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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
NICBOLS'S LOOP PLAN APPROVED.
Committee OF Twenty-Five Adopts II 10
Relieve Congestion on bridges.

The Committee Of Twenty-Five appointed
by Borough President Littleton Of Brooklyn
To devise ways and means of relieving
congestion on the bridges. al meeting
held in Borough Hall yesterday afternoon,
voted TO adopt the plan Of Chief Engineer
Nichols of the Bridge Department for
loop from Park row 10 Delaney street
along the east of Centre and Baxter streets,
on private property 20 he purchased by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. 1t is
understood tina; the plan is accountable to
the Mayor and that the railroad company
will mike proposition TO the Rapid Transit
Commission looking toward the acquire
ment OF the right 10 purchase the property
by private sale and the building OF the
loop.
President Littleton said that he was
satisfied that the plan as outlined would he
acceptable 70 all concerned and that it
would relieve the congested conditions
permanently and not be a series Of storage
tracks for the use Of the railroad company,
az had been suggested. He said the plan
was one that Engineer Nichols had de-
clared would cost between a million and a
million and half less than the former plan.
which il was estimated would cost s. 900 600.
The contract committee Of the Committee
of Twenty-Five will notify the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company Of the action Of
the committee to-day. and il Is expected
that representatives OF the railroad COM
pany will Immediately wait upon the Rapid
Transit Commission with their plan and
-roDOeition
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
HELD IN LiBOR BONDAGE.
Families Who Went TO Mississippi From
Indiana Can't Get Away.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 27.-Seve raj men
who went from Grant county to Mississippi
and who have returned and call them
selves former white slaves of lower Missis-
sippi." having escaped from bondage,
have appealed to the ministers of the city
70 assist them in getting funds to release
friends who have not been able TO escape.
A large nupber OF people who went to
the Yazoo Valley under contract to work
for planters and lumbermen have re-
turned but men who took their families
are unable to get away, and some Of the
men who are not married ara IN prison
for attempting TO escape.
The men went under contracts for from
81 so TO 81 day. but these We're repudiated
when they reached Mississippi, and when
they tried 10 escape they were arrested
under the labor laws of that State.
Walter Church, who escaped. vas pur-
sued through the swamps 10y armed guards,
but made his way to Memphis, and died in
q hospital of swamp fever The report
of many women and children being sick
In the negro cabins on tho plantations,
without sufficient food and care. has so
aroused the people Of Marion that an at
tempt will be made 10 have all the CON
tract lsborers released without paying tho
Planters for transportation advanced
Attorneys will 20 TO Clarksdale Miss,
this week and begin action 10 nave the
prisoners liberated who arc serving SEN
fences for attempting 70 escape from a
life of slavery They will also compel the
planters to release tho men aud women
who ere being held TO work out the amount
alleged TO be due for transformation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
MORE Sun SPGTS iPPEAR.
Group Covering Three niiion square Miles
Just Dist.0y cred.

PIr1sRuRo, Pa, Feb. 27.-Anothcr i'm
mense group Of spots has made its appear
ance on the eastern meridian OF the sun,
and astronomers are greatly interested in
the observations which are beng made.
John Brashear said this morning;
Yesterday about o'clock another group
of sun spots appeared on the eastern me-
ridan. They cover an area Of possibly
5000 100000 square miles and are more
active than the great spots which appeared
last month, and which are breaking up
and disappearing beyondi the central me
ridian.
These new spots are likely TO cause dis
turbances Of some importance in the atmos-
pherio conditions later but it is too early TO
predict positively as 20 that. These phe-
nomena are causing great interest among
astronomers all over the world. Last
years records. just issued, show that i26
now groups OF spots were discovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
ADMIRAL DAVIS PRO-ENGLIsH.
His Attitude During North Sea inquiry
Causes French Comment
spetta cdO'e Despatch TO The sun.

