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THE EYENING BULL
VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1904.
NUMBER 140.
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CHANNEL BLOCKED
It is Declared That the Entrance
.to Port Arthur is Abso
lutely Sealed.
JAPANESE LOSSES NOT STATED.
Another Engagement on Land Near
Feng Wang Cheng is Expected
Almost Immediately.
Russian Position in South Manchuria
Weak In Consequence of the Num
ber of Men Detached to
Guard the Railroad.
London, May 6. The opinion gains
ground hero that the Japanese have at
'last effectually blocked Port Arthur.
No official Japanese report on the sub
ject has yet been received, but the
Toklo correspondents are very posi
tive regarding the matter and describe
'the termination with which the enter
prise was undertaken,
j The Telegraph's correspondent de
clares that the entranc to Port Arthur
ia "absolutly sealed," and adds that
the Japanese fleet in effecting its pur
pose steamed into the entrance at full
speed and thatthe naval officers who
made the two previous attempts beg
ged permission to carry out the next
attack by daylight, that being easier,
and their request was granted.
"So determined were they to suc
ceed," adds the correspondent, "that
they decided If necessary to lose half
their men. The number of casualties
sustained by the Japanese has not yet
been announced'
In favor of the supposition of Jap
anese success in blocking Port Ar
thur, it Is pointed out that the previ
ous attempts had left the channel so
narrow that a couple of vessels sunk
in the fairway would probably suffice
to seal up the entrance, while there is
a noticeable evasion and half hearted
ness in the Russian denials of the
enemy's success.
There is no confirmation here of the
Paris rumors that an engagement be
tween Russian and Japanese squad
rons had taken place off Vladivostok,
and St. Petersburg knows nothing of
the rumored capture of New Chwang.
It is reported that the Japanese ad
vanced to within 18 miles of Feng
Wang Cheng and that another engage
ment is expected almost immediately.
Reports have been received here
that the Japanese captured a quantity
of railroad material after Sunday's
battle. This Is supposed to Indicate
that the Russians had made great pro
gress with the railroad from the main
Manchurlan line to the Yalu. If this Is
so, it wouTd be a simple matter for tne
Japanese to repair this line, which
would materially assist them In their
advance through a difficult country.
The Standard's Tlen-Tsin corre
spondent says he Is convinced that the
Russian position in Southern Manchu
ria is exceedingly weak In conse
quence of the enormous number of
men detained to guard the railway
and to obtain provisions. He believes
that the forces at Hal Cheng and Llao
Yang are greatly over estimated. The
camps, he says, are numerous, but
there are few men in them. There are
noveral fortifications In the hills be
tween Feng Fang Cheng and Hal
Cheng, but the line of communication
in weak and straggling.
THE JAPANESE VICTORY.
German Newspapers Give Up Their
Disposition to Belittle It.
Berlin, May 5. The newspapers
have largely-given up their disposition
to belittle the Japanese victory on the
Yalu. The first observations of the
polltlcai editors aro now followed by
articles from military critics, one of
whom declares that the loss of half tho
Russian artillery "spells defeat Sans
Phrase." This writer pronounces tho
Japanese action to have been magnifi
cent while all the critics emphasize
the moral effect of the victory.
Free From Yellow Fever.
Monterey, Mex., May 5. Consul Gen
eral Philip Hanna has received a com
munication from tho Washington au
thorities regarding health conditions
in this city and has replied that tho
city as entirely free from yellow fever
and that there is not even a suspicious
case here.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 5. On ac
eount of the small demand for their
products all of the flour mills In Min
neapolis closed Wednesday night until
trade increases to warrant resumption
of business.
Wants Duty Placed on Lumber.
Ottawa, May 5.- The British Colum
bia members in the house Wednesday
mado a strong appeal upon the gov
ernment to place a duty of $2 a thou
sand on rough lumber entering Canadu
from tho United States,.
TO DISPELL ILLNE83.
The iQorrotes Resorted to a Dog Kill
. Ing Ceremony.
