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RUMOK OF GitKAT ASSAULT
'ATTACK OX POUT ARTHUR.
Eighteen Thousand Said to Have
Fallen The Bogatyr Lost. -
St. Petersburg rumors said that fifteen
jliouMnd Japanese and three thousand Rus
fjtns fell in an assault on Port Arthur.
General Kuropatkin, however, in reporting
minor Japanese movements under date of
May '22, fnid that there was no change in
the situation on the Liao-Tung Peninsula.
The report that the Bogatvr had been
blo^u op was confirmed. Tt was impossible
to ret 'he cruiser off the rocks near Vladi
vostok, and after her guns had been removed
she was destroyed. An explosion on the
Orel killed ten men and seriously damaged
the battleship. Russian advices say that the
fire from Port Arthur on Friday sank a
Japanese gunboat and two torpedo boats.
Chinese hostility to the Russians becomes
cailv more apparent. The natives are paid
to bo well armed and eager to rise, and it is
alleged that General ais in constant com
munication with the bandit leader Toulisan.
LAND ATTACK REPORTED.
Rumor of Thousands Killed in Bat
tle at Port Arthur.
Et. Peter?bur£. May 23. — It Is reported that
the -'orelgn Minister, Cour.t Lamsdorff, has re
ceived a message from the Russian consul at
Che-Foo faying that the Tips ness have made
a land attack on Port Arthur, and that In do-
Ing »<» they lost 15.000 men silled or wounded.
The Russian loss i« placed at 3.000 men. The
ultimate outcome of the fighting is not stated.
According to reports which have reached the
Russian headquarters at Liao-Yarjg from Chi
nese sources, the Japanese have made a land
attack on Port Arthur, but have been repulsed
with heavy loss. Th? truth of the reports Is
doubted here.
JAPAX'S PLANS CHANGED.
Another Army Said To Be Mobiliz
ing at Hiroshima.
London. May 24.— A dispatch to "The Daily
Mail" from Ylng-Kow says:
A Japanese third army is mobilizing at Hiro
shima. A change in the Japanese plan arising
from the naval disaster Involves the utilizing of
the second army for the redaction of Port Ar
thur, and therefore the firs; army is intrenching
at Feng- Wang-Cheng.
"The Morning Post's" Shanghai correspondent
says It is reported that the Russians are re
moving «or<^ and visions to Harbin, and
that ]«»0 locomotives and fjOO carp are collected
et Liao-Yang in readiness to convey passengers
and goods.
MIXOR JAPAXESE MOVES.
Kuropatkin Reports All Quiet on
Liao-Tuug Peninsula.
Ft. Petersburg. May 22.— The following dip
patch, dated May 22. from General KttTopatkln
has been received \,y Emperor Nicholas:
All is quiet !n the direction of Fin-Chow Moun
tains.
It is report*-,! from Bta-Yen that on May 21
a Japanese force of about one regiment of in
fantry and two regiments of cavalry of the
guard and of the line was observed moving on
the bro&d front from Habalin toward Salitzai
jmdza.
On the night of May 20-21 one of our notnias.
returning from Taku-Shan to Loua-Miao and
Khondou-Khan, discovered a detachment of
Japanese Infantry bivouacking at Sitkhout
ohindza, ten miles northwest of Taku-Shan. The
Japanese opened fire on our troops.
There is no change in the ultuation along the
Shores of the Liao-Tung Peninsula.
TEX KILLED OX Till: OREL.
Explosion on Recently Raised Bat
tleship — Arrest of Spies.
London. May 23. — The St. Petersburg corre
spondent of the Central News Bays that there
wu an exploßion to-4ay on board the battleship
Orel at Cronstadt and that ten stokers were
■111 H. The vessel, the correspondent say? was
••■»««♦<!, and It will take weeks to effort re-
X"*Jr«. The explosion, according to the dispatch,
*'»s the re*ult of an accumulation of gas in the
baa kern.
St- Petersburg. May 2."{.--An Investigation
SM«e by the authorities Into the recent attempts
••destroy twin-,* of the vessels of the Baltic fleet
•* Croostsdt has resulted in the arrest at four
J >>l>B st spies, who seem to have escaped de
** et * < * by wearing th" uniform of naval cadets.
thus Staining admission to the navy yard and
"•'•■ lethe .-hips without difficulty.
