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TO FIGHT RACETRACKS.
pOnLSKLLERS IX ARMS.
fry "One Laic for Belmont, An
other for De Lacey."
Th- municipal finger was Indirectly inserted 1
in 0N poolroom pie yesterday. Mayor Mcdellan j
_ ij.ina- that he was Investigating the laws
errlllg racetrack bookmaking. Incensed at
crippling of the poolrooms by the combined
?ii of the Police Department and the tele
■apti and telephone companies, the poolroom
en yesterday determined to play Aesop's dog
ta th* manrer, and if they could not make
••book* " 10 their poolrooms, at least prevent the
-njoyrrer •: of this prerogative at the racetrack.
cm* la"*' - r ' r August Belmont and another for
Peer Ds La. y was the burden of their plaint.
id to-'la>' 'no I'OO-rooma, no racetrack bet
tins "is *•* flogan. The will also ftght their
\xittvt. To thus end It Is said tl^y are engaging
the ksJMsl legr-.l talent.
pcolroom men declared that they would at
-ace begin W h a campaign against the race
+HC* people as will either effect a compromise
a- drive km an Ting, like prirefirhtlng, from
the state The poolsellers •will also eeek a de
cision in the courts on their position as col
lector! and distributors of racing news.
Color.el M' lelian was asked whether in his
rrlnion the campaign against gambling In the
poolrooms on the results of the races ought to
be exter.dei to the racetracks. The Mayor said
be a vored the orcement of all laws.
••But 1 havo always understood." said he,
•Uiat •*«* ii known as the Percy Gray Hacing
It* give? racing associations the right to permit
bookmakir.g at the tracks. It certainly is not
for tat nor the official* of this city to state that
that or any other law Is unconstitutional. That
fee matter for the Court of Appeals."
•Then it may be aald that you are looking into
the laws governing racetrack bookmaklng?"
was asked.
"Yes; I h-ve no objection to that." said the
Mayor. "I do not want to be understood as
takii'g the Initiative in this matter. 1 think it Is
a. case clearly for the Police Commissioner."
Article I, Section B. of the State constitu
tion contains the following language.
Nor eball any lottery or the sale of lottery
ticket. pootoelUns;, boolnnoldns; or any kind of
gambling he authorized within the State.
When the Mayor's attention was railed to this j
he repeated that the question of deciding
whether the Percy-Gray law authorized book
making at the track was a matter for The Court
of Appeals.
"It is not for rr.e as« Mayor to decide on the ;
moral? of the law." he said.
It is understood that the constitutional nature
of the Percy-Gray law v. as affirmed by the
Court of Appeals more than five years ago.
Relying partly on the fact that they were not
actually taking bets on the races, the poolroom
exchange managers arrested la Friday's raids
■Rill BOBtSja their arm ar.d the withdrawal of
their telephone instrument?. AM have retained
well known (MM Under arrangements made
by District Attorney Jerome with the city mag
lstrate*. the prisoners in the raids were held In
the mrioos police courts yesterday for examina
tion to-morrow.
yearly all the poolrooir> lien raiced on Friday
were "tipped off." it \»its said yesterday, that
they were to be f.rrepted. According to the same j
report they mads a Show of continuing business
a* usual, but on tne advice of counsel took no i
bets Their law] wer* of opinion, it is de
clared, that It would be impossible for the police i
to prove that the information distributed by -
telephone ■wrts being used for criminal purposes. .
While in the event of the telephone companies
Krlr;g; up to their promise to Commissioner Mo
A£<"' ■•■ the. rooms will never obtain another
telephone, it Is sissf-r:ed that It will be easy to
hire the telephones under other names. The i
police say that the room 0; the roof of the ,
Edison Bullilrig was the largest distributing :
centre in the city, supplying not only rooms in ;
the f.nar;c:al district, bul also in Brooklyn and ;
)stw-Jersey. It is the proprietor of this build- ;
Inp. it is said, vrho has retained ex-Governor |
Bi&r' X and Terence J. McManus, of his firm.
T" pretrve a discreet Filence Is the plan of ;
the oflirirus of the New -York Telephone Cotn
paaj
In the ehser.ee of Vice-Pr'-sidt-nt T'nlon N. !
Bethel his private secretary declared that the ;
company had raid its last word In Co-mmls- I
•loner HeA.doo*g statement.
"How is it possible that exchanges which ar^ ;
notoriously dispensers of racing information ar" •
hooked up OH the central between the hours of i
Band s :*i ; » o'clock in th - afternoon without the
company's cognizance of what Fort cf business
Is being conducted over the wires?" was asked. !
"That is another of those questions which ere
cannot discuss.* said Mr. BCthcfa secretary.
Colonel dowry was out of town.
' "How about the Western Union instruments |
iouna in the headquarters at No. 44 Uroad-st?"
hi« private secretary was asked.