St. Louis, May 5. The Igorrote tribe
from the Philippine Islands at the
World's fair Wednesday resorted to a
dog killing ceremony for the purpose
of dispelling illness from a womsn
member of the trlbo. Dangusan, a
Suyoc Igorroto woman, has been ill
for several days and tho other mem
bers became anxious lest she die.
Wednesday Byungsan, chief of the
Suyocs, was petitioned to do some
thing to help her recovery. Chief
Byungsan killed a dog as an offering
and held a ceremony of weird incan
tation over tho carcass which was
then singed. Tho dog was later roast
ed and carried to the tribo of Banto
cas, whose members devoured it while
the Suyocs dined on chicken, all the
time chanting some peculiar ceremo
nial strains. After the feast which
concluded the ceremony tho woman
Dangusan, arose from her couch and
declared she felt much better.
ALLEGED FALSE ENTRIES.
Angle, Sprjnke and Young Convicted
of Defrauding i$ QoYSrp.mjnti
Charlotte, N. C, May 5. A verdict
of guilty was rendered Wednesday in
the United States court in tho cases
against T. M. Angle, B. F. Sprinkle
and William Young for defrauding the
government by falso entries In con
nection with the payment of taxes on
whisky. Sprinkle was fined $5,000 and
sentenced to two years' Imprisonment;
Angle $1,000 and one year, and Young
$1,000 and six months. An appeal was
taken. A. J. Davis, the government
gauger, who some time ago was con
victed of making false returns in con
nection with these alleged frauds, was
given IS months' imprisonment and
fined $1,000. Judgment for $20,000 al
so was assessed agalnsthlm and suit
will be brought for the amount against
his bondsmen.
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
The Friction Between Mexico and Tex
as May Be Investigated.
Washington, May 5. The only In
formation the department of state has
touching the reported friction betwen
Mexico and the state of Texas over the
question of cattle quarantine Is con
tained In a short telegram from United
States Consul General Hanna, at Mon
terey, saying that Texas has threat
ened a quarantine against Mexican
cattle, that the Mexican cattle are
free from disease and that the pro
posed action might lead to retaliation.
The matter may Involve an Interesting
question as to the supremacy of state
and national quarantine laws. The de
partment of agriculture, through tho
bureau of animal Industry, probably
will take part In the investigation like
ly to be made.
ILLINOIS MONUMENTS."
Program For the Exercises Attending
the Dedication at Shiloh.
Springfield, 111., May 5. Tho "pro
gram was Issued Wednesday for tho
exercises attending the dedication of
the Illinois monuments on the Shiloh
battlefield, May 17. Capt. Gustav A
Busse will present the monuments to
the governor, who will accept them on
behalf of the state and transfer them
to the government. Tho speech of ac
ceptance on the part of the govern
ment will be made by Col. Cornelius
Cadle, chairman of the national com
mittee. Addresses will also be made
by United States Senator A. J. Hop
kins, of Illinois, and Judge Lawrence
Y. Sherman, of Macomb, 111.
THE CANAL IS OURS.
Formally Received By MaJ. Gen.
Brooke For the United States.
Panama, May 5. The formal act of
turning over the Panama canal to the
United States government was per
formed with much ceremony at 7
o'clock Wednesday morning. The ca
nal was received by MaJ. Gen. Brooke
and staff, on behalf of tho United
States. Consul General Gudger ai!
other prominent Americans witnessed
the ceremony, which concluded with
tho raising of the American flag.
Norfolk, Va., May 5. Threats of vio
lence having been made against seven
non-union bakers brought here, the Da
vis bakery was operating with a guard
on duty Wednesday night. Only two
bakeries have signed tho union scale.
Sam Parks Is Dead.
Osslnnlng, N. Y., May 5. Sam
Parks, tho New York labor leader, who
was sent to Sing Sing prison some
months ago, after his conviction on n
charge of extortion, died in the prison
Wednesday of consumption.
The gold contained in the medals, ves
sels, chains and other objects preserved
In the Vatican would make more gold
money than the whole of tho present
European circulation,
TWO BIG STRIKES.
