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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
HOW HAITIANS QUELLED
INCIPIENT REBELLION.
IL Was Put Down by Prompt and
quite Decisive Shooting.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Mail advices
which reached several persons in
Washington to-day indicate that a ter
rifying state of affairs has existed re-
Gently in Haiti. One letter from Port
Au Prince gives the following account
of happenings at that place:
Affairs here are in a state of wild
and dreadful disorder. While the Pres
ident, Gen. Nord. was in Gonaives. a
city in the northern part of the repub-
lie, a conspiracy was discovered to in
augurate a revolution, not so much
against Gen. Nord himself as for the
purpose of getting control of this city
and forcing the President to agree to
certain measures affecting the liberia
ton and pardoning a number Of
Haitians implicated in the bank scam
DIAL.
when the time arrived to carry the
plot into execution, many withdrew
therefrom. One of the number, Gen.
Maxine Moplaiser, was, however, de-
termined to carry 1t through. Learning
of the conspiracy, the military governor
of the. city, with a number of soldiers,
broke into the house where Mopaise-
and few of his friends were gathered.
Orders were given to shoot ali those
within on the spot. Those kmo were kill
ed were Moplaiser, his son, one or two
other persons and a servant. Among
those who escaped was the writer.
The owner of the house escaped by
jumping out of a second story win
dow, and in so doing broke his leg,
but finally reached shelter. The mill
tary authorities, finding he had made
his escape, arrested and imprisoned his
wife. Hearing this. the man informed
the authorities If they would release
his wife, he would return to his house.
He kept his word returning to the
house where the authorities found him
in bed after physician had set his
leg. Without any ceremony, they kill
ed him as he lay there by firing thir-
teen bullets into his body.
1.-THE foreign residents then became
alarmed, and the German admiral in
formed the authorities IL their action
did not cease he would land marines
and take possession of the city. This
stopped proceedings.
Gen. Nord afterward reached Port
Au Prince, and the excitement is some
what allayed but is still intense, and
may break out at any moment"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
FRENCHMEN WANT TO
oUTRIDE VANDERBILT.

Paris, Feb. 3.-French' automobilists
are taking much interest in the motor
car records made by William X. Van
derbilt. Jr., on the beach track at
Ormond, Fla. and are anxious to race
him. NJ. Gobrom. who is we'll known
in sporting circles here, has already
challenged Mr.. Vanderbilt and M.
DeCaters proposes to lower the record
made by NJ. Gobrom on a ninety
horsepower car, evidently with the in
tention Of racing with Mr.. Vanderbilt
himself.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04

America, he said. we would not need
such a navy, which is top-heavy. let
war wait and commerce be protect
ed" he went on. TAKE from war and
give the Attorney General a home.
Make your appropriations for the St.
Louis fair, and tor the harbors at
Boston, New York, and other points.
Reduce your duties, and meet the COM
petition that is coming, and coming
rapidly. That seems to me to be the
policy the country should adopt"
He said that our, present era of
prosperity was on the wane.
SpOOner Answers German.
Mr.. Spooner replied to Mr.. German,
saying that the speech was purely par
tisan. He assured Mr. German that
the country and for a revenue that
would be adequate to enable us to do
all that we ought to do. He said if the
Democratic leader had stopped to cal
culate he would have discovered that
the prosperity of the country had be-
gun when the Democratic administra-
ton ended.
Mr.. Spooner made a personal refer
ence to Mr.. German as "the most
adroit and non-partisan statesman in
the world" which caused all the sena-
tors, including Mr.. German, to smile
He suspected Mr.. German, he said, of
the authorship of a part of the Demo-
cratic platform adopted at ST. Louis in
1888, but had not supposed that he had
had anything to do with the tariff dec
laration of 1892. Which policy, he
asked, will be adopted by the Demo-
cratic party-"I might say the reunited
democracy-at it's next convention"
May we not" Mr.. Tillman asked,
'be allowed to adopt the Senator's pol
icy in regard to the Philippines and
leave that to the Democratic masses p"
81 don't know which branch of the
party will be in control" responded Mr..
Spooner.
To this sally Mr.. Tillman replied:
Neither can we tell what part Gov,
Cummins with his Iowa idea will play
in the Republican convention"
Mr.. Spooner then made the important
and apparently authorized announce
ment that the Republican party did not
intend to enter into a revision of the
tariff at this session of Congress. Ask
ed why, he replied that the reason was
found in the fact that such an effort
would too greatly disturb the business
interests of the country. A presiden-
tial election was entirely a sufficient
disturber of business without adding
unnecessarily to the complications.
After further remarks by Messrs.
Hale, Elkins, Mitchell and Others the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
RUSSIAN WARSHlPS
LEAVE PORT ARTHUR.
They Sailed to Reinforce the Out
side Fleet.

