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the library to the gymnasium In which the
university convocation will be opened at 3 p. m.
Beats are to be reserved tor many of the alumni.
President Butler will deliver the anniversary
address, and Dean Van Amrtnga will Introduce
the candidates for the honorary degrees. A
large number of graduates of the university
who have achieved distinction in various walks
of life will receive the degrees.
This evening at Sherry's there will be a din
ner for the alumni, and it is expected that
about a thousand will be present.
LIVELY END OF CAMPAIGN.
Many Meetings Planned Mr. Root
to Speak Twice and Parker Twice.
The last week of the campaign is to be lively In
-this city, although there Is to be no great Repub
lican parade on the Saturday before the election.
Permission for the parade was denied by Police
Commissioner McAdoo. on the pretence that a per
mit, not on record, had been granted to the Demo
crats for a parade on that day. Having stopped
a Republican parade on November 6. the Democrats
will not parade. The final effort* of the leaders of
both parties to get out the vote on Election Day
will be confined chiefly to mass meetings, which are
arranged for every night of this week, beginning
with to-night.
There will be four noonday meetings In Man
hattan to-day, the speakers of which are an
nounced elsewhere, and a score of meetings to
night in Manhattan and The Bronx, held by the
Republicans. The chief meeting to-night will be
at Cooper Union, where the Union Veterans' Patri
otic League will have a rally for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks. General Daniel E. Sickles will pre
»l(Je, and speeches will be made by General O. O.
Howard. General Horatio C. King. Warner Miller
and others.
Judge Parker will be a speaker to-night at the
Madison Square Garden, where the meeting is
to be under the auspices of the Parker and Davis
Business Men's Association, and other speakers
will be Isldor Straus and Hoke Smith. Judge
Parker will peak '.n the city again si Cooper
Ltsasa on Wednesday evening, at the German-
American Parker Union meeting. There wiil be a
meeting of the West Side Parker Independent
Club en Wednesday nlicht also. District Attorney
Jerome presiding, end Charles Francis Adams. Ed
ward M. fhepard and Dr. Felix Adler being among
the speakers.
To make up In part for the parade, the Business
Men's Sound Money and Republican Association
will have a big rally to-morrow evening at Carne
gie Hall. Prominent numbers of the association
will be among the speakers, and it I* expected
that the Democratic trick to prevent a Me <le.mo!i
ration for President hoosevelt by marchiag ne
publican hosts in Broadway will be explained {«»>'•
The Republican Lawyers' Roosevelt and air
banks Club will take part in the discussion, and It
is expected that Kllhu Root, president of the club.
will be among the speakers. The club will fur
nish speaker* for the overflow meetings.
Another big n*-publicjin meeting this week trill
fee the one under the auspices of the West Sloe
Republican Club, at Durland's. Elihu Root and
George A. Knight, tie Californlan. are expected
to be among the speakers there.
Probably all the Republican district associations
In the city will have meetings at their headquar
ters or in other convenient balls this week. The
organizations are working »ara to get out the full
Rfpublican vote In the city, encouraged by the
big registration.
FOOT SURE OF XEW-YORK.
Tells President Plurality Here Will
Be About 60,000.
Washington. Oct. 3d— Elihu Root epent the
evening with President Roosevelt, at the White
House talking over the political situation. Mr.
Soot told the President that in hi? Judgment
there was no doubt of his election; that New-
York Sate would give him a plurality approxi
mating 60.000 votes, and that if his prediction
proved to be correct, the Republican State ticket
also would b* successful. A material reduction
In the estimate of the President's plurality. Mr.
Root said, might endanger the State ticket.
The former Secretary, in discussing the cam
paign which is row drawing to a close, ex
pressed his cratifl-.atlon that, so far as the Re
publican National Committee was concerned, it
had br-en conducted si amicably. There had
j riot been any discord, he Raid. The amount of
» money expended by toe Republican committee
did not aggregate more than half of that which
had been expanded In the McKlnley campaign
four years ago. Mr. Root has some business be
fore the Supreme Court to-morrow, and also is
to attend a meeting of the executive committee
■ of the Carnegie Institute.
HIGGIXS RESTIXG.
Getting Ready for Final Week of
the Campaign.
,BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBtNE 1
Osdensburg. x. V.. Oct. *).- Frank Wayland
UlfgiQE. the Republican nominee for Governor.
arrived here at noon to-day from Watertown.
where he Fpoke last night at two large meet
ings, the combined audiences numbering more
than flve thousand. Several thousand people
from the furroundir.g towns were brought to
Wattrtown on eight special trains, and It was
the greatest political night within the recollec
tion of any resident of Jefferson County. The
Lieutenant Governor is resting to-day at the
home of State Senator (Scent* R. Malby, In this
city, hi preparation for the hard campaigning
of the coming we-tk. when b«* will make a half
uocen or n,ore f^ceches daily.
On his arrival her*- he km met by Senator
MkJby. Major William H. Daniels. Collector of
the Port; Charlie D. Randies, president of the
loung Men 1 Republican Club; Fred Gray
chairman of the Republican City Committee- j.'
