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. . THE MORNING NEWS. I Established 1850. - Incorporated 1558 > J. H. ESTILL. President. * MANY SORTIES ARE MADE BY RUSSIANS THE JAPANESE REPULSE EFFORTS OF THE GARRISON TO RETAKE THE FORTS. Rntalnm Become the Aggressor* In the Fighting at Fort Arthur, hat the Japanese Manage to Hold the Positions They Carried by As sanlt—Coolies Are Fired I'pon by Japanese as They Seek to Bnry the Slain. Efforts by the Russians to re take positions commanding the wa ter supply of Port Arthur has re sulted in hard fighting, the losses on both sijes being reported to have been heavy. The Japanese retain the contested ground. It is said that the heavy guns newly mounted threaten the Rus sian warships in the harbor of Port Arthur, which may be forced to go out and face the fleet of Ad miral Togo. There is a report that a Jap anese gunboat was sunk by com ing in contact with a mine south of the Liao Tung peninsula; the report adds that a portion of the crew were rescued. The Japanese have completed the changing of the gauge of the rail way from Dalny to New Chwang, and its equipment is nearly fin ished; this will be of great assist ance to the armies in Manchuria. The Russian admiralty has de cided to dispatch the Baltic squad ron in the direction of the Far East within a short period of time; events are expected, however, to determine whether the vessels Shall proceed to their destination or return to Russian ports to await reinforcements. Che Foo, Oct. 2.-6 p. m.—Severe fighting-, the Russians being the ag gressors, occurred on Sept,. 28 and 29, on the west Aort of Liaoti promon tory, near Pigeon bay, according to a report brought by Chinese, who left Port Arthur on Sept. 30. The Russians already apparently are attempting to capture the heavy guns which the Japanese have mounted in that vicinity. The Russians were in considerable force, and they made sev eral sorties, dragging field artillery with them. They were unsuccessful, however. Three junks with 160 coolies arrived at Che Foo to-day. They left Port Arthur because they were forced to carry the wounded and bury the dead. They also were afraid that eventual ly they would have no food, although rice is plentiful now, according to their stories. They further say that the Russians lost heavily during the at tacks of Sept. 19 and Sept. 23, but the Japanese loss was much heavier. One of the coolies, who'had been a water carrier, showed a wounded hand that he sustained on Sept. 22. He and four companions went to a well in the center of the town. A shell burst and killed three of his companions ‘and wounded a fourth. The Russian ships were silent dur ing the battle, and the hitherto unused merchant ships were, as a result of the fight, turned into hospitals. Several of the Chinese who were em ployed in carrying dead, say that the dead were so numerous that they were unable to form anything like an esti mate of the number who fell in at tacking and defending the supplemen tary forts near ltz mountain. Since the battle both sides continue to shell at intervals daily. The Rus sians make many small sorties against the Japanese trenches. The small posi tions frequently change hands. The Chinese say they were compelled to bury the dead by stealth at night, for the reason that the Jap'anese would fire on them. PORT ARTHUR~NEWS AS IT REACHED TDK 10. ' Toklo, Oct. 2, 6 p. m.—The Russians are reported to be desperately en deavoring to retake their lost positions, including Fort Kuropatkln, In the hope of restoring the water supply of Port Arthur. They are said to have re peatedly assaulted the Japanese, aft er shelling from neighboring forts and batteries. The Japanese continue to hold the positions. Both nidus are ssid to have suffered severely. The newly mounted, heavy Japsnese guns are said to command the outre harbor. The position of the remnant of the Russian Port Arthur fleet is said to be precarious, and it Is bellev. ed the vessels must soon emerge or be destroyed. Advices from Manchuria are to the effect that tha Japanese and Russian outposts and scouts continue In close contact south, southeast, and east of Mukden. Skirmishes are occurring daily and an aggressive general ac tion Is expected soon. It Is beiieved that the general en gagement will take place near Tie Pass, and that Gen. Kuropatkln is holding Mukden and positions along the Hun river merely to check the Japanese advance temporarily. Snow has fallen In the mountains east of Mukden and there has been frost in the valleys. JUNK’STRUCKA MINE. Che Foo, Oct. 2, 7 p. m.