HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-04-14, Page 7FAILURE OF ATTEMPT TO
SURPRISE PORT ARTHUR.
-44 Saturday Night Attack Did Not
Come Off as Expected.
Belief That Port Artbui7 Will Fall
Sooner or Later.
Whole Corean Bank of the Yalu
Held by Japanese.
London, April 10.—A despatch from
Chef° 'says that 17 battleships and crui-
sers, 20 steamers end 12 terpede-Imat
destroyers have passed Chefoo, °Tor-
ently bound for Port Arthur.
A despatch from St. Petersburg says:
Admiral Makaroff telegraphs that an
attempt to sttrprise Port Arthur was
foiled Saturday night. A number of
Japanese vessela suddenly„
appeared
within. the range of the searchlights,
but they withdretv without reconnoitr-
ing.
• The St Petersburg correspondent -of
the Echo de Voris says that the mem-
bers of the naval general staff believe
that'Admiral litakaroft, perceiving the
Japanese squath•on, returneds.to Port
Arthur, 'his Idea, being to try to induce
Admiral Togoto follow him under the
guns of the forts.
The correspondent adds: "Thesmilitagy
censors aid not sit later than 10 o'clock
to -night (Siladay), and no. news.of fight-
ing, was received up to that hour.”
•• FEARS NEXT BLOW.' '
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Russia is Worried Lest Port Artliur
•
Should Fall,
London, April 10.—There eau be little
dibibt that -the period of suspense over
the far east is almost at an ed, and
that the next few days will bring newi
et Arnportante- war operations.
A It is
gaillettat that the aggressive talk from
Russian Se...tunes, At the past few weeks.
has been followed by pessimistic fore-
bodings in military circles in St. Peters,.
burg.
TIi& writer learns that grave fears are
entertained at Russian headquarteee-
that the fall of Port Arthur is nnmin-
ent.
The- generally anticipated attack did
not occur last night, although a telegram
received from Grand Duke Cyril reports
that the enemy's ships were sighted on
the horizon, it is inesuraed that the Jap -
River, but the authorities here make
no display of nervousness, manifesting
the utmost confidence in the plan of
campaign marked, ous by -Oen, Kouro-
patkin.
New Army Corps.
Lobdoo, April 10,—RePorts reached.
Leedom to -day that • there is renewed
activity in Corea, a 'neon(' army,. re-
tently mobilized, being landed at the
present time. The point of disembarlsa-
tfou is, not given, but the troops un-
doubtedly aro 'to reinforce the army
whieh has taken peaceable possession
of the Yalu and is preparing for an
nggressive advance ditto Manchuria
Ill Supreme Control.
Ping -Yang, April 10. --The Japanese
now eontrol the whole Corean bank of
the Yalu River, and are in especially
strong force at. Wiju. To -day forty
foreign Amgespondents arrived at Chin-
ampho from Tokio, It is expected that
they will go north with the headquar-
ters staff.
Russian Wounded.
London, April 11.—A -despatch to the
Express from Tien-Tsin says it is re-
ported from 11,Inkden that two trains,
containing a largo number of Russians,
who were wounded in an engagement on
the Yalu River, have passed through
Mukden en route to Harbin.
Drowned Russian, Sailors. ,
London, .April 11,—The Chefoo corres-
pondent of the Chronicle says that the,
steamer Eldorado, which has arrived at
Chefoo from New-Chwang, reports that
she passed several dead Russians wearing.
life -belts„ in the gicinity of Port
Brun
• •
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JAPANESE HERO'S REMAINS.
Body Buried by Russians That of Com-
mander Hirose. •
Tokio, April 16 -..-The body of the Jap-
anese (diger,. found stud buried at Port
Arthur is ungtlestionaMy that, of Com-
mander Takaze Hirose, who lost his life
in the ebgagethent on March 27, when
Vice -Admiral logo made his second at-
ones& were wetted of the extra precau-
tempt to bottle up the port. The des -
tions which mut ben taken: to guard
against a surprise. Viee-Adntiral Make,-
torpedo,fintilla patrolled the open.
sea, while the 'warships; With full- steam
• up, remained ,antaide -op,POrt Arthur..
it is admitted in St. Petersburg naval
eirelee that the situation is eo bad that
Admiral Togo's next and supreme at-
tempt to block the harbor may be suc-
cessful. The Russian dilemina, in that
event- would be the gravest, and the
preetical value of the position both in a
naval and military sense would be re-
duced ahnoit to ml. •
The only chanee of .stiving the Russian
fleet, if the' possibility of sealing Port
Arthur be Omitted,. is to -send- it to
, Viadivostock while Admiral Togo is
busy convOyilig transports to the Yalu.
It is known -that the vicinity of Port
Arthur , was free of Japanese ships for
the past week, And -opportunity for this
.„Inove by' the Russian admiral has not
gPP-been lacking. -
'
It • is suspeeted; however, that if it
hove beta acted -Upon it: would have re-
quired extraordinahry good luck to en-
able the Russian fleet to get far on its
way Without • di:Mowry,- But if it
reilehed timeyieinity of Vladivostoek the
Russian' squadron there, expecting the
arrival,. Would, in co -Olfaction with .Ad -
mind alakaroff's ships, be much super-
ior in strength to the Japanese fleet in
those waters.
