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I 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 • - 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. * • 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. * « - 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. * 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. # 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. * * * 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. * * 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. * * 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,