Apcfi-( tdbit Despdfch 10 IHk sun
PARIS. Feb. 27.-The Echo de PARIS men
tions to-day some points in the report of
the North Sea Commission over which
the discussion among the Commissioners
took serious turn The first was decara-
zion, formulated by Admiral Beaumont,
the British Commissioner. supported by
Admiral Davis of the United States and
accepted by Admiral Won Spaun OF Austria,
that the Russian squadron. when II fred
on the fishing fleet, was not in tho presence
of torpedo boats Admiral Dubassoif the
Russian representative. desired that II be
admitted at least that Admiral Rojest-
vensky had been N the presence of ships
having suspicious or hostile intentions
AdmirG! Fourier. the French Commits
sioner, observed that there was no GER
tainty about the matter.
Another question that gave ri@e TO heated
discussion was Admiral Beaumont's in
si5tenco that the commission adopt in the
text OF its report the words; Admiral
Rojestvensky had no right to fire Admiral
Davis supported him. Admiral DubassoT
arose and declared that. II the words in
sisted upon by Admiral Beaumont were
adopted be would abstain from signing the
TtpoIL lnunhs W lilt toIiilllul'Ig
ventiou Of Admiral Fou.-nier, says the
Echo, the British and American Admirals
gave way.
The Echo says that the American Admiral
was more English during the deliberations
OF the commission than his British col
league
In an interview here to-day Rear Ad-
niral Davis said that the general results
Of the commissions work were favorable
TO Great Britain. He added that the judg
ment would have a salutary effect on the
general principle Of arbitration That
principle naturally demands some con-
ceesions on both sides. In Tire present case
there was the utmo st harmony throughout
the proceedings There was never the
slightest jar. The debates were often Wig
orous. but never acrimonious Russia
might be fairly satisfied with the report,
for. although an error had been committed
it was not discreditabe to the Russian
navy nor did it reflect upon its discipline or
efficiency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
JAPS NOW SMELLING MUKDEN
AND BiTTLF IN THE PASSES
SOUTH OF THERE GOES ON.
Desperate Fighting Against tho Russian
Left-Gcn. Kuropatkin Admits No
Defeats since the Loss OF Tsinlthechen
-Japs Reported Northwest OF Mul<dcn.
.sptetai caers pe,rateh., 10 TIL

Spsd1i Cdbis Dispatches 10 THE SUN.
NEwcHwANn, Feb. 27.-It Is reported that
the Japanese are bombardlng Blukden
with eleven-inoh howitzers. Great damage
has been done behind the Russian lines.
Chinese report fighting along the whole
line. Gen. Kurod's force is the most hsav-
lily engaged on the Japanese right Gen.
Kuroki is sweeping far north in an attempt
10 push the Russians back to the railway.
An unspecifed force Is moving to the
northeast to cut tho line to vladivostok.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. o7.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports under date OF Feb. 20 as
follows:
THE enemy has been continuing the Of
fensiye against the front OF our Tsinkhe-
chen detachment and has turned both its
tanks, especially the left flank. He has
also been advancing against Kautielin,
turning the left flank but all attacks on
Tangu and Beyda Pass have been repulsed.
An attack on Baniapaotse (Beniapitze?)
has also been repulsed. Our chasseurs
have driven the japanese outposts from
some positions.
Col. Gorski was severely wounded"
4 despatch from Sachetun says that the
JAPANESE advanced in three columns gainst
the Gusi Pass yesterday, and that an OBJ
stinate fight is now raging there.
The japanese are using considerable
forces also on the centre and left of their
line and heavy cannonading is in progress
Gen. kuropatkn telegraphs that tho
japanese have begun to cannonade the
Russian positions at the Gouo and oanpan
passes.
A semi-oflicial note says that in Wow
OF the appearances of the Japanese In the
rear of the Russians west Of the railway
Russia has sent a note TO the Powers point
ing out Japan's persistent violations OF
Chinas neutrality, which are shown by
the fact that the Japanese marched through
Mongolia, which is indisputably neutral
territory
TOXIC, Feb. PA despatch from Kin
chow says that bandits destroyed several
miles of the railway between Telling and
Kaiyuen about Feb. 10, interruptng traffic
north Of Mukden. II IL rumored that
Japanese force made its appearance at that
point about the samo time as tho bandits.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The Japanese COM
manders, according TO precedent. have
issued no reports on the operations now In
progress and will not do 20 until they are
ended. Dispatches state that the weather
in Manchuria continues severe, with fire.
quent snowstorms.
The St. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Times says it is not improbable that the
Russians will withdraw across the falling
Mountain range, owing TO the relative
weakness Of Gen LIME vitch's army.
A despatch 70 the Morning Pos, from
Shanghai says that a large force has left
ia pan in transports 3. 1t is believed that il
is bound for Possiet Bay with the object
of cutting OF Vladivostok
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
GEN. MILESS PLANS.
Opposition to Some OF His Ideas I'm the
Massachusetts, Militia.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb. 27.-Lieut.-
Gen Nelson A. Miles this evening made mis-
first inspection of the Springfield militia
companies. He arrived with Col. Henry
l.. Kincaide and declined an escort from
tho railroad station.
While here Gen. Miles was made aware
Of the fact that it is not so easy TO manage
the militia as the Regular army There is
opposition TO the time of holding the mohili
zation of the entire State militia that no has
called for the first week in July. An officer
said to-day that many officers and men are
employed in retail business, and 1t would be
inconvenient for them to leave at that
time. II the plans be made permanent it
will mean the withdrawal Of many men
from the militia.
A good many militamen did not take
kindly to the appointment Of Con. Miles,
and the feeling may manifest itself in many
ways
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
CAT IMPRISONED ~ DAYS.
Had No Food or Drink DURING That Time
and 1ct Lived.

