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res t F I 6 4 d 4 4 wATRc1enaTt SD1YeP tsis 4 NIGHT I p flIllAl ft EDITION I 1LritLnnBoksOpntoAil I I Circulation Books Opoxt tOA1L1 + PRICE ONE CENT NEW YORK MONDAY JANUARY II 1904 PRICE ONE CEW I r LIU 000 CHECK r LIKELY TO BRING 7ft CONVENTION HERE i Chicago Delegation Which Was Prepared to 11 Bid Only 40000 Telegraphs from Wash- ington ¬ I for More Money When it Hears of This Citys Offer to National Committee t J ST LOUIS IS ALSO FRIGHTENED BY 1 THE SHOWING FOR THE METROPOLIS 11 leading Business and Professional Men and Politicians Start for Washington Showing I Great Enthusiasm Over the Chances of New York for Securing Great Convention I 1- I The vanguard of the New York delegation to Wash- ington ¬ a today carried the news that former Mayor Van Wyck was on the way with a 100000 certified check for the ben ocratic National Convention and cold chills chased themselves up and down the spines of the St Louis and t I Chicago boomers like flickers across the face of a kineto h tcope picture St Louis and Chicago were prepared to- w offer 40000 apiece but when they heajd of New Yorks- feadymoney It bait they began to wire home for more cash We have enough money said Mayor Van Wyck as he boarded the special train in Jerssy City at 11 oclock to- day to make those Chicago men seasick and we can get f t hioreif it is needed This little offering we are taking along Is simply an evidence of good faith I J BELIEVES NEW YORK WIIJ WIN To my mind there is no doubt about our getting the Convention In point of natural advantages we have Chi tao and St Louis beaten at the start The leaders in the Democratic National Committee pave said that the city putting up the most money will get he convention We can put up more money than Chicago Ind St Louis together- The v leaders in the Democratic National Committee 1 have said that the city putting up tne most money will J getthe Convention We can put up more money than Chicago and St Louis together 10 An unexpected recruit to the Now York delegation that went to Wash I Continued on Second Page f BRITISH KILLED 1000 OF MAD MULLAHS MEN I a- l f- tSweeping Defeat for Chief in Somaliland in Which the English Forces Lost Only Two Officers with Eight Wounded ADEN Arabia Jan 1An engagement In Somnllland between a British force and the fdrccs ot tho Mad Mullah has resulted Ina evere tiefeat fbi the lattor who lost 1000 men killed I The Ilrltlsh had two ofllcers killed and eight officers severely wounded GIRL ACTED AS FIREMAN tried to Put Out lilnsa In Her Home nnd Was llnitly llnrued Fire on tIle third floor of tho nve jj Jtory brick tenement at No K7 East i n9 Hupdred and Thlrtynftli street to hy caused e panic among the tenants fcr a nhlle After a little dllllculty hey all got out with the cxcnptlon of- ilnry IcndcreaBt sixteen years old The tire started III tho upurtmquts of i her 1tRiloJho trlijl to put It out fcrlthout sending in nn nlurni Sho WaR burned about tho face hands nnd body uid Will attended by nn Hinliulnnrp sur peon und remained at homo UNKNOWN WOMAN DROWNED I An unknown woman ubbut sixty SCar old D feet 4 Inches In height 1 bout 100pounds blue eyes mixed hair lack clothes and black shawl fell nto Newtowri Creek today nnd vn a ruwned Tho Jolly was ircovcrcd and Wit to the Morgue I i I I BRITISH CRUISER ASHORE Itaiis on n Sand Dnnk While Stcnni lug AlonE English Cot HAItWICH England Jan llA Brit ¬ ish cruiser Is reported ashore on the Gunfleet sand bqnk about tour miles from the southeast coast of Ve Col- Chester Dlvlalonof Essex Tho niiirto of the vessel Is not given SENATE CONFIRMS TAFT Fnvnrnhle Artlnii nn Ills nuilnn Inn for Hecrotary of War WASHINGTON Jan llTho Senate has coiinrmed the nomination of Will hum II Taft as Hecretnry ot War I Tho 1004 World Almanac and En- cyclopedia tolls about the armed strength of The various countries of i tho world Price 25 cents by mall I 35 cents SEEK TO REOPEN DODGEDIVORCEL- etters in Which Attorney Sweetser Says Mrs Morses First Husband Admitted Ser ¬ vice to Be Taken to Court THIS MAY UNITE HER I TO C W MORSE AGAIN- A H Hummel Declares Now that He Will Fight the Effort- to Review the Case to the BItter End- A new twist In the remarkable mat rlmonal tangle of Charles F Dodge his wife Clemence Coyles DodgeMorse and ChariM W Morse the millionaire hanker and Ice man will come tomor ¬ row when Edgar L Fursman chief counsel for Mrs Dodge will apply to the Supreme Court for a reopening of the proceedings for the setting aside of the Dodgo divorce which resulted In a rncommtndatlon by Referee Ernest Hall that the divorce be annulled This new action will be based upon the two Utters Which William A Sweet ser counsel for Mrs Dodge In the di- vorce ¬ proceedings swonri he discov- ered ¬ In the effects of the late Mortimer A Ruger the attorney who represented Dodge In the divorce hearing These letters If genuine Indicate that Dodge did know of the proceedings for divorce which his wlf began against him In- W8 that he did retain linger to appear for him In the action antI that he was served with the summons and complaint nt the time- Everything now hinges on these let- ters ¬ If the Court accepts them as genuine the entire situation