Jt l* etUtved that they are also responsible
or *■• fii> started some time ago near the
"*•** magazine and for the oseoug of the sea
*■!*« of the Orel. The authorities here think
ti >* Japanese have been harbored by anarchists.
H//; TiiH.ATYR BLOW X UP.
Itnpos&ibU in Save Stranded Cruiser
—Her Gunk He moved.
St. Petersburg. May 2.1.— report that Rear
*lmlral Jeazen. finding It Impossible to save the
•"•tected cruiser Uozaiyr. which went aahcre
MceaUy in a fog on me rocks off Vladivostok,
Gtnsefl her to b« blown up Is i onfirm^.
The mas of the. Bogaiyr v.c:« removed before
■* was destroyed. There was r.o loss of ilfe.
Japans uecest LOSSES.
Hussions Adi! V,, Warships in Her
Lint of Disasters.
Che-Foe. May It—The captain of a Russian
"^rchajitrr.an, who left Port Arthur on May 20
*- n<l 11 *"•' 8 the recent arrivals from Dalny.
■*>'' that the whole of the Japanese fleet had
tot retameo; to Port Arthur since May 1*
•3, tildes the battleship Haisuse, Rnoher
Vm tlnaes «* Utir4 pa**. •-'
TEAMSTERS" ULTIMATUM.
CURRAN IS TURNED DOWN.
Officials Sail Men Who Broke
Word Cannot Get Back.
Representatives of the teamsters' union and
of the striking frcigV : handlers held a confer
ence last nlgrht at No. 147 East Fifty-third-st.
Ther#» were manifestations of much excitement
at th« meeting. After the delegates separated,
K. \V. Gould, a delegate of the teamsters, said
there probably wouM be a sympathetic strike.
'We shall ask for a conference with the New-
Haven officials to-morrow." Gould said, "and If
the conference is refused. 8,000 teamsters In this
city will be ordered uut In a sympathetic strike.
If the conference Is granted, and the New-
Haven officials refuse to accede to Just de
mands, there will be a strike ordered. It is pos
sible the strike may extend to all the union
t< rinisters in the Eastern States."
Lawrence Curran. president of the National
Organization Of Freight Handlers, came to New-
Voik yesterday to take charge of the strike
asalnst the Marino Department of the New-
York. New-Haven nnd Hartford Railroad. He
w. m !n conference with rnptain J. A. Miller, tho
sopertntendant of the Marine Department, and
O. M. Bbepard, several superintendent of the
railroad.
Aftor his conference v.ith Captain Miller, he
sent telegrams to the New-England points
vi*lt<»«l by the various '.ines. ordering the men
not to go out on strike until they had heard from
him again. From Captain Miiler he learned
that the Civic Federation wished to help settle
the strike. He took this news w'th ill grace.
"We'll settle this strike all by our lonesome,"
he eaid. "What do they want to butt In on us
for. anyway?"
He then saw O. M. Shepard. with no result
except to show that the strikers are ready to
quarrel among themselves, the local men resent
ing the action of Curran In coming h<*re. to take
charge of things. When he went to the general
managers office in the Grand Central Station
he was nccompanied by five other men, repre
senting the locals of the Freight Handlers',
Freight Clerks', Firemen and Oilers and Truck
men's unions. After waiting his turn in the
anteroom for half an hour, Curran was admitted
to the office of Mr. Bhepard. while his followers
were left cooling their heels. They resented
this, and in the hour they had to wait for Cur
ran'R reappearance they grew Indignant and im
patient. Finally Thomas V. Healy, represent
ing the Freight Handlers' Local, No. Oil, Bald to
the others:
"We won't have any one-man rul<v If he
makes any agreement that isn't satisfactory It
won't go with us, that's all."
When Curran came out from the office he was
apparently In ill humor himself. Both parties
lost their temper after a few minutes' conver
sation, and after the other* bad upbraided him,
Curran replied:
"I'm not stuck on this job, and if you don't
like the way 1 in running It 111 go back to Chi
cago. You fellers want to act like a parcel of
■ fools. You got me here to fix up your dif
ferences, and I am trying to do it."