side Fleet.
Port Arthur, Feb. 3.-In response to
the Japanese war measures important
naval and military movements have
been effected here. The Russian squa-
dron, heretofore inside the harbor,
consisting of the battleships Retvizan,
Peresviet, Czarevitch. Orel and Sevas-
topol, and the cruisers Fremieschek and
Smiley have Joined the outside fleet
consisting of the battleships Probieda,
Petropavlovsk and Poltava: the cruis-
ers Diana, Pallada, Askold, Varyag and
Boyarin and the torpedo gunboat Ba
kan. The last named vessel has just
arrived here from Chemulpo. Corea,
with complete Japanese charts of the
Corean coast.
In consequence of the narrow and
dangerous entrance at low water. it
took the warships three days to get out
of the harbor. The accomplishment of
this task is regarded as specially inn
portant, owing to the danger of the
ships being immured by an accident
in the channel.
The cruiser Digit. the torpedo gun
boat Gaidamak. the sloop of war
Zabyaka, four gunboats and the tor
pedo flotilla remain inside.
simultaneously the third brigade of
Siberian Rifles and two batteries of
artillery started for an unannounced
destination from Lao Yang, south of
Mukden
Altogether about 5000 troops have
departed, leaving 10000 men at Port
Arthur. exclusive of the troops man
ming the Notifications.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
WANTS NO REORGANIZATION.
Bryan Thinks 1t Might Mean Money
Powers Control.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 3.-William
Jennings Bryan spoke tonight by in
vitation ef the Kentucky Legislature
to a crowd that filled the Capital
Theater. Both bodies of the General
Assembly adjourned to-day and held
memorial services in honor of the late
Gov. William Goebel in the hall of
the House of Representatives. Mr..
Bryan and several members of the
Legislature made addresses.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced tonight
by Gov. Beckham. who, in presenting
him, said that, though twice defeated,
he was the best loved citizen in pub
lie life.
Referring to the late Gov. Goebel,
Mr.. Bryan said his assassination was
encompassed by corporate influence
that had determined he should never
be Governor. He said the man who
wrote to Goebel that he should never
be Governor is alive now and his
name is mentioned in connection with
the craftsmanship of the Democratic
National Committee.
MIR. Bryan devoted some time to
Grover Cleveland, saying that he be-
lieved President McKinley's indictment
of Mr. Cleveland, in which Mr.. Cleve-
land was charged with making money
the master of the man, was correctly
drawn.
Mr.. Bryan said he did not want a
reorganization of the Democratic party
because he did not want the party to
take the chance of falling into the
hands of the money power. CONNER
cialism in politics. he declared, was
now the greatest menace to the coun-
try. He said he had heard OF one
precinct in Delaware where all the
votes were bought and one auctioned
off brought $50.
He said the money question was no
more dead now than 1t was in 1896.
and discussed at length trusts and
monopolies, which he said were being
fostered under the Republican policy.
He also criticised President Roose-
velt's policy toward Cuba and on the
Panama question.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
STATESMEN CONFERRED
ON THE SITUATION.
they Met at the Residence of the
Japanese Premier.