"Those were probably instruments that we
n»A* not been anle to remove as yet. The fact
that they bore the stamp of th" V»'estern Union
mty also Dean that they were instruments that
■were «w{pe4.' it !s not at all improbable that
tfai* Is the case. We are through with the rac
t&g business, a:, i if any one says that messages
are comics: over our wires he ia !nlstak€*n. or
eh* the wires were put in without our knowl
•*g«- There have been such things as leaks.
*» Oat ddßfj is sure- we ourselves s»r.t cut i»o
lKlenaatlo:i. '
"*'*& you indebted to the telephone company
lt * tt* location of any one or of nil the places
•"•* you raided on Friday Commissioner
HcA.aoo was asked.
"' ■Osikit tnllr about that." be said. "In
■*t I rcu!dr/« talk tibovt it. It would be irn-
V*tn*T for me to discuss It lam on in* Uririg
™*. and I don't propose to sell the enemy what
Jan gokia- to do or hoy.- I aoooaaplisli ■. hct 1
••five 40%."
"Did the District Attorney's office know that
*••* raids wen- to be ii:::<ie?"
"1 would rather not. say anything about that,"
aa«<ver«tf Mr. M.-Adco.
THREE MORE RAIDS.
Ret Remit, One Prisoner and Tzco
Stolen Telephones.
li.*y*cior Tltu*. ae«ooxpanled by < aptals Tlgh«.
*^etf.-t:-.-« B«TKt-at;t tollli:?. Proetoet Peteetlge*
•frr.eii and MeConctek sad about a dose:> ;.«.lic< -
n»«ri In plmln clothe*. •SSOended on three alleged
a*oirootn» h4h 4 t^» Mttosnth Precinct yesterday,
bit lbs raids resulted In only or^e prisoner and
Oft eaptsre of two telephones, which the police
t^•.r.J^ were i>to:»-r. et a r«-c«-nt fire on the Bowery.
Th« flret raid was at "The" Allen'*, at No. £0
Bterh-a\»>. They »«-re inn at the door by a mar:
•»«> *»*.e bis namo as Thome dark, of No. SC
•*SU».»v«-. I> told the police that they could not
eater, *»:<« «r*« arrested, cbarged with InUrfettag
*Ith Urn poijcr.
At :; 0 . w Bowery they forcd two doors and
Cußllaued oa *o««Bd i>"«* /
NEW BATTLESHIP RECORD
MADE BY THK KEXTUCKY.
She Sails 8j066 Miles at Average of
IS. B Knots — Evans in Command.
The battleship Kentucky anchored off Tomp
klnsville at 10 a. m. yesterday, having made a
new record for a long distance run for a bat
tleship. She beat the world's record for battle
ships by making the run of 12,699 miles from
Hong Kong to New -York at an average speed
of 12.7 knots an hour. Xot oontent with this
record. Admiral Evans made the run home
from Funchal at an average of 13.S knots an
hour, three-tenths of a knot better than the
Ktarearge made at the order of the Navy De
partment. Tills makes the Kentucky beat the
record of the Kearsarge by about sixty miles.
The record run of the Kearsargo was made two
years ago, her commander laying great stress
on the fact that she had previously steamed
flve thousand miles without repairs. Her feat
astonished the naval world* it being the longest
and fastest run of any battleships since the
Oregon sailed around South America to Join
Sampson and Schley.
The Kentucky would have beaten the Kear
sarge by a larger margin had she not met an
accident. . The piston ring of the fourth high
pressure cylinder crumbled, and she had to stop
for two hours and thirty-two minutes for re
pairs to bs made Even '.11 making repairs she
came near breaking a record, for her officer?
say that such an accident has never been re
paired so quickly before. Her entire run from
Honjr-Kor.jj to New-York was made under nat
ural draft. "When the Kearsarge made her fa
mous run. Bha kept her screws making 97-28
revolutions a minute for two continuous hours.
In the name length of time th« screws of the
Kentucky revolved 98.8 times, forcing h->r ahead
at the speed of 17i.1l knots an hour.
Rear Admiral Evans left here for Washington
soon after the Kentucky dropped anchor. Be
fore he started he said he hoped, now that he had
only four years more to serve b'-fore retirement,
he would find a shore berth. He pays he is de
sirous of becoming chairman of the Lighthouse
Board, a position for which he has been sug
gested. He has spent over twenty-three years
on the sea.
Rear Admiral Evans refused to discuss his re
view of the Briscoe court martial, saying that it
concerned cr.ly Mr. Briscoe and himself.
OFFERED TO DISPOSE OF BAD MEN.
