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THE EVENING BUI
XETIN.
VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KYM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1904.
NUMBER 103
THE JAPS RETIRED.
They Bombarded Port Arthur
and the Forts on the Mprn
ing of March 21.
RUSSIANS RETURNED THE FIRE.
The Attacking Fleet Consisted of Six.
Battleships, Twelve Cruisers and
Several Torpedo Boats.
After Firing 100 12-lnch Shello at Port
Arthur and 108 8hels at the En
vironments of the Town tho
Japanese Retired.
St Petersburg,' March 23. Tho em
peror has received the following tele
gram from Viceroy Aloxleff:
"Lieut. Gen. Stoessel reports that at
midnight of March 21 Japanese tor
pedo boats were discovered by our
searchllgbtB. Our guard ships, and
fort batteries opened fire Upon them,
tne firing lasting for 20 minutes. At
4 o'clock in tho morning tho attack
was renewed.
"At 0:30 o'clock in tho morning four
of tho enemy's ships appeared from
tho south, followed by tho -whole
squadron of 11 ships and eight tor
pedo boats. Our squadron left tho
roadstead to meet tho enemy.
"At 9 o'clock tho enemy's battle
ships opened flro on Laiotishln, after
which they took up a position behind
tho rock eminence of Liaotishin and
bombarded Port Arthur."
"Viceroy Alexleff adds that ho is
waiting for details.
A later dispatch from the viceroy to
tho emperor says:
"According to a supplementary re
port from Lieut. Gen. Stoessel, tho en
emy's fleet consisted of six battleships
and 12 cruisers. About 9 o'clock In
tho morning tho fleet divided tho bat
tleships and torpedo "boats, taking up
a position between Liaotishin and Go
lubinaia bay (Pigeon bay) while cruis
ers formed up In two divisions to tho
south and southeast of Port Arthur.
"At 9:20 tho battleship Rctvlzan
opened fire over the crest of Liaoti
shin against the enemy's battleships,
which replied by firing on the town.
Meanwhile our fleet formed up In lino
In tho outer roadstead.
"About 11 o'clock in the morning
the cannonade slackened and Japan
ese fleet, reuniting, drew off slowly to
tho southeast and, at 12:30, had dis
appeared. "During tho bombardment five sol
diers were killed and nine were wound
ed. Ono soldier on the shore was
bruised."
Another telegram from Viceroy
Alexieff to the emperor gives Vico
Adm. Makaroff's report as follows:
"At midnight of March 21 two of the
enemy's torpedo boats approached the
outer roadstead but were discovered
by tho searchlights of tho batteries
and fired upon by tho forts and by the
gunboats Bohr and Otvazuy. They
wero obliged to retire.
"A second attack was made at 1
o'clock in the morning by three tor
pedo boats, which also wero repulsed.
At daybreak three detachments of
the enemy's fleet, consisting of six bat
tleships, six armored cruisers, six sec
ond and third class cruisers and eigh't
torpedo boats approached from all
sides. At 7 o'clock our squadron com
menced to leave tho inner harbor, the
cruisers leading with the Askold fly
ing my flag at their head, and the bat
tleships following.
'The enemy's battleships approach
ed Liaotishin and fired 100 shells from
their 12-Inch guns at Port Arthur and
108 shells at the environs of tho town.
"Our shells, fired at a range of 80
cables, were well placed. About 10
o'clock a Japanese battleship was
struck by a shell and retired.
"Wo lost no man during the bom
bardment, which ceased at 11 o'clock,
when the enemy's ships reassembled
and after passing along tho outer
roadstead drew off without attacking
our fleet."
London, March 23. A correspond
ent of the Times at Toklo under Tues
day's date cables that it is rumored
that the Japanese have succeeded in
blockading tho entrance to Port Ar
thur. MILITARY CAMP GROUNDS.
Bill Introduced Making Appropriations
, For Their Establishment.
Washington, March 23. Senator
Proctor Introduced a bill Tuesday
making appropriations for the estab
lishment of four military camp
grounds aa follows: Near Port Sam
Houston, Tex., $125,000; Camp Doug
lass, Wis., $400,000; Conewago Valley,
Pa., $900,000, and San Luis Obispo
county, Cal., $500,000. Tho bill ap
propriates also $100,000 for tho pur
phaso of 10,000 acres of land for tho
enlargement of tho Chattanooga and
Chlckamauga national park. It has re
ceived favorable action by tho houso
committee on military njfairs.
