon
terey, Mex, are registered at the
Palace.
Adjutant General j. B. Lauck ar
rived from Sacramento yesterday and
is staying at the Lick.
State Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Ne
vada arrived here yesterday from
Tonopah and is staying at the Palace.
F. E. Shaw, prominent young min
ing man of Butte, who's recently re-
turned from a visit to the Orient, is at
the Palace.
John Hickey, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, who has been in
Southern California, arrived at the Pal
ace yesterday.
N d. Pounds of New York. who has
been investigating water power rights
in the San Joaquin Valley and in
ties, is at the Palace.
John Martin, the well-known capital
ist who has been in the East for two
months on business connected with his
electrical enterprises and dredger min
ing properties, has returned to this city.
Rev. Henry Phipps Ross. the we'll
known Boston divine, and wife. who
recently passed through this city on
their way to Los Angeles, returned
yesterday and are staying at the ST.
Francis.
Judge Kenneth Jackson, who is
largely interested in mining properties
in the Tonopah district, where he has
spent the past six months, returned
yesterday with his wife. They are reg
istered at the Palace
F. ]. Mackay of Chicago, who spends
a great deal of his time In England and
who has lately been contesting in the
golf tournaments in Southern Cali
fornia and at Monterey, arrived at the
ST. Francis yesterday.
F. M. Clough and ]. B. Robinson.
general manager and chief engineer.
respectively. of the Diamond Match
Company's interests at Chico and Stir
ling, and A. F. Jones Of Oroville, the
company's chief counsel on this coast,
are at the Palace
DR.. Seward webb of New York, vice
president of the Vanderbilt lines, and j.
T. Mckay Twombly. who married a
daughter of William H Vanderbilt,
will arrive here to-day in private car
and during their stay will occupy
anartments at the St Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
Attends RevivalS and
Is Made a Con-
vert.
Evangelist McComb
Hears Story of
E. R. Bodine.

OAKLAND, March 20.-Tortured by
remorse after having been converted
at one Of the revivals recently held in
this city. Earl Roy Bodine to-day con-
fessed 10 Evangelist J. L. McComb that
he was a murderer and then acting
upon the advice of the evangelist he
gave himself uD TO the Oakland police
and told the story OF a crime COM
mitted years ago.
Bodine attended the good-fellow-
morning, and after the service he
sought out Evangelist McComb and,
calling him aside, related the story of
his misdeed.
I want TO tell you that / am a
murderer" said Bodine. Eight years
ego I killed a man in Fort Fairfield,
Ne. and ever since. no matter where
] go, 1 see his eyes watching me and
/ cannot stand the strain any longer.
Now If you think it's best I will give
myself up 10 the police and let them
punish me If they wish"
After hearing the young mans story
the evangelist advised Bodine to give
himself up, but took no steps to have
him arrested.
At o'clock Bodine walked into the
police station, and giving himself up.
told the story of the murder. He said
that he was an eX-conVict and had
been a tramp since he was 16 years old.
He told the following story Of his
crime to the police:
8iy name is Ear Roy Bodine. and I was
born In London. Canada ] am . years old
and have been tramp since I was sixteen.
In June, 1897. I was al Fort Fairfield. Ne,
and while there ] met yegg- man. as hobo
cr.minaIs called. whose name ] DO not
know. This man day asked 10 take
walk with him and he ed ne DOWN to
The bank of the Aroostook River. There he
suddenly attacked me and in the struggle
which followed ] drew q revolver and shot
hlm through the head. killing him instantly.
When 4 realized what ] had done / became
frightened. ane dragging the body down the
hank j Waded out into the river. and when
in the current released il and il hoated
away. The last thing j saw as the body
which were wide open. and those eyes have
haunted ever since.
have often wanted 70 confess. bur never
hso the courage 10 do 50 until heard the
preaching ~ the eNaugellsts here IN Oakland.
After listening 20 Mr.. McComb I made up
ruF mind 20 tell him what had done and
let him advise me. He told f. would be
better foT me ID give myself tlu and so 7
came here. am glad that / have told the
story of the murder and do not fear punish
ment for ] have accepted Christ as nv
Savior and he will stand by me
Bo6ine is now confined at the City
Prison and viii be held until the au-
thorities at Fort Fairfield are heard
from. He says that he does not know
"a neither the body Of the man he killed
as eyer found or not and is ignorant
as 10 whether or not he was a fugitive
from justice.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
MOTHERS WATCH
CLOSING SCENE
Life of Kiniry Hanging in
Balance While Attorneys
Make Pleas to the Jurors
ASKS LIFE AS FORFEIT
While a Demand Is Made for
Justice One Woman Wants
Mercy, the Other Vengeance
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1l1H RrnnduaU Ma rch %