Is cleared for the original divorce will In all prob- abilIty ¬ stand all subsequent actions wilt be nullified and Mrs Morse will ajiprar before the world again as ths- legalwifa of Charles W Morse fJonf rr dOT el the Letter Mr Sweetser took the two letters to the office of Mr Iur man today and the lawyers had along conference At the conclusion of this conference Mr Fursmtm authorized this statement Mr Swoetser lies been here and has shown me the letters In the Dodge case I am Inclined to believe that they are genuine I shall at the proper time ap ply to the coin In for ito order to show uuse why the proceedings which re- sulted ¬ In the setting aside of the divorce decree obtained by Mr Dodge should not be reopened I believe such an order will be granted without hcsltatttm and then with these letters there Is no reason to believe that the original divorce will riot be dfclnred sound As a natural se- quence ¬ to such an action the annulment lot the marriage of Mr Morse and Mrs Morse will be set aside A separate mo ton would have to be made however to accomplish tills All of this however will take time We will expedite the mutter as quickly as possible for both Mr and Mrs Morse arc anxious to huve the thing settled as soon as possible Atlltudu Toward Dodge I have nothing to uuy about any poKylblu action against Mr Dodge iverylhlnc hinges on the genuineness of lieuu letters I have no nuevimenM of- Mr DodijeB handwriting by which coinpurlspna might be made but I pcnt that 1 am very much Inclined to lolluvc that they ur all right When Mr Bweetser was seell after Ihe conference ha said q think that these letters completely vindicate me They show absolutely lint Mr Dodge was aerved with the papers in the case had a full knew etille of what was going on and furth- ermore ¬ that Mr Ruger wus entitled to represent him having full power to do no from Mr Dodge himself Immediate action should be taken to punish Mr Dodge for swearing lI1 lie did before ho referee I do not know who will toke the Initiative In the matter but of course I would be the chief witness igalnst him Hummel Will Klirlit It When A II Hummel wr tcld today that Mr Fursman would begin pro- ceedings ¬ at once to have the ixnnu- lnent of the Dodge divorce set aside ho was wry Indignant Hesald to an Kvcnlng World reporter 1 have been In communication with Mr Dodgo In New Orleans today ana 1 have lila authority to say that these We do no letters are rank forgeries know who Is responsible for them anti are inaklns no charges but we do un ¬ hesitatingly declare them to be forgeries and will light any action to sot aside the proceedings before Referee Hall 1 will met Mr Fursman in court and will en- deavor ¬ when this case comes up to nhow that they nr forgeries This day Mr Dodge has taken an oath that ho did not them That Is enough for me If wo must light we I lit light und light tooth and null Of course evelt hlllg hinges on these let and H will bu largely a matter for n liuiMwrltliiK experts tn tcttle Morse or Uodgv Is still at the LaurcllnthoIlncs Hotel at Uikuwowl ActordliiK to she la III a condl- tlon on nervous prostration Her rooms are closely guarded none but her Intimates approach Her Thu I telephone In the room is never an ¬ No notes or messages are ac ceptedfor her at the desk of the hotel friend ot Mrs Dodgy nays she fears for Urn woman reason If something does nut her out of tho- dcitesxii Into which she has IrI len- Cough That Kern Yon Atrnke e Father Joans Zedtctni cures dujr nte a 1 c V i > U i iiI ill t RicHARD CAN FIELD ACQUITTED AT IslNGHAMTON I OF GAMBLING AND HIS PLACE IN THIS CITY SPECIAL EXTRA- ERIE TRAIN JUMPS TRACK TWELVE HURT PORT JERV1S N Y Jan11r Atleast twelve person were injured this afternoon in wreck on thOErie Railroac t Kales Eddy All the acrs except one of the second sec- tion ¬ of the Chicago expres left the track and plunged own high embankment Q All the available doctors in Port Jervis hurried to the seen of the wreck on a special train The train was made up entirely of vestibule cars and wa composed six coahces- It was due in Jersey City at 309 this afternoon but wa running late- Whenthe train left the track smashed thc telcrapiooc and destroyed all connection- Two relief trains weremade upand hurried to the scene on from Port Jervis and one from the other side of the wreck C + LATE WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS Fourth Race Big Ben 1 King Croker 2 Bon Mot 3 Fifth Race Handspinner 1 Semper Vivax 2 Lola L 3 Sixth Race Albom R1The Messenger 2 Over Again 3 RUSSIA READY FOR WAR I WITH BIG FORCE IN EAST to One Hundred Thousand Men Wait for Czarst Order to Rush Into ManchuriaOora- Re ists Japans Demands to I Form Protectorate PARIS Tan 11A special despatch to the Patrla from Harbin the townon the Manchurlan Railroad from which the southern branch extends to Port Arthur describes the Russian war preparations The Russian officers declare war Is Inevitable but add that they are ready Port Arthur It Is further nspoited will bo occupied by 100000 men and in thndaya reinforcement of 100000 men can reach Manchuria TOKIO Jan 1lThe Cabinet and elder statesmen met for aJolnt con- ference ¬ at the official residence of Premier Kntsura this afternoon ine