YORK. Pa, Feb. 81 After having been
imprisoned underground without food and
water for twenty-five days a cat owned
by Levi PoT Of York township still lives
and seems none the worse for her expert
ence. About the first Of the present month
the cat disappeared and a search 10y tho
family failed TO rerea! the animal.
On the premises there IA summer cellar
which is sort Of cave walled ny. with
door at the top Yesterday faint cries
coming from the cellar caused POI to open
the door out craw.ed the cat. staggering
in bewilderment but giving no other evil
dencc Of having suffered from imprson
rent for almost month. There was
not a drop Of water in the cellar nor a morsel
there TO eat.
The cellar had been covered with heavy
Enowd1ft during most Of the period OF the
cats confinement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
DIR. HARPER GAINING FAST.
Advance Sheets Issued OF His New Book
on THE Trend OF Higher Education"

on THE Trend OF Higher Education"
CHICAGO, Feb. 27--President Harper OF
the University of Chicago was reported
to-day AS continuing his recovery from
the recent operation at the Presbyterian
Hospital. DR.. Frank Billings says II con-
valesoenoe progresses with as marked
improvement as Ia now shown DR.. Har-
per's stay at the hospital will be shorter
than expected.
The Trend OF Higher Education one OF
the volumes TO which President Harper
gave the finishing touches just before his
operation, has made ts appearance in the
form Of advance sheets from the University
Press The book, which embraces nearly
400 pages. IL a discussion OF some of the
most important tendencies now affecting
college and university life. and while DR..
Harper In his preface disolains for it any
more ambitious purpose than that Of "a note
book in the great educational laboratory
IL covers a broad field and the topics with
which it deals are OF vital moment. In all
there are twenty-three chapters, Of which
a majority are reprints of articles con-
trihuted TO magazines or read before educa-
tional societies. Taken together, the au
thor's discussion is strongly indicative Of Il
general trend in the development Of the
modern university and that, al DR.. Harper
aflirms, points in one direction, toward
the characterization Of higher educational
work In this respect he thinks "a com
parison OF the situation to-day with that of
one or two centuries ago reveals differences
so great that one is at n loss to explain
them on the basis of evolution
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
FOUR SENATORS EXPELLED.
Put out OF CALIFORNIA; Upper House for
Accepting Bribes-Case Proved.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Feb. 27.-The State
Senate to-day by unanimous vote ex-
PEELED Senators Wright, French. Elnmons
and Bunkers for accepting brides. Wright
made an appeal for mercy, declaring that
he was innocent. but his words were with
out effect. Emmons is sick with appen-
dictis and may die.
These four men were convicted Of ac-
oepting $3.50 each to give immunity from
prosecution to several building and loan
and get rich quick concerns The whole
scheme Of bribery was planned by the Con-
tnental Building and Loan Company,
which adopted this method OF exposing the
venality Of the Senate committee in charge
of investigating the company and other
concerns. -Four Senators fell into the trap.
and the confession of the go-between who
gave them the money completed the case
against them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
ANDREWS GIVES UP.
said to Have Turned over Missing Ogden
and Green Estate Papers.

