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THE EVENIN
VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1904.
NUMBER 70.
JB IjLIjEXIJN
HOPE ABANDONED.
The Death of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna is Only a Question
of Time.
NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE EXPECTED.
A Sudden And Unexpected Change in
His Condition for the Worse Took
Place Sunday Morning:,
His Pulse Beat at the Alarming Rate
of 137 and His Respiration Was
, Above 40 His Tempera
, ture Was 103.8.
Washington, Feb. 15. Senator Han
na's condition at 6 a. m. Monday was
critical In the extreme. Ho was slow
ly sinking, but on giving him injections
of brandy ho revived slightly.
Washington, Feb: 15. 'Sunday was
regarded as tho crucial day in Sena
tor Hanna's heroic battle for life. It
b'egan with assurances of quite an op
timistic character. Tho first news of
tho day from tho sick room was an
nounced shortly after 7 o'clock a. m.
The senator, the doctors said, had
passed a perfectly quiet night. His
temperature at 7 o'clock was 103.8,
pulse 120 and was strong and regular,
and his respiration was declared to bo
satisfactory, although no figure was
given.
At intervals of two hours during the
night Senator Hanna had been arous
ed and given nourishment, after which
tie immediately would resume his
sleep. Tho doctors supplemented this
announcement with tho statement that
the condition of tho senator at this
time surpassed all their expectations.
This statement hardly had been Is
sued when an unexpected change for
tho worso took place. Dr. Osier had
gono to Mr. Hanna's room and Dr.
Carter and Secretary Elmer Dover
had stepped down to the dining room
for breakfast. Dr. Rlxey had not ar
rived, and the senator was alone with
his nurses. Suddenly he became no
ticeably weaker. His rapid breathing
excited alarm, and other signs of dis
tress caused a hurried summons for
both physicians. On their almost In
stant arrival his pulse was beating at
the alarming rate of 137 and his res
piration was above 40. The oxygen
apparatus was put Into use Immedi
ately, the breathing cono was placed
over the senator's nostrils and relief
secured.
At 9:30 o'clock an official bulletin
was Issued covering this period. Its
ptatement was as follows:
"Senator Hanna passed a favorable,
night, but ho is weaker this morning.
Temperature 103.8, pulse 124, respira
tion 40. Rlxey, Osier, Carter."
The physicians declined to make
further comment on the outlook, hut
It was noticeable that their optl
mistism of the early morning had been
Dntirely dissipated by the 8 o'clock
jinking spell. However, for tho next
few hours the reports, which came un
officially from the bedside of tho sena
lor, all told of his wonderful recupera
tive powers. At 10:30 a. m. Dr. Osier
declared tho distinguished patient to
be entirely recovered from the depres
sion of the earlier morning hours. At
ihls time the doctor left for Baltimore,
with the understanding that he would
return at 4:30 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Drs. Rlxey, Carter and Futcher
remained in constant attention.
Tho following official bulletin was Is
tued by the physicians at 11 o'clock:
"There-has been no material change
In Senator Hanna's condition since 6
o'clock. Temperature now 104, pulse
130, respiration 40. Rlxey, Osier, Car
tor." The 8 o'clock bulletin Sunday even
ing showed no improvement In tho
senator's condition. Some milk and
whisky were administered at 6:30
o'clock and shortly thereafter tho pa
tient was given another bath, but It
caused no reduction In the tempera
ture. For an hour after the bath Sen
ator Hanna dosed and was resting com
fortably. More nourishment was giv
en at 8 o'clock. Throughout the even
ing the doctors gave oxygen for a cou
ple of minutes at intervals of half an
hour.
Dr. Osier retired for the night im
mediately after issuing tho 11 o'clock
bulletin, saying that ho did not antici
pate any immediate change.
All hopo of Senator Hanna's recov
ery has gontf. Mr. Dover has just stat
ed" that there is no qhanco for
life. "It is just a matter of temporary
Improvement," ho Bald. Tho doctors,
however, are not preparing for imme
diate dissolution.
At 1:30 a, m. Senator Hanna was
resting easily. Mr. Dover camo from
tho sick room and in response to a
question said tho senator's appearance
had undergone littlo change slnoo ho
was taken ill. The utmost watchful
ness was being observed to note tho
slightest Indication of any change.
