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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
JUMPED TO PAVEMENT
II STORIES BENEATH.
Spectacular Suicide of 5. j. Hayden
in New York.

in New York.
New York, April 1.-Sidney John
stone Hayden, of the Hotel Holly, of
this city, to-day jumped to the streets
from the top floor of the twenty-one
story skyscraper at Broadway and New
street. Nearly every bone in his body
was broken.
Hayden went into one of the un-
occupied offices on the top floor of the
New street side, raised a window, laid
an umbrella he carried on the ledge
and at once crawled out and jumped.
His body made one full turn backward
and struck the pavement with fearful
force
Most of the persons who were pass
ing in the street ran away in hor-
ror.
Hayden was 55 years old. Nothing
is known about the suicides family or
his business affairs. In his pocket was a
letter from General Auditor Young
of the Union Pacific Railroad, indicat
ing that Hayden had recently applied
to him for a position.
1t was said by a. friend of the sui
eide that Hayden came from Louis
vile, Ky, where his mother is said
to reside
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
Wen known Railroad Man.

Louisville, KY, April 1.-Sidney john
stone Hayden, who committed suicide
in New York by jumping from the top
floor of a skyscraper, was prominent
as a railroad man and related to many
prominent Kentuckians. During his
residence in Louisville some years ago,
he was one of the chief clerks in the
auditors office of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. After leaving
Louisville he became auditor of the
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf road
Later he opened an office as expert
accountant in New York. He was a
bachelor. His mother, Mrs. Annie G.
Hayden, of Louisville is the only sur
viving member of his immediate family.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
KrrTREDGE BfLL REPORTED.
Morgan Will Present "a Minority Re-
mort for His Bill.

Washington. April 1.-Senator Kilt
redge to-day reported from the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals the
bill which he introduced from the same
committee yesterday. The bill places
the government of the canal zone in
the hands of the canal commission un-
der certain restrictions.
Senator Morgan, who recently intro
duced a bill to have the canal zone
declared a military reservation to be
governed by the laws of the United
States for the government of such
reservations, has announced that he
viii present to Congress a minority
report advocating the passage of the
bill
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
NO FRICTION NOW
AT NEW CHWANG.

New Chwang, April Limited States
Consul Miller to-day informed the cit
izens of his nationality of the United
States acquiescence in the proclama-
tion of martial law by the Russian
authorities here.
The United States gunboat Helena
leaves New Chwang tomorrow.
The British gunboat Espiegle is
awaiting additional instructions.
Russian authority has been estab-
lished here without friction. There is
no apparent alarm, although movable
property is being partly removed
1t is understood that Immediately
after the eleven ships now here are
loaded the port and river will be closed,
as the work of providing for a sys-
tematic defense of New Chwang is
progressing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
REPORT OF ATTACK
UPON PORT ARTHUR.

London, April l, 6:S4, p. ma dis
patch to the Central News from Toxic
says Vice Admiral Togo made another
attack on Port Arthur during the
night of March 30-31.
The dispatch adds that it is under
stood that the attack was for the pur-
pose of taking soundings and ascer-
tanning the effects of the last attempt
to bottle up the Russian fleet.
No details of the attack are obtain
able.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02

Lima, o., April 1.-Ottawa river,
which runs through the center of this
city, is higher to-day than has ever
been known as a result of a heavy
tiinfan, which began shortly after
midnight overlooking a large portion
of the town. There are 1000 people
either homeless or confined to the sec
ond stories or roofs of their homes
to escape the raging waters. Fully
500 houses are submerged and they
have been washed from their founda
tinDg
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
CnttIe swent AwnN.

Findlay, o., April 1.-The most de-
structive flood in the history of Han
cock county is sweeping down the
Blanchard river and overrunning its
banks for over a mile. Main street
for nearly a mile is a running stream.
Nearly half the city is covered with
water and hundreds of families are
homeless. The rural districts are suf-
fering great loss. A large number of
cattle are being swept away and the
farmers are compelled to leave their
homes.
Thousands of dollars worth of mer-
chandise in the flooded easements on
Main and adjoining streets has been
DESTROYED.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
CLEWELL WAS SHORT.