Speaking of affairs along the Pacific. Admiral
Evans said:
It is difficult to afford adequate protection to
American missionaries and traders i is. the more
remote portions of Manchuria. When I went near
ly <-ne thousand miles up the Yaiigtse-KJunu, fur
ther than any American man-of-war lias gi>n«
for twenty years, one of the taotals, or govern. >r».
asked me to withdraw the Helena, to which 1
had transferred my Bag. When i inquired why
I should, he said that be was afraid the bad men
of his district would fire on 1..-. I told him that .
if he could not keep bis bad men from firmg 1 on us
I would see that there would no longer bo bad ,
men. We were not fired on. I was willing enough
to ilk-- the job of reforming 1 those bad men of the
Governor's band, and. although he very politely
Intimated that It would be a big job, I sent back
Word that there was DO Job too big for an Ameri
can boat.
When the fleet was at T?.kti. Peking was visited
by the otttceas of the «=quadron and I t^.-i.-- received
In audience- by the Bmpresa Dowager. It was a
formal affair, and it veemed as though the limit
nt the most extreme formality ems res lied there.
She made a Ions; speech, which »as translated lo I
,m« by. .of -*U« •4»<»ur: Interpreters. t>> whi<-f» I I
'r«»r>llM mi:rh more briefly.
Tills acit.-iUosi hjralnsi t^attleahlpa 1» foolish, it |
f-.an be b.-st answered in the Yimkee f.uihlon by
»isHr>- th:p question: "How long would tls- Ttiis
sian fleet stay In Port Arthur if there wt-re r.o
Japanese battleships outside?" Thorc is nothing
f) ; nt ran r^nla^e th». bfc battleships. IDO t 1>«
»,.-■» 'hi> l'')rt Arthur fleot is crippled h» badly aa ;
reported, bat the Japanese will be misters <.f the
sea for a lons tim'v
At Naples, which the battleship made on April
10. the fleets of Fnmce and Ita'.y were drawn
up opposite each other In two long lines. Th*
Kentucky was rusty and dirty from her long
voyage, nnd as she dropped anchor the Italian
naval officers requested her to take another
position, which she did, about one-hall mile
distant from the two fleets. By the time the
President of France ar.d the King of Italy re
iitewed the Beets, the Kentucky had dressed ship,
her sides were gleaming white again and every
one was spick and span in dress uniform. The
next day, vhil<* she was coallne, she was visited
by King Victor Emmanuel. When Admiral
Eva: s attempted to apologize for the dirt
Which la -1,... most evident thing "11 ship during
coaling, the King laughed away his excuses and
Insisted 1 a visiting every part of the battleship.
This visit was made before there had been any
official call exchanged, and was against all
precedent In naval etiquette. The officers were
delighted by the King's lack of formality.
The Kentucky will Ro to the Brooklyn Navy
Ynrd to-morrow after she has been Inspected by
tho board cf survey under Captain Charles J.
Train. Her commander, Captain Berry, is to be
relieved for shore duty, and will be succeeded by
Captain Barnett Captain Berry entered the ser
vice in 1882. and has had since then twenty-four
years and six months of sea duty. Only three
or four men in the service have had more sea
duty.
The battleship had more than nor share of petn
and mascots on board. These were a Russian
cinnamon bear, given by the coneul at Dalny,
known as "Bosco," with U<e alias 'Bob Bear":
a cray fighting deer from the I ' ! ' ll ' r>l l i "° s - a huge
Bontean ape and the goat M Mtas Annie, pre
sented to the crew by Kentucky. The enlisted
men have bough! a handsome stand " silk col
on a«cn three warrant and petty officers are to
tr.ke to Lexington to present to the Btate.
ITEGRO ATHLETE DEBARRED.
Kept Out of Dining Room at Worcester Ho
tel—Entertained by Alumnus.
'1. Hisnstrsi TO the TKIBUNE.i
Worcester. Mass., May 21.-It leaked out to-day
that the color line bad been drawn, by the proprle
' tors of the Hotel PleaJiant the leading family
hotel of this elf. and that H. K. <'raft. of Brown
I i'niverrity. a negro athlete, had been barred as >
Craft Is a member of the Brown football and
track teams, and Is in Worcester for the intcrool
leaiate canes. Craft. »ii« b rated as the best
■ dressed mber of the Brown team, and who Is
' ...id l" bs always mode»i and courteous, was not
ailoued to enter the dining room of the hotel, and
the team dined with him in a private room.
What prommeat Brown graduates heard of it
they termed it .in outrage, and o»is alumnus quickly
1 Invited Craft and the manager of the team to bo hir
■ ruests florins thetr stay. Tbe team Is Indignani
i fcr Cnft Is popular. I!-, was treated the same way
I at Manchester, and the managers may take some
: action.
PEABODY DROPS GENERAL BELL.
i Ambition of Govarnor Forces Retirement of
Colorado Militia Officer.
jar rsusoftAra N THE tribune, j
Denver. May 21 .--At the request of Governor Pea
1 V.dv Adjutant Oeneral Sherman Bell of the State
; aus"r.l tax resigned, and will retire from oJTlce on
! June 1 The Governor Is credited with the belief
that his Chance, for a second term as Governor
and 'or a Seat In the United States Senate would
suK'-r by continued relations with Be.l.
your ■ggafg&ggiagygS
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To-d«j-. fair and warmer.