TOXIC, Feb. 3.-A specially called
conference of the cabinet. elder states
men and military and naval chiefs was
held to-day at the residence of Premier
Aatsura. The meeting is believed to
nave been of much Importance, though
no details of the discussion have been
given the public. Possibly it foreshad-
oWs energetic action on account of
russian 2rocrastination.
Although the government officials
continue reticent. it is manifest that
the situation is of the gravest, and
mat the crisis is near at hand.
Inc time in which the Russian reply
Wlll continue to be a factor in the Sit
uatlon is narrowing. The patience of
me government is becoming exhausted,
ana II the expected answer is delay
Gu many days longer, the issuance OF
an ultimatum by Japan will become in
me Japanese feel that the existing
conditions have entitled them to more
prompt reply, and are bound to in
ier That the Russian government is
determined not to yield. but is utiliz-
ing the time to advance it's prepare
ions for war.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
PRESIDENT SUBMITS
ALL CORRESPONDENCE.
Holds Back Only War and Navy De-
partment Orders.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate a mass of
correspondence in response to Senator
Germans resolution.
The circumstances under which
forces were landed are given by the
President in detail, but orders by the
War and Navy Departments concern
ing the inner workings of such de-
partments and which constitute part
of the records of the offices of mill
tary and naval intelligence are with
held on the grounds that the disclos-
ure of such confidential matters would
be incompatible with the public inter-
est.
AS a preface to the correspondence,
Acting Secretary of State Loomis
writes a letter which says all the cor
respondence on record in the Depart
ment of State is given. and that from
this it appears United States forces
bave been landed on the Isthmus of
Panama ten times. A landing made
in September, 1902, was the only one
made without requisition from the
government Of the isthmus. The Sec
rotary in regard to this, says:
Forces were landed to keep open
the transit, the Governor of the state
being duly notified"
Acting Secretary Loomis says fur
Their: 1.-THE accompanying papers also
show that the United States has been
asked by New Grenada and Colombia
to execute, by armed force, the guar
anty of the neutrality of the isthmus
or of the sovereignty of New Grenada
or Colombia, and the dates and cir
cumstances of such requests.
1T appears from the correspondence
that on one occasion United States
forces were landed solely on the initia-
tive of the United States-namely, in
September, 1902. when the Panama au-
thorities We're duly notified of the pro-
posed landing.
THE correspondence further shows
that the forces of the United States
have never been employed in the inter-
nal affairs of New Grenada or of Co
lombia otherwise than to protect United
States property and maintain order and
the freedom of the transit on the 18th
milan territory under the provisions of
the treaty of 1885,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
$500 A VOTE WAS
WHAT BOODLERS GOT.
Evidence Submitted in the Trial of
Edward Butler.


Fulton, Mo-. Feb. BIN the trial of
Col. Edward Butler. charged with
bribery, J. K. Murrell. former mem
Der of the House of Delegates, and
agent for the alleged combine of MEM
bers. told of the formation of the
House of Delegates combine; how and
when they held their meetings: the
number present: the various PROPOSE
lions regarding the lighting bill, and
the attitude of the boys" toward that
legislation.
He recited that the combine met and
decided on $4,000 as the price for which
they would pass the lighting bill.
Subsequently, ne said, he had con-
Versaton with Butler. which he sum-
married as follows:
Butler asked me what we wanted,
to pass the bill. l told him the boys
expected 5000.
Well, he answered. you fellows
can have $47.50O. not a cent more
Butler came to my office voluntar-
lily. 1 did not send for him."
Murrell then went on to tell how he
reported Buffers ultimatum back to
the combine. He said he met But
let for the second time regarding the
lSAliAS VII ueSOlldllOHS, NOV. 20, 1cJS.
The bill was passed on the night of
that day.
On the goth the lighting bill was kill
ed by the House combine. The Doodle
fund of S47.500, Murrell testified. was
to insure reconsideration. Lehman
presented the motion to reconsider.
Murrell then told how the nineteen
members of the combine met at the
home of julius Lehman and divided up
the $47,50O. He got $500, as did each
of the others, he said.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
RUSSIA IS STILL
HOLDING IT BACK
ANSWER TO JAPAN NOT SENT
TT WILL NOT BE DISPATCHED BE-
FORE TOMORROW.

=, Is Denied That the Russian Gov
eminent Is Keeping Back the Note
while the Japanese Minister Ac-
ouafnts His Government With Its
Substance-TensiOn at st. Peters,
hrrr Is Increasing - Securities
show the Effects.
ST Petersburg, Feb. 3.-The state
nent printed abroad that the Russian
rote is held back while M. Kurino,
the Japanese minister, communicates
it's substance to his government, is
untrue.
The Associated Press is semi offici-
allv assured that the Russian response
will not be sent before Feb. s, at the
earliest.
The tension unquestionably is in
creasing, and the bourse shows a
nervous feeling, but beyond the de-
cided Russian military activity, there
is little definite news.
NJ. Kurino denies that the Foreign
Office has given him an intimation
of the nature of the reply. The Japan
the legation is without advices indicat-
ing important developments in Japan,
but it is admitted that the long delay
in the response, coupled with the
reports of Russian military activity,are
doubtless increasing the tension and
gravity of the situation in Japan.
The strain here is manifested by
the continuous semi-panicky condition
of the bourse. The papers still hope
for peace, but they show a more
skeptical tone.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
DEMOCRATS AGREE
ON ISID0R RAYNER.
He Will Represent Maryland in the
United States Senate.

