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CANNON HURRIED
TO SAY HE’D LIED
TOLD SENATE COMMITTEE
(HAT UK HAD PEIUI'KBD HIMSELF
IN UTAH.
gnu non Said That He Had Told
I'romtnent Gentile* That President
Smith Had Performed Plural Mar*
rIHKt Ceremoalee— He Had Been
Drinking and Thought It Would
lie a Good Joke on the Gentiles.
Whom It Would Tickle.
Washington, May 2.—Agnus M.
Cannon, Jr., son of Angus M. Can
non, former president of the Salt Lake
stake of Mormons in Utah, travel
ed from Salt Lake to Washington to
inform the Senate Committee on Privi
leges and Elections that he had per
jured himself in informing prominent
gentiles in Utah that President Joseph
F. Smith of the Mormon Church had
performed plural marriage ceremon
ies.
Angus M. Cannon, Jr., was a wit
ness in the Smoot investigation to
day. He said that he had told false
stories in regard to President Smith
marrying his cousin, Abram H. Can
non, to Lillian Hamlin, a fourth wife.
His only excuse was that he had been
drinking and conceived the idea that
to tell such a story would be a good
joke on the gentiles referred to as
“anything against the Mormons tick
led them all over.”
The witness said that he knew
Abram H. Cannon intimately, as they
had been associated together in busi
ness. He said that Abram had three
wives at the time of his death in the
fall of 18%, but that there was an
other wife he knew about. He gave
the names of three wives as Sarah M.
Jenkins, Wilhelmina M. Cannon, sis
ter of the witness, and Mary E. Xrox
all. Abram H. Cannon had children
by all of them.
Marriage on a Boat,
In response to questions, answered
with the briefest of admissions, it was
drawn from the witness that he had
told E. W. Wilson, a Salt Lake Wank
cashier, and others within the last two
weeks, that in 1896, in Los Angeles,
ten or twelve people chartered a ves
sel for the Catalina islands, and that
in the p’arty, in addition to himself,
were Joseph F. Smith and one of his
wives; Abram H. Cannon and his wife,
Wilhelmina, sister to the witness; a
man named Langford, and Lillian Ham
lin. After the boat had gone some dis
tance from Los Angeles, members of
the party, with two or three excep
tions, retired to the cabin and there
Joseph F. Smith married Cannon and
Lillian Hamlin. The witness said that
after his sister, Cannon's second wife,
heard what was going on she “got an
gry and left the cabin.”
When asked how he happened to tell
the story in regard to the marriage, the
witness said: "Well, I had read the
testimony which Mr. Smith gave in
Washington, and I told Mr. Wilson
that I knew that Srpith did know of
polygamous marriages since the mani
festo, because he had performed one
himself.”
“Are you still satisfied that Smith
married them?” asked Senator Du
bois.
"Of course I don't know that he mar
ried them, but I think that he did,”
was the answer.
The witness said Lillian Hamlin had
a daughter named Marva Cannon and
that Marva was recognized as Abram
H. Cannon's child.
It Wuk AH Hot Air.
The witness, in reply to questions of
Senator McComas, said he had been
drinking when he told the story about
the marriage on the boat and that he
did it as a joke. When the subpoena
came he said he told his brother-in
law that what he had been telling was
all “hot air.”
At the afternoon session Mr. Can
non said he arrived here early to-day
and that he met Senator Smoot and
talked over what Cannon was to tes
tify to at the hearing.
HAPPY MOTHER'S
TOUGHING STORY
Of Baby's Dreadful Suffer
ing from Eczema.
CURED BY CUTICURA.
Now His Skin Is as White
as a Snow Flake.
11 A terrible rash broke out on Char
lie's poor little face and spread to his
neck, chest and back. I had never seen
anything quite like It before,” writes
Mrs. Helena Hath of 821 10th Ave., N. Y.