To-morrow, fair.
NEW- YORK. SUNDAY. MAY' 22. 1904. -FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES.
THE BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY, OFT* TOMPKINSVILLE.
PARKER BOOM SAGGING.
Friends of Cleveland Working for
ex-President's Xomination.
The Parker campaigm managers are alarmed
at the way the Parker boom is sagging, and
have discovered unmistakable evidence that
prominent Wnll Street Democrats are in favor
of sidetracking Parker for Cleveland.
The Cleveland n;en in the Tllden and Manhat
tan clubs are quietly pushing along the Cleve
land boom, and they have made more headway
In the last week than at any previous time, be
< iiiißa of the weakening of Park»r In the West
Jind South.
There Is no longer any doubt, many Demo
cratic politicians say, that Cleveland wants the
nomination again. His t;Uk with a representa
tive of The Tribune at his home In Princeton
two mouths aj;o Indicated that he was a re
ceptive candidate, but did not expect to be
chosen at St. Louis. He praised Judge Parker
and Paid that Democrats would not need to be
apprehens:\e If he should be nominated and
elected.
The State conventions recently have shown a
lack of warmth toward the Parker boom, and
there are indications, politicians say, that Parker
will fr\il of nomination. The slogan of the Bry
an-II ears t men is "Any one but Parker," and
they are ready. It would seem, to make a com
bination against the Esopus Judge, ami might
take even a weaker candidate than Parker, If
they could go away from the convention feeling
that they had beaten Hill and Delmont. These
developments have not escaped the notice of the
friends of ex-President Cleveland In this city.
Anofher thing l>eing talked about by the Cleve
land boomers in that Tammany Hal] is tenta
tively committed to his candidacy, and wontd
fall into line, behind him In the belief th.tt Mill
would be a stranger In the 'White House should
Cleveland t>#» elected.
The Southern Democrats do not care particu
larly who the candidate Is. They held the post
offices while Cleveland wn« President, and they
are becoming desperately hungry for the ofH.-ea
one* mr>re. They reason that Cleveland has
demonstrated his strength In this State, and
that If he eouM carry it tn ISSt and again In
ISO 2he might be able to carry it again
His «-lection would give them th«» postom'ees
and eoUeotorshipe, and they would overlook
objections which they hixt to Mr. Clevela»".: If
tney could r.ru.i» ar<tn enjoj th« teltghta ft*
dividing the spoil.*.
A member of th*» board of jrover'inrs of th*
Tllden Club, where the Parker boom was
launched iibout a year ago. said to a Tribune
reporter yesterday:
'"It looks more and more like Cleveland. Hi!!
has spoiled Democratic prospects In this State
and hrn worked up a fueling of antagonism 'hat
warrants the prediction that Pnrker could not
carry- the State If h» should fret th** nomination.
Murphy would Hooner pee Hill's candidate de
feated than have the Democrats in control In th*
State and nation with the prospect that Rill
would antagonise Tammany Hal] in the dis
tribution of patronage 1 am convinced that
Cleveland wants the nomination a fourth time.
That would break all records in Democrat!
national history, and would give Cleveland a
Unique distinction. I have sounded prominent
men in both the Tilden and the Manhattan
clubs, find they agree in .laying f.it Parker Is
practically out of the ra. and that Cleve
land Is the most available man to nomi
nate. Th.' South doe* not yearn for him.
but if will take any man that the con
vention chooses, and after all the crux of the
situation is New-York, No distinctively Hill
man can carry it. Unfortunately, Judge Parker
is on the defensive on that scor* The Impres
sion has gone abroad that inn Is dominating
him. and that he dare not speak out on the
issues of the da) This is not true, but it looks
to b« a fact, especially with th«> Bryan men
Cleveland has made as good an explanation aa
possible of the famous hond transaction In hi«
last administration, and. while ii does not suit
th« rank and tile. it makes him solid In Wall
Street, where the Democrats have heretofore
been weak. Cleveland says that he is not a
candidate, and does not want the nomination.
Why does he take such pains to explain to
Democrats that he never invited a colored man
to the White House? And why does be defend
.his last administration on the bond transaction '
Simply because he Is holding himself in reserve
an a candidate."
The naming of Cleveland for the fourth tlm«
would place Tammany men In a peculiar posi
tion. They do not love Cleveland but they hate
Hill and bis machinations, and th>> fear of as
cendancy by the Hill-McCarren-Selmont com
bination would drive them into a fairly solid
support of Cleveland,
Mr. Cleveland's Immediate friends .ire not do
ins anything openly to boom him. His admirers
in the Tllden and Manhattan clubs figure that
Parker will fall of nomination. and thai the con
tention, aft-;- a bttter fish*, wll! once more turn
to the only Democrat who has been elected Pres
ident since the Civil War, and nominate him for
the fourth time.