All the Large Ship Yards in the
Metropolitan District Ex
cept One Tied Up.
THE BOILER MAKERS WENT OUT.
A Strike Which is Expected to Extend
to an International Movement
Against American Bridge Co.
The Order Will Affect All the Work
Being Done By That Company
Throughout the United
States and Canada.
New York, May E. All the large
ship yards in the Metropolitan district,
except that of the Boston Dry Docl
Co., in Brooklyn, and the yard of Tit
Jen & Lang, in Hoboken, are tied up
as the result of a strike of the Broth
erhood'of Boilermakers and Iron Ship
biulders of the United States and Can
ado. Five thousand bollermakers ar
involved anT workmen Of other trades
may be affected. John McNeil, of Kan
sas City, International president of th
bollermakers, authorized the strike
The organization Is said to have $230,
000 in its relief fund and the 12 loca!
lodges are also well supplied with mon
ey. Beginning Wednesday married
men will be paid $7 a week and single
men $5 a week, out of the strike fund
Preparations have been made for a
long struggle.
The yards and shops affected a-
those whose officers are memtfers ol
the New York Metal Trades' assoclu
tlon, which body Tuesday refused tc
grant the bollermakers' demand foi
the closed shop and the admission ol
walking delegates to all shops and
Jobs.
In the yards of the Morris Heights
Shipbuilding Co., at Morris Heights
300 men who had been employed In
building two torpedo boats for the
government, quit work.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 5. A strike
which Is expected to extend to an In
ternatlonal movement against the Am
erlcan Bridge Cp. was ordered Wed
nesday by the local union of Struc
tural Iron Workers and Brldgemen and
over COO men In this district will gc
out.
The strike is called because the
union claims 35 non-union men wer6
put to work last Tuesday erecting o
bridge for the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg road at Coral, Pa. This ac
tion, it Is claimed, Is a violation of tho
agreement to employ none but union
men. President Frank Buchanan noti
fied tho local union officials here Wed
nesday that the bridge company refus
ed to rectify the matter and said the
executive board would meet Immedi
ately and issue a strike order against
the American Bridge Co. The order
will affect all work being done by th;
company throughout the United States
and Canada.
A LOCKOUT THREATENED.
Fifty Thousand Men Employed In the
Building Trades Affected.
Chicago, May 5. Fifty thousand
workmen employed In the building
trades in Chicago will be thrown out
of wqrk within 48 hours, according to
the statement of the officials of the
Association of Manufacturers and Deal
ers in Building Materials unless a
speedy settlement Is reached between
the stone, lime and cement workers
and street workers and their employ
ers. Nearly 1,000 teamsters hauling
building and street work material were
locked out Wednesday because the
union had called a strike In two cases,
and work on a number of buildings
was stopped because th,e supply of
building material had been exhausted.
TViE AMERICAN DENTIST.
German Supreme Court Forbids the
Use of the Title "Doctor."
Berlin, May 5. A decision of the
Imperial supremo court forbids the use
of tho title "doctor" when granted In
tho United States or the designation
"American dentist" as being In contra
vention of the law concerning unsuit
able competition In business as Amer
ican dental schools aro not state fn
stttutlons. It Is probable that the de
cision will not seriously affect Ameri
can dentists with American names.
Three hundred dentists with diplo
mas received in the United States are
now practicing in Germany.
Female Soldiers.
Victoria, B. C, May 5. -M. Richard,
of Tanegashlma Island, Japan, a con
tractor to tho Japanese government, is
in this city en route to the Orient. Ho
states, that at least 10 per cent, of the
Japanese soldiers in the field are worn,
en disguised as men.
Don't eat much meat in hot weather if
you would keep your skin free from
wimtions-
COL. M. A. COCHRAN DEAD.
Former Commandant at Fort Thomas
Passed Away in Florida.
