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THE MORNING NEWS. \
r>tabll*hed ISSO. - Incorporated 1888 >
J. H. ESTILL. President. )
Fighting Along the Banks of the Yalu River.
JAPS TRYING TO
TRAP RUSSIANS
AFTER VLADIVOSTOK SHIPS.
WA.\T TO CUT THEM OFF BEFORE
THEY CAN GET BACK.
Japanese Armored Cruiser* Moving
i pon the Plaee Whence the ltu
ainn Squadron Wan JLaat Reported.
Rnaaian Cruiaera Foster Than
Tltoae of Jnpan and May Succeed
in Getting Back I’nder Protecting
Guns.
IN THE FAR EAST.
St. Petersburg has a report that
an attempt of the Japanese to cross
the Yalu river was frustrated.
From Liao Yang dt is reported
that two companies of Japanese
troops forced a passage of the
Yalu. Heavy firing at another
point was regarded as a feint of the
Japanese to cover the passage of
the two companies.
Not until July will the Russian
Baltic fleet be ready to begin its
voyage to the scene of war. How
it is now intended that the voyage
shall me made.
It is said the Japanese will at
tempt to prevent the Baltic fleet
passing through the straits of For
mosa.
Russian Vladivostok squadron
purposes preying upon Japanese
commerce and provoking a whole
some fear of the Russians among
the Korean ports.
Tokio reports that the Japanese
cruisers have begun a movement
designed to cut off the Vladivostok
squadron and force a fight away
from the protection of the guns of
Vladivostok.
* hicago, April 26. —A special cable to
the Daily News from Kobe says:
"Under full steam a strong squadron
of Japanese armored cruisers was ob
served this morning, making its way
northward in the Japan sea. It is
believed that the vessels are on their
way to attempt to cut off the Russian
squadron that appeared at Won-San
on the east coast of Korea yesterday.
It is feared, however, that as the Czar’s
cruisers are superior in speed to those
of the Mikado, they may escape in
safety to the shelter of Vladivostok.
"It is also stated that the Japanese
have succeeded in luring the Russians
from protection of the Vladivostok
guns and that there is another Japa
nese squadron between them and their
retreat,, but these are mere rumors.”
SANK FOUR TRANSPORTS
WITH 4,000 JAPANESE.
Paris, April 27—The St.' 'Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin says:
“I learn from a sure source that the
Vladivostok squadron yesterday sank
sour Japanese transports, which were
conveying 4,000 men.”
STORY OF AN ATTEMPT
TO BLOW UP A WARSHIP.
Cronstadt, April 26.—A sensational
•tory is afloat here of an attempt to
destroy the battleship Alexander 111.
According to the reports, a sailor saw
;l stranger, wearing the uniform of an
officer, going down into the engine
foom of the battleship, followed him
nd saw the stranger attaching some
thing connected with wire to the dyna
r."s. After the stranger left the sailor
e> cimlned the attachment and found it
tn he a bomb.
I he sailor at once cut the wires,,
! ui up on deck to tell what had hap-
I "ned and found that the stranger had
hanged himself.
■ he crew of the Alexander 111, it is
■‘dded, were instructed not to speak of
’he occurrence, and it is said that the
s ranger was a mad man or a member
1 1 some revolutionary organization to
" lloße J ot it had falfen to blow up the
Alexander 111.
1 xpertiuent* With Submarine*.
Port Arthur, April '26.—The experi
ments with submarine boats here have
to n attended with brilliant success.
All Is quiet in the region of the
I r, rti eis.
Jiatonnab JHufnitiij fta£
NTTMBER 17.642.
BALTIC FLEET IS NOT
READY TO SAIL FOR EAST.
St. Petersburg, April 26.—The report
that the Baltic fleet is to leave Libau
Thursday for the Par East is incor
rect. Some of the ships are just go
ing into commission, and those being
completed connot be finished before
July.
The reports may be attributable to
the fact that some school ships are
going out to train the naval reserves.