FOUGHT ON THE TRACK.
Both Belligerents Were Killed By a
Freight Engine.
Covington, Ky., March 23. Engaged
In a fist fight, standing on the track1
leading from tho Chesapeake & Ohio'
railroad bridge into the yards at Park
itreet, two men Tuesday night gavo
up their lives and wero crushed by a
locomotive before either would give
the other an inch of vantage ground.
William Rogers, foreman of a switch
ing crow in the C. & O. yards, and Geo.
Dawn, a helper, wero the men engaged
In the remarkable battle. Both lived
In Covington, Dawn at 17th and Grant
streets, and Rogers at 1702 Banklick
street." Tho men wero killed Just at
the end of the incline leading from
tho brigo Into tho yard.
It is surmised that both men saw
tho approaching train, realized their
danger and faced a terrlbio death un
der the engine rather than give way to
each other.
A NEW PRODUCT.
Cow Corn Will Be Exhibited at the
World's Fair.
Wllliamstown, Ky., March 23.
Among the agricultural products of
Grant county that will bo on display
at tho World's fair In tho Kentucky
exhibit is what Is known as cow corn.
It is quite a curiosity and many farm
ers In this section raiso it. The ears
grow to the length of eight or ten
Inches, and each grain of corn on tho
cob is incased In a tiny shuck of per
fect formation. Tho claim for Its su
periority over ordinary corn Is based
on the fact that It serves a double pur
pose, the shuck3 proving nutritious
for cattle.
THE SPRING SALE.
Forty-Nine Horses Were Disposed of
the Opening Day.
Lexington, Ky., March 23. Forty
nine horses were sold on the opening
day of the Trantor-Kenney spring sale
at an average of $200. Neva Sim
mons brought the top price at $2,100.
Add Day Black Bell, blk c, 3, by Adbell
out of Ida France, to Powell Bros.,
Shadeland, Pa., $500. Larabyo Girl b.
m., 5, by Larablo the Great out of
Quody Girl, to M. J. White, Hartford,
N. C, $320. Col. Patrick, b. stallion, 5,
by the Conqueror out of Godelia, to
M. J. White, $985.
Noted Preacher Is Dead.
Owensboro, Ky., March 23. Dr. J.
S. Coleman, ono of tne most noted
Baptist preachers of the south, died
Tuesday at his home in Ohio county,
aged 87 years. During his 50 years
in the ministry he baptized 5,013 peo
ple, married 1,002 couples, dedicated
03 churches, assisted In ordaining 67
ministers and witnessed 32,000 con
versions. Smallpox Appears.
Petersburg, Ky., March 23. Much
uneasiness is experienced at Burling
ton on account of tho appearance of
smallpox. Robert Wilson, a lineman
for the Boone County Telephone Co.,
and his wife are ill with the disease,
and a good portion of tho population
of the town has been exposed.
Used the Veto Power.
Frankfort, Ky., ' March 23. Gov.
'Beckham exercised tho veto power
unsparingly Tuesday, and four bills
were put out of business and a fifth
had Its most important sections ve
toed. He also approved 25 bills,
among tho number being the Mclner
ney bill.
Lightning Hit the Barn.
Benton, Ky., March 23. Tho tobac
co barn of Levi Brian was struck by
lightning early Tuesday morning, and
the owner is dying from tho shock.
Joe Maddox, a neighbor, was also in
the barn, and Is In a serious condi
tion, but may recover.
State Banks to Organize.
Frankfort, Ky., March 23. A meet
ing of tho representatives of a num
ber of state banks will bo held here
next Friday to organize for tho pur
pose of fighting tho suits filed by Au
ditor's Agent Lucas, to tax the depos
its of all such banks.
Houses Demolished By the Storm.
Franklin, Ky., March 23. The most
destructive storm in years swept this
section of tho country Tuesday after
noon. It raged -with great fury for
over an hour, demolishing barns and
fences, and in some instances houses.
Details are meager.
Bought By the Stockholders.
Dawson Springs, Ky., March 23.
The New Century hotel was sold hire
at assignee's sale for $23,750. Drs.