Oxygon continues to bo used
At 1:10 a. m. Senator Hanna ap
peared to bo losing ground. He was
gradually growing weaker.
ANOTHER SINKING SPELL.
There Was a Reaction But the Senator
Was Left Much Weaker.
Washington, Feb. 15. Senator Han
na has had another sinking spell early
Monday morning. Dr. Osier was call
ed from his bed and Dr. Carter worked
laboriously over the patient As a re
sult there has been a complete reac
tion although the senator has been
left much weaker. Dr. Osier returned
to his bed with instructions to be call
ed should another spell be Imminent.
COMMUNICATION SUSPENDED,
Viceroy Alexleff Practically Isolated
Railroad Blown Up.
London, Feb. 15. Tho correspond
ent of tho Dally Express at Peking In
a cablegram dated February 12 reports
that Viceroy Alexleff is practically iso
lated, direct communication between
Port Arthur and Vladivostok being
suspended. Ho adds that the railroad
behind Port Arthur has been blown up
and that 0,000 Japanese troops have
landed near Dalny.
The Daily Mail's correspondent, un
der date of February 12, says that tho
Japanese warship Anaki has captured
the German steamer Yokohama which
had a cargo, including dynamite, for
Port Arthur.
Tho Nagasaki correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph expresses the convic
tion that Russia Is quite unable to hold
the Llao-Tung peninsula and that Port
Arthur Is bound to fall by the effluxion
of time, even without assault.
The Russians Explained.
Che Foo, Feb. 15. The Russians
havo explained their reasons for firing
on the British steamer Fu Hing, in
which three of the Chinese crew were
wounded. They assert that the vessel
was leaving port without clearing. The
British steamer Wenchow Is being
held by tho Russians for refusing to
deliver Japanese passengers.
The VoreneJ s Safe.
London, Feb. 15. A dispatch to tho
Central News from St. Petersburg says
the steamer Vorenej, belonging to the
Russian volunteer fleet, which has
sailed from Vladivostok, and which
was believed to have been captured
by the Japanese, has arrived safely at
Singapore.
To Escape War Service.
Hays City, Kan., Feb. 15. As a re
sult of the war In the Orient the dis
trict court here Is besieged with Rus
sian applicants for citizenship. There
are hundureds who now seek naturali
zation papers to avoid taking chances
of being compelled to return home.
Proclamation Cabled to Manila.
Washington, Feb. 15. The entire
text of the president's neutrality proc
lamation was cabled to the Philip
pines. This was done at great ex
pense, for the reason that the Philip
pines probably would be tho most like
ly scene of breaches of neutrality.
Will Nurse Russian Wounded.
London, Feb. 15. Tho Japanese le
gation here has been Informed that 34
of the Russians wounded In the light
between tho Japanese and Russian
fleets at Chemulpo will bo placed In
the hospital of tho Japanese nursing
home.
Landed With Disastrous Effect.
London, Feb. 15. A Port Arthur
:orrespondent under date of February
12 says: "Official advices state that
the Japanese landed GOO soldiers near
Tallen Wen with disastrous results,
110 being Babred by Cossacks."
Will Appeal to the United States.
Washington, Fob. 15. Japan will
appeal to tho United States to prevail
on the Russian government to relenso
the 100 Japanese subjects reported de
tained at Port Arthur. Tho appeal
will bo presented Monday.
Norwegian Captain Imprisoned.
Che Foo, Feb. 15. Capt. Gunderson,
of tho Norwegian collier Bygdo, has
been imprisoned at Port Arthur for
four days for having In his possession
i chart of tho Singvantua coaling sta
tion west of Port Arthur,
Ordered to Shanghai.
Manila, Feb. 15. Rr. Adm. Cooper,
In command of a squadron composed
of tho New Orleans, Raleigh, Frolic
and Annapolis, Is under orders to sail
for Shanghai. The ships will proba
bly sail on Monday next.
Judge Brewster Died Suddenly.
Danbury, CL, Fob. 15. tfudgo Ly
man Denison Browster, a, jurist of na
tional renutatlon. was found dead at
his homo in this city. Ho Buffered a
stroke of apoplexy about a year ago
while malting a speech.
Prof. Charles Emerson Beecher Dead.
