The Journal Times du lieu suivant : Racine, Wisconsin • 1

RACI DAI JOURNA VOILTME XI V. TO. GG. KACIXE, WISCONSIX, FRIDAY AFTEItXOOK, MABCII 18, 1004. riUCE TIIHEE CENTS.

nn NE LY ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES DECIDED TO CALL BUT ONE CONVENTION graph poles show- the way at night, the ice railroad conveying the baggsge cars which are drawn by horses. ice breakers are getting ready to begin operations at the end of March." STACKELBERG REFUTES TALES OF THE JAPANESE PORT ARTHUR IS MINED FOR FIVE MILES OFF COAST DANIEL SULLY, COTTON KING, IS MILLIONS-SHORT FLAMES DAMAGE SCHOOL HOUSE TO EXTEHT0F $7,000 Fire. Breaks Out at Jeflersou Building Due to Spontaneous Combustion, 1: The Daily Journal the only jp? betwtn Milwaukee and Chicago receiving Associated Press Dispatches The Journal receives feated wire running; direct into its own office. INDEX OF DAYS HAPPENINGS. CHICAGO, March 18.

For Wisconsin Partly cloudy tonight; possibly showers or snow Hurries Sat variable winds. The maximum temperature in Itaciuc yesterday was 31 minimum 20. 1 Daniel Sully. Cotton King, i Millions Short. Port Arthur la Mined for Fire Miles Oft Coast.

Stackelbcrr Kefate Tales of Japanese Flame Damage School Honse to Extent or 7.000. 3 Markets. 3- Patrick's Iy Observed by Ixteal Orders. 4 Editorial. Press Comments.

8 Itsportortat Mated -roelal and Personal. 6 Kate Bonnet. 7 Car Ferry Still In Ice. Mportlna. the firm on the cotton exchange was tho signal for wild scene of excitement in which all the brokers on the floor joined.

A wild shout went and the members joined in a rough and tumble light after which the floor was covered with broken chairs and fragments of torn clothing wiiilc the members emerged in a much Iwittcred and bruised condition. Just before the close Sully's failure was announced on the coffee exchange of which he was a member. Prices of coffee were not a fleeted by the failure. In the late cotton market there was little indication of returning stability. There was doubt as to whether others than Sully might not Is? involved and prices kept going lower and lower until May reached 12.tio and July 12.80 a decline from last night of 230 to 200 Mints.

Just before the close here-there was a half hearted rally to 13.37 for May and 13.33 for July. The market was, finally fairly steady at about a net decline of 62 to 110 point. Sales were estimated at 1,300.000 -bales. It is understood that the Sully contracts outstanding will le settled on the basis of tomorrow's average price. PANIC SEIZES RING.

NEW ORLEANS, March 18. The announcement of the failure of Broker Sully created a tremendous sensation on the floor of the cotton exchange, sending the whole ring into a panic. There was instantly a tremendous drop in cotton and at the moment it seemed impossible to say where the slump would terminate. Shortly after the sensational bulletin came in over the wires the market was reported to be down about $1 a bale. The scenes around the ring defied description.

On the receipt of the first bulletin and in a remarkably short space of time there was a drop of about a cent and a half. July fell from 14-5fi to 13.33 and May was selling at 13.30; shortly after 1 o'clock. Later the effect of the suspension had been tested and the market slowly turned upward, recovering some 30 points. WILL BENEFIT INDUSTRY. PHILADELPHIA.

March 18. A member of the firm of Geo. H. McFadden and Brother, cotton brokers of this city, said: "The decline, amounting to about $13 a bale, will benefit the cotton industry because it ill allow manufacturers to purchase cotton at a marketable rate. Numerous mills were closed on account of -the high price of cotton.

The Tosses will fall solely, I believe, upon the speculator as the product is now entirely out of the hands of the producers." A member of the firm quoted, said the Sully failure had not affected McFadden Brother. WOOD GOES IK; BIG MAJORITY WASHINGTON. March Gen. Leonard Wood nomination was confirmed by a large majority. The vote was 40 to lit.