Lyman 8. Andrews, manager for the
Andrew II. Green and William b. Ogden
estates, vas brought over from the Tombs
Yesterday afternoon and spent two hours
and moro in the District Attorneys Office.
All this time George Schurman. who has
charge Of the criminal prosecution for the
estates, Col Saokett OF Sackctt 4 McQuaid
representing the Green estate. and Philip
Britt, counsel for Andrews, quizzed An
drows Mr. Jerome was in and out.
After It was all over and Andrews had
been taken back 20 the Tombs, tho lawyers
refused 10 say anything about II. Mr..
Jerome said he understood that Andrews
had promised TO give up some papers and
documents which we're needed in straight
ening out the affairs Of the estates. lmme-
diately after the conference, Special Police
man Reardon went scurrying out OF the
Criminal Courts Building and 1t was guessed
that he was going after the papers.
There was story that another arrest
might DO expected, but this was denied
by Mr.. jerome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
SUBWAY DISPUTE MORE CRAVE
MEN SAY THEY WON'T DEAL WITH
MANAGER MEDLEY.
Can Chief Stone OF the Engineers From
Cleveland TO Treat With belmont
Talk OF Tie. no II They Can't Have
Their way With the Roads President

The new schedule of trips and waits for
the subway employees, which the men
expected 10 go into effect to-day according
to an agreement made three weeks ago,
has not been adopted, and there are ind-
cations that a critical condition has again
arisen between the men and the INTERIOR
borough Rapid Transit Company.
The men now say they will no longer
treat with General Manager Hedley, on
the ground that no has broken his agree
ment with them. When next they treat,
they say, it will be with August Belmont,
and the local chiefs will be reinforced by
Warren +. Stone OF Cleveland, Grand CHIEF
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers. The fact that he has been called into
the discussion indicates that the situation
Is grave.
A telegram requesting Mr.. stones I'M
mediate presence was sent TO him at the
close OF a conference between William Il.
Jenoks and George f.. Pepper, local chiefs
of the Brotherhood Of Engineers and the
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Employees. respectively. at III Willis
avenue last evening. Ii is expected that
Mr.. Stone will be here on Wednesday alter
noon and that the representatives OF the
men will call upon Mr.. Belmont either
that afternoon or the following morning
At the close OF the conference Mr.. Pepper
said that they would have no more inter-
views with Manager Hedley They would
go direct TO Mr.. Belmont, and if utter
fifteen minutes interview with hun no
agreement could be reached, they would
do their best 10 tie up the road. He said
further that he had inside information that
the new schedule did not contemplate
seven trip arrangement, but one Of eight
trips and If such a schedule was announced
the men would not stand for it minute.
While the trainmen. ticket choppers and
agents will ask for higher wages and
shorter work day in the new al th make
with the company, tn If ma y demand will
be for signed agreement to put them on
the same footing as the motormen.
Early yesterday Supt Merritt OF the
subway division Of the PETERBOROUGH COM
pany had a conference with General Man
ager He dley over the new schedule He
said when he came out that Mr. Hedley
wanted some changes in It,
It's easier to do away with an old
schedule than TO formulate a new one,
said Mr.. Hedley. A new schedule takes
time and care. But l sea absolutely no
reason for trouble
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
JAN AND ne TANNED.
brooklyn Cnn stay AT Home Few Years
IfIt Doesn't Ike bridge Crowds.

II II Doesn't Like bridge Crowds.
Comptroller Grout said yesterday that
so far as he could see therc was no pros
peot Of speedy relief of the congestion at
the Brooklyn Bridge by joining it with
Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges.
The elevated railroad loop. no said was as
good as dead because Of the Mayors OPP
position, while the Pest plan for the running
of a railroad over private property was
verv much up in the air at present.
Suppose the Rapid Transit Commits
sion should approve the Best plan, he
said 1T could not he begun until the new
Brooklyn Bridge terminal is finished, and
/ hardly look for that to he done within a
a year Then it would take one or two
years to build the loop after all the obstacles
we're overcome That would take US TO
1907. The engineers tell MS the Manhat-
tan Bridge will he finished two years later,
in 1909 When that desirable consumma-
ton Is attained the Brooklyn Bridge Is TO
be closed for reconstruction. Then the
loop, even II built, would be practically
out OF commission. No. | pee no hope Of
relieving the congestion unless We can
persuade fewer people TO Use the bridge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
BOY DIED, PINNED by car.
While 20 Men Tried TO Iift II and His
Mother stood Frantic By.