Cvrran was exceedingly angry, and the men
made no reply. When he was asked by a re
porter what he contemplated doing n«*xt. he
replied:
"You wait long enough and you'll find out."
GENERAL MANAGER'S STATEMENT.
General Manager Shepard told later what had
occurred at the nv-etlng. lie said:
I did not recognise <'i;rran in any way, shape
or form as acting In any official capacity. I re
< r-ivci] him simply v an Individual, the same
as 1 am .seeing you newspaper men. I neither
recognize him nor his union, or any other or
ganisation, but I simply received him as I would
any oih«-r man calling on busineHS. He asked
me. iis the representative of the railroad, to re
employ the five hundred-odd men who are out.
These men were working under an agreement
signed last March, binding for one year, which
was made with each individual, stipulating ex
pressly that If any grievance aroee it should
be settled with the man next superior on each
Bide, the employer and employe.
The men. I told him. could not come hack
again under any circumstance*, as Individuals
or otherwise. They broke their word with us,
and when you cannot rely on a man's word he
is no good. They have forfeited all claim to any
recognition whatever from us, and they will
not receive any. There are plenty of men In the
United States anxious for work, and who are
men enough to keep th»'ir word.
We r»'fuped to d'-al with these men because
they are not In our employ, and since they are
not. why should we rec-ojenize them when they
come here making demai.ils? We would not rec
ognize any other so-called leader on the same
ground. I met Curran only as nn Individual, and
we found that \\f had nothing In common to
Clscurn.
MILLER EXPLAINS SITUATION.
"About one hundred and fifty men went out
this morning at the Bridgeport line." Captain
Miller paid yesterday, "and an equal number
of green men were hired at once. The eastbound
freight Is entirely within our control, and If
the various merchants to whom the westbound
freight is being consigned would only call for it.
everything would move without a hitch. Re
ports have gone about that we have no men
on the piers to handle the freight, but we really
have more men than are necessary, and could
double our force with no trouble. About five
hundred men, all told, are employed In place of
the strikers at the different piers.
"We are in earnest when we My that we will
take back none of the men who broke their word
by going out. The men we have hired are
mostly Italians, and they have done wonders
In the last two days. They an» sober and hard
working, and- experience has showr that they
are loyal to their employers. I had notice?
posted in English and Italian on all th« piers
this morning; saying that any one who was em
ployed by us would have a permanent position,
and W« mean it. I'nless the truckmen go out
the backbone of the strike is already broken."
STRIKERS BECOME VIOLENT.
The first serious violence displayed in the
strike UCCUired yesterday when a truckman was
assaulted by the strikers as he was leaving Pier
No. W. East River. William Hayden, of No.
L"JT> West Fourteenth-st., employed as a driver
for Georga Cooper, of No. 52 East Fourteenth
ht.. went to th* pier about 1) a. m. to pet eigh
teen c.ires Of spool silk, consigned to Hralnerd
& Armstrong, silk manufacturers at No. 841
T?roadway. The silk was valued at between
$3,000 and $4.0<>0.
Hayden loaded his truck with no trouble. As
he was leaving the pier a 'longshoreman stepped
up to him. threatening him and calling him a
"scab." He did not succeed in scaring Hayden.
who started to drive along Cllnton-st. When
Hayden reached Cherry-st. six or seven men
seized the horses' bridles and pulled the reins
out of his hand. Then the ropes confining the
spools on the wagon were cut by the men and
the silk rolled out into the street. Some of them
were broken open. The cries of "Scab!" aroused
Continued on w<-oacl n.<4t'-
PgfV'gr'S PORT WINE AN'J GRAPE JUICE
AN superior tor our sick ones.
H. T. JJwrny & Soca Co.. Us Fuuomib. New.Yj)fk.
-^an. ._ — — -"^ —
M. JCISARD, THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE AT THE VATICAN.
Who has been recalled by his government.
M. NISARD'S RECALL
France Emphasizes Rupture — M.
Loubet Desires Amity.
Parie, May 23. — M. Nlsard, the former nm
bassador of France to the Holy See, who ar
rived here this morning, conferred with the
Foreign Minister. M. Pelcafcse, relative to the
negotiations with the Papal Secretary of State,
Cardinal Merry del Val.