Newport, Ky., May 5. Disappoint
ment because Illness prevented his
serving at the front, and grief over the
death of his wife and son within a
year, are believed to have been partly
responsible for the death of Col. Mel
ville Augustus Cochran, former com
mandant at Fort Thomas, Ky., who
passed away at Jacksonville, Fia.,
Tuesday night, according to a dis
patch. Had ho lived a few months
longer friends are confident he would
have been honored by promotion to
the rank of brigadier general, as al
lowed under a bill passed by the late
congress.
FROM DR. DUNCAN.
Who Shot Alleged Despoiler of His
Home, She Seeks Divorce.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. GIrs. Anne
Tarlton Barbour Duncan filed suit
for divorce from Dr. Ellis Duncan, al
leging abandonment. Mrs. Duncan is
now living in St. Louis. On October
21, 1902, Dr. Duncan, who was then
superintendent of the city hospital,
shot Bruce Head at a railroad camp
near Pittsburg. He alleged that Head
had had Improper relations with his
wife. Dr. Duncan was acquitted after
a short trial at Pittsburg. He is now
practicing medicine here. A. J. Bigot,
Dr. Duncan's attorney, said Wednes
day afternoon that no contest would
be mado.
CLYDE MEDLIN.
The Youngest Lad Ever Indicted For
Killing In Kentucky.
Owingsville, Ky., May 5. In the
Fleming circuit court 12-year-old Clyde
Medlln has been indicted for man
slaughter. It Is alleged that he in
fllcted Injuries on the small son of
Mrs. Maggie Campbell which caused
death. He was held under $500 bond
to the next term of court. A suit has
also been brought against O. L. Hen
ton, guardian of Medlin, for $10,000
damages by Mrs. Campbell. Medlln
Is said to be the youngest lad ever
indicted for killing In Kentucky.
THE LOUISVILLE RACES.
Kurtzman Was Easily the Best of the
Two-Year-Olds.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. Fred Cook,
the St. Louis bookmaker, uncovered a
couple of good ones Wednesday.
Kurtzman was easily tho best of the
two-year-olds, while Fred Leppert eas
ily beat his field In the third race at
six furlongs, the feature event of the
day. Both belong to Cook and both
were heavily played. Only two fa
vorites won. Weather clear and track
fast.
Ernst Elected Chairman.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. The new re
publican state central committee or
ganized Wednesday morning by elect
ing R. P. Ernst, of Covington, chair
man; George W. Welsh, of Danville,
vice chairman, and Clint McCIarty, of
IOiilsvllle, treasurer. The election of
a secretary was postponed. C. M. Bar
nett retired as chairman, after eight
years' service.
To Sue the Farmers.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. The officials
of the Continental Tobacco Co. havo
decided to file suit against .various
farmers In Gallatin county and that
section for damages aggregating ?2" .
000 on the ground that they violated
contracts and caused to be4 diverted
from the company In this way morr
than 150,000 pounds of tobacco.
Brief Freedom.
Somerset, Ky., May 5. J. W. Ser
her, sentenced to two years In the pen
itentiary and who escaped Jail hero
two weeks ago, was arrested by SIipt
Iff McFerrln, of Rockcastle county.
Tuesday. John Coffey, a Negro who
knocked down tho turnkey and escap
ed Jail hero last week, was arrested in
Wayne county Tuesday night.
Want Horse Show Building.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. The Louis
ville Horse Show association has of
fered $50,000 for the Auditorium prop
orty which Is to be sold at auction
Thursday. If the association secures
tho property it will erect a $100,000
building for horso show purposes.
Mrs. Durnell Sued.
Louisvlllo, Ky., May 5. Mrs. Laska
Durnell, owner of tho winner of the
Kentucky Derby, was mado defendant
In a suit filed by Walter E. Glover, who
is a director In tho LoulBvlIle Jockey
club, for $150 for a dress furnished by
Mrs. Glover
Kentucky Quarters Secured.
Louisville, Ky., May 5. Quarters for
tho Kentucky delegation at tho demo
cratic national convention at St. Louis
have been secured at tho Planters' ho
tel by Urey Woodson, member of tho
domocratlo national committee from
Kentucky.
