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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
VIRGINIA SUFFRAGE CASE
Was Argued Further Before the
United States Supreme Court.

Was Argued Further Before the
United States Supreme Court.
Washington, April 5.-Argument in
the suffrage case of William S. Sell
den and others VS.. Gov. Montague of
the state of Virginia was continued in
the United States Supreme Court to-
day by Attorney General Anderson and
f. w. Christian, both of whom con-
tended for the validity of the suffrage
clause of the new state constitution,
which is attacked by the proceeding.
Mr.. Anderson dealt especially with
the constitutional question involved.
arguing that as the suffrage provision
makes no discrimination on account of
race, color or previous condition of
SerVltude 1t does not conflict with the
nfteenth amendment, and that when
mat amendment is not violated each
state mas an UNREASONABLE right to
regulate Its own electorate. He went
SO far as to say that in "deterninin-
ing what the qualifications of a voter
snall be, 1t is competent for the state
10 nix as tests of fitness, characteristics
Whlch, though possessed by both white
and colored citizens, are possessed by
me whites in larger proportion than
the blacks" AS illustrations of such
quanf1cations, he included those of in
telllgence, military service in time of
war, the ownership of property, or
any other qualities or attributes which
are not based on the race, color or
previous condition of servitude of the
citizen. - ''i0
Mr. Christian confined himself large
10 the presentation of the question
OF Jurisdiction, holding that the pro-
cedure was not such that 1t was com
peIent for federal court to act.
G me arguments were closed by John
>. wise. who asserted that the CON
troi OF the state affairs of Virginia
naG oeen stolen from 100000 disfran-
o orats voters. His argument was an
chents and provoked an enthusias ste
reception for Mr.. Wise in the rotundal
oL me Capitol as soon as he had con-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
STORIES OF THE ATTEMPT
TO BLOCK THE HARB0R.

ST. Petersburg, April Sin a tele-
gram from Port Arthur a correspond
ent gives a picturesque detail of the
last attempt of the Japanese to block
the harbor as follows
Following a reconnaissance, our
fleet returned and anchored in the in
terror of the harbor. After midnight
the darkness became more profound
and our searchlights were constantly
in operation piercing the gloom. Sud-
denly shot Numbered and then a sec
ond and then a third. Golden Hill and
Tiger Cliff opened fire when the en-
envy was discovered. From the bat
tleship PetropaVlovski, a launch put
off with Vice Admiral Makaroff and
other officers, heading for the gunboat
BoFr. At the same time the torpedo
boats SLIM and Reshitelny signalled
to prepare for action and to attack
the enemy, The gunboat Otvajny dis
charged her siX-inch guns and the
torpedo boat SLIM fired a broadside
while hurrying toward the enemy and
let go torpedo, which fairly struck
the Prov of the first Japanese steam
er, carrying it away.
Other Japanese steamers came on
at full speed, raining Hotchkiss bull
lets at the SLIM, which fired a second
torpedo at the steamers and then ran
aground.
THE commander of the SLIM discov-
cred five of the enemy's destroyers fur
Their away, and the big ships valiantly
rushed to attack, firing their guns as
they did so. The enemy then sepa-
rated and disappeared in the darkness.
Meantime the Bobr and the Otvaj-
ny continued to fire on the stranded
steamers, and on the small boats put
ting off from them.
Commander Travinsky of the Reshi-
telny saw large steamer making to-
ward the center of the channel, fired
torpedo which exploded on the side
of the target. Lieut.. Krinitzky COM
manding the SLIM, having fought five
of the enemy's ships for long time
in the darkness was himself wounded
and his chief engineer and six men
We're killed.
with his machinery disabled and
the helm of the SLIM damaged, Lieut..
Krintzky decided to cease firing, but
fearing to leave the open entrance to
the harbor, he approached the shadows
near Golden Hill. and got off in a boat
with another officer to eXtinguish the
fire on the nearest steamer, and to rem
der aid to the twelve Japanese who
had been wounded.
THE Otvajny sent surgeons to care
for the wounded and boats were sent
to the other steamers at terrible risk
to cut the wires connecting the tor
pedoes, which the Japanese had ar
ranged to destroy the steamers. The
fires on the ships were extinguished."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

and inhabitants of the United States.
The minority members of the COM
mittee say they yield to none in their
desire to protect the President and
punish the enemies of the government
and social order.
Continuing, the report says: But in
the accomplishment of this laudable
desire we are unwilling to put upon
the statute books law that will in
wade and destroy the most valued
principles of republican institutions;
which will overturn the recognized pol
icies and procedure of a hundred
years; and which, not content with
the provisions respecting the Presi-
dent, sets apart some forty-five or fifty
other men as a separate class, whose
persons shall be more sacred In the
eye of the law than others of the S0,-
900, 900 inhabitants of the United
States"
The report cites paragraphs of ex-
listing laws and sections of Supreme
Court opinions as ample for the pro-
lection of the persons of other than
the President of the United States. 1t
is declared that the Jurisdiction con-
ferred upon the federal courts in the
first section is in violation of the con-
stitution of the United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
HARD WORK is SEEN
ABOUT KUR0PATKIN.