NO 'FIGHT ON TRE YALU.
Believed -That -the Russians' Will 'Fall
aa Further Back. .
London, April 11.—European military
critics expect that the Russian troops
will withdraw from the immediate vicin-
ity of the Yalu. Now that Japan has
concentrated.large• force there, it
*would inv,olve serious danger of a frank
attack if the- Russian' commander at-
tempted to defend a position directly
on the Yalu for any. length of time,
besides the great disadvaiitage of ex-
cription of the uniform tithes with that
worn by %he -officerst of Throse's rank.
The fact that the body had been mis-
sing is further confirmatory of this.
The, Goveruniept. deeply. appreciates
the action of' 'the Russians in giving the
remains. a military funeral, and officers.
of the naval staff have expressed their
appreciation of the Russion coortesy..
The fragments' of Hirose's body,
which have been brought' here, will be
given a public funeral April 13, accord-
ing to the Shinto ceremomal.
Contender Birose is the greatest Jap-
anese hero of the war, and- after the
conclusion of hostilities an effort will he
made to secure the remains interred at
Port Arthur, and bring them to Japan.
FEMALE COSSACK.
Mme. Pousep to Serve as a "Daughter
of the Regiment."
Si. Petersburg, April 10.—The War
Ministry has granted the petition of
Mme. Pouscp, of Riga, daughter of Col,
Maxioweondurow; who desired to been -
rolled in a Cossack regiment.-
The Ministry has ordered her enrol-
ment in the.first regiment of riflemen.
She is 33 years old, and reared upon
the patronage of the late Emperor
Alexandra ILL, is a fine horsewoman, a
geed shot, and has often taken part in
the cavalry manoeuvres of the Vyazon-
sky Regiment. ,She says she wants to
show how a woman can fight, and it
was intimated that if her petition was
,• rejected, she would go to the front and
serve as a "daughter of the regiment."
STRATEGY OF THE WAR.
Commander of Cossacks a Clever Tags
tician.
London, April 10.—,There are two
point's -11*connection with the operations
in Northern Corea which hove just con-
cluded which- seem worth noting because
they give a pretty fair indication of the
posiire. to the fire Of Japanese gunboats, quality of the Russian commander and
A high military authority explained troops that were south of the Yalu.
why Gen. Kouropotkin's plan of cam- Tile first was the ilneness of touch
, paigii does not Contemplate A heavy . with which Gen. ltlistchenko and his
resistance to the Japanese advance at Cossack force, recruited from the Iron-
."' the Yalu, saying: "Eithee defeat or tier guards of the Argun, a tributary of
victory, in it battle..there would be dis- the Amur, came in contact with the
advantageous to ns. If we lost we Japanese. beyond Ping -Yang-, • witliod•
Would have to fall • back through a bringing on it serious fight. The other
difficult eountry, If we won—and I say was 'the adroitness with which he with -
to you that Russian strateey is based drew the whole of his force from in front
ment. The port of Iirew•Chwaug
practicaly clooed to commerce.
Going to lifu1t4en.,
Tien-Taina April 10.—M. Pevloff, re
cently Rueeian Minietet to Verge, re-
turned to Tien-l'sin to -lay. •He will
precool to Mukden On Tueeatty next
for the pupas° ef aotalating Viceroy
4't101;1011',
A False Alarm,
New-Chwang, April 11.—An official
explandiaa was issuea to -day a the
firing of guns from the forts here last
night, which eausea a certain Amount
of excitement, and the killing of two
Chinese. It appease from the official
statement that tbe officers of the gar -
risen did not understand the syatern of
flash siguals in use at the mouth of the
river, for instea4 of signalling the depth
of water on. the bar, so as, to enable
ships to put to sea, ftre was opened at
night on same pilot boats dal outward -
bound mareliantmen, '.1•'wenty.four abets
were area, including projectilefrom
Argo guns. Tbe effect of the be bad
not been reported up tt nom toalayibut
the firing caused A certain amount of
excitement among the troop, dining
which a sentry fired on and killed two
Chinese merchantmen opposite the for-
eign settlements and three milea from
the forts. The two Chinese bad been
alarmed. at the fixing and endeavored
to cross the river. In view of the re-
ports received hero of the Japanese ac-
tivity in Corea, and arrival of Japanese
troops on the Yalu River, it is reported
-
the garrison has been fully warned, and
on hearing the firing naturally would
expect au attempt was being made by
rught.
Doings at St, Petereburg.
St, Petersburg,April 11.—The Faster
merrymakingi
.is n progress, business is,
suspended°, .the Government departments
are closed, and the •war bulletins are
bare, except for the order for the mobi-
lization of the naval reserves. Only. three
newspapers appear, and they are m the
form of flim eltecte. If, s1ishch.ci'iky, in
the Grasdynan, pays a fine tribute to.