—A nlnefy ton Junk from New Chwang to Shang hai ran on a mine twenty-five miles north of Che Foo Isst night. No one was injured. The Junk was kept afloat by water-tight compartments. and It ~ Continued - on Fifth Page. j&atemnab IBofnin® NUMBER 17.800. 150 WENT DOWN WHEN THE PLATFORM FELL Thirty-Seven Person* Were Injured at a Corner Stone Ceremony. Adams, Mass., Oct. 2—While Right Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, Roman Cath olic Bishop of Springfield, was laying the cornerstone of St. Stanislaus Po lish church here this afternoon a floor collapsed, precipitating 150 persons into the basement. A dozen persons were Injured, several seriously. Bishop Beaven and several of the priests assisting him were slightly hurt. Those most seriously injured; Grodek Mischloski. aged 16, nearly suffocated and legs injured; condition critical. Miss Belle Turner, both legs fractur ed. Rev. L. O. Triganne, injuries to head and face. Rev. L. T. Rodier. contusions. Rev. M. F. Kopytkiewiez, legs inju red, contusions of forehead. Mrs. Michael McAndres, leg fractured. Right Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, bruised slightly about hands and body. Alex Lestock, injuries about the head. Stanislaus Lestock, aged 3, ear lace rated. Several others were also slightly hurt. Some 7,000 persons attended the cere mony and about 200 were seated or standing on the floor which covered the newly-made basement. Just as the Bishop was about to lay the stone a section of the flooring, about forty feet square, collapsed, dropping twelve feet and carrying with it the Bishop, the clergy and about 140 others. In the confusion that followed many were trampled upon and half suffocated. Bishop Beaven was caught in the crush, but was able to save himself from serious injury. He whs bruised about the body and hands scratched. The accident was caused by the breaking of a heavy wooden girder, which had been spliced. The ceremony of laying the corner stone was indefi nitely postponed. Thirty-seven persons were so in jured as to require medical treatment. Of this numbej, the injuries of sixteen are serious and in one case may prove fatal. The others sustained minor cuts and bruises. Ulric Roullier, internal injuries. Lee Roullier. left leg broken. Mra. John Loftus, ankle fractured and back injured. Annie Avery, ankle broken. Miss Rose Isabelle, ankles sprained and body bruised. Miss Veronica Sainosca, serious in juries to chest. Frank Curok, leg broken and bad in juries to back. Lml) Cnrxon Grows Better. Wt’mer Castle, Kent, Oct. 2.—Lady Curzon of Kedleston is making good progress towards recovery. ■ : fjjjlgL * r r&'i Ji H . ■ . ■ Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Who Issues His Letter of Acceptance of the Nomination. FOUS MINERS DROWNED. Crossing tie River They Were Han s Down by a Stenmor. Monongahelt, Pa., Oct. 2.—While crossing the l(onongahe!a river in a skiff four miners were run down by the steamer Betuty. pushing empty barges, and were drowned. The dead: Btlvlo Pori. 29 y*krs old. Peter Froelna. 33 years old. mar ried. leaves a wife trd three children. Emilia Psaglne. 32 years old. Charles Dolfl. 34 yetj-s old. leaves a wife and one child. ' All of the bodies wets recovered. PUT A STOP TO EXTRAVAGANCE KEY NOTE OF DAVIS' LETTER. TIME TO CALL A HALT IX PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, HE SAYS. Democratic Candidate for Vice Pres ident Regards tl>e Time Proplti >ns for a Reinstatement of the Demoeratic Party in Power—The Senator Makes His Position on the Tariff Clear— Issues of the Cam paign Reviewed in His Letter. Elkins, W. Va„ Oct. 2.—Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis' letter accepting the Democratic nomination for Vice Presi dent was made public to-day. It is as follows: Hon John Sharp Wil liams, Chairman and Other Mem bers of the Committee. —Dear Sirs: In accordance with custom, and my promise when notified by your com mittee at White Sulphur Springs, on Aug. 17, of my nomination for the of fice of Vice President, I submit the following observations upon some of the questions now before the country. The times are propitious for the re instatement of the Democratic paity in control of the government. The pub lic mind is being disillusioned of the pretension of the Republican party, so long and so arrogantly made, that the material prosperity of the country de pends upon Its own ascendency. Thoughtful and patriotic people are becoming more and more distrustful of the heady and personal element of the present administration, and are more than willing to see it replaced by one that better recognizes