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YouV ou LXV....X 0 21.344.
THE EASTER PARADE.
COMMESTS OF A CRITIC.
"The Devil." Said His Companion
When He Disappeared.
The annual ster parade was at its height
yesterday noon when a pedestrian of imposing
presence strolled in a leisurely fashion through
one of the. cross streets in th» upper Fifties and
took up a position en a corner of sth-ave. In
th* shadow of one of fashion's churches, the as
piration of whose spiritual architecture has been
dwarfed by the commercialism of ■ neighboring
tkyscraping hotel. Tall sad supple of figure.
trita shoulders broad, but a trifle hollow, straight
end powerful and utterly self-possessed, he
formed a picture to attract the moat casual eye.
I>reesed In th* height of the latest mode was
the Stranger. His conventionally smart frock
coat could have been made only by a
great artist. His fashionably creased trousers
fitted gracefully over spotless patent leather
boots. His silk l.at was of the very latest
fcloclt sxS immaculate to a degree, while from
hi» white cravat gleamed darkly a superb ruby
set In Etruscan sold. In his hand he carried
lightly a. deader wand of ebony, tipped with sil
ver, upon which was Inscribed the single letter
' Th» Stranger's chin and cheeks were covered
*ifjji a. beard of inky black carefully trained to
a perfect point, while his upper lip was shaded
l»y a heaxT mustache, the points of which turned
«p rather sharply. Such of his face as was visible
*** BSrarthy. with a touch of the purple. that
eijXifles plenty of good living— perhaps a trifle
too much of it. If there was a peculiarity about
hie costume it was the s-hape. of his boots.
Thaaptt small and admirably fitting, they were
not pointed or round. In fact, a close observer
would have seen that at the foremost point of
each boct there was a slight depression. It was
only a Fupgestit-n, but there it was, undoubt
edly.
The Rtraiiger stood at the corner, a trifle to
one ttiie, Just enough to avoid the vari -colored
ftrearr. of humanity that was moving very slow
ly mi and down the avenue. Through the open
doer of the church he heard boys' voices sing
irr
Ijft the h'rds m\r.g out again
From their leafy chape!.
Tracing Him with whom, in vain,
Sjthh soupht to grapple;
Siunds of joy come Cast and thick
As the bre<-zes flutter;
Resurrexit. non est hl«\
Is the sirain they utter.
Tn* Stranger frowned a trifle, then shrugged
bis broad Ehoulders and turned to join the
throng. As h<* did so. ■ young and well dressed
ir.an, who had for some time been observing him
from across the street, approached him and
«ald:
"Pardon xn<\ but haven't T met you some
where? My name is Van Pcltcr." The Stranger
smiled the po!ished smiie of the man of the
world.
"It may well ht" said he. [meet most peo
ple eoor.er or Inter." ' tut it was noticeable that
h» £id r.ot give his name. "I was about to join
the x>as^d»»," he went or. amiably to the young
man. "I should be glad of your company, It
but be we shall soe something worth while."
Co the two turned down the crowded avenue.
"I have often read in the newspapers/." said
the Stranger, "the morning after Kaster, that
the leaders of society wore to be seen on foot
en the avenue in the. Sunday parade. Therefore,
I thought I would come this year and see for
ayeclf. The Castir parade does not usually
attract me. The weather is usually abominably
chilly an<j raw. and for many years I have been
scnistomed «o a torrid climate. But to-day the
cheerful warmth «>f the sun drew t^p cut. Hut
I '-r.ust say that I do not recognize many of my
*ociety friends, though nobody has more of them
than I."
"I think." eaid the young man. "that as i so
*<« 3 function the Kaster parade has gone by —
like the day of Now Year calls. Time was when
Scu could see everybody you knew on this oeca
■fon. but nowaday** most of th'-m go to the coun
try for house parties, or. If they do stay In town.
though they po to church, they are not seen to
*!•>' great extent in th«>. avenue. Of course,"
he ■Keru on. as they passed a club window, with
its display of fashionable observers, "there ate
crowd*, ;.robibly greater crowds, than ever be
fw*. but it's like, the French ball In its later
daj'F, nobody sees what he really expects to
"Tet," rsid the Stranger, "but it's humanity
after all, and wherever there* humanity there
»re soule. and ftouls are— interesting."