Prince Hilkoff, the Minister.. wheen he
compares with Peter the Great, working
with his own hands on the Baikal Rail-
road, to. stimplate tho, workfrien to per
form marvels like Peter at the foundry
in St. Petersburg, The Minister will re-
turn soon to Baikal to resume his person-
al direction of buildin„o the circular line
which it is hoped will be runniagby
:July., it year earlier than planned. Prince
Hilkoff expects soon to.have seventwo-
section.military trains ,running -daily. In
addition to the list printed yesterday,
the Novoe Vremya, this morning C011-
taina the belated, Easter greetings of the
officers of the warships Retvizan, Petro-
pavlovsk, payaamalt, Vsadnyk, and Ghia
and the transport Angara.
• New model, Russian three-inch quick-'
firing guns, dring 18 shots a minute, -are
being issued to the artillery colleges of
St. Petersburg, for the purpose of in•
structing the senior cadets in the hand-
ling of these pieces. The Emperor will
confer- diplomas on them, in May, indeed
of flext. fall.
Honored Heroes.
.. St. Petersburg', April 11.—The observ-
ance of Easter here • was in,arked by a•
plariotic demonstration in honor of the
arrival of the captain and other surviv-
ing members of the crew a the Russian
gunboat Korietz. Vice -Admiral •Skryd-
loff, the commander of the Russian 131ack
Sea ,flet, in handing them. .erosses ofSt.
George, corapared their exploits to 'the
heroic defence of the Russians at Sebas-
topol. , , .
Japs' First Army in Corea.
Paris April IL—Official advices re-
ceiged
Paris,
by the French Govern-
ment eenfirm the pressdespatches an-
nouncing that Japan's firgt army, con.:
"Bisting of /our army corps, is now coin-
pletelylaided in Corea, , and that the
second army, consisting of a similar
number a. corps; is about. to start. The
points of debarkation of the second
army are not known. '
FAREWELL TO MEN..
Solemn Scene on Board a Japanese Bat-
tleship.
Washington, April 11.—According to
the Niclu Nichi Shimbun, • a . Tokio
newspaper, copies of which have been
received a the japitnest legation, an
interesthig- and impressitss scene' pre-
ceded the -departure from, the Japanese
battleehip Mama of the floe men of
that vesel who were selected_ front
among an overwhelming niimber of
volunteers to take partin the .attempt
to elosethe entrance of! :Port Arthur
by sinking merchant vessels'. A trans-
lation of the Nicht
account follows:
"After the second attack on' Port Ar-
thur, on the morning of Feb. 1,4, •Ad -
Mira' Togo Ueifected-- the pato of eloe-
ing the entrance 'of the harbor and
called for volunteers to man the live
inerchant vessels which Were to be ent-
ployed iti the attempt. An overwhelm-
ing number of officers and seamen of-
fered their services, and from among
them the necessarynuMber was se..‘
teethed; 77 officers -and men in all. .
"On the night of Feb. 10, when the
volunteers were about to embark on
the vessels to which they had been as-
signed, enthusiastic ovations •weregiven
them by their comrades On board the
meads of the fleet from which they bad
been Seleeted. Among othere a solemn
scene was witnessed' 011 the battleship
Asama. in the presence of all the crew,
who were colleted .,on the upper deck,
Capt. Yatsushoro,.. brought out a large
silver bowl preseated te him by the
Crown Prince. He filled. it with water,
thank with each of the five volunteers
who had been selected from the Asama,
and the addressed them:
"'in ordering you to this almost ter-
tainly fatal mission, I feel as if I would. if
I were sending beloved children to their
deaths, yet had 1 hundred children, 1
could not but wish that they might all
have the 'privilege of gI oin,g upon, such a
on the idea of vietory, and not on that of the &wanes° without leaving any heroic mission. Or had one, and lint
of defeat—snecess would lic fruitless. trace of his whereabouts or line of re- one, child. I would equally desire that
We could not follow- it up Without qx- treat. 'These two feats entitle him to a he naglit be cbosen to face death in the
posing the army to too great risks, tht high rank among cavalry camanderssand rfOrniance Of such a glorious duty,
accotint of the Jimmies° control of the will snake it very likely tlmt we shall
sea, if wo pursu ou, iny brave comrades have "been elm-
pen*n 1 . C ' % wc would " fairs. sen for this duty, and 1 adjure you,
ed the enemy int the hear of him again in more important of.
open
both flanks of a possible Week. NO; His duty was to .feei the "Pane" still work to the endl
work, even 'when wounded and maimed,
under his tonimand that it is thew duty
-the Japanese Inttet tome On to 'a point advance aria nothing else,,alid it is evi- "'And, above all, never fail in strict to join with the ltussittne in "resisting
in the interior which has beett seleeted, dent that lie ala It satisfactorily, .and and prompt obedience to the orders of and attacking" the japitnese. As China,
and Where •tve din follow uo it ensiling with it comparatively light force, aim. your -commander„ Feeling that you Will 1st:Waver, has declared . neutrality, be
defeat to the bitter -end with blow after ply impigning or the enemy as he ad. give heed to what I say,1 am mire that urges that the Manchurian 'officials -must
blow, and seal the fate of the tam. vaneed, with all. tiat delicaey of touch i may safely sena yeti upon this des- not binder, but ought to assist" the Rut -
Naga." • of ttn expert in his trade. In a way it porde mission. I do not ntea to say sittn army in obtaining supplies. The
C k wog; ilia lieikene ie. 1871' li for honor end for duty, areverthe. "At Present ltusshut and. Chiriese in -
,s4
will of (od, perform with serene confi-
dence the importent task entrusted to
ma"
War &tee,
• Count Tolstoi has been expressing
intereding views on 00 war, -wherein
he practically refuels to suppert the
cause of Mfri countrymen. lie denies
that hiimanity would. benefit by the
•amass of a so.ealled civilized power.