On upper Third avenue yesterday after
noon twenty men tried for fifteen minutes
to lift the trucks Of street car off lad
who had been caught underneath The
boys mother was frantic and had to be
restrained from getting in the way Of the
worknen When men with air jacks ar
rived the lad was dead. He was Nicola
Demina, years old OF 3l4s Third avenue,
and the accident happened directly in
front Of the house. The motornan, John
Brady. says the boy was scuITying across
the street and slipped on the ice directly
in front OF the car. Brady brought the
car to a stop 40 suddenly that the pas
sengers were tossed in n heap, but he could
not prevent the trucks from pinning down
the boy Brady was paroled by Coroner
O'Gorman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
NEW MOON or JUPITER.
Lick Observatory Assistant Discovers
Seventh Sal elite Of the Planet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-Dlrector Camp
he'll OF Lick Observatory announced to-
day the discovery of seventh satellite
OF Jupiter by Assistant Astronomer Charles
d. Pe-rine who also discovered tho sixth
satellite last mo nth. Tho discovery of
the seventh moon was made on JAM 8, the
day following the announcement Of the
discovery of the sixth satellite, when Mr..
Perrine resumed his comparative e.
animation Of the negatives secured aid
was rewarded by discovering the image
of very faint body which changed its
position from night to night.
it vas moving in such way that the
probabilities were in favor Of its being a
satellite of Jupiter, but at the same time
the possibility existed that it was one Of
the largest groups of asteroids whose
orbit lies between those of Mars and Jupi-
ter The question could not be solved
until observations OF the new body had
extended over several weeks.
Unfortunately. unfavorable weather in
January prevented the securing of ex-
posures long enough to record this faint
object until Jan. 2s. This observation
did not fully resolve doubt Photographs
secured by Mr.. PerTine on Feb. p and his
computations based up on them have en-
abed him to decide definitely that this
body ia Il satellite of Jupiter.
Whether these new satellites are re-
volving around Jupiter in the same direction
as the five inner satellites. or in an opposite
direction, is not known. II is certain that the
planes Of their orbits make considerable
angle with each other and that they make
large angles with the plane Of Jupiter's
equator The distances Of the two satellites
from Jupiter arc not very unequal. in both
cases probably lying between 0,O00oO0 and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
KILLED A RICH HEIRESS.
Miss NuiyeiI or Chicago shot by Defective
Herman Because She Rejected Him.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.Miss Mary Catherine
Mulvei, aged % 264l Michigan avenue.
heiress to an estate OF $500 900 and one
OF the most beautiful and popular mem
beers Of st. James Church. was shot and
instantly killed this afternoon by Daniel
Herman, furloughed police detective,
at the corner Of Twenty ninth street and
Michigan avenue and directly in front OF
the residence of Harlow n. Higinbotham.
The detective had been infatuated with
Miss Mulven for two years but she had
refused TO accept his attentions. After
killing her Herman escaped and. making
his way TO his room ON the West Side, fired
a builet In his own brain, dying almost
instantly.
The murder was witnessed BY scores Of
persons, some Of whom stood on the Street
or In the windows Of the Potomac and Lakota
hotels. which command a view OF the
oorner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
YALE BOYS FIGHT 4 FIRE.
One n Them saves the Monday washing
I'm Straming Boiler.

NEW HAVEN. Feb. 27.-Yale students
quickly organized themselves into a fire
brigade this morning for a fire in W. G.
Tillous college boarding house at i1s Col
lege 1T rect, al Joining the campus. While
the fircmen were turning half a dozen
streams on the buildings a dozen students
were in the smoke filed rooms removing
valuable goods. When an athletic student
rushed out Of the house with the Monday
washing in a steaming boiler he was re-
warded by Yale cheers.
The fire started on the third floor from a
cigarette in the room occupied by T. Rodd.
a Sheffield student.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
Prince Lucien Murat Again Wounded.


.sptclM ta6lt Dtfpalcd 70 IHh Sun.
LoNDoN, Feb. PA news agency de-
spatch from St Petersburg says that tele-
grams from the front report that Prince
Incien Murat. descendant Of Marshal
Murat, Napoleon's cavalry leader. has been
wounded again Murnt = n Lieutenant OF
Dungeons in the Russian A. my. He was re-
ported among the wounded in the raid made
a few days ago by cavalry detachment
under Col Gdepschmidt in the neighbor-
hood OF Haicheng.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
The Fourth nnltlc ycct.


s1VfITlF If7-1FI7l
LONDON, Feb. IA des patch 10 the
Central News from Cronstadt says that
fourth Russian squadron, consisting Of
two battleships, xix cruisers. four torpedo
boat Destroyer and other craft. will begin
taking on it, armament tomorrow.