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PARIS POLICE IX PERIL. A? the audience flled out into the Avenue de la Rf-publiqus a bomb was thrown into the cen- tre sC the group of police Republican Guards, in •which stood Prefect Lupine and other high offi- cials. They were not hurt, but two guards were wounded and many windows were broken. The liomb was loaded with bootnalls. Two men have \u25a0\u25a0M arrested, one of them ' lair student. P*v*ral nuFsinn au<l Polish exiles were amonj» the orators «i the meetinp, and used extremely violent language Professor Trempoff, who was Father Oopon's collepe professor, amid frantic *s>r<!ause praised the leader of the St. Peters- burg strikers. Deputy Jaures said the revolu- tionary period had opened in Russia and could only close hy the end of imperialism. The auditor* shouted: "To the embassy!" When they were outside the hall they sang rev- olutionary t-onge and endeavored to break through the lines of the police, who resisted. Thrri the botnb was thrown. Three civilians were also wounded. 'Bomb Thrown Into Group — Tico Guards Wounded. Paris. Jan. SO— A meeting was held this even- ing In the Tlvoli to i>rotest against Russian au- tocracy. It was under the auspices of the revo- lutionary Socialist groups, and six thousand per- sons mere present. Deputies Jaures. Vaillant and IVrressense spoke. The police were pres- ent in strong force. BOMB FOUND AT PARIS. "Hew-York Evening Trumpet" Makes Its Appearance on the Bialto. There is a new newspaper in the f.ell, sxd It has at least one great advantage over all othart papers— doesn't cost • anything. Ths SBiubMt Brother*, the theatrical managers, are the pub- Ushers, and Charming Pollock the editor. It Is called "The New -York .Evening Trumpet." aad the first number was distributed on tha fttaito last night. The editorial scope of "The Trumpet" Is tw| wide— being confined largely to singicg the praista of the various Shubert attractions; but witain this narrow field the editor displays almost paas^ssti devotion to duty and preacher with persuas£T» eloquence: Even hi* aomewhai *"y«.'low ' ttstf- lines have their persuasive power. Witness to one on the first page (there aro four page 3 of ti» paper): "Lillian Russell Robbed on Broadway." '. reads. In four-Inch letters. Then, la a smaDxt face of type. "3tar of Lady Teazle Loses JVXO- Police Not Yet Notified." Finally comes tha stsr/ Itself, and this Is what the gaspin? reader •»• covers Lillian Russell Is robbed nea every night \JjT the fact that the Casino Theatre .->..- a SMmj capacity of only about sixteen hundred. L. ut celebrated home of musical comedy -oul* sw another thousand people Miss Russell s vfSJSs with "Lady Teazle** would be. soraeifcms Ml «*" more each week. PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE ON VIEW. Some modern paintings and sculpture collected by the late J. W. Kauffman are on free view ton 9 a. m. to t> p. m. and from S r- m. to 13 p. n. tt the American Art Galleries, in Madison Ssusrs South. The collection will be sold at Mendelssml Hall on Friday at 8:30 p. m. Thomas E. Kirty wu conduct the sale. NEW-YORKER'S SUMMER HOME BURNEO. Stroudsfcurg, Perm.. Jan. 30 (Special).—The fsa* mer homo of Joseph Personenf. of X\ 436 w"«sS Broadway. New-York, was totally destroyed jf fire, near Canadensis. this county. T^d ioss *" no.coo. EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON. Th<*' Royal Blue LJn*». of which the New-Jsn* Central Is the initial road, is going to operate » three days' excursion to Washington on FebrcrT 11. at reduced prices. Th© train leaves •\u25a0r-Tort at noon, and arrives in 'Washington at ial J- •"• C. M. Burt. general passenger agent, has a vn! book, free for the asking. hebrev/ infant asylum election. The Hebrew Infants' Asylum holds Its msssil meeting to-day\ at 8:30 p. m.. at Tuxedo Hall. Q&- at. and Madiaon-ave. A president will be elected place of Benno Neuberger and a vue-pre^deat & place of Sol S. Japha. Six directors will be elec»* for three years, one for two and one Jor on*. Beats X orris in Billiard Champkm* ship Play. Chicago. Jan. *>-W. H. Si«o irn-y. of 3*n Fraa. Cisco, won the first gama In tiie Class A imHusi billiard championship tournament, begun »t ti» Chicago Athletic Club to-night. Hi 3 opponent iv Charles S. Norris. of New-York. TV.- scora wai 300 to 213. Sigourney's average was s 4-3Z; Norti»\ 622-35. "When Sigourney failed oa an easy shot, having only one point to go to win th* gaoa. Norrist. who had been playing inhard luck ail th» evening, made a. rua of • but ha was to» tv behind for this to do him any good. Sevea apaera by Sigourney cut down his average. On account of the illness >f hia father la 3aa Francisco. H. A. Wright, th» other Paci2c Coast representative, withdrew from, the tournament to. day and started for home to-nisht. This Ismsi nine men to contest for the "Brooklyn Eagle" Cv» and the various other prizes nfr-r by the 'hicaso Athletic Association. To-:r.orrow contests will i» between Kdward O. Gardner. of Passaic, N. J., and Charles S. Schmitt. of Racine. Wis.: J. Fart. lnand Poggenburg. of New-York, and £dwwi c. Ruin, o( t'hicaso. Charles t\ Coaklin, of Ctlcaj^ and J. Byron Stark, of Brooklyn. NOVEL THEATRICAL ADVEBTISEfG. Daring Rescues. at Tenement Houte —Five Horses Killed. Eight persons were overcome by smoke or ot&sr. wise Injured, fifteen children »>r» rescued tal five horses were MM in a fire last night iviv three story t»n»in»nt house at Ms SJ York-st. The police say the fir<* was starte-i by boys S«ss> Ing In the hay stor»«l tinder the ho-.ise. The following; were t*k»n to the Hudson Stßsft) Hospital: MONTAOI T«renc*. jr.. « years oW. MOXTATE. Andrew. 