Ninety -live Japanese prisoners have
passed. Irkutsk, BIberia, for imprison-
ment at Tomsk,
VicerOyAloxieff has prohibited,
Under pain of severe punishment the
sale of spirits to soldiers operating in
lus y ).
A Corean official telegram anno.utif,ed not tear to reptnt• them. Each. ought -
that the prefect of Kyong-Sieng, In tea ' ia every way to alve assistance, point.
south Tunica district, who wasover-
awed by the Itusalaus, and subse- ing out the forests where they assentble, the places at which they rendez.
quently arrested by tbe Jepanese on roue, that we may earnestly hope to
tha supposition that he was' a. epyt clear out their haunts and dens and
hale been releeaed, owingto the utter- exterminate their bands,
ventiort of M. Hayashi, in • his behalf "Shoul4 anyone harbor „ these gangs
with the japanese military authorities. or bandits, or knowing their trail, con -
Extensive artily manoeuvres • are spire with thei not to reveal it, his
in their district, end must exert THE POPE s
AID
"Ast to tbe local officers eoneerned,
themeelves to give protection.
together with the gentry and villagt • • • ms
„ • -us
Odom, they must all with united pur
pose take altar measures as will so
cure them (railway, etc.) against in-
jury. This will be greatly appreciated
Should anyone Flan to injure them,
not only will tbe potions who 'plot such
erime be severely punished, but you
also, the officials and people of the
vicinity, who sit by the ece the injury
planned, will be held responsible. -
"The beardea bandits (Red Beards)
are the greatest evil of Manchuria.
The Russian troops day and night are -
anxious to (Jestroy thew, so as to pro.
teet the law-abiding people. Yon must
BEFORE MAO PERSONS.
being organized in Finland, Russia,
where a large force of reserves is
eantoned.
A large number of autoraobiles,
manufactured in Germany, Franco and
Belgiume will leave thole for the'front
to -day.
The St, PetersbuTg correspondent of
the EA° de Paris telegraphs that a
competent staff officer there says that
Russia. is, not weakening her European
frontier garrisons owing to the war in
the Far Bast, and that 000,000 Rus-
sian troops will be in Manchuria at the
end of May. Fully 300,000 are there
now.
ESCAPED FROM
LONDON JAIL
Desperado Recently Arrested
Regained His Liberty..
"'Texas" I3urdall Used Poker
on the. Turnkey.
Removed Grating From Cell
gtult shall be regarded as identical witb
that of the bendits.
"It is my earnest desire that Yen,
the people of Manchuria, and tbe Rus-
sian troops associate together with mu-
tual good feeling. Should any of the
Chinese officials or people look upon
the Russian troops with enmity, the
Mission Government will surely take
measures to exterminate such persons;
on no account will any leniency be
shown them. Should. such a time come,
the Russian Government will adopt
such measures as may be. necessary to
protect its interests."
Admiral Alexieff directed that this
notice be posted on all thoreughfares.
AN EASTER TRAGEDY.
Donned Best Gown and Ptoture
Hat Then Killed Herself.
Atlantic City, 11.1., April
heartened acsi despondent all :week,
Lt is assorted; because she could not
show bor new gown and hat ou Eau -
ter Sunday, Mr.s.• Amelia -Crider. E0
years old, cottager on South Belle-
vue avenue, dreseed In her best ap-
parel and wearing a picture hat, ear-
ly to -day closed the w1ndows and
doors tightly and committed suicide
bY inhaling illuminating gas.
Iler husband, becoming anxious
when the hour arrived to .go to
alinrch, rapped ot her door, but re-
ceived- no reponse. When he entered
the chamber he found his wife ly-
In;g on the (bed. A' physician was sum-
moned, 'but the wonsan was dead.
and Scaled Wall. EIGHT HOURS' FIGHTING
Louden, 'Ont., April 12—"Taixas"
..4.0••••••
Germans and Hereros Have It
Harry thee desperado ar-
rested Some.,weeke ago at the time - Hot and Heavy.
Steve Boyle, his pal, was shot down Berlin.—The Foreign Office receiv-
by London detective, escaped froin
tim•eounty jall between 7 and: 8
o'clock this morning.