Premler who Is 111 was not present They discussed the political and strategical situation and will r port to the throne tomorrow The note delivered by Foreign Minister Komura on Saturday to Huron Do Rosen the Russian Minister was merely preliminary to Japans formal response which has not yet been delivered The questions nt issue were dleciis ad at todnys conference of tIle cabinet and elder statesmen and a final decision Is expected tomorrow When this has been reached the confcrrecs will appear before the tbron nnd submit the answer agreed upon After this has h wm lone the final proposals of Japan will be handed to Baron Ue Rosen SEOUL Coroa Jan HTbo Japanese Minister beet made relterotcil demands hitherto without result on the Emperor of Corea that ho rocog nlzo a Japanese protectorate of Coroa the Cor can Government holding it- self to tho RussoJapanese agreement concerning Corea VAH1IINOTON Jan 11Tho State Department has be Informed that Jnpanhaii requisitioned thirty merchant vcssclTfor transports Advlcri received here show that the Russians are In crcnilnB their guard nt Seoul daily and that tlifi French have made arranko mcntitn catalill a jctmrd thlrc PAl1B Jon liA4Lroiig currentof omclal sentiment wits set In motion t- Uay favorabl to strengthening th- iinnjl of Itimxla III her clutms U ex r- ctao paramount Inllucncc In Mnnoliurlu- it h pointed cit that Russia havlnt conceded Jnpins paramount lnfliii n IIn Qproa Japan appears to NI unwlllltic Uo innkc R rrcrjxocil oonccuulon by ogTitilng niirMiA paramount In 1 fluency in Jlanohurla < < 4 LONG SHOTS WIN AT- Outsiders NNORLEANS Upset Figures the Talent at the Crescent City CourseFuller Lands the First Event THE WINNERS FIRST RACedar Rapids 8 to 5 1 KlnflsChirm Bto1 2 Chin iey3- SECOND RACEClrcui Girt 10 to 1 t MoMrtor 20 to 1 2 Malay 3 THIRD RACE Hymettus 9 to 2 1 Lee King 11 to 2 2 Larppoon 3 RACK TRMK NEW ORLEANS Jan ITt tltk was ovrid wfth hard ClOds nt dirt Whet the horses got through work per It thl mornlne After trying in vuln to hrRk up thl lumpy going with roller anti harrow the niiinnccnidft lliiAlly hlrrrt rtfty ae- croes putting 1Iau tn work breaking the clods wllh Novels Thre was J path wide punugh tIll four horses on the nutslile of tin course The winner and rontendiiiK liorser In every race rated on thus pout The trnck WItS In such had shape tday that scratches were 10 nuriirniis In i e original sixth rnce Hint It had to b > declared ort Jock Phillips father of Jockey H rhllllpg has about made up his mind to ESS cii Other of 11OQto from ShlldR a tOI first call on his son for the canting lIlSon Shield ottereit o for II tWoear contract on tlil ItACK tevn furlongs IIrtn ahie Jci ollln SI iiirij Ur il tar ituiIdp los ItIg CtartilltI AJ J H 2I I sa as q hutley IUI Ilblck it 4b 8 4 I dez t03 81 lhhhhlte JI I i 43 j iw list jiu McCsrja 2 s Artliur I 3 1 JIU 114 I y A iiddi 3 r KIT iloffler t a it 11 12 nrcvalf 101 J Vlirlra I 5 in l IUhn Out 101 2 it ito Start good Won easily Tim I JIM When the tart came It found the rield trunK out Ceder Rapids and lhlK Charm were off moving nnd had thl raoe IJtItwen th 1 all the wa- ys The former had the speed after selling all his own pace in a rump Edward hale was u goon IUI left at paRt Tie made up a lot of ptroul In the run home and finished trong SECONLt RACE I On mile Starter wht Circus flhri UO I ffftnfsnavTrll Satgrlsaifta In 2 51 II Star 8 ciarur Its Caln T 1 4 UJ S II HIM IDS Creamer 1 M M 30 I Oclsha JUS Fuller 8 4 > 6 I 30- Irvlathan 36 too Plditr On 7 > nn JO dhsn 113 1nnmn I ill jy nn limi Mac a Shaver R T > e in Start anoil Won Csshiy TlmIelt I Mnaorntor rushed to the front why tilt start came and set a fat pace Ito f bowed lIla wi y until well straightened out for the run home In the final furlong his early efforts began to tell on him and when Clrous Girl chal ¬ lenged he lied nothing left and the latter ontgnmed him When It came to a ilrlvi Malay closed a big gap and finished strong Oclnwahn the favor ftc Wits crowded out the rough going In the run dawn the back ntretch and this beat hint THIRD KACE One mil and a sIxteenth nOllln Staflrs nhu locki StlIlt II Sir ls ityinettue iY rleatt a tt4It le Kin JUT Jenkins T 7 31 lt g lampoon 07 W Flitter ti 3 siv o IR nirtwtxxl US ItYftttii 4 4H iS nutfhCarttriarilPlills I 1 > 3 s RI lot McCafffrtv R eI 61 so Manmlle OS Mrlntyrf 2 2 T 7 2 Ktorl Hood Won ridden out Tim 15 EIr much the bet of tho nondescript lot which went to the pom In the third race Sue won ridden hv Ilerntl mill won easily after a rough trip The favorite Lampoon had the speed and led until welt straight- cued ¬ out for the run home When the tetrninn lampoon weakened and Irfe King comlnsr with a rush got up In tlmn to heat her out for second money a PERSIAN MINISTER LEAVES WASHINGTON Jan nThe State Department Informed that den Isaac Khan the Persian Minister has begn transferred tov1elU1o > lll u eANFIELO HUES FREE ON CHAHHEi GAMBliNG Assistant DistrictAttorney Rand Acting Ion > This City Refuses to Go on with theTrial > V Under Recent Ruling of the State Court of Appeals I Kj l DEFENSE DEMANDED THAT fl CHARGE BE TRIED AT ONCtJ f- r Prosecution Opposed Action of Attorney for Canfield on the Ground that He Could Not FQrce Witnesses