1 year sM SMITH. Mary, a nurse. 25 years old. Th<* others injured were: CASSIDY. Sdward. •"» years a&B. GAL.I*AGHER. Jenn>. 27 years o'.i. GALLAGHER. Mary, h«*r <Jaugt^»r. lftmonths oM. M*OONAIJ>. Patrtcic. 34 y*ar* old; SSI about ti» jjj^j and arms by glass. MONTAGUE. Pet*r. 8 years_oW. MONTAOfK. T>rwe. sr.. 45 y»ar» old. The building is three stories high. Th* flm 6007 and basement were used by T<T»n'-<» Mo-vague, «r* as a box factory- On the second floor he tad fc£ • family #M* fi^B The- flr« spread rapidly anrl in a few minutest,, entire house was filled with smoke. Patrafc-a, Daniel Haggerty. of tho Ll—sH street «tadsa, turned in an alarm. Then he ran te th<* house, b«. terert down the door and ru*h»d up the stair*, a, ho got to the top of UM stairs he stumbled oi» Mrs. Montague and her daughter, ilirr. B«i had attempted to go down, but w»r° overcona the smoke. Haggerty carried both worr.en t» £, street and then telephoned for ambulances.' j£, and other policemen who ran through the feosj, aroused most of the women and chiiflr»ii aad toc< them to the fire escapes. Many d.irir.K rescues were made After the firemen had arrived. Patrick ilcDoaii a tenant: went to the third floor, thmkm? sobm^ had been left there. Wh-»Ti Be startM to r«2r» he found the stairs cut off. H- went to rear window and Jumped to a two-story addition, la^l ing on a skylight. He was unconscious w^« fc*»| later by the firemen- He w-.1l recover. MATCH FOR SIGOURNEY. EIGHT INJURED AT FIRE. '^Apparent Attempt to Blow Up the House of Prince Troubetskoy. Parls, Jan. ML 111 police early to-day found • supposed bomb, with a tube containing a lißThted fti«e, h. front of the house of Trinco Trouhetskiy. s?i atta< h* of the Russian Em- bassy here. The policemen extinguished the *.»d Informed tiie authorities, nho are in- vest igating the matter. The bomb was l>oi?le shaped, and of small dimenfior:*. It was filled with a gTeen powder. Were «er^ ivn tubee. in the centre, one of metal and the other of glass, containing acid. Owing to faulty construction, the acid could not .mix with the powder, and it is believed the bomb could not have done great damage. STIR IX G EAT BRITAIX Prompt Explanation of Attack on Consul Demanded. London. Jan 30.— Reports of continued acts of hostility to Great Britain and citizens of this country in Russia are causing considerable per- plexity and anxiety In official circles in London. Although diplomats say there is no doubt that full satisfaction will be given for the Warsaw No Member of your Family shotM br without an Individual Stick of I > j (10? POCKET TINS.) Relieves Colds. Rough Skin. Brui*»es._Soreness &^ ALL DRUGGISTS. cm BY MAIL S-. >*'.:, cMxzcartormn. "S*~£££^7 ' mMm or «TAM*g. Be 3 (JoLORADO AND RETURN via UNION PACIFIC Winter Tourist tickets toDa»T«r. Colorado Springs, aad P»i»lo» on sale dally to April 3D, iacltt- siTe, with final return limit Jans 1.1305, from ST. LOUIS $39.20 CHICAGO $47.20 jroth correspoadtajrly low rates from other polnu. Bttart your ttchct r*ui» oosr feW» ** Xaqalra of R.TZNSROECK.Con'I Eastern Ast« 207 Groadway, Now to.'» City Well Known Boston Horse Breeder Gets Duke of Argyll's Seat. Ixmdon, Jan. 30.—E. D. . Jordan, of Boston ha* rented lnverary Caatie. the Duke of Argyll's seat, in ATgyllehire. Scotland, with its extensive shoot- th£'.™»£ * n Uk POMWl ° n Ot the estate Ist telxciraph to the tribune.] Bo*ton. Jan. SO.-Eben D. Jordan, who has leaaed Inverary CasUe. is the head of the big department store of Jordan. Marsh & Co., and Is rated as sev- eral times a millionaire. Outslds of business his chief distinction is hl 8 big stock farm and etabl« of blu* \u25a0 ribbon wlnninr horses. His hobby is th* r»i«Jng of hackneys and ponies. y 1S u>o . ... A CCAHANTKD CURB FOII PJXES Uctir.t. Blind. BlMdlnc or ProirudlnK p»u». You* «ru«l»t will refund moot; if PAZQ OIATM2NT fi to c»» i mi in •v it dart, «* ««>*m*.«t raiia Lawyer Who Mysteriously Disappeared Living at Ilion. [DT TEJ.EOP.APH TO THE TIUBrNE.] Mid»!ieiov.ii, K. Y-. .Tan. 30. -Dennis Daniel M Keon. the aged New-York lawyer, whose mysteri- ous disappearance from that city on July 15 last caused & sensation, has appeared in Middletown, only staying htre for a few hours, however. li»s disappearance was followed by letters from hlrt" to hip son suiting that h<- had bo<?u kidnapped nnd wa« h»-ld in fc.OOO ransom. H* 1 o.'ime to Mlddlrtown on Saturday night, ami went directly to the home of George H nicker. who was one of the last men to see him before the disappearance. McKeon refused utterly to talk about himself or where he lmd been. After trans- acting romt business with Mr. Decker he again left ViJdletown before many of his friends knew he was here. It was learned that M<-Keon Is at Ilion, K. V.. n-here he is practising law. E. D. JORDAN BENTS SCOTCH CASTLE. Of Charles Lockhart"s Standard Oil Fortune She Will Have $300,000 in Trust. [BT TELBIiRAFH TO THE TRIE. NE] Pittsburg. Jan. 30.