constitu tional and other lawful restraints. They demand that the present waste- ful extravagance in the expenditure of the money, drawn by taxation from the industry of the people, shall cease, and that economy and honesty in the pub lic service shall be again regarded as virtues in the high places of the gov ernment. Expenses of Government. The expenditures per capita of the government are increasing at an alarming rate. When the present ad ministration went into power there was a large surplus, but notwithstand ing the enormous taxation, the reve nues therefrom are not now adequate to meat the demands made by reck less appropriations. The revenues fell short during the last fiscal year, of over 840,000,000. In the tffst sixty days of this fiscal year the expenditures exceeded the receipts by $24,000,000, and If this rate of e\eess should continue, the deficit for the present fiscal year would be in the neighborhood of $140,- 000,000. This needless deficit is due to the extravagance of the adminis tration, and can only be met by im posing additional taxes or selling bonds, thereby increasing the" interest bearing debt of the government. Which course will .the Republicans adopt? The cost of government during the fis- HENRY J. DAVIS cal year was *7.14 per capita, which means that the SrOerugo tax paid in some form 01 another by every fam ily of five persons toward the support of the National Administration of pub lic affairs wus over *2r>, which, in the case of wage earners. Is a considerable percentage of their entire eumlngs for the year. No more money should be taken from the people bv taxation, di rect pr Indirect, than Is necessary for ihe needs of a government economical ly administered. To show the rapid growth of the cost of government it Is only necessary to give the total ex penditures In the last fiscal year of the following administrations: Buchanan. UW, *63,000,000. Per capita *2.01 SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1904. Cleveland, 1892. 1345,000,00(1. Per capita B -> 9 Roosevelt, 1904. *582.000,000 Per capita 7.i4 The Army. In answer to criticisms upon the size and expense of maintaining the army, the President has said that the num ber of soldiers now is no greater per capita than In former times. Rut an army then was necessary to pro tect settlers from the Indians and to do other police duty in the unsettled portion of the country—conditions which do not now exist. The armv, however, has greatly increased in cost, much faster relatively than it has in numbers. The expenses were: Under Buchanan in 1860 $ 16,500,000 Under Hayes In 18S0 38,000,000 Under Roosevelt in 1904 115,000,000 The I’anuma ( mini. We all hail as the havbinger of the new era in the commerce of the world the inception of the great work of building the canal that Is to Join the two great oceans; but we deprecate the action of the present administra tion, which inflicted a wound upon our national honor by its disregard of the rights of a weaker nation, in order to gain a doubtful credit for energy in forwarding that great enterprise. Territory of a neighboring republic, with which we are at peace, was seized by a band of revolutionists, protected by the guns of the UnitecJ States navy, and erected into a state overnight, which the President promptly recog nized as an Independent nation. A gross offense against a friendly re public which It was helpless to re sent. , The linpertnlisin Issue. These and many other unwarranted things that belong more to an empire than a republic, have occurred under the present administration, and brought deep concern and alarm lo thought ful and patriotic minds. They must be regarded as the first fruits of im perialism, and show how fast we me drifting toward absolutism and cen tralized power. The effect of the im perialistic tendency of the Republican party upon our foreign affairs is in opposition to the teachings of the founders of the republic, and so im pressed was Washington with the im portance of keeping aloof from the af fairs of other nations, that In his farewell address he warned his coun trymen especially against foreign en tangling alliances. Imperialism is hurtful and abhorrent in a free gov ernment and subversive of free insti tutions. The policy of imperialism—if it can be said to have a policy—is al ways dangerous to liberty. Its powers are first exercised In far off territory and on conquered people, but once adopted for acquired and distant pos sessions, it becomes, sooner or later, the rule of the home government. Liberty and free government have al ways been secured at the