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"death-dealing KELLS OF JAPS
Russians Killed in Port Ar
Uaiiy Bombardment.
thur
VALUATION IS PROBABLE
all ci Port, it is Generally Believed,
\Vill Cause Uprising of Now
Neutral ClCna.
VLi'b nusual unanimity it is report
u
London from the war corre
id •“ that
of the London papers
ort Arthur has been practically
, taken to
bantio ^- This is mean
11 going be
the Russians are not
mat present endeavors to hold
0n '„ ; the preparations
lac e and that are
,
inder way to facilitate a retirement,
That the Japanese have a remark
tie advantage m having once held
tort Arthur is evident, Tne accuracy
f -heir fire is arousing military admi
ation. It is reported from reliable
oarces that not only were fifty per
killed or wounded in the town
ans bombardment, but that
uring the last
n a ddition to this, forty-five sailors
Fere killed on the vessel in the Imr
or.
U -; s believed in London that a part
>f the program of “abandoning” Port
Arthur is to get the Port Arthur fleet
)ljt and run the gauntlet of the Jap
inese squadron, The repairs on the
lamaged ships are under way, and a
inal dash is likely to occur inside of
leu days.
From Shanghai great excitement is
Lported espondent among the Chinese. One cor
cables that it is his belief
iha: the fall of Port Arthur will be
■be signal of irn. open breaidng of neu
lialitj on the part of China. That Ja
■an to seme knowledge of this seems
■to be indicated by the continuous re
fcrp emanating from Tokio to the
■feet that “Port Arthur is doomed, tr
It.- sally abandoned,' etc.
f Confirmed at Tien-Tsin.
' A special from Tien-Tsin. China,
lays: Information from an official,
lio r.as an eye witness of the bom
lardment of Port Arthur on X jdnes
lay and Thursday, is to the effect
Ilia! the Russians had twenty-five
filled Iwenty on the battleship Sebastapol,
cn the Retvizan, and, in addi
ion. thirty persons, principally sol
liers, were killed in Port Arthur.
The Russians assert that their dam
Iged cruisers have been repaired and
ire ready fur the sea. The battle ship
Pzarevitz will be ready shortly. There
s no dock capable of taking the Rat
nzan.
The Russians are preparing for the
lefense of Niuchwang, finding it im
possible to stop the landing of the
[apanese.
BUFULO BILL TIRES OF MATE.
liter Thirty-Eight Years of Wedded Felicity,
Cody Seeks Divorce,
A dispatch from North PlaiTe, Nebr.,
lay Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo
fill) would divorce the woman who
or thirty-eight years has borne his
pme, has been devoted helpmeet and
p given him five children. He filed
Rt in Wyoming two months ago, but
p carefully suppressed the proceed
ngs. He charges his wife, as one
Toned, with an attempt to poison him.
. “My friends tell me,’’ saiu Mrs. Cody,
® nn reluctantly spoke of the subject,
he wants a young wife, who will
e ar him an heir, for our boys are all
e ad and I am too old. I know
s a young woman whom he has been
aK -ng around the country for several
ear £ who I understand is now
as! lugton.
POSTMASTER UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE.
rested for Criminal Assault.
At Dothan, Ala., Postmaster W.
fifiigan ig under arrest, charged
faulting Miss Snyder, his wife’s
1 ' 1 U* people are indignant.
| ttU is iS a member of the state
An executive committee and was
f 1 republican t,y iected a delegate to the
convention.
P °SUl INVESTIGATION
SEEMS CERTAIN.
' n ‘ )ers °* Congress Aroused
Over Thoroughly
^ the Bristow Report.
^HSress'onai investigation of the
rnocrats scan< Jai seems inevitable,
an ^ republicans in the
h e Bri representatives agree that
%e’4 stew report must be met by a
• n g congressional investigation
f the r °^
* en ness in the postofflee
Cf!, r) The
deba te in the
?as a ff ,1 nSt Brist temper of both sides
tar? ow and both sides
fj : ha t he had out of his
ray fen*rf t lFy gone
an< ^ discredit members
5t w ho had acted in the
Cf their constituents.
iTFrw^zxj esa sT
CAUTION IS URGED.
