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Summary of War News from the Far
Hast Culled from the Latest
Cable Dispatches.
Vladivostock is Shelled
Jap Warships But Bom=
bardment Was Waste
of Costly Ammu=
nition.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Vladivostock says: A fleet of five
Japanese battle ships and two cruisers
appeared off this place at 1:25 o'clock
this (Sunday) afternoon and bombard
ed the town and shore batteries for
fifty-five minutes.
' The fleet approached from the di
rection of Askold island at the east
entrance of Ussuri bay, and about
32 miles southeast of Vladivostock.
Entering Ussuri bay the enemy form
ed in line of battle, but did not ap
proach a closer rang® than 5 1-3 miles.
They directed their fire against the
shore batteries and the town, but no
damage resulted, as most of their 200
lyddite shells failed to burst.
The Russian battery, commanded by
Generals Veronetz and Artamoff, did
not reply, awaiting a closer approach
’o7 the enern -
The rp, Japanese T e fire „ ceased at of 2:20 o-‘)n
p. m.,’ and the enemy retired in the
direction of Askold island. Simulta
neously the torpedo boat destroyers
appeared near Askold island, and two
more near Cape Miadel.
The Japanese ships were covered
• th iC0
The attack resulted in no loss to the
Russians, but cost the enemy 200,000
roubles ($100,000) in ammunition.
k: Most of e ,, the projectiles „ . - ... were s.x and
twelve-inch . , . . shells. ,
The population ... of . TT Vladivostock . ,. , , was
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warned , m . the early , morning . of the ..
presence on ,, the , horizon of „ a hostile ,
„ fleet and the prospect , of ,, an „ attack
during , . the ,, day, , . but . it remained tran- ,
Interest now centers on the proba
ble encounter between the Russian
Vladivostock fleet, comprised of the
czar’s four finest cruisers and several
torpedo boats and destroyers, and the
Japanese squadron which has just
bombarded Vladivostock. A cable re
ceived Saturday night states that the
report that the Russian squadron was
not in Vladivostock March 1 is correct"
When last seen it was off „ Usulie TT , bay.
VICEROY WIRES REPORT.
A communication from Viveroy AI
exieff to the czar from Ukden, bearing
Sunday’s date, says:
“I most humbly inform your majes
ty that the commandant at the for
tress at Vladivostock reports at 8:50
this morning seven vessels were sight
ed south of Askold island, At 9:,45
they were seen to be warships mak
ing for Askold island, About noon
the enemy's squad»jn was midway
between the coast and Askold island.
making for Ussuri bay. They were
out of reach of the shore batter.es. At
1:30 the enemy opened fire. T Vv ’°
vessels in the squadron were probably
the first-class cruisers Idzum and i a
kurao, but the names of the other
vessels are unknown.
RUSSIAN FLANK MENACED.
News has reached St. Petersburg
that the 2.500 Japanese troops who
landed at Plaksin bay are advancing
towards Musan with the intention of
rcaching Hunchun. and threatening
the Russian flank. To checkmate
this move a Russian outpost, 1,500
strong, is advancing to occupy Koyr
young, on the Tumen river.
CRAP SHOOTERS IN FALAL AFFRAY.
Five Neqroes Dead and Two Mortally
Wounded in Fiqht Over Gambling Game.
Five negroes were killed and two
mortally wounded in the Doddsville
neighborhood, in Sunflower county.
Miss., Saturday night, as the result of
quarrels growing out of crap games.
The killings occurred in two differ
ent localities and the county authori
ties are unable to find clews to the
parties responsible for the carnival of
crime, as ofer fifty negroes partici
pated in the fights and fully one hun
dred shots were fired.
Addressesa Note to
.
the Powers in Answer to
Charges Publicly Made
by the Russian Gov=
ernment.