It Is now announced that the ambassador was
recalled In the full sense of tha diplomatic term,
the French government having given up Its
first jil.tn to klvi> him Indefinite leave of ab
sence. The rupture is further emphasized by
the determination of France to withdraw M. u<?
Navenne, her minister at th<: Vatican. When
the rupture was fir. t. de< i.l^d upon ii was the In
tention to send M. de Navenne to Rome as
charge d'affaires, for the purpose of transact
ing routine business. M. Bartlges, with the rank
of second secretary, remains at Rome. It Is
understood that public Statements of M. >le Na
venne apparently defending the Vatican's
course have contributed \-> the decision that he
shall not return.
The Papal Nuncio, M :i-ij,'H"r Loreoselll, made
an explanation to-day of h;s statement t 1
would iii >t leave Parts because "Rome hud no
taste for n-plyinj; x i provocations." Th« ci
pressiou was construed ;;N ::k:-.y to give fur
ther offence to the French government and as
le;i<ilt:tj to mother dliilouiutif rupture. Menst
gnor LorenseUl says that the wanl**provoi tOons"
did not refer to the action of the Preoca govern
ment, which had a perfect rlghl to withdraw its
ambassador. l>ut to the provocations of French
newspapers In sukk> stinK his ret all
President l*oubet made a significant speech
to-day in connection with th« holiday at Arras.
f
CARDINAL MERRY DEi, VAI*
Secretary of State at the Vatican.
The Bishop of Arras welcomed M. Loubet as the
representative of the union of church and state.
In replying, if. Loubet said:
Your mention of the union of Church and
State hns reference to a condition of calm which
the government heartily desires and which the
President of the republic welcomes. Your ac
tion and that of your clergy can be particularly
efficacious in th** realization of this satisfactory
condition, for l **•►» therein an assurance of
peace for our country and greatness for the
republic.
President Loubet, speaking at a reception te
the Town Hall, referred to the decorations.
which Included portraits of Emperor Nicholas,
King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel sur
rounded by cordial Inscriptions, and to his own
portrait, with a dedication to "Kmlle Loubet,
President of the Republic and Father of Peace."
This, said the President, summarized the policy
of the republic. l*»splte the vicissitudes of do
mestic politics, the statesman who had from
time to time been called upon to form Cabi
nets had always aimed iit the greatness of
the republic, the maintenance of peace and the
strength-nine: of alliances and friendships, Brst
with Russia, then with Oreat Britain and Italy,
and. he hoped, with other States in the future.
If be bad been able to aid in this aim his tenure
office had not been wasted.
The President farther emphasised these senti
ments at a dinner in the evening.
ITALY MAY AID THE VATICAN.
Rome. May 28.— Information received from
France by the Vatican authorities to-day indi
cates that the situation growing out of the
Papal protest against President Loubet's visit
to Rome and the recall of Ambassador Nisard
has assumed a more satisfactory phase. it is
understood the Vatican has been assured that
the government, unless compelled by action of
the Chamber of Deputies, practically Intends to
allow the matter of Cardinal Merry del \al\s
note to drop, thus avoiding a conflict with the
Holy Se*> before the general elections of UK)."..
The Madrid correspondent of the "Tnbuna"
telegraphs that Kins Alfonso has indefinitely
postponed Ills visit to President Loubet. which
was planned for September next, lii orCer lo
i a void friction with the Pope. .
SWITCH SAVESMANY LIVES
Keeps Fast Moving Train from
Going Into River.
Bridgeport, Conn., May 23. — The successful
working of a derailing switch Just east of the
new rolling lift bridge on the big viaduct in this
city to-night probably saved the lives of many
passengers on the train over the Naugatuck di
vision due here at »> o'clock. The brldpe was
up at the time, allowing a tugboat to go down
the river, :uid Edward Lyons, engineer of the
passons'-r train, disregarded the signal to stop.
In a moment his engine, tender and baggage car
were b>itn.ding over the ties, the train stopping
not many yards from the bridge. Had it not
been for the switch the train would have
plunged Into the- river, as it was going fast
when thrown off the tracks.
Passengers were shaken up, and th* women
and • hildren screamed, but v. hen the train came
t<i a stop it was found that no one was hurt.