City. “The skin rose in little lumps,
/gaa and matter came
f 1 out. My baby’s skin
was hot, and how
he did suffer. He
wouldn't eat, and
t night after night I
j walked the floor
Si) /( Y //''with him, weak as 1
I |sS \i /a/ was. Often I had
| to stop because I
felt faint and my
back throbbed with pain. But the worst
pain of all was to see my poor little
hoy burning with those nasty sores.
At last I wns persuaded by a friend
across the street to try the Cuticura
Remedies. She gave me some Cuticura
Ointment —I think the box was about
half full —and a piece of Cuticura Soap.
1 followed the directions, batßlng
Charlie and putting that nice Ointment
on the sores. Little by little, but so
surely, Charlie and I both got more
peace by day and more sleep by night.
The sores sort of dried up and went
away, and now Charlie Is cored com
pletely.”
“ Yes, that fat little boy by the wb.
dow Is Charlie, and his skin Is as white
as a snow flnke. thanks to the Cuticura
Remedies. I think everybody should
know about the Soap and Ointment,
and if it is going to help other mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and publish
what I have told you.”
Sold throughout th world. Cuticar* lUolTMit. Jft*.
in form of Chocolate Coated HUe. ‘i&c. per rial of 00),
Untment. dOc.. Soap, Me. Depotat London, tl Charter.
T;®** ** < Paria. 5 tfue da U Pris Boat on. 137 Col aw boa
Ar * Pot ter It rug * Cham. Coro.. Mole Prop#.
ter - All A boot tfca Akin, BUp and iialr.”
i THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOH
IP||
hAhiN^
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP
AGROUND IN THE NEVA.
Continued from First Page.
in refloating her the ice breaker Erniak
has been sent from Cronsadt to assist
the tugs in pulling her off.
STAFF GIVESOUTUNE
OF YALU OPERATIONS.
St. Petersburg, May 2, 8 p. m.—The
Associated Press has obtained from the
general staff an outline of the opera
tions on the Yalu river during the past
week.
The Russian force, including the re
serves, was composed of Gen. Kashta
linsky’s rifle division. Gen. Mistchen
ko’s Cossack outposts and a brigade of
artillery, the whole under Gen. Sassu
litch.
Knowledge of geography is essential
to a clear understanding. The Russian
lines were at Kulien-Cheng (or Turen
chen) opposite Wiju and Antung, both
on the Feng-Wang-Cheng road. A
mile north of Kulien-Cheng lies the vil
lage of Potletinsky, near a tributary of
the Litzaven, five miles up which is
Chin-Gow. On the opposite bank of
the tributary is the village of Litza
vena. Opposite Potietinsky stands
Housan, with a dominating hight. Still
higher, on the right of the Yalu is the
village of Ambikhe at the confluence
of the Aipike.
The whole course of the Yalu be
tween Ambikhe and Antung is divided
by islands, the largest Somalinda. fac
ing Kulien-Cheng. Another lies be
tween Housan and Sindiagow.
The Japanese forces, the staff be
lieves, approximated 100,000 men. of
which four divisions, thirteen battal
ions and fifty guns were in action. The
Japanese prepared for crossing the riv
er by posting all their available guns,
of which the Russians say the Japa
nese had five times more than they,
along the line facing Kulien-Cheng and
Antung and also landed from their
warships 4.7 guns. This array of ar
tillery eventually made Kulien-Cheng
untenable.
Under cover of powerful batteries
north of Sindilgow the Japanese cross
ed to Housan, occupying the hight.
As the latter position would have en
abled them to direct a raking fire
against the Russians at Kulien-Cheng,
Gen. Sassulitch ordered it to be re
taken Friday. This was done, but on
Saturday the Japanese, under cover of
the battery, reoccupied it, the defend
ers falling back across the Litzavena
and continuing the fight with the Jap
anese, who were attempting to flank
them from Chin-Gow. The Russian
force at Antung and Kulien-Cheng had
meanwhile retreated to Its second line,
a few miles westward.
