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b J. H. ESTILL. President. 1
TRIID TO ENTICE
RUSSIANS OUT
JAPS EMPLOYED A RUSE
TO SLAKE THEIR E\EMY LEAVE
PORT ARTHUR.
PIT net Will to Induce the Russian
Meet to Believe That the Vlad
ivostok Squadron Had Appeared
Off Port Arthur—One Portion ol
the Japanese Fleet Was Pnrnntng
and Firing Upon the Other, the
Supposed Vladivostok Ships.
IN THE FAR EAST.
It is reported that the Japanese
have landed 20,000 troops at Kin
Chau, above Port Arthur. Thus
far, however, this report has not
been confirmed.
From Port Arthur comes a re
port of a ruse that was employed
by the Japanese ileet in an effort
to entice the Russians’ crippled
fleet to sail out from the harbor.
One portion of the Japanese fleet
appeared, pursued and fired at by
the other portion. The plan was
to make the Russians think that
the squadron pursued was that of
Reitzenstein from Vladivostok, try
ing to effect a junction with the
Russians' Port Arthur fleet. The
Russians did not rise to the lure.
The Russians have placed guns
commanding the crossings of the
Yalu river. Kuropatkin does not
intend to risk a battle on the Yalu,
but purposes harassing the enemy
before a crossing can be effected.
No confirmation of the rumor that
a Japanese column has been cut to
pieces on the Yalu river.
Port Arthur, April 23. —The Japan
ese have failed in what is believed to
have been a clever ruse to entice the
Russian shops out of Port Arthur.
Several men-of-war were sighted im
mediately after the battleship. Petro
pavlovsk was blown up, steaming rap
idly toward Port Arthur, with other
ships pursuing them demonstratively
and firing at them.
It is possible that it was a chase
of a merchantman, but the opinion
here is that the Japanese desired to
create the impression that the Vlad
ivostok cruisers were attempting to
form a junction with the Port Arthur
fleet. Knowing the whereabouts of
the cruisers, however, the Russian
fleet did not go out, and the Japanese
ships retired.
The survivors of the Petroplavosk
are recovering from their burns and
the inflammation of the lungs conse
quent upon their Immersion in the
sea.
WILL HARASS THE JAPS
AS THEY CROSS THE YALU.
St. Petersburg,' April 23. —The Rus
sians have placed guns in positions
covering the crossings of the Yalu riv
er. While Gen. Kuropatkin desires
that the Japanese shall enter Man
churia, he proposes they shall pay as
dearly as possible for the privilege,
but without precipitating a general en
gagement.
Maj. Gen. Kashtalinsky is anxious
to engage the enemy and begged Gen.
Kuropatkin for permission to do so,
but the commander-in-chief strictly
forbade even small skirmishes where
it was possible to avoid them. It is
understood that Gen. Kuropatkin in
tends to deliver the decisive battle
himself. In the meantime the cavalry
and artillery at the front are engaged
in constant drill and reconnaissances.
RUMORS OF A BIG FIGHT
ARE NOT SUBSTANTIATED.
St. Petersburg, April 23, 8 p. m.—The
Associated Press is authoritatively in
formed that tjie government has no
advices supporting the rumors of
heavy fighting on the Yalu river.
A rumor was current in this city
that the Japanese sustained heavy loss
wh ie attempting a landing near the
mouth of the Yalu river. According to
the report, which is said to be based
upon a private telegram from Port
Arthur, the Japanese lost 7,000 men.
JAPS LAND 20,000
ABOVE PORT ARTHUR.
St. Petersburg, April 23. —A report is
current here that the Japanese have
landed 20,000 troops at Kin Chau, above
Port Arthur. This report, however,
cannot be confirmed to-night.
another victim on
BOONE POTTER’S LIST.
Killed John Hamby in the Tennes
see Mountains.
