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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
NAVAL BATTLE MAY
BE IN PROGRESS.

Toxic, June Is, 1870 a. m.-The Vlad-
ivostok squadron is reported in the Ko-
rean straits. Firing has been heard
in Tsuno Shima, a small island lying
off the southwest of Honshiu Island.
1t is possible that an engagement is
progressing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
SAW SEARCHLlGHTS
OF A LARGE FLEET.

Che Foo, June Is, noon.-The captain
of a steamer, which passed through
the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii last Monday
night, reports seeing the searchlights
of large fleet, also flashes from their
guns, twenty-eight miles southwest OF
Port Arthur. He was unable to dis
Germ the lights of any opposing YES
sells.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
HEARST WILL GET
VOTE OF ILLINOIS
Continued from First Page.
to the untrammelled representatives
the people"


to the untrammelled representatives of
the people"
The State Ticket Named.
Following is the full state ticket
nominated:
Governor, Lewrence B. Stringer of
Lincoln.
Lieutenant Governor, Thomas j.
Ferns of Jerseyville.
Secretary of State Frank E. Dooling
OF Sangamon county.
State Treasurer, Charles B. Thomas
OF McLeansboro.
Attorney General, Albert Watson of
Jefferson county.
University trustees, Mrs. Anna G.
solomon of, Chicago, Theodore c.
Loehr of Carlinville. F. P. Merrill of ST.
Clair county.
The delegates at large to the St.
Louis convention are John p Hopkins
and Andrew NJ. Lawrence of Chicago,
Ben t. Gable of Rock Island and Sam
uel AlSchuler of Aurora.
John p. Hopkins will succeed him
self as chairman of the State Central
Committee.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
Fever In Mexico.


and
Will
Of indee
application relieved aching feet Ny has
anofwar nsh found beach Pablo Beach She
give yeFy c.
cHARD. 1908 r. Church Street. Jacksonville Fla
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
A HEIFER THAT CATCHES FISH.
When She strnys from Owners
Farm the Police Find Her Watch
ing at River Bank.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
New Brunswick, N. j., June 2.-John
Sutphin, a Franklin Park farmer,
asked the police to-day to help him
find a pet heifer which had strayed
away from his farm. He declared she
was a great fish catcher, and frequent
ly would go to ponds on the farm,
stand motionless for time in the wa
ter near the bank, then suddenly thrust
her head in the water and bring up a
small fish in her mouth.
On the advice of the police, and with
their aid, the shores of the Raritan
river were searched. The heifer was
found watching for fish near the land
ing bridge. AHA IA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
sub-Committee TO Meet.

st. Louis, June 1.-THE sub-commit-
tee of the Democratic National Com
mittee to arrange for the national con-
vention will meet tomorrow and nm
ish the preliminary work marked out
for, 1t by the larger body Chief
among those who have been mentioned
for temporary chairman are Mayor
David S. Rose of Milwaukee and Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15

Yes" said little -Albert's father. ''ii
is estimated that there are at least a
million microbes on dollar bill"
"Geel" said the astonshed child. "Is
there ten million microbes on a ten
dollar bill ?"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
STICK TO SHORT TIME.

Manchester, England, June IA
mass meeting OF representatives of the
cotton trade here to-day adopted a
resolution in favor of the continuance
of short time until the end of July.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15

Washington, June ls-Brig. Gen.
Frank o. Smith, retired, has been des-
ignated az q member and secretary
o. the chiekamauga Park Commission.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
OPENED HEAVY FIRE
7 ON 10000 JAPANESE.

Continued from First Page.
(Tuesday). 1t is thought improbable
that there have been two actions.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
M0RM0NS WILL BUILD
RAILROAD IN MEXICO

Mexico City, June 14.-More than L.
500 miles Of railroad, it is said, are to
be built in Mexico under the direct
auspices Of the Mormon Church Bishop
w d. Johnson, who represents the
church in this country, is here arrang-
ing for the construction Of the road.
1t is expected the road will run from
Ameea, In the state of Jalisco, to
Ciudad Juarez, opposite FL Paso, Tex.
The Mexican government has given
the Mormon Church another grant of
100000 acres of land in the state Of
Chihuahua
Fever in Mexico.
Mexico City. June 14.-Merida reports
twenty suspected cases OF yellow
fever ainder surveillance. The sick
are all isolated at the Lazaretto.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15
MINE EXPLODES AND
KILLS 10 JAPANESE.