The whole Russian force engaged
yesterday formed a semi-clrple, the
horns of which were being gradually
drawn in preparatory to retiring to
a position further west. This was the
situation when the last Russian offi
cial reports were sent.
A member of the staff informed the
correspondent of the Associated Press
that the issue ultimately turned prob
ably upon whether the order to with
draw was given at the proper time.
A slight delay at a critical moment
might have enabled the enemy’s vast
ly superior artillery to concentrate on
the Russian guns, killing horses and
gunners and compelling the abandon
ment of the guns. But, if so, the
Russian plan would not be changed by
accidental losses. Gen. Sassulitch
would continue his retreat, contesting
stubbornly a possible Japanese ad
vance along the Feng Wang Cheng
robd Which runs through a hilly coun
try, crowned with hlghts and exactly
suited to Russian tactics.
HEAVY FOG PREVENTED
ATTACK ON VLADIVOSTOK.
Tokio, May 2, noon.—Vice Admiral
Kamimura, who Is in command of the
Japanese squadron which has been op
erating: recently against Vladivostok,
has sent In a report from Gen San,
Korea, dated Sunday, in which he says
that the impenetrable fog twice forced
the abandonment of the attack on
Vladivostok and twice spared the Rus
sian squadron a sea fight.
While Kamimura was steaming
north the first time he passed the Rus
sian squadron bound south on the raid
to Gen San, which resulted in the
sinking of the Japanese merchant
steamer Goyo :.faru and the transport
Kinshiu Maru. The Japanese and the
Russian squadrons must have passed
very close to each other, for the Jap
anese were conscious of the presence
of the enemy.
When Kamimura was compelled to
suspend his attack upon Vladivostok
he moved to the southward and again
passed the Russians on their way
north after the Gen San raid.
As soon as Kamimura. returned to
the Korean coast he learned that the
Kinshiu Maru was missing and imme
diately returned to the north to search
for it. He found three boats belong
ing to the Kinshiu Maru floating at
sea. He then detached some cruisers
from his squadron and sent them to
search certain inlets in the vicinity of
Naniwa. The vessels discovered some
Russian mines at Izumi. The Japan
ese cruisers exploded the mines.
Vice Admiral Kamimura closes his
report by saying that the continuance
of the fog since Thursday has prevent
ed a renewal of the attack.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1904.
LONDON EXULTS IN
JAPANESE VICTORY.
London, May 3.—The latest dis
patches received here, confirming the
completeness of the Japanese victory
on the Yalu, could hardly have given
greater satisfaction ‘in Tokio than
they have done In London. The edi
torials in the morning papers ring with
admiration at the success of Gen.
Kuroki’s strategy in a manner indi
cating that Great Britain had been
in considerable doubt of the capacity
of her ally's troops, when matched
agdinst the Russians; and, despite the
lack by Japan of good cavalry to
follow up her victory, it is believed
that she will speedily drive the Rus
sians out of Feng Huan Cheng also.
Few further details have yet been
received, but it seems that the Jap
anese Imperial Guards fought with
conspicuous bravery and sustained the
brunt of the fighting, losing heavily.
Some accounts speak of bayonet
charges.
It is evident that the Japanese suc
cess is largely due to the superiority
of their artillery, the Russian guns
being too light.
The Japanese victory has caused
complete surprise in the European
capitals and is expected to lead to
difficulty in Russia's efforts to raise
a loan.
An unconfirmed report of severe
fighting between 3,000 Russians and a
similar number of Japanese at Gen
San is sent by the Standard's St.
Petersburg correspondent, who says
the Japanese were compelled to retire
into Gen San, both sides losing heav
ily. Two Russian officers are said to
have been among the wounded.
China May Yet Take a Hand.