"Texas" removed an Iron grating
from the end of his sleeping cell
and .droppad into the main hall on
the - lower floor of ,the jail. Re walk-
ed apstairs into the debtors' ward,
od.to•day ,o. despatch. from COLL:sat-
we:p, the Governor of German South-
west Africa, telling of an attack by
the Germain; on the Bereros, amo
strong, at Onganjira. The despatch.
says; "The Reveros were in a strong
,semi-eirouls,rpotitisn on a hia. Tbs'r
position was broken through at night
-fall, after .eight hours fighting, and
the enemy :ryas driven back on all
and with beavy poker, which he ,
had -secured at the °furnace' down- The German losses were two of -
stairs,. endeavored to pry opsn the ricers and two men killed, and one
nertyy- iron door ioadieg into the officer and ten men wounded. 'The
publ.c passageway. The noise at- }toreros' loss was heavy,
traeted the attention of the matron,
Alm Harris, wile cal ed for Turnkey
Poole, , who was downstairs at the
rime. 'When Poch: appearcd.-"Texue
ltd beh.ind st. ansl Poole, sup-
posing that be bad- gone into one
of time eprrglors warted in after (aim..
:When a. favorite opportuoity pre-
sented itself "Texas"' seized the
knuckles
turnkey, and iiitting,.him 'over the
Washington.—The Supreme Court of
-with the smker, grabbed, his
buneli of, keys and ran downstairs, the United States decides that it has no
On the -'north aide of 'the jail Is a jurisdiction in the Minnesota Merger
small corridor leadng from the case.
kits:nen -into a yard, around which
a Small wall about ten feet bigh.
Without a moment's hesitation 110
lied the door open and wan over
the wall: „
Atialacied Little Attention.
bling attirod. in prisoa caothcs
he did not attract attention.
Ho made. his way over the - • New York.—Wm. Creighton, it prom -
street bridge into South London,. .
• inent New York merchant and manufac-
and %through. brielryards he proceed-
ed west in the direction of the war turer). is dead at his home in Brooklyn.
terworka, where is is now supposed He came from Ireland penniless at' the
to be: hiding. On the way through ago of 17, and .at hie death was one of
South Loffiloa he was closely fol- Brooklyn's wealthiest residents.
lowed by the oaretaker .of the
court house, afohn Hughbe, who' once
New York.— The Atlantic Transport
had him in a close corner. Hughes
drew Ids revolver, ;and when "Texas" Line steamer Minneltaha, from London
maw the weapon ale started 011 again for New York, is reported as having
at full speed. Re outran his pux•- been in commurdcation by wireless tele -
suer, and vies last soon climbing it graph forty miles east of Nantucket
steep hill in the waterworks pro-
perty. lightship a,t 4,20 it. in. She will prob.
s€7111""aftella""arelearatrameateasemelkett
NEWS IN BRIEF
C'etamitMeeklift,11"44J1
Springfield, Mass.—The Ravine wool-
len mill at Hampton, owned by the
Phoenix Spinning Company, of Rhode
Island, was destroyed by fire to -day.
Loss .$35,060, covered by insurance.
. ably dock about 8 a. in. to -morrow.
Ram wee the tscoond attempt made
by "Ilexes" to gain his Lberty dur- New York.—Juan J. Jiminez, the Do-
ing the- fow weeke lie has been
hind tho bars. Om Ureic time he teas 'Milken rebel general, .who fled from the
discovered at olden tal y by the Sheriff victorious forces of President Morales,
after- he had removed /some bricks arrived hero to -day. He embarked at
from aroilnd Window in his cell, San Juan, Porto Rico. Jiminez refused
nod to make tertain that he would to make any statement concerning his
not effect Me oseape he was trans-
ferred to another quarter, Whiph intended movements in this country.
woe' looked upon as being more se- r
cure. • .1
At noon he wias supposed to be , in
Flense woods et short distance from
tbra waterworks', and the Iplace was
aurroended by a bomber of detee-•
tives and County police.
Tile Spring Assizes, at which
"Texas" WAS to have been tried,
opened this atternoon.
WANTS CHINA'S HELP.
Russia Expects Her to, Fttrnish Supplies
for Troops.'
Washington,. April 11.—The State De-
partment has reeeived a eopyret it pro-
elanuttion issued by Admiral Alexia,
Russian Viceroy in the far east, in which
he informs the Chinese in the territory
alevathweing is Safe. reminds one of the famous ride of that you should be ready to give yottr proclamation Says:
formed. military eireues no longer anti- when he stvapt around through the less, I do not mean that you snould sell toasts are intertwined, like a cart turd ing the night and blocked again. aged 1.; Mary, :wed 8; and Miehael,
St. Petersburg, April 10, --The best in -
ciliate a ilamanese landing at the itead• biiyabsihildpokliaz into Rotunelia and back youe lives cheaply, or that you wilt gaiu Its prop, mutoally dependent toad it_
Detroit, Mich.—In the United States
Court, Judge Swan on Saturday decided
that the Canadian steamer Turret
Court, owned by the Canedian Lakes
and Ocean Navigation Co., of. Montreal,
was wholly ftt fault in the collision with
the steamer Waverly and the barge W.
S. Crosthwaite.
Three Rivers, Que.—The ice on the St
Lawrence River opposite Three Rivers
moved out dtu-ing the night, and to -day
It Was a Gorgeous and Interesting Scene, and the Pope
Was Received With Waving of Handkerchiefs.
