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Yb&nXMk Sqntdmn SmU -Japan
Itcptirs tc Ru*m*.
i^-m <-;.!;•<•>••» |iiiv!x«d on f-.mi Pinj: Van^:
tlttt '"'"• o:< " llil ' l - MWfjfll^ tn a dis
"!'», e*«m s«»ui. ■!<<■ Iltissinnv iti Northern
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T t H:isr.»n» ; sT"i"irr ttroofiU to T.kio tbr
' that '•' l- ; '- ssia " 'TtilsfT wjuadron had left
'' . . !' wn« snjmo^o.l
ifcrmjUdas ii' iMrllwru water*.
Jatun ]w * is '' I( '' 1 ■ ! ""° :o tlK ' r>onorie <n r °
ZTf^P Rn»*' mVrtf.tktm <>f ontUbr doalinc
r«r» r>f Buro|¥«an • ■oni;>lK*ntiotiM continue to
j^,,. lvoir.-ti mIIv i."K sa?d that no noti«-c
w id tie tnkr:i of irnmilnr ;i»tion l»y «'liine«e
L-L and Hart 'i" ■IlTlli|*l* vmild lie made to
.j^j Janau'f pint" ' a siuild as* Rp<»ul-'U"ijii
n. n tmr; ;it iy .-::i tiOcrr of Us rnllada of tlip
ftnt JapJ" *'" attact nT ort Arthur showe»l
jwj tfcp tcrixvio i....m> attempted, . ith partlr.l
_ J<^. to imitate llussian sipu"l«.
UtANESE PISH NORTH.
Ottpor.- Xear A —Strength of
Armies Overestimated.
a»» -«• (p Th» N"« *""rk Sn*aßs by Trench fable.)
(T^nyrKM: »•*■ v f **•• •«»■■■ Aasedattoa.;
fr-nion Bascb 3 The rdvance of the Japan
po«s from Ping Tar.g to Anju is one of
most credible rumors nf the last twent> •
Tour hour?. This 'till «r<*me to be. the main
line of advanre toward the Y3'u. but after many
rcir.tradi'-timis there sre frcrh oonflrmatlons of
; , landing of tfeosa at Possict Bay and heavy
i enforcement* of :lie parrison at Wonsari.
«»ome of the shrewdest rr.illtary writers forecast
• •ntratlor of a .Japanese right utns; on the
Bpper Tsiu from Wonsar. and other points on
tv coast and s rapid march across the country
\* Moukder
- experts, equally capable, contend that
j* march of this kind is necessary, since Mouk
|bji cati be approached at the end of the month
ssrt readliy from Shar-Hai-Kwa_n and Hsin
ajß-Tnn. with a short railway line for supplies.
Baw holding this view expect that the Japan-
Bjwlll atteir.pt to keep the Russians massed
Talu until it is possible to cut them off.
sjh Port Arthur, also, from Moukden and Har-
Wt the bases of supplies, and Invest Vladivos
tok with a separate force. Naval officers ex
sjav surprise that the Japanese fleet la not
tHM regularly at the Elliot Islands from coll
tm and that It Is compelled to return to home
fjsrtß sa constantly for coal.
Taau are mary fresh estlmuter of highly elas
tic a.aaHty in the special dispatches, but the in
fsrattnen s> not trust worthy. Tt is not probable
that th« Itasilan field force from Moukden to
Port Arthur a:id on the Tain exceeds 00.000. or
tbat the Japanese have landed In Oorea more
fantMMsMa. I. N. F.
Mvs/iVs IX RETREAT.
Force* in Corea Falling Back on
Yalu — A rrcst* in Seoul.
Seoul March s.— The Russians who recently
rrotn Anju to Puk-Chen are reported to
■m moved northward from the latter place.
Twenty members of the Pedlera' Guild are
wporte.l to have taken an oath to kill all of
tcfe'.s who favor an alliance with Japan. The
I tea in Corca Falling Bach on
1" A '■rests in Seoul.
«L March *.— The Knastaaa who recently
d from Anjs to Pvk-Chen are reported to
moved northward from the latter place.
»nty members of the Pedlere* Guild are
hav<- taken an oath to kill all of
I who favor an alliance with Japan. The
lese Minister, on being Informed of this
ptly informed the Corean government that
dtti not arrest the conspirators the Jap
' official* would do so. Aa a result four
la of the pedler* have Just bee.n arrestei.
The Cabinet decided to-<U.y to reopen the rail
•*y between Yongampho and WIJu.
Work on the gold mines operated, by natives
la* been suspended, and will not be resumed
uttil the rfconstruction of the government la
•KKJileted.
K British s-unboat has arrived at Chemulpo,
wtth foreign refugee* from Song-Chen on board.
UP AX'S Jl STIFICATIOX.
iWnt to the Riutnian Charge* of
Bad Faith.