United States Senate.
Annapolis, Md, Feb. 3.-Eighty-nine
of the ninety Democratic members of
the Maryland General Assembly met
in caucus tonight and after parleying
for more than three hours, selected
Isidor Rayner for the United States
senatorship, to succeed Senator Louis
E. McComas, the present incumbent.
At noon tomorrow Mr.. Rayner, well
known Baltimore lawyer, who
achieved an international reputation
as the leading counsel for Admiral
Schley during the naval court of in
ouiry, will be elected by the members
of the General Assembly in joint ses-
sion to the United States Senate.
In the joint session OF the Mary
land Legislature, to-day's ballot Tor
United States senator resulted as fol-
lows:
Democrats-Isidor Rayner, 81 Jonh
Walter Smith, 81: Bernard Carter y;
e. e. Jackson. 8. oo
Republican-Louis E. MeComas. 3D.
Necessary for election. SO votes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
NEW STEEL BRIDGE WAS
SWEPT INTO THE SATILLA.
Six Negro COnvfets Had n Narrow
Escape from Drowning.

Escape from Drowning.
Waycross, Ga, Feb. 3.-The new
steel bridge. which had just been COM
pleted by the Ware County Commits
sioners across the Satilla river at Wa
tertown, was overturned by the high
water this afternoon and now lies at
the bottom of the river in about fif-
teen feet of water.
Six negro convicts were on the
bridge when it gave way and were
only saved from death by their fore
man, who picked them up in a boat
One of the negroes was seriously in
jured in the legs. The convicts were
at work with a pile driver, when the
bridge commenced to fall, and by
climbing to the upper railing they es-
capped being crushed under the bridge.
The pile driver will also have to be
fished up out of the stream when the
water falls.
The steel part of the bridge had
just been completed, and on last Sat-
urdays the County Commissioners made
their last payment of $1,1S5 for 1t to
a DesMoines, Ia, bridge company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
WAR OVER TAYLOR
FIRES The HOUSE
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA
LOCKED HORNS OVER THE FUGI-
TIVE GOVERNOR.

James of Kentucky Led the Attack
Made Upon Indiana Because of the
Refusal of That state to Deliver
Taylor Over to Justice-Scored the
Trough Rider President."-Crun-
packer Replied and williams An
swered Him.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Indiana and
Kentucky locked horns in the House
to-day. The debate, which involved
nearly every member of both state
delegations, was fast and furious
from start to finish.
Kentucky demanded of Indiana the
return of w. S. Taylor, that he might
be tried for the assassination of Will
liam Goebel. The assault was made
by Mr. James of Kentucky, and the
defense was led by Mr.. Crumpacker Of
Indiana. Partisan feeling rose to an
extreme tension, and as either side
scored both applause and derision re-
suited.
The debate was based on the Dipio-
matte and Consular Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. James fired both sides of the
House to interest and feeling by de-
claring at the outset that the Rough
Rider President" was ridiculous In his
message to Congress favoring inter
national extradition treaties, when
one state could not get from another
fugitives from justice. He had, he
said, introduced a bill in which the
federal government made extradition
compulsory in cases where persons
had been indicted for crime. -Four
years, he said, Gov. Durbin of Indiana
had protected Taylor, who had been
regularly indicted in Kentucky for the
murder of Goebel, land yet | notice
that when Durbin comes to town."
continued Mr.. James, che is wined and
dned by this great Don Quixote upon
extradition, who absolutely confides
to Durbin the right TO give the watt
ing and anxious world the news that
Hanna can run for President if he
wants to. And when we all read that.
we again declare, the King can do
no wrong
said Juries Were Packed.
MIR. Crumpacker arose to make
reply to Mr.. James, and brought
storm Of questions from the Demo-
cratic side.
The Governor of Indiana needed no
defense, began Mr.. Crumpacker, es-
pecially to any one acquainted with
the Kentucky election of 1899. He de-
clared Taylor had been elected Gov
ernor, that the Kentucky juries had
been packed" and that history would
Justify the action of Indiana.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi COM
batted the idea that the Kentucky ju-
ries were "corrupt and rotten" In
some respects, he said. the speech Of
Mr.. Crumpacker was a disgrace to
American civilization. 1t was ridicu-
lous to suppose that all purity reigned
in Indiana and that just across the
river all was corruption.
The tension was lessened and bet
ter nature restored by the interposi-
ton of speech on the reorganiza-
ton of the consular service by Mr..
Adams of Pennsylvania, but 1t after
wards broke out again under the lead
of Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky,
only to be again quelled by long
speech against Canadian reciprocity by
Mr.. Volstead of Minnesota
The session was concluded at 5 Z.
o'clock by ten-minute appeal by Mr..
Harrison of New York for equal treat
ment of American citizens abroad, es-
pecially for American Hebrews in Rus
STA.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
DECLARED THAT HILL
FIRED IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Prominent Citizens Testified as TO
His High Character.