—Recorder Stengel to-day re- ceived the will of Charles Lockhart to be filed. He refused to make puhlic the dftriilp of the docu- ment, but enough was learned to know that the oil magnate cut off his youngest daughter with $300,000 so it was said al>out the courthouse. The two sons and one daughter will divide an estate vari- ously estimated, the lowest being J25.00u.000. tho highest C00.W.000. Dr. W. S. Flower, a dentitu. son ci* Dr. J. <» Klower. who was th« l/ockhart family physician, elop«d with Eleanor Lockhurt. and mar- ried her against her fathers wishes. This took place one Wedneedny night In the fall of JvtOC. after the girl had bundled her father lnio his carriage and sent him to prayer meeting. He red i^-da not* from her on his return, telling him the hart left home to marry the handsome young dentist. H is said Mr. Lockhart cut his daughter oft without a cent. Later he became reconciled to her, and changed his will, leaving her J300.000 in trust. This is arranged so that in the. lifetime of her husband she cannot secure the principal. M'KEON SEEN AT MIDDLETOWN. ELOPING DAUGHTER TO GET LITTLE. So Dumont Says of Inspection as to Strength of Ropes. The trial of Henry Lundberg. former United States assistant inspector of hullF, for manslaugh- ter, in connection with the Slocum disaster, was continued before Judge Thomas yesterday. Resuming his testimony, James A. Dumont, former supervising inspector general of United Etates itcam vessels, said that he directed Fleming and Lundberg to Inspect tho Slocum on May 5 and 6. "Did you ever instruct LundberK as to the exam- ination of life preservers he was aeked. "I did not," ho replied. "The inspectors were only to ascertain that the requisite number of life preservers was on board the boat?" •That was ail; but it was understood that the number reported were in good condition." The witness said that tests of the strength of ropes and cliains were made by the eye and feel- Ing not by actual tests with weights. The wit- ness said he might be mistaken in making an ex- amination of a life preserver. Among the corporations occupying land on which the government makes no claim, owing to the offi- cial survey, says Mr. Biddlson, are the Standard Oil '"ompany, the United States Steel Company, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the Electrfc LJglii and Power Company of Muskegon County and various docking, lumber and grain elevator companies to the number of fifty or more. By virtue of the titles Mr. Biddlson expects to acquire, he will be in a position to give to persons and corporations holding title to land abutting on the United States survey quit claim deeds to the property immediately adjoining the property they own, for which a pro rata Bhare of the expenses attached to the work of private survey for clear title must be paid. The Supreme Court of the United States has de- cided that persons holding title to land bounded by the United States survey line have no right to go outelde that line. Consequently, the land jiut- side and so far as land under water can be de- scribed, has no claimant, and although in hundreds of cases persons and corporations are enjoying what is known as "squatter's right," or possessory right, Mr. Biddison is the first man to lay claim to the great unclaimed acreage around Lake Michigan. Mile after mile of this ownerless property lies in the city of Chicago. « TESTED OXLY BY THE EYE Xeii'-Yorkcr Claims Thousands of Anes on Shore of Michigan. Samuel Blddison. a lawyer, of No. 42 Hroadway. this city, has claimed title to land on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, outside the government survey lines estab- lished in IMS and 1821. There are thousands of acres In the tract, valued, according to Mr. Blddison, at approximately $300,- OOO.tOO. Some of it is "made land." hut much is still under water. WORTH MILLIONS, HE SAYS Count Lamsdorff hastened to reply to Ambas- sador Hardlnge's note, expressing regret If the British consul general and pro-consul nt War- saw were injured, and Informing him that an immediate inquiry would be made to establish the facts. A public reprimand has been administered to Deputy Chief of Police Rouir.eff, of Moscow, on account of the posting: of the anti-British tele- gram in thßt city, and in government drdM it is thought to be severe enough to satisfy British opinion. It is thought that this step, together with circulating the reprimand in provincial ad- ministrations, will prevent further attacks or insinuations ac-i'wt foreignets. Bt. Petersburg, Jan. 30.— New complications between Great Britain and Russia are feared on account of the attack on the British consul and pro-consul at Warsaw Saturday night. The British Embassy here has no details of the affair, but Sir Charles Hardinge has already de- livered a note to Count Lamsdorff asking for an immediate Investigation ard explanation, re- serving any claims which may be hereafter made, and at the same time asking for the protection of British consuls through the em- pire. At the Foreign Office to-day it waa intimated that these accumulative evidences of hostility, whether accidental or intentional, were causing j.iueh apprehension, and that It would be neces- sary for the Russian government to give full and prompt explanation, or otherwise popular sentiment In the United Kingdom might create a serious situation. It was pointed out that while the injured proconsul nt Wursaw, Mueu- kaln. Is merely an interpreter and native clerk