Senators Kittridge and Scott were the only Republicans who voted against Wood. Coekrell, Pettu. Dubois, Patterson and Clarke (Arkansas) Democrat, voted for him. WOMAN WILL FIGHT JAPS ODESSA, March IS. A Bulgarian girl named Zorka lliieva, who fought and was wounded in the ranks of the Macedonian insurgents, has arrived here and volunteered for service in Manchuria, she wears masculine attire, is an expert horsewoman ami handles rifle aud sword.

The girl ww tien. Kaulbars the commander-in-chief here who promised to endorse her application. She brought with her a tull campaign equipment. election of Delegates and Nomination of Republican State TicKet at Madison, May-18. MILWAUKEE, March 18.

A Journal' special from Madison, says: At a meeting of the state committee this afternoon it was decided to hold btit one state convention for the purpose of electiug delegates to the national convention at Chicago and for making nominations for state ticket. May 18 was fixed as the date, and Madison the place for holding the convention. The convention will meet in the university gymnasium. NO SLIGHT, SAYS GRANT Had no Intention oi Casting: Reflection on President in Chicago Speech. March IS.

"Presidency and president tire distinct terms," said Gen. Alfred I). Grunt today when asked if he had been correctly understood when it was reported of him thaJI he had declined to toast fhef president of (he United States at the St. Patrick's day banquet of the Irish Fellowship club. The general made the following signed statement to the Daily News: "I am extremely disgusted and annoyed at the statement made with reference to my remarks at the banquet last night.

I had been invited to at fend and to speak at the Irish Fellowship club in celebration of St. Patrick's day and had accepted the invitation, but requested that I should not be called upon for sjieech. I had understood that 1 would not be asked to respond to any stnted toast and had therefore pone unprepared to talk on any subject. "After arriving there I found that they had assigned me to respond to the toast 'The President of the United States niid hen 1 arose attempted to give an excuse for not talking on the subject. My excuses were that I was not permitted by the regulations to discuss, the "president or civil officers, and reminded them of the disaster that had befallen some oflicers who had come from the Philippines.

Another was that I did not know anything about the presidency, meaning thereby that I had not studied up the usual plntifindes given to the office; and third, that I was no orator. am particularly chagrined at the way the report is put in the paper which would draw the inference that I referred to the president, for whim I have the warmest admiration, ind with whom I have had a most ngreeable personal acquaintance. His kind and thoughtful consideration upon the occasioji of the death and burial of my mother has given me' a personal attachment for him which will never grow less, and anything that would be said to indicate that I was not his warmest and most devoted admirer would do a wrong to my personal feelings for the present chief magistrate ofahe United States." FOR 98,514, AGAINST 67,373 My Majority of 31. 1st Mlnsrs BesolTe to Accept Red need Scale, INDIANAPOLIS, March IS. The tellers completed their work at 12:40 o'clock today and announced the vote as fol- Totnl votes east, 105.887.

For accepting, the scale, 08,514, against the wale and in favor of strike, 07,373. Majority against a strike 31.141. Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers, said a meeting of the joint sub-scale committee wovtld in all probability be called for in Indianapolis next Monday when the scale would signed up for two years and arrangements would be made for the next joint convention to meet two yars from now. TWO SACKS OF MAIL STOLEN LA CROSSE, March 18. It has jut been rejorted in local jtostoffice circles that two sacks of registered mail were stolen from a night mail train on the Milwaukee road at New Lisbon, Wis Wednesday, night.

The mail sacks were taken into the wood near the town and completely rifled of their contents. It is reported that the mail eontaiued m--eral thousand dollars, but local pul office authorities will make no statement as to the exact amount. WAGNER HAS NO OPPONENT; HEGNER OUT IN THE THIRD Democrat of the Virt ward have deckled not to place a candidate in nomination for alderman. This gives John Wagner a clear Held. T.

C. Heguer, -Democratic candidate for alderman of the Third ward has tiled his declination jtwt with the city clerk. The vacancy ha not vet been ACCOMPLICES PUT TO DEATH Wholesale Execution of Koreans Crowing Out of Queen's Murder. SEOUL, March IS. On Wednesday, March ll, thirteen accomplices in the mnrder of.

the Qxieen in 1S95 were exe-cuttd in the city prison. Twenty-two highwaymen were similarly executed at the fame time. FEAR RUSSIAN' VENGEANCE. The United States cruiser Cincinnati took to Chefoo the Korean general Yi Hak Dyumen and Chamberlain link Sang both advocates of the declaration of the neutrality of Korea submitted to the powers in January, the effects of which would have been favorable to Russia. PLOT TO SLAY FINDS VICTIM Infernal Machine Kills Man But Not the One Intended.

