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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
EVENTS IN THE FAR EAST.

Japanese Officers and Sailors
Landed at Che Foo from an Open
Boat. They Left Their Gunboat as
She Sank. She Had Been Damaged
in the Fighting at Port Arthur.
Naval Officers Commanded and
JacIxies Manned the Merchant YES
sells the Japanese Tried to Sink to
Bottle Up the Russians in Port Ar
thur. Japan Is Singing Their
Praises.
Russians Bitterly Resent Fancied
Wrongs From the United States.
Movements of the Russian In
fantry and Cavalry Forces.
Viceroy AIexieff Reports Upon
an Engagement of Feb. rs in
Which He Claims the Retvizan
Sank Two Japanese Torpedo Boats.
Japanese Report of the Engage
nent Says They Sank a Russian
Torpedo Boat Destroyer in Pigeon
Bay.
Russians Say Three Warships of
the Japanese, Besides the Steamers,
Were Sunk in the Attack of Feb. "a
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
TWO TORPEDO BOATS
SAID TO HAVE SUNK
Alexieff believes That the Retvizan
Damaged Them.


st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-The Gar
has received the following from Vice
roy Alexieff, dated Port Arthur, Feb
2e:
After the moon had set early in
the morning of Feb. 25, the Retvizan
repelled several attacks by the enemys
torpedo boats. two of which are be-
Aeved to have sunk in the open sea.
Our torpedo boats, under Captain of
the First Rank Matuszvitch, anG Cap
tain of the Second Rank Prince Lieven,
unsupported, encountered and pursued
the enemys torpedo boat flotilla. They
sighted no large warships.
Later in the morning of Feb. 25 the
cruisers Bayan, Diana, Askold and No
vlK We're sent out to prevent the
Japanese cruiser from pursuing a por-
uoh of our returning torpedo boat no.
una. One of our torpedo boats, when
was cut off by folir Japanese cruisers,
sought shelter in Dove bay, where 1t
was subjected to a long-distance IRE
oy the enemy. 1t had no casualties.
The Japanese fleet, on sighting our
cruisers, came in closed to the
lorts, which, together with our
Warships, opened fire at 1850. Our
cruisers, still firing, entered the har-
Dor which our torpedo boats had al
ready safely reached.
The enemy's shells for the most
part fell short One seaman was
wounded, but we sustained no other
casualties.
The Japanese fleet consisted Of sew
sHleen large warships and eight tor
poo boats, whereas the squadron
winch attempted to block the entrance
70 Fort Arthur on the previous DAY
Hdd twelve torpedo boats"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
TWO THOUSAND CARS
TO CARRY RUSSIANS
Are Being Sent TO Siberian Railway
Line.

Are Being Sent to Siberian halfway
Line.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Two thou
sand cars from the Russian European
system, especially fitted for the trans
portation of troops, are being sent to
the Siberian line.
The desperate manner in which The
Jananese are returning to the attack at
Port Arthur, in spite of their repeated
repulses, has convinced the military
authorities here that their main ID
iective for the present is hopeiessly 20
cripple the Russian fleet, IN order 10
secure absolute freedom in the olsem-
harkation of troops. For this reason
tha Russian commander is carefully
Guarding against exposing his ships,
Ikeepingi them in the harbor under
cover of the Notifications.
A doubt exists as to whether the
Tananese really desire to land near Port
Arthur and invest the city. the au-
+borities admit they are considerably
rnvstified. but the prevailing opinion
continues TO be that the japanese Will
NOT hazard a landing at this stage OF
the campaign. 1t is pointed out that
owing to the conformation OF the
shores the only sultaple iduulus Pi. 49,
near Port Arthur are well Wltnin she
range of the batteries. and that II
landing TarpsH - is attempted on the northern
mart Of the peninsula, the japanese
transports win be unable to come close ese
to land. and that on account .,anps OF ,o, uhd
bave IA march miles through mud and
low water, exposed to a calling OF
cbore fire
''' No news is being received here e., con IN
corning the operations around slau oI
vostok' whence under the Viceroys or
Sers kilograms are forbidden except
from officers to their families, and then
univ univ with the approval Of the military
censor. The exact whereabouts Of me
Russian vladivostok squssu.F ~ ~
"' frp III TO the time Of fling this dispatch
,othing has been obtainaole CONCERNING
continued on Sixth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
HOW VICKSBURG AIDED
THE RUSSIAN CREW.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The text of the
message to the Navy Department from
Commander Marshall of the vicksburg,
is as follows:
'"Took the initiative by sending medi-
cal assistance to the Varfag as soon as
possible after learning that they were
abandoning the vessel. Sent three boats
and assisted taking off the Russian
sailors, putting them on board the Brit
ish and italian vessels.
1.-The Variag remained ahoat over five
hours, filing slowly. Our boats were
instructed not to bring the Russian sail
ors to the Vicksburg Offering the Ia
fro temporarily but offer was de-
clined."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
DEATH IN A WRECK.
Engineers and Fireman Lost Their
Lives on the N. & w.