THE NEW-HAVEN ASSAULT CASE.
Young Won.an Is Daughter of Professor
Richards — Assailant Still at Large.
;by mUMSAPI] TO Tlir: TRIBL'SE. 1
::.-.'.- Have;. Conn., May 21. It was learned
to-day that the young woman who was assaulted
in Humphrey-sf. Thursday evening by an un
known negro Is a "laughter of Charles ii. Rich
ards, professor of mechanical engineering in
the Tale Scientific School. The police are work-
Ing bard to find the girl's assailant.
RAILEOAD TO HABRIMAN'S HOUSE.
Work to Begin Immediately on $500,000
Villa in llimjl Mountains.
Ibt Ttii.nan.iPH to the tribune. I
Mlddletown. K. V.. May 21.— E. H. Harriman was
at his Arden estate to-day conferring with con
tractors in regard to th« building of his SBOO.eUu
house at the top of Tower Hill, the tallest peak
Of the rtaraapo Mountains. It is said that work
will be bccutl immediately. The boose will be built
after th» Cu-slrn of an Italian villa, and will oe
on the shores of Forrest Lake, an artificial body
° f ßefoVe P the material Is needed for the construe
tlon of the mansion an Otis Inclined railway will
be constructed from the main On* of the trie
just north of Arden. to th» cite of the house on
;h.; h . mniintMlf which 1* 1.310 feet above the eea.
The Swl.rbe double tracked, and quipped win,
pas.bei.ger and rrelirlH cars the latter being User!
v "m"" the - ...,',i for the Ollding T.he road
will be tiearl» a mile long, while to roach the name
destination by wagon would require travelling over
£.:• mil**.
DR. DAY ELECTED BISHOP.
Methodists Xmv Have Filled List
of General Superintendents.
Los Angeles. Cal.. May 21.— Dr. J. K. Day,
chancellor of Byracttse University, was chosen
bishop by the Methodist General Conference to
day on the fourteenth ballot, receiving 471 oat
of the GIW ballots cast. This finishes the elec
tion of general superintendents of church af
fairs. Four missionary bishops are yet to be
chosen, and the conference balloted on one
bishop for Africa and two for Southern Asia be
fore adjournment was taken until Monday
mornlmr.
The result of the balloting will not bs an
nounced until Mondi-.y, but it is said on «<>.> d au
thority that I. B. Scott, color, (l. wa-s elected
missionary bishop to Africa, au«l W. F. Oidham,
of Chicago, and J. K. Robinson, of Bengal. Iml .
were elected missionary bishops to Southern
Asia. David S. Spencer, of Tokio. probably WO!
be the missionary superintendent to Japan an<i
Corea, R J. Cooke is decided upon to succeed
Bishop Neeley as corresponding secretary of the
Sunday School Union and Tract Society.
The committee on state of the Church has
decided by a large majority, after a warm dis
cussion, to recommend to the General Confer
ence that It prepare a petition to Congress on
th»* subjects of polygamy and iilvuro»\ It will
ask Congress, if the report of the committee l">
adoptei. to enact a constitutional amendment
providing uniform divorce laws in all the State*
aii'l Territories.
The question of Individual communion cups
also has been thrashed out m the committee,
and the report will recommend that a rule be
adopted making it possible for any church to
adopt Individual cups by a two- thirds vote of
the membership of a quarterly conference.
ATTEMPT TO KILL CZAR.
Pilot Train We ported Wrecked —
Several Lives Lost.
Paris. May 2::.— The "Petit Journals" St.
Petersburg correspondent reports that an at
tempt was made to wreck the train bearing the
Kmperor en his tour at the Kremenzug station.
Th« pilot train, w hiih preceded that of the Km
pero.-. was thrown from the track, and there
were several victims of the plot.
LOST WHILE M'XTIXG.
Feared That J. F. Uohannon II a*
Perished in Colorado.
Chase, Col . May 21. — J. F. Rohannon. an East
ern sportins man. while hunting OK Mount Eva.
and Twin Peaks, near here, was lost, and it is
foared that he has perished. a searching party
was r>rganize«i by Mr. Bohannon's bro'her. and
the horse which the hunter rode was found tied
to a tree. Further up the mountain were found
hi* coal and rifle. The ground In the vicinity
showed evidence of a Ftrucßle. and bear trucks
were als.. discernible. Near the spot is a high
precipice.
It is feared that Mr. Bohannon ha.« been killed
in a tight with a bear, or by falling from th?
precipice.
MRS. DAVIS RETURNS MONEY.
Tells Georgians That She Prefers Not to
Accept Gratuities.
[UT TEl.fc.'.:: till to Tin: Tarawa.]