Tekin. Mar-h Ti— Japan addressed a rote to
*■* powers to-day in response to the recent
■■DWairation from Russia. Th* note, has not
■•eo published here and its contents are un-
Battla's various communications to the
■*•'«■. attacking Japan for Its conduct of
®Ptotnatic Ist lons before their rupture, for
v ttuck upon Rusrla without declaration of
*** w»fl for its ailetred violation of the neu
*bH* of Corea, have been r»>crlved in Japan
•■•■J la the uplrit of axnuectnent. The Jap
*^** r«seet hat is alleged to be a deliberate
■*Hpia,e them In a false position regand
"• •"••* Incidents, but 1n the main do not
' *•» ix>rr»-rpond«»tc« seriously.
■"w*flla* to the charge at violating the neu
"* * Osrea. they point to th* action of
■■a it Mtaciuria, where thousand? of troops
**** **lMi long before a dlplomaUc rupture
y^^tt tbjry say that they are fully prepared
* cw >t tae Judgment of the powers on a com
1m «* tbeir cottrm In Coras, where they
"*•* trooDs only after a ptate of war existed.
'•* "•"• the written permission of the Emperor
« Cera*.
T^T ••■7 that Cbemulpo waa a neutral port
J?*j.*** Japanese landed, on February 8; but,
P***" It 1 »s neutral or bellUparent, Russia
£•■*» hostiaues than: Wher. tbe Russian gun-
I°V Korktz nail I out of the harbor of
*s»u:po *a ta* afternoon of rebniarr 8. she
"PsoeA fire an taw Japanese aq mil ran, making
■» ©t-etiing »hot cf the war. The Japanese
r" 41a nat tiajmt. bat the Japanese torpedo
••*■ oastroyer. Kj>rw*red the fire and dls
■«a»C two torpedoes before tbe KorleU re-
t J^*Kpanaaa art confloer;: cf the JurJce and
■^>»U. of ti>«ir ortirtiial nlTloT lr. th. Integ
y o! Basal ar>4 tbe fairness of their proposals
L **» n«rotl*tloTW. They fael fa«r JuatUbH In
y* bo*tntt>es after breaJctng off dlplcmatlc
aaa aarrtog; notlor of th*tr intention to
"■» Jf*laßslsjst action. They are coofldent
"•*»*»soent aseurancea that th*y had no ln
*baash ef taaaia powesßlon of Chinese territory
_ .**"* Pasasjaassm OT casaasjt aamtory
' *ould MSBBBBBBSa the Ir.tecrity and inde-
JJJJJJ* •» ©»raa win he aocaptad by the (
The bmi murn » « rar:iam«jtar>- elec-
Sl?!?!^-?*' ° V * T rri " > huTlCl^^ o*w rn'-mbert
»--.* I ,**' Tfi " ••**• ln cr«*-« of the tnd«
«^n ? l w * lr ' bcril " »■ raaaiiit aa a favorable
I . K^ D! " ln "wil >.-ar» ka* ceased to be
i™ 90 ** 6 Pollli^ law Lave cau»ea I
i "*•"■•* 'wkWcsJ iesuea Uave causad
u./. * f-cu- ; . ; mm*mam •....<*
rathsr La oU*mrcty Uu a ccn- I
BSSBBBBSsI-aB Sktea *" "
Tf»-il»». paiiir rWKMtjr and prrbaMr rrln.
T«-«orrow, partly <louJj; frrsa •-.i-t or soaib wlnilo.
.SOME OF THE SPEAKERS
GENERAL. ADNA. R. CHAFFEE.
iPtioTccraph fcr P«-ch Broa.)
r.KORGE rr>Mrvr> F093
Of Illinois
MIXERS AND OUXERS OVT.
Operator* Say They Can't Run —
Mitchell's Advice Disregarded.
Indianapolis. M.irch T». — The joiit conference
between the coal miners .i:i<i operators of the
ontral competitive district adjourned to-day
without reaching an ngr<*ment as to the sra>
of wages for th" year hcginninK April 1. This
is the iwvond time there has b« **n a failure to
agree. The o|>eratorF sra leaving here for their
home*. The right basjdred miners-' del« gates
here will mw on Monday morning in national
convention. wh*-fi It is announced a M^ternent
of the position af the miners will be given to
the rmb!ir.
The final disagreement anJ adjournment came
after a dsy devoted to consideration of the ultl-
OTi.tum of the .peratorw. which waa (hat u. two
yvars' scale be signed at a rt-ductlou of .'A a
per oent from the present scale.
Addrew«es urging the acceptance of the propo
sition were made by leading operators, Including
F. b. Robblns. of Plttsburg; H. N. Taylor, of
Illinois, and J. If. Winder, of Ohio. They In
sisted 'hut the present conditions In the country
necessitated *ome concessions by the miners.
They announced that this VSai the ultimatum of
the operators, and they e\j,re.«sed thr hope that
there would be an amicable settlement.
The miners asked for a convention of their
cwn, and the operators withdrew. In the execu
tive eessioi' of th? min-T* President Mitchell.