The battleship Borodino left the ad
miralty works to-day for Cronstadt to
receive her armor and heavy guns.
The admiralty is giving earnest con
sideration to all questions in connec
tion with the dispatch in July of the
Baltic fleet to the Far East.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who will
command it, and Rear Admiral Wire
nius have been in consultation. Ad
miral Rojestvensky originally favored
the Cape of Good Hope route, but it is
more probable now that colilers and
supply ships, well protected, will go by
that route, and that the battleships
and torpedo boats will pass through
the Suez canal. The two divisions
will rendezvous in the Indian ocean.
LONDON IS AWAITING
MORE NEWS OF THE WAR.
London, April 27. —No further news
from the seat of vvar has reached Lon
don, and there Is no confirmation of
the reported Japanese reverse on the
Yalu. Stirring news, however, is hour
ly expected, both from the regions of
the Yalu and Vladivostok.
The general opinion that Vice Ad
miral Togo is waiting for the Vladi
vostok squadron is confirmed by the
Daily Telegraph’s Tokio correspondent,
who says there is no doubt that the
Japanese are taking steps to cut off
the retreat of the Vladivostok war
ships.
The Daily Mail publishes the details
of an alleged daring scheme of the
Russians to coal the vessels of the
Baltic fleet at sea on the way out and
after their arrival in the Far East.
It is stated that twenty steamers have
been chartered at London, belonging
to British, German, Norwegian and
American owners, under elaborate se
cret conditions and on most advan
tageous freight terms if they succeed
in running the gauntlet.
ARE TO FORCE A FEAR
OF THE RUSSIAN POWER.
St. Petersburg, April 26. 7:20 p. m.—
The Emperor has received a dispatch
from the commander of the Vladivos
tok squadron, confirming the reports of
the sinking of a Japanese transport of
600 tons at XVon-San (Gensan).
The object of the squadron’s cruise
is to destroy, all transports traversing
the sea ,of Japan, show the Russian
flag in Korean waters and impress the
population advantageously, also com
pelling the Japanese to guard all their
transport expeditions.
BELIEVED THE JAPS
ARE READY TO CROSS.
St. Petersburg, April 26, 7:20 p. m.—
The Emperor has received three of
ficial dispatches, two of which are un
derstood to relate to fighting on the
Yalu river. Their contents will be given
out later.
It is believed in military circles that
the Japanese have commenced a move
ment to cross the Yalu river.
TO PREVENT PASSAGE
OF THE BALTIC FLEET.
Paris, April 27.—A dispatch to the
Petit Parisien from its Shanghai cor
respondent says:
“A rumor i9 current here that Japan
intends to occupy a portion of the
Fukien coast opposite Formosa with
the object of preventing the Russian
Baltic squadron passing through the
Formosa strait.”
FRUSTRATED~AN ATTEMPT
TO CROSS THE YALU.
St. Petersburg, April 26.—1 tis re
ported that an attempt of the Japan
ese to cross the Yalu has been frus
trated.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES
MAY SOON GET A CHANCE.
St. Petersburg, April 26.—The en
trance Into the serivee of four sub
marine boats at Port Arthur means
the addition of anew and formidable
weapon for the defense of that strong
hold. The Russian submarine boats
Continued on Fifth Page.
BITTER WORDS
PASS IN HOUSE
COCKRAN AND DALZELL
COX TIME THE PERSONALITIES BE
GUN ON SAITRDAY.
The Pennsylvania Republican Re
iterates His Charges Against the
New York Democrat—His Caustic
Coin incuts Upon Cock run’s Politi
cal Career Provoke Republican
Applause—Cockran, Replying, De
mands an Investigation.
Charges.
Washington. April 26.—The “heavy
weights” had another bout in the
House to-day, with Messrs. Dalzell and
Cockran as combatants.
