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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
THE CENTRAL'S SURGEONS
ASSEMBLED IN MACON.
DIR. Travis of COvingtOn Elected
President of the Organization.

DIR. Travis of COvingtOn Elected
President of the Organization,
Macon, April 19.-The Central of
Georgia Railway surgeons convened in
-ourteenth annual session here this
morning with the largest attendance
the organization has ever known.
DR.. w. H. Elliott of Savannah.
president, was unable to be present.
and DR.. S. C. Benedict of Athens,
vice president, occupied the chair. A
number of interesting papers were
read by different members of the body
to whom the subjects were assigned at
the last annual meeting.
The officers elected for the coming
year were DIR. w. D. Travis of Cow
ington, president; DR.. J. D. Dabney of
Birmingham, vice president: DR.. ].
r. Burdette of Tennille, secretary and
treasurer.
The attendance showed some of the
most successful and prominent sur
9eons of the South, and the discussion
incident to the papers presented were
interesting and entertaining during the
entire time of the convention.
The delegates, at least a majority of
them, will remain over to attend the
meeting OF the Medical Association Of
georgia, which will convene tomorrow
evening.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
QUINN SHOT HIMSELF.
Young Man at StarISe Left a Letter
for His Mother.

Young Man at Starke Left a Letter
for His Mother.
Starke, Fla, April ia young man
by the name of julius Quinn committed
suicide this morning at 1 o'clock at the
boarding house of Mrs. Moore by shoot
ing himself in the right temple. Death
must have been almost instantaneous
from the nature of the wound. No
reason is yet known here as to the
cause. Mr.. Quinn had been doing some
insurance work and did not show any
signs of dependency last evening.
He left an unsealed letter addressed
to his mother at Fitzgerald, Ca, saying,
These words are hard, but 1 am lost.
May God bless you all. Try and raise
Willis right. 1 am gone forever. Your
devoted son, Lucius."
On another slip was written, bye,
Bye; love you to the last. julius"
On his trunk was found his money
and the picture of a young girl.
Judge Gardner viewed the remains
and decided an inquest unnecessary.
The body was turned over to the I'M
dertaker and his father and mother
were wired as to what disposition to
make of it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
JOHN WURTS TESTIFIES
AGAINST JUDGE SWAYNE.
Told of a Private Car at the Dis
posaI of the Judge.

Washington, April 19-John Wurts,
a professor in the Law School of Yale
University, gave testimony to-day
against Judge Charles Swayne before
the subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary. Judge Swayne
was present and will cross-examine
Prof Wurts tomorrow.
AS to Judge Swayne's reputation in
Jacksonville, Prof. Wurts said: Judge
Swayne's reputation in Jacksonville
was that of judge who was open to
influence and whose decisions were
governed by other considerations than
the law and the evidence"
The witness testified that Judge
Swayne had a private car of the Jack
sonville. Tampa and Key West Rail-
road at his disposal for something like
two years during the receivership of
Mason Young, who was appointed by
Judge Swayne. During the summer
months, from May to December he
said, Judge Swayne would come to
Jacksonville from his Northern home
only on rule" days. On those trips,
which took place about once month,
the witness said the Judge would use
this private car.
According to Prof. Wurts. the Flor
ida Central and Peninsula Railroad
furnished Judge Swayne a private car
for himself and party to go to the
Pacific slope. This trip caused much
scandalous talk In Jacksonville and
the witness said on his return Judge
Swayne told him that the only ex-
pense the trip had been to him was
the provisioning of the car.
The appointment of John King, a
young man without legal knowledge or
training, as master in chancery in a
pending suit involving the Florida
Southern Railway, was another of the
accusations brought forward by Prof.
Wurts against Judge Swayne. King.
he said, was reputed to be relative
of the judge. He received a salary Of
$125 month for twenty-five months
under this appointment, and finally a
fee of $13,500 for closing up the BUSH
ness and settling up the road. This
was declared to be an exorbitant fee.
John Wurts practiced law In Jack
sonyille Fla from 1884 to 1896.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
PENSION OF $4,000
FOR MAKAR0FF'S WIDOW