Knoxville, Tenn., April 23.—800ne
fetter, a young desperado, has added
s other victim to his list, killing John
imby in the mountains of Johnson
county. Potter tired ten bullets into
Hamby’s body and left him for dead.
Two years ago Potter shot and killed
ms father in Watauga county. North
. aro “ na " Surrounded by officers, Jie
•hot and killed Deputy Sheriff Howell
a-cd made his escape.
, A f ,w months ago he was captured
” b ut escaped, only to be
[•JJtPtured * ew Utsr. After
being placed In Jail at Lenoir, N. C.,
at hF 8,1 " •® ca J>ad and has since been
®i iiwMrty.
r,° tter . **, heavily armed, defies ar
rest and blood will flow when officers
*u*Qgt tola dagture and
Jsatoatmal) JHafning
NUMBER 17.639.
WATCHMEN AND THIEVES
IN FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
One Man Wn Killed and Tvro Were
Wounded.
Chicago. April 23.—One man was
killed, another fatally wounded and a
third severly injured in a fight between
watchmen and thieves in the stock
yards to-night. The dead:
Arthur Clemons, watchman, instant
ly killed.
Peter McGee, watchman, shot twice
in the right side and once in the back,
will die.
George Walsh, shot once in side and
twice in abdomen, may recover.
The fight occurred at the plant of
the International Packing Company at
Forty-seven and Packers’ avenue. The
tw'o watchmen, who were making their
first round for the night, discovered
two men in a smokehouse stealihg
hams. The two thieves started to
run, and one of them made his escape.
Clemons seized Walsh and the latter
presed a revolver against the watch
man's breast and killed him at the
first shot. I
McGee ran to the help of Clemons, fir
ing at Walsh as he ran toward him.
Walsh fell to the floor, but regained
his feet and shot McGee three times.
He then staggered to his feet and at
tempted to escape, but was intercepted
by other employes of the place and
held until the police arrived.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Considered by the Senate With the
Appropriation Bill.
Washington, April 23.—The general
deficiency appropriation bill was pass
ed by the Senate to-day, leaving but
one of the appropriation bills unacted
upon by that body.
A large number of amendments were
adopted, among them one limiting the
Chinese exclusion legislation to a re
affirmation of the exclusion law of 1902
and other existing exclusion laws. An
amendment, which, was accepted, was
that excluding Chinese and other
aliens coming in as a result of agree
ments between other countries and
steamship companies, having especial
reference to a contract between the
Cunard Line and the government of
Hungary, to supply 30,000 immigrants
to the steamship company.
An amendment granting $1,250 to
Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow of
Gen. Longstreet, was agreed to.
About 200 private pension bills were
passed during the day.
The chair appointed as a committee
to attend the opening exerciaes of the
St. Louis Exposition the following sen
ators: Messrs. Burnham. Quarles,
Clark (Wyoming), Bard. Millard, Ful
ton, Daniel, Bacon, McCreary and
Newlanda.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
THE D. A. R. OF*AUSTIN
CONDEMN MOB LAW.
Austin, Tex., April 23.—The Daugh
ters of the American Revolution in
this city have adopted unanimously a
set of resolutions condemning mob
law and calling upon the members of
the Texas Legislature to enact a law
that will mete out speedy justice to
all persons guilty of criminal assault
with a view of removing the excuse
for mob violence. The resolutions re
quest that the new law shall require
that identification or confession shall
be the only necessary evidence to jus
tify speedy legal capital punishment.
Judge Alton B. Parker and His Son-in-Law, Rev.