In the consulate, that fart made no difference, and that It would be necessary to prove that the offair was not the result of the' publication of the objectionable notices concerning which Am- bassador Hardinge already has protested offi- cially-. The following communication was issued by the Foreign Office this evening: Information has been received from the British Consul General at Warsaw that he and Mucu- kain. the proconsul, were attacked by soldiers on January 28. Murray, the consul general, Is not believed to have been Injured, but Mucu- kain. who is a Russian subject, was wounded by sword cuts and in in the hospital. Repre- sentations were at once made by Ambassador Hardinge to the Russian government, which demanded that the Governor General of Warsaw Institute strict inquiry Into the incident. His majesty's Ambassador also sent Colonel Napier, the military attache, to Warsaw to report on the subject. affair, the newspapers are unanimous In con- demnation of Russia and attribute all incidents to anti-British sentiment. FIRE AT FRAUNCES TAVERN. *t;er- c Washington Olintenkamp. the young son of the senior pirtn.r of the Srm of Gllntenkarap A Prerht. n>vir>r!etors of Fraunces* Tavern, was the Steam of the curly discovery of a nre in *n old Colonial chimney hi the bulldlnc late ye*te>rday afternoon. Tha firemen put out th» blaze without nstaSJ water. The damage waa about $15. George li three years old. He was born in th» building, anil was named after President Washing- ton. He was at play on the second floor of the tavern about « o'clock when ho smelled smoke. Having often been told how valuable the bulldlr* was he ran down stairs t.> the barber «ho of Joseph Wein. at No. || Pearl-.it.. and told "Mike" ThTV bootbUck ' «***• *a S -Mks upstolrs. w e r e o.«SLTd. thea .dtaCoT?*. dtaCoT ?* *** *•.*«« M'ADOO SUBMITS BILLS TO MAYOK. Police Commissioner McAdoo yesterday sent to Mayor McCiellan copies of two police bills which he has drawn, with the intention of having them submitted to tho legislature It the Mayor approves them. He would not talk about them further than to say that ti»- expected to have a talk with th« Mayor about them to-day. » >ne i» understood to provide for a reorganizatior. of the detective bu- reau B9 making the r:uik of detective sergeant de- pendent on the will of tho v'or.-mvssioner. and thus placing all detectives in the bureau on good be- havlor. Ihe uther is intended t.> .il.i In pursing the police force of corrupt and Incompetent men by means *of a police court martial. «ho;e ttn.Unr* aro not t > be reviewed by the courts. Sunday Violations Alleged — Commissioner McAdoo Himself Investigates. Captain F?ood. of the West 47th-st. station yester- day obtained two summonses from Magistrate Bar- low, in tho West Side Police Court, calling for the appearance In that court on Thursday afternoon of two employes of the New-York Theatre, to answer to alleged violations of the law regarding Sunday theatrical performances. Captain Flood received a letter from the Rev. Francis J. Clay-Moran. chair- man of the national law committee oT the Actors* Church Alliance, who lives at No. 327 West 56th-st.. calling attention to certain alleged violations of the Sunday theatrical law, in matter of costumes aad other details. Magistrate Barlow remarked when he eavo the summons that, while be wanted to see the laws en- forced, he was inclined "to be easy on the theatre proprietors \u this respect." as he felt that it was "better for a man to spend, Sunday evening with his wife in a theatre than Hi >ne in th* back room of some saloon." WhlUi , pa£S nX the , New -York Theatre Sunday night. Ponce Commissioner McAdoo saw speculators on the «Ul»walk selling tickets and h- went In to make an investigation. He found two of Captain Flood's detectives there. THEATRI EMPLOYES SUMMONED. But O'Brien Thinks Closing of Houses Has Turned Loose Robbers. The theory that the closing of the gambling houses and the poolrooms ir. the city la partly the cause of the recent increase of robberies waa ad- vanced yesterday by Captain O'Brien, the new chief of the Detective Bureau. "The gambling houses anJ the poolrooms." he said, "gave employment to many of the most desperate crooks In ihe country, and kept them off the streets. They earned, anywhere from $5 to $15 a day, and their work was easy. When the gambling houses and soolrooms were closed, these men were turned out to prey on th« community. Most of them had thought that they were earning honest livings as employes at such places, and now they think the officials who took away their living owe them a chance. There was nothing left to them but to steal, for few of them will work lons hours fop small wage?. Most of them have a higher ordt-r of intelligence than the ordinary lodging house crook, and will take longer chances to steal. I believe that most of the recent hold-ups and daring robberies in houses have been perpetrated by these men. 