O. Dawley. William S. Dean. C. B. Herriman
and other local Republican leaders. They as
sured him that St. Lawrence County would roll
up a majority of from eixht to nine, thousand
for the entire ticket— national and State Mayor
George Hall, of this dtf, the Democratic nomi
nee for State Controller, will receive a good
many complimentary votes, but thla will not
«.n>ct the general result In he courc-.
According to reports received by Mr. Higgins
In Ocwego. Watertown and this city, there Is
tip disaffection among the Republicans of
Northern New-York. The Republican plurali
ties in the various counties in this part of (ha
Ftatfc. It is confidently predicted, will enual or
exceed those given for McKlnley in 1896 and
390(». The Lieutenant Governor's principal
speeches to-morrow will be delivered at Pots
dam In th« afternoon and in this city in the
evening.
SKULL AS THIN AS CARDBOARD.
Charles Klelker. eight years old. of No. SSI Thlrd
• ye.. died early last night In the Lebanon Hospital
He Ml backward and struck the back of his head
Saturday afternoon when playing tag. He whs
taken unconscious to tie hospital, and did not re
gain consciousness. Dr. Kiegelman. coroners' phy
elelan. i^rformed an autopsy, and saM he found
the boys skull of such abnormal thinness that it
waa a wonder he had rot U,>:, killed before. He
said the eku'l was about as thick as ordinary card
board.
High Class Horses
WgrraatcJ for Soaadncss sad Miasers.
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Standard Coach Horse Company
bi 41 and 43 WEST 63d STREET.
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FIGHTING ALONG FRONT.
OUTPOSTS KEPT ACTIVE.
Russians Open Inquiry at Vigo—
France* Work for Peace.
Moukden. Oct. 80.-The attack by the Jap
anese on the Buddhist Temple Hill on October
27 led to sharp fighting. The Japanese artillery
played on the position from early in the morn
ing, rendering the trenches untenable, shells and
shrapnel demolishing all the shelters. Two ma
chine guns with the battalion defending the hill
were smashed and disabled, but the defenders
carried off the remains of the guns when they
were forced to retire. The Japanese infantry
attack under cover of the bombardment was
made In close order. There was desperate
! hand to hand fighting in the trenches, followed
by a counter attack with the bayonet.
Japanese nnally gained the hill, but were unable
to hold it in the face of the deadly Russian ar
tillery fire.
There have been a number of skirmishes along
the whole front, but no development of any seri
ous import has appeared, though the armies ara
In the closest touch and a general engagement
may be precipitated at any time. At one point
the trenches are only four hundred yards apart.
They are separated by a small stream, which is
the only water supply in the neighborhood. By
mutual consent, there is no firing on the water
carriers.
Several positions have already changed hands
many times. It Is related that In one village
that had been taken and retaken by the samo
men on both sides Captain Polkanoff, on being
driven out one day. left a note In the hut where
he had passed the night saying he would like
to know the name of the Japanese officer who
was In the bablt of occupying the hut in bis
absence. A little later Captain Polkanoff re
took the village and. going through his old
quarters, found the following note in perfect
Russian: "I am Captain Yamata. I would be
greatly pleased to make Captain Polkanoffs
acquaintance."
To-day was unusually quiet along the whole
front. The Russians are in the habit of harass
ing the Japanese in the trenches at night. Last
night Russian scouts threw a hand grenade Into
a Japanese trench near Sin-Chin-Pu, causing
great confusion. The Russian scouts also dis
covered that the Japanese are moving many
batteries to the front, though as yet all have
been carefully masked.
SIGNS OF COMING BATTLE.
Russians and Japanese Take Points
Betneen Main Lines.
Tokio, Oct. 30.— A report from the Manchurlan
army headquarters received to-day records a
successful night attack against the Russian out
po-t at Wuming-Tsun. and two unsuccessful
counter attacks made by the Russians. The re
port is as follows:
On the night of October 28 a small force of
the enemy attacked Wal-Tao Mountain, but
was immediately repulsed. On October 20, at 3
o'clock in the morning, a detachment of infantry
was dispatched from the centre army agairai
Wumlng-Tsun. The enemy was surprised, and
the houses occupied by the enemy were set on
fire.
Wuming-Tsun is midway between the out
posts of both armies. Using the place aa a base,
the enemy made frequent night attacks against
our outposts. On the night of October 28 a
force of the enemy of unknown strength at
tacked an eminence near San-Tao-Kang-Tsu.
but was immediately repulsed.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 30.— General Kuropatkln
has telegraphed as follows under date of Octo
ber 20.
I have received to-day no dispatch reporting
encounters with the enemy. In a cavalry recon
nolssance yesterday, after an infantry fight, sup
ported by" artillery, we occupied the village of
Chian-Tsanhe-Nan. The enemy has retired
from Sindla-Pu. On October 28 our chasseurs,
with insignificant lossesmheld a village a kilo
metre west of Chen-LiaP-Pu against a violent
Japanese bombardment.
General Kuropatkln also records other out
post affairs, including the Russian reoccupa
tlon of the v.llage of Tynsln, a short distance
south of Luidzia-Tung. whence they had been
previously expelled by the Japanese, who burned
the village.
The sharp acttona reported from Manchuria
probably indicate that final moves on both eldes
are now being made, preparatory to another
long and serious battle.
Viceroy Alexieff Is now on the wmjr to St.