Mixture Found to be an Eradicant of Fever Germs and
Will Purify Water Systems of Large Cities.
Four-year-old San of a Pittsburg Clergyman Accidentally
Shot by His Eight-year-old Brother.
Rome,: April IL—For the fixst tirne :-
since his coronation the Pope went this
morning te. St. Paces to soy mass in
celebration of the' thirteenth centennial
of St. Gregory the Great, 'who died in
001 A. D. The immense basilica, of St.
Peter's WU filled, more -than 70,000 per.
sons being present. The Pope was in
the best of health. lie .appeared in the
Sedia, Gestateria, although the motion
of this chair, 'carried on. the shoulders
of bearers, makes him M.
his express recommendation, the
audience refrained from applause or cry-
ing' out, Cententing themselves with the
waving of handkerchiefs. The inside of
St. Peter's offered as usual a grand
sight, which once seen is never forgot-
ten. There were only three tribunes,
for members of the aristocracy, diplo-
natio corps, and royal families, respee.
tively. There was aloe a .special re-
served place for the Pope's family, which
was occupied. by his three sisters. They
were dressed eutirely in black, with
black lace draped over their hair. The
Sistine choir, directed by Abbe Ferosi,
who, together with Maestro Rena, has
been its organizer and instructor for to-
day's Gregorian chant, had it special box
near the throne, while grouped around
it were twelve hundred youths of prac-
tically every nationality, race and color,
belonging to the ecclesiastical colleges •
of Rome. • The Benedictine, who formed
the choir, were also located here. The
airival of Pepe Pius was heralded, by .a
blast of silver trumpets as be. came in
the procession down the Soak regia (in
the Vatican leading to tho Main en-
trance). Ile entered the church by the
Delta Pieta, where he entered the. Sedia
Gestatorio. Although the procession
was as gorgeous as ever, the bright red
of the eardinals'• gowns mingling with
the brown gowns of the monks and the
white gowns of the choir, the benignant !
figure of the Pope under the gorgeous
canopy, the picturesque ostrich fans and
glittering helmets of the guards, its re-
ception seemed cold after the frantic
applause permitted by Pope Leo. This,
however, heightened the effect of the
Ile came iri.
choir, which greeted him with music as
After brief halt in the chapel of
the Sacrament, the Pope proceeded to
the throne. The triple crown was placed
on his head by Cardinal Macchi. Im-
mediately after the crowning the Pon-
tiff celebrated mass to the accompani-
ment of the Gregorgian chant, which
echoed solemnly throughout the vast
-basilien. •
The simple and popular Gregorian
eharit, forming an immense volume like
one voice -with true inonodv, produced
it remariaible effect in St, Peter s which
it is considered difficult to obtain in
small ehureheS. At noon the Pope re-
entered his apartment, the procession
being formed in the same manner as
on entering the church. There was no
applause, and a 'lack of interest, ex-
cept that several persons fainted, espec-
ially ladies' and soldiers who had been
in the piazza since 4 o'clock ibis morn-
ing.
Death on Germs.
New York, April 11.—Experiments on
the efficacy .61 a formula known as the
bordeaux mixture for the purification o 1 -
water and the destruction of fever germs
as well its mosquitos in stagnant pools
and magshes,' are under way In this city.
No definite report has yet been made. It
IS claimed by officials of the agrieultural
department et Washington that the
mixture --a preparation of copper sul-
phate, lime and water, used for many
years in spraying fruit trees, is shown
- • Accused of Murdering Miss Page,
The police are searching for them.
house to -day removed -an additional
typhoid fever and malaria germs,- and
evidence that the plot was directed by
a man named Pagruni, formerly of Utah,
L Tucker, accused of' murdering Miss
Mabel Page at Weston March 10, was
tion.ha,Il!esT
that the water systems of large cities
developments are expected in the at-
tempted kidnapping and assault of ChM
ado coal fields, where ft strike is now on.
11 develops that DemoIll was attacked. by
six -men. after they had tried to force
Ilteimeagiiniitsoeda thIrtveck.eDf etmhoellireaesasertass tphraett.0.1sie.
sional thugs. The police have secured
and the six num have since disappeared.
taken, to the District Court at Waltham
for arraignment early to -day, Weston,
within the district of the Waltham tourt,
lot of the prisoner's clothing for inspee-
Demolli, the editor of an Italian paper
suppressed by order of Major Hill, CM.
where the murder was committed, being
by the work of mote recently in the
south, to be an absolute erameant or
can be purified at a small expenee.
mending the militia in Southern Color.
The police again visited the Tucker
West Newton, Mass. April 11,—Chas.
Pueblo, Cola April IL—Seasittional
Tucker nodded in recognition: He
father and mother were in court,
gidnapped an Editor.
.. ,
no evidence of "ming disturbed in
his -position. He -seeded to be. hardly
more than a youth,
shaven face, bright eyes
swiath smoothly
and healthful
color, and athletic bad.- The com-
plaint charged Tucker with having mur-
dered Mabel Page by outting and stab-
bing at Weston on March 31. As 80011
as the reading of the complaint was
finished Tucker- pleaded "not guilty."