Present Warns American People Not
to Ouend Belligerents Either by
Word or Act.
F^esident Roosevelt, after a confer
ence with Secretary of State Hay, is
sued the following executive order
Thursday respecting the observancJ
of the proclamation recently premul
gated, declaring the neutrality of the
United States between Russia and Ja
pan, the two combatant nations in the
Far Eastern war now in progress:
“All officials of the government, civ
il, military or naval, are hereby di
rected not only to observe the presi
dent’s proclamation of neutrality in
the pending war between Russia and
Japan, but also to abstain from either
action or speech which can legitimate
ly cause irritation to either of the com
batants. The government of the Uni
ted States represents the people of the
United States, not only in the sincer
ity with which it is endeavoring to
keep the scales of neutrality exact
and even, but in the sincerity with
which it deplores the breaking out of
the present war, and hopes that it
will end at the earliest possible mo
ment and with the smallest possible
loss to those engaged. Such a war in
evitably increases and innames the
susceptibilities of the combatants to
anything in the nature of an injury
or slight by outsiders.
“Too often combatants make con
flicting claims as to the duties and
obligations of neutrals so that even
when discharging those duties and ob
ligations with scrupulous care, it is
difficult to avoid giving offense to one
or the other party. To such unavoida
ble causes of offense, due to the per
formance of national duty, there must
not be added any avoidable cause. It
is always unfortunate to bring old
world antipathies and jealousies into
our life, or by speech or conduct to
excite anger and resentment toward
our nation in friendly foreign lands;
but in a government employee, whose
official position maT.es him in some
| sense the representative of the pople,
the mischief of such action is greatly
increased.
“A strong and self-confident nation
should be peculiarly careful not only
of the rights, but of the susceptibili
! ties of its neighbors, and nowadays all
the nations of the world are neighbors
one to the other. Courtesy, modera
tion and restraint should mark inter
national no less tnan private inter
course. All the officials of the govern
ment, civil, military and naval, are ex
i pected to carry themselves both in
act and in deed to give no cause of
j ; just offense to the people of any for
eign and friendly power—and with all
mankind we are now in friendship.
“THEODG’RE ROOSEVELT.
»- White House, March 10, 1904.”
FORTUNE HIDDEN BY A PORTRAIT.
Deeds Worth Half a Million Found in Back
of Ancient Picture.
While changing the framing of an
old portrait Mrs. Sophie Mattern, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has found behind the
canvas a deed to land occupied by
the present town of Carrollton, Mo., a
town of 4,000 inhabitants. Well known
lawyers who have looked up the title
assure Mrs. Mattern that it is sound
and worth $500,000.
The deed, signed by President Mon
roe February 4. 1819, and granting to
an ancestor of Mrs. Mattern, James
Darden, veteran of the w-.r of 1812,
the Missouri laud, is in a perfect state
cf preservation. Investigation is said
to have shown that the title was duly
entered on the records at Washington
and suit for recovery of the property
probably will be instituted at once.
IMPORTANT POINT 3R0UGHT OUT.
Domineering Fact o i in Utah Curtails Indi
vidual Political Freedom.
One of the most interesting and im
portant features of the investigation
| of the Senator Reed Smoot case, be
fore the senate committee on privi
leges and elections, was brought out
Thursday in the testimony of E. B.
Critchlow, formerly an assistant Uni
ted States attorney in Utah, who told
the story of the Moses Thatcher epi
j sode, According to his version, which
| was borne out by official records,
Apostle Thatcher persisted in contin
uing as a candidate for the United
States senate against the wishes of
the apostles, and on that account was
■
i held to be “not in harmony with his
quorum."
\
RIVER C1I6KED WiTSI FISH.
