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present at least. But the state
ments of Takahira and the dis
patches the State Department has
received from Minister Griscom
in Toxic appear to preclude this,
for both say the japanese Govern
ment and people consider that
Russia has acted in bad faith by
delaying the transmission of the
note, and, it is alleged, taking ad-
vantage of this delay to move
troops to positions advantageous
for the Inauguration of hostilities.
Takahira corroborated the state
ment made by Baron Hayashi, the
Japanese Minister in London, that
Japan would be satisfied with
nothing less than a treaty or pro-
tocol covering the influence of
both countries in Manchuria and
Korea. Takahira told Loonis that
the Japanese had taken great UNI
bragg at the fact that the Russian
reply was formulated first by a
council of Cabinet Ministers and
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ACTRESS
LOSES HER
LAWSUIT
Victoria Decision Is
Against Mrs. Ed
ma Hopper.
British Columbia Justice
SuStainS the Will Of
DunSmuir.
Claim Made by a Stepdaughtsr Of the
Millionaire Not Recognized in
aGelebrated Case.

VICTORIA. B. c.. Feb. 6.-The de-
cision in the action brought by Edna
Wallace Hopper against James Duns-
muir to have set aside the will Of the
late Alexander Dunsmuir and also
to set aside a deed by the terms q
which Josephine Dunsmuir, in con-
sideration Of an annual payment OF
SIS, 1000, reIinquished for herself and
her heirs all claim to Dunsmuir's es-
tate, was this morning announced
against the plaintiff and the inter-
venor, the mother Of the defendant
and testator.
Justice Drake. who rendered the
decision. held that the plaintiff had no
right, either legal or equitable, to at
tack the will. the tables of eonsan-
guinity not recognizing a stepdaugh-
ter.
The ground of the action was undue
influence, both as regards the viii and
the deed. The matter of the will is
disposed of in the judgment by the
citation that the tables of cOnsan-
ter. In regard to the deed. the judg-
ment holds that. admitting for the
sake Of argument, it was obtained
by undue influence, it was then a void
able transaction and good until dis
affirmed. Mrs. Josephine Dunsmuir
did not disafirm it during her life
time and the plaintiff cannot do so
now.
The judgment complains OF the pre-
posterous time. forty-two days. which
the case occupied in the trial and the
large amount OF irrelevant testimony.
The Judge, in his decision, expresses
his contempt for so-called medical ex-
perts and says they are never impartial
and always try to impose their views
upon the court Expert" testimony,
he asserts, Is Of little value
The judgment concludes that the
facts alone show that Alexander Duns-
muir was OF sound and disposing mind
when he executed his will; that he had
for a long time previously expressed
his intention Of making his viii in favor
Of his brother James Dunsmuir, and did
so make 1t. The Judge agrees with
Chancellor Sprague that facts sworn 70
are OF greater weight than scientific
opinion When he finds facts which prove
business capacity, shrewdness and a
successful management Of large busi-
ness concern without delusions. he IS
of opinion that such a person is capa-
bic OF making a will
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Diplomacy Is Making It's Last Exchange and the Quarrel of til
Nations Will Go to the Abitramen of Sterner Methods