The speeches were a renewal of last
Saturday’s debate, but were more per
sonal in their character. As on Sat
urday, the speakers were greeted with
vociferous applause by their respective
colleagues, and the bitterness of party
feeling ran high. Mr. Dalzell repeat
ed his charge that Mr. Cockran had
received money for his support of Mc-
Kinley. The charge was indignantly
denied by Mr. Cockran.
The climax came when Mr. Cockran
offered a resolution providing for the
appointment of a select committee of
five members of the House, to investi
gate the charge which had been made
against him by Mr. Dalzell. He and
other Democrats, including Mr. Wil
liams, the minority leader, demanded
immediate consideration, but the
Speaker declined to pass on a point
of order against the resolution until
he had examined precedents.
To support his charges Mr. Dalzell
said he would mention some facts and
circumstances connected with the his
tory of Mr. Cockran. He then read
from a number of documents to show
that Mr. Cockran started as a Green
backer, and in 1896 stood with the
McKinley side because he was for
sound money. "For sound money in
1896,” he said, amid Republican ap
plause, “traveling all over the conti
nent; in 1900 in support of Bryan,
greenbacker, sound-money man, free
silver man. He has been a Bryanite
and an anti-Bryanite. He was for
Bryan in 1900. Is he for Bryan now?”
His Political Gymnastics.
Looking Mr. Cockran in the face.
Mr. Dalzell. speaking in derision, said
that Mr. Cockran “has been a Tam
manyite and as such has been a mem
ber of Congress; he has been an anti-
Tammanylte, and as such ceased to be
a member of Congress. The gentle
man from New York is a Tammanyite
now again, and now' again he is a
member of Congress.’’
The Republicans were roused to a
high Ditch of enthusiasm and approval
when Mr. Dalzell inquired softly,
“Would not that make one suspicious
that it was more than a matter of
conscience with a gentleman having
such a harlequin career?”
The Democratic side of the House,
he said, had got hysterical when he
wpuld not on Saturday disclose the
name of his informant. He then real
the New York Journal, published by
Mr. Cockran’s colleague, W. R. Hearst,
in August, 1896, in which the statement
was made that Mr. Cockran was for
McKinley, “a position which to those
who remember his career in Congress
does not seem to involve such a strain
on his feelings as might be supposed,
especially with rumors in the air of
$250,000 checks out of Hanna’s edu
cational fund.”
A Fling at Him an an Allen.
Mr. Dalzell closed amid wild Repub
lican applause with a most bitter de
nunciation of Mr. Cockran. He referred
to that gentlemar’s speech before the
Democratic Convention which sent him
to Congress, in which , Mr. Cockran
said: “We have reached a point
where the country is regarded as an
international hoodlum.” Facing the
Democratic side and looking directly
at Mr. Cockran, Mr. Dalzell declared:
"If there be any hoodlums amongst
us they are not the product of Ameri
can soil, American institutions, or
American civilization." He was inter
rupted with loud and prolonged Re
publican applause. Continuing, he
said:
"They are to be found rather
amongst those adventurers, whoihaving
left their own country for their coun
try’s good. And in the field of Ameri
can politics prolific source of notoriety
and pelf, men who. without conscience
and without conviction, find an oppor
tunity now with one party, now with
another, to find a market for their
peculiar wares, among which is not re
spectability.”
He took his seat amid another storm
of Republican applause.
Then Cockran Made Answer.
Mr. Cockran has sat through the en
tire speech of Mr. Dalzell unmeved and
waited for him to finish when, Rising
from his seat, he was greeted with tu
multuous applause by the Democrats.
Mr. £>alzell, he declared, had thought
It proper to justify a charge of infa-
Continued on Fifth Page.
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 27. 1004.
BACON ON THE TARIFF.
He Dors Not Expect Low Doties for
Many Years.
Washington. April 26.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Bacon concluded his tariff
speech begun yesterday, continuing to
cite instances in which domestic pur
chasers of American manufactures are
required to pay higher prices than
purchasers of the same articles resid
ing in other countries.