Lives on the N. & w.
Roanoke, Va, Feb. 27.-Two men
were instantly killed and two others
injured, one fatally, in the wreck of
a double-header freight train on the
Roanoke and Southern division of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad near
Henry station to-day. The dead:
Engineer George May, married, Win
ston. N. c.
Fireman Robert Bessent, unmarried,
Winston. N. c.
Engineer Howard stull. married.
Roanoke.
Injured
Brakeman George Spencer, Roanoke.
The train was going twenty miles
an hour when the engines left the rails
and went in the ditch, carrying with
them nine cars.
May and Bessent were caught I'M
der their engine and their bodies par
italy cremated in a fire that consumed
the wreckage.
Stull and Spencer were brought to
Roanoke and taken to a hospital,
where Stull died this evening.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
SAYS TURKEY WILL NOT
UNDERTAKE TO FIGHT.
Man From the Balkans Is Not Look
ing for War There.

Man From the Balkans Is Not Look
ing for War There.
Paris, Feb. 27.-An American official,
who for two years past has been
studying the conditions on the Bal
kans, has just arrived in Paris and
makes an interesting statement on the
situation. He says:
Il am satisfied Turkey will not de-
clare war; She has been informed
by the Powers that even if she does
engage in hostilities she will gain
absolutely no result therefrom and
may even suffer from a military occu-
patton by the Powers, and that, per-
haps, they may result in the separa-
ton of Macedonia from the Turkish
empire.
1T is true that Turkey is sending
reinforcements to Macedonia but this
is due to the prospect of an out
break of another Instruction and pos
sible interference on the part of Bull
garia, now that Russia is occupied
with Japan; but the Sultan has every
thing to lose and little to gain by a
war, and if it comes, you may depend
upon it that Bulgaria will be the ag-
gressor.
ct has been said that Russia and
turkey are discussing Une question OF
the passage of the Dardanelles by the
Russian Black sea fleet. Turkey would
not give her consent if asked unless
she gained some concession in the Bal
kans, such as dealing with Bulgaria
as she saw fit which Russia is not
likely to grant. There is hardly any
question that Russia would find Brit
ish ships blocking the Suez canal and
the strait of Gibraltar.
Finally, the Black sea fleet has beer
greatly overrated. 1t was examined 9
short time ago by an American naval
officer. He reported that it was not
in very good condition and that In
any event, it was of no use for over
sea operations, in consequence of the
small coal capacity of the vessels COM
posing it,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

was ordered and for fifteen minutes
all the heavy guns of the Japanese
fleet threw shells over the hills into the
harbor. The japanese were unable to
determine the effect of the lombard
ment, but saw huge columns of smoke
arise from time to time.
I'm the meantime the Japanese
cruiser squadron discovered two Rus
sian torpedo destroyers at the foot of
Iatoch Hill and gave chase. One of the
destroyers escaped, but the other was
pursued into Pigeon Bay, where it was
sunk.
Vice Admiral Kamimura reports
that the Japanese sustained no dam
age and did not lose a single man."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY THE MACHINERY.