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6.
The scene of the Russo-Japanese
negotiations has shifted and now
Russia waits for Japan to show
how her latest word is received.
AS each communication has
passed between the capitals of the
contesting powers the situation
has become more tense, until it is
now feared diplomacy is making
its last exchange and that the
questions at issue may go to the
arbitration of sterner methods.
Russia tonight is keenly awake
to the possibilities of the situation
and is eagerly awaiting the first
intimation which may give a clew
to the temper of Japan. This
means official, intelligent Russia
on the banks of the Neva, and. to
a lesser extent, in the larger cities.
Beyond the confines of these cen
tiers of population the calm current
of monotonous life of the vast
empire has flowed on until now
undisturbed. The multitude in
the interior which in the end must
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tilities in the Far East and it is
confidently expected by many, es-
pecially the diplomats, that clash
at arms will precede declarations
of war and it would not surprise
them if the war broke out within
twenty-four hours. Japan's rest
lessness, which has been such a
serious factor throughout the ne
gotiations, became apparent to-
day when Takahira, the Japanese
Minister, called upon Acting Sec
retary Loomis at the State De
partmept. He said to Loomis, as
we'll as to others during the day,
that he had received over night
dispatches most warlike in tone
and declared that he would not be
in the least surprised to hear that
Kurino, the japanese Minister in
St. Petersburg, had been recalled.
This Government had hoped
and had reasons to believe from
what it had learned of the tenor
of the Russian reply that the ne
gotiations would be prolonged and
peace remain unbroken, for the
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do the fighting, if there is to be
war on large scale, have not yet
awakened to the impending dan
ger. 1t will be only when the
Emperor shall issue his manifesto
and his call to arms that they will
be aroused.
The Emperor, in the event of
war, may go to Moscow to submit
his cause and fate to the Almighty
at the altar of the Troitsko Mon
astery, as his fathers have done in
the past before drawing the
sword; but, whether he does or
not, his manifesto will be read in
all the churches of the empire and
posted everywhere, arousing the
patriotism of his subjects.
In the hotels and restaurants of
St. Petersburg the situation is be-
ing discussed tonight with great
seriousness. The weather is BIT
terly cold and street fires are burn
ing and the people are asking if it
is possible for hostilities to begin
at a season when the thermometer
registers 40 degrees below zero in
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MILLIONS FOR WYOMING
IRRIGATION PROJECT
and Canal in the Valley Of
the ShOshOne.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Sec
retary Of the Interior has approved the
setting aside of $2.25O.OOO OF the
reclamation fund for the irrigation
project on the north side OF the Sho-
shone River, in the Big Horn Basin OF
Wyoming. provided that satisfactory
rights to land and water can be Sc
cured.
This project provides for the con-
struction OF a dam and storage reser-
voir in Shoshone River and a canal
heading in the canyon above Cody. 1t
will provide water for approximately
80, 900 acres on the north side OF the
river in Big Horn County.
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WASHINGTON BELIEVES
OUTBREAK IN ORIENT
is QUESTION OF HOURS

WASHINGTON, Feb. O.
Washington awaits news of hos
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was ~ exec one gh dM bee M
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TEE WEATHER.

Forecast made At San Rraa-
cisco Tor thirty hours ending
midnight. February z;
San Francisco AID vicinity
Showers Sunday; brisk south
west winds. a. c. ElcADH.
District Forecaster.
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THE TzEATz1s.

Alcazar-HA Colonial Girl" Mat
tnee To-Day.
Calf and Mack
CentraI-HEast Lynne" Matinee
To-Day.
Chutes-Vaudevd11
Columbia-"A Chinese Honey
moon"
Fischer's-"The Beauty Shop"
Grand-'sLost River" Matinee
To-Day.
OrDheum-Yzude7 Matinee
To-Day.
Ttvoli-"when Johnny Comes
Marching Home"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
CATHOLICISM FOR NEGROES.
without 1t, Priest Declares, the
CoIored Race Is Doomed.

without 1t, Priest Declares, the
COIOred Race Is Doomed.
Washington, April AT to-day's ses-
sion of the second conference of the
missionaries associated with tho new
apostolic mission at the Catholic Uni
versity, Rev. Charles B. Carroll, OF
Baltimore, read paper on evangelical
ton of the negro and told Of work be-
ing accomplished by the Society of
St. Joseph. He characterized the work
as successful and encouraging, not
withstanding obstacles due to the ignor-
ance, prejudice and poverty among the
race.
Father Carroll declared that If there
is any class of people which needs the
constant presence of missionaries IL is
the negro. The mission church, with
it's resident priest, he said, Is the best
plan to catch and hold the negro in
the South.
Much of the old time prejudice is
passing away, and the negro is learn
ing that one can be Catholic and O.
Democrat or Republican or neither.
There are 5000, 900 negroes to be saved,
he continued. Only 100000 are Catho-
lies. The Catholic church alone can
solve the negro question by teaching
the negro his solemn duties as a man
and Christian. Catholic negroes are
purer in their morals than any others.
he declared, and detest the crimes of
the rapist and the profigate. with
out the Catholic church." concluded
the speaker, the negro is doomed, body
and soul -
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SWAYNE'S CASE
WILL GO OVER
FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
IN IMPEACHMENT MATTER UNTIL
NEXT DECEMBER.