st. Petersburg, April 1S.-Vice Adj
miral Makarofr's widow has been
granted an annual pension of $4,000.
detachment of Russian troops,
which left Southern Usuri, has reach
ed Maoer-Shan Con the west bank of
the Yalu river, ITS miles north of Ping
Yang), without having encountered
any of the enemy. The detachment has
occupied a mountain pass between
Manchuria and Korea, which it is for
tifying- with mountain batteries.
An official telegram states that there
is no change in the situation on the
Yalu river. The Russian outposts are
now on islands of the river close tc
the Japanese outposts, which are pre-
pairing to retire.
Maj. Gen. Phugl, chief of the military
staff at Port Arthur, telegraphs that
all statements regarding siege and
fall of Port Arthur are unfounded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
HEARST Is WORKING
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Old Line Democrats Are RaIlyins
Against Him.

Charleston, w. Va, April 19.-The
Democratic state convention to select
delegates at large to st. Louis meets
here tomorrow. The condition of at
fairs tonight is puzzling. but 1t APP
pears, that the old line Democrats are
in the saddle and that conservative
actions will dominate to-morrow's pro-
ceedinGs.
Many old time leaders who left the
party in Bryans campaigns are here.
Among these men are former Senators
Johnston N. Camden and Henry G..
Davis. If the Hearst forces win
tomorrow both Camden and Davis will
be delegates at large and their col
legues will probably be former Gov.
McCorkle and Judge John Holt OF
Huntington. William r. Hearst's pri-
vate car Dixie" arrived to-day from
the East. bearing Congressman Liver
nash of California, Senator Newlands
of Nevada and John Temple Graves of
Georgia. They addressed a largely
attended mass meeting held tonight In
the interest of Mr.. Hearsts candidacy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
DEMOCRATS OF PENNSYLVANIA
WOULD GIVE NO INSTRUCTIONS
Save That Their Delegation Will Be Bound by the
Unit Rule in Voting at ST Louis

Harrisburg Pa, April 19.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention, which was
held here to-day, refused to instruct
the national delegates from Pennsyl-
vania to vote for the nomination of
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York
for President. The delegates will go
to st. Louis uninstructed and will be
bound by the unit rule.
An attempt was made at the meet
ing of the Resolutions Committee of
the convention to amend the platform
by substituting for the unit rule plank
a paragraph instructing the delegates
for Judge Parker 1t failed and. the
platform as adopted by the committee
was unanimously adopted by the con-
vention.
Justice Samuel Cuisine Thompson
of Philadelphia was nominated by ac-
clamation for Supreme Court justice
to succeed himself for the full term of
twenty-one years.
The delegates at large to the National
Convention are Col. James M. Cuff
fey, State Chairman ]. K Hall, ex-
Gov Robert E. PattiSon and Robert
e. Wright.
The national delegates and electors
chosen by the delegates from the Fiji
tenth and Twenty-second districts
are contested. The contests were re-
ferred to a committee to be appoint
ed by State Chairman Hall. Chair
man Hall will be reelected tomorrow
by the State Committee at it's annual
session.
The platform says that the thought
full sentiment of the country has be-
come distrustful of President Roose-
velt's administration and declares
that:
Safe, dignified administration has
given way to strenuous, spectacular
partisanship, national and interna.
tional problems of vast import have
become the sport of personal ambi-
ton, and have been fashioned and
nodded as stepping stones to the pres
idential succession.
To-day the country finds in Theo-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
PLANT ESTATE GOES
TO NEW YORK COURTS