Jr.pan addressed a note to the pow- ;
ers Friday in response to the recent |
j communication from Russia. The
: no t e has not been published in Tokio
; anc j its contents unknown. '
are
j Russia’s various commuunications
to the powers attacking Japan for its
conduct of diplomatic negotiations be- I
fore their rupture, for its attack upon
Russia without declaration of war and
for its alleged violation of the neutral- i : !
ity of Korea have been received in
Japan largely in the spirit of amuse- j
ment
The Japanese resent what is alleged
to be a deliberate attempt to place i
^ iem in a false position regarding cer |
J ain in cidents > but in the main do not j
take the u correspondence seriously. Re
spondia S to the charge of violating the | !
neut ralityof Korea they point to the j
® ctlon ° f Ru f ia in Manchuria, where
thousands ot troops were assembled
ions p before a diplomatic rupture oc- |
curred ' ™ ey sa >' lhat ,, they are falIy „
prepared to acce P t the judgment of
the p0wers ° n a comparison of their
^° arse 111 venea, c\hcre they landed
tr ° ops only after a state of war exist '
ed ’ and upon the written Permission
of the emperor of Korea.
T hey den y <; hat Chemulpo was a
n f tral f JP* after the Japanese land
ed ° n February 8, but whether it was
| neutral or belligerent, ° Russia began “
hostilities there. When the Russian j i
! gunboat , , „ Korietz . , steamed , , out , of , the ,,
°
harbor of Chemulpo on the afternoon |
-
of February , 8, - she , Opened , fire „ on the , >
Japanese _ , .
squadron, ’ making 6 the open- 1 1
. shot of the Tne Japanese ,
mg war. ;
guns did not respond, , , but the Japan
ese torpedo boat destroyers answered
the fire and discharged two torpedoes
before the Korietz retired.
The Japanese are confident of the
justice and strength of their original
position in the integrity of China, and
the fairness of their proposal during
the negotiations. They feel fully
justified in commencing hostilities af
ter breaking off diplomatic relations
j and serving notice of tneir intention
; to take independent, action. They are
j sure re<:ent assurances that they
: had no intention of taking possession
I of „ Chinese territory . ., and , would ,, guar
j antee the integrity and Independence
1 of Korea will be accepted by the
j powers
j
i FIVE KILLED IN BOMBARDMENT.
official dispatches received at St.
j petersbur & ■ r concerning the bombard
Q f vladivostock by a Japanese
fleet Sunday afternoon do not mention
any Russian losses, but private ad
vices say that five were killed—four
sailors and the wife of an engineer.
It is apparent the Japanese were
, afraid to risk exposing their ships to
I plunging fire of the land batteries,
anc j ^ j S considered probable that the
j attack was really for the purpose of
drawing the fire of the Russian forts,
compelling the Russians to discose the
position and calibre of their guns and
also for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the Russian squadron was in
I port.
LEFT TO ITS OWN DEFENSES,
The greatest consternation was
| caused in St. Petersburg Saturday
night by the publication of a procla
mation issued by the admiral in eom
mand at Vladivostok, the terms of
which made it clear that Vladivostok,
like Port Arthur, is to be left to its
I own defenses.
OPERATORS ANO MINE OFFICIALS DISAGREE.
Result of Conference at Indianapolis a
Failure and Mitchell Predicts Strike.
The joint conference of the opera
tors and coal miners adjourned at In
dianapolis without reaching an agree
ment. President Mitchell said: “This
means a strike. >>
This is the second time there has
b^C'i a failure to agree.
The final disagreement and adjourn
ment came after a day devoted to con
sideration of the ultimatum of the op
erators, which was that a two-year
scale be signed at a reduction of 5 1-2
per cent from the present scale.
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Epitomised Items of Interest
Gathered at - Random*
School Teachers Get Salaries.
Some §225,000 was sent out from the
state ca'pitol for the past week for the
payment of teachers’ salaries ail over
1 the state for the month, of January.
Justice Simmons Seeks Re-Election.
Chief Justice Thomas J. Simmons,
of the supreme court of Gorgia makes
his formal announcement as a candi
date to succeed himself, subject to the
primary which is to be held on April
20th.