This Decision Was Reached Sn the
House-Lamar of Florida, who In
situated the investigation, Re-
Sretted the Necessity for the
Posep0nemenf-In the Meantime
the judiciary Committee of the
House Is to Take Additional Tes-
timOny.
Washington. April THE Swavne
impeachment proceeding, which has
been looked upon as the only possible
block to an early adjournment of Con-
gress. was disposed OF in Ave minutes
by the House to-day by the adoption OF
a resolution making the case a special
order for Dec. 10 next. In the mean
time the Judiciary Committee is to take
additional testimony in the case.
Mr.. Lamar of Florida expressed re-
greet that this course seemed advisable
He reviewed the case briefly and ac-
Quiesced in the resolution on the
ground that it was desirable that mem
bers should have ample time to be-
come familiar with the case, and II
was also desirable to have an early
adjournment of Congress on account oil
the fall campaign.
The resolution was agreed to without
opposition.
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HARDIN SANITATION
Is IN A SAD STATE

ST. Petersburg. April s.-The terrible
sanitary condition of Hardin, which,
it is feared. will lead to an epidemic,
is revealed in dispatch to the Nov
osti.
The matter is of particular impor-
tance, in view OF the fact that Hardin
Is the center Of Russian military and
civil authority in Manchuria. All
troops pass through this point and
all provisions and medical supplies are
brought there. Despite a dry spring
and summer and peaceful conditions
in the territory last year, there were
cases of cholera and typhoid, the fur
Their development of which was stopped
by the November frosts.
The chief source of the contagion
is the water of the Sungari river and
the shallow wells, which are located
in unsanitary places. Another source
of contagion is that the ground filth
of the winter has not been satisfac-
torily disposed of, but lies exposed
above ground in the heart of the city,
the streets of which are filled with
refuse.
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NO LATITUDE GIVEN
THE CORRESPONDENTS

London, April S.-Brief dispatches
from the seat of war in the Far East
appearing in the London newspapers
during the last few days have all been
OF a curiously stereotyped character,
indicating that an active censorship
is prevailing there and adding moth
ing to the information contained In
the dispatches of the Associated Press.
This applies particularly to points I'M
der Japanese control; but from the
Russian side also it is evident care
is being exercised to prevent the news
OF operations leaking out.
The Japanese fleet is cruising not
far distant from Port Arthur.
The Standards Che Foo correspond
emf announces that a steamer which
arrived there Thursday sighted jap
anese warships off Wei Hal Wei
The correspondent at Seoul of the
Daily Telegraph cables that a corre-
spondent at Gen San has telegraphed
informing him that it took him six
days to travel 1873 miles from Seoul
to Gen San owing 70 the state of the
roads.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISK

In the brief period
a o be
be
communications
do
misunderstood" ~ 80
crew A MCLEOD, D. D. Jan %,
Rev Dr. Mceods endorsement but the
acknowledges medicinal
unite commencing
sofs
1t never a
in goodfa
and direct 81 bottle book
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
LITLET0N FOR GOVERNOR.
browniOw Dominated the RepubEa-
can Convention,

brownlovv Dominated the RepubE.-
can Convention.
Nashville, Tenn. April AFTER an
all-day session the Republican state
convention, which met to-day, tnstr,,ct-
ed for President Roosevelt and nonni-
mated Jesse NJ. Lfttleton of Franklin
Tor Governor. Delegates from the state
at large to the national convention
were chosen as follows. w. p. Brown
low, H. Clay Evans, F.. A. Raht and
L. w. Dutro.
The convention was dominated by
Congressman Walter P. Brownlow.
who was permanent chairman. E. H,
Sanford OF Knox county and D. A.
Num- of Haywood county were placed
before the convention for gubernato-
rial honors, but Lfttleton was nomi-
mated on the first ballot the vote
standing: Lfttieton, 4S0; Sanford, 1s1;
Num-, 6. ID
The report of the Platform Conn
mittee was adopted by an overwhelm-
ing vote. The platform declares for
the Brownlow good roads bill, and a
vigorous protest is registered against
unfair election laws, suppression of
the ballot and the making of false
returns. The platform favors the en-
actment of legislation requiring cam
didates for public Office to file a sworn
ttemized statement of the expenses in
CURED during the campaign and for
what purposes. The temperance plank
of 1902 was reaff1rTned with the addl-
tional approval of all laws restricting
and throwing safeguards around the
sale of LIQUOR
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
OBITUARY..