The Standard’s Tien Tsin correspond
ent, cabling under date of May 2, states
that Viceroy Alexieff has sent a
lengthy dispatch to Gen. Ma, com
manding the Chinese troops, informing
him that the occasion may arise for
Russia to increase her forces in Sin-
Min-Tung, Chen Yang and other places
and requesting him to withdraw the
Chinese militia and police. An answer,
the correspondent says, is required
within three days.
As an indication of Gen. Kuropat
kin's anxiety regarding the where
abouts of Japan's second army, the
Morning Post’s Shanghai correspond
ent salts that all the Russian troops
stationed in Chang-Chu, Fu-Chau, Pai-
Cheng, Kai-Ping and other places have
been dispatched along the seacoast to
watch for Japanese landing.
According to the Shan Hai Kwan cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph evi
dence is accumulating that China’s
neutrality is tottering.
The Tartar generals in Kirin and
Feng-Tien, the correspondent says, are
urging the Pekin government to adopt
a strong policy against Russian ag
gression west of the Liao river. It is
alleged that Viceroy Yuan-Shai-Kai is
secretly making war preparations and
everything, in the opinion of the corre
spondent, points to China making a
military demonstration against either
belligerent fighting west of the Liao
river.
A special dispatch from Port Arthur
says that about 100 Chinese junks were
observed on the horizon yesterday be
tween the mouth of the Yalu and the
Liao Tung peninsula.
WAR COMMISSION
HOLDS UP WAR NEWS.
St. Petersburg, May 3, 4 p. m.—The
Interest of the public in the news of
the fighting on the Yalu is at fever
heat, especially since the last official
report, which announced the fighting
at Chin, Gow, was given out.
To the general disappointment, no
further telegrams from Gen. Kuropat
kin have been published by the War
Commission, nor will the censor pass
press dispatches wired from the front.
The absence of news led to the cir
culation of wild rumors. For instance,
NOT ON MEAT
Man Couldn't llepiin Strength Until
He Changed to Grape-Nuts.
It’s a common joke to say “He eats
so much it makes him poor to carry it
around” when speaking of some thin,
scrawny fellow who eats as much as
a horse, but it is frequently true if the"
food is not the kind the body calls for.
A person might eat a ton of im
proper food and never get an ounce of
nourishment from it, but put them on
a Grape-Nut diet and four teasponfuls
of this food (which is all nourish
ment) quickly brings pounds in weight
and a fortune in health and strength.
This has been proved over and over.
A German woman of Chicago gives
an instance in her own family. It’s
briefly told but the truth Is there: "My
husband lost his left hand in an acci
dent and lost a terrible amount of
blood, kept getting weaker for five
months and finally got a terrific cough.
He would eat big meals of meat and
potatoes to get well, but didn't get any
good from them. Finally I persuaded
him to try Grape-Nuts food and from
a skeleton of 83 pounds he soon re
gained his normal weight of 207
pounds and is strong and well and de
clares he wants no other food for the
main part of his meals.
"As for myself, my flesh was flabby,
I tired so easily and my memory was
so poor I could keep nothing in my
head but after three months of the
Grape-Nuts diet I gained 12 pounds,
my flesh is hard and firm, I am strong
er and my memory has improved
wonderfully. I keep a candy store, but
I sell Grape-Nuts. too. for I think it
is the best thing to give the children.”
Name given by Postum Cos., Battle
Creek. Mich.
Look for "The Road to Wellville”
in each package.
it was reported thkt Gen. Sassulitch
would be relieved of his command and
court-martialed for making a too
strenuous stand on the right bank of
the Yalu. Asa matter of fact, while
the War Office is surprised at the re
sistance made by Gen. Sassulitch, a
telegram from Gen. Kuropatkin to the
Emperor on April 26. announced that
Sassaulitch, in view of the preparations
which the Japanese were making to
cross the Yalu, had begun to rein
force his troops on the Manchurian
bank.
Another report says that the War
Office has been informed that the Rus
sian casualties numbered 2,000. Should
this be true, it can be accepted as a
certainty that the Russian plan of
operations never contemplated such a
sacrifice.