C. M. Hall, at Judge Parker's Farm at Esopus.
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GEORGIA COUNTIES SHOW THEY
WANT PARKER AS PRESIDENT
Atlanta. April 23.—The returns which have been coming in from most of
the Georgia counties since the primary, regarding the election of delegates
to the state convention, show an overwhelming sentiment in favor of Judge
Alton B. Parker for the Democratic nominee for President. In the few
counties where a direct vote was taken, the people pronounced in Parkers
favor, and In the great majority of counties where delegates have been
named following the primary, they have been usually Parker men, though
"* n The'"ndication* are, from the reports, that at least seventy-five to eigh
ty counties have sent strong Parker men as delegates to'the state conven
tion and that a Parker delegation will be chosen to go to St. Louis is beyond
a doubt. It is generally believed, however, that the delegation to the n'ationai
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DALZELL’S TAUNT
STUNG COCKRAN
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN
lIESEXTED STATEMENT OF THE
I'ENNSVi YAM V KEPI Bl.lt AN.
Dalzell Said He Hnil Been Informed
That Corkrau Had Profited by His
Support of McKinley t'nekrnn
ClialleiiKed Hint to Name Hi* An
thority—Cheered William* When
Mentioned for Vice President.
Washington, April 23.—Two of the
“heavyweight" speakers of the House
of Representatives held sway in that
body to-day. incidentally the bill for
a commission to investigate the ques
tion of ship subsidy was passed, 144 to
US.
Mr. Henburn of lowa first aroused
an4,jj^gu^lcjm,_c- n Uiusiaanfi at a
high pitch. Aftr an hour and a half he
yielded the floor, which was taken pos
session of by Bourke Cockran of New
York, who brought from his D-mot-ratic
colleagues thunderous applause and
cheers. Mr. Cockran spoke for two
hours.
The feature of the day which was
clearly of the sensational order was
the charge of Mr. Dalzell, against Mr.
Cockran, that he had worked for hirfi
for the election of Mr. McKinley. The
denouncement of this charge and of
the gentleman who made it was in
language bitter with resentment and
scorn.
Mr. Hepburn referred to the criti
cism of the President by Mr. Kitchin
yesterday. The gentleman, he said,
was a member of a co-ordinate branch
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. APRIL 24. 1904.
of the government, “yet you listened
to the bitter, yea, the criminal, denun
ciation of the President.” This was a
degradation oi the nation In the eyes of
the world, he declared.
His Defense of Roosevelt.
Referring to “the alleged quotation
from the President” that "there is a
strain of barbarism running through
the people of the South,” Mr. Hepburn
said the gentleman had sought to
plate the responsibility for this bar
baric spirit upon lhe President of the
United States, placing him as one who
was the advocate of lynching, and the
juttfter of the horrid outrages which
take place in the section of the coun
try from which the gentleman comes.
That these things did take place, Mr.
Hepburn said, there was no denial, but
the President's statement had refer
ence to the frontier.
Mr. Hepburn took the Democrats to
task for talking tariff before the money
question was settled. First, he asked
if it was not settled.
“No," shouted Mr. Maddox of Geor
gia.
Mr. Hepburn read that part of the
Democratic platform of 1896. which
salt} that no agitation of tariff changes
should* be mace until after the money
question was settled.
Speaking of Democratic presidential
possibilities, Mr. Hepburn said Hearst,
"that young gtant of the West." was
not liked by the leaders, so the friends
of Cleveland, Gorman and Olney got
together and found a man who had
never uttered a single political senti
ment, and at once said, "This is our
man.”
"But when the masses of the Repub
lican party shall name by acclamation
Theodore Roosevelt (prolonged Re
publican applause) it will be because
they know him.”
Was Rank 1 nftra titnde.
When Mr. Hepburn concluded,
Claude Kitchin expressed surprise at
the attack on himself by jthe gentle
men from Ohio and lowa (Mr. Gros
venor and Mr. Hepburn.) He was their
friend and only tried to impeach the
gentleman who had assaulted them. He
agreed with Mr. Grosvenor in his pub
lished estimate of Theodore Roosevelt.
If the gentlemen would listen he
would show them that he was the
best friend they had. He had quoted
the President yesterday that they were
politically corrupt.