Petersburg. Pome of his friends still cling to
the Idea that he will be made Chancellor of the
Empire with hia residence in the Winter Palace,
where, it is said, a suite of ap.irtmc-r.tw has al
ready been prepared for him. On the other
hard, many say that his political career Ie prac
tically over and that his reception at St. Peters
burg, while officially cordial, will mark the end
(<t his political ascendency, it is even rumored
thrt the old vire-royalty of the Caucasus will be
revived for His bf-nefit, which would constitute a
complimentary and comfortable sort of exile.
ATTACK ON FOBTRESS CONFIRMED.
Recent Reports of Japanese Successes Said
at Che-Foo To Be True.
Che-Foo. Oct. 30.— The third general attack on
Port Arthur began on October 24, according to
unimpeachable authority. On October 26 Jap
anese shells set fire to the only smokeless powder
magazine In Port Arthur. Portions of the town
caught fire, the conflagration continuing the
whole day.
On the same day the Japanese captured the
Russian trenches on the slope of Rlhlung Hill;
also a fortified position protecting the fortress.
The Japanese consider the progress of the siege
to be highly satisfactory.
A RUSSIAN REPULSE.
Japanese Hold Wai-Tao Hill—Rus
sian Losses About Ttco Hundred.
General Kurokl's Headquarters. Oct. 20— The
Russians attempted at midnight last night to
retake Wal-Tao-Shan, which was captured by
the Japanese last Thursday. Wni-Tao-Shan has
been bombarded frequently since Us capture by
the Japanese. Its defences were of a semi-per
manent character snd the trenches were very
deep. The Russian losses there were nearly 201).
They left seventy dead and wounded on the
top of the bill. The number left at the foot Is
unknown, aa the Japanese are unable to reach
there owing to the constant fire of the Russians.
Captains Joseph Kuhn snd John F. Morrison,
American attaches with the Second Japanese
Army, have been recalled and ordered to report
to Washington. They will start for home to
morrow.
WARSHIPS SAIL FROM TANGIER.
Five Destroyers Put to Sea— Large Vessels
Coaling.
Tangier. Oct. 3O.— Five Russian destroyers
have put to sea. The remainder of the fleet ha*
hses coaling and provisioning all day.
NE^yOtiil DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1904
RUSSIAN INQUIRY BEGUN.
British Captain Again Confers uith
Rojestvensky — Recall Doubted.
Madrid. Oct. 80.— The Russian Inquiry into
the North Sea affair opened at Vlgo to-day.
Vlgo. Oct. 30.— The British cruiser Lancaster,
which was here for some time yesterday, and
departed in the evening, after her commander
had conferred with Admiral Rojestvensky. on
board the Russian flagship Kniaz Souvaroff. re
turned to-day, and there was another confer
ence between the British and Russian com
manders on board the flagship. The Russian
admiral returned the visit. Subsequently the
Lancaster sailed for Vlllagarcla, where It Is sup
posed the British Channel fleet has assembled.
Inquiries fall to obtain the slightest confirma
tion of the report that Admiral Rojestvensky
has requested Emperor Nicholas to relieve him
from his command. The Russian Consul Gen
eral here said that he was not aware that there
was any question of replacing the admiral, and
that be did not believe such a proposition had
ever been made.
The admiral said to-day that he could say
nothing at present about the North Sea inquiry
at Vigo. Ten battleships and cruisers, he said.
were now at Tangier, and the remander of his
fleet would stay at Vigo until further orders
from St. Petersburg. In conclusion the admiral
reasserted the truth of his version of the
trawler Incident.
There are five British warships cruising off
Vigo. evidently keeping in observation the Rus
sian vessels here.
The Spanish Foreign Office has given out a
statement to the effect that Russia has asked
Spain's permission for the ships of Admiral Ro
jestvensky's squadron to remain at Vigo until
the end of the investigation of the North Sea
affair. Spain consulted with the representa
tives of the several powers, who gave their ap
proval. The authorization, however, applies
only to Russian vessels now at Vigo.
The British yacht Ventura is in this port, and
appears to be watching the movements of the
Russian squadron.
The Russian admiral and subordinate officers
of the Baltic squadron are warmly received
when they come ashore.
BRITISH SHIPS ON GUARD.
War Vessels Along Route of Baltic
Fleet — Premier Back at London.
London, Oct. 31— The feverish activity in
naval preparations which marked last week has
abated, but naval reports show that British war
vessels are so disposed as to keep a sharp watch
on all movements along the proposed route of
the Russian Baltic squadron, including the
Canary Islands, where the Russians have made
elaborate arrangements for coaling from Ger
man steamers. Admiral Rojestvenskys four
battleships remain at Vigo. but. according to
some reports, the firing in the North Sea was
dor.c by Admiral Voelkersams squadron, which
is now at Tangier.
The Russians 1 own inquiry into the Dogger
Bank affair was opened at Vigo yesterday; the
British inquiry will open at Hull immediately.
The inquest will be resumed at Hull on No
vember 2. The Russian Embassy has cancelled
its Instructions for a representative to attend
the inquest, a* it considers the case closed.
Premier Balfour returned to London rather
unexpectedly by motor car last night from Can
terbury.