Prominent Citizens Testified as 10
His High Character.
LAGRANGE. Ca, Feb. 3.-The excite
ment in the trial of Charles E. Hill
for the killing of Watt Brown has not
yet reached its climax.
The court room was thronged to-
day with people from over the coun-
ty, and adjoining counties. All the wit
ness for the state were examined yes
terday. and the defense was taken up
this morning. Hills mother and sis.
tiers are at the trial. He seems to
be bearing up bravely as the trial pro-
ceeds.
Witnesses for the defense set UP in
their testimony that Watt Brown was
in the act of taking his pistol from
his right hip pocket when in self-de-
Tense Hill shot him. Many Oromi-
nent citizens from West Point testi-
fled as to the high character, and
standing of Hill.
The case will probably go to the
jury tomorrow afternoon.
w. T. Ames, one of the jurors, faint
ed shortly after noon to-day, necessi-
tating a temporary adjournment OF
court.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
HUDSON RETURNED THE
FIRE OF A WHITE MOB.
His AssaiIants Decamped After This
Reception.

His AssaiIants Decamped After THIS
Reception.
Athens. Ga. Feb. Slate last night
a crowd of white men, thought to have
been from Madison county, shot four
teen times into a house occupied by
lobe Hudson, a negro shoemaker, in
this city.
Hudson took his double barreled
shotgun and emptied its contents into
the crowd. 1t is known that one OF
the men was shot in the hand. but not
seriously hurt.
The men left after Hudson had fired
upon them. The Athens police force
will endeavor to find out who they
were.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
BUDGED ONLY 10 INCHES.

Chester, Pa. Feb S.--An unsuccess-
full attempt was made to-day to launch
the Savannah line steamship City OF
Columbus at Roach's shipyard. The
vessel moved eighteen inches and then
stuck Frozen tallow, II Is believed
is responsible for the failure OF the
steamship to leave tho wayA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
CARRIED ON THE PILOT
OF Al LOCOMOTIVE.
Experience of the Only One of Three
who Was Left Alive.

Helena, Mont, Feb. "A blizzard,
which has ragged for the past thirty-six
hours in Eastern Montana and Western
North Dakota, has about spent itself
Near Kurtz, N. D., three section men
were struck by a train. Two were
killed and the third was picked up by
the pilot of the engine and carried
twenty miles before the engineer knew
about the accident. The operator at a
station passed by the train, saw the
man and telegraphed ahead to flag the
train. The man was badly bruised and
half dead from cold. He said they did
not see the train because Of the storm.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
DEBTS DROVE HODGES
TO A DOUBLE CRIME.
He Drained His Wife and Then
Hanged Himself.

Hanceville, Ala, Feb. S.--J. w.
Hodges, a farmer in the southern part
of Culman county, was found dead
in his barn yesterday, hanging from a
rafter, while in the house was dis
covered the dead body of his wife.
The woman had been Drained with
a blunt instrument.
Hodges was deeply in dept it is said,
and was being pressed by his credit
ors. This Is believed to have un-
balanced him mentally and led him
to murder and suicide.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
MUSTARD PLASTERS
APPLIED TO HANNA.
HOneIy Remedy Cures the Senator
of a Chill.

washington, Feb. S.-Senator M. A.
Hanna had a setback late this after
noon which. for a time, considerably
alarmed his family. He was seized
with a congestive chill.
Members of the family were on hand
at it's first outbreak and by the prompt
annlication of mustard plasters, and
hot water the attack was prevented
from becoming serious, and later 1t
was stated that the Senator's condi
ton was again almost at his normal
state of the past few weeks. Dr..
Rixey tonight said:
"Senator Hanna's condition is not
alarming, and 1 hope he will be out
In a week or ten days"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-04
VICER0Y ALExlEFF
MAY DECLARE WAR.
1t Is Said That This Power Has Been
Accorded Him.

London, Feb. "a dispatch to Reut-
ers Telegram Company from st. Peters
burg dated yesterday and forwarded
uy way of the frontier, says the Rus
slah general staff has given Viceroy
AleXieff authority to declare war and
Ipppen hostilities. on his own RESPONSE
oluty, If circumstances render it neces-
Inc dispatch adds that an imperial
IN ina nifesto, declaring war. is expected
Il the Japanese government does not
accept the conditions proposed in Rus
ii' $ response, which it is asserted, will
We Russias last word, has been issued.