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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-09
ORGANS LOANED EREE

Start the children in music at the
same time you start them iu school
SO that their whole education may pro
gress at once Good organ loaned free
Ter six mODths-if you'll pay drayaEe.
D. q. SMITH PIANO co.
Bradbury Building, 1925 Pa ave
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
STRUCK THE TEXAS.
Plates Smashed by Derrick That
Broke Adrift.

Broke Adrift.
New York. Dec. 21.-Breaking five
great cables as if they had been
threads, the 1O0-ton floating derrick
Hercules, moored to the side of the
new battleship Connecticut, broke
adrift in the navy yard basin in Walla-
bout bay to-day, and crashed into the
stern of the battleship Texas smashing
several plates and so injuring the war
vessel that she will have to go into
the drydock
In the basin when a fierce squat
swept over it were the Texas, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tacoma and Minneapolis.
The Hercules was securely tied to the
Connecticut and was landing great
armor plates on the decks. The strain
caused by the heavy wind caused the
cables to break, and the derrick start
ed up the bay towards the warships.
Two tugs, the Narkeeta and Pen
tucket, We're hastily dispatched to
catch the fleeing derrick, which was
making directly for the Tacoma and
Minneapolis, moored close together
The Pentucket caught the Hercules
when almost upon the warships and
made fast to her. Before the derrick
could be controlled, it swung around
and struck the Texas squarely in the
Sternpost.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
GRANGER-STUBBS co.
TO CHANGE ITS NAME.

Interests of the stubbs Bought ny
Harvey Granger and c. r. Lewis.
A change in the name and person.
mel of the Granger Stubs Lumber
Company will take place Jan. / when
the name of the company will be
changed to Granger & Lewis. and the
Messrs. F. B. and S. j. Stubs will re-
tire from the concern. The entire in
terests of the Messrs. Stubs has been
purchased by the remaining members
of the company.
Further than this change in name
and ownership. however, nothing will
be done, and the company will con-
tinue to have its headquarters at Sa-
vannah, with Mr.. Harvey Granger in
charge, and will also maintain it's Of
fees at Baltimore, New York and
Jacksonville
Mr.. Charles E. Lewis, whose name
appears as the junior member of the
new firm, has been a partner in il
since it succeeded f. B. Hunting &
Co.. about two years ago, and prior
Hunting concern. He will continue as
the Northern representative of the
company.
Mr.. Harvey Granger has just return
ed from Baltimore, where he closed
the arrangements for the change in
the firm. He was too busy to give
much attention to trade matters while
away, but from what he learned, he
believes that the new year will be al,
excellent one in every department of
the trade.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
CLAD0 AGAIN TALKS.
Makes Statements Rejecting Upon
Great Britain's Honesty.

Makes Statements Rejecting Upon
Great Britain's Honesty.
Paris, Dec. 21.-Capt. CIado, who was
detached from Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron to testify before the
International Commission, made state
ments during his journey to Paris that
are exciting considerable stir in official
and diplomatic circles as indicating a
rather defiant and belligerent tone on
the eve of the assembling of the COM
mission.
Some of Clado's statements were
strongly antagonistic to Great Britain,
he declaring that the British agitation
over the North Sea incident leading
up to the appointment of the interna-
tional commission was a plan to delay
the Russian Second Pacific squadron
from relieving Port Arthur. He also
asserted that another campaign, hav-
ing for it's object the passage of the
Dardanelles by the Russian Black sea
fleet, will be launched at an opportune
time. In the meantime, he added, men
and equipments in the Black sea fleet
will be sent to aid the Second Pacific
squadron.
1t was pointed out at the British en-
bassy that Clado is not member Of
the commission, but only a witness and
therefore no official cognizance will be
taken of his statements.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
THEY LAB0RED FOR
EIGHT DAYS AND NIGHTS.
Crew of the Schooner Goodwin
Worked Pumps CeaseIessIy.