Mr. Bacon said he did not expect a
low tariff in the United States for
many years, first, because the revenue
necessities of the country render it
impossible, and, secondly, because the
business affairs of the country are
so adjusted to make it impracticable.
He contended, therefore, only for a
reasonable tariff and for a modifica
tion of some of the schedules, under
he said, were abuses.
After a colloquy with Mr. Aldrich
regarding tariff revision, Mr. Bacon
said that the country had known ever
since last summer that no changes
would be undertaken at this session,
saying that the entire programme had
been arranged on the occasion of the
visit of the Rhode Island senator and
a half dozen other senators to the
summer home of the President and
that Congress had not dared to disturb
the arrangement.
The Senate took a recess until 10
o’clock to-morrow, Mr. Allison said
that he hoped a final adjournment
might be secured Thursday next.
TWO HUNDREDSOLDIERS
GUARD NEGRO MURDERER.
He Ha* Now Made Confe*lon to
Four Killing*.
Austin, Tex., April 26.—Henry Sim
mons, the negro who stands accused
and self-confessed as the murderer of
Miss Lulu Sandberg at Manor on last
Thursday, will have his trial for mur
der on Friday of this week, and in
the meantime he is being closely
guarded in the county jail here, which
is surrounded by an armed force of
200 soldiers. This precaution was tak
en to give assurance that no mob dem
onstration shall be successfully made.
The soldiers will be kept on duty un
til after the trial.
This afternoon Simmons made a
further confession to three additional
murders, two being negroes in Texas
and the other that of a white man,
whose name he did not know, in the
Creek nation, Indian Territory, on July
9, 1903.
KING AND QUEEN
Are the Guest* of Their Subject* in
Irela n <l.
Dublin, April 26.—King Edward,
Queen Alexandra and their suites land
ed at Kingstown from the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert before noon and
soon afterwards proceeded to the
Punehestown races.
The sovereigns were accorded a
splendid reception and large crowds
assembled to greet them. Several ad
dresses were presented to the King, re
plying to which he expressed his de
light at finding the same spirit of
hopefulness in the future as evinced
on the occasion of his last visit. With
the improvement in agriculture and in
dustry the King confidently anticipated
a growth of better feeling throughout
the country. He believed that the
greatest hope of Ireland lay in educa
tion, for the wide diffusion of culti
vated intelligence was the the surest
guarantee of social peace and the most
fruitful source of self reliance.
SPANISH PREMIER ~~
WAS FIRED UPON.
Bu lief Intended for Him Did Not
Find It* Billet. '
Madrid, April 26.—Premier Maura,
who arrived here to-day, was shot at
but not wounded, while on his way
here from the Balearic islands. When
lietween Alicante and San Vincente a
bullet whizzed through the roof of
his car. The incident created great
alarm, but no one was injured.
The otfici’al report of the Incident,
given out by the minister of the in
terior, says:
“As the train was running between
Alicante and San Vincente some per
sons fired and others threw
stones. The gendarmes accompanying
the train returned the tire. Neither the
Premier nor the other passengers
were hurt. Two ‘arrests were made.”
FORTY'SIx NEGROES KILLED
By a Fall of 2,01 m Feet Throngh a
Traiuraal Mine Shaft.
Johannesburg, April 26.—The collapse
of a cage in the Robinson mine precip
itated, forty-six natives 2,000 feet to the
bottom. All were killed.
The bottom of the shaft, is a ques
miro of human remains.
Mouth of Lao River, Showing Niu-Chwang, Near Which Japanese Troops Were
Reported to Have Landed.
GEORGIA HONORS
SOUTH’S HEROES
ATLANTA’S MEMORIAL PARADE
WAS COM LI DED WITH EXERCISES
AT THE CEMETERY.
John XV. Akin XVn the Orator ot
tlie Day—Suggested That June it,
the Ririlnlay of Jefferson Itavln,
Be Made Memorial Day—De
nonneed Gen. Miles—Esereises at
the Capitol—How the Day XVas
Observed Elsewhere in the Stnie.
