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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
VALDoSTAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Changes I'm Teachers for Next Year.
1,3O0 Pupils This Year.

Changes I'm Teachers for Next Year.
1,So0 Pupils This Year.
Valdosta, Ga. June Sat a meeting
of the Valdosta School Board last night
all of the teachers were reelected ex-
cept Pro. Martin and Miss Carrie Den
mark, who asked to be relieved. Miss
Denmark asked leave of absence for
one year and it was granted. She will
spend the year in Chicago taking a
special course in English at the Chi
cago University. Prof. r. B. Daniels
was elected superintendent of Public
Schools, Prof. E. C. Britain principal
of the Valdosta Institute and E. Wiley
principal of the coIored schools
Prof. Daniels report showed that
there are nearly 1900 pupils in the
public schools of Valdosta, and that
there is only a difference of three in
the attendance on the white and the
loolored schools. The negroes have
three more pupils than the whites. The
whites have about 200 pupils in the
Jackson Bible School, and two other
private schools, which puts the white
attendance that much greater than the
colored. Prof. diff of Moultrie, a re-
cent graduate of Emory was elected to
a teachers place in the institute and
there are two more places to be sup
piled.
Within the next few months, VAL
dosta will issue $4,000 of bonds for a
new High School, which will accom-
modate from 500 to 600 pupils.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
FISH FOR ARGENTINA.
Streams Are to Be stocked by Amer
lean Experts.

Streams Are to BE stocked by Amer
lean Experts.
st. Johnsbury, VT, June 81. w. Tit
comb, chief of the division of fish cul-
ture in the National Fisheries Bureau,
has reached his home here. after a
nine months stay in Argentina, where
he was sent by the government to aid
the administration of that republic in
the Introduction and propagation of
salmon and trout.
Mr.. Titcomb operated mainly at Lake
Manuel Huapi, the head waters of the
rivers Limay and Rio MICRO, where a
hatchery was built. For the purposes
of this hatchery the United States gov
eminent had shipped to Argentina L.
100000 white fish eggs, 100000 great
lake trout and $4,000 brook trout and
land-locked salmon.
E. A Julian of Colorado, who ac-
companied Mr.. Tftcomb as his assist
ant, will remain in the republics ser
vice for five years. The aim is to in
troduce the salmon into the Southern
waters of Argentina and stock the
waters of Lake Manuel Huapi with
lake trout and white fish. One hun
dred thousand rainbow trout eggs and
$4,000 steel head trout eggs from Cali
fornia and the state of Washington
will be shipped to Argentina this week,
and shipment of oysters will be made
to Bahia Blanca.
Mr.. Titcomb has recommended the in
PRODUCTION also of both large and small
mouthed bass into the streams and
lakes of the warmer regions of Ar
gentina, as there are no game fish In
the waters of that country.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
MARTIAL LAW WILL END.
Necessity for Troops at Hanging
Rock Has Ceased.

Necessity for Troops at Hanging
Rock Has Ceased.
Ironton. O.. June 5.-While there is
no change tonight at the Hanging
Rock furnaces, as far as the settlement
of differences is concerned, martial
law will soon end. Sheriff Payne to-
day wired Gov. Herrick as follows
Barring any demonstration to-day
or tonight, in my opinion the troops
at Hanging Rock may be safely with
drawn Tomorrow"
Affairs being in charge Of Adjt. Gen.
Critchfeld, that officer will order the
withdrawal of troops tomorrow
Sheriff Payne said tonight that he
would follow the suggestion of the
adjutant general and exercise the pow
er conferred upon him by Judge Blair
to appoint deputies after the removal
of the troops. maintaining guards in
such numbers as may be deemed alb
solutely necessary.
With the exception of one shot fired
at a skulking form, last night passed
without any incident. The militiamen
say the non-union negroes are grad
ually leaving. The furnace owners
are still attempting to secure full
com plement of men.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06