Crew of the Schooner Goodwin
F., Worked Pumps CeaselessIy.
New York, Dec 21.-A story of
eight days and nights of ceaseless la
Dor under the most disheartening con-
ditions with death constantly staring
them in the face, was told to-day by
the ten shipwrecked sailors of the
crew of the Portland, Me-, schooner
Clara Goodwin, who were brought
here to-day on the schooner Martha
Wallace.
The men were taken from the sink
ing Goodwin off Cape Henry last
Friday. They were in a terribly ex-
hausted condition and still showed
the effects of their experience when
they arrived here to-day.
The Clara Goodwin sailed from
Tampa, Fla, on Dec l, bound for
Philadelphia. On Dec. 8, while between
Capes Hatteras and Lookout, the
schooner ran into a northeast hurri-
cane, which continued for many hours,
and before it had spent it's force the
schooner had sprung leak and be-
gun to fill rapidly.
The steam pumps were worked to
their full capacity, but still the water
in the hold increased in depth and
the schooner became unmanageable.
With all hands at the hand pumps, a
slight lead on the water was gained,
and finally the schooner was worked
into the southwest of Diamond
Shoals, where temporary shelter was
found. The wind shifted, and she was
again at the mercy of the waves.
Then followed a week of unremitting
toll, the conditions growing more un-
bearable every day and hope had al
most been abandoned when the Wal
lace observed the signal of distress.
Before leaving the waterlogged
craft, Capt. Osterman applied the
torch and left her with every sail set,
and the flames mounted skYward.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
STRUCK BY TIDAL WAVE.



New York, Dec. 21.-After a. stormy
voyage, during which she was struck
by a tidal wave, the Red Star line
steamship Kroonland arrived to-day
from Antwerp.
The voyage was the worst the vessel
has ever experienced. There was
nothing but bad weather from the time
she left Antwerp on Dec. 10, until she
Wasl almost in port. On the second
day'out the stewardess went insane.
On the morning of Dec. II, while the
vessel was making fair time in a
strong northwest gale, she was struck
by tidal wave, which brought her to
a standstill and sent tons of water
tumbling over her decks. P. Pirotte,
a Belgian cabin passenger, was stand
ing under shelter and close up to the
deckhouse, amidship. He was picked
up and thrown across the deck When
rescued it was found that his left leg
had been broken in two places.
Officers of the Kroonland say that
when the wave struck the vessel the
water dashed higher than her tunnels
and swept the hurricane deck. Fritz
Sortlandt, the lookout, was thrown out
of the crows nest and fell a distance
of forty feet, but sustained no injury
except a badly bruised side.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
"A BARBARIAN SURVIVAL"

Editor Morning News: In your is
sue of Dec. 90 under the head of "A
Barbarian Survival" you comment on
the brutality of people who pay from
IS to $40 to see a bloody prize fight,
and also the cruelty of people in New
York who watched eagerly a fight be-
tween a cat and a dog, until police
club to the sufferings of both. You
say that all this, of course, is a re-
minder that if our much Wanted
civilization be scratched, barbarianism
will be found beneath the surface"
Permit me to sustain two PROPOSE
tons, the first one of which is not rele-
want to this subject, but the second one
is. First, I hold that superstition is
the sign and proof of religion, for SUI
perstition implies a belief in the eX-
istence of God, and in a spiritual life.
The extinction of superstition would
mean a belief in materialism,. a belief
in the nom existence of a personal God,
in the materially ofthe soul 1t was
the destruction of superstition that pro-
duced a Herbert Spencer, a George
Eliot, a Haeckel Superstition is sim
ply an exaggerated belief in mans
ability to communicate in some way
with a spiritual world. 1t implies re-
ligion, just as the unpleasant odor of
a certain tropical fruit betrays the
neighbol pod of the cream-like food.
In the second place. the love of strife
which is found in most men is neces-
sary to the preservation of human lib
erty.
From a window of the High School
l saw the other day a fight between
two school urchins. Four men walk
ing together down Bull street stopped
to see the fight, and interfered not. 1t
was only when woman teacher put an
end to the fight that the men skunk
away. And yet they simply showed the
spirit of which made it possible for a
handful of patriots to overthrow-in
1875 the power in this country of Great
Britain, which rendered possible the
defeat by a weak republic of that same
power in 1872. Adherence to the doc
trine of the Quaker would render every
country so believing liable to the fate
of the Sybarites.
To resume and condense the points
of my argument: Superstition is the
sign and proof of religion, and the love
of battle is the evidence of mems abil-
ity and disposition to fight for their
liberties. John M. Cannon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
FOR LAND FRAUDS
Prominent Persons Are Under In
dictment in Oregon.