Th* young man. at least, was right. Seldom
Or, never have there v been Mich crowds In sth
•ve, for Easter ajs yesterday. Both -}<!*■* of Hie
•venue ■were packed almost to suffocation, and
'■■■mainly to discomfort from noon until U o'clock.
So great was tho crush that it was impossible
to walk faster than at the rate of a mile an
hour. Indee-d. thousands were moved to aban
don the main artery "f observation for some
one of its para Hale Thue it came that Madi-
SOn-ave. and Broadway each had its own ja
radt— not bo Imposing as the principal affair,
I*rhar>c but very populous for^Jl that.
Probably the centre of interest was the block
that includes the Cathedral and its twin spires.
Opposite the approach cf this great, gray struct
ure at the hour when high mass was over th-l>;
Stood packed together as many hundreds as
luatiaurd oa tlilrd pas*.
OOMCfG <VTT OP ST. THOMAS'S. \
JOSEPH JEFFERSON DEAD.
FAMILY AT HIS
Bodu Will Be Sent from Palm Beach
to Buzzard's Bay To-day.
West Palm Beach. Fia.. April 23.— Joseph J*f
fers-on died at his home, "The Reefs." at Palm
Beach, at 6:13 o'clock this evening. The end
came after a day of unconsciousness, and after
a struggle of days, which hod exhausted his vi
tality. At his deathbed were his wife, his sons,
Charles B. and Fnnk Jefferson; his nurse, Miss
Mabel Bingham; Dr. R. K. Potter and his faith
ful old servant. Carl Kettler.
The end was not a surprise to his family.
Ever since Jits last sinking spell, which came
after a rally on Thursday morning, and which
was followed by an apparent Improvement until
Friday, the family has been expecting his rloath.
Mr. Jefferson's condition on Saturday night
grew steadily worse, and the family, who had
retired, were summoned from their beds, and
Dr. Potter was called. The patient's condition
continued to grow worse all through to-day.
The sicklies? of Mr. Jefferson which ended in
his death was contracted, it is believed, while
en a recent visit to his son, Charles B. Jefferson,
at Hobf- Sound, a few miles above Palm Beach,
where he went to meet his friend, ex-President
Cleveland. It Is believed that from a slight in
discretion in his eating there, he suffered an at
tack of indigestion. Since his return to his home
this condition grew steadily worse, with slight
rallies until the end.
The body of Mr. Jefferson will h» taften to
Buzzard's Bay on a special train, leaving here
to-morrow evening, accompanied by all the mem
bers of his family, who are here, it grill reach
New-York on Wednesday morning, and the
family hope to reach Buzzard.- Bay the evening
of that day.
A GEEAT ACTOR GONE.
It is difficult to comprehend —it is almost in
credible—that ;i force so vital, a life =o beautiful,
a beneficence so nrecioun. as that of Joseph
Jeff.-igon has come to an end: that the voice of
gentle humor is hushei forever, and the face of
t?!Tier sympathy darkened in death. But so !t
is.— 'The King is fallen. The joy of his house
is ceased." —
"Alas! that all wo loved of him should be,
But for our grief, as if it bad not Ucr-n,
And grlof its<-lf be mortal!"
The comedian had been so long in the service
of his profession, so closely entwined with the
public thought, so completely an integral part
JOSKriI JEFFERSON.
Tb«» famous sctor, who died yesterday in Florida.