"I said to myself, I am going to res
cue those gentlemen. If Theodore
Roosevelt expels me from this body by
executive order. (Laughter.) What
thanks have I got for it? They called
me a peanut politician.”
Mr. Cockran, after discussing the
tariff question, said the difference be
tween the two parties, which was In
dicated in every Republican “song,”
was that the Democratic party did
not know what it wanted, and did not
know how to get it; the Republican
party knew what it wanted (Laugh
ter) and always knew- how to reach
out for it. The Democratic party was
essentially one of divisions.
“We are going into the campaign
torn with distracted feelings;" many
of us holding divergent views. That
is a feature of Democratic procedure.
That Is why we are going to hold a
convention. You are exposed to no
such peril. Your proceedings are al
ready arranged for you in a public
building at the other end of Pennsyl
vania.”
Ilonsevelt anil tli*- Trust*.
Mr. Cockran humorously referred to
a remark said to have been made by
President Roosevelt about good and
bad trusts. He said that naturally
bad trusts wore these which raised
prices, but a great onslaught had been
made on one Which d’d not raise
prices, the Northern Securities Com
pany, and it had only been compelled
to change Its dose. The trusts which
raised prices were those which were
protected by a tariff wall.
Mr. Cockran continued his argument
against protection and the protective
system. Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
asked Mr. Cockran if he held the
same views when he was making Re
publican speeches in 1896.
Mr. Cockran responded that he never
made a Republican speech in his life;
that he supported McKinley when the
people hud forced a financial plank in
the platform which met his (Cockran’s)
approval.
Received no Pay for It.
“I will state that I have been in
formed that it was profitable to the
gentleman from New York to support
McKinley when he did,” remarked Mr.
Palzel, amid applause and laughter on
the Republican side.
“That is a statement,” replied Mr.
Cockran, with vehemence, “which has
been made wherever there has been
found a mouth foul enough to utter
words behind which there was no con
science. (Applause on the Democratic
side.) I challenge the gentleman and
all the cohorts of vice and crime and
corruption that are embodied in the
Republican party to show that the
National Committee ever contributed
as much as my railroad fare during
all of that campaign."
This was greeted with prolonged
cheer* and applause on the Democratic
side.
"I do not suppose _the gentleman
, fcoaUauad on taUi Fag*.
DECLARES TRUSTS
THE GREAT ISSUE
THE NEW YORK PLATFORM
IS ROASTED ROUNDLY BY BRYAN
AT CHICAGO.
Former Democrat Presidential Can
didate Telia Why Hr Thinks the
New York Platform Should Not Be
Accepted and Why Parker Should
Not Receive the Nomination—Ad.
voeutea no Partlcnlnr Candidate
for Demoerata.
Chicago, April 23.—William J. Bryan
addressed a large audience to-night in
the armory of the Second Infantry at
the corner of Curtis street and Wash
ington boulevard. The place was pack
ed to it* utmost capacity, and a large
number of people were unable to get
through the doors.
The meeting wai entirely an affair
Of Mr. Bryan, he having rented the
armory and paid all of the expenses of
the meeting. He was particular to
have it understood that his address
was not in favor of nor against any
particular aspirant for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency. His
subject was “The New York Platform.”
and he repeated several times during
the course of his address that he was
discussing measures only and not men.
In order that his address might not
have the appearance of being deliv
ered under any particular political in
fluence, or in the interest of any spe
cial faction. Mr. Bryan was his own
presiding officer and introduced him
self to his hearers.
Unlit for Nomination.
Mr. Bryan said all doubt as to Judge
Parker’s views had been dispelled by
the adoption of the New York plat
form, and he thought he could show
Parker’s unfitness for nomination by
the Democratic party or any other
Continued on Sixth Page.