Hayden and Thrlekeld, the principal
stockholders, bought it. Tho amount
of indebtedness Is said to bo $35,000.
Duluth, Minn., March 23. Billy Ed
wards, who took such a prominent part
In tho 'Minneapolis municipal scandal,
was Tuesday sentenced to an indetor
minto term In the state reformatory.
D0CT0RJ1FUWS.
The Degree Conferred Upon tho
Gorman Ambassador by the
University of Chicago.
A MESSAGE FROM THE EMPEROR.
Congratulatory Letter From Presi
dent Roosevelt Was Read During:
tho Interesting Ceremonies.
Degrees Also Conferred on Profs. Del
bruck, Hermann, Kohler, Meyar
and Charlemagne Tower, Am
bassador to Germany.
Chicago, March 23. The feature of
the 50th convocation of tho University
of Chicago were a letter from Presi
dent Roosevelt, a message from Em
peror William of Germany and tho
conferring of tho degree of doctor of
laws upon tho Gorman ambassador to
tho United States, Baron Speck von
Sternburg, and upon fivo professors
of German universities Invited to visit
the university by President Harper.
The ceremonies took place in Leon
Mandel hall on tho university campus
In tho presence of an Immense audi
ence. On the platform, in addition to
the German ambassador and tho pro
fessors from Germany, were a largo
number of professors from other uni
versities throughout the United States.
After the conferring of tho usual col
legiate degrees upon tho graduates
from the' different schools an address
was delivered on behalf of the univer
sity by Prof. John Merle Coulter, which
was followed by an address on behalf
of the German guests by Prof. Eduard
Meyar.
Dean Hudson read the following
greeting from President Roosevelt:
"Washington, March 18, 1904. My
Dear Mr. Harper: All Americans
should welcome tho cbanco to join In
an advent which happily honors the
achievements of German scholarship.
To tho great scholars known through
out the world for their learning, who
have come to your university on this
occasion, I offer a cordial greeting.
Our debt as a nation to Germany is
weighty and of long standing. Tho
existence among us of free self-government
has drawn to our shores ad
venturous and liberty-loving men from
many lands; so that In a truo sense
we have become a world nation, with
ties of friendship which must bind us
in peace to all the great peoples of
mankind. Germany's share in the up
building of our composite nationality
has been marked. German blood was
freely shed for our liberty In the rev
olutionary war. In our second great
period of national trial, our citizens of
German birth and origin were a unit
in support of the cause of union and
freedom. To our citizenship tho Ger
man olement contributes a peculiar
degrees of business, thrift'and indus
try, and of the power of Joyous living.
Finally, German ideals and German
science have given tho inspiration in
our universities for the existing de
velopments of research and investiga
tion. To the mother of modern sci
ence and learning wo now offer an af
fectionate greeting.
"It is especially gratifying to me to
have a share in this demonstration of
the strong friendship which binds to
gether the scholars and the men of
high Ideals In Germany and tho United
States. Thegaln to tho higher life of
both countries from such friendship
can not easily bo exaggerated; and I
am glad to be able, on such an occa
sion, to wish you well with all my
heart. Sincerely yours, Theodore
Roosevelt."
Tho honorary degrees of doctor of
laws was also conferred upon the Ger
man professors, Barthold, Delbruck,
Paul Ehrllch, Wilhelm Hermann, Jo
seph Kohler and Eduard Meyar, and
Charlemagne Tower, ambassador to
Germany.
SPANISH ORDNANCE.
Those in the Porto Rican Forts to Be
Turned Over to Spain.
Washington, March 23. At the sug
gestion of Secretary Hay the war de
partment has sent instructions to its
officers in Porto Rico to turn over to
such officers as may be designated by
the Spanish government tho ordnance
in tho fortifications which remained
after the Spanish ovacuatlon. Tho
value in money of tho ordnance is not
great, tho wholo stock being apprais
ed by Gen. Crozior, tho chief of ord
nance, at about 200,000 pesetas. Tho
agents of tho Spanish government ap
pointed to tako charge of tho property
already havo sailed from Spain for
Porto Rico. It Is not known, hero
whether they propose to pack tip tho
guns and ship them to Spain or wheth
er they will offer them for salo to tho
highest bidder In Porto Rico.