New Haven. CL. Feb. 15. Prof.
Charles Emerson Beecher, Ph. D., pro
fessor of paleontology and curator of
Peabody museum at Yale, died Sunday.
IN THE KENTUCKY FIELD.
Owing to Bad Weather the Past Week
the Strikes Were Few.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. Owing to
the bad weather of the past few days
the strikes In tho Kentucky-Tennessee
oil fields wero few In number. Dur
ing the earlier part of tho week a cy
clone in the southern part of the state
tore down telegraph lines, rigs and
other material, and did considerable
damage to the plpo lines, and the runs
are light.
There are ten completions altogeth
er. The best strike was made In the
Cumberland county division, by tho
Standard, and does 100 barrels dally.
A barge line is being constructed for
handling the output of the Cumber
land county division. An unusual
number of dusters wero encountered
In the lower developments," flvo being
finished up in Wayne county. The dus
ters are outside the regular develop
ments, and are the results of wlld-cat-tlng.
INFORMAL CEREMONIES.
The Kentucky Fair Building at St.
Louis Dedicated.
St. Louis, Feb. 15. Typical Ken
tucky hospitality and congeniality
wero the prevailing features of the
dedication of Kentucky's world fair
building Saturday. Tho regulation
program fpr such occasions was Ig
nored and the ceremonies were In
formal. At the close of several speeches
there were songs which are familiar
to every son of the Blue Grass State,
such as "My Old Kentucky Home'1 and
"Tho Suwanee River." Every ono
present joined enthusiastically In the
choruses, and at their close there were
cheers which made the walls and great
dome of the building ring.
The largest delegation which has
attended the exercises at any stato
building at the exposition was present.
May Enlist With Japan.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. Another
sensation emanated from Kentucky
state college when It became generally
known that a conference had been
held between a number of tho cadets,
which resulted In a formal application
being forwarded to the Japanese lega
tion at Washington for information re
garding' the privilege and right of en
listment In tho Japanese army during
the existing war with Russia.
Suspended For a Year.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. Luke Mil
ward, the Kentucky state college cadet
who was ordered to be reprimanded
by the board of discipline for his con
duct toward Miss Evelyn Hargls,
daughter of Judge James Hargls, of
Breathitt county, as previously re
ported, was ordered suspended from
the college for one year on charges of
insubordination.
Confessed to Burglary.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 15. Berdlne A.
Paul, arrested here Tuesday night as
a suspect In connection with the mur
der of Telegraph Operator Rucker at
Danville, was not released by the au
thorities. While no evidence has been
found connecting hjm with tho mur
der, Paul confessed to a burglary at
Ironton, O., and that he Is wanted
there.
MaJ. Samuel E. Hill Dying.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. Maj.
Samuel E. HIU, soldier and, lawyer, Is
lying at his home in this city at tho
point of death. He is United States
commissioner for this district and was
a major In tho federal army during tho
civil war. He has been suffering from
a severe attack of pneumonia.
Commando Is the Giant.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. The stal
lions at Castla stud have been meas
ured. Commando is the giant of tho
bunch. He is 16 hands, 2 Inches
high, has a 74-lnch girth and weighs
right at 1,350 pounds. The measure
ments were made by Manager Danger
field. Exciting Man Chase.
Covington, Ky., Feb. 15. An excit
ing man hunt took place in the vicin
ity of Hebron, Boone county, Ken
tucky, Sunday. Bloodhounds are re
ported to havo run down one man who
Is alleged to havo set fire to a barn on
tho cattle farm of Henry McNeil.
Distillery Burned. '
Lawrenceburg, Ky., Feb. 15. The
largo Dowllng distillery, four miles
east of this city, was completely de
stroyed by firo Sunday afternoon, en
tailing a loss of $15,000, with $4,000
insurance. It originated from a defec
tive flue in the yeast room.
Blrkenruth Signed.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15. Capt. Jack
McDonald, the Boston turfman, who 13
In this city witli William Lakeland,
stated Sunday' night that Jockey
Blrkenruth had been signed to ride in
Franco during the next racing season
for M Eduard Blanc.
LABOR TROUBLES.
Effort Being Made to Settle the Diffi
culty Without Bloodshed.