Prominent Persons Are Under In
dictment in Oregon.
Portland, Ore, Dec. 21.-The first
of the sensational indictments which it
has been expected would result from
the present investigation of the federal
grand jury was returned to-day.
Franklin Pierce Mays, a prominent
young lawyer of this city, and a mem
Der of one of the best known families
of Oregon is accused of having con-
spired to defraud the United States
government of public lands.
The indictment also includes Horace
G. Mckinley, S. A. D. Puter, Emma
l.. Watson, already convicted of con-
spiracy against the government; Ma
RE Ware, the defendant in the first
land frauds case, who was acquitted;
Robert w. Simpson, John Doe and
Richard Roe. The last three. like
Mays, have not hitherto been connected
with the cases. so far as known.
In the indictment alleges these per-
sons conspired together to defraud the
government by use of false and forged
applications, affidavits proofs of home-
stead entry and settlement
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
FROM A RIDE ALONG
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
Correspondent Describes Conditions
Among the Soldiers.

Correspondent Describes Conditions
Among the Soldiers.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press on the Front Line of Russian
Defense, Below Mukden, Nov. 2O.-The
thermometer is 5 degrees below zero.
There has not been much snow yet,
but it is perishing cold and fuel is al
most at prohibitive prices.
We have just come in, from a ride
around the front. 1t was nearly mile
to the extreme front through fields of
cut kaolin, the giant millet of Man
churia, which is being rapidly burned
for fuel. Whole villages of Chinese
huts have been Quilted of every parti-
Gle of woodwork for the same purpose.
underground, where body heat has to
serve instead of fires.
1t was a desolate ride to the trenches.
We caught up with the officer of the
day visiting his outposts, and accom-
panied him along miles of trenches,
where the ground is already frozen a
foot deep, and thousands of soldiers
are working rapidly extending the lines
of defense and burrowing into the
fore the frost gets real grip on things,
and the ground freezes like granite,
seven feet down.
Towards noon we came to an extern
siye entrenchment and encampment,
where numerous little fires were burn
ing and big kettles, swung from cross
sticks, showed that the soldiers were
preparing tea. Here the general COM
manding and a group of staff officers
welcomed us and in addition to the tea
one of them actually produced a lemon
to go with the tea. How lemon ever
got into that part of Manchuria was a
mystery that the lieutenant refused to
solve.
Ahead of us on the reverse face of
the cliff were scores of what looked
like gigantic swallows nests. They
were simply holes in the cliff, each hole
matched around with a woven tunnel
of kaolin stalks. Here the men live
a dozen to the dugout, packed like
sardines at night for warmth, but COM
Portable. Some of the officers dug
outs. are fairly luxurious.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
SELF DEFENSE PLEA
ENTERED BY "P0SSUM.'
And ms Result Upshaw Was Re.
manded to Superior Court.

And ms Result Upshaw Was Re-
manded to Superior Court.
Lindsey Upshaw ,and Joseph CPos-
sunni Mcknight, principals in the pis-
fol duel in a Broughton street saloon
Saturday afternoon. were arraigned
before the Recorder yesterday MORN
ing. Upshaw was bound over to the
Superior Court on the charge Of as
suit with intent to murder and for
operating gaming house.
The statement of Mcknight was
amusing, as he explained to the Re-
corder how the game of skin, which
seemed to be the favorite pastime in
Upshaw's place, was played. "Possum.
as Mcknight is more Familiarity known
said when Upshaw commenced shoot.
ing at him like he was jay on a
limb he pulled his iron and took a
shot, too. The court sustained his plea
OF, self-defense, and he was discharged
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
CITY BREvITIES.