News was received here yesterday oil
the death of Mr.. Seaborn D. Rustin at
Taylors Creek. Mr.. Rustin died yes
terday afternoon at o'clock from pa
ralysis of the brain. He had been Ill
for only four days. though he had been
in failing health for several years.
Mr.. Rustin was 70 years of age. He
was the father of Mr.. S. D. Rustin, Jr.'
and OF Mr.. D. B. Rustin. both of this
city. The remains will be brought to
Savannah this morning for interment'
The funeral will take place from the
home of Mr. D. B. Rustin, No. 2l5
PARK avenue, west. The interment Will
he IN Laurel Grove. Mr.. Rustin was
member of McLaw's Camp of Veter-
ans.
He entered the service of the Con-
federacy Oct. /, 1851, as lieutenant OF
Company D, Fifth Georgia Cavalry
and surrendered at Bentonville, n. e.,
with Gen. Johnston. The funeral Will
be attended by McLaws Camp.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
PUBLISHERS GIVE DINNER.

Roosevelt and other Distinguished
Men Their Guests.
Washington, April IA represen-
tative and distinguished company at
tended the dinner of the Periodical
Publishers Association of America,
given at the New Willard Hotel to-
night. President Roosevelt was there
and made a speech. To his right sat
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, dean of the diplomatic corps, and
on either side of them were Mr.. Hay,
the Secretary of State; M. Jusserand,
the French ambassador; Baron Won
Sternburg, the German ambassador;
Justice Peckham of the Supreme
Court; William B. Rowland, president
of the association; Hamilton w. Ma
bic, the POSTMASTER, and other dis
tinguished members of the society.
The Chinese and Japanese ministers
sent letters Of regret.
The dinner was preceded and follow
ed by reception. President Roose-
welt was introduced by POSTMASTER
Mabie as THE best known author in
America to-day, the author and illus
traitor of American ideals"
The President spoke of the RESPONSE
bility of the press and the necessity
for self-restraint. He warned against
undue levity and the spirit of national
boastfulness, and continued:
IF there is any one quality which
should be deprecated in the public
man and in the public writer alike,
it Is the use of language which tends
to produce irritation among nations
with whom we should be on friendly
terms. Nations are now brought much
nearer together than they were FORMER
ly. Steam, electricity, the spread Of
the press in all countries. these fac
tors have brought the people closer
together. You can rest assured that
no man and no nation ever thinks
the better of us because we adopt
toward him feelings which we should
resent If they were adopted toward u.s.
We have very large field In warning
against evil at home. When all is as
1t ought to be in nation and state
and municipality here at home, we
can then talk about reforming the
rest of mankind. Let us begin at
home
NJ. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor; Baron Sternburg, ex-Gov. Frank
s. Black of New York, and others also
made addresses.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
APPLAUSE GREETS
NAME Of PARKER
DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM
BURST FORTH AT ITS MENTION IN
THE HOUSE.

owe Are Going TO Put Him Into the
White House-He IL Going to
Crush tho Balance of the Trusts
of the Country, which the Repub-
Iioans VIII Not Do"-Tha4 Is whas
Gaines of Tennessee Said-Op-
preston of Toe Trust Removed by
Parker.
Washington, April During the
discussion OF an amendment to the
army appropriation bill, providing $780,
900 for road in Alaska Mr.. Gaines,
Of Tennessee, in the House to-day de-
clared that charity should begin az
home.
Tennessee needed roads in Tennessee.
Instead. he said, the people Of the
country were being taxed ito build
roads in Alaska and were besides being
oppressed by the trusts. The oppression
of one trust-the ice trust-had been
relieved by Chief Justice Parker and
five other men, he asserted, and sug-
gested that Alaska might send ice to
New York.
Democratic applause greeted the
name of Judge Parker and in con-
GLIDING Mr. Gaines again provoked
applause on the minority side by
saying:
1--WE are going to put him into the
White House. He is going to crush
the balance of the trusts of the coun-
try, which the Republicans will not do"
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Mrs. James It. Lewis.