In view of the cautious advance of
the Japanese, it is not expected that
they will quickly follow up Sassaulitch,
but will take a few days In getting
the remainder of their troops and sup
plies across the river and in clearing
the country of Russian detachments
in order that their communications
may not be exposed to attack.
SIRS. rOWELI, ON TRIAL,.
She U Charged With the Murder of
Mins Albin.
Dover, Del., May 2.—Mrs. Mary Ann
Powell was to-day placed on trial for
the murder of Estelle Albin on Feb.
9, last. A jury was obtained and
opening statements made. Mrs. Pow
ell pleaded not guilty. Miss Albin was
killed by Mrs. Powell, who confess
ed after her arrest, in a jealous rage.
Mrs. Powell said the girl, who had
been adopted, was alienating her hus
band’s affections. She said she fear
ed her life was in danger because the
girl had threatened her.
On Feb. 9, during an altercation Mrs.
Powell struck Miss Albin with a bot
tle, rendering her unconscious. She
then hacked the girl with a knife.
BY CUBAN REVENUE CITTER
An American .Sponge Schooner Was
Cn ptnrcd.
Havana, May 2.—The American
schooner Irene has been captured by
the Cuban revenue cutter Arana, while
fishing for sponges close to the north
coast of Pinar Del Rio. The Irene
started to sail away, but a couple of
blank cartridges fired by the Arana
caused her to heave to. The Irene
cleared from Key West three months
ago for Nicaragua. Since then she has
been sponge fishing. She hud 300
sponges aboard.
TWENTY-FIVE INJURED.
Crookston, Minn., May 2.—A passen
ger train on the Great Northern, run
ning from Duluth to Larimore, N. D.,
ran Into a burning bridge over Clear
water river, resulting in serious in
jury to twenty-five persons. No one
was killed. Engineer Murray and Fire
man Regan jumped after running their
train across the bridge, with the excep
tion of the last coach, which caught
lire, thus causing a panic among the
passengers.
Chess Tournament.
Cambridge Springs, Pa., May 2.
At the conclusion o| the fifth round of
the international cness masters tour
nament now in progress here, Jan
owski still has the lead. While he
has only four games to his credit, his
adjourned game with Showalter is
sure to yield him half a point, mak
ing his score virtually 4% points, while
Lasker, Marshall, Mieses and Teich
martn have four points each. Pills
bucy was defeated by Meises to-day
while Tschigorin and Schlechter both
scored. Lawrence lost his game by
exceeding the time limit.
Statesboro's Light and Power Plant.
Statesboro, Ga., May 2.—Mayor G. S.
Johnston and Aldermen J. G. Blitch
and W. H. Simmons left to-day for
Louisville, Ga., to inspect the electric
light and waterworks plant now being
built there. As May 1 was the limit
for receiving of bids on the construc
tion work of the plant here, the city
expects to break ground within a few
days. Messrs. Sloan & Hamblet of
Jacksonville. Fla., are bidding on the
construction contract.
Wlllimii Cansed Surprise.
Berlin, May 2.—Emperor William sur
prised the people of Berlin by appear
ing on horseback in Unter Den Linden
this evening, having ridden from Pots
dam. His majesty was enthusiastical
ly greeted. It was his first visit to
the capital since he returned from his
cruise in the Mediterranean.
Cairt. Iphuven Murdered.
New Orleans. May 2.—While resist
ing an attempt of two highwaymen to
rob him. Capt. Carl Uphoven of the
steamship Alps of the United Fruit
Company line was murdered on the
levee to-day. He was a native of Co
logne, Germany, and was 85 years old.
To Re-arm the Army.
St. Petersburg, May 2.—The central
military administration has already
dispatched all guns and artillery stores
necessary for the re-armament of the
army in the Far East.
Carpenter Shop ilnrnn.