Vice-President I>e* I* nnd Secretary Wilson, of
the rational organization, and many of the
district officers, advised the acceptance of th<
operators' proposition. In reply many of th^
delegates announced that they were bound by
Instructions and could not vote for any reduc
tion.
When the joint conference n;e: later
every miner and operator was jn his seat. Thf
question wan put on the acceptance of tbe
proposition made by tbe operators. The opera
tors, voting by Ktatei I ;- votes for the
acceptance of the proposition. TTie miner*, vot-
Ing by Ftates, cast four votes against accept
ance. It was thus a tie vote, and the question
was lost.
Mr. Robblns moved that tbe convention ad
journ sine die. President Mitchell seconded the
motion, which preva'led
F. L,. Robhlna. for the operators, said after
adjournment
The operators i.y a unanimous agreement
made a fair, magnanlmoun offer. In mak
we took Into consideration present conditions
In the coal as we;: as In other trades industrial
conditlone all over the country. w« wade the
offer with the provision that the *< ale ;l » that
figure must be for two years, we would not
ha\-e offered it for one year. The SBBsenT lead
era urged Its acceptance, but mnny of tb
miners were tied hy Instruction*, and Raid they
could not accept It
Is there, any way a strike can be averted
now T* he was a*ked •
"Well, the representatives of the operators
and th.- representatives of the miners or the
four States could make another arrangement
Similar to the aa* wfcif* has Jusi been unsuc
cessfuny concluded." he answered.
•Have there been since the idjournment of
the conference to-day any overtures between
yourself and Mr. Mitchell looking to a resump
tion of negotiations Mr. Robblna was asked.
He hesitated for half a minute as dMSj *e
|ert<ng Ms words, and then paid: 'I have said
PresidTt Mltche!!. when naked the bjuh*sj«c*
tlon. replied that he coaM not ClMeaaa th?»t
phase of the situation
CLEVELAND'S (.VESTS.
Invited Xegrocs to White House,
Say* Watxon.
•rr TELEomrn to isjbj |>IWW|
At:«j;«a Om.. March 8.-In an Interview to-<l»y
Thomas B. Watson. ex-Congressman from Georgia
and Populist candidate for President, MM
that Mr. Cleveland has received a negro socially at
the WbJte House, despite the ex-Presldcnt's recent
■aatiaient. Mr. Watson added:
Mr. Cleveland denies that C H. J. Taylor took
IChcheoti or <l'.ne«t at bis table <>r«ain« newspapers
6*rot«d to Mr. Cleveland have pri'.te.i his letter
SBMler scare headlines which announce that ".'..i
nerro cv«r at* at Mr. Cleveland's table. 11 In say-
Ing «n they wittingly go too far. and tb.y
make trouble for their oracle. He did not say that
'•no nee/ro ever ate nt my sable." He confine* his
denial »tri< to Taylor.
1* might not b- f.ilr to recall Instance* vrhcre
colotil ''onfruwmen <!!lne<l nt the White Hf.v«e a;
State dinner*, hut it I* perfectly fair to remind Mr.
CfavvjMMl cf "Pri-d" Douglas. When Mr. ilrve
land, with exirein- d^lleae; . had t/_« I r?<!e rome to
the White Hous» that he might vtl here there,
he Invited "f'rnl" T<"uglc« nrxi his wife to at
tend the rweptloa. Not only did Mr. Cleveland da
this kasd of thtag ta Wasnlrcton. but when Oov
ernor of New-Tbrjt b< t tr^cd U;o uij_yvviai..| tor
NEW- YORK. SUNDAY. MARCH 6. 1904. - FORTY-EIGHT PAGES.
AT THE MXXER OF THE OHIO SOCIETY
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
•oratory O War.
OOVERNOIt MTROV T. HERRICK
Of Obio
BIG DRYGOODS MERGER.
TAKES IX THREE FIRMS.
Henry Sicgel Corjtoration To Be
Capitalized at $10,760/
Following \X\<- news of m proposition to In-
CMbssj the working capital nf th» Simpson-
rawford fV.mpnny and to clanslfy tht* mock Info
i-nmrann nn<l pf*JaiT*d comes Information that
Henry Siegel. Frank K. Yogcl nml their asso
ciates art- i;.iv. oreanl/fng a <>ri>oratioT < apl
tahzed at $10,7! ■-■• t-> acquire the capital
Bt<x k of KiegH. Cooper tt Co., of ChH-ago. the
Simpson-Crawford Company, vt this city and
the new Fourteenth Street Ktore. The MW or
ganization la to be kJiowr. *i U»e Henri',. jUssjel
Corporation.
The corporation design* to Issue certain of It*
proposed stock* In pAyment Cor the shares of
*to< k* of ompanies which it Is proposed to
combine. The Fourteenth Street Stor*. on the
• •Id Ma<y nit*, will b* oj>en for bujdne«»a In a
few wreks. L:it«-r it is proposed to or^inl.*- a
company to conduct a slmllur department *t<>re
btM&BOM «n Boston.