LIEGE, Relgium. March IS. An infernal machine exploded today outside the residence of Commissioner of Police liuient. wrecking the house, fatally injuring an artillery officer. Major Papin, and seriously wounding half a dozen other When the machine was discovered Major Papin was summoned and was examining the package which the machine was concealed in when the, explosian occurred.

Papin's legs were blown off and he shortly afterwards succumbed. A policeman who also lost, his legs by the explosion, is in a precarious 'condition. Thousands of windows were shattered. There is no clue to the' perpetrators of the outrage, but it is believed have been the work of an anarchist. TAX ON THE PEST HOUSE Mt.

rieasant 'Assessors Levy One ot $20, Which the City-Refuses to 1'av. The city of Racine appears to lw unfortunate in regard to est hou-c. Over a year ago, when smallpox broke out in the city and three or four hundred caes were reported and many homes iwdat-ed. the Seventh ward hall Mas converted into a house. Resident were wild, a number of riot" occurred aud threats made to tear the place down aud a number of mass meetings were held.

The culmination was the purchase of a brick house and two acres of land in the town of Pleas! nt, from Paul Ostergaard. the pri-e being $2,500. A dispute is now on altout the payment of taxes. Assessors of Mt. Pleasant have levied a tax of $20 against the city as owner of the property.

The eity refuses (o pay the tax and the town authorities threaten to sell tbe proerty as delinquent. City Attorney Walwer vas in consultation with Henry Ifcrxog, of Mt. Pleasant, town treasurer and informed him that the city of Racine will not pay (he tax and furthermroe stated that there was a law which exempted all city property from taxation. Mr. Herzog consult the district attorney and act accordingly.

WOMAh THOUGHT MURDERER rollce for Mrs. Kathcrlne IHtuffhter I'ood Dm4 la )td. The police are looking after Mrs. Katharine Baird, of Evanston, suspected of having murdered her eleven months old daughter at an early hour this morning, andbelieved to have come to Racine on a Chicago, railway train. The information declares that Mrs.

Raifd left her home at Evanxton and bought a ticket for Highland park, leaving on the 7:20 a. train Shortly after her eleven month's old daughter was found in bed dead. So marks were found on the child, but if is believed the woman, who is demented, caused the lif He one's death. Incoming tracts have ten carefully matched and conductors questioned, IkjJ n.ne of them recollected hating crn a woman answering the description of Mrs. Raird, Me is d-.

nlwd as a uon.su 40 years old-, dark hair and thin (see; attired in a red waist red ar dsik skirt pluh coat with light colored fur collar and dark blue hat, Refore locating at Evaastott. 111., she ws a resident of Dart ford, Wi, The Inst linoleum i hst sell. In sill widths and MofTvl Dri. 1 State street, 21 High street. Suspension Announced on Exchange Today Alter Long Decline in Staple.

RAPID SLUMP FOLLOWS Market Goes Down Two Cents a a Pound Bnt Afterwards Re- covers Halt a Cent. ENORJIOVS PROFITS ON OLD DEALS WIPED OUT BulU Tried in Vain for Days to Stem Tide BuyingWild Excite-mcut in New Orleaus Kiuir. NEW YORK. Mart-It is. The suspension of Daniel J.

Sully, the senior member which is Daniel J. Snlley, the operator whose dealings in and manipulation of the cotton market have been the sensation of the speculative world for several your. was announced on the cotton, exchange today. This announcement ramp at the close of lonjj decline in the price of future contract. 'Some week ago on heavy baying le-lieved to have leen more of a manipulative than of an investment character, the price for 'future delivery the staple was pushed above the II cent mark and prediction were made by those in charge of the bull campaign that the twenty cent mark would be reached and passed.