Savannah, tia-. May 21. -Mrs. Jefferson Davis baa
written to Mrs, ' A. Rounsavlll< ex-president of
the Georgia Division United Daughter! of the
Confederacy, returning a gift of * 160 t. ■** Devla
from Oeorgiana The letter returning th" money
says in part:
Inclosed plcaae flrid cb -ok sen! to me from At
l-ntii by the Mntleman In wboae charm the money
contributed for my ii^ by generous •itiz.-ns .01
ii«(.-->;i:i was placed. 1 prefer not to accept arw
tultiea from any source. I know of M Wt«
way to dtepope "f it than by sendnw it 10 the
Winnie Davis Annex to the Georgia Female COl
i,,,, fit Athena, where I hope some relatives i>r
the !l<pii"rs of the sum may be benefited by it.
GOES TO SEE ABOUT CONVENTION.
Sergeant-at-Arms Stone Starts for Chicago.
Baltimore, May 21. -William F. Stone, sergeant
at arms «.f the Republican Rational Committee, left
bere for Chlcagn to-nighi 10 arrange the details for
the mcettes. of the Republican National Convenltso.
Mr. Stone was accompanied by Charles J. Mont*!!,
chief doorkeeper, and his private aecretary, Charter
McX Cordraj each of whom will remain in I'h!
caso until the close of the convention. A Utx**
party of the Republican leaders of the city ana
State *a\v Mr. Stone off.
CONGRESSMAN'S GOOD HORSE TRADE.
Sells Animal at Auction for $10 More Than
He Had Just Paid.
Congressman James W. ITadsworth, of Oeneste
County, made a record aa a horse dealer at hi;
auction room in this city yesterday, and, on the
strength of it. his friends aro urginK him to niov.
to N«'w-York and stll horses. The Coagressssaa
knows horses pretty well. He la chairman of the
Mouse committee on Agriculture and has a good
aised stable of his own ii- New-Tot*, a
horse was put up at :u;cti.«,-. yesterday morning at
it salesroom near Klni.-.«v<- and Central irk
South that struck Mr. Wadswortb'a fancy, He kept
on raisins; the bid till be fc'ot the animal. On a
closer examination he decided he didn'l want the
horse. Whether it was a plain. eld fashion;'.* case
of being "stuck" in a horse trad* Mr. Wadswortt,
would .lot say last nlsht.
••I <Icclderi 1 didn't want the horse, aatd he a.vi
I told the auctioneer to put him in, ai: i ;. 11 him
over again.. I was resigned to the probability thai
I would U.S.- IBS or J10i» on the dial The horse
seemed favorably to impress ■»» one In tne crowd,
and. what do you think? He sold a second lime for
JlO more than 1 bid tor him!'
PITTSBURG BUCKET SHOPS HAED HIT.
IltT !■— SITU To Tin: TRIBUNE. 1
Plttshurg May Bocae* shop? In this city wer
hard hit on Thursday morning. One Shop Is said
to have lost JIO.OOO. On Wednesday, after one
quotation of Ktii had been received on the ticker
for Delaware and Hudson, open orders to sell the
stock atTili or better began to pour into the shops.
An hour later the tape registered 200 shares at
164-V There are fifty bucket «ho , 1n Pittshurg.
The orders were for %*> shares and upward, and the
nL-ereiratf> innings must have exceeded $10,000.
On Thursday morning the first sale op Delaware
and Hudson came at i:..!* 4 The sales made th«
prevlm," evening at 154« i were closed 1 point lowtr
makinc- n net nront of \. On Friday mormns
"raerS^cnm. berore the owning %*"y™"™£
Kansas and Texas preferred at 31^. but wore
turn -d duwu. Missouri. Kansas and Te.xa^ pre
ferred opened at Rft, ftiowlng that the game had
1 ««r. given up.
fCopyriaht: 1004 By Th» Tribute \«»-- \
A SORTIE FROM PORT ARTHUR.
JAPANESE TWOOPS SAID TO HAVE LOST A TORN*
SAND MEX- THE OWEL DAMAGED.
Wreck of the Bogatyr Credited — Fighting Xear Taku-Shan — Repulse
of Russian* in ('area.
A thousand Japanese soldiers were killeil or wounded in a sortie made
by General Stoessel's forces at Port Arthur, according to advices re
ceived by the officials at St. Petersburg. Details' of the attack were
conflicting.
The battleship Orel, it was reported from the Russian capital, was
badly damaged on her way to C ronstadt, and narrowly escapeil sink |
The story of the Bogatyr s wreck finds credence in St. Petersburg, de
spite official ucnu'ls. and it was reported from Kobe that she had been
destroyed. A mine caused the loss of the Hatsuse.
Skirmishes took place north of Taku-Shan. a Russian troop of car
airy sustaining heavy loss south of Feng-Wang-Cheng and north of Won
san. The movements of General Kuroki's army remain doubtful
WRECK OF THE BOttATYR.
Cruiser's Stranding Reaffirmed De
spile Official Denials.
