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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
JAPANESE VESSELS
MOVEMENTS REPORTED

Che Foo, Wednesday. Feb. 1o.-Upon
the withdrawal of the Japanese minis
ter from st. Petersburg, the Japanese
fleet and transports proceeded to Ma
Sample, which was occupied and the
fleet then sailed for Port Arthur. The
rest of the Japanese ships are guard
ing northern Japan, fearing that Rus
STA might land a force from Vladivo-
stok, and for the further purpose of
preventing four Russian cruisers from
joining the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur. Other Japanese war vessels
are cruising to intercept Russian YES
sells coming from Singapore.
The Russian battleships damaged at
Port Arthur are the Perseviet. Care
witch and Retvizan. The cruiser Bo-
YARN was beached when the tide was
falling and has not been foated and
will be damaged, as a northeast gale
was blowing to-day.
The Japanese fleet has probably re-
tired to Masampho, and it is not
known whether there was another at
tack on Tuesday night
Gen. Tchichikoff took command of
the Russian troops in Manchuria to-
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
GREAT FACTORY
BURNS AT 0SWEGO
LOSS WILL BE 100000.
HUGE STARCH MILLS THE SCENE
OF THE BLAZE.

IL Was Feared That the Flames
Would Spread to Adjoining Prop
erty-Firemen Were Sent from
Syracuse to Aid in Fighting the
Flames-Two Firemen Injured,
one of Them FatalIy-Twenty-fve
Barely Escaped.
Oswego, N. Y. Feb 1O.-The huge
starch factory of the Corn Products
Company, consisting of three great
buildings, forming the largest estab-
lishment of the kind in the world. is
threatened with total destruction by
a fire which started this afternoon in
the chemical room.
One of the buildings has been de-
stroyed and late tonight the second
building was ablaze and the fire en-
tirely beyond control. 1t is feared that
the flames will spread to the Columbia
FIGURING Mills and Kingsford's Office
and Malt House.
After the city fire department and
the volunteer department of Kings
ford's mills had tried in vain to cope
with the flames. Mayor Mansfield tele-
graphed for aid to Fulton and SYRIA
cuse. From the latter city three en-
gines and twenty-five men were dis
patched and Joined their efforts to
those of the local department.
Firemen Dougherty and Evans have
been injured, the former fatally, by a
fall from a roof. Twenty-Five men at
work in the buildings where the fire
started barely escaped.
The burning buildings contain many
hundreds of bushels of starch and
corn. 1t is believed that the loss will
reach $1,000. 900.
Six hundred employees are thrown
out of employment:
Oswego, N. Y, Feb. 1I.-At 2:3O
O'Clock this morning the flames were
under control, being confined to the
one building. The sloss will be over
one million,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
WAS JOY AT TOXIC
OVER THE JAPS' VICTORY.
First Popular Demonstration of the
War Occurred.

First Popular Demonstration of the
War Occurred.
Toxic, Feb. 10.-Undaunted by the
absence of official combinations. ia
pan is rejoicing over great naval
victory at Port Arthur.
Early to-day came a cable report
from the Japanese consul at Che Foo,
saying that early Monday the Japanese
torpedo boats destroyed three large
Russian warships off Port Arthur
Thereafter Admiral Togos fleet of six
teen Warships engaged the entire Rus
sian fleet remaining off the port.
The consul was unable to give the
result of the main engagement, but
said when the steamship Columbia
passed the scene of the action all of
the Japanese warships were preserving
their alignment and fighting vigorous
ly and steadily and apparently unin-
jured.
The newspapers here published ex-
ira editions containing news of the bat
tie and produced the first popular
demonstration of the war. Flags were
raised everywhere and excited crowds
thronged the streets.
Later in the day came a cablegram
from Paris saying that Viceroy Alex
Jeff had reported to st. Petersburg
that three Russian ships had been in
jured by a torpedo attack.
The news was accepted in official
circles and transmitted to the palace.
This combined with the bottling up
and destruction of two ships at Che
mulpo Tuesday, stirred the populace
to the highest enthusiasm and gave
additional confidence as to the out
come of the war.
Up to nightfall the Navy Depart
ment had not received any report from
Admiral Togo or other direct sources
and was dsinclined to accept unoffi-
cial statements, but was keenly anx-
ious to learn the details of the result
of the main engagement, although con-
fident that Admiral Togo scored a
sweeping victory. The department an
ticipated early advices.
If the Russian fleet is crippled or de-
stroyed, it is anticipated that an or
der to advance the army will be CIV
en- promptly
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
BANKS AND INSURANCE
MEN ARE AT WORK
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very busy day, perfecting their organi-
cation and preparing to get at the
work of adjusting the losses. About a
dozen 'loss committees were appoint
ed and tomorrow these will get to
work adjusting the insurance.
The insurance companies are also
cooperating with the bank people in
their efforts to relieve the financial
situation. The largest companies and
some of the smaller ones. too. have
decided to Immediately pay so per cent.
of the amount of the claims presented
to them where the loss was total or
nearly SO, leaving the remainder to be
paid after the insurance has been
finally adjusted. A few small claims
were paid by some companies to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
WELL TOLD.
Doctor Explains Feeding Without
Medicine.