to Go Into Court and- TestifyJudge r- i Dismisses Indictment ir r ijpeclal In The KvenliiR World BINGHAMTON N Y Jan I IThe inaictments against Richard- A Caiilield the wellknown pro etor c rlleged gamblinghouses in- V Net ork Saratoga and Providence were formally dismissed by Eupr n Court Justice Sew ll iere today in spiteuif eprotest Assistant Iisi trictAtorney Hand of New York F This brings to an end all existing cas against Canfiela- DistrictAttorneyJeronVi Y J was not here Dnt Mr Rand took the grotind rf first that the people were underexistinglaws powerless to cnrripsit P attendance of witnesses and second that to allow the de ezIe ton1over e the cafes for trial was wholly irregular The outcome was anticipated several weeks ago when Justice Sewell grantet an adjournment c itlli Sf case until today but announced that if the prosecution did not move in j the case then he would allow the defense to do so A if At the dpenlnp of the case today John B Stanclifleld who vrlthCur t lisa Arine and Keenan of Binghamton represent Cnnfleld quoted theial remark of the Court at the last bearing and asked that the case p Mr Rand then cited his objoctloh saying that Mr Jerome uidnocna be present and that during the morning Justice Forbes Cprtland had ij decided In the case of Bucklln Qnflelds mannger tha the defense could not move a caue Juetlce Bewell overruled Mr Rand and Mr Btancineld asking for the drawing of a Jury r Mr Rand then said that the people would rot proceed with the aura P under the olrcumstances and Justice Sewell promptly dismissed the indict- ments 5 relieving Canfleld ofv charges which have been hanging eri Ms j head since the famous Jerome Ud on his Fortyfourth street gaaiWlag f i palaceh Jerome has said from the flrrt that he would not proceed with the raseagainst Oanfleld until be could hind some way of compelling the att- endance ¬ of his witnessed Jelt9 Ixswlsohn wa to have been tie chlet witness but the Court of Appeal decided that Lewlsohn could not be corn nellod to answer questions i Mr Jerome then wanted the case held until be could get a law throaga f compel witnesses to auawer but the CourthadV the Legislature that would perel8tentl1 declined to delay things for lila convenience 1 I 2 JEROMES PICTURESQUE i RAID OF CA FIELDS r Th raid upon Ciinneias emmhllne t No 6 East Fortyfourth Son the night of Dc 1 UA WLI the mot sensational of the man un conducted by sational raids personally evidnce The the DlstrlctAttorne was obtln ty larobs the protean- sleuth office of the UlitrlctAttorney failed t assert he who ha never anti lost money got inside the door Jacobs the Ills qt affidavit the On a Richard Hoe procured trtctAttOrneY Wyatt nmt with wnrral1 frItit Jtistte ot policemen under Inspector a corps hour ldi an to repaired llroUks Cannehl was In the midnight before David lIICk with liii nll1l1lger house Oelnllllll- td hit lawyer John eIId tin ratdCd- hituf was to be that hll house Rnd been ant to hIm nt rrovitteflce ecPlve to New York to hurried he md tilt IItoU- TM witht them hyd a ladder rIdl5 front wln raised to one of the It was went up with nil dowl and a policeman the window and axe lie Into the iiarlor of the houie bounded llIntleld- Ducltlln drawn his retohYPr with him and DeintiutitY persuaded and opened the front door tt t iwM whom Invaders among for the other wo the DistrictAttorney- SvMrolier I tOt VMK- Tb house was searched unit In the I contusion one of the Htarchen got 0 clou to a 13000 peachblow vase that It I feUlnto hU pocket lie did not discover It until a coupl of days later when Candeld complained thnt It WaR miss log when It was returned to the East fiftyfirst street pollco station Canfleld was not arrestes > hut Buk IIn Was Cnnfleld remained In town for several day atUndlnc to repolr on- t I i l 1 ioI W f a his house Then he went to Prpvl I dence where he spent the holidays wltbr his fan and early In 1903 be sailed f I for Europe > Meantime the UlitrlctAttorney hatE been holding John Doe proceedings I ii i- IsinlnR itrbpooims or prominent club ¬ men ail society inn sltnptted of fr nuentlrs Curnelds Among them wern- K i rnnli Vuntorbllt Jeso Lewlsohn I nnd A A Houjmmi Mr Vandrrblll- vra iitiido the iurlKcllctlon of tfct j court and remained nutslUe Sir jew bhn rffiistnl 111 answer questions wiv1 sf nrrcted and citrrie1 hU insj to t h- Conn of Apwnlii Late lluckljn nid- Cinflelil were Indiocil CiiliHcId re tunvjrt f New York lust summer nnd r wni placed under arrest j 4 tie took n clmiiec nf venue nod th- cnst l has been ilniKKliiK nlntig In Ulns- hnniton c C ever since 111t field lts innil- urpnted attempts to force a trial bui 1 f the DistrictAttorney hue rover u i ready It Is expected that a new In dlctmcnt will be J Mr Jerome before leaving rr the West last week ordered thai none of hits Assistants should say anything about anythlns Consequently nJthliiK ofllnH S nhUt the Canfleld case from the projfc- morH standpoint could be learned dny WEATHER FORECAST Forecast or thothlrty houjs dlna at 8 P M Tuesday for New York City and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and s us e day snow or rain Tuesday fresh w northeast wind 3 Cure for ConsumptIon relieves tU- broaclSal artwuooi Try U at ones u- ift I