Over 200 passengers were on the train. The en-
Klne. tenter and 'itgg'gt car wore wrecked, and
traffic in the westbound track was blocked until
late In the nlßht. Word was sent to New-Haven
and a wrecker reached here at 7 o'clock, when
the work of clearing away was begun. To
nlght's accident makes the second on the new
viaduct, the other being that of v freight train
a few weeks ago.
SHIP THOUGHT TO BE LOST
Wreckage of Pacific Steamer Carry
ing 89 Passengers Reported Found.
Tacoma, Wash., May 23.— 1t Is reported from
Victoria. B. C that wreckage Of the steamer
Corwto. which sailed from Seattle for Nome
with eighty-nine passengers last Tuesday, has
been found on the west coast of Vancouver Isl
and. She was scheduled to sail last Monday, but
Home of those booked for passage complained to
United States Inspectors of the way the stean;*M
was loaded, nmt the Inspectors ordered all freight
stored in the holds. Shipping men here who saw
the steamer before she sailed express the fear
that she Is lost. The Corwin had quite a list,
and seemed to be heavy and unse .
A BATTLE IX URUGUAY.
Eighty Insurgents Killed, Tico
Hundred Wounded.
Montevideo. May '2-\ President Ordenea an
nounces a victory over ti).- revolutionists by the
government troops voder General Munis.
Eighty Of the insurgents were kWed a -id 2»»»>
wounded.
J. H. THOMSON MISSING.
One of His Companions, a Hanker,
Drowned — A mother Escape*.
St. John. N. R. May IT..— John H. Thomson.
a well-known shipping man of this city, la be
lieved to have been drowned, and R. P. Foster,
manager of the Royal Hank of Canada, to have
lost his life, by the capsizing of their boat in
Lake Oromocto yesterday. E. P. BtaTert, in
spector of the Bank of New-Brunswick, who was
one of the party, swam ■quarters of a mile
to shore and wandered for a. night and a day
through the woods, being found by some lumber
men.
According to his story the boat was capstsed
by a squall. Foster sank soon after, while
Thomson and Btavert climbed on to the bottom
of the overturned craft. Stavert finally started
to swim to the shore. When be reached the
land he fainted. Regaining consciousness he
started through the trackless forest in a vain
search for assistance for his friend in distress.
No trace of Thomson or Foster has been found,
and it is not believed that they could have es
caped.
('. M. SCHWAB PAYS FIXE.
Speeded Hi*" Auto — Town in Xeed
of Revenue.
Chatham, W. '-. May -3 (Special). -Cfearta m.
Schwab, the former president of the riiito,! States
Steel Corporation, contributed in To to Chatham
yesterday. Mr. Schwab man permitted to do till
lifter ho had proved that his automobtln was ablo
to skim over the Chattel roads at a. Kr»;w«"r .-.•■;
than that -allowed- by th« fathers of the rural com
munity. Mr. Sc-hwai> was on his way out from
New-York. that the day was fine had Inspired th« Dr0 P frOm Brid e Checked by °? o" Ta »
Tha fact that th>- ilai ••■ tin.' had tn.spired tli<» *ft°? irOm jjriUj,t -^ j x *3"
Chief of Police, M. B. I.urn. to get some ut" his j Tree.
trustiest sl.uth-i out to see If they could not swell i
the borough treasury by contributions from auto- , N>w-Milford. Conn.. May 23.— Fallinr h«-;»dlon
mobilists. Mr. Schwab was one of the first to I from a bridge ninety feet above the Housatonl
coma alonff. tn,! as he was. the constable declared. ! River, at Still River station, near this place. John
K«tac at least liftmen miles an hour, he was <<topp.-.' ■ Polanis. seven years old. to-day escaped death al
mid brought before Recorder Ferris. Mr. Schwab, j most miraculously. The boy was playing on th
beinK^itixious ° Set alone, Pa ' In his fine with- ! edge of the brldso. hen he lost h!s balance. »Us
Several others from whom CoOectlona w*»t«» taken ' fa " was checked by the top of a tall tree, sixty
did not tak.- it so calmly, but objected vigorously. : feet below the bridge, and he slid through th»
hrn'ri^i^The i]^i^rV th? sss^i-wd ; *•«*■• •" «* sroiind «****«.-? for *• U!s ,s:
taken every time, thouch. Others who were tin.',! •
•were Krnest Bo*>rser. of Irvlnzton; J. H. IMckiu- ] FSohn's ;-;x.(.:.c3 supply a long felt want. With
>on. or Jl rrlstown: J. L. MeEwra, Whipi>un> ; j out (.•auslng the least fiix mnfort they radirall 1 .