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. 27.-Luther
veazey. a 16-year-old employe of the
Durham hosiery mills, Durham, N. c.,
while. oiIing the shafting accidentally
kicked the ladder from beneath him.
Hanging from the shafting he called to
his brother to help him. The latter
in his excitement threw the belt from
the pulley and young Veazey was
caught by the belt and crushed 10
death
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

New York, Feb. H.-April - was
agreed upon as the date for the State
Republican Convention, and President
Roosevelt was Endorsed for nomination
at the meeting Of the State Republi-
can Committee here. Both resolutions
were adopted unanimously. The State
Convention viii be held IN this city.
Gov Odell attended the meeting, but
Senator Plat did not.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
PASSED PENSION BILLS.
Two Hundred and sixty-nine Pint
Through the House.

Two Hundred and sixty-nine Pint
Through the House.
Washington, Feb. 27.--The House to-
day devoted nearly the entire session
to the consideration of pension bills
and passed 269. During the early part
of the day Mr.. Adams, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, entered a protest
because pension bills introduced by
him had not been considered, and in
timated that unless his district was
treated the same as other districts he
would block the consideration of bills
in the House.
Mr.. Slayden, Democrat, of Texas,
said that he had not received the same
notice as other members In regard to
pension bills, and Speaker Cannon said
he would take the gentleman's protest
under consideration"
A number OF local and general bills
were passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
JAPANESE CLAIM THEY
SANK A DESTROYER

ruFsued Her Into Pigeon Bay ana
Destroyed Her.
Toxic, Feb. 27.-The official report OF
we attempt made last Tuesday night
70 block the harbor Of Port Arthur
cached Toxic last night. The report
. . nothing to previous knowledge OF
a., s analr. The reprt says the sink
bs OF the steamers ala not block the
81 81 Dor and says OF the fghting on
bombardmsnt Of the inner haTFoF
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

United states VIII Not Try to Force
Him Upon Dalny.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The orders OF
Edwin V. Morgan. appointed and con-
firmed as American consul at Dalny
to proceed to that post have been sus-
pended. Mr.. Morgan will not pro-
coed until he has received further Or
no present intention of trying to force
Mr.. Morgan upon the Russian govern
ment,
No change has been made in the
orders to Messrs. Cheshire and David
son, who have been named as consuls
to Mukden and Antung, respective
w. and are about to sail in day or
two from San Francisco for the east.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
MAY MEET IN JUNE.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 27.-The gen.
sral committee having in charge the
coming reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans at meeting here
to-day decided to change the dates,
originally set for Sept. 10. H. and Is,
next. 1t was determined to leave the
selection of dates to the commander
in-chief, and the department COM
nanders, with the recommendation that
June a. 10 and IT, be named. Sub
committees for convention work were
chosen.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
JAPANESE PUNCHED,
OFFERED FAIR MARK
Correspondent Says Their Maneu.
vcring Was Clumsy.

Correspondent Says Their Maneu-
vcring Was Clumsy.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 27.-The Port
Arthur correspondent of the Russ tele-
graphs an account of the operations
on Feb. 25 which says:
"The maneuvers of the Japanese APP
peared to be defective. While turning
back to sea the Japanese battleships
got bunchd and our ships did not fail
to take advantage of this fact. They
opened running fire and one could
clearly see shells bursting amidst the
tremendous target. This clumsy man
euver on the part of the Japanese is
considered as affording weighty rea-
son for the belief that the enemy's
losses were heavy.
"a Japanese torpedo boat lies on
a bank off Fort White. 1t is appar-
emily one of those which participated
in the night attack with the freight
arS.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
THE THIRD INFANTRY
MAY NOT BE SENT.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Admiral
Walker, who will be president of the
new Panama Canal Commission, does
not approve of the immediate use of
United States regular troops on the
isthmus. He has told the President
that 300 or 400 marines will serve all
present needs in that quarter. AS the
Navy Department can furnish this
number of marines, the Third Infan-
try may not be sent to the. isthmus.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

Washington. Feb. T.-The President
has decided to appoint Benjamin Har-
rod of New Orleans a member of the
Isthn1ian Canal Commission. This
completes the commission and the
names OF the members will be sent to
the Senate Monday. The President
went thoroughly into the charges
against Mr.. Harrod and satisfied him
self there was nothing In them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
CREW OF A GUNB0AT
ARRIVED AT CHE FOO.
Their Vessel Had Sunk After Fight
with Russians.