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J ST LOUIS IS ALSO FRIGHTENED BY1

THE SHOWING FOR THE METROPOLIS

11 leading Business and Professional Men andPoliticians Start for Washington Showing

I Great Enthusiasm Over the Chances of

New York for Securing Great ConventionI

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I The vanguard of the New York delegation to Wash-

ington

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a today carried the news that former Mayor Van

Wyck was on the way with a 100000 certified check forthe ben ocratic National Convention and cold chills chased

themselves up and down the spines of the St Louis and

t I Chicago boomers like flickers across the face of a kineto

h tcope picture St Louis and Chicago were prepared to-

w offer 40000 apiece but when they heajd of New Yorks-

feadymoneyIt bait they began to wire home for more cash

We have enough money said Mayor Van Wyck as

he boarded the special train in Jerssy City at 11 oclock to-

day to make those Chicago men seasick and we can getf

t hioreif it is needed This little offering we are taking alongIs simply an evidence of good faith

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J BELIEVES NEW YORK WIIJ WINTo my mind there is no doubt about our getting the

Convention In point of natural advantages we have Chitao and St Louis beaten at the start

The leaders in the Democratic National Committeepave said that the city putting up the most money will gethe convention We can put up more money than Chicago

Ind St Louis together-The

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leaders in the Democratic National Committee1 have said that the city putting up tne most money will

J getthe Convention We can put up more money thanChicago and St Louis together10 An unexpected recruit to the Now York delegation that went to Wash

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BRITISH KILLED 1000OF MAD MULLAHS MEN

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tSweeping Defeat for Chief in Somaliland inWhich the English Forces Lost Only Two

Officers with Eight Wounded

ADEN Arabia Jan 1An engagement In Somnllland between aBritish force and the fdrccs ot tho Mad Mullah has resulted Ina everetiefeat fbi the lattor who lost 1000 men killed I

The Ilrltlsh had two ofllcers killed and eight officers severely wounded

GIRL ACTED AS FIREMAN

tried to Put Out lilnsa In HerHome nnd Was llnitly llnruedFire on tIle third floor of tho nve

jj Jtory brick tenement at No K 7 East

i n9 Hupdred and Thlrtynftli street tohy caused e panic among the tenantsfcr a nhlle After a little dllllcultyhey all got out with the cxcnptlon of-

ilnry IcndcreaBt sixteen years oldThe tire started III tho upurtmquts of

i her 1tRiloJho trlijl to put It outfcrlthout sending in nn nlurni Sho WaR

burned about tho face hands nnd bodyuid Will attended by nn Hinliulnnrp surpeon und remained at homo

UNKNOWN WOMAN DROWNEDI An unknown woman ubbut sixty

SCar old D feet 4 Inches In height1 bout 100pounds blue eyes mixed hair

lack clothes and black shawl fellnto Newtowri Creek today nnd vn aruwned Tho Jolly was ircovcrcd andWit to the Morgue

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I BRITISH CRUISER ASHORE

Itaiis on n Sand Dnnk While Stcnnilug AlonE English Cot

HAItWICH England Jan llA Brit ¬

ish cruiser Is reported ashore on theGunfleet sand bqnk about tour milesfrom the southeast coast of Ve Col-Chester Dlvlalonof Essex

Tho niiirto of the vessel Is not given

SENATE CONFIRMS TAFT

Fnvnrnhle Artlnii nn Ills nuilnnInn for Hecrotary of War

WASHINGTON Jan llTho Senatehas coiinrmed the nomination of Willhum II Taft as Hecretnry ot War

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Tho 1004 World Almanac and En-cyclopedia tolls about the armedstrength of The various countries of itho world Price 25 cents by mall I

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SEEK TO REOPEN

DODGEDIVORCEL-

etters in Which Attorney

Sweetser Says Mrs MorsesFirst Husband Admitted Ser ¬

vice to Be Taken to Court

THIS MAY UNITE HERI

TO C W MORSE AGAIN-

A H Hummel Declares Now

that He Will Fight the Effort-

to Review the Case to the

BItter End-

A new twist In the remarkable mat

rlmonal tangle of Charles F Dodge his

wife Clemence Coyles DodgeMorse

and ChariM W Morse the millionaire

hanker and Ice man will come tomor ¬

row when Edgar L Fursman chief

counsel for Mrs Dodge will apply to

the Supreme Court for a reopening of

the proceedings for the setting aside of

the Dodgo divorce which resulted In a

rncommtndatlon by Referee Ernest Hall

that the divorce be annulledThis new action will be based upon

the two Utters Which William A Sweet

ser counsel for Mrs Dodge In the di-

vorce

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proceedings swonri he discov-

ered

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In the effects of the late MortimerA Ruger the attorney who represented

Dodge In the divorce hearing Theseletters If genuine Indicate that Dodgedid know of the proceedings for divorcewhich his wlf began against him In-

W8 that he did retain linger to appearfor him In the action antI that he wasserved with the summons and complaintnt the time-

Everything now hinges on these let-

ters¬

If the Court accepts them asgenuine the entire situation Is clearedfor the original divorce will In all prob-abilIty

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stand all subsequent actionswilt be nullified and Mrs Morse willajiprar before the world again as ths-legalwifa of Charles W Morse

fJonf rr dOT el the LetterMr Sweetser took the two letters to

the office of Mr Iur man today andthe lawyers had along conference Atthe conclusion of this conference MrFursmtm authorized this statement