Millions of Carp force the Shut Down of
Water Mills in Michigan.
A dispatch from Grana Rapids,
M’ch., says: Immense quantities
carp have literally filled ’the river at
; Hiistingford, causing the saw mills and
i grist mills to shut down for several
days, the fish getting into the water
wheels and choking them up.
CZAR’S FLEET
i BARRED OUT
laps Hold Entrance to Base of Sup
plies at Vlsdivostork.
SEA FIGHT IS IN ORDER
It is Now Up to Russians to Run
Gauntlet of Their Fees in Con
test on the High Seas.
j A special from Tokio, Japan, says:
! The four armored cruisers, the Rus
I sia, Dromoi, Rurik, Bogartyr, consti
tuting the Russia Vladivostock squad
ron, have been cut off from their base
and must fight the Japanese squadron
now in the Sea of Japan in order to
regain ®, Vladivostock.
The recent bombardments , , , . of „ Vladi- ,,,
vostock by the Japanese squadron
have demonstrated that the Russian
ships are not in port. They are some
where down the coast and are being
pursued by the Jananese squadron.
The four Russian cruisers must return
to Vladivostock in order to get sup
plies and the Japanese neet is resolv
ed td bring them to battle.
The Tokio government hopes that
the result of the battle will be the de
struction of the Russian squadron.
The Japanese squadron operat'ng
off Vladivostock consists of one battle
ship, four armored cruisers and two
unarmored cruisers. There are also
several torpedo boats. The squadron
is much superior to the Russian in the
matter of men and guns. The Jap
anese fleet is commanded by Admiral
Uriu, who won the naval battle off
Chemulpo.
Russia Hears of Predicament.
A special Associated Press dispatch
from St Petersburg says: The where
abouts of Captain Reitzenstein’s Vladi
vostock squadron is carefully guarded
by the military authorities, but there
is a strong impression that wnen the
seven Japanese warships appeared off
the harbor Sunday morning the Russian
squadron was outside, perhaps down
the coast, cooperating with the Rus
sian land force near the mouth of the
Tumen river.
If the Russians were outside and the
Japanese definitely ascertained that
fact, a big sea fight is probably immi
nent, as it is considered certain that
the Japanese in that case will lie on
and off Vladivostock to precent the re
turn of the Russians and give battle
if they are caught in the open sea.
All the harbors along the coast ifl
which the Russians might seek refuge
are frozen and the squadron must
eventually be forced to return to Vladi
vostock for coal.
ARGUMENT BEGUN IN SWAYNE CASE.
Florida Judge Makes Statement Before
Committee in His Own Behalf.
At Washington. Tuesday, the sub
committee of the house committee on
judiciary- in charge of the impeach
ment proceedings against Judge
Charles Swayne, of Florida, heard the
judge in his own behalf. Hhe speci
fically denied the charge that he was
not a resident of the district in which
he held court, and stated that the
charges against him were caused by
personal animosity of the persons mak
ing the same.
Judge B. S. Liddon, representing the
prosecution, summed up his conclu
sions based on the testimony taken by
the committee on its recent trip to
Florida, and found Judge Swayne
guilty, in his opinion, of all the charges
made. He declared that Judge Swayne
had only acquired a residence in Flor
ida since the charges were filled.
STAMP TIGHT GOES TO COURT.
Concern in Atlanta Will Contest Ordinance
imposing Prohibitive Tex.
The secretary of the Atlanta Trading
Stamp Company, announces that the
attorneys of his company has been in
structed to fight in the courts the
councilmanic resolution which seeks to
place a prohibitive license on mer
chants giving trading stamps and oth
er discounts. The resolution will not
be effective until May 1. and no legal
action will be taken until that time.
JiLTFD SWAIN MAKES THREATS.
Vows to l no >t Wcnan Who Be used to
Fncoureqe His Attentions.