Che Foo, Feb. 27.-Several Japanese
officers and sailors landed here from an
open boat early to-day but refused to
give any information as to where they
came from. At the Japanese consulate
it was given out that they belong to
a gunboat which was damaged during
the fight off Port Arthur and which
sank trying to reach this port.
The statement that they were mem
bers of the crew of the merchant
steamers sunk near the entrance OF
Port Arthur for the purpose of block
ing it, and that they were not picked up
by the torpedo boats, was positively de-
MED. They crossed the gulf in the open
boat in which they arrived.
The consul claimed that he had been
expecting the arrival of survivors Oh
the action off Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER TO
CHRISTEN THE VIRGINIA.
President Roosevelt Invited to At
tend the Launching.


tend the Launching.
Washington, Feb. PC. B. circuit,
president Of the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Company, called
upon the President to-day rendering
him cordial invitation to be present
at the launching of the battleship Vir-
ginia on April z.
At the request of the Secretary OF
the Navy President Orcutt has invited
Miss Matilda G. Montague, daughter Of
the Governor of Virginia, to act as
sponsor, and she has consented to
name the vessel.
Mr.. circuit stated that the damage
to the Newport News plant by fire
of last night was nominal. the angle
smith shop, a frame building, is the
only structure damaged. This will be
speedily replaced by a brick building
and the operation of the works will
proceed without delay to vessels now
under construction.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

BY A FALLING WALL
One workman Was Killed and An
other Injured.

Baltimore, Feb. 27.-William Fairfax
was killed and Walter e. Belt seriously
injured late this afternoon while at
work razing wall in the burned dis
trict Fairfax's body Is at the morgue;
Belt is at the city hospital.
A number of other workmen were
slightly injured by flying bricks, but
all of them continued at work pulling
down DANGEROUS walls.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
PAUL KRUGER DYING.
1t Is Said the Famous Beers Mind
Is Failing.

st. Louis. Feb. 27.-A letter recaiv-
ed here by Gen. Benjamin Viljoen
formerly of the Boer army. announces
that former President Paul Kruger of
the Beer republic, is slowly dying as
an exile at Mentone. Frence. and that
DR.. Reitz, State Secretary under
Kruger, is also an exile in Holland
and a constant sufferer from nervous
nrostration.
The letter says President Krugers
mind is failing rapidly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
STEAMSHIP M. r. PLANT
BEACHED IN DELAWARE

Philadeiphia, Feb. T.-The steam
ship M. r. Plant. Brunswick, for this
city, IL beached In the Delaware riv-
er az Marcus Hook, Pa, a few miles
below here. The hull Of the Plant
was damaged By Ice.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
GOVERNOR GOES TO
STOP A LYNCHING
vardaman Fears for Baldwin, Who
Killed FOgarfy.

jackson. Miss, Feb. 27.-Goy. Var
daman left here tonight on a special
train for Batesville. Miss, and will
be Joined at Greenwood by a mill
tary company. to protect the negro
Albert Baldwin from a mob which
threatens 70 lynch him.
Baldwin il under arrest at Bategville
for killing Engineer Fogarty at Tut
weller, and II IL feared he win be
lynched. Gov. Vardaman is deter
mined 70 prevent the lynching, II pos
sibie.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
ALABAMA BANK CLOSED.
state Examiner shut Up an OpeIiIxa
Institution.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. PA special
from opellka says the shapard Bank
OF that city was closed by State Bank
Examiner Rutledge to-day The ex-
aniner will not give out a statement
at this time. The bank IL capitalized
at 5000 and usually carries about
$4,000 OF deposits. II has been re-
Rarded as a strong Institution.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
WINDY SHOT KILLS THREE.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 27.-By the
discharge of a windy shot" in the
coal mines at Hargrove. Ala, late last
night three miners, one white and
two negroes, we're killed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