New Haven, Conn.,, April 19.-The pc
tition of the heirs of the late Henry b.
Plant, asking that the balance of his
estate, amounting to over SIG, 500 900, be
transferred from Connecticut to the
Jurisdiction of New York courts, was
to-day granted by Probate Judge
CIeaveland.
In his will Mr.. Plant stipulated that
the estate should be kept intact until
the arrival at age of possible issue of
his youngest grandson, who is now 8
years old. This could be done under
the Connecticut law. but the heirs at
law, desiring an immediate partition
of the estate, petitioned the court to
have Mr.. Plants legal place of resi-
dence declared to be New York, and
that the estate be transferred to the
jurisdiction of the courts of that state
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Transfer FOrmaIities.

Paris, April 19.-Important action
relative to the Panama canal was
taken here to-day for the conclusion of
all formalities for the transfer to the
United States of the concession held
by the Panama Canal Company. These
formalities have reached such an adj
vanced stage that practically nothing
remains to make the transfer COM
plete, but as a measure of precaution
the details of the action already taken
are not made public pending the meet
ing of the stockholders of the company
next Saturday. when it is expected the
final transfer of the concession will be
ratified 1t can be stated. however,
that the action already taken positive
ly assures the ownership of the canal
by the United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
TALKED BY CABINET,
The Question of Its Control Was
Considered.

Washington, April 1s.-The cabinet
to-day considered the control by the
government OF wireless telegraphy.
The subject was preached by Secretary
Hay in connection with the recommen-
dalton received by this government
from Russia through Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador.
The discussion finally drifted to the
expression of an opinion that it would
be desirable, If not indeed, absolutely
necessary for this government to con-
troll, at least in supervisory way, the
operation Of wireless telegraphy, par
ticularly along the coasts. Stations
for the receipt Of wireless messages
are springing up at various places
along both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts. 1t was pointed out that in
the event Of war with foreign nation,
it might be necessary in defense of the
nation for officers of the United States
to have charge of these stations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20

Madison, Fla, April 19.-The motion
for a new trial in the case of the state
of Florida against o. p. Smith, who
was found guilty last week of murder
in the first degree of Jere Mcclellan,
with a recommendation to mercy, was
denied to-day and the case now goes
to the Supreme Court.
The case of r. G. Blair and n. M.
Blair, white, who were indicted at
this term of the court for the murder
of Sam Small, a negro, whose dead
body was found in the Willacoochee,
river, near Bellville, few weeks ago,
was continued until next term by con-
sent of counsel, the former being al
lowed bail in the sum of $1,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
hurley Tobacco Rises.

Louisville, KY, April 19.-On addi-
tional reports of an almost bare mar
ket, prices of hurley tobacco on the
local "breaks" to-day took another
jump, and in consequence the net
gains of the day were from l to 2
cents a pound over the prices of last
Friday, when the market closed for
the week.
The dark" market also advanced
from to IL cents a pound in sym
pathy with hurley and also on the ru-
NOR that a big tobacco company had
taken an option on about 5000 Nogs-
heads of Green river tobacco held at
a local warehouse.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
"UncIe BIIIyv Dawson, vaIdosta.

Valdosta, Ga, April 19.-News was
received here to-day OF the death of
old Uncle Billy Dawson, in the Ha-
hira neighborhood. Uncle Billy
claimed to be lis years old and those
who have known him for many years
say that he was very close to 1t. Mr..
Briggs Lawson of Hahira has known
"Uncle Billy" for sixty years and he
says that he was a very old negro
when he first knew him. The old man
fell out of a chair about ten days ago
and has been unconscious ever since.
Up to that time he was active.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
YOUNG FRENCHW0MAN
TRIED TO SHOOT HERSELF.

Atlanta, April ia young French
woman, supposed to. be Mademoiselle
Cesarie Figuera, apparently about rs
years old, attempted to commit suicide
in Oakland Cemetery this afternoon by
shooting herself, but made only a flesh
wound. The name was obtained from
a card which she tore up. No one
knows the young woman and she re-
fuses to talk. She is at the Grady Hos
nital
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
A. II. Mallory, CIxo.