Cleveland, o., April 1.-The Bankers
Surety Company, which is on the bond
of George f. Clewell, the missing sec
retary and treasurer of the assigned
Federal Trust Company was to-day
given a warrant for his arrest. Mr.
Clewell has been missing from his
home in this city since last Saturday.
His alleged shortage is SIS, 100.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
REITZENSTEIN SAYS
THE JAPANESE FLED.

st. Petersburg. April 1.-The Novi
Krai of Port Arthur. dated March 8,
has just arrived here. 1t contains a
telegram from Capt. Reitzenstein,
commanding the Russian squadron at
Vladivostok, referring to the Japanese
attack ON Vladivostok, from which il
appears that his squadron was not
only in port when the enemy was
sighted, but that 1t got UP steam, went
and engaged the Japanese, who turned
tail, Capt. Reitzenstein, according TO
his telegram to the commander-in-
chief, pursuing the Japanese till 8
o'clock, when he returned to Vladi-
vostok.
He gives the composition OF the Japa-
nese squadron as follows: The battle
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
Renort ON stntehond.

Washington, April Ia favorable re-
port was authorized to-day on the bill
granting statehood to Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, under the name
Oklahoma and Arizona and New Mex
leo, under the name of Arizona by the
House Committee on Territories. The
Democratic members have reserved the
right to present a minority report
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
NO NEW ATTACK
ON PORT ARTHUR
REPORT IS NOT CONFIRMED.
1T WAS SAID ONE WAS MADE,
MARCH 3O-31.

Neither London Nor St. Petersburg
Received Confirmation of the Re-
pOrt-It Was Said the Japanese
Wished to Discover the Effects of
Their Latest Attempt to Bottle Up
the Russian Fleet in Port Arthur
HarbOr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
swAYNE REPORT THURSDAY.
BrantIey says 1t viii Then BE CALI
ed in the House.
BY r. NJ. Larner

by II. M. bdIileT.
Washington, April 1.-Representative
Brantley of the House Judiciary Com
mittee says the report on the resolu-
,tion of impeachment in the Judge
Swayne case will be called in the
House next Thursday.
At the instance of Representative
Livingston, the Senate Committee on
Appropriations has agreed to $4,000
increase in the allowance for guards
at the federal prison at Atlanta. Aft
er the bill left the house it was found
that an additional allowance was nee
essary for guards. The increase was
recommended by the department of
Justice
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
Russell ana Pollock.

Baltimore, April 1.-The physicians
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in at
tendance upon ex-Gov. Russell Of
North Carolina. and DR.. G. r. Pol
lock, president Of the Mercer College,
Macon, Ga, state at midnight that
they are steadily improving, and they
are resting comfortably.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
WAS NOT CONFIRMED
AT ST. PETERSBURG.

St. Petersburg, April 1.-The Asso-
clated Press is officially informed that
up to the present the government has
received no news to confirm the state
ment sent by a news agency from To-
kio that the japanese made another
attack on Port Arthur during the night
of March 3O-S1.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02

Celina, o.. April 1.-The apprehen-
sion that has been felt to-day regard
ing the banks of the Grand Reservoir
has increased tonight. The water
continues rising, but the greatest dam
ger is believed to exist on account of
the high wind that has been blowing
since sundown and is continually get
ting stronger. The gale is from the
west and is driving the water against
the east bank around st. Marys where
the bank has already been weaken
ed.
A very large force is at work to-
night trying to save the locks at the
bulkhead. st. Marys is at the east
end of the reservoir and Celina at
the west end. Flood signals have
been given not only around the reser-
voir, but also to people along the
canal, to be ready to vacate.
The st. Marys river has broken its
record, doing much damage to the rail-
roads and other property.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
VERDICT OF $4,000
FOR MRS. FRANKLIN.
Indecent Remarks Were Addressed
to Her Aboard a Train.

to Her Aboard a Train.
Greenville, S. c., April lin the
state Circuit Court to-day, Mrs.
Susan L. Franklin of Newberry, S.
c.. obtained verdict for $25.0OO
damages in a suit against the South
ern Railway half of the amount sued
for.
The suit was based on allegations
that while a passenger on train be-
tween GreenVille and Atlanta, she
was insulted and annoyed by u man
who made indecent proposals, and that
the railway conductor did not inter-
fere to prevent it until she appealed
to him. though he was in the car.
She claims to have become seriously i'll
in Atlanta on her arrival there in con-
sequence of her treatment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
DISCOVERY WAS FOUND.
Important Facts I'm the Antarctic
Were Established.