(Photograph by I'atli.i
of the general experience, that he had become,
as it were, ■ permanent figure in our lives, an
established and perennial source of pleasure and
blessing, and therefore expectation of bis disap
pearance was never consciously entertained. For
more than seventy years he had been on the
stag**, and for at If si forty of those years he
had occupied the most conspicuous and honor
able eminence that an actor can obtain. in
almost every State of the Union his presence
was familiar, while In parts of South Ameriei,
Great Britain, and Australia he was not un
known. He had travelled and acted far :>nl
wide, never obtruding hin private life, but never
reserving himself from the knowledge and affec
tion of the people. Everywhere his acting was
accepted with delight. Everywhere be g.iuiAd
devot'-d friends. Everywhere he was honored
and loved. There must have been a potent
charm in the personality that could achieve this
universal conquest, maintain this gentle sover
eignty, and diffuse ■ remembrance "i" this lovely
description. His own Idea of popularity.— often
made known In his conversation .—specified that
the IdoJ of the public is never much above the
public level: but Purely the popularity thai he
possessed mam no* alone thai of average human
sympathy sad liking, but that of deep intuitive
respect for spiritual eminence and poetic grate.
The multitude might not have been able to give
it- emotion a name. but. all the same, its emo
tion existed. No imitator of Jefferson ever
tonlinued oa aecoad vug*.
To-day, fair.
. fair, with llsbt northerly wind*.
NEW- YORK. MONDAY. APRIL 24. 11)05. -FOURTEEN PAG£S.-i, n . ( %SS l - A !&t te PRICE THREE CENTS.
oTH AYE. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EASTER PARADE.
RESULTS OF RECENT AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.
April 16 — Unidentified man run down and killed in Jamaica-aye.
April 18 — Boy run down and killed at Vanderbilt-st. and Coney Island-aye.
April 22 — Girl run down and killed in Hoffman Boulevard, Elmhurst.
April 23 — Man killed in collision at Columbus Circle.
April 13 — Woman run down, legs and one arm fractured, on the Merrick Road.
April 17 — Woman hurt in runaway machine in Broadway.
April 17 — Woman cut in collision at Sth-ave. and 39th-st.
April 22 — Boy run down, hip fractured, in Borden-ave., Long Island City.
April 23 — One woman's nose fractured, four scalp wounds ; another's spine hurt,
in collision at Columbus Circle.
April 23 — Doctor's leg fractured in collision between automobile and car.
FATAL SIGHTSEEING ALTO WRECK.
VICTIMS WEOMXG WAS SET FOR TUESDAY — HIS
FIANCEE AXD ANOTHER WOMAN HURT.
One man was killed outright, his fiancee in
jured and another woman hurt when one of the
big sightseeing automobiles ran Into a bill
board at Sth-ave. and 57th-st. yesterday aft?r
r.ooii- The owners of the automobile, the pas
sengers nri'l th^ driver assert that the accident
was due to the ramming of the vehicle by an
Sth-ave. car
Charles P. Koster, twenty-one yean old, man
ager of a tea and coffee company, at No. ."lfi
Hudson-st . was the man killed. His sweetheart.
Mirs Anna Finneran, eighteen years old. of Xo.
188 West Ulth-st.* suffered a broken nose and
four severe scalp wounds. Phe was taken to
Roosevelt Hospital, and later to her horns.
The police of th~> West 47th-flt. station ar
rested the driver of the machine, Joseph Flynn,
of No. 342 West 48th»st They also have orders
from Coroner ?• holer to arrest the motorn.an of
the car, said to be John Keegan, of No. 315
Weft GOth-st. Th« conductor was said to bo
William Ryan, of No. °.1!> East 89th-st Koster
ana Miss Finneran were to be married to-mor
row.
The automobile, owned by the Park Carriage
Company, was on its return trip to the starting
place, the Hotel Bartholdi. All of the forty seats
were occupied. A tour or the West Side of the
city and the pnrk had been made. Coining out
of the West Drive of the Park, the automobile
was headed across Columbus Circle, and down
Sth-a\<\
Flynn Bays that at 57th -st, and Sth-ave. be
heard tho gong of i streetcar behind him. Ho
was In the southbound track. He tried to
swerve the automobile to the west to get out
of the path of the car.