Rufus Barnett was arrested yester-
day afternoon, charged with the lar
ceny Of clothing from Ed White.
Florence Garrett was remanded to the
City Court by the Recorder Yesterday
morning on the charge of larceny OF a
skirt from Martha Turner
A motion for a new trial has hean
filed by the defendants in the case 81
W. E. Norton against John Rourke &
Sons. The jury at the first trial found
for the plaintiff.
The Citizens Bank yesterday declar-
ed a dividend of SO share on its cap
ital stock and carried 100000 to its re-
serve fund. The dividend, as will he
seen by the advertisement, is payable
now"
Jim Parker. colored, was bound over
TO the City Court yesterday bv the
Recorder on the charge of having
stolen a pipe wrench from ]. II. UNI
bach. Detective Nose Davis made the
arrest.
In the case of Paul Seabrook against
Raglan Williams, an account of which
has been given heretofore In the Morn
Ing News, the jury In the Superior
Court Yesterday returned a verdict for
the plaintiff.
Ffed cullis, a l5-year-old colored
pog, was remandcd 70 the City Court
by Recorder Myrick yesterday. on the
charge or the larceny Of a bicycle lamp
from Charles Sanders. an employe II
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany.
Tor drawing a pistol and pointing II
% Minnie Beliiuger 10 enforce an argu.
menf, samuel Fields, oolored, was re-.
minded 20 the city Court yesterda,
Tor TRIAL The woman said she felt
llke she was near ~ her Lord when
hemnfi drew the shooting iron.
y. y. Crosby, while man. p,a,
arrested 90 West Broad street ~ Ia.
hnlnau futch yesterday on an
tn.fff ~ being drunk and dis0rdorI,
.irlnf ln inf presence ~ ladies
sNNHlft A. several IforIa lumfafa II,
.N rtil Dim Hnq Vas nlrflnr Nhen LIZ
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
BALLOTS FRAUDULENT.
So Declared Handwriting Experts mt
Denver.

Denver. Col, Dec. 21.-The report
presented to the Supreme Court to-day
by the handwriting experts who exam
ined the ballots in the box from pre-
cinct 2, ward 4, of this city, showed
that of 1856 votes. 144 were apparently
fraudulent.
One hundred and forty ballots with
the Democratic heading, were reported
to have been written by five persons
one of whom had written 119. -Four
ballots with the Republican heading
had been written by two persons.
There were in the box III Democratic
and 2S Republican ballots, which ap-
peared to be regular.
M. M. Hamm, Republican expert.
testified to his belief, that on closer ex-
animation at least 100 ballots which
appeared to be regular would prove
to be fraudulent. George H. King.
Democratic expert. also testified that
there probably were some fraudulent
votes which had not been detected in
the hurried examination of the ballots.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
AT EPW0RTH CHURCH
Following Programme Tomorrow
Night Gifts Will Be Distributed

FrolloxvinC ProEramme Tomorrow
Night Gifts Will Be Distributed.
The Christmas exercises of Epworth
Methodist Sunday-school tomorrow
night promises to surpass any the
school has ever given. The decorations
will be especially attractive and ap-
propriate.
Garlands of bamboo vines viii be
hung from the highest point in
the building to each of the corners
and from the center of this a large an
Choir. covered with cedar, will be sus-
pended. The altar rail and folding
doors leading to the primary depart
ment will be tastefully decorated with
holly and vines. large star and
cross will complete the decorations.
The Christmas tree, which will be
loaded with presents for members Oh
the school, will be ornamented with
tinsel and lighted tapers. santa Claus
will make his appearance through an
fuprovised chimney and fireplace
which will occupy a space near the
tree. The following programme VIII
be rendered:
Song. over the Village"
Prayer by the pastor. Rev. I. P. Ty-
son.
scripture lesson, by Mr.. r. w. Farr.
Song. DO the Angels Sing?
Recitation, "A New Santa Claus,
by Florie Preston.
Exercises by infant class.
Exercise, "A Christmas Acrostic," by
nine girls.
Song. Through the Star-lit Air"
Recitation, "A Borrowed Chimney,
by Valera GravsOn.
Holly Wreath Drill" by fourteen
girls.
Song. clad Hosannas Voicing."
Distribution of presents. fruit and
candy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
ZEMSTv0S CAN'T WIN.
No Change i'm Government While the
War Is On.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 21.-Emperor
Nicholas is holding councils daily at
Tsarskoe-Selo. at which, it is under
stood, the internal situation in Russia
is being thoroughly discussed.
Prince Sviatopolk- Mifsky laid before
the council the addresses and resolu-
tons adopted by the Congress of Zem-
stvos, which was held here last month.
Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky, M WHITE
and Count Solsky favored a policy of
concession, but the others opposed such
a policy on the ground that the de-
mands Of the Zemstvoists were sub
versive of the essential principles of the
autocracy. In the opinion of the coun-
ch 1t is not time to entertain proposals
looking to a change in the existing
form of government while war is in
progress, and It was decided to dis
courage political agitation.
Measures will be drawn up relative
to the distress consequent upon mobile
cation.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
WILL MAKE TROUSERS.