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, March 20.
With the mothers of both the youths
who shot Policeman James Hume
Smith to death on the night of Novem-
Der "a. 1903. as intent listeners to his
words, Deputy District Attorney Har-
ris began the arguments to the jury
to-day which is now considering the
evidence against David kiniry, who
with his pal. Joe Goldstein. committed
the crime in the progress of which
GoIdstein lost his life. kiniry, as the
last OF the three engaged in that strug-
gle, is now within a day of a verdict
that may send him to the gallows.
1t is with diverse interest that the
two women sit and listen to the scath-
ing arraignment Of the attorney now
making his appeal for an eye for an
eye and tooth for a TOOTH asking for
verdict at the hands of the twelve
men, good and true. that will condemn
kiniry to pay with his life for the one
he took. Mrs. Kate Greiner, Gold
stems mother, charges Kiniry with
being the cause of her sons downfall
her boy astray. She now hopes to see
him convicted. Mrs. Watson, Kinirys
mother, sits beside the defendant, and
with downcast face shows by her pres
ence that in her heart she hopes to see
him escape the extreme penalty and
breads with a mothers heart to see the
flesh of her flesh condemned to destruc-
ton.
The courtroom was crowded as it
has not been during any part of the
trial. People stood in the aisles and
chairs were brought in and placed
within the rail for the accommodation
of number of women and specially
favored spectators of the male sex.
Harris consumed the greater part of
the day and an early adjournment was
taken. Tomorrow A. L. Frick will
make an appeal for his client, and il he
gets through by noon District Attor-
ney Allen will make the closing argu-
ment, so that the case can go to the
jury tomorrow evening.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
HYDE FRENCH
LECTURES AT
UNIVERSITY

BERKELEY. March 2o-M Funck Bren-
tsno. the noted French publlcist has been
secured by the university authorities 10 give
the annual series of Hyde French lectures
this week The subjects discussed in this
series are questions of political and historical
interest in France and to q lesser degree in
ether lands. They were made possible through
the generosity Of James II. Hyde founder
of the Hyde lectureslip at Harvard University.
The first Of n. Funck Brentano's addresses
will be delivered tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock. in the students observatory The
subject VIII be: La Bastiile et Ia Masous
Dc Fer" The public viii be made welcome
The other lectures will be delivered on Wed
nesdsy evening. Thursday afternoon and Fri
day evening
n. Funck Brentano is the author OF many
historical works which possess great literary
charm and absorbing historical interest. Among
bis publications have been L Arfsfre du COL
her, Le Drame des Poisons" and y &c
Archives du Bastile.e He Is a son OF Thai
Funck Brentano who was celebrated for his
researches IN the history OF philosophy and
classical episraphy and photography
John p Young. a newspaper editor OF san
noon
The executive committee OF the associstad
students VIII decide the question Of rowing
With Stanford al stockton at its meeting fo.
morrow night.
Dr. Susan J Fenton will address the Y NJ
q A. al Stiles Hall tomorrow Afternoon.
Her subject viii be. College LIE ana AfteT :;
The first OF the Lick Observatory lectures
viii be delivered tomorrow morning IN fbe
etudents' observatory AZ Al clock Director
". ". Campbell o. the Lick Observatory viii
speak on Current Eclipse ProblemsI This
lecture VIII be Of q very timely nature as in
The near future the university through tbe
generosity 81 William Il Crocker is 10 SEND
an expedition from the Lick Observator, -
Spain to observe total eclipse of the s,n
and other expeditions 70 Labrador and Egvnf
T. observe the total eclipse under other Tio.
graphic conditions.