Counsel then asked for a continuance
of ten days, and April 21 was named for
the further hearing. Tucker was held
without bell, and committed to the
county jail at East Cambridge.
Shot by His Brother.
-New York, April 11.—A despatch front
Pittsburg says: Lloyd Nelson Hill, aged
4, son of the Rev. J. J. Hill, of Seattock-
ley, is dead from a bullet wound he ac-
cidentally received from his brother Don-
ald, aged 8. The brethers were playing in
their father's studio, where Donold found
a 32 -calibre revolver in his father's desk.
He picked it up, snapped the trigger, and
the bullet entered his brother's stomach.
Dr. Hill said the revolver had been in his
desk eo inany years he had forgotten
about it.
Looking for Alleged Murderer.
Colchester, Conn, April 11 Jolm
Marx, the farmer for whom the local
• and county anuthorities have been
searching since the body Of Joseph Par -
ell was found on his premises last
• Thursdity, was still at large this morn-
ing. in, spite of the fact that an alarm
has been. sent through all the towns in
this section, including the more isolated
districts, Marx Inis sticeeeded in elud-
ing his pursuers, though he is still
thought to be somewhere hereabouts. It
is not known that in addition to clip-
ping his flowing grey beard close to his
face, Marx has made a change of cloth-
ing since he disappeared. It developed
to -day that Marx had ben confused with
another resident of Colchester, a Ger-
man, named John Marks. The man for
whom search is being made is a Russian
Jew. The mistake is said to have arisen
when the Williamentie officers searched
the house of a daughter of Marks in
that city, and obtained from her infor-
mation about her father and relatives,
supposing that she was related to the
man wail -Led in Colchester:
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TRAGEDIES
OF A DAY.
si •-•-4-•-•-o-e+4-es•
Cleveland. • 0.. .April 11.—Four hours
after the birth of her on Friday
Mrs. Albion Francis, 35 Daisy avenue,
insisted that the body of her husband,
which was at Mothers undertaking es-
tablishment on Pearl street, be brought
to her bedside. The oody, in o easket,
was taken to the house and placed
beside the bed where the mother and
child lay.
Francis died in the hospital et Elyria
Tuesday. ,Wishing to he with his wife
when the baby came, he boarded
freight train, as the trolley ears were
not running on account of a strike.
moos aro crossing with passengers and He fell front the train, and both legs
mails from the Grand Trunk at Doucet were cut off. He died et the hospital
Landing. the same day. Almost his last words
were,. "Don't -tell my wife."
Kingeton.—The steamer Pierre Pont But Mrs. Francis Was told. She bore
'made passage through the ice to Wolfe the shock bravely. "Bring him here,"
and Garden Islands this forenoon,. and _ she said. "I want my baby to see
within a day or two the harbor likely hint at least once before he is buriea."
will be free of ice. .The harbor has been The casket retnainea beside the, bea
closed up since the first of the year. until time for the funeral,
Sorel, Que.—The water hes risen Children Left to Burn.
nearly three feet sinee last Saturday in _ Wilkesbarre Pa April 11.—Four chit-
! •0
the St. Lawrence River, and is still ris. dren of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burke were
ing. The Richelieu River is eompletely burned to death at Sebastopol, a
clear of ice. The iee on the St. Law- suburb of Pittston, early this morning.
retied moved down nearly 200 feet day- The viethns are Helen, aged 14; elanies,
aged 0. Their home WaS discovered on
of the Liao -Tung Gulf. They believe the fame by sacrificing them tieealessly. All is our duty, if the enmny
liontreal, f;,ftte.—The 'water, which in- fire about I 6"elook by Mrs. Burke, who
ampaaasa lave mimed their oportima Fro the laiaest repeals it •tvouthlfotatipi- that I mean is that you should not vade the boraers, to join together in
towns esterday, 'was stwakeoed by the crecklieg of the
ity, the Xtussiens being now too etrong. pear t lat the fames° lave no d shrink fron death in the performance of restricting end attacking Irina But vaded the tooth shorey
Ilamea. She awakened ber husband, and
tile situation on the Yalu just what duty. ttOtOrding to a aespateh from the chin. boa entirely disappeared by this morn.
A Ruesien ------------------------------------ e you Clie Goverement, it desir------------.. s e altheu„ le e Ian , S . the parents jumped from the second
excted, l
tt's 'TN with
•
it bullet into his brain at his residence
in Long Island City. peath was almost
instantaneous. The lawyer was 30 years
old and associated with the firni of
Einstein & Townsend.
Since the ilre about six weeks ago in
the parish house of St Patrick's
Church in which Farther Herman J.
Ernst and. two maids lost their lives,
the scene which witnessed had been
constantly recurring to MeGibbons.
When he retider on Thursday night,
however, he seemed in better spirits
than usual.
Died While Drinking.
Buffalo, April 11.—While drinking in
o saloon at St. Paul street and Crane
avenue about 110071 Satiirday, Henry
Kahl, aged 42, of 379 Hibbard avenue,
suddenly fell to the floor arid expired.