1T is a we'll substantiated fact"
says a Maine physician that a very
large per cent. of the ailments of hui
mainly are due to errors in diet caus-
ing indigestion and the myriad af-'
fections following in its train. 1t was
Dr. Alternately L believe who said,
'One-fourth of what we eat keeps us,
the other three-fourths we keep at
our peril
Loss of flesh, from whatever i'm
mediate cause is due primarily to
nutritional disturbances involving de-
fective assimilation. With these pre-
fatory remarkes 1 wish to relate
briefly a case of mine (not the only
one by any means), in which Grape
Nuts was the connecting link between
disease and health.
eft was a case of chronic gastritis
where the patient had seen the
rounds of much stereotyped treatment
and where there was much depression
caused by long persistence of distress
at the stomach-pain, gas and burn
ing soon after eating.
Though 1 had been regulating the
diet considerably while giving medi-
cine il occurred to me that / would
try regulating it without medicine,
and in looking about among the foods
1 soon found that Grape-Nuts was the
best adapted TO my purpose. Start
inc in with Grape-Nuts alone, / al
lowed my patient to take it first with
hot water and a very little sugar at
intervals of three hours. After a few
DAYS instructed the patient to use it
with warm milk. CIT should have been
served with cream on the start).
Improvement was marked from the
hrst. The quotations of gas were at
once greatly diminished and the ter
rible burning and distress were les
sened in proportion while the spirits
Frightened. At the end of two weeks
my patient had so far improved that
she was allowed some chicken broth
which digested perfectly. 1t has been
over two months and she has grad
ually increased her diet i'm variety
until it now includes all that is need
ed to avoid monotony and maintain
relish.
"Grape-Nu however, still holds
a prominent place on her table as Il
will continue 10 do, for she realizes
that 1t ia a sheet anchor Name OF
the physician given by Postum CO.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for the fam
Gus little book THE Road to Well
VILE"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
CRIPPLED SHIPS ARE
Threatened BY STORM

1t Is Said That Decentralization at
Port Arthur Is Complete.
London, Feb. lin dispatch from
Che Foo. dated Feb. 10. a correspond
ent of the Daily Mail, says:
"A northeast gale, which is raging
here, bodies no good to the crippled
Russian ships.
complete Generalization reigns at
Port Arthur.
"Advices received here from Kwang-
Ting, Manchuria. say that 10000 armed
Chinese, unoficially recognized as gov
eminent troops. are operating in the
district, and are expected to attack the
railroad guards when they hear of the
Russian disaster"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
POPE INQUIRIES ABOUT
BALTIMORE AND GIBBONS.

New Orleans, Feb. 1O.-This evening
Cardinal Gibbons, who is here on a
visit, has received the following tele-
gram from Cardinal Merry Del Val,
papal secretary of state, regarding the
recent fire in Baltimore
Rome, Feb. johannes Cardinal
Gibbons, New Orleans. Holy Father
sympathizes deeply in the great af-
Fiction which has overcome your Epls-
copal city and inquiries about your
health.
(Signed) Merry Del Val"
Cardinal Gibbons has replied as fol-
lows:
New Orleans, Feb. 10.-Cardinal
Merry Del Val, Rome. Profound
thanks to Holy Father for paternal
message. Baltimore's loss by fire prob
ably $100.00O000.
(Signed) Cardinal Gibbons"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
WISE MAY SEIZE THE
DOMINICAN GUNB0AT,

Washington, Feb. 1o.-Specidc in
structions have been cabled Rear Ad-
miral Wise. commanding the training
squadron in Dominican waters, regard
ing the protection Of American shipping
interests there.
The firing on lighters attempting to
land part Of the cargo of the Clyde
Line steamer New York by a govern
ment gunboat has aroused Indignation
in official circles here. and it was said
at the Navy Department that the prob
able course of action after such an out
rage would be the seizure of the gov
eminent gunboat by Rear Admiral
Wise, in which event it probably would
be carried to Guantanamo.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
LIBEL FOR $4,000.
Suit Is Brought Against the Spanish
steamer Wilma.