Clyo, Ga, April 19.--After an illness
of six weeks, Mr.. A. H. Mallory, of
Clyo, died yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock of pneumonia. He was rs
years of age. He was Mason and
a member of the M. e. Church, South
Five sons and two daughters survive
him. They are Messrs. r. p, j. c..
w. A., r. b.. and H. NJ. Mallory
and Mrs. w. S. Coburn, and Mrs. r.
P. Register. The funeral will take
place at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and
the interment will be in Laurel Hill
Cemetery, near Clyo.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
ARMOUR KNOCKS PROPS
OUT FROM UNDER CORN.
He Started TO Selling, and There
Was n Wild Rush of Longs.

nc ~
Was n wild Rush of Longs.
Chicago, April 1s.-May corn had a
savage break of 21k cents on Change
to-day, with Armour an open seller.
The general impression was that the
big line held by that house has been
quietly liquidated during the last two
weeks, and that the deal is practical
ly over The Armour selling to-day
began shortly before noon, and for an
hour the pit was in a turmoil, anx-
ious longs dumping their lines, fight
ing to get rid of their corn before the
bottom went out of the market. One
representative of the Armour company
sold personally fully 100000 bushels of
May and made no effort either at
concealment or support when the break
got under way.
The Armour line originally was gem
orally estimated as high as 100000
bushels, and it was accumulated most
ly between AZ and SO cents. The clos
ing trade in May was 49% just "a
cents under the final figures Of yester-
day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Mrs. w. A. wheeIer. Bainbridge.

cambridge, Ca, April 19.-Mrs. w.
A. Wheeler died at 6 o'clock this morn
ing at her residence on Donaldson
strete. She had been in declining
health for some time. Mrs. Wheeler
was prominent in social and charitable
circles and a host of friends extend
their sympathy to the bereaved hus-
band and relatives. She was a daughter
of Mr.. M. w. Subers of this place.
The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning from the Episco-
pal Church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Against Jim Grow Cars.

Richmond. Va, April bat large
and representative gathering of Rich
mond negroes here tonight formal
protest was made against the law pro-
viding for separation of the races on
street cars which is to be put into
effect here tomorrow, and resolutions
were adopted, the gist of which is that
the negroes of the community will
walk in future as evidence of the real
ity of their protests.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
what Bryan Thinks.

Lincoln, .Neb, April 19.-William j..
Bryan tonight gave to the press the
following statement concerning the ac-
ton of the New York State Demo-
cratic Convention:
81 do not think the instructions will
give Judge Parker any additional
strength, but the platform adopted by
the convention ought to prevent his
nomination, unless the Democrats when
assembled at st. Louis. decide to at
tempt a confidence game on the pub
lie"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
F. r.. Eures, Barlow, Fla.

Barlow, Fla, April 19.-F. r. Eures,
an ex-Confederate soldier, died yester-
day He was originally from Georgia,
having entered the Confederate service
at Thomasville. He ran away from
home to join the army. He had lived
here number of years. He was about
IS years of age. Mr.. Eures was a Ma
son. and the members of that order had
charge Of his funeral to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
MA SAYS THAT HIS MEN
WANT TO FIGHT RUSSIANS.

Shanghai, April 19.-Gen. Ma Yu
Kun, commander of the Chinese army
on the Manchurian border reports that
the Russian troops are moving west
of the Lao river. He says it is diff
cult to control his troops, as they are
anxious to attack the Russians.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Heavy Firing Heard.