Many leading clergymen in their sermons yes
terday referred with satisfaction to the peaceful
settlement of the Anglo- Russian crisis.
CREDIT DUE TO FRANCE.
M. Delcatse's Successful Efforts to
Keep Anglo-Russian Peace.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 30.— The world may ac
cord to Emperor Nicholas the credit of having
proposed an honorable solution of the North
Sea incident, but The Associated Press learns
on high authority that this diplomatic triumph
belongs to M. Delcasse, the French Foreign
Minister. When the Yellow Book of France anil
the Blue Book of Great Britain covering this
Incident are Issued some interesting diplomatic
history will be disclosed. The gravity of the
situation was keeniy appreciated in the French
capital. The peace of the republic was involve 1 .
as a rupture between Great Britain and Russia,
which misht have put Great Britain and Japan
In the position of making common cause against
Russia, would Inevitably have resulted in an
appeal to France to fulfil her obligations under
the Dual Alliance.
M. Delcaree. therefore, at the outset went ear
nestly to work aa a friend of both countries to
find an equitable basis of adjustment The op
portunity came when Admiral Rojestvenskys
leport raised a direct Issue of fact. According
to The Associated Press's informant. M. Deleass.j
at once suggested an inquiry to establish the
facts through an International commission un
der the Hague Convention, offering tho sug
gestion simultaneously to both governments,
through Ambassador Cambon to Foreign Min
ister Lansdowne. and through Secretary Bou
tiron, in Ambassador Bompard'a absence, to
Count Lamsdorff.
The idea found instant favor both here and
In London, and on Thursday night the Russian
and British propositions, identical In effect,
crossed each other on the way to the respective
capital?. There was, however, this difference
between them. Lord Lansdowne'n instructions
to Ambassador Hardlnge authorized him to sub
mit the proposition <>n behalf of the Firitish
government, whereas Count Lamsdorffs in
structions were tentative, as Count Lamsdorff,
although he knew the Emperor was favorable
to the plan, had not yet secured the absolute
consent of his majesty, to whom he arranged to
submit the matter finally on Friday afternoon
In the mean time, on Friday morning the Brit
ish proposition duly reached the Russian For
egin Minister at Tsarskoe Seio, and on Friday
afternoon the Emperor gave h*s hearty approval.
Without waiting to return to St. Petersburg.
Count Lamsdorff telegraphed to Ambassador
Benckendorff specific authorization as follows:
In a desire to bring everything that occurred
In the North Sea into the clearest light possible,
our monarch considers it beneficial to submit
the affair to an international commission of in
quiry, on the basts of the Hague Convention, for
thorough Investigation. Your excellency is di
rected liy imperial command to propone this
means of settlement of the. question to the Brit
ish government.
The British proposition, presented earlier In
the day, remained unanswered. Exactly what
took place In London when Ambassador Benck
endorff presented the Russian proposition In the
name of Emperor Nicholas is not known, • xcepi
that Lord Lansdowne did not insist upon the
question of precedence, appreciating, doubtless.
that Russia being, figuratively, the offending
party, had the b.-tter right to offer to submit
the determination of the facts to an Impartial
tribunal. The Emperor's proposition, settling
the matter in principle, was therefore accepted,
and the same evening Count Benckendorff tele
graphed to Count Lamsdorff as follows:
I have communicated your excellency's tele
gram to Lord I^ansdowne. The British govern
ment acte.jjts the i-roposal to submit the North
Fea incident. In all its ej^ent. to examlnati-m
by an inttrimtlonal cnmniisslfca. aa provided for
by the Hague Convention.
The Emperor this aftemoosj received in audi
ence Sir Charles Hardlnge. the British Ambassa
dor, at Tsarskoe 8«lo. The Era&eror and the
AmbaMtdor had a long conversation. Sir
Charles Hardinge also visited Count Lamsdorff.
JAPANESE ON TEA WLEBSt
Danish Captain Quoted as Confirm
ing Russian Story.
Paris, Oct. 31.— The "Petit Journals" Lorient
(Trance) correspondent says that the captain of
a Danish schooner, which ernved there front
the North Sea, declares that when he was forced
to put In at an English port owing to stress of
weather, he saw steam trawlers taking Japanese
and explosives aboard openly.
DESTROYERS SHADOWED.
British Torpedo Boat Follows Rus
sians in Mediterranean.
Gibraltar. Oct. 30.— Four Russian destroyers
passed through the Straits, eastward bound,
this forenoon, shadowed by a British torpedo
boat. The British Mediterranean squadron has
been signalled twenty miles distant.
The British mobilization manoeuvres at Gib
raltar were brought to a close to-day. This Is
regarded as Indicating that no apprehension is
entertained of further complications with
Russia.
RESTRICTIONS ON RUSSIAN PRESS.
Rumor of Intention to Grant Entire Freedom
Doubted in Capital.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 31.— Concerning tho re
port that the Emperor Is about to issue a mani
festo granting almost complete freedom to the
press, so far as can be ascertained here It is
untrue, and received no credence in the best in
formed circles. It is true, however, that as com
pared with the administrations of M. Plehve and
his predecessors In the Ministry of the Interior,
the restrictions on the press have been so re
laxed that the newspapers feel that they are
almost enjoying actual freedom, although It la
not the sort of freedom enjoyed under consti
tutional governments. It is *lso true that a
project of reform of the press administration is
under consideration, which is expected to still
further to relax existing restrictions.
BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.
Sir Cyprian Bridge and Butler Aspinall to
Conduct Investigation.
London. Oct. 30.— Gerald Balfour. president of
the Board of Trade, has appointed Admiral Sir
Cyprian Bridge and Butler Aspinall, who prac
tises mainly in the Admiralty court, to conduct
the North Pea inquiry at Hull.
TROUBLE BREWING IN COLOMBIA.
Great Discontent Reported— Reyes Appar
ently Unable to Control Situation.
Panama. Oct. 30.— Advices from Cauca report that
there Is great discontent thero r\nd throughout
Colombia- Apparently President Reyes, with his
political enemies in the majority in both houses of
Congress, cannot control th" situation. Paper cur
rency is being issued in unlimited amount.
SKULE FRACTURED IN COLLISION.
Han Driving Surrey Is Thrown Out in Crash
with a Trolley Car.
The skull of Edward O'Donneii. of No. 34 At
lautic-ave., Brooklyn, was fractured as th« result
of a collision between a trolley car and a surrey
which he was driving las: night. The a--fi<ieni
happened at Coney Island and Greenwood ayes.
The surrey was wrecked. Tha passengers ol the
qax were badly shaken up.
WILL NOT ALLOW REMARRIAGE.
Milwaukee Prelate Says No Divorced Persons
Can Be Wed in His Diocese.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.)
Milwaukee. Oct. »>.— "The House of Bishops did
not secure the passage of as strict ix canon on the
remarriage of divorcees as they wished, but the
Bishop must give hit consent before a priest can
remarry any such persons. Any priest of this dio
cese has his answer now; he need K<> no further**
In these words at All Saints' Tatheriral to-day
Bishop Nicholson, of the Milwaukee Diocese, de
clared his Intention to prevent th«» remarriage in
Milwaukee of any divorcees. Bishop Nicholson was
uiie of the leaders in the tight for a canon abso
lutely forbidding the remarriage of divorced per
sons, anil though he <liri not set all he wished, his
sermon to-day shows that h>- lias effectually blocked
the hopes of graduates ot Milwaukee divorce courts.
WEDDING GUARDED BY POLICE.
Miss Anna Chapman, of Nelson-aye. and One-hun
dred-and-sixty-nimh-M.. w;.s married last uight, in
the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart,
with the aid of the police, to Edward A. Donnelly,
an engineer In th.- Water Department, living at St.
Ann save, and Oii'-huiiurt-d-and-sixty-llrst-st. Miss
Chapman's sister Lillian i<>l»l Sergeant Marron. of
the Hush Bridge station, thai William Curran, an
old suitor had threatened to harm the bride. Cur
ran was not been around the church, which was
crowded to the doors, and the. wedding was a
peaceful on*. There was » r*evr»tlon at th« bride's
home, hut policemen were there and Curran was
not seen.
TITLE TO MEXICAN RANCH DECIDED.
Mexico City. Oct. 3ft -The Supreme Court has
decided, after six years' litigation, that the famous
i-opex ranch, of TaznanHpa*. rightfully belongs,
not to Lopez, but to J. O. Brictsnn. Tb«» value of
the property is $3.6* l .«"x»v Brictson allegtd bat be
bought the ranch in i»w._
THE ARCHBISHOP CONSECRATES IT.
Archbishop Farley otßctated at Tort Chester yes
terday at the consecration of the Church of Our
Lady of Mercy. Ten years ago the church was
dedicated by Cardinal BatoUi and the pastor, the
Rev John A. Waters, has just succeeded in paying
off the J125.00U debt. The Archbishop and hia party
■were welcomed sit Ihe railroad station by the Cath
olic societies of the town, and a company of volun
teer firemen, and. with a brass band at their bead,
they escorted hla carriage t,. th<» church. yAt W
o'clock the Aivhlrtshop presided at a pontiti«il high
maw, which was celebrated by Bishop Colton, of
Buffalo Tbn Huffal" bishop was assistant pastoi
of the Tort Chester parish «t the time he was
called to St. Stephen's Church. New- York. Thn
sermon was preached by Monstgnor Lavelle. of the
Cathedral.
A YONKERS REFINERY IN DANGER.
A large pile of the boxes In which raw *ugar is
brought to rentier!' was destroy*-.! by nre early
last evening near the river at Maln-st., Tonkers. i
near the National Sugar Refinery- The blaze for
a tim«- endangered the refinery, and the entire fire
department was i ailed out. It is thought the flames
Blurted from a spark of a passing locomotive.
WEDDING DINNER ABOARD THE MISSOURI j
[by -■■..■ mm to r->y. tuiri \s. 1 I
Cambridge. Mass.. Oct. SO.— Host and rumhriJge
are much Interested In the marriage, which will
take place Tuesday, of Miss LcuUe Fuller Scarltt. i
daughter >< th<» Rev. and Mr«. William Russell j
Scar lit t and Dr. H. K. Ferrell. of 31 Louis. One
of th» features of the fe»tivtti»K will I»• th.> wed
ding dinner given «he young couple by th- officers
of th" battleship Missouri on board the vessel
DENIED BY A DEMOCRAT.