Toxic, June IA. p. m.-While
the Taihoku was engaged in lay
ing mines at the entrance to Port
Arthur last night, mine exploded,
killing one officer and eighteen men
and wounding two officers and sew
en- men.
The Taikohu, which is a naval
transport, was not seriously dam
aged.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-15

Chicago, June 14.--A special to
the Daily News from Toxic says:
The officers killed in the accident
to the torpedo-laying ship Taikohu
was Lieutenant Commander Oda.
He was the inventor of the Jap
anese mine and by his great activ-
ity and skill throughout the OPP
erations before Port Arthur had
added largely to his reputation.
The Taikohu at the time of the
accident was under a heavy fire
from the Russian forts and tor.
pedo boats.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
MINE INSPECTION.

Pennsylvania has quite a problem
, on her hands, which she must solve if
the mines of the State are to be free
from terrible accidents such as have
occurred there within a few weeks.
The State has already a bureau of
mines which has rs a part of its duty
the inspection of the mines and the
making of reports as to their condi-
ton. But it seems that the bureau
experts, while they can report a mine
or it's appliances unsafe they cannot
enforce upon the mines or miners the
proper regulations. The report of the
chief inspector as to the cause of the
HardwIck mine disaster, in which 1870
men were killed and hundreds of chill
dren left fatherless, says that the ex-
plosion was due to what is known as
a blowout charge" and that it would
not have occurred if proper precau-
tions had been taken.
He says further that the mines
may be made safe for miner and mine
oWhois IL sOuuo way lS pTOVlu6u ny
which the State can not only inspect
and recommend but compel the adop-
ton of recommendations concerning
the safety of the mines. In spite of
the fact that danger to life and prop
erty turks constantly in the mines IN.
less proper ventilating and other ma.
chinery is used, the companies in
many cases use just as cheap and poor
safety appliances as can be used and
still get men to work. On the other
hand, while the men call for every
thing in the way Of protection from
the mine owner yet they will not use
even ordinary care in their work to
avoid danger, and frequently endanger
their W lives and the property of
their employers by their recklessness.
So there the situation is. Each wants
the other to look out for the safety of
both. AS a result neither is safe and
a third party. the state, will have tc
interfere strongly to right matters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

Senator German must be feeling
blue these days. With his anti-cenal
scheme in the Senate failing because
the southern Democrats would have
nothing of it, and Immediately after
that becomes certain, the defeat of
Gorman's candidate for the Senate by
the Maryland Legislature, and to cap
all an apparent d|iminution of the talk
of German for the candidate of the
Democratic party for the presidency
what is there to cheer the poor man.
Probably his defeat in Maryland hurt
his feelings the worst, To be unable
to deliver the goods when he had
promised to, in his own State and
with a heavy party majority, must
have Injured his pride.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
WILLIAM O.

In the death of William O. Whitney,
this country lost n Of its ablest bust
ness men and former public officials.
In varying offices. he had in each
won distinction. A successful lawyer
in New York city when comparative
ly young, then city attorney conduct
ing the great mass or business of the
city with marked ability, and later as
secretary of the navy, demonstrating
his executive genius and breadth and
soundness of mind, he was until 1894
one of the most prominent figures in
tine Democratic party. After his I'M
successful fight to prevent the adop-
tion of a free silver plank in the Chi
cago convention in 1896, he dropped
political work and devoted himself to
business. In the business and finan-
cial world he was "a power, having &C.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
THE TARIFF FROG A FOWL