President Emile Loubet
Looser AND DELCESSE LMO£
FOR A VISIT TO KING OF ITALY
Paris. April 28.—President Loubet, Foreign Mlnlstsr Dslcassa and a dis
tinguished company of officials, to-day started for Rome to repay the visit
ot King Victor Emmanuel to Paris in October last year. The trip ia attract
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GRIDIRON CLUB’S DINNER.
DlHiingnUhefl Guest* Entertained
by Sewsiinprr Men.
Washington, April 23.—The Gridiron
Club gave its April dinner to-night at
the Arlington Hotel, and as usual there
was a large company of distinguished
guests, who were entertained with
unique and topical features burlesquing
public events. The club took justices
of the Supreme Court, cabinet officers,
senators and representatives, and other
officials, into their confidence and show
ed them that life need not be taken
seriously, and that there was an amus
ing side to official existence.
Among the many novelties in the
way of dinner-giving, were a “white
washing commission.” which gave a
number of men snow white reputations
and exculpated them from various
charges, and voting contests in which
different, guests were entered for com
petitions they would have avoided, and
were awarded prizes they did not need.
A minstrel show, in which club mem
bers in solemn judicial gowns perform
ed, was one of the features that pro
voked much merriment.
The merger suit decision and the pe
culiarities of leading public men were
hit off with happy effect. The act
closed with a political song by the Su
preme Court quartette. The Initiation
of a member of she Gridiron quartette
afforded an opportunity to introduce
an adaptation of “Pinafore,” wherein
a number of prominent men were nu
morously menffoned. There were
speeches by several guests, songs and
choruses with quips and roasts which
are a part of Gridiron dinners.
Among the guests were the follow
ing: Associate Justices Harlan and
Brewer, Secretary Moody, Speaker
Cannon, Senators Aldrich, Allison, Cul
lom,. Dick, Dolliver, Fairbanks, Kean,
Kittredge, Millard and Scott, Repre
sentatives Adams, Bede, Benton, Cush
man, Dalzell, Hay, C. B.- Landis, Cov
ering, Powers (Massachusetts), Sulli
van (New York) and Williams of Mis
sissippi, Maj. Gen. A. E. Bates. Brig.
Gen. Andrew S. Burt, Col. Clarence R.
Edwards. Capt. A. W. Butt, Maj.
Charles Newbold, U. S. A., Capt. Royal
B. Bradford, Commander John J.
Knapp, Commander Frank E. Maxson,
U. S. N.; William H. Hunt, Governor
of Porto Rico: Milton E. Ailes,* Wash
ington; Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, W. A. Connor, Asso
ciated Press, Philadelphia: John J. Ed
son, Washington; Charles H. Grasty,
Baltimore News; Robert B. Armstrong,
assistant secretary of the treasury;
Samuel Hill, Seattle, Wash.; Albert
H. Howe, New York; S. H. Kauffman,
Washington Star; R. H. Lindsay, Kan-
sas City Star; James H. Maddy, Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad; Charles E.
Magoon, Nebraska; Brook Morgan,
Southern Railway; W. H. Rappley,
Washington; A. L. Reed, Atlantic
Coast Line; Elmer E. Roberts, Asso
ciated Press, Berlin; George E. Rob
erts, director of the mint; James Knox
Taylor, supervising architect; John E.
Wilkins, Washington Post; John W.
Yerkes, commissioner of Internal reve
nue.
TOM FELDER^WANTsT
TO BE THE SPEAKER.
Member From Bibb Connty I* After
the Honor.
Macon, April 23.—Hon. T. S. Felder
authorized the announcement to-day
that he will be a candidate for Speak
er of the next House of Representa
tives of the General Assembly of Geor
gia.
Mr. Felder has been nominated for
representative to the Legislature from
Bibb county three times and led the
ticket in each contest. In the recent
primary he ran 416 votes ahead of Hon.
Joe Hill Hall and 518 ahead of Hon.
Roland Ellis.
When Mr. Felder announced his
candidacy for the nomination, he said,
that in the event he received the nom
ination, he would stand for Speaker.