Washington, Dec. H-Secretary Taft
to-day issued an order directing the
Quartermaster General to award the
making of some $1,000 pairs of trousers
for the enlisted men of the army at the
Schuylkill arsenal. Philadelphia, to
seamstresses in that city, mainly the
widows and orphans of soldiers, thus
settling a question raised some time
ago, so far as the present lot is in
volved. 1t is ordered, however, that
in the future the matter of the manu-
facture of clothing for the army shall
be left wholly to the discretion of the
quartermaster general, the work to be
done by contract or otherwise as long
as the material is of the best quality
and at the lowest prices
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
FIVE FlREMEN HURT.

Columbus. O.. Dec. 2l.-Fire to-day
on High street, near Broad. destroyed
$4,000 worth Of property in the bust
ness district, and in an explosion dur
ing the fire five firemen were injured.
The flames started In the Mithoff build
ing In the rear OF the First National
Bank. The second. third and fourth
floors were occupied as flats and If
teen families resided there, but all were
rescued. The fire spread TO the store
OF Krauss, Butler and Benham.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. John ]. Earle. of Valdosta, is a
guest at the Pulaski.
Mr. p. H. Seabrook. of Charleston. is
a guest at the Pulaski.
Mr.. T. o. Phillips, of Cincinnati, is
at the Screven House.
Mr.. r.. j Rogers of Bellville, is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr.. w. A. Price, of waycross, is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr.. M. c. vandiver, of Atlanta, is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr.. Emery Smart, of Boston, is re-
registered at the De Soto.
Mr.. George w. Patterson. of Tai
laliassee. is a guest at the De Soto.
Mr.. o. S. Anderson and Mr.. ]. II.
Bussey, Of sylvania, are stopping at
the Pulaski
Bufdge, OF Jacksonville, are stopping
at the De Soto.
Mr. II. NJ. Robertson and Mr.. II. M.
Robertson. Jr.. of Brooklet. Ca, are
registered at the Screven House.
II. T. Wilson. Jr, Esq. OF New
York, who, with his family. IN spend .
ing the winter at his beautiful place.
Palmetto Blur. s. c.. was In the city
yesterday. He came over 10 see his
steam yacht Halcyon, which IL UNDER
going some slight repairs al Rourkes.
Mr.. ID. %. Croft formerly connected
with the Morning News, but now edi.
tor u the Jessamlne News, al Nicholas
Vile. KY, IN in the city for the holt
days. ~. n accompanied by his wife
After n Week Or ten days here they
viii 80 90 Florida for couple u
weeks.
Mr Lewis ~. Mercer. a son 81 ca
George a Mercer, ~ ihln clty. uho
haH been ln business ln New Yorl
I f0r several years. "a n0H ifrinfr ln fha
/ nrm ~ pfckham Mofrof a 40. oommis
sion dealers in cotton. rf0fks Grain ofn
~ Nffrfrf many friends IN satan.
uHh NiN Nc pleased in loatu ~ his
] eminent rufufa AZ llff.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-22
SONS OF VETERANS MET
AND RECEIVED MEMBERS.
The Ball Committee Made a Most
Favorable Report.

The Ball Committee Made a Most
Favorable Report.
At meeting of the Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans at the Chatham Ar
tillery Hall last night, five new MEM
bers were received into, the organiza-
ton, and the Ball Committee made
its report.
The report of the committee indicat-
ed that the entertainment on the night
of jan would be one of the most
brilliant affairs of the kind ever given
in Savannah. An unusually large
number of tickets have been disposed
of. The cause for which the ball is
being given is one that is increasing
its dependency on all loyal Southerners
each year-the sustenance of the poor
veterans and their widows. Refresh
ments will be served and an orches-
ira will furnish the music. A commit
tee has been appointed to decorate the
ball room.