In a circular Issued to the bond and stotk
ho!dera of the Simpson-Crawford Company.
H*»nry Siegel, the pteaid«r,t. says:
f'.v (he control and Joint operation of the»« varl
°«« businesses, in aJI of which Messrs. Henry
Blegel. Frank E. Vogel und their assoctato* are
Interested. It ia expected that there will t>e a very
substantial Increase In tbc <-.irnlng!i available for
divldenda to MockkoMers. This result will Ik- ef
fected, not alorr- by the benefit* to be Itrired from
the incre.i purchatlnc power so obtained, but
also from the »-conomir>t writ, h will be effected,
more particularly In the purcha*ilnr. advertising
and accounting d« partrm-nts. Messrs. Siegel, Vocej
BiKi their sssedatea are, desirous of piirchasinK I i'
proposed li^u- <.f v i>e r cmt i>refrrrrd stock <>f tt—
-<*ruwf"rd Company, with the understand
Ing tl»at the Henry Stogei Corporation Is to pur
chase It from them, hint thiit they in f.i rec|ve
fr<>m the Henry Biegel OMpofmttoq on account of
tl..> sale to It of such preferred stock $100 pnr vahtf
of its preferred ntnrV an<l $:<•> par value of Its
common Ft<x-Jc for each tv» p.ir value r,f the j«nl<l
prc>rerr«-d ato.-k of the Simpson-Crawford < om
pany
The prr»«»tit earnings of Siegel. Cooper & Co. (of
Chi cm i alon« are sufficient t,. pay the 7 per csjßt
dlvld<>nn.« nn th<' , ntire Issue of th» "referred stock
of the Henry Slcßel <'(irpor.it lon leaving nil the
earr.l Iks nf the other thien stores ,ip..lic.-Uilc to
illvldend^ on the romtnon rtoek an I the accumu
lation nf the surplus. Messrs. Si-'Kcl and Vo*el
heijnve that dividends o- th* ••ommon stock of \h»
Henry Slepel Corporation at the rr.te of mt less
than 7 per c^ni will be enrned from It" organiza
tion, and that during the first five JTsstrs of the
full operation nf all four rtnres they will range
from 10 per cet>t to 15 per cent ; rr .-liinum
Each bond and stork holder of the Slmpson-
Crawford OoOspany Is to have an opportunity,
In proportion to ht« holdings, to subscribe for
his respective proi>ort!on of the S per ■•••nt pre
rcrrM stock, with th" uiHlorstanding. ut> In the
case of Messrs. BICSeL Vogel and their asso
ciates, that such f-tock rn subscribed for Is to
be acquired hy the Henry Slegel Corporation at
the rat« of f I<M» par value In preferred and |100
par value In common stock of that corporation
for each $I<*> par value of th» prcf-rrod stock
of the Simpson-Crawford Company M acquired.
It is stated th;it about three-Quartern of th*
stock of the Simpsan-Crawford Company hai
nsser.tcd to the proposed Increiae in nnd clars-
Ififation of Simpson-Crawford stock on the un
d« rftar.dlng that the plan of combination de-
Kt-ribcd Is carried out.
The Henry Slrgel Corporation will be Incor
porated with a capitalization of $ 4. *_'.%« i.« •>> 7 per
ont cumulative preferred stock and $<».500.<»<>O
eoounssj Ktock. ■ total of |I<X7OOuOOO. The basis
r.:i which the s<ock of the several companies ia
to be acquired fay the Henry Sicgel Corporation
is as follows:
Stockholders of Siege!. Cooper & d to receive
JIW In preferred stock and J2io In common stock ot
the corporation for each $l"0 par value of in lr
prt sent stock.
Stockholders of Simpson-Crawford Company to
receive Jl'." 1 In preferred and $100 In common stov-k
of th-- corporation for each 1100 of the new pre
lerred slock of the company. *nd also $30 In cor.i
mon stack of the iratfoa for each $100 of the
j:..*(OO.r>'o of common stocH of the company.
Stockholm* rs of th«' I'ourti i':i:h Street Store to
i...i\< Jii*t In referred and 1100 tn common atc<k
of the corporation for <ach 1100 of their present
stock.
The distribution of The rap!;«l of the Menry
Sl<-sel Corporation on Ihta basis will be as follows:
Vretenti ("omroon
•lock. ftock.