Kahl was a wealthy citizen and. well
known in that part of the city.
Some time ago he was separated
from his wife, and since then had been
living with friends.
Coroner Hoffman was called and or.
dered post-mortem,
leis Arm Toro Ofr.
New York, April 11.—With his right
arm tom completely off at the elbow
and every joint and ligament in his body
twisted and strained, Charles Metes's],
an engineer, is at the Rootevelt Hos.
Wel with it slight chance for reeovery
aiter a peculiarly horrible experience,
and almost miraculous eamtpe front in.
stant death. Metzen, who is employed
as an engineer at the factory of the
New York Felt Co., on West 30th
street, ie a powerful man, over six feet
in. height. Soon after going to work
to -day he elimbed up on it large pullet-
ing machine to adjust it three.ineh belt
that dipped from revolvirig pulley,
rota in some Manner Ids right arm wee
storey window. The clularen were sleep. taught between the putty rind the belt.
Jittetneee armies during' the War '17311, t / • / f • tl"retsina1 •
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o modify t•
p an es not to be drunk thestinutlation 0 hands in its e eeves an maintet n an Ifelen s re eout s tole . .
•
China, near
tift* "1 witnessed the Jimmie 1 time," for it was evident that ea one your eottrage, but solely for nee ut cftse a II( 0 0 neu ra v.
Wel-Itail.Wel. It was exeseileanntlyingpeneu. nnulient tileY seemed to eontemplate of wounds or injury. Remember, youre- "On this account I must urge open
*re was no enemy to of- e, present the Asitnut, And do not forget ail the Offielals of lifatelturia that they
forn el but tl mediae with serious opposition before
reaching the river, though they intuit 0
that it would be a &sateen to have it molt -ant only hinder, but ought, to the
days o ism ar ' have known that no eomme.
nder would said that men from the Asttnut risked utmost of their a I ity, o IISSIS t
fer resistance, the Chinese llama flea.
parolee a mp 1 7
foree it general nation with it titi'eant their lives urraer the incitement of Russian army to purchase locally wild- est chilareft were retovered soul search
made in the ruing for the weighieg three tons, turd bolted to the
to lima anywhere tv'th' tr-ki ig tli 1.1.ct the Yeitt behind hint itt this treasoli wine. / alien loog for the glorious mo. 0V0r MINI JO'. Of grain or forage they , Philadelphia, Prt,. April 11.—Lawrenee frame, that the paneling machine,
Yet it required four t d' b k
21,000 men, If the ;fa ttat t
1 'n 8 I 1 8. of the at r
1. a tent When you mity teturn to us after may need upon the march, in Map,. fibson, known as John 'Oakley, a form. is being
ooneentrate a for to oppoee them fiew-Chwang Closed, the stiecusful fulfilment of your attty, or \their doing garrieon duty. • et employee at Houseton. Hall, the drib floor, was drawn from its fa,eteniugs and
fence of New•Chwarig we can easily - - ' bodies of the other two.
trotter then they out disembark." Chefoo, April 10.- A Chinese steamer.. ona when we may testify °or joy by "Shoithl Russian treeme arrive lit house of the students of the raised two feet in tlie air. .An instant
:Ube opinion now is that the JaPtrtiNe has jilPt iTilirnOil frOiti IreW-C11Witilg„ drinking to yen tit the Wine rot now your oefelambe0a, you , eigoild meet University of Pennsylvania. WW1 nr- Death Visions; Drove (0 Suicide, later the ponderous weight front the
w111 itY flanking movements from The port pilots would not respond to take with yon. them with mutual eineerity and gooa radial to -day on suspieion of knowing 1 'New York, April 11.- -Visions of three auteltitie overvalue the strain of Os
i hislielittn, steed at mating, at, theha. raged.; for them to take the Yeesel "'Go, therefore. my brava rem Adegi fneling. The law-abiding people are something of John Thomas. the aged ' human beiugs perishing in a fire to ptey. pulley, tier um woe tem out at this
head of the ChM of Corea, in eonare- it the r'ver
WIWI steamers With reed: faith in the From of ilea- responsible for the Chitteee Pastern Irratelnitaii, whoa& mutilated body was ed opon the. mind of Vreareis T. McGill- elbow, and Meteor fell heavily to Ole
vr, .
tion with their advance on tile 'Vela foinal thamselve3 in the emu predica. von antl, courageous submission tu au) TtnawaYi tolograPh faul telePhoriel WircS found in the basement. boas, a lawyer, that yesterday he sea tioor.
irtin tun iesu. rooms and could not be' At the mune time his 1e1t foot became
still full of ------.--------ce. The main channel on
the afontleal Side WitS c ear a g the front and rear rOtans. quick revolutions of the pulley -wound
'grt'llilearViitillagtott lire depertment to:monde& ana twisted the arm, drawing the mates
the water a way rtnimpolea escape.
• reacima by their piu•ente, a wall of lire wedged itt the punching machine. The
but the Intildingbruld not be saved. At body *upward. So great wet the strain
A ESTED ON SUSPICION. L30 the aberrea dies of the two young- toul to, atrongly resistant Meteor's