These predictions, however, were never realized, and when the bulls tried to realize some of it profits the bears had "taken the market" and in one afternoon there was a rapid drop in prices of more than a cent a was at this time that Sully gave gait a statement that he was going south 'for a rest and would retire from active market trading for a time. He changed his mir.d, however, when the trend of prices turned, and remained in New York, presumably in order to stem the tide if he could. Day after, day a new low level was reached, in spite of the bull buying and except for occasional spasmodic ral-' ly the drop was not interrupted. From time to time reports were given out that Sully had sold out before the break, but these found few believers, and his buying when he bought was attributed to efforts to support prices and not to the inauguration of a new campaign for higher prices. His profits on his old deals were known to be enormous and presumably all of these were used to bolster his present deals.

After the suspension was announced Sully locked himself in his oflk-e and declined to give Out any statement. Wild guesses were made as to the liabilities, but all agreed' that they must be well np into the millions. Following the announcement of the suspension the cotton market declined two cents a pound and then rallied half 40 cent a pound. At 2:30 May was ipiot-ed at 13-25; July at 13.40 and tVt, 12.70. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE TALKING.

I'p to 3 p. ro. Sully refused to see any one and at hi office it was said no statement of the liabilities could lc made until later in the day or perhaps not until tomorrow. A member of the cotton exchange estimated Mr. Sully's total holding at 300.00O bales on which his loss in the past week or ten days, probably -was in exee of $3,000,000.

7 The failure caused May cotton to drop from 13.04 to 13.20 and it is now quoted at' ItUO. July dropped from 13.42 to 13.50 and is now 1X77. The excitement is quieting djjwn. The hour for closing is 2:30. MEM15ER OF STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sully was aUo a member of the stock exchange and his failure was announced there. The announcement caused only a flight decline After the failure' it was said Mr. illy had bought about 130.000 bales of cotton principally the May option during the past 'week, moat of it between 1.V30 and ItUO. The attitude of the New Orleans bull towards the Sully element in this market was a matter of disquieting speculation here both Yesterday aud todav. There was talk of the Sully element leaving the market and of the New Or leans bulls selling out on Sully.

CM sED WI1.I) Tk asuouuceittent of the failure of Warning Issned by Count Cassini in Notice to American Government. 5,000 JAP PIONEERS BUILDING RAILROAD Extcndiuff Line From Seoul NorthwardNo Official Kepbrt Sent to St. Petersburg of Skori'8 Destruction. ST. PETERSBURG, March 18, 3:30 p.

m. The admiralty has no confirmation of the report of the loss of the torpedo boat destroyer Dkori off Port Arthur. PALMS, 18. 5: 35 p. in.

No reports have been, received at the foreign office or elsewhere confirming a bourse rumor "of a great Japanese defeat which prolMibly grew out of the unconfirmed Shanghai report of the defeat of 200 Japanese by a Russian force of 300 men. NEW YORK, March 18. The work of raising the sunken Russian cruiser Yar-iag in Chemulpo harbor is proceeding rapidly, cables (he Herald's Seoul correspondent by means of a complete wrecking outfit, brought from Japan. The authorities express hope that the ship wilt be placed in commission within a few months. BERLIN.

MarohTs The correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger at Seoul Koren, in a dispatch dated March 17, confirms the previous reports that alout ft ,000 Japanese pioneers are engaged in building the- field railroad from Seoul northward and says the railroad from Fusau to Seoul will 'not be completed before October." The correspondent also confirms the; report that the Russian horse artillery has withdrawn to the north bank of the Yalu.nnd says part of the cavalry has alo been withdrawn, leaving only a weak post at Syon Chyon, south of Wiju. LOOK OUT FOR TORPEDOES! WASHINGTON, March IS. The Russian ambassador, Count Cassini, has furnished the state department the following notice: "By order of my government, I have the honor to advise your excellency that in consequence of the laying of torpedoes in the'waters of the Kwangtung, all vessels which desire to approach the coast or enter Port Arthur shall observe the following rules: "After heading for the entrance of the port on a strictly northern course, all vessels shall stop at a distance of at least five miles, hoist their national flag am ca'l signal for a pilot who will be sent to them to steer them to their assigned berth." EXPOSES RUSSIAN PLANS. NEW CHWANG. Mareh IS.