Columbus, Ga., May 2. —The carpen
ter shop of the Southern Railway in
this city, burned at 1 o’clock this morn
ing. The loss is several hundred dol
lars. The cause of the fire Is unknown.
obituary!
Stephen A. Purse.
Mr. Stephen A. Purse died at Mil
ledgeville Sunday. His remains will
arrive here this morning, and will be
buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Mr.
Purse was a son of the late E. J.
Purse, of this city, and was about 56
years of age. He leaves a son, Mr.
Thomas S. Purse, and three daughters,
Miss Annie Purse, Mrs. George Wilson,
of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. H. 11.
Woodbury. The deceased had been ill
over a year. The funeral will take
place at the cemetery upon the arrival
of the Central Railroad train. The
pallbearers will be as follows: Messrs.
R. P. Purse, J. A. Purse, Frank E.
Purse, Wheeler Wilson, A. B. Col
lins and W. G. Vaughn.
I). R. Harris.
After an illness of nearly two months
Mr. D. B. Harris died at the home of
his brother. Mr. R. W. Harris, No. 109
Thirty-eighth street, east, of tubercu
losis. The remains will be sent to
Fleming, Ga., to-day for Interment.
Mr. Harris was a resident of Bruns
wick, but had been in Savannah with
his brother since the latter part of
January.
B. J. S. Sheppard, Statesboro.
Statesboro, Ga., May 2.--Mr. B. J.
Si Sheppard died here Saturday and
was buried at Eureka yesterday. He
had been 111 about ten days with pneu
monia. His son, Mr. Ben Sheppard of
Savannah, Is here In consequence of hls
father's death.
Mm. S. J. Mauls, Columbus.
Columbus, Ga.. May 2. —Mrs. Sarah
Jane Sauls, aged 71-years, one of the
best known and most popular florists
in the city, died to-day.
Edgar Fawcett, London.
New York, May 2.—Word was re
ceived here to-dav of the death in
London of Edgar Fawcett, the author.
THE BUILDERS ARE AT WORK!
Preliminaries for the construction of our new story
were commenced yesterday morning.
The Great
Rebuilding Sale
Is now in full swing, and its genuineness has made it
the most attractive offer in the city,
Here’s What It Means,
PURE AND SIMPLE.
25% DISCOUNT
On Our Entire New Spring Line of CLOTHING, HATS AND
FURNISHINGS for Men, Women and Children.
B. H. LEVY, BRO. & CO.
BY A CLOUDBURST
Stream Was Swollen and Great
Damage Canned.
Florence, Col., May 2.—A cloudburst
in the Greenhorn range, eight miles
south of Florence, to-day caused the
Arkansas river to rise between eight
and nine feet here in less than an
hour. The unexpected rush of water
caused great damage. One bridge
across the river has gone out and the
Santa Fe, and Florence and Cripple
Creek Railroad bridges are In im
minent danger.
The Santa Fe tracks are under water
and traffic is held up.
In the northern end of the town the
streets have been transformed Into
rivers and cars are being flooded.
Business is suspended. An immense
amount of damage has been done by
the hail to fruit trees and gardens in
the valley.
HEARST WINS IN CHICAGO.
Defeated Carter llarrlson In (hr
Cook Comity Democracy.
Chicago, May 2. —William R. Hearst
to-day scored a victory in the Demo
cratic primaries over the faction un
der Carter H. Harrison, which has
heretofore been the dominant power In
the Democratic party in Cook county.
Of the delegates to the state con
vention the Hearst party secured 227,
Harrison 195, John P. Hopkins 10 and
uninetrueted 64. Ho-pkins and Harrison
are enemies of long standing. Aside
from the number of delegates to be se
cured for the state convention, the con
trol of the Cook county machinery was
at stake in the fight.
“IN JESUS NAME” IS THEIR
POLITICAL PLATFORM.