Mr Swoetser lies been here and hasshown me the letters In the Dodge caseI am Inclined to believe that they aregenuine I shall at the proper time apply to the coin In for ito order to showuuse why the proceedings which re-

sulted¬

In the setting aside of the divorcedecree obtained by Mr Dodge shouldnot be reopened I believe such an orderwill be granted without hcsltatttm andthen with these letters there Is no reasonto believe that the original divorce willriot be dfclnred sound As a natural se-

quence¬

to such an action the annulmentlot the marriage of Mr Morse and MrsMorse will be set aside A separate moton would have to be made however toaccomplish tills All of this howeverwill take time We will expedite themutter as quickly as possible for bothMr and Mrs Morse arc anxious to huvethe thing settled as soon as possible

Atlltudu Toward DodgeI have nothing to uuy about any

poKylblu action against Mr Dodgeiverylhlnc hinges on the genuineness oflieuu letters I have no nuevimenM of-

Mr DodijeB handwriting by whichcoinpurlspna might be made but Ipcnt that 1 am very much Inclined tololluvc that they ur all right

When Mr Bweetser was seell afterIhe conference ha said

q think that these letters completelyvindicate me They show absolutelylint Mr Dodge was aerved with thepapers in the case had a full knewetille of what was going on and furth-ermore

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that Mr Ruger wus entitled torepresent him having full power to dono from Mr Dodge himself Immediateaction should be taken to punish MrDodge for swearing lI1 lie did beforeho referee I do not know who willtoke the Initiative In the matter but ofcourse I would be the chief witnessigalnst him

Hummel Will Klirlit ItWhen A II Hummel wr tcld today

that Mr Fursman would begin pro-

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at once to have the ixnnu-lnent of the Dodge divorce set aside

ho was wry Indignant Hesald to anKvcnlng World reporter

1 have been In communication withMr Dodgo In New Orleans today ana1 have lila authority to say that these

We do noletters are rank forgeriesknow who Is responsible for them anti

are inaklns no charges but we do un ¬

hesitatingly declare them to be forgeries

and will light any action to sot aside

the proceedings before Referee Hall1 will met Mr Fursman in court

and will en-

deavor

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when this case comes up

to nhow that they nr forgeries

This day Mr Dodge has taken an oath

that ho did not them That Is

enough for me If wo must light we I

lit light und light tooth and null Ofcourse evelt hlllg hinges on these let

and H will bu largely a matter fornliuiMwrltliiK experts tn tcttle

Morse or Uodgv Is still at theLaurcllnthoIlncs Hotel at UikuwowlActordliiK to she la III a condl-tlon on nervous prostrationHer rooms are closely guarded nonebut her Intimates approach Her Thu I

telephone In the room is never an ¬

No notes or messages are acceptedfor her at the desk of the hotelfriend ot Mrs Dodgy nays

she fears for Urn woman reasonIf something does nut her out of tho-dcitesxii Into which she hasIrI len-

Cough That Kern Yon Atrnke eFather Joans Zedtctni cures dujr nte a

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RicHARD CAN FIELD ACQUITTED AT IslNGHAMTONI OF GAMBLING AND HIS PLACE IN THIS CITY

SPECIAL EXTRA-

ERIE TRAINJUMPS TRACKTWELVE HURT

PORT JERV1S N Y Jan11r Atleast twelve personwere injured this afternoon in wreck on thOErie Railroac

t Kales Eddy All the acrs except one of the second sec-tion

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of the Chicago expres left the track and plunged ownhigh embankment

Q All the available doctors in Port Jervis hurried to the seenof the wreck on a special train

The train was made up entirely of vestibule cars and wacomposed six coahces-

It was due in Jersey City at 309 this afternoon but warunning late-

Whenthe train left the track smashed thc telcrapioocand destroyed all connection-

Two relief trains weremade upand hurried to the scene onfrom Port Jervis and one from the other side of the wreck

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LATE WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS

Fourth Race Big Ben 1 King Croker 2 Bon Mot 3Fifth Race Handspinner 1 Semper Vivax 2 Lola L 3Sixth Race Albom R1The Messenger 2 Over Again 3

RUSSIA READY FOR WARI

WITH BIG FORCE IN EASTto

One Hundred Thousand Men Wait for CzarstOrder to Rush Into ManchuriaOora-

Re ists Japans Demands to I

Form Protectorate

PARIS Tan 11A special despatch to the Patrla from Harbin thetownon the Manchurlan Railroad from which the southern branch extendsto Port Arthur describes the Russian war preparations The Russianofficers declare war Is Inevitable but add that they are ready

Port Arthur It Is further nspoited will bo occupied by 100000 men and

in thndaya reinforcement of 100000 men can reach ManchuriaTOKIO Jan 1lThe Cabinet and elder statesmen met for aJolnt con-

ference

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at the official residence of Premier Kntsura this afternoon inePremler who Is 111 was not present They discussed the political andstrategical situation and will r port to the throne tomorrow

The note delivered by Foreign Minister Komura on Saturday to Huron

Do Rosen the Russian Minister was merely preliminary to Japans formal

response which has not yet been deliveredThe questions nt issue were dleciis ad at todnys conference of tIle

cabinet and elder statesmen and a final decision Is expected tomorrowWhen this has been reached the confcrrecs will appear before the tbronnnd submit the answer agreed upon After this has h wm lone the finalproposals of Japan will be handed to Baron Ue Rosen

SEOUL Coroa Jan HTbo Japanese Minister beet made relterotcildemands hitherto without result on the Emperor of Corea that ho rocog

nlzo a Japanese protectorate of Coroa the Cor can Government holding it-

self to tho RussoJapanese agreement concerning Corea

VAH1IINOTON Jan 11Tho StateDepartment has be Informed thatJnpanhaii requisitioned thirty merchantvcssclTfor transports Advlcri receivedhere show that the Russians are In

crcnilnB their guard nt Seoul daily andthat tlifi French have made arrankomcntitn catalill a jctmrd thlrc