cost of great sacrifices, but history teaches us that both can be easily lost without the knowledge of the people. THe Turin. Our federal constitution has appro priated to the exclusive use of the gen eral government the power of indirect taxation, covered t>F the popular des ignation of "tariff duties.” In exclud ing the states from this domain of taxation, there is an implied and wise partition of the taxing power between the states and the federal government. Except In the exigencies of war the taxing power has been exercised by Congress largely in the direction of the imposition of duties upon Imports. No one expects to change this arrange ment, which has proven’so convenient to the general government and so con ducive to the interests of the states, whose resort to other sources of rev enue is left untrammeled. Indirect taxation, however convenient, needs, by reason of its indirectness, to be watchfully guarded, lest abuses should attach themselves unknown by the people. That many of the existing tariff rates are excessive and enable pow erful combinations to extort unjust and oppressive tribute from the people can not be controverted. The tariff Is un doubtedly too high upon such articles as enables the manufacturer to sell his products abroad cheaper than at home. Steel rails are a conspicuous example in this respect. It 'is admit ted that they are being made for sls a ton. A few years ago they were freely sold in this country at sl7 a ton. They are now selling at the mills here for home consumption at S2B a ton. and for the foreign market at from $lB to $22 a ton. This unjust, discrimination against our people is made possible only by a tariff that on this article Is entirely too high. The average selling price of a hun dred articles, taken principally from the iron and steel list, Is found to be about 20 per cent, higher in this country than abroad. Relief from these conditions will only come through the success of the Democratic party, which stands for a wise, conser vative and gradual change in the tariff laws, which will equalize the burdens of taxation and make honest compe tition possible. But in making such changes its purpose will be to legislate with a due regard for the labor and capital In volved in Industrial enterprises. The Trusts. It is estimated that there are In the United Btates between 200 and 300 com binations of capital and corporate in terests, known ns trusts, which have grown up in the last few years un der Republican rule. Some of them are so conducted as to be pernicious and harmful to the general Interest. With the power they afe able to exert, they ran lessen competition, control prices and regulate to their own advantage the law of supply and demand. Indi vidual effort is helpless against such strong rivals, and the natural right of all persons to barter and trade is unnaturally restricted. The effort of these trusts la to control or monop olize, and these monopolies, when un restrained. seem to produce conditions which bring about strikes and disor ders. and disturb the business affairs of the country. Local Self-Government. Local self-government, that came to us not us the gift of the national gov ernment, but as the legitimate out come of the reserve powers of the state and of the people, is the very corner stone of our political structure, and the best assurance of liberty regu lated by law. It can only be main tained by strict observance of the lim itations of the federal constitution. The Democratic parly has always resisted, and will continue to resist, the en croachment by its enemies upon the fundamental right of the people of the several states. All power comes from the people, and should be surrendered only In the Interests of the people, and whenever this power Is used for self ish Interests It is not only ati abuse, but usurpation. The Arbitration Qnestlnn. The declaration In the Ht. Louis plat form in favor of arbitration la one that appeala to my aenae of falmeas. .Vs - Continued on Second Page. PROMINENT AMONG THE CLASS OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING MR. ROOSEVELT ARE THE QUAKERS. MR. W. I>. FOULKE SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY HEPLICAN QUAKER WHO WILL NOT VOTE FOR MR. ROOSEVELT. MR. ROOSEVETT IS ALSO DESIROUS OF HAVING TIIE POWERS MEET IIIM IN A PEACE CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE AT AN EARLY DATE.—NEW YORK TELEGRAM. CZAR WILL BID FLEET FAREWELL BALTIC SHIF3 ARE TO SAIL TO GIVE ADMIRAL TOGO BATTLE IN THE FAR EAST. Annooneement Is Made That Nich olas Win Go to Reval Tuesday. Expected that the Baltic Fleet Will Sail Soon Thereafter*—Has a Task Before 11, hnt Belter to At tempt to Fight the Japanese Now Than to Walt, St. Petersburg, Oct. 3, 2 a. m.