St. Louis, May 2. —The national com
mittee and the delegates to the na
tional convention of the United Chris
tian party to-night adopted a plat
form entitled "In Jesus Name.” It de
clares that the purpose of the Christian
party is to work and stand for union
in His name for the fulfillment, of
God’s law through direct legislation of
the people governed by the golden rule,
regardless of sex. creed or color.
FLAM ES7N STOCK YARDS
CAUSE A $250,000 LOSS.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 3.—Fire at
the Union Stock Yards this morning
burned two carloads of cattle and
partly destroyed thirty acres of live
stock sheds and pens, entailing a loss
of $250,000 to the Belt Railroad and
the Union Stock Yards Company.
Looking; for Woodond.
Seattle, Wash., May 3.—Telegraphic
advices from New York say that Dr.
W. E. Woodend, fugitive member of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange
brokerage firm of Woodend & Cos., New
York, was heading for Seattle, and
would be here to-day. A sharp look
out is keot for him.
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FRANCE WEAK AT SEA.
Her Navnl Prestige Lowered In Past
Few Years.
From the Berlinger Tageblatt.
France is beginning to feel the re
sults of a hasty diplomatic friendship
—a friendship withal sanctioned neither
by mutual affinity nor public sentiment.
The question which is now being vigor
ously discussed inside and outside the
corridors of the Senate is how far
France should be bound by such an
alliance to aid Russia In c.ae she
should meet with continued defeats at
the hands of her Eastern antagonist.
It needs hardly to be observed that
Russia’s defeats on the one Wand,
and England’s readiness to carry but
her agreement with Japan on the other,
have placed the French government in
a very awkward position. And the
awkwardness of its position is increas
ed by the fact that it Is not prepared
to render any material aid to Its sore
ly tried friend. The French navy is
in a very bad condition, and would un
doubtedly meet with an even worse
fate than that which befell the Rus
sian navy should the French govern
ment carry out its suppressed threats
and send its ships to the Eastern
waters.
It is usually claimed that France
has twenty-eight warships, all in all.
While this is numerically oorrect, an
examination of the actual condition of
these ships puts a very different phase
on the mutter in the light of war on
the high seas. For in reality the
French navy numbers only eleven first
class buttleshipa. Besides these there
are six older ones, and three which
are entirely out of service; all the rest
are armed coast vessels of small ton
nage, of which only four are modern.
There are also six large men-of-war
now In process of construction. But,
according to the navy budget of 1900,
they will not be finished and put on
a war footing before 1907, perhaps
later.
We cannot here enter into a detailed
explanation as to how such a state of
things could have come to pass in A na
tion whose navy has such an illustri
ous past—a nation which has always
been ready for great sacrifices when
ever there has been a question of
strengthening its power by land or sea.
One of the chief reasons Is undoubted
ly the fact that the heads of the Navy
.Department have for some time past
been men who were laymen In marine
affairs, and as they were frequently
changed they had not the time to mas
ter the details of their subject, but
were instead obliged to carry out the
policy of their party more or less blind
ly. It is especially this frequent change
of men and of policy which lies at the
root of the evil. The successful de
velopment of a navy demands accurate
knowledge of details, and, above all,
uniformity of purpose on the part of
those who have the matter in charge.
But neither of these things has been
conspicuous In the recent history of
the French navy, while, on the other
hand, the policy ha* been constantly
changing from one extreme to the oth
er. Thus at one time preparation for
war on the high seas predominated, at
another that of direct coast defense,
and again torpedoes and submarine
boats and armed cruisers were the
things most desired.
This constant change without prog
ress, however, became finally too much
even for the French government. Thus
when during the nineties the American,
German and Russian navies began to
be steadily and systematically en
larged. France passed anew law which
forbade a change of system for seven
years, at the same time providing for
six new tnen-of-war and five large
cruisers to be ready by 1903. De Lanes
san, who was the secretary of navy at
that time, did everything in his power
to improve the navy and to make the
new measure as effective as possible.