'I don't want to criticise Dtstrlct Attorney Jerome for closing the gambling houses, and I don't want to he understood as arguing that the gam- bling housea and the poolrooms should be reopened, for I think they should be kept closed. I simply am making a statement of fact to explain the con- ditions against which the rollce have to wace a war." DEFEXDS GAMBLING? XO! Was, Sore Against Gamblers Who Got Him Into Trouble. Strong disapproval of the metho^ adopted by Po- lice Commissioner McAdoo's special detective, force in making r;iUs on Harlem poolrooms was ex- pressed yesterday by Magistrate Mayo. In the Har- lem Court, when it was discovered that the star wttßSSa against the prisoners taken in the raids had sworn out warrants under a wrong name and that ha was a convicted thief at large under a su«a£pded sentence. Magistrate Mayo ordered the witness out of court and discharged all the pris- oners. ;_«":".-' It became known that the witness is one of the chief witnesses against Inspector Titus and Cap- tain Tighe. who are awaiting trial at Police Head- quarters on charges of failure to close poolrooms. All the prisoners taken In two raids on Harlem poolrooms were before Magistrate Mayo for exami- nation when the star witness was called, answer- ing to tha name Josesh Smith. The witness had sworn out warrants for the raids under that name, declaring that he lived at No. 20 Bond-st. He was proceeding to tell in the witness chair about th* beta he had mad> in the poolrooms, *jid which of the prisoners had taken the money and recorded the bets, when counsel for the prisoners asked: "I3n't your real name Alexander Faber?" Faber admitted with reluctance that that was his name, and then he was forced to admit that he had been convicted of theft In the Court of Special Sessions and had been allowed to go at liberty under suspension of sentence. Fondness for gam- bling in poolrooms, he said, caused him to steal JLI from his employers, and for that he had been con- victed. "Did you tell Sergeant Kggers that you had been convicted of being: a thief?" "Tea, I told him all about the affair, and he knew everything about me. I was sore against the gambling houses where i had lost all my money and where 1 had got in!> trouble?. I wanted to save other fellows from going the same way." Sergeant Eggers was communicated with by tele- phone, and tie denied that he had known that Faber toad been .arrested and convicte^a for theft. EGGERS'S MAX A THIEF. A movement of the Japanese left wing for the purpose of surrounding and cutting off the Rus- sians in the neighborhood of Pokowtal Is going on slowly, a* the resistance Is stubborn. Should the Russian force be cut off. It will result in leaving General Kuroratkin's right flank unpro- tected. Two divisions of Japanese troops attacked Pehowski, and drove four divisions of the Rus- eians across the Hun River. Six hundred Rus- sians were captured. The Russians are making a stand across the river. One Rmalaa diyUlo* raajp MY*ra4 attack* Russians Make a Stand — Oku In- flicts Heavy Losses. General Oku's Headquarters. Jan. 29— Tester- day (Saturday) afternoon the Japanese began a fierce bombardment with artillery and musketry along the whole line. The firing was kept up until midnight, and was resumed at dawn to- day, continuing until noon. The Russian reply was feeble. RETREAT ACROSS HUN. A hundred Japanese, prisoners have arrived here. They belonged to the Ninth Division be- fore Port Arthur. The official report of the casualties In the fighting at Hounlitadzy and Hugoudl on Janu- ary 25 and January 26 says they were 45 offi- cers and 1.050 men. The positions were held by twelve battalions of Japanese, partly drawn from General Nogl's amy and partly reserves. The Russians carried the first line of lntrenchments. but were unable to maintain their position on the outskirts of Sandepas, in the face of fierce cannonading. The fighting was transferred westward. The Japanese counterattacked with a brigade of In- fantry, endeavoring- to envelop the Russians, but the cavalry protecting the Russian flank drove back the Japanese with heavy loss. A counter attack on the villages captured by the Russians at the outset of the fight was also beaten off. but at the cost to the Russians of neversl thousand killed or wounded. Including General Mlstchenko, who was wounded In the knee. The heaviest sufferer^|were the recently arrived brigade of riflemen. At Sandepas the Japanese occupied a strongly fortified position commanding the triangle formed by the confluence of the Hun and Shakhe r'vers. The Japanese had erected there, a fort of r permanent type, with triple earthworks and trenches extending in a southwesterly direction. Several villages to the northeast were also forti- fied strongly. Details of Failure of Russian At- tack — Object of Advance. Russian Headquartera. Huan Mountain, Jan. 29. — The object of General Kuropatkln's offen- sive movement was to capture the important position at Sandepas, on the left bank of the Hun River, due west of the Schill River, and thereby outflank the Japanese from the Bhakhe River, and enable the Russian army to under- take a general advance. SAXDEPAS FIRMLY HELD. There has been no great change In the direc- tion of the right and centre armies since the night of January 28. except constant collisions between reconnoitring parties. In the direc- tion of the left army the enemy keeps up a slow but constant cannonade. The enemy's main body at Chen-Chieh-Pao and Hel-Kou-Tai seems to have retreated In the direction of Neinyupao. which is two miles west of Chang-Tan and Sub-Fang-Tai. At a point ten miles northwest of Chang-Tan the enemy left many dead. A dispatch from Manchurian army headquar- ters, dated yesterday, says: It is reported that the weather Is warmer since January 25. but It is still extremely cold, so that It is Impossible to expose the troops at night. Russian activity on the Shakhe River seems to have ceased after the fights at Chen-Chieh- Pao and Hei-Kou-Tal, where the Japanese were victorious. The object of the operations is not clearly understood hero, but it Is suggested that the Russians either intended to turn the Japanese left and move a heavy force down west of the Liao River, or were seeking to divert attention from some projected operation against the Japanese right. Toklo, Jan. 30.