At Vnlilostn Governor Terrell Was
the Speaker of the Day.
Atlanta, Ga.. April 26.—Memorial
Day was appropriately celebrated to
day. Every military and patriotic
organization turned out in force for
the parade this afternoon through the
principal streets and then to Oakland
cemetery, where the address of the
day was delivered.
Hon. John W. Akin of Carters
ville was the orator of the day. In
the course of his speech he suggested
that Memorial Day be changed from
Apris 26 to June 3. which is the birthday
of President Jefferson Davis. The
suggestion was greeted with prolong
ed cheering.
Judge Akin also was severe in his
denunciation of General Nelson A.
Miles for his treatment of. President
Davis following the surrender.
At the State Capitol this morning
the exercises, under the auspices of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, dealt
with “Our Confederate Flags,” the
address being by Hon. James L. May
son, Atlanta’s city attorney. The
torn and battle-scarred flags of the
Forty-second Georgia, Tllirty-lhtrd
Virginia and Thirty-sixth Alabama
regiments were displayed to the audi
ence and short histories of them were
given by men who had fought under
them in the sixties. Crosses of honor
were presented to about 50 veterans.
JUDGE SPEEDS TRIBUTE
TO THE SOUTH.
At Convening of U. 9. Coart lu Val
dosta*
Valdosta, Ga., April 26.—The court
room was thronged with people, in
cluding k large number of ladles, when
the United States court convened to
day to hear Judge Speer’s charge to
the grand jury, and, in hearing it,
they heard an eloquent address.
The following jurors were sworn In:
J. Y. Blitch o£ Valdosta, foreman;
Dan K. Pearson, Pearson; W. K. Booth,
Manor; M. L. Stanley, Quitman, M.
Bracey, C. E. Murphy,
Wift'cross; R. R. Black, Valdosta; L.
H. Strum, Valdosta; J. C. L. Bennett,
Millwood; Archie Young, Ambrose; J.
S. Roberts. Pearson; C. A. Davis,
Quitman; R. D. Brown, Pavo; William
Blalock, Quitman;- George W. Craw
ford, Sission Fales, Douglas: J. T.
Falk, Argyle: William Vickers, Sr.,
Douglas; T. C. Standford, Sumner; Al
lison Culpepper, Quitman.
After the oath was administered to
the jurors Judge Speer began his
charge, in which he touched upon the
significance of anew federal district
court In Georgia. He referred to the
fact that Georgia is one of the first
states in which a federal court was
established, and that the act estab
lishing it bore the name of George
Washington. He reviewed the purposes
of the federal courts, and their agency
In enforcing laws. The charge was
concluded with the following eloquent
reference to our reunited country, and
to the South’s devotion to the starry
banner.
SOLDIERS’ BODIES MOVED
AT THOMASTON.
Barnesville, Ga., # April 26.—Thomas
ton has had one of the most interest
ing incidents of this year’s Memorial
Day exercises In Georgia, and while
it shows the love of this generation
for the heroes who fought for the
South nearly half a century ago. it
was also an event that brought vivid
ly to mind the sorrow of the old war
days, when death came to almost
every home.
Some time ago the Ladies' Memorial
Association of Thomaston decided that
it would be best to disinter the bodies
in the soldiers' cemetery, which had
been neglected, and move them to the
Glenwood Cemetery, where proper care
could be taken of the graves and
where exercises could be held each
Memorial Day. In accordance with
this plan, forty of the remains of Con
federate soldiers have been removed
and reburied by the side of thirteen
other Confederate graves made during
the war. All of these soldiers were
Mlsslsslpplans. and although they have
been buried there since 1864, the bones
were fairly well preserved. The but-
Contlnued on Fifth Page.
MORMONS AND POLITICS.
Further Discussion of the Interfer
ence of the Chnrch.
Washington. April 26.—1n the Smoot
investigation before the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections to
day Mr. VanCott cross-examined Mr.