Suit Is Brought Against the Spanish
steamer Wilma.
Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 1O,-A libel suit
for $4,000 was filed in the United
States court here to-day by John H.
Thompson, administrators of the estate
of jefferson Davis of Mobile, Ala,
against the Linea De Vapores Sierra,
a corporation known as the Sierra Line
of Steamships of Biboa, Spain. The
suit also named the Spanish steamer
Wilma, one of the vessels owned by
the firm, and which is now in port,
and the vessel was taken into custody
by the United States marshal and is
held. 1T
The suit lis brought on account of
the death of Jefferson Davis, in Mobile
harbor several months ago, while he,
it is said, was at work on the steam
err Alicia, also owned by that COM
pany, it being one of the allegations
that his death was due to negligence
of the master.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
Approved the Message.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 1O.-At the
regular meeting of the Jacksonville
Board of Trade to-day the action Of
the president of the board in sending
the following telegram to THE Balti-
mUre Chamber of Commerce was ap-
proved:
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 9, 1904
Charles c. McGill, President of the
Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore, Md:
We extend the sympathies of our or
ganization to your people. Can we be
of any assistance? Would like to pre-
sent the matter at our regular meet
ing tomorrow.
(Signed) &C. e. Garner,
president Jacksonville Board Of
Trade"
No answer has yet been received to
this telegram or to the telegram from
the Mayor of Jacksonville to the Mayor
of Baltimore.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
ALARMED BY A FIRE
AT THE HURST HOME

Baltimore. Nd, Feb. 10.-The local
firemen we're considerably alarmed
about 1870 o'clock this afternoon, when
in responding to an alarm from the
residential section, they saw fire issuing
from the roof of the home of the late
John e. Hurst on Cathedral street.
The disaster of Feb. started in the
business house of John E. Hurst. The
fire proved to be the burning of SCOT
in a chimney, and was extinguished be-
fore damage was done.
The police tonight captured John
Butts and George Cave of Philadelphia.
Butts is alleged to have sandbagged a
bank runner in Philadelphia in 1898,
and is also said to have had expert
ences In Washington.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
METHODIST MINISTER
CURED OF KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Rev. DIR. /. ViIIars, Prominent Meth
odist Divine, Cured of Kidney
Disease by "Safe Cure"

after a delay of months to be sure
that a cure of my rheumatism, caused
by kidney disease, of over a years
painful suffering had been effected, l
desire to assure you that so far as
know anything of myself / am cured.
/ am persuaded that Warmers Safe
Cure did it, l have tried many So
called certain cures and paid heavy
doctor bills, but nothing seemed to yet
hold up my trouble. Inasmuch as
rheumatism is the result of the kid
news not doing their work properly,
the uric acid must be driven out and
the kidneys cured before cure can
be expected. Safe Cure cured my kid
news. and / believe it will do all that
is claimed for II If taken as directed"
(Rev) l. Villars, Pastor Me. Church,
Sandwich, Ill.
rheumatism. backache. headache,
female weaknesses and cloudy urine
are among the certain signs Of serious
kidney trouble. Don't wait a minute,
hut get a bottle OF Safe Cure and take
II as directed. II is the only medicine
doctors and hospitals use and pre-
scribe for all diseases of kidneys, liver,
bladder and blood. Sold ny druggists
for over 80 years, or sent direct, soc
and 81 bottle. Medicine booklet
free. Warmers Safe Cure Co, Roch-
ester. y. Y.
and aid a speedy cure.
Safe Pills move the bowels gently
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
MEN OF ACTION RALLY
TO THE AID OF BALTIMORE.
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viction is that it will require the ut
most vigilance to prevent the deflec-
ton of a considerable volume Of COM
merce to Philadelphia and New York.
1t is believed here that the situation
may be saved if the debris can be
cleared away and temporary buildings
erected within four months. That a
large per centage of the spring trade
will be lost is inevitable, but there is
a set resolution among wholesale mer-
chants that the percentage shall be as
small as possible.
Gave People encouragement.
The opening to-day of the board
room of the Chamber of Commerce and
the receipt of quotations, the uninter-
rupted shipments of grain cargoes, the
certainty of state aid and the notifica-
ton by some of the large insurance
companies of their readiness to pay so
per cent. on losses; and the action of
the Legislature in asking for federal
troops, constitute a chain of incidents
which has contributed materially to
the restoration of public confidence and
cheerfulness.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11