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New Bank Chartered in Burke.
Secretary of State Phil Cook has
granted a charter to the Bank of Met
ter in Burke county. The capital stock
of the new banic will be $25,000, of
which 515.000 has already been paid
m * ThlS makes the two hundred and
twenty-fifth state bank now in opera
tion in Georgia.
* * *
Dyal Held to Grand Jury.
At Hinesville a committant trial of
J _ . h _ Dyal , formerly „
° \ ; sectlon foreman
of f the Atlantic Coast Line, charged
with the recent assassination of Leon
ard Murray, was held the past week.
It resulted in Dyal being' held fo:
murder. The evidence against him
was entirely circumstantial.
* * *
Historic Building to Come Down.
Within a few weeks the old building
that has served Savannah as a city ex
change for more than 100 years will
be removed to make way for a new
city hall of modern type. The new
building will be erected at a cost of
$209,000 and will be five stories hign,
not to mention the lofty cupola.
* * *
Cornerstone of Courthouse Laid.
The cornerstone of Jefferson coun
ty’s magnificent new $40,000 court
house was laid a few days ago with
appropriate exercises. The ceremony
was witnessed by a large number of
citizens from Jefferson and adjoining
counties, including the city and coun
ty officials, and the' pupils of the
Louisville High school.
* * *
Waycrcss Rifles on Probation.
The Waycross Rifles, company F,
of the Fourth Georgia regiment, has
been placed on probation by Inspector
General William G. Obear. The in
spection did not show the company to
be in the best military condition, and
on that account it was given 90 days
to get in shape. Other companies are
showing up well, so far as is known.
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Bonds Voted for School Building.
An election was held in Nashville
the past week for the purpose of vot
mg bonds l0r a sc!:iocl building. A good
vote was P° lled > w Dh only one against
bonds.
A $5,000 school building will be
erected at once. This means much lor
Nashville. The citizens are highly
pleased over the result.
*
Baggs Held for Manslaughter.
The commitment tria! of M. B.
Baggs, for the murder of John Hunter,
was heard at Bainbridge before Judge
B. B. Bower. A large number of wit
nosseS ’ 4°n the defendant and
prosecution. were examined and after
tke evidence was in, Judge Bower
bound the defendant over for volun
tary manslaughter and fixed his bond
at $5,000, which was promptly given.
Nurserymen to Meet in Atlanta.
The 29th annual convention of the
American Association of Nurserymen
will be held in Atlanta the latter part
of June.
Mayor Howell has received a letter
from Robert C. Berckmans, calling his
attention to the fact that the associa
tion will hold its annual convent'on at
the Georgia capital and inviting him
to make a welcome address on the
part of the city. Governor Joseph M.
Tyrrell has been invited to welcome
the delegates on behalf of the state.
The association numbers about SOU
members and the convention will draw'
several hundred delegates. The Atlan
ta convention will be the second ever
| be icld made 111 the to south give - an the J every nurserymen effort will at
tending a royal good time.
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Fulton Stands by Clayton.
The Fulton county democratic exec
utive committee met at Atlanta a few
days ago and changed the date cf thp
county primary from April 14 to April
20, the day on v/hich the state pri
mary will be held. That tv^is what the
committee was called together to do.
but it was merly incidental to what
transpired after the committee met.
There was a two hours’ wrangle, hot
debates and sensation denouments
which made th meeting the liveliest
the committee has held in a fortnight.
'
The wrangle grew out of a set of reso
lut'ons pledging Fulton county to sup
port the claims of Clayton county in
the senatorial race for the thirty-fifth
district. Resolutions instructing Ful
! ton county's delegates to vote for
1 Clayton’s claims passed by
were a
majority of one vote.
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Pigmy Case Before High Court.
The supreme court of the United
States will pass on the question as to
whether Vineviile, formerly a suburb
of Macon, iiibo county, now a part
of Macon, has been legally incorpor
ated as a part of that city.