The work of undocking the Russian gunboat Sivoutch has begun, so as to enable her to enter the Liao river at the earliest possible moment. Three small lsats from Port Arthur have been disentrain-ed at the railroad station. The alove facts together with the Russian demands for a market here for lumltcr and grain bags is taken to indicate the proposed execution of plans to fortify the east bank of the Liao river from the railroad station to the, forts and the coast line to Kin Chati. Official denials of the reports prevailing in Japan that Vice Admiral Makar-otT fears the loss of his fleet if he remains at Port Arthur and therefore contemplates an attempt to escape, were sent to lokio today. Comjetent au-tltorities much doubt the probability of the Japanese reducing Port Arthur under two years.

1TO TALKS ITH EMPEROR. SEOUL. March 18, 0:30 p. m. Marquis lto had a formal audieuce with the emperor this afternoon in the council hall.

The ceremonies were conducted in the presence of the court. The emperor was in his most affable mood. T-utsuki. secretary of the Japauese privy council, who accomanicd Marquis lto to Korea, told the Associated IW correspondent that the visit of the Marquis was made purely in behalf of the Japanese emperor to express sympathy with Korea in the present, troublott times and contrary to the general impression it had wo political object. Marquis lto had not come to discuss the po-IK-ital or war situation, although his visit may have consequences whivh will de-v flop later, ALL PARTIES UNITED.

TOKIO. Eiiday, Ma nit is ex- Continued wu IV je Two, No Bombardment of Hakodate, Japan, Which He Says is fleavily Fortified. DID NOT FIRE UPON THEIR MERCHANTMEN Sunk One After Taking Off Crew Released Other to Let the Enemy Know of Fleet's Presence. ST. March 18.

12:01 p. m. Admiral Stackelberg, who on account of illness turned over the command of Vladivostok squadron to Cap-lain Rcitzenstcin, has arrived in St. Petersburg. He gives un entirely different version of some of the reports, coming from Japanese sources regarding the events before he left.

The cruise of his squadron Feb. f) to Feb. 15 in Japanese waters was made by order of Admiral Stark, its effect upon the population of Northern Japan. Admiral Stackel-lerg denies that he fired ujon Japanese merchantmen in Sungara straits. He say the slups were captured and that while attempting to convey them to jort a terrific blizzard sprang up 'and not wishing to endanger the RusHian cruisers after taking off the crews and passengers from the merchantmen one of the latter loaded with contraband rice was sunk.

The other which was a worthless tramp steamer, was released to carry to the Japanese the story of the presence of the Russian warships those waters, for moral effect. There never was any bombardment of Hakodate, which is heavily fortified. 'The admiral adds that he cannot understand how such a stupid story was credited. He expressed 'the opinion that the war would be of long duration judging from the extensive Japanese preparations, which were thoroughly understood at Vladivostok, where war was expected even earlier than it came. VISJTS RUSSIAXTXX'K YARD.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 18. 5:30 p. in.

The emperor Visited the new admiralty dcx-k yard today. He was looking pale, but was cheerful and smilingly greeted the 12.000 dock workers cho turned out to welcome him. The emperor who was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Duke Peter of Oldenberg, walked through a slip in which the transport Volga is being built and went on board the transport Kamtchatka. which was moored' along side the slip. The Grand Duke Alexis, the high admir-81 al, followed, stepping heavily.

Then came Admiral Avellan, llogest vensky and Mollas. The emperor wore the sonu. bre undress uniform of a navy captain. He inspected the arrangements of the Kamtchatka, for accommodating 1.000 men. She will be ready in a few months.

The emperor then boarded the first class protected cruiser Oleg, which was also afloat amidst the ie. The Oleg's en gines are ready, but her turrets and conning tower are not yet armored anil her guns are not in portion. His ma jesty asked a number of questions and looked pleased at what he had seen. The Red Cross society is considering a proposition to fit out an auto train to convey the wounded over the high road. 350 miles from Mukden, Manchuria, to Rlagovetchensk, east Siberia, on the river Amur, where they would le placed on board Imrges for conveyance to hospitals 'along river.

MUST WAIT FOR MORE MEN. An expert in the military organ says that even presuming there are four divisions of Japanese at Ping Yang. Korea, they could not venture to advance until reinforced by two more divisions, which would require another month or six weeks. The writer contends that they, could not advance more than seven miles a day, owing to the condition of the roads. He compares Ping Yang with Plevna, and says the greatest drawback to the town is that it is surrounded by marshes which will breed insects and malaria hen the warm 'Heather comes.