Frederick C. Heeve. of Newark, and Cliarl«s cure- conaUuation, dj#i>e;isia and liver conii«.amt.
2tu£tra 4 vi Urania. J^_^__— • • I Advu
M'ADOO KEEPS UP RAIDING.
POLICE VISIT THREE HUXDRED ALLEGED POOL
MOOMS, MAKE ' AIDS AT FORTY FIVE.
They Find Most Places Untenanted — Threat to Arre*t Police Commit
sioner in Civil Suits — Syndicates Stop Service.
Despite threats of poolsellers. Commissioner McAdoo yesterday kept up his raiding
tactics, the police visiting three hundnd places though! to be poolrooms, and raiding
forty-five in various parts of the city. The act result was sixteen prisoners and 124 tele
phones.
District Attorney Jerome subpoenaed -stern Union officials in John Doc proceed
ings to get evidence against prisoners made at the alleged Mahonev exchange raid, and,
it was said, would try to get evidence from the Western I'p.inn books.
Jacob H. Sehii! issued a statement, saying that President Olowtv. on his own initi
ative, had issued the order abolishing the Western Union's race track service.
Poolsellers threatened to have l'ommis«ionr-r \doo arrested in a civil suit, and to
sue the Western Union and the Xew-York Telephone Company for breach of contract
"TIPPED OFF." THE I'.EI.IKF
Onli/ Sixteen Prisoners After Raids
nn Forttf-fivc Places.
The settee settled the fact once for all yester
day that there are not less than three hundred
alleged poolrooms In Manhattan alone by visit
ing that number of places, bent on raiding, un
der orders from Police Commissioner McAdoo,
who told the Inspectors to raid over again If
they thought any attempt had been made to re
sume business In places visited on Friday.
In scores of places no men were found, and
not even a telephone or telegraph Instrument
was to be seen. Inspector Brooks, who was
again In command of the raiding sortie, an
nounced that In forty-five places sixteen pris
oners had been made and 124 telephones confis
cated. They also selaed two telegraph Instru
ments.
"Things seem to be very quiet up here." saU
the Inspector, "and we Beem to have them on
the run. We have everything In our favor now,
and we are tiot going to let things rest. We will
keep at them until they are all out. I'd like to
wager that there was very little betting dona
on horae races in this precinct to-day, and. In
fact. I think there was Uttla anywhere In the
city."
Not an officer raiding had a warrant. The
Inspector said most of the places visited had
already been raided, and he did not think war
rants necessary. In one place there were twen
ty-eight telephones and In another twenty. In
the first place all the fittings for the wires wore
new. as if the work had been very recently
done. This place was at No. 231 Broadway.
opposite the Postoffice. and as it takes only
five minutes to walk from the Church-st. police
station to that point. It hi believed persons In
the rooms were tipped off. as not one was dis
covered. It Is believed that tipping off" ac
counted for the lack of prisoners.
Commissioner McAdoo made no comment
whatever on the resumption of the wholesale
raiding. Some of the places visited by the
police were:
No. '_N> Dey-et., one prisoner, three telephones;
No. 65 West Broadway, one prisoner, three tele
phones; No. 112 East Nineteetnth-st.. one pris
oner, three tutipnenss: Mo. l-ll West Fortv-flrst
st.. No. '_•■''- F ! fth-ave.. No. T.l West Thlrty
third-^t.. No. :»"» West Twenty-seventh-st.. one
?<»lephor>-; No. 72 West Thirty-slxth-st.. No. o"5
Seventh we., thr^e telephones; No. 10 West
Twenty-seventh St.. f"iir telephones; No. 100
West Twenty-CesJrtk-sU No. 2t West Twenty
fourth-st.. No. 140 West Twenty-thlrd-st.. No.