According to Plutarch, cit was a
saying Of Bion that though boys throw
stones at frogs in sport, yet frogs do
not die in sport" There is a very
evident and touching truth in this
ancient saying. Nevertheless certain
frogs of these modern days may grasp
an opportunity to die, if not purely in
sport at least with a gurgle of appre-
ciative mirth. Fol- it has been grave
ly decided by the secretary of the
treasury at Washington that they be-
long to the order of the fowl. Their
tender and edible limbs coming over
the border from Canada will hereafter
be classed as "dressed poultry" and
tariff taxed accordingly at five cents
per pound.
The treasury ruling applies of course,
only to imports. Native frogs will
continue to live and die by their die
tionary definition as "frmisternial
tailess a%mpllibious animals''-unless
trainers of a retaliatory Canadian tar
if shall eventually write them down
as song-birds. 1t is to be remembered
that while consistency is still regard
ed as more or less of a jewel in natural
history circles, it has little standing
among friends of the unreformed tar
if.
Whatever we have to call the frogs
of other nations, our must and
shall be protected. That is the point
established. The infant industry of
the American frog.producing damp
places shall not suffer through an in
cursion of Canadian cheap croakers.
Great is Dingley, and Shaw is his
prophet New York World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

concerned, the correspondent had to
look to his own Democratic imagina-
ton to find any treason for believing
that Vermont will not follow Roose-
welt" No doubt the correspondent
would be glad enough to believe his
own report but it is impossible for
others to do so.
So far as the Journal has been able
to learn there is no anti Roosevelt SEN
timent in this vicinity in the Repub-
lican ranks, though undoubtedly there
is some in the scattered squads of
Democracy. If there are Republicans
who want to ship Roosevelt they are
keeping mighty still about about it.
The Rutland contemporary evidently
sees no basis for the correspondents
story so far as it's observation extends.
The way things are at present here in
Vermont, one might just about as
well prophesy that the Democrats will
carry the State this fall as to say
that Roosevelt stands a possibility of
losing it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
VERMONT
Senator Proctor Introduces Bill to Pro-
tect Wearing OF G.. A. r. Insignia.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 6.-Repre-
sentative Haskins of Vermont has been
confined to his home for a few days by an
attack of the grip, and Representative
Foster has resumed his seat in the House
after a weeks struggle with the same
afliction.
Senator Proctor has introduced a bill
to prevent the wearing of the badge or
insignia of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and other soldier organizations by
persons who are not members thereof.
Mr.. Proctor has also introduced a bill for
the relief of Leonard L. Bronson which
provides, THAT the President of the
United States be authorized to revoke and
set aside so much of General Orders,
Numbered T%wenty-one, Headquarters
Middle Military Division, dated Septem-
Der eighteenth, 1864, as dismissed list
Lieut.. Leonard /. Bronson, Company X,
9TH Vermont Volunteers, for absence
without leave and for conduct predjudicial
to good order and military discipline and
to grant and cause to be issued to him a
certificate Of honorable muster out of the
service as Of the date of September Is,
1864" This bill was referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs, of which Sena-
tor Proctor is acting chairman.
Senator Dillingham; has introduced a
private pension in behalf of Mrs. Ellen
N. Stoughton of Barre, VI. Mrs. Slough
ton is the widow of Col. Homer r.
~Stoughton of the Second Regiment,
United States Sharpshooters. Mr.. Dill
ingbam has also introduced a private PEN
sion bill in behalf of Benjamin c. Wood
Of st. Johnsbury East, VT, late of Com
pany |, Bird Vermont Volunteer Infantry.
Husband,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
TROOPS VE.

Havana, Feb. 5.-The American flag
was lowered yesterday afternoon from
the Guiana barracks and the Cuban
flag was raised in it's stead. The occa
sion was the boarding of the last bat
TALON of American soldiers on the
transport Sumner for departure. 1t
was all impressive ceremony as the
elimination of the American occupa-
tion of the island.
Said Pres. Palmer: "We are in the
presence of the most extraordinary
fact recorded in the annals of univer-
sal history to see leave our shores
the last troops the United States left
in Cuba after helping us to secure our
independence and the blessing of free.
dom. They could impose upon us an
unjust demand, but the government
of the United States willingly proved
its disinterestednesr and sincerity by
taking these men away, and showing
us that we have, as an independent
people, the confidence of one of the
most powerful nations on earth. This
act means that no one doubts our com.
petence to govern ourselves. This new
consideration with the services previ-
ously rendered, will bind the Cuban
people TO the American people forever
in a strong tie of sincere gratitude"
Major Brown, commanding the
United States troops, made a speech
of thanks. He congratulated the new
republic on it's beginning. The troops
then passed in review and boarded the
Sumner, which will sail today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