— Announcement is made that Emperor Nicholas will visit Reval on Tuesday to bid farewell to the Baltic squadron. After months of preparation and sev eral false starts. It Is believed that the squadron is at last on the eve of Its departure upon its long journey. A division In the admiralty has ex isted throughout the period of prepara tion regarding the advisability of send ing out the squadron, but with the decision to double the size of the Man churian army, and press the war with vigor, the logic of those who for months have insisted that every avail able ship should be dispatched to the Far East has finally prevailed. The argument that no complete victory over the Japanese is possible unless the command of the sea is wrested from them could not be overcome, and . though much valuable time has been lost and the moment seems inauspi cious, it is officially intimated that an irrevocable decision has been taken to dispatch the Baltic fleet even if the Port Arthur squadron should be annihilated before Its arrival there. It is realized that the squadron, which on paper is about equal In fight ing strength to that of the Japanese fleet, will be much better able to en counter the foe now than next spring, after the Japanese ships have had alt winter to clean, repair and refit. No Easy Task Imposed. While hopes are still entertained that Port Arthur may be able to hold out until the appearance of the BnlLic fleet, the question of the fall of that stronghold, does not, apparently, enter greatly Into the calculations of the ad miralty. The only thing expected of the Port Arthur squadron is to break out of the harbor and Inflict as much damage as possible upon Admiral Togo's fleet. Much ships as escape are expected to make their way to Vladi vostok. where the repairs upon the cruiser Bogatyr are understood to have been practically completed and those on the Rossia and Gromobol are near ing completion. The question of the war in the Far East will depend upon the issue of u sea fight after the arrival of the Baltic fleet. Vladivostok, although ice-bound in winter for commercial ships, can easily be kept open for the fleet of war vessels by means of ice breakers. If the Japanese fleet is caught in such a weakened condition that the Baltic ships are able to win a victory, officials jhere hold that other problems will solve themselves, and with Japanese communications severed, the Japanese army on the mainland will be at the mercy of Russia. Veteran* Against Recruits. This ..oldly announced programme seems to stake the whole issue upon sea fighting. The Japanese ships. It must be remembered, have been in ac tive service seven months. No mat ter how greatly the efficiency of th<* guns, and the speed of the vessels have been Impaired, the crews of Ad miral Togo's ships have enjoyed the preatlge of continuous victories, while opposed to them will be a fleet of brand new ships, more or less untried THE VERY LATEST BRAND. and none of which huve yet llred a shot in actual warfare, and whose crews have never yet been under lire. The Associated Press hears, however, that Important conditions are attach ed to the programme outlined above. According to this information, the Bal tic fleet will be started for the Fur East, but the eontlnuatlon of the voy age to its destination will depend pri marily upon how the ships themselves stand the test of actual sailing, and, secondly, upon developments In the Far East, tihould all go well with the squadron on the voyage arid Rear Admiral Wlren be able to strike a. tell ing blow upon Admiral Togo, even if half his ships go to the bottom, the Baltic squadron will be hurried on with all possible speed. If defects develop in the vessels, or if Wlren falls ut terly, the squadron can at. worst re turn and awaJt the completion of other ships now building. Nothing, it is argued, will be lost and much may be gained by the mere departure of the squadron; and the fact that it may have to be reckoned with later may make Admiral Togo wary about risk ing hie ships, when the time comes for Rear Admiral Wlren’s sortie, and thus give the latter a better oppor tunity to escape. No official dispatches from ihe front were published on Sunday. The mili tary situation, so far as the public is concerned, • remains unchanged. Numberless stories are afloat regard ing important commands with the new army and the disposition of various prominent officers whose names have been mentioned in connection there with, but nothing conclusive has yet been given out. It is merely evident that preparation for the dispatch of fresh troops is being pushed as rapid ly as possible. It is understood that the second division of the Guard regi ments is already under orders to go to the front. C OURSE OF rToGRANDE MAY HAVE CHANGED. A Forbidding I’rolinMllty Confronts the Trxnnsi Fan Antonio, Tex., Oct. 2.