Whi'e the vehicle was half way out of the
tracks, according to Flynn, the car rammed the
side and rear of the automobile. Flynn was
thrown forward in such a position that for an
instant he lost control of the levers. The auto
toppled, ski i'Je.l toward the sidewalk,
righte-i itself ns it hit the curb, and plunged
across the sidewalk into the billboard, which Is
E. R. THOMAS ARRESTED.
Chased Six Works by Policeman —
Auto m obile for Hail.
R R Thomas, turfman, broker and auto
mol Hist, again fell into the clutches of the po
lice yesterday, when he v.-;«s arrested by Bicycle
Policeman Nlerney, o£ the w<\ c: t lOOth-st. sta
charged with speeding hia machine
i miles an hour In West EJnd-ave.
Xierney said that the chase lasted half a
dozen blocks until ho overhauled .Mr. Thomas at
lO7th-st. Mr. Thomas was forced to leave his
automobile at the West lOOth-st. station In de
fault of the amount of his bail. The necessary
bond was given later by William Dreyer, of No.
2,820 Broadway.
DOCTOR'S LEG BROKE X.
Caught Between Sides of His
"Auto."
Dr. Silas B. Blaisdell. of, No. 500 Bedford-aye..
j Brooklyn, suffered a broken lea; yesterday, when
I his automobile was In collision with a trolley
| cor at Grove-st. and l-Mushing-ave., Jamaica.
• After having th«- bone set at St. Mary's Ho~
i pital the doctor was taken home in his ma
chiiiO. which had been repaired sufficiently to
• moke the trip. Dr. Blaisdell is surgeon-in-chief
j of the Eastern District Hospital.
With the doctor in the accident were John
' Hoerle, of No. 201 Broadway, ami John E. Teed,
lof No. 321 Greene -ave., Brooklyn. The auto
i mobile was going toward Brooklyn and the car
toward Jamaica, from Flashing. As the auto-
I mobile swung around a corner it did »<o with so
j great a sweep that its right side grazed the
Bide of the ear The mud guards of the auto
' mobile and the Bide of th»- forward seat were
! smashed :n>'i the piston was bent. The doctor's
j teg was caught between the vehicle and the side
iof „. car. Dr. Blaiadell was taken to St.
I Mary's Hospital In an ambulance. He walked
I tc tl'e operating room to have a cast put on his
!»fT \x he was doing so Dr. Rorke recalled to
hlin a discussion they had three yearn ago. At
that time Dr. Rorke was under Dr. Blalsdell in
the Eastern] District Hospital, and the question
arose over a court case as to the ability of a
<nian with a fractured leg to walk. Dr. Blais
u<-ll admitted the ability.
answering your Inquiry: Yes, the best way to go
to Buffalo and Niagara Palls la by the New York
Mitral Why? IK-cause over its six trucks tru-re
are 18 trains a day; S-ceat mileage tickets.— Advt.
LOOKING NORTH FROM ruvriT-ST.
fifteen feet high. Bicycle Policeman Crawford
declares that he saw the car ram th? machine.
He says that Flynn stuck to his post and tri-^d
to control the lever?.
Koster an 3 Mia Pinneran were on the front
seat. Koster was thrown off and struck on his
head. The front of the machine crashed full
into the billboard, snapping off like a pipe stem
a beam ♦! by 12 and 15 feet high whteb sup
ported the apex of the board. Miss Fmneran
was thrown directly into tho wreck of boards
an-i timbers. She was pinned down by on* of
th* larger timbers, which fell across her chest.
The boards and timbers had to be pried away
before she could be released.
Just beyond the angle of the fence is a fruit
stand kept by Antonio Romano. He was Inside
With his wife, Angelina. The machine wrecked
the fruit stand, and Mrs. Romano was plnn-vl
down by falling timbers, which had to be cut
away to re'eas^ her. Her spine was injured.
Policeman Crawford carried Roster's body into
a drup stori-. Reserves had been tailed from
the W«st 47th-st. station, and were needed,
as a larg" crowd collected. Members of the
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
helped fre^ the women from the wreckage.