Boston-Is pleased to noto that the
period of Intense frlgeration has passed.
In other words, Jhe beans have thawed.
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Appropriation Measures Considered in
Both Branches.
Washington, March 23. Senate
The senate spent tho greater part of
the day on the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr. Lodgo took exception to the
provision exempting candidates for the
position of Indian agency farmer from
civil service examination and on his
suggestion the amendment was passed
over without action. Other features
arousing discussion wero those relat
ing to the designation of Indian school
superintendents as Indian agents and
authorizing the payment of claims
made by Indian tribes on account of,
the difference between tho value of
payments made them in greenbacks
and coin payments as required byj
treaties. Later In tho day Senator-,
elect Dick, of Ohio, appeared in the'
senate chamber, tho first tlmo since
his election. He went direct to Sena-'
tor Foraker's seat and was cordially
greeted.
House Outside of a few routine
matters, the houso of representatives
dovoted the entire day to further dis
cussion of tho post ofllco appropria
tion bill, but disposed of only ono page
of tho bill. Mr. Butler (Pa.), endeav
ored unsuccessfully to have passed an
amendment designed to transfer baok
to tho office of tho first assistant post
master general jurisdiction of tho free
delivery and rural delivery services.
An amendment by Mr. Tawney
(Minn.), which was agreed to, prohib
its tho postmaster general from order
Jng out of post offices tolephono com
panies other than the Bell Co. An
amendment by Mr. C. B. Landls (Ind.)
prohibiting tho further rental of can
celling machines, was adopted after a
spirited debate.
ARKANSAS TORNADO.
Great Damage to Property and at
Least One Life Was Lost.
Little Rock, Ark., March 22. A tor
nado did great damage to property
and caused at least ono death In Cen
tral Arkansas.
At Fourcho Dam, four miles from
Little Rock, a Negro school house was
blown down and one of tho pupils,
Nellie Bogan, was killed. Several oth
er pupils wero injured.
At tho confederates soldiers home,
fivo miles from Little Rock, the chim
neys wero blown down, tho slate roof
torn up and the interior deluged with
rain. None of tho old soldiers was
hurt. Frame houses, fences and trees
were leveled in many directions and
the property damage is extensive. In
the section 20 miles north of Little
Rock great destruction of property is
reported, but wires are down and It
can not be learned whether there was
any loss of life. Tho storm did much
damage to property in this city.
COLORADO MILITIA.
EnMre Force Ordered to Prepare For
Service at Three Hours' Notice.
Denver, Col., March 23. Orders
were Issued by Gov. Pcabody for the
entiro national guard of tho state,
numbering approximately 2,000, to be
prepared for service at three hours'
notice. No information was given out
as to what service will be required of
the troops, but It is unofficially an
nounced that 300 men under command
of Maj. Hill will be sent to the south
ern coal fields to protect Negroes who
havo been hired to take the places of
tho striking miners. It Is also report
ed that the governor has determined
to send troops to Snn Juan county to
prevent tho exiled Telluride union
miners from mobilizing and marching
back to tho place in a body.
THE COLLAPSED HOTEL.
Three Men Held to Be Guilty of Crimi
nal Negligence.
New York, March 23. The corone. 's
jury which has been investigating the
collapse of tho Darlington hotel by
which 21 persons lost their lives, Tues
day night returned a verdict in which
Eugeno F. Allison, one of tho owners
of tho building, and tho contracting
firm of Polo & Schwandtner are held
to have been guilty of criminal negli
gence. Warrants for tho arrest of the
three men havo been issued.
Governor Signed the Bill.
Annapolis, Md., March 23. Gov.
tVarfleld signed tho bill passed by tho
legislature appropriating $250,000 for
tho relief of destitution In Baltlmoro,
though $40,000 of this amount will bo
used in paying tho militiamen for their
services.
Second Bunch of Indictments.
Milwaukee, Wis., March 23. A sec
ond bunch of indictments wero return
ed lato Tuesday aftornoon by the new
grand Jury which has been investigat
ing alleged Irregularities In city and
county governments for nearly two
months.
I)S Angeles, Cal., March 23. Gen.
Emilio Agulnaldo, former chief of tho
Filipino Insurrection party, will visit
tho United States next July.
ELEGTRIGSTORMS.