Arriving at Newport Newa.
Newport News, Va., April 23. —The
flagship of Admiral Wise, the Minne
apolis, which is now anchored In
Hampton Roads, has been Joined by
the converted cruiser Prairie, which
has just come from Southern waters.
The cruiser Dixie also arrived to-day.
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UNITED STATES
OWN THE CANAL
SALE HAS BEEN RATIFIED
BY THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
NEW PANAMA COMPANY.
Almost Unanimously the Stockhold
er* Voted ill Pnri* for the Trans
fer to the (lilted State*—All the
Property of the Company, Both In
Par ■ and in I’niinina, I* Handed
Over to the Representative* of the
United State*.
Parts, April 23. —A resolution of the
Panama Canal Company shareholders,
ratifying the sale of the canal to the
Unted States, was adopted almost
unanimously at the meeting of the
stockholders to-day. There were only
five votes against It.
The second Panama resolution was
also adopted. There were only two
dissenting votes. The meeting then ad
journed.
This completes the transfer of the
canal to the United States.
A large and demonstrative crowd
was present, many women occupying
the galleries. Prior to the meeting
it became known that the conveyance
of the property to the United States
had already been made. Great In
terest was manifested, as It was recog
nized that the vote on approving the
If/ V. |jR
WILLIAM BARCLAY PARSONS,
Om* of tlie Cnnnl Com ml*f oner*. Re
cently Returned From a T v rt® to
t lie ißthmuK.
conveyance would be the final strug:-
gle.
The text of the first resolution adopt
ed Is as follows;
“The General Assembly, after hear
ing the report of the administrative
council, has hereby ratified the sale
made to the government of the United
States by the council acting pursuant'
to the authority given by the share
holders and in accord with the liquid
ators of the Universal Interoceanic Ca
nal Company.”
The resolution also recites the full
text of the conveyance to the United
States.
The Second Resolution.
The second resolution adopted con
tains the following principal clauses:
“The General Assembly gives au
thority to definitely conclude the ces
sion of ail the property and rights of
the company to the United States and
immediately hand over to Messrs. Day
and Russell, representing the United
States, the company’s property in
Paris, including rights of every na
ture, the shares of the Panama Rail
load Company, all deeds and papers
and the property at Colon, Panama
and elsewhere, as the representatives
of the United States may require.”
Messrs. Day and Russell are highly
gratified at the result of the meeting.
They will remain here for several days
longer, to take over the archives and
close up minor remaining details.
PLURALITY FOR CROFT
FOR HIS FATHER’S PLACE.
Probable That a Second Primary
Will Be Necessary.
Augusta, April 23.—Reports to the
Chronicle from the Second South Caro
lina Congressional District primary
at midnight indicate almost positively
that Theodore G. Croft will get a plu
rality for his late father's seat in Con
gress.
It is very probable that a second pri
mary will be necessary for a nomina
tion and that State Senator S. T. May
field will be Croft's opponent.
Columbia, S. C., April 24.—Returns
from the Second District primary in
dicate that T. G. Croft leads with
heavy plurality and that S. G. May
field will be in the second race unless
Croft has obtained a majority, which
is unlikely. Few returns from the
heavy voting rural districts, especially
Barnwell, Saluda and Edgefield coun
ties, have been received.
CROFT IS THE LEADER
IN VOTE IN BEAUFORT.
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Beaufort, S. C., April 23.— Four out
at eight precincts give Croft 96, Wil
liams 65, Patterson 47, Mayfield 14. A
very light vote was cast. The re
maining island precincts will be heard
from by boat to-morrow. They are
expected to give a majority for Wll- 1
Hams.
FOURTEEN WERE BURIED
’NEATH FALL OF EARTH.
Madrid, April 23.—A fall of earth oc
curred in the Cerro Plata quarter of
the city to-day, burying fourteen men,
all of whom are believed to have been
killed.