1t obtained its purpose and verified
the observations of Catherine de Med
lei.
The art of deceiving the public is not
new, however, but was unquestionably
practiced among the ancients. Syphax
sent Scipio word that he could not
unite with the Romans, but, on the
contrary, had declared for the Cartha-
ginians. The Roman army was then
anxiously waiting for his expected sue
corE. Scipio was careful to show
the utmost civility to these ambas-
sailors and ostentatiously treated them
with presents, that his soldiers might
believe they were only returning to
hasten the army of Syphax to join
the Romans. Livy censures the Ro-
man Consul. who, after the defeat at
Cannae told the deputies of the allies
the whole loss they had sustained.
This CONSUL" says Livy. "by giving
too faithful and open an account of
his defeat. made himself and his army
still more contemplate. The result
Of the simplicity of the consul was
that the allies despairing that the Ro-
mans would ever recover their losses,
deemed 1t prudent to make terms with
Hannibal. Plutarch tells an amusing
story in his way Of the natural pro-
gress of report which was contrary
to the wishes of the government. The
unhappy reporter suffered punishment
as long as the rumor prevailed, though
at last 1t proved true.
A stranger landing from Sicily at
a BARRIERS shop delivered all the par
ticulars OF the defeat of the Athenians.
OF which. however the people were
yet uniformed. The barber leaves
untrimmed the reporters beard and
flies away to vent the news in the
city. where he told the archons what
he had heard.
The whole city was thrown into A
ferment. The archons called an as
sembly OF the people and produced the
luckless barber. who in his confusion
could not give any satisfactory ac-
count OF the first reporter He was
condemned as a spreader Of false news
and a disturber Of the public quiet.
for the Athenlans could not imagine
but that they were invincible. The
barber was dragged 10 the wheel and
tortured TN the disaster was more
than confirmed. Bayle, referring 70
this story, observes that had the bax-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
WARM WELCOME
AWAITING ELKS
PROGRAMME NOW READY
'OR STATE CONVENTION OF ORDER
IN SAVANNAH JUNE 21-22.

lans for Convention, with Excep-
ton of Few Details, Prepared at
Meeting of General Committee
Yesterdny-AIl Meetings of Con-
vention to BE Held in Do Soto.
Visitors VIII BE Welcomed to Sa-
vnnnah by Representative of City.
The general committee of local Elks
net yesterday to discuss final plans
or the convention to be held in Sa-
annah on June 81 and %. and a pro-
ramme was prepared that promises
he visitors a most enjoyable time.
There are still one or two of the
etails to be decided on, of chief i'm
ortance being the plans for enter
aiming the ladies who may visit the
ity but the main programme mas
cen decided on as follows:
June 21-Visitors to convention will
.ather in the banquet hall of the De
toto.
Address of welcome on behalf of
he city by a representative of the
ity government, probably Mayor Her
aan Myers.
Greeting to the brothers by Robert
i. Colding.
Response for the visitors by E. l..
dartin OF Macon, president of the
tate association.
Business session to last until 1
clock, when it will be adjourned for
dinner.
At 8 o'clock delegates and guests
viii leave De Soto for wharf of steam
Clifton; steamer will take party
or a trip down the river, returning
1880 o'clock. Music and refresh
nents will be furnished during the
rip.
Smoker to be held in Elks' Hall at
o'clock D. m.
Second Day
Business session in banquet hall
rom IL o'clock until 1.
Trip on trolley cars for ride about
ity and then to resorts, cars leaving
De soto at $3.50 p. m.
Visit to Savannah Yacht Club at
iclock.
Visit to Casino at o'clock.
Supper at Casino at 1880.
Vaudeville show at 8.
Dancing after vaudeville; last car to
cave Casino for city at 1870 o'clock
). m.
It is expected that not only will a
rery large delegation of Elks with
MEMBERS of their families attend the
invention, but that, because of the
educed rates granted by the railroads.
here will be many visitors on other
usiness as well. No matter how large
crowd attends the local Elks are
repaired to see that they have an en-
oyable time, and to that end will
pare neither time nor trouble.
On the night of the visit to the Thun-
erbolt Casino that place will be prac-
ically turned over to the visitors, and
he place will be rendered especially
ttractive with decorations. In addi-
ion the grounds will be Illuminated
The committee in charge of arrange
nents consists of Messrs. Charles
farks, chairman; William Kehoe, w.
Y. Starr, Jr., William baltimore, w.
:. McDonough, w. j. Watson, w.
v. Starr A. D. Kelly, Samuel Rev.
olds and j. c. Shaw.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
MEN ON A JUNK HEARD
PORT ARTHUR EXPLOSION.