S. O. Stevenson, president of the Brooklyn Letter
Carrier*' Association, arid eic-pre*ideni of the State
Association, dented yesterday that he had received
any order*. Instructions <r communication from j
James V. Keller, president of th* national body. ;
regarding swinging in* 1 men (or ii.- J- i»uMi«aa I
ticket in return for an alleged promts* from iJeorge
B. Cortelyoii that, in caw >■( liepubltcan sue • *. a
hill would be passed by Congress Increasing the
Biliary of letter carriers from <i.(m» i" *!.>> si year.
He dots' not believe tin- story printed yesteruay
alleging an understanding between Mr. i\»rt ':
ami Mr. Keller f.n the subject. j
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THE LOSS OF HAO-YANG.
A Correspondent's Diary During
Attack on the Position.
«n»rre«pondence of The Awoclate4 Press.)
Moukden. Sept. 18.-From the diary of one of The
Associated Press correspondents with the Russian
army are taken the following notes on the battle
of Lino- Yang:
Auiru<t 28— Returning from the funeral of General
Routkowsky. I met a whole train of ambulance
carts filled- with wounded, two or three men In each.
The band of the Prlmorsky Dragoons also passed
me. going to join the reserves. Troops were mov
ing along every road, officers and orderlies gallop-
Ing in every direction. Everything that must be
with the reserves was Cowing toward Llao-Yang
In groups and parties, small and great, like little
streams flowing Into a river. To the rear of our
house, high In the heavens, hangs the captive bal
loon, with three officers watching the enemy.
There Is something uncanny about the Immobility
of the enormous sphere. No news as yet from the
field of battle. Two Japanese— one a trooper—
Just been brought In prisoners. The trooper wears
a dignified air, like most of his countrymen. The
other Is a pitiful sight, entirely naked, covered
with bruises and scarcely alive.
11 a. m.— fighting has ceased. It Is the Jap
anese custom to give their men a rest from 11 to 2
every (lay. They are clever, and mean to fight In
comfort.
• p. m.-At 3 o"clrck a fierce bombardment re
opened, lasting till this hour. At times the firing
was so severe that It was even oppressive. One of
my friends has Just returned from the batteries.
He says that it is perfect hell there. Riding
through the town. I met a number of stretchers
covered with sheets, and under them were the
wounded. A sad spectacle.
7p. m.— The cannonade continues. This constant
and unceasing uproar, although somewhat dulled
by distance, singularly depresses one. To-morrow
will decide the fate of Ltao-Yang. The cannonade
stopped late at night. The first large convoy of
wounded came In after dark. It was sad to heir
the groans and sighs In the darkness. Many of the
wounded succumbed before reaching the ambulance.
August 2&— l was awakened very early by an un
accustomed roar. At first I could not understand
what was happening, and only after carefully lis
tening I understood that a terrific bombardment was
going- on in the. outskirts of the city. Hurriedly
dressing, I went out on the porch. The boom of
cannon came now fast, now slow; sometimes they
combined Into one prolonged, thunderous roar from
which the very atmosphere shook. At « o'clock In
the morning a number of carts entered th* yard to
remove our things to the train. By 7:30 o'clock
nothing remained In our rooms.
Are we going to leave Llao-Yang or not? That
is the question which fills our minds, and the roar
of the cannon grows stronger and stronger. Just as
If a monstrous drum was being unmercifully beaten.
Beyond the quarters of the staff rises a little hill,
which is covered with spectators watching the
bursting shells on the heights outside the city.
To the southwest, beyond the village of Shou-
Shan, where the First Army Corps Is fighting, the
firing is particularly Intense. The entire slope of
the mountainous ridge Is defined against the skyline.
Little clouds of smoke dot the sky above It. De
spite the flaring sunlight, it is easy to distinguish
the flame of artillery discharges. Sometimes they
seem to run along the ground like will-o'-the-wisps;
sometimes, when the enemy is firing volleys, a
flock of small clouds and flashes Is «een above the
hill tops. It looks as though nothing could live.
One cannot realize that th-i vast majority of the
projectiles fly wide. Sometimes it happens that a
couple of hours" frightful cannonade will only kill
ten or twenty men. but sometimes In fifteen or
twenty minutes there Is a mountain of dead bodies.
Being condemned to immobility we stand here and
watch the spectacle through our field glasses. The
captive balloon rises a little to our left. Alongside
the headquarters staff, at the foot of cur hill, the
commissariat officials and their subordinates are
hurriedly removing documents. Similar work is
going on all around at the various other staff an-1
commissariat offices. In the distance, alongside
the railway station, locomotive tuginro are puHng
ami blowing and railway carriages are strung out
in enormous Unas. A part of the stores have al
ready gone, and we can hear the creaking at the
commissariat wagons.
At 2 o'clock th- first sport of wounded ar
r*\e<l. Tha severely, wounded are placed by ones
and twos in the tv.-o-wheeled ambulance carts, with
a canvas cover. Those less severely wounded are
placed by threes and even fours. Others are sup
ported by the hospital attendants, and those slight
ly wounded are dragging themselves along unaided.