London, April 20.-The lull in news
from the Far East continues, there be-
ing nothing this morning beyond a
vague report from the Standards cor
respondent at Che Foo that heavy fir
ing was heard last night and that
searchlights were observed working.
None of the numerous reports of Japa-
nese landings is yet verified.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
SKlRMISHES OCCUR
ALONG THE YALU RIVER.
(continud From First Page.)

is, but the result Of the engagement is
unknown.
The outposts on the island of Yalu,
between Anju and Win, have been en-
gagged in continual skirmishes for sew
eral days. Some Japanese are reported
to have been killed.
At night, when the Japanese retire,
they disguise themselves in the straw
cloaks of Koreans. They are making
bags with bark mating, which they
fill with earth and use in building their
defensive works.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
FRANK SANS HELD.
women Charge Him with Trying to-
Enter Their House.

Desk Sergeant McCool at the police
station last night about midnight re-
celVed a complaint from house at
the corner of Habersham and Bryan
streets that a negro had tried to force
an entrance. Not long afterwards he
received further complaint from Ida
and Sadie Gordon, two colored women,
llVlng in Congress street lane. between
Hapersham and Price streets, that a
negro had tried to unlock and enter
their house. He sent two officers to
the scene, who found Frank Sans in
the neighborhood. He denied that he
mad been to the house, but the women
identified him. He is held at the bar
rack.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Mrs. r.. S. soIomonn.

Mrs. r. S. solomons died in Charles
ton yesterday, after a short Illness
Her husband, DR.. 1. r. Solomons, died
several years ago. He was a WELL
known dentist and gallant Confeder-
axe soldier Mrs. Solomons was the
mother Of Mrs. 1. NJ. Falk of this city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
OBITUARY.
John oliver, Atlanta.

Atlanta, April 1s.--John oliver, cap
italist and cotton mill expert. dropped
dead at his home on Peaohtree street
this morning shortly after 6 o'clock.
He had been Ill for some time, but his
sudden death was not expect
ed. Mr.. oliver was SO years
old and leaves wife and
two children. Mr.. oliver leaves
his wife and children 100000 life in
surance, besides property in several
cotton mills In various parts of the
South
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
CnII for Convention.

Columbus, o., April 19.-Chairman
Finley of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee issued the formal cal
to-day for the Democratic state con-
vention, to be held in Columbus Tues
day and Wednesday, May "a and rs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Rev. Father John P. Chadwick.

who was chaplain of the battleship
Maine when she was blown up in Ha-
vana harbor. has been appointed to
the pastorate of st. Ambrose Church,
New York city. This is. one of the
most popular and important parishes in
the archdiocese and the appointment
is said to be due in no small measure to
Pope Leo himself, who is understood to
have expressed admiration of the work
Father Chadwick did at the destruction
of the Maine.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
To Try New Proceedings.

New York, April ia representa-
tive of the Hartman interests said
that the decision is just what they ex-
pected it would be. He said: 1--WE
shall now institute new proceedings,
but just of what nature or when has
not yet been fully determined. >"
1t is probable that any new action
will be brought in the courts of New
Jersey, in which state the Northern
Securities Company secured it's charter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20

Thank heaven, it cannot longer be
said that the United States Senate is
body without conviction. Senator
Burton has redeemed it from that re-
preach New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Two Natural horn Reoch.

William Jenkins and William Ward.
two young negroes, were arrested at
the market last night by Policeman
Sims for stealing chickens from S. P.
Moskovitch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
RUSSIANS WILL RESIST
PASSAGE OF THE YALU

Seoul, Korea, April 10, 6 p. m.-The
Russians are strengthening their forth
fications at Chiu Ten Chang with all
possible haste, and are sending REIN
forcements of artillery and infantry,
with the intention of stubbornly con-
testing the expected attempt of the
Japanese to cross the Yalu river.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Oregon wouldn't Instruct.

Portland, Ore, April 19.-The State
Democratic Convention which met here
to nominate delegates to the National
Convention, refused by a large vote
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
potterron for Congress.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1s.-The Tenth
district Democratic convention to-day
nominated NJ. r. Patterson for Con-
gress. United States Senator Bate was
Endorsed for reelection.