To «■■•!. c^VT A O» 11.000.000 $2 300.000
Hir.piK.n- i*r»wfor<l Company 1.000.000 1,750.0(W
WmttmKCk Stre*t Btore 1.300.000 1.250.000
Total lMue at ttm^ of orianliatlnn.Sa.SSu.'S*) 59.500.0U0
Itrwrved In ti<-»»ui> for «i-qui»ltlon
■•f rtuc-k of romjany lo MStdnet
nnston (tnrr ar.it «lr<-*.lv wbscriU-il
fur hj- limit fclejel ar..j Vote!
ka4 their IMMiH l.«l«0 1.000,C88
Total l«»u« br eoi-por»t!on J*.Wi.<Oii V>.SW.tWO
VELEZ DEFEATS REYES
'UiKOtu. March I'.— The fine! result of the Pres
idential el?ct!on is that thoußh Oeuera! Joaqui.i
Volcz has a majority of eleven voles over Gen
.i.l Itauns.H H< > -v th' 1 tact inu»t be . .ftit lili
declared by the electoral commltte« on July, ii
u&kh y&x iJ?3**s test* — *- —
RBAR ADMTRAt* J. CRITTHNDEN WATSON.
United States Navy.
(Copyright by J. E. Purdy.)
OHIOAXS HONOR TAR.
HE STEAKS AT DINNER.
Speeches of Governor Herrick and
Congressmen Fox* and Landis.
To one of the largest nnd most enthusiastic
assemblages whjdl th- Inrre ballroom of th<»
Wala"orf-Ai«tortn has ever seen ret.iry Taft
of the W.»r I>epartm»-nt. recently Governor of
th.- Philippines, iaassvad that the United States
w.is c.-irrylrg on a Dottejr which would bring
honor to this country, unlimited pr"s;»-rity to
the Philippines, and that greatest of blessings.
liberty, to tbe Filipinos. as they could get It in
no other wnv. And. agreeing, the six hundred
*Uifl of ..Buckeye 3tate jrbo were clebratlns"
their eighteenth anuual dinner, cheered T»lm to
the echo.
The guest of honor of the society which three
years ago gavo to President McKmley what has
sine- come to be known rw the Executive ban
quet, and a year later had eleven Senator*, all
born In Ohio, us Its guests, with another dinner
last year which John Hay. Secretary of State,
and all the foreign ambassadors attended. Sec
ret.! ty Taft got what wns almost an official re
ception. That theie might be. even greater h"n
ors than the War portfolio in store or him was
Intimated by the president, and how the other
Buckeyes cheered the Idea.
To his audience Secretary Taft gave an ac
counting of this nation's stewardship of thxt
other <ountry across the sea. That this coun
try must continue tbe stewardship he declared
.h.iticnlly. The Filipinos were in no condi
tion to govern themselves, said he, and who
ev.r should urge their Independence now would
do them Irremediable harm, an well as Impugn
ing th.- methods and motives of the United
States. It would work the utmost harm. mor'l
an-1 material. Bat r*tary Taft reiterated.
Colonel John J. McCook. president of the BO
c!<ty. presided. At the guests' table w. i Rob
ert L. Harrison, president of the Southern S-.
c'.ety; Robert C. Ogden. ptaaldeni cf the P.-nn
syivnnia Society; the Rev. I»r J. Ross Stev»<n
«on. Robert Tayler. of Ohio; <-apf;iln Wdlard
If. Brownaon, of the United Btataa Naval Acad
emy; HenJ-iniii. F. Tracy. Rear Adnilml Fr.-d
eri.k Rotlgers. Senator Depew. LitUt*nsnt-OeK
eral Chaff ee. Congressman Georße Kdmund
Foss. of IUInoI.-: Governor Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio; CharkM Darling. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy; ConKressman Charles B. I.andi*. of
Indiana; He;ir Admiral Watson. President Kur
ler, of Columbiri U lverslty; Major Olißiral Cor
bln; Charles P. Taft. of Ohio; General Jam^s H.
Wilson, of Delaware; James K. Cainph.ll, of
Ohio; General Grenvllle M. Dadgl. of Kew-
York; I^ouls Stern. General Jame* S. Cl.irkKon.
General Thoma3 H. Hubbard. pres'rlent af the
New-England Society, and William Butler Dnu
can. president of the St. Andrews Society.
Others present were Mliton I. Southard, chair
man of the banquet eaaaSßlisa*; CnNad Btata
District Attorney Henry L. Burnett. Thomas
Ewlng. Jr.. A. I). Jullllard. Rush Tngßart. S. H.
Parsons. John B. Archbold. BbCB B. Thomas.
James H. Hoy*. Henry Taft. Oorge W. IVrkins
and Francis M. Applegate. acviatarjr Of the so
ciety.
In President MiCook's box were Mrs. John J.
McCook. Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. Mrs. Adna R.
Chaff ee, Mrs. Henry C. Corbin. Mrs. Edmund I.
Baylies. Mrs. Douglas Hoblnson. Miss Spence.
Miss McCook. Miss Janet McCook, Miss Helen
Koonevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Robinson.
Th.- dinner was served at *i:lV* o'clock, the
Rev. J. Ross Stevenson, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. pronouncing
gruce. At 8 o'olock the boxes began to fill wi:h
women, and the balconies .vere crowded with
them when, at 9 o'clock, the speaktug began.