Che Foo, June 6, II a. ma Japa-
nese correspondent from Dalny con-
firms the reported advance of the Japa-
'nese army on Port Arthur. news OF
which was brought here to-day by the
Chinese. The correspondent states,
however, that there are fifteen miles
between the Japanese and Port Arthur,
instead of seven, as reported by the
Chinese. The Japanese army is adj
vancing along both coasts.
1t is reported that the peninsula di-
vision on the east coast fought a battle
within fifteen miles of Port Arthur
June 3. The result of the battle has
not yet been learned.
junk, which lay off Port Arthur
June because of lack of wind, heard
desultory firing on the morning of the
4th, and saw five Japanese torpedo boat
destroyers as they disappeared below
the horizon. Afterwards, a tremen-
dous explosion was heard, and it was
thought by those on the junk that
possibly one of the destroyers had
struck mine. On the night of June 8
immense columns of flame and smoke
were seen from the junk in the direc-
ton of Dalny.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
PICKED UP ASTEAMER
ROLLING HELPLESSLY

Victoria, B. c.. June 5.-The Boston
Tow Boat Companys steamer Pleiades
arrived at Cape Flattery this afternoon
in tow of the German steamer Nicome-
dia with broken propeller shaft. The
Nicomedia, which was bound from
Yokohama to Portland, Ore, to load
wheat, found the Pleiades rolling help
lessly in mid-Pacific and picked her up
The Pleiades is bound for Victoria and
Puget Sound from the Philippine Is
lands and Oriental ports with large
number of passengers and a heavy gen.
eral cargo.
1t is believed the heavy strainng in
the recent hurricanes caused the frac-
ture of the Pleiades' shaft. The ves-
sci will arrive here Monday morning
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
Fire In Drug storehouse.

New York, June 6.-Flre was discov.
cred early this morning in the seven
story warehouse Of McKesson e. Rob.
hins, the wholesale druggists, in Ann
street. The fire had been Burning a
long time before 1t was discovered. II
started in the boiler room in the base
Inent, and had gone up through the en-
tire seven stories before it reached the
unshutterad windows on The top floor
ard was discovered. The building was
Quilted and practically everything, the
firemen say, must have been burned be-
fore they reached the scene. The loss
will be heavy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
NOW SAYS KUROKI
HAS CASE OF FEVER.

Paris, June 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says:
According to information received
here Gen. Kuroki has been suffering
from a mild attack of typhus fever,
but he has now recovered.
THE general belief is that Gen. Ku-
ropatkin will not advance to the relief
of Port Arthur. In any case orders
to do so have not yet been transmit
ted.
II learn that England has obtained
from Japan, in behalf of Russia, as
surances that the Japanese will not
destroy seals in Boring sea during the
war.
ut is rumored that the army corps
of the st. Petersburg district will be
modified shortly. l have reason to be-
lieve that two other army corps in the
central districts also will be modified"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
RELATIVES OF YOUNG
HELD A CONFERENCE,

New York, June 5.-Relatives and
friends of Frank T. Young, the book
maker and race horse owner, who was
killed in a cab while riding with Mrs.
Man" Patterson Saturday morning,
were in consultation to-day with law
yer. Subsequently it was said wit
ness would be produced at the inquest
to- morrow whose testimony would GER
tainly result in a definite charge of
murder being preferred against some
one. Beyond the fact that the prom
Used witness is named Billy" the
dead mans friends would say nothing
as to his identity.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
George Philips, CambridEeport
Mass.

Cambridge, Mass, June 5.--George
Philips, engineer of the collier Merri-
mac. which was sunk by Lieut.. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson at the mouth of
Santiago harbor. died at his home in
Cambridgeport tonight.
Philips was 3S years old and I'M
married He was born I'm st. John,
N. B. At the outbreak of the war
with Spain he enlisted in the United
States navy as machinist. When
Hobson called for volunteers to sink
the collier Merrimac In Santiago chan
mel Philips offered his services and
was chosen as one of the crew. He
remained in the engine room of the
Merrimac. and at great personal dan
ger reversed his engines, then opened
the sea valves, flooded the ship and
made his way to the deck while the
vessel was sinking.
After the war was ended Philips
continued In the government service
and was transferred TO Philippine wa
ters His death was due 10 Bright'a
disease. He was taken III in Calves
ton last March. came North and died
st the home OF a relative IN this city.
A mother and two sisters survive him.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
FLOODS ARE RECEDING.
More Satisfactory Conditions Re-
ported from kansas.