Bloomlngton, Ind., Feb. 15. The sit
uation at Stanford tunnel growing out
of tho labor troubles on the Indianap
olis Southern railway with 150 Greeks
,and other foreigners remains un
'changed. Every effort is being made
to settle the difficulty without blood
shed. After a conference with Gov. Durbln
Sunday when tho men refused to sur
render, definite action was abandoned
until Monday. Tho head boss, Sam
Strang, still refuses to submit to ar
rest by tho sheriff or any other officer,
and Sunday said that ho and his fel
low workmen would not bo taken alive
by tho authorities. Sheriff Trasher
and a deputy went to tho railroad
camp Sunday morning and spent the
day In trying to compromise tho trou
ble. He asked for Strang, but he ab
solutely refused to come out. The
sheriff told the excited men that ho
did not como now to make an arrest,
but to learn tho cause of the trouble.
After this statement all talked free
ly through an Interpreter, and the
statement was mado that If Contractor
.Bruce Head would pay the men wages
they would vacate the camp at once
and glvo no further trouble. They
would not accept checks or orders.
Sheriff Thrasher said Sunday night
that he regards life too sacred to
mako any unnecessary move on the
enraged men and he will Insist on tho
men being paid and then If there Is
any violations of law, the arrests will
be made regardless of tho result
Prosecuting Attorney Miller and A.
J. Hughes, of the contractors, were in
Indianapolis Sunday in conference
with tho governor. There are about
175 men at work on the tunnel, half
of whom aro banded together with
Strang. A bench warrant of Judge
Warren calls for the arrest of about
50 of this number, giving their nnme3.
There is much excitement in the
vicinity of Stanford, which Is about
half way between Bloomlngton and
Bloomfleld.
MINE LEADERS ASSAULTED.
They Were Dragged From Their Bug
gy and Beaten By Eight Men.
Trinidad, Col., Feb. 15. Wm. Fair
ley and James Moony, members of the
national board of the United Mine
Workers of America from Alabama
and Missouri respectively, were way
laid Sunday on tho road between Ma
jestic and Bowen, dragged from their
buggy and beaten by eight men with
stones and revolvers and left lying In
the road. Later they were able to get
into their buggy and drive to Bowen.
Subsequently they were brought to
Trinidad. Mooney was seriously In
jured and had to be taken to a hospi
tal. Falrley was able to go to his
hotel.
SCHOONER RAMMED.
It Is Believed Only One of the Crew
Is Alive.
Now London, Ct., Feb. 15. George
W. Wright, common seaman, who was
picked up by the schooner Maggie, of
Newport, which arrived at this port
Sunday, reports that the schooner Dor
chester, from Pigeon Cove, Mass..
bound for Philadelphia with a load of
Belgian block stone, was rammed Sat
urday night by an unknown steamer
off Montauk Point. Wright believes
that ho is tho only survivor. The oth
ers on board were Capt. Kvanc, F. Lew
Is, mate; William Finney, cook, and
George Moore and Frank Maticks, sea
men. TROLLEY CAR ACCIDENT.
Two Persons Lost Their Lives and
About 75 Were Injured.
Cumberland, Md., Feb. 15. Two per
sons were killed and about 75 Injured,
25 of whom wero seriously hurt, In a
trolley car accident In Frostburg Sun
day. Tho car ran away on a steep
grade and upon reaching a sharp curve
jumped tho track and crashed into a
telegraph pole. The car was smashed
to splinters and scarcely ono of the
80 passengers escaped injury of some
sort.
Woman Charged With Murder.
Dover, Del., Feb. 15. Mrs. Mary Anna-Powell,
wlfo of Alfred L. Powell,
was arrested Sunday night by State
Detectives Ratlidgo and Francis,
charged with tho murder of EBtella
Allaband, hor 21-year-old adopted
adopted daughter.
Was in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Austin, Tex., Feb. IS. J. M. Hill, one
of flvo Burvlvors of tho battle of San
Jacinto, died hero at his homo Sunday
night. Ho was 8C years of ago and
widely known through tho south as
having been ono of tho Texas heroes
of early days.
1 i i -London,
Feb. 15. Tho Dally Tele
graph's Shanghai correspondent, under
dato of February 12, saya it is report
ed that tho Japaneso havo bombarded
Dalny and landed marines.