Flynn mads the following statement to Cor
oner Bchoter, after which he was released for
examination to-day:
T had Just got my front wheel on the track be
fore turning east in 57th-st. Thinking that the
car, which I had heard coming behind, had
Stopped on the north side of the street, I kept
on. I was then surprised to see the car right
on top of me. The motorman yelled at me I
don't know what he sairi.
Then the front of the car struck the automo
bile near the front wheel. I put on all tho power
to turn west. The jolt from the car swung 'he
machine around, and again the car struck it In
the rear. I tried to put on the brakes, but did
not succeed until the machine ran up on the
sidewalk ana plunged into the fence.
J. J. Farnsworth, manager of the Park Car
liage Company, declared last night that Flynn,
the driver, was as experienced a man as the
company has In its employ.
DRAGGED BY A UTOMOBILE
Wind Blew Maid's Skirt Into Mud
Guard in Broadway.
John H. Springer, lessee of the Grand « ( i«ri
House, figured in an automobile accident in
Broadway last ni^ht. which, for a time, looked
serious. Mr. Springer was going down Rn.i I
way In hi? automobile about 8 o'clock. At 43d
st. Emily Lambert, -Mrs. "Phil" Daly's colored
maid, living at the Hotel Spaulding, Broadway
and 43d-st., attempted to cross the street
It is supposed thai the wind Mew her skirt
so that it was caught by the rear mud guard of
the automobile :is it whirled by. The woman
«;tf! thrown to the street and dragged several
yards. Mr. Springer shouted to his driver, W.
J. Brown, to stop, un.i the machine was halted.
With Roundsman Case;.. Mr. Sprnis^r lifted
the woman Into the automobile ;<rul hurried her
to Roosevelt Hospital. Th^re it was found that
she had escaped with contusions of the left leg
and shock. She was again placed In the inn
chine and hnrrie.i Lack to the hotel. Brown
was arrested and bailed by Mr. Spring
AUTOMOBILE DIDN'T STOP.
It Wrecked Carriage and Injured Men. but
Went Right On.
Elizabeth, N J., April £\ (Special).— A horse
and carriage, driven by John and Oeorge Ku
bach, was run into last night about intdnlght. in
Morris-aye.. by an automobile coming 1 to Ktiz.i
beth. it w:>s a head-on roTHsinn. The horse
was knocked down and the automobile plung«d
tto^'ugh the carriage, wrecking it.
The Kuhach brothers were thrown Into th<- ..a,
but landed in the gutter with silent Injuries.
The nif mobittsts, who bad no lamps banting,
sped ":i to Elizabeth without stopping to Inquire
if any ,->m«- n i>i been injured. Their Identity ii
not known, The borse was s<> badly hurt th^t
II bad to tf shot.
WILLIAMS WOULD BE SENATOR.
!Br TKI.E'.ItAfH TO THE TBISCNC]
New-Orleans, April 23.— Congressman John Sharp
Williams, of Mlsstssippt, announced that lie was
■i candidate for the United States Senate against
Senator H. D. Money In Ms speech before the
Cotton Growers' Convention at Hsalehuret, Miss.,
Saturday night.
AFTER THE MORNING SERVICES AT ST. PATRICKS fATHKPUAH
RIOT AT "AIW RACE.
When Machines Fail to 'Appear
i Croud Gets Mad.
Paterson, N. J., April 23 (Special).— Riot and in
cendiarism took the place of automobillng at the
Clifton racetrack this afternoon. The lawless
outbreak was caused by the failure of the racing
machines to reach the ground, and before it was
suppressed many heads were broken and prop
erty worth several hundred dollar* destroyed
The fire departments of Paterson and Clifton
were called into play.
The International Automobile Association,
•vith headquarters at No. HO West r.4th-st .
New-York, leased the gTounds for the day from
the Clifton Driving Association and advertised
a ?.">.OOO chal'engre automobile speed contest be
tween •'Marveilous" Stone, of New-York, and
"Mile-a-Minute" Johnson, of Chicago, and
Charles Kreamer. of Omaha, who was also
scheduled to run. for the world's record.