HI SiZth-ave., No. V* East Forty-second-st..
No. 38 West Thirty-second-st.. No. 34 West
Elghteenth-et^ No. '-£U Broa.lway. twenty-one
telephones; No. 17 Broadway, nine telephones;
No. "I West Thiid-st.. one prisoner, one telephone.'
No. 1.l Meiccrst . two prisoners, two 'phor.es;
No. !•"> Sixth-aye.. one nrlsosjer, one "phone; No.
il4 West Kourteenth-st.. one prisoner, three
•phones: No. l«ll Kast Thii ty-second-st., four
prisoners, two 'phones; No. :us7 Fourth-a.ve.. one
prisoner, one 'phone; No. ."}."» Third-aye.. one
prisoner, one 'phone; No. 132 Nassau-st.. nine
'phones; No. 80 Park-row. No. 12 Centre-st.. an
other place In Bneiw twe prisoners, eleven
'phones; N-> 112 FuHeo Si . twenty-one "phones;
No 7 Pine-st., four *nksnes; No. 12 t>tone-st.;
Xo! SI Broad-st.; No. 1«>47 Sixth-aye.. two
'phones; No. I'Vl West Flftieth-st., one "phone;
No. 140 West Fifty-third-st., three 'phones; No.
220 West Forty-sixth-st.. two 'phones; No. 337
West Fiftieth-st.. one 'phone; No. 4."0 West
Forty e»cond-st.. one 'phone; No. t1)l Sixth-aye.,
two "phone?; No. 61 l^ast Fourth-st.. two
'phones; Nft 12." Second-aye.. two phones: No.
'ill Bowery, two "phones; No. ll'rt Second-aye..
four "phones.
xo \i:i\s to poolrooms.
St/mlicates Adiise Taking Vacations
Cntil Thursday.
The. three Mg poolroom syndicates did not fur
nish a racetrack service yesterday to th?ir sub
scribers. In the raids of Friday and Saturday
some of the principal distributing stations of the
syndicates were made useless, as wires were
cut and telephones were removed. Despite these
raids, the heads of the exchanges thought that
they would be able to rent the damaged ex
changes or find new charters. As they could
not get the broken wires mended and new tele
phones put in, or open up elsewhere, they had no
news to semi out. Abo.it 1:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon the heads of the exchanges sent a
message to ttrMr subscribers to take a vacation
until Thursday, when It was said the majoiity
«>f the exchanges would resume business.
Some of the poolsellers got this message early
in the day, in time to see the running of the first
race at Morris Park. Other subscribers kept
their places open and did a handbook business
In order 10 appease the gambling mania of some
of their patrons. Making a handbook under such
conditions:, however, was not at all alluring, it
was said, either to the handbook man or to the
player. The conditions SJSWeasnasj the bets at -
cepted wete that either ticker or newspaper
prices would be paid, provided the o<lds against
■ horse were not better than 2«> to 1. If they
were mote ih;i!i -** to 1 only 2«> to 1 would be
paid.
BOY FALLS NINETY FEET AND LIVES
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SI'BPOEXAS W. U. MEN.
Jerome May Try to Get Poolroom
Evidence in Books.
In the .■■■•■ war yesterday wm a, (Jay of
unexpected moves on both aides. District At
torney Jerome, by Issuing aubpesa** for two
high officials of th* Western Union, iMw?d tha:
he had not laid down his probe. It Is said that
an effort will be mads to get &• books of th*
company Into court la the- John Do© proceed
ings, and In that way gut additional poolroom
evidence. The general Unpwesslon 13 that
Jerome's latest mov« Is net directed against the
company, but la mad» to jet black an.i white
evidence agrainst the poolrooms, Of, course tha
books would show tha exact nature of the rela
tions that hitherto pravallad between th«
VV>«tern Union and the poolrooms.
The poolroom men bagrart to show their teeth.
0n» faction threatsned to hare Police Commis
sioner McAdoo and Inspector Schxnittberger ar
rested In civil actions for damages for false Im
prisonment. Others of th* bet taking fraternity
besought Tammany powers to "call oft" the
Police Commissioner, and If be would not bo
"called off" to send a new official to Mulberry-st.