Were Established.
Lyttleton. New Zealand, April L.
The British Antarctic steamer Dis
covery and the relief steamers Morn
ing and Terra Nova arrived here to-
day. The relief ships, which left Ho-
bart Dec. 5, reached the Discovery,
Feb. Ia, and found all the members of
the expedition ip excellent health and
spirits There was great excitement
among the crews of all the ships when
they sighted each other. and the res
cuers found that all was we'll on
board the long absent Discovery.
Scientific work was continued by the
explorers throughout the winter of
1903. They established the fact that
the interior of Victoria Land continues
at hight of 5000 feet, and is evident
ly a vast continental plateau. A new
route to the west was found and a
depot was established 1000 feet up the
glacier.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
TWO MORE VICTIMS OF
SQUIB FACTORY FIRE.

Scranton, Pa, April 1.-Two more
deaths have been added to the list of
victims of yesterdays explosion in the
"squib" factory at Priceburg, making
the total number of fatalities nine.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
NO Meet At winehe.ter.

Alexandria, Va, April 1.-The Balti-
more conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, to-day de-
cided to hold its next annual meeting
at Winchester. Va
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02

Continued on Fifth Page.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

subjects suggested by his immediate
surroundings. And lastly, his near
sightedness often prevented the imme-
date recognition of friends in person
al contact.
The extent Of his willingness to oblige
friends was unlimited. He had abso-
lutely no reserve due to pride, vanity,
or the aristocracy Of family. He would
talk to a street laborer in overalls as
respectfully as to the President of the
United States. His charities were I'M
Observation-Disclosures, his payment Of
education for two young colored men,
as a recent instance, was known not
even to all his relatives. He was not
rich, and the pecuniary amount of his
charitable expenditures was a consid-
cradle tax.
His family affections were extremely
strong, not only as far as his immedi-
ate relatives were concerned, but all
his kindred. He liked to discover some
distant relative and speak affectionate-
ly of him as his cousin, or whatever
the relationship might be.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
REPUBLICANS MAKE GAINS IN STATE REGISTRATION
ROOSEVELT'S RUNNING MATE WELCOMED AT SPOKANE
Fairbanks Arrival on the Coast Is
Signal for a Display of
Enthusiasm.

stored. schools established, the administration
of justice improved and the Filipinos have
Deen rapidly educated in the ways OF sell
government. 1t has been a part of our pol
Icy to invite them to the administration OF
their affairs as speedily as the situation war
ranted. They have had from the beginning
the most ample evidence Of the purpose OF
the United States to establish just govern
ment and give them the amplest participation
in it consistent with their capacity. We have
gone forward, meeting the requirements OF
the day in an intelligent and patriotic way
we have not endeavored to anticipate the du-
ties of the future, but believing that the
American people can always be trusted to do
toward the people Of the Philippine Islands
The flag of the United States raised in
honor in the Philippines, and no one need
there by any act Of national dishonor.
We shall not be dissuaded from the dis
charge of our national duty to the Fflipinos
by the ungenerous attacks of the opposition.
Our course is plain. We must not depart
from it, We have but to continue TO adhere
TO the exalted policy marked out for the Amer
lean people by President William Mckinley.
He correctly interpreted our national duty in
is the one are pursuing. Our admin
istraticn there is not tyrannous, but In con-
formity with the spirit Of republican institu-
tions.
eral issues of the campaign, urging the
general efficiency of the Republican
party.
The theater was crowded from start
to finish and both Senators had the
most careful attention. Their points
We're enthusiastically applauded and
the meeting was considered a success
from every point of view.
The Spokane Theater proved incap-
able of accommodating more than a
fraction of the people who were in
the streets and anxious to hear the
visiting Senators. 1t therefore be-
came necessary to organize an over
flow meeting This was held at Elks'
Hall and was we'll attended. Senator
Fairbanks paid no attention in his
speeches to a challenge for a joint de-
bate from Senator Dubois.
Senator Foster Joined the Fairbanks
party here and he and Senator An
keny will make the tour of the State
with the Vice Presidential candidate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
DEATH CALLS
NOTED MAN TO
HIS LONG REST