The Vineviile legislation and litiga
tion has become famous. It was con
j sidered practically closed, but Attorney
j John R. Cooper, cf Macon, represent- j
ing J. W. Toney and others, lias now
secured the assent of Chief Justice T.
J. Simmons, of the Georgia supreme
court, to a writ of errof, carrying the
case to the supreme court of the
United Si-ues. Citation was also is
sued directed to the mayor and aider
men of the city of Macon, who are
the defendants in the case, to appear
before the United States supreme
court to answer this cause on Monday,
April 4.
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Day Fixed for Tax Returns, j
February 1 is made the date for
tax returns this year by order of the
governor, comptroller general and
state treasurer. This means that all
parties who owned property on Feb- j !
ruary 1, this year, will have to pay
taxes on it, no matter whether they
were in continuous ownership, or
bought it the day before or sold it
the day after.
Under the law the governor, comp
troller general and state treasurer are
required immediately after the first
of March each year, to fix a date to
which all retuurns for taxation of both
real and personal property shall be
referred. A day prior to the date
of the order is, of course, alw r ays se
lected so that no one will be put on
notice and thus given an opportunity
to transfer property, or in the case of
personal property, get it out of the
state.
The date last year was March 15,
or a month and a half later than the
date selected this time. It is custo
mary to get the dates some distance
apart from year to year, so that any
evasion of the law on the ground
cf the date may he prevented. The
cate . , must always , , fi.-i.ed „ , between , .
oe
January l and April 1.
Capitol Officials Deny Allegation.
Capitol officials are discussing a
statement that has appeared in the
public prints to the effect that tlie re
cent action of the state democratic
executive committee . providing ... rha„ . ,
in
the delgates to the state convention
shall be from among the friends and
supporters of the successful candi
dates, puts entirely in;o the hands of
the state house officers the matter of
the attitude of the people of Georgia
on the presidency.
The particular feature of the com
mittee's resolutions which it is said
permits this states “that the respec
tive county committees shall, when
they compile and declare the result of
said vote, select from among the ac
tive supporters of the successful can
didates, delegates to the state conven
tion.”
It is well known that with the ex
ception of one or two instances, the
present p
state house officers this year
have no opposition for rs election. The
Augusta Chronicle charges, therefore,
in an editorial, that the capitol offi
cials have it entirely within their pow
er to control Georgia’s attitude on the
presidential nomination. -~-
Capitol officials state that the inti
mation contained in this editorial does
them an injustice. They assert that
under the arrangmenU It is not only
impossible for them to exercise any
such control, but they have no desire
to do it, even If they could.
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To Correlate the High Schools.
Of general interest to the people
of the state is the plan recenJy
adopted by the State University for
correlating the educational interesis.
The state school commissioner lias
arranged a seven years’ grammar'
school course lor ail the elementary
schools of the state. The university
offers to accredit high schools that
will give three years’ instruction
above the grammar school course,
under competent teachers, in the sub
jects mentioned below, Students
from accredited high schools will :
be admitted to the university on the
certificate of gthe of the principal
of the school. The schools will be j I
visited by university officials and the 3
work inspected and only those schools
will bo placed on the accredited list
and be allowed to use the university
in their catalogs that are doing ef
fieient preparatory work. The schools’
cl ccredited will have a standing en
dorsement by the university and will
thus he enabled to increase their
patronage from the surrounding ter- j
ritory. it exalts the good school and i
acts as an incentive for h
cn the part of other schools" *
The university presents tli
mg requirements for all com ,'
1. English: Grammar, Co nip:
Classics, 6 units,
2. Mathematics: Arithmetic
a, Plane Geo mctry, 6 units.
3. History and Civics: 4 unit!
Ancient History, 2 units.
English History, l u n;t.
American History 1 unit, or
weeks i
Requirements for Bachelor of ir
Course;
1-3. Studies in Group l.