For the first time since the war began I saw such
a gathering of wounded, and was struck by the
quiet prevailing among them. Neither shouts nor
groans were to be heard, except now and then,
when the rough two-wheeled carts, which would
cause a strong man some qualms, gave a particu
larly severe Jolt; then one would hear pitiful ex
clamations.
Contrary to their laudable practice of suspending
operations till - clock In the afternoon, the Jap
anese on this day broke their rules and continued
to bombard us for 3.1 tuey were worth. The un
ceasing roar of artillery mads one dizzy. There
was no getting away from the horrid din. It
pursued one everywhere. By 3 o'clock the sky
overclouded and rain began to fall. The ground,
which had not yet dried from the previous down
pour, soon became converted into a bog. over which
the ambu'-ince carts creaked, splashing mud. on
the.it way back to their positions for more batches
of wounded.
Bepi 1.--At sis o'clock this morning Kuropatkln.
accompanied by all his staff, starrteii to ride around
the positions, and meanwhile his train was brought
on to the main line and proceeded first to the
station. Afterward, when the commander had re
turned and entered his carriage three versts from
I..:.! o- Yang, the train was drawn to a siding.
On riding through the town just before the de
parture I stopped near the church. A sad picture
presented Itself to my eyes. On the other side of
th« lnclosure. in a tiny hollow, lay ten corpses
placed side by side and covered with shafts Os»
could sec their feet, hideously dirty. Some of them
stll! wore their boots, but the majority were bare
footed. The aged priest and his deacon, with a
few choristers selected from the non-combatants,
were hurriedly reading the Mortal service. While
the service was being read over some of the cor^s*
bearer* were hastily bringing others and uncere
moniously flinging them on the ground.
Up to 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Japanese left
us alone. It was said that they were placing slefce
guns tv bombard the city. Our armies retreated
beyond the line of forts and took up wen Intrenched
positions. Indescribable tumult prevailed at the
railroad station. Trains wen rapidly formed, load
ed with wounded, artillery ammunition and com
missariat stores and hurriedly forwarded. The re
freshment room at the station was thronged, mostly
with reams officers and commissary officers, as
well as doctors ami Sisters of Mercy, all hurrying
to satisfy their hunger, as no one knew when he
would next have a meal.
The hum of many voices filled the air; the noise
was literally deafening. Suddenly, Just at 2 o'clock,
tlm well-known hissing sound of a she!! was hear^i
above the station roof, and the projectile burst
alongside the building. An awful crash for the
moment ontttnated all other sound, then came the
rattle of falling glass and atone; the crowd rushed
hither and thither: a piercing shriek rent the air-
It came from a Bister of Mercy who had been
struck by a splinter as she was crossing the plat
form. She fell, covered with blood. Then came
another shell, bursting a little to the side near the
water tower; a third fell beyond the station, at a
spot wh»re the foreign military attaches lived.
The bombardment of Liao-Yang had begun.
Along the whole length of the railroad from the
Re<l Cross hospital of the Ueorges Sisterhood
stretched a line of tents where lay the wounded
whom It had been Impossible to place in the rail
way carriages. Her* they were dressed, sorted
out and entrained. As the carriages were filled up
the- trains moved off. out after another, northward.
Night was at hand. In some places fire broke out;
some stores which had not been removed were
burning. Shot* re-echoed on all sides. The flare
of innumerable discharges of artillery was to be
•sen. ai ore everything glowed the flames of the
tiro Only now could I to some extent realise what
•'in ancestors had felt in leaving Moscow, since
the abandonment of such an insignificant and even
foreign place as I.lao-Yang cause* a heartache.
To-day It la stilt in our hands, but to-morrow— or.
at latest, the day after— the Japanese will enter.
All night long the Japanese poured a stream of
on every
■hot «ad »h«ll into Uao-Tang. centring »•*• «-.
upon the «pot where stood the headquarters of lv
commissariat depot* The latter, however had
most aI! beta emptied. Th!« senseless, htttiTUr
barjJxnect racked one's nerves. "What an the T! 1 "
wasting their ammunition for?" mutter^ * .
tator beside me. "Whom are they •hootJar'^ti
Nothing but empty ah- and empty OUJ ,_^J~
dently they don't know what to to with tkM
shell*." tlr
It most he tree that th» Japanese harm an w.
exhaustible supply of ammunition It they J?*
squander It so wildly. It Is to b<» supposed thM
they derive del!(ht from listening to the soun«j«f
their own guns. '
Late in the evenine m* were told -that on th
following day. September 2. Kuropatkln would l«aw
his train, which was going straight on to Moukilen.
and that he and all his staff would march it'ts
th« army.
Sept. About 6 o'clock In the morning: a cony j
of Amoor < 'r>i<sark<i dr*w up around the mm.
mand»r» carriage. where a brilliant staff waa «,.
s«-mble<l. The commissariat trains had airmail?
departed and were stretchi:i* in a long caravan
toward the village of Chanstun. where they wer«
to bivouac
After* half an hour's conference In Kurcpatkhja
carriage the. first to come out waa General Bak>
haroff. He looked robust and cheerful. Summon.
Ing his orderly officers. th» chief of st.iff quickly
gave them hi? instructions and then lightly Jumps!
Into his saddle. He Is a splendid horseman.