Quitman, Ca. Feb. 27.-The after
noon train brought the remains OF John
~ Hunter, who was killed by Mercer
BaRgs AZ BainbridRe this morning.
Both Hunter and Bags are from Quit
man, Hunter being the son Of Dr. II.
w. Hunter 81 this place. and BaEFa
Continued On sixth Peea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16

meet every morning at o'clock at the
Auditorium, but no business is trans
acted and the convention is merely
waiting until the joint committee is
ready to report. This may not be for
several days.
The indications seem to be that the
miners will be satisfied with all the
conditions of last years scale. with
enough added to make about Is per
cent advance The advance already
asked for is 81 cents. In the joint
conference, while the miners and oper-
ators were mingling together, it was
sometimes hard to tell the miners
from the operators. AS far as person
al appearance, intelligence and dress
were concerned one looked much like
another. 1t was a young mems crowd,
and the leaders on both sides of the
house, among both the operators and
miners, were young men, 1t is prob
able that no such Intelligent and We'll
appearing convention of miners ever
assembled in PittSburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
DEFRAUDING THE RAILROADS.
Gigantic SwindIe Unearthed Affecting
Denver Roads.

= Denver. July ia gigantic railroad
ticket swindle, through which the rail-
roads having offices in Denver, have
lost thousands of dollars has been I'M
earthed according to a secret service
agent of the Railroad Ticket Protective
bureau, and action taken today is only
the beginning of efforts to stamp out an
alleged gang of ticket manipulators.
Three arrests were made today by I'm
der Sheriff Felix O'Neill upon warrants
sworn to by H. A. Roach and H. F.
Cary of a well known detective agency,
the names of the persons taken in Gus
tody being A. L. Hatch, E. E. Sisson
and ]. K. Rossneu. The latter is the
manager of the Globe Ticket agency
of this city which, it is claimed, is
owned by the two former. These men
are charged with having doctored Den
yer and Rio Grande and Burlington
tickets by changing the destination,
plugging punched holes in cancelled
tickets and otherwise changing them.
A quantity of rubber stamp acids for
obliterating ink marks and other mater
ials said to have been used in altering
tickets was found by the officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
HAD TROUBLE IN FLOOD.
Missouri Pacific Leased a Launch to
Transfer Passengers.

lola, Kan, July 16.-It cost the Mis-
souri, Pacific $107 to transfer passengers
across the Neosho flood when it was at
it's height. To accomplish this trans
fering the Pacific chartered the gasoline
launch of E. NJ. Howard and kept it
in service all the time. In all 345 pas
sengers were transferred in this launch,
so being hauled between 1890 and 2:30
Monday night. Some passengers got
impatient and would not wait for the
launch but patronized the little row
boats which were soliciting business.
About so people crossed in these boats.
Travel in the launch was not with
out excitement. The pilot of the boat
did not have. any chart of the reefs and
barriers in the fields which he had to
cross and there was not much time for
taking soundings. man was taken
along for the purpose of getting into
the water and loosening the boat when
it got caught on any obstruction. Barb
wire fences which were several inches
under water but not far enough sub
merged to permit the boat to pass safe
ly over them, caused the trouble. 1t
was then necessary for the diver to get
down into the water and cut the OBJ
structing wires with pair of pliers
which he carried for that purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
wholesale Liquor Dealers Make Com
plant to Interstate Commission.

wholesale Liquor Dealers Make Com
PLANT to Interstate Commission.
washington, July 16.-The National
wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
OF America yesterday filed complaint
with the interstate commerce commits
SION against 81 railroads, alleging dis
examination in freight rates on whisky
shipped from Missouri river and east
ern points to the Pacific coast.
The rate on whisky is given as SLIPS
hundred pounds. The rate on alcohol
pure spirits and high wines is IS cents
a hundred. 1t costs $500 to ship a car
load of whisky to the Pacific coast, but
car load of high proof spirits from
which the Pacific coast whisky manu-
facturer can make two car loads of
whisky can be shipped for S255.
This condition is complained of as
disastrous to eastern manufacturers
and the interstate commerce commits
sion is asked to have the rate on whisky
and spirits made the same, also to or
der the railroad to restore to shippers
of whisky the amounts they have paid
in the past in excess of the rate on
spirits.