4. Latin, 6 units.
5. Greek. 4 units.
Requirements lor General Science
Engineering end Agricu tura
Courses for Bachelor of Science Dei
gree:
1-3. Studies in Group 1
.
4. One foreign language (eit;
Latin, Greek, French, German on
Spanish), 4 units.
5. Elementary Physics, 2 units,
6. Physical Geography, 2 units.
7. And one of the following each i
units.
1. Additional year’s work
foreign language, 3
2. Botany.
3. Chemistry.
4. Drawing.
5. Physiology.
6. Elementary Agriculture.
Schools desiring further informs
t-ion h regarding the University. the above Athens. should adj
or Ga.
—J. S. STEWART
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
The King of Italy and his spouse are
passionate admirers of English poetry.
Simon Yandes, a pioneer of (ho j n .
diana State bar, has just died at the
age of eiglity-seven.
Mrs. Alice Gordon Guliek. ihe Boston
missionary who spent thirty years in
Spain, lias just died in London.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the author, has
achieved a prominent place in the
House of Commons in a short time.
The Sultan of .Tobore is visiting: Eu
rope for the first time. The late Sultani
died while on a visit to England nine!
years ago.
Baron Iwasaki in .Japan, ITisyn. is visiting the viohestj Gen-1
young man
eral .Tames IT. Wilson, at liis home in
Wilmington. Del.
Rev. Dr. Moses, formerly of Wayne.
Pa., was installed as dean on Sunday,
Cathedral of the Incarnation in
Garden City. N. Y.
Princess Henry of Battenburg, Prin
cess Leopold and Prince Alexander,
now in Egypt, will not return to Os
borne House until next .Tune.
that Italian Rieoiotti journals Garibaldi, recently the announce^
your
son of the eminent warrior, was plan
n ing an extensive trip of exploration ia
patagoniq.
Frank Schaukee. of Vincennes,
holds the record of the country ns nr
inventor and patentee. lie has de
signed and patented no less than 002
instruments of various kinds.
The Emperor of Russia recently orJ
tiered the imperial six private family. parlor They cars for use to hJ ofj
are matej
constructed entirely of Russian
rial and will be built at the la mens
Putiloff works.
James Putnam Stewart, of Louis
ville, a direct descendant of General
Isaac Putnam, of. Revolutionary fame,
has many relic* of his distinguished
ancestry, and is busily engaged in
writing out tlie lineage of the family,
WORLD’S FAIR TOPICS.
Cincinnati Day at the World's Fait’!
will be May 24.
Maine will make a big display of ap
ples at the World’s Fair.
The Government of Ecuador has de
cided to participate officially in the St.
Louis Exposition.
A band tournament will ho hold at
the World’s Fair beginning September
12 and ending September 17.
Forty carloads of building
have arrived at the World’s Fair
grounds for the Oregon building.
Thomas Smith, the American Vice
Consul at Moscow, has been appointed
World’s Fair Commissioner to ltu- ia.
N. G. W. Lagerstedt has been named
Commissioner General of the ILyai
Swedish Commission to the World
Fair.
The appropriation for the municipal
exhibit of New York City at
World's Fair has been increased
$35,000.
A novel restaurant at tlie. \Yoi I. 5
Fair will be one with the walls of UK 1
building made of glass tanks in v. -i.N
fishes will swim.
Boston will erect in the Model street
at Ilia World’s Fair a shelter house
costing $10,000. it will ha a repl i; , of
the one in South Park. .
The Italian Minister of Marine ha s
assigned two Government transport--
the Gariglauo and Volta, to convey tUe
Italian exhibits to the World’s hair.
Nearly 50,000 pieces of odd and '- u ' c
money, representing millions of d° ! '
lars, are stored in vaults of a St. Louis
trust company preparatory to hoi us
placed on exhibition at the World &
Fair.
The gold cup which Mrs. Langtry re
ceived when she England, won one of the grea^
races at Ascot, some tropW
ago, will be exhibited in the
room cf the physical culture builtfi u &
at the World’s Fair,