NO DEATHS FROM COLD. A eorreiondent of the Aovtajed lres ou eroding Lake Baikal, writes; "The Morie of soldiers frown death 'vhile crossing the like prooke mirth. Personally I am convinced that the men are not suffering front (he cold. Huts at intervals of few versts provide warmth and tetrchment and the weaker Bteu are driven aero in uleijihs, well wrapped in fur. Others march the di-tam-e, forty versfs, (about 2l miles) comfortably in a day.

The huts are provided with lell which are rung dnring snow storms aud Luitertts hung uti tele BLAZE CONFINED TO FIRST TWO FLOORS Although Woodwork ind Setts la Third Are Slightly Score hed tlrfmen Have Two Hour. Fight. Jefferson school house, located oil West Sixth street, one of the largest and. most modern educations! institutions Of the Relle City, was damaged bj fire last night and narrowly escaped tsf' tal destruction. It is supposed to hvt caught under a stairway leading into the boiler room, in the east end of tha building, from spontaneous combustion.

Estimated slamsge is from fci.OOO to 000, covered by an insurance of IIO.ROO, on both the structure and furnitur. It was about'" o'clock when Mr. F. W. Munroe.

No. 1701 West Sxth street, first house east of (he school, discovered the tire, seeing the blsre through the ground" floor windows. Without delay he telephoned in 'an alarm and theft aroused Peter (Jallow ay, Jr. Fire Marshal Cape andthe entire df partmenl responded to a general alarm. On 'account of the streets being covered with deep snow in places the detriment experienced trouble in reaching the conflagration and the hook and ladder truck lieuantc stalled under the viaduct of the Chicago 1 Northwestern railway-bridge.

me of the horses of the city hall chemical team fell and Harry Mor: tin was pulled from the seat and fell tn the road, sustaining bruise on his arms and body, but the mishap did not disable him. i FOUND THE IMHiKS Other departments met with iniilsf diftVulties. but considering the disadvantage. gt there in excellent time. Fire Marshal Cje und men could not get into the building on account of doors tcing securely locked.

Plate glass windows in (he door were broken nnd doors also glass broken out of the sash windows. Oreat clouds of smoke jwuired out of the oening and the fire marshal realized that the fito had a good tatU The lire was located under a stairway leading down from the ground floor in--to the boiler room. Firemen entered the building. Smoke was deuse aud tha heat terrific and almost overcame th fire fighters. The hallway of the whol lower floor was in flames, the ceiling s1 falling and it looked' as if the building was doomed, bnt the tire men braed thi dangers anil fought for two hours in subduing the flames and gettiag thj dense smoke and heat out of the build-ing.

it haritlg penetrated to every room in the place. It was a splendid piee of work aud reflects great credit upon Mr, Cape and his men. ALL RIOHT AT h.ii P. M. After the inferior was ties red of smoke and heat, a Journal represents tire, accomanicd by School Commissioner John Peterson, who was on the ground early, made an inspection of th building.

Janitor Brown was found and said that he banked his fires in the boiler shortly before 4 o'clock; that cleaned up two rooms on the upper floors; left he. st na ture at quarter of six o'clock and everything was all right, there being no signs of fire. STARTED UNDER STAIRWAY. It was easy to see that the blsxe broke out under the stairway in the east end of the school, leading down to the boiler room. The stairs were first burned and the fire spread up to the hallway of the ground floor, where is located the kiadergarten department to the- south; a primary room and the manual training and closets.

The plaster ws off the walls throughout the hallway and th lath and joists were charred as all of the woodwork, while aeaU and other eipoMtd pbucm ware soorcbsd snd vsru-ish ooiag from the stooj. Itrouh the ceiling of Ota kinder gartsu tkes was is hole burnsd. in fact on this floor the principal damage riltJ. Piaster, charred wo. and ratrr oa the foer at least an inch tlcep, mads bad while below where the tie started there was a ood water tad rhaxred wood.

From this lloor the Are wp to th second fhor hallway and htie plaster is off lie walls, w-oodsor scorched and daugs fencrsl rout (1 heat sad smoke. ue faux ei4.