Swearing that he would secure a
pistol with which to kill Miss Maude
Seals, of whom he had been insanely
enamored, George W. O’Neal was dis
missed from the Grady hosp tai, at At
lanta, Ga., Wednesday, O’Neal wan
taken to the hospital Saturday night,
suffering from a pistol wound which
he had inlf.etod by his own hand in an
effort, to end his own life because his
suit had been rejected by the young
women.
REIGN OF ANARCHT.
Race Trouble at Springfield, Ohio, De
velops Into Most Sericus
Situation.
The situation at Springfield, Ohio,
early Wednesday evening was eonsid
i ered by the authorities to be more
threatening than at any time since the
beginning cf the present race ^rou
bles. While Governor Herrick has
not proclaimed a state c£ martial law,
such a condition practically exists in
the down town districts, and the burn
ed portions of the town formerly oc
euupied by the negro resorts.
Ten companies of Ohio National
Guard are on picket duty and seven
more companies are expected. The
j saloons without exception have been
j closed and many other lines of busi
ness practically ceased. It is esti
| mated . , that .. x tully „ ,, J 2o,000 people 1 . throng- ..
ed the streets Wednesday, visiting the
county jail and the telegraph pole at
Main and Fountain avenues, where the
negro Dixon was hung and the burned
out district of the levee.
As the result of repeated requests
from influential citizens, Mayor Bow
lus has finally consented not only to
close the remaining negro saloons, ho
tels and lodging houses, which are un
der the ban of the mob, but has order
ed the proprietors in every instance
to move out all the intoxicating drinks
and in some cases even tne fixtures,
including gambling apparatus.
Mayor Bowlus has issued a procla
mation warning people to keep off the
streets and refrain from congregating
in public places.
The mob has at no time shown any
disposition to burn property other
than that on the levee.
MONUMENT TO COLORED HERO.
ity of Cal embus, Ga., Pays Fitting Tribute
to Memory of Bragg Smith.
Over the grave of Bragg smith, the
negro who lost his life September 39
last, trying to save the life of Super
intendent of Public Works Robert L.
Johnson, the city of Columbus, Ga ,
has erected a monument, it is a sar
cophagus design, the base being of
Georgia marble, the second piece of
Vermont marble and the top piece also
: of Vermont marble, of the finest grade.
The inscription on the east side of the
monument is as follows:
. • Erected by the city of Columbus,
to mark the last resting place of
Bragg Smith, who died on September
30, 1903, in the heroic but fruitless ef
fort to rescue the city engineer from
a caving excavation on Eleventh
street. I >
On the west side is the description:
I Honor and fame from no condition
rise;
Act well your part, there all the hon
or lies.”
The monument was erected by the
city council, in response to the gener
al sentiment that the memory of the
humble but heroic negro should thus
be honored. His brave attempt to
save Mr. Johnson’s life, resulting in
his being caught by the caving walls
and killed himself, was entirely volun
tary, no one suggest ng that he at
tempt to make the rescue.
PATTI CANCELS ALL CONTRACTS.
Noted Singer Takes a Sudden Notion to
Depart for Fnqlarad
Mme. Patti, the noted singer, left
Hot Springs, Ark., Wednesday in two
special cars over the Louisville and
Nashville railroad en route to New
York. District Passenger Agent Baum
garten announced that passage had
been secured for Mme. Patti and her
husband for Europe on a steamship
leaving New York Friday.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says
that the singer ordered all future
bookings cancelled. No reason was
given out for the sudden discontinu
ance of the tour.
Port A-'bur Aqr.in Shelled bv
According f..% ■ U advices from Tokio,
Japanese warships bombarded the
forts at Tallen Wan (Port Dalny), on
the night of March 8 and then attack
ed Port Arthur.
SUM Of EiVF MILLIONS A YfAR
Will Be Georgia’s Shore Toward the Sup
port of Armv and Navy.
As their share of the cost involved
in the army and navy appropriation
bills just passed by congress, the peo
ple of Georgia will be called upon to
pqy no less than $5,000,000 in a single
year.