The Ices were taken to those at the speakers'
table to 'h»* strains of "Hail to th>" Chief."
Kach lc? was surmounted by a miniature .■<>'.
til.-r carrying United States flags and • hields.
Presld-nt McCook, in his preliminary remarks.
sa!d in part:
In behalf of the Society of Ohio. 1 ha%e gr*at
pleasure In extending to you a hearty Ohio buck
«ve greeting. The buckeyes which you wear to
night came frorr. the farm in Richland County
formerly owned by John Sherman. Five ran aco
the Ohio Hoclety of New- York numbered 1-.. 1 , N " I
w. niimb-r S!l We hav« Increased rapidly In
numbers, but we have also been sadly jleple Ud by
<l^..tii having ioat twelve by death in the lasi
twelve months. A. It. Bushnell. an ex-Governor of
f)hlo is one of those who has passed away.
When this dinner wan arranged for. a loyal son
of Ohio, who was the friend not oaly of every
imn in Ohio, but of every mat) In the Inlted
StMeii 'expected to be wltn u.-«. but he. too. ha*
C«BtuiueU on »e»rti(li |Mlf
DAi:.v SERViCK TO PINEHURST.
Pullman I'arlor aiul slevpln*; car*, dally via bea
f.ourd *lr Utit- Ky. Leuv« New York 12:55 P. .VI.
and VIOA. M. Arrive Plnehur.t I^o A. tf, »a4
AT TIIiJ WALDORF-ASTORIA.
COLONEL. JOHN J. McCOOK.
President of tha Ohio SocUty.
CHARLES B. LANDIS, M. C.
Of Indiana.
PLATTI. FIFE MILES WIDE.
Xebraxka Farmers Heavy lasers by
Flood.
Fremont. Neb., March The flood situation
along; the. Platte Iliver east of Fremont crew
worse to-day, and that stream !» now five miles
wide for several miles above Mercer Sldlr.g.
hridge, which was disabled yesterday. Thou
sands of acres of land are several fee* under
water, and ■ large number of farmhouses can
be reached only by boats, few of which are abl«
to get through tho Ice. The Ice gorge above Mer
cer is thre«» miles long, and shows no sign Of
breaking. The water has reached the lowlan
near this city, being the highest for twenty
three years.
The Union Pacific Railroad '.* *i\\\ forced to
run aii,lU.tralrw q^bs. th* N«rthw«3torn track*
betweer FVemont and Omaha an aecov of
heavy washouts snd disabled bridges. Th« lo*a
to farmers has reached many thousand* of dol
lars. all kinds of livestock bctn? Irown«d and
gathered >ropfi carried away. No lives thus fax
hare been lost.
DRIJ'EX OUT BY FLOODS,
HarrUburg Courthouse Throicn
Open to Sufferers.
HantataVaa Penn.. March This region hi threat
ened with the wont flood In many rears, and every
preCHTitlon is belns; taken for the protection of Mfe
and property. In this city the lowlands are sub-
BMtSaßa and the Courthouse has been thrown open
for Uh BBsMat of tnose who have been compelled to
leave thrtr homes. The Harrtsburs Hospital is also
open to the sick, and ev»rytMna- possible Is being
done for the comfort of the flood sufferers. All th«
lnrice. Industries in the flooded district are closed
<low>. nnd It will be Impossible to hold services to
morrow In many of the churches.
At Steelton the esjtlra west saaa is covered with
w.iter. mid the loss t.> property will run Into thou
sands of dollars. Highsplre Is submerged in the
worst flood of its history, and ;it Mlcl.lletown the
■ratSt la hlnher than In iss:>. The churches and
Bchnolhoiis.-s nt Mlddletown have been opened to
th>» flood sufferers, one hunilre<l families havlns;
been rlriv-'ti from th^ir homes. The town is without
water or electric li^ht. the Industrial ertt.iblishmenU
are Clascal :inil the people nre KOtnß about In boats.
No serious rt:im;i(?e has be-ri asSM at Fort Ilunt
er. Itcckville. MHlersburK tsji other points above
tills city, tlKniK'i trouble is expected when the
Krtat K«rn«» ;i: Sunbury breaks. The Pennsyl
vai.l.i r.iilr.-.nl trmefti are unO.-r water from the
lower end of this city to Mlddletown. and at.
freight movement h.i.s been aJiamloned. Through
l>a««:en)?er train nr.- being sen' to Philadelphia
ovi r tba Rea<lln«t. Trntns for the South are being
sent by Carlisle and Gettysburg, an'l thence over
tlie Western Maryland to Baltimore
tim- itor«<- at Highsplre oroke late to-day, and
tl>e effect wns Immediately felt jfl H:«rrlsburg an^f
«r..1t..n To-nlcht the Ice Is Kgrß^d at Ba!n
brMaa, and tIM river Is ri'lng *lowly The Central
a»a— yltanta Traction Caatpany is running its
ean salj as far ss lllch«rire Should the water
rise two feet hißh-r it will run Into th* fly pits of
the power baaaa lti this city and force the com
pany to suspend all truffle
Wili'.am Oowan .uul John Soutlers. employ-s of
the tube works at Mlddietown, were rescued with
difficulty to-nislit from the plant The men went
Into the works to look after the machinery, an'l
were driven to the rafters by an Inrush of water.