+be newspaper offices, and a crowd Of
neople literally besieged the ministry
~ the interior, where the Official Mes
senger is published, smart carriages
arriving up in quick succession and the
hiqhest and lowest of the inhabitants
waiting in the anteroom or camping
IN the snow covered street, waiting pa
tiently till far into the morning for
the first numbers containing the official
bulletins. The text of these communi-
cations had leaked out among the news
paper men, but as the law forbids the
nublication of such documents until
they have appeared in the Official Mes
senger, the editors had to wait until
the government organ printed the news
before starting their own presses.
The intense indignation with which
The news of "the stab in the back" in
Aicted by Japan was received here
seems to be general throughout Russia.
The whole empire is fired by the war
fever. From Kieff, Kharkoff, Ekater-
noslaV and Moscow come stories of
patriotic demonstrations. Public balls
and other festivities have been coun-
demanded and the Red Cross Society
is besieged with fair applicants anx-
ious to go to the front.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
TO DECLARE NEUTRALITY
OF THE, UNITED STATES.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-The President
has decided to issue a proclamation of
neutrality. 1t probably will make it's
ton is in stereotyped form and sim
ply recites and deplores the existence
of hostilities between Japan and Rus
STA and enjoins upon citizens of the
United States a strict regard and OBJ
servance of the neutrality laws.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
AT LEAST FIVE STEAMERS
ARE JAPANESE PRIZES

Toxic, Feb. 10. Wednesday.-Th
Japanese have captured at least five
Russian commercial steamers, includ-
ing Exc Ekaterinoslav, Moukden,
Russia, Argun and Alexander. They
were captured by the Japanese in Co.
rean and adjacent waters at various
times since Saturday by small cruis-
ers. Some of the steamers are rich
prizes. The small steamer Koeik is
detained at Yokohama, it's status not
being clear.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
ESCAPED FROM PRISON.
Waters the First to "Turn the
Trick" in Eleven Years.

Trick" in Eleven Years.
Boston, Feb. 10.-The first escape
from the Charlestown state prison
since the famous Sewer gang" made
it's way to liberty eleven years ago.
was effected tonight, when Edward
Waters, alias Walter Washington, %
years old, who was serving a sentence
of eight years for burglary. left the
institution, undetected.
The exact manner of his leaving is
not determined. Two boys reported
having seen a man scale the wall of
the prison yard with the aid of a rope
thrown from the outside.
Warden B. f. Bridges explained that
he sent for Waters at 8 o'clock to-
night, wishing the latter to shave him.
When Waters entered the prison office
a visitor was preparing to leave. The
door was opened for the caller to pass
out, but both he and Warden Bridges
stepped into a side room for a mo-
ment. When the warden and his Wis
itor emerged a moment later Waters
had disappeared, and a search of the
building failed to disclose him.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11

eminent to take immediate measures
to reply by armed force to the chal-
lenge issued against Russia. Be good
enough to inform the government of
the United States"
The United States legation at Toxic
made two reports to-day to the State
Department upon the battles. They
related to engagements at Port Ar
thur and Chemulpo and added nothing
to the facts already known.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
SECOND B0MBARDMENT
WAS ON AT PORT ARTHUR.

Japnnese Fleet Returned There and
Opened Fire.
London, Feb. 1O.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Port Arthur says
the japanese fleet returned there
Tuesday and again bombarded the
Russian feet and forts. but that it soon
withdrew.
The losses to the Russians, the dis
patch says, were small.
During the firing a Japanese cruiser
grounded.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
UNITED STATES INFORMED
THAT WAR HAS BEGUN.