FIGHTINGON LAND.
Reported Japanese Were Attack
ed and Defeated With Heavy
Loss at Port Arthur.
ENGAGED IN A HAND TO HAND FIGHT
There Is No Official Confirmation oi
the Landing of Japanese Troops
nt Shan Ktii Kwan.
In the Engagement at Port Arthur on
the 9th Altogether 12 Russian Ves-
sels Were Destroyed and
Eight Captured.
London, Feb. 15. The Dally Mall's
New Chwang correspondent, under
dato of February 11, cables:
"According to official Port Arthur
telegrams, tho Japaneso landed a force
yesterday at Pigeon bay, West Port
Arthur. They wero then attacked by
troops and by the batteries and were
defeated with heavy loss."
Che Foo, Feb. 12. (Friday) It is
reported that 12,000 Japanese troops
wero landed at Dove bay last Wednes
day morning and that they wero met
by the Russians who engaged them In
a hand-to-hand fight The reports say
the Japanese were driven back. It Is
also reported that Japaneso troops
have been landed 40 miles further
west.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15. There is
no official confirmation of the rumor
from Port Arthur of tho landing of
Japanese troops at Shan Kai Kwan.
If the rumor should prove to be cor
rect, It will mean that the Japanese
are trying to get In tho rear of tho
Russians from both flanks, with fie
object of cutting communications.
In military circles confidenco is ex
pressed that tho forward Japanese
movement from Corea will bo checked
as soon as tho Russian advance Is en
countered. The retirement of tho families of
Russian officials across the Yalu river
from Yongampho Is interpreted as an
indication that the news of the first
serious land lighting will emanato
from this point.
Chinese in a State of Panic.
The alarm occasioned by the report
ed landing of Japanese in Corea ex
tends as far back as Mukden, where
tho Chinese are said to be In a state
of panic.
Some of the newspapers here are
protesting vigorously against tho cen
sorship of war news. The Novoe Vre
mya says:
"We are not children; let 113 hear
the worst."
The wife of Capt. Roudnef, of tho
Variag, has received a telegram from
Viceroy Alexleff, saying that her hus
band Is alive and unhurt.
The admiralty stamps as nonsense
the story that the Baltic fleet has been
ordered to the far east, pointing out
that tho ships are laid up at Cron
stadt. where they will be icebound for
the winter.
Nagasaki. Fob. 15. According to ad
vices received tho engagement at Port
Arthur commenced nt 4 o'clock on tho
morning of the 0th. Altogether 12 ves
sels were destroyed, eight captured
and 11 ships damaged.
The captured vesfels were expected
at Sazebo Sunday. Tho emperor has
congratulated Adm. Togo, command
ing the fleet, for his Splendid victory.
It 'Is considered significant thnt the
rigid censorship regarding the move
ments of the Japnnese fleet has been
withdrawn.
The vessels that comprised tho Jap
anese fleet which attacked and de
stroyed the Russian cruisers Vnrlag
and Koretz at Chemulpo on the Sth
Inst, were the crulFPrs Naniva. Taka
chiho. Akashl, Suira nnd the Asama.
The Japanese did not lose a man.
CHARTERED VESSELS CAPTURED.
Rumored That 1,800. Japanese Soldiers
Have Been Killed.
Nagasaki, Feb. 15. Six Norwegian
steamers chartered by a Russian na
val contractor have been captured.
Tho vessels aro tho Tona, Actlv, Son
tls, Selrstadt, Argo and Hermls. They
carried coal cargoes. Tho Hermls ar
rived hero Sunday under convoy of a
cruiser. It is rumored that 1,800 Jap
aneso soldiers havo been killed, pre
sumably by tho sinking of a transport.
Disturbances aro reported In Seoul.
Japanese Troops Landed at Chemulpo.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15. A commu
nication from Viceroy Alexleff just re
ceived confirms tho report of tho land
ing of 19,000 Japaneso troops at Che
mulpo. Tho viceroy adds that reports
havo been received of attempts to cut
tho telegraph wires along tho Chlneso
Eastern railway and also to destroy
ono of tho abutmenta of tho Sungarl
bridge. Theso attempts, ho adds, wero
immediately detected and decisive
measures taken to guard tho railway.
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