,St. Petersburg, May 21.— 1n spite of tha con
tinued denials from the admiralty here, reports
from Russian sources persistently repeat that
the Russian protected cruiser Bogatyr is on the
rocks near Vladivostok. Her exact position is
not given, and Rear Admiral Jeeaen. according
to the reports. Is making determined efforts to
save her. with good chances of success.
It is known positively that the Bogatyr has not
been blown up. It Is believed to be likely, how
ever, that the Japanese will make an attempt to
stop the salvage operations. There Is a large
dock at Vladivostok, and if the Bosratyr can be
placed in it. the necessary repairs will be effect
ed without difficulty.
London. May 21. -A dispatch to "The St.
James's Gazette" from Kobe, dated to-day, after
contirmtriK the report of th*» stranding of the
Hasten protected cruiser Rogatyr on the rocks
near the entrance to Vladivostok, adds that the
Bogatyr subsequently was blown up by the Rus
sians to prevent her capture by the Japanese.
The Ilogatyr. wipes loss is partially confirmed,
was .1 fine cruiser of 6.730 tons' displacement and
20.50" normal horsepower. She was completed at
the Vulcan Work*. Stettin, in 190 C. She was 416*4
feet long, bad '■•*':: feet beam and drew 30"i feet of
water The armament of the Bogatyr consisted
of twelve 6-Inch gur.s. twelve 3-lnch runs, six I.S
ir.ch guns, two 1. 1-inch guns and two smaller rap
id fir." gana Sh*> had six torpedo tubes, her ar
rn>red deck was twr. lashes thick, arvd »he had
rvr- huhst of niek»l-.«t»e; armor over her gun po
ylt!c:i<=. The «p.-p-l of the Bogatyr was estimated
to be more than twenty-three knots, aha ossjM
carry ■ 1O» tons of coal and h*r crew numbered ;*•>
men
THK OKEI. XEARLY LOST.
Rumors That Battleship Was Badly
Damaged on Warn to Cronstadt.
St. Petersburg, May '21.— Report?, which, how
ever, lark confirmation, are in circulation here
that the Rusrlan battleship Orel, while on her
way to Crohstadl to receive her armament, sus
tained damage which rendered It difficult to keep
her afloat. The Orel, which Is a new vessel,
went aground in the Neva recently, but was re-
Boated
MINE SANK THE HATSUSE.
Russians Cling to Belief in Damage
to Another Battleship.
St. Petersburg. May 21.— Details of Rear Ad
miral Wittsoeft's mail dispatch, which were not
made put . estnbl'.ih the fact that mines
planted by the Russian torpedo boats were re
sponsible for the destruction of the Hat-use and
the damage sustained by another battleship of
the Fuji tyro ofl Port Arthur. It is said that M
submarine boats were sent out of Port Arthur.
The suppression of the statement regarding the
mines was due to the fact that it explained
where they were located Sacb mine contained
.seventy-four ponds of guncotton.
The Admiralty thinks If highly probable that
•t was a battleship of the Fuji type which struck
■ mine, but thai she kept afloat and was eventu
ally lost, as .i heavy gale was blowing.
Satisfaction is expressed at the excellent con
dition of all the torpedo boat destroyers, as
shown by the report that sixteen of these boats
went out in the attempt to destroy other Jap
anese ships. The haste with which the Russian
protected cruiser Novik put to sen. to support
the smaller craft is pointed to by the authorities
as Showing that not only i* the harbor entrance
clear, but that Admiral wittsoeft Is convinced
that he has taken up all the mines laid by the ,
Japanese. A report from Wlttso.ft some days
ago announced that he had exploded three Jap
anese mines.
Tokio. May 21.— It Ii absolutely certain that
the battleship H:\tsu?e nas sunk by S Russian
mine ten miles off the coast. The position of
those mines makes navigation dangerous for
neutral vessel?, and a protest from foreign gov
ernments is expected.
The loss of the Javanese warships is felt
keenly here. No tla;-s are flying 1" this city,
and the nightly lantern parades have been aban
doned.
American nurses wHI ?o to the Hiroshima re
(civii'K hospital on May -"».
WABSHIPS OS THE ALERT.
Togo Reports a Reconnoissance
Under Fire.
London. May 21.— A dispatch to the Japanese
Legation from Tokio says Vice-Admiral Togo
reported to-day as follows:
The gunboat squadron ami the torpedo boat
destroyers r.nd torpedo boat rtotlllas apprcach^.l
Port Arthur yesterday for th* purpore of recea
noltering-. which was successfully efTected with
little dnmaKP. In spit- ol a hot crossftr
fhe forts. There were no casualties on our side.
to o;J«r. 11 Johh-at.— Advt
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STOESSEI. MAKES SALLY.
Japanese Loss Put at 1/XX> — Ru*~
sian Casualties Few.