—From all Indications now at hand from recent reports received from the overflowed country In the Brownsville section, it appears that there is a strong proba bility that the bed of the Rio Grande will be shown, when the waters have receeded, to be occupying the bed of the Arroyo Colorado, which ages ago was Its original bed. Should this prove true, the people of this region of Texas, who would bo bereft of the river, would suffer great ly. The city of Brownsville would be cut off from the river, the mites of irriga tion ditches and canals dug would be rendered worthless and property values dependent upon the Rio Grande’s flow would be materially < ut down. C 0 NG R ESSM AnTeFU N _ WHIPPED OPPONENT. B. W. WnlUrr Wn* Knocked Down at Montgomery. Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 2.—Congress man J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth Congressional district inflicted a severe chastisement on hie Republican op ponent, Capt. B. W. Walker, this after noon at the railway station at Opelika. Walker, is is said, has made many bitter personal attacks on Heflin In his campaign speeches and the Con gressman demanded an apology, this was refused and Walker was knocked clown. royal visitors are” AT COPENHAGEN. Copenhagen, Oct, 2.—The Dowager Empress of Russia. Marla Feodorovna, arrived here this afternoon. The royal family of Denmark and Queen Alexan dra of Orest Britain met her at the it* lion. b CENTS A COPT DAILY. 18 A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAR PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE CONNECTICUT ANOTHER EFFORT IS MADE TO DAMAGE BATTLESHIP GOVERN MENT IS BUILDING. Navy Department I* lndlgnunt Over These Efforts—The l.a*t One is Particularly Exasperating to the Acting Secretory—Officials Are at n Loss to Ascribe a Motive for Ef fort* to Destroy Government's Work. Washington, Oct. 2.—The Navy De partment officials thoroughly aroused over the discovery of the lat est attempt to Injure the new bat tleship Connecticut, launched at the Netv York navy yard, last Thursday, by the punching or boring of a hole In hr side below the water line. Thus fsr only unofficial reports of the matter have reached the depart ment, where it is confidently hoped that a rigid investigation now being conducted bv the commandant of the New York yard into the work of those who are implicated in the affair will lead to the apprehension of the guilty persons. The navy officials here are unable to ascribe a motive, unless it was one of pure mischief. It is stat ed here that the damage to the ship is not at all serious, and the repairs can be made quickly. Acting Secretary Darling, in discuss ing the matter to-night, expressed great indignation over the repeated ef forts thut have been made to injure the vessel. This last effort, he par ticulars characterized as a dastardly one, and the perpetrator of the out rage, If apprehended, he said, deserved severe punishment. NEGRO BAPTISTS ARE DOWN 0I TO* DAY CLUBS. Association at Americas Roundly Condemns Mach Methods, Americus Ga., Oct. 2.—At the con vention of the Southwestern Georgia Baptlet Association, colored, which has Just concluded Its thirtieth annual meeting here, attended by nearly 400 ministers, the alleged "Before Day** clubs were severely handled. Every prominent speaker Joined in unqualified denunciation of such in cendiary methods and appealed strong ly and eloquently for law and order and continued friendly relations with the white people. Higher education and industrial advancement were urged, and the position of the state press in Us denunciation of "Before Day” Club methods was unqualified ly indorsed. The convention, succeeded in raising $4,1)00 for the maintenance of the Ainericus Institute, a flourishing color ed school, and the addition of an in dustrial department thereto. Opened a Mission, Cardiff, Oct, 2.—Reuben A, Torrjr end C. M. Alexander, the American evangelists, to-day opened a mission in Torrey Hall, which had been specially built for the purpose, and which hag a capacity of 7,000 persons. There wee a remarkable enthusiasm shown at the meeting and thousands, who were unable to obtain admission were turned from the tlootgs