PAl1B Jon liA4Lroiig currentof

omclal sentiment wits set In motion t-

Uay favorabl to strengthening th-iinnjl of Itimxla III her clutms U ex r-

ctao paramount Inllucncc In Mnnoliurlu-it h pointed cit that Russia havlntconceded Jnpins paramount lnfliii n

IIn Qproa Japan appears to NI unwllllticUo innkc R rrcrjxocil oonccuulon byogTitilng niirMiA paramount In

1 fluency in Jlanohurla

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LONG SHOTS WIN

AT-

Outsiders

NNORLEANS

Upset Figures theTalent at the Crescent City

CourseFuller Lands theFirst Event

THE WINNERS

FIRST RACedar Rapids 8 to5 1 KlnflsChirm Bto1 2 Chiniey3-

SECOND RACEClrcui Girt 10 to1 t MoMrtor 20 to 1 2 Malay 3

THIRD RACE Hymettus 9 to 21 Lee King 11 to 2 2 Larppoon 3

RACK TRMK NEW ORLEANSJan ITt tltk was ovrid wfthhard ClOds nt dirt Whet the horses gotthrough work per It thl mornlneAfter trying in vuln to hrRk up thllumpy going with roller anti harrowthe niiinnccnidft lliiAlly hlrrrt rtfty ae-croes putting 1Iau tn work breakingthe clods wllh Novels Thre was Jpath wide punugh tIll four horses onthe nutslile of tin course The winnerand rontendiiiK liorser In every racerated on thus pout The trnck WItS Insuch had shape tday that scratcheswere 10 nuriirniis In i e original sixthrnce Hint It had to b> declared ort

Jock Phillips father of Jockey Hrhllllpg has about made up his mindto ESS cii Other of 11OQto from ShlldRa tOI first call on his son forthe canting lIlSon Shield ottereito for II tWoear contract on tlil

ItACKtevn furlongs

IIrtn ahie Jci olllnSI iiirij Ur iltar ituiIdp losItIg CtartilltI AJ J H 2II sa asqhutley IUI Ilblck it 4b 8 4I dez t03 81lhhhhlte JI I i 43 jiw list jiu McCsrja 2 s

Artliur I 3 1JIU 114 I y A

iiddi 3 r KIT iloffler t a it 11 12nrcvalf 101 J Vlirlra I 5 in lIUhn Out 101 2 it itoStart good Won easily Tim I JIMWhen the tart came It found therield trunK out Ceder Rapids andlhlK Charm were off moving nnd hadthl raoe IJtItwen th 1 all the wa-ys

The former had the speed afterselling all his own pace in arump Edward hale was u goon IUIleft at paRt Tie made up a lot ofptroul In the run home and finishedtrongSECONLt RACE

I On mile

Starter whtCircus flhri UO I ffftnfsnavTrllSatgrlsaifta In2 51 IIStar 8 ciarur Its Caln T 1 4 UJ S II

HIM IDS Creamer 1 M M 30I

Oclsha JUS Fuller 8 4 > 6 I 30-Irvlathan 36too Plditr On 7 > nn JOdhsn 113 1nnmn I ill jy nnlimi Mac a Shaver R T > e in

Start anoil Won Csshiy TlmIeltI Mnaorntor rushed to the front whytilt start came and set a fat pace Itofbowed lIla wi y until well straightenedout for the run home In the finalfurlong his early efforts began to tellon him and when Clrous Girl chal ¬lenged he lied nothing left and the latterontgnmed him When It came to ailrlvi Malay closed a big gap andfinished strong Oclnwahn the favorftc Wits crowded out the roughgoing In the run dawn the backntretch and this beat hint

THIRD KACEOne mil and a sIxteenth

nOlllnStaflrs nhu locki StlIlt II Sir lsityinettue iY rleatt a tt4Itle Kin JUT Jenkins T 7 31 lt glampoon 07 W Flitter ti 3 siv o IRnirtwtxxl US ItYftttii 4 4H iSnutfhCarttriarilPlills I 1 > 3 s RI

lot McCafffrtv R eI 61 soManmlle OS Mrlntyrf 2 2 T 7 2

Ktorl Hood Won ridden out Tim15 EIr much the bet oftho nondescript lot which went to thepom In the third race Sue won riddenhv Ilerntl mill won easily after a roughtrip The favorite Lampoon had the

speed and led until welt straight-cued

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out for the run home When thetetrninn lampoon weakened and

Irfe King comlnsr with a rush got upIn tlmn to heat her out for secondmoney

aPERSIAN MINISTER LEAVES

WASHINGTON Jan nThe StateDepartment Informed that den IsaacKhan the Persian Minister has begntransferred tov1elU1o

>lllu

eANFIELO HUES

FREE ON CHAHHEi

GAMBliNGAssistant DistrictAttorney Rand Acting Ion >

This City Refuses to Go on with theTrial > V

Under Recent Ruling of the State Courtof Appeals

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DEFENSE DEMANDED THAT flCHARGE BE TRIED AT ONCtJ f-

r

Prosecution Opposed Action of Attorney forCanfield on the Ground that He Could NotFQrce Witnesses to Go Into Court and-

TestifyJudge

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Dismisses Indictment irr

ijpeclal In The KvenliiR WorldBINGHAMTON N Y Jan I IThe inaictments against Richard-