Thatcher in regard to his views on
church interference in politics. The
witness said he had no fault to find
with the political rule, but in answer
to a question of Senator Dubois as to
the result of a Mormon official run
ning for a political office in opposition
to the wishes of church authorities, he
said:
"It might result ns in my case, hut
a. free American citizen has the right
to retire from his church office, and
I believe every man who loves his
country would resign such office under
these circumstances.”
Mr. Thatcher defended the church
and the political rule. He insisted that
he knew of no instances where church
consent had been given or refused a
Mormon candidate for political office.
Mr. Thatcher slated that at the time
he was removed from the apostolate
he was in line for the presidency of
the church. Continuing, he said: ”1
suppose I am the only man of my
age in the Mormon Church, who has
no nriesthoqd."
“And you were denied the right to
enter the temple?” asked the chair
man .
“Yes, sir.” He added: “And I am
glad to say that I am a free Ameri
can citizen.”
Since you were deposed as an apoe
tie?" Chairman Burrow's asked.
“Yes, sir.”
Mr. Thatcher answered all questions
with the exception of several by Chair
man Burrows in relation to the cere
mony which is performed in the en
dowment house.
“1 think I should be excused In re
gard to that,” replied the witness.
"Why?”
“Because of the general saeredness
of the ceremony.”
“Have you taken any obligation not
to reveal it?”
“I think I have.”
Chairman Burrows was authorized
by the committee to report a resolution
to the Senate requesting per
mission that the committtev be
allowed to take testimony dur
ing the recess of Congress. The
purpose is to authorize the committee
to proceed with the investigation it
Utah.
CAPTAINS^rUNERS”"
HAVE BEEN LIBELED.
diarized With Bringing In Cigar
ette* Free of Dnty.
Tampa, Fla., April 26.—United States
District Attorney J. N. Stripling to
day filed libels in the United States
court against Capt. J. B. Alien of the
steamer Mascotte and Capt. F. E.
Turner of the steamer Olivette, both
plying between Havana and Port
Tampa, charging them with bringing
from Cuba cigarettes on which the duty
was not paid.
The captains were not charged with
knowing that the cigarettes were being
smuggled on their vessels, but the dis
trict attorney holds that they are lia
able for the penalty, which Is a fine
equal to the value of the goods, with
the customs duties added.
WILL STOP PASSENGER*
Until Health Agreement* Can Be
Reached by Texas and Mexico.
Monterey, Mexico, April 26.—United
States Consul Philip Hanna has issued
an official statement regarding the
rules and regulations recently promul
gated by Dr. George R. Tabor, state
health officer of Texas. The consul
general says that he is informed oy
Dr. Tabor that upon the first of May
a quarantine will become effective
practically against the whole republic
of Mexico that Dr. Laeeagu. president
of the superior board of health of Mex
ico has declined to permit the state
of Texas to send medical officers into
Mexico and there being no United
States medical officers or Texas health
officials at the interior cities of the
republic to meet the requirements or
regulations established by the state of
Texas in Issuing health certificate# to
those bound to the United States by
way of Texas, all passenger traffic from
Mexico by way of Texas will be prac
tically excluded until the health officers
of the republic of Mexico and the
state of Texas shall come to some un
derstanding and agree upon some fur
ther plan concerning the issue of health
certificates.
I ii*ey Held for Safe Cracking.
Roanoke, Va., April 26.—C. L. Casey,
who was arrested here several days
ago, charged with cracking the post
office safe at Tazewell, Va., last win
ter, when S9OO in money and stamps
was taken, was given a hearing be
fore United States Commissioner White
to-day, and sent on to the federal
grand jury. Casey was remanded
to jail in default of $1,500 bonds.
He will be tried In Tuna.
The prisoner has confessed to the rob
bery.
Will Proe*t to Power*.
Rome, April 26.—1 t Is asserted that
the protest of the Pope against the
presence of President Loubet at the
Qulrlnal will take the form of a note
to all the Catholic powers.
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MASONS AT MACON
CHOSE OFFICERS
COLDING NOW PAST GRAND.