st. Petersburg, April 5.-The army
organs correspondent at Liao-Yang
forwards a description of Gen. Kuro-
patkins headquarters, as follows:
There is none of the pomp and cir
cumstance in life here, nothing but
a round of hard work. The stone cot
tages built for the staff are cold and
cherries. Inside the officers have to
sit in furs. despite the roaring fires,
but they are too busy to notice the
discomfort. Every cottage resounds
with the click of the typewriter draw
ing up details of the disposition of the
troops.
1--WE have eclipsed the Germans in
precision and promptitude. There is
no confusion or hustle. AS soon as a
regiment arrives, it is comfortably
quartered in warm, roomy barracks,
the men are we'll fed and rested, and
are then set off to their allotted sta
ton. There is no serious illness among
the arrivals and no epidemic"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

New York, April 5.-News of ex-
tensive curtailment of manufacture at
Fall River was attended by break of
about three-quarters of a cent per
noon. The market opened steady with
in few points of last nights finals
but soon weakened as a result of the
continued poor spot demand, and re-
ports of better climatic conditions. The
selling was much accelerated by the.
news from Fall River, and in the late
trading May went off to IA. SIC and
July to 14.74c. The close was barely
steady, .....
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
STEEL CORPORATION
ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Earnings for the Quarter Greater
Than Anticipated.

Earnings for the Quarter Greater
Than Anticipated.
New York, April 5.-Directors OF the
United States Steel Corporation to-day
declared the regular quarterly dividend
of Ia per cent. on the preferred stock
The amount thus applied to the divi-
dend was S6,304,919. and in order to
meet this payment a deficit for the
quarter of $1,S57, 120 was created.
Earnings for the last quarter (March
estimated at $500, 000), amounted to
s13,20S,SS6. Although the lowest in the
corporations history, they were better
than the most extravagant estimate
made by outsiders. They were less by
$1,828,295 than earnings for the fourth
quarter of last year.
1t was thought that the corporations
new system of accounting inaugurated
with the new year, under which earn
ings are not credited until the product
has actually been sold, would tend to
reduce its profits in this quarter.
The balance of $4,447,799 applicable TO
dividends was struck after $1,945,645
had been paid off to the sinking funds
of the constituent companies, deprecia-
ton and reserve funds, and $6.S15,442
was charged to interest on the cor
poration's bonds and sinking funds for
the quarter.
Earnings for the first quarter of 1903
were $25, 06s, 707, and for the correspond
ing period Of 1902 were $26,715.457, in
both cases more than enough to meet
the dividends on both preferred and
common shares. Unified orders on
hand for the quarter amounted to IA
136,961 tons, an increase of 921, 1888 tons
over the quarter ended Dec. 81, last.
The preferred dividend is payable
May 16. Action on the dividend was
reported to be unanimous. No action
was taken on the question of a divi-
dend on the common stock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
GIRL WAS BRUTALLY
BEATEN BY STRIKERS.

Chicago. April 5.--Bertha VanGelders
aged %, one of a number of girls ems
ployed as press feeders by a local
printing establishment in place Of
striking members Of Franklin Union,
is the victim Of alleged smuggling
tactics employed by the strikers.
While on her way home, accom-
panied by her younger sister Alice.
Miss Van Gelder was attacked and
brutally beaten by men whom she de-
clared are striking press feeders or
their sympathizers. She is said to be
in critical condition. Her nose had
been broken and her face pummeled
as If struck with brass knuckles, while
her body was bruised in several places
where she had been kicked. One hand
was frightfully lacerated, having ap-
parently been ground under the heel
OF an assailant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MILLS TO CLOSE
TWO DAYSAW WEEK
WILL cURTAIL PRODUCTION
BECAUSE OF THE UNSETTLED
MARKET CONDITIONS.