To-day attorneys employed by poolroom own
era will make a fight In court against what they
call "the Jerome method of drajr net Inquiry."
They declare that the arrest and the arraign
ment before a magistrate "on Information and
belief* Is an arbitrary measure, and not sup
ported by law. They are prepared to carry the
cases on appeal to the highest courts unless) they
are dropped or actual evidence of crime Is pro
duced.
It was on the strength of documentary evi
dence that turned up in the recent raid en Ma
honey's poolroom, alleged to be a distributing:
agency, in West Forty-second-st.. that subpesnaa
were issued yesterday by Justice Wyatt for Su
perintendent Dealy and Assistant Superintend
ent Mitchell of th^ "racing department" of th«
Western Union.
Service was made at the Western Union Build
ins;. No. 19f> Broadway, by Detective Jacobs,
who got the evident* against Canfleld's place
some time ago. A third subpeena for a ma'i
known as "Frenchy." said to be chief lineman
of the Western Union, was not served, as the
officials of the company said they knew no oiv>
of that name. Later "Frenchy's" real name was
obtained by the District Attorney's office, and a
new subptena made out. The subpoenas are re
turnable this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Justice
Wyatt sitting as a committing magistrate. An
effort will be made by Mr. Jerome to have an
open hearing.
President dowry refused yesterday to dls
cuss the serving of the subpoenas. District At
torney Jerome said that he stlU believed the
Western Union was doing ail in Its power to
suppress poolrooms.
The threat to bring about the arrest of Com
missioner McAdoo and Inspector Schmlttberger
comes from Daniel O'Reilly, representing' the
New-York and New-Jersey New* Distributing
Company, whose place In the Park Row Build
ing was recently raided by the police. One of
the employes. Joseph Kless. was locked up for
five hours and forced to give bonds. The suit
for $500 damages will, according to O'Reilly,
probably be brought to-day la the City Coert.
The "Western Union and the New York Tele
phone Company are threatened with damage
suits for breach of contracts. Tha contracts for
telegraph service were verbal and will be hard
to prove in court. "With the telephone com
pany, however, many of the poolrooms have
written contracts. Several of them made de
mands yesterday on John H. Cahill. secretary
of the company, for the restoration of the tele
phones and wires seized by the police. If the*»
demands are not complied with, salts for
damage will be bejrun.
The men arrested in the -raid on the "roof
garden" at No. 44 Broad-st. will ba brought bo
fore Magistrate Ommen this afternoon at 2:30.
They will be defended by Terence J. McManua.
of the arm of Black. Olcott. Gruber & Deny— s.
who Is prepared 'or a bitter light with Assistant
District Attorney Sandford over the "dragnet"
method of getting testimony from prisoners ar
rested and arraigned on information and. belief.
"This decision shows that the appeal 0— »t»
of this division are waking up to the danger
ously arbitrary methods employed by both the
police department and the prosecuting attorney's
office. I think that we will shortly be a- ■ to
wreak up this illegal practice, an 1 1 am going to
have a try at it to-morrow If the assistant dis
trict attorney tries Saturday's tactics."
When asked yesterday why Mr. Stanford had
used the Dow ling hill in court on Saturday. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome said his assistant ha(!
simply been "sparring for time." He sail! far
ther:
•"The Don lir.g bill was never Intended for such
a purpose. No one has a right to go out and
make raids without sufficient evidence, or at
least just ground to believe that a crime is be
ing committed. If the evidence can be obtain-*!
in no other way. or if the evidence already hntl
must he strengthened, then the Dovvling bill
would apply. But I do not believe in oatchlnjj
mers In a raid and then attempting to force
them to testify. That will never be done as
long as I am District Attorney.
All of the raids made so far have been with
out consultation with this otiice. Mr. Lord tells
me that there is not a scintilla of evidence in
any of the cases, and he docs not see how we
can ask the magistrates to hold the prisoners.
I want to co-operate with Commissioner McAdoo
all I can, but I am astonished so many me::
were arrested with no evidence at all.
"It is hard to get information about these
racing bureaus. It 13 no crime to send out ra
ins; new?, and that makes the evidence hard
to get. It is necessary to show the crlmtaJl
connection between the bureau and the peot
rooms. In cases of this kind the Dwasssj HI