—The casualties in the fighting at Chen-Chieh-Pao and Hei-Kou-Tal are esti- mated at 5,000 on the aide of the Japanese and 10.000 on the Russian side. The n«".vs of this defeat, coming at this time, is especially hard for the government. The popular Idea continues to be that the advance was undertaken In order to divert the attention of the people from the events In European Russia. The capture of the outer line of trenches on Thursday entailed heavy casualties. There is no official estimate of the lossee, but It Is ex- pected that some thousands on both sides were killed or wounded. The Russians, however, appear to have been completely successful on the defensive, repuls- ing all the Japanese attacks. Under the circum- stances General Gripenberg decided not to press the attempt to storm Sandepas, which is sit- uated in a flat country. At the War Office there is an inclination to lay the chief blame for the failure of the move- ment to a sudden change of the weather to in- tense cold. 20 degrees below zero, with a high wind, which drifted the snow and rendered it hazardous to expos© the troops to camping In the open plain, and also impeded the transporta- tion of guns, supplies und the wounded. The operation intrusted to the second army, under General Gripenberg, was the capture of Sandepas. which, once In Russian hands, would have served as a pivot for a flanking movement, but Sandepas proved too hard a nut to crack, and the. Japanese, taking advantnge of the check of the Russians, hurried up their rein- forcements and assumed the offensive on the Hun River, as well as along the railroad and the Great Mandarin Road. General Grlpenberg has Informed the Em- peror that he has discontinued the offensive. General Miatchenko and General Kondratovltch, while not seriously injured, have been obliged to relinquish their commands. San-Tai-Tse, the general reports, was occupied by the Rus- sians. A Bloiv to the Autocrats— J apanese Casualties 5,000. St. Petersburg. Jan. 30.—General Kuropat- kin's attempt to break through the Japanese left wing and outflank Field Marshal Oyama's posi- tion on the Shakhe River seems to have failed entirely. Few details, however, are availablo beyond the information contained In the official dispatcher. Field Marshal Oyama, ao at the battle of the Shakhe River, appears to ha-i-e an- swered the Russian advance with a counter of- fensive movement, but no great disposition was shown to carry the war far into the territory held by the Russians. LOSSES PUT AT 10,000. KDROPATKIN'S FAILURE. TO CURE a COLD EN ONK UAt Tnk« LaxatlT* Bromo Qulntn» Tabl.ti. All : druni.t. refund the BKnejr U It i.v. u> cart. i w aKL!-I •Ifo&ture Uen »Mh box, aCo, *" ** w \ Grov * • Deputy Police Commissioner Said to . Have Got $30,000. W, D. Morgan & Co. yesterday sold for Deputy Police Commissioner McAvoy plot. \u25a0•JM feet, in 150th-Bt.. 150 feet east of Amsterdam-aye. The plot Is assessed at $16,500. Owing to the Increase in values in the section resulting fron the opening of the subway. Mr. McAvoy is sai.l to have re- ceived about J30.C00 for the plot. He H said to have inheriteu the property from his father. Deputy Commiasloner McAvojr was taken from the uni- co=l^rby" SSSSBSSgBSSS ; 'H ! : P r there wa» considerable critTdsm oV m «£ ff n * minion, as SSJSE OTTENDORFER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP. Announcement for l&05-6 is made of the Otten- dorfer M.morial Fellowship for Germanic Thilol ogy. The fellowship was established In \m In New-York University, by friends and ail^, : . » the late Oswald Ottemlorfer. It ,,-arrise s w«J J! n ' annual income of $*«.. and a maximum allowance of «00 for book,, and 1. open to graduate, , of any good American college who can civ. . U .i , evidence of certain quulliWtlon* Candidate? 510 apply for particulars and application i bh«l ma]P Lawrence A. McLouth. secretary of the fin -" v,f° committee, «t University Heights rell "wshlp Swedish Boat Fired On — Russians to Testify To-day. Paris, Jan. 30.— international commission In- quiring into the Dogger Bank affair at its session to-day heard two Swedish witnesses, the captain and mate of the cnrjro boat Aldebaran. They both testified that a few hours preceding the firing* on the British trawlers by the Russian sqiwdron their boat was attacked in the North Sea l.y a strange warship, which fired many shots at the Aldebaran, but did not do hf>r serious damage. The etrnnger then disappeared. Counsel for Russia protested that this testimony was not directly connected with the North Sea matter, but Admiral Fournler. president of the commission, ruled that the testimony was ad- missible. Hugh O'Beirne. the British agent, said the strange vessel was the Russian transport Kamt- ehatka, which mistook the Swedish craft for a torpedo boat. Mr. O'Beirne further declared