RENO. Sept. 29.-Charles W. Irish,
brother of John P. Irish OF San
Francisco, and who for four years IN
der Cleveland's administration was
Surveyor General Of Nevada. died to-
day at Gold Creek, this State, after an
illness of two weeks. Deceased was
about 20 years of age and leaves a
widow and two daughters to mourn
his loss. The body has been shipped
TO the old family home at Iowa City,
Iowa, for interment.
Irish was one of the most noted en-
gineers of the country. He directed
the survey of the Santa Fe through
Arizona and Colorado, surveyed the
Burlington and Northwestern route
through Iowa. did the first work on
the first railroads in the Dakotas and
planned and carried into execution the
bridges across the Royal Gorge and
Grand Canyon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
BREAKFAST IN RED ROOM
OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB
Friendly Greeting Is Given TO Victor
H. Metcalf of. the Presidents
Cabinet.

At breakfast in the red room Of the
Bohemian Clup yesterday, Hon. Victor
II. Metcalf, Secretary of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor. was
greeted by a score Of his friends. The
9function. which had no political or
commercial significance, was planned
on The lines Of friendship and fellow
ship by Justice F. w. Henshaw Of the
Supreme court. The only speech was
one by the host announcing that there
would be no speeches. incidentally
Justice Mcfarland reversed the ruling
Of Darwin on the Descent Of Man"
and William Greer Harrison, speaking
for a bunch OF living scientists and
for quite a galaxy Of the dead, ap-
pealed from the judgment Of the
court.
The breakfast was interesting
throughout and much Of the success
Of the affair was due to the accom-
Dlishments Of Raphael WE'LL as a cat
erer. The company attending consisted
Of: Victor II. Metcalfs John ID.
Spreckels. r. = Schwerin. A. w. Fos-
ter. Chief Justice Beatty, James 3.
Smith. Justice Mcfarland. Bert Nor
row. w. r. Hamilton. James II. Will
kins, Captain Murray +. Taylor, c. w.
Dorr, DR.. Brysdale. Captain MOser, u.
8. ". Jere T. Burke. John d. Mac
lenzie. Rudolph Herold, Henry f.
Fortmann. William Greer Harrison,
Raphael Weill, Hugh NJ. Burke and f.
W. Henshaw.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

State Senate In 1868 he was elected
a Representative to the Forty-first
Congress, and reelected to the three
following Congresses, but declined a
denomination to the FortY-hfth.
At the next session of the LegiSla-
ture (1876-77) he was chosen United
States Senator to succeed George >.
Boutwell,, and took his seat March D,
1877. In the national senatorial hall
he remained until his death, being re-
elected almost without dissent In 1888,
1889, 1896 and 1901, the last term
not expiring until March 5, 1907.
In both houses of Congress his f1g-
ure and work We're forceful and nota-
BILE. AS illustrating his standing as
a clear-minded lawyer 1T may be men
toned that he was chosen one or the
managers of the impeachment trial
in 1876 of Mr.. Belknap, Secretary of
War, and also. "a member of the cleo
toral commission of the same year
that gave the Presidency to Ruther-
ford B. Hayes.
His experiences in State and national
political conventions were strong trib-
utes to his fairness and ability as a
governing officer. He was chosen to
preside over the Massachusetts State
Republican Convention in 1871, 1877,
1882 and 1885, and over the Republican
NdllOudl NOUNGHllOu DIT OlhlOcb6O IL low
He was a delegate to the National Con-
vention of 1876 at Cincinnati and to
those of 1880, 1884 and 1888 at Chicago,
being chairman of the Massachusetts
delegations In the last three instances.
Outside Of politics his honors and the
demands for his services were also
many. He was an overseer of Harvard
College from 1874 to 1880, declining re-
election; elected again in 1896 and re-
elected for six years in 1900. He was
at various times regent of the Smith
sonian Institution, trustee OF the Pea
body Museum of Archaeology, presi-
dent and vice president of the Ameri-
can Antiquarian Society; long mem
; Der of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, the Virginia Historical Society
, the American Historical Society, the
Historic Genealogical Society, fellow OF
the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, corresponding member or the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sci
ences and a trustee Of the Peabody
fund.
His mental equipment, both native
/, and acquired, was admirable. He was
a fine classical scholar, good mathe-
matician and well up to date in the
several branches of scientific knowi-
edge.
The degree of LID. was conferred
on him by four colleges, besides his
alma mater, Harvard, namely, Am
| hurst, Yale, Dartmouth and the ole
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
SOLVE GREAT
CANAL PROBLEM
American Engineer and His
Assistants Get Data for
Hiverting Chagres River
TOTURN 1T INTO PACIFIC
Discoveries, Which French
Failed to Make, Will End
in a Saving of Millions

CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.-"Gs7rge Ehle,
an American engineer, with a party Of
young college graduates, in four
months has made discoveries about the
Panama canal which the French engl-
1neers failed to make In fifteen years
ais information makes it possible to
solve The battling problem Of the Cha
gres River freshets by diverting the
stream 20 the Pacific Coast. 1t also
releases SO, 900. 900 for excavating sea
level waterway"
This announcement Of the engineer
ing work thus far done by the United
States Panama Canal Commission has
been made before the Chicago Press
Cub by Chief Engineer John F. Wal
lace. who recently returned from the
sIsthmUs.
In their explorations" said Wallace
Engineer George Ehle and his college
lads endured hardshiDs that II took
American pluck TO overcome They
spent four months in the tropical Jun
,s5e. tracing the course and source Of
The sChagres River, whose spring
freshets. sometimes forty feet high, so
far have proved an insuperable obsta-
q Gle 20 Z sea-level canal project"
I3v the use Of data collected by the
EhIe party. Wallace said that IL would
be possible 10 divert the Chagres
from the Caribbean slope TO the Pacihc
side Of the Isthmus. This could be
Aoue al an approximate cost Of Sl600O,-
900. releasing $40. 100000 Of the S55OOO,-
1000 destined for The construction Of
locks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT.
HAYES STARTS ACTIVE WORK.
Central Executive Committee Organ
izes in Fifth Congressional District.

Central Executive Committee Organ
izes in Fifth Congressional District.
The central executive committee for
the Hayes campaign, consisting of rep
resentatives from the Assembly dis
tricts composing the Fifth Congress
sional District, met at Republican
headquarters, 16 Geary street, last
night and perfected an organization
and plans for an active fight on behalf
of E. A Eayes Of San Jose. Repre-
sentatives from the various Assembly
districts appointed temporary officers,
who in turn conducted the business of
permanently organizing the Hayes
campaign committee.
After electing its officers the COM
mittee authorized the chairman, John
w. Rogers, the Civil Service Commits
sicner, to appoint a committee of five
from each Assembly district, each
committee to include one district Con-
gressional committeeman, for the pur-
pose Of communicating with influential
men in each district, in order to or
ganize local Hayes clubs.
The following officers of the central
executive committee were elected by
the representatives of the Assembly
districts comprising the Fifth Congress
sional District; Chairman, John w.
Rogers (Thirty-seventh District): vice
presidents-P. J. Mahoney (Thirty-
second District), F. G.. Huskey (Thir-
ty-fifth DISTRICT, Joseph Tuite (Thir-
ty-fourth DISTRICT; observation-disclosures
+. Kelly (Thirty-second District)
1 George M. Lipman (Thirty-e eighth
Distric); treasurer, o. A. Hale of San
Jose; sergeants at arms-John Elmo
! CThirty-third District) and Charles R.
Burke (Thirty-sixth DISTRICT.
Mr.. Hayes said he intended thor
oughly to canvass the district and to
meet as many voters as possible. He
also said he would endeavor to con-
vert the labor union men to Repub-
licanism and carry the Republican
standard to success on November s.
Postmaster Arthur G. Fisk sug-
/ gested that the voters in the Thirty
sixth and Thirty-seventh Assembly dis
! tricts be thoroughly instructed in the
use of the voting machines, so that
no votes should be lost through failure
to properly operate the machines.
J After short speeches by many dis
trict representatives. the question OF