POWDER EXPLODES
Ten Thousand Pounds in North-
western Powder Co. Near
Newport, Ind., Let Go.
FOUR MEN KILLED, TWO INJURED.
The Rodies of Two of the Unfortunate
Victims Were Blown Into
Small Fragments.
The Explosion Took Place In the Glaze
Mill and the Fire Soon Spread
to the Corning Mill
Nearby.
Newport, Ind., May 5. A powder
mill owned by the Northwestern Pow
der Co., three miles from Newport,
was blown up Wednesday. Four men
were killed outright and two were In
jured. The dead are: Desota Briggs, Al
bert Mayhew, George Mayhew and
Henry Griffin.
The injured:- Qulncy Foster and M.
I. Taylor.
Ten thousand pounds of powder ex
ploded and the bodies of Briggs and
Griffin were blown into such small
pieces that they could not be picked
up. The other bodies were not badly
mangled. The injured men will re
cover. The mill was two frame building?,
situated In a hollow about one-halt
mile long. One building was known
as the Glaze mill, where tho explosion
occurred, and the flro spread to the
Corning mill. The loss was $7,000.
THE TEXAS STORM.
Several Lives Lost By Drowning and
Lightning.
Houston, Tex., May 5. Tho heavy
downpour of Tuesday night and early
Wednesday morning was accompanied
by loss of life in South Texas. Will
Hawkins was drowned while trying to
ford a creek near Franklin; D. F. Hol
land, living some miles from Bryan,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Three people are reported to
have been drowned near Taylor.
At Austin, Genla Smith and Boland
J. Foster were drowned In a swollen
stream. At El Campo, Miss., Annlo
Schumacher, of Shiner, was killed by
lightning. At Grand Prairie, lightning
struck the residence of D. Lock. In
juring fib members of the family. At
Austin, five inches of rain fell In three
hours, destroying the telegraph and
telephone wires and delaying trains
by washouts.
George W. Kramer Dead.
Denver, Col., May 5. George W.
Kramer, 53, vice president of tho Col
orado Midland Railroad Co., vlco pres
ident of the Utah Fuel Co. and presi
dent of the Globe Express Co., diod of
neuralgia of the heart. Mr. Kramer
was born in Sandusky. O.
Pine Mountain Tunnel Burned.
Columbus, Ga., May 5. The Pine
mountain tunnel on the Southern road
between hero and Atlanta was burned
Wednesday. All the woodword wa-?
consumed. Traffic over that part of
the road will not bo resumed before
next week.
Business Portion Damaged By Fire.
Republic, Mich., May 5. A largu
part of the business portion of Repub
lic was destroyed by fire Wednesday
The losses will reach $100,000. Tln
buildings destroyed Include stores, de
pot and several large warehouses.
Can Enter the Field Meet.
Stanford University, Cal., May 5.
The 'varsity track team has received
a telegram from Chicago stating that
it will be allowed to enter tho field
meet which will be held at Marshall
Field, Chicago, on Juno 1 next.
Priest Died From His Wounds.
Omaha, Neb., May 5. Rev. Father
Edward Goary, assistant pastor oj
Holy Family Catholic church,dlcd
Wednesday as the result of Injuries in
flicted on him by highwaymen Monday
night who attempted to rob him.
Shot and Killed By a Woman.
Vienna, 111., May 5. Mrs. Walter
Brumltt, of West Vienna, without
warning, shot and killed Samuel H.
McCall, a prominent merchant, Wed
nesday In tho street. The cause for
the shooting Is not known.
Historic Land Mark Burned.
Fond Du Lac, Wis., May 5. The
pioneer homestead of Gov. Nathaniel
P. Tallmadgo, of Wisconsin territory,
situated a few miles east of tills city,
was destroyed by flro Wednesday. It
was a historic land mark.
Selected a Dead Man.
Detroit, Mich., May. 5. James 11.
Stono, who was Wednesday selected
for ono of the assistant reading clerks
of tho republican national convention,
has been dead for a number of rjiojitlia.