A Caiilield the wellknown pro etor c rlleged gamblinghouses in-

V

Net

ork Saratoga and Providence were formally dismissed by Eupr n

Court Justice Sew ll iere today in spiteuif eprotest Assistant IisitrictAtorney Hand of New York F

This brings to an end all existing cas against Canfiela-

DistrictAttorneyJeronVi

Y

J

was not here Dnt Mr Rand took the grotind rf

first that the people were underexistinglaws powerless to cnrripsit Pattendance of witnesses and second that to allow the de ezIe ton1over e

the cafes for trial was wholly irregular The outcome was anticipated

several weeks ago when Justice Sewell grantet an adjournment c itlli Sf

case until today but announced that if the prosecution did not move inj

the case then he would allow the defense to do so Aif

At the dpenlnp of the case today John B Stanclifleld who vrlthCur tlisa Arine and Keenan of Binghamton represent Cnnfleld quoted theial

remark of the Court at the last bearing and asked that the case p

Mr Rand then cited his objoctloh saying that Mr Jerome uidnocnabe present and that during the morning Justice Forbes Cprtland had ijdecided In the case of Bucklln Qnflelds mannger tha the defense could

not move a caue Juetlce Bewell overruled Mr Rand and Mr Btancineldasking for the drawing of a Jury r

Mr Rand then said that the people would rot proceed with the aura P

under the olrcumstances and Justice Sewell promptly dismissed the indict-

ments5

relieving Canfleld ofv charges which have been hanging eri Ms jhead since the famous Jerome Ud on his Fortyfourth street gaaiWlag f

ipalaceh

Jerome has said from the flrrt that he would not proceed with the

raseagainst Oanfleld until be could hind some way of compelling the att-

endance

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of his witnessed Jelt9 Ixswlsohn wa to have been tie chlet

witness but the Court of Appeal decided that Lewlsohn could not be corn

nellod to answer questions iMr Jerome then wanted the case held until be could get a law throaga f

compel witnesses to auawer but the CourthadVthe Legislature that would

perel8tentl1 declined to delay things for lila convenience1 I 2

JEROMES PICTURESQUE iRAID OF CA FIELDS r

Th raid upon Ciinneias emmhllne

t No 6 East Fortyfourth

Son the night of Dc 1 UA WLI

the mot sensational of the man unconducted by

sational raids personallyevidnceThethe DlstrlctAttorne

was obtln ty larobs the protean-

sleuthoffice

of the UlitrlctAttorneyfailed t assert he

who ha neveranti lost money

got inside the doorJacobs the IllsqtaffidavittheOn a Richard HoeprocuredtrtctAttOrneY Wyatt nmt with

wnrral1 frItit Jtistteot policemen under Inspector

a corps hourldi antorepairedllroUks Cannehl was In themidnightbefore David lIICkwith liii nll1l1lger

house Oelnllllll-

tdhit lawyer JohneIIdtin ratdCd-

hituf

was to bethat hll house Rnd

been ant to hIm nt rrovitteflceecPlvetoNew Yorktohurriedhe md

tilt IItoU-TM

witht themhyd a ladderrIdl5 front wlnraised to one of the

It was went up with nildowl and a policeman

the window andaxe lie

Into the iiarlor of the houiebounded llIntleld-

Ducltllndrawnhis retohYPrwith himand DeintiutitY persuaded

and opened the front doortt t iwM whomInvaders amongfor the otherwo the DistrictAttorney-

SvMrolierI

tOt VMK-

Tb house was searched unit In theI

contusion one of the Htarchen got 0

clou to a 13000 peachblow vase that It I

feUlnto hU pocket lie did not discover

It until a coupl of days later whenCandeld complained thnt It WaR miss

log when It was returned to the Eastfiftyfirst street pollco station

Canfleld was not arrestes > hut BukIIn Was Cnnfleld remained In town forseveral day atUndlnc to repolr on-

t

I

il 1 ioIW f

a

his house Then he went to PrpvlI

dence where he spent the holidays wltbrhis fan and early In 1903 be sailed f

I for Europe >Meantime the UlitrlctAttorney hatE

been holding John Doe proceedings I ii i-

IsinlnR itrbpooims or prominent club¬

men ail society inn sltnptted of frnuentlrs Curnelds Among them wern-

Ki

rnnli Vuntorbllt Jeso Lewlsohn Innd A A Houjmmi Mr Vandrrblll-vra iitiido the iurlKcllctlon of tfct jcourt and remained nutslUe Sir jewbhn rffiistnl 111 answer questions wiv1 sf

nrrcted and citrrie1 hU insj to t h-

Conn of Apwnlii Late lluckljn nid-Cinflelil were Indiocil CiiliHcId retunvjrt f New York lust summer nnd rwni placed under arrest j 4

tie took n clmiiec nf venue nod th-

cnstl

has been ilniKKliiK nlntig In Ulns-

hnniton

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ever since 111t field lts innil-urpnted attempts to force a trial bui 1 fthe DistrictAttorney hue rover u iready It Is expected that a new Indlctmcnt will be J

Mr Jerome before leaving rr theWest last week ordered thai none ofhits Assistants should say anything aboutanythlns Consequently nJthliiK ofllnH S

nhUt the Canfleld case from the projfc-morH standpoint could be learneddny

WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast or thothlrty houjsdlna at 8 P M Tuesday for

New York City and vicinity

Partly cloudy tonight and s us e

day snow or rain Tuesday freshw

northeast wind3

Cure for ConsumptIon relieves tU-broaclSal artwuooi Try U at ones u-

ift I