Weather ObaafTSf Demaln aa!d to-night that no
Improvement In this rcgl« n could b« expected at
present, and that complications might develop from
the north braacb of the Sustiuehanna. Me also
■aid that if the Sunbury gorge broke now. the
stage of the WSttf waaM re the highest ever krown
lu the river. The t,rld;Co3 over the river Kt Clark's
Ferry are BaDa, I •' the river ut that poini Is clear
of Ice.
Port Deposit. Md.. ssarai 3 - For the fourth time
this Winter this town bl to-night seriously threat*
eneel by the ice gorge which has filled the 9us
quehami'i Riv.-r since- early in January. The lower
pjrts of the t own are covtred \viti» ice and wate
and at s»«v.-ral aakaU the Ice rt^e-i to ■■ height of
thirty feet above tl-t- mean llde level. Nearly all
the residents In the lowlands have remove.l t.>
plnrea of »afcty. sutne of them having been taken |
from second .- 1 1 >r •- windows in boats. No Kretot .
money loss has as y?t been s»istaln»d. but it Is
reared thit tli» rl- which Is expected on Sunday.
wlll sweep away mary buildings on th. river front.
Th< wagon hridce connecting flarford and Cecil
'-ountles is threatened w.th destruction.
HAS THIRTEEN FRACTURES OF SKULL.
JSY TKLCIHtPII TO Till TRIBL'XB. 1
Port Jervls. N*. Y.. March .".—Mrs. Mary Keese. j
a widow, is dying at Ha-vley, Penn.. from j
wouiu!- received from an unknown person yes- j
•*-rday. She was found In a store with thirteen
fractures of th»> skull. A inimer and an open
pocket book by her side were found by a little !
ejM. who *M at*.!»ct)td l>y the whinins of a I
doj; at UM du-.r of his n % lstress'n"store.
PJJWKT'a l'td'.l WINE AND CRAPE JUICE
.\ i.i superior for your »lck ones.
II I l>9v,<n A &44 9«u &* Fuitoa 3t c N«W. Jork,, I
riUCE FIVE CENTS
HILL STILL STATE Bi
McCARREX IS DEFIANT.
Mnrphn Beater 26 to 23— Hard
Fight for Doyle.
Senator MeCarren retnrned to Brooklyn iasst
nlxbt br-athißH dettsincp to Tammany Hull.
He declared that nearly all tb» Brooklyn leail
frs were with him for a rl^ororrs fliht a-^iir.-'t
Murphy and Doyle.
Ex-Senator Hill once more assmpil his con
tror of the DCfJMoatit party In thi» State in
the me°tlnz of tbe State Committee nt JkMmmf
yestenliiy. when he rat;»teretl 2t» rate* tr»
ch.-irles r. Mnrphy'r* 23, The teat came «a
the fiuestion of aeatta* William II Fltzpatrlck.
the i-ommitte«ruan frnnj Crfa County. Tlin
tvas no open fight on the place for and a*tt»
of holding tl)e State cor.Tention. which will
I* 1 at Albany aa April lv
Ex .naf.»r Hili pl:i.ve«l ■ U»>ssj trick on .Mr.
Murphy hy nntlilenly hamlin? the Tammanr
lender an acrrperuent sijpwd by .joan F. Carroll
f.onr year:* ago. plolplnz tne support of Tam
many to the former St-nitor i:i hi* choosing
Hal phuv of rh»> titsi State nnrcntion hetd
ontslde of Saratoga.
The atevtiaa; indimrtii that linnaaiij m ra«
ranks of the rotate iH-mocnicy wm9 ont of ta«>
qnestioD nn.l that Chief Jcdze Park»r rnlsht
receive the lndor««pinrnt of bN ov State.
NO HAKMn.W IN SIGHT.
Hot Fight in the Committee Leaies
Breach.
fST TBXSRBAPH TO til TKIBtSB.]
Albany. March 5 —In the face of the eioe]«enc4
of W. Bourke Cockran. th» insults of Thomas
F. Grady and the grim silence of Cr>arle-» F.
Murphy, ex-Senator David a Hiil once wrara
asserted his control of the DtaimaUi party o*
the State, and amid the tumult of a stormy
session exerted his power to throw out a enm
| mltteeman from Erie County. William H. Fitz
patrick. who followed William J. Conners tnto
the Tamnrany camp. Ex-Senator Hill's victory
was largely due to the fact that late last night
Hugh aicLaughltn. th* aged Brooklyn leader,
sent word to Jairi-s Shevltn that he must sup
port Hill. This settled th* question of the fight
over the plac? of the convention. Albany betnar
designated without opposition; but on a fight
over the unseating of Fit^patrlck. Shevltn and
three other comreitteemen from Brooklyn went
over to Murphy, and .eft McCarren and two
colleagues In the minority of Kings County,
thus accomplishing the overthrow of McCarren
as Brooklyn leader. So slender waa hta ma
jority, however, that ex-Senator Hill abandoned
ail effort to secure an indorsement of Caaaf
Judge Parker.