JOSEPH C. GREENFIELD SUCCEEDS
THE SAVANNAH MAN.
Grnml Master folding Gave a Com
plete IleMiinie foe llie Year of the
Work Aeconi pliMlied Member*
XV’ere Interested in Hi* Report—J.
C. Pontell Chosen Grand Conduc
tor—Areli Monoid* Now to Meet.
Macon, Ga., April {!6. —The Grand
Council of the Royal and Selected Mas
ters of Georgia Masonry convened
here this morning, with Hon. R. L.
Colding of Savannah, thrice illustrious
grand master presiding. There were
some sixty delegates in attendance.
Grand Master Colding’s annual ad
dress was a complete resume of tl.e
work of the organization for the year
and was a paper in which a decided
interest was shown by the members.
Annual reports of the officers and of
studding committee were president.
With the election of officers Mr.Coiding
of Savannah becomes past grand mas
ter while, with the exception of W. A.
Wolihin, gland treasure and recorder,
the voting showed a line of promotion
all the way through. The officers for
the current year are now Joseph C.
Greenfield, grand master; L. \V.
Burkett, deputy grand master; T. F.
Moody, grand Conductor of the work;
W. A. Wolihin, grand treasurer and
grand recorder; T. J. Hammond grand
chaplain; W. H. Nunberger, grand
captain of the guard; Dr. R. H. Taylor,
grand marshal; J. C. Postel; grand
conductor of council Jones R. Wilk
inson grand steward; Lee Wages,
grand sentinel.
Itoyal Arch Masons.
To-morrow morning the Grand chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons will open
its eighty-isecond grand convention,
it will require two days to complete
the work of that body. Gitand High
Priest A. M. Limbdin of Barnesville
will see the work of the year inaug
urated before giving up his time to the
work of the board of trustees for the
Masonic Home here.
Deputy Grand Master Thomas H.
Jeffories will preside on account of
the absence of Grand Master Max
Mayerhardt of Rome.
ON THE RESCUE WORK
Delrsatei to the Crittenton Home
Convention conferred.
Washington, April 26.—T0-day’s ses
sions of the National Florence Critten
ton Mission were devoted to listening
to addresses by well known workers
interested in its welfare, to practical
demonstration of the work of the mis
sion and to reports of delegates. Mrs.
Flora M. Freeman of New York city
read a paper entitled “Who Is Eligi
ble to Florence Crittenton Homes.” in
which she answered the questions by
saying the doors of the homes were
open “to any woman or girl in trou
ble."
Mrs. Fred T. Dußois, wife of the
senator from Idaho, and president of
the National Women's Council, was
to have read a paper on "Motherhood
Asa Means of Regeneration,” but she
sent a letter regretting her inability
to attend.
Dr. Louise Taylor Jones of Wash
ington read a paper on the “Value
of Private Maternity Wards,” urging
that there should be such a ward in
every Florence Crittenton mission
house.
MILITARY ACADEMY HILL
Passed by the Senate Without the
Amendment*.
Washington, April 26. —The Senate to
day passed the Military Academy ap
propriation bill, the last of the sup
ply measures.
The amendments suggested by the
Committee on Military Affairs for an
equalization of the medical and ord
nance departments of the army and
for the establishment of a numbef of
camp sites were declared to be out
of order and none of them were re
tained. These amendments were dis
cussed at length before being disposed
of.
I>c Kalb Cotton Mill Sold.
Charleston, S. C., April 26.—The De
Kalb Cotton Mill at Camden was sold
there to-day. There were only two
bidders, Morris Israel of Charleston be
ing the successful bidder at $155,000.
This is considered less than half the
value of the property.
The De Kalb is one of the best
equipped mills in the state. Important
improvements will be made at once.
Skrydloff I* to Start.
St. Petersburg. April 26.—Vice Ad
miral Skrydloff will leave to-morrow
evening for Sebastopol, from which
place he will start May i for the Far
East.