M. Pelletan, his successor, who has dif
ferent views on the subject, though he
has never been able to get the law re
pealed, has practically succeeded in re
tarding Its progress for almost two
years. In view of the great increase
each year of men-of-war and cruisers
in the English navy, this was a decid
edly unfortunate step—a fact which
the people of France are now begin
ning to realize. England has always
been France's enemy on the sea, and
the construction of the French navy
has always been made with reference
to that of England.
Threatened alike in the Mediterra
nean and the Atlantic ocean by the
English squadron, the great question
which faces France to-day is: How can
we most successfully resist this supe
rior foo with the small resources at
our command? The present position
and distribution of the French navy
Indicated that the idea is to use the
battleships in the*Mediterranean and
crulsei s In the Atlantic and the chan
nel. By these means they naively hope
to be able to destroy the English com
merce and also to cut Great Britain off
from supplies abroad. Both these at
tempts must necessarily prove unsuc
cessful, because the English fleet In the
Mediterranean —not to speak of the
fleet in the channel—ls much superior
to the French, while In the Atlantic
the French cruisers and coast vessels
would be an easy prey to the superior
might of England.
• DROWNING IS A RTIOK DEATH.
Eor Man Can't Live I'niler Water
More Than Two Minute*.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
"The story frequently repeated about
professional divers who have been able
to remain under water for over two
minutes is silly,” Dr. Joseph Boehm
tells me. "No one can remain under
water that long without drowning,
whether they are trained divers or not.
At Navarino, where the sponge divers
are reported to be able to remain un
der water three and four minutes, test*
were made recently and resulted in
conclusively proving that none of them
remained down as long as a minute
and a half. Ninety seconds seems a
very long time to the watcher on
shore, and It is about the limit of a
diver's endurance under water. At
Ceylon, where time tests were also
made among the famous pearl divers,
It was ascertained that few of them
remained below the surface as long as
a minute, and other tests made on "the
Red sea among the Arabs proved that
a minute and a quarter was the long
est they could endure without a fresh
breath.
"On the coast of England several
years ago a diver, a trained diver, one
of the best on the coast, renowned for
bis endurance, went down and was
pulled up so slowly when he gave the
signal that he was under water about
two minutes and five seconds. He was
drawn out of the water insensible,
with blood flowing from his nose and
ears, and it was only after long and
arduous work that his recovery from
the effects of that two-mlnute stay un
der water was assured. Drowning is a
quick death. Even though the water
is kept out of the lungs, insensibility
will ensue In one minute and com
plete unconsciousness in two. The sto
ries of people who have been in the
water five minutes being resuscitated
are generallly mistakes or untrue. A
man could not be in the water five
minutes without coming to the sur
face several times and be restored to
life.”
Resignation ol Grigsby,
Washington, May 2. —Senator Mc-
Cumber of North Dakota to-day pre
sented to the President the resignation
of Melvin Grigsby, United States at
torney for the new district in Alaska.
The resignation has been accepted to
take effect July 1. More than a year
ago Attorney General Knox recom
mended to the President that Grigsby
he dismissed for disobedience of the
orders of the departpaent in leaving his
post without permission. Subsequent
ly other charges were preferred
against him.
—James Bryce- M. P.. is a man of
omnivorous learning, and can 9peak
more or less perfectly in sixteen lan
guages. He ranks with the greatest
legal and constitutional authorities in
the world. In addition to this he is
a great traveler, having visited, among
other quarters of the globe, the top of
Mount Ararat, where the ark'stranded.
A FACT
ABOUT THE “BLUES”
What is known as the “Blues*
Is seldom occasioned by actual exist*
log external conditions, but in the
treat majority of cases by a disorder*
ed LIVER
THIS IS A FACT
which may be demonstra*
ted by trying a course of
T utt’s Pills
rhey control and regulate the LIVER,
They bring hope and bouyancy to the
mind. They bring health and elastic*
tty to the body.
* TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE^
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