Twenty of the Manufacturing Cor
pOratiOns at Fall River Entered
Into the Agreement to Close
DOwn--TO-mOrrOw the New Plan
VIII Begin, and II VIII BE Con-
tinued Indefinitely-Many Opera
tives Affected by the Agreement.
Fall River. Mass. April 5.-Twenty
of the corporations in this city engaged
in the manufacture of print cloths, con-
trolling siXty-fve mills, have entered
into an agreement to curtail produc-
ton by shutting down two days week
The action is due to unsettled condi-
tions in the cotton and cloth markets.
The curtailment will begin next
Thursday, and will be continued in
definitely. The announcement did not
come as a complete surprise. Manu-
factureres with few exceptions have
expected a curtailment as soon as the
warm weather arrived. and some of
them say that they would have reduced
the output during the winter. had 1t
not been that they were afraid of their
operatives being in want and seeking
employment elsewhere.
The curtailment is the second general
one in this city that has occurred since
the cotton market began its upward
movement a year ago last winter. Last
summer a large part of the machinery
was idle, and the outlook at present is
that a similar state of affairs will pre-
vail several months this year.
Among the plants that will close
Thursday are the Border City, employ
ing 1,125 hands, in it's three mills; King
Philip, 1900 in four mills; Merchants
No. 3, 500 Osborne, two mills, TAO; Sag
amore, two mills, 1000: Union, three
mills, 1000 and Wampanoag, three
mills, 500; Chase, two mills, $50; Flint,
600.
In other plants, owing to existing
contracts, curtailment will not begin
until the latter part of next week. The
three mills of the Stafford Corporation,
employing 800 hands, will continue their
curtailment. In addition to these
plants the three mills of the Bourne
Company in Tiverton, employing 600,
are now idle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
OBITUARY..


Augusta, April 5.-The community
was shocked to-day by the sudden
death OF Mrs. Frank r. Clark from
heart failure. She had been i'll with
grip for about two weeks, but was
was suddenly attacked, resulting in al
most immediate death. She is sur
vived by her husband, two sons. John
and Frank, Jr., and one daughter, lisa
bel; her mother, MIS-. D. r. Wright;
sister, Mrs. Isabel Jordan, and four
brothers, Drs Thomas r. and James
B. Wright, ana Messrs. John, David
and Wayland Wright. She was by
birth and marriage a member Of two
OF Augustus prominent families.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT
IN JAPANESE COURTS.

st. Petersburg. April 5.-Russla has
completed arrangements through the
French minister at Toxic to appeal the
cases of the Russian merchantmen now
before the Japanese prize courts. Three
Japanese. lawyers have been engaged 20
present the cases. Appeals will be
made on various grounds. Most of the
ships were taken before the actual dec
laration of war. several of them were
captured on the high seas, having left
port before the outbreak OF hostilities,
and others were detained in Japanese
ports Notwithstanding Japans declara-
ton allowing Russian ships in port q
certain period Of exemption.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
coon ROADS CONVENTION.
Better Highways VIII he Discussed
at New Orleans.

New Orleans. April 5.-All arrange
ments have been perfected for the
good roads convention which will as
sernble tomorrow morning in the Pro-
gressive Union Hall, under the au-
pices of the National Association, The
session will extend over two days. Ad-
dresses Of welcome will be made by
Gov. w. W. Heard, Hon. Paul Capde-
vielle, Mayor of the city, and Presi-
dent J. M. Sanders of the Progressive
Union. Responses will be made by
Hon. W. H. Moore, president Of the
National Good Roads Association.
The programme, which was complet-
ed to-day. includes addresses by SEN
ator A. c. Latimer Of South Carolina,
Judge Norman @. Kittrel OF Houston
Martin Dodge OF the United States
Department of Agriculture. NJ. A..
Hayes of the land department of the
Southern Railway, j. b. Killebrew,
former commissioner of agriculture for
Tennessee, and r. w. Richardson, Sec
rotary OF the National Good Roads
Convent ton.
Six Southern states have promised
10 be represented by delegates.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

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The world has moved in the last ten
years in the perfection OF cod-liVer oil
emulsions, as 1t has in everything else,
and Ozomulsion has been the one emul-
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especially when one is susceptible to
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II your druggist does not keep Ozos
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
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Akran hank CLOSED.

Akron, o., April 5.--The doore of the
Akron Savings Bank were closed to-
day. and the Common Pleas Court ap-
pointed G. w. Seiber and William
Buchtel receivers of the institution.
The action was precipitated as a re-
suit of the Akron Clearing House AS
sociation compelling the bank to make
ali its clearings in cash. William
Buchtei is president OF the bank. 1t
mas a capital stock of 100000; surplus
$50 900, and deposits amounting to about
sS50,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
ARE BUT FEW RUSSIANS
ON THE UPPER YALU.

Toxic, April 5.-Reports have been
received here from Ping Yang to the
effect that Japanese scouts entered
Wiju on Sunday last. They found the
town deserted by the Russians. The
Korean residents of the town inform
ed the scouts that the Russian forces
on the upper reaches of the Yalu
river consist of small detached parties.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
War ON TonEhaks.