Mrs. James I. Lewis died yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at Isle OF
Hope, after lingering illness. Though
she had been an invalid for some
length of time hopes for her ultimate
recovery were entertained until a rev
days before her death.
Mrs. Lewis was 4S years of age. She
ia survived by her husband, three chill
dren, Miss Gertrude and Masters Mar
ion and Walter Lewis; two sisters,
Mrs. w. S. Royal and Mrs. D. 3.
Lester of Augusta and one brother
Mr.. w. w. Pemble, of this city. The
funeral will be held this morning at y
o'clock from the family residence,
Rev O. r. Chester, pastor of Wesley
Monumental Church officiating. The
nallbearers will be Capt. ]. H. John
ston, Mr.. Clement saussy. Mr.. G; r.
Holmes, Mr.. C. v. snedeker. Mr.. W. E.
Dawson and Mr.. M. L. Dixon
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
CABINET ORATORS
GETTING BUSY
TO BOOST RooSEvELTISM.
SHAW AND TAFT DISSEMINATING
REPUBLICAN DoGMAs.

mia Work to BE Done in the Big
CITIES where the Battle of 1904
viii he Fought-President ROose-
xeIt May Not De Much Speaking
4,m~eAe. but HIS Cabinet Officers
wtnI He Active-secretary shaw
TaILsing Politics Straight from the
shouIder-secretary Moody Busy
in Massachusetts-secretnry Will
son Will Take a Hand Later ON.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, D. c., April 7.-President
Roosevelt's cabinet officers who are
y,onular orators, have already begun
to circulate extensively in the bust
ness centers to spread political doc
+r,ne as it will be taught in the COM
ing campaign. Those familiar with
rational politics are well aware that
the battle of 1904 is to be fought in
the large cities and there Mr.. Roose-
Welt will win or lose an election to
rba presidency during the next seven
months. The only slump in the Re-
publican vote at the congressional cleo
zion of 1902 was in the big cities and
some of the influences that were at
work in such sections then are at work
now.
The President is by no means green
hand at politics, and, while 1t has been
semi-oficially announced that he will
not himself speak much from now on
till after election, his cabinet officers
have become very busy in speaking.
There are only two of these now es-
pecially engaged in disseminating the
faith-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
and Secretary of War Taft. The lat
ter has not gone out of Washington
yet to talk and all of his addresses
thus far have only been of semi
political nature But none the less,
they are strengthening for the admin
istration and in the course of the next
two months Judge Taft is scheduled
to make more than a dozen speeches in
as many cities.
Secretary Shaw Taking q Hand.
Secretary Shaw is everywhere talk
ing politics straight from the Shout
der, as his address some two weeks
ago at Providence, r, l., demonstrat-
ed. He is the best stumper in the
cabinet, and now has scores of invi-
tatons on his desk in the Treasury
Department. A good many of these
invitations he has already accepted. He
will be on the political circuit a large
portion of the time in the next five
or six months, intoxicating the admin
tstration views as to different ques-
lions, and thus correcting early and
before the heat of the campaign is on
ideas that Democrats may attempt to
disseminate.
Secretary Moody has already done a
little political speaking, but chiefly in
Massachusetts. He is a very convinc-
ing speaker, and will go out on the
hustings more as the summer ad-
vances. A little later Secretary Will
son will begin making addresses to the
q farmers, calculated to help along the
Republican cause in communities
where talking will do the most good
for the party.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
WHEN THE ExPL0
SION OCCURRED.


ed, followed by Premier MauTa, there
was a great outburst of applause. to
which he responded with smiles and
by saIuting In military fashion. While
the King was stepping into his carriage
a sharp explosion was heard, followed
by cries OF pain. His Majesty turned
around without showing any emotion.
while Premier Maura urged him to
proceed.
THE crowd abandoned the royal car
riages and surrounded the place where
the two persons wounded by the ex-
plosion were lying in spasmss of pain
The bomb had been thrown without
we'll calculating the distance and 1t
exploded, wounding two sightseers, VINO
were applauding the King.
THE King remained on the spot until
the two wounded persons had been
removed to hospital and then he re-
ceived an enthusiastic ovation.
zone man was arrested. His name
was kept strictly secret, but it is doubt
full If In the confusion the police seized
the real culprit, especially as no one
present was able TO tell exactly from
where the bomb had been thrown"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-08
RUSSIANS OCCUPYING
LARGE BORDER TOWNS

Seoul, Korea, April 7.-Telegrams
have been received here saying that
the Russians are occupying six Of the
largest border towns on the Tumen
river in Northeast Korea.
A Korean project has sent in a re-
port that the Russians and Chinese
who were at Yongampho Korea, have
withdrawn to Antung, across the Yalu
river. Only a few merchants remain
at the former place.
The Japanese authorities have no
confirmation of a reported engagement
between Russians and Japanese at
XVII Sung