Senator Bacon showed how much
the cost of the state’s share of support
of the army and navy according to tne
size of the appropriations carried m
the pending supply bills in a speech
he made on the navy appropriation
bill.
| INVESTIGATION
KNOCKED OUT
j Matter is KJegated by a Strict
Republican Vote.
SOLONS RESUME PROTEST
Bristow Report Elicits Fuither Lam
pooning at Hands of Angry
Congressmen.
A Washington special says: By a
strict pare/ vote, atter a day full of ex
citing debate, the republicans of the
house of representatives Friday defeat
ed the democratic proposition for a
congressional investigation into the
postofiice department.
The resolutions calling for such an
investigation were ruled out by Speak
er Cannon, and the appeal from the
ruling was tabled by the republican
majority, by a strict party vote. Sub
sequently the house adopted the reso
lution of Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts,
providing for the creation cf a special
committee to investigate the charges
against members contained in the Bris
tow report, but this does not open the
way to a complete investigation into#
the rottenness of the postofflee depart
ment.
The wrath which swept over the
bouse of representatives Wednesday as
the result of the report involving cer
tain members of congress, and which
was temporarily stemmed by adjourn
ment Thursday on account of the
death of Representative Croft, broke
out afresh at Friday’s session.
Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts, pre
sented a minority report when Mr.
Hay, of Virginia, promptly objected to
its consideration.
The speaker, in ruling on the point,
said the Hay resolution was a matter
of highest privilege, and he recognized
Mr. Overstreet, of Indana, who de
sired unanimous consent for an order
giving the members ten clays’ leave to
extend their remarks.
Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, entered
an emphatic “No.”
i Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, enter
| tained the view that every member
had the right to speak indefinitely as
a matter of privilege.
Mr. Overstreet then submitted two
propositions, first that the discussion
be extended until Monday at 4 o’clock,
and, second, unUl 4 o’clock Saturday,
to both of which Mr. Hay objected He
then renewed his motion l'or leave to
print, which brought Mr. Williams to
his fe»et with the declaration that
whatever is said on this subject should
be said in the open house, and he
therefore objected. He was greeted
with applause.
Mr. Cowherd, of Missouri, was rec
ognized and defended the action of
the committee representing the report.
There was no occasion, he said, to re
fer the matter to the committee to
see whether the charges against mem
bers had been made. The report of
General Bristow had gone out with the
approval of the president.
“I say now,” be declared, “that
Beavers has usually complied with re
quests of members of congress, ro
. gardless of the merits of the case, the
answer is that the charge is true.”
. - If members had made unusual re
quests upon the department, ’ he said,
“the propriety of their conduct was a
question between themselves and their
constituents. It is not a violation of
law,” he insisted, with emphasis. “The
committee could not undertake to edit
the department’s report nor could they
discriminate between the cases cited.
If they had done so the committee
would have been lashed from the floor
of the house.”
BAPTIZED IN COT FIN BOX.
Before Hanging, Negro Goes Through Nove
Religious Ceremonial.
A dispatch from Richmond, Va.,
says: John Clements, colored, was
hanged at King William court house
Friday for murder. He was baptized
by immersion in the box in which his
body was afterwards used as a coffin
and which was shipped to a medical
college in Richmond.
CABINET UPHOLDS ACT OF SAWYER.
Protest of Captain of Gunboat Helena Was
Entirely Justified
A Washington dispatch says: The
cabinet Friday discussed the press re
ports that Saptain Sawyer, of the
United States gunboat Helena, now
in the mud dock at Nieu-Chwang haa*
protested against the sinking by the
Russians of the junk3 at the entrants
of Nieu-Chwang harbor. This govern
ment has received no official advices
on the subject, but it is said the dis
cussion by members ot the cabinet in
dicated that such an attitlide, if taken
by Captain Sawyer, would be L.U3
Wined.