The Une-up on the question of throwing out
ritipatrlck waa 36 to 23. and by tola margin
the ex-Senator won his fight. Befere tbe com
mittee met ex-Senator Hill played a characteris
tto trick on Charles F. Murphy. Escorted br
Jamea Shevlln and W. Bourka Cockran. tfc>i ••x--
S«natnr coolly walked l:Uo charTes F. Murphy"
- h*fidfjnarters and h^r led him an agreement,
signed by John F. Carroll four years ago. pledg
ins; the support of Tammany to the ftira;r WftH
ator In his na-nlng the place of the first Stata
convention held cut of Saratoga. TbJa Is tho
card the ex-Senator baa kept up bis <tlee all
the time, and Murphy bad no choice but to ac
cept the agreement, which he did the saorej
gracefully since It had become erldeKt that on
a showdown six of the Brooklyn commit teem*tt
would vote with Hill, giving him 29 to 'JO ntn.
BTTTXR DOSE FOR TAJMANT.
Thus It was that Tammany was forced to tag*
Its own medicine, but the Tiger delegates took;
It with exceeding bad grace. Stopped from fight*
i ing on the question of place, they countered on
Hill by showing the announcement of their call
for district elections of delegate* on April l.\
forcing him to give way rn tbe point of data
and agree on the ISth Instead of the 13th. an
agreement made only a minute before the meet*
ing began.
Further than that, no sooner had Frank
Campbell, the chairman, called the commute*
to order and directed a rollcali than the meet
ing lapsed Into a state of hopeless disorder, tu
mult and Democratic harmony. The conflict
was precipitated by the failure of Secretary
Mason to call the name of William H. Fltzpat
rick. the conjmltteeman from the XLVIIIt'.i
District, controlled by William J. Conner*. Tam
many's ally. Instantly Senators Dowling and]
Grady were on their feet demanding that Fltx
pasMtsYl name be called. Mr. Campbell -x
plalned that he had resigned, and his resignation
had been accepted on September .". Senator
Orady challenged the statement, .ind tried to
appeal from the decision of th» chair. Th<»
cl ilrnmn withdrew his decision. Senator Dow
linif rose to a point of order. Henry Burgard. of
Buffalo, .ittemptcd to Introduce a nsoliilbwa.
James Hhevlln. of Brooklyn, supported Senator
Grady In contradicting th<» chairman, and Cor
poration Counsel John J. Delany added hl»
vot«e to the uproar.
v">'her a degree of quiet had b«»n restored]
James Shevlin moved the reading of the letter
of resignation of Mr. Fltzpatrick. Ex-Lieuten
an: rovernor Sheehan, who had suddenly been
substituted as proxy for Charles A. L,ux. of
Clyde. Jumped up and vehemently declared that
the tendering of the resignation made It tpao
facto a resignation. Senator Grady jumped to
his feet and howled at th* top of his vote*.
"No. no. no: Ipso facto don't go here, any mors
than aliundi!"
EVERYBODY RULED OUT OF ORDER
He then maintained that Mr. Fltipatrick had
only resigned because he had been elected chair
man of the Erie County committee, with the
undorstar.dlr.g that he shoutd name his socca*
sor. At this juncture the chairman b«gasj ••>
rule everybody out of order. The Timmwy
spokesmen were all bawling at the top of their
lur.ss. catling for the reading of the letter writ
ten by Fltzpatrick this morning withdrawing
hU resignation and accusing Cjimpbell of a rr.ls
staterr Then Mr. CamabaU became indig
nant, and declared bis veracity bad baa* qisea
tioned. While he was refuting this attack Sen
ator Dowllnc asked unanimous coassnt to allow
the privileges of tbe floor to Mr. Fltzpatrick far
an explanation, and Senator Patrick H. McCar
ren objected. Next be asked ■■aiHssQM* naaaa*
to substitute Fitzpatrick for hfmself on tbe e*m
mittee, and again Senator McCarren übjietsd.
Then he became Indignant, and declared that '
he would substitute Fitzpatrick. and be did.
The utter look the floor and made bis explana
tion. At the end of his discussion Jame- i-'^cv
lin rtcalW. the tart that an h«tir aad a half
earlier he had made a motion t3 adopt the
minutes as read, a motion whira. If adopted.
would result In tbrovrlac out Fltapa . .
Thereupon for tbe tenth time Senator GratfJ
' proposed an amendment rirngasUng Fltzpatrick.
I O}j thla aroendajen.; th© teat came, aad ex>Sea-\