Seoul, April 5. noon.-It is reported
that the Japanese have killed two tong
haks (bandits), near Gensan. The
province of Chulla in Southern Korea,
where the tonghaks precipitated the
Chino-Japanese war, is being overrun
by armed bands. and an official re-
quest has been made for troops to SUBJ
due them. A returning missionary re-
ports that forty-five tonghaks have
been hanged at Kong Ju, capital of
the Province of Shung Chung.
The British military attache has re-
turned here from Ping Yang.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
THE BREAKFAST CUP
Can Bring JOY or Trouble.

ina Gnange in food and drink will some
and restore them to natural bsait Iopie
a = man of 70 writes that at the age
% ou ne began to break down and wa
q partiai invalid until 81. when he
concluded that coffee was one Of the
pr prime causes OF his sickness, and be-
S SIan using Postum Food Coffee in its
Enod Mitn Grape-Nuts Breakfast
lie says: Now at the age IF IN T
an IN as strong and hearty as I was at
~. l would not go back TO NV old
dollars" ~ shOusana
:, In DIS man was a pioneer i'm Illinois
in I a.. laIer on was an early settler
II - NoIth IJakota. He requests that
ms name shall not appear in print
NaIne given by Postum Co. Battle
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
WITH HANDS CLASPED
CHILDREN DROWNED.

Tustin, Mich, April 5.-The three
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Holmes, Laura, aged 10. Hazel. aged II,
and Wendell. aged years, residing
three miles southwest of Tustin, were
drowned in a large pond less than for
ty rods back of their home to-day. The
pond was covered with a thin coat of
ice, on which the children ventured.
The Ice was not strong enough to sup
port them and they sank together in
thirteen feet of water.
When the bodies were recovered two
hours later the childrens hands were
still tightly clasped.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
beware of Substitution.

Owing to the wonderful popularity
which JELL-O has attained since its
introduction, many inferior limitations
have been placed on the market by
INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers, who
hope to make a profit from their goods
sold In competition with JELL-O on
the strength OF our extensive adver-
Using.
Beware OF the grocer who tries to
sell you something else claiming II is
Just as good" rs JTsLL-O. No honest
grocer will offer to substitute for
JELL-O.
JELL-O is sold and used more ez-
tensively throughout the world than
any similar food product.
If your grocer can't supply you.
please send his name. The GENESEE
PURE FOOD co. Leroy, N. 4.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
SAW NO SIGN OF SHIPS
OF RUSSIANS OR JAPS.

London, April 6.-The correspondent
of the Times. cabling yesterday aft
ernoon, says that he has been cruising
for fifty hours in the vicinity of Port
Arthur, and that he has seen no sign
of the navy of either belligerent, not
even scout boats, but that he has seen
large flotillas of junks steering north
west, presumably going to Lao Tishin
to land provisions for Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
DEMOCRATS SPLIT.
Republicans Carried the Election in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 5.--Unofi-
cial returns from one-third of the city,
including decisive precincts. assure the
election of the whole Republican city
ticket, headed by Jay II. Netf for May
or. by pluraiities ranging from 1000 to
1000, except that Police Judge Brady,
Democratic and labor candidate) is
probably reelected by small major
ity. The new Council will have a Re-
publican majority.
The city government has been in the
hands of the Democrats for four years.
There were two Democratic tickets in
the field.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
PFLUG SAYS THERE ARE
NO JAPS IN MANCHURIA.

st. Petersburg. April 5.--Maj Gen.
Plug telegraphs from Mukden under
yesterdays date, denying the reports
of Japanese operations in Manchuria
and stating that there are no Japanese
troops in Manchuria.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

--Hogan-'I suppose we've heard me
lad, Terry? He do be takin lessons on
tn ella omit" Ryan--"He might
better be takin' lissons on the shame
dhrill. 1t 'ud be more useful thin an
a dom sight more soothin' t"the neigh
bors. Puck.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Commission Has Arrived.

Colon, April 5.-The Panama Rail-
road Company's steamer Alliance has
arrived here with the United States
Panama Canal Commission on board.
The commissioners have established
themselves in the DeLesseps quarters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
John II. Savage, Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn, April 5.-Col. John
II. Savage died to-day at his home in
McMinnville. He was in his S0th year
and was a veteran of the Florida,
Mexican and Civil wars.
Col. Savage was a member of Con-
gress before the war and attracted at
tention by reason of his advocacy Of
revolution instead of secession.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Nothing New at Port Arthur.

Port Arthur. April 5.--There are no
signs of the Japanese and there is
no notable change in the situation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Continued from First Page.
Tying the mouth of the river. A re-
markable bridge has been constructed
on the prolongation of the Win line
connecting it with Pin Hu-Jan.
The correspondent says the Russians
are seeking to draw the Japanese on
by sending small groups across the
river.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06


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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Frances Power cobbe, London.

London, April 5.--Frances Power
Cobbe. the authoress, is dead. She
was born in 1922.