Although it had be^n announced that the Law
and Order League of Clifton would interfere.
I.s«h> persons were on the ground at 3 o'clock.
Half an hour massed and the racing automobiles
were not in evidence. The crowd continued to
increase, each person who passed through the
sratcs cheerfully paying twenty-five cents for
the privilege. The crowd was interested for
a time in the speed contests among the owners
of the r*osure automobiles, but finally, at the
end of an hour it became impatient. There was
a movement toward the front entrance, where
the frame building used as an office is situated.
"When does this show begin?" some one of
the crowd ask«d. The stranger who co!!ect-d
the tickets explained that the racing machines
had met with an accident and he expected they
would arrive soon. But the throng in front of
the main entrance kept increasing, and it be
came evident that serious trouble was browing.
"We want our money," came the demand from
the crowd. In an instant there was an assault
on the box office. Constables Coughlin. Kear
ney. SfcCtond, Burke, Feeney and Jewett male
an effort to drive the crowd back, but their e*
forts were fruitless. The "auto" enthusiasts be
came a howlins mob. With the aid of Consta
ble Coughlin. the treasurer made his escape, un
known to the mob. The door of the office was
torn off by the angry youths who led the as
sault. They found th rt office empty, and 33
cents in the cash box.
■ W>'ll have revenge, anyhow." declared tlie
leaders, and they proceeded to tear down tne
frame btl'ldlns: and a 1-irge portion of the picket
fence surrounding the grounds. Aff- the bull l
iner had boen wrenched from its foundation some
( ne came forward with an armful of hay. placed
it in the upturned building nnd applied the torch.
The constables endeavored to extinguish the
flames, but the crowd attacked them with pi.k
<»ts ar.d stones.
The 'lames were carried by the high wind, and
threatened to destroy the racetrack, hotel, shed*
stables and storehouses. Edward Frazer. pro
prietor of the hotel, organized a bucket brigade
among' his Mends and summoned the Fire De
partments of Clifton and Paterson.
While this excitement was in progress. "Milo
a-Mmute** Johnson started for Passaic. The
crowd picked him out ns one of the managers of
the race and pursued him. He was saved from
serious injury by the constables, and placed
aboard a trolley car for Paterson.
All of the high fence on the Main-st. side was
torn down, and the stables adjoining the main
entrance were wrecked. As a result of the riot-
Ing several complaints will be made by til con
stables.
BERRIES AXD JOBS GONE.
W. K. Vanderbitt, jr.. Discharges
Gardeners After Stripping of Beds.
Because they could not account for the strip
pin? of a number of strawberry vines which
William K. Vanderbilt. jr.. had planted at his
place. Deepdale, Long Island, eight gardeners
in his employ are to-day looking for. Jobs. Mr.
Vnnderbilt is somewhat of : ■ gardener himself,
and takes Interest In the planting and cultivat
ing of strawberry beds.
He had set a number of beds of his favorite
berry uml<H* glas.a on his estate at Success Lake
»nd had watched 'thorn carefully. On Saturday]
he expected the berries would be ripe enough re
pick. They were. When he went to the beds t»e
found they hail already been picked. Mr. Van
derbllt had promised. to ship some of the berries
to friends in Manhattan.
FE\ CHVEX KILLED.
Chinese Commission to Tibet Re
ported Massacred.
London. April -4.— Special correspondents at
Shanghai give an unconfirmed Chinese report
that Fen-Chuen. the imperial commissioner to
Tibet, his whole retinue have been massacred
by Tibetans at Batanty.
SINKS IN BRISTOL CHANNEL.
London, April i 3-— The French st^.v:.. : ftaclne
ran down an unknown schooner in Hr'«t.»> Chan
nel 'on Saturday night. The schooner was out in
two and sank Immediately! without leaving a trace
as to her identity. li is supposed the crew were all
drowned.