Kansas City, Mo-, June 5.-After ten
days almost continuous leaden skies
the sun shone over Kansas City to-
day. With a cessation in the rains
during the past twelve hours, most
rivers are gradually falling, and every
where food conditions are improving.
A slight rise was shown in some
streams over night, but it is believed
that from now on all will fall rap
idly.
At Kansas City the Kaw began to
fall last night and west of Manhattan
it continues to go down. The South
ern Kansas rivers will go down more
slowly and the conditions in the oil
fields will not be bettered materially
before another twenty-four hours,
great stretches of country still being
covered with water Railway sched-
ules are still demoralized but many
more trains are moving, and by the
middle of next week it is believed con-
ditions will be normal.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED AN
OTHER AT PlN0P0LIS,

Claimed She Was Attacked and Shot
Her AssniIant in seIf-Defense.
Moultrie, Ca. June 5.--News is re-
ceived here of the killing of a negro
woman, Mary Forester. at Pinopolis.
by a negro woman named Frances
Nails. The latter claims to have done
the killing in self defense, as the For
roster woman was much the larger
woman, and tried to hit her with an
ax-handle. The Nails woman fired
twice. the first ball taking effect in
the arm and the second in the breast,
producing almost instant death. She
was lodged in Jail and Will be given a
preliminary trial tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
STEALING DIAM 0NDS
She Is to Be Taken Back to Mexico
for Trial.

She Is to Be Taken Back to Mexico
for Trial.
Kansas City, Mo, June 5.-Blanche
Ryan, charged with the theft of $4,000
worth os diamonds for a woman at
Chihuahua. Mex. has been arrested at
Little Rock by Deputy United States
Marshal Charles Haskell CT st. Joseph.
Nc. and is to be brought to Kansas
City, where she will be held until eN-
tradition papers are made cut.
The theft of the diamonds is stated
to have occurred four months ago, and
since then officers have chased the
woman 10000 miles.
II is stated that Secretary of State
Hay has given the matter of eXtradition
his personal attention, and that the
Mexican authorities have urged that
Blanche Ryan should be turned over
to them as a concession in return for
the surrender by Mexico OF Charles
Kratz wanted in st. Louis for alleged
boodling.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
ELKS GRAND OFFICERS
MET AT CINCINNATI,

Cincinnati, June 5.-James T. Fan
ming of Indianapolis grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, and other grand ex-
allied officers of the order have been in
executive session here to-day. 1t was
announced tonight that the session
was devoted to a conference with the
committee on arrangements for the an
nual convention and reunion here next
month. William J. O'Brien of Balti-
more and Samuel Heads of Cleveland
are most prominently mentioned for
grand exalted ruler.
Tomorrow the grand exalted officers
and other visiting Elks will be the
guests of August Hermann, exalted
ruler of the Cincinnati Lodge, at the
Laugherty Club.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
Ludecus a suicide.

Montgomery, Ala. June 5.-william
Ludecus, for many years a well-known
citizen of Montgomery. committed sui
clde Thursday night in his room. His
uody was not found until to-day.
MIR. Ludecus was q bachelor and
owned considerable property. He was
about as years OF age. No note was
left and Il Is believed that the deed
was committed In a moment OF tenn
porary mental alteration.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
vALDOsTA BURGLARs CAUGHT.
ulcers Are on the Track of an Or
ganized Gang.

gained Gang.
Valdosta, Ga, June "a gang Of
mrglars has been operating in this
ection for some time, and two of them
Fere captured at Ousley Station last
light. There are two or three more
the gang, and the officers are after
hem, with good chances of locating at
east one of them. For the second time
two weeks, fl. H. Stotesburys store
VI the old Georgia Southern depot was
urglarized night before last. Negro
electives were sent out to the small
tations early yesterday morning to
watch for suspicious negroes, and dur
ng the day Henry Wallace and Jim
.oung, two negroes, appeared at Gus
ey station. trying to dispose of a lot Of
'nlves ana razors. They were arrest
a and Sheriff Passmore went there
asst night and brought the negroes
lere They say that there were Ave
liners in the burglary, and this is be-
ieVed, as they were seen in a gang of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
NEW RAILROAD FOR FLORIDA
VIII he the Natural Bridge Railway
Built by Georgia Capital.

VIII Be the natural brluEe huAi"hg
Built by Georgia Capital.
Moultrie, Ca. June 5.-A company
has been organized here for the pur-
pose of building a railroad in the west
ern portion of Florida to reach the
large tract of timber owned by the
Georgia Florida Pine Company. All
the stockholders in the road are also
stockholders in the lumber company,
but the road will be chartered and
known as the Natural Bridge Railway
Company. W. c. Vereen is president,
L. E. Morgan vice president, ]. K. Nc
liver secretary and treasurer. and F. G.
Boatright manager. The general Of
ficers of the company will be at this
place, but Mr.. Boatright's headquar-
tiers will be in Tallahassee. The road
will run from Moody to Warissa and
will traverse some Of the finest timber
sections in Florida.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
RUSSIA HAS NO NEWS
FROM PORT ARTHUR