Iowa Democrats who proudly an
nounced that they had escaped from
Organism now find themselves IN dan
ger of being swallowed by Hearst.
Jumped from the frying pan into the
fire, as it were. And, by the way.
Vermont Democrats seem to be drop
ping into the procession behind Hearst.
Rutland News.
Perhaps the News is right in it's
closing assertion but it hardly seems
that way. Vermont Democrats are
conservative. They fought Organism
to the last ditch and only lent support
to it after the convention because they
believed in the rule of the majority.
Some hundreds of them voted the in
dependent ticket and man others
Joined the Republican forces rather
than follow the free silver flag. Those
who stayed with the party have no
love for Bryan or Organism. 1t looks
as though Hearstism is Organism re-
viseo to suit the new conditions, but
still with the old populistic basis.
That Vermont Democrats should swal-
low that bait seems IMPROBABLE. They
are more likely to be found behind
Olney or Parker lined up in opposition
to Hearst and his selfcreated boom.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
MORE FAKE Opposition

The Montpelier correspondent of
the Boston Herald recalls the sudden
jump of Republicans in Vermont from
Reed to Mckinley at the State con-
vention of 1896 and raises the question
whether Vermont will remain true to
Roosevelt during this political year.
He says: "If rumor of dissatisfac-
ton among Republicans of other
States continue there is reason for be-
lieving that Vermont will not follow
Roosevelt" The correspondent does
not give his reason, and he probably
has not anything tangible to offer in
that line. Talk about the Presidents
limitations has no reference to the start.
ing Of a candidate against him in the
Republican convention. - Rutland
Herald.
Anybody who as kept watch of the
Boston Herald's msneuvering during
the past few months will not wonder
at such an article appearing in its
columns and can thereby Judge as to
the value of the anti.R boswell reports
from all over the country, which the
Herald has made 80 prominent. Sc
far as Montpelier and vicinity ar:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

Senator Fairbanks made a long
speech in the Senate on the 2nd :nst.,
indicating the Presidents action in
the Panama affair. He maintained
that the form of government institut-
ed in Panama after the revolution
was of no consequence; the essence
was, did it represent the wishes of the
whole people. He would accept the
Presidents and Secretary Hays word
that the United States in no way
abetted or aided the revolution, which
was in the air. as a result of Colon
bias long Tyranny. The President
had large discretion to do what he
thought best, and he acted from his
point of view. 1t is interesting to
note that Senator Fairbanks is being
considered for the vice presidential
nomination. 1t is thought that if he
is on the ticket Indiana will be surely
Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
TALK OF

The st. Adams Messenger has been
arguing for more talk about the plat
form for the Republican party in the
coming campaign and less talk about
the candidates. 1t believes in putting
platform first and candidates second
in Importance, and proposes a number
of subjects that it thinks should be
considered we'll and upon which the
party should take some decided stand
in the convention next spring. Among
those that the Messenger suggests are
the following:
Permanent roads.
Forest culture.
"Remodelling the corporation laws
and making the granting of charters a
source of revenue to the State COM
mensurate with the benefits conferred.
Taxation.
auditor, centraliation of State com
missions under more concentrated
authority and responsibility uf the
chief executive, creation On general
purchasing agent for all State institu.
tAoiACt obu SOiOioh " tlN1
wise reduction of State expenses and
improvement of public service along
these lines.
abolition Ct the fee system for
compensation of public officers.
Caucus law.
1.-THE local option liquor law"
Good The State needs permanent
roads. 1t needs forest culture. The
abolition Of the free system began at
the last Legislature with county
clerks, and ought to go farther. The
State should have a good caucus law
A fairly good n was before the Leg
islature in 1902 but, thanks to the
Democrats and their allies, it was
killed. Some decided stand should be
taken on license. The three other
propositions are very proper for con-
sideration, for the decision in regard
to them Is far from a foregone conclu.
sion.
In this connection the Messenger says
1.-THE Messenger wants to see the
Republican party maintain it's proud
assertion Of being tine party of con.
strucive craftsmanship by doing some
Of these things voluntarily and heart
ily and because the party wants to
give the people good government and
promote their prosperity. 1t wants to
see these issues, or such Of them as
may he most pressing, recognized il
the State platform of the party in the
regular manner, and no forced into
it by the threat of a bolt"
Forced into it by threat of {
bolt" Was the referendum provision
forced into the platform of the Repub
lican party by threat Of a bolt? Wa
1t not adopted by an Overwhelming
vote in the convention? Was thu
bolt because of failure to- adopt a plat
form to suit the majority, or the mi
nority that bolted? 1t may be we'll tt
remember chat and then perhaps i
will not be said that the party wa
forced. 1t vas not forced. 1t wen
of itself.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