Bt. Petersburg. May 21 —General Btamwrt haa
made a successful sortie from Port Arthur, re
sulting In the defeat of the Japanese, wtth tha
loss of over one thousand killed or wounded.
The Russian losses were 116 killed or wawftdst.
This news was received by tha government to
day. Details of the attack are conflicting, and
the following account must he accepted with re
serve:
The movement was carried ont m combination
with a train bringing in war munitions and
supplies and General Stoessel's force, communi
cations being maintained by wireless telegraphy.
i The Japanese barred the route between the
train and General Sto«ss«!'s force, whereupon
! the Russians attacked and routed the Japanese.
After the engagement General Stoessel's fores,
wtth the train, returned to Port Arthur.
The operation is described aa having been
brilliantly carried out by tho Russians. General
! Stoessel. It la said, made a new distribution of
his guns beforehand, tn order to cover tho force
taking part tn the sortie. Tha Russian troops
fought with the greatest bravery, htcastwaj tho
; Japanese line and driving back tho troops for a
considerable distance.
Che-Foo. May 21 —There is a rumor Slows;
the Chinese here that a battle was fought oa tho
; Liao-Tung Peninsula to-day. It cannot, how
' ever, be confirmed.
RUSSIAX FORCE ROUTED.
Heavy Loss of Cavalry Squadron
Near Taku-Shan.
Toklo. May 21. — The Japanese forces which
landed at Taku-Shan on Thursday surrounded
and routed a force of Russian cavalry at 7
o'clock on Friday evening in the neighborhood
of Wang-Chl-Tung, seven miles north of Taku-
Shan.
.The Russian force, which consisted of. about
one squadron, lost many men killed or wounded.
as well as a captain, who was captured. The
Japanese sustained no losses.
FORTRESS JAPAX'S AIM.
Kuroki's Move Part of Plan to
Irtvest Port Arthur.
Xew-Chwang. May 20 (delayed In transmit
sion).— The officials have not received any further
information regarding the fighting which result
ed In the retreat of the Japanese on Feng-Wansj
t'heng. but there is good authority for saytesT
that the Japanese movements In the direction off
Uao-Y:ing and Hai-Cheng were for tho purpose
of causing the Russians In this vicinity to move
northward, thus giving the Japanese an oppov
t unity to complete their preparations to capture
I'ort Arthur. When the Japanese begin a deter
mined movement in this vicinity, it will be from
Feng- Wang-Cheng and Xew-Chwang. They be
iieve that it does not matter what may bo the
fate of the Yalu army if they can continue ta
control the sea and Port Arthur.
Th? Japanese are still fortifying tho hills on
the neck of land between Tallen-Wan and JOn
< 'how bays. Many rapid fixe guna> protected by
sandbags, have been mounted there, with tho ob
ject of resisting a sortie of tho haleagiicmi gar
rison.
A spy set fire to fho woodwork of th« watsr
tanks of the local railroad station this after
noon. It Is believed this waa part of a plot to
injure the railroad.
RVSSIAX SCOUTS BUSY.
Xo Japanese Found West of Siu*
Yen — A Skirmish.
St. Petersburg, May 21.— The Emperor has
received the following dispatch, from General
Kuropatkin. under date of May 20:
The reconnoissances of May 10 failed to show
any sign of the enemy in the valleys of th«
Sedayh and the I'nsias:, a tributary of the Will
zyk, .i:; fat as the village of Deolouteldakou. on
the main road from S*iu-Yen to Feng-Wuna 1 -
Cheng. A detachment of the Japanese van
guard, numbering three hundred, men. occupied
the village of rn-opudza., on the same road. A
Japanese battalion was posted ilve miles bejond
Slaskhu ir.kl. and. it least a division, including:
• ;uard regJoMßta, was stationed live kilometres
further on toward Khaoalin.
A body of Cos3acks on May V.» encounrer" I
three troops of Japanese cavalry near the \:1
lase of Pypouza. eleven miles southwest off
Fens;- Wang-Cheng. The Cossacks attacked ;t!»d
pirsued the Jiipp.nese to Pypouza. where they
encountered some Japanese infantry, who had
prepared an ambush, which, however, was dis
covered in time. The Cossacks h\d two men
v.ounded. one horse killed and two wounded.
No' trace of the enemy was found In the moun
tains between Kai-I'ir..T anil Siu-Yen.
The general staff has received from 'Lieuten
ant General Sakharoff the following dispatch.
under date of to-day:
In the last few days our cavalry has discov
ered movements of Japanese detachmei
the LJao-Yanst main road toward Cha.
and beyond. Altogether more than a regiment
has passed tn this direction with artilleey. On
the main road from Llao-Tang to Sallnjan are
a battalion of infantry and a regiment of ca-
OEWEY'S PORT WINK AND GRAPE JUICK
Are sup- for your sick ones.
H. T. Dewt-y i 3cra Co.. IU Fu'.ton it. New T^r*.
-Advx.