st. Petersburg, June 5.-The govern
ment appears to be without fresh in
formation to-day of any sort concern
ing Port Arthur. The authorities are
skeptical over the story of smoke and
heavy detonations- at Port Arthur,
which may have been caused by the
Japanese passing over mine fields on
the landward side. Even this, they say,
is a doubtful supposition thus early in
the siege
It is again pointed out in official
quarters that the government is not in
receipt Of any regular information
from Port Arthur. but is wholly de-
pendent upon the reports from Japa-
nese or neutral sources, except when
a messenger succeeds in getting
through the lines. 1t is not expected
that the embargo will soon be raised.
GROVES TASTELESs CHILL TONIC.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
Freight Handlers strike.

San Francisco, June 5.--Freight hand
lsrs at the Third and Townsend street
a;atlon of the Southern Pacific Com
pany to the number of 500, have gone on
strike. The men demand on increase of
pay and reduction of the working day
"a nine hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
OLD IDEAL SHATTERED.
lays no More a Government by the
People for the People.

Schenectady, N. Y. June Sat the
CSth commencement exercises of Union
Stllege tonight President A. V. v.
raymond, in his baccalaureate sermon.
tferred to the growth of corporations
I'D their legislative influence. He said:
Startling as are the revelations
made by Mr.. Steffens, for instance, we
annot disoredit the evidences which
ie places in detail before us. When to
rose we add the facts which come
within our own observation we are
oreed to believe that the government
u the people by the people and for the
''ople, for which the fathers fought Is
% Gay more of a theory than real
~"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
FIRE LOSS S125,0oO.

New York, June 5.--Fire late to-
street. one occupied by the Hoefer
Wall Paper Mills, causing a loss Of
Sl25. 900
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
IT'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY

Is Celebrated by the Town of NORTH
ampton, Mass.
Northampton, Mass, June 5.-The
city began to-day a celebration of the
25Oth anniversary of the settlement Of
the town of Northampton with reli-
gious services in its sixteen churches.
The many guests of the city include
Gov. John L. Bates and staff, former
Secretary Of the Navy John d. Long,
and S. S. Champion, the latter rep
resenting the city of Northampton,
England
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
MCCORMICK KILLS TWO.
Shot the Men who Stoned Himself
and His Father.

Lexington, Va, June 5.-Edward Nc
Cormick, young farmer of Browns
burg, sixteen miles from here, last
night shot and instantly killed John w.
Wade and Arthur Blackwell
The shooting was the result of bad
feeling that has existed between the
men for three years. 1t is asserted
that the dead men had been drinking
and waylaid Mccormick and his faith
er on their way home and stoned
them, whereupon young Mccormick
fired, shooting Wade through the heart
and Blackwell through the lungs.
Mccormick was arrested to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06

Mrs. Rurale-"Your place is so
large | wonder you don't keep fowls.
1t is SO nice to have fresh eggs every
day" Mrs. Civioue-"But fowls are
such bother. Why couldn't we keep
an incubator instead ?"-Brooklyn Life.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
FIRST GEORGIA
MELONS OF 1904
Were Marketed in vaIdosta at %
Cents Each.

Valdosta, Ca, June 5.-The first load
of watermelons. of Georgia raising,
reached here yesterday and found a
rapid sale at 25 cents. They weighed
about twenty pounds each. One load
was brought from the southern section
of the county by a white man and a
load from the western portion came in
a few minutes later with a negro in
charge, it having been raised by him.
The rains of the last few days have
brought out crops and the outlook for
cotton was never better in this section
at this time of year. But it is a long
time before the crop is made, and a
little too much rain or failure to get
enough rain would work disaster.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
Fine Rains in TEXAS.

Austin, Tex, June Sail Central
Texas, from Palestine on the north to
Cotuilla on the south, a distance of
about 300 miles. was visited by three
inch rainfall this afternoon, extending
over three hours. This precipitation
assures good corn crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
cborIe. w. Denhardt, Baltimore.

Mr.. Charles W. Denhardt of Balti-
more. died in that city Saturday after
noon, after a long Illness. He was a
brother of Mr.. William Denhardt Of
this city. He was 3s years old. and is
survived by his wife and one daughter.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06

There is a strain of sadness about
wedding oells, says the cynical bache-
lor. @They always affect me like the
moan Of the tied. philadelphia Rec
ord
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-06
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mrs. r. T. Ward and daughter. Miss
adie Ward, of Augusta, arrived yes
hrday and are visiting Mrs. L. c..
liner at No. 129 Abercorn street.