Immediately behind S.ikharofr came Kucopatkin.
walking with nlow. .lecided trea.l. "Good morntßc.
Cossacks." ran* out his ch<^rful greeting. ■•«;»
wish good health to your h!*h excellency.- cam*
the reply. The commander mounted hi 3 horse tad
the procession moved off.
CRITICISES R. T. COMMISSION.
A. J. Boulton Would Give It Ho More Public
— Democratic Party Denounced
In the course of his remarks at a dinner given in
his honor at the Labor Lyceum. Myrtle and TTlt
loughby ayes.. Brooklyn. last night. Alfred j. Boui.
ton. candidate for Governor on th- People's Party
ticket, criticised the Rapid Transit Commission.
"I will frankly say." he declared, "that if it wen
In my power to prevent It that commission would
never handle another dollar of public money. I
would veto every measure before me Klvtng It that
power, and In so doing I think I could give good
reasons for attempting to pass a measure over my
veto."
Mr. Boulton also spoke on corporations, and said
If they were compelled to b-ar their fair share of
public burdens there would be money enough In the
State treasury to employ thousands of men in mak
ing good roads and other Improvements. Th*
speaker also talked at some length on municipal
ownership.
Gustavo W. Thompson, speaking of the Demo
cratic party, said:
It Is a party without spirit or Hi or savor; a
party that la neither hot nor cold, and which should.
therefore, be cast into outer darkness .it th» com
mand of the great voice of the common people.
Other speakers were M. W. Howard, on the Rcsj
Party of the People": John Martin, si "Public
Ownership of Railroads and Other Puts'.lc Utilities";
Samuel Seabury. on Labor In Its Relations to th«
Law." and Herbert N. Canson. on "The Labor M«i
in Politics." Joseph B. Buchanan presided
CAMPAIGN NOTES.
Martin Sax*, the Republican ■ssstnss for Senator
In the XVIIth Senate District, intends to win-1 up
the campaign with ? series of spas, air maetlr.gs.
He has plastered the Senate district w'th large
signs announcing his candidacy. and declaring it to
[ be his intention to 'Lift the Plunkitt Mortfjpja"
The young smb. of the district. Demserafsi and
Republican, are working for him night ar.l .lav
■ He has been a guest of honor almost rightly at
' some Democratic ersanizarion. The Your.? Men*
Democratic Club has given him a special uav.tauen
to meet with its members at Amsterdam Hall on
Thursday evening. v. caber -. Tto* TasmM G.
Loughlin Association, another Democratic club, has
Invited Mr. Sax-> 10 1- present at :'.* BSM bsA and
has presented him a bos for that purpose. Liberty
Council. Knights of Columbus, has aim a.«keil Mr
Saxe to be its sjuesi it it* annual sßtwnatoisenf
and reception tr> M held at Amsterdam Opera House
this evenir.fr. where h# will occupy a >>ox which
will be especially decorated for his use. The voters
who supported Mr. Curry in his primary fight
against Judge McJSahon are «'.-. .-»:*ir.* the cry. "Re
member Primary Day ar.d Plunkttt and JteO^gnj
floaters. Vote tot Stki*. «nd in mm war *»*»
the Democratic organization that our rights «*r
not be successfully taken a»»v Bon v* cy lv.
ported thugs and lawbreaker*" The WmMsioM
Democratic Club. 200 strong, of rr-#X^ A»»er.;Ciy
District, is going to hold a truck nsHini fr* Sar
tin Saxe every night . f this we«k>*H has a k lt;T
corps. and The entire resource? of th? Cur- as*
being given free to Mr. Sax" In his efforts to defeat
Senator I'lunkur.
The Roosevelt Colored ißTinciMe* wBl pars'?"
through the Vth Assembly District this MWfrg at
8:30 o'clock to the Republican sLslpMiinj N " ';■
East Elghth-st.. where, memorial resolutions wtn
be presented In memory of the lit? fvMiNMM « or
nelius Van Cott.
A reception will be given by the RepuV.te*n CM
for college men on Thursday evening next. James
M Beck, formerly United Mams AssMsM *222S
General, will make an addwt*. j It " P»P«*?
through this to testify to th« »**»«*'*! ir "* B>
for ins success of Roosevelt and Fairbanic«.
NOW IS THE TIME.
Pull together, all tos^t'.-r
Now> the time to pull to rti:
Nows the time to hust-e Jveij
For the good times that are in.
Every man who wants the country's
Credit good tn every lin<;.
Has hi* «>uty plain before him—
Lend a hand.
Ev— r man who wants to prosper.
as we've prospered here of tit*.
Knows the ticket, and he ought tn
Vote it straight.
Every man who wants ins business
And his labor to »taad pat.
Votes that way. and knows exact.y
Where he's at.
Every man who Stands for progress
And for right ir«.t*\«.l of wrong.
Knows a good thing, and hi pushes
It along.
Every man who wants this nation
Leading all on land an -.1 •*<>*.
Votes his ballot In November
"G. O. P.-
We have got the ball to rolling
Onward to the highest goal:
Keep it going everybody.
Let her roil.
Pull toother. all together.
Xow's the time to pull to stay:
•We have got the Rood times with us.
Don't you let them 9"™ x mptoo .
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