Serious Damage Throughout In
diana and Kentucky From
Heavy Bain and Hail.
THERE WAS SOME LOSS OF LIFE.
A Dozen or Moro Tobacco Barns and
Drying Houses and Contents Wero
Destroyed in Kentucky.
Two Houses at Lafayette, Ind., Were
Struck By Lightning and Almost
Completely Demolished and
Inmates Injured.
Indianapolis, Ind., March 23. Tele
grams from Indiana towns tell of se
rious damage resulting from the elec
tric storms and heavy rains. At La
layette two houses wero struck by
lightning and almost completely de
molished. Mrs. Anna Mack and her
two sons, and John and Georgo Calno
wero badly injured by flying timbers
and flames. At Madison, a rain storm
destroyed" bridges, carried away fences
and small stores and thousands o
bushels of grain. Several people nar"
rowly escaped drowning. The town of
Friendship, In Ripley county, Is cov
ered with water. A part of Bedford
Is inundated and traffic on tho Monon
Is delayed several hours.
Louisville, Ky., March 23. A vio
lent rain and hail storm swept West
ern Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Tuesday. Tho property loss will bo
very heavy. In and around Hopkins
vllle, Ky., tho damago amounted to
many thousands of dollars. A dozen
or more tobacco barns and drying
houses wero demolished and the con
tents ruined. Ono church was unroof
ed, a Negro school house wrecked and
scores of dwellings damaged. Ono
Negro woman was killed and ono
white man Injured. At Benton, Kj.,
one man will die from the effects of a
lightning bolt and another was injur
ed. At Brownstown, Ind., the Balti
more & Ohio railroad track was wash
ed out The Monon tracks near Bed
ford, Ind., -were damaged but the train
schedule was not seriously, interfered
with. At Paris, Ky., the 'hall killed
many lambs and young hogs. Tele
phone and telegraph wires in all direc
tions from Louisville suffered.
Evansville, Ind., March 23. A heavy
rain storm accompanied by terrific
lightning passed over this city Tues
day and did considerable damage. The
rain extended to points within a radius
of 50 miles of Evansville. The river
has been falling rapidly here for sev
eral days, but it Is expected the rain
of Tuesday will bring another rise.
BY FIRE AND FLOOD.
Property in Belolt, Wis., Damaged to
the Amount of $250,0C0.
Belolt, Wis, March 23. Belolt was
fire and flood swept Tuesday and a
large trnct of country is still undtjr
water, but the worst is over. The to
tal damage Is over $250,000.
Clanging firo be. Is and shrieking
whistles awakened tho people. to tho
day of tho greatest terror over known
in tho city. Shoitly after 3 o'clock
treacherous Turtle creek began to rise
rapidly and it was only a half hour
until the water Hooded tho valley.
Fifteen minute3 later the water rose
over tho St. Paul railroad tracks and
swept down St Paul avenue and Broid
street and the residents called from
their slumbers found their houses sur
rounded by a seething torrent.
South Belolt was entirely submerg
ed and the water continued to rise un
til 10 o'clock, when the flood reached
tho depth of three feet at Broad and
Stato streets, nnd extended almost to
the corner of Grand avenue. The heavy
thunder storms that raged far Into the
night brought a heavy rainfall and ns
tho creek was already high, the flood
was expected by old residents.
With South Belolt cut off by flood
a most dramatic Incident occurred In
the breaking out of a firo in that dis
trict which destroyed tho gas engine
plant of John Thompson & Sons, en
tailing a loss of $150,000, with $40,000
insurance. N. M. Wood, a watchman,
was burned to death and James Ward
and Bentley Dadman wero seriously
burned. Tho cause of tho flro was an
explosion of gasoline. Fivo hundred
persons wero driven from their homes,
many of them having been taken from
their windows in boats.
Suicided By Shooting.
Norfolk, Va., March 23. D. Paul
Hughes, secretary of tho Duquesno
Mining Co., and prominent in finan
cial matters, shot himself through tho
head on tho shore o'f Mahono Laka aft
er writing a noto in which ho be
queathed his body to a medical school.
Mayklng, Ky., March 23.-JJames
Robinson, a real estato dealer, who
formerly lived In Cincinnati, fell from
a ladder Tuesday and was Instantly
killed. His neck was broken. .