that the Kamtchatka thereafter sent a wireless message to Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky that she had been attacked by a torpedo beat, and Rojestvensky thereupon ordered his squadron to be on the look- out for torpedo boats. This, Mr. O'Beirne assert, ed, caused the firing on the trawlers. The fishermen concluded their testimony in the afternoon. The last witness, a man named Cos- tello. said that at the time of the cannonade he saw a black object which he thought was a tor- pedo boat. Later at Hull, after examining the charts. he concluded that the object he had seen was a trawler without lights. Vice-Admiral Doubassoff made the point that the subsequent conclusion was a supposed one where- as hla belief at the time he saw the object was that it waa a torpedo boat. Admiral Fournler asked the witness why he did not see the trawlers near by. but saw a black ob- ject at a considerable distance Costello maintained that he did not see other boats, but saw the unknown object The witness was then confronted by several other fishermen. This developed much contradic- tion, Oostello maintaining he saw the nlack 'object The Russian officers will begin their testimony to-morrow. M'AVOY SELLS PLOT. DOGGER BAXK INQUIRY. Berlin. Jan. 30. — The Rußsian government's re- ply to China's declarations that she has not In- fringed neutrality or permitted Japan to do so Is a reassertlon of the former charge. The Rus- sian note, which was communicated to the pow- ers on Saturday, gives specifications of alleged violations of neutrality, but the tone of the re- ply is such that it Is inferred that Russia is not likely to carry the discussion much further. It Is learned here that Russia found that all rho powers, particularly Germany, heiij views iden- tical with those of tho United suites on limiting the zone of wiirand keeping China out of it. The note is supported by a detailed statement under eight heads Intended to show wherein Russia has violated Chinese neutrality. Briefly stated these, incidents are connected with the alleged appropriation by Russia of Manchurian military stores and provisions, the charter of the German merchant 'steamer Foo Ping, at Che-Foo to carry Russian arms; the- dispatch of H.fiOO.OOo small arm cartridges from Kalgan to Port Ar- thur; the establishment of wSrelesstelpgraphcom- munlcation between Port Arthur and Che-Foo; the unwarrantable delay of the Russian gun- boat Manjour in disarming at Shanghai; the flight of Russian officers and sailors from "the Ryeahltelnl when they were supposed to be in- terned; the aid extended at Che-Foo to Rus- sian soldiers fleeing from Port Arthur, and the maintenance of a large Russian force in the region west of Liao-Ho. in violation of the agree- ment to limit the theatre of war. It is denied that pig iron was supplied to the Japanese army by the Chinese government shops at Hanyang, and this is also said to have been a legitimate transaction between individuals. Respecting the charge that China is seriously preparing to engage in the war, the note says: It Is difficult to Imagine how it would be pos- sible to frame charges more mischievous or more remote from actual facts than these. That the Chinese are making preparations of this kind Is entirely destitute of truth, ami there, is no anti-foreign movement In China. From tba beginning Japan h.%.s urged China to maintain neutrality and protect foreigners. ... It is abundantly clear that the motive of the Rus- sian government Informulating baseless accusa- tions was to relieve themselves of an engage- ment, the terms of which, with the progress of the war. no longer inured mainly to their ad- vantage. Violation of Chinas Neutrality De- nied and Counter Charges Made. Washington. Jan .TO—The Japanese govern- ment has made a verbal denial t<> the State De- partment here. and. it is understood, to other governments, of the Russian charges of viola- tion of Chinese neutrality in the present ffi' The Japanese statement, just made public, la la strong language. It says thnt. while it is not Japan's duty to defend China in this case, yet. so far as the good faith and loyalty of Japan are called In question, the government of that country feels bound to repel the charges. These are taken up seriatim, begin- ning with the Ryeshitelnl Incident, which the verbal note declares was nothing more than the adoption by Japan of JuM and inevitable meas- ures of self-defence made necessary by Rus- sia's violation of Chinese neutrality. The charges that Chinese brigands were commanded by Japanese officers and enrolled in their army and that Japanese military instructors were with the Chinese soldiers on the border are de- clared to bo without any foundation whatever, and Russia is challenged to produce any evidence Insupport of the charges. It Is denied that Japan has used the Miaotao Islands as a naval base, but it is declared that Russia has so used the islands, and that a Japanese merchantman was sunk In the island waters last March by a Rus- sian man-of-war. The Japanese admit they have procured war supplies from Che-Foo. but Insist that these came through private persons, and that the transactions were legitimate, •while Russia, it is alleged, has fitted out and loaded a ship In Chinese waters, in flagrant vio- lation of Chinese neutrality. on Santanpu (Bandepas or Sandepu). to the east, but was driven back with a loss of over 4,000 men. The Japanese bombarded the entire Russian line. The Russian replied feebly, showing lit- tle activity. JAPAN ANSWERS RI'SSIA. THE POLICE PROBLEM. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. JANTTABY at lfl» Tfcs men. it Is sdfled. must return to work un- conditional)?. < oatinned from nr»t page. MANY DROWNED AT RIGA. Edward M. Shepard wrote in part: Tour committee. 1 tru«t. will consider the method of testing the fitness of men to remain on th» police force. They will also. I trust, consider tho organization of the force, and especially the rela- tions of the men in uniform who ought to be peace officers" in the true sense of the word, ana not SDies. with that other force of detectives, th* r.«>e*>sslty of which is as imperative as it 13 to be regTetted. Tour committee will not, I trust, over- look the border line separating the legitimate and useful search for crime and criminals from that useless, corrupting search for hidden vice which breeds blackmail and undermines the liberty of the citizen, that sacred immunity of his house, which makes of it th« castle of which, as Judge Gaynor has usefully pointed out. our Jurisprudence and civilization have always boasted. And. besides these and other searches for true causes, th« com- mittee will surely not overlook the intimate rela- tion to the measure of corruption, whatever It is. in the present police force, of our excise and sump- tuary laws, which would drag even saints a long way toward perdition. Among: those at the meeting were: Alexander E. Orr. John E. Parsons. McDourall Hawkes. Pr. Feii* Adl#r. rarl P<-hurz. The IJev. Thomas It.Slle«r. Charles J?pra*u» Smith. Georg* Haven Putnam. Ctontet McAnenj. ! Robert Erskine Ely. Lawrence Velllcr. . ' Alfred R. Conkllnar r*. W. D« For#st. Dr E. R. I* Gould. R. Fulton Cutting. <"r>lonel William Jay. Horaca White. I Joseph LarocQU*. E-*en* A. Phllbin. : Herbert Parson*. R. C. E. Brown. i F. R. Coudert. Oswald O. Villard. • General Bt»wart I*. Wood- Robert Grler Monroe. I fort. John M. Fail I Wigs I a drag upon it. The police department should be madn an Instrument In the promotion of our prog- Of soars* the conditions on which the P o!I i"' have to act react upon them In tarn. and many evils jvhich arc generally regarded as incident to the system are in reality incident to human nature itself. Dealing with a heterogeneous P«P" latlo of great magnitude. irt a very congested space. i* the perplexing problem of our clvillsar on. an.d laws which unduly restrict the rational liberty or the citizen fall to command respect. D suspect for one kind of law frequently beget* a dlsrespj'f-i of others essential to public wellbelng. Correction of some of the evils must come through Intelli- gent legislation which will not prohibit, n><"l!es»l>. acts which would otherwise be innocent. \u0084»..\u25a0 Spasmodic effort, however, will accomplish little. What Is required Is Intelligent, persistent and con- fl.Jenr endeavor. establishing each improvement firmly so that there shall be no retrogression, and to the aid of such a cause. 1 assure you, genne- men. you may command me. Ice Breaks Under Fleeing Crowd — Xn Bodies Recovered. Berlin. Jan. 31.—The 'Vosslcbe Zeitunrs" Rlira letter says the official report of the number Wlied and wounded In the riots there Is far be- low the actual number, sinoe it Included only those delivered at the hospitals, while unknown numbers lost their lives by drowning. When the eoldiery fired on the crowd many persons rushed down the rocky shore to escape across the river on the Ice. which broke, engulf- lag them. A great snowstorm was prevailing at the time, and the temperature sank at night, oauairg the river to freese over again. In con- sequence no bodies have been recovered. The movement, the letter says, has taken on a distinctly political character, through the Influ- ence of independent students or those not be- longing here. These are Southern Russians, who came to Russia under government encour- agsrr.ent to Russianize the Polytechnic Insti- tute. They were heard In the streets shouting: "The War Must Stop:" "Down with the Czar!" '•Give Us a Constitution !" "Long Live Revolu- tion!" "Hurrah for Japan!" A number of stu- dents were killed or wounded. LODZ IX STATE OF SIEGE. The strike In reported ended at Baratnff. At Libau tome of the strikers have returned to mork, and there have been no serious disturb- ances during the day. No further extensive •trlkes are reported at any fresh centres, and no disorders exoept at Warsaw. At Mitau there have been some disorders and • police superintendent has been wounded. The troops there have not yet U6ed their arms. A battery of artillery and a battalion of troops have been dispatched from Vllna to Llbtu. Turmoil at — Rioting at Mitau —Kief Works Idle. St. Petersburg. Jan. SO.—lnterest has been transferred entirely from St. Petersburg and Moscow to Warsaw, Lode and Libau. where a \u25a0tat* of siege has been proclaimed. Warsaw Is ths chief centre of Interest, on account of the rlotlr.g. The crisis there Is by no means past. At K'.eff several of the big machine shops and engineering works are Idle, owing to the strike, and the bakeries are partially closed. Troops •rt patrolling the streets. 2 /Collar jof IS CT6. EACH, 2 fOt* as CTS. CI.UETT. PEABOOV ft CO.. ""••«*>\u25a0' .i-afifeny a^wwaw