NAVAL BATTIE REPORTED
CA XXOXADIXG HE i RD.
Rojestvensky Believed to Have Met
Japanese Scouts.
Saigon. French Cochin-China, April 23.—
The complete Russian fleet left Kamranh Bar
on April 22 at midday. At night heavy can
nonading was heard out at sea. It is sup
posed the Russian fleet was engaged with a
portion of the Japanese squadron.
Before the departure of the squadron. Vlce-
Admiral Kojcstvensky visited Admiral Jon
quleres. The meeting of the admirals was most
cordial.
No Russian officer or sailor landed from th»
fleet in Kamrnnh Bay. They had expected
XebofratofFs detachment of the squadron to ar
rive at any moment.
The natives were liisrhly pleased with th*
■Ml rise in the price of provision?, o^rinc: to
the Russians' visit.
Paris, April 23.— The Minister of Colonies of
ficially confirms the report of the departure of
the Russian squadron from Kamranh Bay.
A dispatch from Saigon to the "Temps" re
ports that the Russian fleet outside of Kam
ranh Bay opened a heavy cannonading, prob
ably upon Japanese scouts.
The Russian transports Kiel, Jupiter, Knlaz
Gortschakcff and Kitai are still at Saigon, the
dispatch adds.
A private dispatch from Saigon states that
Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky Is suffering from
dysentery, but otherwise the officers and men
of the fleet are in the best of health.
WARSHIPS OFF MAXIL.t.
Vessels, Believed To Ec Japanese,
Reported from Carrrgidor,
Mania, April J.^— Three warships are now off
CorrepMor Island. Ir is ssmaoaa
ar° Japanese vest hi and Japanese i
Marita Gori is homlj saipeettng the arrival ci
\lmiral Kamimura.
LACKS COXFIRMATIOX.
London Doubtful if Xnval Engage*
merit Has Occurred.
(By The Associate! rTess.)
London. April Beyond the report thai
from Kamranh Bay the Russian second Pacific
squadron proceeded northward there is no fur
ther news of any kind nor confirmation of the
reported firing off Kamranh Bay. There have
been rumors recently that a portion of Rojest
ven.sky's squadron wr.s at Hainan, n?ar th*
promontory ot Lionchau. If thes? rumors are
true it is supposed the whole squadron -ay re
assemble there and endeavor in Chinese waters
to continue coaling and other preparations.
Little attention is paid here to reported move
ments of the Japanese warships. It is consid
ered that Vice-Admiral Togo is not likely to
lift the veil of secrecy except for the express
purptis.' of misleading.
SOI'TH OF FORMOSA.
Admiral Togo's Main Fleet to As*
semble There Aprils.
I^ondon. April -t— A dispatrh from Manila
April to "The !>aily Mail" .-:•>:*:
Vice-Admiral Togo's main fl«»-t will ;»*M>mhle
SOUtB I ■-'''
The Japanese consul here has received a
long cipher message concerning Kamimura'*
squadron, which is expected to-morrow (Sun
day). The consul says the shins V vi!l not enter
Manila Harbor, bui will cruise outside.
There is sreat official activity herf\ Th»
American admiral. <h-> Japanese consul and lh-»
general In command have heM conferences.
Th*» admiral will on Monday confer with Gov
ernor (Jeneral Wrisht.
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the J«
i;ami: of mnt: i\n seek.
St. Petersburg Believes Fleet Sailed
Two />•.■;. v Ago.
St. Petersburg. April _'». - Vice- Admiral Ro-
Jestvenskky continue?* his poUcy of- strattegf
silence, and has answer*'! the Admiralty's mes
sage of last Saturday, pointing out the position
of the French government on neutrality regula
tions, by putting to ica. giving no^mtmation cf
his plans nr <it.-stinj.tion. Russian naval circle*
would not be surprised if it should develop that
the squadron had been already two c*uys vr
more on the way nurthward when the Instruc
tions were cabled to him. and that the Admir
alty was aware of this when the message was