Official Information Was Conveyed
by Ambassadors Cassini.
Washington. Feb. 10.-Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador, called on
Secretary Hay to-day and left with
him the announcement of the Car,
declaring war on Japan. 1t was a dis
patch from the Russian Foreign Of
flee; to the ambassador and was sub
stantially as follows:
During the night of Feb. SO de-
tachment of Japanese torpedo boats
unexpectedly attacked the Russian
squadron lying at anchor in the outer
roaHstaad of Port Arthur This at
tack being the beginning OF military
operations, obliges the imperial gov
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11

Washington, Feb. 1O.-It was decided
to-day that the cruiser squadron of
the Asiatic feet with propriety could
go as far north as Shanghai and Or
ders to that effect have been sent.
From there one of the vessels will be
sent northward to Chemulpo, Corea,
to maintain communication with the
American legation at Seoul,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
WAR PROCLAMATION
EXPECTED AT TOXIC.

Toxic, Wednesday, Feb. 1O.-A for
NAL declaration of war is expected to-
night. The proclamation has been pre-
pared and approved by the cabinet.
Foreign Minister Komura has gone to
the palace to secure the Emperor's APP
prevail
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
NEW YORK BANK CLOSED.
Bad Loans and InJudicIous Manage
ment Caused 1t.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The Equitable
National Bank Of New York City was
closed to-day by direction Of the con-
troIIer of the currency. and National
Bank Examiner Edward Ridgely has
been appointed receiver.
The failure Of this bank is due to bad
loans and injudicious management. The
volume of business done by this bank
has always been small. and has de-
creased so considerably in the last few
weeks that its failure is almost with
out Significance, and in no way In
wolves any other national banks. 1t
had practically no business with banks
outside of New York city.
The bank has capital Of 100000 and
deposits of 1885,. 1913
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
GREAT BRITAIN, TOO,
Is TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.

London, Feb. 1O.-It was announced
in the House of Commons to-day that
proclamation of British neutrality
will be drawn up at a special cabinet
meeting tomorrow, and that it will be
published shortly afterward
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
WILL ASK PRESIDENT
TO SEND 1000 SOLDIERS

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 10.-The Gen.
eral Assembly tonight passed the
joint resolution asking the President
to send federal troops to Baltimore.
1t is understood that Gov. Warfield
will ask the President for 1000 SOL
diers. An enabling act, empowering
the city of Baltimore to borrow 49,
100000, was also passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
McCumber snpports Il.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The major
portion OF the time OF the Senate in
open session to-day was devoted to a
speech by Mr.. McCumber on the Pan
anna canal question. He supported the
canal treaty and justified all the acts
Of the administration in connection
with the recent revolt.
A number Of private pension bills
were passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
MURPHY WON'T STAND
FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS.

New York, Feb. 1O.-Charles F. MUIR
ply, leader of Tammany Hall, said to-
day that he was opposed to any plan to
have the state Democratic convention
instruct the delegates to st. Louis for
any particular presidential candidate.
Mr.. Murphy said:
'It is my idea that the New York
delegation should go to the national
convention uninstructed and I'm a posi-
ton to do what is best for the interests
OF the party. Instructions would ham
per us, and won't stand, Tor them"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
HOWELL IS UNSEATED.
Hts Place in the House Given to
ConneII, the COntestant.


ConneII, the Contestant.
Washington, Feb. 10.-The House to-
day disposed of the Connell-Howell
contested election case from the Tenth
Pennsylvania district, the decision be-
ing in favor of Mr.. Connell. The Re-
publicans, with the exception Of
Messrs. tanning of New Jersey.
Shiras of Pennsylvania and Parker Of
New Jersey. supported the resolution
unseating Mr.. Howell, the sitting
member, and giving the seat to the
contestant. The Democrats solidly
supported Mr.. Howell.
The House then resumed considera-
ton of the Senate amendment pro-
posing loan of s4.60O.000 to the Louis
lana exposition. upon which vote
on the question of concurrence will be
taken tomorrow. Further opposition
to the proposition developed in the de-
bate to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
MASAMPH0 SEIZED
BY THE JAPANESE.

They VIII FOrtify 1t and Use 1t as
a Base.
Toxic, Japan, Feb. 10.-Japan seized
Masampho Sunday and dispatched a
heavy force there. Japan will fortify
the port and establish naval and
military base there.
Masampho is an exceedingly impor-
tant point, as it controls the Corean
channel, and is an excellent base for
future operations.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-11
Mnndiur at shanghni.

Shanghai Feb. 10.-The Russian gun
boat Mandjur, reported from various
sources to be under repairs at Maya
saki, Japan, where she is said to have
been seized by the Japanese, is in the
harbor here. She has had her hull
and funnel reprinted black and is
ready for sea at a moments notice.