The United States Supreme Court
is taking a three weeks vacation to
give the justices time to write deci-
sions on cases argued, including that
of the Northern Securities Company.
1t has given leave to Georgia to file a
bill against Tennessee on account OF
the Ducktown nui sance." Il n
1t has decided that North Carolina
must pay North Dakota the sum of
1877, 400 for bonds of the N. G. Rail-
way Company, held by the prosecut-
ing State, or the marshal of the court
will sell at public auction all the in
terest Of North Carolina, in 100 shares
OF the capital stock of the road. n u n
The attorney general OF the Philip
pines is in Washington to argue be-
fore the court the right of trial by
jury in those islands, also whether a
person shalt be twice placed in jeop-
ardy OF punishment for the same Of
fence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
COLLIER'S WEEKLY.

Golfers Weekly issues with its
earliest numbers of the year an invi-
tation to all friends and old acquain-
tances to set out ION the picturesque
and exciting journey of the year" in
its companionship, announcing some
prospective and probable occurrences
the story of which it ia in readiness to
record for it's readers with all its
usual p%romptitude and we'll known in
teresting style.
With Golfers as guide and inter-
prefer, the most interesting and inn
portant features will appear as the
great panorama of 1904 ia unrolled.
Attention is called to the promise of
an history making epoch. in the
ominous portents of the far east, that
at any time may assume the proper
tions Of a great conflict of nations
the greatest task in che worlds
work"-the famous canal in the south
and the possibilities its accomplish
meHt may evolve; the summer politi-
cal conventions and the elections to
follow in which the great home parties
will struggle for supremacy; and the
exposition at st. Louis. These and
others it will present by picture and
written word as they occur Gable
service and a staff of capable corre-
spondents, artists and photographers
will be requisitioned to give the earli.
est and best report of the most inn
portant happenings, from principal
points, with the finest illustrations
that can be secured.
The publication of the household
number AT the end of each month will
be continued and a new series begun.
to be known as fiction numbers, and
published at the middle of each
month. These will contain drawings
by Gibson, fiction, poems and some of
the latest literary productions from
among the best authors. The busy
reader will enjoy the clear. crisp, edi.
torial photographic comment, by no
meaus the least interesting feature of
this deservedly popular magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
n .~ Cherry Pectoral
~ EEN This is the medicine doctors
sA ~ D have prescribed for sixty years
for coughs. colds, Group, bron-
~ chitis, consumption. LoSTdAyIMESS:
PERPETUAL NOTION.

New York, Feb. .. - Professor
George b. Pegram of Columbia Uni
versity, Tuesday night made a re.
markable exhibition of the strange
power of radium before the New York
Academy Of Sciences. He showed a
machine that is theoretically perpetual
in its action. 81 do not say this lit
tie instrument will run perpetually,"
explained the professor, "but it will
run indefinitely, the time depending
solely on the durability of the material
of which 1T is composed.
All beheld a slender pendulum of
gold swing back and forth at regular
intervals of 60 seconds. The professor
explained that the action was caused
by the two known rays of radium-
the positive and tho negative work.
ing upon the gold. One set of rays re-
pelled the gold, while the other over
came the repulsion and attracted it.
The pendulum, in a vacuum tube, is
attached to a wire running through
the glass to the ground. Another wire
is attached to the tiny glass and alumni
nun tube holding the radium, and
when the gold touches the radium tube
the wire causes a discharge of the
attracting ray current, and the peudu-
lum swings back to its former position
and then is gradually drawn back
again to the tube.